Sweet Barbara

[joeallonby]

on 4/12/03 5:55 PM, Richard Fiero at rfiero at pophost.com wrote:

> joeallonby wrote:
>> . . .
>> He blew up a day care center!!!!!!!
> 
> Simple collateral damage occurring when the bad guys hide behind civilians.
> 
>> . . .
>> Black Panthers? Weather Underground? Puerto Rican separatists?
>> Symbionese Liberation Army? Ghost Shirts?
> 
> What?!? 
> 
Prozak's original statement claimed that Americans had no previous
experience with terrorists who were not white males. (Or independently
funded, as if that makes a difference.)

I gave him a short list of organizations that have engaged in, or have been
accused of, terrorist acts that have included non-whites or women. The list
is actually much longer, starting with King Philip aka Metacomet.

Yes, I acknowledge that the Black Panthers were not really a terrorist
organization so much as militants that were really pissed off and made an
effort to abide by the letter of the law while heavily armed usually in
accordance with the Second Amendment.

The point remains, Prozak's sympathetic statement concerning Timothy Mcveigh
was factually incorrect.

The fact that someone's cause is just does not mean that one is not a
terrorist.

Peace
Joe