The Other Terrorism
by Angry Mouse
DailyKos
Sun Jan 24, 2010
Arson. Bomb threats. Bombs. Anthrax. Butyric acid attacks. Assaults. Stalking. Stabbing. Shooting. Kidnapping. Death threats. Murder. In the past three decades, 6,143 acts of violence. Another 156,961 acts of "non-violent" terrorism.
These terrorists are motivated by an extreme fundamentalist ideology, a strange and toxic hybrid of religion and politics that they believe excuses any act, no matter how deadly, in the name of their belief. They are unwavering in their devotion to the cause. They will go to jail. They will spend life in prison. They will even die for it.
It doesn’t matter whether their tactics cross lines, violate laws, take lives. It doesn’t matter that their tactics have resulted indirectly in many more deaths. They believe they serve a higher purpose. They believe they are doing God’s work. They are willing, even seeking, to be martyrs.
And they will not stop. Not until every one of their enemies is dead or driven into hiding. Not until they have remade the world in their twisted image. Make no mistake: they are at war. And they are winning. And the listof casualties grows.
(More here.)
DailyKos
Sun Jan 24, 2010
Arson. Bomb threats. Bombs. Anthrax. Butyric acid attacks. Assaults. Stalking. Stabbing. Shooting. Kidnapping. Death threats. Murder. In the past three decades, 6,143 acts of violence. Another 156,961 acts of "non-violent" terrorism.
These terrorists are motivated by an extreme fundamentalist ideology, a strange and toxic hybrid of religion and politics that they believe excuses any act, no matter how deadly, in the name of their belief. They are unwavering in their devotion to the cause. They will go to jail. They will spend life in prison. They will even die for it.
It doesn’t matter whether their tactics cross lines, violate laws, take lives. It doesn’t matter that their tactics have resulted indirectly in many more deaths. They believe they serve a higher purpose. They believe they are doing God’s work. They are willing, even seeking, to be martyrs.
And they will not stop. Not until every one of their enemies is dead or driven into hiding. Not until they have remade the world in their twisted image. Make no mistake: they are at war. And they are winning. And the listof casualties grows.
(More here.)
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