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Revision as of 16:05, 8 April 2002 by Eclecticology (talk | contribs)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)I tried to define suicide bombing objectively, as well as to present two of the main ethical appraisals of it. A difficulty in discussing anything to do with "terrorism" is, of course, that many advocates persuasively maintain that their side isn't guilty of terrorism: their targets are legitimate, the women and children aren't innocent, and so forth.
It can be difficult to refute such arguments, while consistently justifying the military bombing of cities in declared war: e.g., Dresden, Hiroshima.
I don't think I have a handle on the issue. I just yearn for a world where no one would ever want to kill anyone!!! Ed Poor
- IMHO the specific act of suicide bombing is inherently neither terrorist nor non-terrorist. It is only one tactic among many others. The specific choice of target determines its terrorist nature. Eclecticology