Indeed. What strikes me as odd though is that America didn't learn from Iraq. That war achieved nothing. The successes were offset by incidents such as these which only increased the level of hatred toward America. I can't see how the Syrian campaign will do anything but the same.

There is no point in the USA or any western country getting involved in this area of the world. People die for nothing.

I meant, in the sack.

update

http://economicsandpeace.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Global-Terrorism-Index-2015.pdf

Given the concern and worry people have about terrorism at the moment, I found an interesting resource providing some facts and stats about terrorism.

Some interesting points in terms of the discussions we have been having on this forum are:

- Islamic fundamentalism was not the main cause of terrorism in the West over the last nine years. Eighty per cent of deaths by lone wolf terrorists in the West were driven by right wing extremism, nationalism, antigovernment sentiment and political extremism and other forms of supremacy.

- The majority of deaths from terrorism do not occur in the West. Excluding the September 11 attack, only 0.5 per cent of deaths from terrorism have occurred in the West since 2000. Including September 11, the percentage reaches 2.6.

- Lone wolf attackers are the main perpetrators of terrorist activity in the West. Seventy per cent of all deaths from terrorism in the West since 2006 were by lone wolf terrorists with the rest being unknown or group attacks by more than three attackers.

- Terrorist activity is a significant driver of refugee activity and internal displacement. The countries which are the greatest source of refugees and internally displaced people also suffer the most deaths from terrorism. Ten of the 11 countries that had more than 500 deaths from terrorism in 2014 had the highest levels of refugees and IDPs in the world.

- Terrorist activity is correlated with political violence. The research found that 92 per cent of all terrorist attacks between 1989 and 2014 occurred in countries where
political violence by the government was widespread.

- Terrorism is also intrinsically linked to a country’s safety and security environment. In the last 25 years, 88 per cent of all terrorist attacks occurred in countries that were experiencing or involved in violent conflicts. Less than 0.6 per cent of all terrorist attacks occurred in countries without any ongoing conflict and any form of political terror.

- There are different drivers of terrorism in wealthier countries than in poorer countries. In OECD countries socio-economic factors such as youth unemployment,
confidence in the press, faith in democracy, drug crime and attitudes towards immigration correlate significantly. In non-OECD countries factors such as a history of armed conflict, ongoing conflict within the country, corruption and a weak business environment are more strongly correlated.

http://economicsandpeace.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Global-Terrorism-Index-2015.pdf

Given the concern and worry people have about terrorism at the moment, I found an interesting resource providing some facts and stats about terrorism.

Some interesting points in terms of the discussions we have been having on this forum are:

- Islamic fundamentalism was not the main cause of terrorism in the West over the last nine years. Eighty per cent of deaths by lone wolf terrorists in the West were driven by right wing extremism, nationalism, antigovernment sentiment and political extremism and other forms of supremacy.

- The majority of deaths from terrorism do not occur in the West. Excluding the September 11 attack, only 0.5 per cent of deaths from terrorism have occurred in the West since 2000. Including September 11, the percentage reaches 2.6.

- Lone wolf attackers are the main perpetrators of terrorist activity in the West. Seventy per cent of all deaths from terrorism in the West since 2006 were by lone wolf terrorists with the rest being unknown or group attacks by more than three attackers.

- Terrorist activity is a significant driver of refugee activity and internal displacement. The countries which are the greatest source of refugees and internally displaced people also suffer the most deaths from terrorism. Ten of the 11 countries that had more than 500 deaths from terrorism in 2014 had the highest levels of refugees and IDPs in the world.

- Terrorist activity is correlated with political violence. The research found that 92 per cent of all terrorist attacks between 1989 and 2014 occurred in countries where
political violence by the government was widespread.

- Terrorism is also intrinsically linked to a country’s safety and security environment. In the last 25 years, 88 per cent of all terrorist attacks occurred in countries that were experiencing or involved in violent conflicts. Less than 0.6 per cent of all terrorist attacks occurred in countries without any ongoing conflict and any form of political terror.

- There are different drivers of terrorism in wealthier countries than in poorer countries. In OECD countries socio-economic factors such as youth unemployment,
confidence in the press, faith in democracy, drug crime and attitudes towards immigration correlate significantly. In non-OECD countries factors such as a history of armed conflict, ongoing conflict within the country, corruption and a weak business environment are more strongly correlated.

I stopped reading when it said Islamic Fundamentalism was not the cause of Terrorism in the West.

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Edited by Socawho: 21/7/2016 12:47:12 PM

Maybe you should re-read that first line. Because it does not say what you think it says.

It said " Islamic Fundamentalism was not the MAIN cause of Terrorism in the West".

This is purely an analysis of numbers, and a statement of fact.

But your reaction was still great, because it beautifully demonstrates the problem with people of your ilk.

Superficiality, confirmation bias, and not being interested in facts.

US gumnut uncovers a heap of assets bought in the states with swindled Maylasian money, looks to be going all the way to the stop with the Prime Minister.

3bil in total found, at least 1bil of it in the USA alone.

Also cops shot a carer for an austistic person while lying down with their hands in the air.

-PB

Maybe you should re-read that first line. Because it does not say what you think it says.

It said " Islamic Fundamentalism was not the MAIN cause of Terrorism in the West".

This is purely an analysis of numbers, and a statement of fact.

But your reaction was still great, because it beautifully demonstrates the problem with people of your ilk.

Superficiality, confirmation bias, and not being interested in facts.

Maybe you should re-read that first line. Because it does not say what you think it says.

It said " Islamic Fundamentalism was not the MAIN cause of Terrorism in the West".

This is purely an analysis of numbers, and a statement of fact.

But your reaction was still great, because it beautifully demonstrates the problem with people of your ilk.

Superficiality, confirmation bias, and not being interested in facts.

911 was 4 lone wolves.

I stopped reading when it said....

So do you think Anders Brevik was a lone wolf as well or do you make him out be a religious Zealot?

All it shows is the manipulation of data to claim that "lone wolves" are the main cause of terrorism in the West. Lone wolves that yell allahu akbar before opening fire on a bunch of homos dancing, plotting a truck through children watching fireworks or smashing an axe into people on a train. Demonstrating your own superficiality, confirmation bias and lack of interest in the facts by denying the cause of terrorism.

So do you think Anders Brevik was a lone wolf as well or do you make him out be a religious Zealot?

Why can't someone be a lone wolf AND be a religious zealot?

As far as Brevik goes, he is a self-stated atheist but "culturally Christian". He does not believe in god, but has conspiratorial views about "cultural Marxists" and the "islamification of Europe" which is quite similar to what gets posted on here at times.

I went through that pdf file, it has "political" as its main reasons for lone wolf attacks, but i couldnt find what its sources are , and what kind of "lone wolf" attacks its referring too.

Why can't someone be a lone wolf AND be a religious zealot?

As far as Brevik goes, he is a self-stated atheist but "culturally Christian". He does not believe in god, but has conspiratorial views about "cultural Marxists" and the "islamification of Europe" which is quite similar to what gets posted on here at times.

If anyone is up for the read, Brevik's manifesto is fantastic.

Meanwhile in the golden age of television, one of the leaders from KickassTorrents Website has been arrested

Kickass Torrents owner arrested