FrontPage magazine.com :: SFSU Hosts a Terrorist by Lee Kaplan

Why is federal tax money going to seditionist, treachorous pieces of scum like this??? She was convicted of supporting al-Qaeda and other Islamist terrorists and she is still sucking in oxygen??? I'm all for forgiving and forgetting and loving my neighbor, but this is pushing my patience. My friends are still overseas fighting and dying. They are giving their all, giving their last full measure of devotion while this piece of scum is using our tax money and sleeping uder the very blanket of freedom provided by the soldiers and sailors that provide it. What a joke.

An African-American woman going by the name “Pam Africa” shouted to the crowd and news cameras, “Right on to the students who will take on the tyranny of the government!” Most students passing by ignored them.

She wants to see a tyranny? Maybe she needs to go to Indonesia where our Marines were not allowed to carry firearms, even as they were begging for assistance. Sure, bite the hand that feeds you. Maybe she needs to hear about the secret police in Iraq and other countries where men and woman simply disappear never to be seen again...then maybe she would know the meaning of tyranny.

This makes me sick. I don't know what else to say.

Falluja Delende Est

BAGHDAD, Iraq - U.S. jets struck Fallujah with five air raids in 12 hours, softening up the insurgent stronghold for an expected major assault. Guerrillas responded with a rocket attack Friday, killing a U.S. soldier and wounding seven others, the U.S. military said.

Iraq (news - web sites)'s interim prime minister, Ayad Allawi, warned that the "window is closing" for a peaceful settlement to avert an offensive on Fallujah, west of Baghdad. U.S. troops sealed off roads into the city overnight.

U.S. commanders said a combined U.S.-Iraqi force would carry out the attack on what is considered the insurgents' strongest bastion. Prime Minister Ayad Allawi must give the green light for the operation — part of a campaign to uproot insurgents ahead of vital elections planned for late January.

Falluja Delende Est.

Clear out the civilians, mark your targets and then unleash hell. This is the epicenter, not only for the war in Iraq, but also for the Global War on Terrorism. We did not choose the place or timing, but the fact is unmistakable that we MUST win in this battle. We must endure until the end. I have no doubt that we will. We have the finest trained Marines, soldiers, and the Iraqis seem to be coming along well in some (if not most) sectors. Winning this fight against the (mainly) foriegn fighters who have illegally entered Iraq for the purpose of conducting a false-Jihad, will have worldwide reprecussions.

Godspeed and Good hunting. May your aim be true and your heart stout, boys.

If I Had My Way

If I had my way...

There would be no tyrants in this world
There would be no hungry mouths to feed, needing food
There would be no criminals that prey on the weak
We would all do what was necessary when it was necessary
There would be no weapons of mass destruction
Everyone would have a voice to be heard
Everyone would have a father to raise them
There would be mutual understanding and acceptance in the world

Unfortunately....I do not have my way...

Therefore...

We need strong men with guns to protect the weaker
We need honorable people who will feed the hungry when nobody else gives a damn
We need men of honor who will stand up to terrorism

The professional warrior is not an end unto himself, but he is a means to an end...
If there was no evil out in the world, there would be no need for the professional warrior.
If this was a perfect world there would be peace without war
But...today, there is a REAL need for peace through the means of war
That is a simple fact.

The Islamo-Fascists have declared war the United States and our way of life. They have declared war on other Muslims who would stand on the side of Freedom and Liberty. They have distorted their religion to fit their fanatical cause.

This is war.

This is a war that is for the very way of life that we hold so dear.

This is God's work...defending the weak, bringing freedom to the oppressed....If God is with us, who could be against us?

Fallujah may not the center of the war, but it will the tide that turns the war. If we fail in Fallujah, then it will have consequences that reverberate through the rest of the War on Terror. They must be wiped out. The insurgents must be killed or captured. The foriegn fighters must be killed or captured. They must be marginalized, if freedom in Iraq is to be a reality.

So I say this...

Falluja Delende Est

Air Ambulance Crashes, Killing Crew

REST IN PIECE

SAN DIEGO, Oct. 24 — Rescuers hiked though rugged terrain near the Mexican border Sunday to reach the remote site where a private jet went down after taking off from San Diego, killing all five people aboard.

The Learjet was being used as an air ambulance when it crashed carrying two pilots, two paramedics and a nurse on a flight bound for Albuquerque, N.M.

The plane went down around 12:30 a.m. Sunday in a mountainous region about two miles east of a small San Diego airstrip, said Larry Levy, CEO and medical director of Albuquerque-based Med Flight Air Ambulance, which owned the aircraft.

It was the company's first crash since starting operations in 1979.

Emergency personnel had to hike to the crash site. They had located three bodies by late morning, said Capt. Glenn Revell of the San Diego County Sheriff's Department.

REST IN PIECE

"Greater love hath no man than this, that he lay down his life for another." John 15:13

Spiritual Dependence

"Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight." Proverbs 3:5-6 (NIV)

As humans, we are born centered around ourselves. We are born with a need to survive, we seek this out through our parents, food, milk, nurturing, everything. It is all about us. Picture a small child who sees something that he wants, and does not yet realize that the world is not all his own. As adults, without Christ, we are the same way.

We walk through life wondering what is in it for us. We help those who can help us. We help those when it is advantageous to us. If we are busy, too bad. If we don't have time, too bad. If someone seeks the type of help we do not wish to offer, too bad. If we are too tired, too bad. It is all about us.

Even in our faith, we can live this same type of immaturity. We wonder what WE have to offer. We ask where God is going to send US. We ask how WE can do something that seems impossible. We ask how WE will find the words. We are leaning on our own understanding. We are still the center of our lives, instead of God. We have yet to unlock the full potential of our Faith and our Love, that remains locked up just below the waterline.

Why, though? Why do we act like this? Even after we read the Word of God, we do not put our complete and utter trust in the LORD. I have an idea. Are you ready for it? Brace yourselves, now. It might knock you down.

Fear.

Yes. That one little word. Fear. We are lost in the darkness of the forest and cannot see where our next step will be, and we cry out to the wilderness "where is this path leading me???? I cannot see!!!! Please SHOW me my path!!!" And God is right there next to us, ready to guide us through His Will, waiting for us to call out to Him, waiting for us to reach out our hands. Yet we never do.

So many of us attempt to maintain an absurd amount of control over our lives and surroundings. We need to balance the checkbook. We need to plan out our retirement with IRAs, 401 K plans, and map out our future. We lean on our own understanding. We fear the unkown, so we never place our complete and blind faith in Christ the LORD. Because, then we will be out of control. We fear the unknown.

Yet it is in that darkness, that God is wanting us to call on Him the most. In the Psalms, David calls the LORD his shelter, his protector, his rock, his salvation, his comfort, his fortress. That is what the LORD was to him. Even when enemies were all around him, the dogs nipping at his heels, so to speak, he never lost his faith. During the good times, the LORD was the center of his life. He followed the LORD's law and bidding in all things. Throughout 1 and 2 Kings, the LORD maintains Israel on behalf, in memory, of David, His faithful and obedient servant.

We are most afraid of letting go, of taking our hands off the wheel, and allowing someone else to drive, even the LORD. I mean, we can't see Him, feel Him, hear Him, or smell Him. And to our human minds, letting to Him is truly difficult. Yet, that is exactly what we must do in order to unlock the blessings that He has waiting for us.

"Trust in the LORD with all your heart." Not just part of it. Not just when we need Him. Not just when it is convenient. Not just when it is safe. With ALL my heart. ALL the time. Dueteronomy tells me not to forget the things that I have seen or let them slip from my heart; to teach them to my children. Phillipians 4:8-9 tells me: "Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable--if anything is excellent or praiseworthy--think about such things. Whatever you have learned or received or heard from me, or seen in me--put it into practice. And the God of peace will be with you."

These things are from God, the LORD, not from myself. This is not my understanding. This is not my own knowledge. Only the chosen were to understand the parables that Christ had spoken when we walked the earth, in His blameless, perfect, sinless self. The pharisees did not understand His words, for their hearts had been hardened by the LORD. Simple men understood and embraced Him as the Christ, the LORD.

This comes down to dependence on the King, the LORD, not on ourselves, not on our own understanding. That is scary, isn't it? Not very easy to put into practice, is it? When we are falling into an abyss and we are fighting and grabbing and reaching, we need to reach for the hand of the LORD that is always there waiting to rescue us. We need to be dependent on Him.

Instead of asking him for material blessings, we need to trust in Him to bless us in ways that we cannot fathom, preparing our room in the mansion on the hill. Instead of saying "thank you" when someone praises us, we need to say "Thank the LORD, it is through Him that I can do this". Instead of pursuing selfish paths, we need to trust in the LORD, be dependent on Him. NEED Him. That is true Faith. To trust and believe in something that I cannot say, to be surrounded by darkness and still step forth, knowing that I am not alone, trusting in Him. That is faith...

We need to be on fire the LORD, not ourselves.

I am nothing but a helpess sinner.

He is all.

He gives all.

I praise Him in all that I do.

I Bleed

I BLEED

I bleed…
…from the wounds that never heal
They cut me deep in ways
That others cannot feel

I hurt…
…deeper than you can know
I feel the pain within my heart
And deep within my soul

I feel remorse…
…For the things that I had to do
You wonder why I go silent
About the things you'll never know

I feel…
…In the depths that you can never see
A wall surrounds what used to my heart
To never allow anyone close to me

I cry…
…The tears for the future and the past
Alone I sit in my requiem
With the loves of my life in the past

I die…
…A little more with every day
I only wait for the single moment
When it's the Lord's time to take me away

I bleed…

Isaiah 6: 8

"Also I heard the voice of the Lord, saying: "Whom shall I send, And who will go for Us?" Then I said, "Here am I! Send me." Isaiah 6:8 (NKJV)

In a vision, Isaiah had a vision of seeing the LORD on a throne. Six-winged Seraphs were there. All in the presence of the Lord were praising the Lord, calling "Holy, Holy, Holy is the LORD Almighty". Isaiah becomes frantic because he is unclean, and lives among unclean people. He panics and thinks that he is ruined for he has seen the LORD in all of His sinless, majestic glory. But, a Seraph gets a hot coal with tongs and brings it to Isaiah. The six-winged bird presses the coal to Isaiah's lips and tells him that his guilt is taken away and his sins are atoned for. Then the Lord speaks. "Whom shall I send, And who will go for us?"

Without even thinking, without any reservations, without any ponderance, looking at his calender, taking stock of his ability or his skills, and without a second thought, Isaiah answers. He doesn't just answer, but he answers loudly, emphatically. "Here I am! Send Me!" It wasn't "well if you think I can do it. If you think I have the ability. I think I may be able to slip you into a slot next week." NO! Isaiah answers loudly, emphatically and enthusiastically: "Here I am! Send me!" I can see him waving his arms and jumping up, like the child in school who knows the answer and hoping the teacher will call on him.

Think about the faith in those two sentences. "Here I am! Send me!" He didn't know what he was being sent for, where he would be going, what he would be doing, yet he volunteered nonetheless. That takes faith. He was a servant of God, a truly holy man, and when the LORD called on him, he did not hesitate. He went, and offered himself.

In Exodus 3-5, Moses is chosen by the LORD to lead His people out of Egypt. Those two chapters show what a lack of faith Moses has at first. "Who am I, that I should go go to the Pharoah and bring the Israelites out of Egypt?" "Suppose I go to the Israelites and say to them, 'The God of your fathers has sent me to you,' and they ask me, 'What is his name?' Then what shall I tell them?" "What if they do not believe me or listen to me and say, 'The LORD did not appear to you'?" "O Lord, I have never been eloquent, neither in the past nor since you have spoken to your servant. I am slow of speech and tongue." Not exactly a true showing faith.

Yet Moses did go and do the LORD's work. He did bring the Israelites out of Egypt. He lead them in the desert for 40 years. He lead them to their promised land but because of his sin, he was refused the opportunity to see the Land, by the LORD's judgement.

He became a man of faith. He was a father of Israel and a man of God.

How often do we ask what we can do. We pray for an opportunity from the LORD to serve Him. We pray for the faith to carry out His Will for us. We pray for the wisdom to see what that will is. Yet we continue to center on ourselves. We ask what WE can do. We ask what WE have to offer. We ask the LORD to use US. We, even in our faith, are still the self-centered sinners that we were born.

We are given the Great Commission in Matthew 28:18-20. "Then Jesus came to them and said, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age."

Make disciples of all nations, baptizing in the name of the Father, the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. There is no doubt that this is a mandate from the LORD. But...we all have different gifts and talents that the LORD gave to us. Romans 12 tells us this and not to think ourselves higher or lower according to our gifts. They are from the LORD and as the Church is a body, all parts of the body are needed, complementary, interdependent.

Everything is from the LORD. We are meant to praise the LORD. We were created for this. We are also created in His image. Genesis tells us this. How can we better praise the LORD and present Him in all that we do and all that we say? Ephesians speaks of how we should live, imitating Christ. Romans also tells us to offer ourselves up as a sacrifice to the LORD.

Think about it. Imitating Christ...Offering myself up to the LORD as a sacrifice. Where am I in the picture???? That's right. I am in the service of the King. I am doing the LORD's work! Think about it. All that we do is through the LORD, if we are Faithful. All our strength comes from the LORD. All of our perseverence, gifts, abilities, words, qualities, nobility, honor and courage comes from the LORD. Not me! Not you! The LORD!

Instead of asking God what I can do for Him, I need to ask how He is going to work through me. How can I be a vessel for His love? How can I be a living sacrifice for Him? 2 Corinthians 3:5-6 tells us "Not that we are competent in ourselves to claim anything for ourselves, but our competence comes from God. He has made us competent as ministers of a new covenant--not of the letter but of the Spirit; for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life." Zechariah 4:6 says: "This is the word of the LORD to Zerubbabel: 'Not by might nor by power, but by my Spirit,' says the LORD Almighty.'"

Not me! The LORD. I can best praise the LORD by giving credit where it is due. And that is all for the LORD. I have no salvation without the gracious loving forgiving gift from the LORD. I have no words to speak without the LORD. I have nothing without Him. I am only a sinner lost in the darkness without the Light. Now that I am in the Light I belong to the Light. I BELONG to the Light. My life is His, a sacrifice, imitating Him. Not me. Him. Jesus. The Spirit. The LORD. Almight, all-knowing, majestic, soveriegn LORD.

So it's not what I can offer the LORD. I need only be available to the LORD with a heart for Him, and the faith to know that He will bless me according to my ways for Him. He wants to bless us. We need only ask. He will bless us with more so that we can praise Him more, do more for Him, and give more for Him. I have faith in Him. My life is His.

"Oh, Lord, Soveriegn King, Loving Father,

I come to You, a humble sinner.

Who am I to ask anything of You, so great

Yet, I know You are with me. I know

that you hear all things, and know my hearts,

The deepest depths of my heart, Lord.

I pray that You will bless me Lord.

Remain with me, so that I may have your

Righteousness with me, so that

I may be upright in Your eyes.

Keep my hand from evil, from doing wrong, Lord.

I pray that you will use me in whatever way You wish.

I am available to You Lord, in all ways, in all things.

I offer only my everything Lord,

My faith, body, heart, soul and mind

To You Lord, in Heaven.

Forgive my sins, that create a barrier to You

Forgive them so I may receive Your full blessings

And I wash away all who have wronged me with Love and forgiveness, Lord.

Please use me as you wish, according to your

Divine will for me, Lord, your servant.

I pray that your hand guide me

That your words teach me.

Keep me from evil, keep me on the narrow path Lord

Show me discernment for righteousness and evil.

But above all, give me the strength to remain faithful to You

To allow Your Divine Providence to guide me in Your will for me.

I am a servant to you, Lord.

I praise you in all Your glory.

I praise you for all that you are.

I know I have no courage, no strength, no wisdom without You.

I praise you for all that you have given me, Lord.

Bless me according to Your will.

In Your Son's name,

I pray this.

Amen."

Support Our Troops

Everyone talks about supporting our troops. They wear the shirts, they have the stickers on their cars. But I challenge everyone to actually support the troops without something substantial. You can adopt a sniper, which helps get our snipers important gear that is not issued or could be better, like new stocks and scopes, cleaning kits, bipods, sunglasses, penlights, waterproof writing pads and such. You can adopt a soldier, which provides soldiers with sundry items. Also needed are phone cards, disposable cameras, pads of paper and envelopes, books, CDs, DVDs, thermal clothing.

Now I want to point out some music artists who put their patriotism where their mouth is. They not only talk about supporting our troops, but they go out and do it. Stars for Stripes, is a non-profit organization of country music artists who have gone forward to the FEBA (Forward Edge of the Battle Area) to entertain our troops, where normal USO and other entertainment groups don't get to.

Listen to this! Chalee Tennison and Danni Leigh played at LSA Anaconda and they were mortared. The artists put on helmets and flak vests and kept playing for the troops! DRIVE ON!!! Chely Wright is playing also. Craig Morgan, a veteran and reservist himself also played as part of this organization.

This goes beyond politics. Those deployed are our sons, daughters, brothers and sisters. Whether we agree with the war in Iraq or not, they are out there on the frontier protecting our freedom and our liberty on an everyday basis. These artists show their patriotism and their heart when they support the troops as they do.

And They Say Sports Stars are Heroes

People call sports stars heroes, throwing that word around like it is some badge of honor, as if batting 1000, or selling stadium seats and signing a good mulit-million dollar contract is what makes a hero. To me, the true sense of the man is not the talents ot abilities. The true man is the choices that he makes.

There are over one million heroes today, who have worn the uniform of their nation, selflessly laying their lives on the line for their homeland, their people, their flag, their nation. To me, someone who humbly, selflessly serves another, even unto death, is a hero.

How we stain the word by tossing it around like it means nothing..."Greater love hath no man than this, that he lay down his life for another" John 15:13.

Look at the following heroes, studs, lions among men who had shown the true mettle of a man, not on a sports field, but the field of ultimate measure, the battlefield. God bless these men, and may God Bless America with continued bearing of courageous, faithful men such as these. Wthout heroes how would we know what we are capable of? I'd rather emulate one of these studs than someone who bats 1ooo, but is also addicted to cocaine, got arrested for beatinh his girlfriend and doesn't know what a real job is.

The Citation

Mitchell, Mark E.Major, US Army (Special Forces)HQ & HQ, 3rd Battalion, 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne)Date Of Action: November 25 - 28, 2001
Citation:Major Mark E. Mitchell, Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 3d Battalion, 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne), during the period of 25 to 28 November 2001, distinguished himself while engaged in combat operations during Operation Enduring Freedom. As the Ground Force Commander of a rescue operation during the Battle of Qala-I-Jang Fortress, Mazar-e-Sharif, Afghanistan, Major Mitchell ensured the freedom of one American and the posthumous repatriation of another. His unparalleled courage under fire, decisive leadership and personal sacrifice were directly responsible for the success of the rescue operation and were further instrumental in ensuring the city of Mazar-e-Sharif did not fall back in the hands of the Taliban. His personal example has added yet another laurel to the proud military history of this Nation and serves as the standard for all others to emulate. Major Mitchell's gallant deed was truly above and beyond the call of duty and is in keeping with the finest traditions of the military service and reflects great credit upon himself, the 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne), the United States Army, and the United States of America.

This major was the operations officer for 3rd Battalion, 5th Special Forces Groups. He personally commanded the combat and rescue operations at Mazar-e-Sharif-you genteal readers may remember that this was where the despicably traitrous American John Lind Walker was captured with his Islamo-Fascist compatriots.

This guy is a stud. Truly a quiet professional. He was a great man who did his job.

An article on him

“It is a tremendous honor,” Mitchell said. “But I don’t consider myself a hero. I am not personally convinced that my actions warranted more than a pat on the back. Wearing the Special Forces foreign-service combat patch on my shoulder and serving with the finest soldiers in the world is enough. I was just doing my job and our mission was accomplished.”

Drive on, Major. This dude is a stud, a hero in the truest sense of the word.

Another Hero in the truest sense of the word

USMC Article

He had his driver move the vehicle through a breach along his flank, where he was immediately taken under fire from an entrenched machine gun. Without hesitation, Chontosh ordered the driver to advanced directly at the enemy position enabling his .50 caliber machine gunner to silence the enemy.He then directed his driver into the enemy trench, where he exited his vehicle and began to clear the trench with an M16A2 service rifle and 9 millimeter pistol. His ammunition depleted, Chontosh, with complete disregard for his safety, twice picked up discarded enemy rifles and continued his ferocious attack.When a Marine following him found an enemy rocket propelled grenade launcher, Chontosh used it to destroy yet another group of enemy soldiers.When his audacious attack ended, he had cleared over 200 meters of the enemy trench, killing more than 20 enemy soldiers and wounding several others.

Semper Fi, Captain! This stud comes from my neck of the woods outside of Rochester New York. This is the epitome of heroism and courage under fire. Not the lack of fear but the counquering of fear by something deeper insider. Those outside of uniform will never understand that.

Understatement of the Year

U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan said yesterday the world body's reputation had been damaged by a furor over its oil-for-food program in Iraq, as investigators released the fullest accounting to date of the scandal-plagued program.

You don't say. And people actually wonder why the majority of the US military and the executive branch has lost faith in the UN. Remember, also, Rwanda? 800,000 killed in the internecine tribal fighting under the noses of roughly 8,000 Belgian troops, who were then pulled out. Riiiiiiiiiiiigh....the UN got it done!

Russian and French companies were the most active buyers and sellers under the program, according to figures released yesterday by an independent U.N. investigating panel headed by former Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker.

No wonder why the French didn't want Op Iraqi Freedom. God forbid they lose out on that cash. Let's not forget our newest friends in democracy, the Russians. Oh, yeah, what about all those French weapons and electronics that were sold to Iraqi AFTER the embargo???

This...is the understatement of the year...Makes me sick to my stomach.

What Bullshit

The grandfather of an Army Reserve soldier whose platoon refused to deliver supplies in Iraq (news - web sites) said his grandson told him Saturday that he and other soldiers had been detained by military authorities but were later released. Meanwhile, military officials said.

Some in the platoon had told relatives they refused to deliver tainted helicopter fuel in poorly maintained vehicles by traveling a dangerous supply route without an armed escort.

Why were these cowards released from custody? This is such bullshit if you ask me. These men had signed on the dotted line, went through the training, enjoyed the benifits of military service-scholarships, extra paychecks, shopping at the PX and such-and then they stood in harm's way and refused to do their duty. And they were being held up as heroes who "saved lives". What bullshit!

I spent over a year in Kuwait and Iraq, doing everything from reconnaissance and surveillance security, mobile security patrols, civil actions medical programs, combat patrols, convoy escort and participated in some of the toughest fighting that was seen through the whole war. I know guys that are over there now that have earned three Purple Hearts, and are still fighting.

And just how the hell did they know it was tainted before the fact? Did they test it? Sounds like bullshit to me. And if their vehicles were in poor condition that is their own fault. Why the hell didn't the officers and noncoms make sure they were properly maintained? Why the hell didn't the noncoms ride their peoples' asses?

They have dishonored their uniform. They have dishonored their nation. That the nation is not scorning them as the cowards that they are only shows the low that our nation's sense of honor, duty, committment and sacrifice has sunken to. That they have not been charged with dereliction of duty and cowardice in the face of the enemy, only shows a contemptible pussy footing by the military to remain politically sensitive.

Call a spad a spad.

Call a coward a coward.

I don't give a shit what their excuse is. There are guys are there now doing their job, and even more dangerous shit, every single day! And they don't bitch. Yeah, they;re scared but their still saddle up and go out and do it, every f'ing day! They are not the only ones that have soft vehicles doing a dangerous mission. They are not the only convoy that was without GunVees to provide escort. They had a mission to perform and they failed to do so. Other soldiers had to take their place going into harm's way.

This is beyond contemptible.

This just pisses me off.

It's Not About Religion???

Homemade bombs exploded in quick succession before dawn at the five churches in four separate Baghdad neighborhoods, causing no casualties but further alarming the Christian minority community already on edge over the perceived rise of Islamic militancy following last year's ouster of Saddam Hussein (news - web sites).

In August, coordinated attacks hit four churches in Baghdad and one in Mosul, killing at least 12 people and wounding dozens more in the first significant strike against Iraq's estimated 800,000 Christians since the U.S. invasion began last year.

And you tell me it's not about religion? What happened to this being about the American occupation? What about the fatwa about American soldiers on Muslin soil? If that was the case why the heck would they feel the need to bomb Christian churches from the long-established and always persecuted Christian minority?

These Sunni and Shi'a Muslim extremists let their true colors show when they bomb Christian churches. They bomb Christian churches yet they expect Muslim shrines to be respected? They kill Christian reverends, yet they want their extremist leaders recognized as politicians? Right. I see that logic.

There is no way that you can deny that this is about religion. The whole base for the insurrection and Jihad is religion. It's not about national integrity when the majority of enemy combatants killed and captured are foriegn fighters who have illegally crossed the borders. They cannot say this is ani-occupation when they kidnap and behead aid workers and women. They cannot say that this is about anything else than their evil scheme to create a fundamental Muslim state.

If this is not about religion where is the outcry against these persecutive attacks? If this is not about religion where is the denouncing of these atrocities? Can anyone say Kristalnacht? Can anyone say "burn the bibles"? By their silence the Muslim community condones these acts of violence. Their inaction speaks louder than their words.

"The only requirement for evil to succeed is for good men to do nothing"
Edmund Burke