SELYA, Circuit Judge.
A bit of doggerel, popular with past generations of children, suggests that "sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never harm me." Under certain circumstances, though, words threatening physical harm may violate federal criminal law; provided, however, that the speaker knows well enough how his words are likely...
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