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Kamikaze is the term for Japanese suicide bombers in WWII

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What term refers to the time period after world war 2 when the us and ussr were bitter enemies?

The arms race


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The term that refers to military and civilian preparations for war is what is called Mobilization. ~NS


How does the term kamikaze relate to modern day terrorism?

The Kamikaze airplanes were not fully functional fighter airplanes. They carried no weaponry, and were completely stuffed with explosives. So their pilots were no more than (flying) suicide bombers. Like modern terrorist their aim was only to strike terror in enemies' hearts, both parties then and now knew that their attacks had a mostly psychological effect and would themselves not win any war. Another similarity is that not all of the suicide bombers and kamikaze pilots were (and are) willing victims. Many were and are put under great pressure to make 'the ultimate sacrifice'. Both finally felt subject to a higher power under whose orders they acted: the Japanese pilots under the (then Godly) Japanese Emperor, the mostly Muslim terrorist are convinced that this is what Allah wants.


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the long term affects of iwo jima where that the usa had a plane launching base where they could launched bombers at the Japanese mainland this made it possible for the fire raids and eventually the nuclear bombing


What describes japanese kamikazes?

The Japanese suicide planes were flown in the hopes of discouraging the Allies . In World War II the term was used for a Japanese suicide air force composed of fliers who crashed their bomb-laden planes into their targets, usually ships. The kamikaze was first used extensively at Leyte Gulf and was especially active at Okinawa. Kamikaze means "Divine Wind" .

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What is waiting for female suicide bombers when they get to paradise if male suicide bombers are greeted by seventy plus virgins?

Killing innocents is not part of IslamSuicide bombers are not really part of any Islamic tradition. In Islam no innocent people should be killed (which suicide bombers often do) and suicide is prohibited. Of course, sacrificing life in battle was always considered the ultimate sacrifice but it was not sought and people who fought for the right cause and didn't die would also have the same reward as those who happened to die. The seventy virgins and similar "quantitative rewards" were probably sometimes used to illustrate the big reward to make it attractive. Later, some half educated preachers may have understood it literally and now spread this misinformation. Fact is, in Islam, nobody knows what anybody's reward will be. It is just believed that the good will be rewarded and the bad will be punished by the ultimate Judge, the One and Only God. Suicide bombers are a product of a political reality and not really religion. In true Islam, battle and life loss were to be minimized and innocents were meant to be spared. ANSWER 2This 70 virgin thing is very much exaggerated usually by the anti Islam brigade. No one really knows what is in paradise but we are told that no one can conceive or even imagine it. As the previous poster has said it could be a metaphorical description rather than something that's meant to appeal to the carnal nature of man.Answer 3Suicide bombers don't go to heaven as suicide is probihited in Islam and suicide bombing is not called Jihad. Jihad is fighting in the cause of Allah e.g. if someone directly says something wrong about Allah or the Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon Him). Jihad is not the killing of just any old non-Muslim you happen to meet. Like so many other things, the media has corrupted the meaning of Jihad as well. The real, Islamic meaning of Jihad is what I've stated above and there are more than one meanings of this term. You can also fight with your nafs (self). That is also a form of Jihad and i can't see anything in any of these meanings that says terrorism. This term has been invented by America. Anyways, my point is that suicide bombers are not Muslims because they are doing something against Islam and they will not get paradise, instead they will be punished.Answer 4The first three answers address the question: What does Orthodox Islamic teaching say about suicide bombing? instead of addressing how female suicide bombers conceive of the heaven that they believe they will go to regardless of how Orthodox Islam may condemn their activities.In this regard, there are typically two dominant views:1) Male Virgins: There are female suicide bombers that believe that just like the males who are promised a certain number of female virgins (the number varies between different teachings), they too will have male virgins that will cater to their sexual needs.2) Perfect Husband: There are some female suicide bombers believe that they will be assigned a perfect husband when they get to heaven, who will love them perfectly. This aligns with the traditional view that a woman's chief aspiration should be to have a husband to love.Of course, the other traditional incentives are present in heaven for both males and females, such as the ability to speak again with other deceased people, the ability to drink non-intoxicating wine, etc. Additionally, female suicide bombers believe (incorrectly from the Orthodox perspective) that they will be martyrs. Being a martyr will make such a person a Divine Intercessor that can help other members of the family to go to heaven.


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