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Reader comment on item: [Beslan Atrocity:] They're Terrorists - Not Activists

Submitted by Harry Barton (Canada), Sep 7, 2004 at 23:11

The French language media in Canada (radio, TV, written press) constantly refers to suicide bombers, especially those committing acts of terror against Israeli tagets, as "Kamikaze"! - thus conveniently forgeting that the Japanese fighters were acting only against military objectives, in the course of an openly declared war.

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