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Civilian Immunity And The Rebuttable Presumption Of Innocence, James M. Donovan
Civilian Immunity And The Rebuttable Presumption Of Innocence, James M. Donovan
James M. Donovan
"Terrorist" is a word that at once vilifies and justifies, serving the same function in today's politics and popular imagination as was served by the term "Nazi" a half century ago, or "communist" thereafter, or "witch" in our colonial days, in that it is "always, or even necessarily, wrong." Few appellations today are as effective to ostracize a person, movement, or organization from civilized company, and an astonishing array of actions and reactions can be fully warranted when having as their intent a response to the mere threat -- much less an actual act -- of terrorism.
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