Once a terrorist group known only for attacking embassies and warships, al Qa'ida is today a full-fledged movement and ideology in its own right. Instead of attacking strong points from a central command center, its many arms and branches now operate independently, hitting weak points according to recipes that produce big bangs for the buck. Along with that al Qa'ida has changed strategy--hitting us economically. Most importantly,
al Qa'ida is a sophisticated organization that learns from its mistakes. This is in marked contrast with the US government, comprised of both Republicans and Democrats who blindly stumble along in the wrong war against the wrong enemy without any defined goals other than a vacuous word, "victory."
Posted by RoadToPeace on Thursday, November 22, 2007.
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Yes, six doctors were among the eight arrested in the UK after two failed bombing attacks on June 29 and 30, 2007, in London and Glasgow. Amazing who can be radicalized!
Doctors arrested in Britain: Belal Abdulla, 27, Iraqi; Mohammed Asha, 26, Jordanian neurosurgeon, ring leader;
Kafeel Ahmed; Sabeel Ahmed. Two other doctors were implicated, including one in Australia.
Posted by RoadToPeace on Saturday, July 14, 2007.
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"In an audio tape broadcast on Aljazeera, Osama bin Laden has warned that al-Qaida is preparing an attack very soon, but also offers Americans a long-term truce." Al-Jazeera Release.
Our purpose in bringing out what bin Laden says is two fold: we can read his writings and statements for ourselves for clues about what motivates this man. On this tape, as well as in other communications, his motivation is clear: Western exploitation and occupacy of Islamic lands. Israel, Afghanistsn, and Iraq in historical order brought humiliation upon Islamic culture.
Posted by RoadToPeace on Thursday, February 02, 2006.
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Also known as superstition-driven terrorism
Although Christianity clearly provided a framework for witch hunting, the hysteria / obsession infected most of society, especially in Europe.
Posted by RoadToPeace on Friday, December 16, 2005.
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April 27, 2005 Update
In April 2005, there were 40 active terrorist groups world-wide.
Groups Listed:
Posted by RoadToPeace on Saturday, November 26, 2005.
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February 2003
The Inquisitors were terrorists in whom the Catholic Church had vested authority to suppress heresy by whatever means available.
Posted by RoadToPeace on Saturday, November 05, 2005.
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Nothing below means we condone terrorists or terrorism. Our mission on this site is to show that we need to understand the terrorist mentality and how they became radicalized before we can make progress toward peace. Taken together, bin Laden's public pronouncements are convincing in one respect:
The man means what he says.
Posted by RoadToPeace on Thursday, October 20, 2005.
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When will we start listening??
This man is telling us something.
When the pagan King Amroo Ibn Hind tried to humiliate the pagan Amroo Ibn Kulthoom, the latter cut the head of the King with his sword rejecting aggression, humiliation and indignation.
Posted by RoadToPeace on Thursday, September 08, 2005.
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May 2003; Updated Mar 2007
Much has happened since this page was originally drafted. But one thing remained constant--the threat of nuclear terror by a group or coalition of terror groups.
Posted by RoadToPeace on Sunday, August 21, 2005.
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Alan Cullison, a reporter for the Wall Street Journal found himself in Afghanistan as the Taliban were evacuating from Kabul. On the way there his laptop computer was smashed.
Posted by RoadToPeace on Sunday, August 21, 2005.
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Excerpted from Biography
and the Pittsburgh Post Gazette
Bin Laden is not the only name out there we should all know. Zarqawi leads a terror group named Monotheism and Jihad. He is the most-wanted man in Iraq. Although there are reports to the contrary, Zarqawi is unlikely to be closely allied with al Qa'ida other than through a "common enemy."
Posted by RoadToPeace on Sunday, August 21, 2005.
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A need for a handbook on terror may arise for any of at least four reasons. We discuss them on this page. To begin, a handbook for terror might read:
- debilitate your victim by inducing terror - use any means available;
Posted by RoadToPeace on Sunday, August 21, 2005.
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Malleus on Witchcraft
Guidebook on how to deal with witches.
Posted by RoadToPeace on Sunday, August 21, 2005.
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Timing their fatwa a year to the day after the Madrid train bombings, Spanish Muslim Clerics (Islamic Commission of Spain) issued a fatwa against Osama bin Laden who now stands accused by fellow Muslims of terrorist acts, notably the train bombing in Madrid last year that killed 191 and injured 1500 persons.
Posted by RoadToPeace on Sunday, August 21, 2005.
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The responsibility for the current situation in Saudi Arabia rests with the regime.
Posted by RoadToPeace on Sunday, August 21, 2005.
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This fatwa was a
tightly reasoned declaration of war, but not widely recognized as such, or even widely known. It was more than that: Only faith is more important than expelling America and Israel from the Holy Land. This was no instant cure. It was a promise to dig in and do what it takes for however long. Is this not a lesson for the future? There was enough truth in the
tight reasoning alone to ring alarm bells.
Posted by RoadToPeace on Sunday, August 21, 2005.
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"Declaration of War against the Americans Occupying the Land of the Two Holy Places"
This
"Declaration Of War" is the so-called Ladenese epistle.
Posted by RoadToPeace on Sunday, August 21, 2005.
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Fatwah Urging Jihad Against Americans
World Islamic Front Statement
Posted by RoadToPeace on Sunday, August 21, 2005.
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Updated 14 May 2007
Few terrorists have been as accomplished as Abu Nidal (deceased). Malleus documented witchcraft such that innocents were routinely accused of witchcraft with dire and painful results for generations. Ameer Ali was one of the most notorious of the Thugs of India; he, too, left an indelible record of both the depravity and gentleness of humankind.
Posted by RoadToPeace on Friday, July 22, 2005.
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