Is Terrorism An Infectious Disease?

Article by WN.com Correspondent Dallas Darling Perhaps the recent bombing of a polio clinic which killed 15 people and wounded another 25 in Pakistan was more than a chilling legacy. In effect, it could be emblematic of how a singular act of terror can not only cause societal paralysis, but is an infectious and deadly symptom within a whole complex chain of events which unfolded around it, including an equally complicated series of social, cultural, political, and genetic illnesses. Although terrorism is not yet classified as an infectious disease, it behaves like one. Indeed, it is extremely destructive as it attacks and paralyzes the mind-body-politik. It is moreover highly contagious,...