Putting terrorism into perspective

[sammyg2]

I bet she doesn't have the guts to do that again. Did ya hear about the muslim sex doll? It blows itself up. Ba da bump. but seriously folks .....................

The human race is flawed and evil, and the portion that is made up of muslim extremists is the worst it can get.
Except maybe for harddrive when he makes statements like the one above.

There is no reasoning with unreasonable and violent people. Either ignore them or become their victims.
We can let them blow us up or we can blow them up before they get a chance.

[Mo_Gearhead]

Looks like she managed to saw herself in half very cleanly and no one else hurt? Cool.

Gotta love those fanatics that go out like that. One less fool on the planet.

Unlike OUR homegrown types (Unibomber mails bombs ...lives on) (Someone tampers with Tylenol on shelves ...lives on) (McVey blows up building ..drives away.)

Any question about WHOM is MOST committed to their cause(s)?

[Mule]

Glad you got that dig an at America.

[Mo_Gearhead]

If simple facts = a dig Mule, then I'm guilty.

Just pointing out how tough it will be to fight such determined types.

[Mule]

Originally Posted by Mo_Gearhead

If simple facts = a dig Mule, then I'm guilty.

Just pointing out how tough it will be to fight such determined types.

Simple facts? Equating 40 years of muslim terrorism with 3 or 4 lunatics? Are you trying to fill in for Moronramp?

[Mo_Gearhead]

QUOTE: "Simple facts? Equating 40 years of muslim terrorism with 3 or 4 lunatics? Are you trying to fill in for Moronramp?"
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"Mule". Yes indeed ...an appropriate name. As in stubborn as a ....'? Close cousin of the jackazz.

In the future, try your best to comprehend what is 'written' in a posting ...not what you read between the lines or wish it said.

I had my own exchanges with the 'offramp'...but if someone needs to take his place I will certainly attempt it ...if only for humors sake.

If elected I WILL SERVE!

[Mule]

Looks like you're doing fine!

[RoninLB]

By Rick Jervis, USA TODAY


BAGHDAD — On a recent Monday morning at the Iraq Stock Exchange, investors yammer into cell phones as about 30 traders on the floor scribble orders, study boards for stock prices or stand casually smoking cigarettes.
The scene doesn't match the frenetic pace of the New York Stock Exchange or the Chicago Board of Trade. This is Baghdad, after all. But the activity is a good sign for those who are trying to shore up the country's financial institutions despite the daily violence carried out by insurgents.

"Financial institutions and markets make our economy grow again," says Taha Ahmed Abdul Salam, the exchange's chief operating officer. "You can't do business unless you have good banks and good capital markets."

The Baghdad Stock Exchange opened in 1992, but under Saddam Hussein's regime it was heavily regulated. Exchange spokeswoman Jaimy Afham says stocks traded within a specific price range. The exchange closed amid the chaos after the collapse of Saddam's regime.

The exchange, renamed the Iraq Stock Exchange, reopened last June under the supervision of the Coalition Provisional Authority, Salam says. It started with 15 listed companies trading about 1 billion Iraqi dinars ($683,000) in shares daily, he says. Today, the exchange lists 89 companies and averages about $2 million in daily trading, he says.

A law created last year allows foreign investors to deal in Iraqi stocks and has encouraged trading, Salam says. The market subsequently was boosted by an influx of capital from Iraqi exiles and a recent increase in disposable income driven by higher government salaries, Afham says.

But challenges remain. As is the case elsewhere in Iraq, security remains a key concern, he says. The exchange, open twice a week for 2½ hours a day, is purposely located on the ground floor of a small building on a nondescript side street, which can be blocked to deter car bombs.

The floor where the stocks are traded is also less than high-tech. Each listed company writes its stock deals on dry-erase boards: sales on the front, purchases on the back. A circled transaction signals a done deal. Salam says he plans to move into more high-tech digs later this year, complete with electronic trading and a network that allows brokers to trade from their offices.

The threat of car bombs and the lack of an electronic ticker don't stop investor Habeeb Yako Toma. He visits the exchange twice a week. Bank transfers are still slow, and he says he is often forced to ferry money in bags between banks and the exchange.

Nevertheless, he says he is optimistic about the emerging market's future. "The market has been steadily rising since the end of the war," Toma says. "Some days, you even make a profit."