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To: Nadine Carroll who wrote (15164)	12/30/2001 10:55:59 PM
From: JohnM	Read Replies (1) of 281500

In total war, the whole economy is the target. Nothing is collateral. In such a context, isn't this a distinction without a difference? Not hardly. If what you are saying here is that when one side attacks the other civilians, say German bombings of London, then attacks on civilians become fair game and don't fall under the terrorist rubric, then the term terrorist drops back to something other than nation states. We don't then have states engaging in terrorist acts. That's much too limiting. I prefer a designation of acts as terrorist, then some states at some times qualify, some individuals at some times. John

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