Posted on 03/02/2017 2:45:26 PM PST by No One Special
Former FBI special agent John Guandolo has written a strong and sobering essay at his website, UnderstandingTheThreat, called "Unfit for Duty." It argues that two senior Trump administration officials, HR McMaster and Sebastian Gorka, are "catastrophically wrong" in their assessment of Islam as publicly stated and that this is "leading America down a disastrous road towards defeat."
I agree. However, the problem is much, much larger than that.
It is true that the statements (excerpted below) of both men serve to sever the logical, in fact, blatant connections between Islam and what I will call Hot Jihad (terrorism, war) and Cold Jihad (the imposition of Islamic law and customs through migration into Western democracies, also Hot Jihad). Both are components of the age-old design of Islamic conquest. With regard to Sebastian Gorka, a friend and strong supporter of American Betrayal back in the day, it grieves me to have to say so, but I have to say so.
It is also true that this catastrophically wrong assessment of Islam is by no means unique to these two men. I wish it were. I know of no one in the US government or military who has a realistic view of Islam -- that is, a view derived from the study of authoritative Islamic texts and centuries of jihad and dhimmitude. None. Donald Trump the candidate actually came the closest, but, as president, he appears to be enveloped by the "establishment," which actually thinks Al Qaeda, or AQI, or AQIM, or AQAP, or the Taliban or ISIS or the next regrouping thousands of miles and oceans and deserts away is the main threat to these United States -- not the government's outsourcing of our understanding of Islam to jihad-affiliates; not the incursion of sharia into US finance; not the tranches of Islamic money subverting US education; not the seeding of mosques, generously funded by Islamic governments, throughout America to establish the sharia (Islamic law) for still-burgeoning Muslim immigrant and refugee populations. Houses of worship, only? Then why do more than 80 percent of mosques in America disseminate violent materials?
But I digress.
I haven't been writing as much about Islam of late -- I've written it all so many times over. It's not rocket science. Still, for old times' sake, I will mention again something that I think is pretty key: even Donald Trump's big, bad term, "radical Islamic terrorism," is but a riff on the old "tiny band of extremists" routine -- and, worse, a not-too-distant cousin of the "violent extremism" non-sense.
How can that be? All three terms, even as they seem to orginate on three different points of the political spectrum, depend on the exact same fantasy: that there exists some non-radical, non-extreme, non-violent "Islam," a peaceable and anodyne faith with texts and laws and a godhead that are separate and unrelated to jihad violence and conquest, Islamic supremacism and dhimmitude, and, more dangerous still, that are compatible, and, indeed, basically interchangeable with the Christianisty and Judaism of Western society.
This. Is. Not. True.
"Violent extremism" divorces jihad violence from Islam entirely, which is non-sense.
"Tiny band of extremists" divorces jihad violence from an imaginary Islam that is non-extreme.
"Radical Islamic terrorism" does exactly the same thing: If terrorism is the product of "radical" Islam then there must be some plain-Jane and non-radical-Islam that is perfectly ok.
But it doesn't exist! Islam is radical. Islam is extreme. So be it.
As Turkey's Erdogan so memorably put it, "Islam is Islam and that's it."
Donald Trump the candidate appeared to have an innate understanding of the dangerous radicalism of Islam itself, as well as the threat to our liberties posed by the import of Islamic violence and, more dangerous, sharia culture. He discussed this on the hustings. I can only hope he falls back on his own instincts again and seeks new knowledgable and experienced experts. I will gladly provide a list -- starting with veteran intelligence officer Stephen C. Coughlin, and former DHS official/whistleblower Philip Haney.
Meanwhile, here are some relevant excerpts from John Guandolo's essay.
MORE at: http://dianawest.net/Home/tabid/36/EntryId/3504/The-Islam-Catastrophe-Continues.aspx
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Oh Lordy Gorka sure did autocorrect
Your description of diplomacy is perfecto. Much better than mine
The Islam Catastrophe Continues
Check out article and # 2 , 6 , 7 , 9 .
Almost missed this ping. Thanks, Liz.
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Were the three brothers Ruasians? /s
I had never thought of the Agnostic point of view. I would love to hear you discuss the subject with Islamic apologists who always resort to, “well...the crusades”, when they can’t win using logic.
“What about the crusades? I’m agnostic.” LOL!
I’d pay good money to see the reaction.
Day 130 - Hillary's Henchmen, Awan Brothers Saga Deepens, Part 6
Then I look at his sudden change of plans from retireing in HI to stick around in DC and pull together his close associates, ie Valerie. We all remember Zippo talking about his "civilian" army Obama Civilian Security What ever happened to that??
His deal with Iran was and is troubling. Giving the number 1 sponsor of terror cash money can only mean one thing. It will be used to sponsor terror.
So I came across this video the other day of Hasan Abbassi explains the destructive potential of Iran's hidden army within the US. It will raise the hair on the back of your neck.
Ill be brief. We have two million Iranians there. Be certain that I will raise a guerilla army from amongst them against you. You know this well. Look how vulnerable you were on 9-11 when four Arabs who dont know how to fight managed to endanger your foundations.Read more here.
This is from a Wiki post.
Hasan Abbassi is an Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps officer and head of its think-tank Center for Borderless Security Doctrinal Analysis......Amir Taheri has dubbed him the Kissinger of Islam in a New York Post op-ed,[5] and also quoted an anonymous European diplomat in Tehran saying "to Iran's new ruling elite, Abbasi is the big strategic brain".And yes he has visited the White House.
Hassan Abbasi's visit occurred on Saturday, March 14, 2015. Abbasi made appointment number U67326 at 2:39 pm on March 10, 2015 through the Visitors Office. The appointment was scheduled to begin at 9:00 am with The Visitors Office in the White House Residence and included a group of 277 people.There was this story from Sept 27, 2011.Nightmare in Libya: Thousands of Surface-to-Air Missiles Unaccounted For
The White House announced today it planned to expand a program to secure and destroy Libya's huge stockpile of dangerous surface-to-air missiles, following an ABC News report that large numbers of them continue to be stolen from unguarded military warehouses.You can Google Missing Stinger Missiles for more if you dare.
There is a reason our border has been kept open.
There is a reason for constant disruption, people dressed in black waving black flags at riots like Berkley.
There is a reason we have an Iranian sleeping in the next room to an undocumented....
VALERIE JARRETT, WHITE HOUSE JIHADIST
Trump NEEDS Diana West- America needs Diana West. She gets it.
I already had that experience when I went to an open local church meeting where a Muslim was the speaker explaining the "peaceful religion" to the naive Kafir audience.
On the subject of Jihad he went the its about making the individual a better person route. I challenged him to admit that there is also violent Jihad and he responded it is only used as a defensive weapon and mentioned fighting back against the Crusaders who came into Muslim lands.
I countered that the Muslims had spread from the Arabian Peninsula into downtown Europe long before the first crusade was launched.
And the Muslims slaughtered their way into Europe and other places and it was hardly defensive.
He didn't have a good response and the naive Kafir clergy were made uncomfortable by my questions and refutations of his Taqiya based premises. -Tom
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