terrorism issues

This time in Germany. Gunman who killed nine people is now said to have had a racist extreme right wing motive. He also talked about hidden bases in the US where children are tortured. He does not appear to be talking about the actual "bases" where children are being kept, but seems more likely...

I have jsut read this http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/05/18/guess-why-this-christian-terrorist-plot-against-muslims-isn-t-getting-any-press.html#

Busy few days here in the Great White North. On Monday, a recent convert to Islam carried out a hit and run with his car against two members of the Canadian Forces in a shopping mall parking lot, killing one and injuring the other. The killer had gotten onto the RCMP watch list for his online...

I'm mostly wanting to open up the subject, and haven't really formed a strong opinion yet. Will it create a rash of largely unnecessary legislation? Will it tilt the country one way or the other in the political spectrum, depending on the culprit? I'm just interested in what the possibilities...

By popular demand, this is a separate thread from a discussion on the General Israel/Palestine discussion thread on Iranian terrorism vs. American terrorism. The issue arose after discussing recent terrorism attacks on Israel from groups including Islamic Jihad and Hamas in Gaza, which launched...

It seems like a while since the last large terror threat, but I'm sure you've heard of the growing rumblings: http://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/europe/10/03/europe.terror.advisory/index.html?hpt=T2

I saw today in my doctors office (I had an appointment) a magazine which I read. The magazine was called "Discover Magazine", it was the July/August 2010 issue. On pages 40-43, it discussed a method of using something called a power-law which was used in particle physics to predict trends...

Does the USA have a secure enough system in place to prevent another 9-11? I mean honestly, small blades are allowed on planes. Five guys with knives could get on, and take over the cockpit with a little luck and speed. Are we prepared & ready to shoot down a plane within 30 minutes of the...

Interesting testimony yesterday at the inquiry into the Iraqi invasion. And this isn't just a back office civil servant, this was the former head of MI5 making the claim. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-10698820 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-10693001 Many people have made...

The Shrub screwed up part of the war on terror by being a barbarian. Seems that the Europeans do not want to extradite some suspected heavy-weight terrorists because the suspects might be treated inhumanely before and after any conviction for a crime...

Six year old Alyssa Thomas of Cleveland, who enjoys playing with Barbie dolls, recently found out that she is on the federal government's terror watch list. http://www.fox8.com/news/wjw-news-westlake-ohio-six-year-old-no-fly-list,0,1122601.story I feel safer already.

I'm not sure where to start. I'm watching the UK general election count, with a particular interest in what is happening here in Northern Ireland. The count in Derry/Londonderry was held up for a couple of hours by a 'suspect car' outside the count centre there. Army bomb experts dealt...

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,587132,00.html stupid bitch. the guy could have killed hundreds of innocent people. she thinks his actions are heroic? no. on the contrary, they were cowardly.

I'm sure many of you are already familiar with the actions of Joseph Stack. If not, here you go: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/19/us/19crash.html What I find peculiar is the way administration officials were so quick to point out that this wasn't an act of terrorism. The reluctance of...

I saw a clip on CNN today of Rudy Guliani saying something like, "We should look to see the good stuff Bush did...He recognized there was a war on terror. We didn't have any domestic attacks under Bush, but have under Obama." The comment was bizarre in two respects: 1) More than anyone else...

Policeman hurt in car bomb blast in Randalstown: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/8447829.stm With the power-sharing being so fragile I do hope it doesn't contribute to it breaking down again.

After the big terrorist scare of the underpants bomber, we are seeing once again a big review of airport security, and even more stringent passenger checks. Equally there are calls for an investigation as to why someone on a "watchlist" was able to carry out the attempted attack....... but...

Yikes! From the AP: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_airliner_disturbance ROMULUS, Mich. – A Nigerian man who said he was an agent for al-Qaida tried to blow up a Northwest Airlines plane Friday as it was preparing to land in Detroit, but travelers who smelled smoke and heard what sounded like...

How did a guy get ANY kind of incendiaries past security? Does Europe give a damn? What's up? Or has the war on terrorism become a US only problem?