J. D. Pendry

“The Ambassador answered us that it was founded on the Laws of the Prophet, that it was written in their Koran, that all nations who should not have answered their authority were sinners, that it was their right and duty to make war upon them wherever they could be found [emphasis mine], and to make slaves of all they could take as prisoners.”

We paid ransom for our hostages to the leaders of these pirate-producing countries and state sponsors of terror for the next twenty years.  It stopped in 1805 after President Jefferson decided force was the language best understood by the Arab hostage takers.  In the process, the Marines added “to the shores of Tripoli” to their hymn.

That’s just one historical instance for you to ponder.  When you next hear talk of how America or George Bush is the cause of the rise of Islamo-fascism, share some history with the purveyor of that talk.  We’re slow learners here in the land of the free.  It’s probably because we ignore [refuse to take notice of or be ignorant of] history, even recent deadly history.  I heard only just the other day that one third of Americans when asked didn’t know what year 9/11 happened. 

People who feel divinely led to kill us hoping their own deaths are their tickets to paradise and 72 virgins, black-eyes, wives or however you decide to describe the reward are dangerous people.  Most reasonable people would consider that a cult thought, not a religious one.  As a society, I’m not sure we’ve grasped the concept that only a few options exist for us in this cultural collision - conversion to radical Islam, our own destruction, dhimmitude or the complete destruction of the Islamo-fascists.  Their eagerness to die for what they believe directly opposes our desire to live in pursuit of what we believe.  That’s why a UN imposed cease-fire between a sovereign nation and a terror organization that ignores all laws, except for some wild-eyed Mullah’s fatwa - and agreements won’t work – unless you’re Hezbollah, then it works well as your time to regroup, recover, refit and prepare to strike again at a time of your choosing.  If UN resolutions worked, UN Resolution 1559 would have been the end of an armed Hezbollah in Lebanon.  If peacekeeping operations worked for terrorists, we would not have had 241 Marines killed in Lebanon in 1983.  If UN resolutions worked, we wouldn’t be in Iraq today.  We continue to prove the Einstein definition of insanity - doing the same thing repeatedly while expecting a different result.  The safest Americans [and non-Islamic Westerners] at this time in history are the ones who are armed and confronting the Islamo-Nazi movement on our terms and not theirs.  The rest of us sheeple dread the next inevitable attack from the wolf-pack and hope our elected sheep dogs will put aside their political quests long enough to concertedly confront the wolves.  But, with a Ned Lamont win in Connecticut as an indicator, that’s not likely.

In 1979, we responded to terror acts by the Islamo-fascists with a policy of restraint.  In 1983, we left Beirut with 241 dead Marines, without confronting the Hezbollah terrorists or their Iranian masters.  In 1986, we responded to the Libyan bombing of a Berlin disco frequented by American Soldiers, by putting some bombs into Gadafi’s living room.  But, we didn’t do much of anything about the first World Trade Center bombing, the USS Cole Bombing, Khobar Towers bombing, bombing of our embassies in Africa…right up until 9/11.  It took 3000 dead in our cities to get our attention and now people are forgetting about that.

The long list of attacks we didn’t respond to led to 9/11.  History and the recent plot to hijack and down 10 US Airliners over the Atlantic shows that the Islamo-Fascists are among us and will not stop coming for us until they get what they want or until they’re rendered incapable of pursuing those goals.  Making martyrs of them is not the answer, the complete destruction of their leadership and support structure is.  I fear that it’ll take a successful attack on us rather that a foiled one to regain our attention.  But, that could be too late.

Ahmadinijad has promised the world Iran’s response to our concerns about their nuclear program on August 22.  I’ve been curious since I first heard it as to what might be so special to Ahmadinijad about that date.

What is the significance of Aug. 22?  This year, Aug. 22 corresponds, in the Islamic calendar, to the 27th day of the month of Rajab of the year 1427.  This, by tradition, is the night when many Muslims commemorate the night flight of the prophet Muhammad on the winged horse Buraq, first to “the farthest mosque,” usually identified with Jerusalem, and then to heaven and back (c.f., Koran XVII.1).        Bernard Lewis, Middle East Scholar, Opinion Journal, August 8, 2006.

Ahmadinijad has an apocalyptic worldview, believing he’s on a divine mission to bring about the final battle between good and evil.  Islam of course is his good and we are his evil.

Mike Wallace recently interviewed Ahmadinijad for the 60 Minutes program.  I didn’t watch the interview, but did hear Mr. Wallace leave a talk radio host speechless when he described Ahmadinijad as a bright and rational man that really doesn’t hate Jews, but would prefer that they move.  After millions watch the interview on television, I believe we will have had our Chamberlain “peace in our time” moment in this war.  CBS reports that in his interview, Ahmadinijad made this statement:

“We are all free to choose.  But please give him [President Bush] this message, sir: Those who refuse to accept an invitation will not have a good ending or fate.”   – Ahmadinijad to Mike Wallace

Do you recall, that in early May 2006, Ahmadinijad wrote a letter to President Bush?  In that letter, he offered the same invitation.  Although getting no play in our brainless media then or now, this may constitute a da’wa.  In Islam, the invitation to convert or submit to Islam is a necessary prelude to an offensive war.

This is a centuries old fight.  The terror organizations are on the homicide-bombing periphery, although Hezbollah now possesses strategic weapons, which is a new wrinkle for a “stateless” terror organization.  In spite of the Mike Wallace-Ahmadinijad mutual admiration society, we must not forget that the enemy is led by a man with an apocalyptic worldview who believes death is good and has no compunction about taking millions of us and his own with him on his mission to fulfill his divine mission.

Copyright © J.D. Pendry 2006.