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From: fsks@unc.UUCP (Frank Silbermann)
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Subject: Re: Terrorism Inc.
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Date: Tue, 8-Oct-85 15:16:42 EDT
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In article <487@ittvax.ATC.ITT.UUCP> aouriri@ittvax.ATC.ITT.UUCP (Chedley Aouriri) writes:
>Terrorism is once again on the rise all over the world.  Some recent terrorist
>events seem to show that some nations decided that the best way to combat
>terrorism is to use the terrorist's methods.
> [Stuff about the middle east]
>
>3) The French government sends a team of frogmen to blow up a boat of
>"Green-Peace", an anti nuke organization who was planning to demonstrate
>against french nuclear tests in the Pacific.  At least one person is killed. 
>
>State terrorism, State sponsored/condoned terrorism, along what one might call
>classical terrorism, is becoming an instrument of international policy. 

The sinking of the Greenpeace ship was NOT an act of terrorism.
It was an act of sabotage.

Definitions:
	Sabotage -- Secret attack aimed at destroying of enemy property.
		    Unintentional civilian deaths may result as an unavoidable
		    (and undesired) side-effect.

	Terrorism -- Intentional murder or kidnapping of civilians.

Examples:

	If I aim a bazooka at an enemy tank, that is NOT terrorism,
	even if I miss and hit a loaded school bus by mistake.

	But, if I was aiming for the school bus all the time, then that
	is terrorism.

Understood?

	Frank Silbermann