#terrorism

Most terrorists are people deeply concerned by what they see as social, political, or religious injustice and hypocrisy, and the immediate grounds for their terrorism is often retaliation for an action of the United States. ↗

— William Blum

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What happened to the Bush Administration regarding terrorism is that they regarded it as a secondary issue, and associated with Clinton. One of those Clinton issues. ↗

— Sidney Blumenthal

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They know the importance of their mission and of America's commitment to combating and defeating terrorism abroad, and they know that they are making a real difference in bringing freedom to a part of the world that has known only tyranny. ↗

— John Boehner

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At times one feels that what is being said in the West is that the fact that you are a Muslim predisposes you to this blind, stupid terrorism. ↗

— Lakhdar Brahimi

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If you are talking about terrorism, you need to sit down and understand what is making these people put dynamite around their waists and blow themselves up. ↗

— Lakhdar Brahimi

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Why does a young Muslim, in the prime of life, with a full life ahead, go and blow himself up in a bus full of innocent passengers? In our countries, religion is the sole source of education, and this is the only spring from which that terrorist drank until his thirst was quenched. He was not born a terrorist, and did not become a terrorist overnight. Islamic teachings played a role in weaving his ideological fabric, thread by thread, and did not allow other sources—I am referring to scientific sources—to play a role. It was these teachings that distorted this terrorist, and killed his humanity; it was not [the terrorist] who distorted the religious teachings, and misunderstood them, as some ignorant people claim. When you recite to a child still in his early years the verse 'They will be killed or crucified, or have their hands and feet on alternative sides cut off,' regardless of this verse's interpretation, and regardless of the reasons it was conveyed, or its time, you have made the first step towards creating a great terrorist. ↗

— Wafa Sultan

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I think the debate in our society now is that people have to agree on zero-tolerance to terrorism. ↗

— King Abdullah II

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As the war on terrorism spreads and prolongs, the fruits of ending the threat of terrorism around the world will be tempered with a whole new series of problems to be addressed and resolved. ↗

— Charles Foster Bass

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Democracy is necessary to peace and to undermining the forces of terrorism. ↗

— Benazir Bhutto

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The next few months are critical to Pakistan's future direction as a democratic state committed to promoting peace, fighting terrorism and working for social justice. ↗

— Benazir Bhutto

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