Why do "terrorists" kill innocent people?
816733
They kill only infidels and do Allaha's work, they are real muslims
691660
Wow, what a big question.\n\nSometimes a country is forced into military action and something will get bombed, or shelled or attacked by other means.\n\nUsually the target will be military, but unfortunately the myth of smart bombs which drop from 40,000 feet onto a silver dollar is not true. Bombs and bullets often miss their targets and kill innocent civilians. Tragic but inevitable.\n\nThe government of your country however, as your representatives, do not go out deliberately to kill civilians for a number of reasons;\n\nThere is no point\nIt is counter productive in terms of propaganda\nIts expensive\n\nTerrorists on the other hand do not have the means, the support or very often the guts to attack military installations or other countries in the usual sense, so they sneak around blowing innocent civilians up deliberately.\n\nIf you look at the IRA they used to blow up shopping centres and pubs full of ordinary women, children and young people up - DELIBERATELY\n\nIf you look at ETA in Spain, they continue to blow up holiday resorts where ordinary fmailies from all over the world are relaxing on the beach. - DELIBERATELY\n\nHamas and all the other looneys in the middle east blow people up on buses to the shops, inculding school buses - DELIBERATELY  \n\n911 - Hijackers looked air stewardesses in the eye as they slit their throats with packaging knives, and looked a small girl in the face as they flew the plane on which she was a passenger into the World Trade center. They probably sat opposite her in the departure lounge and smiled at her as she played with her mother, knowing that they were going to kill her - DELIBERATELY  \n\n7/7 The Tube bombers sat amongst commuters in London and looked their victims (all sexes, religions and races) in the eye knowing that they were going to blow them into chopped liver.- DELIBERATLEY\n\nYou personally are a legitamate target for a terrorist. Doesn't matter what you believe, what colour you are, what religion you are, who you support or what your politcal beliefs are.\n\nYou are a target because one day you may be on the bus or train, or in the bar, where they have decided to leave the bomb. \n\nThat is the difference.
942870
You are more likely to be a victim of crime than terrorism. This just shows you where their priorities lie. Scaremongering rather than solving.
1161316
One mans hero is another mans terrorist except when you behead civilians who have their hands tied.\n\nThe man was a murderer the world is better without him.
850238
they are a bunch of murderers and do not represent Islam.\n\nJihad doesn't say to kill INNOCENT people!! they were good back when they were fighting the Russians but after they started bombing embassies and the 9/11 attack  i can not consider them Muslims any more. they broke the Laws of God by killing innocent people to punish their government?!! \nthe second major sin in Islam is murder.
1034344
Because they're terrorists - killers - murderers - rapists - trying to de-stabilize the government ?
1153880
You kill a man who has wronged you, the police try to catch you. You run, they shoot, then how can you justify yourself becoming a terrorist?  Why you kill somebody in da first place, huh, bubba?  Violence only complicates things more and more, it does not solve anything. Someone has to keep things in check for society and civilization to survive and prosper.\n\nI hope you get the idea, bub!\nst
119814
TERRORISTS ARE KILLERS THAT WANT TO IMPOSE OR TAKE SOMETHING (a religion,land,wealth/resources,a port etc)\nHUMANITY HAS ALWAYS HAD SMALL segment OF KILLERS. GLOBAL COMMUNICATION ALLOWS GROUPS TO BE EASILY LEAD BY KILLER FANATICS THAT PROMISE WEALTH OR "GOD" REWARD..\nMankind as a whole, has survived because this element must be killed or contained to secure the safety of all mankind.\nMankinds history is full of wars caused by this segment of killer "leaders" that seek to obtain THEIR goals \nPopulation size does not negate peaceful co-existance with neighbors even if they have a different culture or beliefs.\nTODAY, the weapons are more lethal and can effect even isolated populations so the danger is greater.
683511
First of all, it's not all people and not all muslims and not all islam...\n\nThis is what everyone sees...\n\nMuslim and Palestinians people are the only ones who actually strap bombs on their bodies and blow up innocent people.  No other nationality or religion does that.
77968
Terrorists are a very hard to define group of people. It depends on the nation or person lobbying the accusation to define who is or is not a terrorists. Take for example, Israelis and the US have often blamed the Hamaz of Palestine as terrorists for targetting civilians but their own country men calls them freedom fighters for their effort in liberating their country. The same can be applied that the rebels in America during the war of independece were terrorists in that they target British loyal subjects. But to answer your questions not all terrorists are Muslims and not all Muslims are terrorists. Terrorists can be applied to any national as the US found out during the Oklahoma bombing or when the IRA in Ireland decided to take arms against the British. We could say that the Germans in WW2 were terrorists for conducting civilian bombing in London and even the US Air force for their bombing and destruction during the Vietnam war not for getting the Mai Lai massacre of unarmed civilians. Generally we label terrorists are those inclined to use violence to solve problems or to make demands for their cause and lead to the use of terror and the threat of violence to further their aims. It is hard to define whether their cause is a just one or another fanatical response to get what the wish for. The label of Muslims as terrorists is an inaccurate picture and generalizes and racial profiling due to fear of the unknown after the Sept 11 bombing as well as escalation of war in the Middle East.
666381
I think what you're trying to say that there's many reasons people do terrorist acts but mostly it's people with psychological problems, and that they think their thinking is the most correct thinking in the world. Is that correct?\n\nBest I can figure out they think they've been wronged somehow and resort to violent methods to get revenge. I think they're uncivilized & big cowards to kill innocent people who had nothing to do with whomever they feel wronged them. You would have to be crazy to think God would like that!
1072218
terrorists are reactionists. retribution is the motive.
708676
Depends on the justness of the cause. The Boston Tea Party could be considered a terrorist act, but was for a just and noble cause. Mercenaries, the same thing. Maybe they are not as noble as terrorists, due to $ being their motivation, but that's not a big deal in my book. Killing is killing, regardless the motivation for doing so. For a just cause, I have no problem with either. Unjust cause, I have a problem with them both. (Ahhh, but now the question is, Who determines whether or not it's a just cause?)
491208
A terrorist for someone is a freedom fighter for other. It actually depends on which side you are. Yes you are right there is no difference between a marine killing a civilian and a terrorist killing a civilian.
646475
Sorry, absolutely not agree.\n\nIt is not the Islam who kill innocents people but it's astray followers who do not understanding that the essence of Islam is to love the GOD, the others, the world.\n\nA lot of mafia certainly like to use the name Islam since many people in Islam countries are still dumb and therefore become fanatics that are ready to die for the mafias. \n\nHowever, there are nothing represent one Islam anymore in this world. There are many schools of Islam, some are radical, some are liberal, some are astray, and so on. Some of them are fanatics who misunderstanding Islam, some are people used the label Islam to gain power, some are people who trying to make this world better. The only true way to find Islam these days is to hear on your deepest heart.\n\nRemember, never judge a book by its cover.
837522
A guerrilla in uniform is covered by the Geneva Convention as long as he fights according to its provisions. A terrorist is a criminal- worse than any other but more importantly just the same.\n\nThe 'Them animals....' statement could easily apply to IDF, the Iraqi security forces we sponsor, Northern Alliance thugs we also sponsor, Posada Carilles, Orlando Bosch plus the other gusanos we harbor. This hypocrisy really harms us.\n\nIf you shoot a terrorist in cold blood, perhaps not caring if civilians are close by (as in Pakistan, Yemen using Predator drones) then it is not one less future terrorist. That 'average Muslim terrorist' will have around 6 relations of military age; the civilians the same number- all with a strong revenge ethic. \n\nHence more bloodshed equals more terrorists. Its hard but justice is the only way- plus admittedly some intelligent violence at the right time.
854314
It looks like terrorism to me the thing i can`t understand is why is it terrorism if you strap a bomb to your self and kill innocent people but if you drop a bomb from a plane and kill even more innocent people then its not. Surely no killing of innocent people can be justified and in my opinion any one who kills another person be that person Innocent or not is a murderer and the ones who order the killing of thousands are monsters and no better than Hitler