Defense Department sees protests as terrorism


	Defense Department sees protests as terrorism

disenchantedcitizen

6-17-2009 11:30 AM

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disenchantedcitizen says:

So, to their way of thinking, if the public does not agree with pentagon policies, we are considered terrorists.

This term ‘terrorist’ is being bandied about by our government a little too freely.

This word has been allowed to be used to describe everything from simply voicing an opinion and disagreeing with a police officer or TSA agent to protest.

Any disagreeable action directed toward any government official has now been transformed into an act of terrorism. This country will tear itself apart if this type of ‘hate-think’ is allowed to continue.

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