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New Study: Iraq War increased deadly terrorism 607% [VIDEO]

Can it be put plainer? Bush helped terrorism by invading Iraq. Period.
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Yes yes, I'm aware that the die-hard authoritarian bootlickers will never respond to rational thought but it's always interesting when another tragic cherry is plopped atop the disaster of the Iraq invasion.

Mother Jones funded a study by Paul Cruickshank (who elaborates in the video, right) and Peter Bergen, showing that contrary to all the Bush rhetoric, the invasion of Iraq has increased terrorism. Dramatically.
Our study yields one resounding finding: The rate of fatal terrorist attacks around the world by jihadist groups, and the number of people killed in those attacks, increased dramatically after the invasion of Iraq. Globally there was a 607 percent rise in the average yearly incidence of attacks (28.3 attacks per year before and 199.8 after) and a 237 percent rise in the fatality rate (from 501 to 1,689 deaths per year). A large part of this rise occurred in Iraq, the scene of almost half the global total of jihadist terrorist attacks. But even excluding Iraq and Afghanistan—the other current jihadist hot spot—there has been a 35 percent rise in the number of attacks, with a 12 percent rise in fatalities.
Two of the most interesting findings outlined by Cruickshank in the video are that Al Qaeda was a dying organization given a new lease by the Iraq War and that the methods developed inside Iraq are being exported.
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Contract Killers
Posted by: ccluelessfl60 on Feb 23, 2007 9:09 AM   
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We must change how we speak about so called terrorists .Call them what they are Contract Killers. Mercenaries pure and simple. Forget about religion and social injustice. These are the excuses used to glorify murderers. Mass indiscrimate murder is still murder for hire as I would bet all these terrorist get paid to do the jobs. They are getting better and more bold and no they did not engineer 9/11. That was beyond their capabilities. We need to call it what it is, and address our part in the plan to keep this bogus war going. Bring out troops home and prosecute our home grown mass murderers.Let's start with Cheney.

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Bushies will ask one question
Posted by: Comley on Feb 23, 2007 9:20 AM   
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And it is: "Well, then, why haven't we had another attack right here on American soil." For some, here, that's all that matters. A person actually said to me: "I don't care if other countries have attacks as long as we don't." For many, American life is the only life to be valued. Tragic.

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roz
Posted by: nanna on Feb 23, 2007 11:16 AM   
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This is an extremely important piece of information and hopefully will be read and picked up by other media.

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coup
Posted by: daodeyao on Feb 24, 2007 4:10 AM   
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As this so clearly shows, Bush's war was actually the indispensable impetus for these increases in "terrorism". This means that his war on terrorism is actually a major cause of terrorism that has led to so many unnecessary deaths. With the unmistakable surge toward Iran, it is incumbent upon us to preemptively strike down this terror attack before it occurs.
If impeachment is off the table then we must use the other option. The U.S. military must "coup" Bush and Co. before their attack blows back on us and all the other innocent people.

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What do you expect?
Posted by: xbj on Feb 24, 2007 10:08 AM   
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Of course everything the Neocon Warpigs did increased terrorism... because THEY INVENTED ISLAMIC TERRORISM as a ploy to TAKE OVER THE MIDEAST and REPOPULATE it with Sunni Puppet States like Saudi Arabia. That's why Sunni Saudi Arabia funds so many Shia Islamic schools... they're churning out more dupes and patsies for the Neocons, training schools for more witting AND unwitting Neocon War Pig suicide agents, nothing more.

Osama was (and still is) a CIA asset (and furthermore, a rogue branch of the CIA run by Poppy Bush for DECADES asset), and took the rap for 9-11 when the perps were actually dupes furnished to Bush by the Saudi government, many of whom were double agents of dubious loyalty and highly expendable anyway.

So OF COURSE everything the War Pig bastards do increases war... how else do you think they get richer?

And as they honesty and truly believe getting richer is the only reason for their existence, OF COURSE they do anything in their power to achieve that objective, EVEN IF THE ENTIRE REST OF THE WORLD DIES.

Quite simply, they don't give a fuck about anything but themselves and their worthless spawn.

And they, and the situation, won't ever change. They'll even shrug as the nukes fall on top of THEIR heads and say "Oh well."

And those who would successfully remove them from the face of the earth to keep this from happening? After twenty years in power THEY'LL BE, THINK, AND DO EXACTLY THE SAME.

This is human history folks, but Someone who is getting very fed up by this endless cycle of centuries is about to end it.

Every last bit of it.

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Heorge W. Bush is the world's number one LIAR AND TERRORIST!
Posted by: SALLY EVANS on Feb 24, 2007 2:35 PM   
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Bush is responsible for the agony suffered around the world With the help of the P.N.A. C. he and his father's cronies stole the 2000 election were involved with the 911 attacks and created LIES (fixed the facts) on the Downing Street Memo. He and his ilk are TRAITORS to the U.S. AND MUST BE STOPPED. I agree with the Italian government that Bush should be imprisoned for life for his crimes against humanity. Our country is facing corruption as never before by an ILLEGITIMATE pRESIDENT !

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The unrecognised casualties
Posted by: moflard on Feb 25, 2007 3:55 AM   
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Another facet of this debacle is to be found in Sudan. As many now know the Janjaweed "militia" are now running completely amok in their campaign of ethnic cleansing against the local non-Arab population. And what is the world doing about it - absolutely nothing. We're standing by as a bunch of xenophobic maniacs, using the cover of Islam. attack innocent civilians with a racist campaign intended to drive all blacks from the country.

But our fearless leaders have backed us into a position where our armies are tied down in an illegal war, and our politics mired in the complete carte-blanche we give another regime intent on ethnic cleansing, Israel. So we can do nothing without incurring the wrath of the entire Muslim world who would surely react if we attempted to interfere in another sovereign Muslim nation. It would be for them the proof that the west is intent on attacking Islam wherever it is - and more fuel to Al Q and allied organizations.

So the soldiers are sacrificed, the Iraqis are sacrificed and so are the people of Darfur - all for an illegal war over oil (Bush) and ego (Blair).

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Contract Killers
Posted by: ccluelessfl60 on Feb 23, 2007 9:09 AM   
Current rating: Not yet rated    [1 = poor; 5 = excellent]
We must change how we speak about so called terrorists .Call them what they are Contract Killers. Mercenaries pure and simple. Forget about religion and social injustice. These are the excuses used to glorify murderers. Mass indiscrimate murder is still murder for hire as I would bet all these terrorist get paid to do the jobs. They are getting better and more bold and no they did not engineer 9/11. That was beyond their capabilities. We need to call it what it is, and address our part in the plan to keep this bogus war going. Bring out troops home and prosecute our home grown mass murderers.Let's start with Cheney.

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Bushies will ask one question
Posted by: Comley on Feb 23, 2007 9:20 AM   
Current rating: Not yet rated    [1 = poor; 5 = excellent]
And it is: "Well, then, why haven't we had another attack right here on American soil." For some, here, that's all that matters. A person actually said to me: "I don't care if other countries have attacks as long as we don't." For many, American life is the only life to be valued. Tragic.

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roz
Posted by: nanna on Feb 23, 2007 11:16 AM   
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This is an extremely important piece of information and hopefully will be read and picked up by other media.

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coup
Posted by: daodeyao on Feb 24, 2007 4:10 AM   
Current rating: Not yet rated    [1 = poor; 5 = excellent]
As this so clearly shows, Bush's war was actually the indispensable impetus for these increases in "terrorism". This means that his war on terrorism is actually a major cause of terrorism that has led to so many unnecessary deaths. With the unmistakable surge toward Iran, it is incumbent upon us to preemptively strike down this terror attack before it occurs.
If impeachment is off the table then we must use the other option. The U.S. military must "coup" Bush and Co. before their attack blows back on us and all the other innocent people.

[« Reply to this comment] [Post a new comment »] [Rate this comment: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5]


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What do you expect?
Posted by: xbj on Feb 24, 2007 10:08 AM   
Current rating: Not yet rated    [1 = poor; 5 = excellent]
Of course everything the Neocon Warpigs did increased terrorism... because THEY INVENTED ISLAMIC TERRORISM as a ploy to TAKE OVER THE MIDEAST and REPOPULATE it with Sunni Puppet States like Saudi Arabia. That's why Sunni Saudi Arabia funds so many Shia Islamic schools... they're churning out more dupes and patsies for the Neocons, training schools for more witting AND unwitting Neocon War Pig suicide agents, nothing more.

Osama was (and still is) a CIA asset (and furthermore, a rogue branch of the CIA run by Poppy Bush for DECADES asset), and took the rap for 9-11 when the perps were actually dupes furnished to Bush by the Saudi government, many of whom were double agents of dubious loyalty and highly expendable anyway.

So OF COURSE everything the War Pig bastards do increases war... how else do you think they get richer?

And as they honesty and truly believe getting richer is the only reason for their existence, OF COURSE they do anything in their power to achieve that objective, EVEN IF THE ENTIRE REST OF THE WORLD DIES.

Quite simply, they don't give a fuck about anything but themselves and their worthless spawn.

And they, and the situation, won't ever change. They'll even shrug as the nukes fall on top of THEIR heads and say "Oh well."

And those who would successfully remove them from the face of the earth to keep this from happening? After twenty years in power THEY'LL BE, THINK, AND DO EXACTLY THE SAME.

This is human history folks, but Someone who is getting very fed up by this endless cycle of centuries is about to end it.

Every last bit of it.

[« Reply to this comment] [Post a new comment »] [Rate this comment: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5]


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Heorge W. Bush is the world's number one LIAR AND TERRORIST!
Posted by: SALLY EVANS on Feb 24, 2007 2:35 PM   
Current rating: Not yet rated    [1 = poor; 5 = excellent]
Bush is responsible for the agony suffered around the world With the help of the P.N.A. C. he and his father's cronies stole the 2000 election were involved with the 911 attacks and created LIES (fixed the facts) on the Downing Street Memo. He and his ilk are TRAITORS to the U.S. AND MUST BE STOPPED. I agree with the Italian government that Bush should be imprisoned for life for his crimes against humanity. Our country is facing corruption as never before by an ILLEGITIMATE pRESIDENT !

[« Reply to this comment] [Post a new comment »] [Rate this comment: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5]


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The unrecognised casualties
Posted by: moflard on Feb 25, 2007 3:55 AM   
Current rating: Not yet rated    [1 = poor; 5 = excellent]
Another facet of this debacle is to be found in Sudan. As many now know the Janjaweed "militia" are now running completely amok in their campaign of ethnic cleansing against the local non-Arab population. And what is the world doing about it - absolutely nothing. We're standing by as a bunch of xenophobic maniacs, using the cover of Islam. attack innocent civilians with a racist campaign intended to drive all blacks from the country.

But our fearless leaders have backed us into a position where our armies are tied down in an illegal war, and our politics mired in the complete carte-blanche we give another regime intent on ethnic cleansing, Israel. So we can do nothing without incurring the wrath of the entire Muslim world who would surely react if we attempted to interfere in another sovereign Muslim nation. It would be for them the proof that the west is intent on attacking Islam wherever it is - and more fuel to Al Q and allied organizations.

So the soldiers are sacrificed, the Iraqis are sacrificed and so are the people of Darfur - all for an illegal war over oil (Bush) and ego (Blair).

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