On the morning of September 11th, 2001, my mother woke me up with a phone call. She told me to turn on the news. Most of that day, I spent in front of the TV. Disbelief gave way to a whole range of emotions: shock, fear, rage, sadness. It was almost three years ago. I never thought of myself as a violent person, but every time I see the images of burning towers, people plunging to their death, or hear the screams on the radio recorded that day, I feel rage, blinding rage. I just want to find anyone responsible for those atrocities and rip out his throat.
You can safely bet that on September 12th, the terrorism issue was the primary concern of any American with an IQ above 80. Since then, our government has been doing a good job of preventing major terrorist attacks within our borders. This has made most people feel secure enough for the terrorism issue to slip into the background. Many Americans consider the economy and education to be more important issues than terrorism. Apparently, the Madrid bombings weren't such a big deal for them. No one in this country will ever forget the date "September 11". But how many people remember the date of the Madrid bombings?
It is widely believed that Al-Qaeda is trying to acquire WMD to use on our soil. So the question regarding the next attack is not "if", it is "when". And how are we prepared to cope with it? Nothing could be as devastating to the economy as terrorism. The greatest economy could collapse under terrorist attacks if we are not prepared for them. Still think that the economy is more important? Then skip to the next article.
According to most experts on militant Islam (or Islamism), approximately 10-15% of the Muslims subscribe to Islamist ideology. That makes over 100,000,000 of them. Over a hundred million fanatics, who consider us descendants of apes and pigs, want us dead. Us and the "Crusaders". And everyone else who does not subscribe to their sick vision. Fortunately, most of them live outside of the United States. However, with our porous borders that may change. And, as we know from experience, it may take only 19 of them to deliver a devastating blow to the country with the world's largest economy and the world's best military.
There are other unpleasant numbers and facts, not in any particular order. About 80% of American mosques are taken over by extremists (Militant Islam Reaches America by Daniel Pipes). You should hear the anti-Semitic and anti-American rhetoric being preached from their pulpits ("Counting Mosques"). How about Wahhabi-supported Islamic schools in Virginia, where children are taught to shun Jews and Christians and reject Western culture? Of course, all of this hate speech is protected by the First Amendment.
How about the over five thousand Al-Qaeda operatives and sympathizers believed to live in the U.S.? How about the Muslim students at UC Irvine wearing Hamas headbands during the graduation ceremony? How about the FBI's statement that the 2002 terrorist attack at the El Al ticket counter at LAX was an "isolated incident", not connected with terrorism? (American Jihad by Steven Emerson) How about the Saudi student in Idaho who ran a pro-terrorist website and was allowed to go free? How about the "Committee to free Shaikh Omar Abdel Rahman", a spiritual leader of the group responsible for the 1993 WTC bombing? I could go on for a long time, but unfortunately this paper is not long enough to describe every incident that should not have happened and every fact that should not exist.
Notwithstanding the fact that some of the Islamic charities (Global Relief Foundation, The Holy Land Foundation, etc.) that funneled money to terrorist groups have been closed, the United States economy remains one of the largest donors to terrorism causes through drug trade (Funding Evil by Rachel Ehrenfeld), charities (Terrorist Hunter by Anonymous), and hawala.
Over three years after September 11th, our government still treats terrorism as a law enforcement issue as opposed to a military one. It's like bringing a knife to a gun-fight. We still don't have a domestic intelligence agency. The Patriot Act is being assaulted more and more. The Supreme Court gives enemy combatants the right to challenge their detention in civilian courts. The ACLU tries to scare us that our rights and freedoms are being curtailed. Do you know anyone whose rights and freedoms have been curtailed? I don't. The worst I can think of are those annoying lines at the airports. I don't know about you, but I am willing to spend an extra hour to decrease the chance of my plane being converted into a missile. Have you ever flown El Al? Does it take longer to get on El Al plane than on any other plane? Yes. How many El Al planes have been hijacked since 1968? Zero! Those are the odds I'm looking for when I fly.
We seem to draw a distinction between Al-Qaeda / Egyptian Islamic Jihad and Hamas / Hizbollah / PLO / Palestinian Islamic Jihad, because the former tend to target Americans and the latter tend to target Israelis. In World War II, we also drew a distinction between the Japanese and the Germans. It took us two and a half years to realize that they were parts of the same enemy. How long is it going to take us to realize that it is Islamofascism, no matter what name it takes: Al-Qaeda or Hamas? When a leader of Hamas is eliminated, it is a victory in the war on terror. It is not an Israeli victory, it is our common victory, as if it were the elimination of an al-Qaeda leader. Few would doubt that if we were to send a missile into Bin-Laden's house, then Ariel Sharon would be among the first people to publicly congratulate George Bush. Yet, when Ahmed Yassin or Abdelaziz Rantissi were blown up, Bush did not afford Sharon the same courtesy. Why is there a double-standard?
If we were really serious about winning the war on terror, we would have made it clear to our European so-called "allies". Apparently diplomacy trumped common sense again. But, it was not the right thing to do. We have to dispose of PC nonsense. We have to stop being afraid of offending foreign governments that have no vested interest in our national security. Most members of the UN, the so-called "community of nations", are tyrannies, not democracies anyway (An End to Evil by David Frum & Richard Perle). So why should we care about their opinions if they do not care about our safety? During World War II, we helped to save Western civilization from the fascist plague. It is time to step up again. This time we must protect Western civilization from the Islamofascist plague.
I have no doubt that we will win the war on terror. If history is an indicator, good always triumphs over evil. It took Hitler more than ten years to start World War II and he was defeated in half that time. Tens of millions of lives (hundreds of thousands of American lives) were lost. Jews were the primary target. The Muslim Brotherhood, the grandparent of Al-Qaeda, was founded in the late 1920s and World War III was declared in 1998; even though we did not (or did not want to) understand it until 2001.
A large portion of the American public still does not understand it. Islamic fundamentalists have ten times more soldiers and supporters then the Nazis did, and they are more fanatical than the Nazis were. Japanese used kamikazes as a last resort; Islamists used them from the beginning. Millions of lives (thousands of American lives) have already been lost. And imagine that: Jews are still the primary target. Are we chosen, or what?
As an American, I don't want to wait for my country to be raped again. As a Jew, I don't want to wait for another Holocaust. I want to do something. A lot of people are already doing that: The Investigative Project; the SITE Institute; the Middle East Forum, etc. I'm not a soldier or a policeman; I don't have a gun. But I know what could and must be done. I have my brain and my skills, and I am willing to use what I have to fight the Islamist plague. Are you?
If you feel frustrated because you want to take an active part in the war on terror, but don't know how, we can use your help. We would appreciate all the help we can get. Time, money, ideas, anything. If you want to take part in this project, please contact us at Fighters0@mail.ru.
You can safely bet that on September 12th, the terrorism issue was the primary concern of any American with an IQ above 80. Since then, our government has been doing a good job of preventing major terrorist attacks within our borders. This has made most people feel secure enough for the terrorism issue to slip into the background. Many Americans consider the economy and education to be more important issues than terrorism. Apparently, the Madrid bombings weren't such a big deal for them. No one in this country will ever forget the date "September 11". But how many people remember the date of the Madrid bombings?
It is widely believed that Al-Qaeda is trying to acquire WMD to use on our soil. So the question regarding the next attack is not "if", it is "when". And how are we prepared to cope with it? Nothing could be as devastating to the economy as terrorism. The greatest economy could collapse under terrorist attacks if we are not prepared for them. Still think that the economy is more important? Then skip to the next article.
According to most experts on militant Islam (or Islamism), approximately 10-15% of the Muslims subscribe to Islamist ideology. That makes over 100,000,000 of them. Over a hundred million fanatics, who consider us descendants of apes and pigs, want us dead. Us and the "Crusaders". And everyone else who does not subscribe to their sick vision. Fortunately, most of them live outside of the United States. However, with our porous borders that may change. And, as we know from experience, it may take only 19 of them to deliver a devastating blow to the country with the world's largest economy and the world's best military.
There are other unpleasant numbers and facts, not in any particular order. About 80% of American mosques are taken over by extremists (Militant Islam Reaches America by Daniel Pipes). You should hear the anti-Semitic and anti-American rhetoric being preached from their pulpits ("Counting Mosques"). How about Wahhabi-supported Islamic schools in Virginia, where children are taught to shun Jews and Christians and reject Western culture? Of course, all of this hate speech is protected by the First Amendment.
How about the over five thousand Al-Qaeda operatives and sympathizers believed to live in the U.S.? How about the Muslim students at UC Irvine wearing Hamas headbands during the graduation ceremony? How about the FBI's statement that the 2002 terrorist attack at the El Al ticket counter at LAX was an "isolated incident", not connected with terrorism? (American Jihad by Steven Emerson) How about the Saudi student in Idaho who ran a pro-terrorist website and was allowed to go free? How about the "Committee to free Shaikh Omar Abdel Rahman", a spiritual leader of the group responsible for the 1993 WTC bombing? I could go on for a long time, but unfortunately this paper is not long enough to describe every incident that should not have happened and every fact that should not exist.
Notwithstanding the fact that some of the Islamic charities (Global Relief Foundation, The Holy Land Foundation, etc.) that funneled money to terrorist groups have been closed, the United States economy remains one of the largest donors to terrorism causes through drug trade (Funding Evil by Rachel Ehrenfeld), charities (Terrorist Hunter by Anonymous), and hawala.
Over three years after September 11th, our government still treats terrorism as a law enforcement issue as opposed to a military one. It's like bringing a knife to a gun-fight. We still don't have a domestic intelligence agency. The Patriot Act is being assaulted more and more. The Supreme Court gives enemy combatants the right to challenge their detention in civilian courts. The ACLU tries to scare us that our rights and freedoms are being curtailed. Do you know anyone whose rights and freedoms have been curtailed? I don't. The worst I can think of are those annoying lines at the airports. I don't know about you, but I am willing to spend an extra hour to decrease the chance of my plane being converted into a missile. Have you ever flown El Al? Does it take longer to get on El Al plane than on any other plane? Yes. How many El Al planes have been hijacked since 1968? Zero! Those are the odds I'm looking for when I fly.
We seem to draw a distinction between Al-Qaeda / Egyptian Islamic Jihad and Hamas / Hizbollah / PLO / Palestinian Islamic Jihad, because the former tend to target Americans and the latter tend to target Israelis. In World War II, we also drew a distinction between the Japanese and the Germans. It took us two and a half years to realize that they were parts of the same enemy. How long is it going to take us to realize that it is Islamofascism, no matter what name it takes: Al-Qaeda or Hamas? When a leader of Hamas is eliminated, it is a victory in the war on terror. It is not an Israeli victory, it is our common victory, as if it were the elimination of an al-Qaeda leader. Few would doubt that if we were to send a missile into Bin-Laden's house, then Ariel Sharon would be among the first people to publicly congratulate George Bush. Yet, when Ahmed Yassin or Abdelaziz Rantissi were blown up, Bush did not afford Sharon the same courtesy. Why is there a double-standard?
If we were really serious about winning the war on terror, we would have made it clear to our European so-called "allies". Apparently diplomacy trumped common sense again. But, it was not the right thing to do. We have to dispose of PC nonsense. We have to stop being afraid of offending foreign governments that have no vested interest in our national security. Most members of the UN, the so-called "community of nations", are tyrannies, not democracies anyway (An End to Evil by David Frum & Richard Perle). So why should we care about their opinions if they do not care about our safety? During World War II, we helped to save Western civilization from the fascist plague. It is time to step up again. This time we must protect Western civilization from the Islamofascist plague.
I have no doubt that we will win the war on terror. If history is an indicator, good always triumphs over evil. It took Hitler more than ten years to start World War II and he was defeated in half that time. Tens of millions of lives (hundreds of thousands of American lives) were lost. Jews were the primary target. The Muslim Brotherhood, the grandparent of Al-Qaeda, was founded in the late 1920s and World War III was declared in 1998; even though we did not (or did not want to) understand it until 2001.
A large portion of the American public still does not understand it. Islamic fundamentalists have ten times more soldiers and supporters then the Nazis did, and they are more fanatical than the Nazis were. Japanese used kamikazes as a last resort; Islamists used them from the beginning. Millions of lives (thousands of American lives) have already been lost. And imagine that: Jews are still the primary target. Are we chosen, or what?
As an American, I don't want to wait for my country to be raped again. As a Jew, I don't want to wait for another Holocaust. I want to do something. A lot of people are already doing that: The Investigative Project; the SITE Institute; the Middle East Forum, etc. I'm not a soldier or a policeman; I don't have a gun. But I know what could and must be done. I have my brain and my skills, and I am willing to use what I have to fight the Islamist plague. Are you?
If you feel frustrated because you want to take an active part in the war on terror, but don't know how, we can use your help. We would appreciate all the help we can get. Time, money, ideas, anything. If you want to take part in this project, please contact us at Fighters0@mail.ru.