CDZ Is the US a terrorist nation?

[Indofred]

terrorism - definition of terrorism in English from the Oxford dictionary

Oxford English dictionary, from the oldest and best university in the world, defines terrorism thus...

noun
[MASS NOUN]
unofficial or unauthorized use of violence and intimidation in the pursuit of political aims:

Assuming the scholars at this great institution are correct, does that mean America is a terrorist nation?

 

[there4eyeM]

How does that dictionary spell "humor"?

 

[Sonny Clark]

terrorism - definition of terrorism in English from the Oxford dictionary

Oxford English dictionary, from the oldest and best university in the world, defines terrorism thus...

noun
[MASS NOUN]
unofficial or unauthorized use of violence and intimidation in the pursuit of political aims:

Assuming the scholars at this great institution are correct, does that mean America is a terrorist nation?

I'd be careful in saying that we're a "terrorist nation", but I'd certainly say that we're a nation of corruption, lies, ill intent, and one that constantly practices obvious propaganda. We're a nation of ill conceived laws, bias, prejudices, and power mongers. We're a nation that relies on a superior military in order to hide our obvious inadequacies. We're a nation governed and lead by deception, and one of deep division.

 

[Kevin_Kennedy]

The use of double-tap drone strikes makes that question pretty academic in and of itself, and that's just one example.

Though, I would stress that it's the government, not the nation itself. Most of us have nothing to do with this nonsense.

 

[Geaux4it]

Well, since we have the king terrorist enabler in Obama at the helm, we are dead- reckoning for an Arab state.

-Geaux

 

[warf]

The use of double-tap drone strikes makes that question pretty academic in and of itself, and that's just one example.

Though, I would stress that it's the government, not the nation itself. Most of us have nothing to do with this nonsense.

We don't get a free pass.

We, the voters, created this government. Therefore it is us. We the voters are responsible for every death and all the misery caused by our government.

 

[Indofred]

How does that dictionary spell "humor"?

Properly.

 

[Delta4Embassy]

terrorism - definition of terrorism in English from the Oxford dictionary

Oxford English dictionary, from the oldest and best university in the world, defines terrorism thus...

noun
[MASS NOUN]
unofficial or unauthorized use of violence and intimidation in the pursuit of political aims:

Assuming the scholars at this great institution are correct, does that mean America is a terrorist nation?

Yes. But then, most countries with offensive militaries are.

 

[there4eyeM]

How does that dictionary spell "humor"?

Properly.

Really? It doesn't seem right that humor would begin with 'p', even in British English.

 

[Indofred]

How does that dictionary spell "humor"?

Properly.

Really? It doesn't seem right that humor would begin with 'p', even in British English.

We have toilet humour here, and that commonly begins with a pee.

 

[Indofred]

terrorism - definition of terrorism in English from the Oxford dictionary

Oxford English dictionary, from the oldest and best university in the world, defines terrorism thus...

noun
[MASS NOUN]
unofficial or unauthorized use of violence and intimidation in the pursuit of political aims:

Assuming the scholars at this great institution are correct, does that mean America is a terrorist nation?

Yes. But then, most countries with offensive militaries are.

The question is, how many countries engage in such attacks, and how many attacks has each of these countries carried out?

Assuming you're correct, and I believe you are, should the citizens of the US push for war crimes trials for the guilty politicians and anyone else concerned?

 

[there4eyeM]

'Our' humor is without 'u'.

 

[there4eyeM]

terrorism - definition of terrorism in English from the Oxford dictionary

Oxford English dictionary, from the oldest and best university in the world, defines terrorism thus...

noun
[MASS NOUN]
unofficial or unauthorized use of violence and intimidation in the pursuit of political aims:

Assuming the scholars at this great institution are correct, does that mean America is a terrorist nation?

Yes. But then, most countries with offensive militaries are.

The question is, how many countries engage in such attacks, and how many attacks has each of these countries carried out?

Assuming you're correct, and I believe you are, should the citizens of the US push for war crimes trials for the guilty politicians and anyone else concerned?

Yes.

 

[Delta4Embassy]

terrorism - definition of terrorism in English from the Oxford dictionary

Oxford English dictionary, from the oldest and best university in the world, defines terrorism thus...

noun
[MASS NOUN]
unofficial or unauthorized use of violence and intimidation in the pursuit of political aims:

Assuming the scholars at this great institution are correct, does that mean America is a terrorist nation?

Yes. But then, most countries with offensive militaries are.

The question is, how many countries engage in such attacks, and how many attacks has each of these countries carried out?

Assuming you're correct, and I believe you are, should the citizens of the US push for war crimes trials for the guilty politicians and anyone else concerned?

Have to check, but recall something to that effect re: Bush-Cheney...Lemme see here...

 

[Delta4Embassy]

The Push To Charge Bush Cheney and Rumsfeld For CIA Torture And War Crimes

"There has been a lot of talk about bringing charges against former President George W. Bush, former Vice President Dick Cheney and others in their administration like former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld. Some of the reports about nations like Germany bringing war crimes charges against members of the Bush administration have been exaggerated, but they are touching on a very real push in Europe to hold them accountable for CIA torture and other human rights violations committed in the name of the so-called “War on Terror.”

Unfortunately, some of the misleading headlines suggesting that Germany is in fact already charging Bush, Cheney and crew aren’t exactly what’s happening… yet. Instead, what is happening right now is the European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights has been making the case for heavyweight members of the European Union to bring war crimes charges against members of the former administration.

This has prompted some sites to misleadingly say that “Germany is filing charges against George W. Bush.” We’re not quite there yet, and the chances of these nations actually trying to prosecute Bush, Cheney and company are pretty slim. But the statement that the European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights is making is a pretty powerful one.

So why Germany? The European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights is making the case to Germany that the United States violated the internationally-recognized human rights of German citizen, Khalid El-Masri. El-Masri had been kidnapped by CIA agents back in 2004. What did he do? Nothing.

…no really, he did nothing. It was all a case of mistaken identity. But because of that CIA error, he was tortured in a secret CIA “interrogation facility” in Afghanistan."

 

[Freemason9]

terrorism - definition of terrorism in English from the Oxford dictionary

Oxford English dictionary, from the oldest and best university in the world, defines terrorism thus...

noun
[MASS NOUN]
unofficial or unauthorized use of violence and intimidation in the pursuit of political aims:

Assuming the scholars at this great institution are correct, does that mean America is a terrorist nation?

No, we're not a terrorist nation because the killing and destruction we engage in is "official." But, God only knows how many innocents we have beheaded at the end of a bomb.

 

[Marxist]

Hell yes!

 

[Osomir]

Terrorists are usually defined as non-state actors so by definition states can't be terrorists. Instead it might be better to ask if we are state sponsors of terrorism, and we have been in the past yes. But by and large the vast majority of our military operations wouldn't fall under that umbrella. The issue of war crimes and whether or not we have engaged in them is another topic all together.

 

[Indofred]

'Our' humor is without 'u'.

Me and everyone else.

 

[Kevin_Kennedy]

The use of double-tap drone strikes makes that question pretty academic in and of itself, and that's just one example.

Though, I would stress that it's the government, not the nation itself. Most of us have nothing to do with this nonsense.

We don't get a free pass.

We, the voters, created this government. Therefore it is us. We the voters are responsible for every death and all the misery caused by our government.

I suppose those who vote have some responsibility, though as most of us don't bother we can't be said to bear any responsibility whatsoever, but we can still point to the actual culprits of these actions. An Obama or Bush voter is certainly not as responsible as Obama or Bush themselves.