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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>My post was meant to be tongue in cheek.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>The word “terrorist” was around long
before W and his cronies co-opted it for “the war on terror” and as with all
other forms of political correctness I won’t allow my choice of words to be
dictated by those that would like to ascribe general terms to specific
ideology. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Clearly when I said “eco-terrorist” I was
NOT using “terrorist” the same way as those who believe only acts carried out
by Al-Qaeda and its affiliates are terrorism. What I said had a clear context
and if you’d prefer to pretend your interpretation of it outside the context is
meaningful then feel free to do so. However, don’t expect me to lend credence
to the “we’re offended by what you might have meant rather than what you said”
world view.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>
ale-bounces@ale.org [mailto:ale-bounces@ale.org] <b><span style='font-weight:
bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>wolf@wolfhalton.info<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Wednesday, June 02, 2010
7:03 PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> <st1:PersonName w:st="on">Atlanta
Linux Enthusiasts - Yes! We run Linux!</st1:PersonName><br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Re: [ale] BP knew of
problems 11 months before the rig blew -further OT</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>@Jeff - Can we let go of
the "xx-terrorist" terminology? Unless, of course you can find
a definition that is held by more than three people at a time, it is a
religious-war term for persons we don't agree with, and adds nothing to the conversation.
It is the linguistic framing that makes the neo-con forever-war concept seem
sane to some people. <br>
<br>
Extreme in my moderation, <br>
Wolf<br>
<br>
-----Original Message-----<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>From</span></b>: Lightner, Jeff <<a
href="mailto:%22Lightner,%20Jeff%22%20%3cjlightner@water.com%3e">jlightner@water.com</a>><br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Reply-to</span></b>: <st1:PersonName w:st="on"><st1:City
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Atlanta</st1:place></st1:City> Linux
Enthusiasts - Yes! We run Linux!</st1:PersonName> <ale@ale.org><br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To</span></b>: <st1:PersonName w:st="on">Atlanta
Linux Enthusiasts - Yes! We run Linux!</st1:PersonName> <<a
href="mailto:Atlanta%20Linux%20Enthusiasts%20-%20Yes!%20We%20run%20Linux!%20%3cale@ale.org%3e">ale@ale.org</a>>,
<a href="mailto:damon@damtek.com">damon@damtek.com</a><br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject</span></b>: Re: [ale] BP knew of
problems 11 months before the rig blew -further OT<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Date</span></b>: Tue, 1 Jun 2010 15:05:06
-0400<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<pre><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>The cynic in me at the time of the explosion made me wonder if some<o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>eco-terrorist hadn't somehow caused it in reaction to the then recent<o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>announcement of expanded offshore drilling by President Obama.<o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></pre>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'><snip> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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