If some kind of terrorism happens in the middle east: You never hear "Saudi arabian terrorist" or "Sudanese terrorists"....you always hear the word "Islam" as in islamic terrorists, islamic militants, islamic jehadists, islamic fanatics...so you never know what nationality the terrorists have??
but if the terrorists are irish..they are never called "christian terrorists"...or if they are bolivian they are not called communist terrorists"....usually all other type of terror groups are referred to by their nationality....
Except for the ones comming from middle eastern countries...isnt that wierd??
2006-10-24 23:07:13 · 21 answers · asked by Beavis 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
You must remember that one person's terrorist is another's freedom fighter, so it all depends on who you are getting the news from.
2006-10-24 23:17:32 · answer #1 · answered by howard the duq 4 · 0⤊ 3⤋
"Catholic terrorists" is not that uncommon thing to hear when the Irish Republican Army is mentioned. However, what other catholic terrorist organizations do you know?
However, "communist terrorist" is a frequently enough used term. The term was used regardless of the nationalities of terrorists, because they committed their acts in the name of communism. Now, however, there isn't that many left.
Same thing is with Muslim terrorists of whatever nationality. For the most part they kill people in the name of Islam or Allah. They are doing Jihad. AlQauda has besides Arabs from all Arab countries, Afghans, Iranians, Indonesians, Indians, etc... You may say that not all the Muslims are terrorists, but that is not relevant. There is a phenomena of Islamic fundamentalism and there is a phenomena of Islamic terrorism. They go hand in hand. So, what is weird is not to see that.
By the way, sometimes they do mention specific "nationalities" when referring to middle estern militants. "Arab terrorist" is a common term. Or even more common: "Palestinian terrorist". That is because they act not only in the name of Allah, but also in the name of Palestinian state and because of their hate of Jews specifically rather than all non-Muslims.
2006-10-25 06:54:19 · answer #2 · answered by roman_durbin2001 1 · 2⤊ 1⤋
This is may opinion in a democratic world..
Saudi Arabia and Sudan are Islamic countries too... (see ?)
No terrorist act has been detected do to Bolivian people acts...(see?)
And the Irish movement to get independent comes from !,300 BC ...
IRA terrorism which ends up, was limited to UK... (see?)
So.... it seems that the rest of the World has enough reason to think that way...
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2006-10-25 06:24:51 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
This one is easy. Those other terror groups were fighting for causes that were essentially non religious ones. Yes, in the case of the IRA, it was Protestants vs. Catholics. However, it was more of a territorial dispute regarding Northern Ireland belonging to the UK or Ireland. Communist Revolutionaries at times have attempted violent overthrow of governments to institute their beliefs.
So before, most terror groups were involved in fights of political ideology or land reclamation battles.
The difference maker for the Muslim groups is that they believe that the Koran is their mandate. They are in some cases organized in multiple Muslim nations (al Qaeda). They are also interested in making Muslim law the law of the land in each of the countries they go into.
Never before have so many groups fighting as terrorists believed int he same thing. Their common denominator is their Muslim religion and the fact that it their religion is their guide and inspiration.
Hense: Islamic Militants
2006-10-25 06:19:17 · answer #4 · answered by stymie1970 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Because the terrorists from the Middle East are motivated by their version of Islam, which teaches hate for all those who do not believe what they do.
2006-10-25 09:42:50 · answer #5 · answered by Tony M 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I believe that this is because the majority of terrorists are now Muslim. They reside in many countries (Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Iran, etc.) but the thing they have in common is that they are all Muslim. Other terrorists usually have their nationality in common and so are named after their country. So no it is not weird just common sense.
2006-10-25 06:24:03 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
because the acts of terror are carried out in the name of Islam; don't you ever read or watch the news? after a terrorist act, a group will claim responsibility for that act. jihad is not Buddhist, it is not Christian, it is not Jewish, or any other religion-it's Islamic.
2006-10-25 09:19:22 · answer #7 · answered by slabsidebass 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There is a COMMON, relative factor involved with 99% of terrorist acts: the religion of Islam.
Is nationality relevant when the terrorist murder out of religion and not their country of origin's interest?
I don't like bashing anyones faith, but the facts are blinding with regards to your question,
When potato farmers start blowing themselves up in the name "Idaho Gold", then we'll have grounds for a more legitimate discussion.
2006-10-25 07:12:45 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
All other people from all other religions (except muslim) thinks that god will take care of them, but Muslim (It has been done by some stupid persons) , they think that they have to take care of God also and hence all problem starts.
And to get public support, the terrorist groups is to associate their name with God's vision, so from the previous statement the cons follows.
2006-10-25 06:17:42 · answer #9 · answered by Yadab Das 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Because those are the ones that do it 95% of the time. What do you want to have the media say..."Oh, and there was a terrorist attack, and you're never going to to believe this, I myself am shocked, but it was by islamic militants..."
2006-10-25 06:20:34 · answer #10 · answered by Casey 3 · 3⤊ 2⤋
because generally islamic terrorists aren't just from one country, and aren't working alone. and in Ireland, you do indeed hear catholic or protestant terrorists, and if the terrorists are from a certain group, like communists, they are reported as such. besides, right now, the main groups of terrorists are muslim who are attacking nonmuslims
2006-10-25 06:19:47 · answer #11 · answered by judy_r8 6 · 2⤊ 2⤋