Brett Bellmore
New member
Just read a brief story in the latest Soldier of Fortune. Seems they're rather peturbed at SOF, because Jane's latest book on terrorism, along with their website on the subject, lists a number of Second amendment lobbies and even gun clubs here in the US as "terrorist organizations". Such as, for instance, Gun Owners of America.
Tried to verify this myself, but Jane's is a pay site. There must be someone among the TFLers who has access, and could check! Is this on the level? Here's the article, from SOF's "Bulletin Board":
Jane's goes down the Flusher
Staffers at SOF have long used the various reference books and periodicals put out by Jane's, and considered them generally reliable. Indeed, there is a certain amount of cross-pollination between authors who write for both SOF and Jane's. That practice is now under review here, in light of which organizations Jane's Counter-Terrorism, by author Christopher Kozlow, lists as terrorist organizations. Hard to say if it PC-newspeak or just incredibly sloppy journalism, but included on the list are the Citizen's Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms, Gun Owners of America - even Blue Trails Range, which is a public shooting range in Connecticut. Jane's Terrorist web site lists Jews For The Preservation of Firearms Ownership as a U.S. terrorist organization. Huh? Does Jane's not know the difference between a peaceable PAC and a terrorist organization, or do they not care, or did sombeody lead them to believe U.S. libel laws had been repealed? Incredible!
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Sic semper tyranus!
[This message has been edited by Brett Bellmore (edited September 28, 1999).]
Tried to verify this myself, but Jane's is a pay site. There must be someone among the TFLers who has access, and could check! Is this on the level? Here's the article, from SOF's "Bulletin Board":
Jane's goes down the Flusher
Staffers at SOF have long used the various reference books and periodicals put out by Jane's, and considered them generally reliable. Indeed, there is a certain amount of cross-pollination between authors who write for both SOF and Jane's. That practice is now under review here, in light of which organizations Jane's Counter-Terrorism, by author Christopher Kozlow, lists as terrorist organizations. Hard to say if it PC-newspeak or just incredibly sloppy journalism, but included on the list are the Citizen's Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms, Gun Owners of America - even Blue Trails Range, which is a public shooting range in Connecticut. Jane's Terrorist web site lists Jews For The Preservation of Firearms Ownership as a U.S. terrorist organization. Huh? Does Jane's not know the difference between a peaceable PAC and a terrorist organization, or do they not care, or did sombeody lead them to believe U.S. libel laws had been repealed? Incredible!
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Sic semper tyranus!
[This message has been edited by Brett Bellmore (edited September 28, 1999).]