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Remi Brulin · @RBrulin

24th May 2013 from TwitLonger


The old "terrorism has nothing to do with our policies: we are attacked because of who we are" line, from 1984:

"[We must] clear our heads of the confusion about terrorism, in many ways the moral confusion, that still seems to plague us, […] Legitimate causes can never justify or excuse terrorism. […] We cannot afford to let an Orwellian corruption of language obscure our understanding of terrorism. We know the difference between terrorists and freedom fighters, and as we look around the world, we have no trouble telling one from the other. […] We have to rid ourselves of this moral confusion which lays the blame for terrorist actions on us or on our policies. […] We are attacked not because of what we are doing wrong but because of what we are doing right. We are right to support the security of Israel, and there is no terrorist act or threat that will change that firm determination. We are attacked not because of some mistake we are making but because of who we are and what we believe in."
Secretary of State George Schultz, Oct. 25, 1984

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