London's Violent Spectacle: What is to be Gained by Calling it Terror?

Brad Evans @ Truthout - Politicians know better than most that words function politically. More than offering some definitive truth to a situation, the use of language conditions what is further possible. The decision therefore to label the horrifying spectacle of violence witnessed on the streets of Woolwich in South London Wednesday as a "Terror Attack" will have consequences. But what is actually to be gained from labeling it in such a way instead of as a criminal act, politically motivated violence or just pathological derangement?  Read more.