We are now in the fifth week of President Obama’s leadership at the helm. He certainly has his hands full and the so called American main stream media has remained his most stalwart supporters but what has he achieved so far in keeping America safe from further terrorist attacks? We have all witnessed the MSM’s constant attacks of President Bush’s anti-terrorism efforts in everything from the detention of terrorists at Guantanamo, the water boarding and rendition polices, to the controversial voice interception of both American and non-American citizens within and without the continental United States. Despite what President Bush detractors will insist, often belligerently and extremely loudly, at the end of the day, one thing remains indisputable – no further Islamic terrorist events occurred within our nation since 9/11.

   Now it is a new administrations turn at the helm and I understand that with less than five weeks in office it may seem a bit presumptuous to be asking what our new president has done to keep us safe. Unless, of course, you haven’t been paying attention and/or only follow the MSM, thinking you are receiving anything like a fair and balanced report of world events or anything else for that matter. The mountain of evidence as to the direction our new president intends to take us in the so called “war on terror,” oops, that was the first casualty of this new administration. If you haven’t heard the term “war on terror” is history. The new administration still seems to be stumbling around a bit, trying to find a new phrase that projects the nuance intended by this new president, but the term “war on terror” was the first casualty.

   Presumptuously or not, I have put together a very short list of some of the high lights of the first weeks of President Obama’s reign.

a.       President Obama’s first formal interview was with al-Arabiya, during which the president strongly indicated the United States “new” direction and attitude towards those poor Muslims nations around the world. Our clueless new president showed his lack of knowledge of any recent history in this area, claiming that he hoped to resume those warm and fuzzy relations that Muslim nations used to enjoy with America as recently as 20 or 30 years ago. The list of America’s valiant efforts to assist Muslim nations around the world in places like Kosovo, Lebanon, Somalia, Palestinian refugees, etc., are only marred by the tragic loss of American lives in those same places. Let us not forget that it was during the end of 1979 that Iran attacked our embassy and held our citizens in an overt act of war against the U.S. for 444 days. This is arguably the beginning of the “modern” Islamic jihad against the non-Muslim world. Truly no good deed goes unpunished but that hasn’t stopped the U.S.A. from trying. Certainly there is a strong case to be made that appeasement of Muslim nations and groups such as al Qaeda, resulted in numerous and barbaric acts which culminated in 9/11.

b.      Only days after President Obama’s inauguration, an article by Suzanne Goldenberg in The Guardian on January 8 wrote, that the Obama administration was abandoning President Bush’s doctrine of non-negotiating with terror groups such as Hamas. Again, history has shown that negotiating with such nefarious organizations and persons is doomed to failure. Look at the Chamberlain – Hitler debacle. And since were on the subject of Hamas, have you heard that our clueless new president has signed an order allowing tens of thousands of Palestinians to come on over to America and bring their virulent hatred for all things Israeli and American to our own shores? Talk about generous! I certainly see lots of advantages to this plan don't you?   

c.       Again, only days after Obama takes over, the government of Pakistan releases the infamous Dr. A.Q. Khan from his “house arrest.” This is the same individual who assisted such friendly countries such as Iran, North Korea, and Libya with their nuclear weapons development. The Pakistani government then proceeded to demand more of America’s billions in aid, but brazenly insist that they shouldn’t be “accountable” for the hand out of our tax dollars, as had been the nominal case under Bush.   

d.      Then the great Muslim nation of Yemen announces its release of no less than 170 terrorists according to an AP report on February 8. Many of these terrorists had been held at the request and insistence of President Bush. 

e.       President Obama has ordered that Gitmo be closed within one year and that all ongoing terrorist trials are halted to allow for a “review” of the situation and how these butchers of innocent men, women and children can potentially be better served within our nations existing justice system. This completely fails to take into account that the current non-state (and even state sponsored) terrorism is a modern problem not envisioned by our founding fathers. It also fails to take into account that since the 1960’s liberal judges and U.S. lawmakers have created so many “new” rights for criminals that it is difficult enough to prosecute the common garden variety criminals, let alone the modern terrorist of today. Any attempt to move these Islamic terrorists into our main stream prison and criminal justice system completely ignores the history and experience of western European nations such as Great Briton. They have been doing this for years and are now dealing with a terrorist recruitment and breeding ground of more Islamic radical terrorists. Even our convicted and sentenced convicts have so many appeal rights that they are able to continue spending millions and millions of our taxpayer dollars, while tying up our already overburdened court dockets. Did you know that England no longer fly’s their nation’s flag over English prisons because it might offend the Muslim inmates? Did you know that they spent tens of millions of their taxpayer’s dollars to reconfigure many of the prisons toilets so that they face Mecca? Or that the correctional officers have admitted to being terrified of their Muslim inmates?

f.       President Obama and Hillary Clinton, the new Secretary of State, have both indicated that they want to open negotiations with Iran, Syria, Hamas, and the Muslim Brotherhood. They are planning to lift the sanctions on the terrorist state of Syria and President Obama’s team has been working closely with Muslim Brotherhood organizations long before he ever became the president. For those who are not aware the MB’s stated goal is, “their work in America is a kind of grand Jihad in eliminating and destroying the Western civilization from within and ‘sabotaging’ its miserable house by their hands and the hands of the believers so that it is eliminated and Allah’s religion is made victorious over all other religions.” A former FBI agent (Shelbyville Times-Gazette article from Feb, 17) recently told a group of federal agents and employee’s that the MB is working through a network of Islamic organizations within the U.S. to implement Islamic Law. The former agent stated that our government agencies are reluctant to act against these Islamic organizations due to political correctness and the threats of lawsuits. The former agent is reported to have said, “If you are looking to DHS, the FBI and Congress to solve this … you’re going to be woefully disappointed.” Doesn’t that make you feel better?   

g.      While were on the subject of the FBI have you heard that this premier law enforcement agency is preparing to release its agents from counter-intelligence duties to the more recent spate of economic fraud crimes. Doesn’t it make you feel better that the Madoff’s and Stanford’s will get their comeuppance, but who’s watching over our nation and preventing another 9/11 attack?

h.      According to a World Tribune report from Feb, 9, Syria is openly building a chemical weapons facility but that doesn’t appear to be even a speed bump for our president’s determination to remove Syria from our sanctions list.

i.        Reports from earlier this month indicate that Obama’s team’s intentions of gutting our national defense spending requests are preceding full speed ahead. This despite the fact that America is involved in two war fronts, our own attempts to protect America, and the pressing need to replace old and destroyed military hardware. Bush’s intention to station anti-ballistic missiles in Poland, over the objections of our good friends the Russians, was designed to protect America from nuclear missile threats from Iran. Obama has questioned the technological success of this program and in his usual arrogant way, has all but scrapped a system that has been proving to be quite successful over the past couple of years. I have always believed that a good indicator of the righteousness of our path is if it pisses off the former soviet empire, then we are truly headed in the right direction.  

j.        The good old moderate Muslim nation of Malaysia freed 3 terrorists according to a Reuters report from Feb, 14. Despite the fact that one of the 3 was believed to be involved in a 2002 plot to crash an aircraft into a U.S. building. Obama’s response? Silence as usual.  

k.      The Christian Action Network just released a video and a 2006 Justice Department document that exposes that our government knows of 35 Islamic jihadists training camps within the U.S. but that they are intentionally ignoring them!

l.        Another great American and Democrat, John Kerry, while visiting the Israeli-Palestinian region, indicated that he had received a letter from Hamas to deliver to President Obama. Kerry was also credited with reportedly telling Hamas that he was willing to “listen and learn.” Learn what exactly? How to make bombs or cut off heads?   

m.    The Obama administration has reportedly agreed to back Pakistan’s deal with the Taliban to allow the imposition of Sharia Law in significant areas of Pakistan. In for the appeasement penny, in for the pound, I always say.

n.      A week after the new president made his comments about offering America’s open hand in friendship, Iran launched its first Earth satellite atop an ICBM. Iran also responded that IT wouldn’t speak to the new president until and unless President Obama apologized for all the suffering it had forced on the poor Iranian jihadist and lifted all sanctions. A fairly reasonable expectation given our new presidents track record thus far.

o.      Despite Russia’s recent spate of anti-American, anti-European, and generally, anti-free world provocations, President Obama’s response has been equally happy-go-lucky, offering to push the “reset button” with Russia. I am sure that has the Russian leaders feeling very warm and fuzzy. They must feel like a poker professional who hears a new rube sitting down at their table and admitting they don't really play much.  

  I have always believed that the term “expert” is all too often overused in our society. During and after the most recent Mumbai Islamic jihadist attacks you could turn to every major American news agency in print, television or radio, and hear these so called “experts” all trying to explain why the attacks were conducted against so many unarmed people. They generally seemed to parrot each others basic premise that it was an effort to force India to agree to concessions on Kashmir. That it was done to further strain the recently improving relationship between Pakistan and India. That it was done to attack the increasing Indian economy.

   However, I did not hear even one of these “experts” state what should have been the two most obvious reasons. The first is that the so called “religion of peace” isn’t. That the Islamic terrorists were killing “kafirs” (non-Muslims) in accordance with this blatantly racist and supremacist socio-political-religious ideology wrapped within a so-called “religion” and it’s stated demands that there can only be one religion, and of course that religion is Islam. That non-Muslims are to be subjugated and forced to pay a special non-Muslim tax befitting their second class status, or killed, for their beloved prophet told them so. In fact I was hard pressed to find any MSM reporter willing to even refer to the Mumbai butchers as “Islamic” anything. They were simply “gunmen” or “terrorists” but very seldom “Islamic” terrorists.

   Secondly, these so called “experts” never mentioned that after numerous and recent suicide bombings and killings by these Islamic thugs in Iraq, Somalia, Sudan, Nigeria, the Philippines, and the numerous prior bombings in India which killed even more innocents than the Mumbai massacre resulted in, the Islamic thugs only received brief (if any) mention in the Western media reports. The terrorists are using basic terrorist doctrines that require the complicity of the international media to aid in the spread of that terror. After the past 18 months of horrendous terror acts the Western media simply wasn’t doing its part.

   The Islamic cowards could kill unarmed men, women, and children, by the trainload, but as long as they were “just” Pilipino, or Pakistani’s, Indians, or other non-Western peoples, the terrorists simply were not getting the maximum bang for their buck. We Westerner’s barely took notice, if we took notice at all. This time the Islamic butchers were given implicit instructions to kill as many Westerners as possible. Of course the hated Jews are always at the top of the Islamic hit list as well. This time they were wildly successful in the butcher of only half-a-dozen Westerners. The MSM couldn’t report enough about the tragic events, especially when it looked like the number of dead and wounded Westerners would be much higher than turned out to be the reality.

   Yes, the “experts” may all be right in their stated opinions as far as they went, but the real lesson here is that attacks on Westerners, and particularly American and British citizens will once again be all the rage in future Islamic terrorism. Even if we Westerners haven’t yet figured this one out you can bet the Islamic butchers that brought us 9/11, the Madrid bombings and the 7/7 attacks have obviously come to their senses and will not commit the same mistakes again. Westerners are back on the menu in a big way but no one seems to have yet figured that little bit of knowledge out.

   I believe that in the very near future the Islamic followers of their thug-in-chief, the lifestyle and teachings of the Prophet Mohammad himself, will ensure that we all get the message soon.  

     Western governments and societies all seem to have a difficult time in grasping the true nature of the Islamic agenda. They understand that Islam, which means “submission,” is a major “religion” practiced around the world by more than a billion people. So most non-Muslim countries make the common mistake of assuming that it is just another monotheistic religion that, like Christianity and Judaism, has been around for more than a thousand years and therefore must be extended the same tolerance and respect, especially among the more “tolerant” western societies. It is notable that this “tolerance” grows exponentially with the distance from a majority Muslim state.

   However, it is notable that even countries close to those majority Muslim countries such as India and Israel, have a great deal of difficulty dealing with the violent expansionist Islamic teachings. This is primarily due to three reasons. First, human nature is to try to avoid confrontation. Secondly, it is very difficult to deal with a major religion in a forthright manner, without appearing to be prejudiced against a religion which is not the mainstream within the society trying to do so. Thirdly, people simply don’t make the effort to educate themselves as to what that “major” religion actually teaches and its history.

   Well here is my short version of the most basic facts. Judaism and Christianities principle leaders are Moses and Jesus. Islam’s is the Prophet Muhammad.  All three speak of only “one true god,” and a promise of heaven. Judaism is the oldest and Islam is the newest, being about fourteen hundred years old. All preach a godly set of rules and standards, such as seen in the Ten Commandments. All practice the spreading of they’re beliefs to those “nonbelievers.”

  The Torah is the most holy of the sacred writings in Judaism. The term “Torah” means “teaching” or “instruction,” and may also be interpreted as “Law,” and refers to the Five Books of Moses.

   Christianity, Judaism and Islam, are all classified as Abrahamic Religions, as all three trace lineage to the personage of Abraham, and the Bible containing both the Old Testament and the New Testament, is the holiest tome for Christians. Although there are many different groups within Christianity the common thread of they’re belief is in the Trinity, or belief in the Father, Son and Holy Spirit; that Jesus was the son of God and that he was crucified on a cross for the sins of mankind and then resurrected, and returned to God.  

   The Quran (or Koran), which means “recitation” is the holiest book of Islam, although the Sunnah (the words and deeds of the Prophet Muhammad) is also revered at almost the same level as the Quran. The only “true” Quran can only be printed in Arabic. Unlike the Torah or the Bible, Muslims believe the original Quran to have been written by God (Allah) himself and given to Prophet Muhammad. The commonality for Muslims is the adherence to the Five Pillars of Islam or the five duties that unite Muslims into a community or Ummah. Islam also teaches that the word of God was distorted by Moses and Jesus and that the Prophet Muhammad not only presented Gods desires in an unadulterated fashion, but that Prophet Muhammad is the “perfect human,” or example of how all pious, godly men should behave and act.

    So far so good, as all three religions believe they are speaking of the same god. So what’s the big deal? Well, as the old saying goes, the devils in the details. Here are several of those differences that set the religion of Islam apart from the others are this.

   First, the religion of Islam also requires Islamic Law, or Sharia Law, to be strictly adhered to by all Muslims. This is no small difference, as Sharia Law touches on virtually every aspect of a Muslims life. From lending and dietary practices, to criminal punishments and how to treat non-Muslims, to warfare and social life, Sharia Law is God’s law and as such, is inviolate.

   Secondly, Jihad which is usually taken to mean military exertion against non-Muslim’s in defense or for the expansion of the Islamic Ummah (community) and is also called the “sixth pillar.” The Quran preaches that there can only be one religion, that of Islam and that all non-Muslim societies and people must be offered only one of three choices (to avoid warfare);

a.      Convert, and become a Muslim

b.      Pay the non-Muslim “tax” known as the Jizya

c.       War

   You will note there is no mention, or even latitude for the mention of “peaceful coexistence,” other than by Islamic beliefs. In essence, convert or die. Muslims also believe that the only sure way to reach that special part of heaven with those “doe eyed virgins” is through death (martyrdom) during Jihad against non-Muslims.  

   Thirdly, the restoration of the Caliphate, or most powerful servant of God on earth, and a true “world leader” in the purest meaning of that term. The Caliphate would be mankind’s direct connection to God himself.   

   Fourthly, the belief that non-Muslims (infidels) are less than truly human, that it is a sin to lie, cheat, steal, or kill a fellow Muslim, but its not a sin to commit those same offenses against infidels, or non-Muslims. Another example is that it is ok for a Muslim man to marry a non-Muslim woman, but not ok for a Muslim woman to marry to marry a non-Muslim male.

   Fifthly, as Prophet Muhammad is the pinnacle of what a “godly man” should be, whatever he did may also be emulated by male Muslims. For example, in many Muslim countries it is permissible to not only marry more than one woman, but it is highly encouraged that like the Prophet himself, who married Aisha when she was only six and consummated that marriage when she was nine; so to should pious Muslim men marry child-brides before they have their first period.

   There are several other “differences” between this religion of Islam and the other two, but I think these are a pretty good representation of the key differences. Ultimately, the key difference from this second largest religion in the world today is it is a religion wrapped within a political structure that is inherently both racist, supremacist, violent, and sexist. Any questions?

   Now I know that there are plenty of people in Western society that will insist that you can discern the same from Judaism and Christianity, but where are those manifestations seen around the world, as we see today, now, from Muslims? Nor do I say that all Muslims are racist, violent or sexist. People are people the world over. Most avoid conflict and just want to be able to raise their families, obtain a decent career that will pay their basic needs, and hopefully a bit more.

   It must also be noted that only ten to fifteen percent of all Muslims can read, write or speak Arabic, so essentially they don’t even really know what they’re own religion teaches. In societies where the Muslim population is very low, no problem, the nice Muslims are active in their communities, and often involved in peaceful activities. Once the Muslim population approaches or exceeds ten or fifteen percent of a non-Muslim country’s population, this same community “suddenly” takes on a much more confrontational aspect. This is when you have the “radicalized” Imams suddenly and forcefully telling those self same peaceful Muslims what their religion really demands of them, and if they don’t want to be ostracized from their families and communities (or have even worse happen to them and theirs) they need to at the very least “support” those brave Jihadist warriors of Allah with their material and spiritual assistance.

   The Saudi tribe banded together long ago with an equally violent sect of Islamic proponents known as Wahhabis, which became the “spiritual” advisors to the Saudi tribe. They co-exist even to this day. In the 1960’s the Saudi tribe, by that time christened the “Royal” Saudi’s, saw opportunity in taking another radical group under they’re wing known as the Muslim Brotherhood. They have been preaching this particularly violent form (or simply the more fundamentalist adherents of the true preaching of Islam and Prophet Muhammad) throughout the world ever since.     

   Today it is strongly believed by some American intelligence services that about eighty percent of all the  Muslim “charitable,” and “civil rights” organizations within the United States, along with about an equal number of Muslim mosques, are directly, or indirectly funded, supported and under the direction of those stellar “allies” of American’s, the Saudi’s. Still, nearly seven years after 9/11, not much has been done about this situation. Why? Because America (along with virtually every other Western government) has a difficult time in grasping that the world’s second largest religion can seriously threaten them. Violence and secrecy are the tools of the Islamic “radicals” in the world today, but it is ignorance and an unwavering belief in Multiculturalism and Political Correctness that prevents those same governments from taking even the most rudimentary steps in defending themselves.

   What we hear instead, are the M/C and P/C crowds of automated know-nothings trying to justify the obvious acts of violence and sedition carried out by Muslims for Islam against non-Muslims in they’re oft repeated mantra of world domination to the only one TRUE religion, by claiming that they are merely “fringe elements” of an otherwise “peaceful” religion. They will point to other acts of violence committed by non-Muslims, to prove their point. People like Timothy McVeigh, which they will label as the obvious act of a “Christian radical,” despite the obvious and complete lack of any evidence that the horrific act of violence he committed was in any way committed by a Christian, for Christians, that was supported by Christians and is believed to be what Christianity in general, and the Bible in particular, teaches Christians to do throughout the world today. Or Jews, or Buddhists, or Hindus, etcetera.

   Actions ALWAYS speak louder than words, and what actions of violence and terror are we witnessing on an almost daily basis around the world today? Why the THOUSANDS of acts of terror and violence committed by those self-professed followers of the “religion of peace” Islam.  Despite the obvious, the self-deluded, ignorant and anti-American apologist would have us all believe that nothing is amiss and that the proponents of Islam are no more likely to harm a non-Muslim than are religious believers of any other major religion.

   This is analogous to a large male intruder breaking through the front door of your home, wearing a mask and carrying a large knife, who then orders you to get into your shower and begins pulling down the shower curtain to cover you in, while all the time telling you that as long as you do what he says you wont be hurt! Personally I don’t really care what he is telling me, I am going to be too busy responding to what his actions are making clear to me are his true intentions!   
  After nearly seven years since 9/11 I believe many Americans, tired of hearing our politicians, college professors, judges, and main stream media insistence that “all is well,” even as we see and hear the lie in their words, have been gradually learning more and more about this so called “peaceful” religion. On the other hand the longer we go without any similar 9/11’s having occurred within our country, the more I fear people are simply going back to sleep.  

   Let’s face it, no major religious leader or prophet had more blood on their hands than did the Prophet Muhammad, in a very literal sense. No religion has shared a history of bloody conquest than has the religion of Islam. Again the apologists would have use believe that the Christians were themselves guilty of this “bloody conquest” history, and they’re proof is the Crusades. Again, history is very clear that each of the Crusades was only initiated as a “defensive war” against the violent spread of Islam, and even that took almost four hundred years before enough Christian countries were actually goaded to the point that they felt the need to respond with force, to meet the force of Islam.

   I certainly don’t claim to be a scholar of anything, but after more than two years of concerted studying and vetting thousands of articles and dozens of books, along with what I see and hear around me and around the world today, I don’t believe that you must be an expert to be able to let the facts take me where they will. My personal study has simply led me to opine what those facts have made abundantly clear; that Islam has an agenda and it bodes no good for non-Muslims and peace loving Muslims alike.