Ramblings of a Jackhole

In Tuesday’s Wall Street Journal Bernard Lewis wrote about his concern that August 22 might be a day to watch. In particular he states that August 22nd is also the 27th of Rajab, 1427 in the Muslim calander. This date,

by tradition, is the night when many Muslims commemorate the night flight of the prophet Muhammad on the winged horse Buraq, first to “the farthest mosque,” usually identified with Jerusalem, and then to heaven and back (c.f., Koran XVII.1). This might well be deemed an appropriate date for the apocalyptic ending of Israel and if necessary of the world. It is far from certain that Mr. Ahmadinejad plans any such cataclysmic events precisely for Aug. 22. But it would be wise to bear the possibility in mind.

So, is this just another nutcase predicting the end of the world? Not exactly.

First, note that he’s not saying this will be the start of Armageddon with the appearance of Gog and Magog, but it is certainly a date to watch.

Second, this just happens to be the date that Iran’s leader, Mr. Ahmadinejad, stated that he would “give his final answer to the U.S. about nuclear development.”

Third, this guy is not an idiot. Bernard Lewis is Professor Emeritus of Near Eastern Studies at Princeton University, specializing in Musolim history. He has also been an advisor to multiple presidents in the area of the Middle East.

Of course Javier Solana could step in and save the day, but I’ll leaving discussing him for another posting.

Apparently this is the view of some of the those seeking Islam to be “accepted” in the U.S.[photopress:OMAR_M_AHMAD.jpg,full,alignright]

“Islam isn’t in America to be equal to any other faith, but to become dominant…The Koran, the Muslim book of scripture, should be the highest authority in America, and Islam the only accepted religion on Earth.”

Omar Ahmad
Co-founder of the Council on American-Islamic Relations
President & CEO of Silicon Expert Technologies, he is a Palestinian who grew up in a refugee camp in Jordan.

I have noticed that at times things are lost in the translation.

For example, I was riding my bike yesterday, and drove by a rusted out hippy-looking piece of you-know-what car and noticed a bumper sticker that said; “War is not the answer.” It dawned on me, that they didn’t understand the question.

A recent news article quoted Sheikh Omar Bakri Muhammad, a London based Muslim cleric, say saying:

“We don’t make a distinction between civilians and non-civilians, innocents and non-innocents. Only between Muslims and unbelievers. And the life of an unbelievers has no value. It has no sanctity.”

The Sheikh claims several “freelance” militant groups in Europe, such as al Qaeda London, prepared to launch attacks similar to those carried out by the al Qaeda network.

We must begin to understand that we are not going to be able to make peace with radical Muslims such as these. They believe it is their destiny to destroy each and every non-Muslim. These are not people with whom you can negotiate.

This is no time to waffle. So, the question to you is, how are we going to prevent those who are committed on destroying your country, your way of life, your friends, your family and yourself?

I believe we all know the answer now.