'Freed terrorists behind U.N. bomb'

cnredd · #1 (**permalink**) 12-16-2007, 11:53 PM

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Two convicted terrorists who had been freed in an amnesty carried out the suicide bombings at U.N. and government buildings that killed 37 people, an Algerian security official has said.

Rescuers in the shaken city Thursday were still extracting the living and the dead from the crumpled remains of U.N. offices in Algiers that were bombed by al-Qaeda's self-styled North African affiliate.

Victims caught in Tuesday's twin truck bombings, which happened 10 minutes apart, included U.N. staff from around the world, police officers and law students.

One of the bombers was a 64-year-old man in the advanced stages of cancer, while the other was a 32-year-old from a poor suburb that has produced many Islamic militants, the security official said Thursday on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak to the media.

The government has offered amnesties to try to end a 15-year Islamic insurgency, resulting in thousands of militants turning themselves in, but sparking fierce criticism from the families of victims.

Offering amnesty to end Islamic insurgency?...How's that working out?...

Looks like people want to learn the hard way that you can't stop people from killing when they believe their god demands it...

dabateman · #2 (**permalink**) 12-17-2007, 06:42 PM

Sometimes leaders do a great many things to bring about peace. Unfortunately this leaders actions will back fire. Was it a moronic move to absolve all people? Possibly, but how many people have committed terrorist activities in comparison to the number of people how haven't? I'd be interested in that information. That will tell us exactly how successful this program has been. If we're talking about 2 out of 5000, I'd say the policy has been successful. If we're talking 2 out of 5, that is another issue.

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