Text 8535, 56 rader
Skriven 2005-03-27 16:04:50 av Matt Bedynek (1:106/1)
   Kommentar till text 8507 av mark lewis (1:3634/12)
Ärende: Fidonews Echo Rules
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Hello mark.

27 Mar 05 14:40, you wrote to me:

 MB>> The dictionary defines terrorism as 'the systematic use of
 MB>> terror as a means of coercion'.  Now, lets see how neatly
 MB>> "terror" fits in a box with the given scenario.

 MB>> 4 "violence (as bombing) committed by groups in order to
 MB>> intimidate a population or government into granting their
 MB>> demands <insurrection and revolutionary terror>"

 ml> show me where anyone has dropped a bomb in this or any echo... show me
 ml> where anyone has gotten violent in a physical manner in this echo or
 ml> any echo...

Definitions for a word are not so restricting or binding that they cannot be
used to describe other things.  If they were we would have much difficulty in
communicating.  Wait!  We are having that now!  :-)  You know very well how the
term can be used so I believe you are being facetious here.

 ml> no doubt... to the blind and ignorant...

 MB>> While it not what we normally think of as terrorism, it is not
 MB>> vastly that different.  Using threats and initimidation in
 MB>> order to coerce?  Hmmm.

 ml> words is words??

Are you suggesting the videos released by terrorist organizations are not part
of the terrorist agenda?  That it only is considered terrorism when a bomb is
detonated, a person shot, etc. ?  From what I see, anything that is used to
coerce can be considered terrorism.  A single person need not be killed.

 ml> no, those would be the hackers and crackers operating the zombie
 ml> networks DDOSing sites... there are others that would also fit in the
 ml> "digital terrorist" category but i'll leave it at that...

It appears some people have already lost service as a result.  Though, I say
you merely added an extension to my definition, so I will include it as part of
the one I previously posted.  :-)

 MB>> Should you?  Absolutely not.  Would you?  Probably.

 ml> the question was being asked of me... and it wasn't being asked of
 ml> you, either... it was specifically addressed to BJ who stated that he
 ml> would never give in to terrorists...

Well, I am asking you now.  Will you answer?

Matt

e-mail: matt [at] thunderdome.us | icq: 16568532 | yahoo: mbedynek

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