Posted on 01/19/2005 12:26:29 PM PST by Palladin
Jihad in New Jersey By Judson Cox
Monday 17th of January 2005 09:17 AM MST
Yesterday, Hossam Armanious, his wife Amal Garas and their daughters, Monica (8) and Sylvia (15) were found murdered in their New Jersey home. The reason this family was so brutally murdered appears to be that they were outspoken critics of Islam. The family was bound and tortured, before their throats were slit in accord with the instructions for executing nonbelievers, as detailed in the Koran: (47:4) "Therefore, when ye meet the Unbelievers, smite at their necks; At length, when ye have thoroughly subdued them, bind a bond firmly [on them]."
They were Coptic Christians, an Egyptian sect of Christianity especially hated by Muslims for their refusal to convert to Islam. Hossam Armanious had received death threats from Muslims. According to a family friend, one of the threats read, "You'd better stop this bull, or we are going to track you down like a chicken and kill you.” Sylvia was especially brutalized, apparently due to the tattoo of a Coptic cross on her wrist. The girl’s throat was not only slit, but she was stabbed repeatedly in the chest and wrist where she bore the sign of her faith.
It remains to be seen how our news media will deal with this horrific slaying. Will this brutal and sensational crime receive as much coverage as the Laci Peterson murder? Will this terrorist attack be treated with the same awe and fascination as the Kobe Bryant case? Will we have 24/7 legal analysis, breaking news, interviews, investigations, magazine racks filled with pictures of the slain, an absolute media frenzy? Or, will this gruesome event be glossed over, whitewashed and quickly forgotten for reasons of political correctness?
When followers of “the religion of peace” hacked off Nick Berg’s head, it received nowhere near the coverage as the Kobe Bryant case. Social commentators and news analysts argued that the story must be played down to prevent stirring up hatred toward the Muslim community. Considering that only one act of violence against a Middle Easterner (mistaken for a Muslim) was performed in retribution for the outrageous murder of over three thousand Americans in the 9/11 attacks, I don’t think that outcome very likely. I think it far more likely that the suppression of coverage was due to fear of offending the Muslim community.
Well, I’m offended by the Muslim community that refuses to condemn such acts of violence. I’m offended by the Muslim community that tolerates the teaching of religious violence, anti-Semitism, anti-Christian bigotry and anti-Americanism in its religious schools. More than that, I am offended by the liberals in our culture who refuse to recognize this violent cancer in our midst that is literally killing us one person, one family and 3,000 persons at a time. I am offended by those who refuse to recognize evil, and demand tolerance from everyone but those who cut off people’s heads and fly planes into buildings. I am offended by those who blame the victims and celebrate the predators out of their own cowardice.
If, as it appears, this family was killed by Islamic terrorists in New Jersey, it must serve as an ear-splitting wake up call. Every American must be warned and reminded that the terrorists hide among us. The likes of Michael Moore, who claim, “There is no terrorist threat,” should be forced to view this atrocity. Those who think the prisoner abuses at Abu Graib were horrible human rights violations should by forced to view the body of an 8 year old girl, her hands bound and her throat slit by their Muslim darlings.
America - you reading this column - do not let this family die in vain! Let them be martyrs to their faith and our freedom. Let their deaths become the turning point, the moment when America finally awoke to the dangers of radical Islam and realized that the war on terror is here, on our soil, now. Do not return to life as normal. Do not let the media give Michael Jackson more coverage than this gruesome terrorist attack. Demand that his story be the most covered of the year - call the national media, call your local media. Call your elected representatives and demand that the laws meant to combat terrorism be enforced. Exercise your Second Amendment rights; buy a gun to protect your family. Know and be willing to protect your neighbors. Keep your eyes open; watch for suspicious activity. Patrol your neighborhood. For God’s sake, do not close your eyes to this atrocity! ******************
Judson Cox is a political columnist from the mountains of North Carolina. He is quickly gaining recognition as one of the most popular and influential voices of his generation. Judson Cox is President of the Foundation for Conservative American Values and Editor In Chief of the North Carolina Conservative (soon to be North Carolina’s largest circulation newspaper).
The murders of this Coptic Christian family cry out to Heaven for vengeance.
ping, I will put it in my next column..
I am in total agreement with you. When I heard the news I said that it was probably Muslim vengeance that did this especially when I heard the father voiced his opinions over a chat room. This was even before the news came out with the speculation that it might be Muslim fanatics. I wish more attention was paid to the dilemma of Christians (and others) that live in Muslim countries. We hear dribs and drabs. OK we heard about the Chaldean archbishop getting kidnapped then released in Mosul. If American troops weren't in Iraq, we'd never hear any of the struggle of Christians there....although under Saddam, Christians weren't particularly bothered. The same is for Christians in Syria, under Baathist rule, Christians aren't living the high life, but are not particularly bothered...especially because the Assad's are Alawites, a heterodox Muslim sect that is despised by Sunnis (don't know what Shias think of them). In Egypt it happens to be quite bad for the Coptic Christians....there's a lot of detail on Coptic websites. Now the worst is Saudi Arabia. Christian services for foreigners working there are held in secret. I had a friend who worked in Saudi Arabia for a number of years. He is Catholic, and they had mass once in awhile in an apartment with all the curatins drawn etc etc just like the catacombs. I love the tolerant Muslim religion
BTTT
Important words.
Whether you're Moslem, Coptic, Christian, Jew, whatever.
NJ slaughter PING!
New Jersey is of course where the anthrax letters were mailed from, and home to one of the largest Muslim populations in America. Just business as usual for the so-called "religion of peace".
You are so right. I have been reading the Coptic Christian websites.
We must remain alert and vigilant. We cannot let this incident be swept into the dustbins of the news cycle.
They (FBI, CIA, Homeland Security) are going to whitewash this as they did TWA 800, in order to prevent panic and vigilantism.
It could be your town= your neighbors next.
Thank you. May we have a link to your column?
If it turns out muslims did do this, they should be force fed pork, made to drink pigs blood, raped publicly by dogs and then gutted.
Peas are good for your health.
Islamicists are not.
Yes. Most chilling, is it not?
I'd like to show some solidarity with these brethren.
We have the cells right here in our midst.
Have yet to hear from the MSN that the precise phrase is:
Hate Crime.
"The murders of this Coptic Christian family cry out to Heaven for vengeance."
Yes it does!! I hope the murderers are caught by the relatives or just plain citizens and killed BEFORE they go to trial and have some ACLU piece of slime try to get them life in prison instead of death.
The silence of NJ muslims is deafening. I havent heard even one outright condemnation of the murders.
Thank God New Jersey still has the death penalty. It will give me great pleasure to see these scum fry when they're caught.
How's this Quran passage for you RS??????
"Koran: (47:4) "Therefore, when ye meet the Unbelievers, smite at their necks; At length, when ye have thoroughly subdued them, bind a bond firmly [on them]." "
Do you still love these satanists????
Apparently, they are going to ignore it. I haven't heard anything about it. This poor family!!
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