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igotthisguitar

Joined: 08 Apr 2003 Location: South Korea (Permanent Vacation)
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Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2006 12:40 am Post subject: |
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Gopher wrote: |
My apologies. "Rag-head" was typical Marine Corps terminology while I was in the service, particularly with respect to militants and terrorists from that part of the world. Much closer to "Commie" than "Jap" and certainly not as contemptuous as "gook." So that was how I meant it. |
If you're gonna be killing em' the "BAD" guys have gotta be less than human, something closer to animals or beasts ( and fully deserving of their fate ).
Portraying the "enemy" as monsters is a typical long-standing military indoctrination technique. |
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Joo Rip Gwa Rhhee

Joined: 25 May 2003
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Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2006 2:03 am Post subject: |
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al-Qa'ida (The Base)
Qa��idat al-Jihad
Islamic Army for the Liberation of the Holy Places
World Islamic Front for Jihad Against Jews and Crusaders
Islamic Salvation Foundation
Usama bin Laden Network
Al-Qa'ida is multi-national, with members from numerous countries and with a worldwide presence. Senior leaders in the organization are also senior leaders in other terrorist organizations, including those designated by the Department of State as foreign terrorist organizations, such as the Egyptian al-Gama'at al-Islamiyya and the Egyptian al-Jihad. Al-Qa'ida seeks a global radicalization of existing Islamic groups and the creation of radical Islamic groups where none exist.
Al-Qa'ida supports Muslim fighters in Afghanistan, Bosnia, Chechnya, Tajikistan, Somalia, Yemen, and Kosovo. It also trains members of terrorist organizations from such diverse countries as the Philippines, Algeria, and Eritrea.
Al-Qa'ida's goal is to "unite all Muslims and to establish a government which follows the rule of the Caliphs." Bin Laden has stated that the only way to establish the Caliphate is by force. Al-Qa'ida's goal, therefore, is to overthrow nearly all Muslim governments, which are viewed as corrupt, to drive Western influence from those countries, and eventually to abolish state boundaries.
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Established by Usama Bin Ladin in the late 1980s to bring together Arabs who fought in Afghanistan against the Soviet Union. Helped finance, recruit, transport, and train Sunni Islamic extremists for the Afghan resistance. Current goal is to establish a pan-Islamic Caliphate throughout the world by working with allied Islamic extremist groups to overthrow regimes it deems ��non-Islamic�� and expelling Westerners and non-Muslims from Muslim countries–particularly Saudi Arabia. Issued statement under banner of ��the World Islamic Front for Jihad Against the Jews and Crusaders�� in February 1998, saying it was the duty of all Muslims to kill US citizens—civilian or military—and their allies everywhere. Merged with Egyptian Islamic Jihad (Al-Jihad) in June 2001. |
http://www.fas.org/irp/world/para/ladin.htm |
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