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2011-12-20 International-UN-NGOs

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Posted by Fred 2011-12-20 00:00|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top

#1 Jews and their American minions?

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2011-12-20 02:24|| 2011-12-20 02:24|| Front Page Top

#2 Wrestling with the definition of terrorism is a bit like rearranging the chairs on the deck of the Titanic.

Posted by whatadeal 2011-12-20 03:12|| 2011-12-20 03:12|| Front Page Top

#3 A terrorist is someone who attacks civilians or infrastructure to force political change. It's a vile tactic when used to kill, but not as bad when used to create economic damage.

Posted by rjschwarz 2011-12-20 09:46|| 2011-12-20 09:46|| Front Page Top

#4 According to Homeland [in]Security its conservatives and returning vets.

Posted by CrazyFool 2011-12-20 10:01|| 2011-12-20 10:01|| Front Page Top

#5 Except that the ecomic damage strikes at the work the owner's done, often for years and occasionally for a lifetime. So the "not as bad" can be a pretty fine distinction.

I parted company with the lefties when the catch phrase "What's more important, people or property?" became popular.

Posted by Fred 2011-12-20 10:05|| 2011-12-20 10:05|| Front Page Top

#6 Exactly, to a large extent property* is the store of a persons life.

I (as do other Georgists such as David Ricardo and Adam Smith) do think the tax system could tax government created monopolies such as some forms of "property" government force allows to create a revenue stream that acts like a privately collected tax.

Posted by Bright Pebbles 2011-12-20 11:50|| 2011-12-20 11:50|| Front Page Top

#7 Okay, now that we've spun off (as usual) into economic mumbo-jumbo...
(I suppose I should be grateful that the word 'drugs' wasn't mentioned, lest we be subject to another F5-response.)

Terrorist acts carried out inside the state by groups not associated with radical forms of religion are also included within the purview of this definition, whether their intentions are ethnic or nationalist in character.

The author left out probably the most common reason:'political'.

Posted by Pappy 2011-12-20 16:29|| 2011-12-20 16:29|| Front Page Top

#8 Back in 2009 Homeland Security Secretary Replaced 'Terrorism' With the Term 'Man-Caused Disaster.' Biden says the Taliban are not our enemy.

Overwhelming reality by the use of "politically correct" euphemisms.

Thought the phrase "politically correct" was a phrase that arose out of communism? Does anyone know if that is accurate?

Posted by JohnQC 2011-12-20 17:33|| 2011-12-20 17:33|| Front Page Top

#9 I am not implying that property damage is in some way a good thing, just preferable to loss of life. If you study the works of non Islamic terrorist organizations (IRA and Basques primarily) you will notice a trend away from bloody bombings towards property damage because the funding dries up when blood is shown on the news (Islamic terrorists tend to get a boost from blood on the news, draw your own conclusions).

The book War Nerd called this nerf terrorism and I think its an apt description. Property damage is bad, but it can be rebuilt. The dead cannot. I would far rather see Al Qaeda blow up the Statue of LIberty (which I love as a symbol) than towers filled with people.

Posted by rjschwarz 2011-12-20 18:07|| 2011-12-20 18:07|| Front Page Top

#10 Wjat defines a Terorist?
The ability to throw explosives and blame.

Posted by Redneck Jim 2011-12-20 20:26|| 2011-12-20 20:26|| Front Page Top

#11 Thought the phrase "politically correct" was a phrase that arose out of communism? Does anyone know if that is accurate?

It was actually first used as a pejorative by the Left to describe someone who went overboard with the leftist memes of the day.

Posted by Pappy 2011-12-20 21:27|| 2011-12-20 21:27|| Front Page Top

#12 For initial usages of 'Politically Correct' see 'the Frankfurt School' and 'Critical Theory'

Posted by abu do you love 2011-12-20 22:43|| 2011-12-20 22:43|| Front Page Top

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