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To: FJB who wrote (1297)	9/22/2006 8:32:20 AM
From: Proud_Infidel	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 20106

A "religion" which says Submit or Die is under attack???? I think it is the other way around....... Mansour El-Kikhia: When is this open season on Islam and Muslims going to end? San Antonio Express ^ \| 9/22/06 When is this open season on Islam and Muslims going to end? Not anytime soon; any astute observer of international politics can see that. The faith is vilified because it serves the needs of so many important actors on the international scene. First, to a large number of conservative Americans and, by extension, the Bush administration, Islam has come to represent a threat more potent than communism. This is a false assumption, but to some, truth is secondary to achieving strategic goals. In this case, the primary goal was to fill the vacuum created by the demise of the Soviet Union and the bipolar system with a new enemy. Islam fits the bill, and as far as conservative and evangelical Americans are concerned, it is a big enough ideology to rival any threat posed to their beliefs by communism. There is no Islamic entity to pose a threat to the United States comparable to the Soviet Union; hence one had to be created. First, it was al-Qaida, but it soon became apparent that it was too small to make a viable opponent, resulting in the attempted links to Iraq and Iran that proved to be false. The genesis of this argument can be found in a slew of academic publications throughout the '90s, beginning with "The Clash of Civilizations," by Samuel Huntington. Huntington didn't anticipate 9-11, but his work did serve as a base for the Bush administration's ideological planning. Second, there are Israel's leaders, who agree with Huntington's position. The rise of Islamic fundamentalist groups that challenged their treatment of Palestinians necessitated a campaign to convince Americans that Islam is the single threat to the United States. Third, a new security industry has emerged to piggyback on this issue. It is a multibillion-dollar industry that will not go away anytime soon. Indeed, this week, Boeing won a multibillion-dollar deal from the Department of Homeland Security for a virtual security fence on America's southern border to augment a proposed physical barrier. Americans are scared, and the government is playing on that fear to achieve its goals. Finally, the Bush administration had been operating in an amoral vacuum. However, the vacuum was filled last week when Pope Benedict XVI quoted a 14th-century Byzantine emperor's words depicting Prophet Mohammad and Islam in a negative manner. Benedict's apology repudiated the act, but not the quote. The Koran tells Muslims that neither Jews nor Christians will accept them until they follow their ways. The pope's words seem to confirm that. What he thinks of my prophet and my faith on a personal level is insignificant, for in the end he is not my judge. But the impact of his words will have a profound effect on Christian-Muslim relations for many years and will ensure the simmering of anger and hate in both communities. Benedict should have repudiated the actions of the Bush administration for bringing the world closer to calamity by instigating a global religious and cultural war — not add fuel to the fire that is liable to burn us all.

To: FJB who wrote (1297)	9/22/2006 8:32:53 AM
From: Proud_Infidel	Respond to of 20106

MUSLIM RIOTERS TORCH TEN CHURCHES IN NIGERIA Frontpagemagazine ^ \| 9-22-06 frontpagemag.com This story is very carefully worded, so that it is not clear that the "religious rioters" who set ten "worship centres" ablaze are Muslims torching churches until we are informed that those fleeing the wrath of the "irate youths" were Christians. Apparently the situation in Nigeria is so delicate that even the facts of the case, simply stated, might enflame murderous passions anew. "Religious rioters torch 10 buildings in Jigawa," from Nigeria's The Guardian, with thanks to Sky: NIGERIA once again relapsed into sectarian violence yesterday as a band of irate youths went on rampage in Dutse, Jigawa State capital. They looted and set ablaze 10 worship centres. Although no life was lost, the Police appeared helpless in stopping the rampaging youths. The anger was said to have been sparked off by an alleged blasphemous comment on Prophet Muhammed by a Christian woman, who reportedly spoke in reaction to a similarly irreverent statement about Jesus Christ by a male Moslem. As the state capital was thrown into turmoil, Christians and other non-indigenes fled to Police Barracks to escape the wrath of the rampaging youths. The North-West Zone Secretary of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Rev. Joseph Hayab, in a telephone call to The Guardian, gave the name of the female Christian as Jummai, a resident of Kaduna. Hayab expressed surprise that a mere altercation between two people could lead to such wanton destruction in the name of religions. He said: "This is a heinous crime in the name of religion. Why should some people always think that they have monopoly of violence? At this critical moment in the chequered history of the nation, we need to preach peace and not violence under the guise of defending a religion.".... The Sultan of Sokoto and the spiritual head of Nigerian Moslems, Alhaji Muhammadu Maccido, also decried the use of religion as a tool for violence. He said: "No religion will support violence, harassment, victimisation and all vices, let alone murdering of innocent people. No religion will encourage segregation, discrimination and suppression." Roger that.