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Posted on 06/12/2002 10:34:54 AM PDT by TYBEEISLAND
Toogood Reports [Wednesday, June 12, 2002; 12:01 a.m. EST]
The Reuters News Agency recently reported that an al Qaeda spokesman has warned the United States to get ready for another attack; he reportedly said, "What is coming to the Americans will not, by the will of G-d, be less than what has come."
"It is our duty still to endeavor to avoid war; but if it shall actually take place, no matter by whom brought on, we must defend ourselves." — Thomas Jefferson Unfortunately, we cannot avoid this war brought on by cold-blooded self-righteous indignant men who are men of evil and not of G-d. They are bringing the war to us. So we must take heed to the words of Jefferson, "we must defend ourselves!"
That is why I am calling upon all men of America to step up and take personal responsibility for the protection of our families. As men, we are morally obligated and honor bound to protect our women and children from harm. We are husbands, fathers, sons and brothers. We must protect our mothers, our wives, our daughters, our sons, our sisters, our younger brothers, and our elderly fathers! We must not forget our enemy has already proven they have no regard or concern for the lives of women and children. This war is more than an attack on our nation, our freedom. It is an attack on our families, our loved ones!
Please don't misunderstand. I am not belittling women in any way. Women also need to keep a vigilant eye out for terrorist activities and suspicious actions. At the same time, I believe it is the G-d given responsibility of men to protect our families. If that is a politically incorrect view, then so be it! We are at war, a struggle of life and death. Men need to stand up and defend our families. That is the right thing to do. It is the natural thing to do. My first instinct as a husband and a father is to protect my wife and children. That is an instinct given to men by G-d.
How can we, the men of America, protect our families? I suggest two ways.
First, we must take a little more time to notice those around us.
"If our house be on fire, without inquiring whether it was fired from within or without, we must try to extinguish it." — Thomas Jefferson Our enemy is already here, working, playing and living in our neighborhoods disguised as friends, neighbors or perhaps even family. Keep a vigilant eye and ear, report suspicious actions or individuals to authorities. Our enemy must become fearful of their every move being noticed. We must "extinguish the fire within," which is terrorism. We must be vigilant!
"Americans [have] the right and advantage of being armed – unlike citizens of other countries whose governments are afraid to trust people with arms." — James Madison The second way I suggest we defend our families is that we must arm ourselves and be ready to use our weapons in defense of our nation, our families. We need to plan and prepare for the worst.
We must let our enemy know that our heritage and pride is like none other in the history of the world. We must remind the likes of bin Laden and the world that Americans have a liberty that few, if any other nation in the world gives its citizens, the right to bear arms.
"A strict observance of the written law is doubtless one of the high duties of a good citizen, but it is not the highest. The laws of necessity, of self-preservation, of saving our country when in danger, are of higher obligation." — Thomas Jefferson If you don't already have a gun in your possession, exercise your right granted to you by the Second Amendment of our Constitution. Get a gun for the protection of your family. We don't know what to expect from these animals called men killing for bin Laden. They may attack our small communities, our schools, and our homes. We must be prepared to protect our families, one on one if the need arises.
"None but an armed nation can dispense with a standing army." — Thomas Jefferson There are already untold numbers of terrorists within our borders. A standing army of terrorists, perhaps tens of thousands of men waiting to unleash their terror of gorilla type warfare on our nation, on our citizens, on our families. We can reduce the threat, and perhaps lessen the damage and the killing by the enemy already within our borders, by letting bin Laden and his army of terrorists know, there is an army, a militia of tens of millions of American men willing and able to defend our families!
I understand that the President is responsible for the defense of our nation and local law enforcement officials are responsible for protecting our lives and property. I know they will do their best to defend us. But, they can't do it all. Especially knowing the enemy is already within our borders.
"It is the Achilles heel of the struggle for innocence that we can so convince ourselves that certain things are unthinkable and unspeakable that we lose vigilance in opposing those who are quite ready to think, speak and do the most monstrous things." — Alan Keyes We need to have a spokesman of our own return a message to the al Qadea. The men of America need to let bin Laden and his followers or others intent on destroying America — beware! We need to send the following message to the al Qadea and bin Laden:
American men love their wives and their children. We love our parents, our brothers, and our sisters. We cherish America and all that our American heritage has given us. We swear our life to protect our family and our nation from those in your cowardly army.
You have already killed a couple of thousand of innocent people and threatened our G-d given right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. Do not forget the words of one of our past Presidents, James Madison, "Americans [have] the right and advantage of being armed — unlike citizens of other countries whose governments are afraid to trust people with arms." The men of America are armed and ready to defend our nation and our families.
We have fought you bin Laden, in the mountains of Afghanistan and you were defeated. If the need arises, we will fight you in the streets of our cities, in our mountains, in our small towns, in our backyards. We will defeat you bin Laden! For the men of America have an inherited honor — responsibility — inspired by love for our families and an obligation instilled by G-d, to defend our land, but more importantly to defend our families – and we will!
"We do, then, most solemnly before G-d and the world declare that regardless of every consequence, at the risk of every distress, the arms we have been compelled to assume we will use with perseverance, exerting to their utmost energies all those powers which our Creator hath given us to preserve that liberty which he committed to us in sacred deposit and to protect from every hostile hand our lives and our properties." — Thomas Jefferson, Declaration on Taking Up Arms, 1775
Patrick Henry, March 23, 1775
I recently heard that men see themselves as the protector of their wives, children, parents, etc. I see where you are coming from!
And if the terrorists see that our men are united against them, that will make more of a foe for them to contend with than a bunch of namby pamby liberal whiners.
Thank you and God Bless You!
Perhaps the US Gov. will call on all the armed men in this country to help in the fight against terrorism!
I am a diplomat by nature, but my wife, children, FAMILY, being threatened changes that mode of behavior immediately. I've been there, and after the incidences, I was amazed how forceful I can be.
BEWARE enemies...we will be ready and able!
FMCDH!!!!!
Gov't at all levels has disarmed us, and attempts to keep us dependent on the gov't police and military.
I have my gun but I can't carry it with me except to the shooting range, unloaded and locked up separately from the ammunition.
How am I supposed to defend anything?
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