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TURKISH YOUTH BEING RECRUITED FOR TERRORISM The news just keeps getting better and better for Islamic and Leftist terrorists. According to <http://www.turkishdailynews.com.tr/article.php?enewsid=92060> this article (below) in the December 25, 2007 edition of the Turkish Daily News, Some 2.5 percent of the Islamic terrorist organizations' members [in groups such as Hezbollah, Caliphate State, The Islamic Great Eastern Front Raiders, the Army of Jerusalem, and the Turkish structuring of the al-Qaeda] are children aged 10-14, according to a similar study carried out by the police department on the files of Islamic terror organizations members. Young people aged 15-25 constitute the majority of those groups' members with a percentage of higher than 70. The illiterate group members constitute 1.5 percent. The majority of members are high school graduates according to the research with a percentage of 40.5, while 22.5 percent of them are university graduates. And not only are Islamic terrorists actively recruiting from the growing pool of young Muslims. According to the article, The leftist organizations have young militants as well, that 65 percent of them are between the ages 14 and 25. The leftist organizations include the Revolutionary People's Liberation Party/Front, the Maoist Communist Party, the Communist Party of Turkey/Marxist-Leninist Conference, and the Marxist Leninist Communist Party. What to do about these alarming developments? According to the article, Terrorist organizations and Satanist groups meet with young people at a very critical age during which they search for respect and appreciation, terrorism experts said. Parents should not judge their children unnecessarily, avoid needless criticisms and treat them as adults, experts said. Yeah, those remedies oughta work. http://www.turkishdailynews.com.tr/article.php?enewsid=92060 Police Department analyzes terrorist groups Tuesday, December 25, 2007 ANKARA - Anatolia news agency Of the 12 active terrorist organizations in Turkey, the members of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) are the most uneducated, according to a study carried out by the police department. Four of these organizations are illegal leftist groups, while three have as a goal to divide Turkey and five have a religious ideology. The leftist organizations are: the Revolutionary People's Liberation Party/Front (DHKP/C), the Maoist Communist Party (MKP), the Communist Party of Turkey/Marxist-Leninist - Conference (TKP/ML - KONFERANS) and the Marxist Leninist Communist Party (MLKP). The PKK, the Kurdistan Revolution Party (PÞK) and the Kurdistan Democratic Party/Bakur (PDK/Bakur) are labelled separatist organizations, and Hezbollah, Caliphate State (HD), The Islamic Great Eastern Front Raiders (ÝBDA/C), the Army of Jerusalem (Tevhid Selam) and the Turkish structuring of the al-Qaeda are the Islamic organizations, according to the study. Terrorists are young and uneducated The study revealed that young people around high school and university age are the target group of terrorist organizations. Parents, relatives and friends have a critical responsibility to protect them, police officials said. Some 11 percent of PKK members are university graduates, according to the study carried out on 262 arrested PKK terrorists. Another 39 percent of PKK members are primary school graduates, while 16 percent have graduated high school and 9 percent are illiterate. Secondary school graduates make up 13 percent of those. The research also revealed that over 50 percent are aged 14-25, while 12 percent of them are aged 38-58. Close to 34 percent are aged 26-37. 10-year-old boys in the organizations Some 2.5 percent of the Islamic terrorist organizations' members are children aged 10-14, according to a similar study carried out by the police department on the files of Islamic terror organizations members. Young people aged 15-25 constitute the majority of those groups' members with a percentage of higher than 70. The illiterate group members constitute 1.5 percent. The majority of members are high school graduates according to the research with a percentage of 40.5, while 22.5 percent of them are university graduates. The leftist organizations have young militants as well, that 65 percent of them are between the ages 14 and 25. Parents' help necessary Terrorist organizations and Satanist groups meet with young people at a very critical age during which they search for respect and appreciation, terrorism experts said. Parents should not judge their children unnecessarily, avoid needless criticisms and treat them as adults, experts said. © 2005 Dogan Daily News Inc. www.turkishdailynews [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] -------------------------- Want to discuss this topic? Head on over to our discussion list, [EMAIL PROTECTED] -------------------------- Brooks Isoldi, editor [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.intellnet.org Post message: [email protected] Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** FAIR USE NOTICE. This message contains copyrighted material whose use has not been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. 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