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[kjkhoo at softhome.net]

Doug Henwood wrote:
>Peter K. wrote:
>
>>Not necessarily. I probably would have a hostile reaction
>>if someone said I was a flack for suicide-bombers
>>(or homicide-bombers as they're being called more
>>and more).
>
>Hmm, it started with Ari Fleischer and got picked up by all the 
>Murdoch properties. Good to see you & Hitch are following their lead 
>in word choice.

isn't this torturing the english language and tautological to boot? 
hitch would do that?

other than those who water-bomb forest/peat/bush fires, all bombers 
intend homicide in one degree or another. in the normal case, they 
intend it and hope to get away unscath. in the suicide case, they 
intend it with no hope of getting away alive.