Terrorist Organizations/History

Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD ) and Terrorism

What differentiates terrorism from other crimes against humanity is its intended impact that would not only harm but would clearly sow fear among the public . There is no other way of getting the terrorist message across but through the commission of acts that are unimaginable to human mind . Usama Bin Laden knows this and there are proofs that to achieve his end , he intends to use WMD (McCloud Osborne , 2001 . It is so terrifying to think that Bin Laden has exerted a lot of effort to

br acquire WMD despite the fact that even the superpowers of the world had been unwilling to use WMD to fight their adversaries because of the magnitude of devastation that WMD could wreak to lives and properties

Although in this article , much still needs to be debated on the reliability of the testimony of Jamal Ahmad Al-Fadt (to whose security the US government had already spent close to a million dollars ) about Bin Laden 's undertakings in the acquisition of WMD , one fact clearly stands out : years before the September 11 attacks , Bin Laden had already been preparing for a monstrous terrorist act that would change the course of history of mankind . Apparently , obtaining the ingredients for the development of WMD had not been easy that Al Qaeda has not yet been able to use it according to its design . More alarming is the revelation that Bin Laden had been employing atomic scientists to convert nuclear warheads into portable suitcase nukes ' that would be even more lethal than the bombs that Al Qaeda operatives have been detonating to kill innocent people since the 1990s . Some might doubt reports on the likelihood of WMD terrorism , but still security agencies of all states which condemn terrorism should do everything to prevent it from happening . In WMD terrorism , we are not just talking about sporadic killings of people , but rather genocide and irreversible destruction

Madrasas - Fountain of Hate

The tenacity of Al Qaeda attacks speaks of intense animosity that is unmistakably deeply embedded in the mind and soul of the terrorists This and the observed correlation between the increase in the number of muhajideens or Islamic fighters and the increase in the number of madrasas or Islamic schools in Pakistan and Afghanistan point to the possibility that these schools shape the minds of young children towards Islamic extremism to eventually become terrorists (Armanios , 2003

Aside from what is stated above , there are other strong reasons to believe that madrasas have become breeding grounds of Muslim radicals because firstly , being religious in nature , there is a tendency for their curricula to lean towards conservative Islam . Also , since madrasas cater to poor Muslim youth , some sectors think that poverty may cause the children to become radicalized . However , it should also be noted that there is also an emerging pattern of affluent , highly educated and professional Muslims that are being implicated in terrorist attacks such as the doctors in the failed attempt to bomb...