Cold Turkey: Commission shows Flotilla crew fired first at Israeli soldiers

Just who is ‘moderate’ Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf? He’s no moderate at all. He’s the funder of the controversial Ground Zero Mosque in New York and a financier of the Turkish Flotilla, along with the Turkish government that funded the terrorist group IHH which has ties to al Qaida and Hamas in Gaza. (See essay below on Rauf titled, “Read for Yourself What the Iman of the Ground Zero Mosque Says.”)

And what do both the Ground Zero Mosque and the Turkish Flotilla have in common?

They are both Trojan Horses, or sorts. The flotilla under the auspices of humanitarian aid was really a Trojan vessel sent as a ‘gift’ of provocation designed to set off international condemnation against Israel—and it worked quite well. And the Ground Zero Mosque will likely be a cornucopia of Trojan purposes ranging from being a symbol of Islamic supremacy, conquest over the West, a beachhead into the U.S. via the Big Apple and a potential staging area for anything from handballs to hand grenades-- or worse.

But now after Israel has been thoroughly demonized, the facts are coming out that the ‘humanitarians’ on the Turkish Flotilla fired first, according to testimony of Lt. General Gabi Ashkenazi, Israeli Army chief of staff, before a special commission headed by an ex-Israeli Supreme Court judge and two outside foreign observers.

General Ashkenazi presented the most detailed account yet on the Flotilla lethal exchanges in May of 2010. He said that one of the ‘unarmed’ members on the ‘peace’ flotilla shot Israeli soldier Mavi Marmara in the abdomen, causing him to return fire. He opined that this was probably the first exchanges of shots fired and he showed video to corroborate his assertion, saying, it was “clear and established” that the members of the flotilla first fired at Israeli soldiers.

Also, when Israeli soldiers attempted to approach one of the flotilla boats, they were shot at from both sides of the boat, to which Israeli soldiers returned fire but aiming at only the feet of the attackers. So where are the stories vindicating Israel in the world media? Hummm. It seemed they were quick to condemn Israel who allegedly massacred the ‘peaceful’ flotilla crew, yet now that the facts and videos are coming out presenting the matter in a whole new light, many in the news media resemble ostriches with their heads in the Middle East sand.

Exposing the true nature and agenda of Iman Rauf and his Flotilla and Ground Zero Mosque, is Walid Shoebat, a former Palestinian terrorist who converted to Christianity and became a U.S. citizen. Walid has translated a manifesto by Iman Rauf from the Arabic language. It is quite a sobering read.

READ FOR YOURSELF What the Iman of the Ground Zero Mosque Says: Translated Verbatim from the Arabic (by Walid Shoebat, who underlined some passages for emphasis)

Subject: Imam behind the Ground Zero Mosque Feisal Abdul Rauf and his view on ”The Islamic position on the Separation of Religion From State.”

What message will he be sending to the Middle East as he is sent on a convoy by the State Department?

Read for yourself his views and his desire as translated verbatim from the Arabic language. Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf’s goal is to change the secular laws in the current Muslim world to reflect the original Islamic state established in Arabia in Medina and here is another caveat—this is not only restricted for the Muslim World, but for the U.S. as well. His view laments the fall of the Ottoman Empire and the establishment of secular laws after its fall.

When the fountains of knowledge differ, minds pick up the pace to acquire this knowledge. These disagreements produce different views dedicated to employ us to face new realities to keep pace with current events and requirements.

But do the scholars differ regardless of the different sources of knowledge and education in regards to religion? And is it possible to fulfill the basic pillars and foundations to fulfill individual needs and duties in order to apply religion [Islam] as a way of life to conduct our daily life and in order to extract the basic laws for us to resolve and govern with in order to solve grievances? Or do we separate religion form state?

Abdul Rauf: The general understating in the west is that religious institutions have no influence in decision making in the state. In Europe religion is weak while in the United States the majority is religious and believe in God. With this, the understanding of the term “separation of religion from state” is also to separate the arm of the government from pressuring religious freedoms. So in a general sense they respect religious freedoms. In America the state does not interfere in religious regulations, their details, construction or how they are managed.

What is happing in the Muslim world after the fall of the Ottoman Empire and the establishment of the secular state, that the traditional relationship between state and religious institutions were subject to a separation, which resulted in a reaction that generated Islamic movements wanting to erect an Islamic state in the Islamic world. So if we watch history that after Rashidun Caliphate (Rightly Guided Caliphate) there was a form of separation between government and religious institutions that was represented by [Muslim] jurisprudence and since the Muslims on a personal level are required to follow the prophet (peace be upon him) on all aspects of life and conduct as permissible through a societal level as well. For that, we collectively believe that the state that was erected by the prophet in Medina was the ideal model for an Islamic state. The challenge today in the Islamic world is how do we accomplish this in our current era.

Question: Many of the political Jihadist Islamic movements are talking about an Islamic Caliphate based on the prophet’s approach. Can we accomplish this today?

Abdul Rauf: The challenge I was referring to is this; how do we call for the principles and standards that the prophet (peace be upon him) used to build the Islamic state in Medina. The challenge we have today is how do we accomplish this while keeping the prophet’s methodology in our current changing times. This challenge was an issue that the scholars and Caliphs had to face throughout the Islamic history, which resulted in the creation of several Islamic schools of thought with multiple views that are viewed equally.

So the question in our era throughout my discussions with contemporary Muslim theologians that an Islamic state can be established in more than just in a single form or mold; it can be established through a kingdom or a democracy. The important issue is to establish the general fundamentals of [Islamic] Shariah that are required to govern. It is known that there are sets of standards that are accepted by [Muslim] scholars to organize the relationships between government and the governed.

Question: So we understand that separation of religion from state, that is, it depends on the Muslim governors that so long they were spreading Islam and justice… but when the rulers are ruling under traditional laws contrary to Islamic laws, what then should the Islamic institutions do?

Abdul Rauf: A time after the prophet (peace be upon him) arose certain new conditions that required the governors to institute new laws so long they do not conflict with the Quran and the Sunna that were Shariah compliant as such followed in traditional customs. So in our modern era, governments that want to ensure the new laws as to not contradict Shariah rules—so they create institutions to ensure Islamic law and remove any that contradict with Shariah.

So we advise that when there is a problem in the relationship between state and religious institutions in the form of the question you just asked, that people need to use peaceful means to advise the governors and government institutions and use peaceful means that are available to send their message out to the masses.

And we also suggest to the governors and political institutions to consult [Muslim] religious institutions and [Muslim] personalities in the field as to assure their decision making to reflect the spirit of Shariah.

Question: No doubt that there are disastrous results if the Islamic world kept going under the principles that are used with religious issues and state, but what do we do on a personal level while in the midst of this low class system that is established in our Muslim states?

Abdul Rauf: First and foremost, we need to understand what Shariah requires from us. Second, we need to be a part of a larger group that is capable to give advise [to the government] as is done by lobbies in the West. Thirdly: We become an institutional group to provide benevolent needs in the society.

Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf is the chief executive of the American Society for Muslim Advancement. Sunday, December 9th, 2007, 10:08 A.M.

Born in Bethlehem, Walid’s grandfather was the Muslim Mukhtar (chieftain) of Beit Sahour-Bethlehem (The Shepherd's Fields) and a friend of Haj-Ameen Al-Husseni, the Grand Mufti of Jerusalem and notorious friend of Adolf Hitler.

After his release, he continued his life of violence and rioting in Bethlehem and the Temple Mount. After entering the U.S, he worked as a counselor for the Arab Student Organization at Loop College in Chicago and continued his anti-Israel activities.

In 1993, Walid studied the Bible to challenge to convert his wife to Islam. Six months later, after intense study, he realized that everything he had been taught about Jews was a lie. Convinced he was on the side of evil, he became an advocate for his former enemy.

Driven by a deep passion to heal his own soul, and to bring the truth about the Jews, Israel and the threat of fundamentalist Islam to the world, Walid shed his former life and his work as a software engineer and set out to tirelessly bring the cause against the evil of Islamic Fundamentalist to tens of millions of people throughout the world: churches, synagogues, civic groups, government leaders and media.

Walid is the author of several bestselling books including “Why I Left Jihad,” “Why We Want To Kill You” and “God’s War on Terror.” Walid is an American citizen and lives in the USA with his wife and children, under this assumed name. Walid has spoken all over America and the world including Chile, Mexico, Canada, UK, and South Africa. He has appeared on national television also all over the world including CNN, CNN International, FOX News, ITN, RTE, NBC, CBS, The 700, ABC and ABC Australia. He has also been featured on BBC radio 4, 5 and the largest radio audience on the BBC World Service reaching 180 million people.

Walid has the unique insight so as people can now fully understand the issue of terrorism from the perspective of someone who was once a terrorist. Walid Shoebat has given lectures at Harvard Law School and Columbia University, and has also spoken at Oxford University UK, National Constitution Center, Capitol Hill, UCLA, USC, University of Georgia, Washington University, Penn State, and San Diego State University.

To channel King James,

thou sayest not!

2 posted on 08/11/2010 1:46:32 PM PDT by chuck_the_tv_out ( <<< click my name: now featuring Freeper classifieds)

PC will be our undoing. Actually it already is. We are a dead culture walking.

They are telling us very clearly what they want to do. Any rational country would close the borders the next day.

4 posted on 08/11/2010 2:23:26 PM PDT by Leftism is Mentally Deranged (Annoying liberals is my goal. I will not be silenced.)

And what do both the Ground Zero Mosque and the Turkish Flotilla have in common? They are both Trojan Horses, [of] sorts. The flotilla under the auspices of humanitarian aid was really a Trojan vessel sent as a 'gift' of provocation designed to set off international condemnation against Israel... the Ground Zero Mosque will likely be a cornucopia of Trojan purposes ranging from being a symbol of Islamic supremacy, conquest over the West, a beachhead into the U.S. via the Big Apple and a potential staging area for anything from handballs to hand grenades -- or worse.

5 posted on 08/11/2010 3:56:40 PM PDT by SunkenCiv ("Fools learn from experience. I prefer to learn from the experience of others." -- Otto von Bismarck)

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