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On Thu, 19 Jan 2006 14:17:35 -0700 A Satisfied Mind <[email protected]> wrote: > On 1/19/06, Mark Smith > <[email protected]> wrote: > > The purpose of terrorism is to create widespread _terror_ (the > > hint is in the word). > > And what is terror? Warfare > War is certainly terrible, although it isn't necessarily terrifying if you aren't there : http://dictionary.cambridge.org/define.asp?key=82098&dict=CALD "1 [C or U] (violent action which causes) extreme fear: They fled from the city in terror. There was sheer/abject terror in her eyes when he came back into the room. Lots of people have a terror of spiders. What he said struck terror in my heart (= made me very frightened). The separatists started a campaign of terror (= violent action causing fear) to get independence. Heights have/hold no terrors for me (= do not frighten me)." This is so way off topic for nanog that I'm going to stop here. -- "Sheep are slow and tasty, and therefore must remain constantly alert." - Bruce Schneier, "Beyond Fear"
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