Terrorism is closer than we think
08-04-2005, 02:31 PM
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Terrorism is closer than we think
...more than 100 violent deaths have occurred along the border since June,"
The United States is closing its consulate in this border city for a week in the wake of a shootout in which assailants used machine guns, grenades and a rocket launcher to attack a home, the U.S. ambassador said Friday.
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationwo...ck=1&cset=true
http://www.cnn.com/2005/TRAVEL/07/27...eut/index.html
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08-04-2005, 03:21 PM
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First off, that's a lot farther away than NYC, the Pentagon, and the White House... and it has nothing to do with terrorists, it's drug lords acting stupid. Oh, and your first link requires a login.
08-04-2005, 03:29 PM
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Wouldn't the fact that so many innocent people, law enforcment and politicians are being kidnapped or killed constitute what's going on there as terror. Or how about a "criminal insurgency".
ter·ror·ism Audio pronunciation of "terrorism" ( P ) Pronunciation Key (tr-rzm)
n.
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.
I did speel it wrong though 
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ter·ror·ism Audio pronunciation of "terrorism" ( P ) Pronunciation Key (tr-rzm)
n.
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.
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Originally Posted by VIBEELEVEN
Wouldn't the fact that so many innocent people are being kidnapped or killed constitute what's going on there as terror.
Are serial killers terrorists? Not by my definition...
08-04-2005, 03:53 PM
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"...with the intention of intimidating or coercing societies or governments, often for ideological or political reasons." Drug lords and gangs could care less about that.
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