Comments on: Ideological attack or deluded defence? Wieambilla ‘terrorism’ label questioned

By: Halley's Comment

Halley's Comment — Thu, 15 Aug 2024 01:24:31 +0000

In reply to Hector Cat. I was at school during the early stages of the "Second Chimurenga" (or "Rhodesian Bush War:) and left for the UK in time to catch a decade of The Troubles. The terrorism of my formative years was perpetrated by self-proclaimed Christians.

By: Shadyoasis

Shadyoasis — Thu, 15 Aug 2024 00:10:03 +0000

In reply to Charles Richardson. Agree - complementary makes more sense.

By: Charles Richardson

Charles Richardson — Wed, 14 Aug 2024 09:04:48 +0000

“Roose, who had read Aboud’s report and watched his testimony, stated that his own testimony was mostly ‘complimentary’ to the forensic psychiatrist’s.” Complimentary or complementary? Could be either, but I would have thought complementary was more likely.

By: Hector Cat

Hector Cat — Wed, 14 Aug 2024 07:28:26 +0000

Christian terrorists? But, but, but, impossible.

By: Tony C

Tony C — Wed, 14 Aug 2024 05:46:43 +0000

Does madness beget terrorism, or, does terrorism beget madness?

By: kmart60

kmart60 — Wed, 14 Aug 2024 03:31:00 +0000

In reply to roberto. First thing that came to my mind too!

By: roberto

roberto — Wed, 14 Aug 2024 03:15:22 +0000

two parties’ barristers questioned Roose about whether the Trains’ state of mind and actions disqualified the terrorism classification – as the things got "heated", i'd be interested to know which "two parties" these barristers represented – who is it that doesn't want this event to be officially recognised as Christian Terrorism?

By: Sinking Ship Rat

Sinking Ship Rat — Wed, 14 Aug 2024 02:58:23 +0000

“If this was a Salafi Jihadist case, I don’t think we’d be having a lot of these questions asked,” Roose said.

Exactly. If Man Haron Monis was a terrorist, then so are the Trains. The desperate efforts made to ignore all the evidence that Monis was mentally disturbed is a mirror image of the equally desperate efforts to insist the Trains were mentally disturbed and so not responsible for their actions.