Posted on 05/04/2013 1:57:52 AM PDT by Cindy
SNIPPET: "A new report called "The World's Muslims: Religion, Politics and Society" from the Pew Research Center's Forum on Religion & Public Life has found that the majority of the 38,000 Muslims surveyed in Europe, Asia, the Middle East and Africa favor the implementation of sharia law, among other things. The report incorporates results from a two-stage survey: 15 sub-Saharan African countries with substantial Muslim populations were surveyed in 2008-2009; and 24 countries in Europe, Asia, the Middle East, and Africa were surveyed in 2011-2012.
Those hoping for the development of peaceful democratic societies in Muslim-majority countries may be dismayed to find that while most Muslims worldwide "reject suicide bombing and other attacks against civilians," these attacks remain popular in several key countries. According to the report, "substantial minorities in several countries say such acts of violence are at least sometimes justified, including 26% of Muslims in Bangladesh, 29% in Egypt, 39% in Afghanistan and 40% in the Palestinian territories."
The report is more upbeat with regard to the US, noting that "[f]ew US Muslims voice support for suicide bombing or other forms of violence against civilians in the name of Islam; 81% say such acts are never justified, while fewer than one-in-ten say violence against civilians either is often justified (1%) or is sometimes justified (7%) to defend Islam."
But without digressing into the topic of Islamist attacks against civilians in America, it is important to note that the Pew study appears to corroborate the dismal experience of the Afghan High Peace Council in trying to get regional Islamic scholars to issue a fatwa condemning suicide attacks."
SNIPPET: "Meanwhile, the Taliban have announced that suicide attacks will feature prominently in this year's spring offensive."
(Excerpt) Read more at longwarjournal.org ...
THE LONG WAR JOURNAL - Threat Matrix - blog: "THE CONTINUING APPEAL OF SUCIDE ATTACKS" by Lisa Lundquist (SNIPPET: "The report is more upbeat with regard to the US, noting that "[f]ew US Muslims voice support for suicide bombing or other forms of violence against civilians in the name of Islam; 81% say such acts are never justified, while fewer than one-in-ten say violence against civilians either is often justified (1%) or is sometimes justified (7%) to defend Islam." But without digressing into the topic of Islamist attacks against civilians in America, it is important to note that the Pew study appears to corroborate the dismal experience of the Afghan High Peace Council in trying to get regional Islamic scholars to issue a fatwa condemning suicide attacks.") (May 3, 2013) (Read More…)
Stepping back in time...A Reminder:
http://www.sofir.org/sarchives/006334.php
05 July 2011
“JIHADIS ONLINE: A FEW THOUGHTS”
SNIPPET: “I. When considering the matter of jihadis online, remember that most of what we think we know is based on analyses of the comments made by an handful of vocal activists. The vast majority of jihadis online, be they on forums or social networking sites[i], say nothing. Skillful translations and insightful analyses by definition tell us little about this potentially lethal yet silent majority.”
"The vast majority of jihadis online, be they on forums or social networking sites[i], say nothing."
It’s simple really - Islam teaches death. It is a culture of death, and more importantly, violence and bondage against women. Sharia law isvery real and aggressively promotes that. Suicide bombers are a natural extension of thispolitical ideaology.
Sooner or later, the idea has to be that when somebody does a suicide bombing, you grind whatever is left of him up with the body of a pig, publicly, and then inflict some sort of punishment on his immediate family which is serious enough that nobody ever again thinks they are going to help their family in such a manner.
Should be done sooner, as in now.
As seen on Twitter.com:
Quote:
twitter.com/IntelTweet/status/364104988055699456
Evan Kohlmann
@IntelTweet
Users on jihadi chat forums are cheering that an IMU video of a female suicide bomber has been downloaded more than 19,200 times in 3 weeks.
12:26 PM - 4 Aug 13
Thread bump.
Some more questions to ask:
If there are other training camps; where are they?
What countries have jihad training camps and what are the locations of the camps?
How many “westerners” (including Americans) have been trained in these camps?
How many of these “trained” westerners (including Americans) have returned to their home countries?
How many westerners (including Americans) have been trained via the internet?
Well, something to think about.
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