In which the editors of Newsweek expose themselves as cretins. Apparently you’re a “terrorist” only if you’re Muslim or come from a country with which we’re at war, or, as the managing editor (!) avers without irony:
Here is my handy guide:
Lone wolfish American attacker who sees gov’t as threat to personal freedom: bomber, tax protester, survivalist, separatist
Group of Americans bombing/kidnapping to protest U.S. policies on war/poverty/personal freedom/ – radical left-wing movement, right-wing separatists.
All foreign groups or foreign individuals bombing/shooting to protest American gov’t: terrorists.
Then there are people on cable and Sunday morning talk shows who think liberals run media.
(h/t Glenn Greenwald)
“Did the label terrorist ever successfully stick to McVeigh? Or the Unabomber?”
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