Amy's Terrorism Issues Blog October 2006 Archive

Surprisingly, No. It seems almost intuitive to explain terrorism—especially suicide bombing--in terms of poverty and lack of education. Who but someone desperate, without more fruitful opportunities before them, would so willingly ... Read More

The fugitive leader of the Taliban, Mullah Muhammad Omar, has reportedly issued a warning to foreigners in Afghanistan, as well as in Europe, that new Taliban attacks are imminent.

There are 140,000 troops deployed in the Iraq War. Should there be any? Republicans say yes; Democrats say no. And both sides are growing more vociferous as ... Read More

Attorney Lynne Stewart, who was convicted in February 2005 for giving material support to terrorists, was sentenced yesterday to 28 months in prison, far less than the 30 year sentence ... Read More

Daniel Pearl, the promising Wall Street Journal reporter who was kidnapped and subsequently murdered, allegedly by Al Qaeda associate Omar Sheikh in 2002, would have been 43 years old today. ... Read More

President Bush has issued a statement responding to North Korea's claim Monday to have carried out a nuclear test. In the statement, given at 10am this morning, Bush confirmed North Koreas's ... Read More

Five years ago today, the United States opened a bombing campaign against Afghanistan intended to eliminate it as an Al Qaeda safe haven, and brought down the Taliban government with ... Read More

Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan made a voyage to the Oval Office yesterday to press President Bush to crack down more firmly on the PKK (Kurdistan Workers Party), which has been ... Read More

President Bush declared in his televised remarks commemorating the 5th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attack that we have since "learned a great deal about the enemy." But have ... Read More