As some of you may know, I have somewhat of an analytical background which I’ve found sometimes can get me into trouble. It can also lead me down a path, that at times …… I’m not so sure I am seeing what I think I’m seeing …… like now.
Okay, here it is. I’ll start from the beginning, where a good friend, while meaning well, pushed me over the “Islamic” edge. I won’t mention any names as I wouldn’t want Paul to get in trouble.
It all started the Spring of 2014. Estes Park, where we lived in Colorado, was just beginning to come out of its 100 year flood that hit our small community in September, 2013. Homes were destroyed, businesses suffered …… and lives were lost. But, that’s not really part of this story.
Paul and a few others knew (but not specifically) I had a small background to do with Islam. I’ll try and spare you the details of how all that came about …… another story, perhaps, for another time. But, yes, he was right. I did my grad work on Islamic business principles and how they differ from Western Judeo-Christian principles.
We need to remember, 2014 was a very active time for Islamic terrorism. Osama bin Mohammed bik”
n Awad bin Laden, the leader of Al-Qaeda, was killed three years earlier and Al-Qaeda seemed to be adrift. However, a new terrorist, Ibrahim Awad Ibrahim al-Badri, commonly known as Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, an Iraqi militant who was the first self-proclaimed caliph of what we now call the Islamic State, reigned from 2014 until his death, a few years later.
I feel like this is one of those movies that starts out in “present day” then moves to “18 months earlier. ” So, in “present day” 2014, I agreed to share my story, what little I could conjure up, with our Sunday-night group. I pulled together some notes and thought I’d just present some of the very basic things about Islam …… who Muhammad was, what the Qur’an is, Shari’a — Islamic law, and so on. The hour came and went and before I ggknew it, the above unmentioned name had me coming back for a second installment. Only this time, they wanted more current information — tell us about Terrorism, and what did I think about this and/or that. I have to admit, though, the more I got into it, the more interesting it became. We were talking more than than :just basic-Islam. The more I studied current events, the “analyst” kicked in. It didn’t take long be I found my way over to the eschatology of Islam. I begin to see the whole basis for Islam and what the end times had to do with it. It did not take long before I believed I had found why Islam is doing what they are doing today.
I want to be clear here …… I am not saying that Islam holds the key to the anti-Christ. I do not know the answer to that. I may …… or may not have thoughts about that one way or the other. What I have tried to do, though, is to bring an awareness of what Islam is and what it does …… and where I see things going.
This next part I want to be very clear about. I am going to move through it rather quickly, and let you connect the dots. To start, please watch this brief video made 35 years ago ……
The first thing that struck me was the way she talked about sharing this country …… but, she obviously had a vision, a goal, which she truly believed in, a goal which she thought was a real possibility.
If you’re not new to this group, you’ve probably heard me talk of the “Islamic Playbook.” Parts of it can be found on the website in Sections 1100 and 1200.
The “Playbook” has goals for Islam worldwide (i.e., world domination; one god, Allah; one set of holy books — Qur’an, Hadith, Sunnah, etc.; one caliph and one caliphate; and so on), but are to be adapted or applied on a country-by-country basis.
Here is what that looks like, by country, region, continent, etc.
UNITED STATES: While Muslims can be traced as far back as the pre-American Revolution era, it’s in the late 1940s and early 1950s that the U.S. really started to see an increase in the Islamic population. Even then the increase seemed to be measured and directly related to specific events such as the departure of the Shah of Iran and a regime change. The last three decades has also seen a sharpe increase in the Muslim population which can also be contributed to a number of things: political and economic refugees, war refugees; illegal refugees …… and terrorists, nearly 200 known in the last year alone.
SOUTH / LATIN AMERICA: The Muslim Brotherhood and Hezbollah have been busy working together to deepen ties throughout our Latin neighbors. With representation in virtually every country south of our borders including those in the Caribbean, Islam is still a minority in the Western hemisphere …… however …… Islam’s strength can be seen politically in the United States, where Muslims have held elected office on town councils, city governments, state legislatures, the federal legislature and a host of other powerful positions as advisors to government and the private sector.
AFRICA: Africa has really gone through the wringer, particularly this last decade, and specifically the last five years. Islam in North Africa is nearly a given, although, terrorists have made themselves known and more importantly, felt.
On the north-west coast is Morocco, a country rich in African culture as well as Muslim tradition; open to the West, especially when money does the talking. Directly across (due North) is the Strait of Gibraltar, a British territory, and the Iberian Peninsula and Spain, once inhabited by the Moors — who still claim the territory for Islam.
Heading due east, across the desert — Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt — all Islamic countries. Pick any one and head due south, through the Sahara and sub-Sahara; then, draw a line, west-to-east, Nigeria to Somalia — again, all Muslim or Muslim populated. From there, one can travel down the east-coast — Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, the island of Madagascar, and South Africa — all have felt the sword of Islam — or the west-coast of Africa — Cameroon, Gabon, the DR of the Congo, Angola, Namibia — and all still, either Muslim or predominately Muslim. That leaves only a few centrally located African countries — Botswana, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Rwanda, Uganda, the Sudan …… both North and South, surrounded by the “evil empire” so-to-speak. Islam, for sure, has not only left its mark but continues to leave its mark, even at this very moment
ASIA: There is Russia …… post-Communist regimes, Putin has made alliances with Hezbollah, Syria’s Assad; China …. … full-throttle Communism; India, the continent’s only democracy … but for how long?
EUROPE: Sweden …… Sweden may be the first European country dominated by Muslims. Not necessarily an Islamic country, although, that may not be far behind, either. You may recall from an earlier post, that Sweden already reports having more migrants than Swedes. Then there is that little thing about needing Turkey’s approval in order to gain admittance to NATO — the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. IF Turkey were to withhold their vote (it takes a unanimous vote of all current members to admit a new member) it would not take much to establish an “underground railroad,” that would complete the population growth. Turkey is already a major stop-over point and hub for migrants moving up from North Africa and Western Asia. From there, the doors are open to Europe as they move through Greece with its many islands and long coastline.
Germany, France, the U.K., Spain, Portugal, Holland, the rest of Scandinavia, Italy, Switzerland, Austria, Belgium, what used to be Eastern Europe — Romania, Hungary, and the Slavic countries of Croatia, Slovenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, and Albania.
Have you watched, listened, read, or in some other way been made aware of the news this last week? Riots, protests, etc blackmail …… in case you missed it — read what’s below ……
HATE .…… ALIVE & WELL
Jewish Students Forced to Barricade Themselves In Library as Muslim and Leftist Jew-Hating Mob Try to Break Down the Door New York’s Cooper Union College.
ISI/DI: Imagine …… being able to go to college, perhaps even the first of your family to do so, or maybe it’s to carry on a tradition in your family — a place you might have dreamed about in your younger years …… for me, it was SMU (Southern Methodist University — although the religious factor had long since withered away).
However, once there, you may have found it was safer to hang your head in shame without really knowing why. Others tormented you, cursed you, even committed acts of violence and/or destruction to places aren’t. Even finding refuge in the school’s library was a tricky issue. And all because of your heritage — not something you had any choice of, and in fact, it was a heritage so very rich in its culture, history, economics, and ethnicity, one would think it was something anyone would be proud to be a part of.
California University Offers Extra Credit for Joining Death March Against the Jews
Antisemitic Mobs Shut Down Grand Central Terminal During Evening Rush
Where is all this “hate” coming from, and why is it targeted toward the Jews? We loved and made it through the ‘60s …… the two Kennedy assassinations, the Martin Luther King assassination, Vietnam, Civil Rights …… even the ‘70s with the Nixon resignation, Vietnam (still) …… the ‘80s and the beginning of the LGBTQ. But the antisemitism …… I encourage you to read the history of it. Hatred of Jews goes back a long ways, perhaps starting with Abraham.
But, why? Another story, another time.
The Oppressed …… Hamas
Yes, you read that correctly. Hamas is claiming to be the victim because Israel will not agree to a cease fire … or, a “pause.” Lest we forget, it was Hamas who did a surprise attack, killing nearly 250 young people at an all-night music festival, then, moving on, killing any and everyone they could find, from elderly people, to young children …… Hamas soldiers raped, pillaged, murdered, and beheaded …… and did unspeakable things to — not Just children — but innocent little babies. I’ve seen the pictures …… and I pray I never see them again.
I have pictures taken by my father when we lived in Saudi Arabia in the late 1940s that show body dismemberments. These were done according to Shari’a (Islamic Law) and administered in such a way that, while not a way we might think appropriate, it was done according to Islamic law. The offenders broke that law and the law came back swiftly and legally. Hamas has not applied Islamic Law and their method of battle has created war crimes against humanity, breaking many international laws.
Let’s take a look at those whom the Bible calls the oppressors. In short, there are at least 100 times the Bible makes mention of oppressors, and it’s not good. God hates oppressors.
People guilty of oppression will suffer the consequences of their actions.
“And the people shall take them, and bring them to their place: and the house of Israel shall possess them in the land of the LORD for servants and handmaids: and they shall take them captives, whose captives they were; and they shall rule over their oppressors.” (Isaiah 14:2)
What Does Hate Look Like?
NYC: Pro-Hamas demonstrators block roads and aggressively confront drivers
Meet the Major US Philanthropy Financing an Israeli-Designated Terror Group
Harvard for Hamas? Something is very twisted on America’s university campuses
For Arab Americans around Detroit, a sense of betrayal after U.S. response to Israel-Hamas war
Israel vows again to destroy Hamas, rejecting calls for a cease-fire in Gaza at a major UN meeting
Jewish students threatened at Cornell
Remember . . .
MUSLIMS are not the problem.
ISLAM is the problem.
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