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To: J_F_Shepard who wrote (906323)	12/8/2015 1:44:05 PM
From: Bill	2 Recommendations Recommended By jlallen TideGlider Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1575421

Reagan took out most of the mafia three decades ago. What kind of bunk are you spouting?

To: J_F_Shepard who wrote (906323)	12/8/2015 2:15:46 PM
From: Brumar89	1 Recommendation Recommended By TideGlider Respond to of 1575421

That's right. Your problem is you don't understand the nature of terrorism. The San Bernadino terrorists weren't robbing the place, weren't punishing someone for not paying a loan or making a 'protection' payment. It was an act of war aimed at terrorizing the enemy population: From a review of the Quranic Concept of War: ...... Strike Terror into their Hearts Malik uses examples to demonstrate that Allah will strike “terror into the hearts of Unbelievers.”52 At this point he begins to develop his most controversial and conjectural Quranic theory related to warfare—the role of terror. Readers need to understand that the author is thinking and writing in strategic terms, not in the vernacular 116/17 of battles or engagements. Malik continues, “when God wishes to impose His will on his enemies, He chooses to do so by casting terror into their hearts.”53 He cites another 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 . . . .” Malik’s strategic synthesis is specific: “the Quranic military strategy thus enjoins us to prepare ourselves for war to the utmost in order to strike terror into the hearts of the enemies, known or hidden, while guarding ourselves from being terror-stricken by the enemy.”54 Terror is an effect; the end-state. Malik identifies the center of gravity in war as the “human heart, [man’s] soul, spirit, and Faith.” Note that Faith is capitalized, meaning more than simple moral courage or fortitude. Faith in this sense is in the domain of religious and spiritual faith; this is the center of gravity in war. The main weapon against this Islamic concept of center of gravity is “the strength of our own souls . . . [keeping] terror away from our own hearts.” In terms of achieving decisive and direct decisions preparing for this type of battlefield first requires “creating a wholesome respect for our Cause”—the cause of Islam. This “respect” must be seeded in advance of war and conflict in the minds of the enemies. Malik then introduces the informational, psychological, or perception management concepts of warfare. Echoing Sun Tzu, he states, that if properly prepared, the “war of muscle,” the physical war, will already be won by “the war of will.”55 “Respect” therefore is achieved psychologically by, as Brohi suggested earlier, “beautiful” and “handsome ways” or by the strategic application of terror. When examining the theme of the preparatory stage of war, Malik talks of the “war of preparation being waged . . . in peace,” meaning that peacetime preparatory activities are in fact part of any war and “vastly more important than the active war.” This statement should not be taken lightly, it essentially means that Islam is in a perpetual state of war while peace can only be defined as the absence of active war. Malik argues that peace-time training efforts should be oriented on the active war(s) to come, in order to develop the Quranic and divine “Will” in the mujahid. When armies and soldiers find limited physical resources they should continue and emphasize the development of the “spiritual resources” as these are complimentary factors and create synergy for future military action. Malik’s most controversial dictum is summarized in the following manner: in war, “the point where the means and the end meet” is in terror. He formulates terror as an objective principal of war; once terror is achieved the enemy reaches his culminating point. “Terror is not a means of imposing decision upon the enemy; it is the decision we wish to impose . . . .” Malik’s divine principal of Islamic warfare may be restated as “strike terror; never feel terror.” The ultimate objective of this form of warfare “revolves around the human heart, [the enemies] soul, spirit, and Faith.”56 Terror “can be instilled only if the opponent’s Faith is destroyed . . . . It is essential in the ultimate analysis, to dislocate [the enemies] Faith.” Those who are firm in their religious conviction are immune to terror, “a weak Faith offers inroads to terror.” Therefore, as part of preparations for jihad, actions will be oriented on weakening the non-Islamic’s “Faith,” while strengthening the Islamic’s. What that weakening or “dislocation” entails in practice remains ambiguous. Malik concludes, “Psychological dislocation is temporary; spiritual dislocation is permanent.” The soul of man can only be touched by terror.57 ..... http://www.islam-watch.org/Others/Quranic-Concept-of-War.htm Terror is the point and goal. The goal is to terrorize non-Muslims into submission. Liberals have already been subdued by Islamic terror. That is why you see liberals who daily revile Christianity leaving Islam alone and even commiserating with imaginary Muslim victims. "It must be terrible for moderate Muslims. I can't imagine how it must feel to see your belief system hijacked by sects that favor awful things. .... " The above is a quote from one of SI's most anti-Christian members. Now suppose there were a militant church that posted online videos of themselves beheading non-Christians while chanting 'Praise Jesus' and that a couple affiliated with this church just slaughtered a bunch of Americans. Now try to imagine a liberal saying just days after the massacre: It must be terrible for moderate Christians. I can't imagine how it must feel to see your belief system hijacked by sects that favor awful things. That would never ever happen. But Muslims commit atrocities and liberals (who have to make up stuff about Christians) first reaction is concern about not hurting Muslim feelings. Liberals are already dhimmis who implicitly accept Islamic supremacy.