one man,one vote, one time.

SEE: Algeria (almost); Gaza; ad nauseam.

So, there’s no class envy when strapping a bomb on yourself.

Kini on November 13, 2007 at 7:16 PM

Unfortunately for us, MOST of their lives suck so bad, that the afterlife appeals to them much more than living. If that’s not a sad commentary on the plight of the muslim, I don’t know what is.

If any of you ever want to know how “palestinians” or arabs think, you should check out a book called The Haj by Leon Uris. I understand the mentality of the average muslim/arab way better than I thought I did after reading Ayaan Hirsi Ali’s book Infidel. I said I understand it, but I assure you I don’t agree, and I don’t think it’s as hopeless as I used to believe. I definitely had a “nuke Mecca” mentality before I read these books, but I understand now that the “good” muslims need someone to get their back, and all we’ve done in the past is set up the bad ones.

The first time, shame on them; this time, shame on us if we don’t get it right “Over There”. God, I miss that show.

*Not a dig on Brits per se, just trying to think outta the box! I lova the warm beer, and fish and chips. Okay, maybe just the chips. But we like to call em fries over here!!1!!

Muslims voting for anything other than sharia theocracy seems to be a pipedream.

Where am I wrong? This is really depressing.

So, there’s no class envy when strapping a bomb on yourself.

the policy makers, have relied heavily on what they learned from the Cold War…..see Sarkozy’s book, “case for democracy”

Healthy economies seem to be effective at underpinning a content, peaceful society.

And well-armed civilians ;-)

That’s what there is in Massachusetts when there is only one name on a ballot and it’s next to “Democratic”, and sometimes another name next to Green/Rainbow party.

This study shows how to prevent civil wars – not suicide bombers.

I cannot take any analysis of motivations for terrorism seriously if the analyst doesn’t even address the particulars of the culture that might be problematic, how they could be changed, and how they are different from Western models.

Not everyone wants individual freedom above all and not all cultures are able to even handle it without imploding, or worse.

I put as the simplest example that of Turkish “democracy” where the military is placed above all, constitutionally. No Westerner would ever accept such a system (as we are neurotic about civilian control of all) but that seems to be the only system that has worked to bring any individual freedom with self-rule to a muslim society that has been stable and trustworthy – so far. But it, obviously, can happen, just not in the Western mode.

The savage ideology of Islam is the root cause.

2Brave2Bscared on November 13, 2007 at 4:22 PM

You are correct!

Islam = poverty and
Islam + poverty = Terrorism

Yeah, that’s why we’ve got Muslim doctors trying to blow themselves up in the UK. Good thinking.

The savage ideology of Islam is the root cause.

TheSitRep on November 13, 2007 at 4:15 PM

Um, Dude.

Theworldisnotenough on November 13, 2007 at 4:09 PM

That isn’t going to happen. When in history has a military leader commenced the ‘cracking down’ upon his scaling back of power? By the way, Mushy is a military leader.

Economist: Terrorism best countered by … democracy

Too bad he’s wrong.

terrorism + (Screwing with the U.S.) = Ass whoopin’

Greg’s Therum

In the meantime, your exit question: How do Krueger’s findings bode for Musharraf’s emergency rule in Pakistan?

Poorly.

Musharraf needs to give it up and have elections. He needs to form a coalition with Bhutto and crack down on any and all provocatuers while scaling back his power. If not he and we risk an all out uprising that could see the Taliban coming out of the hills to control Islamabad. In that scenario it would tak a military leader to control them, like Turkey to keep them off of the nukes.

This entire situation seemes to have an inevitable negative outcome.

How do Krueger’s findings bode for Musharraf’s emergency rule in Pakistan?

That’s a hell of a question. Will Democracy save Pakistan, or will Musharraf save Democracy?

That’s an awfully cavalier attitude to take when those various causes are all uniting under the banner of religious fanatics.

Well said.

Five? Ten? A million? Infinity?

It isnt poverty but Ignorance that promotes terrorism

November 7, 2007: One thing that keeps the Islamic world favorably disposed towards Islamic terrorism is widespread fear and hatred of the Western world.Opinion surveys continue to show that Moslems hate and fear the West, more than Westerns hate and fear Moslems (despite the growth of Islamic terrorism.)

The fear comes largely from the poor economic, political and scientific performance of the Moslem, especially the Arab, world when compared to the West. It’s a perverse expression of jealousy and resentment.

That brings up another obstacle. For a thousand years, there has been a struggle between a large segment of the Islamic clergy, and Moslem scientists and engineers. In a pattern that persists to the present, Islamic conservatives condemned many things that are “new” as “un-Islamic.”

The education shortage results in less wealth. GDP of all Islamic countries is a fifth of the European Union and the United States (which contain half as many people.) Unemployment rates are much higher in Islamic countries, and most are ruled by dictators or monarchs. Without science, education and democracy, you find that science and economic progress cannot flourish.