On Fri, 14 Sep 2001, Riad S. Wahby wrote:
> The labels "act of terrorism" and "act of war" are mutually exclusive.
> The former is by definition perpetrated by a non-governmental group;
> the latter requires actions by a government. The claims by Dubya et
> al to the contrary are incoherent politibabble.
Malarky.
War - conflict by force of arms, as between nations
Terrorism - calculated use of violence, mayhem, and murder to inspire
terror.
It's a question of scale, not participants. A nation can engage in
terrorism (eg Syria, Libya).
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