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MineralMan

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5. There are lone wolf attacks regularly.

Reply to n2doc (Original post)

Mon Dec 15, 2014, 12:46 PM

Dec 2014

All of them are terrorism, in my opinion. Whenever someone shoots up a school or a workplace or any other sort of place, it's terrorism by definition. We just don't always know the reason for that terrorism.

We need to call things what they are, though.

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Be Scared, Sheep! Be Very Scared! [View all] n2doc Dec 2014 OP

Another fear monger 2naSalit Dec 2014 #1

they love to pounce on the 'terrorist' thing....so far NO connection to known terrorists. spanone Dec 2014 #2

Be Scared, Sheep! Be Very Scared! ...of all the assholes texting while driving. L0oniX Dec 2014 #3

The current MO is to let these known mentally unstable petty criminals roam around CJCRANE Dec 2014 #4

There are lone wolf attacks regularly. MineralMan Dec 2014 #5

Sowing the seeds for Stochastic terrorism Electric Monk Dec 2014 #6

Another braying jackass heard from. hifiguy Dec 2014 #7

OK, OK, OK, Mr CIA guy, I'll shut up! Torture anybody you want. tularetom Dec 2014 #8

what's the difference between a terrorist attack and a school shooting? uppityperson Dec 2014 #9

With all the screw ups and sadoldgirl Dec 2014 #10

The CIA has had its collective head up its collective rear for so long hifiguy Dec 2014 #14

Like Tim McVeigh? Or that guy who flew a plane into the IRS? Boston Marathon? arcane1 Dec 2014 #11

Manufacturing excuses for their own existence as well as JEB Dec 2014 #12

What do you mean "coming"??? maxrandb Dec 2014 #13