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July 28, 2008
Terrorism By Any Other Name
There's a lot to say about the Knoxville shooting, but I'm still digesting the awfulness of it. What we know is that two people are dead -- killed by a right-wing extremist who apparently wanted to kill liberals.
Suffice to say, these are the kinds of wingnuts who might take the Hoo-Sane Manchurian shit too seriously.
Here are various U.S. government definitions of "terrorism", according to Wikipedia:
U.S. Code of Federal Regulations: "...the unlawful use of force and violence against persons or property to intimidate or coerce a government, the civilian population, or any segment thereof, in furtherance of political or social objectives" (28 C.F.R. Section 0.85).Current U.S. national security strategy: "premeditated, politically motivated violence against innocents."
United States Department of Defense: the "calculated use of unlawful violence to inculcate fear; intended to coerce or intimidate governments or societies in pursuit of goals that are generally political, religious, or ideological." [25]
USA PATRIOT Act: "activities that (A) involve acts dangerous to human life that are a violation of the criminal laws of the U.S. or of any state, that (B) appear to be intended (i) to intimidate or coerce a civilian population, (ii) to influence the policy of a government by intimidation or coercion, or (iii) to affect the conduct of a government by mass destruction, assassination, or kidnapping, and (C) occur primarily within the territorial jurisdiction of the U.S."
The U.S. National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) described a terrorist act as one which was: "premeditated; perpetrated by a subnational or clandestine agent; politically motivated, potentially including religious, philosophical, or culturally symbolic motivations; violent; and perpetrated against a noncombatant target."
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Posted By Bob Cesca | July 28, 2008 11:06 AM
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So very sad, but it will be telling that this won't be labeled terrorism, mostly because the guy's not Muslim, but probably because our current government administration sympathizes with him to a degree.
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at July 28, 2008 11:24 AM
How 'bout we also use the same terminology we apply to Iraq?
Sectarian violence.
Posted by: Nanotyrannus at July 28, 2008 11:53 AM
Yeah that liberal-hating spree-killing psychopath? One of the thing supposedly pushing him over the edge? The reduction of his—wait for it—food stamps.
Even their lunatics are hypocrites.
Posted by: Mr Furious at July 28, 2008 3:46 PM
His food stamps?! SERIOUSLY?
What a blasted HYPOCRITE!
Bob - I propose a Huff Po essay on it for this week. I'm sick to my stomach!
Posted by: Sammyscooge at July 28, 2008 5:44 PM
