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A '''fidayeen attack''' is a suicide tactic used by terrorists. Such attacks are especially common in the [[India|Indian]] state of [[Jammu and Kashmir]]. In a ''fidayeen'', an extremist equips himself (most ''fidayeens'' are men) with weapons and a sizeable amount of ammunition. He then proceeds to gain entrance into a public gathering or other crowded area and proceeds to open fire on law-enforcement personnel and the general public. He continues his attack till he runs out of ammunition, at which point he is either gunned down by security forces or committs suicide. ''Fidayeen'' militants sometimes do attempt to escape but are almost always shot by anti-terrorist squads shortly afterward due to the fact that the terrorists rarely have a "getaway" plan chalked out. These terrorists, like [[suicide bombers]] plan on being killed during the execution of the attack.
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A Fidayeen attack is not a suicide attack. It is a different kind of [[Jihadi]] attack usually carried out by [[Lashkar-e-Toiba]] in Jammu and Kashmir. In this attack a Fidayee or [[Mujahid]] heavily armed enters into a military camp or convoy and start firing bullets and throwing grenades and fights till death. A fidayee does not blow himself up with explosives and if he gets a chance after fulfilling the mission he may try to escape. The record of the organization which introduced Fidayeen attack in Kashmir shows that more than 70 percent of the Fidayeen came back alive after conducting the operation. It was never reported that a Fidayeen opened fire on a public place. A recent Fidayee attack was carried out by Lashkar-e-Toiba in [[Srinagar]] shows that the Fidayee was firing gun shots on security personals while civilians were lying under his legs but he killed none and was himself killed after one hour. (See Aaj Tak TV and Zee TV videos of attack on Congress public meeting)
==Purported cult==
This material is from the article [[List of purported cults]], which we are paring down to a pure list. Editors here can best evaluate its statements and decide how to integrate it into this article. Thanks, -[[User:Willmcw|Willmcw]] 20:46, Mar 14, 2005 (UTC)
==External links==
:''[[Synanon]]
*[http://www.irna.ir/en/news/view/line-16/0511239369185334.htm Example of such an attack in Kashmir]
:''Synanon was founded in [[California]] as a [[drug rehabilitation]] program in the late [[1950s]], but turned into a profitable business enterprise and the cultish "Church of Synanon." Members were reportedly required to donate their savings, to work for the business, to participate in coercive group therapy, and to have abortions and vasectomies. It aquired a number of properties, some quite remote, to house as many as 1,700 members. Beatings of opponents and ex-members culminated in the attempted murder of a lawyer by placing a live [[rattlesnake]] in his mailbox in [[1978]]. That led to the forced departure of the founding leader, Charles Dederich, and a number of enforcement actions that cause the group to fold in the [[1990s]]. The Synanon program did work successfully for some persons. Synanon is credited by some with giving Jazz musician [[Art Pepper]] several more years of creativity, and it is also remembered fondly by some former members.
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== UFW ==
[[Category:Islamist terrorism]]
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Any connection between the [[UFW]] and Synanon? Read this somewhere...--[[User:Rockero|Rockero]] 09:59, 8 January 2006 (UTC)
:Apparenty. [http://www.publiceye.org/magazine/v04n3-4/Cadre_or_Cult_2.html] Wanna do some mor research and add it? -[[User:Will Beback|Will Beback]] 20:57, 8 January 2006 (UTC)
== German Synanon ==
Synanon had an early offshoot in Germany that is still active to this day. German Wikipedia has some material on it. There probably should be a section on the German Synanon organization, though it would probably need to be written by somebody who reads German, since pretty much all literature on this group is in that language. [[User:Peter G Werner|Peter G Werner]] 02:57, 20 February 2006 (UTC)
:Thanks for that info. I created a stub section and added the link. Perhaps someone who reads German can follow up and fill in some details. Cheers, -[[User:Will Beback|Will Beback]] 03:14, 20 February 2006 (UTC)
== Synanon (movie) ==
I'm surprised the article doesn't mention the eponymous movie about the movement/cult. (It's [http://imdb.com/title/tt0059774/ here] at IMDB.) I remember seeing this twice as a kid, for some reason. ==[[User:ILike2BeAnonymous|ILike2BeAnonymous]] 07:13, 5 May 2006 (UTC)
== Famous Residents? ==
How about a listing of well-known individuals who were treated or lived at Synanon? (Other than the few jazz musicians mentioned.) For one, I know that former "Our Gang" member Matthew "Stymie" Beard resided there for many years. [[User:StanislavJ|StanislavJ]] 23:52, 7 June 2006 (UTC)
== Synanon Game ==
I'd like to see a bit more detailed explanation of the "Synanon Game." It seems like a fairly central practice of the organization.
The explanation of it that is on the article now is "group truth-telling sessions." That doesn't seem to enough. More detailed explanations ae available, for example, on [http://religiousmovements.lib.virginia.edu/nrms/synanon.html this page] at The Religious Movements Homepage Project by The University of Virginia.
And it doesn't match the description from [http://www.rickross.com/reference/synanon/synanon3.html this page], an article on a drug treatment program "spin off" program called Amity, where the point is made that the attacks don't have to have any basis in truth.
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