Hooded al-Qaida Thugs Real Enemies of Islam

AIFD ^ | Jun. 23, 2004 | M. Zuhdi Jasser, MD

[nuconvert]

Hooded al-Qaida Thugs Real Enemies of Islam

M. Zuhdi Jasser, MD

AIFD Press Releases

Jun. 23, 2004

Whatever the beheadings of Daniel Pearl and Nicholas Berg left untold, the recent beheadings of American Paul Johnson and South Korean Kim Sun-il certainly clarify, for those who remained uncertain, what our country is up against. As a Muslim, it also clarifies what my faith is up against.

These acts are not those of humans, nor even animals. These acts are demonic, pure and simple.

The kidnappings and beheadings join the litany of gruesome savagery that has been done in the name of my religion - Islam. I am filled with incalculable sorrow, but it also stiffens my resolve to no end.

As much as the hooded demons of al-Qaida are enemies of freedom, they are enemies of Islam.

The terrorist ideology, clothed in religious jargon, is similar to that of Stalin's Russia or Hitler's Germany. It is all based on one thing, destroying the spirit and will of others through fear and chaos so that a brutal ideology may reign supreme.

That is why this battle is all about preserving freedom.

It is only through freedom that we can get closer to God. Faith is when man freely chooses to relate to God, and is not dictated to do so by the commands of others.

This is diametrically opposed to what Islamist fanatics believe. Their belief is medieval, just like those beheadings that are torn out of the pages of medieval history. They think that through the terror of the sword, they can kill and intimidate people into believing as they do.

But they will not win. They are, in fact, a dying breed. This recent gruesome series demonstrates that they feel the terminal nature of their militancy. They are the dinosaurs of the modern era. They may, and probably will, still inflict tremendous damage as they continue to exploit our freedom. But their day is fading. These fanatics can only destroy. They cannot create. They cannot bring prosperity or happiness. All they can do is manufacture rage and a cowardly exploitation of religion.

For too long, the so-called leaders of the Muslim world have, for the most part, remained quiet in the face of these atrocities. Their reprimands have been continually couched with qualifications or passive platitudes, but the time for denial is long over.

The South Koreans have responded by dispatching 3,000 more troops, which sends an unmistakable message that targeting innocents only raises the resolve of freedom-loving nations to extinguish al-Qaida.

My resolve and the resolve of the American Islamic Forum for Democracy (AIFD) is, in fact, exponentially magnified. I see a two-headed poisonous snake, against which our resolve is necessary. One head, not of this world, is violently militant and must be defeated on the ground; the other is oppressively theocratic and must be defeated in public discourse.

For their vicious killers, Nicholas Berg, Paul Johnson and Kim Sun-il were merely pawns in their game. Their real enemy is freedom. Their actions are meant to silence and intimidate people of good faith. But they will not succeed. If we have seen one thing in the titanic battles played out in the 20th century, it is that the forces of tyranny and oppression will eventually lose to the forces of freedom.

[Capt. Tom]

Their belief is medieval, just like those beheadings that are torn out of the pages of medieval history. They think that through the terror of the sword, they can kill and intimidate people into believing as they do.

They didn't write the Koran;they are just following the instructions in the Koran. If their belief is medieval then it is more up to date than the Christian belief system.

Should both groups give up their beliefs because they are inconvenient in the present era? - tom

[Cultural Jihad]

Marine Cpl. Wassef Ali Hassoun, fighting and suffering for the right of the brave Salon Bolsheviki and Keyboard Kommandos in America to slander his family, his ethnicity, and his religion.

"Give it up, Marine Cpl, you devil-worshipper! Yours is a doomed task! You and your ilk will not win! You are a fool to think you and your fellow Aye-rabs are capable of self-governance! Fight against the real enemy of Islam! Dump your Commander-in-Chief, who is only out there looking for Mu-slime votes in order to get re-elected! We know what is best for the country better than does your President. Your home is filled with nothing but animals and savages! You are at best a moderate animal and a moderate savage! You had better high-tail it out of that cursed, hopeless region of the world before we flatten it with our flatuence! Give it up, as your cause and the uniform you wear is a lost cause!"
- Signed, Kommandante Nada, of the 1st Infantile Division of the TrueUberPatriotKonservativeKrusaderKorps (TUP-K.K.K.)

[Recovering Hermit]

Not all Muslims are barbaric or evil.

Then why do they belong to a religion which is barbaric and evil?

I don't understand muslims...even the so-called moderate muslims.

Why on Earth would anybody choose to be a muslim?

I don't care who answers...I would just like an answer.

[thoughtomator]

Well, I hope he can exercise his influence to do something about it. Enough words - I want to see them actually do something to stop terrorism.

[missyme]

Maybe not all Muslims But "ISLAM" sure is....

[missyme]

He can't until he denounces ISLAM a cult of lies, ie"The Koran, Muhammed Mecca, Dome of the Rock etc....

[ClearBlueSky]

So where are the fatwas calling for the deaths of these barbarians? Death for book writing, not for 'disgracing a peaceful religion'??
Why aren't the countless automatic weapons that are shot into the air CELEBRATING such things turned on the 'evil ones' instead?
Why hasn't the MAJORITY( lol ) of Islam taken care of this 'minority' within their ranks?

[EGPWS]

What is the difference between the ideologies of terrorism, Hitler, Stalin, and Mohammed?

NONE!

Some can try and shroud the death and horror by nitpicking ideologies, however, irregardless the fact is death and mayhem is just what it is.

[missyme]

Because they were sucked in by one of the worst Cults to hit society.... I will think ISLAM is a viable faith when they all say that Israel belongs to the Jews given to them by the GOD of the universe, when they stop killing there women, stonings, be-headings etc....

[nuconvert]

It never seems to sink in that all this hate-talk is being read by others..... whether they're serving in our military, or even just other freepers. Doesn't seem to phase them.

[thoughtomator]

Oh yeah, well there's that.

[M. Peach]

There are those who choose to distort Christianity just as there are those who twist Islam. There have been many scholars who have found contradictions within the Bible - such as one of the greatest lawyers of all time - Clarence Darrow. You may not agree with them - but that doesn't mean they won't have followers who do.

I feel this uprising has more to do with power and control than it does religion.

[missyme]

If that is the case why doesn't ISLAM recognize who Israel belongs to? Why is the case for Adultery "Death" why do they believe in Martyrdom? this is taught in the Koran.

Some Jews and Christians might differ on there belief who Jesus is, but they both are civilized faiths that respect the Ten Commandments, democracy and realize the GOD of Israel is the GOD of the world..

[Cultural Jihad]

"G.I., give it up. G.I., Your government is misleading you. You are wasting your time, G.I. The schools you are building will be filled with devilish boys who will one day gouge your eyes out. G.I., the evil people you think you are helping will be sneaking across the Mexican border to abuse your girlfriends. G.I., your leaders are getting rich while you sweat and die in the desert for nothing. Your President is a big socialist traitor, G.I., who panders to terrorists and only wants to get reelected, and cares more about the slimes you are supposedly liberating than he does for you. Your President is all wrong, G.I., and is a puppet of his rich friends. Give it up, G.I. Your cause is hopeless, and no one will mourn for you."
Signed - The Ever-Helpful UberPatriot TrueKonservatives

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[Stultis]

Bump!

[lainde]

bttt

[lainde]

Not all Muslims are barbaric or evil.

Then why do they belong to a religion which is barbaric and evil?

I don't understand muslims...even the so-called moderate muslims.

Why on Earth would anybody choose to be a muslim?

I don't care who answers...I would just like an answer.

Sorry I saw this thread so late...But you pose a simple and very, very important question. You have gotten to the heart of the matter...Something that has also disturbed me since 911!

[E Rocc]

"Give it up, Marine Cpl, you devil-worshipper! Yours is a doomed task! You and your ilk will not win! You are a fool to think you and your fellow Aye-rabs are capable of self-governance! Fight against the real enemy of Islam! Dump your Commander-in-Chief, who is only out there looking for Mu-slime votes in order to get re-elected! We know what is best for the country better than does your President. Your home is filled with nothing but animals and savages! You are at best a moderate animal and a moderate savage! You had better high-tail it out of that cursed, hopeless region of the world before we flatten it with our flatuence! Give it up, as your cause and the uniform you wear is a lost cause!"

Good point. As Muslims fight in our armed forces, and President Bush has embraced Muslim allies in this war against terrorism, anti-Islamic vitriol like we unfortunately see around here sometimes isn't merely bigoted rantings. It's an attempt to divide our coalition...no different from an attempt to increase dissension between ourselves and the UK or the USSR in 1943.

-Eric

[JesseHousman]

Like our Bible, there are many chapters in the Koran. The first chapter consists mainly of various prayers to Allah; however, starting in the second chapter, the entire book is riddled with statements about how non-believers are to be treated.

In Chapter 3, Verse 151 is the most chilling. It says, "We will cast terror into the hearts of those who disbelieve, because they set up with Allah that for which He has sent down no authority, and their abode is the fire, and evil is the abode of the unjust."

Islamists are not people we can negotiate or discourse with or, heaven forbid, appease. Their only goal is the annihilation of all non-believers, and they will not be satisfied until they succeed.

With the gaggle of namby-pamby, politically correct imbeciles who flock to defend their "religion" and their reasons, we don't stand a chance!

[nuconvert]

"Islamists are not people we can negotiate or discourse with or, heaven forbid, appease."

If by islamists, you mean extremists, radicals, terrorists, then I agree.