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To: nickcarraway
"Abu Abbas is not willing to follow anyone," AQIM wrote, referring to Belmoktar by his nom de guerre, Khaled Abu Abbas. "He is only willing to be followed and obeyed."

A short summary of the history of Islam.

Islam has no history whatsoever of consensual rule or rotation in office. The caliph, sultan or emir is an autocrat who must put down other ambitious men to maintain his rule or even stay alive.

This fairly obviously forces other competent and/or ambitious men to plot against him to take power or even just in self-defense.

It's a major reason we really shouldn't worry about the Muslim world combining to attack the West. They'll always be too busy fighting each other.

3 posted on 05/28/2013 9:54:32 PM PDT by Sherman Logan
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To: Sherman Logan

well, not no history, but nearly no history. Even the latest with the Sultan of Oman kicking out his father is proof of your statement...


7 posted on 05/28/2013 10:00:25 PM PDT by Cronos (Latin presbuteros->Late Latin presbyter->Old English pruos->Middle Engl prest->priest)
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To: Sherman Logan

Not to worry, the left will eventually crush Islam, like every other religion.


9 posted on 05/28/2013 10:21:12 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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