The "War" on Terror?

Policing Terrorism

Is terrorism a crime or an act of war? Gordon Brown, the Prime Minister of Britain, has apparently decided that it is only a crime, and the New York Times agrees with him.

I guess if Hitler had invaded England in 1940, the Brits could have arrested him, but to attack the Nazis on their own soil would have been “divisive” and “threatening [to] social peace.”

David Reiff closes his flawed piece with this utter non-sequitur: “But so far, World War IV isn’t going very well. Particularly in light of the U.S. National Counterterrorism Center’s recent report that Al Qaeda is as strong today as it was before 9/11, Gordon Brown’s bet on the criminal model, however risky, seems the more sensible course.”