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Old 10-14-2009, 03:42 PM   #30
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Originally Posted by valo403 View Post
Not all terrorist organizations are out to run the country one day, although some certainly are. There are many other aims, religious fundamentalism, independence desires, the list goes on and on. Pissing off cricket fans doesn't necessarily conflict with the goals of a group seeking to destabilize a government (a pissed off nation is harder to govern) or draw attention to its cause.
Unless everyone is pissed off at the rebels, in that case it makes it easier to squash the rebellion. Terrorist acts that are not done as a means to an end could just as easily be done in 'stable' countries.
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