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Posted by tgl on 2005-08-26 15:31:32 +0000

Oh, if we could have only kept the light-hearted nature of the IRA around.

I'd agree that Al Qaeda and the IRA repesent a different type of terrorism each (as Tony Blair has emphasised), but it's a hard point to argue in this day in age. Especially when saying something like, "Maybe the President didn't fully think through this Iraq thing", gets you branded as a traitor.

Still though, who's old skool?! Funny.

Just so I know what C.DuBrocker (?) is talking <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abu_Nidal">about</a>.

Posted by cdubrocker on 2005-08-26 16:01:06 +0000

Falling <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0097508/">behind</a> on your made-for-tv <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0100889/">movies</a>, tgl?

C. DuBrocker...I like that.

I guess (US-centric) old skool terrism would be incidents in which the US was tangentially, indirectly, or not at all involved, and in which harm to Americans would be random and perhaps minimal? Or maybe it's just the airplane or boat hijacking angle.

Posted by dawnbixtler on 2005-08-26 16:26:18 +0000

I've been thinking about this for a while: Was the US support of the Contras "terrorism"? They certainly killed indiscriminantly, and it was not "with admitted national support" which is Rumsfeld's litmus test. If it happens again, I suppose American troops will be allowed to be tortured because they fall under the "enemy combatant" designation. Sorta sad to think about either way...

Posted by rladew on 2005-08-26 17:09:23 +0000

droppin the Karl Malden fagen.... goddam this cat is serious...
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Posted by cdubrocker on 2005-08-26 17:48:48 +0000

It almost does feel like any terrorist activity which occurred pre-Iraq invasion is old skool. But, again, it's probably just due to how the US and it's interests are more closely involved these days. Now that it's a little more of a reality, we don't see all that many TV movies about terrorist attacks, do we? Instead, we get <a href = "http://www.tvgasm.com/archives/miscellaneous_tv/000759.php">this</a>. You're right, the "different types of terrorism" argument is tough to parse these days. The <a href="http://page15.com/2005/03/right-wing-terror-movements-omitted.html">DHS</a> has it covered for the new skool, though.

Posted by Miriam on 2005-08-26 20:06:57 +0000

Speaking of Dropping It...I believe Fagans are going to be spreading around the South as of yesterday.

Posted by tgl on 2005-08-27 05:28:08 +0000

<a href="http://www.crooksandliars.com/2005/08/25.html#a4634">here it is</a>

Posted by cdubrocker on 2005-08-27 20:37:58 +0000

Sweet. Thanks, tgl, it's wicked fun to watch.

Posted by dawnbixtler on 2005-08-27 22:13:40 +0000

Also on that page is Bill O'Reilly with Joe McQuaid of the NH Union Leader, saying Joe's not tough on child molestation because he doesn't do what Bill wants. I'm starting to understand Bill O'Reilly a bit more now; he's like a Jessica Simpson for the political right. He's so stupid, he's fun to watch. Is it any wonder a man so worthless can have such ratings? It's starting to make sense...