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Politics : The Truth About Islam -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: FJB who wrote (13693)	12/20/2009 11:35:03 AM
From: DeplorableIrredeemableRedneck	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 20106

Beyond frightening

To: FJB who wrote (13693)	12/27/2009 7:05:17 PM
From: lorne	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 20106

Ahmadinejad calls Europe`s politicians `one more stupid than the other` 26/12/2009 By DPA haaretz.com Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Saturday called European politicians "one more stupid than the other." "These [European] politicians neither know anything about politics nor about history," Fars news agency quoted Ahmadinejad as saying in a speech at at Arak mosque in Tehran. "For example they come and say let's destroy the minarets of the mosques and they think by that they can block the flood of the Islamic movement and belief," he said at a ceremony marking an annual Shiite Muslim mourning ceremony. "They do not understand that minarets do not make belief but it is the belief of the people that makes the minarets," Ahmadinejad added. The Iranian president was referring the outcome of a Swiss referendum last month to ban the construction of minarets on mosques which Tehran harshly criticized and called on the Swiss government not to implement. Ahmadinejad also referred to the United States, saying Iran would never allow the US to get domination over the Middle East. "Iran is today 10 times stronger than last year and will stand against you (world powers) more powerful than before," he said in an apparent reference to a plan by the US and its allies to impose renewed sanctions on Iran due to its uncompromising stance in the dispute over Tehran's nuclear program. "While Iran is now a big power and undefeatable, there are signs that Iran's enemies worldwide are on the verge of collapse," he said. Ahmadinejad, is known for populist and fiery speeches at local ceremonies.

To: FJB who wrote (13693)	12/30/2009 4:27:57 AM
From: GROUND ZERO™	5 Recommendations Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 20106

We keep lying to ourselves about islam... Our government gets no thanks for preventing a tragedy. Only the bomber's ineptitude preserved the lives of nearly 300 innocents. How did we help Umar Abdulmutallab, a wealthy Muslim university graduate who decided that Allah wanted him to slaughter Christians on their most joyous holiday? By continuing to lie to ourselves. Our insistence that "Islam's a religion of peace" would have been cold comfort to the family members of those passengers had the bomb detonated as planned. Contrast our political correctness with Abdulmutallab's choice of Christmas for his intended massacre. Our troops stand down on Muslim holidays. A captive terrorist merely has to claim that a soldier dog-eared a Koran, and it's courts-martial all around. We proclaim that the terrorists "don't represent Islam." OK, whom do they represent? The Franciscans? We don't get to decide what's Islam and what isn't. Muslims do. And far too many of them approve of violent jihad. It gets worse. Instead of focusing on the religious zeal and inspiration of our enemies and how such motivations change the game, our "terrorism experts" agonize over whether such beasts as Abdulmutallab or Maj. Hasan, the Fort Hood assassin for Allah, are really members of al Qaeda or not. As a Sunday Post editorial pointed out, al Qaeda's far more than a formal organization; it's an idea, a cause. If a terrorist says he's al Qaeda, he is, even if he doesn't have a union card from Jihadi Local 632. We're dealing with a global Muslim movement, not a Masons' lodge. We voluntarily tie ourselves down, while our enemies focus on mobility. Worse, we've convinced ourselves that development aid (the left's all-purpose medicine) is the key to defeating al Qaeda. That's utter nonsense. Abdulmutallab's a rich kid. He didn't come from a deprived background, bearing the grievances of the slum. He's a graduate of a top English university. And Osama bin Laden's from a super-rich family. How does building a footbridge in Afghanistan deter them? We're not just fighting men but a plague of faith. Until Washington accepts that, we'll continue to reap a low return on our investments of blood and treasure. On Christmas Day, a Muslim fanatic attempted to butcher hundreds of Christians (dead Jews would've been a bonus). Our response? Have airport security analyze the contents of grandma's mini-bottle of shampoo -- we don't want to "discriminate." With our lies, self-deception and self-flagellation, we're terror's little helpers. nypost.com GZ