[K1NGWARREN]

Education Secretary Paige calls teachers union "terrorist organization''
Tuesday, February 24, 2004

WASHINGTON (AP) --

Education Secretary Rod Paige called the nation's largest teachers union a "terrorist organization" Monday, taking on the 2.7-million-member National Education Association early in the presidential election year.

Paige's comments, made to the nation's governors at a private White House meeting, were denounced by union president Reg Weaver as well as prominent Democrats. Paige said he was sorry, and the White House said he was right to say so.


http://www.sfgate.co...1505EST0659.DTL

hyperbole (hi-'per-be-le) noun
1. extravagant exaggeration (as "mile-high ice-cream cones").
2. calling someone you don't agree with a terrorist.

[WalrusOfPlastic]

But it's totally the "in" thing to do. Hell, we don't even know what a terrorist is. It's just another word for bad guy. Like Communist.

I swear, just wait and we'll start to see the lists of terrorist sympathizers.

I can't wait for the derogitory nicknames.

[Chefelf]

I enjoy the term "cyber terrorists". You know, the people that hack into a website and put up a picture of Bill Gates in a dress... striking TERROR into the hearts of everyone who happens onto it!

[jyd]

i would like any one to define the word "Terrorist"

during the united states revolutionary war, all of the americans were terrorists to the british...just they won so they are called freedom fighters. all this, oh no we cant let the terrorists win, well then they wouldnt be terrorists anymore now would they? put that in your pipe and shmoke it

[civilian_number_two]

i would like any one to define the word "Terrorist"

during the united states revolutionary war, all of the americans were terrorists to the british...just they won so they are called freedom fighters. all this, oh no we cant let the terrorists win, well then they wouldnt be terrorists anymore now would they? put that in your pipe and shmoke it

This from terrorismfiles.org:


Pronunciation: 'ter-&r-"i-z&m
Function: noun
Date: 1795
: the systematic use of terror especially as a means of coercion
- ter·ror·ist /-&r-ist/ adjective or noun
- ter·ror·is·tic /"ter-&r-'is-tik/ adjective

terrorism: "...the systematic use of terror or unpredictable violence against governments, publics, or individuals to attain a political objective. Terrorism has been used by political organizations with both rightist and leftist objectives, by nationalistic and ethnic groups, by revolutionaries, and by the armies and secret police of governments themselves."

Terrorism is defined in the U.S. by the Code of Federal Regulations as: "..the unlawful use of force and violence against persons or property to intimidate or coerce a government, the civilian population, or any segment thereof, in furtherance of political or social objectives." (28 C.F.R. Section 0.85)

The FBI further describes terrorism as either domestic or international, depending on the origin, base, and objectives of the terrorists:
• Domestic terrorism is the unlawful use, or threatened use, of force or violence by a group or individual based and operating entirely within the United States or its territories without foreign direction committed against persons or property to intimidate or coerce a government, the civilian population, or any segment thereof, in furtherance of political or social objectives.
• International terrorism involves violent acts dangerous to human life that are a violation of the criminal laws of the United States or any state, or that would be a criminal violation if committed within the jurisdiction of the United States or any state. These acts appear to be intended to intimidate or coerce a civilian population, influence the policy of a government by intimidation or coercion, or affect the conduct of a government by assassination or kidnapping. International terrorist acts occur outside the United States or transcend national boundaries in terms of the means by which they are accomplished, the persons they appear intended to coerce or intimidate, or the locale in which the perpetrations operate or seek asylum.


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So, essentially, any violent action taken against a nation or its people, with or without a formal declaration of war, meets the definition. By the FBI definition of terrorism, the actions taken under the banner of the War on Terror are themselves terrorist.

[jyd]

Terrorism is defined in the U.S. by the Code of Federal Regulations as: "..the unlawful use of force and violence against persons or property to intimidate or coerce a government, the civilian population, or any segment thereof, in furtherance of political or social objectives."

hey! those people from the quit smoking commercials are terrorists! For those unfamiliar with these annoying commercials they go something like this, "40,000 squirrels are run over every year..more people die from smoking!"