[lostmsu]

> And in virtually all those cases, there's a link to the target's actions against something the terrorists hold dear.

If by 'something the terrorists hold dear' you mean power and prevalence of islam, I absolutely agree! When Chechnya de-facto separated from Russia in 1990s, they run multiple ethnic cleansings: https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%AD%D1%82%D0%BD%D0%B8%D1%87... (no translation to English unfortunately).

It looks like something similar is happening right now in the Philippines.

[finid]

Power? Doubtful. Prevalence of Islam? Maybe.

However, just watching another person destroy your homeland can tick most people off.