[news] Responding to the Toronto Terror Arrests

[Mostly Water - "Canadian" and International alternative news feed]

"(T)ough on terrorism" approaches, like "tough on crime" approaches perpetuate the simplistic idea that terrorism is absolute and evil and focus simply on the narrow question of how to respond rather than on the broader problem of determining its political and economic nature. Terrorism is the symptom, not the disease. There is not even a universally accepted definition of Terrorism. Much of this War on Terrorism is a war of words, a redefinitional journey involving linguistic and legal contortions that allows the state to fortify itself with increasing policing powers- not for our protection or safety, but for hegemonic control.

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