Religion of terror

Submitted by Ianus (Poland), Apr 23, 2009 at 17:28

I find terror is the very core of Islam, its palladium and cornerstone. Islam stands and falls with terror. How many of today's Moslems would remain so willingly enslaved (=Moslems) , if they were sure that after their loud "No" to Islam they would never be attacked and killed by any member of their family or anyone else for their apostasy?

So, what may be legitimately said about terrorists from other denominations (like the anarchists, the bolsheviks etc. ) is hardly applicable to Islam. Cost-effectiveness and goal-means calculus fail to explain the history, nature and persistency of this most widespread sort of terrorism nowadays. Nor can the temporary decrease of a terror wave can be taken as a reliable indication of the structural end of Islamoterrorism. Terrorists also grow tired and old and it takes time to bring up and train new terror cadres who can 'successfully' face the new terror challenges. Counterterrorism evolves and so does terrorism.

After 14 centuries of inherent terror both against the kafirs and the faithful from 'wrong sects', Moslems can't simply stop inflicting physical violence, blowing up themselves and murdering people just as recidivist criminals can't simply go out of prison and become law-abiding and respectable citizens. Things don't work that way.

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