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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWill Obama call the killing of 18 children and 8 adults a TERRORIST ACT?
Last edited Fri Dec 14, 2012, 03:48 PM - Edit history (1)
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TERROR: Definition of TERROR
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: a state of intense fear
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a : one that inspires fear : scourge
b : a frightening aspect <the terrors of invasion>
c : a cause of anxiety : worry
d : an appalling person or thing; especially : brat
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/terror
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Will Obama call the killing of 18 children and 8 adults a TERRORIST ACT? (Original Post)
itsrobert
Dec 2012
OP
It might be wise to wait until it is determined to be, in fact, a terrorist act n/t
arcane1
Dec 2012
#2
Right now, isn't it enough to consider this to be a terrible act of senseless violence?....
OldDem2012
Dec 2012
#5
nadinbrzezinski
(154,021 posts)1. Are these Guys brown with foreign sounding names?
Sorry, I am that cynical.
arcane1
(38,613 posts)2. It might be wise to wait until it is determined to be, in fact, a terrorist act n/t
life long demo
(1,113 posts)3. Homegrown terrorists with their guns
itsrobert
(14,157 posts)4. exactly
n/t
OldDem2012
(3,526 posts)5. Right now, isn't it enough to consider this to be a terrible act of senseless violence?....
I actually appreciate the fact that the President waits until he has the facts before he goes public.
Nothing good has ever come from a knee-jerk reaction.
datasuspect
(26,591 posts)6. were their actions political?
or just assbendingly insane?
i dunno, what is the classic definition of terrorism (pre 2001)?
Marrah_G
(28,581 posts)7. It's not a terrorist attack, it's a mass murder
former-republican
(2,163 posts)8. depends on what the investigation uncovers