Armies of Liberation

Aghast, the world watched the horrific events of September 11th, 2001, unaware that it was a foreshadowing of a barbaric phenomenon that would spread to Istanbul, to Bali, to Riyadh, to Islamabad, to Baghdad, to Moscow, to Madrid, and to Beer Sheva, that civilians world over would be threatened with random death, beheading and kidnap within a few years. The atrocities have become commonplace in 2004.

Rudolph Giuliani, mayor of New York at the time of the attacks, led New Yorkers through their finest hour, unbowed, compassionate and determined to stand together. He is often called ‘Americas Mayor.’ During his recent speech at the Republican National Convention held in New York City, Giuliani recalled the day. He spoke of the moment American ’stood face to face with those people and forces who hijacked not just airplanes but a religion and turned it into a creed of terrorism dedicated to eradicating us and our way of life.’ (Read on …)

We arent bothered by the UN deadline at all. It never crossed our mind. said Sudans Agriculture Minister Majzoub Al-Khalifa.Sad, very sad. Its not a condemnation of multilateralism, because there is no unified international political will to take any action for the 2500 Sudanese who die daily. The UN 30 day deadline was more reflective of the international communitys desire to support Khartoum than to support its victims.

from MEMRI

Journalist and former Kuwaiti communications minister Dr. Sa’ad bin Tefla was interviewed on Jordanian television about the culture of violence in Arab countries. Dr. bin Tefla rejected the notion that this can be blamed on Israel or the U.S., and instead blamed cultural roots, frustration, religious extremism, and intra-Arab violence. The following are excerpts from the interview:(1)

“… Slaughter, destructive abuse, anarchy, and bloodshed in no way resemble Jihad according to Shari’a and resistance. These are anarchy and terrorism [and not Jihad], and they are indications of frustration and of a culture of collective suicide reminiscent of whales.

“I maintain that unfortunately many in television, radio, and the press act according to the story of the one who murders and than attends the funeral of the victim. It is they who have pushed these young people into frustration and caused them to die for nothing and kill others with them, and to divide the world into black and white. I maintain that we are all responsible for this culture, and that Zionism and imperialism have nothing to do with it…” (Read on …)

The attack on Bangladeshi citizens, the attack on the Russian airliners, and the numerous attacks on civilians around the world daily demonstrates the radical Islamists are truly attacking all of humanity and our RIGHT to self-determination. Tieing their goals to short term politcal gains, the nature of their enemy is often masked. Portraying it as the Saudi Royal Family, the Banglashi opposition party and “American imperialism,” it is an attack on every child in the world. The jihadiis, far from fracturing societies, are generating a sense of international brotherhood among civilians, a transnationalism that is forged of a common enemy, and a global identity among earthspeople. We are all New Yorkers. We are all Bangladeshi.

To clarify: There has not been an official or legal finding of fact in the Bangladeshi rally bombing, only a claim of responsibility for the atack sent to and published in a Bangladeshi newspaper by an unknown group threatening to continue their efforts to assasinate the oppostion leader.

“Where the press is free and every man able to read, all is safe.” –Thomas Jefferson

“To the press alone, chequered as it is with abuses, the world is indebted for all the triumphs which have been gained by reason and humanity over error and oppression.” –James Madison

“There is nothing absurd or impracticable in the idea of a league or alliance between independent nations for certain defined purposes precisely stated in a treaty regulating all the details of time, place, circumstance, and quantity; leaving nothing to future discretion; and depending for its execution on the good faith of the parties.” –Alexander Hamilton, Federalist No. 15

from the Federalist

Article here.

Care for a little Whine and Jeeze?

Abu Masab al-Zarqawi’s website is back up and running, fatwas and all, Rusty reports. Their American hosting company apparently has fixed that little problem of the American flag that they had yesterday. Using modern marvels to promote an ancient form of fascism, like Hitler used modern fim making to spread his propaganda, Zarqawi and his ilk want to impose a Taliban like state with the blood and fear of Americans, Muslims and humanity. That their host is in the US and probably claiming free speech rights is disheartening. that the ACLU and others would probably defend them, more so. That the Patriot Act is still opposed by anyone, absurd.

On a similiar note, My Vast Right Wing Conspiracy has a post about US companies that invest funds in terrorist sponsoring states. She links to Divestterror, a group that urges Americans to demand “our public and private pensions plans, college endowments, individual retirement account managers, 401(k) plans, and other investment vehicles exploit the leverage represented by investments in publicly traded companies that operate in terrorist-sponsoring states.” It is a movement similiar to the divestment of South African companies during the apartheid years.