Ravi
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You don't say.Seems pretty clear to me, he's a terrorist.Official United States Government Definition of Terrorism
"[An] act of terrorism, means any activity that (A) involves a violent act or an act dangerous to human life that is a violation of the criminal laws of the United States or any State, or that would be a criminal violation if committed within the jurisdiction of the United States or of any State; and (B) appears to be intended (i) to intimidate or coerce a civilian population; (ii) to influence the policy of a government by intimidation or coercion; or (iii) to affect the conduct of a government by assassination or kidnapping."
(United States Code Congressional and Administrative News, 98th Congress, Second Session, 1984, Oct. 19, volume 2; par. 3077, 98 STAT. 2707 [West Publishing Co., 1984])
Ok. I concede. He qualifies.
But I still say it cheapens the meaning of the term to place every crackpot like this guy in the same league with al qaeda. And it's also a little dangerous from a civil rights standpoint when one considers what the Patriot Act allows for where terrorist suspects are concerned.