On Fri, 14 Sep 2001, Riad S. Wahby wrote:
The labels "act of terrorism" and "act of war" are mutually exclusive. The former is by definition perpetrated by a non-governmental group; the latter requires actions by a government. The claims by Dubya et al to the contrary are incoherent politibabble.
Malarky. War - conflict by force of arms, as between nations Terrorism - calculated use of violence, mayhem, and murder to inspire terror. It's a question of scale, not participants. A nation can engage in terrorism (eg Syria, Libya). -- ____________________________________________________________________ natsugusa ya...tsuwamonodomo ga...yume no ato summer grass...those mighty warriors'...dream-tracks Matsuo Basho The Armadillo Group ,::////;::-. James Choate Austin, Tx /:'///// ``::>/|/ ravage@ssz.com www.ssz.com .', |||| `/( e\ 512-451-7087 -====~~mm-'`-```-mm --'- --------------------------------------------------------------------