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Terrorism

Terrorism includes acts of violence to spread a political or ideological message and create a state of terror among people. al-Qaeda, responsible for the September 11, 2001 attacks on the United States, is the most well known terrorist group.

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What specific time did 9 11 start and end?

The September 11 attacks began at 8:46 AM Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) when American Airlines Flight 11 crashed into the North Tower of the World Trade Center. The attacks continued with the crash of United Airlines Flight 175 into the South Tower at 9:03 AM, followed by the Pentagon attack at 9:37 AM. The South Tower collapsed at 9:59 AM, and the North Tower fell at 10:28 AM, marking the end of the coordinated attacks.

What is the ethnicity of the Boston bombers?

The Boston bombers, Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, were of Chechen ethnicity. They were born in Kyrgyzstan to ethnic Chechen parents who had emigrated from Chechnya. The Tsarnaev brothers' background played a significant role in the media coverage and discussions surrounding their motives during and after the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing.

What are some methods of attack of Hamas?

Hamas employs various methods of attack, including rocket and missile strikes targeting Israeli cities and military installations. They also conduct cross-border incursions and infiltrations, utilizing tunnels to launch surprise assaults. Additionally, Hamas engages in guerrilla warfare tactics, including ambushes and the use of improvised explosive devices (IEDs). Propaganda and cyber warfare are also part of their strategy to influence public perception and disrupt communication.

What is the nature of terrorism?

Well, darling, terrorism is all about using violence and fear to achieve political, religious, or ideological goals. It's like a bad breakup - messy, destructive, and leaves everyone feeling scared and vulnerable. In a nutshell, it's a cowardly way for a few to try and control the many.

What was the 1995 release of sarin gas in a Tokyo subway an example of?

The 1995 release of sarin gas in a Tokyo subway was an example of a domestic terrorist attack carried out by the religious cult Aum Shinrikyo. The attack resulted in the deaths of 13 people and injured many more.

What is a pneumonia like biological agent likely to be used in a terrorist attack?

A biological agent like anthrax, tularemia, or Legionella pneumophila could be used in a terrorist attack to cause pneumonia-like symptoms. These agents can be dispersed as aerosols, leading to respiratory infections and potentially widespread outbreaks. Early detection, rapid response, and appropriate treatment are crucial in mitigating the impact of such an attack.

How is anthrax used as a weapon of terrorism?

Bacillus anthracis spores are easily produced in mass quantities in a lab. They are tiny, easily spread, can be passed from plant to animal to human, and cause easily be fatal to an unvaccinated population. The application of the spores is undetectable without special testing, and can survive for very long periods of time even in harsh conditions. The most notorious means of using anthrax as a bioterrorism weapon was contamination of cattle feed cakes in 1944 and the American scare of spores being mailed to individuals in the media and Senate.

Why do terrorist groups form?

Interesting question! As far as I can discover, the answer isn't obvious at all. Let me explain: Interviews and intelligence of terrorist organizations ranging from the IRA to Al-quaida, Baader-Meinhoff, and others show some remarkable, unexpected similarities. They typically do not have a cohesive, well-understood political doctrine or goal. And even when there is a political manifesto of sorts in place, the actions of the group typically don't facilitate this: * They're own people often don't know or understand their own manifesto. * They rarely conduct dialogues with the regime they're trying to modify, so the means of compromise or even capitualtion is closed off. * They frequently attack other organizations that share their goals. * They often do not effectively claim credit for actions, thus making said action a completely moot point * They often change doctrine and direction with no particular or apparent reason. * When their demands are met, for whatever reason, this does not cause the group to stand down. This applies equally to so-called religious terrorists; they quite often don't understand the religion their group esposes, nor do they seem to want to learn. An example:(see link) A number of the 9/11 Al Quaida group first intended to fight in Chechnya. When they couldn't get the paperwork together to enter Chechnya, they decided to attack America instead. There was no discernable direction in a political or religious sense at all. So what is it then? Actually, most terrorist groups of the late 20th and early 21st centuries seem to follow very closely the dynamic we observe in modern day street gangs. That is to say, an amazingly strong need or desire for community and culture. Here are some examples: * Frequently, families will all join the same group, even if that group doesn't match that family's focus or interest. The same applies to village members and friends. * These families (for lack of a better word) will frequently change groups, sometimes to terrorist organizations with a sharply divergent manifesto. * They use symbology akin to gang sign. * Status is critically important within the group. A lot of this is true of the Crips, Bloods and Latin Kings, where solidarity of family, group, and neighborhood is a far more prevalent motivator than political or theological doctrine. Ref: Max Abrams, predoctoral fellow at Stanford University's Center for International Security and Cooperation, and Bruce Schneier of Counterpane Systems. See also "Seven Habits of Highly Ineffective Terrorists", Crypto-Grams, Schneier

What are the effects of terrorism on people?

Well, think about it first from a physical aspect. By that I mean the actual, tangible damage terrorism does. Recently the Boston Marathon was victim to terrorism by bombing. Those bombs did terrible damage to both the location and the people involved. Same thing with the Twin Tower bombings on september 11th, 2001. Note that there are, unfortunately, far more instances of terrorism in the world, but I'm going to stick with those two.

Despite the considerable physical damage terrorism can do, mental damage is, unequivocally, what does the most damage. The runners of the Boston Marathon were fairly prominent runners. It's an exclusive marathon, you can't just join on a whim, you need to be an experienced runner. Thanks to the bombing-induced injuries sustained, many of these competitors will never be able to run again. Then you have to consider the family members of the injured and deceased. The damage emotional loss like that can do is insurmountable.

Even someone who isn't personally affected is, in actuality, still affected by terrorism. Have you ever heard people complain about airport security? Well, that inconvenience exists because of terrorism. Terrorism is something that instills fear, anger, and sadness into people. It's a horrible concept that we may never fully eradicate. However, we'll always be working hard to reduce it's occurrences as much as possible.

How many terrorists are atheists?

It depends on how you count it.

Almost nobody has ever killed someone by being motivated by the premise that there are no gods, full-stop. This is the same way that nobody has ever killed someone by being motivated by the premise that there are gods, full-stop. However, when you talk about a certain religion, that religion will have an ideology in addition to the simple belief in gods, such as what those gods want people to do to demonstrate belief. Since Atheists do not have gods, no beliefs about what gods want are relevant.


However, most Atheists subscribe to a number of other ideologies, which can lead to terrorism and violence. Probably the most notable non-theistic ideology that some Atheists have endorsed is Communism. (This is not to say that being an Atheist makes you a Communist or more inclined to be a Communist, but since Communism has no divine components, it is perfectly compatible with Atheism, just like Democracy is for the same reasons.) Communist Terrorists are quite numerous throughout history, operating on multiple continents. However, there were numerous Theists in the ranks of Communist terrorism as well, making it difficult to parse out the exact number of Atheists who were involved. Another non-theistic ideology that Atheists have endorsed is nationalism. While there are certainly forms of nationalism which are strongly religious, such as Greek Nationalism and Religious Zionism, there have been forms of nationalism that are Atheist-friendly, such as Secular Zionism and or the OAS in the Algerian Civil War. Most of the members of the Irgun and the Lehi (also called the Stern Gang), which were Zionist terror groups, were Atheists with Jewish heritage. (Thankfully, Israel disbanded these organizations once it was clear what kinds of atrocities they were committing, but the point remains that these were mostly Atheist-led terror groups.)


However, the common canard by Atheists that Atheists have not been members of terrorist groups or repressive/violent groups is not borne out by the evidence.

How much of the world's population of Muslims are terrorists?

Answer 1
Islam is not a religion of terrorism. Islam calls for peace and love. If some numbers are terrorists this because they are extremists as in all other religions and cultures. However, the biased media exaggerate to influence people against Islam religion and to find reasons to attack and control Islamic countries.
Would you tell me:

  • Are Muslims who made massacres in Bosnia?
  • Are Muslims who waged wars against Iraq, Afghanistan, the Palestinians, the Chechen?
  • Are Muslims who are responsible of the WW1 and WW2 where millions of innocent civilians were killed?.
  • Are Muslims who made massacres in Ghaza, of the Palestine territories and burned people with Phosphorous and destroyed homes?.
  • Are Muslims who destroyed all the infrastructure of Lebanon and killed civilians.?
  • Are Muslims are terrorists if they destroyed completely the known country of Iraq based on false arguments that they having nuclear weapons and still controlling the country and spreading chaos and conflicts there.

It is a media game and political agendas that propagating false images about Islam and Muslims, first to limit spread of Islam religion and second to get control over Islamic countries.


Islam is against terrorism; as all God religions. Islam calls for peace (that is the very Arabic meaning of Islam), love, and harmony among all mankind regardless their faith, culture, color, gender, or the like.

Terrorism is a crime against humanity. Terrorism is an act of devil and all religions, including Islam, and holy books, including Quran, are against terrorism and condemn it. However, terrorists from all religions and culture are present from time to time and never called, through media or politicians, by their religion, rather called by their nationalities except if terrorists are Muslims. This confirms that Islamic terrorism is just a new term falsified by historians, media and politicians and propagated to go ahead with their plans of getting control of Muslim countries and to limit the growing number of people converting to Islam.

Islam is a religion that means "peace" and surrender to the only one God. In the Quran, the Holy Book of Islam, God commands believers to bring peace and security to mankind. The Islamic morality is the cure for terrorism, not the source of it. (Book: Islam denounces terrorism, Author: Haroun Yahia)

In the Quran, Holy book of Islam, God says (meaning English translation):
" God does not forbid you from showing kindness and dealing justly with those who have not fought you about religion and have not driven you out of your homes. God loves just dealers." (Quran, chapter 60/ verse 8)

Prophet Muhammad (peace upon him) used, in any military conflict, to prohibit soldiers from killing women, children, old people, or any civilian. He would advise them: {...Do not betray, do not be excessive, do not kill a newborn child.} And he also said: {Whoever has killed a person having a treaty with the Muslims shall not smell the fragrance of Paradise, though its fragrance is found for a span of forty years.}

Prophet Muhammad teaching is that murder considered as the second of the major sins (the first major sin is denying the oneness of God), and he even warned that on the Day of Judgment, {The first cases to be adjudicated between people on the Day of Judgment will be those of bloodshed.}

Muslims are encouraged to be kind and peaceful even to animals and are forbidden to hurt them. Once the Prophet Muhammad (peace upon him) said: {A woman was punished because she imprisoned a cat until it died. On account of this, she was doomed to Hell. While she imprisoned it, she did not give the cat food or drink, nor did she free it to eat the insects of the earth.} He also said that a man gave a very thirsty dog a drink, so God forgave his sins for this action. The Prophet was asked, "Messenger of God, are we rewarded for kindness towards animals?" He said: {There is a reward for kindness to every living animal or human.}
Additionally, while taking the life of an animal for food, Muslims are commanded to do so in a manner that causes the least amount of fright and suffering possible. The Prophet Muhammad (peace upon him) said: {When you slaughter an animal, do so in the best way. One should sharpen his knife to reduce the suffering of the animal.}

In light of these and other Islamic texts, the act of inciting terror in the hearts of defenseless civilians, the wholesale destruction of buildings and properties, the bombing and maiming of innocent men, women, and children are all forbidden and detestable acts according to Islam and the Muslims. Muslims follow a religion of peace, mercy, and forgiveness, and the vast majority have nothing to do with the violent events some have associated with Muslims. If an individual Muslim were to commit an act of terrorism, this person would be guilty of violating the laws of Islam.

There may be some confusion between Jihad (or struggle) which is licit in Islam under certain conditions and terrorism. Jihad means literally to struggle. One may struggle in many different ways: pay the bill, study for a test, raise a family, fight a war, etc.
Jihad can be either self Jihad or military jihad.
Self Jihad means self struggle to obey the Creator and avoid sins as well as acts yourself, your community, your religion, your family, your neighbour, etc.
Military jihad is licit only if you fulfill the following conditions:

o - Fight only in self defense or against oppression
o - Never Kill Innocent People
o - Never Injure Prisoners of War
o - Never Kill Animals
o - Never Destroy Crops or Infrastructures
o - Never Mutilate Bodies of Enemies dead or alive
o - All Prisoners Should be Given Fair Treatment
o - Women & Children Should be Protected From Harm
o - Always Bury the Dead With Respect

If the above conditions are met, then military jihad is licit and justified.

To sum up; Islam calls for peace love and living in harmony with all people regardless their cultures, faiths, gender, or color.
Islam is not related to terror. Islam by its definition calls to submission to God (Allah in Arabic) and to achieving peace within yourself, your community, and the whole universe. If some Muslims made terrorist acts, then these actions are condemned by Islam and Muslims. All other religions have terrorists among their followers and condemned by their religion.
Answer 2
you should count wahhabi Muslims.

Answer 3
The percentage of actual terrorists among the overall population of Muslims is a rounding error. Estimates of Muslims who are active members in terrorist organizations are hard to find, but one-million members would seem to me to be a decent number if the numerous organizations (Al-Qaeda, Al-Shabaab, Ansar Ad-Dine, Hamas militant wing, Hezbollah militant wing, etc.) are aggregated (10,000 here or 15,000 there). Even with 1,000,000 Muslim terrorists, that is still less than 0.07% of all Muslims. The unfortunate thing is that 1,000,000 people can still make a lot of noise and cause a lot of damage and tar the name and identity of the remnant of the group.

How much time does the average 40 year old spend crying per year?

It's difficult to give an exact average time as it varies greatly from person to person. However, it's normal and healthy to experience emotions such as sadness and it's important to allow yourself to express them when needed. If you find that you are crying excessively or feeling overwhelmed, it may be helpful to seek support from a mental health professional.

What is the percentage of radical Muslims?

It is difficult to know the percentage of terrorists as Christians, Jews, Muslims, Buddhists, ..., or followers of any other religion. Terrorists are from followers of all religions and of all faiths although all religions and all faiths prohibit terrorism and prohibit terrifying civilians.

What is the population of Hezbollah?

Hezbollah is an organization and therefore has a membership, not a population.

It does not provide its own information on its size, but several estimates are worth considering. Mustafa Alani, security director at the Dubai-based Gulf Research Centre, estimated that Hezbollah's armed wing comprises 1,000 full-time Hezbollah members, along with a further 6,000-10,000 volunteers. According to Israel's Jerusalem Post, Hezbollah has 41,000 fighters and according to the Iranian Fars News Agency, Hezbollah has up to 65,000 fighters.

How can young people show a responsible attitude towards population growth?

Young people can show a responsible attitude towards population growth by advocating for and practicing family planning, educating themselves and others about the importance of sustainable population growth, and supporting policies and initiatives that promote access to reproductive health services. They can also engage in environmental conservation efforts to mitigate the impact of population growth on the environment.

Is terrorism an inevitable social evil?

No – it is merely a generally effective way to get people to do what you want. People who are terrified give in to demands easily, and as such terrorism has been around for a long, long time. But that doesn't mean it is inevitable.

You do what you believe and believe in what you do?

I am an eclectic Wiccan, which means I follow Wicca yet I do not adhere to every principle or idea strictly; I follow what I believe in and only what I believe in. This means I practice and believe in things related to many other cultures and religions, but mostly incorporate the practices of Wicca.

I believe in the duality of God as male and female.

I believe God manifests in nature and created all nature - meaning that God is within every living thing.

That is the core of my beliefs.

As for what I do, I celebrate eight Sabbats a year, which celebrate the changing of the seasons because they show Gods behaviour on earth and provide us with food and warmth ect.

I also practice witchcraft which involves appealing to Gods will to provide healing for another person, amongst other kind things.

And I pray and meditate with the divine, like any other faith.