Posted on 09/04/2004 6:28:56 PM PDT by NavySEAL F-16
It is a certain fact that not all Muslims are terrorists, but it is equally certain, and exceptionally painful, that almost all terrorists are Muslims.
The hostage-takers of children in Beslan, North Ossetia, were Muslims. The other hostage-takers and subsequent murderers of the Nepalese chefs and workers in Iraq were also Muslims. Those involved in rape and murder in Darfur, Sudan, are Muslims, with other Muslims chosen to be their victims.
Those responsible for the attacks on residential towers in Riyadh and Khobar were Muslims. The two women who crashed two airliners last week were also Muslims.
Bin Laden is a Muslim. The majority of those who manned the suicide bombings against buses, vehicles, schools, houses and buildings, all over the world, were Muslim.
What a pathetic record. What an abominable "achievement". Does all this tell us anything about ourselves, our societies and our culture?
These images, when put together, or taken separately, are shameful and degrading. But let us start with putting an end to a history of denial. Let us acknowledge their reality, instead of denying them and seeking to justify them with sound and fury signifying nothing.
For it would be easy to cure ourselves if we realise the seriousness of our sickness. Self-cure starts with self-realisation and confession. We should then run after our terrorist sons, in the full knowledge that they are the sour grapes of a deformed culture.
Let us listen to Yusuf al-Qaradawi, the Sheikh - the Qatar-based radical Egyptian cleric - and hear him recite his "fatwa" about the religious permissibility of killing civilian Americans in Iraq. Let us contemplate the incident of this religious Sheikh allowing, nay even calling for, the murder of civilians.
This ailing Sheikh, in his last days, with two daughters studying in "infidel" Britain, soliciting children to kill innocent civilians.
How could this Sheikh face the mother of the youthful Nick Berg, who was slaughtered in Iraq because he wanted to build communication towers in that ravished country? How can we believe him when he tells us that Islam is the religion of mercy and peace while he is turning it into a religion of blood and slaughter?
In a different era, we used to consider the extremists, with nationalist or Leftist leanings, a menace and a source of corruption because of their adoption of violence as a means of discourse and their involvement in murder as an easy shortcut to their objectives.
At that time, the mosque used to be a haven, and the voice of religion used to be that of peace and reconciliation. Religious sermons were warm behests for a moral order and an ethical life.
Then came the Neo-Muslims. An innocent and benevolent religion, whose verses prohibit the felling of trees in the absence of urgent necessity, that calls murder the most heinous of crimes, that says explicitly that if you kill one person you have killed humanity as a whole, has been turned into a global message of hate and a universal war cry.
We can't call those who take schoolchildren as hostages our own.
We cannot tolerate in our midst those who abduct journalists, murder civilians, explode buses; we cannot accept them as related to us, whatever the sufferings they claim to justify their criminal deeds. These are the people who have smeared Islam and stained its image.
We cannot clear our names unless we own up to the shameful fact that terrorism has become an Islamic enterprise; an almost exclusive monopoly, implemented by Muslim men and women.
We cannot redeem our extremist youths, who commit all these heinous crimes, without confronting the Sheikhs who thought it ennobling to re-invent themselves as revolutionary ideologues, sending other people's sons and daughters to certain death, while sending their own children to European and American schools and colleges.
Abdel Rahman al-Rashed is general manager of Al- Arabiya news channel. Yesterday, his article appeared in the pan-Arabic newspaper Al-Sharq Al-Awsat.
Gosh, isn't it funny how this British newspaper, in its roll call of Muslim terrorists, just happens to leave off the Palestinians suicide bombers who seek to kill the maximum number of women and children?
WOW - The staff at the Telegraph catch on quick:)
it is a certain fact that all muslims are terrorists.
he did mention bus bombings
Glad to see this. We need to hear thousands of voices like this raised in the Moslem world.
It should tell them that their societies, culture, and lives are built on an intrinsically violent religion spawned from the darkness of heathan Araby.
I applaud the courage of nominal Muslims. But Islam per se cannot be reformed.
Yes. The absence of a word about Israel immediately makes me suspicious. That's clearly ground zero of the conflict.
It's not the staff.
It's Abdel Rahman al-Rashed, general manager of Al- Arabiya news channel.
Youre talking about a religion that worships an Egyptian moon-god. What do we expect?
Not all Muslims are terrorists. This is true.
It is equally true that Islam, like nearly ALL belief systems, contains positive elements.
Having said that, this article is misleading in the sense that that it appears to present the current spate of Islamic violence towards non-Muslims as a new thing, and incorrect in that it paints only a very small section of the canvass of the Islamic belief system.
Many religions preach that their way is the only way. But there is ONLY ONE religion I know of which advocates today, in the present, as it has consistently done in the past, and as it represents in its most basic founding documents, that the use of force against non-believers is acceptable, that there should be a societal degredation of non-believers, and that a theocratic society should exist which systematically destroys or converts non-believers through opression and forcibly imposes its belief system on everyone.
That religion is Islam.
The violence we see directed today agains the west has long been the instrument aimed at the Armenians, the Copts, Zorastrians, Hindus, Sikhs and others. It continues to be employed in the Sudan, Nigeria, and large parts of Africa and Asia.
Taken as a whole, Islam is an evil influence in the world and the extent and degree of taht evil is growing by the minute.
As for those Muslims who are NOT terrorists, it is incumbent upon them to renounce and actively oppose those elements in their religion which are guilty of those heinous acts.
Yet their silence is overwhelming. Except for a single voice here and there in the Muslim community, Muslims for the most part tacitly approve of these actions or pay little attention to them, accepting them as an ordinary state of society.
No. I cannot accept the premise that Islam was ever a "peaceful" religion, or that the majority of Muslims are in any way compatible with a secular, progressive, multi-cultural democratic society.
My guess is that he is regarded with as much esteem as any "Christian leader" who advocates homosexuality, abortion, the legalization of drugs, and free condoms for school children.
He is no fundamentalist. The Koran encourages the things he stands against. Very few will listen.
>>Yet their silence is overwhelming.>>
Their silence has the smell of a plan. Call me wrong if this whole thing turns into the West vs. Islam.
Tomorrow he will be rooming with Salman Rushdie. I have to give this guy credit. I've pointed out on numerous occasions here that both rank-and-file and influential Muslims have universally failed to condemn the premeditated murderous activities of their own. Now, here's a guy who has done just that.
He'll probably be dead by no later than the end of the year......
If all muslims followed STRICTLY what the Q'ran teaches, they would be just like those who are what we call "Terrorists". How Muslims can say that the Muslim faith is a religion of peace is totally hypocritical. That's like saying the Nazism was a philosopy of peace. The Muslim faith is just as hateful toward Jews and Christians as Nazism was. How do they explain Muhammed's decree that all Jews and Christians must be killed and all others must convert to the Muslim faith or be imprisoned or killed? That's why all the "terrorists" in the world are Muslims. Their faith requires them to be that way if they want to be true to the Q'ran, Allah and his prophet Muhammed.
You're right, and I did notice that on a second reading, but don't think it was an accident that he failed to make specific mention of Palestinians and Israel.
Their god (Lucifer) loves this stuff.
As long as everyone converts to it and all it's wicked branches that is.
Of course, then there's the different sects and the different views...
I've noticed that when the truth is written about this ROP, the author usually uses a pseudonym.
Hope this guy's got some heavy duty security, or at least a "safe house".
wrong......it has been all along.....hiding dirtily under political correctness......
ISLAM'S WAR AGAINST THE WEST
By Howard Bloom
http://www.howardbloom.net/islam.htm
Osama Bin Laden, Terrorism, And The Great Crusade Against America
Holy War Goes Global
http://www.howardbloom.net/osama.htm
Slowly, but surely more and more people are coming to the same realization.
Probably has something to do with "actions speak louder than words".
Please don't. Their own words condemn them. From the Islamic Server of MSA-USC (MUSLIM STUDENTS ASSOCIATION AT USC):
http://www.usc.edu/dept/MSA/history/chronology/century7.html
| 632: | Death of the Holy Prophet. Election of Hadrat Abu Bakr as the Caliph. Usamah leads expedition to Syria. Battles of Zu Qissa and Abraq. Battles of Buzakha, Zafar and Naqra. Campaigns against Bani Tamim and Musailima, the Liar. |
| 633: | Campaigns in Bahrain, Oman, Mahrah Yemen, and Hadramaut. Raids in Iraq. Battles of Kazima, Mazar, Walaja, Ulleis, Hirah, Anbar, Ein at tamr, Daumatul Jandal and Firaz. |
| 634: | Battles of Basra, Damascus and Ajnadin. Death of Hadrat Abu Bakr. Hadrat Umar Farooq becomes the Caliph. Battles of Namaraq and Saqatia. |
| 635: | Battle of Bridge. Battle of Buwaib. Conquest of Damascus. Battle of Fahl. |
| 636: | Battle of Yermuk. Battle of Qadsiyia. Conquest of Madain. |
| 637: | Conquest of Syria. Fall of Jerusalem. Battle of Jalula. |
| 638: | Conquest of Jazirah. |
| 639: | Conquest of Khuizistan. Advance into Egypt. |
| 640: | Capture of the post of Caesaria in Syria. Conquest of Shustar and Jande Sabur in Persia. Battle of Babylon in Egypt. |
| 641: | Battle of Nihawand. Conquest Of Alexandria in Egypt. |
| 642: | Battle of Rayy in Persia. Conquest of Egypt. Foundation of Fustat. |
| 643: | Conquest of Azarbaijan and Tabaristan (Russia). |
| 644: | Conquest of Fars, Kerman, Sistan, Mekran and Kharan.Martyrdom of Hadrat Umar. Hadrat Othman becomes the Caliph. |
| 645: | Campaigns in Fats. |
| 646: | Campaigns in Khurasan, Armeain and Asia Minor. |
| 647: | Campaigns in North Africa. Conquest of the island of Cypress. |
| 648: | Campaigns against the Byzantines. |
| 651: | Naval battle of the Masts against the Byzantines. |
| 652: | Discontentment and disaffection against the rule of Hadrat Othman. |
| 656: | Martyrdom of Hadrat Othman. Hadrat Ali becomes the Caliph. Battle of the Camel. |
| 657: | Hadrat Ali shifts the capital from Madina to Kufa. Battle of Siffin. Arbitration proceedings at Daumaut ul Jandal. |
| 658: | Battle of Nahrawan. |
| 659: | Conquest of Egypt by Mu'awiyah. |
| 660: | Hadrat Ali recaptures Hijaz and Yemen from Mu'awiyah. Mu'awiyah declares himself as the Caliph at Damascus. |
| 661: | Martyrdom of Hadrat Ali. Accession of Hadrat Hasan and his abdication. Mu'awiyah becomes the sole Caliph. |
| 662: | Khawarij revolts. |
| 666: | Raid of Sicily. |
| 670: | Advance in North Africa. Uqba b Nafe founds the town of Qairowan in Tunisia. Conquest of Kabul. |
| 672: | Capture of the island of Rhodes. Campaigns in Khurasan. |
| 674: | The Muslims cross the Oxus. Bukhara becomes a vassal state. |
| 677: | Occupation of Sarnarkand and Tirmiz. Siege of Constantinople. |
| 680: | Death of Muawiyah. Accession of Yazid. Tragedy of Kerbala and martyrdom of Hadrat Hussain. |
| 682: | In North Africa Uqba b Nafe marches to the Atlantic, is ambushed and killed at Biskra. The Muslims evacuate Qairowan and withdraw to Burqa. |
| 683: | Death of Yazid. Accession of Mu'awiyah II. |
| 684: | Abdullah b Zubair declares himself aS the Caliph at'Makkah. Marwan I becomes the Caliph' at Damascus. Battle of Marj Rahat. |
| 685: | Death of Marwan I. Abdul Malik becomes the Caliph at Damascus. Battle of Ain ul Wada. |
| 686: | Mukhtar declares himself as the Caliph at Kufa. |
| 687: | Battle of Kufa between the forces of Mukhtar and Abdullah b Zubair. Mukhtar killed. |
| 691: | Battle of Deir ul Jaliq. Kufa falls to Abdul Malik. |
| 692: | The fall of Makkah. Death of Abdullah b Zubair. Abdul Malik becomes the sole Caliph. |
| 695: | Khawarij revolts in Jazira and Ahwaz. Battle of the Karun. Campaigns against Kahina in North Africa. The' Muslims once again withdraw to Barqa. The Muslims advance in Transoxiana and occupy Kish. |
It is a certain fact that not all Muslims are terrorists"
THE HADITH OF MUHAMMED
By Sahih Bukhari
Fighting and Sacred Rage in the Cause of Allah (Jihad)
Editor: This is the largest section of Hadith of Muhammed. War, killing, and rage were the foundation of Islam, and it is the same to this hour in the heart of Ghadaffi, Saddam Hussein, and Osama Bin Laden. Islam is a religion of death and killing for their god.
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 41:
Narrated Abdullah bin Masud:
I asked Allah's Apostle, "O Allah's Apostle! What is the best deed?" He replied, "To offer the prayers at their early stated fixed times." I asked, "What is next in goodness?" He replied, "To be good and dutiful to your parents." I further asked, what is next in goodness?" He replied, "To participate in Jihad in Allah's Cause." I did not ask Allah's Apostle anymore and if I had asked him more, he would have told me more.
Unfortunately people like the author of this piece are few and far between, which proves to me that the good ones make up about 10 percent, and the rest just haven't gotten around to killing anyone yet.
Beautiful, concise and ACCURATE.
Muslim clerics and political leaders are bound to Sharia since there is no differentiation between the religious and political society. They are totalitarian societies ruled by 7th century laws. Interpretations and reforms of those laws have been made by minds steeped in Sharia, the 7th century law.
Europe, Russia, most of Asia and the Americas have eclipsed the Muslim world and have done so centuries in the past. Little wonder that Muslims seek education from more enlightened and progressive societies; the wonder is why do they return to Sharia?
Time is running out for the Moslims to police their own camp.
The silence of an entire "religion" at one atrocity after another...is proof that this statement is factually incorrect.
were those guys in ireland, who kept killing each other and the british, all muslim? i forget.
and which muslim culture did the weatherman come out of?
Not all terrorists are Muslim. But the fact that the Qu'ran sanctions the murder of Pagans and war on Christendom cannot be denied.
most of the muslims i have met personally have been very good and decent people. most of them don't go around killing people. most muslims probably want the same sort of things other people want.
obviously, there are way too many muslim fanatics and terrorists. and not enough muslims have stood up to terrorists like this guy is doing. but if you go back a few hundred years in european history, you can find some pretty nasty wars between catholics and protestants.
At one time large portions of the Muslim world was quite tolerant. Most of these areas were Sufi. Part of the Wahabbi restoration was the violent destruction of Sufism. The plain fact is the US propagates terrorism by buying Saudi oil.
Ya think?
Seen any Irish militants declaring war on the WORLD lately, have'ya? Weathermen beheading people on you TV screens?
Are there other, smaller, groups of terrorists on the planet?
Yes.
The DIFFERENCE is, in all other religions and societies, terrorism is ABERRANT.
In Islam it is INHERENT.
It's laughable to compare the odd anarchist from other religions to BILLIONS of Muslims being taught- every day- to hate and destroy all non Muslims.
i think the civilized muslims will eventually have to delete the parts of the religion that sanction religious wars and intolerance. (however, that process will probably take a few hundred years.) that stuff has no place in a real religion.
but doesn't the old testament of the Bible say that God said the Israelites could attack the Canaanites and take their land?
there was some pretty nasty terrorism going on in Ireland from the 1970's until fairly recently. ira trainers have been involved with some of the arab terrorists, from what i have read.
look at the 16th or 17th century religious wars, and at WWI and WWII and communism. these things came out of western society, and the first 2 came out of Christian western society. if you are going to analyze things in terms of whole cultures and religions, the so-called civilized west is probably far ahead in terms of body count.
i think the west has evolved faster than the muslim world both in terms of technology and tolerance.
i hope that the muslim world catches up to the west in terms of respect for life and tolerance of difference before it catches up to us in terms of technology.
As said, most Muslims are not terrorists, but most terrorists ARE Muslims. The relationship is not just coincidental.
Very brave of him. If all Muslims condemned terrorism collectively, then I would sympathize with them more. Since they don't I have less sympathy for them.
First of all, how can a "religion" be vocal or silent? Next, I can't think of a single court of law that would regard "silence" as any sort of prima facia evidence of guilt.
Look, Indie: I catch a bunch of terrorists shooting up a mall, I will draw my Sig happily and send them all to meet Allah. But I am extremely reluctant to just condemn wholesale an entire group based solely on their religion. The nazis you mentioned did that, remember your history?
I grant you, the Quiran is full of abominations and vile directives. I still cannot indict those women and children who are born into the role until they open fire on me and mine. Unless he personally directs me to do so, I am not the instrument of God's vengence. Do you feel that the great I AM has laid this role upon your shoulders?
Exactly correct. Every system is perfectly designed to achieve the results it gets. But at least Muslims are beginning to critique their own religion, which is a start. Islam has never been so intellectually scrutinized as it is today. Intellectually, it is on the defensive. In an effort to counter its detractors, no doubt many will try to learn as much as possible about their religion and, upon doing so, leave it after discovering its inherent violence and hate.
Get off it.............muslim terrorists are shooting little children in the back as they run away. It is a poor excuse and illogical to go back centuries and make parallels to the current murdering of innocent civilians to spread the message of allah.
It already has...The liberal soozers just don't want to know about it.
Huh? The only time that muslims have been tolerant of other religions during the last century or more, is when they haven't had a choice, being minorities in other lands. But when muslims are in the majority, they do opporess all other religions! That's a simple, historical fact going back more than a century.
Mark
I'd wager dollars to donuts that he was refering to the recent bus bombing in Moscow...
Mark
I followed the link of the MSA-USC and then entered different century numbers in the URL. You can follow Muslim history all the way to the 20th century. The last entry reads:
1990: Military annexation of Kuwait by Iraq, under Ba'athist leader Saddam Hussain, is reversed in 1991 by a coalition of United States-led forces. Note that the invation of Kuwait was merely reversed. There was no defeat.
I checked to see how they would characterize the 9/11 attacks, but they haven't yet gotten around to adding a 21st century web page.
you should read a little more history. i am not defending murder, i am arguing with the people who claim that terrorism just comes out of islamic society.
WWII was pretty recent.
many cultures can go off track and kill people--certain sections of islam are doing it today; but it was done by
Christians not long ago.
where i live--Long Island, NY, many irish-americans were donating money to the IRA up until 9-11.
i'm saying that the cause and effect "analysis" does not account for mass murder in Christian societies nor for the many peaceful people in muslim societies.
in other words, there is something wrong with the theory being put forward.
but you probably don't worry about that sort of thing.
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