“Terrorism” And “Terrorist” Defined. Definitely. Definitively. Finally. (November 23, 2015)
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? “So if a bomb falls on a wedding party and extinguishes the ring bearer and the flower girl, is it an ‘act of terror’ and is the perpetrator/actor a ‘terrorist’?”
! “It depends on who dropped the bomb and who the bomb was dropped on.”
? “So there is no such thing as an inherent ‘act of terror’ apart from the identity of the perpetrator/actor?”
! “It depends on who is good and who is bad.”
? “So who is good and who is bad?”
! “It depends. Those who fight terrorism are good and those who foment terrorism are bad.”
? “So if a bomb dropped by the Swiss falls on a wedding party and extinguishes the ring bearer and the flower girl, is it an act of terrorism?”
! “It depends. The good folks are good and the bad folks are bad. The Swiss are the good folks.”
? “So that ‘act of terror’ is not an ‘act of terror’ and thus is good?”
! “It depends.”
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? “So if a bomb dropped by the U.S. falls on a wedding party and extinguishes the ring bearer and the flower girl, is it an ‘act of terror’ and is the perpetrator/actor a ‘terrorist’?”
! “It depends.”
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[See the e-commentary at The Drums of War (February 20, 2012).]
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It depends.
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“Government is the entertainment division of the military-industrial complex.” Frank Zappa
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