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| Terrorists strike Russian rail system, kill 37; More to come? | |
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| Ww2nerd | Mar 30 2010, 09:06 PM Post #16 |
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Nightflame, while I don't want to be rude, that doesn't really matter. I may be unislamic to claim I'm killing in allah's name, but I'm still doing it for Islam. These people may not be right calling themselves Christians, but the fact remains they're killing for that faith. And Legend, I don't mean to be underhanded, but I believe we were talking about 09, were we not? And legend, this is right from the preamble:
I think you'll see there could be a small problem there. Edited by Ww2nerd, Mar 30 2010, 09:12 PM.
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"There are strange things done in the midnight sun, by the men who moil for gold; the arctic trails have their secret tales that'd make your blood run cold... the Northern Lights have seen queer sights, but the queerest they ever did see... was that night on the marge of Lake LeBarge, that I cremated Sam McGee." - Robert W. Service | |
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| DragonLegend | Mar 30 2010, 09:38 PM Post #17 |
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The 2008 report came out in April 2009, I think, so I guess we'll have to wait a month or two for the 2009 report.
Odds are, there were more Islamic attacks than mentioned in that report. Anyway, from the Report:
So if you don't believe anything it says, I suppose no source will be credible to you regarding this issue. But I think we all agree that more terrorist attacks were committed by Muslims than by Christians in the past few decades. Edited by DragonLegend, Mar 30 2010, 09:40 PM.
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| Ww2nerd | Mar 31 2010, 12:25 AM Post #18 |
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I don't really trust the US government to make an accurate representation of that, Legend. They are fighting the Islamic terrorists, after all. Do you have anything a little more bipartisan? An international group perhaps (and no, that doesn't mean it has to be the UN or amnesty or whatever). Oh well, I'll do some looking up on my own, see what I find. |
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"There are strange things done in the midnight sun, by the men who moil for gold; the arctic trails have their secret tales that'd make your blood run cold... the Northern Lights have seen queer sights, but the queerest they ever did see... was that night on the marge of Lake LeBarge, that I cremated Sam McGee." - Robert W. Service | |
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| DragonLegend | Mar 31 2010, 12:32 AM Post #19 |
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This is the most comprehensive report I could find. I've asked 3 people I know, and they all linked me to this report. This one is also almost always used in discussions about terrorist attack statistics/counts. I have no reason not to trust the intelligence community here. They don't really have anything to hide in this case. |
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| Ww2nerd | Mar 31 2010, 12:34 AM Post #20 |
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Alright, I'll just take a look myself. Sorry, I did that as sort of a reaction. Though, you could afford to mention the evils of Christian terrorists a little more often. |
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"There are strange things done in the midnight sun, by the men who moil for gold; the arctic trails have their secret tales that'd make your blood run cold... the Northern Lights have seen queer sights, but the queerest they ever did see... was that night on the marge of Lake LeBarge, that I cremated Sam McGee." - Robert W. Service | |
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| DragonLegend | Mar 31 2010, 12:48 AM Post #21 |
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But Christian terrorism is hardly as relevant, important or dangerous as Islamic terrorism. |
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| Lazurath | Mar 31 2010, 01:36 AM Post #22 |
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Back to the topic, even though I don't exactly think Russia is a shining beacon of Human Rights and Law, I far more greatly hate the Chechen rebels and they're so-called "cause." Ok, firstly, if you feel your way of life and government and being overwhelmed by a foreign occupier, etc. and you feel resentful, I guess that is understandable. However, to openly use terrorism and scare tactics, as well as basically f**k up your own country achieves little in gaining "independence" and only angers everyone else around you. Also, the second Chechen War, which was trigged after they gained independence, was started because Chechenia invaded a neighbouring Republic (controlled by Russia, of course) in order to establish an Chechen emirate. So it's hardly like they were the "poor, suppressed victims" in this case. |
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| DragonLegend | Mar 31 2010, 01:45 AM Post #23 |
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I would point out the hypocrisy by saying something about America and al-Qaeda, or Israel and terrorist groups, but I think I'll have mercy on you this time.
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| Ww2nerd | Mar 31 2010, 02:40 AM Post #24 |
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Legend, tell that to 20,000 innocent children who will never see their parents again. Tell that to the numerous women who've had their hands cut off, their ears, their noses. Tell that to all the orphans. You might like to trivialize it. But it's no less dangerous than Islamic terrorism. Edited by Ww2nerd, Mar 31 2010, 02:44 AM.
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"There are strange things done in the midnight sun, by the men who moil for gold; the arctic trails have their secret tales that'd make your blood run cold... the Northern Lights have seen queer sights, but the queerest they ever did see... was that night on the marge of Lake LeBarge, that I cremated Sam McGee." - Robert W. Service | |
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| Lazurath | Mar 31 2010, 12:23 PM Post #25 |
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UPDATE: Another attack has been carried out, this time in the Northern Caucasus region. What a great shape Russia is currently in, eh? (Here's the link.) |
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| DragonLegend | Mar 31 2010, 01:39 PM Post #26 |
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20,000? Yes, it's bad, but please try to compare that to a global war with hundreds of thousands of murdered innocents. Edited by DragonLegend, Mar 31 2010, 01:40 PM.
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| Parasky | Mar 31 2010, 09:19 PM Post #27 |
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I wouldn't say that. Perhaps Islamic terrorism is more widespread, but terrorism is terrorism; there is no "worse" kind. It's all equally relevant, important, and dangerous, that's it's intended purpose. As for these Russian bombings, well, I hope the terrorists enjoyed freedom while they could. They'll probably be shipped off to the gulag and never seen again*. *They won't make it that far, they'll be dead before they reach the gulag. |
| "The wages of sin is death but so is the salary of virtue, and at least the evil get to go home early on Fridays." - Terry Pratchett, Small Gods | |
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| DragonLegend | Mar 31 2010, 09:22 PM Post #28 |
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I beg to differ. There is a clear difference between the global Islamic Jihad and some Christian lunatics bombing an abortion clinic and killing cops. |
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| Parasky | Mar 31 2010, 09:25 PM Post #29 |
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There's a difference between a Muslim blowing something up and a Christian blowing something up? Sounds biased to me. |
| "The wages of sin is death but so is the salary of virtue, and at least the evil get to go home early on Fridays." - Terry Pratchett, Small Gods | |
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| DragonLegend | Mar 31 2010, 09:33 PM Post #30 |
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Not if you consider the Islamic terrorist attack an isolated incident. However, as we all well know, Islamic terrorist attacks are no isolated incidents. |
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