Q. When did suicide bombings become widespread, and who performs them?

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[miltonim]

A. Suicide bombings gained fame and became more lethal in the early 1980s in Lebanon, according to the military affairs journal, Jane's Terrorism and Security Monitor.

On Oct. 23, 1982, a truck loaded with 5,000 pounds of explosives rammed into U.S. Marine barracks in Beirut, killing 241 service members.

[Delta 21]

Looks like that well is about to dry up.

[American in Israel]

Suicide Bombing was started by Arafat, he was trying to set up a "Palestine" in Lebanon at the time.

Now he is setting up a "Palestine" in Israel. Before then He was setting up a "Palestine" in Syria, and before that he was setting one up in Jordan.

The Egyptian dictator comes from many "Palestines", just follow the blood trail...

[EaglesUpForever]

Arafat has been rather quiet recently, hasn't he? Or is he saying things that aren't reported? I don't think I've heard anything about Arafat at all since this thing started.

[tessalu]

USA must never reward terrorists for their horrific deeds.
I think that there are Americans who are foolish enough to believe that if Palestinians are rewarded for their terrorism, that they will be good. I say that it will never happen.

Palestinian terrorism needs not to be rewarded with a Palestinian State, and in fact, if they are, they will consider terrorism as a way of gettting things done.

[EaglesUpForever]

What a pathetic people, if they are truly unworthy of a state. Such a strange and tragic history in that part of the world.

[American in Israel]

Nobody listens to him much anymore. But the constant terrorist attacks have not slowed down a bit.

[POGIFFMOO]

Bet those annual reunions of the suicide brigades are quiet affairs.

[MHGinTN]

"In the past few years, Saddam Hussein has won admirers among Palestinians in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, partly by giving more than $35 million to the families of Palestinians killed ..." Uh, the $25,000 to the families of suicide murderers might be more to the point! That's why states that sponsor terrorism/terrorists must be stomped.

[anton]

Suicide bombing the military is moronic. The purpose of suicide bombing is terror. Is the military terrorized by a 79' Toyota imitating a 200 lb. bomb? I don't think so. An incoming artillary shell creates more terror for the military and is a lot easier to pull off. Also, artillary can be re-used, at least until located and taken out by close air support.

Shopping mall customers are terrorized by a 200 lb. bomb. Let's be grateful that those prone to suicide have come to the right place.

[lavaroise]

Nope, it dates from the 11th century as a mean to terrorize leaders and bring them into appeasement. Ashashins are a very powerful political lever. They scare everyone.

Rough translation from italian.Note that ashashins are so intimidating, they are deterministic in changing the course of politics and making people appease them... they are a virtual army of satan.

http://www.morasha.it/speciali/01bignami_jihad.html

Bin Laden is an Assassin? Not only in the literal sense of the term. The similitudini between the structure of its organization to the Qaida and that one of the schism of the Ashashin, founded in the 1050 from Hasan ibn haj Sabbah are in fact impressive once conquered the fortress of Alamuth, situated to 3000 meters on the massive Persian of the Elburz mounts: the fortress hidden between impenetrable mountains; the feddayn that they commit feracious crimes and they pursue the martyrdom in order to carry a.termine missions that Sabbah delineates with diabolic inventiveness; the esoteric creed that resists the schism of ismailita derivation (one scisma of the Sci?ia); leggendaria l?aureola of the head of the schism that a lot impressed Marco Polo with its "I am awake of the Mountain"; l?uso smodato of hashish granted in prize feddayn and to the great cultivations d?oppio that they finance the multinational of the terror of bin Laden. C?è then the maniacale cure with which all the leaders of the Ashashin, exactly for 201 years has woven contacts with who exercised the political power: it was the court of Baghdad of the Selgiucidi, or the field d?assedio to Gerusalemme of the Saladino. For two centuries the Murders condition with killings and threats the sheiks who succeed the guide dell?Islam: in 1094 it falls under the dagger of a feddayn in the road that door from Baghdad to Isfahan a great Nizam Grand Vizier to the Mulk, therefore as in 1192 comes killed in Saint Earth Corrado di Monferrato, allied of the Saladino and in crews against Riccardo Cuor di Leone, just when the victim is in order to betray l?alleanza with the Sultano and to form an alliance with the Christian king. The net of complicity in the centers of the real power guarantees for the 201 years of life the survival of the schism, only exterminated when "the protection shield" comes destroyed from the mongoli. In the 1251 l?ultimo of the Rukn Murders to Din Kurshat it comes before in fact swept via mongola dall?invasione begun little years from Gengis Khan. Bin Laden has followed the same model: the most driven in net of complicity, transactions, threats, that it penetrates deeply in the Saudi court, Pakistan, the Sudan Muslim, nell?Afghanistan talebano, in Kuwait, the Emirati Arabic, the institutions financial institutions connected, in concern to us goodness knows military and still where. Carl Briquette the CRIB Of the JIHAD - 2 the precario Saudi equilibrium between the Mecca and Washington YEAR YOU NUMBER 278 - PAG the DAILY SHEET 9 TUESDAYS Saudi OCTOBER 2001 Because l?Arabia refuses its military bases to the USA? The governors of Riad have been filoamericani only when she is convene and have developed to it, in truth, one political national? and above all dynastic? of I do not shave in clutch with the USA interests. The decision to communicate dryly to Washington, before the campaign against the Talebani, than the Sultan base? USA base, not Saudi, garrisoned from 4.500 soldiers Americans and tens of airplane? it is "off limits", is one provocazione.