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| Terror Networks & Islam |
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| 2005-01-21 |
| January 21, 2005: Al Qaeda is all about symbolism, not reality. The basic idea that propels Islamic terrorists is the belief that Islam is under attack by infidels (non-Moslems). This attack comes in the form of ideas, including democracy, that are, or should be, abhorrent, to a true believer in Islam. The United States is considered the principal enemy, because America produces most of the video, audio and intellectual "attacks" that the Islamic radicals find so distasteful. At first, Islamic terrorists sought to overthrow the "corrupt" governments in existing Islamic nations, and create Islamic republics. All of these "true" Islamic nations would then unite to reconstitute the Caliphate that existed over a thousand years ago, the last (and only) time all Islamic countries were united. The unity didn't last because people, and countries, are different, and Islam was not enough to keep them all united. That has not changed. But many Islamic terrorist leaders, like Osama bin Laden, concluded in the 1990s that it would be better to go after the United States, and the infidel West in general, first. The basic idea is to somehow force the West to get out of Islamic nations. Exactly how this would work is left vague. Many of the plans of Islamic terrorists get pretty murky if you try and look too far ahead. Taking on the West appears more as an act of despair. After all, Islamic radicals took control of Iran and Afghanistan. In actual fact, most Islamic terrorists are still trying to overthrow the existing governments in Islamic nations. International terrorism, against Western targets, was always a lot more difficult, and thus rather rare. But the September 11, 2001 attacks gave many Islamic terrorists the idea that they could actually bring down the West. The fact that there has not been another attack in the United States since 911, and only one in Western Europe, is often overlooked. Symbolism is powerful. If you can't deal with reality, call in al Jazeera and show them your best symbolism. The battle against Moslem governments has not been going so well either. But this really doesn't matter, because Islamic terrorists have their hands full carrying out any attacks at all anywhere. The American invasion of Iraqi in 2003 enraged many Islamic radicals, and caused them to launch more attacks inside Islamic countries. The main result of this was to reveal how weak the Islamic terrorists actually were, how shallow their support was among Moslem populations, and how effective the governments in Moslem nations were in fighting back. The media likes to portray governments in Moslem nations as weak and getting weaker because of terrorist attacks. But the history of the Islamic world makes it clear that "Islamic Republics" are very much the exception, which various kinds of ruthless police states are very much the rule. |
| Posted by:Steve |
| #1 It's a matter of Vandalism vs. Civilization, be they Islamists or Anarchists. It is a recognition that all they were raised with, their entire world, is inferior and Darwinistically doomed. There is no candle to light instead of cursing the darkness. Success by most any definition, will never be theirs, and they are as powerless as a blind man who hates all who have sight. Their fight is as useless as that blind man trying to poke the eyes from everyone who can see, wildly lashing out hoping to somehow stop them from doing what he cannot. |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2005-01-21 5:45:10 PM |