And how do they differ from partisans, 'terrorists' or other opposing peoples?
2007-03-24 00:04:12 · 14 answers · asked by Bunny 4 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
For Mali S information I have a degree and an IQ of 157 but am humble enough to ask when I don't know or understand something you pompous twit!
2007-03-24 00:20:09 · update #1
Rising in revolt against established authority, especially a government.
Rebelling against the leadership of a political party.
Check out this website....it defines it very well.
http://www.tfp.org/TFPForum/TFPCommentary/insurgent.htm
2007-03-24 00:10:46 · answer #1 · answered by twinmomm 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They are very similar. The french partisans in WW2 occupied France would have been considered insurgents by the Germans. History gets written by the winner.
I consider the current "Insurgents" in Iraq to be terrorists. I hope they are killed, or captured and tried. If they win the future country of "Sunistan" will consider them freedom fighters, partisans, heroes, Fathers of their country . . .
If they lose, Iraq will call them murdering terrorists, criminals . . .
Some will be jailed, some will be hung, Vast majority will receive amnesty.
2007-03-24 07:16:55 · answer #2 · answered by DylisTN 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I would really like to see half the people on here who wrote rediculous crap to go to Iraq and be shot at by an insurgent and still post the same things. An insurgent is anyone who not in any type of military engages in military activity. Why we dont call them the enemy, usually your enemy is another Army (i.e. republican guard, fedayeen, Iraq Army) and since they don't really exist anymore we call the people engaging in these cowardly attacks against Americans.......Insurgents. and by the way I have been to Iraq twice. 2003-2004, 2005-2006
2007-03-24 11:19:07 · answer #3 · answered by Cowboy 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
1. a person who rises in forcible opposition to lawful authority, esp. a person who engages in armed resistance to a government or to the execution of its laws; rebel.
2. a member of a section of a political party that revolts against the methods or policies of the party.
–adjective 3. of or characteristic of an insurgent or insurgents.
4. surging or rushing in: The insurgent waves battered the shore.
2007-03-24 07:09:49 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
1. Rising in revolt against established authority, especially a government.
2. Rebelling against the leadership of a political party.
2007-03-24 07:12:38 · answer #5 · answered by gareth h 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they are kind of the same. they are people who put up a fight, using terrorist ideals to push their or someones agenda on innocent people. a partisan however, pretty much has no side they'll help whoever for the right price
2007-03-24 10:17:09 · answer #6 · answered by me 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You know, in all honesty, sometimes, when I hear the news organizations, like NPR, toss off the word "insurgent", I think to myself your same question. Thank you for asking--I'm not the only one.
2007-03-24 07:07:18 · answer #7 · answered by Mark 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In the case of Iraq, "insurgent" is nothing more than a media propaganda word. Those killing Americans are the ENEMY, period. The media hates the United States and the military, and sides with the enemy....so they refuse to call them appropriately the 'enemy'.
An appropriate use of the word 'insurgent' would refer to the liberal extremist media.
2007-03-24 07:12:43 · answer #8 · answered by Bryan _ 3 · 3⤊ 2⤋
It means , rising in active revolt, a rebel, a revolutionary. It can also be used when describing the sea - rushing in.
2007-03-24 07:11:26 · answer #9 · answered by jet-set 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hope this helps..
http://www.terrorism-research.com/insurgency/
http://www.usma.edu/DMI/IWmsgs/Insurgents-vs-Guerrillas-vs-Terrorists.pdf
2007-03-24 07:31:53 · answer #10 · answered by katjha2005 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋