Orlando shooting exposes so many of America’s faultlines

[carpro]

http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/...hooting-reaction-us-gun-laws-islam-homophobia


Orlando shooting exposes so many of America’s faultlines


As relatives grieve and a nation mourns, America’s political class will pick through the wreckage of the heinous events in Orlando and try to frame the tragedy in a way that suits their agenda. Those who hoped a tragedy of this nature might be extracted from partisan politics will be sorely disappointed.

 

[church mouse guy]

Why is it that Ramadan is usually a time of increased terrorist attacks by Moslems?

 

[Zaac]

Why is it that Ramadan is usually a time of increased terrorist attacks by Moslems?

Perhaps because the extremists in groups like Al Qaeda and ISIS encourage it.

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Last month, the Islamic State released a 31-minute long audio screed calling for more jihadist attacks during Ramadan, which lasts from June 5 to july 5 this year.

“Make it, Allah permitting, a month of hurt on the infidels everywhere,” said Abu Muhammad al-Adnani, a spokesman for the Islamic State, in his annual speech.

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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2016/06/12/orlando-attack-ramadan_n_10430936.html

 

[Sapper Woody]

Why is it that Ramadan is usually a time of increased terrorist attacks by Moslems?

I can't give an exact reason on why, but I can tell you that in Iraq and Afghanistan IED attacks rose between 30-50% during Ramadan.

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[carpro]

Perhaps it's heightened religious awareness and killing the infidel is such a deeply ingrained precept of islam that they consider it a way of illustrating their devotion to it.