Posted on 07/13/2009 4:44:25 PM PDT by BCW
The terrorist attacks of September 11, 2002—orchestrated from Afghanistan and carried out by foreign nationals—startled and frightened people the world over. Events since have produced a disquieting fear of quite another stripe─that of the homegrown terrorist. More than 200 died, and some 1,500 were wounded as a result of terrorist attacks in Spain on March 11, 2004, just days before the nation's general elections. In the Netherlands, the November 2, 2004, murder of the cinematographer Theo Van Gogh by an Islamic fundamentalist prompted a wholesale re-look at Dutch laws and policies regarding terrorism. England was rocked, July 7, 2005, by attacks on the London transportation system that killed 37 and injured some 200 others. The attackers in each of these cases were not emissaries of al Qaeda; they were citizens and residents who were sending a message to their own governments─which begs the question, Why? We would all like a crisp, clear answer to that question, because once we know why we can address the root cause within our own populations. However, it is far from clear that a single root cause can be found. A Dutch analysis of the population of the Netherlands suggests that an attraction to violence, rather than fundamentalism, might be at the root. The English bombings were carried out by British citizens of Pakistani descent who appear to have been highly susceptible to radicalization. The Spanish bombings were carried out by resident ethnic Moroccans who wanted to punish the Spanish government for its support of America’s “War on Terrorism.”
This paper attempts to illustrate how difficult, if not impossible, it is to find root causes of domestic terrorism that are of general applicability. There may be similarities from one nation to another, but focusing on such similarities may well lead the analyst astray. The fact that each terrorist sought to cause fear in their fellow countrymen may well be the only common denominator. It is likely to be more important to focus on the unique cultural stamp of the individual nation to assess the reason for violence-prone disquietude among its citizens and residents.
Calling for a Redeclaration of Independence, almost word for word a reiteration of the original, and rededication to the words of the US Constitution, with certain of the more recent amendments discarded, specifically the 16th, the 17th, the infamous 18th, the now useless 21st, the 23rd and the 26th.
Part of this nation is going to be lost to terrorism and those who would neither fight terrorism, nor do anything to mitigate its aftereffects.
Carve a New America out of those parts of the old that are willing to once again raise the flag in defiance of chaos.
The entire article makes no sense unless the West resolves to end Muslim immigration permanently and to be very selective of who they will allow to stay. No more special and privileged treatment for Muslims.
“...West resolves to end Muslim immigration permanently...”
this is the only answer to their form of destruction...they care not for the US or our Constitution - so why we pander to them is completely unknown to me - unless the most recent govt that was elected really wants the very system that put him in power destroyed! ???
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