Threat Matrix: Daily Terror Threat - Thread Twenty-Three

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Threat Matrix: Daily Terror Threat

Thread Twenty-Three (Index)

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"I will never cower before any master nor bend to any threat."

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Threat Matrix "TM'er" Tips	Link to Thread Twenty-Two "Code Red Implications: Code Red - Stay Home and Await Word." From Tm'er and Freeper ~MamaDearest~	Cindy's Links of Interest
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[Cindy]

Note: The following text is an exact quote:

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http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/2005/01/004499print.html

January 01, 2005


Texas: Muslim indicted in killing of Christian


From The Beaumont (Texas) Enterprise, with thanks to Twostellas:

A Port Arthur man was indicted Thursday on capital murder charges associated with an October 2003 shooting that might have been a hate crime targeting a Christian.

Kerron Lavern Otis, 36, is accused of killing 55-year-old Frederick Wayne Arnold and stealing his car. Arnold was shot to death on Oct. 27 as he fished in a canal near New Covenant Church on Texas 73, where he also happened to be a deacon.


The crime is capital murder because the killing happened in the course of committing another crime - in this case, auto theft. Capital murder is punishable by death or life in prison.


Otis, who has a history of arrests and mental illness, told investigators he is a Muslim. The Jefferson County District Attorney's Office believes, from statements in the case, Otis sought out a Christian to kill.


A spokesman for the Islamic Center of Port Arthur and the Islamic Society of the Triplex disavowed any affiliation with Otis, who, he said, behaved in a "totally un-Islamic" manner.



A few questions for the Islamic Center of Port Arthur and the Islamic Society of the Triplex: What was it exactly that made Otis' action "totally un-Islamic"? Was it that the murder itself was immoral? I ask because there are indications that Islam does not regard such actions as immoral in themselves. Was the murder "totally un-Islamic," for example, because of the apparent fact (at least from this article) that Otis "sought out a Christian to kill" without first inviting him to accept Islam, in accord with Sahih Muslim 4294, a well-attested hadith in which Muhammad tells his followers to offer non-Muslims conversion, subjugation, or death?


Or was Otis' action totally un-Islamic because he should not have acted alone, but as part of an Islamic army? Or because the time is not opportune for such acts by Muslims?


For reference, here is Sahih Muslim 4294. It does seem to assume an Islamic army. One prominent Islamic apologist has excoriated today's jihadist for just this. He points out that historically jihad was an affair between states, not a project for freelancers or individualists or even self-appointed groups of mujahedin. His argument founders, however, on the fact that Islamic jurisprudence stipulates that defensive jihad must be waged by all Muslims, whether or not there is a caliph, whenever an Islamic land is attacked -- and that that justification is invoked today by jihadist Muslims around the world. (It was before Iraq and Afghanistan, too, on vaguer grounds but still ones that were rooted in the idea of defensive jihad.)

It has been reported from Sulaiman b. Buraid through his father that when the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) appointed anyone as leader of an army or detachment he would especially exhort him to fear Allah and to be good to the Muslims who were with him. He would say: Fight in the name of Allah and in the way of Allah. Fight against those who disbelieve in Allah. Make a holy war...When you meet your enemies who are polytheists, invite them to three courses of action. If they respond to any one of these, you also accept it and withold yourself from doing them any harm. Invite them to (accept) Islam; if they respond to you, accept it from them and desist from fighting against them....If they refuse to accept Islam, demand from them the Jizya. If they agree to pay, accept it from them and hold off your hands. If they refuse to pay the tax, seek Allah's help and fight them.


I expect that the Muslim spokesman who called Otis' action "totally un-Islamic" would, if he saw this, call me an "Islamophobe" or some such and say that I was taking the verses out of context. But I'd really like to know, and any Muslim reading this is invited to tell me: many verses exist in the Qur'an and Sunnah inviting Muslims to violence. There are many more like the one I've quoted. What, then, is to prevent a Muslim like Otis from taking matters into his own hands? What kind of educational efforts are going on in mosques today, in America or worldwide, to prevent Muslims from getting the idea that this would be a good way to act in the service of Allah?


I look forward to hearing from you.
Posted at January 1, 2005 12:12 PM

[JustPiper]

The more I go through your posts/links the more I see you've been fighting the War on Terror in a large scale!

[Godzilla]

New Years bookmark

[JustPiper]

Backhoe's Best:

DUBOB 11- more tales from the Dark UnderBelly Of the Beast
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/833678/posts

All Terror, All the Time-- FR's links to NBC Warfare, Terror, and More
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/759378/posts

[JellyJam]

You make a good point ... (BTW, what's MANPADs? - pardon my ignorance).

[Cindy]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4140351.stm

Saturday, 1 January, 2005, 19:52 GMT

"'Saudi militant killed in blast'"




ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Saudi Arabia says one of the kingdom's most wanted militants was among five suicide bombers killed in twin attacks on government targets in the past week.

The man was said to be Abdullah Saud al-Sebaie, who appears on a list of 26 most wanted militants allegedly linked to al-Qaeda.

He and two others died in an attack on the interior ministry on Wednesday, the ministry says.

Two others were killed when they bombed a special forces' recruitment base.

The interior ministry named four of the attackers, and said one had still to be identified."

[Cindy]

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http://www.centcom.mil/CENTCOMNews/News_Release.asp?NewsRelease=20041271.txt

NEWS RELEASE
HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES CENTRAL COMMAND
7115 South Boundary Boulevard
MacDill AFB, Fla. 33621-5101
Phone: (813) 827-5894; FAX: (813) 827-2211; DSN 651-5894


December 31, 2004
Release Number: 04-12-71


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE


31ST MARINE EXPEDITIONARY UNIT SEIZES WEAPONS CACHE IN SA'DAH

CAMP RIPPER, Iraq — Elements of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit seized three weapons caches during sweeping operations Thursday, Dec. 30 in southern Sa’dah.

The Marines used intelligence from a previous weapons seizure to conduct cordon and sweep operations that resulted in the uncovering of 150 120mm mortar rounds and numerous small arms.

Meanwhile, one insurgent was killed while attempting to fire a rocket-propelled grenade at Marines manning an observation post near Husaybah. There were no US casualties.

The 31st MEU continues to enhance security and stability in the Al Anbar Province in advance of the upcoming Iraqi elections.



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[backhoe]

I've been trying to inform people ( or give them the links, so they can inform themselves ) of the depth and breadth of the threat. If you ever see a copy of "The Crimson Web of Terror" at a flea market, pick it up. It is many years outdated, but its value lies in seeing many of the names- like FARC- that were intertwined with each other so long ago.

[skeggsaw]

Happy new years guys, just stepping in the door now. relieved but this laser thing *IS* not a joke. Kids dont recieve hitech shit like that for xmas.. seriously.

take care,

-skeggs

[Cindy]

A blessed New Year to you skeggsaw.

[skeggsaw]

Personally thanks, you are a top contributor, caffiene is probably your blood type, catching so many links out of god knows where. When you *do* sleep I hope it's well!! All the best wishes,

-skeggs

[Cindy]

Well thank you so much Skeggs.

I think I'll cut down on my 1 BIG cafe mocha each day and sleep a bit more this year.

Where do all those links come from?

Research; pointers from many wonderful FReepers, and of course, continual perusing of my Links Of Interest.

[ladyjane]

MANPADs are Man Portable Air Defense Systems. I think they may be shoulder launched weapons. Homeland Security thinks a bunch of them have been into the country unassembled.

What if the lasers shot at the airplanes are a test of *their* targeting devices or a test of *our* ability to locate the source of the devices and the speed with which we do it?

Before 9/11 they made a number of test runs. Perhaps others on this thread could determine if this makes any sense.

[JellyJam]

Now that's a scary thought - and totally plausible. (Thanx for the explanation.)

[Oorang]

Thanks for the link back to that thread backhoe. You did a lot of excellent work, thank you.

[backhoe]

Appreciate the encouragement!

[liberallyconservative]

Your lunks are impressive. Thanks for all your hard work.

[liberallyconservative]

Oops. That should read "links" not lunks.

[backhoe]

That's OK- my Mom used to claim I was a lunkhead!

[Cindy]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1312210/posts

"Hams lend a helping hand (Amateur radio in the tsunami zone)"
The Hindu ^ | 1/1/05 | SHONALI MUTHALALY


Posted on 01/01/2005 3:23:04 PM PST by BurbankKarl