Inviting Disaster!

The following article is simply shocking:

White House Quietly Courts Muslims in U.S.

By ANDREA ELLIOTT
Published: April 18, 2010

 http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/19/us/politics/19muslim.html?ref=us

The Obama administration is moaning and groaning about the homegrown threat from right-wing extremists, like the Tea Party movement.  Bill Clinton even blamed the Oklahoma City bombing on intemperate comments by talk radio.  Actually, Tim McVeigh was on record as saying that his actions were in response to Janet Reno sending in the military to kill all women and children in Waco.  The Oklahoma bombing took place two years to the day after the Waco fiasco.

Janet Napolitano even said that former U.S military personnel should be viewed with suspicion.  But those who actually do represent significant threats with regard to homegrown terrorism are not just given a pass, they are invited as honored guests.  I have seen numerous reports from England showing how Muslim clerics, who seem to be moderate when speaking English, were stoking the fires of Islamic extremism when speaking in Arabic.  For example; the men who planted the bombs on the London subway were inspired by Abu Hamza Al-Masri: 

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/01/20/world/main2380485.shtml?source=RSSattr=World_2380485

Like the two men graciously invited to the United States by Hillary Clinton, Al Masri was once considered to be a moderate Muslim leader who had renounced violence.  But, the problem is that to an Islamic fundamentalist, violence has a different meaning.  Read carefully the following excerpt from the above article.  This was written by Abu Hamza Al-Masri:

“The term ‘violence’ has become a media weapon against Islam and it now serves interested regimes against anyone who defends his faith, himself, and his honor in the face of [the attempt] to rule him by means of legislative and oppressive measures. From the Islamic and realistic point of view, this term [violence] is deceptive and incompatible with Islamic religious law in the struggle for the survival of Islam. The Mujahideen do not recognize this term in any way, because the clear goal of using [this term] is to eliminate the ‘precept of doing good and the prohibition on doing evil,’ at a time that the regimes have a monopoly on terrorism….”

The first person invited was Tarig Ramadan.  His maternal grandfather was Hasan al-Banna, who founded the Muslim Brotherhood in 1928.  His father, Said Ramadan, led the Muslim Brotherhood through the 1950’s until he was exiled to Egypt.  The following is the proclamation made by Hasan al-Banna in forming the Muslim Brotherhood:

.“Allah is our objective. The Prophet is our leader. Qur’an is our law. Jihad is our way. Dying in the way of Allah is our highest hope.”—Muslim Brotherhood

When Ramadan speaks to a Western Audience he talks about unity and mutual respect.  But, when asked about violence he gives answers very similar to the above quote from Abu Hamza Al-Masri.  There are also consistent reports that when talking to Arabic speaking audiences he talks about his deep-seated hatred of the West.  This is also consistent with Abu Hamza Al-Masri.  He has called for the extermination of Israel.  He endorses Wahhabism, which is considered by some to be the most extreme form of Islam.  He is alleged to have numerous connections to fundamental Islamic militants, and U.S Intelligence reports indicate that he maintains ties with al Qaeda.  This is why the Bush administration banned him from entering the United States.  I checked the Muslim Brotherhood website, and they are thrilled that the enlightened Obama administration had the wisdom to finally allow this great man to visit the United States.

The other person is Adam Habib, from South Africa.  He also was banned by the Bush administration for the similar reasons.  When commenting on the death of a white supremist in South Africa he said that “violence is the product of the polarized nature of our society.”  That is very similar to the things that Ramadan has been saying.  These aren’t really violent people, its’ just that our way of life is so intolerable to them that they can’t help themselves.  This is also similar to the logic expressed by those who say that 9-11 was the inevitable result of U.S. foreign policy toward Muslim nations.

In order to understand what Islamic fundamentalists really want, we just need to listen to what they say.  Perhaps no one explains this better than Osama Bin Laden.  He wrote a letter explaining exactly what he wants.  For those who want to read this letter, following is the link:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2002/nov/24/theobserver

Let me paraphrase.  In order to get him to tolerate us, we must do all of the following:

1.  Convert to Islam.  Discard any religion, opinion, order, or theory that contradicts Islam.

2.   Adopt Sharia Law.

3.  Admit that we are a nation without principles or manners.  Admit that we demand from others things which we do not require of ourselves. 

4.  Stop supporting Israel.  Stop supporting any government that is resisting Muslim terrorists.

5.  Withdraw from every Arab country. 

6.  Stop supporting corrupt leaders in Arab countries (corrupt means those who tolerate Western ideas, such as capitalism).  Do not interfere with their politics or method of education.

7.  Interact with Muslim extremists on the basis of mutual interest and benefits.  Stop supporting Jews.

It is hard to read this letter of demands from Osama Bin Laden without recognizing the obvious comparison to actions already taken by Barack Obama.  The first thing Obama did as President was to travel around the world apologizing for the sins of the United States.  (See Item 3 above)

If Obama is supporting Israel, he has sure fooled a lot of people.  Even people like Barbara Boxer had to speak out with regard to the Obama administration’s policy toward Israel. (See Item 4 above)

He appears to be working hard to withdraw our troops from every Arab country, starting with Iraq, followed shortly by Afghanistan. (See Item 5 above)

Obama is the first U.S. President who has failed to even address human rights issues when talking with Arab nations.  Look at how Obama recently tried to distance himself from Karzai. (See Item 6 above)

Now, Obama has invited Muslim leaders, formerly considered links to international terrorism, to come to the United States to talk about our mutual interests and benefits. 

At best, Barack Obama thinks he can reason with the Islamic fundamentalists.    Unfortunately, this is incredibly naïve.  Islamic fundamentalists are not interested in co-existing with non-believers.  Obama, to a hard-core Muslim, is someone who was raised as a Muslim that later converted to Christianity.  In their eyes, this makes him the worst of all – a Muslim apostate. 

Islamic fundamentalists are only interested in destroying us.  Obama either ignores or does not understand that the first, non-negotiable tenant of Islam is the discarding of any religion, opinion, order, or theory that contradicts Islam.  There is no room for toleration from those who view tolerance itself as evil.

TDM