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New Study: Iraq War increased deadly terrorism 607% [VIDEO]
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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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Posted by: ccluelessfl60 on Feb 23, 2007 9:09 AM
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Posted by: Comley on Feb 23, 2007 9:20 AM
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» Well, if that is how they feel, remind them of Dresden and the price he/she as a civilian, just..
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» Prophit, I have heard that attitude re phone tapping also
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Posted by: nanna on Feb 23, 2007 11:16 AM
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Posted by: daodeyao on Feb 24, 2007 4:10 AM
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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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Posted by: xbj on Feb 24, 2007 10:08 AM
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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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Posted by: SALLY EVANS on Feb 24, 2007 2:35 PM
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Posted by: moflard on Feb 25, 2007 3:55 AM
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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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Posted by: ccluelessfl60 on Feb 23, 2007 9:09 AM
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Posted by: Comley on Feb 23, 2007 9:20 AM
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» Well, if that is how they feel, remind them of Dresden and the price he/she as a civilian, just..
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» Prophit, I have heard that attitude re phone tapping also
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» EXACTLY.... what are these people thinking??? What if their children are taken and they are ....
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» RE: Bushies will ask one question
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Posted by: daodeyao on Feb 24, 2007 4:10 AM
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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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Posted by: xbj on Feb 24, 2007 10:08 AM
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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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Posted by: SALLY EVANS on Feb 24, 2007 2:35 PM
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» RE: Heorge W. Bush is the world's number one LIAR AND TERRORIST!
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Posted by: moflard on Feb 25, 2007 3:55 AM
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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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