[Lancey Howard]

And if the word "cowardly" is to be used, it might be more aptly applied to those who kill from beyond the range of retaliation, high in the sky, than to those willing to die themselves in order to kill others. In the matter of courage (a morally neutral virtue): whatever may be said of the perpetrators of Tuesday's slaughter, they were not cowards.

So that's where Bill Maher came up with it.

[NautiNurse]

So...is it Maher or Sontag who will ultimately be remembered for that quote? I remember when Maher said it. Didn't know about Sontag.

[Reconray]

Was she refering to Osama and the Marines ..not