Traitors within

How does one define a traitor? Dictionary.com says, "One who betrays one's country, a cause, or a trust, especially one who commits treason"...Okay, so that's no so helpful, how about "treason"? Again from Dictionary.com: "Violation of allegiance toward one's country or sovereign, especially the betrayal of one's country by waging war against it or by consciously and purposely acting to aid its enemies. "

Ah. There we go. So based on that definition, is someone who fights tooth and nail to get our soldiers killed or calls for "a million mogadishu's"...a traitor? In context,

In a six-hour "teach-in" at the college, Nicholas De Genova, an assistant professor of anthropology, said he would like to see "a million Mogadishus" -- a reference to the city in Somalia where 18 American soldiers were ambushed and killed in 1993. "The only true heroes are those who find ways that help defeat the U.S. military," De Genova told the audience of about 3,000. "I personally would like to see a million Mogadishus... we have to believe in the victory of the Iraqi people and the defeat of the U.S. war machine."

Whether or not you agree with this professor is immaterial. If you are intellectually honest and objective, this does fit with the definition of treason.

Comments?

UPDATE: A link to the story in the Columbia Spectator about the above mentioned conference and the views expressed.