Jihad is always against non-Muslims

Submitted by sergey (Ukraine), May 19, 2012 at 01:03

As long as there are Muslims who feel, rightly or wrongly, that the west (i.e. infidels) have oppressed them, murdered them, and colonized their countries, they will continue to believe that jihad is the way to revenge and that it is their holy duty if they are believers. It gives them a direct ticket into heaven actually. That is why Muhamad Atta and the other hijackers reveled in Las Vegas before boarding their planes. They could commit any sin that they liked to and have it washed away by killing in the name of Jihad. It is a miraculous thing that people in this day and age, with the wealth of information and education and history available, can suspend disbelief like that.

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