What the Tamil Tigers taught al-Qaeda

By Mia Bloom | Sunday, May 24, 2009 | The Washington Post

“…Their perfection of suicide bombings, their recruitment of women and children, their innovation in IEDs, have been emulated by other terrorist groups worldwide, from al-Qaeda to Hezbollah. Though they considered themselves superior to jihadi terrorists — who regularly target civilians — the Tigers opened the door to terrorism as a strategy of liberation and resistance to an unwanted government or occupying force. And they reached a standard of deadly efficiency envied by U.S. enemies and terrorists around the globe….”…BS

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/22/AR2009052202033_pf.html

 

 

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