America took a hit due to their one sided support for Israel.
In the Aug. 29 addition of the Augusta Chronicle under the headline "Gross misconceptions of Islam," a free pass was given to promote the Muslim religion without a rebuttal of any kind.
Today, Sept. 11, 2008, we remember what Muslims did to our America. Shortly after the 9-11 attack, our local mosque held an open house that I attended. I expected a guided tour through the buildings with displays and information about their culture and religion. Instead we were ushered into a large room surrounded by men, dressed in black suits, facing the seated visitors. A woman moderator was introduced and within a few moments she explained to us that Muslims have the right to defend themselves.
Today, let us remember 9-11 and what happened that day; the loved ones we lost; and why we are at war.
Gil Ward
Evans
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America took a hit due to their one sided support for Israel.
Are all Muslims our enemies? Of course not. However, there are at this moment about 175,000 American troops in two combat zones - in harm's way, if you will. They are fighting Iraqi Sunni insurgents, Iraqi Shi'a militias, al-Qa'idah fighters from across the Middle East and North Africa in both Iraq and Afghanistan theaters, and members of the Taliban in Afghanistan and along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border. Muslims are not our enemies; our enemies are Muslims.
"He who blesses Israel, I will bless. He who curses Israel, I will curse." - Almighty God.
"The American government is leading the country towards hell. ... We say to the Americans as people and to American mothers, if they cherish their lives and if they cherish their sons, they must elect an American patriotic government that caters to their interests not the interests of the Jews. If the present injustice continues with the wave of national consciousness, it will inevitably move the battle to American soil, just as Ramzi Yousef and others have done." - Osama Bin Laden
Are all Muslims our enemies? No, not the ones that speak out against radical Islam.
"After our victory in Afghanistan and the defeat of the oppressors who had killed millions of Muslims, the legend about the invincibility of the superpowers vanished. Our boys no longer viewed America as a superpower. So, when they left Afghanistan, they went to Somalia and prepared themselves carefully for a long war. They had thought that the Americans were like the Russians, so they trained and prepared. They were stunned when they discovered how low was the morale of the American soldier. America had entered with 30,000 soldiers in addition to thousands of soldiers from different countries in the world. ... As I said, our boys were shocked by the low morale of the American soldier and they realized that the American soldier was just a paper tiger. He was unable to endure the strikes that were dealt to his army, so he fled, and America had to stop all its bragging and all that noise it was making in the press after the Gulf War ... After a few blows, it forgot all about those titles and rushed out of Somalia in shame and disgrace, dragging the bodies of its soldiers. I was in Sudan when this happened. I was very happy to learn of that great defeat that America suffered, so was every Muslim." - Osama Bin Laden
PTHS, couldn't have said it better.
"Our terrorism against America is a good terrorism to stop the oppressor from committing unjust acts and to stop America supporting Israel, which is killing our children." - Osama Bin Laden
If we hated all Muslims, we would be carpet bombing instead of trying to keep civilians out of harms way.
It's funny how time changes all things. After 9-11 we were united in a common cause. We were ready to fight and destroy our enemies. Now we are weak. We have no patience for the process of war. We are as divided about this issue as we are about abortion. I wonder how divided about this are the children whose parents were murdered in those twin towers in 2001. Perhaps we should just apologize for whatever we did to offend them. Perhaps we should no longer protect Israel. Perhaps we should not meddle in the affairs of Iran. Why hunt down Bin Laden? Why not just wave the white flag and happily take our turn in the barrel.
Anyone who thinks that the Muslim religion is not saturated with hate and spite doesn't know diddly-squat. These people are really scary in their denial of simple decency toward others.
My support has always and always will be behind Israel and this great nation we live...We are Americans...We are not something-American...Those who died were not something-Americans they were Americans...Do not let their memories fade into the abyss of politically correct(for now) drive this country into the hands of our enemies...I will not apologize to anyone or anything for standing up for this country...You don't like our flag, our speech, our language, our Christian values, our over-all general way of life then leave...It is as simple or as difficult as you feel the need to make it...iletuknow leave Israel out of it if you please...She is our God's land and as such we are righteously bound to stand by her...
Mr. Ward: Though not a member of the press, I was at that same meeting to hear all about that "religion of peace" as preached by an Islamic woman. A very timid and PC inundated press corps dared not ask pertinent or probing questions. I tried but not having press credentials, I was dismissed. The reportage on the meeting was equally milquetoast. In general things have gotten even worse since then. Afraid to offend!
mgr, like I said before, the press is being manipulated. Your 8:21 confirms what I keep saying. 134, I agree 110%. A moment of silence for the remembrance of lives lost now.
l4PUTT, Then we would be called France....
And it has taken 7 years to start putting the proper amount of troops where the build up should have been from day one. It is starting to become very clear to most people. As far as political correctness goes,I don't agree with not calling certain groups of Islamists what they are degenerated,murdering crimanals. Just like Christianity,Judism,Bhudaism,etc. there are more good than bad in the masses. We hear of the bad and God knows there are plenty of them and rarely of the good. I don't believe that most Muslems are bad. Another example is right here at home with the amount of gangs and drug cartels running through our country.These people are just as dangerous if not more so than the other extremists of the world. They murder,rob and control a vast amount of people in our country,If you don't think so ask yourself how many people do I know that use illegal drugs. Whatever happened to that war?
Yes, but they aren't killing innocent people in the name of the Lord......
reality...those people are not innocent, not by a long shot.
I shudder to contemplate that my grandchildren may be given the choice: Convert to Islam or a bloody beheading (on live TV or in a public park on 'chop day').
I was referring to the Drug Cartels and gangs in US as referenced by wannabe.
Quran Surah 8 vr 59-60 "Use terrorism to strike fear in the hearts of non-believers of Allah and among others whom you do not know but Allah knows."
Quran Surah 4 vr 89 "Those who reject Islam must be killed. Muslims who turn back from Islam must be killed, take hold of them and kill them where ever you find them."
Quran Surah 8 vr 40 "Fight the infidels until there are no more infidels and disbelievers and until their religion is that of Allah alone."
Quran Surah 5 vr 51 "Take not the Jews and Christians as friends and protectors, and if you do you are nothing but one of them. When fighting them, punish them severely, so they leave their homes and become dispersed."
Quran Surah 8 vr 67 "It is not of a prophet to take prisoners of war until he has made a great slaughter in the land."
Mohammed on killing children: "Young infidels are considered exactly as their infidel parents."
These terrorists are not extremists. They are fundamentalists. The difference is that they are literally following their religion. The "peaceful" or "modern" Muslim is only following those parts that he/she choose. The fundamentalist Muslim killers are following all of it because they believe that you believe ALL or none of the Quran. So tell me, if the fundamentalists are just following their religion and believe all of the Quran is Islam peaceful or not? I don't think so.
Mohammad participated in 27 battles himself. He motivated his troops by allowing them to plunder the possessions of anyone they killed. He used Mosques for storing weapons, war planning and launching attacks. Mosques are still used today in some areas for the same purposes. So does that make their holy temple a legitimate target? Yes, I think so.
Some of you people are easily brain washed apparently. Fear mongering works so easily on you. Go join Amway and let them brainwash you too. Watch out, the martians are coming next!
On this day of remembrance for the victims of 9/11 let's thank God for a President who, almost single-handedly, in the face of opposition form both Democrats and Republicans, stood firm in his resolve to keep our nation safe from another attack. May God bless President Bush and may God bless the USA!
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