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The rise of religiously inspired terrorism in France
From "FiveThirtyEightPolitics.com"
The Rise Of Religiously Inspired Terrorism In France
The terrorist attacks at six sites in and around Paris on Friday, which French authorities said killed 129 people and injured more than 350, claimed more lives than all other acts of terror combined in the previous quarter century in France, according to the Global Terrorism Database. 1 The victims came from at least nine countries; scores were attending a rock concert, some were eating dinner at a Cambodian restaurant, two were sisters from Tunisia who were celebrating a birthday, according to Le Figaro.
But the attacks, which French President François Hollande blamed on the Islamic State, are only the latest in a series of religiously inspired terrorist acts that have afflicted France in the last 12 months. Last December, attackers using a van and a knife in Dijon and Tours reportedly yelled out “Allahu Akbar” (God is great) though neither incident appeared to be tied to larger terrorist organizations. The next month, attacks in Paris on a satirical newspaper and a kosher supermarket killed 17 people; a branch of al Qaeda claimed responsibility. A man in June who beheaded his boss had links to Islamic State. In August, an Islamic State sympathizer with a box cutter and rifle apparently planning to attack train passengers was thwarted by three visiting Americans without killing anyone.
The wave represents a shift away from separatist political violence to religiously inspired acts, according to stats compiled by the European Union’s police organization, Europol.
Most incidents continue to be inspired by separatism, including 50 in France alone last year, and many French terrorist attacks were committed by Corsican separatists. But recent separatist terrorist attacks in the EU generally have targeted property, often through arson, and very few have killed people. Just 48 people died in the EU in terrorist attacks from 2006 to 2014, according to Europol – fewer than half the number who died in Friday’s Paris attack.
EDITORIAL COMMENT:- It appears that ISIS is giving "terrorism" a bad name. The graphs in the linked article are interesting and it looks like the TOTAL number of attacks in the EU is actually DOWN from 2007 (around 750 attacks) to 2014 (around 550 attacks)
From "FiveThirtyEightPolitics.com"
The Rise Of Religiously Inspired Terrorism In France
The terrorist attacks at six sites in and around Paris on Friday, which French authorities said killed 129 people and injured more than 350, claimed more lives than all other acts of terror combined in the previous quarter century in France, according to the Global Terrorism Database. 1 The victims came from at least nine countries; scores were attending a rock concert, some were eating dinner at a Cambodian restaurant, two were sisters from Tunisia who were celebrating a birthday, according to Le Figaro.
But the attacks, which French President François Hollande blamed on the Islamic State, are only the latest in a series of religiously inspired terrorist acts that have afflicted France in the last 12 months. Last December, attackers using a van and a knife in Dijon and Tours reportedly yelled out “Allahu Akbar” (God is great) though neither incident appeared to be tied to larger terrorist organizations. The next month, attacks in Paris on a satirical newspaper and a kosher supermarket killed 17 people; a branch of al Qaeda claimed responsibility. A man in June who beheaded his boss had links to Islamic State. In August, an Islamic State sympathizer with a box cutter and rifle apparently planning to attack train passengers was thwarted by three visiting Americans without killing anyone.
The wave represents a shift away from separatist political violence to religiously inspired acts, according to stats compiled by the European Union’s police organization, Europol.
Most incidents continue to be inspired by separatism, including 50 in France alone last year, and many French terrorist attacks were committed by Corsican separatists. But recent separatist terrorist attacks in the EU generally have targeted property, often through arson, and very few have killed people. Just 48 people died in the EU in terrorist attacks from 2006 to 2014, according to Europol – fewer than half the number who died in Friday’s Paris attack.
EDITORIAL COMMENT:- It appears that ISIS is giving "terrorism" a bad name. The graphs in the linked article are interesting and it looks like the TOTAL number of attacks in the EU is actually DOWN from 2007 (around 750 attacks) to 2014 (around 550 attacks)
The Rise Of Religiously Inspired Terrorism In France
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It isn't "religiously inspired terrorism" it is radical islamist inspired terrorism. Buddhists, Hindus, Jews and Christians are not in the streets of Paris shooting up restaurants and concert halls and self detonating bombs and the like. France gets more than some because they allow people to follow to and from North Africa and the Middle East too easily. Many of the muslims they have taken in do not assimilate like other groups in the past. They are living in enclaves in and around Paris and other cities.
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Cpl Jeff N.
COL Ted Mc . Ted, When I speak of the left "in this country" I am not comparing or contrasting them to the left in Canada, Europe or other countries. I realize there is a global spectrum of left and right, it goes without saying. I referenced the left in "this country". I have zero interest in creating a range of left and right using Canada, Europe, Asia or others to try to make the left (or right) look like something they are not.
So if you believe some are so smug they will not admit (or apparently report) terrorism from Christian radicalized groups then why don't you proved some material examples of what they are missing. If CNN, NBC, CBS and others had stories on Christian radicals beheading, burning, drowning, gunning down, enslaving, torturing etc etc etc they would be on the air and you know it.
The IRA (separatists) wanted to remove Northern Ireland from the United Kingdom of Great Britain. They were willing to use violent/terrorist tactics to do so. It is estimated the IRA had a had a hand in the violent deaths of 1800 people from 1969 - 1998 mostly in Northern Ireland/Great Britain. The IRA was primarily Catholic and the British were aligned with Protestant Unionists. There is a lot that went on there for a very long time that finally erupted into "the troubles" of more recent times.
So if you believe some are so smug they will not admit (or apparently report) terrorism from Christian radicalized groups then why don't you proved some material examples of what they are missing. If CNN, NBC, CBS and others had stories on Christian radicals beheading, burning, drowning, gunning down, enslaving, torturing etc etc etc they would be on the air and you know it.
The IRA (separatists) wanted to remove Northern Ireland from the United Kingdom of Great Britain. They were willing to use violent/terrorist tactics to do so. It is estimated the IRA had a had a hand in the violent deaths of 1800 people from 1969 - 1998 mostly in Northern Ireland/Great Britain. The IRA was primarily Catholic and the British were aligned with Protestant Unionists. There is a lot that went on there for a very long time that finally erupted into "the troubles" of more recent times.
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COL Ted Mc
Cpl Jeff N. - Corporal; When you realize that there is (effectively) no such thing as "left-wing" politics in the US, you will have made a whole lot of progress (as well as started to understand why anyone who has studied "politics" on a global scale tends to scratch their head in puzzlement when they hear Americans accusing people of being "left-wing".
A 5 second Google came up with two instances of terrorist attacks in the US within the past week that you probably didn't know about. I don't say that these attacks are as severe as those conducted by the ISISites - but they are terrorist attacks none the less.
You might also want to consider that one of the aspirants to the Republican nomination for the office of President of the United States of America has already proposed that (at least) "some" Mosques be closed by government fiat. (You might want to take note of the fact that there is no mention of "closing Christian churches where hate is preached" [which means that the WBC is save and still enjoys the protection of the First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States of America].)
You still haven't grasped the fact that the Northern Ireland dispute was over whether to remain a part of the UK or not and NOT over "religion". The IRA wasn't killing people because they were "Protestants" it was killing them because they didn't want to separate from the UK. The fact that the Northern Counties were populated primarily by Protestants was irrelevant to the actual struggle (except in so far as the Protestants didn't want to be "swamped" by Catholics and have to abide by the dictates of the Vatican).
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/donald-trump-mosques-paris_5649dc69e4b08cda34898552
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2015/11/17/mosques-vandalized-terrorized-paris-terror-attacks/75915076/
A 5 second Google came up with two instances of terrorist attacks in the US within the past week that you probably didn't know about. I don't say that these attacks are as severe as those conducted by the ISISites - but they are terrorist attacks none the less.
You might also want to consider that one of the aspirants to the Republican nomination for the office of President of the United States of America has already proposed that (at least) "some" Mosques be closed by government fiat. (You might want to take note of the fact that there is no mention of "closing Christian churches where hate is preached" [which means that the WBC is save and still enjoys the protection of the First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States of America].)
You still haven't grasped the fact that the Northern Ireland dispute was over whether to remain a part of the UK or not and NOT over "religion". The IRA wasn't killing people because they were "Protestants" it was killing them because they didn't want to separate from the UK. The fact that the Northern Counties were populated primarily by Protestants was irrelevant to the actual struggle (except in so far as the Protestants didn't want to be "swamped" by Catholics and have to abide by the dictates of the Vatican).
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/donald-trump-mosques-paris_5649dc69e4b08cda34898552
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2015/11/17/mosques-vandalized-terrorized-paris-terror-attacks/75915076/
Mosques vandalized, terrorized after Paris terror attacks
A Quran was covered in feces at a Texas mosque while a Florida man was arrested for making threatening phone calls.
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Cpl Jeff N.
COL Ted Mc . Ted, there is such thing as left wing politics in the US. They are left wing relative to the right wing. You simply are trying to throw in all political movements globally to muddy the water and make a point only you seem to embrace.
Tell me about the two issues of "terrorism" conducted in the US. Let's examine them openly. I suspect they are being called something they are not. If your examples were good, you would have listed them out to make your point. You chose not to, I wonder why.
Some mosques are fomenting anti-American activities, some calling for direct action and may be supporting or encouraging killing Americans. Can you name me a Christian denomination church that is doing so? No you can or you would have already done so.
I have a very solid grasp of the Northern Ireland issues. I have studied them over the years and my wife and her family are British and her father was as student of the cause as well as an office on the RAF. I stated clearly that the issues were political and religious. If you don't believe that you are simply ignorant on the issue. As I stated above, the separatist (IRA and others) were Catholic and the loyalists were protestant. The loyalists wanted to remain aligned with Great Britain. It was not a coincidence that the two groups were divided by religion and political alliance.
Tell me about the two issues of "terrorism" conducted in the US. Let's examine them openly. I suspect they are being called something they are not. If your examples were good, you would have listed them out to make your point. You chose not to, I wonder why.
Some mosques are fomenting anti-American activities, some calling for direct action and may be supporting or encouraging killing Americans. Can you name me a Christian denomination church that is doing so? No you can or you would have already done so.
I have a very solid grasp of the Northern Ireland issues. I have studied them over the years and my wife and her family are British and her father was as student of the cause as well as an office on the RAF. I stated clearly that the issues were political and religious. If you don't believe that you are simply ignorant on the issue. As I stated above, the separatist (IRA and others) were Catholic and the loyalists were protestant. The loyalists wanted to remain aligned with Great Britain. It was not a coincidence that the two groups were divided by religion and political alliance.
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COL Ted Mc
Cpl Jeff N. - Corporal; I provided you with one link and details of where I got it from. From there you will simply have to do your own research.
As for Northern Ireland, could you please let me know which side was calling for the abolition of "Catholicism" or "Protestantism"? As far as I know NEITHER the "Separatists" nor the "Unionists" proposed outlawing the religion of the other side (or even argued that the other side were "heretics".
However, since you are (obviously) much closer to the matter than I ever was, I'm sure that you won't have any difficulty in finding proof that one side or the other was MOTIVATED by "religious doctrine" (as opposed to simply belonging to one or the other religious sect).
As for Northern Ireland, could you please let me know which side was calling for the abolition of "Catholicism" or "Protestantism"? As far as I know NEITHER the "Separatists" nor the "Unionists" proposed outlawing the religion of the other side (or even argued that the other side were "heretics".
However, since you are (obviously) much closer to the matter than I ever was, I'm sure that you won't have any difficulty in finding proof that one side or the other was MOTIVATED by "religious doctrine" (as opposed to simply belonging to one or the other religious sect).
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Obama says he is God, mocks the Bible
Obama read Psalm 46 and attributed what was read to himself, PROCLAIMING HIMSELF AS GOD. Here are a few facts that really drive home that point. At the 9/11 ...
Obama says he is God, mocks the Bible https://youtu.be/eY984VuVk_Q
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Letter to the Editor-
Dear Sir,
Is it possible that the reason that total number attacks in the EU are down because attacks are happening increasingly in larger parts of the World? Now people from the areas where many attacks have taken place are making their way from those areas to the EU, and the US. Is it possible that we are opening the door for future terrorist attacks to again increase ? Just a thought. (Oh, and the events listed in the link are only ones that "received significant press".)
Dear Sir,
Is it possible that the reason that total number attacks in the EU are down because attacks are happening increasingly in larger parts of the World? Now people from the areas where many attacks have taken place are making their way from those areas to the EU, and the US. Is it possible that we are opening the door for future terrorist attacks to again increase ? Just a thought. (Oh, and the events listed in the link are only ones that "received significant press".)
List of Islamist terrorist attacks - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Terror attacks by Islamist extremists to further a perceived Islamic religious or political cause have occurred globally. The attackers have used such tactics as arson, vehicle rampage attacks, bomb threats, suicide attacks, bombings, spree shooting, stabbings, hijackings, kidnappings and beheadings. The following is a list of Islamist terrorist attacks that have received significant press coverage since 1980.
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COL Ted Mc
PVT Robert Gresham - Sergeant; Indeed it is possible, but that doesn't explain the drop in "non-religious" terrorism.
After all, the Basques aren't likely to travel to Bali and blow things up in an effort to pressure the Spanish government into granting them independence.
I suspect that the reason for the drop in "non-religious" terrorism is that ISIS has given "terrorism" a bad name.
After all, the Basques aren't likely to travel to Bali and blow things up in an effort to pressure the Spanish government into granting them independence.
I suspect that the reason for the drop in "non-religious" terrorism is that ISIS has given "terrorism" a bad name.
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