Bombs in the US

[Nimbus]

Islam can't kill people, but certain Muslims can.

As long as you can't (or won't) tell the difference, it can only get more bigoted and worse.

 

[fastpitch17]

Maybe the families of the soldiers who were killed fighting ISIS will be complaining as well

probably as much as the ISIS fighters that were killed by the Russians. War sucks. No doubt about it. You can't bring them back so you show your remorse, fix the problem, and go on. Knowing the US, all those families will be paid well for their loss. It may not return the loved ones but it's more them anyone else would do.

 

[Terry MacArsey]

probably as much as the ISIS fighters that were killed by the Russians. War sucks. No doubt about it. You can't bring them back so you show your remorse, fix the problem, and go on. Knowing the US, all those families will be paid well for their loss. It may not return the loved ones but it's more them anyone else would do.

Yes, I agree completely. I feel sorry for anyone in Syria fighting over who owns a country full of rubble

 

[Terry MacArsey]

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I'm getting a bit fed up by all these statements immediately after these attacks that it is "not terrorism". The same in Europe after these 'lone wolves' attacks. Often they give it some kind of 'the person had personal issues' twist. (Unhappy marriage, criminal past, lonely childhood, ...) And by which organization or recent events are those people influenced?

Even if there is no clear political aim or no organization behind it, what would you call bombing a place trying to make as many casualties as possible, with some kind of pressure cooker with nails etc.?

It's now been called an "act of terrorism" but no international group has yet claimed responsibility for it.

The good news is that all 29 injury victims have been released from hospital.

The stabbing incident in Minnesota has been claimed by Islamic State with the suspected attacker making references to Allah before he was killed.

 

[Anglian]

The ease that these bombs are made makes me think it is some individual loony Islamic or not to be determine, but there does seem to be in the world individuals who for oddball reasons want to injury innocent people, if ISIS I'm sure they would be crowing now,

Regarding the Syrian bombing, I didn't think the American Embassador response very tactful, but I also don't think the Russians are in love with Assad, he has what they want, a big naval base, so if the Russians and Americans got their act together they could ease him out, but who takes his place, perhaps a bit simplistic

 

[Dan]

Wow another bomb going off - I wonder who could've been behind that - probably those Christian and Jews I reckon.

Not to deflect, but considering the JDL is active in NYC and considering their leaders have been arrested previously on "conspiracy" charges (somehow not terrorism, despite planning to blow up a mosque and assassinate a member of Congress) it's not out of the realm of the possible... but yeah, it was probably ISIS sympathizers.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irv_Rubin

 

[Dan]

Now as to Christians or Jews or anyone being terrorists and committing horrible atrocities, let's be completely honest with ourselves, any ideology, any belief can be taken to an extreme at the expense of others. The common thread is extremism. Monotheism lends itself well to extremist thought, but it can happen anywhere with any religious group.

Consider this, people in the West consider Buddhism to be nearly beyond reproach. A violent Buddhist? That's an aberration, and yet... The Khmer Rouge utilized Buddhism's teachings on karma to excuse their actions. Clearly it was that person's karma to die, they would argue, fatalism.

Islam lends itself well to fanaticism because its texts insist the religion has been perfected and is complete. A perfect example exists in the 7th Century, the Islamic pinnacle of human piety. But the other monotheistic faiths also lend themselves very well to this sort of fanatical behavior. Consider Jewish settlers in Israel and those who back them. It's Manifest Destiny, the Great Realtor in the Sky said they could do it.

 

[atlantis]

A violent Buddhist? That's an aberration, and yet... The Khmer Rouge utilized Buddhism's teachings on karma to excuse their actions. Clearly it was that person's karma to die, they would argue, fatalism..

No need to go "that far" in time. The recent Rohyngia refugee crisis didn't show buddhist monks and buddhist activists of the 969 movement as being necessarily peaceful and beyond reproach. The 1997 anti Muslim riots in Mandalay, followed 3 or 4 years later by those of Taungoo and the multiple recent massacre of the Rohyngia in Central and Eastern Burma shows that Buddhist extremists may be the same breed of nutcases than those of any other religion.

 

[fastpitch17]

New York Mayor says that it definitely an act of terrorism but they will not guess at who's hands committed it or any guess as to the motivation. Not until they have hard evidence will they accuse anyone. They have taken 5 individuals into custody but have not even named them persons of interest yet let alone suspects. They are searching for one individual who showed up on videos near both bomb sites. Still say only they want to talk and not a person of interest yet. I think they are handling it properly. They have said it doesn't appear to be an international terrorist act. No one has made claim to it.

 

[jstar]

New bombs discovered in New Jersey (Elizabeth)?

 

[Terry MacArsey]

Suspect named in New York bombings

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-37409441

 

[jstar]

I bet he was not radicalized but just sad and angry with the world because his fiancée broke up with him.

 

[Anglian]

I had optimistically hoped they wouldn't name a Muslim, sadly not to be, another nail in people's perception of peaceful Islam

 

[Terry MacArsey]

I bet he was not radicalized but just sad and angry with the world because his fiancée broke up with him.

Maybe sad and angry that his pressure cooker and mobile phone had stopped working so wanted to blow them to smithereens

 

[Scooterindo]

Suspect named in New York bombings

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-37409441

Told ya

 

[atlantis]

In custody: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-37411784

 

[jstar]

If he would not have fired on the officers that found him, he would not have been in custody?

And what did Trump want, have him treated by sh!tty doctors?

 

[waarmstrong]

There is some suggestions that the bomber may have been radicalized by the wife he acquired while in Afghanistan. Sound familiar?

 

[macvert]

A woman influencing a man to do something irrational? Unheard of

 

[Scooterindo]

There is some suggestions that the bomber may have been radicalized by the wife he acquired while in Afghanistan. Sound familiar?

Sounds like they should shoot that bitch to, Ironic isn't it with this lot, they all hate America the UK and the west in general but they all want to live there.