Status of human rights in the Arab region
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Status of human rights in the Arab regionReport
by Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS),Global Research, December 10, 2008http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&aid=11349
http://www.cihrs.org/English/NewsSystem/Articles/548
The first Annual Report on human rights and the Arab region by the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS), entitled From Exporting Terrorism to Exporting Repression, was released on the 5th of December, 2008, in anticipation of the 60th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
In this report the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) finds that the status of human rights in the Arab region in 2008 has increasingly worsened. Attacks on the limited public and political liberties that exist have escalated in most countries in the region.
CIHRS notes that, while Islamists are less frequently targeted, there is an increase in repression of reformists, human rights defenders and activists, the independent press and electronic media, leaders of protest movements, and of other forms of political action in Arab countries. This has been accompanied by earnest attempts to export increasing domestic repression outside the Arab region through the international mechanisms of the UN and the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership Initiative. Arab governments have made large individual and concerted efforts to silence independent Non-Governmental Organizations or erase them from public visibility completely, while simultaneously undermining International Human Rights Mechanisms (IHRM) of their ability to promote human rights and provide protection for victims of rights violations. Furthermore, these states have promoted and created resolutions and policies at IHRMs that are designed to undermine the very rights and freedoms these mechanisms are designed to promote.
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I've recently read Hot, Flat and Crowded by Thomas L Friedman. It's a good book but i don't get why something on the environment needs to be printed on such a huge and unwieldy book.
In it he states the core reason on the human rights issue in the Middle East which unsurprisingly revolves around Oil.
The continous flow of money from the huge demand of oil gave the Middle East countries leverage to ignore the voices of their people and it is also the major source of funds for terrorism.
So ironically, at the same time the US is condemning the atrocious human rights and terrorism in the Middle East they are also providing the money for it.
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Originally posted by Stevenson101:
I've recently read Hot, Flat and Crowded by Thomas L Friedman. It's a good book but i don't get why something on the environment needs to be printed on such a huge and unwieldy book.
In it he states the core reason on the human rights issue in the Middle East which unsurprisingly revolves around Oil.
The continous flow of money from the huge demand of oil gave the Middle East countries leverage to ignore the voices of their people and it is also the major source of funds for terrorism.
So ironically, at the same time the US is condemning the atrocious human rights and terrorism in the Middle East they are also providing the money for it.
Correct, the Americans can be quite hypocrite. Come to think of it the root causes of human rights abuse are mainly money and power!
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But funnily enough, some people still dont get this piece of "realpolitik", clinging on the religion as the root cause.
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Originally posted by freedomclub:
But funnily enough, some people still dont get this piece of "realpolitik", clinging on the religion as the root cause.
The root cause of the problem began between AD 632 and 732. No oil politics back then.
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Tempting proposition, and I would agree with you...but times have changed. Its not the Crescent and the Sword today, rather its the Stars and Stripes.
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Originally posted by freedomclub:
Tempting proposition, and I would agree with you...but times have changed. Its not the Crescent and the Sword today, rather its the Stars and Stripes.
How is it different from today. The seeds of conflicts today were planted during that period.
Today, the Muslims have conflicts with the west, have conflicts in other parts of the world where there's no oil. There are only non-Muslims.
Why is it USA today? Is it about Oil?
The Persian gulf is not the only region which sells oil.
America buys oil from many countries in the western hemisphere.
She gets 17% -19% of the oil from Persian Gulf.
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Oil politics doesnt only refer to corporate profits. It also means geostrategy with Russia and China. Central Asian countries are seeing lots of activity in the region, conveniently with the increased focus on Afghanistan in the so-called "war on terror".
I would like to say that terrorism is mostly carried out by and solely to further Islamic aims. But so far, even though it seems that Islam is being demonised, although there is good reason for it, though the facts seem to point at the West- US and Britain- in inciting violence in Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan to further project their influence into the region.
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Originally posted by freedomclub:
Oil politics doesnt only refer to corporate profits. It also means geostrategy with Russia and China. Central Asian countries are seeing lots of activity in the region, conveniently with the increased focus on Afghanistan in the so-called "war on terror".
I would like to say that terrorism is mostly carried out by and solely to further Islamic aims. But so far, even though it seems that Islam is being demonised, although there is good reason for it, though the facts seem to point at the West- US and Britain- in inciting violence in Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan to further project their influence into the region.
Not Iran and Syria inciting violence in those countries?
Ayatollah Khoumeini claimed in 1979 that this will be the century of Islam, when muslim forces finish the work begun by Mohammed.
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Nope, for all the hype that Iranian-made weapons made, they only form a fraction of all the weapons captured in Iraq. In fact, Iran has captured foreign (probably US and Israeli) agents engaged in espionage and the Bush Administration have authorised the CIA to conduct hostile operations in the Middle-East.
As for Syria, MI6 is already cooperating with its Syrian counterpart- http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/nov/20/syria-security-terrorism-milliband-deal. If Syria is causing trouble, its part of western false-flags.
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The MSM can use its reach to fear-monger to the public till the point where people become convinced of untruths.
While at the same time, western false-flags are hushed up to ensure that all is well, the status quo isn't challenged.
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Originally posted by freedomclub:
Nope, for all the hype that Iranian-made weapons made, they only form a fraction of all the weapons captured in Iraq. In fact, Iran has captured foreign (probably US and Israeli) agents engaged in espionage and the Bush Administration have authorised the CIA to conduct hostile operations in the Middle-East.
As for Syria, MI6 is already cooperating with its Syrian counterpart- http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/nov/20/syria-security-terrorism-milliband-deal. If Syria is causing trouble, its part of western false-flags.
Co-operation since Nov 2008? That's only last month!
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Originally posted by freedomclub:
Nope, for all the hype that Iranian-made weapons made, they only form a fraction of all the weapons captured in Iraq. In fact, Iran has captured foreign (probably US and Israeli) agents engaged in espionage and the Bush Administration have authorised the CIA to conduct hostile operations in the Middle-East.
As for Syria, MI6 is already cooperating with its Syrian counterpart- http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/nov/20/syria-security-terrorism-milliband-deal. If Syria is causing trouble, its part of western false-flags.
Co-operation struck only last month? Didn't Miliband highlight "decrease in the number of foreign fighters crossing from Syria into Iraq over the past 12 months"?
So, what false flag?
<Meanwhile, Syria continues to back militant Islamic groups in Lebanon and the Palestinian territories, aiding the rearmament of Hizbollah after the group's 2006 war with Israel. And though the number of foreign fighters crossing Syria's border into Iraq may be down, a US helicopter raid last month was claimed to have killed a top al-Qaida smuggler operating near the Syrian border town of Abu Kamal.>
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Thats what was released after Miliband's visit.
Given how the Middle-East was a British fiefdom and all the oil wealth present, western intelligence presence is probably ubiquitous.
Its not as if the CIA didnt set up Saddam's government or didn't cooperate with the ISI with the Mugahedeen.
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I didnt say Syria carried out false-flag, I said that any trouble is likely to be western false-flags.
False-flags like this- http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-09/19/content_3514065.htm
And British tanks went in and busted out the two captured British agitators.
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Originally posted by freedomclub:
I didnt say Syria carried out false-flag, I said that any trouble is likely to be western false-flags.
False-flags like this- http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-09/19/content_3514065.htm
And British tanks went in and busted out the two captured British agitators.
All I can say is the British are learning from the Arabs, just like some Jihadis wearing woman's burqas to avoid identification while trying to flee.
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Dirty arab terrorists. Good thing the Brits and the Israelis know how to deal with the likes of them.
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Thank you America for your Freedom(tm)!
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This would-be train bomber in Germany was described by friends
as being a normal person "until he became more religious."
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Originally posted by frakfrakfrak:
Dirty arab terrorists. Good thing the Brits and the Israelis know how to deal with the likes of them.
Here's a list of Islamic terror attacks fro the past 2 months.
You want more? Like from 1st part of 2008 and beyond
Date Country City Killed Injured Description 12/15/2008 Iraq Sinjar 7 3 Women and children are among seven members of a religious minority sect slaughtered in their home by suspected Sunnis. 12/15/2008 Iraq Khan Dhari 9 31 Nine Iraqi police are blown apart by a Fedayeen car bomber at a checkpoint. 12/15/2008 Thailand Yala 1 0 A 53-year-old man is gunned down in front of a food shop by Islamic terrorists. 12/14/2008 Afghanistan Paktika 1 0 A musician is kidnapped and killed by Taliban fundamentalists for defying a ban on music. 12/14/2008 Pakistan Jamrud 2 1 Mujahideen shoot two tribal elders to death along a road. 12/14/2008 Pakistan Mandal Daag 9 3 Sunni extremists murder a rival cleric and eight of his followers. 12/14/2008 Afghanistan Kandahar 3 11 Three Afghans are murdered by a Taliban bomb hidden in a street vendor cart. 12/13/2008 Philippines Basilan 3 3 A woman is among three people murdered in their home by Moro Islamists. 12/13/2008 Pakistan Miranshah 2 0 Islamists slit one man's throat and shoot another to death. 12/13/2008 Pakistan Matta 4 0 Four tribesmen are shot to death by the Taliban. 12/13/2008 India Doda 1 2 Mujahideen gun down a woman in her home. 12/13/2008 Pakistan Swat 5 0 Five civilians are killed in a terrorist landmine attack. 12/12/2008 Thailand Yala 3 3 Three border guards are killed when Islamic militants open up on them with automatic weapons. 12/12/2008 Thailand Pattani 1 2 Jihadis kill a man and seriously injure two others with a planted bomb in a karaoke bar. 12/11/2008 Yemen Reida 1 0 A Jewish leader is gunned down by a Muslim shouting, 'Jew, receive the message of Islam.' 12/11/2008 Somalia Mogadishu 10 11 Children are among ten people killed during an attack by Islamic militia. 12/11/2008 Afghanistan Helmand 4 1 Religious extremists trick a 13-year-old boy into carrying explosives to British troops, which were then detonated remotely. 12/11/2008 Iraq Kirkuk 55 120 Fifty-five Iraqis are blown to bits at a restaurant by Shahid suicide bombers. 12/11/2008 Pakistan Matta 3 4 Tehrik-e-Taliban terrorists gun down three locals. 12/10/2008 Iraq Jalawla 1 2 A civilian is taken out in a Jihad bomb blast. 12/9/2008 Philippines Maguindanao 1 8 A local soldier is killed when Moro Islamists open fire on them with automatic weapons. 12/9/2008 Pakistan Buner 1 4 A 10-year-old child is murdered by a Fedayeen suicide bomber. 12/8/2008 India Bharatpur 2 0 A man reclaims his honor by shooting his daughter and her boyfriend after learning of their sexual relationship. 12/7/2008 Pakistan Peshawar 1 0 The Taliban murder a local security guard at a depot. 12/7/2008 Iraq Baquba 3 39 Jihadis kill three Iraqis with a bomb hidden in a shop. 12/6/2008 Afghanistan Kunar 4 2 Four local soldiers are killed when religious extremists attack their vehicle with a roadside bomb. 12/6/2008 Pakistan Swat 3 0 Three civilians are gunned down by suspected Taliban. 12/6/2008 Iraq Babel 4 0 Four children are killed by a landmine planted near a soccer field by suspected Sunnis. 12/6/2008 Iraq Kirkuk 1 15 A Fedayeen suicide bomber kills only one other person. 12/6/2008 Iraq Wajihiya 3 4 al-Qaeda gunmen attack a Sunni village, killing three people. 12/6/2008 Somalia Baidoa 3 0 An Islamic militia member tosses a grenade into a market, killing three civilians. 12/5/2008 Pakistan Orakzai 10 5 Religious extremists take out ten shoppers at a bazaar with a suicide blast. 12/5/2008 Pakistan Bannu 2 3 Taliban militants kill two policemen with a rocket attack. 12/5/2008 Pakistan Peshawar 34 131 Twenty-nine people at a marketplace are blown to bits by sectarian car bombers. 12/5/2008 Pakistan Mir Ali 1 0 Sunni extremists abduct and murder an 30-year-old man. 12/5/2008 Thailand Narathiwat 5 12 Five people are killed at a grocery by Islamic bombers. 12/5/2008 Iraq Baghdad 2 2 Mujahideen bombers take out two Iraqis. 12/4/2008 Afghanistan Khost 5 10 Five people are killed in two suicide attacks by Sunni extremists. 12/4/2008 Thailand Pattani 2 0 A 60-year-old man is among two people gunned down by Muslim separatists. 12/4/2008 Iraq Fallujah 15 147 Women and children are among fifteen Iraqis blasted to death by Jihadi car bombers. 12/4/2008 Dagestan Khasavyurt 1 0 A woman is killed by Islamic car bombers outside an apartment building. 12/4/2008 Pakistan Bahawalpur 1 0 A young girl is clubbed to death by her uncle on suspicion of 'illicit relations.' 12/4/2008 Iraq Albu Toma 25 0 Twenty-five al-Qaeda victims are found in mass graves. 12/4/2008 Iran Bluchistan 16 0 Jundullah terrorists kidnap and execute sixteen Iranian nationals. 12/3/2008 Pakistan Shabqadar 5 6 Five locals are killed by a Fedayeen car bomber. 12/3/2008 Iraq Albu Toma 13 0 Thirteen victims of al-Qaeda kidnappings are found in a mass grave. 12/3/2008 Chechnya Grozny 3 0 Three people are shot inside their home by suspected Mujahideen. 12/2/2008 Dagestan Makhachkala 1 4 Suspected Muslim militants gun down a cop. 12/2/2008 Pakistan Sunpag 1 0 Religious extremists abduct a local official, keep him for a few days, then slaughter him and stuff his body in a bag. 12/2/2008 Pakistan Kabal 1 0 A civilian is shot to death by Islamic terrorists. 12/2/2008 Iraq Tal Afar 5 30 Jihadis successfully kill five Iraqis with a car bomb. 12/2/2008 Iraq Mosul 4 12 Two young children are among four killed when Mujahideen place a bomb outside a school. 12/1/2008 Pakistan Peshawar 2 0 Taliban militants attack a supply convoy, killing two drivers. 12/1/2008 Afghanistan Musa Qala 10 25 Ten shoppers are blown up by a suicide bomber at a market. 12/1/2008 Iraq Mosul 15 25 A Fedayeen suicide bomber takes out fifteen civilians along a city street. 12/1/2008 Afghanistan Ghazni 1 0 A local official is assassinated by religious extremists. 12/1/2008 Iraq Baghdad 16 35 Sixteen police recruits are murdered by two Jihad bombers at their academy. 12/1/2008 Pakistan Swat 11 66 Women are among the casualties of a horrific suicide attack on a traffic checkpoint. Eleven are killed. 12/1/2008 Thailand Yala 1 0 Muslim terrorists gun down a rubber tapper in his orchard. 11/30/2008 Pakistan North Waziristan 1 0 The Taliban abduct and murder an Afghan civilian. 11/30/2008 Pakistan Peshawar 1 1 A local driver is killed when Sunni militants lob rockets into a terminal. 11/30/2008 Pakistan Bannu 6 5 Six local police are killed in two Taliban ambushes. 11/30/2008 Dagestan Makhachkala 4 0 Muslim gunmen shoot four people to death. 11/30/2008 Afghanistan Kabul 2 3 A streetsweeper is among two civilians blown up by a suicide bomber. 11/29/2008 Chechnya Enginoy 1 0 A woman is shot to death over suspected immoral behavior. 11/29/2008 Iraq Mosul 3 18 Two brothers are among three killed in an attack on a jewelry shop by Sunni terrorists. 11/29/2008 Iraq Baghdad 3 12 Three people are murdered by an Iranian-made rocket fired by Mujahideen. 11/29/2008 Somalia Baidoa 2 10 Two people are killed in blasts by suspected Islamic milita. 11/29/2008 Iraq Albu Toma 38 0 Thirty-eight victims of sectarian violence within the Religion of Peace are found in a mass grave. 11/28/2008 Iraq Baghdad 2 10 A Fedayeen suicide car bomber kills two civilians. 11/28/2008 Iraq Kut 1 2 A child is killed when Muslim militants fire a rocket into a home. 11/28/2008 India Mumbai 5 0 Five Jewish hostages, including a rabbi and his wife, are murdered by Islamists. 11/28/2008 Pakistan Bannu 7 16 Six civilians and a cop are murdered by a suicide bomber along a city street. 11/28/2008 Iraq Mussayab 12 18 Twelve people at a mosque are blown to bits by rival sectarian bombers. 11/28/2008 Pakistan Gharibabad 6 0 Three women and a child are among six member of a family murdered in their home by the Mujahideen. 11/28/2008 Nigeria Jos 2 0 Two Christians are macheted to death after a cleric inspires his followers to 'kill unbelievers." 11/28/2008 Nigeria Jos 6 0 Six Christian pastors are among hundreds killed when Muslim rioter stage a deadly church-burning rampage. 11/27/2008 Pakistan Swat 6 0 Six people are shot to death by Sunni extremists in separate attacks, including a brutal abduction. 11/27/2008 Afghanistan Kabul 4 18 A suicide car bomber takes out four local civilians outside the US embassy. 11/27/2008 Iraq Mosul 2 28 Suicide bombers successfully take out two Iraqi civilians. 11/27/2008 Afghanistan Badghis 13 11 Thirteen local security personnel are killed in an ambush by religious extremists. 11/26/2008 Dagestan Makhachkala 1 0 A border guard is shot and killed by Muslim militants. 11/26/2008 Dagestan Khasavyurt 1 2 A police officer is gunned down outside a mosque by Jihad terrorists. 11/26/2008 Chechnya Grozny 6 0 Six women are shot in the head and chest over suspected immorality in separate attacks. 11/26/2008 Pakistan Peshawar 2 6 Two residents are killed when the Taliban fire rockets into their home. 11/26/2008 Iraq Samarrah 6 0 Six people are murdered by local Jihadists. 11/26/2008 Iraq Diyala 23 0 Twenty-three victims of sectarian terrorists are found in a mass grave. 11/26/2008 Philippines Makir 1 3 Moro Islamists ambush a group of local soldiers guarding a highway, killing one. 11/26/2008 India Mumbai 178 370 Mujahideen throw grenades and machine-gun over one-hundred and fifty civilians and tourists to death as they attack several sites, including a hotel, cafe, market and train station. 11/26/2008 Russia Vladikavkaz 1 0 A mayor is assassinated by local terrorists, who call him an "enemy of Allah." 11/25/2008 Pakistan Kohat 0 0 Four persons, including a mother and child, are killed when sectarian Jihadis fire into a vehicle. 11/25/2008 Somalia Baidoa 1 0 A local officer is shot several times in the chest by Islamists at a market. 11/25/2008 India Mumbai 4 0 Islamic terrorists hijack a boat in Pakistan and kill the four man crew. 11/25/2008 Iraq Mosul 2 5 Two Americans are shot to death while handing out humanitarian aid. 11/25/2008 Pakistan Matta 3 5 A butcher is among three people gunned down by the Taliban in separate attacks. 11/25/2008 India Baramulla 1 2 A 14-year-old boy is killed when Islamists throw a grenade into a roadshow. 11/25/2008 Pakistan Hangu 4 9 Shia militants open fire in a hotel, murdering eight Sunni rivals. 11/25/2008 Pakistan Shahdra 1 0 A Muslim lad hacks his stepmother to death with an axe over 'illicit relations.' 11/24/2008 India Doda 1 0 A civilian is murdered in his home by Muslim terrorists. 11/24/2008 Pakistan Kabal 1 0 Mujahid assassinate a local political activist. 11/24/2008 Dagestan Karabudakhent 2 3 Muslim rebels open fire on a group of policemen, killing two. 11/24/2008 Iraq Baghdad 5 24 A female suicide bomber takes out five Iraqis. 11/24/2008 Iraq Baghdad 13 6 Women and children are heavily represented in the thirteen bus passengers massacred by Mujahideen bombers. 11/24/2008 Pakistan Mingora 1 0 Religious extremists execute a woman in her home for immoral behavior. 11/24/2008 Thailand Yala 3 1 Islamists gun down three civilians and severely injure a teacher in separate attacks. 11/23/2008 Iraq Muwaylaha 9 0 Nine kidnap victims of an Islamic milita are found in a mass grave. 11/23/2008 Chechnya Sadovyi 5 4 Mujahideen murder five security personnel and a civilian in two attacks. 11/23/2008 Ingushetia Nazran 1 0 Islamic militants kill an off-duty cop at a grocery store. 11/22/2008 Afghanistan Kunar 0 0 After being held in captivity for three months, the Taliban execute a local official when their demands are not met. 11/22/2008 Pakistan Mingora 1 0 Religious extremists burn down a video store and shoot a civilian to death. 11/22/2008 Afghanistan Khost 2 15 A 15-year-old boy and a man are blown to bits when Holy Warriors bomb a vegetable market. 11/22/2008 Iraq Iskandariya 10 0 Two women are among ten people found executed in a mass grave in a Sunni stronghold. 11/22/2008 Afghanistan Ghazni 1 0 A local civilian is captured and shot to death by Sunni radicals. 11/22/2008 Ingushetia Nazran 1 0 A cafe worker is gunned down by Muslim rebels. 11/22/2008 Pakistan Hangu 5 8 Two children are among five killed when Islamists set a bomb off inside a rival mosque. 11/22/2008 Afghanistan Kabul 1 1 Sunni extremists kill a French de-miner with a landmine. 11/22/2008 Somalia Mogadishu 15 75 At least fifteen civilians are killed in attacks by Islamic militias on security forces. 11/22/2008 Pakistan Bannu 3 0 A Taliban rocket attack on a police post leaves three dead. 11/21/2008 Afghanistan Zabul 3 4 Three civilians are blown to bits by a suicide car bomber. 11/21/2008 Iran Tehran 1 0 A 43-year-old businessman is tortured by police into a "confession" then executed as a spy. 11/21/2008 Pakistan Hangu 1 0 Religious extremists fire a rocket at a checkpoint, killing a policeman. 11/21/2008 Iraq Baghdad 3 15 Mujahideen take out three Iraqis with a roadside bomb. 11/21/2008 Pakistan Dera Ismail Khan 11 40 Radical Sunnis gun down a Shia cleric, then bomb his funeral, murdering eight others. 11/21/2008 Somalia Mogadishu 9 20 Five children are among nine civilians killed in a rolling series of attacks by Islamic militia in residential areas. 11/20/2008 Iraq Mosul 5 0 Two women are among five people murdered by terrorists while sitting in their vehicle. 11/20/2008 Afghanistan Khost 8 13 A Fedayeen suicide bomber detonates outside an office building, sending eight Afghans to Allah. 11/20/2008 Pakistan Bajaur 9 6 A suicide bomber enters a rival mosque and takes out nine innocents. 11/20/2008 Iraq Kut 5 0 Sunni extremists invade a home and kill five residents, including children. 11/19/2008 Yemen Joaar 5 0 al-Qaeda terrorists gun down four local cops and a civilian. 11/19/2008 Pakistan Islamabad 2 0 Two men are shot to death by Mujahideen along a city street. 11/19/2008 Dagestan Buynaksk 1 0 A local cop is gunned down by suspected Muslim militants. 11/18/2008 Iraq Baghdad 15 0 Fifteen bodies are found beneath a house controlled by the militia of a Shiite cleric. 11/18/2008 Thailand Yala 1 1 Islamists gun down a soldier shopping at a local market as well as his wife, who came to his defense. 11/18/2008 Thailand Pattani 2 0 Two Buddhists are shot to death by Muslim militants, who then mutilate the bodies and take amputated arms. 11/18/2008 Thailand Pattani 1 1 Mujahideen gun down a woman and her son on their way to work at a plantation. 11/17/2008 Ingushetia Nazran 1 1 Islamic separatists shoot a married couple in their car, killing the man and putting his wife in the hospital. 11/17/2008 Pakistan Swat 4 3 Four Pakistanis are blown apart by a suicide car bomber. 11/17/2008 Afghanistan Dand 3 2 Three Afghans are murdered by a suicide bomber. 11/17/2008 Afghanistan Kandahar 4 8 Religious extremists murder four civilians with a roadside bomb. 11/17/2008 Afghanistan Farah 6 4 Talibanis ambush a group of local soldiers, shooting some and beheading others. 11/17/2008 Thailand Narathiwat 1 1 A civilian is killed, and his 8-year-old daughter badly injured, when Islamic gunmen fire on their pickup truck. 11/17/2008 Thailand Pattani 3 0 A 73-year-old woman is among three civilians murdered by Religion of Peace gunmen in separate attacks. 11/17/2008 Thailand Pattani 1 0 A 44-year-old security guard is shot three times by Islamic terrorists while riding his motorbike. 11/16/2008 Thailand Yala 1 0 A young man is murdered outside his home by Muslim gunmen. 11/16/2008 Thailand Pattani 1 0 Islamists shoot a man to death outside a mosque. 11/16/2008 Pakistan Anayat Kalley 1 0 A tribal elder is killed in a brutal ambush by a group of Taliban. 11/16/2008 Iraq Jalawla 15 20 A Fedayeen detonates himself in a crowd, sending fifteen innocent souls to Allah. 11/16/2008 Iraq Baghdad 3 6 Jihadis manage to kill three Iraqis with a roadside bomb. 11/16/2008 Somalia Baidoa 3 10 A child and two women are blown to bits by Muslim bombers at a marketplace. 11/16/2008 Somalia Mogadishu 2 2 Islamists open fire on a car, killing two businessmen. 11/15/2008 Iraq Baghdad 3 25 Three people are killed when terrorists detonate a bomb near a theatre. 11/15/2008 Philippines Sarangani 2 0 Moro Islamists murder two local soldiers with a landmine. 11/15/2008 Somalia Yaqshid 2 0 Two civilians are killed during an ambush by Islamic extremists. 11/15/2008 Iraq Tal Afar 9 40 Mujahideen plant a car bomb at a car dealership, killing nine employees and customers. 11/14/2008 Pakistan Ramora 2 0 A young man is forced by honor to kill his sister and her lover after finding them in a compromising position. 11/14/2008 Afghanistan Khost 3 0 Three construction workers are shot to death by Sunni extremists. 11/13/2008 Dagestan Urguba 1 1 Suspected Islamists gun down a local cop at point-blank range. 11/13/2008 Philippines Mindanao 3 0 A 5-year-old boy is among three civilians killed by Moro Islamists during an assault. 11/13/2008 Iraq Ramadi 4 3 A Fedayeen suicide bomber murders four people. 11/13/2008 Afghanistan Nangarhar 9 74 Islamic suicide bombers hit a livestock market, sending nine innocents to Allah. 11/12/2008 Afghanistan Kandahar 6 42 Six people are killed when a suicide bomber flattens a commercial district. 11/12/2008 Afghanistan Kandahar 0 3 Religious extremists spray three teenage schoolgirls with acid while they are walking to school. 11/12/2008 Iraq Mosul 2 0 Two Christian sisters are shot to death inside their home by Muslim militants. 11/12/2008 Pakistan Peshawar 2 0 An American humanitarian worker and his driver are murdered by Islamic radicals. 11/12/2008 Pakistan Charsadda 6 15 A half dozen people are murdered by a Fedayeen suicide car bomber. 11/12/2008 Iraq Baghdad 21 87 Nearly two dozen Iraqis are successfully killed by Mujahideen bombers in three attacks. 11/12/2008 Afghanistan Farah 1 0 A religious cleric who condemned suicide bombings is kidnapped and executed in captivity by the Taliban. 11/11/2008 Thailand Pattani 1 0 A Buddhist civilian is shot to death at close range by Islamists. 11/11/2008 Iraq Baghdad 3 15 Mujahideen target newpaper vendors with bombs, killing at least three. 11/11/2008 Thailand Yala 2 0 Two laborers are shot to death by Islamic militants in separate attacks. 11/11/2008 Thailand Pattani 2 0 A 79-year-old woman is murdered along with her son by Muslim terrorists as she is walking home. 11/11/2008 Pakistan Peshawar 4 13 A suicide bomber murders four people outside a sports stadium. 11/10/2008 Thailand Narathiwat 1 5 Islamists kill a local soldier with a roadside bomb. 11/10/2008 Iraq Baqubah 7 12 al-Qaeda sends a 13-year-old female suicide bomber to a gathering where seven people are killed. 11/10/2008 Iraq Baghdad 30 68 Two Sunni suicide bombers massacre thirty Shia civilians outside a fine arts school. 11/10/2008 Pakistan Orakzai 1 9 Sunni extremists fire on a passenger bus, killing one person. 11/10/2008 Dubai Umm Suqeim 1 1 A brother stabs his sister's lover to death in an honor killing. (The woman is also stabbed, but survives). 11/9/2008 Afghanistan Herat 2 4 A suicide bomber yells 'Allah Akbar' then detonates along a highway, killing two Spanish soldiers. 11/9/2008 Philippines Pikit 2 3 A 12-year-old boy and 10-year-old girl are brutally gunned down by Islamic extremists. 11/9/2008 Iraq Fallujah 3 5 Two woman and a 10-year-old girl are blown to bits by a Fedayeen suicide bomber. 11/9/2008 Philippines Maguindanao 2 0 Two locals are abduted and shot to death by Moro Islamists. 11/9/2008 Pakistan Matta 1 0 A woman is pumped full of bullets after being found guilty of adultery by a Sharia court. 11/9/2008 Algeria Jijel 1 0 Islamic fundamentalists murder a 52-year-old civilian. 11/8/2008 Pakistan North Waziristan 2 0 Two civilians are abducted, then riddled with bullets by religious extremists. 11/8/2008 Iraq Ramadi 8 12 A double suicide bombing by Fedayeen leave eight Iraqis dead. 11/8/2008 Somalia Jamame 1 0 A aid worker, whose agency helps construct roads, is murdered by Islamic militia. 11/8/2008 Somalia Lego 3 0 Al-Shabab terrorists kidnap and behead three local soldiers. 11/8/2008 Algeria Naciria 1 0 A young man delivering bread is shot and beheaded by Islamic fundamentalists. 11/7/2008 Iraq Baghdad 6 12 Two Jihad bombings leave six civilians dead. 11/7/2008 Pakistan Mingora 2 11 Two local security personnel are dismembered by a suicide bomber. 11/7/2008 Afghanistan Ghor 1 1 Talibanis assassinate a local official. 11/7/2008 Pakistan Changa Manga 1 0 A 15-year-old girl is stabbed to death by her brother on suspicion of sexual relations. 11/6/2008 Pakistan Khar 22 45 Fedayeen suicide bombers take out over twenty people at a gathering of tribal elders. 11/6/2008 Iraq Mosul 1 0 A young woman is shot to death by suspected fundamentalists over immoral activity. 11/6/2008 Russia Vladikavkaz 11 40 A female suicide bomber strikes at a marketplace busstop, murdering at least eleven passengers. 11/6/2008 Algeria Cabilia 1 0 A popular mayor is kidnapped, executed and then burned by Islamic fundamentalists. 11/6/2008 Thailand Yala 1 0 The 47-year-old widow of a murdered man is herself gunned down by Muslim militants. 11/5/2008 Pakistan Waziristan 5 0 Five civilians are hanged by religious fundamentalists. 11/5/2008 Thailand Yala 1 0 A school janitor on his way to work is shot to death by Islamic extremists. 11/5/2008 Pakistan FATA 1 0 Mujahideen abduct and murder a local official. 11/5/2008 Somalia Mogadishu 1 3 Islamic militia kill a local guard with a hand grenade. 11/5/2008 Iraq Baghdad 6 12 Six people are blown to bits by a suicide bomber at an airport. 11/4/2008 Iraq Madaen 3 0 A woman and two children are killed when terrorists lob a mortar into their home. 11/4/2008 Pakistan Hangu 7 6 Seven people are killed by a Fedayeen suicide bomber. 11/4/2008 Iraq Baghdad 18 47 Eighteen Iraqis are killed in at least four Jihad bombings. 11/4/2008 Pakistan Mardan 2 2 Two policemen are shot at point blank range by Muslim militants. 11/4/2008 Pakistan Swat 1 0 The Taliban tie a policeman to a pole and shoot him to death. 11/4/2008 Thailand Yala 3 0 A 16-year-old boy is among three people ambushed and murdered by Muslim terrorists in separate attacks. 11/4/2008 Thailand Narathiwat 1 72 Islamists bomb a marketplace and a tea shop, killing at least one innocent and injuring over seventy. 11/4/2008 Pakistan Orakzai 1 0 An elderly man is gunned down by Sunni extremists. 11/3/2008 Iraq Buhriz 6 0 Four children are among six members of a family taken out in a brutal al-Qaeda bomb attack. 11/3/2008 Thailand Narathiwat 1 0 A 66-year-old tea shop owner is shot to death by Islamic separatists. 11/3/2008 Somalia Baidoa 1 0 A women's rights activist is shot twice in the head and chest in front of her business by Islamic hardliners. 11/3/2008 Iraq Baghdad 6 20 Jihadis manage to kill six Iraqis with a double bombing. 11/3/2008 Iraq Saadiya 2 0 Two women are kidnapped and murdered by suspected Sunni extremists. 11/3/2008 Pakistan Kabal Khas 4 0 A father and son are among four people detained, then shot to death by Islamic radicals. 11/3/2008 Afghanistan Kandahar 1 0 Taliban gunmen murder a government official as he is riding a motorbike. 11/2/2008 Iraq Kirkuk 2 1 Two children are taken out by Jihadi roadside bombers. 11/2/2008 Thailand Narathiwat 1 1 A Buddhist family is attacked by Muslim terrorists, who shoot the 72-year-old matriarch to death. 11/2/2008 Pakistan Zalai 8 3 A suicide bomber murders eight local soldiers at a checkpoint. 11/2/2008 Somalia Baidoa 5 6 Fundamentalists kill five Somalis with a roadside blast. 11/1/2008 Pakistan Peshawar 2 0 Two residents are gunned down by Islamic militants. 11/1/2008 Iraq Basra 1 1 Jihadis take out a young child with a landmine. 10/31/2008 Pakistan Mardan 8 25 A suicide bomber walks into a home and detonates himself, killing at least eight other people. 10/31/2008 Afghanistan Helmand 4 4 Four local security forces are killed in two separate attacks by Sunni militants. 10/31/2008 Somalia Mogadishu 3 3 Islamists successfully kill three civilians in separate grenade attacks on two markets. 10/31/2008 Pakistan Orakzai 4 3 Four people are killed in a sustained Taliban attack on their village. 10/31/2008 Thailand Pattani 1 1 A local man is shot to death by Muslim radicals. 10/30/2008 Pakistan Charbagh 1 0 The Taliban behead an abducted cop after holding him hostage for two days. 10/30/2008 Iraq Mosul 2 6 A random bombing along a traffic circle leaves two civilians dead. 10/30/2008 Afghanistan Kabul 5 23 A woman is among five people killed when a Muslim terrorist throws a bomb into an office building. 10/30/2008 India Assam 81 300 Harkat-ul-Jehadi-e-Islami terrorists massacre over eighty people in six deadly blasts across several towns. 10/29/2008 Iraq Baghdad 5 17 Mujahideen bomb a soda fountain, killing at least five patrons. 10/29/2008 Pakistan Bannu 2 11 Two local soldiers are blown to bits by a Fedayeen suicide bomber. 10/29/2008 Pakistan Dera Ismail Khan 3 0 Three Shiite civilians standing at a bus stop are gunned down in cold blood by Sunni militants. 10/29/2008 Iraq Baqubah 1 16 A 4-year-old child is murdered by Islamic bombers. 10/29/2008 Thailand Pattani 1 0 Islamists shoot a 52-year-old man to death. 10/29/2008 Iraq Balad Ruz 3 14 al-Qaeda gunmen muder three children in their home. 10/29/2008 Somalia Hargeisa 28 26 Five separate suicide bombings leave over two dozen innocent people dead in commercial areas across the city. 10/28/2008 Iraq Habaniya 2 3 A suicide bomber successfully takes out two Iraqis. 10/28/2008 Iraq Tal Afar 20 0 A mass grave containing twenty victims of al-Qaeda is discovered. 10/28/2008 Sudan Darfur 3 0 Three Chinese engineers are murdered in cold blood by their Janjiweed kidnappers. 10/27/2008 Iraq Baghdad 5 19 Jihad bombers take out five Iraqis in two separate blasts. 10/27/2008 Afghanistan Baghlan 3 6 An 8-year-old boy is among three people blasted to death by a suicide bomber posing as a policeman. 10/27/2008 Thailand Narathiwat 1 0 Islamists are suspected in the shooting death of a wood trader on his doorstep. 10/27/2008 Somalia Kismayu 2 0 Islamists quote from the Qur'an as they stone a 13-year-old rape victim to death and kill a young boy coming to her defense. 10/27/2008 Pakistan Karachi 4 0 Four locals are shot to death by sectarian rivals as they leave a mosque. 10/26/2008 Somalia Mogadishu 2 2 Two people are killed in an Islamic militia bombing. 10/26/2008 Pakistan Matta 11 62 Eleven innocent people are killed during a botched kidnapping attempt by the Taliban. 10/26/2008 Pakistan Mohmand 11 5 A Fedayeen suicide car bomber murders eleven people at a check point. 10/26/2008 Pakistan Khyber 1 0 A tribal elder is shot to death by religious extremists. 10/26/2008 Somalia Saydheelow 5 15 Five local soldiers are killed in an ambush by Islamic militia. 10/26/2008 Pakistan North Waziristan 5 0 Five civilians are brutally beheaded on video by al-Qaeda members. 10/26/2008 Pakistan Sambat 3 0 Fundamentalists target a barbershop, killing three civilians. 10/26/2008 Somalia Mogadishu 6 3 Three civilians are among six people killed in a Mujahideen landmine attack. 10/25/2008 Afghanistan Kabul 2 2 Two civilians are shot to death in their office by a Sunni radical. 10/25/2008 Pakistan Wah 1 0 An 18-year-old girl is shot to death by her older brother on suspicion that she was having sex. 10/25/2008 Thailand Pattani 1 4 Muslim militants gun down a police officer. 10/25/2008 Somalia Gurilel 1 0 A female activist for women's rights is murdered by suspected fundamentalists as she is walking home. 10/24/2008 Chechnya Serzhen-Yurt 1 10 Mujahideen use a landmine to murder a local security officer. 10/23/2008 Afghanistan Helmand 0 1 The Taliban rip out a farmer's eyes in front of his family. 10/23/2008 Philippines Cotabato 2 0 Two game hunters are shot to death by Moro Islamists. 10/23/2008 Iraq Baghdad 10 22 A Fedayeen suicide bomber detonates in the middle of rush hour, 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are killed when Lashkar-e-Islam open fire at a checkpoint. 10/21/2008 Pakistan Sersenai 2 6 Two people are murdered by Mujahideen bombers along a highway. 10/21/2008 Iraq Latifiya 9 0 The bodies of nine people abducted and murdered by Jihadis are found in a grave. 10/20/2008 Dagestan Makhachkala 5 10 Muslim militants ambush and kill five police officers in two attacks. 10/20/2008 Thailand Pattani 3 0 Three men sitting in a house are murdered by Muslim radicals, who shoot through the walls to kill them. 10/20/2008 Thailand Narathiwat 1 0 A civilian is shot to death by Islamists. 10/20/2008 Iraq Baghdad 4 8 Mujahideen kill four civilians with two bombs, one an attack on a bus. 10/20/2008 Afghanistan Kabul 1 0 A female aid worker is shot to death by Sunni extremists over fears that she was sharing her Christian faith. 10/20/2008 Afghanistan Kunduz 7 0 Five children are among seven people blown to death by a Fedayeen suicide bomber. 10/20/2008 Thailand Narathiwat 2 6 Islamists pepper a truck returning from a sporting event with machine-gun fire, killing two occupants. 10/20/2008 Somalia Hudur 1 0 An aid worker for UNICEF is gunned down by fundamentalists. 10/19/2008 Pakistan Khyber 1 1 A woman is killed when Islamic militants bomb a marketplace. 10/19/2008 Iraq Balad 5 3 al-Qaeda gunmen attack a family home, killing five people. 10/19/2008 Pakistan Swat 1 0 A roadside ambush by the Taliban leaves one local soldier dead. 10/19/2008 Thailand Pattani 1 1 Islamists murder a 1-year-old baby when they fire into his home. 10/19/2008 Iraq Baghdad 2 15 Mujahideen bombers take out two civilians. 10/19/2008 Somalia Hudur 1 0 Islamic militia shoot a UNICIF worker twice in the head as he is drinking tea with relatives. 10/19/2008 Thailand Yala 1 0 A 60-year-old rubber tapper is shot to death by Muslim militants while returninig from work. 10/18/2008 Thailand Narathiwat 1 0 A young laborer is gunned down by Mujahideen. 10/18/2008 Afghanistan Kandahar 2 0 A father and son are shot to death by Sunni radicals outside a mosque. 10/18/2008 Ingushetia Muzhichi 2 5 Islamic militants ambush and kill two local soldiers. 10/18/2008 Thailand Pattani 1 2 Radical Muslims shoot at a family, killing the father and seriously injuring his wife and 5-year-old child. 10/18/2008 Iraq Samarra 11 0 Eleven Iraqis kidnapped a year earlier by sectarian Jihadis are found in a mass grave. 10/18/2008 Iraq Baquba 1 4 A woman is taken out by Mujhideen bombers. Four family members are badly injured. 10/18/2008 Jordan Aqaba 1 0 A man is forced to kill his sister for leaving the house without his permission. 10/17/2008 Somalia Merka 1 0 A humanitarian worker is shot to death by suspected fundamentalists. 10/17/2008 Iraq Kut 1 0 Suspected fundamentalists shoot an unmarried pregnant woman to death. 10/17/2008 Iraq Baghdad 3 7 Jihadis set off a bomb near a mosque, killing three civilians. 10/17/2008 India Jaipur 0 1 A 'conservative Muslim' sets an 11-year-old girl on fire for wearing lipstick and being inappropriately dressed. 10/16/2008 Afghanistan Maiwand 31 0 Thirty-one passengers on a bus are stopped by the Taliban and calmly machine-gunned and beheaded. 10/16/2008 Pakistan Swat 5 15 A Fedayeen suicide car bomber rams into a police station, killing five Pakistanis. 10/16/2008 Iraq Buhriz 1 1 A 6-year-old shepherd boy is murdered by Mujahideen bombers. Another child is injured. 10/16/2008 Pakistan Miranshah 1 0 An Afghan refugee is brutally beheaded by the Taliban. 10/16/2008 Algeria Algiers 1 0 A young boy is kidnapped and beheaded by Islamic extremists. 10/16/2008 Afghanistan Paktika 1 0 A radicalized policeman stages a surprise suicide ambush on a group of US soldiers, killing one. -
Every person with a weapon is guilty of killing anyway.
Don't tell me they don't have the temptation to use the weapon that they are holding onto?
They are just waiting for a reason to use it isn't it?
Some more desperate ones make up some lame reasons/excuses and use those weapons to kill others and then hide behind those reasons/excuses for protection.
Many people in the world are like this, they are evil, greedy, dumb and hopeless.
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And how many died during the crusades and the spanish inquisition? Mindlessly laying the blame on a religion like some imbeciles in this forum is the most effective way of creating a new generation of terrorists.
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Originally posted by parn:
Every person with a weapon is guilty of killing anyway.
Don't tell me they don't have the temptation to use the weapon that they are holding onto?
They are just waiting for a reason to use it isn't it?
Some more desperate ones make up some lame reasons/excuses and use those weapons to kill others and then hide behind those reasons/excuses for protection.
Many people in the world are like this, they are evil, greedy, dumb and hopeless.
I hate to admit it, but somehow i reckon most of this "many people" would just turn out to be men. -
Originally posted by oxford mushroom:
And how many died during the crusades and the spanish inquisition? Mindlessly laying the blame on a religion like some imbeciles in this forum is the most effective way of creating a new generation of terrorists.
Human beings have the capacity to build as well as to destroy.
Alone, he has limited capability. But when he 'influence' others, that capability becomes extensive.
What better 'influence' than religion to gain recruits, funds and sympathizers? More so a religion that 'allows' killing of innocents if 'mis-interpretated'?
If people who blame religion as the root cause of terrorism are 'imbeciles', than can it be equally said those who do not are delusionists who dares not confront the truth, and in their blind apathy, are the cause of more terrorists being generated?
This is no play play, billions of innocent lives are involved. If nothing is done, more will only die needlessly and senselessly.
Correct the flaws in religions and evil men or women will have no access to funds, recruits and sympathizers. They will be isolated and can be easily tracked and apprehended by the authorities. -
The developement of human rights comes hand in hand with economic progress. In a chaotic and dangerous environment, the only human right affordable is based on religion, to provide comfort of a better afterlife and the ability to bear this life in suffering.
Middle east is not without resources, but only that no investor would dare contemplate long term investments in that volatile region, save only oil.
As such, whatever money govts and kings make, it is either hoarded up or spent overseas, of which only benefits other countries.
As much social developement and social spending can or had been used to generate economic activity there by govts, there are not enough jobs to grow an affluent middle class whom will be able to champion worthy causes such as environment or human rights with a large critical mass.
Thus, it is vital that the Middle East stop playing hosts to evil men twisting religion to their own selfish ends who are only destroying not only their religion, but their economic opportunities as well.
Many middle-easterners knows this, but the evil men in the guise of religion is not giving them a chance to grow, and fearing reprisals from them, have no choice but to accept their fate being dictated by this evil minority.
There must be a change of policy to help our brother/sister humans living in the middle-east to move into the 21st century. But more importantly, they must be able to accept facts and want that change itself. If not, they will forever be where they are today, and no one else in the world can be blamed, for this is what they wished for.