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Suicide Bombers

Waqar Talib August 24, 2003

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#6 Posted by anzar on August 25, 2003 7:38:42 am
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Mishra Jee if you cannot see the justification in killing innocent children ask the bomber how many loved ones he lost before he turned to such an act. sure it may not be the excuse, but it definitely is the reason. if you go around oppressing and killing people perhaps expecting civil behaviour from them is uncalled for.
``if you hate something, don`t you do it too...`` pearl jam, i believe.
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#5 Posted by stuka on August 25, 2003 7:20:37 am
B@stards like this author are the ones who believe in blowing up bombs in Cafes and restaurants to kill non-combatants. Also, he portrays Palestenians as throwing rocks against F16s but then does not explain a ratio of 1:3 for Iisraeli and Arab deayhs. One side uses stones against the aircraft of the other and yet manages to kill one for every three? Pretty effective stones Ii must say. Are these the stones that explode in buses and and street corners? I just read about such ``stones`` exploding in Bombay and killing a bunch of people.

This mentality is typical on incompatibility with civilization. Putting such people in concentration camps such as Gitmo and eliminating all contact with the rest of humanity is the only sensible course of action.
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#4 Posted by anzar on August 25, 2003 6:54:18 am
well said Talib Sahab.
suicide bombing is definitely an act of desperation; and acts of desperation are not always the most logically sound ones. what needs to be addressed is the circumstances that lead to such an act. calling such a person a ``homicide bomber`` won`t solve the problem.
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#3 Posted by arjun_m on August 25, 2003 6:54:18 am
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#2 Posted by ssquare on August 25, 2003 6:54:17 am
Hats off for Mr. Waqar Talib for writing an extraordinary article that not only has portrayed the hearts of the muslims but also at the right time. This article should not be necessarily taken as the muslims` view point but as a perspective, that manifests a great sense of justice, balance and insight. I wish that people from the first world country can have a look at this, and i wonder what label palestinian suicide bombers would be gifted after the people with contrary view point are going to read this.
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#1 Posted by pmishra2 on August 25, 2003 6:54:17 am
Shame on those who support the murder of children ! Shame on those who hide behind fine phrases such as ``just cause`` and justify random killing of civilians.

Shame on this author, Waqar Talib, who justifies senseless and mindless violence. I hope soon that someone in his family or perhaps this fool himself will soon be the target of such a mindless act of violence Only then will he come to understand the senselessness of his position.
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