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To: Oral Roberts who wrote (604)	9/8/2006 9:14:59 PM
From: Proud_Infidel	Respond to of 20106

The term 'Islamic fascist' may not be popular, but it's accurate Chicago Sun-Times ^ \| September 08 2006 \| STEVE HUNTLEY suntimes.com The new president of the Islamic Society of North America admonishes President Bush and the rest of us not to use terms such as Islamic fascists in describing terrorists responsible for killing Americans and plots to do so. "We don't understand why it needs to have the Islamic label," Ingrid Mattson said last week. "Terrorism, crime or violence" is, she said, the proper description of the attacks against Americans and others in the West. Yes, but terrorism, crime and violence committed by whom? In a similar vein, Parvez Ahmed, board chairman of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, complained a week earlier that use of the term Islamic fascism "conveys that fascism is rooted in or inspired by Islam." He said the faith of Muslims should not "be equated with the evils of terrorism or fascism." Those sound like valid points. Still, within hours of Mattson's remarks, Ayman al-Zawahri, the No. 2 leader of al-Qaida, and "Azzam the American," identified as Adam Yehiye Gadahn, appeared in a new video in which Gadahn called on all Americans to convert to Islam. Earlier, two journalists for an American television network were forced to announce on video that they had converted to Islam before they were released by the Palestinian terrorists who had kidnapped them in the Gaza Strip. Would Mattson and Ahmed have us forget that Osama bin Laden, in declaring war on America in 1998, issued a fatwa declaring it "an individual duty for every Muslim who can do it" to kill "Americans and their allies -- civilians and military"? The 9/11 Commission reported that bin Laden sees himself as "the rallying point and organizer of a new kind of war to destroy America and bring the world to Islam." His rhetoric and actions, the panel said, have won him "thousands of followers and some degree of approval from millions more" in the Muslim world. The most extreme form of Islam ruled in Afghanistan under the Taliban until disposed by U.S. forces. Iran is governed by mullahs who never hesitate to invoke the Quran in tirades advocating death to their enemies. At the end of the recent fighting in Lebanon between Israel and Hezbollah, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the supreme leader in Iran, said Hezbollah had achieved "a divine victory. It is a victory of Islam." The name Hezbollah means "party of god" and that group is responsible for murdering more Americans than any terrorist organization save al-Qaida. An extremist Islamist leader in Britain described last year's lethal bombings of London's subway and buses as "a punishment from Allah." Muslims have been responsible for terrorist bombings or plots in Spain, Bali, Germany and Denmark, among other places. Suicide bombers routinely leave video testaments of their commitment to Islam. The list could go on and on. The point is that the terrorists tell us that theirs is a battle on behalf of Islam. We cannot ignore what they say. In a further amplification of Mattson and Ahmed's argument, a Chicago area Muslim spokesman, in an informal meeting recently with editors of the Sun-Times, complained that no other groups involved in conflict or controversy are identified by religion. That is manifestly incorrect. Israel is identified regularly as the Jewish state. "Catholic" and "Protestant" were commonly used in describing the two sides in the Ulster troubles. And we are familiar with the power of the Christian right in American politics. One, of course, can't help but sympathize with Mattson, Ahmed and millions of American Muslims horrified and repulsed by the atrocities of the terrorists. And it's also true that a complex of social, political and historic factors and the emotional reactions to them are among the root causes of the campaign of terror besieging the civilized world. Still, there's no denying that the cauldron where this witches' brew is boiling is the Muslim world. And extremist strains of Islam, such as the Wahhabism of Saudi Arabia, amplify, exaggerate and exploit these complaints. Radical Muslims are at war with not only with societies in the West but also against India and the Philippines. American Muslims are worried, as they and we should be, about opinion polls indicating more than a third of Americans are distrustful of them. But denial by American Muslims of the militant Islamic dimension of the terrorist threat, albeit a twisted and perverted dimension, serves no useful purpose, and does no good for the credibility of the Islamic Society or CAIR. Neither did inviting former president Mohammad Khatami of Iran -- a state sponsor of terrorism -- to the Islamic Society's convention in Rosemont last weekend. In one of his many denunciations of Israel over the years, Khatami said that "if we abide by the Quran, all of us should mobilize to kill." Once again, the evocation of Islam.

To: Oral Roberts who wrote (604)	9/8/2006 9:39:30 PM
From: Proud_Infidel	Respond to of 20106

India Blast Kills 31, Injures 100 Washington Post ^ \| September 8, 2006; 2:46 PM \| AFTAB KHAN washingtonpost.com MALEGAON, India -- Two bombs rigged to bicycles exploded in throngs of Muslims as they left Friday prayers at a mosque in this western Indian city, killing 31 people and wounding 100. A top official called the blasts "a terrorist act," and authorities _ fearing revenge attacks across the country's fragile religious divides _ clamped a curfew on Malegaon and put security forces on alert. Late Friday, the city's streets were empty, with thousands of police on patrol and checkpoints set up around the perimeter. Malegaon, a center of India's textile industry about 180 miles northeast of Mumbai, has long been the scene of violence between Hindus and Muslims.

To: Oral Roberts who wrote (604)	9/9/2006 2:13:01 PM
From: Proud_Infidel	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 20106

Flight 93 widow: 'What are you willing to fight for?' The Oakland Tribune ^ \| 9--09-06 \| Jennifer Ell insidebayarea.com Deena Burnett's talk at St. Mary's College stresses importance of remembering 9/11 MORAGA — San Ramon native Deena Burnett returned to the Bay Area from her home in Arkansas on Wednesday to share with college students her experiences on Sept 11, 2001, and to remind Americans freedom is worth fighting for. Burnett said she fell hard the morning of Sept. 11 when her husband, Tom Burnett, called from aboard Flight 93, telling his wife the plane had been hijacked and he and other passengers were planning to ram the cockpit and fight the terrorists. He told her not to worry. Those were his last words. Wednesday, she recalled the tale of the dire phone call for a room full of students, parents and reporters at St. Mary's College. The school's California College Republicans organized the 9/11 memorial event to give Burnett a chance to tell her story, and to commemorate Monday's fifth anniversary of the terror attacks. "I'm not much of a public speaker, but I like that college students ask a lot of questions," Burnett said after her talk. "They're intrigued when I tell them that they can make a difference." Burnett talked about the fears she experienced after 9/11 — she feared leaving her house and she feared for the safety of her daughters and all Americans. She also talked about the struggle of coping with her three daughters following the death of their father. Although it has been a tough journey, Burnett said, she feels it's important for Americans tounderstand they can make a difference and overcome any obstacle. "If Tom were here, he would tell us he was just doing the right thing. He would laugh when people called him a hero," said Burnett. "Making the commitment to be an everyday hero — we each have an obligation as Americans to do what we can." Burnett was asked about issues such as national security, the war on terrorism and President Bush's popularity. "Five years later we are safer than we ever were," she said about national security. Burnett also said she does not agree with the criticism of President Bush. "I think it's easy to throw the blame when you're not walking in their shoes," she said. "He has had made some tough decisions and I respect him." Burnett also said she disagrees with the attitudes of people who are against the war. "I think that anyone who doesn't believe that war on terrorism is necessary, they don't remember. They don't remember how fearful our nation was that day," she said. "It's heart-wrenching." It was clear Burnett's comments resonated with those in attendance. "It concerns me more than anything that the support after 9/11 was high and now it is diminishing," attendee Bryan Welden said. "Young people have said 9/11 wasn't that significant. It deeply concerns me." Danielle White, co-president of the College Republican Club at St. Mary's, agreed. "It doesn't matter — age, race, political party," she said. "This is a day we will never forget and to be reminded of the heroism that was displayed for our country." Burnett said the memorial event dedicated to her husband is a way for people to remember what happened that day. "Tom always said, 'If you don't stand for something, you will fall for anything,'" Burnett said. "He loved our country. If he were here, he'd raise his glass and say, 'Live every day as if it is your last.'" Burnett said she will continue to speak around the United States to remind people of the sacrifices people have made to ensure us freedom. "If this was your last day on earth," she asks, "have you made a difference? What are you willing to fight for?"

To: Oral Roberts who wrote (604)	9/10/2006 9:09:26 AM
From: Proud_Infidel	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 20106

I Just Called to Say I Love You = Must Read from Peggy Noonan Opinion Journal ^ \| 9/8/2006 \| Peggy Noonan opinionjournal.com The sounds of 9/11, beyond the metallic roar. Friday, September 8, 2006 12:01 a.m. EDT Everyone remembers the pictures, but I think more and more about the sounds. I always ask people what they heard that day in New York. We've all seen the film and videotape, but the sound equipment of television crews didn't always catch what people have described as the deep metallic roar. The other night on TV there was a documentary on the Ironworkers of New York's Local 40, whose members ran to the site when the towers fell. They pitched in on rescue, then stayed for eight months to deconstruct a skyscraper some of them had helped build 35 years before. An ironworker named Jim Gaffney said, "My partner kept telling me the buildings are coming down and I'm saying 'no way.' Then we heard that noise that I will never forget. It was like a creaking and then the next thing you felt the ground rumbling." Something terrible had happened. Life was reduced to its essentials. Time was short. People said what counted, what mattered. It has been noted that there is no record of anyone calling to say, "I never liked you," or, "You hurt my feelings." No one negotiated past grievances or said, "Vote for Smith." Amazingly --or not--there is no record of anyone damning the terrorists or saying "I hate them." No one said anything unneeded, extraneous or small. Crisis is a great editor. When you read the transcripts that have been released over the years it's all so clear. Flight 93 flight attendant Ceecee Lyles, 33 years old, in an answering-machine message to her husband: "Please tell my children that I love them very much. I'm sorry, baby. I wish I could see your face again." (Excerpt) Read more at opinionjournal.com ...