John Kerry will be surprised, but no sane person should be. The idea that poverty causes terrorism, and that showering Muslim countries with money will end it, has been shown to be false again and again — although it is still a core assumption of U.S. foreign policy.
The New York Times reported in March 2016 that “not long after the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001…Alan B. Krueger, the Princeton economist, tested the widespread assumption that poverty was a key factor in the making of a terrorist. Mr. Krueger’s analysis of economic figures, polls, and data on suicide bombers and hate groups found no link between economic distress and terrorism.”
CNS News noted in September 2013 that “according to a Rand Corporation report on counterterrorism, prepared for the Office of the Secretary of Defense in 2009, ‘Terrorists are not particularly impoverished, uneducated, or afflicted by mental disease. Demographically, their most important characteristic is normalcy (within their environment). Terrorist leaders actually tend to come from relatively privileged backgrounds.’ One of the authors of the RAND report, Darcy Noricks, also found that according to a number of academic studies, ‘Terrorists turn out to be more rather than less educated than the general population.’”
“Dhaka attack: One of the terrorists was educated boy from rich family, who once met Shraddha Kapoor,” by Bijaya Kumar Das, IndiaToday, July 3, 2016:
Even as Bangladesh tries to come to grips with the deadly terror attack in Dhaka, it has been revealed that one of the slain terrorists, Nibras Islam, was an educated young boy who came from an affluent family.
Nibras was allegedly brainwashed and radicalized by terrorists to carry out the heinous attack in the name of Islam.
Videos and photos from his profile show a well-spoken, pleasant young boy.

Alarmed Pig Farmer says
This fact doesn’t mean anything. It’s just like with pinko communists from wealthy families, there are mass murderer Moslems from well to do backgrounds driven by Marxian urges driven not by motives of self-interest, but by altruistic motives for poor economic victim Moslems. In that way a rich Moslem mass murderer is the best of people, one who sacrifices on behalf of others. Plus, he gets to go to Jannat, the Islam porno heaven for his trouble.
maghan says
Marxism and religion just don’t mix. A Muslim Marxist is a big contradiction in terms. Marx wrote that “religion was the opium of the people”.
Western Canadian says
Marxism IS a religion, albeit one consisting of almost as much drivel and dishonesty ad islam. Both are fascist, through and through, and they are the two most successful forms of mass delusion and mass butchery in all of human history.
Angemon says
Five of the murderers were known to the police as “militants:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3672283/Seven-militants-killed-20-people-Bangladeshi-restaurant-local-authorities-tried-arrest-five-police-say.html
Dan says
A buddy working in the Philippines says ISIS is telling it Asian fighters who can’t get to Syria, to go to the Philippines.
Watch a Gary Cooper movie called “The Real Glory.”
About the Muslims terrorizing the Philippines in the early 1900’s.
The Filipinos were convinced these drugged up suicide attackers were demons until Cooper’s character captures one, and to show he’s just “a man” in front of the Filipinos threatens the terrorist with a pig skin.
The terrorist sobs like a little girl, giving the Filipinos the courage to fight.
Westman says
“Pershing wrote…These juramentado were materially reduced in number by a practice the army had already adopted, one that the Mohammedans held in abhorrence. The bodies were publicly buried in the same grave with a dead pig. It was not pleasant to take such measures but the prospect of going to hell instead of heaven sometimes deterred the would-be assassins”
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moro_Rebellion#
Blangwort says
One of the key facets of any respectable religion is teaching that the ends do not justify the means. This is where many atheists lose their way, particularly Communists, but also Islam. Teaching that one should build societies based upon terror is one of the foundations of true evil.
This delusion is actually most rampant among the intelligent, angry, and idle people. They organize others around them, and before you know it, “terrorist” stupidity happens. The only way to fight this, is to shoot back.
Stay armed and stay vigilant, my friends.
Jay Boo says
Is this the typical (Right Wing Extreme Fundamentalist) that NPR talks about?
Crusades Were Right! says
Plainly, Islam is a death cult whose god, Allah, demands human sacrifice. Non-Muslims are just a pool of victims in the eyes of Muslims. Those who carry out the sacrificial rites (i.e. slaughtering non-Muslims) are simply devout Muslims practising their religion.
Richard says
“Dhaka attack: One of the terrorists was educated boy from rich family, who once met Shraddha Kapoor,”
Not so! ALL of the terrorists were from rich families and well educated.
“THEY ARE ALL BANGLADESHIS. THEY ARE FROM RICH FAMILIES, THEY HAVE GOOD EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND,” Home Minister Khan said of the attackers.
http://www.firstpost.com/world/bangladesh-terror-attack-government-denies-involvement-of-islamic-state-2870802.html
Baucent says
The BBC has reported six of the jihadists were from wealthy families and had attended private universities. Rather muddies John Kerry’s notion of poverty causes “extremism”. Apparently not always or usually John.
Rotten Eye says
And the Earth became infected with the vile Muslim.
The skies were dark with soot and the smell of death.
And people lived in fear.
Grain did not grow and the animals were sick.
And it came to pass, the Earth says: “I am sick and my life is unhappy when the Muslim walks on my land and breathes my air. All good men, find the Muslim and Strike him at the neck, of all Muslims!!”
If the dirty Muslims hides behind a rock or tree, the rock or tree will cry out: “Come! Look here! There is a dirty Muslim hiding here! Come and smite him. Strike at his neck! For surely they are sons and daughters of Pigs and Monkeys!”
And the Muslim fled like a crazy man with fear in his eyes and terror in his mind!
But he was not swift enough.
For the Earth found and catch every one of the vile Muslim.
And the Muslim was struck at his neck.
And the Muslim blood flowed like a the river Nile.
Until all Muslims on Earth were smited.
And Lo, Behold.
The world became clean and fresh when the Muslims were no more.
And the earth was happy.
And people lived in peace and the Earth was good.
Amen
robert says
great post rotten eye-amen
sham says
BUT ZERO KNOWLEDGE OF ISLAM:
KILLING INNOCENT PEOPLE PROHIBITED
Islam does not like war
Bukhari :: Book 4 :: Volume 52 :: Hadith 269, 268
Narrated Jabir bin ‘Abdullah:
The Prophet said, “War is deceit.”
Bukhari :: Book 4 :: Volume 52 :: Hadith 267
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet said, “Khosrau will be ruined, and there will be no Khosrau after him, and Caesar will surely be ruined and there will be no Caesar after him, and you will spend their treasures in Allah’s Cause.” He called, “War is deceit’.
Prophet tries to stops killing innocent people:
Muslim :: Book 19 : Hadith 4399
It has been narrated on the authority of Abdullah b. Muti’ who heard from his father and said: I heard the Holy Prophet (may peace be upon him) say on the day of the Conquest of Mecca: No Quraishite will be killed hound hand and foot from this day until the Day of judgment.
Muslim :: Book 7 : Hadith 3142
Abu Huraira, (Allah be pleased with him) reported. When Allah, the Exalted and Majestic, granted Allah’s Messenger (may peace be upon him) victory over Mecca, he stood before people and praised and extolled Allah and then said:…………it (this territory) was not violable to anyone before me and it was made violable to me for an hour of a day, and it shall not be violable to anyone after me. So neither molest the game, nor weed out thorns from it. And it is not lawful for anyone to pick up a thing dropped but one who makes public announcement of it. And it a relative of anyone is killed he is entitled to opt for one of two things. Either he should be paid blood-money or he can take life as (a just retribution).
Muslim :: Book 9 : Hadith 3506
God did not send me to be harsh, or cause harm, but He has sent me to teach and make things easy.
Bukhari :: Book 1 :: Volume 3 :: Hadith 122
Narrated Jarir:
The Prophet said to me during Hajjat-al-Wida’: Let the people keep quiet and listen. Then he said (addressing the people), “Do not (become infidels) revert to disbelief after me by striking the necks (cutting the throats) of one another (killing each other).”
Muslim :: Book 30 : Hadith 5689
…………..I am not afraid that you would associate anything with Allah after me, but I am afraid that you may be (allured) by the world and (vie) with one another (in possessing material wealth) and begin killing one another, and you would be destroyed as were destroyed those who had gone before you. ‘Uqba said that that was the last occasion that he saw Allah’s Massenger on the pulpit.
Bukhari :: Book 1 :: Volume 3 :: Hadith 112
Bukhari :: Book 9 :: Volume 83 :: Hadith 19
Prohibit killing with unjust:
3:21. Verily! Those who disbelieve in the Ayât (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) of Allah and kill the Prophets without right, and kill those men who order just dealings, announce to them a painful torment.
5: 32. Because of that We ordained for the Children of Israel that if anyone killed a person not in retaliation of murder, or (and) to spread mischief in the land – it would be as if he killed all mankind, and if anyone saved a life, it would be as if he saved the life of all mankind. And indeed, there came to them Our Messengers with clear proofs, evidences, and signs, even then after that many of them continued to exceed the limits (e.g. by doing oppression unjustly and exceeding beyond the limits set by Allah by committing the major sins) in the land!.
6: 151. Say (O Muhammad SAW): “Come, I will recite what your Lord has prohibited you from: Join not anything in worship with Him; be good and dutiful to your parents; kill not your children because of poverty – We provide sustenance for you and for them; come not near to Al-Fawâhish (shameful sins, illegal sexual intercourse, etc.) whether committed openly or secretly, and kill not anyone whom Allâh has forbidden, except for a just cause (according to Islâmic law). This He has commanded you that you may understand.
Muslim :: Book 1 : Hadith 371
Yazid al-Faqir said: This view of the Khwarij (i. e. those who commit major sins and would be eternally doomed to Hell)
Muslim :: Book 1 : Hadith 159 ,160
Ubaidullah b. Abu Bakr said: I heard Anas b. Malik saying: The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) talked about the major sins, or he was asked about the major sins. Upon this he observed: Associating anyone with Allah, killing of a person, disobedience to parents. He (the Holy Prophet further) said: Should I not inform you about the gravest of the major sins, and (in this connection) observed: False utterance or false testimony. Shu’ba said. It was most probably” false testimony”.
17: 33. And do not kill anyone which Allah has forbidden, except for a just cause. And whoever is killed (intentionally with hostility and oppression and not by mistake), We have given his heir the authority [(to demand Qisâs, Law of Equality in punishment or to forgive, or to take Diya (blood money)]. But let him not exceed limits in the matter of taking life (i.e he should not kill except the killer only). Verily, he is helped (by the Islamic law).
25: 68. And those who invoke not any other ilâh (god) along with Allah, nor kill such life as Allah has forbidden, except for just cause, nor commit illegal sexual intercourse and whoever does this shall receive the punishment.
49: 6. O you who believe! If a rebellious evil person comes to you with news, verify it, lest you harm people in ignorance, and afterwards you become regretful to what you have done.
Bukhari :: Book 9 :: Volume 89 :: Hadith 320
Not to join anything in worship along with Allah, (2) Not to steal, (3) Not to commit illegal sexual intercourse, (4) Not to kill your children, (5) Not to accuse an innocent person (to spread such an accusation among people), (6) Not to be disobedient (when ordered) to do good deeds.
anyone, says
Sham the ham is back, and he is as full of it as ever!! Can you imagine how anyone, even the most devout and ignorant of muslims, could swallow the dishonest drivel this cherry picking half wit insists on vomiting on this site?? How could ANYONE, even someone only capable of a crude and blatant cut and paste, with nary an original thought, possibly be impressed with the endless stream of dishonest, that this cretin insists on trying to shove down peoples throats? And especially here, where the regulars and even the newbys, are very much aware of how terms like ‘honour’, ‘peace’, ‘innocent’, ‘defensive war’ mean their absolute opposite, when used by trash like sham.