It's the Mullah's, Stupid

Good column (and very scary). Islam at its worst is a mirror image of Christianity at its best.

As I've said multiple times on my blog and in many comments, every single one of us has a choice about which side of the Golden Rule to walk on. Those who follow Islam, particularly the mullahs, have chosen to walk on the dark side and now attempt to drag all the rest of us into Hell with them.

That's why I'm doing everything I can to foster space settlement, so there is an escape route, not only for as many of us who choose to walk on the bright side of the Golden Rule as possible, but also for as much of the rest of the biosphere as we can manage, lest the war to end all wars (for real) turns Earth into burnt toast.

Meanwhile, thanks for the comment you left on my blog at http://sophiasystems.spaces.live.com/. I finally noticed it today while updating things. I have now uploaded all of my completed novels and story collections. The link to my novels has been updated to reflect this. I think you would find the Starfield Valley Tales of great interest, particularly as regards what you've said here. They are, of course, in an alternate universe, so their history is different than ours. Still, there are enough parallels to provide food for thought, I hope.

As mentioned in one of my recent posts there, I'm currently working on a new novel in that series called "The Gordian Knot." This novel is about the conflict between Islam and Western Civilization (among other things). I'll let everyone know when it's available online, so check my other blog from time to time.

If I haven't already put you on my blog roll, I intend to do that now.

Keep up the good work.

Here is another, similar view from Islamic Evil
(http://kenlydell.typepad.com/islamic_evil/daily_news_and_analysis/index.html)

Defining the Enemy

In my personal attempt to understand the origins, nature and probable future of Islamic evil I find myself returning to the question of qui bono. Who benefits? The answer is the same as always. It is the Muslim clergy that benefits. The imposition of Sharia law entails vesting in the Muslim clergy the authority to impose by force its rule system on others. This is a traditional role demanded by the orthodox Muslim clergy worldwide.

The current major upheaval in Islam centers on one principle issue: is compliance with Sharia law to be voluntary or mandatory. For more than a thousand years compliance amongst Muslims has been mandatory. The advent of more or less secular modern states in the Muslim world has in many cases deprived the Muslim clergy of its traditional coercive authority thereby making compliance with Sharia law increasingly voluntary. What we have then is a power struggle in almost every Muslim nation that pits clergy against secular state authority.
This struggle for power has become internationalized for a number of reasons. Foremost amongst them is the orthodox Muslim clergy's perception that modern civilization, most powerfully exemplified by America, is the primary external threat to its authority. The tools used by the orthodox Muslim clergy to secure its objectives at home and abroad are subversion, insurgency and international terrorism.

When viewed in this context terms like "Islamic fascism", "fundamentalist Islam", "radical Islam", "militant Islam", "political Islam" and the like appear misbegotten. They are abstractions that fail to capture the underlying reality of the situation. We are not dealing with aberrant variants of orthodox Islam. Members of the Muslim laity have not gone to war with us on their own. They fight us on behalf of their clerical masters.
How well are our enemies doing? They are doing very well in most Muslim lands through subversion. Indonesia, Malaysia and Bangladesh are good examples. They lost the civil war in Algeria while leaving more than 100,000 dead in the course of defeat. They are fairly well contained for now in police states like Syria and Egypt. They are losing ground in Morocco and Tunisia. Their one clear win is in Somalia. They have thus far caused themselves more harm than good through international terrorism.

What can we expect in the near future? In order to avoid civil war relatively weak governments in Muslim lands will attempt to find power-sharing compromises that grant more civil power to the Muslim clergy while safe-guarding the vital interests of ruling cliques. We can expect insurgencies to materialize or gain strength in Central Asia. Local and international terrorism will continue unabated for the foreseeable future. Muslim minorities in infidel nations will continue to grow and become more assertive and much of Europe will yield to their demands. The insurgency in Afghanistan will continue indefinitely. The Sunni insurgency in Iraq will eventually be suppressed and will be followed by a civil war between Shiite militia leaders and the Iraqi government. Not a pleasant picture but a likely one in terms of current trends.

A long article in SFGate deplores stereotyping American Muslims. Every last piece of evidence it offers is anecdotal and cherry-picked to support its thesis. Another Op-Ed piece masquerading as journalism.

The Washington Post in this report argues that America is too harsh in its treatment of those associated with Muslim terrorism. My attitude towards American Muslims can be described as no carrots and a very big stick. You don't need an exit visa to relocate to a Muslim land. Shape up or ship out.