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March 9th, 2005, 12:27 PM
Terrorism as defined by the FBI, "the unlawful use of force against persons or property to intimidate or coerce a government, the civilian population or any segment thereof, in the furtherance of political or social objectives". This definition includes three elements: (1) Terrorist activities are illegal and involve the use of force. (2) The actions are intended to intimidate or coerce. (3) The actions are committed in support of political or social objectives. (FEMA-SS)

So how is it that we don't fit this definition?




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March 9th, 2005, 12:30 PM
We are defending our nation against terrorists.

By your wacky definition, every military action can be considered terrorism.
   
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Exclamation But that trick NEVER works! - March 9th, 2005, 12:36 PM
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Each unique terrorist country needs to be handled in a unique fashion.
You always fall back on that when I point out the terrorist nations that stand a better than even chance of handing the US its collective head in a fight.

So, if you were Large and In Charge, in what unique fashion would you handle Russia? In what unique fashion would you handle China?




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March 9th, 2005, 12:39 PM
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By your wacky definition, every military action can be considered terrorism.
Um, that's the FBI's wacky definition, not Morph's.




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March 9th, 2005, 12:39 PM
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We are defending our nation against terrorists.

By your wacky definition, every military action can be considered terrorism.
It's not MY wacky definition; it is the FBIs. And you have just made my point.




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March 9th, 2005, 12:40 PM
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Um, that's the FBI's wacky definition, not Morph's.
Right, the wacky part is how Michael Moorepheus interprets it.
   
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March 9th, 2005, 12:42 PM
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Right, the wacky part is how Michael Moorepheus interprets it.
So it is to be interpreted differently depending on who we're talking about. It's ok for us or one of our allies to do those things, but if it is someone else it is terrorism?




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March 9th, 2005, 12:43 PM
The US doesn't fit your deranged description of a terrorist.
   
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March 9th, 2005, 12:47 PM
No answer for how you'd uniquely handle Russia and China, BB...?




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March 9th, 2005, 12:50 PM
I certainly wouldn't invade them like we did Iraq.
   
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I hate to break it to the peeps, but your chances of being killed or wounded in a terrorist incident are so close to zero that they might as well be zero. Worry far more about slipping in the tub.
   
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March 9th, 2005, 12:51 PM
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The US doesn't fit your deranged description of a terrorist.
Once again, it isn't my definition, it's the FBIs. And, yes, the US does fit the definition. We, along with Israel, were the two countries who voted against a UN resolution that called for a hault to international terrorism. We couldn't vote for it because several of our actions fit the UN definition of international terrorism, which was much the same as our own definition.




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March 9th, 2005, 12:56 PM
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I certainly wouldn't invade them like we did Iraq.
Of course we wouldn't. We would stand a chance of actually getting more than most of our men killed in combat. Loss of life in Iraq is child's play compared to what would happen against these two. China and Russia.




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March 9th, 2005, 12:57 PM
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I certainly wouldn't invade them like we did Iraq.
Why not?

Certainly you can't believe the risk of retaliation is too great...


...Can you?




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March 9th, 2005, 01:02 PM
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Once again, it isn't my definition, it's the FBIs. And, yes, the US does fit the definition. We, along with Israel, were the two countries who voted against a UN resolution that called for a hault to international terrorism. We couldn't vote for it because several of our actions fit the UN definition of international terrorism, which was much the same as our own definition.



Go smoke a joint and leave the defense of our country to people who are willing to defend your freedom, you friggin hippie peacenik!



   
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