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Know your enemy: Test your knowledge of radical Islam
By John Cassady
May 18, 2007 12:15 am
Recently I wrote an article titled "Has America dumbed down too far to
recover?" inspired by an author named Scott Ritter.
He wrote "ignorant citizens have no way of holding politicians accountable
for dumb decisions." Ritter's article was called "Calling Out Idiot
America."
The premise was "most Americans are ill-placed intellectually, either
through genuine ignorance, a lack of curiosity or a combination of both, to
judge for themselves the efficacy of congressional behavior when it comes to
Iraq ."
I agree with Ritter on the issue of the Muslim faith and the global war
against terrorism.
Time to wise up
Too many high-ranking politicians and a large majority of American citizens
lack sufficient knowledge to make informed decisions regarding the war.
There are many reasons for this negative situation.
However, two important reasons are the administration's failure to create
adequate programs to educate and inform the public about the current
struggle, and the media's biased and ignorant reporting.
Too often the media allows its dislike for the president to overshadow fair,
balanced and intelligent reporting.
Indeed, the standards of journalism have frequently been called into
question.
In the global war against radical Islam, what we don't know can destroy us.
To illustrate my point, I developed a very simple quiz allowing one to begin
to measure personal knowledge about the subject.
1. What are the core beliefs that unite the world's 1.2 billion Muslims?
2. What does the term "jihad" mean to radical Muslims?
3. What year did al-Qaida's leader Osama Bin Laden declare war on America?
4. What are the three goals of radical Islam?
5. What/who constitutes radical Islam?
If you answered all questions correctly, you've a good start toward studying
a topic vital to your interests and America's survival.
If you missed questions, it just shows a personal need to improve your
knowledge. The attitude of "let George do it ." or "someone else will take
care of it" is not good enough when it comes to knowing our enemy.
As citizens, becoming knowledgeable is an excellent way to support our
troops and country.
To the enemy, Iraq and Afghanistan represent two important fronts in radical
Islam's war against the West.
Regardless of the outcomes in those two countries, radical Islam will
continue its "holy war" against America, Israel and the West.
It makes no difference to them who's in charge of the White House.
Answers:
1. The Quran and/or the Five Pillars of Islam.
2. Holy war against non-believers.
3. 1996 and 1998.
4. Eliminate Israel and the Jews, destroy democracies (the West), and
establish a world under radical Islamic rule.
5. Terrorist organizations, nations and people who support the goals of
radical Islam.
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