Posted on 09/19/2001 8:34:09 PM PDT by Antoninus
An insidious, monstrous criminal atrocity has been committed against our country. There's now little doubt that this barbaric act was committed by fanatical Muslims as part of a jihad against the 'Great Satan' America. In the aftermath, we are treated to platitudinous and largely unnecessary calls for Americans to exercise 'restraint' and not take out our anger against other Americans who happen to be of the same religious extraction as the maniacs who perpetrated this act. These calls for restraint could be made unnecessary if American Muslims would simply do the following...
Convene a very public, nationally televised 'town hall' meeting of Muslim clerics and high-ranking officials with in their communities around the country. Within this public forum, allow presenter after presenter to state unequivocably that they:
1. Decry the dastardly attack on the World Trade Centers in no uncertain terms.
2. Declare to be false and pernicious the notion that a murderous, suicidal death leads one's soul to heaven. State in no uncertain terms that this teaching is contrary to true Islam.
3. Renounce the use of terroist violence to achieve political ends, and call for ALL foreign governments to do the same.
4. State publicly that they support the right of the United States to wage war against those nations and groups which harbor and abet terrorism whether they be Muslim or otherwise.
5. Put forth a dire warning to the terrorist cells that may be in their midst that Muslim-Americans will not think twice about turning these perfidious scoundrels over to the US government.
6. Mention that any public celebration of these attacks by Muslim-Americans is a deplorable act which harms not only the Muslim community, but America as a whole.
What I don't want to hear in relation to this is one single word about:
1. How this would never have happened if the US didn't support Israel.
2. How our 'imperialist' oppression of Arab nations brought on this attack.
3. Any kind of justification for terrorist barbarism.
Individual statements along these lines have surfaced here and there, but until the Muslim community as a whole does this in a very public fashion, I will have to view them with some suspicion. The mere fact that we haven't seen more of these kinds of statements indicates to me (and I hope I'm wrong on this) that there is decent amount of clandestine approval of the attack within the Muslim-American community...
I think they are all little scared mice. Who need a better home with a higher standard of living. Personally I can find better things to do with my time besides managing a Quickey Mart.
Let them say they are sorry, imprison the leader, take the country, everyones happy =)
Eventually things will pass from generations mind and everyone will strive agian for unity. UNITY is key!
I do wonder if they may be hesitant as to how far they stick their neck out... thinking that one of bin Laden's folks might come knocking on their door right here in the good ole USA to make them an offer they can't refuse.
I don't know that I'd agree with all you wrote, but I'm beginning to wonder now if we hadn't made so sure Israel couldn't spy in the US if thousands of Americans might still be alive. Our own government wasn't in there protecting us from these bloody killers, it would have been nice if someone was. Not spying on US citizens but on the foreigners we let in who plan to destroy us.
You are absolutely right. As a group, they are the most self-centered, their way or no way people I've ever encountered. Every time I, as a woman, have had to deal with them in their capacity as convenience store clerks - we're talking 20-30 times at least, they have all but spat on me. Slamming the change down on the counter and so on. All of my female friends and co-workers are treated the same way. When we complain about this, our husbands and boyfriends all say things like, "Oh, I don't think they're so bad." Of course not - when they deal with a man. The point is, they have no intention of assimilating - just using this country as a giant ATM machine.
One more time - we are infidels and so not quite human - their writings that forbid murder or mistreatment refer to the murder of each other. Don't believe the Disney version they hand out for the tourists. Why do you think they cause so much trouble everywhere they go? They clash with all other religions and cultures.
The plan is to do a check before allowing them into the country and if anyone is shady they will be tracked by human intelligence, in other words spied on. It was pointed out that once they enter the country they have the same rights as every other citizen not to be spied on, Congressman Dryer's answer was, "well that will have to be changed". Changed to what? All citizens being spied on so as to be sensitive to new arrivals, and not discriminate against them?
The unfortunate thing is that the F.B.I. have so far picked up a black muslim terrorist, and two from S. America, we don't even know who we are looking at anymore. There are also members of radical Islam in Indonesia and the Spice Islands.
Obviously, if people do not address this with their congressmen, in very strong and no uncertain terms, then we will face continued terrorism. I would suggest making this a huge issue in 2002, and remove David Dryer and those of his mindset from office.
David Dryer brought out the old saw about how we are a nation of immigrants. Well pal, I am not an immigrant, no one in my family has been an immigrant since my g-grandfather lost two sons in the American Revolution where they fought for MY future. And I feel an obligation to their shed blood not to allow MY future and that of my heirs to be played fast and loose with.
You're right, the other night on NPR an Arab woman called in gloating how we deserved what we got for being on Israel's side and then she went on to whine about her friends now felt like they were being watched and they thought people were looking at them funny now. And since this one made it a point to call NPR and complain about such insignicant events, it leads me to believe real harassment is very few and far between.
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