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Reply to The Norwegian Massacre: Is it Christian Terrorism in Current Events JoeUser Forums

[quote ]From there it's a small step to the Muslim conviction that as Bernard Lewis writes in Muslim Discovery of Europe, "The Islamic state [is] the only truly legitimate power on earth and the Islamic community the sole repository of truth and enlightenment, surrounded on all sides by an outer darkness of barbarism and unbelief." [/quote][quote]You keep saying "revealed religions" as though there is more than one. [/quote] This is a matter of individual choice. A

Reply to The Norwegian Massacre: Is it Christian Terrorism in Current Events JoeUser Forums

I think many who have jumped into the polemics between "Christian Terrorism" and "Islamic Terrorism" seem to have forgotten the history of the 20th century. The entire philosophy behind the Holocaust was rooted in Christianity. The anti semitism which was sanctioned by both Roman Catholic faith and Lutherern church (Martin Luther was a notorious anti semite) was the outcome of the alleged hand of the Jews in killing the Saviour. Now no one in his right mind will say that Holocaust was a Chris

Reply to The Norwegian Massacre: Is it Christian Terrorism in Current Events JoeUser Forums

[quote]Islam defines the entire non-Muslim world as the House of War (dar al-harb). It is acceptable always lie and deceive non-Muslims.[/quote] [quote]Meaningless pap. Only one party is interested in a 'drawdown of political terrorism'; the Middle East thugs cynically use the bogeymen (Israel, USA) for their own purposes & ends, with no interest in peace whatsoever beyond lip service.[/quote] Concepts like darul-ul-Islam and Darul-ul-harb are rooted in the context

Reply to The Norwegian Massacre: Is it Christian Terrorism in Current Events JoeUser Forums

Islam does not sanction violence and if some Moslems turn to Terrorism the individuals are to be blamed not the religion. The Clash of Civilization rhetoric has permeated so deep that we tend to reify religion. There are some real issues facing the Islamic parts of the world and countries like Pakistan and Afghanistan, failed states both, have developed a vested interest is fueling terror in the name of politics. Relion come in handy to motivte people and hence we have religion inspired viole

Reply to The Norwegian Massacre: Is it Christian Terrorism in Current Events JoeUser Forums

I have very clearly said that terrorism does not have areligious tag and this Norwegian Masssacre, inspired by a mixture of Nazi philisophy, Nordic cutural strsnds, anti-immigration sentiment,Islamophobia and thelike is not an act of Christian Terrorism and as far as Islamic Terrorism is concerned, we can only say that the Middle East has some genuine concerns and if they are addressed we will see a steep drawdown of political terrorism.

Reply to The Norwegian Massacre: Is it Christian Terrorism in Current Events JoeUser Forums

Christianity, like Islam has had a long history of violence and percecution in the name of religion. There is something in revealed prophetic religions that motivate people to act of violence. Having said that I must add that the cluster of beliefs that one finds in the 1,500 page msnifest writtten by Mr Anders shows that he bore values that resonate deeply in a consertvative, christian milieu. My point is that we should regard such acts as terrorist acts and not give it a religious tage. The

The Norwegian Massacre: Is it Christian Terrorism in Current Events JoeUser Forums

Norway has always regarded it self as the conscience of the civilized world. The self appointed custodian of "western values" was always quick to defend every terrorist group i n the world the latest being the LTTE, the terrorist group which was responsible for killing more than 50,000 civilians. Norway was one of the prominent EU countries which followed a split policy on terrorism: c

Reply to THE SITUATION IN AFGHANISTAN in Politics JoeUser Forums

I wrotethis blog in 2006 and there is a sense of deja vu when we read this piece. Almost all that I said has come true and USA is fast losing control over large swathes of Afghanistan. The real reason is that right from the word go, the US policy, much against the better judgement of many in the US Congress, was a poisoned chalice. By making Pakistan the key ally in this war, USA has unwittingly sown the seeds of its own defeat as Pakistan at every step has sought to weaken and ubvert US inte

Reply to The idea of Europe is dying: The national states are rising in Current Events JoeUser Forums

[quote]What do you mean by 'free for all against the no white population'?[/quote] Is it an accident that NATO has attacked Iraq, Libya, Afghanistan, flown drones over Pskistan etc and what all these societies have in common is that they are not of European stalk. The myth of Islamic terrorism is used to demonise these socities in order to bomb, kill mutilate human beings. What NATO and by this we mean USA, UK and France are doing in Libya is alsolutely unjustified.

Reply to The idea of Europe is dying: The national states are rising in Current Events JoeUser Forums

[quote]I don't see how you can think some other political structure would have avoided any of those things. There is a further problem - the perceived benefits of alternative political structures are pure speculation. There is nothing intrinsic to organizing as a nation state that makes it evil or 'discredited'. What people do with their nation state is the issue, IMO.[/quote] The social trends in Europe are not quite encouraging. It is conventional to speak of a dying soc

Reply to The idea of Europe is dying: The national states are rising in Current Events JoeUser Forums

[quote]So in that, I agree with you. Given the absence of alternatives, however, I'm not so sure what's 'discredited' about nation states. Seems it's the concept of EU that's discredited.[/quote] Look at the history of the 20th century starting with the Armenian genocide, through with the Holocaust, then the horrors of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, then sundry wars big and small all faught under the banner of the nation state. As the great historian EJ Hobbawm says,

Reply to The Five Essay Writing Tips in Writing JoeUser Forums

Thank you. The University I teach in has just installed the soft ware-- Turn it in-- which will pick up unacknowledged material.

The idea of Europe is dying: The national states are rising in Current Events JoeUser Forums

Right from the days of antiquity, an undercurrent of European unity lay simmering. In fact, one can even read the famous Histories of Heodotus as an argument for Eropean unity, a point Antony Paged argues very eloquently in his Worlds at War This idea of Europe was furtehr reinforced by the notion of Christendom and of course, the Holy Roman Empire. Christmas Day AD 800 was indeed a remarkable day well worth r

Reply to LIBYA; A NEW WAR IN THE DESERT in Current Events JoeUser Forums

NATO bombing of civilians in Tripoli killing a large number of children and women has led the world to question the wisdom of allowing the US and its NATO allies to continue with its policy of aggression against Libya. In any event Col Gadaffi has said and we can beleive him that a UN mandaded election wille accepted. NATO seems to enjoy its run over Tripoli killing people. In any case is Libya in the North Atlantic. A Treaty designed to protect the Europeans from Soviet expansion is now bein

Reply to WHY KAVYAA DESERVES ANOTHER CHANCE in Writing JoeUser Forums

The morning newspapers reported that the parents of Ms Kaavya Vishwanathan--Dr Rajaram and Dr Mary Sundaram-were both killed in an aircrash near Rickebbacker, Ohio. Dr Rajaram, a noted surgeon and a trained pilot was piloting the small plane from Washington DC were both had gone to see thie daughter. I feel saddened at the loss and I pray that the Kaavya finds the strength to bear this great loss. The cause of the crash is not known.

Reply to Snookered Again in Politics JoeUser Forums

Many would agree that Obama has failed as a president. He now stands in direct violation of the US Constitution by using US toops and armed force in Libya. Congress alone has the right to deploy the Armed Forces beyond 60 days and has not that period ended.

Reply to POST SITE PROBLEMS HERE in Blogging JoeUser Forums

Thanks, Island Dog.

Reply to POST SITE PROBLEMS HERE in Blogging JoeUser Forums

Please tell me how one can up load pictures on this site.

Political Violence in India: Attack on Baba Ramdev in Current Events JoeUser Forums

India is presently ranked very high in the list of the most corrupt counties in the world. Only Nigeria and Burkina Faso rank a few places below. With such a d distinguished ranking, may I add that the leadership of that corrupt government headed by Sonia and ManMohan Singh even want a place at the high table of diplomacy and statecraft. I have

Reply to THE SITUATION IN AFGHANISTAN in Politics JoeUser Forums

[quote]Gen Musharaf of Pakistan. He signed on the the war on teror as defined by Bush and the Bushmen rather reluctantly and has been making a show of compliance while all the time the taleban are able to use Pakistani territory in order tro retreat and regroup. There is credible information that bin laden is hiding in ther mountains of North west province. [/quote] I rightly pointed out 5 years back where Bin Laden was hiding and the involvement of the Pakistani ISI in sheltering him

Reply to Why do you post to JU in Blogging JoeUser Forums

[quote] Besides all this stuff, I like to write and I do it for enjoyment and because I believe in what I write about, go figure. That about does it for [/quote ]I enjoyed your post and you have rightly said that you write as you enjoy it. I too am in real life a person who has to research, teach, correct tonnes of assignments etc but I always find time to blog. JU is different as I find the bloggers though very conservative and from a US point of view patriotic, they do engag

OPERATION GERONIMO: AMERICAN LAWLESSNESS AGAIN? in War on Terror JoeUser Forums

On 29th April 2011, President Barack Obama signed an excecutive order that authorised the Navy Seals VI unit to seek and kill Osama Bin Laden, the mastermind of the 9/11 attacks on the targets in USA. Are we to believe that the US president has the authority to order the execution of those deemed inimical to the US. Is this argument that USA can violate the sovereignty of a state, enter its territory, carry out a clandestine operation, pick up the evidence and

Osama Bin Laden and his Killing: The World Reacts in Current Events JoeUser Forums

Fist things first. USA gave an accurate and truthful account of the mid night encounter in which Osama bin Laden was killed. Had the same event happened in my part of the world, the Government would have lied saying that the man was armed and was using women as human shield. A rifle or M-16 would have been placed next to him to make it appear that the truth has been said. I appreciate the Obama Administration and the Navy Seal VI unit for resisting the temptation to score brownie points. Seco

Osama Bin Laden's Killing in Current Events JoeUser Forums

Early this morning the US Special Forces acting on a tipoff launched an attack on a villa near Abbotsbad, a town 150 kilometers from the capital. The US attack was successful and without the loss of life the master mind on 9/11 was killed. It would have been foolish to take him prisoner as that would have encouraged hostages situations. So he was killed and no one can fault the US forces for this successful attack. I must say that there will be a sense of

Reply to LIBYA; A NEW WAR IN THE DESERT in Current Events JoeUser Forums

Early this morning NATO attacked the personal residence of Col Qaddaffi and killed his son and 3 grandchildren. This kind of wanton acts of targetted assasinations is not only against International Law but goes well beyond what the No Fly zone envisaged. The Arabs who backed NATO over the no fly zone have lost all cerdibility and USA has shown along with NATO to be a gun slinger for oil and other interests. When has killing the Head of State and his family become part of a No Fly zone policy.