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by modwest 2164 days ago
When I was deployed aboard Naval vessels in 2000 a hole was blown in the side of a ship in our group, the USS Cole.

My real life includes attacks on US naval vessels that kill people and destroy equipment.

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Of course I know about the Cole. But this was not a bomb. There's a pretty clear difference in frequency of ships bombed in port vs ones that simply catch fire. The whole point of terrorism is to create a public spectacle and take credit for it.

And of course, now we've shifted the goal posts yet again from "It was China!" to "It was terrorist!" with none of this changes in belief motivated by new information or evidence.