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To: TimF who wrote (1989)	7/20/2005 7:46:11 PM
From: Rambi	Read Replies (2) of 541695

OK- I understand what you are saying, although I don't think I totally agree since I just don't think terrorism emerges from a vacuum without an impetus causing the reaction, whether that stimulus is active or passively unintentional. Terrorism being "the unlawful use or threatened use of force or violence by a person or an organized group against people or property with the intention of intimidating or coercing societies or governments, often for ideological or political reasons implies to me that it's a response to something. Otherwise wouldn't it be just pure, random violence? Like a serial killer- I don't think of them as terrorists. However, I don't equate terrorism with protest and don't believe that the substitution of other terms for terrorist is accurate. I have to agree with Kholt that terrorism becomes a different animal, though it may contain the seeds of protest. ACtually I have no idea any more what the question is.

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