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2006-09-22 Olde Tyme Religion

Andrew Bostom: Rekindling an Ancient Rage

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#1 John Esposito, Georgetown University Professor and doyen of American apologists for jihadism, has repeatedly identified Sheikh Yusuf al-Qaradawi as one of the most influential contemporary Muslim thinkers. The immensely popular Qaradawi reaches an enormous audience during his regular appearances on Al- Jazeera television broadcast to tens of millions of Muslim sympathizers across the globe. This past February 3, 2006, in a sermon calling for an earlier rage (or what I termed a Jackass Jihad; see below ) against the publication of 12 rather tame Danish cartoons depicting the Muslim prophet Muhammad, Qaradawi exhorted his millions of Muslim followers to rage in anger. He maintained,

"It is told that Imam Al-Shafi' [d. 820, founder of the Shafiite school of Islamic jurisprudence] said: 'Whoever was angered and did not rage is a jackass.' We are not a nation of jackasses. We are not jackasses for riding, but lions that roar. We are lions that zealously protect their dens, and avenge affronts to their sanctities. We are not a nation of jackasses. We are a nation that should rage for the sake of Allah, His Prophet, and His book. We are the nation of Muhammad, and we must never accept the degradation of our religion."

We need to do one of two things with reapect to Qaradawi;

Either we off this slimebag asshole right away ...

Or we take him at his word and begin addressing all Muslims as a "nation". This is what they want, this is what they should get. This would alter our ROE and permit attacks wherever in the Muslim world they would do the most good. I'll concur with Qaradawi about the need for a "Muslim nation". I just doubt very much that he'll like the conclusions I reach.

Posted by Zenster">Zenster 2006-09-22 22:57|| 2006-09-22 22:57|| Front Page Top

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