So, all these suicide bombers are blowing themselves up to get ’saved’, right?
Well, it’s a bit more than that.
Remember that piece I did on my friend, the assassin? Well, here’s a quote from it:
However, this little boy had been hired by Hamas to murder Palestinians who supported Israel, and he was also very good at [...]
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Posted in Islam, Terrorism on Mar 18th, 2008
I know that ‘Getting Saved’ doesn’t really fit within any classical idea of economics, but then again, terrorism doesn’t either. And, I really want to bang on this drum one more time because it’s a vital point that no one seems to be getting.
I don’t have kids, so what I’m about to say is pretty theoretical. [...]
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Posted in Islam, Religion, Terrorism on Mar 15th, 2008
There were some interesting comments posted on my last article, so it’s time to talk about the economics of Terrorism - Economics 101, the terrorist version. (Thanks everyone for stepping up to comment!)
By the way, I’m going to keep this short, ‘cuz it’s Saturday, and I have a miserable cold.
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Where was I… oh, yes…
We actually [...]
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Posted in Terrorism on Mar 13th, 2008
Every time I see the price of oil (and the price of Gas) go up, there is only one thought that comes to mind:
The increase in terrorism.
It wasn’t that long ago when the price of oil hovered at, or below, $17 a barrel. It is now more than a HUNDRED dollars a barrel.
Have you noticed [...]
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Posted in Terrorism on Mar 7th, 2008
I was talking to someone that I am very close to, when an email came in from a friend in Jerusalem. Among other things, my friend wrote:
we are still hysterical about last night…my roey who is five called so upset…they live up the street from sharey zedek and the ambulances were screaming by…and that is [...]
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