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Military suicides increase as U.S. soldiers struggle with torment of warMilitary suicides increase as U.S. soldiers struggle with torment of war Courtesy of Bean familyMilitary suicides have claimed the lives of more than 2,100 members of the armed forces since 2001, nearly triple the number of troops who have... In this article: Suicide, Iraq, George W. Bush, U.S., Panic attack, and Kirkuk |
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washingtonpost.com | 2 days ago
The U.S. special-registration system needs to go
...identified him as deserving additional scrutiny. After questioning he was refused entry and sent back to Jordan; two years later, he killed 132 people in a suicide car bombing in Iraq. We know that terrorist groups are recruiting in...
In this article: United States, State Department, International Olympic Committee, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland Security, Indonesia, Recession, and Council on Foreign Relations
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BBC News | October 29, 2009
Iraq calls for security support
Mr Zebari accused Syria of involvement in the attacks Iraq has called for more support from the international community to help it combat insurgent suicide bombings. Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari said Sunday's bombings, which...
In this article: Iraq, Hoshyar Zebari, Syria, UN, Kirkuk, Burma, and United States
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AP Online | 1 day ago
Iraq PM ramps up attacks on Baathists before vote
...elections. In its latest anti-Baathist attack, Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's Shiite-dominated government put three men on state television Sunday to confess their alleged role in planning suicide attacks in Baghdad last month. The three,...
In this article: Baath Party, Nouri al-Maliki, Saddam Hussein, Al-qaida, Baghdad, Iraq, United States, and Ideology
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Security arrests over Iraq bombs
...150 people were killed in the suicide attacks Iraq has arrested more than 60 security force members, including 11 senior officers over Sunday's twin suicide bombing in the capital Baghdad. Those arrested include the commanders of 15...
In this article: Baghdad, Iraq, Hoshyar Zebari, Barack Obama, Islamic State of Iraq, Afghan army, Al-Qaeda, and UN
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Dallas Morning News | 2 days ago
Attorney says oil companies in trouble if Oscar Wyatt to blame for suicide bombings
...than 50 Israeli citizens. The Israelis claim that bribes Wyatt paid to Saddam Hussein's government make him liable for the deaths or injuries of their family members who fell victim to Hamas suicide bombings. If "buying oil from Iraq...
In this article: Saddam Hussein, Hamas, U.N., Washington, Texas, United States, and Plaintiff
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thumb|right|320px|A painting of the English romantic poet [[Thomas Chatterton, believed to have killed himself with arsenic in 1770]]
Suicide (Latin suicidium, from sui caedere, to kill oneself) is the intentional taking of one's own life. Many dictionaries also note the metaphorical sense of "willful destruction of one's self-interest" (e.g., "political suicide"). Suicide may occur for a number of reasons, including depression, shame, guilt, desperation, physical pain, emotional pressure, anxiety, financial difficulties, or other undesirable situations. The World Health Organization noted that over one million people commit suicide every year, and that it is one of the leading causes of death among teenagers and adults under 35. There are an estimated 10 to 20 million non-fatal attempted suicides every year worldwide.
Views on suicide have been influenced by cultural views on existential themes such as religion, honor, and the meaning of life. The Abrahamic religions consider suicide an offense towards God due to religious belief in the sanctity of life. In the West it was often regarded as a serious crime. Japanese views on honor and religion led to seppuku, one of the most painful methods of suicide, to be respected as a means to atone for mistakes or failure, or as a form of protest during the samurai era. In the 20th century, suicide in the form of self-immolation has been used as a form of protest, and in the form of kamikaze and suicide bombing as a military or terrorist tactic. Sati is a Hindu funeral practice in which the widow would immolate herself on her husband's funeral pyre, either willingly, or under pressure from the family and in-laws.
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