Received: by alpheratz.cpm.aca.mmu.ac.uk id WAA26049 (8.6.9/5.3[ref pg@gmsl.co.uk] for cpm.aca.mmu.ac.uk from fmb-majordomo@mmu.ac.uk); Thu, 23 May 2002 22:26:12 +0100 Message-ID: <DBB852BCA6F62B4D85BF24E1BC3D88B59F43B6@osdn5.osd.mil> From: "Sadauskas, Leonard, CTR, OSD-C3I" <Leonard.Sadauskas@osd.mil> To: "'memetics@mmu.ac.uk'" <memetics@mmu.ac.uk> Subject: RE: Boom! and you go to Heaven Date: Thu, 23 May 2002 17:19:39 -0400 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2653.19) Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Sender: fmb-majordomo@mmu.ac.uk Precedence: bulk Reply-To: memetics@mmu.ac.uk
Certainly. I arrived at the term "terror warrior" because "coward" was not a
useful construct for developing defensive strategies. My Webster's New World
3rd edition defines assassin as "a member of a secret terrorist sect of
Muslims of the 11th through 13th century, who killed their political enemies
as a religious duty". Today's leaders of the no-longer secret terrorist sect
of Muslims have succeeded in expanding their charter to include all those
who support their political foes. Hence, we have the 21st century
reincarnation of the original assassins. But our American image of an
assassination conjures up a surgical procedure; a single bullet, a slit
throat, car bomb or even poison pellet. Furthermore, the 13th century
assassins are reported to have been prepared for their one way missions not
only by religious indoctrination, but by indulging them with a pleasurable
environment of many women and much hashish. In contrast, the 21st century
assassins appear to be prepared in a more military fashion, with a promise
of paradise in the next world. Terror warrior is a better fit.
Regards,
Len Sadauskas
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From: Lawrence DeBivort [mailto:debivort@umd5.umd.edu]
Sent: Wednesday, May 22, 2002 5:26 PM
To: memetics@mmu.ac.uk
Subject: RE: Boom! and you go to Heaven
"Terror warrior" -- interesting term, Len. Can you say a bit more about what
it connotes to you?
Thanks,
Lawry
> I for one am not ready to change our language to accommodate the terror
> warrior.
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