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07-21-2005, 07:24 AM

Sorry to pick this apart, I do see your point over all. I firmly disagree.

"Islamic fundamentalism is not as closely associated with suicide terrorism as many people think," Pape tells the American Conservative in its July 18 issue. Indeed, the world's leader in suicide terror was the Tamil Tigers of Sri Lanka. This secular Marxist group "invented the famous suicide vest for their suicide assassination of Rajiv Ghandi in May 1991. The Palestinians got the idea of the vest from the Tamil Tigers."

The Tamils got it from where? 1991 you say? Bull, as far back as WW1 there are recorded suicide bombers, vests and granade vests have been around for years not to mention sappers of the vietnam conflict.

The Tamils are fierce fighters, fanatics, and probably some of the best fightersI have ever seen, but they were not the first to use suicide bombs, or the C4vest.

In Beirut in the 80's US troops encountered vest carrying suicide bombers.

07-21-2005, 07:24 AM	#3 (permalink)
Far Rider Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Some thoughts on Suicide bombers. Sorry to pick this apart, I do see your point over all. I firmly disagree. "Islamic fundamentalism is not as closely associated with suicide terrorism as many people think," Pape tells the American Conservative in its July 18 issue. Indeed, the world's leader in suicide terror was the Tamil Tigers of Sri Lanka. This secular Marxist group "invented the famous suicide vest for their suicide assassination of Rajiv Ghandi in May 1991. The Palestinians got the idea of the vest from the Tamil Tigers." The Tamils got it from where? 1991 you say? Bull, as far back as WW1 there are recorded suicide bombers, vests and granade vests have been around for years not to mention sappers of the vietnam conflict. The Tamils are fierce fighters, fanatics, and probably some of the best fightersI have ever seen, but they were not the first to use suicide bombs, or the C4vest. In Beirut in the 80's US troops encountered vest carrying suicide bombers.