Porter Goss

[pecunium]

I'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.

Comments

[antiquated-tory.livejournal.com]

So...the bombing of state property by an organization of religious fanatics with the purpose of terrorizing the American people into changing their behavior and possibly American government(s) into changing policy is not terrorism in this case.

Hmmmm.

Question by a British friend: Is Irish Republican terrorism now finally terrorism? Or do American citizens still have the right to donate money freely 'to the Cause' without inciting the wrath of Homeland Security?