Sudden Jihad - but long time in the making

Submitted by David MacKAY (Canada), Nov 9, 2009 at 14:28

Regarding your brief listing of muslim violence on non-believers

In the 1960's when I was in school in Geneva fellow students who were muslims were quite outspoken that "We infidels" would bow to them within our their lifetimes. Within their lifetimes they believed they would rule the world. In the 1970's I became aware of and spoke with fathers of dozens Moslem families who prided themselves in having their male teenage children going to Lebanon's Bakkah vallley for Jihad training.

My kids would go for a week or two of summer camp and come b ack with canoing skills. Their kids went for 3 months and came back trained in C-4 deployment and the care and upkeep of AK-47's. When I would inquire as to the purpose I was told any military training builds charachter, and one has to be ready for Allah's call to Jihad.

I have yet to meet any Moslems outside of those faithful to the Agha Khan who talk of Jihad as some philosopical mental posturing. Any on Ismaili moslemd who speak of Jihad amongst themselfves never depart from Jihad being the righteous and G_d sanctioned murder of Infidels.

Your American listings should start in the 1960's

Try including

Sirhan Sirhan killing catholic Robert Kennedy.

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