Redefining terrorism
Last week Norwegian newspaper Adresseavisen printed the above cartoon. According to (via) Pakistan’s ambassador to Norway, Rab Nawaz Khan:
What is terrorism? Terrorism you commit an act, and thereby invite a strong reaction. And that reaction when it gets into spin it is uncontrollable. Similarly this hurts the feelings of the Muslim community all around the world, and therefore I think in a way it is an act of terrorism.
Not according to my dictionary, it isn’t.
Khan goes on to issue the sort of non-specific threat that these types of idiot are so fond of:
It also puts he lives of the Norwegian citizens in danger around the world. You must not forget that there are number of Norwegian companies working in Pakistan
ter·ror·ism – noun
the use of violence and threats to intimidate or coerce, esp. for political purposes.
Monday 09 Jun 2008 | Paul | Pakistan
