Close Topic Options

Terrorism Around The World - Page 4

I have read a couple of extremely good articles (commentary) prompted by the recent hostage situation in Russia where hundreds of children were killed at an elementary school.

Both came from the Naomi Ragen newsletter.

Who is the Enemy?
https://archive.mail-list.com/naomiragen/msg00668.html

A Cry from an Arab American over the Russian Children
https://archive.mail-list.com/naomiragen/msg00669.html

There are some excellent points brought up in both of these articles.

World The Terrorism

This absolutely breaks my heart. Who are these people? Why would they target a school filled with children? "Atrocity" is too mild a word... sometimes I lament that language cannot define the strength of emotions we feel; and yet, to have such horror in the world is unthinkable -- so how can we pin a mere word on it?

I grieve with those parents, siblings, neighbors, and friends of the dead.

Roz

Terrorism Around The World History & Civil Business Politics

I was at the back today when I was watching CNN news again showing images about what happened in Russia and I started crying, everytime I see those images, I cannot stop crying...even more because I am also a mother and any of those children could have been my own son. I am extremely angry about the whole thing and those beasts who committed such atrocity deserve to suffer the worst and die in the worst of the conditions. Sorry if I sound too strong, I'm just very angry at this present moment.

Page 4 World The Terrorism

You are just saying what we all feel.

What is frightening is that if this keeps going on (and it certainly will), we (the civilized West) are going to reach a point where we can't put up with it anymore. I just read a blog entry somewhere that went into this in great detail (click here) about possible reactions. I tend to agree with the author very much.

In the US, we still argue about it all. I recognize that other people view this differently than I do. I see it as a war for survival, a war to keep Western Civilization even partly alive, a war to protect the idea of liberty and personal freedom. There are a lot of people who think it is all about "oil" and "capitalism" and Haliburton. But the discussion is healthy, because it provides a check against the extremely possible abuse of our power.

But the more that these animals prey on the innocent, the more they perform these horrible atrocities, the more people are going to stop arguing. One day, the argument will end, and we might, as the author said above, descend to their level. When that happens, it will really be horrible to consider.

I really hope that something happens to stop this cycle before we descend to that point. At the same time, I have to admit that in my own private fantasies, when I see and hear about these attacks on innocent people, I dream of being one of Robert A. Heinlein's Mobile Infantry from Starship Troopers, and being able to walk through the cities of Saudi Arabia, Iran, Iraq, "Palestine, Chechnya, etc, drawing the fire of all the "militants" and being able to target them back. Maybe it is the dormant warrior spark within me, but I am tired of hearing about innocent people being targeted by these cowards. I want to see them PAY.

I think that Russia might be approaching this point. Let's hope that some Chechnans will survive.

World The Terrorism

We need to be careful with our attitude toward terrorists.

The real terrorists do not get themselves killed, the real terrorists know the action is in the reaction; that what they do will bring about certain justifications that were not likely without people first being stirred up through their various channels.

Very little is what it seems in this world.

Agents provocateurs or facilitation are nearly always to blame for the kind of things we have seen in Russia recently.

Let usnot forget that China and Russia have committed atrocities on a scale that Chechnans could never hope to match.

Dubhdara.

Terrorism Around The World

FIVE GOVERNORS SENT LETTERS RIGGED WITH MATCHES

At least five Western and Midwestern governors received envelopes in the mail
Thursday rigged to ignite when opened. In Montana, the envelope prompted the
evacuation of part of the state Capitol.
Ref. https://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/09/09/...n.ap/index.html

Terrorism The World - Page 4

Here is some more news about the Russian school incident.
Click here for the Dow Jones story.

Dubhdara, while I agree that some (most) governments may be involved in these types of things, I really believe that the Islamist movement is far worse, and truly, deeply involved in these terrorist incidents. There are certainly "masterminds" on the outside provoking the terrorists in all situations, but I don't think they are Russian or American. I think they are Saudi Arabian, Iranian, Syrian, etc.

Message Edited! JB@Trinidad: You had the quote tage mixed with a closed URL tag - corrected

Terrorism The World Politics Business Civil & History - Page 4

Nighthawk did say:

I do not doubt there are Islamic terrorists. But communists, chiefly acting our of the major powers, infiltrate and control certain things and create buffer states. An example of this is Syria which Russia often uses as an agent so that it appears itself not to be to blame.

Yasser Arafat is an example of a native convert to communism who acts according to his international masters' will.

The worst horror of terrorism is the reality that the money and orders come from those closer to us than we think. We think we know the hearts of men abroad but understand not the hearts of those in our own lands.

I wish it were not so but the more I learn the more I must accept it.


Dubhdara.