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A terrorism label that comes before the facts can turn ‘domestic terrorism’ into a useless designation

  • Written by Brian O'Neill, Professor of Practice, International Affairs, Georgia Institute of Technology
imageHomeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem initially said Alex Pretti committed an ‘act of domestic terrorism’ before saying later that ‘we were using the best information we had at the time.’Al Drago/Getty Image

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