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Originally posted by ElectricUniverse
reply to post by ugie1028
Really?... Is that why the Muslims as they merged the different tribes under Islam in the 7th century and decided to finally follow Muhammed's order to spread Islam by the sword, andwent ahead to conquer the Middle East, and part of Europe?...
I guess that must have been for the "good of the people of the world"...
The first crusades were caused by the converted Islamic Muslims.
Not to mention the fact that one of the major wars which the U.S., and part of Europe had to fight was in the Barbaric wars, because Muslim nations in North Africa were attacking European, and American ships going back and forth.
That also must have been "for the good of all"....
Yes, there are many good Muslims, but there are others who still follow the old ways, and the old ways tell them to spread Islam by any means, including mayor Jihad if necessary....
One more thing, why is it that the mayority of the tribes in Iraq, and other surrounding areas decided to unite and attack, and defend themselves against the Muslim extremists?....
Iraqi Tribes Turn on al Qaeda
September 22, 2006: Coalition forces in Iraq have suddenly received the manpower equivalent of three light infantry divisions. They did not suffer any repercussions in domestic politics as a result, and now have a huge edge over al-Qaeda in al-Anbar province. How did this happen? Tribal leaders in the largely Sunni province on the Syrian border got together and signed an agreement to raise a tribal force of 30,000 fighters to take on foreign fighters and terrorists.
These leaders have thrown in with the central government in Baghdad. This is a decisive blow to al Qaeda, which has been desperately trying to fight off an Iraqi government that is getting stronger by the week. Not only are the 30,000 fighters going to provide more manpower, but these tribal fighters know the province much better than American troops - or the foreign fighters fighting for al Qaeda. Also, this represents just over 80 percent of the tribes in al-Anbar province now backing the government.
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www.strategypage.com...
This man in the OP has no idea what he is talking about.
[edit on 15-12-2009 by ElectricUniverse]
Originally posted by ElectricUniverse
You have no idea what is happening over there, there have been troops that have been injured, and even died trying to save Iraqi people....
Originally posted by jpmail
So let me get this right we stop killing them they stop killing us.
Sounds fare but why then do they kill as many of there own.
The Awakening Councils, or the Sahwa as they are called, are a mostly Sunni Muslim force set up by the U.S. to draw in resistance fighters into their ranks, and then to help U.S. forces fight other anti-U.S. groups.
The Sahwa have been engaged in growing conflict with the largely Shia Muslim forces of the Iraqi government.
*Ahmed, our correspondent in Iraq's Diyala province, works in close collaboration with Dahr Jamail, our U.S.-based specialist writer on Iraq who travels extensively in the region.
Originally posted by johnny2127
There is a huge huge huge difference between extreme Muslim terrorists intentionally killing innocent men, women and children, and govt militaries fighting one another. The vast majority of innocents killed by US forces is due to our enemies using civilians as shields, and as a political tool to rally support.
Originally posted by ElectricUniverse
reply to post by ugie1028
[..]
One more thing, why is it that the mayority of the tribes in Iraq, and other surrounding areas decided to unite and attack, and defend themselves against the Muslim extremists?....
Iraqi Tribes Turn on al Qaeda
[..]Tribal leaders in the largely Sunni province on the Syrian border got together and signed an agreement to raise a tribal force of 30,000 fighters to take on foreign fighters and terrorists.
www.strategypage.com...
This man in the OP has no idea what he is talking about.
[edit on 15-12-2009 by ElectricUniverse]
America's efforts to disengage from Iraq have led to some messy compromises. After years of trying without success to wrest Sunni areas from Qaeda control, U.S. ground commanders appear to have done it at last—but only by granting sweeping powers to sheiks and local leaders who can keep the peace. [..] No one can say how many of these leaders abuse their powers, or if their little sectors can ever be put back under the purview of a centrally controlled government. "We are becoming like Afghanistan was in the '80s," says Zainab Salbi, the Iraq-born founder and CEO of the activist group Women for Women International.
Originally posted by boniknik
reply to post by atcwatcher
That's the problem, you think the Muslims attacked for no reason. You assume that they hate freedom. If this is true, then why did they specifically attacked the US? Aren't there any other "freedom loving" nations?
Bin Laden himself is not denying the oppression that his own people get from their own corrupt governments. But that is their problem to fix, the problem is, the US saw how these corrupt governments are benefiting, and they want either some of that or all of it.
At a time when some of our compatriots were dazzled by America and hoping that these visits would have an effect on our countries, all of a sudden he was affected by those monarchies and military regimes, and became envious of their remaining decades in their positions, to embezzle the public wealth of the nation without supervision or accounting.
He wasn't expecting that it would be so easy to attack America, he didn't expect your "commander in chief" would allow it to happen just like that. Do you really think the US government didn't have knowledge about it? They could have shot down the 2nd plane, but they didn't, and this amazes Bin Laden.
It never occurred to us that the commander-in-chief of the American armed forces would abandon 50,000 of his citizens in the twin towers to face those great horrors alone, the time when they most needed him.
But because it seemed to him that occupying himself by talking to the little girl about the goat and its butting was more important than occupying himself with the planes and their butting of the skyscrapers, we were given three times the period required to execute the operations
—all praise is due to Allah.
Learn!
No one except a dumb thief plays with the security of others and then makes himself believe he will be secure. Whereas thinking people, when disaster strikes, make it their priority to look for its causes, in order to prevent it happening again.
And know that: "It is better to return to the truth than persist in error." And that the wise man doesn't squander his security, wealth and children for the sake of the liar in the White House.
Originally posted by boniknik
That's the problem, you think the Muslims attacked for no reason. You assume that they hate freedom. If this is true, then why did they specifically attacked the US? Aren't there any other "freedom loving" nations?
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International terrorism: significant attacks associated with Al Qaida
This is a list of significant terrorist attacks from the first on the World Trade Centre in New York until that in London on 7 July. It does not include all terrorist attacks. Some of those listed were directly linked to Bin Laden or other Al Qaida leaders, but many were conducted by terrorists inspired by Al Qaida.
During this period several planned attacks which might have led to significant loss of life have also been prevented, most notably a planned attack on Strasbourg Christmas Market in December 2000 and other attacks planned a year earlier against targets in the US and Jordan.
Date of event
Location
Summary
26-Feb-93
USA (New York)
First World Trade Center bombing planned by Ramzi Youssef. 6 killed, over 1000 injured.
11-Dec-94
Philippines
Small bomb on Philippines Airlines flight; 1 Japanese businessman killed, 10 people injured.
29-Jul-95
France (Paris and Lyon)
4-month bombing campaign. Attacks on the Paris metro, the Arc de Triomphe and outside a Jewish school in Lyon.
13-Nov-95
Saudi Arabia (Riyadh)
Car bombs at military compound.
18-Sep-97
Egypt(Cairo)
Gunmen attack a tourist bus. 9 Germans and 1 Egyptian killed.
17-Nov-97
Egypt (Luxor)
Gunmen attack tourists. c.70 killed.
7-Aug-98
Kenya (Nairobi) and Tanzania (Dar-es-Salaam)
Truck bomb attack against US embassies. Over 200 people killed, thousands injured.
12-Oct-00
Yemen
Boat bomb attack on the USS Cole in the port of Aden. 17 US soldiers killed, 39 wounded.
11-Sep-01
USA (New York and Washington)
Hijacked planes crashed into the two World Trade Center towers and the Pentagon. A fourth plane crashes into a field in Pittsburgh. c. 3000 killed.
11-Apr-02
Tunisia
Vehicle bomb attack against a synagogue on the resort island of Djerba. c.21 killed.
8-May-02
Pakistan (Karachi)
Bomb attack against bus carrying French engineers near Sheraton Hotel.
14-Jun-02
Pakistan (Karachi)
Truck bomb attack against US Consulate. 12 killed, 51 injured.
6-Oct-02
Yemen
Boat bomb attack against French oil tanker MV Limburg off Ash Shahir port. 1 killed.
12-Oct-02
Indonesia (Bali)
Attacks against US Consulate, Sari Club and Paddy’s Bar. 202 killed, including 26 Britons.
28-Nov-02
Kenya (Mombasa)
Attack on an Israeli-owned hotel. 12 killed. Surface-to-air missile launched at Israeli airliner the same day.
12-May-03
Saudi Arabia (Riyadh)
Attacks at 3 compounds housing expatriates. Over 30 killed.
16-May-03
Morocco (Casablanca)
Multiple suicide bombings against Spanish club, hotel and sites. 45 dead, c.100 injured.
5-Aug-03
Indonesia
Vehicle bomb attack against Marriott Hotel. c. 12 killed, 100 injured.
8-Nov-03
Saudi Arabia (Riyadh)
Major vehicle bomb attack against residential compound housing mainly expatriate workers from other Arab countries. 17 killed, over 80 injured.
15-Nov-03
Turkey (Istanbul)
2 vehicle bomb attacks at Jewish synagogues.
20-Nov-03
Turkey (Istanbul)
2 vehicle bombs at HSBC Bank and British Consulate. Together with 15 Nov attack, over 60 people killed (including 2 Britons).
11-Mar-04
Spain (Madrid)
Bomb attacks against 4 trains. Terrorists blew themselves up when confronted by police. 199 killed.
1-May-04
Saudi Arabia (Yanbu)
Attack on expatriate oil workers. 6 foreign nationals and 1 Saudi killed.
30-May-05
Saudi Arabia (Al Khobar)
4 attacks in Al Khobbar target oil companies and compound.
9-Sep-04
Indonesia (Jakarta)
Vehicle bomb outside Australian Embassy. 9 killed, over 100 injured.
8-Oct-04
Egypt
Large explosions at Hilton Hotel in Taba and at 2 campsites in the Sinai area. Over 30 killed.
28-Oct-04
Pakistan (Islamabad)
Explosion at Marriott Hotel. 7 injured.
19-Mar-05
Qatar (Doha)
Vehicle bomb attack outside the Doha Players’ Theatre. 1 (British national) killed, 12 injured.
07-Apr-05
Egypt (Cairo)
Attack near tourist bazaar in Cairo. 2 French nationals and one American killed, c.18 injured.
30-Apr-05
Egypt (Cairo)
Tourist bus fired on in Cairo. 8 injured.
07-Jul-05
UK (London)
4 explosions - 3 in tube trains, one in bus. At least 52 dead, 700 injured.
Thursday, March 12, 2009
AMSTERDAM: ISLAMIC TERROR ATTACK FOILED IN PLANNED EXPLOSIVE ATTACK: TARGET SHOPPING MALL
Amsterdam police foils terror attack on shopping mall
Radio Netherlands - 3 hours ago
The six men and one woman who were arrested are between 19 and 64 years of age; all of them are Dutch citizens of Moroccan origin ...
Seven people have been arrested in the Netherlands on suspicion of planning a terror attack on an Ikea furniture store and a number of shops near the Ajax stadium in the capital Amsterdam..
The arrests follow a telephone warning to Amsterdam police late on Wednesday evening, police chief Bernard Welten said on Thursday evening. The caller from Brussels said three people were planning an attack using explosive devices in or near a major department store in the southeast of Amsterdam. The aim was to cause as many casualties as possible, the caller said.
09/05/2007
More Deadly than London or Madrid
Islamist Terrorists Planned Massive Attacks in Germany
By Matthias Gebauer and Yassin Musharbash in Berlin
The three suspected terrorists seized Tuesday were planning huge bomb attacks on targets in Germany. The bombs they were planning to make would have had more explosive power than those used in the Madrid and London terror attacks.
The scenarios which the highest representatives of the German security forces were describing on Wednesday morning were horrific: "Massive bomb attacks," simultaneous attacks using several car bombs and huge numbers of people killed right in the middle of Germany. Only a bold raid foiled the plans of the Islamist terrorists, according to statements made in Karlsruhe by German Federal Prosecutor Monika Harms and Jörg Ziercke, the head of Germany's Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA).
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edition.cnn.com...
Australia: Alleged terrorist plot foiled
August 4, 2009 -- Updated 1541 GMT (2341 HKT)
(CNN) -- Four suspects accused of planning to carry out a terrorist attack on a military base in Australia were arrested in early morning busts across Melbourne on Tuesday, authorities said.
Police executed 19 search warrants in nine Melbourne neighborhoods as part of the investigation into the group, which is suspected of having ties to Al-Shabaab, a Somali insurgent group with ties to al Qaeda, authorities said.
The suspects planned to storm the Australian base with automatic weapons and carry out a "sustained attack on military personnel until they themselves were killed," said Tony Negus, deputy commissioner of the Australian Federal Police.
Details about the suspects began to emerge Tuesday afternoon, with police confirming that a 25-year-old man from Glenroy was charged with conspiring to plan a terrorist act. He was expected to appear in court later in the day, authorities said.
A fifth man, a 33-year-old already in custody on other matters, was being interviewed, police said.
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Originally posted by Kernel Korn
Nice of you to remind us of that. Please send the condolences cards to George W. Bush. Somewhere in Texas.
Originally posted by Kernel Korn
The fact of the matter is that there are rules to how the Universe works. Newton's 3rd Law:
"Every action has an equal and opposite reaction"
The people need to take back their nations from extremist idiot. Both sides. I believe that these people really want to live in peace. It's the morons in gov't that are keeping hostilities alive. Jeez, back off and let the children live for Scott Baio's sake.
Originally posted by ElectricUniverse
Originally posted by Kernel Korn
Nice of you to remind us of that. Please send the condolences cards to George W. Bush. Somewhere in Texas.
Wow, good response... I guess that dismisses the fact that the other member was exagerating, and even lying since in fact there have been troops that have died trying to defend, and save Iraqis....
Yep, i wonder that's why Islamic extremism has existed for over 14 centuries since the 7th century.....
Jeez, perhaps it would do you good to actually do some research instead of having just ironic responses trying to dismiss every evidence that refutes your opinion.
As for "leaving the children alone"..... You also seem to forget how Islamic extremists recruit children..... by abducting them, puting a suicide vest around them, and telling them to go towards allied troops......
I wonder who the real COWARDS are....
I guess it is better to leave the children to be trained by more Islamic extremists.....
[edit on 15-12-2009 by ElectricUniverse]
Originally posted by ugie1028
I thought this guy hit the nail on the hammer on this one.
this was a response video to this video with Paul Finley. (In us congress for 22 years)
I am not going to share my thoughts in the OP, i am just sharing 2 videos that i thought should be added here.
Originally posted by boniknik
Well you are also forgetting that though these attacks happened outside the US, it is specifically directed to US nationals and their allies.
Originally posted by pujols5
Well you fail to point out the group behind these actions, you simple put up a list of tragedies and blame them on the taliban and alaqeda, very good, oh how so very american of you, i can do the same thingn, here for example
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