"Attack on America" - a Personal Response (fwd)

[Riad S. Wahby]

Jim Choate <ravage at EINSTEIN.ssz.com> wrote:
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2001 21:20:22 -0500
> I can tell you one group that must get the shudders every time Bush or 
> anyone else in the administration says, "These attacks are Acts of 
> War."  Correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe that both standard property 
> and life insurance policies specifically exempt claims due to acts of 
> war.  Think about the fun and games in the courtrooms of America on THAT issue!

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.

This has been discussed within the last month here on the list, IIRC.

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Riad Wahby
rsw at mit.edu
MIT VI-2/A 2002