When I was in Air Force Intelligence we heard the sordid news that the CIA director in Beirut in 1985 was kidnapped, taken to Iran and beheaded. There was no trial, nothing, just a barbaric act. This is terrorism and is defined as illegal use of force to overawe the civilian population to make it do or not do an act against its will and well-being. In this case the idea was to instill fear in the mind of US officials.
Islamic terrorism in the world is presently the number one problem. Despite the death of Bin Laden a successor to the dreaded terrorist is already in place. This man has declared that the USA is the priority target for that terrorist attacks as he feels the USA is the great Satan. He would like the USA to go home so that an Islamic caliphate is created.
Fanatic Muslims consider the defeat of the USA as an unfinished chapter of Islamic conquests. The aim of the Islamic terrorists is to spread so much terror that the people of the USA and almost the entire world convert to Islam. There dream is to establish an Islamic caliphate.
In one sense, I do not blame the Muslim fanatics for targeting the USA. Many Americans do not realize the true nature of Islamic Jihad and holy war. I have heard some people talking after the death of the terrorist Anwar al Awlaki in a drone attack, that he did not get a fair trial. I wonder how many are aware that given the chance the Islamic terrorists kill western hostages by a ritual beheading. I don't think any trial or fair play crosses the minds of these men. Some people in the west and the USA in particular temporize by saying that there are terrorists in Spain, Sri Lanka and other places also. Why single out Islamic terror groups?. Yes they are there, but we are talking of percentages and the harsh fact is that 98% of all terrorists are Muslim. Secondly the other terrorist groups are not fighting with a religious invocation.
Any policy to combat terrorism must begin with requiring each and every citizen of the world realizing the inherent danger of militant Islamic terrorism. For this, the mind set has to change. Guru Gobind Singh showed the world how just five fearless persons under spiritual guidance can transform a society. This was in the year 1699 when he created the Khalsa.
Why 99% of the terrorists caught profess the Muslim faith? A deeper study will show that the seeds of this lie in the spiritual books of Islam itself. In these books the beheading is recognized as a normal punishment for a Kafir, non believer. In addition there are injunctions to annihilate Jews, Christians and non Muslims.
As we all know there are Muslims who are opposed to the policy of the Islamic terrorists, but they are overawed by the gun and the mullahs. They may be in a minority but they are there. These are the men and women who must be reached out to.
Islamic terrorists are men who believe in what they are doing is right. Recently a terrorist Abu Hamza who was caught for the Mumbai Carnage of 26/11 commented that he had no regrets and if required he would like to kill again. He felt this was his duty as he would go to paradise after that. 166 people were killed at that time including Jews and US citizens. Even the detainees at Guantanamo have not expressed any regret for their terrorist actions. This shows the type of opponent the world is facing.
Walking After Emptiness
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