I can't speak for Mr. Yglesias, but in my case, it's always Matthew, not Matt. Matt is my step-brother.
Matthew Yglesias:
This is a somewhat delicate issue to raise, but the war in Iraq seems to have spawned a wholly abusive use of the term 'terrorist.' The battle came about because 'Coalition aircraft were called in to strafe fighters who attacked Coalition troops in Amarah and Majjar al-Kabir, two Shiite cities in the Mayson province bordering Iran, the military said.' Surely, though, people who use force against soldiers are paradigmatic examples of people who aren't terrorists -- with terrorism being defined by the use of force against civilians.
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