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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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Why did the Taliban attack US and why?
First off, Al Qaeda attacked the US.
Al Qaeda attacked because the US had troops in Israel to try and help Israel reestablish government. Al Qaeda wanted to start their own form of government in wich the Islamic religion ruled the people. They also feared our western influence could detract from the righteousness of Muslims.
What was the first terrorist group in the world?
The Ku Klux Klan was the world's first modern-day organized terrorist group. The Ku Klux Klan began in 1865 in Pulaski, Tennessee was and still is classified as a white supremacy group or hate group. The KKK was openly supported and funded by the Democratic party largely due to their defeat in the American Civil War. Research the history of the KKK and you will find the KKK committed more bombings and had more deaths resulting from these bombings than any other terrorist group in history. The KKK was a serious threat and did major damage with untold brutality against Blacks, Jews and Catholics.
What does the taliban have to do with the US?
The taliban crashed planes into the world trade centers on September 11th. Thus, the United States is after them and trying to find the taliban leader Osama Bin Ladin because he is the one who organized the attack.
Who is dead Saddam Hussein or Osama bin Laden?
Both are dead. Saddam Hussein was executed December 30, 2006, and Osama bin Laden was shot May 1, 2011.
Answer 1
Yes, they can as they have many allies throughout the middle east and Israel does not know where the headquarters are.
Answer 2
There are two parts to that question: 1) Can Hezbollah breach Israel's borders? and 2) If they can do this, can they sustain this breach?
1) Yes. Hezbollah proved that it can breach Israeli defenses when they kidnapped the Israeli soldiers Regev and Goldwasser. This, however, was a coordinated attack with months of planning as opposed to a morning jaunt. Hezbollah needs to use a concerted effort to breach Israeli defenses.
2) No. Hezbollah showed in the 2006 Israeli-Hezbollah War, that Hezbollah is an insurgent fighting group. Such a group can only fight a defensive war, not an offensive one that requires occupation of hostile territory. Hezbollah requires loyal allies to live in the territory to be invaded. Israelis (whether Jewish or Arab) have no love of Hezbollah and this would require the army to fight out in the open where the Israeli army is much more effective. It is telling that during the 2006 Israeli-Hezbollah War that the only attacks perpetrated within Israeli borders were missile attacks as opposed to military raids or direct combat. As concerns Hezbollah's allies, Iran, for all of its bluster, is not willing to expend military troops to bolster the regime of Bashar al-Assad (a regime it still financially backs) while Syria is in the midst of a civil war that Iran could effectively end. How much less is Iran interested in assisting an invasion of a country that has a far stronger military capability and where it has no internal allies.
Is terrorism basically people trying to stand up to corruption of the world?
No, terrorism is trying to change corruption to a more hardcore corruption.
What were the results for the war on terrorism?
All the results are not in yet.
There is no doubt the terrorists are winning as they control when and how. The west is trying to fight in a conventional manner and this is not a conventional war.
Terrorist usually win in the end. Of course they are then not called terrorists or revolutionaries but patriots, reformers etc
What does the US classify Hamas as?
Foreign Terrorist Organization Hamas, the Gaza based Palestinian movement, is both a political party and a terrorist group known for its history of suicide bombings. Hamas is listed as a terrorist organization by Canada, the European Union, Israel, Japan, and the United States, and is banned in Jordan. Australia and the United Kingdom list only the military wing of Hamas, the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades, as a terrorist organization. The United States and the European Union have both implemented restrictive measures against Hamas on an international level.
What is the origin of terrorism?
Terrorism, as we know it today, is rooted in frustration, anger, fear, and feelings of helplessness. It is easy to convince a group of very angry, fearful people that violence will get them power, especially since terrorism can pay off in the short term. It rarely, if ever, brings about a positive change. It usually ends with the terrorists dead or so damaged that they will never have a life they strived for and many more people dead and damaged. Needed changes can't be brought about by terrorism.
A good description of a terrorist mentality was described byTamim Ansary, in his book "West of Kabul, East of New York", as being shut in a box lined with mirrors and any ideas that might slip in are reflected off those mirrors.
It is certainly possible for those kinds of assaults to take place (they do not violate the laws of physics), but it is highly improbable that they would be successful. There are numerous safety protocols that protect the White House and the area in Central Washington D.C. For example, the plane that launches the initial strike in "Olympus Has Fallen" is operating in a no-flight zone for any civilian aircraft. After sending a warning, a missile would have already been on its way to intercept and local troops would be mobilized on the ground. Conversely, the security that each person needs to pass through would likely prevent the kind of bombing that occurred in "White House Down". There is a reason that no terrorist group has yet tried to attack the White House; it is one of the most secure locations on Earth.
What caused terrorist attacks after the Six Day War?
Poor losers.
For a more specific answer, it depends on what is being considered a "terrorist attack".
On the Egyptian front, there were numerous cross-border missile attacks on Israeli military and civil positions on the east bank of the Suez Canal. These were caused by Nasser's desire to continue to put pressure on Israel and force Israel to relinquish the Sinai Peninsula and the spate of attacks from 1967-1970 is often called the War of Attrition.
On the Jordanian front, Palestinian fedayeen continued the types of cross-border raids that they had previously performed when the West Bank was under Jordanian control. These attacks were performed with the intent of destabilizing Israel. Israel retaliated with an incursion into Palestinian controlled areas of Jordan in the Battle of Karameh in 1968, which led to Palestinians redirecting their violence against the Jordanian government and the attempt to create a Palestinian State in Jordan. (This was soundly destroyed by the Jordanians in 1970 in what is known as Black September, the bloodiest war in Palestinian history.)
It should be noted that nothing causesterrorist attacks; they are perpetrated through a conscious free-will decision by the terrorist.
There are things that provide motivation for terrorists, but that is by far not the same thing as a cause.
Why did people welcome the Taliban?
The question as written is nebulous and difficult to answer because "people" does not give a specific regional grouping, religious grouping, or time period. Note, that not all of the reasons below represent statistical facts, but are based on people's perceptions of what occurs. Typically, when the Taliban has been well-received, it is for the following reasons:
1) Order and Control: Afghanistan is one of the most difficult to control regions in the world with arid deserts, high mountains, many rural areas, and limited infrastructure. This makes it very similar to the American concept of the Wild West, but even more difficult to manage. The Taliban are similar (in a way) to cowboys in that they dispense rough justice wherever they see a problem. As opposed to Western Law, which is seen as slow and ineffective, the "shoot and ask questions later method" actually helps to lower crime.
2) Anti-Western Sentiment: Since the American Invasion of Afghanistan, the Taliban have become the poster-boy for the "We hate America" movement the world over. (Note: For most people who see themselves as part of this group, the American Government and Foreign Policy is at fault, not the American People.) As a result, when the Taliban are able to retake a region or arrive in a region, for many, it is synonymous with liberation from American Imperialism.
3) Indigenous Powers: The Taliban were overthrown by a Coalition of Warlords and Tribal Leaders called the Northern Alliance with American Assistance. Many of these warlords are barely better to the Afghan people than were the Taliban and can only maintain power with a strong American military presence. This makes them look like puppets of the American government as opposed to an independent sovereign power. The Taliban, however, represent an indigenous group of Afghans who ruled the country for nearly 10 years in spite of foreign interference from Iran.
4) Islamic Law: Many Moslems in Afghanistan are deeply conservative and would not wish for a country like the United States where religion and state are separate. Islam, for them, should be a constituent part of the State apparatus and the Taliban made a commitment to that whereas Hamid Karzai and the Northern Alliance Government have not made a religious commitment. (Note: There is are a vast number of Afghans who are not interested in a state as religious as the one put forward by the Taliban, but those who do still make up a large segment of the population.)
What was life like for women before the Taliban came to power in Afghanistan?
Better than AFTER the Taliban took power, but even before then, Afghanistan was a pretty miserable place. Go back to 1978 or so, before the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan, and you could see Kabul (the capital city) looked prosperous and relatively liberal. Women dressed in European fashions and attended college, and the scenery looked entirely "normal" and European.
That was in Kabul; the rural areas hadn't changed all that much for the previous 1500 years.
What are the aims of the religious organization Hezbollah?
Hezbollah has published three main documents that list its objectives.
In 1985, Hezbollah published a Manifesto which outlined its objectives.
First, Hezbollah sought to expel the United States, France, and their allies from Lebanon.
Second, Hezbollah sought to bring all Lebanese who perpetrated crimes against Muslims and Christians to justice.
Third, Hezbollah called for a popularly elected representative form of government, preferably Islamic.
Fourth, Hezbollah called for Israel's destruction.1
In 2009, Hezbollah published a second Manifesto, which outlined new objectives but did not retract the old Manifesto.
First, Hezbollah renewed its call for a representative political system.
Second, Hezbollah renewed its call for resistance against Israel, but stopped short of demanding its destruction.
Third, Hezbollah called for better relations with Arab states.
Fourth, Hezbollah called on the Arab world to recognize Iran as the leader of the Muslim world.2
Finally, in 2010, Naim Qassem, Hezbollah's Deputy Secretary General published a lengthy book outlining the organization's objectives. The book supported both the 1985 and 2010 manifesto and added some new objectives.
First, resist Israel.
Second, provide social services for Lebanon.
Third, assist the Palestinian's resistance movement against Israel.
Fourth, create a representative form of government.
Fifth, create unity with Lebanese Christians and other religious sects.3
From these three documents, one can readily see that Hezbollah's highest priorities are to defeat Israel and create a representative government. Hezbollah continues to increase its military strength but it remains inferior to Israel's powerful military. During the 2006 War, however, Hezbollah did demonstrate that it could challenge Israel's military and inflict substantial causalities.4 Hezbollah also continues to gain political power in the Lebanese Parliament and now controls the cabinet. Nonetheless, Lebanon is bitterly divided amongst religions and a truly representative government that divides power fairly between Muslims and Christians remains in the distant future.
1. "An Open Letter: The Hizbollah Program," The Jerusalem Quarterly 48 (1988).
2. "Hezbollah's New Political Document," Syrian News Station (November 11, 2009).
3. Naim Qassem, Hizbullah: The Story From Within, (2010), these objectives are scattered throughout the book.
4. Shai Feldman, "The 2006 War: A Preliminary Assessment," Crown Center for Middle East Studies 10 (2006).
Why do women still wear burqas even if the Taliban are gone?
It has more to do with Islamic custom than on the Taliban enforcing it. The Koran speaks of men and women dressing modestly and mentions the head scarf (hijab) as something women should wear. The full body Burqa being a fairly conservative form of that.
Also even though the Taliban are now gone many Warlords in the South of the country still enforce it. Around the capital Kabul they have declined heavily but still religious women wear in particular continue to wear it voluntarily.
Is the Taliban a communist group?
No. The Taliban is a Fundamentalist Islamist Group. They actually fought against the Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan in the 1980s and the puppet Communist Government of Afghanistan.
In terms of politics, they are much close to European fascists of the middle of the 20th century without the corporatist aspect of the fascists' policies.
First, it is worth distinguishing the US government from the acts of independent American citizens. The US government has not supported the IRA in any serious capacity, but Irish Americans have. Additionally, the United States has listed the RIRA (the militant successor to the Provisional IRA in 1997) as a terrorist organization and has blacklisted them. Irish Americans supported the IRA for sectarian reasons, namely to free Ireland from British rule.
In the case of Hamas and Hezbollah, there are far fewer Americans of Arab descent to support these organizations, but there is such support. This has ended up in a number of court cases concerning the money-trails that lead to these organizations, most notably the Holy Land Foundation Trials. The reason that the United States government goes after supporters of Hamas and Hezbollah is that both organizations are directly hostile to the United States.
As a final note, Hamas and Hezbollah are not "pals" of the IRA. Not all paramilitary/terrorist groups have warm (or even extant relationships).
What would happen if we captured a terrorist?
Check out some science fiction moves.
Me, I'd shake his/her/its hand (or whatever they use) and say "G'day!".
sinn fein and the IRA are two sides of the same coin, same differing methods but each implicitly supports the other.
AnswerA quick note -Sinn Fein has not always supported the IRA, and was not at first implicitly involved with them. For example, when the IRA was the IRB (Irish Republican Brotherhood) at the time of the Easter Rising of 1916, the IRB/A did not even inform Sinn Fein that it was to take place, and the two did not work together. However, Sinn Fein gre infamous because they became somehow implied with the rising and so were benefitted by a reputation of hardline actions for independence.
Sinn Fein does not rule or give orders to the IRA, and is a different organisation. I personally do not condone the measures which the IRA take in their attempts at a complete Irish Republic, but Sinn Fein is nowadays a political party, who represents the views of many members of the IRA about the need for a republic, and independence throughout Ireland etc, but does not represent terrorist views. In short, Sinn Fein has little control over the IRA, and though I'm sure many members are involved in bothg roups and believe in both idealogies, Sinn Fein has always publicly condemned acts of Terrorism from the IRA.
AnswerAs a matter of fact, it is only in recent years that Sinn Fein has condemmed a few, SELECTIVE acts of violence by the IRA. Omagh in 1998 was the very first time in their existence that they did so. They refused time and time again to do so in the past, and to this day still refuse to call IRA acts of violence criminal; they merely state that they are wrong.And seeing as the President, Vice-President of Sinn Fein (Gerry Adams and Martin McGuinness) as well as T.D. Martin Ferris have not only being members and commanders of the IRA for decades, as well as sitting on the IRA Army Council for several years, it can be said that Sinn Fein does in fact dictate to the IRA.
AnswerI have never heard Sinn Fein condemn any act committed by the Provisional IRA. Recently they have said that one or two should not have happened. They did indeed condemn Omagh but that was carried out by the Real IRA