Terrorists and terrorism can exist anywhere, but not nessarily terror cells. The concept requires a nurturing environment (Islam).
Eliminating the top brass of the IRA cuts the head off the beast, but what did the elimination of Islamist Zaraqawi achieve in Iraq? Islamist activity continued without a hitch.
The reason why terror cells have almost infinite growth and regenerative ability only within the Islamic community is based on the cultural beliefs of the community.
First, Islamic scripture creates a foundation of morality that looks upon murder and killing in a fundamentally different way. Murder has many more moral justifcations in the Islamic community, especially with respect to non-muslims.
Furthermore, the Quranic command to "never speak bad of a fellow Muslim" is more slavishly observed than the infamous hood-code of "never ratting to the cops".
Literalism in Islam is mainstream, that is, almost every Muslim is a fundamentalist believeing in the unquestioned perfection and divinty of the Quran. The Quran is littered with hundreds of textual commandements to murder the unbeliever.
Even among Muslims who are too lazy for Jihad, you still have believers who will support the cause.
Naturally, this protective and supportive behavior, with respect to Islamic terror, is not something english speaking Muslims will openly confess to kafirs (non-muslims) but one this clear...that while terrorists can evolve anywhere, only a culture like Islam can make it possible to have living and regenerating terror cells.
2007-05-17
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