The Hijacking of Islam...Who can save it now?

Asharq Alawsat ^ | 7/9/05 | Amir Taheri

[saquin]

"We have fulfilled our promise and carried out our blessed military raid in Britain after our mujahideen exerted strenuous efforts over a long period of time to ensure the success of the raid." This was how an Islamist group, using the Al Qaeda brand name, announced its responsibility for the terror attacks that claimed at least 40 lives in London yesterday. Although the exact circumstances of the attack in London remain murky, one thing is certain: this was a suicide operation aimed at killing as many civilians as possible. That the raid came on the day the G-8 summit opened in Scotland is certainly significant. However, it is safe to assume that the terrorists have been trying to hit London for years.

What do we do about people who are prepared to court certain death in exchange for killing others? The question has been asked by the Israelis for years and by the Americans since 9/11. It is now the turn of the British to ponder on it.

The first thing to do is not to be impressed by the fact that an individual who has been brainwashed out of his or her humanity is ready to die in order to kill others. The only reasonable way to treat such individuals is as a new form of weaponry. Just like all other weapons that impress when first introduced, these suicide-killers will continue to terrorize and fascinate until we find an antidote.

Cyrus the Great used camels as a weapon when he conquered Babylon. Hannibal used elephants for his raid on Rome. The Islamist terror leaders who wish to conquer the world and convert the whole of humankind to their brand of "true Islam" have gone one step further by using the human body as a weapon. However, like all other arms, this new weapon is designed by some people, financed by investors, manufactured somewhere, and deployed by leaders who can be identified and destroyed.

These human weapons are designed and shaped by a constant flow of anti-Western propaganda from Arab satellite television, the so-called Islamic associations, and countless madrassas (Islamic schools) and mosques throughout the world, including London itself. The root cause of the tragedy is a discourse that divided mankind into the believers and "the infidels", inciting hatred among followers of different faiths. This discourse is based upon a litany of woes about the "Cross-worshippers" and the "plotting Jews" who supposedly want to destroy Islam. You will hear how the West is mired in corruption, its womenfolk exposing their midriffs in public, and its governments sanctioning gay and lesbian marriages. You will also hear how "the Crusaders" have invaded Muslim lands and are trying to impose their democratic system on Afghanistan and Iraq.

Such a discourse might leave most Muslims indifferent or annoyed. Nevertheless, it is enough to seduce even one per cent of the world's Muslims, that is to say 13 million people, for everyone to be in trouble.

The would-be suicide-killer is also comforted by the sense of guilt manifested by many in the West. He has seen do-gooders from the United States in the streets of Arab Jerusalem apologizing to astounded Muslim passers-by for "the Crusades" which happened long before the US came into being. He may also note that he is treated with something bordering on deference by much of the Western media, which have banned the use of the word "terrorist" altogether, using, instead, such terms as "militants" or " resistance fighters."

Then there was the successful "ghazva" (raid) on Madrid last year when the Islamists succeeded in changing the government of a major Western democracy with a single attack.

If the suicide-terrorists were weapons made of metals the victims would certainly react by trying to bomb places where they were manufactured, but because these weapons are made of human flesh, the assumption is that they cannot be traced back to any specific locality. It is as if we were dealing with ethereal beings existing beyond the limits of reality.

Last year a petition signed by some 4000 Muslim intellectuals called on the international community to take action against the self-styled "sheikhs" who incite Muslims to murder and terror. The petition was addressed to Kofi Annan, the United Nations' Secretary General, in the hope that it would be placed on the agenda of the General Assembly for a proper debate. It took Mr. Annan seven months to acknowledge the receipt of the petition, and even then only through a spokesman.

The petition showed that an increasing number of Muslims are aware of the harm that the ideology of suicide-killing, falsely presented as "martyrdom" is causing Muslims throughout the world.

The attacks on the United States, Spain and now London, over the past three years have claimed almost 4000 lives. However, the suicide-killers and their allies are responsible for the death of almost half a million Muslims in Algeria, Egypt, Turkey, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Afghanistan, among others, during the past two decades. As the principal victims of this ideology of murder and death, Muslims have a moral, indeed a religious duty, to isolate, expose and oppose the ideologues who propagate terrorism in the name of faith.

The London attack, or "ghazva" (raid), was not only the work of the few individuals who carried it out. It was the bitter fruit of a faith that has been hijacked by a minority of extremists while the majority of its adepts watch with a mixture of awe and unease. Unless we hear Muslim voices condemning such attacks without any "ifs" or "buts", the would-be suicide-killer would have every reason to assume that he enjoys at least the tacit support of all Muslims. The real fight against this enemy of humanity would start only when the so-called "silent majority" in Islam speaks out against these murderers and those who brainwash, train, finance, and deploy them.

[Travis McGee]

Radical Islam is an insane murder cult; moderate Islam is its Trojan Horse in the West.

[ncountylee]

When thinking of 'moderate' Islam relating to the extremist:

I seem to smell the stench of appeasement in the air.

Margaret Thatcher

[Luigi Vasellini]

these so-called muslim intellectuals waited UNTIL LAST YEAR to do so. They are intellectuals because they can see the American masses growing impatience with TROP. Its not because they want the slaughter to stop its because they dont want the slaughter to begin and they will be the slaughtered!!!!!.

[oldenuff2no]

If we only have to kill 13 million to, we need to get started. History shows the only way to stop a terrorist is to kill them. They have defined themselves, so be it. We just need to stop playing "catch up" by their rules and start hunting them down and exterminating them.
The rest of the Islamic world needs to clearly define themselves as anti terrorist, identify the bad guys, then shut up and get out of the way.
I would not trade the life of one American child killed by a terrorist act on our home soil for a nation full of unrepentant Islamic fundamentalists.
The neutron bomb should be our next move, not our last resort. Lock and load

[nuconvert]

I think it was intentionally hushed-up by the msm.
The heck with the UN. The msm didn't want to report on 4,000 muslim intellectuals calling for the world to do something about islamic terrorists.
This is why there are people who keep saying that muslims haven't come out to denounce terrorism. They Have. The msm just won't tell you.

[GOPJ]

It's not like the UN has a purpose other than scamming the U.S. out of billions of tax payer dollars.

You know, I'm really tired of my tax money going to such a scummy organization.

[ArmyTeach]

VERY UNCOMFORTABLE. It starts with the next terror attack. No more PC concerns for hurt feelings and fears of whiny victim Muslims. Time to idendtify them, hold them responsible for the actions of murderers acting in their name and in the name of their god. It's not PC, it's putting their civil rights on hold pending proof of their loyalty to the US (why is that too much to ask), it's putting the problem right back in their laps where it belongs. No more.

[joesnuffy]

Right on cue...

first the right hand strikes with terror

then the left hand is stretched out in peace....or with claims of victimhood or false fears of retaliation of innocent Muslims by irrational family members of the victims.

The supporters of real Islam play the victim so well..really have their acts down pat.

Arafat used to work this scam like a pro...

Moderately condemn the attacks...get more US tax dollar money
to fund the terrorists he also backed financially and cheer-led

There are no moderates..just con men..and public relation figures..

They are not fooling the rubes...they have accomplices... in the media and in government..

By moderate condemnation or announcements of feigned surprise and shock..they hope to keep retaliation of the people in hand..that they might go right on planning and consolidating power unopposed..

Working hand in hand with the lefties and those pretending to be conservatives of the NWO they will continue right along..

Their shills will still claim them to be the high-jacked religion of peace.. and claim the apostates of Islam to be the real face..

The Wahabists of Saudi Arabia however know differently.. and will continue to consolidate their power...

And do it with the full support of many who claim (at least publicly) to oppose them.

imo

[concerned about politics]

I think it was intentionally hushed-up by the msm. The heck with the UN. The msm didn't want to report on 4,000 muslim intellectuals calling for the world to do something about islamic terrorists.

It would help Bush if most Muslims agreed with him. (Chaos also brings in news stories - that leads to higher ratings)
It may just be the MSM is prolonging this war for their own gain. They did it during Viet Nam, too, by supporting the protesters and their pro-communist philosophy.

[Hank Rearden]

Who cares? The dumbass Moos have dragged this on long enough.

Death to Islam. Death to Allah - Piss Be Upon Him.

Make the Moos ashamed to be dumb enough to be part of this death cult, and go shopping for a real religion.

Or die in battle. Guess I don't care all that much either way.

[msf92497]

Damn. A bit tearse this evening???

It's cool. I agree.

Islam is evil. Islam must be dealt with by utilizing any means necessary. Kinda like cancer.

[WilliamofCarmichael]

An increasing number of Muslims are aware of the harm that the ideology of suicide-killing, falsely presented as "martyrdom" is causing Muslims throughout the world.

For more than a year Sacramento talk show host Mark Williams has tried to get some of the tens of thousands of Muslims living in the area to come out to demonstrate against the minority who have "hijacked" Islam. No qualifying rhetoric allowed such as the U.S. is a terrorist in the eyes of many, let's stop it on both sides, etc. etc. He's offered to arrange it and pay for it.

Nothing. Not a word -- except demands by local Muslims that he be kicked off the air and, according to Mr. Williams, Muslim demands that the California legislature investigate his radio show.

The events in nearby Lodi may finally bring about a demonstration in Lodi. The Lodi mayor, bragging how close people of all faiths are, has teamed with Williams. This past week Mr. Williams announced that so far three Muslims in Lodi have indicated an interest.

I believe similar events in Phoenix and Washington, D.C. produced the same results. No interest whatsoever except for lots of do-gooders, a handful of Muslims, and if I remember correctly numerous Muslims protesting against being picked on.

Unless we hear Muslim voices condemning such attacks without any "ifs" or "buts", the would-be suicide-killer would have every reason to assume that he enjoys at least the tacit support of all Muslims.

No kidding. Maybe setting up a few internment camps would spur their interest in speaking up -- if they really object to being "hijacked."

I've lived and worked with Muslims here and in Ankara in the secular country of Turkey. Honestly, they are top notch people. The best. Turkey's army has kicked out radical Muslims from government more than once. Turkey is 99+ percent Muslims. Yes, some are radical Muslims but most are Turks.

What's with these American clowns?

[backhoe]

I simply don't give rip anymore what these creatures think, feel, or fear:

Islam, The Alleged Religion of Peace® ( TARP™ )? Click this picture:

No, I am not exaggerating. Click the pic, go to "last," and read backwards.
If you are not informed about this stuff, you will be made sick. If you are informed, you will be made mad, all over again.

Where It's 9-11 All the Time...

Click the picture...

Where it's nine-eleven all the time
and no Sun sets,
and no clocks chime
where no voice speaks
and no bird trills
the Moon hangs frozen
o'er the hills
The winds are still, they seem to say,
Reflect, remember,
stop to pray...

[ladyinred]

I agree with your post and intended to say the same thing.

[ArmedNReady]

"Its not because they want the slaughter to stop its because they dont want the slaughter to begin and they will be the slaughtered!!!!!."

Very true!

[longtermmemmory]

Islam has not been hijacked it is acting as it has always from day one.

as for saving it, why bother? there is nothign TO save other than continuing the same pattern of blood and death.

[Psycho_Bunny]

[UnbelievingScumOnTheOtherSide]

We must destroy Islam to save it.