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Is Briana Waters a terrorist?
In an alarming case, U.S. attorneys exploited post-9/11 counterterrorism policies to pursue and prosecute an environmental activist.
By Tracy Tullis [2008-03-27]

  • @mte

    Unless you've written your own dictionary, the standard definition for the word "violence" can be found below:

    vi·o·lence (vī'ə-ləns) Pronunciation Key

    n.

    1. Physical force exerted for the purpose of violating, damaging, or abusing: crimes of violence.

    2. The act or an instance of violent action or behavior.

    3. Intensity or severity, as in natural phenomena; untamed force: the violence of a tornado.

    4. Abusive or unjust exercise of power.

    5. Abuse or injury to meaning, content, or intent: do violence to a text.

    6. Vehemence of feeling or expression; fervor.

    http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=violence

    Nowhere does it say that all of these happen only to PEOPLE not POSSESSIONS.

    -- momof2
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    Thursday, March 27, 2008 08:22 AM
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