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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helps if I read before I post...
Date: 2004-09-20 10:54 am (UTC)Americans, Goss said, would be surprised to learn how many of their neighbors engage in "terrorist activity" if that phrase is defined to include contributions to organizations with links to terrorism.
The "incidental, perhaps unknowing or unwitting, support for organizations that are laundering money for terrorist cells is widespread," he said. "All over this country are people who are sympathizers for causes in their forebears' countries. The continent of Africa and even the troubles in Ireland come to mind."