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9/11 the Beginning or an Escalation Islam sees society and religion as one unit. It’s a religious war for them and should be recognized as a religious war for America and the world’s nations. Whether you think it is a religious war or not, it does not matter. It is what they think it is that counts. Its followers consistently show what they believe in, they rejoice when terror happens. Where is their representation? Who will stand up against these crimes if they are not representing Islam? This is only going to escalate unless Muslims themselves counter this terrorist movement that is representing their religion. The religious zealots who crashed the planes into the World Trade Center and the Pentagon where near 6,000 Americans were slaughtered did not start a war. They made us aware of the war they were already fighting. September 11, 2001 was not the start of something new, but the intensifying of an Islamist campaign of violence against the U.S. (the western culture) that has been ongoing for over two decades. During the beginning of Americas retaliation on Al Quaida in Afghanistan the Spokesman for the Taliban said, “Those youths who did what they did destroyed America with their airplanes they’ve done a good deed.” He went on to say “THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF YOUTH WHO LOOK FORWARD TO DEATH LIKE THE AMERICANS LOOK FORWARD TO LIVING.” This not an isolated statement. Ahmad Khomeini, son of the late Ayatollah Khomeini, says…Iran’s Islamic revolution has awakened all the Islamic countries… …Islam recognizes no borders. We cannot put off establishing Islamic governments and administering the divine laws. The objective of the Islamic Republic and its officials is none other than to establish a global Islamic rule. {Ahmad Khomeini, in Kayham, Teheran, 11 January 1992}. There are so many quotes like this that one has to be an ostrich not to find them. Benjamin Netanyahu, former Prime Minister of Israel stated “Islamic fundamentalism, like communism... is bent on the expansion of its dominion to as many corners of the world as possible.” Are we paying attention? The Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigade, an offshoot of Palestinian Authority leader Yasser Arafat's Fatah movement, called on all Palestinian organizations to attack Jewish and American targets throughout the world. It is not just Al Quaida that brings this conflict to the nations, there are about 80 terrorist groups. Kenya’s hotel was only the beginning of massive scale attacks worldwide. There could be up to 5 million Muslims in the U.S., The World Almanac and Book of Facts: 1997 edition (p. 644) says 5.1 million; in the 2003 edition (p. 635) it says 2.8 million. “The average number being cited by the media at present – 6.7 million Muslims – is 2.4 to 3.6 times greater than the best available estimates, which are 1.9 million to 2.8 million,” concludes Dr. Tom W. Smith, who authored the study, “Estimating the Muslim Population in the United States.” There are so many illegal’s its hard to know. There are over 1,100 mosques or Islamic centers.There are American’s that are Muslim, but are they Muslim /Americans? Where is their loyalty found? To their religion or the country. Why did the Muslims gather to protest outside federal building in Hawaii when the US was considering to attack Iraq. They protested to free Palestine on Sept.11, 2002. I’m appalled at this, have they no compassion or shame? The very date Americans mourn over the terrorist act that began this, they seem to support it. They come to America where they have the freedom to demand the very rights they are denied in their own countries. Something is very wrong here. Most Americans have bent over backwards to show we are not reacting to their religion, despite all the things happening from Islam all over the world. In Morley Safer’s TV interview (on April 23, 2002) he asked the Muslims kids going to their own school: as a Muslim if I blow myself up on a military base I will go to heaven- they agreed. They reformed their answers later after their parents heard what they said for the TV broadcast. They then converted it to be an Israeli military base, as if this justifies the action. What’s the difference? Only location. The principle of their religious school said they got their idea from what is on TV and from their parents. But it was their parents that insisted they change their statements and go back for another interview. One doesn’t seem to get to the root of the influence but only a run around where it began. The Persecution of Other Religions in the World There may be moderate Moslems especially in the USA, but the fact is that the religion of Islam does not promote freedom or choice; otherwise they would set up democratic governments. The difference is a democracy is run by the will of the people. A number of Islamic states and their people do not associate with or are sympathetic to terrorism, it is in their best interest not to promote it. Many individual Muslims may disagree with terrorism but the individual opinions of Muslims are not more persuasive than the Qur’an. A religion is not defined by individual opinions but by what their holy book requires. And it is their religious leadership that has the influence of interpreting their religion to them. A number of their leaders see this as an opportune time to be aggressive and are promoting this in various mosques all over the world. If Militant Islam’s message appeals to only to 10% of the Muslim population, then we are talking about approximately 120 million people (or more) that are willing to fight in this war. That is a very large population that cannot be dismissed because of the capitol and weaponry already available to them. This could become the largest war ever fought in human history. As sura 9:73 states, 'Strive against the disbelievers...Be harsh with them. Islamic violence is a global phenomenon, affecting various countries -- Algeria, Pakistan, Russia, Philippines. Islamists constitute a small minority of Muslims, but they are the most active. In the past it was by Jihad that the Christian populations and Jewish communities became subject to the Islamic law. If they submitted without resistance to the Muslim armies they were to be given protection by the Islamic ruler; but this was protection from the laws of jihad, not protection because they were cared or loved by them. If they paid the tax, (a ransom money) their life was safe. Sura 9:29 clearly says, 'Fight against such as those who hath been given the scripture as believe not in Allah...until they pay the tribute readily, being brought low'. Sura 9:29 “Fight those who do not believe in Allah … until they pay the tax in acknowledgment of superiority and they are in a states of subjection with willing submission and feel themselves subdued” (1917 Maulana Mohammed Ali Translation). In Muslim countries someone from another religion must pay the poll tax. Millions of Christians, and those of other religions in Muslim nations have lost their lives and are being persecuted for their beliefs. If these same atrocities were done in the name of Christianity or any other religion, almost all would speak out in horror and condemnation of such terrorist acts. In fact there is no other religion in the world that is acting aggressive in this manner. It’s a religious war for them and should be recognized as a religious war for America and the Nato nations. Violence has broken out in various countries with many deaths due to violent Islamist action. In Kashmir, Russia, Trinidad, Tobago, the Philippines, Bangladesh. For years Christians have been massacred by Muslims in Indonesia, the Philippines and East Timor. Genocide is practiced in Afghanistan and various parts of the Indonesian archipelago, where the death toll is over 300,000 East Timorese killed since 1975. “In the Far East, in Philippines, Malaysia and Indonesia, gangs of Muslim youth terrorize Christian settlements with impunity” (Art Moore, “Christians Terrorized in Muslim Indonesia” (WorldNetDaily, December 8, 2001) “In some countries with Islamist governments (Iran, Afghanistan, Sudan) there is an overt persecution of Christians, Jews and some other faiths. All religious observance apart from Islam is banned. Women are generally forbidden access to education or work, subjected to strict dress and behavior codes and punished in humiliating ways for infractions of these. The press is strictly controlled by the regime and in general the country is isolated from the rest of the world” (Victor Mordecai, Op. Cit. chapter 17) in fact many websites are blocked in Islamic countries so that the people cannot read other peoples views. Coptic Christians in Egypt whose religion predates Islam, are being slaughtered by the fundamentalist Muslims. The authorities have done next to nothing stop them. Arab Christians are oppressed by Muslims in their own lands as are Christians in many Arab lands such as Syria, Iraq, Lebanon. Churches and Christian homes in Nigeria and Indonesia are being burned, and Christians are murdered, by militant Muslims because they believe they are unbelievers, so they are doing God’s will. Saudi Arabia a “moderate” Muslim country but still an Islamic state. In Saudi Arabia Buddhist, Hindu, Christian and Jewish or other religious expressions and symbols are not allowed in public. They do not tolerate other houses of worship. There are no church or synagogue builders in Saudi Arabia. Any religion other than Islam is outlawed there. The death penalty is given if ones conscience has them believe another religion, especially Christianity. Saudi Arabia who we have allowed to spend 10 billion dollars a year to build Islamic centers and mosques across the US and west but a Christian cannot step a foot in Mecca because they will defile the holy land. For us to ignore Islam’s intolerance toward what they identify as unbelievers, would be a grave mistake. There is no middle ground in this kind of jihad. They are instructed in Sura 9:5,29,41 “Slay the idolators [non-Muslims] wherever ye find them, and take them captive, and besiege them, and prepare for them each ambush. Fight against such of those who have been given the Scripture as believe not in Allah nor the last Day…. Go forth, light-armed and heavy-armed, and strive with your wealth and your lives in the way of Allah!” Its obvious that some obey this literally. For more on Islamic violence on other shores - http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/printer-friendly.asp?ARTICLE_ID=25599 Hitler gathered the youth and killed nearly 10 million people, 6 million were Jews who were singled out for extinction. Islamists solicit the youth to do their war in Palestine and elsewhere. New Zealand Herald reported Children as young as 11 are being targeted by radical Muslims who appear to have infiltrated a mainstream Muslim website, The Independent on Sunday can reveal. Literature aimed at children between 11 and 18 on the youth section of the Islamic Society of Britain (ISB) website calls on them to “boycott those who openly wage war against Allah”. The article containing that quote, entitled “Imam Hassan al-Banna on jihad”, goes on to say: “Jihad is a powerful invigorating yearning for Islam's might and glory ... which makes you cry when looking at the weakness of Muslims today and the humiliating tragedies crushing him to death everywhere. “ Jihad is to be a soldier for Allah. When the bugle calls ... you should be the first to answer the call to join the ranks for jihad.” NEW ZEALAND HERALD By Shiv Malik - Aug 1, 2005) Militant Muslims have killed millions of what they call “infidels” (non-Muslims). Hundreds are being killed every day in all over the world. They have the intention of annihilating Israel. Do we wait until we have greater numbers of deaths, in the thousand or millions before we finally do something? According to the Oxford world Christian Encyclopedia 45% of all the Christians martyrs in history come from our century. Some claim Islamic terrorism is producing more deaths than the holocaust. Atrocities in half a dozen African countries by Islamist’s as they war against Christians and other religions. The Muslim governments in the Sudan, which once harbored Osama bin Laden imposed Sharia- Islamic law in 1993. Over 2 million Sudanese Christians, and animists and others have been killed and enslaved in a country with only 5 million Christians. They regularly enslave Christian people and those from other religions. Why is this not covered daily by the media? Ten thousand Lebanese Christians were massacred in 1860s, in the Lebanese civil war of 1975-1990 over 100,000 were killed. Since 1990 more than 10,000 Kashmiri Hindus have been murdered by Islamic fundamentalists. From 1894 to 1896 Abdul Hamid, Sultan of the Ottoman Empire, killed 150,000 Armenian Christians. In Algeria, 100,000 persons so far are estimated to have lost their lives in a decade of fighting. In Algeria there were massacres and killings a total of 2,700 killed by the Islamists in the year 2000 [in the holy month of Ramadan, December, 2000, alone, 340 people were killed. [Source CI. No.531] The Islamist’s goal is nothing short than a world government under Islam. And they want to see Sharia law incorporated in world governments. Just as in the past where Caliphs, Sultans, Ayatollahs, had totalitarian regimes. This totalitarianism is an accepted part of their religio-political life. The religious rule is takes precedent over the political, social, and economic ruling. Islamists are willing to overthrow the government of any country (including Saudi Arabia) to have it become a strict Islamic state and have no “infidels” on their land. And they want to see other countries come in line despite the will of the people. Sheik Omar Bakri Mohammed of the radical group Al-Muhajiroun said the meeting at Finsbury Park Mosque, titled “Sept. 11, 2001: A Towering Day in History,” argues that the attacks were justified because Muslims must defend themselves against armed aggression. 9,000 Muslim extremists said we want to take over Britain we will not allow Britain to make us into citizens, Al-Muhajiroun says its goal is to make Britain an Islamic state. This is part of a sermon delivered by Sheik Abu Hamza at the London Finsbury Park Mosque recently. The Mullah said: “If a kafir person (non-believer) goes in a Muslim country, he is like a cow. Anybody can take him. That is the Islamic law.” “If a kafir is walking by and you catch him, he's booty. You can sell him in the market. Most of them are spies. And even if they don't do anything, if Muslims cannot take them and sell them in the market, you just kill them. It's OK.” Counting the Loss of Life It was nearly 30 years ago Islamists murdered Israeli athletes at the Munich Olympics. In 1979 during the Carter Administration, Islamists assaulted the U.S. embassy in Tehran and took nearly 60 Americans captive for 444 days. Eight American soldiers (who were the first casualties in this war of Islamic terrorism) died in a failed U.S. rescue attempt in 1980. In 1983 violence was committed against Americans in the U.S. embassy in Lebanon, killing 63. Assaults on Americans continued in embassies, ships, planes, barracks, schools, and anywhere else possible. Pan Am flight 103 over Scotland, the bombing of a nightclub in Germany and a U.S. military barracks in Saudi Arabia. There was crash of an Egypt Air flight in October 1999 by an Egyptian pilot into the Atlantic near New York City, killing 217. The flight in 2001 where the plane broke up and that went down in Rockaway NY--still no answers have come forth. It’s becoming increasingly obvious what is happening. There have been a number of close calls, including the “day of terror” planned for June 1993 that would have culminated with simultaneous bombings of the United Nations and the Lincoln and Holland Tunnels. The February 1993 World Trade Center bombing, orchestrated by Abdul Rahman killed six; ‘“Sheikh Omar Abdul Rahman, now serving time for the 1993 World Trade Centre bombing, addressed a rally in Detroit in 1991 as follows: “The obligation of Allah is upon us to wage Jihad for the sake of Allah. It is one of the obligations that we must undoubtedly fulfill. And we conquer the lands of the infidels, and we spread Islam by calling the infidels to Allah. And if they stand in our way, we wage Jihad for the sake of Allah.’” (Mordecai, Victor, Op. Cit. p. 73.) The plot to disrupt Seattle’s millennial celebrations was deterred. Prior to September 11, 2001 Islamists have committed numerous deadly attacks on United States soil. There have been attacks on individuals: in July 1980 murder of an Iranian dissident in the Washington area; January 1990 murder of an Egyptian Islamic freethinker in Tucson; the November 1990 assassination of Rabbi Meir Kahane in New York; the January 1993 two CIA personnel were killed outside the agency's Langley Virginia, headquarters, these are but a few incidences. The recent snipers in DC killing 11 people and wreaking havoc were Muslim connected. Now there’s a big spin on the motive, they are now saying all these deaths day after day were to cover up the sniper Mohammed’s plans to kill his wife; hardly believable after 11 deaths. Besides the recent sniper shootings there are still a number of unexplained deaths to be accounted for still. It’s time to wake up and see what is happening right in front of our eyes. It was Muslims who blew up a dance club in Bali killing close to two hundred. We are told by the suspect himself it was for revenge because of what Americans have done to Muslims, so their intention was to kill as many Americans as they can (did we ever kill innocent people like this? I can’t recall it) . Samudra, 35, an engineer by trade leading figure in a regional terrorist group, Jamaah Islamiya, which has been linked with al-Qa'ida and is believed to be behind the Bali attack “Samudra described it as a jihad bomb.” http://news.independent.co.uk/world/pacific_rim/story.jsp?story=354921 Muslims were responsible for recently killing nearly over 200 at a theater in Russia. It is terrorists who are Muslims (not another religion) that are preparing to kill thousands or millions if need be in the US and wherever else. This does not mean all Muslims are terrorists but one cannot deny the facts of what religious persuasion these terrorists claim to be. Saudi Arabia’s recent attack is by non-other than Islamists. You can be assured that whenever civilians and innocent people are killed in the next attacks it will be by people of the same religion who sees no way but to fight in this manner. Bombs going off in the Philippines, the car bombing of a Western residential compound in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, when will it stop? Then there is Madrid, 911 days after 911 took place in America. Over 200 dead and nearly 1200 injured. A man on the tape they found wore Arab dress and spoke Arabic with a Moroccan accent. “You love life and we love death” most believe it is traced to al-Qaida. His statement says it all. The ultimatum is given to Spain. Spain retracts their position on their fight against terrorism. What this now shows is that it pays to use terrorism and that countries can be bullied into compliance. This may bring us into a whole new phase as they see the success of their cause. Then the Muslim terrorists tried to attack Madrid again. Wasn't Muslim terror in Spain supposed to end once Spain appeased the terrorists by voting in the socialists? A powerful car bomb exploded outside the Australian embassy in Jakarta killing at least nine people and wounding 173. Indonesian police blamed on Islamic militants linked to al Qaeda. The bomb exploded ahead of a presidential election in the world's most populous Muslim nation and exactly a month before Australia's general election. http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/international/international-security-indonesia.html?th Near 500 people died in two weeks in Russia with two planes attacked and destroyed and 1,200 hostages in a school last week in the southern town of Beslan where 350 mostly innocent children were maliciously killed. At least 10 of the 32 supposedly “Chechen” terrorists responsible for the school massacre that killed more than 400 people were actually Arab nationals. http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=40316 The operation closely followed the terror roadmap laid out in issue 10 of Al Battar, al-Qaida's online training manual...The terrorism roadmap, written by Abdel Aziz Al Moqrin, leader of al-Qaida's Saudi Arabian cell who was killed in June, provides a detailed and simplified “Kidnapping for Dummies” guide... http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=40298 We can skip to May 28, 2005 though many more incidents have taken place in between - Two bombs ripped through a busy market in a Christian town in eastern Indonesia on Saturday, killing up to 21 people in an attack likely to raise fears sectarian bloodshed could again break out in the region. The explosions left a trail of blood and destruction in the lakeside town of Tentena, on the eastern island of Sulawesi, part of an area where three years of Muslim-Christian clashes killed 2,000 people until a peace deal was agreed in late 2001. 85 percent of Indonesia's 220 million people are Muslim. But in some eastern parts, Christian and Muslim populations are about equal in size. REUTERS “As far as I'm concerned, when they bomb London, the bigger the better,” says Abdul Haq, the social worker. “I know it's going to happen because Sheikh bin Laden said so. Like Bali, like Turkey, like Madrid - I pray for it, I look forward to the day.” (Associated Newspapers Ltd. The Evening Standard (London) April 20, 2004) What are we to make of this? Are we to roll over to the other side and go to sleep, hoping it will all go away. The writing is on the wall, but not everyone can read it. Well he had his prayer answered by a god whom he thinks approves of killing. An Al-Qaida affiliated group is claiming responsibility for their unmerciless attack on civilians on July 7, 2005. Their coordinated attacks hit three Underground trains and a bus during morning rush hour with a Half a dozen explosions - killing more than 70 people and injuring 700. They call themselves the servants of Islam. 2 weeks later they had a failed attempt in trying to repeat the same action. We have heard the mantra “Islam is a religion of peace” repeated to us by their media propagandists. But what do the events tell us? The Bible speaks directly to this- Isa 5:20 “Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil; who put darkness for light, and light for darkness.” A statement appeared today on the jihadist website Al-Qal'ah (Fortress), purportedly posted by the group claiming responsibility for the bomb attacks in London today. The following is a translated text of the statement: The Secret Organization Group of al-Qaida of Jihad Organization in Europe (Jama'at al-Tanzim al-Sirri, Tanzim Qa'idat al-Jihad fi Urupa) In the name of God, the Merciful, the Compassionate, may peace be upon the cheerful one and the dauntless fighter, Prophet Muhammad, God's peace be upon him. We have repeatedly warned the British government and people. We have fulfilled our promise and carried out our blessed military raid in Britain after our mujahedeen exerted strenuous efforts over a long period of time to ensure the success of the raid. We continue to warn the governments of Denmark and Italy and all the Crusader governments that they will be punished in the same way if they do not withdraw their troops from Iraq and Afghanistan. He who warns is excused. God says: “(O ye who believe!) If ye will aid (the cause of) Allah, He will aid you, and plant your feet firmly.” July 7, 2005 http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=45164 “In an apparent Sept. 11 communiqué broadcast on ABC News, an al Qaeda operative threatens new attacks against cities in the U.S. and Australia. "Yesterday, London and Madrid. Tomorrow, Los Angeles and Melbourne, Allah willing. And this time, don't count on us demonstrating restraint or compassion," the tape warns. "We are Muslims. We love peace, but peace on our terms, peace as laid down by Islam, not the so-called peace of occupiers and dictators." American intelligence officials believe the man who appears on the tape to be Adam Gadahn of Orange County, Calif. (ABC NEWS by Brian Ross- Sept 11, 2005) http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Investigation/story?id=1115448&page=1 We are systematically being convinced that Islam is not linked to violence. Much of the world still refuses to see what is taking place, Islam has declared war on the Jews and the Christians first, then on all non-Moslems. Here in America things are changing, we are learning what some nations already know. Responsible action is now supported. A new poll shows --The percentage of Americans having an unfavorable view of Islam has jumped from 24 percent in January 2002 to over 33 percent now. The portion of Americans who say that Islam “doesn't teach respect for other faiths” rose from 22 percent to 35 percent. American University professor Akbar Ahmed who was a former high commissioner of Pakistan to the United Kingdom and an expert on bin Laden admitted as much: “For the first time in history, Muslim civilization is on a direct collision course with all the world religions.” There are abuses in other cultures and civilizations throughout history; Islam is not the only religion with a legacy of war. We have had our share in America (ie. the civil war, etc). Totalitarian Islamic regimes are not the only ones that can target their own citizens for execution and slavery, communism has done this in the past as well. But it becomes much uglier and hypocritical when God is brought into the equation. Western civilization is not perfect, but it does allow the greatest amount of freedom for people. We believe we have been given by God a free will to choose for ourselves what religion we are to believe or not believe in. This is the primary difference between Islam and other religions- freedom of choice. To them it is a sin to seek God in a different way then them. In fact, God asks people to “come let us reason to together” so their sinful condition can be changed. This offer is freely given to everyone; there is no compulsion, only reasoning with love. The Muslims claim Jesus is a prophet, they respect and they bless his name. Yet Jesus told His disciples, “Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you and persecute you” (Mt. 5:44). There is nothing similar to this in the Qur'an, yet the teachings of Christ are supposed to be in it. Instead we read statements such as “O believers, fight the infidels who dwell around you, and deal rigorously with them,” “Do not yield to unbelievers, but strive against them in a strenuous Jihad. Kill the Jews and the Christians” the very people that God says He loves. Just because many Muslims don’t practice these command does not negate the ones that do. The only conclusion we can come to is that we all do not believe in the same Jesus. Jesus said “Put your sword in its place, for all who take the sword will perish by the sword.” (Matthew 26:52) “He that leads into captivity shall go into captivity: he that kills with the sword must be killed with the sword” (Revelation 13:10). If they respect Jesus as a prophet then they would listen to what he says? The Muslims claim Allah is all merciful but where is this quality found in their leaders toward others. Those who speak the loudest for Islam we hear the opposite. It seems He is only merciful to those who are Muslim. I have met a few Muslims, mostly from America but some from other countries who are sincere and can genuinely be cordial and good to others. I know we can’t generalize but what speaks louder and gets the most air-play? People being killed or the silence of the people who do not object to people being killed? Should we risk being insensitive while millions of lives are at stake from the Islamic aggression worldwide? Very few Muslim leaders condemned the 9-11 terror events or any other recent terror attacks. If all these terrorist groups are not Muslim why do Muslims let them represent them openly on TV? The only conclusion we can come to if they are not trying to rid the terrorists in their own countries is that they are either unconcerned or they approve of them. That is the underlying message being sent. The fact is that there are very few preventative measures. The facts speak for themselves. All nineteen hijackers on 9/11 were Muslims. The Taliban are Muslims. The suicide bombers in Israel are mostly Muslim. The majority of terrorists are Muslim. They tell us this has nothing to do with Islam- then why are the 15 conflicts in the world all having to do with Islam. The terrorism we see is caused by Muslims- not non-Muslims. If they won’t police their own mosques don’t they have the potential to become areas to birth terrorism in the community they are in. Can we find Muslims who organize demonstrations against the terrorists that claim Islam as their religion? What are we to think when their protests of terrorism become quieter and less frequent then the bombs that explode? What are we to make out of their uncommitted action to condemn these actions everywhere. Words are no longer enough; actions will speak louder. Only action will reduce terrorism and promote peace. This will show everyone that they mean what they say when they state they are a religion of peace. |
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