Muslims Dost Protest Too Much!!!

His Holiness quotes the last Christian Emperor in Constantinople regarding what Islam has brought new to religion, namely conversion under the sword or death and the Islamic world is in an uproar. My favorite is one official said this could lead to violence. Uhm, lets see for years Muslims have been kill Coptics in Southern Egypt, bombings of Christian churchs, and death to Christians trying to evangelize in Islamic countries. Maybe the truth hurts. The propeht did gain power by killing all those that posed a threat to his authority slaughtering Jews in the Arabic Penisula and other Arabs.

Death for the sake of power is nothing new and neither is death for religion, but the difference is other religions have progressed realizing the conscious is up to the individual and final judgment is for God. The real concern is to see how intermixed religion and secular authority is and how these governments are at the whim and passion of the people. To me it demonstrates an easily manipulated and ignorant society. A society that was once welcoming and advanced beyond its Western brothers, but quickly spiraled into a paranoia when power over its people was threaten by the development of the west. I say where is the media saying the Pope has the freedom of speech and why they do not condemn those countries that clearly would not allow any dialogue or pointing out historical quotes.

European Security!!!

The Journal had a funny article regarding Belgium having a theft crime spree. Who are the citizens going to call to stop these criminals? Well, first the victims are not the average citizens, but those that are responsible to protect and serve. It seems that hundreds of thefts have occurred at police percents that includes guns, evidence, supplies, and uniforms. How can we take this nation seriously when it does not care about security? This not an isolated incident, but all over the country and Europeans wonder why we take security so serious.

Hey Those Uneducated, Ignorant, Southern, Religious Rednecks Might Be Fighting For Me

I begin my morning reading the Wall Street Journal an in my free time, which is not much, I read other publications. Well the Wall Street Journal Opinion had two great articles. On Monday Chrisopher Hitchens, not a conservative by any stretch of the imagination, is a staunch supporter of the Iraq War and the war on Islamic Facists. The Tuesday Journal Opinion was a story about a liberal, Jewish Lesiban, that realized on Sept. 11 she was an American.

Then I read two stories on BBC one had to deal with an muslim film maker that tries to open up muslim minds and hearts. In Indonesia, there is strict laws and regulation regarding films of which one is no kissing between men and women. Well, you can guess it the film maker created a show that featured a gay character that was well received. The film maker pushed the enveloped and complied with Islamic authorities by not featuring a kiss between a man and woman, but a man and man. Although the show was very popular, the authorites quickly remedy the law preventing any kissing in films.

The next BBC story was very disturbing, almost like the Scarlet Letter, has resurfaced in Uganda. In Uganda, a newspaper printed the names of alleged homosexuals in order to ostracize them in society. Homosexuality is illegal in Uganda. The newspaper stated also they publish the names of those that have commited adultry.

What do these stories have in common. The latter two stories demonstrate societies in which those minorities are oppressed threatened with death and must fear being who they are. In America, we protect the minority. Our Constitution and instutitions ensure minorities have a voice and their rights are protected. The Journal Opinions relate a stories that those sardonic liberal minorities have no respect for those men and women fighting for them. The "so called rednecks" are protecting those minorities that would be easily punished by the Islamic Ideaologes. Where in the world do you see greater respect for minorities than in Western culture. Yes, gays in the US might be asking for the government to enforce a marriage contract, but at least they are not being put in newspapers or being stone to death for being homosexual. We must realize that if we don't fight them now then their will be no one to fight them later because they will be to strong.

I encourage everyone to read these articles especialy Hitchens who argues 9/11 was a wake up call to the world not just America. It reminds me of that story regarding Nazi Germany- They went for my neighbor and I should have said something, but it was not me. They went for the homosexuals and I should have said something, but it was not me. They went for the Gypsies and I should have said something, but it was not me. They went for the Jews, but I'm not a Jews so why should I help. Then they came for me and no one was there to stand up and help me.

WE WILL NEVER FORGET?

As I listen to Beethoven's Fifth Symphony, I look back to the week before September 11th. I was in New York for interviews and was enjoying some Italian Cuisine in Little Italy. We were talking about what we will do after the interviews and someone said, "Let's go to the World Trade Center." I said, "no it will be here when we get back I just want to get home." Those words will live to haunt me and taught me that I need to seize every opportunity because they will not always be there.

On the morning of September 11th, I was driving into school when I heard a plan crashed into the World Trade Center. I thought it was a small commuter plane and it was cloudy day. I always parked my car at school and then commute to my internship at a government agency. While I was walking through the lounge I saw the TV. I asked what type of plane was it and someone said a passenger plane. Inside I was thinking how was it possible for a plane on a clear day hit the trade center and then the second plane hit. I called my boss and she told me not to come in they are evacuating DC. As I stayed at school shocked, the third plane hit the Pentagon preventing me from driving home.

After spending sometime at a friend's house, I drove home passed the Pentagon seeing the billowing smoke rising and lights illuminating the dark sky. Tears rolled down my checks recognizing that America faced a new war, a war that will have no borders, a war that will be based on ideas and war that must have the west prevail or oppression will reign.

For those men and women in the Armed Services, I salute your sacrifice in defending your nation and families. It is true parts of America's war on terrorism and foreign policy is not accepted by all, but remember you honorably serve this country for the liberty, freedom, and justice that it stands for. After 9/11, those in power finally woke up and realized that a police action against these murderous bastards will not work that we must attack them where they are. However, along with military we need economic and educational assistance to those nations that are weak. We need to aid them to build up there institutional, economic, educational, and security forces so as not to create an atmosphere that will serve to create bases of hatred as what happened in Afghanistan.

To those that serve to defend America, may God protect you.

I have the question mark because I fear America is already forgeting what happen to not only the United States, but the world. This is battle between good and evil. It is a battle between a society that is open and free that tolerates all ideas and opinion and one that manipulates that society in order to oppress and conform this secular world into their "city of God." I only hope that the majority of Americans do not lose their resolve because once that is done, the world has lost.

RIP Steve Irwin

For those that don't know that name you might know him as "The Crocodile Hunter" which is an inaccurate name because he was a big protector of wildlife. After playing with deadly snakes, saltys, alligator, and crocs, he was killed by a stingray that struck him in the chest. He probably wanted to take his meeting to the next level and the stingray would not have it. Goodday mate.