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The Christmas massacres in 2008

" They were quick at killing. It did not take them very long, and they said nothing while they were doing it. They killed all 26. I was horrified. I knew all these people. They were my family, my friends, my neighbors. When they finished I slipped away and went to my home, where I sat trembling all over."It was Christmas Day, 25 December 2008. Christmas the feast of hearts. But right here and now, it was anything but Christmas-like and heart-warming. The place, northern Congo on the central African continent, might also not a place we in the West usually associate with Christmas dinner and Christmas tree. Instead of snow, the temperature was in the 20s degrees celcius, and Christmas trees was replaced by fan palms up to 6-7 meters high.The 72-year-old man, who had just escaped the brutal massacre described above, was now undergoing treatment at the local hospital shortly after. He was one of the few villagers who escaped what would later be named the 2008 Christmas Massacres during the Christmas days. It was a series of heinous terrorist attacks perpetrated on innocent civilians by an organization that claimed to be fighting in the name of the Christian faith. An organization which, especially during the Christmas days, was supposed to fight for benevolence, but which instead, cunningly, took advantage of the locals being gathered to celebrate the holiday. To kill as many people as possible.See pictures from today's story and follow me on: TerrorTalks on Facebook and TerrorTalks on Instagram

The Jewish Jihadist

The young man stood at the bus stop and waited. He was wearing a full military uniform and had an M16 rifle over his shoulder. His beard was long, and on either side of his face, two dark, curly locks of hair hung and caressed his cheeks. On his head, he wore a kippah, a hemispherical traditional Jewish skull cap often worn by ultra-Orthodox Jewish men to symbolize their religious affiliation. In addition, he had an orange ribbon hanging from one pocket, which implies opposition to the withdrawal from the occupied Palestinian territories in the State of Israel[1]. On the one hand, the young man was not an unusual sight in Israel, where barely 1 million Orthodox Jews, between 12 and 15 per cent of the population, live side by side with modern society. But the man was waiting for a bus heading towards Shefa-'Amr, a city with an overwhelming majority of Arab inhabitants. When the bus arrived after a few minutes, the driver looked at the man, a little surprised and asked him if he was sure it was the right bus. The man nodded and got on board. Not long after, he was to be blamed for one of the worst attacks perpetrated by a Jewish terrorist in recent times, which would end up costing himself and four innocent people their lives.Music in the episodeO Come O Come Emmanuel (Piano And Violins Version) by Soundvisual: https://www.pond5.com/royalty-free-music/item/75480618-o-come-o-come-emmanuel-piano-and-violins-versionJewish Folk - Oseh Shalom Bimromav -Slow And Dramedy (Violin And Accordion) - P5 by EyeForMusic: https://www.pond5.com/royalty-free-music/item/105999167-jewish-folk-oseh-shalom-bimromav-slow-and-dramedy-violin-andTraditional Jewish Music: Shalom Aleichem Clarinet Trio by mybanksbenson: https://www.pond5.com/royalty-free-music/item/107349401-traditional-jewish-music-shalom-aleichem-clarinet-trioDramatic Suspense: https://pixabay.com/music/suspense-dramatic-suspense-116798/ by https://pixabay.com/users/ashot-danielyan-composer-27049680/Anuch – Our champion - Music from #Uppbeat: https://uppbeat.io/t/anuch/our-championSources in the episodehttps://www.nbcnews.comhttps://www.nytimes.comhttps://radikaliseringogterrorisme.systime.dk/?id=235Jonathan Cook: Blood and Religion - The Unmasking of the Jewish and Democratic State. Pluto Press, 2006. s. 169-71.https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Druserehttps://www.ynetnews.comhttps://www.gov.il/en/departments/general/victims-of-shfaram-terror-shooting-04-aug-2005https://www.i24news.tv/https://www.friendsofmossawa.org/post/massacre-committed-by-natan-zada-was-a-result-of-incitementhttps://web.archive.org/web/20090219141224/http://kahane.org/meir/interview.htm  https://www.haaretz.comhttps://alchetron.com/Eden-Natan-Zadahttps://www.newsweek.comRon Ben-Yishai: How to stop Jewish jihad. ynetnews.com, 31. juli 2015. Oversat af Hans Henrik Fafner.https://www.information.dk/2003/06/unge-paa-bakketoppen https://www.jpost.comwww.timesofisrael.comSee pictures from today's story and follow me on: TerrorTalks on Facebook and TerrorTalks on Instagram

Terror in the South French paradise

Every year, on the 14th of July, thousands of people pour into the streets of France. France's National Day, also called Bastille Day, is celebrated here. It is considered the starting point for the French Revolution, which started on the 14th of July 1789 and has been celebrated every year since. The day is celebrated all over France, and in the warm South of France, the day can be spiced up with a swim, cocktail and magnificent sunset on the beautiful beaches along the Mediterranean coast. Nice, France's fifth largest city, was often a gateway for residents and tourists who wanted to experience this special and festive French day.Bastille Day on the 14th of July 2016, began no different from the usual celebrations. The day was full of parades and happy people, but it was usually the evening when the party unfolded. After a delicious meal and French red wine, those present had witnessed a fantastic fireworks display. Many were now strolling around the promenade along the water. Small children slept in their prams, couples held hands, and everyone soaked up the last party atmosphere and happy voices as darkness slowly fell.But the safe, happy voices were soon to be replaced by screams of terror and pain. Both the kind that signals physical pain but also the kind that signals pain from people who have lost the most precious thing in their lives. At a little over half past ten on the evening of the 14th of July 2016, a 19-ton truck drove full force into the crowd on the Promenade des Anglais in Nice, killing 86 people and injuring 450.Music in the episodeO Come O Come Emmanuel (Piano And Violins Version) by Soundvisual: https://www.pond5.com/royalty-free-music/item/75480618-o-come-o-come-emmanuel-piano-and-violins-versionMonmartre Memories - French Cafe Waltz, Accordion, Clarinet; Pensive by Groove_comittee: Monmartre Memories - French Cafe Waltz, Accordion, Clarinet; PensiveTunisia Eastern (Arabian, Arabic Emotional, Mysterious) by EdiKey20: https://www.pond5.com/royalty-free-music/item/155836469-tunisia-eastern-arabian-arabic-emotional-mysteriousAlone In Cafe In Paris by JamCentral: https://www.pond5.com/royalty-free-music/item/88684442-alone-cafe-parisDramatic Suspense: https://pixabay.com/music/suspense-dramatic-suspense-116798/ by https://pixabay.com/users/ashot-danielyan-composer-27049680/Anuch – Our champion - Music from #Uppbeat: https://uppbeat.io/t/anuch/our-championSources used in the episodehttps://www.aljazeera.comhttps://www.nytimes.comhttps://www.bbc.comhttps://www.theguardian.comhttps://www.reuters.comhttps://www.npr.orghttps://www.history.comhttps://worldcrunch.comHamm and Spaaij: the age of lone wolf terrorism, s. 261. See pictures from today's story and follow me on: TerrorTalks on Facebook and TerrorTalks on Instagram

Terror at the Walmart

Jordan and Andre Anchondo had a busy morning. The couple, who had just celebrated their first wedding anniversary, had invited friends and family to their eldest daughter Skylin's 6th birthday that day. It was Saturday, 3 August 2019. When they dropped off their daughter for cheerleading practice, they drove towards the local supermarket Walmart in El Paso in the southernmost part of Texas in the USA. The thermometer already showed over 32 degrees, even though it was only mid-morning. The couple had their youngest son, Paul, who was only 2 months old and slept safely in the car's back seat. The couple parked the car in front of the supermarket and then searched for flags, balloons and steaks for the barbecue. But what they thought would be a festive and happy day with friends and family became a nightmare. It was a nightmare that only one of the three family members present survived Sources used in this episode:www.texastribune.orgwww.npr.orgwww.latimes.comwww.nytimes.comapnews.comwww.cnn.combridge.georgetown.edu/research/the-manifesto-of-the-el-paso-terrorist/businessinsider.comrochaksafar.comwww.desarrolloeconomico.orgeu.jacksonville.comwww.nytimes.comwww.washingtonpost.comwww.nbcnews.comMusic used in this episode:mirada-dan-barracuda-main-version-02-22-12507 by Dan Barracuda. https://uppbeat.io/track/dan-barracuda/mirada?rt=uc-referral  040407140-mason-dixon-wp-05-alt4-acousti by williamlpearson. https://www.pond5.com/royalty-free-music/item/40407140-mason-dixon-wp-05-alt4-acoustic-guitartensionemotivecontempl Light cigarette by kajisan: https://www.pond5.com/royalty-free-music/item/239046689-light-cigarette Guitar backing track simpler: https://pixabay.com/sv/music/solo-gitarr-guitar-backing-track-simpler-151916/ crimson-heart-dan-barracuda-main-version-02-43-12506 by Dan Barracuda. https://uppbeat.io/track/dan-barracuda/crimson-heart 040404517-delta-moon-wp-03-alt2ruralamer by williamlpearson. https://www.pond5.com/royalty-free-music/item/40404517-delta-moon-wp-03-alt2ruralamericanaacousticbluesysouthernroo See pictures from today's story and follow me on: TerrorTalks on Facebook and TerrorTalks on Instagram

Not real humans

The young Dane sat naked in the military tent while the scornful comments poured down on Ham. The year was 2001 and he was in Kandahar province in southern Afghanistan. The man was bound with chains on his hands and feet. He could do nothing about the soldiers' disgusting comments, or when they began to shave off his hair and long beard. It was humiliating, but he tried to calm himself by reciting the Qur'an. For a long time, rumours had abounded among the prisoners that they would be taken to another country, possibly to a prison camp, where they would be treated humanely. The young Dane thought that it might be the UN International Court of Justice in The Hague in the Netherlands. Shortly after, he was picked up on a plane that was to take him to the place that would become his home for the next few years. And it would turn out to be a place that was anything but humane.Music used in this episode:Dramatic Suspense: https://pixabay.com/music/suspense-dramatic-suspense-116798/ by https://pixabay.com/users/ashot-danielyan-composer-27049680/Anuch – Our champion - Music from #Uppbeat: https://uppbeat.io/t/anuch/our-championFeel Again - Inspirational Music Track by StellaSky: https://www.pond5.com/royalty-free-music/item/200967172-feel-again-inspirational-music-track-melody-only-no-drumsHawaiian-moon-full-acoustic-uk by FrequentlyAskedMusic  https://www.pond5.com/royalty-free-music/item/87519671-hawaiian-moon-full-acoustic-ukuleleSitar-background-music by catch22music https://www.pond5.com/royalty-free-music/item/89808596-sitar-background-musicAfghan-traditional-music by  AlexGolovko https://www.pond5.com/royalty-Afgan Music by MiraculousMouse free-music/item/160667600-afghan-traditional-musichttps://www.pond5.com/royalty-free-music/item/49973854-afgan-musicSources used in this episode:Book: The Dane at Guantánamo – the personal story by Hans Davidsen Nielsen & Matias Seidelinhttps://www.britannica.com/place/Guantanamo-Bay https://avalon.law.yale.edu/20th_century/dip_cuba002.asphttps://faktalink.dk/titelliste/guan?check_logged_in=1https://www.dr.dk/nyheder/indland/grimhoej-moskeens-formand-selvfoelgelig-holder-vi-med-islamisk-stathttps://www.cfr.org/article/guantanamo-bay-twenty-years-counterterrorism-and-controversyhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4720962.stmhttps://www.nytimes.comhttps://faktalink.dk/titelliste/guan?check_logged_in=1http://www.theaustralian.news.com.auhttps://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/us/guantanamo-bay-detainees.htmlhttps://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/See pictures from today's story and follow me on: TerrorTalks on Facebook and TerrorTalks on Instagram