Porter Goss
Aug. 28th, 2004 04:53 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
pecuniumI've railed against the tendency of the adminstration to decide that those who are "Christian" aren't terrorists, even if what they were doing meets all other definitions of the term.
So I thought I'd point out how the man Bush wants to make the head of the CIA feels about such things.
"The trouble is, 'terrorism' is a very broad word, and it lends itself to a lot of mischief for people who would abuse common sense," Goss said. He then cited bombings of abortion clinics. "To me, that's not the kind of terrorism I'm talking about."
"That's criminal law enforcement," Goss said. "But it would fit most broad definitions of terrorism because the purpose [of those attacks] is to scare people."
Just so you know how he feels.
So I thought I'd point out how the man Bush wants to make the head of the CIA feels about such things.
"The trouble is, 'terrorism' is a very broad word, and it lends itself to a lot of mischief for people who would abuse common sense," Goss said. He then cited bombings of abortion clinics. "To me, that's not the kind of terrorism I'm talking about."
"That's criminal law enforcement," Goss said. "But it would fit most broad definitions of terrorism because the purpose [of those attacks] is to scare people."
Just so you know how he feels.
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Date: 2004-08-28 06:23 pm (UTC)I'm hoping he's still being considered, and that this quote can help lawmakers come to a decision against him.