Its not just these guys it happens all over the world...they will be called "seperatists" "freedom fighters" "rebels" but it seems the word "terrorists" is exclusively used for Muslims in the press...
Eta 'renews commitment to peace'
Video frame grab from Eta
Eta said it was "time to act responsibly"
The Basque separatist group Eta has said it is ready to make new commitments to peace if Spanish authorities end "attacks" against it.
In an interview in the Basque newspaper Gara, Eta said it stood by its ceasefire declaration of March 2006.
Many Eta members have been arrested since it detonated a bomb in December.
The government said on Saturday it would not comment on the interview, but added that Eta "only had to take one single step: renounce violence".
Accusation
Two people died in the blast in a car park in Madrid airport, the first such attack since the ceasefire came into effect.
The bombing led the government to declare it was abandoning the peace process and that there could be no dialogue with Eta while it was engaged in violence.
In its five-page interview, Eta said it was committed to a real democratic solution to the Basque conflict and that it was "time to act responsibly".
Eta accused Spain's ruling Socialist party and moderate Basque nationalist PNV party of blocking peace moves.
The group is seeking an independent state in northern Spain and south-west France.
The description of ETA as a "separatist" group is used because that is what they are, they call for separation from Spain and an independent nation. When they set off bombs at airports and the like they are called terrorist acts. They are also recognized as a terrorist group. One can be a "separatist" and still be a "terrorist".
"Imagination was given to man to compensate him for what he is not, and a sense of humor was provided to console him for what he is."
Its not just these guys it happens all over the world...they will be called "seperatists" "freedom fighters" "rebels" but it seems the word "terrorists" is exclusively used for Muslims in the press...
Hardly a realistic statement. There are many Muslim groups that are called Separatists.
A separatist is some one or group that wants a separate government.
A separatist is not a terrorist until they use terrorism.
Not all Muslims are terrorist, but it seems like most terrorist are Muslims these days. I know most Muslims do not identify with these terroist, but what are they doing to stop these few from over shadowing Islam in the eyes of the world?
Not all Muslims are terrorist, but it seems like most terrorist are Muslims these days. I know most Muslims do not identify with these terroist, but what are they doing to stop these few from over shadowing Islam in the eyes of the world?
What are the Christians doing to stop the Lord's Resistance Army from over shadowing Christianity? Never heard of them? Maybe you need to ask why you've never heard of them. Then you need to look at what they are doing in the name of Christianity. Clean your own backyard first before asking any of us why we can't control individuals that choose to behave outside the teachings of Islam. By the way they ARE terrorists, but where is the outrage? Where is the crying for the innocents in Uganda. Oh right...no oil, no benefit, no use. Let them die, they're insignificant. Ahhhh, how proudly they serve Christianity.
And you could have at least used an original quote. Not all Muslims are terrorists but all terrorists are Muslim (which is the correct phrase). That one comment alone shows your own double standard, but when combined with the rest of your statement the ignorance is staggering. Remember this quote: "better for them to THINK you're a fool, than to open your mouth and remove all doubt."
It never fails to amaze me. As Aku says, no need to say more.
Peace,
Hana
"Whoever is deprived of gentleness is deprived of all good" (Sahîh Muslim, Sunan Abî Dawûd)
The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen, nor touched...but are felt in the heart.
-Helen Keller
Muslim seperatists that the British and Americans spilt blood for to protect them from Genocide.(Genocide in the real sense, not troops firing rubber bullets at petrol bombers)
Initial accusation exploded. Oh and ETA deliberatly kill innocents which does make them terrorists. If they just targeted Spains Army or infrastructure it might be different, but since they are using arms against a democratic Government i would at best call them "Rebels"
No more to be said,.............. carry on.
Last edited by barney; 04-09-2007 at 01:52 AM.
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i think akulion has a point.
the word "terrorist" or "terrorism" is used much more frequently with the word "muslim" or "islamic" than it is with various other terrorist groups in the world.
each man thinks of his own fleas as gazelles
question authority
Yes of course the intentions of IRA and ETA are so 'noble' when they bomb people.
Your own words demonstrate the double standards, I dont have to say more
Some US groups said the IRA was justified back in the 80's. But meh..we can all make mistakes.
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i think akulion has a point.
the word "terrorist" or "terrorism" is used much more frequently with the word "muslim" or "islamic" than it is with various other terrorist groups in the world.
Yup, absolutely, snakelegs.
If I say the simple word 'terrorist', what comes to mind today? The brilliance of propaganda at work. Yet, previously it was the Russians and before them the Vietnamese, Japanese, etc., etc.
Peace,
Hana
"Whoever is deprived of gentleness is deprived of all good" (Sahîh Muslim, Sunan Abî Dawûd)
The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen, nor touched...but are felt in the heart.
-Helen Keller
i think akulion has a point.
the word "terrorist" or "terrorism" is used much more frequently with the word "muslim" or "islamic" than it is with various other terrorist groups in the world.
A List of the Worlds Terrorrists/seperatists and Freedom Fighters.
Christian
Army of God[2]
God's Army A terrorist group in Myanmar.
Nagaland Rebels (1947-present) Active in predominantly Christian state in Hindu majority India. Involved in several bombings in 2004. Goal: Independence from India after annexing parts of neighboring Indian states and Burma if it has Christian majority.
National Liberation Front of Tripura (1989-present) A group that seeks the independence of Tripura from India to create a Christian Tripura.
KKK is a fraternal organizations in the United States that have advocated white supremacy, anti-Semitism, racism, anti-Catholicism, homophobia, and nativism.
Phineas Priesthood An American based Christian Identity movement.
National Democratic Front of Bodoland, active terrorist in the Indian state of Assam, involved in the murder of Bineshwar Brahma, prominent Hindu Bodo activist
Islamist
Abu Sayyaf (1991-present; Islamist separatists; the Philippines)
Based in the southern islands of Jolo, Basilan, and Mindanao.
Branched off of the Moro National Liberation Front.
Allegedly partnered with Jemaah Islamiyah and Al-Qaeda.
Aden-Abyan Islamic Army (Yemen)
Adolat - Uzbekistan
Akramiya - Uzbekistan
Al-Gama'a al-Islamiyya (Late 1970s-present; Islamists; Egypt)
Seeks to establish Islamist state in Egypt. Usually targets secular establishments, government buildings, police, the military, minorities, tourists, and “morally offensive” buildings.
Armed Islamic Group (1992-present; Islamists; Algeria)
Seeks to establish Islamist state in Algeria. Began operations in 1992 after the Algerian government ignored election results that gave victory to Islamist political parties.
Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades
Ansar al-Islam (December 2001-present; Islamists; Iraq)
In Arabic, "Supporters of Islam."
Also known as "Partisans of Islam or Helpers of Islam."
Al-Qaeda (1988-present; Islamists; Afghanistan, Pakistan, and worldwide)
In Arabic, "the foundation", "the base", or "the database" kept by intelligence services of anti-Soviet Afghani fighters.
Also known as Qa‘idat al-Jihad, Islamic Army for the Liberation of the Holy Places, World Islamic Front for Jihad Against Jews and Crusaders, Islamic Salvation Foundation, and the Osama bin Laden Network.
Related: Alneda (former web site), As-Sahab (affiliated public relations organization),
Cells: Buffalo six, Hamburg cell,
Asbat al-Ansar (early 1990s-present; Lebanese Sunni Islamists; southern Lebanon)
In Arabic, "the League of the Followers."
Acronym for "Harakat al-Muqawama al-Islamiya," or Islamic Resistance Movement.
Jama'at al-Tawhid wa'al-Jihad/Al-Qaeda in Iraq - Abu Musab al-Zarqawi's Sunni network, operating in Iraq
on U.S. State Department list of Foreign Terrorist Organizations
Eastern Turkestan Islamic Movement - al-Qaeda linked separatist group in China's Xinjiang Autonomous Region aiming to establish an Islamic state. Banned by China, along with related groups East Turkestan Liberation Organization, World Uighur Youth Congress and East Turkistan Information Center[3]
Egyptian Islamic Jihad - Egypt (active since the late 1970s)
Hamas - West Bank, Gaza Strip. Listed as a terrorist organization by Australia, Canada, the European Union, Israel, and the United States
Harakat ul-Mujahidin (HUM) - Pakistan and Kashmir
Hizb-an-nusra - Uzbekistan
Hizb ut-Tahrir - international (legal in Britain and Australia)
Hezbollah - Lebanon; Listed as a terrorist organization by Australia, Canada, the Netherlands, Israel, and the United States
Hizbul Mujahideen - Pakistan and Kashmir
Hofstad Network - Netherlands
Islamic Front for the Liberation of Bahrain - Defunct
Islamic Movement of Central Asia - Central Asia (affiliated with Al Qaeda)
Islamic Movement of Tajikistan - Tajikistan
Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan - Uzbekistan
Jaish-e-Mohammed - Pakistan
Jaish Ansar al-Sunna - Iraq
Jama'at al-Jihad al-Islami
Jemaah Islamiyah - Southeast Asia
Jihad Rite - Australia (linked with Al Qaeda. Founded in 2001)
Lashkar-e-Jhangvi - Pakistan
Lashkar-e-Toiba - Pakistan
Maktab al-Khadamat - Afghanistan - Defunct
Moroccan Islamic Combatant Group - Morocco and Spain
Moro Islamic Liberation Front - (Islamic separatists; the Philippines)
Palestinian Islamic Jihad - Israel, West Bank, Gaza Strip
People Against Gangsterism and Drugs - South Africa
Salafist Group for Preaching and Combat - Algeria
Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan - Pakistan
Students Islamic Movement of India - India
Takfir wal-Hijra - Egypt/Sudan/Algeria
Tehreek-e-Nafaz-e-Shariat- e-Mohammadi (TNSM) - Pakistan[4]
Turkish Hezbollah - Kurdish organization operating in Turkey
Turkish Islamic Jihad - Turkey
Islamist fronts
Al-Barakaat (Al-Qaida front)
Al-Wafa Humanitarian Organization (Al-Qaida front)
Benevolence International Foundation (Al-Qaida front)
Global Relief Foundation (Al-Qaida front)
Holy Land Foundation for Relief and Development (Hamas)
Konsojaya Trading Company (Jemaah Islamiyah front)
Al Qaeda
Jewish
Kahane Chai (designated as terrorist by Israel, the EU, and USA)
Sikh
Babbar Khalsa
Bhinderanwala Tiger Force of Khalistan
International Sikh Youth Federation [3]
Dashmesh Regiment
Khalistan Commando Force
Khalistan Liberation Force
Khalistan Liberation Front
Khalistan National Army
Khalistan Zindabad Force [4]
Saheed Khalsa Force
All of these groups demand a Khalistan (Land of the Pure) in the Indian state of Punjab and adjoining areas for Sikhs. Most have a variable amount of support from Sikhs abroad and have been in existence since the 1980s. Many have been weakened and have cut down on activities, yet they continue. The militancy in Punjab has claimed approximately 100,000 lives, according to estimates put forward by Amnesty International: this figure involves killings by both Sikh militants and the Indian forces. With the exception of the first two, the other groups have only been proscribed in India.
Other religious terrorists
Aum Supreme Truth (Aum Shinrikyo) - Japan (homicidal religious cult)
Lord's Resistance Army Christian/Pagan/Muslim terrorist group that operates in northern Uganda, it seeks to overthrow the Ugandan government and create a country based on the ten commandments.[5]
Nationalistic terrorist organizations
Irish Nationalists (Northern Ireland)
Irish National Liberation Army (1974-Present)
Splinter group:
Irish People's Liberation Organisation (1986-1992, defunct)
Irish Republican Army (1922-1969)split into- 'Official IRA' and 'Provisional IRA'.
Official IRA (defunct)
Provisional Irish Republican Army (PIRA) (1969–2002)[5]
Supporters of the PIRA split from 'Official' Sinn Féin to form Provisional Sinn Féin. Provisional Sinn Féin was later known simply as Sinn Féin (while 'Official' Sinn Féin eventually became the Workers' Party).
Under ceasefire since the Good Friday Agreement of 1998
Ended armed campaign in September 2005.
Splinter groups:
Continuity Irish Republican Army (CIRA) (1986-present)
Also known as the "Continuity Army Council" and "Óglaigh na hÉireann" (Gaelic for 'Volunteers of Ireland')
Real Irish Republican Army (RIRA) (1997-present)*
Also known as the True IRA and Óglaigh na hÉireann (Gaelic for Volunteers of Ireland).
Does not recognize Good Friday Agreement.
Ulster Loyalists (Northern Ireland)
Ulster Volunteer Force (original UVF 1912-1921, current UVF has existed since 1966)
Very closely linked with the Red Hand Commandos (1972-present).
Splinter group: Loyalist Volunteer Force
Ulster Defence Association (1971-present)
Also called the "Ulster Freedom Fighters," or UFF.
On February 22, 2003, announced a "complete and utter cessation" of all acts of violence for one year. It said it will review its ceasefire every three months, although in February 2006, the Independent Monitoring Commission reported that the UDA continued its paramilitary activities, as well as involvement in organized crime, drug trafficking, counterfeiting, extortion, money laundering and robbery
Splinter group: Red Hand Defenders
Red Hand Commandos {created in 1972) allied with the UVF
Red Hand Defenders (1998-present) an affiliate organization with both the UDA and LVF who are allies. Opposes ceasefire.
Loyalist Volunteer Force (1996-2005)
Ulster Freedom Fighters (created in 1972) an affiliate of the UDA
Ulster Resistance 1986-1990 Created by the Democratic Unionist Party, now defunct
Red Branch Knights (1992)
Orange Volunteers (1998-present)
Indonesia
Barisan Merah Putih; ultra nationalist group first recruited by KOPASSUS
Laskar Jihad; Islamic ultra nationist group
Palestinian
Jewish (Historical)
Main article: Zionist political violence
Irgun (1931-1948) - regarded as a terrorist group by the British authorities and mainstream Zionist organizations (not during most of World War II).
Lehi (1940-1948) - regarded as a terrorist group by the British authorities.
Arab
Main article: Palestinian political violence
Main article: :Category:Palestinian militant groups
Abu Nidal
Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades
Black Hand (Palestine)
Black September (group)
Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine (DFLP)
Fatah Hawks
Force 17
Hamas - listed as a terrorist organization by Australia,[6] Canada,[7][8] the United Kingdom,[9] the European Union,[10] Israel, and the United States,[11] and is banned in Jordan.[12]
Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP)
Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine-General Command (PFLP-GC)
Popular Resistance Committees
Palestinian Islamic Jihad Movement
Palestine Liberation Front
Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) (1964-present) - On December 14, 1988, the PLO officially renounced the use of terrorist tactics. In 1993 it became the PA (Palestinian Authority). Although it claims it does not support terrorism, documents show that the PA/PLO has actively supported and sponsored various terrorist groups in Israel.[13][14] According to the NCIS, the PLO is "the richest of all terrorist organizations." (1993)[15]
The Holy Jihad Brigade
Tanzim
Tamil Terrorist
Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE, aka Tamil Tigers)- Sri Lanka. One of the largest terrorist groups with an estimated 11,000[6] Tamil cadres who fight for separation from Sri Lanka. The group has carried out 240+ suicide bombings since the early 80s in a brutal civil war which they describe as their freedom struggle. Members of the group carried out the suicide bomber assassinations of Sri Lankan President Ranasinghe Premadasa (1988-1993) and former Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi [7]. UNHCR has reported that this organisation conscripts and brainwashes children by force, and carries out Ethnic cleansing on Tamil-Muslim and Sinhalese civilians in the jungle areas it controls.[8]
Other nationalist terrorists
An gof - an gof - Cornwall - was thought to be inactive but as of March 12th 2007 they have become active once more.
Anuak Terrorist Militants Western Ethiopia and Eastern Sudan.
East Turkestan Islamic Movement - Central Asia and China
East Turkistan Liberation Organization (China)
ETA (Basque Fatherland and Liberty) - Spain and southern France (founded 1959)
GAL (Grupos Antiterroristas de Liberación) Spanish death squad (1980s)
Scottish National Liberation Army (SNLA) - Scotland (defunct)
Croatian Revolutionary Brotherhood - Yugoslavia (disbanded)
Front de Libération du Quebec - Canada (founded 1963)
Cells: Chenier Cell, Liberation Cell,
Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK/KADEK/KONGRA-GEL) - Turkey
Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA; 1993-1999) - Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Los Macheteros - Puerto Rico (founded 1976)
National Council of Resistance of Iran (MKO front)[16][17]
National Front for the Liberation of Corsica (FLNC) - France
People's Mujahedin of Iran (MEK/MKO) - Iran
Armed Islamic Group (GIA) - France, Algeria
OJAL (Algeria)
Ogaden National Liberation Front
Oromo Liberation Front - 1973
Organisation armée secrète (OAS) - France, Algeria (disbanded)
VMO (1950-1970 and 1971-1983) - Flanders
Anarchist
Anti-State Justice
Black Star
Conscientious Arsonists
The Angry Brigade
New Revolutionary Alternative
Squamish Five
Leftist, Communist, Leninist, Trotskyst, Maoist and Marxist
Action Directe - France
African National Congress - South Africa (renounced violence)
Armenian Secret Army for the Liberation of Armenia (ASALA, disbanded since 1986) - Lebanon, Armenia and the USA
CCC - Belgium
Chukaku-Ha - Japan
Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) - Nepal - currently taking part in disarmament and cooperation in a new interim government for Nepal
Ejército de Liberación Nacional - Colombia
Forças Populares 25 de Abril - Portugal (1980 - 1987)
GRAPO - Spain
Japanese Red Army (Sekigun) - Japan
June 2 Movement - West Germany (disbanded)
Khmer Rouge - Cambodia (disbanded)
Naxals or Naxalites - India
NPA or New People's Army - Philippines
Revolutionary Organization 17 November (17N) - Greece
Pan-Africanist Congress - South Africa (renounced violence)
People's War Group - India
Red Army Faction (popularly known as the Baader-Meinhof Gang) - Germany (founded 1967, disbanded)
Red Brigades (Brigate Rosse) - Italy (founded 1969)
Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) - Colombia
Revolutionary People's Liberation Party-Front (DHKP & DHKP/C) - Turkey
Shining Path (Sendero Luminoso) - Peru (active since the late 1960s)
Symbionese Liberation Army - USA (disbanded)
Túpac Amaru Revolutionary Movement (MRTA) - Peru
United Freedom Front - USA (founded in 1976, now disbanded)
United Liberation Front of Assam - India
Weathermen - USA (founded in 1969, now disbanded)
Spin-off: May 19th Communist Movement (active 1978-85)
Ethnic terrorists (including neo-Nazis and white-supremacists)
Army for the Liberation of Rwanda - Rwanda (Hutu emancipatory;genocidal)
Aryan Nations - United States
Boeremag - South Africa
Combat 18 - United Kingdom
Column 88 - United Kingdom
CSA - United States
Creativity Movement - United States
Jondollah - Iran
Ku Klux Klan - United States (founded in 1865 and revived several times since).
Mouvement d'Action et Défense Masada - France (disbanded). This was a French neo-Nazi organization, disguised as a Zionist extremist group, which attacked Arab targets.
National Socialist Movement - United Kingdom
The Order - United States (disbanded)
Racial Volunteer Force - United Kingdom
White Aryan Resistance - United States
Anti-Communists
Contras - Nicaragua
Alianza Anticomunista Argentina - Argentina
Alianza Americana Anticomunista - Colombia
Autodefensas Unidas de Colombia - Colombia
Ranvir Sena - India
Cuban exile groups
Further information: Opposition to Fidel Castro
All groups recognised by the International terrorism report from the United States Central Intelligence Agency.[18] The principle aim of these groups is to forge political change in Cuba.
Abdala
Alpha 66
Anti-Castro Commando
Anti-Communist Commandos
Brigade 2506
Condor
Coordination of United Revolutionary Organizations (CORU - includes Orlando Bosch and Luis Posada Carriles)
Cuba Action
Cuba Action Commandos
Cuban Anti-Communist League
Cuban C-4
Movement Cuban Liberation Front
Cuban National Liberation Front (FLNC)
Cuban Power (el Poder Cubano)
Cuban Power
Cuban Representation in Exile
Cuban Revolutionary Directorate
Cuban Revolutionary Organization
Cuban Youth Group International
Secret Revolutionary United Cells
JCN (expansion unknown)
Latin American Anti-Communist Army
Movement of Cuban Justice Movement of the Seventh (M-7)
National Integration Front (FIN; Cuban Nationalist Front)
Omega 7
Pedro Luis Boitel
Command Pedro Ruiz Botero
Commandos Pragmatistas
Scorpion (el Alacran)
Second Front of Escambray
Secret Anti-Castro Cuban Army
Secret Cuban Government
Secret Hand Organization
Secret Organization Zero
Young Cubans
Youths of the Star
Issue-specific
Ecologist
Animal Liberation Front (ALF) - operates worldwide. Property damage and animal release, related to animal rights issues. Listed as one of the top domestic threats by United States Department of Homeland Security, FBI and ATF.
Earth Liberation Front (ELF) - Founded 1992; operates in US, Canada, and UK. Property destruction, related to environmental issues. Listed as one of the top domestic threats by United States Department of Homeland Security, FBI and ATF.
Environmental Life Force - Disbanded in 1972. Used explosive and incendiary devices in defense of the environment.
Abortion
Army of God -- anti-abortion, operates in the United States. Property damage and loss of life in attacks on abortion clinics.
Others
Africa
Interahamwe - Rwanda - Hutu nationalist, strongly anti Tutsi. Responsible for the 1994 Rwanda genocide
Janjaweed - Sudan
Mungiki - Kenya
Revolutionary United Front - Sierra Leonean rebels
Caribbean
Front for the Advancement and Progress of Haiti (FRAPH) - Haiti
National Revolutionary Front for the Liberation of Haiti - Haiti
Tonton Macoutes - Haiti
France
Action Directe (AD), an anti-NATO organization responsible for the 1986 murder of Georges Besse.
Portugal
FLAMA Madeira Archipelago Liberation Front, separatist group from Madeira.
Frente de Libertação dos Açores (FLA) Azores Liberation Front, separatist group from Azores.
Spain
ETA Euskadi Ta Askatasuna, main terrorist organization in Spain responsible of the numerous bombings, seeking an independent Basque Country. See also Kale borroka.
GAL Grupo Antiterrorista de Liberacion, terrorist organization of the government in the 1980s.
GRAPO Grupo Antifacista Primero de Octubre, terrorist organization of extreme left
FAG Fuerzas Armadas Guanches, terrorist organization of the Islas Canarias part of MPAIAC in the 1970s.
Terra Lliure terrorist group of Catalonia in the 1980s. and 1990s.
Exercito Guerrilleiro do Povo Galego Ceibe separatist group in Galicia
United Kingdom
Animal Rights Militia, a terrorist organization responsible for numerous letter bombs in Great Britain during the 1980s.
Scottish National Liberation Army, a Scottish terrorist organization fighting for the cause of Scottish independence.
An Gof, a Cornish terrorist organization fighting for the cause of Cornish independence.
United States
Afro-American Liberation Army (AALA), a terrorist organization active in Los Angeles during the 1970s.
Aliens of America, a terrorist organization active in Los Angeles during the 1970s.
American Indian Movement (AIM), originally founded as a civil rights organization, the AIM was involved in the 1972 occupations of the Mayflower II, Mount Rushmore and the Bureau of Indian Affairs headquarters in Washington, D.C. as well as the 1973 standoff at Wounded Knee during which members were involved in gun battles with federal agents.
Americans for Justice, a terrorist organization active on the west coast during the 1970s.
Bay Bombers, a radical terrorist organization active in San Francisco, California during the 1960s.
Black Afro Militant Movement (BAMM), a militant terrorist organization
Black Liberation Army (BLA), an offshoot faction of the Black Panther Party reportedly involved in murders of police officers in San Francisco and New York between 1971 and 1973.
Black Muslims, a separatist involved in numerous shootouts with police and other violent activities including the "Zebra Killings" in which fourteen people were murdered in the San Francisco-area.
Black Nation of Islam (BNI), a terrorist organization active during the 1970s and 80s.
Black Revolutionary, a terrorist organization active in New York during the 1970s.
Symbionese Liberation Army (SLA), a terrorist organization responsible for the 1973 murder of Oakland school superintendent Marcus Foster and, most notably, the 1974 kidnapping of Patricia Hearst.
Weather Underground (WU), radical terrorist organization responsible for nineteen bombings between 1969 and 1974, including the U.S. Capitol Building in 1971 and The Pentagon in 1974.
So We can see that out of the religious groups. Islamist groups have demonstratably the most (source wiki)
The Other major newsworthy factor is the scale and damage these groups cause. The An-Gof cornish seperatists will meet in pubs once a year and sing songs. evry 4th year they will mail a death-threat to someone who's not cornish.
Al Quada meanwhile is behind tens of thousands of deaths and Madrid's trains wasnt blown up by Maderian Seperatists. The Animal liberation guys might kill a person every other year, but they have about 250 members worldwide who are actively engaged in umm..activitys.
So the Big news is the Big Bombs....and the groups that do that all claim that they are Muslim.
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So you think it is propaganda? propaganda deceptive or distorted information that is systematically spread
Can you give me an example of the distortion? Who is doing this systematically?
So you think it is propaganda? propaganda deceptive or distorted information that is systematically spread
Can you give me an example of the distortion? Who is doing this systematically?
you're kidding, right???
Gimme a break!
"Whoever is deprived of gentleness is deprived of all good" (Sahîh Muslim, Sunan Abî Dawûd)
The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen, nor touched...but are felt in the heart.
-Helen Keller
The old saying one mans terrorist is another mans freedom fighter is utter %$%%$%
A terrorist is a group which attempts to gain it's political ideological or religious objectives through the deliberate targeting of innocents.
Thats all the definition anyone needs.
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Has the word "terrorism" lost its meaning?
What do people mean when they describe something as "terrorism"?
British Prime Minister Tony Blair called the killing of four British servicemen and their translator on Thursday an "act of terrorism".
Can insurgents in Iraq - who some would say use terror tactics against the general population - be accused of terrorism when it applies to troops?
Is terrorism a redundant phrase? Is a "terrorist" now someone who fights against you and your cause? What does the word mean to you? Send us your comments.
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i think they pinned it in the question itself...
Bush and Blair term everyone terrorist simply because those people are fighting against their cause. Nothing more....
After all who are the insurgents? Its the Iraqi people wanting the USA and UK out!
Well one has to wonder why so many Muslim groups are listed in that list you posted...
after all dont Muslims have the right to fight for their way of life?
Not by killing innocents
format_quote Originally Posted by akulion
Iraqis fighting to liberate Iraq from the US and UK: Terrorists
US and UK suppressing and occupying Iraq by force: Liberators
The ones engaged in targeting the allies of the Iraqi Government: Rebels. (not many of them about)
The ones Blowing up iraqi kids and mothers to the tune of 100 a day: terrorists (thousands of them)
The Jihadists coming into the soverign State of iraq from Iran Syria Palastine: invaders.
The US & UK Troops Protecting the Soverign people of iraq from Death squads. Liberators. (Check my signiture, iraq's freely elected government is ASKING us to stay and help, we are Allies with them.)
format_quote Originally Posted by akulion
You dont have to go far to see the truth really
Not to mention that war is Illegal - not sanctioned by the UN and was opposed by the UN as well
Wasnt opposed, the vote wasnt taken due to France & Russia's veto threats.
The Majority of iraqi people then....and now ...agreed with it. =Liberation.
Takes a bit to carve through propaganda from the east and wests media, but the facts are there and theyre clear.
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