Authentic Islam

Submitted by Joseph Wahl (United States), Jul 25, 2003 at 14:18

It is to the detriment of the United States and Israel that well-meaning commentators separate "militant Islam" from 'authentic Islam". They are the same! Denial here is dangerous self-deception. Of course there are Muslims who speak and act like friends and patriots; but do we really know their true feelings? These are abnormal times; we must think and reason clearly.

Authentic Islam has always been in conflict with Christianity and Judaism. In their eyes we are to be subjugated people. Islam perceives America and Israel as twin Satans. How many more World Trade Center and Pentagon disasters do we need to know that the free world is at war with an enemy whose goal is the subjugation of America and its ally, Israel. In the ten years since Oslo Arab/Islamic homicide bombers have killed hundreds of Israeli Jews; untold more have been injured; many children suffer from post traumatic syndrome. In population equivalents, we are talking about fifty thousand Amaericans! Militant Islam has always been the real thing.

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