October 17, 2006
"There is no use in giving concessions. The more you concede, the more generous you are, the more it is seen as weakness and they will attack you again to get more concessions." - Tawfik Hamid, former Muslim extremist
In recent years we have witnessed horrendous acts of violence in the United States, Britain, Spain, Iraq, Israel and elsewhere at the hands of Islamic terrorists. With each new act of horror and destruction we are faced with a series of heart-wrenching questions: Why do terrorists target civilians? What is their motivation? What can be done to stop them?
The answer is simple, but nonetheless chilling. Alan M. Dershowitz, a criminal law professor at Harvard Law School and the author of The Case for Israel, once said "The primary cause of terrorism is not occupation, humiliation, or desperation... The primary cause of terrorism is that it works. And it works because the craven international community gives into it and rewards it. It also works because too many Islamic leaders praise it and too few condemn it. Terrorism will continue as long as potential terrorists believe they will benefit from using that tactic."
After September 11, 2001 a number ...   more »

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