"Heeeerrre's allah!
Posted on 11/24/2004 2:06:56 PM PST by quidnunc
Moslems are beginning to change their attitudes towards Islamic terrorism. That’s a major step forward in the war against terror. In the aftermath of the September 11, 2001 attacks, opinion surveys throughout the Moslem world revealed that a third of Moslems thought the attacks were justified, and two thirds believed that no Moslems were involved. Moreover, two thirds believed that the attacks were carried out by Western intelligence services (those of Israel, the United States and Britain being most often mentioned.) This thinking led to the belief that the American “war on terror” was, in reality, a premeditated war on Islam. Yes, most Moslems believed that the Westerners would slaughter thousands of their own people just to provide an excuse for a war on Islam.
But there are two other aspects to this that often get overlooked. First, in most Moslem countries, the general attitude towards science and reason is subordinate to fantasy and speculation. A quick glance at Western media would remind us that fantasy and speculation is alive and well here as well. But in Moslem nations, fantasy and speculation is dominant in the news. This was long a secret known only to a few diplomats and sociologists (and the U.S. Army Special Forces, which has more Arab speakers than the State Department.) But the Internet now provides English language versions of media in Moslem nations, and this allows anyone to go see for themselves just how different the news reporting and interpretation is over there.
Finally, we have the Moslem clergy. These guys are the major source of hatred for the West in the Moslem world. The reason is simple. Most Moslems, especially young ones, when exposed to Western culture, begin to question their faith. Islam (which means “submission”) demands blind acceptance of Islamic religious practices and beliefs. Moslems believe that Islam is the final stage of the religion that originated with the Jews and was modified by the followers of Jesus. Islam is the end of the road, and there is no room for change. …
It sucks, but that's the way it is when you're dealing with an enemy that is irrational.
Oh...I get it...Jihad equals job security to the ignorant...at least for a while...
They forget the fact that the Koran is a vile, evil book written by a insane epileptic pedophilic murderer.
Good post otherwise!
Moslems/Muslims are in for a rude awakening, it's the end of the road but not for Hebrew's and Christians.
They were manageable until the age of oil came along.
Bump for later.
"Heeeerrre's allah!
i'm thinkin' that number isn't big enough.
there might be one left. we can't afford that in our free society.
That's something I never understood. the British gave them the oil, albeit unwittingly.
Why can't they just take it back?
Nah, I think 800,000,000 of them would quit in a heartbeat if they knew they could do so without consequences. It's a cult not a religion. Mostly spread through conquest and intimidation.
What the Hell does Epilepsy have to do with evil? This forum is no place for ignorance like this remark!
"U-c-k-f-a-y O-u-y-a-y" !!!
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It is one possible explanation for the source of The Prophet's inspirational visions.
Well he used the fits to communicate with the moon god dontcha know.
SWAMPSNIPER wrote:
What the Hell does Epilepsy have to do with evil? This forum is no place for ignorance like this remark!
Because there are so many young people in the MidEast..if we carpet bombed the place with cell phones, DVD players, IPods, Walkmen, Blackberries, and whatever else is now hot...that might be the best way to weaken them from within..Whatever the cost, we could make it up in a few years from the profits on battery sales..
The fact that most of Iraq is at peace, and that nearly all the fighting is by Sunni Arabs, is ignored or played down.
Guess we'll need something like a red/blue map of Iraq after their election, down to the Iraqi equivalent of the US county, to know the real story.
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