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To: LindyBill who wrote (201310)	4/3/2007 8:10:34 AM
From: unclewest	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 793677

The implication is that Al Qaeda's most dangerous attribute may not be its hateful Salafi-Jihadist ideology or its ability to carry out mass casualty attacks, but its proven ability to first take a hit, and then adapt itself to persistent counter-terrorism efforts. The book The Starfish and The Spider describes this organisational feature and capability to a T. The book explains in detail how such organisations grow stronger exponentially and function well with little to no leadership. It also explains why some such organizations grow stronger after every attack against them. This is not the only strategic misstep we are making/have made. We also do not seem to understand the real meaning of jihad. The universalism of jihad as a religion, directs believers to continue the process of warfare, both phsycological, political and if possible militarily. The jihad is a permanent state of war not fighting to fix one perceived wrong. The Quran puts war-fighting and military doctrine on a different level than we are trained to consider, because the doctrine and theory are from God rather then from man. As a complete code of life, the Quaran also provides a philosophy of war. Since believers see it as "Divine". Their is no need to for them to further theorize God's teachings. The book, The Quranic Concept of War, explains the Muslim view quite well. Believers view jihad or jehad as the most glorious word in the vocabulary of Islam. It really means striving, struggling and trying to advance the Divine will. The 150 million Muslim militants on earth believe that when someone interferes with a true believer's pathway to God, they must be removed. If someone attempts to obstruct a believer from carrying the Message of God, the believer is entitled to retaliate. Indeed, such retaliation is viewed as a sacred duty. These are not ordinary wars to obtain more Lebensraum or other booty. Wars in the theory of Islam are to spread and impose God's will and purpose. Believers always view such wars as defensive in nature. The Quranic manuscript, Surah, al-Tawba states, "Fight those who believe not in Allah nor His Last Day, nor hold that forbidden which is forbidden by Allah and His Messenger, nor acknowledge the religion of truth, even if they are of the people of the book, until they pay Jizya with willing submission, and feel themselves subdued." In plain English the religion commands believers to remove those who defy their God like a cancerous growth. The central theme behind all Islamic war is the cause of Allah. In his words to the prophet, God commands Muslims to fight in the cause of Allah. Later additional requirements were added. Most notable is the command to fight Muslims who commit transgressions first. The second historical lesson we don't seem to understand is the Muslim reason (excuse) for breaking treaties. Non-believers who accept the terms of the Quran are accepted. Those who refuse are to be slain wherever found. In the book, Malik explains that the "nature and dimension of war" separates it from all other war fighting doctrines." He writes that Muslims are required to wage war "with the spirit of religious duty and obligation," the author makes it clear that the reward for fighting for the way of Allah will be divine assistance to jihad armies and warriors. To explain Malik uses this quote from the Quran, "Fighting is prescribed for you...and ye dislike a thing which is good for you and that ye love a thing that is bad for you. But Allah knoweth, and ye know not." The Quran instructs the jihad warrior to fight with total devotion and to never contemplate fleeing the battlefield. The Jihad warrior who is killed fighting for Allah lives on in heaven. Malik explains that, "Allah strengthens the hearts of believers. Calmness of faith, assurance, hope and tranquility in the face of danger is the divine standard." Another mistake we make is our refusal to accept the Quranic war-fighting strategy concepts and their use of terrorism. Westerners seem to universally accept Muslim militant terrorism as a tactic. It is much more than that. The verse, "against them make ready your strength to the utmost of your power, including steeds of war, to strike terror into (the hearts) of the enemies of Allah" is the basis of this Malik statement, "When God wishes to impose His will on his enemies, He chooses to do so by casting terror into their hearts." For Muslim militants, terror is the end-state they wish to put us in. If terror does not cause us to accept Allah, we are to be slain. I have often written that this war is ripe for expansion. I believe that is true now more then ever. I do not view withdrawal from Iraq as more than temporarily consequential. This war is going to go on regardless of the location of our troops. uw