By defination of their deeds, absolutely YES.
What else would you label some shithead who blows up a bus or plane full of people other than a terrorist?
What else would you label some shithead who blows up a bus or plane full of people other than a terrorist?
Define what is a "terrorist" .... EVERYONE on this board would be called a terrorist by the other country if N Korean invaded over wanting a regime change ...
Our boys are in a war .. sorry, but the facts is what is happening had to be
expected as no one was dumb enough to believe from SHOTGUN WILLIE that our troops would be greeted as Liberators
In fact, if I recall our American heroes that liberated this country were called "Freedom Fighters" so it all depends upon who is looking at the situation
Now .. the Islamic nutcases that strap bombs on their backs and blow up innocent folks in a cafe in Israel are deft terrorists and should be dealt with harshly by the IDF
Our boys are in a war .. sorry, but the facts is what is happening had to be
expected as no one was dumb enough to believe from SHOTGUN WILLIE that our troops would be greeted as Liberators
In fact, if I recall our American heroes that liberated this country were called "Freedom Fighters" so it all depends upon who is looking at the situation
Now .. the Islamic nutcases that strap bombs on their backs and blow up innocent folks in a cafe in Israel are deft terrorists and should be dealt with harshly by the IDF
vic hanson
Standoff in Iraq
The IED vs. Democracy.
The insurgency in Iraq has no military capability either to drive the United States military from Iraq or to stop the American training of Iraqi police and security forces — or, for that matter, to derail the formation of a new government. The United States air base at Balad is one of the busiest airports in the world. Camp Victory near Baghdad is impenetrable to serious attack. And even forward smaller bases at Kirkuk, Mosul, and Ramadi are entirely secure. Instead, the terrorists count on three alternate strategies:
First, through the use of improvised explosive devices (IED), assassinations, and suicide bombings, they hope to make the Iraqi hinterlands and suburbs appear so unstable and violent that the weary American public says “enough of these people” and calls home its troops before the country is stabilized. In such a quest, the terrorists have an invaluable ally in the global media, whose “if it bleeds, it leads” brand of journalism always favors the severed head in the street over the completion of yet another Iraqi school.
Second, the al Qaedists think they can attack enough Shiites and government forces to prompt a civil war. And indeed, in the world that we see on television, there is no such thing as a secular Iraq, an Iraqi who defines himself as an Iraqi, or a child born to a Shiite and Sunni. No, the country, we are told, is simply three factions that will be torn apart by targeted violence. Sunnis blow up holy places; Shiites retaliate; and both sides can then blame the Americans.
Third, barring options one and two, the enemy wishes to pay off criminals and thugs to create enough daily mayhem, theft, and crime to stop contractors from restoring infrastructure and thus delude the Iraqi public into believing that the peace would return if only the Americans just left.
One of the great lapses in world journalism is investigating what happened to the 100,000 criminals let out by Saddam Hussein on the eve of the war. Thus the terrorists have succeeded in making all the daily mayhem of a major city appear to be political violence — even though much of the problem is the theft, rape, and murder committed by criminals who have had a holiday since Saddam freed them.
We are at a standoff of sorts, as we cannot yet stop the fear of the IED, and they cannot halt the progress of democracy. The Americans are unsure whether their own continued massive use of force — GPS bombings or artillery strikes — will be wise in such a sensitive war of hearts and minds, and must be careful to avoid increased casualties that will erode entirely an already attenuated base of public support for remaining in Iraq at all. The terrorists are more frustrated that, so far, they cannot inflict the sort of damage on the Americans that will send them home or stop the political process entirely.
Standoff in Iraq
The IED vs. Democracy.
The insurgency in Iraq has no military capability either to drive the United States military from Iraq or to stop the American training of Iraqi police and security forces — or, for that matter, to derail the formation of a new government. The United States air base at Balad is one of the busiest airports in the world. Camp Victory near Baghdad is impenetrable to serious attack. And even forward smaller bases at Kirkuk, Mosul, and Ramadi are entirely secure. Instead, the terrorists count on three alternate strategies:
First, through the use of improvised explosive devices (IED), assassinations, and suicide bombings, they hope to make the Iraqi hinterlands and suburbs appear so unstable and violent that the weary American public says “enough of these people” and calls home its troops before the country is stabilized. In such a quest, the terrorists have an invaluable ally in the global media, whose “if it bleeds, it leads” brand of journalism always favors the severed head in the street over the completion of yet another Iraqi school.
Second, the al Qaedists think they can attack enough Shiites and government forces to prompt a civil war. And indeed, in the world that we see on television, there is no such thing as a secular Iraq, an Iraqi who defines himself as an Iraqi, or a child born to a Shiite and Sunni. No, the country, we are told, is simply three factions that will be torn apart by targeted violence. Sunnis blow up holy places; Shiites retaliate; and both sides can then blame the Americans.
Third, barring options one and two, the enemy wishes to pay off criminals and thugs to create enough daily mayhem, theft, and crime to stop contractors from restoring infrastructure and thus delude the Iraqi public into believing that the peace would return if only the Americans just left.
One of the great lapses in world journalism is investigating what happened to the 100,000 criminals let out by Saddam Hussein on the eve of the war. Thus the terrorists have succeeded in making all the daily mayhem of a major city appear to be political violence — even though much of the problem is the theft, rape, and murder committed by criminals who have had a holiday since Saddam freed them.
We are at a standoff of sorts, as we cannot yet stop the fear of the IED, and they cannot halt the progress of democracy. The Americans are unsure whether their own continued massive use of force — GPS bombings or artillery strikes — will be wise in such a sensitive war of hearts and minds, and must be careful to avoid increased casualties that will erode entirely an already attenuated base of public support for remaining in Iraq at all. The terrorists are more frustrated that, so far, they cannot inflict the sort of damage on the Americans that will send them home or stop the political process entirely.
Where is Coldweather on this thread? about time for him to jump in with the following:
DROP THE BIG ONE ON THEM MUSLIMS AS MUSLIMS ARE STINKY FOLKS WHO DONT PLAY ANY SPORTS I BET ON AND HAVE VERY UGLY WOMEN ... NUKE EM, GRAB THEIR OIL AND MAKE THE SURVIVORS DRINK A CASE OF WARM PABST BLUE RIBBON BEER!!
DROP THE BIG ONE ON THEM MUSLIMS AS MUSLIMS ARE STINKY FOLKS WHO DONT PLAY ANY SPORTS I BET ON AND HAVE VERY UGLY WOMEN ... NUKE EM, GRAB THEIR OIL AND MAKE THE SURVIVORS DRINK A CASE OF WARM PABST BLUE RIBBON BEER!!
since when are people who want to kill themselves while taking out innocent men, women, and children considered terrorists?....
kinda like the iranians(in the war with iraq) sending out their children to clear mine fields so their tank squads could follow....
seems normal to me ....
more importantly...who is the bigger star ... neil patrick harris or fred savage?
kinda like the iranians(in the war with iraq) sending out their children to clear mine fields so their tank squads could follow....
seems normal to me ....
more importantly...who is the bigger star ... neil patrick harris or fred savage?
"Terror chiefs are also targeting fanatics who suffer other lethal blood diseases such as hepatitis and dengue fever in order to increase their "kill rate" from an explosion. The chilling new threat is revealed in papers distributed to British military camps in Iraq and across Europe"....
to that,the west imprisons their own soldiers that put panties on prisoner`s heads and degrade them with rap music....
western imperialist oppression...
fiends...
to that,the west imprisons their own soldiers that put panties on prisoner`s heads and degrade them with rap music....
western imperialist oppression...
fiends...
