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Like the Columbus Day episode of the Mafia series
the "Sopranos" where the Mafia underlings were competeing with
Indians to prove whose parents had it worse "making it in America"
each group has its own script in relation to the terror going on in the
world. People take pot shots at Fundamentalists Preachers for acting
like Fundamentalists everywhere, narrow, rigid, closed, intransigent and
severely local in their loyalties.
It must be tremendously frightening to imagine
George W. Bush as a follower of Jerry Falwell if you are
Moslem. Almost as frightening as it is to Americans to
imagine Osamma having the bomb or a Saron gas factory.
When the Moslem's blame America for its attitudes
towards human suffering in their countries America replys:
"Its only business, what are they complaining
about? Don't we create jobs for them and don't they make money off
of us?
It seems everyone has an excuse
For example:
America: "Its only business,
what are they complaining about? Don't we create jobs for them and
don't they make money off of us?
Moslems: "America doesn't see the true
Islam and is captured by the International Jewish ('Zionist' if you are
politically to the left) Conspiracy" reinforcing of
course the Jewish (or its even worse if it you are a true Zionist)
statement that follows since there are 78.6 Moslems for every Jew on the
planet (not counting the Christian's ratio) and if you are talking
Zionist/Moslem then the ratio is even greater. (Note the math
you visionary philosophers. I can still use a
calculator.) Of course, the Fat-wa says that Falwell deserves
to die for saying what is said already by Moslems on the Internet describing the
history of Mecca and Medina not to mention the meaning of Ji-had which is so
obstruse as to even confuse their own. In fact you could make a case
for obstrusiosity for any of the Desert Religions involved in this.
Jews:
Orthodox (fundamentalist) "Jews are the Chosen people and were given
the original deed to the country of Israel. The fact that
there are so few Jews and so many of the rest of the world is proof of
God's favor to his Chosen People. The Messiah will prove Jews
right and everyone else second." Yes I defend the original
ownership of the Sacred Sites by the Jewish faith and Nation but they have their
"wingnuts" as well.
Christians: "All of history is moving
towards an orgastic event when Christians will be proven right and everyone else
wrong about everything. Anyone who resists will live a
horrible existence in a burning lake of fire." I must
admit to a rather pained feeling about that "Comfort ye my people that opens
Handel's Messiah. That part about lowering the Mountains (I like
Mountains) and raising the Valleys so that everywhere will become like
Kansas or the Canadian prairie.
The following comes from that same world which I
have very little empathy with and even less interest in getting to know unless
they can find a little more civilization and a more genteel
etiquette. For those who wish to complain about the
comparable American attitude I would recommend a read or two in some of the folk
literature from this area of the world. I have my complaints
but these guys are nuts and liars. They have been doing business for a
long time and they are not as unsophisticated as they let on especially if you
look into the history of the Ottoman Empire. This, "you are
responsible for the miserable state that I am in because you are a big bad
businessman" is a bit much to say the least. Or
"Gee, we are just poor philosopher olive farmers here trying to make a
living."
I realize that it is impractical to hold Christians
in California responsible for Loony Tune preachers in Michigan
protecting the militia's right to bear 50 caliber sniper arms or to keep
provencial hick "University Presidents" from Virginia Church Schools from
using poor naive slobs like Geraldo Rivera and Bill Maar on National
Television.
I believe the best thing to do is the "Radio Free
Europe" approach to all of this. I have no doubt that
those "Shamanic" peoples who are listed as living in Malaysia, under the
Moslem Towers, are under quite a bit of stress from Messianic religions
that recently moved into the neighborhood. But if you are
powerful enough you can those noisy neighbors to at least pay attention.
Learn to speak their languages, train your diplomats to dialogue with
narrow, rigid, closed intransigent minds no matter where they
are found and most of all remember that you are not required to agree with any
of these Dudes. All that matters is that they are allowed to
worship in peace. That does not mean that you give them the
keys to your house or protect your children by keeping them ignorant of idiocy
wherever it is found.
The problem with these folks below was that
the laws of war did not apply when they were tried. Today we
make the opposite mistake of applying the laws of war to our own
people. With a bias of protection towards our intransigent right
wing militias who are more armed and radical than the current left (which can be
just as dangerous if you let them be.). It does not help
that the local Republican ex-liberals covet the Militia vote.
It was interesting in Safire's column today when he came out FOR gun
control. Maybe things are changing or maybe the militia just got too
anti-Semitic for his taste.
Who
knows, things just haven't been the same since I fell down that
Rabbit hole.
Cousin REH
August 28, 1998, Friday
FOREIGN DESK AFTER THE ATTACKS; Excerpts From Court Charges: To Terrorists, 'It Was Proper to Kill Americans' ( Text ) 1370 words Following are excerpts from the charges against Mohamed Rashed Daoud al-'Owhali as filed in Federal District Court and unsealed today. Count 13: Murder Conspiracy 2. From in or about March 1998 through the date of the filing of this complaint, outside the jurisdiction of any particular state or district, Mohamed Rashed Daoud al-'Owhali, a.k.a. ''Khalid Salim Saleh bin Rashed,'' the defendant, together with others known and unknown, unlawfully, willfully and knowingly combined, conspired, confederated and agreed together and with each other to murder the occupants of the United States Embassy Compound, Nairobi, Kenya, in the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States, as that term is defined in Title 18, United States Code, Section 7(3). 3. In furtherance of the conspiracy and to effect the object thereof, the defendant and others committed the following overt acts, among others: a. On or about July 31, 1998, Mohamed Rashed Daoud al-'Owhali, a.k.a. ''Khalid Salim Saleh bin Rashed,'' the defendant, traveled from Lahore, Pakistan, to Nairobi, Kenya; b. On or about Aug. 4, 1998, Mohamed Rashed Daoud al-'Owhali, a.k.a. ''Khalid Salim Saleh bin Rashed,'' the defendant, together with others known and unknown, reconnoitered the Embassy. c. On or about Aug. 7, 1998, Mohamed Rashed Daoud al-'Owhali, a.k.a. ''Khalid Salim Saleh bin Rashed,'' the defendant, along with a co-conspirator not charged herein, traveled in a vehicle containing an improvised explosive device from a location in Nairobi, Kenya to the embassy. d. On or about Aug. 7, 1998, Mohamed Rashed Daoud al-'Owhali, a.k.a. ''Khalid Salim Saleh bin Rashed,'' the defendant, threw a small grenade-like device toward a guard stationed outside the embassy. Count 14: Use of Weapons of Mass Destruction 4. From in or about March 1998 through the date of the filing of this complaint, in Nairobi, Kenya, and outside the jurisdiction of any particular state or district, Mohamed Rashed Daoud al-'Owhali, ''Khalid Salim Saleh bin Rashed,'' the defendant, together with others known and unknown, unlawfully, willfully, and knowingly, and without lawful authority, combined, conspired, confederated and agreed together and with each other to use and threaten to use, weapons of mass destruction, against property that is owned, leased, and used by the United States, to wit, the defendant conspired to detonate an improvised explosive device inside and in the vicinity of the United States Embassy Compound, Nairobi, Kenya. . . . The bases for my knowledge and the foregoing charges are as follows: 5. I have participated in the investigation of the above-captioned matter, and have spoken with other individuals, including Federal agents, other law enforcement officials, and other witnesses. When I rely on statements made by others, such statements are related in part and in substance unless otherwise indicated. Moreover, because this affidavit is submitted for the limited purpose of establishing probable cause supporting the arrest of the defendant, I have not set forth each and every fact learned during the course of this investigation. 6. On Aug. 7, 1988, at approximately 10:30 A.M. local time, a massive explosion occurred in the vicinity of the United States Embassy in Nairobi, Kenya, demolishing a secretarial college adjacent to the rear of the embassy and severely damaging both the embassy and a nearby building. At least 258 persons were killed, including 12 United States nationals. 7. On or about Aug. 9, 1998, the defendant was contacted in Nairobi by Kenyan officials. At the time the defendant was contacted, he appeared to have suffered several injuries, including lacerations and abrasions about the hands and face, as well as a large wound on his back. The defendant was subsequently taken into custody by Kenyan officials. 8. On or about Aug. 12, 1998, after having been arrested by Kenyan officials, Mohamed Rashed Daoud al-'Owhali, a.k.a. ''Khalid Salim Saleh bin Rashed,'' the defendant, was advised of his Miranda rights by Special Agents of the F.B.I. After waiving those rights, the defendant stated, among other things, that he was standing in the bank near the embassy on the day of the bombing with a companion. Defendant also claimed that the clothes he was wearing when arrested were the same clothes that he was wearing on the day of the bombing, despite the fact that his clothes bore no traces of blood from defendant's injuries. The defendant later admitted, however, that the clothes he was wearing on the day of his arrest were not the clothes he was wearing at the time of the bombing. On or about Aug. 20, 1998, again after having been read his rights, and after having waived those rights, the defendant made additional statements concerning the bombing of the embassy. 9. On or about Aug. 20, 1998, the defendant stated among other things, the following: a. That he was trained in a number of camps in Afghanistan, including a number of camps affiliated with al Qaeda, an international terrorist group, led by Osama bin Laden, dedicated to opposing non-Islamic governments with force and violence. b. The defendant stated that, while in the Afghanistan camps, he was trained in explosives, hijacking, and kidnapping. c. He attended conferences and meetings with Osama bin Laden, including a press conference, in Khost, Afghanistan, which followed a recent interview of bin Laden by ABC News. The defendant also stated that he was aware of a fatwah against the United States by the International Islamic Front which was signed by Osama bin Laden and the leaders of other jihad groups, stating that it was proper to kill Americans worldwide. . . . d. His role in the Aug. 7, 1998, bombing of the embassy included, among other things: traveling in late July from Lahore, Pakistan, to Nairobi, Kenya; reconnoitering the embassy on Aug. 4; traveling with a co-conspirator in a vehicle containing an improvised explosive device from a location in Nairobi, Kenya, to the embassy on the morning of the bombing; and tossing a grenade-like device (which did not include fragmentation casing) at a guard stationed at the embassy. e. The defendant also stated that the operation was supposed to be a martyrdom operation, which he did not expect to survive. 10. The defendant also stated that, while being treated at a local hospital for the injuries he sustained from the blast, he discarded in a hospital bathroom 2 keys that fit the padlock on the rear of the bomb-laden vehicle, and 3 bullets for a gun he had left behind in the vehicle. Employees of the hospital where the defendant was treated recovered 2 keys and 3 bullets in the area described by the defendant. |
