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Terror – the enemy of civilization, the enemy of humanity
The rules of war in the civilized world are based
on a clear distinction between combatants and
civilians. Terrorism seeks to eradicate this distinction.
As a result, the terrorist has set himself apart
from the rest of humanity. He has declared an
all-out war on the society he is challenging. In
his view, any member of that society is a legitimate
target. Even a babe in arms is fair game, because
that baby may grow up to become a soldier.
In so doing, terrorists move society backward to
that savage period when the world was ruled not
by laws and accepted rules of behavior, but
rather by dark, unrestrained impulses. This is the
greatest danger terror poses to human society.
This is why terror represents such a threat to
civilization, and why it must be defeated totally and
absolutely.
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