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To: LindyBill who wrote (358879)	4/11/2010 9:35:26 AM
From: DMaA	Respond to of 793896

it means you probably have a grasp of the historical roots of modern jihadism. They think they are doing us a favor. This is the same spirit with which our representatives go about their work of destroying the country in their own particular way.

To: LindyBill who wrote (358879)	4/11/2010 12:07:04 PM
From: skinowski	2 Recommendations Respond to of 793896

Without some knowledge about Qutb there is no way to understand islamism. Pat Buchanan would be smart to give this some thought. Here is a "summary" of an article about Qutb. Note that Qutb's strategy is to capture political power. He uses Islam as a political ideology. SUMMARY Like an Old Testament Prophet, Qutb thunders against idolatry, calls people back to the One God, castigates the religious and political establishments, warns of coming judgement, and heralds a spiritual renewal. Like a Jeremiah the message burns in his bones - it must out, even if it means imprisonment, torture and death! One cannot but admire the deep conviction, the uncompromising stand, the zeal and single-mindedness of this man. They are what attracted many younger Muslims to his radical message. Was he a true prophet or a false one? From the Western point of view he sowed the seeds that produced a harvest of violence, and unleashed the sceptre of Muslim masses engaged in violent jihad against against their own regimes. .... Rather than personal spiritual revival, Qutb is actually searching for the secret of political power as the key to Utopia. In this he is tragically no different from the many revolutionaries who have sought to impose a new world order by violence. The bones of millions of their victims mark the results of many such attempts in this century. angelfire.com