Andy Thomson on Suicide Terrorism

"We Few, We Happy Few, We Band of Brothers."
This video was taken at the AAI 2007 conference in Washington, D.C.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FpImeYCZKBk Thanks Vaiagra


J. Anderson Thomson, Jr., M.D.
J. Anderson Thomson, Jr., M.D. (Andy) is a part-time staff psychiatrist. He received his B.A. from Duke University (1970), his M.D. from the University of Virginia (1974) and did his adult psychiatry training at U.Va. (1974-77). His private practice is oriented toward individual psychoanalytic psychotherapy, forensic psychiatry, and medication consultation. He is the Assistant Director of the Center for the Study of Mind and Human Interaction at U.Va., which involves interdisciplinary intervention and research in large group ethnic and political conflict. He has publications on narcissistic personality disorder, PTSD, and the psychology of racism, and psychobiographical essays on Robert E. Lee and Lee Harvey Oswald. His current research interest is in the area of evolutionary psychology.


Ayaan Hirsi Ali
This is the speech given by Ayaan Hirsi Ali at the Atheist Alliance International conference in Sept 2007. She is the author of the bestselling book "Infidel", and helped create the film "Submission" with Theo Van Gogh.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ayaan_Hirsi_Ali
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Dan Dennett award and speech at AAI 07
Jump to 17:20 to see Dennett's lecture. 'Good Reasons for Believing in God'
Dan Dennett receives the "Richard Dawkins Award" at the AAI 07 conference in Washington, D.C. Julia Sweeney introduces Richard Dawkins, who introduces Dan Dennett.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Dennett

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gyyRAE7PDvw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1OlGne3xPDA


Christopher Hitchens talks about his past tour and takes questions at the AAI 07 conference in Washington, D.C.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Hitchens
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Eddie Tabash: Speech and Q&A at AAI 07"The Present Threat of the Religious Right to Our Modern Freedoms."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Tabash

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This is Eugenie Scott's talk from AAI 07 in Washington DC on Intelligent Design and Young Earth Creationism. She covers the history of the movement and how it has evolved, including the recent Dover, PA trial.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eugenie_Scott

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This is Sam Harris' talk from the AAI 07 conference in Washington, DC. The Problem with Atheism Introduction by Julia Sweeney. You can read a transcript of this talk
here http://newsweek.washingtonpost.com/onfaith...th_atheism.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Harris_%28author%29

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ok2oJgsGR6c
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LsrtOZdJitA

Matthew Chapman at AAI 07

Chapman is the great-great grandson of Charles Darwin. He is the author of Trials of the Monkey, an autobiographical book which discusses how Americans views on evolution/religion/science have changed since the Scopes Monkey Trial in 1925. More recently, he wrote 40 Days and 40 Nights about the Kitzmiller v. Dover Intelligent Design trial. Beyond his connection to and passion for evolution, Chapman is also a Hollywood screenwriter. He co-wrote the screenplay for Runaway Jury and wrote the script for Consenting Adults which starred Kevin Spacey and Forest Whitaker.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthew_Chapman_%28author%29

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=97IuuyBlcq8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1QZMngb-Bo

Richard Dawkins at AAI 07

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Dawkins

Part 1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=huEMVJb4Js8
Pt2 Q&A http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4SoSUahUmX0

hey, i suppose the title is wrong. this ain't the documentary on the 101st...

maybe suicide bombers are happy brothers too

It's the title of the lecture, which I highly recommend if you can spare the time. It is probably the best breakdown of the mind of a terrorist that I have heard.
horsehead, yeah mate what if they are right and the spliffs and virgins are a wastin???


Allah Akbar, Allah Akbar, Allah Akbar

mmm I wonder what that gets me?

oh i see, my mistake then.

only pointed it out cos there is a doc that goes by that title (comes with the band of brothers dvd's).

All good mate your reasoning is sound

Two more lectures added

Christopher Hitchens added

i am so glad we dutchies got rid of ayaan... freaking fraud...

how the hell do you get a job in highranking politics, bash immigrants, while faking your own papers, and still get gouverment apointed protection AND STILL REFUSE TO SHUT THE HELL UP.... and then come back complaining about wanting more protection?

to bad for the americans that they gobble this shit up and treat her like a hero....


this is what i picked up on it, but i've been out of the loop being homeless for a couple of weeks and crap....


(dont ask how im able to be back online, i get to go to my moms place in the weekends)


anywho, ms. Ali just loves provocig terrorist attacks while the rest of the people in the country are being more causious in these times of extremeism... im all for freedom of speech, but goddamnit, just think before you say something... especially right after the guy you made a (almost) softcore muslim porn movie gets stabbed in the street and a note being pinned on him anouncing your next on the last stab... i liked that guy for always speaking his mind, smoking and drinking on tv, and not giving a fuck, but I cant say he wasnt asking for it... Holland got a lot less "free" that day...

I'm shocked Belonii, what you are suggesting is across the board surrender of the principle of free speech. Just because some fanatics threaten those who would say anything truthful about Islam.





You want to protect the rights of the people or scum above, but deny a good person the right to safety?

Ayaan Hirsi Ali: abandoned to fanatics
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-oe-...-opinion-center
The Price of Freedom
http://www.slate.com/id/2175458/

Eddie Tabash added

if she really wants to, she can say whatever she wants, its more like a witness protection program person not stopping to publicly hackling the maffia... if you wont stick to the rules there to protect you, why the hell should they up the security? also, the part where she was a illigal immigrant trying to kick out other immigrants....

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FpImeYCZKBk

Dr. Andy Thomson gives a talk on the motives behind suicide terrorism at the Atheist Alliance International 2007 Conference in Washington, D.C.