02-26-2015, 12:16 PM
Understanding and Identifying Terrorism/Terrorists
Recently, Marie Harf -- White House State Department spokesperson -- released a report and statements indicating that the key to defeating terrorism is jobs. Harf's contention is that poverty and joblessness is what creates terrorists.
It's my opinion that uneducated and poor people with nothing to lose are likely key local targets for recruiters looking to amass fighters. But, I think Harf's wrong when it comes to the people in charge of terrorist organizations and in the upper ranks. I think ideology, power and money are a big factor there -- same as it ever was.
Anyway, it seems like the majority of commenters disagreed with Harf's assertions on the whole and she was the butt of quite a few jokes, and even some new lingo.
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And, now that the IS beheader Jihadi John has reportedly been identified (Washington Post, BBC) as a Muslim Kuwaiti-born UK citizen from an upper middle class family who majored in computer programming at Westminster University, she's catching even more shit.
Jihadi John refs/story:
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2015/02/me...41697.html
http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/nati...story.html
Recently, Marie Harf -- White House State Department spokesperson -- released a report and statements indicating that the key to defeating terrorism is jobs. Harf's contention is that poverty and joblessness is what creates terrorists.
It's my opinion that uneducated and poor people with nothing to lose are likely key local targets for recruiters looking to amass fighters. But, I think Harf's wrong when it comes to the people in charge of terrorist organizations and in the upper ranks. I think ideology, power and money are a big factor there -- same as it ever was.
Anyway, it seems like the majority of commenters disagreed with Harf's assertions on the whole and she was the butt of quite a few jokes, and even some new lingo.
And, now that the IS beheader Jihadi John has reportedly been identified (Washington Post, BBC) as a Muslim Kuwaiti-born UK citizen from an upper middle class family who majored in computer programming at Westminster University, she's catching even more shit.
Jihadi John refs/story:
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2015/02/me...41697.html
http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/nati...story.html