It started already, on 9/11/01
Posted on 03/30/2006 9:13:43 AM PST by West Coast Conservative
Global civilization is on the verge of "World War III," a massive conflict in which the Islamic world will attempt to impose its ideology on Western nations, according to Meir Amit, a former director of Israel's Mossad intelligence agency.
Amit, one of the most esteemed figures in the international defense establishment, warned Islamic nations and global Islamist groups will continue launching "all kinds of attacks" against Western states. He urged the international community to immediately unite and coordinate a strategy to fight against the "Islamic war."
"We are on the eve of war with the Islamic world, which will wage a war and all kinds of actions and attacks against the Western world. We already noticed the terrorists in the world hit Spain, England, France. I call it World War III. You must look at it from this angle and treat it wider, not as a problem of terrorism here and there," said Amit, speaking during an exclusive interview with WND's Aaron Klein and ABC Radio's John Batchelor broadcast on Batchelor's national program, for which Klein serves as a co-host.
Amit served as Mossad chief from 1963 to 1968. He directed some of the most notorious Mossad operations during that time and pioneered many of the tactics currently used by intelligence agencies worldwide. The subject of multiple books and movies, Amit is routinely described as a "living legend." Now in his mid-80s, Amit serves as chairman of Israel's Center for Special Studies.
The former intelligence chief referenced recent terror attacks against Israel, Europe and the United States; Iran's alleged nuclear ambitions; the insurgency in Iraq and Afghanistan; and worldwide Muslim riots.
"It looks to me like it is a kind of coordinated or contemplated problem to somehow impose the Islamic idea all over the world," Amit said.
Israel is routinely attacked by Palestinian terror groups. Since December 2000, 993 Israelis have been killed. Spain in March 2004 was struck by a series of coordinated bombings on its commuter train system, killing 192 people. London was rocked last July by bombings on its transportation system. France has been the scene of violent Muslim riots and attacks. And on Sept. 11, 2001, 2,986 people were killed when the U.S. was hit with coordinated terror attacks.
Violent Muslim riots erupted last month in the West Bank, Syria and Lebanon after cartoon images of Muhammad were printed in a Danish newspaper. The riots spread across the Middle East and throughout Europe.
At least 40 people were killed yesterday in a blast north of Mosul in Iraq. Iran and Syria have been accused of aiding the insurgency there and in Afghanistan against U.S. and European troops.
Amit urged Western nations to "unite and work together. Unfortunately, the world is not uniting. China and Russia are problems. This should be taken into consideration."
Both China and Russia have been aiding Iran's nuclear program, which Tehran claims is intended for peaceful purposes only. Russia last month received a delegation of Hamas leaders, and pledged to maintain diplomatic relations with the terror group in spite of efforts by the U.S. and Israel to isolate the newly elected Hamas-led Palestinian government.
Amit said Iran currently poses the most serious threat to the international community.
"The Iranians [are] financing terrorists in Israel and sending money," Amit said. "This is [my country's] immediate problem. But I think the most serious problem is Iran developing nuclear power."
Amit said Israel should not lead a military attack against Iran's suspected nuclear facilities, instead urging support for the course of diplomacy and sanctions.
"The problem of [Iranian] nuclear armaments is not an Israeli problem; it is a worldwide problem. Your question refers to what Israel can do. It shouldn't do anything by itself. It should maybe throw the idea that this is a world problem and all the Western world should unite, join hands and work together," said Amit.
"I am not sure whether a military operation would be the best solution. At least not the first solution. But you can put sanctions on Iran."
With regard to his warnings of a new world war, Amit clarified he was not advocating the international community take measures against all Arab countries:
"I know very well the Arab world. I have many friends in Arab world leaders. Not all of them think the same. They are also split in different groups. ... Although I think they will wage an Islamic war against the Western world, we must take into account they are not one piece. Somehow we must learn the differences between different sections and parts of the Arab world."
Gee, you think.
This can't be true. President Bush calls Islam the "religion of peace"!
Of course, I remember shortly after 9/11 when Franklin Graham said Islam was wicked and evil and people were up in arms that he would say something like that. Upon reflection, who was right?
I think I have seen the same article posted before... maybe a different title?
We're already in the midst of World War IV. The author needs to get up to speed.
Game on!
I think we've been in WWIII against Islam at least since 9/11. A lot of non-Americans were killed that day as well.
I agree. The "eve"? I think we've been well into it...for years...finally doing something about it...what should have been finished with Bush Senior..
Perhaps Bush was hoping Muslims would take his word and not actually read the text.
That coincides with my recollection of history. Trouble is, we're still fighting WWIII.
I thought we already had World War III? Wasn't that the Cold War? Are we on World War IV now? Or maybe its World War V -- did I miss a World War?
Graham was right, as was Pat Robertson.
Muslims are the children of Satan; this was made very clear on September 11, 2001.
It was also made clear with the Nicholas Berg beheading (and countless others) as well as the recent death threats toward Abdul Rahman in Afghanistan.
We live in an extremely scary world right now. In all my years, I have not seen anything like this.
Just pray that the Lord watches out for us.
Yeah, sure. A culture in which most of the people still pee in their drinking water is barely capable of imposing its will on primitive nations like Afghanistan, let alone Western nations.
Does this guy really believe this nonsense?
We've been involved in World War IV for maybe 50 or 60 years, although it didn't really become evident until Jimmy Carter installed Ayatollah Khomeini in Iran and let him seize our embassy there.
We've all seen the long list of terrorist attacks during the clinton years and understand what it means.
In another sense, however, Islam has been at war against the civilized world--conquering, enslaving, and destroying it--ever since Muhammed first led his followers into battle. A very long war, indeed.
"Just pray that the Lord watches out for us."
I'm afraid that the way our country has treated God may come back to haunt us.
Yep. The Cold War was a world war (WW3) in many ways. This is more like WW4.
This is good advice, but unfortunately many will always stereotype Muslims and put them into one box. I call them the "nuke them all" crowd.
BTW...Is this Amit the one Steven Speilberg recently lampooned in "Munich"?
If they're waging war against us, for all intents and purposes they are one piece.
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