Las Vegas Review Journal
by Vin Suprynowicz

11/20/05

It's widely asserted we're fighting a 'war on terror.' But that's absurd. Terror is a tactic -- an attempt to undermine the morale of a much stronger foe, whom the 'terrorists' know they cannot defeat in traditional battle. ... Making war on a tactic is just silly. Imagine the New York Yankees taking the field against the Baltimore Orioles, and announcing their opponent this night was not the Orioles themselves, but that instead they were waging a 'battle against the bunt.' They could bring all of their players well inside the base paths and pretty successfully stop the bunt. Of course, the Orioles would circle the bases like merry-go-round ponies after hitting what would otherwise be easily-caught flies to the outfield. But darn it, the bunt would be defeated!...

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Informant: Thomas L. Knapp