[MaximusRules]

This is must reading, academic but informative...the author takes apart the work for what it is, a jihad treatise that more people need to digest and understand for its implications...The Pakistani general makes clear that the Quran is a warfighting document.

[Red Badger]

I like the Bible Concept of War.......

# Revelation 13:10 He that leadeth into captivity shall go into captivity: he that killeth with the sword must be killed with the sword. Here is the patience and the faith of the saints.

[betsyross1776]

Somebody please, send a copy of the Koran to Joy babar, the elephant, so she can read what the enemy thinks thinks of her and her view period.

[Virginia Ridgerunner]

Thanks for posting this. I had no idea that this book even existed, but apparently copies can be found at the U.S. Military History Institute In Carlisle, Pennsylvania, at the Library of Congress, and at many other major academic libraries. I'll be sure to take a look at it, and if possible, add it to my own military history library for future reference, and for arguing with all the Liberals I am condemned to deal with everyday at work.

[CarrotAndStick]

Take a look at any Pakistan-based military fora on the internet...almost all of them are about the Koran supposedly predicting Moslem "warriors" always reign supreme over "Hindu" India's military. Most of them cite Koranic verses for the same.


Pakistan, and Saudi Arabia are going to be the biggest collective headaches for many-a-nations soon, if not already.

[navyguy]

ping for later

[FastCoyote]

Wow Maximus, this IS must reading:

“Terror is not a means of imposing decision upon the enemy; it is the decision we wish to impose . . . .” Malik’s divine principal of Islamic warfare may be restated as “strike terror; never feel terror.” The ultimate objective of this form of warfare “revolves around the human heart, [the enemies] soul, spirit, and Faith.”56 Terror “can be instilled only if the opponent’s Faith is destroyed . . . . It is essential in the ultimate analysis, to dislocate [the enemies] Faith.” Those who are firm in their religious conviction are immune to terror, “a weak Faith offers inroads to terror.” Therefore, as part of preparations for jihad, actions will be oriented on weakening the non-Islamic’s “Faith,” while strengthening the Islamic’s. What that weakening or “dislocation” entails in practice remains ambiguous. Malik concludes, “Psychological dislocation is temporary; spiritual dislocation is permanent.” The soul of man can only be touched by terror.57

[PGalt]

Thanks very much for posting. Bump for later read.

[BuffaloJack]

save for later

[Valin]

Bump for later

[Lorianne]

Very useful. Thanks for posting this.

[adorno]

“when God wishes to impose His will on his enemies, He chooses to do so by casting terror into their hearts.”

Isn't that the classic description of how the devil works?

[Rurudyne]

Dr. Antulio Echevarria recently argued the US military does not have a doctrine for war as much as it has a doctrine for operations and battles.5 The military has a deficit of strategic, and, one could add, philosophic thinking.

This is likely the result of the idiotic decision to change the name of the centralized military authority from "The War Department" to "The Department of Defense."

The whole expectation of our current political system is that a military exist to do what the politicians demand of it except actually win wars. It is almost as if the Roman Legions were disarmed yet retained to construct public works.

No, wait ... that is actually a better description of all of the unconstitutional things our federal government does. My bad!

[PGalt]

Outstanding. Valuable. One of the greatest articles ever posted on FreeRepublic. Thanks.

MUST READ.

[jan in Colorado]

Allah will strike “terror into the hearts of Unbelievers.”

Thanks for posting this article.

Must read ping!