I am no great fan of Bush or Chaney. But I have respect for the Office of the Presidency Aand the Vice Presidency whether it is held by a Democrat or A Republican as long as the office holder was elected under our laws.

I was born in America and I am damned proud of this country and grateful to be here.

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Unless you served in the military you haven’t done anything more than any foreigner to deserve citizenship here. Being born is no great deed.

No being born is no great deed. But being a good citizen is. You seem to have forgotten that. Maybe you should take a civics class.

I have a right to be here because I was born here to American Citizens ,one born here (my dad)the other naturalized (my mom).
My dad fought across Europe as a “citizen soldier” in WWII ,fighting Nazism and Hitler because we had to do it. That’s the cost of freedom. Freedom is not free.

I have a right to be here because I am a good citizen. I mind my own business, obey the law ,raise my children to be good citizens,care for my neighbors ,pay my taxes
in short I do what I have to do to take care of my responsibilities. And I love my country and the men and women who defend it with their lives.

Which brings us to your next point.

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American blood is not a precious commodity and its not like the majority of Americans dying over there didn’t know they were going into a war zone.

Mister,I don’t know where you call home ,but around here ,the blood of my family ,friends ,and neighbors is a precious commodity.

To be president of the United States is a big responsibility because the president is responsible for decisions that effect all our lives.If he doesn’t live up to the responsibility he shouldn’t get re-elected.

My opinion, if you are going to fight a war ,fight it or go home . None of this political correctness crap. Friend or foe period. Have a plan BEFORE you commit. Get in if you must ,do the job and go home.

People seem to miss the fact that we don’t really suffer much from this war. Iraqis do. Maybe we wouldn’t have so many more “Terrorists” fighting us everyday if we would’ve stopped at Afghanistan. Think about it, if another country invaded us and started blasting your neighbors would you sit idly by or would you pick up a gun and fight back? And mrs DJ, hate doesn’t accomplish anything.

Hezbollah=Shiite
Al Queda= Sunni
Just hate ALL of them.

We better take care of our own house first.
1) If you are in America,speak “American”.
2)Citizenship is not a gift,it has to be earned.
3)If you do not want to respect our laws, get the hell out of our country!
4)It should be a national mandate to develop alternative energy sources.
5)American Blood is a limited precious commodity,Don’t waste it where it is not appreciated.
6)War profiteers are anti-American. They should be prosecuted to the full extent of the law.

Support those who support freedom.
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A Letter to Mankind
Dear fellow human,
Today humanity is being challenged. Unthinkable atrocities take place on daily basis. There is an evil force at work that aims to destroy us. The agents of this evil respect nothing; not even the lives of children. Every day there are bombings, every day innocent people are targeted and murdered. It seems as if we are helpless. But we are not!

The ancient Chinese sage Sun Zi said, “Know your enemy and you won’t be defeated”. Do we know our enemy? If we don’t, then we are doomed.

Terrorism is not an ideology, it is a tool; but the terrorists kill for an ideology. They call that ideology Islam.

The entire world, both Muslims and non-Muslims claim that the terrorists have hijacked “the religion of peace” and Islam does not condone violence.

Who is right? Do the terrorists understand Islam better, or do those who decry them? The answer to this question is the key to our victory, and failure to find that key will result in our loss and death will be upon us. The key is in the Quran and the history of Islam.

Those of us, who know Islam, know that the understanding of the terrorists of Islam is correct. They are doing nothing that their prophet did not do and did not encourage his followers to do. Murder, rape, assassination, beheading, massacre and sacrilege of the dead “to delight the hearts of the believers” were all practiced by Muhammad, were taught by him and were observed by Muslims throughout their history.

If truth has ever mattered, it matters most now! This is the time that we have to call a spade a spade. This is the time that we have to find the root of the problem and eradicate it. The root of Islamic terrorism is Islam. The proof of that is the Quran.

We are a group of ex-Muslims who have seen the face of the evil and have risen to warn the world. No matter how painful the truth may be, only truth can set us free. Why this much denial? Why so much obstinacy? How many more innocent lives should be lost before YOU open your eyes?

We urge the Muslims to leave Islam. Stop with excuses, justifications and rationalizations. Stop dividing mankind into “us” vs. “them” and Muslims vs. Kafirs. We are One people, One mankind! Muhammad was not a messenger of God. It is time that we end this insanity and face the truth. The terrorists take their moral support and the validation for their actions from you. Your very adherence to their cult of death is a nod of approval for their crimes against humanity.

We also urge the non-Muslims to stop being politically correct lest they hurt the sensitivities of the Muslims. To Hell with their sensitivities! Let us save their lives, and the lives of millions of innocent people.

Millions, if not billions of lives will be lost if we do nothing. Time is running out! “All it takes for evil to triumph is for good people to do nothing.” Do something! Send this message to everyone in your address book and ask them to do the same. Defeat Islam and stop terrorism. This is your world, save it.

The ex-Muslim Movement

http://www.faithfreedom.org

http://www.news.faithfreedom.org/

These vermin adapt like a virus. Just because “the other shoe” hasn’t dropped doesn’t mean we’re “cured.” As a virus will lie dormant for a time, so do the extremists. As I’ve noted before, they are very patient. And, as I warned, our complacency and apathy could be our own undoing. I cautioned folks about how we could face an islamic majority in our local and national governments, not to mention our neighborhoods, if we allow unfettered immigration of foreign nationals. Hmmm, that sounds familiar, doesn’t it? Oh, yeah. Poor State Representative Goode voiced the same concerns and was “shouted down” by the liberal media.

Lions and tigers and bears. Oh my! …and snakes in the grass. Watch where you step.

As disturbed as it sounds, I spent the weekend reading the works of Jihadi theorist, Abu Baku Naji, and surveying the works of a couple of the historical Islamists, Jamal al Din al-Afghani and Hassan al Banna. Then I had a revelation-much like Mohammad on the Mountain, a movement, yes, but like 1350 years of the Caliphate, threatening in appearance, but hollow at the core, and without the required staying power to turn back time. Face it Mr. Jihad, it is over, Sharia law will never trump freedom, justice, MTV, Blue Jeans and the Big Mac, you need to learn how to deal.

The threat of radical Islam is real. There are many people willing to kill us, our mother or our daughters. 9-11 was real, and not a miracle, or an act of God, OBL has dreams, Amadinejad has dreams, and every poor kid living in a some refugee camp has dreams, but when you respond to dreams with twisted logic, or mixed up Koranic verses coupled with phony history, you may create a suicide bomber but you will never create the conditions for a 21st century Caliphate. By the way, I or no one I ever meat actually cleaved the face of the prophet…

Establishing Sharia Law is the goal, but I would bet that most of us prefer our 16th century religious zealots to stay where they belong, in the dusty and seldom read bins of the historic library. Naji, the world went global when you and your fellow travelers were dreaming, now there are fewer and fewer places left for the likes of you to hide and write about your sick fantasies of recreating failures of the past.

Most people in the western world are now viewing Islam as little more than a violent and intolerant religion bent on destroying everything non-Muslim. And most people couldn’t be more wrong.

It would not fit the view of the average North American if I were to suggest that the real Islam promotes peace, tolerance and above all, social stability. It does, however fit the view of Abu Bakr Naji, a leader of the violent jihadi movement and a thorn in the side of the US in Iraq, even if he would like to see that change. Naji knows that his struggle is against the traditional, peaceful Islam as much as it is against the US led military occupation in the Middle East. While Naji represents a real threat to the US attempt to control the Middle East, he is also analogous to western public personalities like Bill O’Reilly, Ann Coulter and Pat Robertson. They, like Naji, attract a following by employing extremist rhetoric, twisting facts and by appealing to the prejudices and fears of those willing to listen.

Naji, along with jihadis Ayman al Zawahiri and Abu Mus`ab al Zarqawi, are all intent on establishing a caliphate. What is often ignored is that these are intelligent, well educated people under no illusions as to the vulnerabilities of their movement. Naji in particular, has written a strategy and large parts of it demonstrate that the US invasion of Iraq, while in advance of his plans, was a move which played into that strategy. Naji states:

The jihadi movement had been unsuccessful in the past because the superpowers
propped up these proxy governments and convinced the masses through the media that they were invincible. The solution, Naji says, is to provoke a superpower into invading the Middle East directly. This will result in a great propaganda victory for the jihadis because the people will 1) be impressed that the jihadis are directly fighting a superpower, 2) be outraged over the invasion of a foreign power, 3) be disabused of the notion that the superpower is invincible the longer the war goes on, and, 4) be angry at the proxy governments allied with the invading superpower. Moreover, he argues, it will bleed the superpower’s economy and military. This will
lead to social unrest at home and the ultimate defeat of the superpower.
From a recent study which analyzed Naji’s writings, including his 2004 book, The Management of Barbarism:

Naji does not suffer under the illusion that the jihadis can defeat the United States in a direct military confrontation; rather, the clash with the United States is more important for propaganda victories in the short term, and the political defeat of the United States in the long term, as its society fractures and its economy is further strained. Naji observes that this strategy was used with great effect against the Soviet Union and that it will work against United States.
One of the problems encountered by the jihadis is that some of their more violent acts tend to become Muslim-on-Muslim attacks. This has an effect of inflaming the general Muslim community and turning them against the jihadis. Zawahiri recently cautioned Zarqawi against conducting attacks which could kill Muslim civilians. The jihadis are acutely aware that a majority of religious leaders oppose their methods and when Muslims, not involved in the fight, are killed or wounded, those same religious leaders galvanize their followers and become leaders, in their own right, of a formidable opposition.

The same study analyzed this effect, including what effect the presence of US troops has on the jihadis:

Thus far, direct engagement with the United States has been good for the jihadi movement. As Naji argues, it rallies the locals behind the movement, drains the United States of resources, and puts pressure on the regimes that are allied with the U.S.
And recommends:

The United States should avoid direct, large-scale military action in the Middle East. If such fighting is necessary, it must be done through proxies whenever possible. Buying off tribal leaders, as Naji advocates, may be effective in some regions.
This is not a new idea. Colonel T.E. Lawrence took it to the extreme by uniting many tribes and sheikdoms into a formidable fighting force in World War I. Lawrence did it by empathizing with and understanding the Arab vision and then empowering the Arabs themselves. Since the invasion of Iraq, not one American has stood out enough to demonstrate an understanding of the people they hope to win over. The “hearts and minds” effort is dulled by a failure to empathize with the desires of Iraqis and an ignorance of the effect the occupation has on their lives. US troops remain isolated from the general population and when they do interact, all too often it is couched in hostility and confrontation.

Again, from the study:

Although jihadi ideologues recognize the utility of the long term, eternal struggle, they are absolutely serious about establishing Islamic states in the near term. Leading ideologues like Zawahiri and Naji are not thinking within the confines of the nation-state. They are less interested in overthrowing a ruler and replacing his apostate regime with an Islamic regime than they are in establishing small enclaves across the globe in regions that are not well-policed.

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the U.S. must recast its ineffectual public diplomacy efforts. It is extremely difficult, if not impossible, for the U.S. to elicit pro-American feelings in the Middle East by making public pronouncements about the true nature of Islam or the virtues of democracy.
A little understood mindset in the Middle East is the view of government. Democracy in many areas holds no sway. A Bedou for example, whether he be Iraqi, Saudi or Omani is, first and foremost, a Bedou. While Bedouin tribesmen will take note of government, they view their independence and freedom to pursue their lifestyle as all important. The same can be said for urban Arabs in many cases. Government to most Arabs is the simple provision of services. Community leadership comes from local religious leaders. Some of the concepts being bandied about by the Bush administration are so totally foreign to the average Iraqi that they serve only to raise suspicion. Religious leaders see their authority being impinged upon and immediately choose the side of the fight that will leave leadership intact.

http://thegallopingbeaver.blogspot.com/2006/02/us-occupation-going-according-to-plan.html