-- James A. Donald: > > Bin Laden's intent was to make anyone in America afraid - > > thus the use of airliners, rather than truck bombs. > > McViegh's intent was to make BATF afraid.
J.A. Terranson: > This is idiotic. You're claiming that the definition of > "terrorist" is dependent not on the act, but on why the act > was committed. Analogously, the definition of "murderer" depends on why the act was committed. > So if I was to go out tomorrow and spread 2000 curies of Ci > into the local subway system "As payback for Ruby Ridge", > this would not be an act of terrorism? That would be terrorism, because regardless of what you *said* your intent was, you would not be targeting those responsible for Ruby Ridge. --digsig James A. Donald 6YeGpsZR+nOTh/cGwvITnSR3TdzclVpR0+pr3YYQdkG VD3OmstfdjDi423472WFnOcF4OoAi0gOL2FZR45Y 4G2LCL/l1ZIVyRLfDcdladNssQtPhB0PR3mZs2VbO