NYT reports today on the State Department's new "1996 Patterns of Global Terrorism:" "By the State Department's definition, nations cannot commit terrorism, only "subnational groups or clandestine agents" who carry out "politically motivated violence" against innocents. If a nation's air force bombs civilians that is not terrorism; if civilians blow up a plane, it is." ---- For full DoS report: http://jya.com/pgt1996.htm (202K)