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2011-09-03 Iraq Suicide Attack Study
200 coalition soldiers were killed in 79 suicide bomb events during 2003–10. More Iraqi civilians per lethal event were killed than were coalition soldiers (12 vs 3; p=0·004).
Suicide bombers in Iraq kill significantly more Iraqi civilians than coalition soldiers. Among civilians,
children are more likely to die than adults when injured by suicide bombs.
Phi Beta Iota: The US Government is delusional if not maliciously deceptive in focusing on Al Qaeda and on suicide bombing as a “threat.” Terrorism is a tactic, and nothing more than a traffic accident in the larger scheme of things. Suicide bombings are also directly correlated with the invasion and occupation of foreign Muslim countries by US forces. Duh. In passing, we grieve to observe that we now have more military personnel committing suicide than are being killed in action.
See Also:
Review: Dying to Win–The Strategic Logic of Suicide Terrorism (Hardcover)
Review: The Looming Tower–Al-Qaeda and the Road to 9/11
Review: Driven to Death–Psychological and Social Aspects of Suicide Terrorism
Review: What Terrorists Want–Understanding the Enemy, Containing the Threat (Hardcover)
Review: Bin Laden–The Man Who Declared War on America
Review: The Infernal Machine–A History of Terrorism
Review: Foreign Follies–America’s New Global Empire
Review: The Power of the Powerless–Citizens Against the State in Central-Eastern Europe
Phantom Soldier–The Enemy’s Answer to U.S. Firepower
Review: Harvest Of Rage–Why Oklahoma City Is Only The Beginning
Review: Flawed Diplomacy–The United Nations & the War on Terrorism
Review: How Terrorism Ends–Understanding the Decline and Demise of Terrorist Campaigns
Review: The Sword of the Prophet
Journal: Suicide Bomber–CIA Cluster a Gift from God
Journal: True Cost of War–Insanity & Murder at Home
Reference: “True Cost” of Private Military Contractors
Worth a Look: Suicide Terrorist Database and Technology for Transparency
