6% of terrorist attacks on U.S. soil from 1980 to 2005 were carried out by Islamic extremists. The remaining 94% were from other groups (42% from Latinos, 24% from extreme left wing groups, 7% from extremist Jews, 5% from communists, and 16% from all other groups).
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99.6% of terrorist attacks in Europe were by non-Muslim groups; a good 84.8% of attacks were from separatist groups completely unrelated to Islam. Leftist groups accounted for over sixteen times as much terrorism as radical Islamic groups. Only a measly 0.4% of terrorist attacks from 2007 to 2009 could be attributed to extremist Muslims.
"Islamist terrorism is still perceived as being the biggest threat worldwide, despite the fact that the EU only faced one Islamist terrorist attack in 2008. This bomb attack took place in the UK…Separatist terrorism remains the terrorism area which affects the EU most. This includes Basque separatist terrorism in Spain and France, and Corsican terrorism in France…Past contacts between ETA and the FARC illustrate the fact that also separatist terrorist organizations seek cooperation partners outside the EU on the basis of common interests. In the UK, dissident Irish republican groups, principally the RIRA and the CIRA, and other paramilitary groups may continue to engage in crime and violence."
And, ultimately, moderate Muslims - the ones content to "live and let live" with other religions and The West - do no one any favors (especially themselves) by not rising up and denouncing the radicals, shouting them down.
You're talking about billions of people and unless there was a survey that I wasn't aware of, I'm not sure how you can make blanket statement that 'they stand by and do nothing'.
I mean that's like all Christan who don't go out and protest the KKK are supporting racism in this country.
I firmly believe that if that were to happen, then the countries currently dominated (and downtrodden) by radical imams, Al Qaeda or the Taliban would be able to join the 21st century within a generation.
I really hope the people of Afghanistan and Iran will be able to do this, but when one country is corrupt and the other under basically military control--it's going to be a struggle for normal people. But I have faith one day perhaps.
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Date: 2010-09-02 08:53 pm (UTC)Definitely not. However, the vast majority (and I'm talking over 95%) of the active terrorists today are Muslim.
That's a very inaccurate stat. We only 'see' what the media feds us.
Here are real figures posted by the F.B.I
http://www.fbi.gov/publications/terror/terrorism2002_2005.htm
6% of terrorist attacks on U.S. soil from 1980 to 2005 were carried out by Islamic extremists. The remaining 94% were from other groups (42% from Latinos, 24% from extreme left wing groups, 7% from extremist Jews, 5% from communists, and 16% from all other groups).
99.6% of terrorist attacks in Europe were by non-Muslim groups; a good 84.8% of attacks were from separatist groups completely unrelated to Islam. Leftist groups accounted for over sixteen times as much terrorism as radical Islamic groups. Only a measly 0.4% of terrorist attacks from 2007 to 2009 could be attributed to extremist Muslims.
Here is a E.A report:
http://www.europol.europa.eu/publications/EU_Terrorism_Situation_and_Trend_Report_TE-SAT/TESAT2009.pdf
In the E.U it's even lower.
"Islamist terrorism is still perceived as being the biggest threat worldwide, despite the fact that the EU only faced one Islamist terrorist attack in 2008. This bomb attack took place in the UK…Separatist terrorism remains the terrorism area which affects the EU most. This includes Basque separatist terrorism in Spain and France, and Corsican terrorism in France…Past contacts between ETA and the FARC illustrate the fact that also separatist terrorist organizations seek cooperation partners outside the EU on the basis of common interests. In the UK, dissident Irish republican groups, principally the RIRA and the CIRA, and other paramilitary groups may continue to engage in crime and violence."
And, ultimately, moderate Muslims - the ones content to "live and let live" with other religions and The West - do no one any favors (especially themselves) by not rising up and denouncing the radicals, shouting them down.
You're talking about billions of people and unless there was a survey that I wasn't aware of, I'm not sure how you can make blanket statement that 'they stand by and do nothing'.
I mean that's like all Christan who don't go out and protest the KKK are supporting racism in this country.
I firmly believe that if that were to happen, then the countries currently dominated (and downtrodden) by radical imams, Al Qaeda or the Taliban would be able to join the 21st century within a generation.
I really hope the people of Afghanistan and Iran will be able to do this, but when one country is corrupt and the other under basically military control--it's going to be a struggle for normal people. But I have faith one day perhaps.