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To: Thomas M. who wrote (77015)	1/25/2010 9:16:56 PM
From: mph	3 Recommendations Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 90947

You're an idiot, Tom baby. If you want to compare what Bill Ayers did with our military, have at it. And if you want to be an unwitting instrument of our enemies, more power to ya. Just don't get upset when people recognize you for the naive and easily lead person you are. Don't forget, this conversation started with your defense of Bill Ayers who supposedly set bombs that he didn't intend to harm people. What an utter joke.

To: Thomas M. who wrote (77015)	1/26/2010 7:37:19 AM
From: Sully-	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 90947

Note to the brain dead: "OK, when Americans "accidentally" bomb Afghan wedding parties, you are calling them terrorists. You see how you've undermined the logic behind our War on Terror?" First, Bill Ayers & his minions were terrorists who wanted to bring down this country through acts of terror. Planting bombs in areas open to civilians meant that innocent civilians were at risk PERIOD. Second, the terrorists we are fighting live among & hide behind the civilian population on purpose. They dress like civilians on purpose. Our military goes to extreme lengths to avoid harming innocent civilians, unlike the terrorists we're fighting or Obama's good friend Bill Ayers. So I guess it's you who doesn't understand how stupid you come off with your relentless idiotic musings that you think are brilliant rebuttals.

To: Thomas M. who wrote (77015)	2/9/2010 3:03:31 PM
From: TimF	2 Recommendations Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 90947

Accidentally bombing civilians, or dropping bombs on combatants that are mixed in with civilians, isn't terrorism. Terrorism involves targeting civilians. OTOH when you have an organization which has committed terrorist attacks, and is using terrorist tactics against a military target, its not totally unreasonable to call it terrorism. Take the 9/11 attack on the Pentagon. The Pentagon is a military target, containing military personnel and civilian DoD people who are part of the broader military establishment. But it was attacked by a terrorist organization, as part of a broader op that includes actions that where unquestionably terrorism. Also the hijacking of the civilian plane for the attack was itself terrorism, so it doesn't matter what the end target is, it was a terrorist attack. If they had walked up and started shooting at the Pentagon, it might not technically have been a terrorist attack, but it would have still been a dastardly and generally unreasonable attack by a terrorist organization, and one that justified a strong response.