ATDDTA 741-444 Tancredi reprise

[Mark Kohut]

>From a Massachusetts statute.....year unknown
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"For the purposes of this section,
the term "infernal machine" shall mean any device for endangering life
or doing unusual damage to property, or both, by fire or explosion,
whether or not contrived to ignite or explode automatically."


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From: David Morris <fqmorris at gmail.com>
To: Mark Kohut <markekohut at yahoo.com>
Cc: Glenn Scheper <glenn_scheper at earthlink.net>; pynchon -l <pynchon-l at waste.org>
Sent: Friday, February 15, 2008 10:30:45 AM
Subject: Re: ATDDTA 741-444 Tancredi reprise

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infernal_machine

Any explosive device (French: machine infernale) designed with harmful
or destructive intent, such as:

Naval mine

Plot of the Rue Saint-Nicaise against Napoleon Bonaparte

Giuseppe Fieschi (assassination attempt against Louis-Philippe of France)


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