Comments on: What IS terrorism? Contaminating confusion of US English http://idealgovernment.com/2006/02/what_is_terrorism_contaminating_confusion_of_us_english/ What do we want from Internet-age government? Wouldn't it be better if... Thu, 22 Mar 2012 14:23:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: John Lettice http://idealgovernment.com/2006/02/what_is_terrorism_contaminating_confusion_of_us_english/comment-page-1/#comment-707 John Lettice Mon, 20 Feb 2006 14:26:12 +0000 http://what_is_terrorism_contaminating_confusion_of_us_english#comment-707 The attempts by the west/developed world to produce a precise definition of terrorism have been producing some impressive stuff. I have a distinct recollection of Charles Clarke claiming last autumn that in today's world there were no longer any situations where political violence could be justified (which would potentially be a nice, tidy rule if true). And the original consultation (ahem...) on glorification et al proposed criminalising views which "Advocate violence in furtherance of particular beliefs". It may have fallen off the list after they noticed it would cover invading Iraq. The document itself now seems illusive, as according to the Home Office web site there doesn't seem to have been a consultation in the first place. But it should be treasured for posterity, and can be found here: http://www.j-n-v.org/London_Blasts/050805_Home_Office_Consultation.htm The attempts by the west/developed world to produce a precise definition of terrorism have been producing some impressive stuff. I have a distinct recollection of Charles Clarke claiming last autumn that in today’s world there were no longer any situations where political violence could be justified (which would potentially be a nice, tidy rule if true). And the original consultation (ahem…) on glorification et al proposed criminalising views which “Advocate violence in furtherance of particular beliefs”.

It may have fallen off the list after they noticed it would cover invading Iraq. The document itself now seems illusive, as according to the Home Office web site there doesn’t seem to have been a consultation in the first place. But it should be treasured for posterity, and can be found here:
http://www.j-n-v.org/London_Blasts/050805_Home_Office_Consultation.htm

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