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| Muslims embroiled in world conflicts |
| 2006-12-05 |
| A new study has found that of the 24 major armed conflicts taking place worldwide in 2005, more than half (13) involved Muslim governments or paramilitary groups on one or both sides of the fighting. Not being an academic, I'm not aware of the procedures for getting large amounts of money to produce "studies" like this that can be done in 20 minutes or less, thereby leaving lots of free time for drinking beer or bowling or both at once, since I'm ambidextrous. If somebody knows how it's done, shoot me an email. According to Monty Marshall and Ted Burr of the Centre for International Development and Conflict Management, among six countries with “emerging armed conflicts,” four are predominantly Muslim, whereas Thailand, involves a Muslim separatist movement. Daniel Allott, a policy analyst for a group called American Values, writes in the Washington Times that the study highlighted a central question: Is Islam especially prone to violence? Are habitual consumers of an entire pizza at a sitting prone to corpulence? He argues that there is “disturbing proof that a far deeper culture of violence pervades much of the Islamic world”. Ummm... Right. Casual observation confirms that. Y'don't even have to get overly empirical about it. Marshall and Burr’s study also rated 161 countries according to their capacity to avoid outbreaks of armed conflicts. Whereas 63 percent of non-Muslim countries were categorised as “the strongest prospects for successful management of new challenges,” just 18 percent of the 50 Muslim nations were similarly designated. Meaning that someplace like Malawi actually has a better handle on the idea of "progress" than most Muslim countries. Those currently trading gunfire with their neighbors are likely, though it's not guaranteed, to have less of a handle than those who aren't. Allott maintains that this evaluation reveals the “glaring reality” that violence is a fact of life in many Muslim nations. But is Islam itself the impetus? Ooooh! It's the poorly framed question fallacy! "Is it the pizza that causes my gut to rest on my knees? Or is it the beer? Or could it be the occasional half gallon of chocolate ice cream?" He quotes a recent Pentagon analysis which found that most Muslim terrorists say they are motivated by the Quran’s “violent commands”. The 9/11 hijackers and London bombers made martyrdom videos in which they recited the Quran while talking of “sacrificing life for Allah”. "Legume, there is something - I wish I could put my finger on it! - that these killers have in common!" "It's not that they're all left-handed, is it, Inspector?" "No. I don't think that's it, since many of them aren't. Mohammad Atta, for instance, was right-handed." "Are they all redheads?" "I believe most of them are brunettes." "Perhaps that's it?" "You know, Legume, you could be right!" He writes, “We simply cannot overlook extremist interpretations of religion as a significant part of the problem when terrorists yell, ‘God is great!’ as they decapitate their victims or blow themselves up in a crowded market. He writes that some Muslims’ “appetite for destruction” is not surprising given the ability of prominent Muslim leaders to foment hatred of the West. "Could it have something to do with their penchant for truculent rhetoric, professor?" "No, Legume. I don't think that's it. But the fact that most of them are brunettes... Now, that might be a clue!" “But while experts assure us only a small percentage (perhaps 10 percent) of Muslims are willing to participate in terror, with 1.2 billion Muslims globally, that’s more than 100 million jihadists ... The West must recognise these violent outbursts for what they are: calculated acts of outrage meant not to refute but to intimidate non-Muslims into not speaking up at all.” |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #12 Addendum: I did not misspell. "They should have become glowing holes" => hence "holey sites". |
| Posted by: twobyfour 2006-12-05 19:07 |
| #11 Lacking from the report, 90% of the world's terrorist are Mooslem. I've got a holy islamic site in my cabin's backyard. Just open the outhouse door to see the relics. |
| Posted by: Icerigger 2006-12-05 17:25 |
| #10 200 holey sites of Islam... now, that is a concept! I'd skip the lighshow, if not a prerequisite, but I am not that picky. |
| Posted by: twobyfour 2006-12-05 16:58 |
| #9 200 holey sites of Islam... now, that is a concept! I'd skip the lighshow, if not a prerequisite, but I am not that picky. |
| Posted by: twobyfour 2006-12-05 16:57 |
| #8 lol, OP. The 199 most holy sites in Islam(tm), eh? Why not just go for the Top 200? |
| Posted by: BA 2006-12-05 15:51 |
| #7 I believe that Mecca and Medina would be glowing, oh, about 10 minutes after we released our final report. It'll take that long? They should have become glowing holes ten years ago, along with Cairo, Khartoum, Tehran, Azadabad, Damascus, Qom, Peshawar, and about 192 other sites. |
| Posted by: Old Patriot 2006-12-05 15:23 |
| #6 More of these studies and faster please. Appears that the old "poor, uneducated Muzzies" plea has been put to bed, or at least we don't hear much about it. Of course, I'd always argue that when your Profit is a two-bit land-based pirate, with a Bill Clinton sized appetite for sex, a drug-induced (or is it Satan induced) proneness for "revelations" that back up his murderous/thieving habits, then maybe you're not truly a "religion." But, that's just me. And, I didn't even need a million dollar grant to conduct my "study" lol! Imagine how much more the 'burg could uncover if'n we only got our grubby hands into Uncle Sam's pockets for some "studies." I believe that Mecca and Medina would be glowing, oh, about 10 minutes after we released our final report, lol! |
| Posted by: BA 2006-12-05 11:23 |
| #5 Are habitual consumers of an entire pizza at a sitting prone to corpulence? Ooooh! It's the poorly framed question fallacy! "Is it the pizza that causes my gut to rest on my knees? Or is it the beer? Or could it be the occasional half gallon of chocolate ice cream?" Wow, it's like you know me by heart, yet we've never met, that's so weird, that's even a little bit frightening. |
| Posted by: anonymous5089 2006-12-05 09:28 |
| #4 I need an RB bowling shirt, is their a current design? |
| Posted by: Shipman 2006-12-05 07:36 |
| #3 Well, that's probably true, JE3087. The rest provide funding, smuggle arms, hire legal cover, or act as subhuman shields. But they don't personally explode or saw off heads. |
| Posted by: Jackal 2006-12-05 07:17 |
| #2 But while experts assure us only a small percentage (perhaps 10 percent) of Muslims are willing to participate in terror what experts? |
| Posted by: Jesing Ebbease3087 2006-12-05 06:43 |
| #1 Why, shut my mouth and shit my drawers. What a shocker this little tidbit is. |
| Posted by: SpecOp35 2006-12-05 00:57 |