Stop Islamization of America Network is a superb resource for learning about radical Islam. As of right now (Nov 1), they have an excellent Lecture series from Dr. Bill Warner, a well-known scholar on Political Islam.
Remember, Islam is not only a religion but also dictates politics, society, military and other areas of living. That means that Radical Islam's potential to coexist with a secular society that separates Religion and Government is impossible. In this form of Islam, they are one and the same.
Check out their website for additional resources but here is only a partial excerpt from their Statement of Purpose which is very enlightening, concise and focused. Please read it all.
We Acknowledge the Value and Importance of Our Culture and Country
We love democracy and believe that it is worthy of defense. We acknowledge no perfection though we admit to a constant striving for improvement.
Those political candidates who support our cause of defense of America will get our support, those who do not will not.
We Are Part of a Growing Movement of Awareness and Knowledge of Islam
We support the efforts of our friends in the United States, Europe and across the world whose desire is the continued existence of their cultures, religions, and cultures. SIOE is the founding organization in this growing global awareness of the threat of Islam. The importance of their work cannot be overstated.
We Are Ideological Warriors in a War of Civilizations
We are scholar warriors in this ideological war of survival with Islam. Our mission is to learn, educate and empower our political leadership so that our existing laws are enforced and new laws are enacted that will eliminate support to totalitarian ideologies like Political Islam whose purpose is our destruction.
My friends at RadioJihad.org interview Geert Wilders who is an outspoken critic of Radical Islam in his native Netherlands. I was also recently interviewed by Vito and Alan, on RadioJihad.org.
Geert Wilders (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈxeːrt ˈʋɪldərs] or [ˈʝeːʁt ˈʋɪldəʁs]; born 6 September 1963) is a Dutchpolitician and leader of the Party for Freedom, a party in The Netherlands. Born in the city of Venlo and raised as a Roman Catholic, Wilders attributes his politics to his support for what he calls 'Judeo-Christian values'. He formed many of his political views in his travels to Israel, as well as the neighboring Arab countries and his early job at the Dutch social insurance agency moved him to politics, where he worked as a speechwriter for the liberal People's Party for Freedom and Democracy. In 1996, he moved to the city of Utrecht, and was elected in the city council, and later the House of Representatives of the Netherlands.
Citing irreconcilable differences on the party's position on Turkish accession to the European Union, Wilders left the People's Party in 2004 to form his own party, the Party for Freedom. Since then, he has been outspoken on a number of issues such as immigration, freedom of speech, the fundamental beliefs of Islam,[2] and the behavior of Moroccan youth in the cities.[3] His controversial 2008 film about Islam in the Netherlands, Fitna, has received international attention. On 21 January 2009, the Amsterdam Court of Appeal ordered his prosecution for what it said was "the incitement to hatred and discrimination".[4] Wilders has also been banned from entering the United Kingdom since 12 February 2009, with the Home Office viewing his presence as a "threat to one of the fundamental interests of society".[5]
The purpose of history is the detection of patterns, the understanding of personalities who create movement (for good or evil) on the world stage, and the concepts of cause and effect. The American Historical Society has these and other points.
History Helps Us Understand People and Societies
History Helps Us Understand Change and How the Society We Live in Came to Be
The Importance of History in Our Own Lives
History Contributes to Moral Understanding
By reading history, you will see patterns and fight against them. By reading historical biography, you will see three dimensional personalities (if they are well-written) and understand more about psychology. A Romanian intelligence defector describes below the manipulation by the KGB of Yaser Arafat's image so it could be sold to the West.
The Israeli government has vowed to expel Yasser Arafat, calling him an "obstacle" to peace. But the 72-year-old Palestinian leader is much more than that; he is a career terrorist, trained, armed and bankrolled by the Soviet Union and its satellites for decades.
Before I defected to America from Romania, leaving my post as chief of Romanian intelligence, I was responsible for giving Arafat about $200,000 in laundered cash every month throughout the 1970s. I also sent two cargo planes to Beirut a week, stuffed with uniforms and supplies. Other Soviet bloc states did much the same. Terrorism has been extremely profitable for Arafat. According to Forbes magazine, he is today the sixth wealthiest among the world's "kings, queens & despots," with more than $300 million stashed in Swiss bank accounts.
* * * "I invented the hijackings [of passenger planes]," Arafat bragged when I first met him at his PLO headquarters in Beirut in the early 1970s. He gestured toward the little red flags pinned on a wall map of the world that labeled Israel as "Palestine." "There they all are!" he told me, proudly. The dubious honor of inventing hijacking actually goes to the KGB, which first hijacked a U.S.passenger plane in 1960 to Communist Cuba. Arafat's innovation was the suicide bomber, a terror concept that would come to full flower on 9/11.
In this article, Breitbart notes a report from the Federation of American Scientists in which Twitter and other technologies might be used by terrorists and others. Twitter has been used by various groups from Communists, socialists and other groups for mass public action in demonstrations and could be used for surveillance techniques. The article, " Terrorist 'tweets'? US Army warns of Twitter dangers", adds that GPS software and voice changing software might also become tools of terrorists.
A chapter on "Potential for Terrorist Use of Twitter" notes that Twitter members sent out messages, known as "Tweets," reporting the July Los Angeles earthquake faster than news outlets and activists at the Republican Convention iin Minneapolis used it to provide information on police movements.
"Twitter has also become a social activism tool for socialists, human rights groups, communists, vegetarians, anarchists, religious communities, atheists, political enthusiasts, hacktivists and others to communicate with each other and to send messages to broader audiences," the report said.
Hacktivists refers to politically motivated computer hackers.
"Twitter is already used by some members to post and/or support extremist ideologies and perspectives," the report said.
So if terrorists groups might consider using Twitter to surveil potential targets, then couldn't the Citizen Soldier use Twitter with his Action Brigade to watch potential Terrorist Suspects? Of course, the Looney Left will say that's Big Brother operating - right, a group of citizen keeping an eye on their community - but Terrorists using the same technology shouldn't be stopped.
Terrorism is defined as the unlawful use of force or violence against persons or property for the purposes of intimidating or coercing a government, the civilian population, or any segment thereof, in furtherance of political and social objectives.
"How to Make a Hamas Hero" (457) Pierre Rehov leads the front on making videos that matter in regard to Radical Islam. This one with a comedy soundtrack.
"Emancipation, Revelation, Revolution" DVD (382) This DVD shows the path of Civil Rights from the Civil War, through major legislation in the 50's and 60's when most black Americans were Republicans. A fascinating film.
"Broken Promises" - U.N. Corruption and Incompetence Exposed (367) This film, narrated by actor Ron Silver, exposes the incompetence, corruption and blatant bias of the United Nations. Orignally a noble organization, the U.N. is now a morass of discrimination and ineptitude.
Pierre Rehov Films (391) Rehov is quite a productive filmmaker. His films include "The Road to Jenin" about creating the myth of Palestinian propaganda. "Silent Exodus" and "Suicide Killers". Explore the site for more information.
"Obsession" (343) This film shows the roots of terrorism in fascism and its explosive growth.
"Blocking the Path to 9/11" (372) This movie by John Ziegler examines the smear by the left-wing politicians against the film, including their attempt to involve government agencies in stifling First Amendment rights on a major network.
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