>SNIP
>>Here we have at least half of an agreement <g>
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>>Burning flag on a square is one thing, but to plant the bomb or become suicide bomber is completly different matter.
>>I don't believe religion is driving force for this in any significant way.
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>>As you acknowledged it is more likely the misery of situation (powerty/injustice) that turns people into suicide bombers.
>>When you have way to many people with nothing else to lose except their own life (take Palestinians for instance!) , and when someone is offering substantial money to his/her family and *honour&heavens* to the bomber himself, then this is more likely to happen.
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>>If religion or 'mentality' was main reason behind suicide bombings, then you would have hundreds of thousands of suicide bombers World wide, as muslims are by nature very very religious people and they populate entire world in large numbers. But story that Muslims are inclined to throw more bombs then the others is simply myth/fabrication by mass media, Holywood screenplay writers, various rogue/speculative journalists etc. which is going on for past 20 or more years. (One of your quotes to A.H. comes to mind)
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>>There are radical muslim rooted movements out there but, but nothing even remotely close to what has been presented to public.
>>Motives/means and real actions are different from movement to movement. How do you distinguish who is 'terrorist', who is resistance fighter, who is pettit and who is big criminal, part of some big organised (international) crime ring ?
>>There is entire jungle out there, spectar of motives interests and struggles ranging from drugs, guns, human organs trafficking rings to radical terrorist organisations and all the way to genuine resistance fighters against foreign occupation and/or injustice.
>>When you see group of people from middle east holding guns in some rough terrain what is the first association that crosses your mind ? Terrorist group ! Al-qaeda!
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>I disagree here. Having spent weeks with armed groups guarding their villages myself, my first inclination is to see civilian force protecting their own (people or interests), not terrorists. I think you are misinformed, because I don't think most Americans see terrorists either. Although, many are 'misled' by the media and if the media portrays it that way, they will see it that way too.
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I would not mind at all being wrong.