Archive for the ‘World’ Category

The terrorism definition is employing intimidation and/or violence for a political motivation or intention. Many of those commenting about the terrorism definition have gone off on a tangent about whether poverty causes terrorism and take advantage of the opportunity to spout the usual WSJ crowd's ad hominems about Muslims and their religion as the root of terrorism. It isn't. As Ron Paul correctly stated in the last Republican presidential candidates' debates, "The reason why they are over Read more [...]

Are you ready to read the ultimate terrorist joke of all terorrist jokes? Below is an excerpt from the comment section of a Wall Street Journal article. The utter ignorance and non-sensical nature makes it the most hilarious of all terrorist jokes I've heard. We read: "Law enforcement officials said there is no evidence yet to indicate that Mr. Abdulmutallab was part of, or in contact with, any terror cell in the U.S. or the U.K., and that early evidence indicates he was radicalized through contacts Read more [...]

This terrorism essay is my take on a recent essay on Al Qaeda status and recruitment. It seems common sense that Al Qaeda will seek to recruit terrorists who are citizens of Europe and the USA as it has become increasingly difficult for nationals of Middle Eastern countries to enter and operate in the US. One key individual who is curiously left out is the MIT graduate student of Arab origin who was recently arrested as part of a terrorist plot. More importantly, some of the assertions this Read more [...]