By Ohmyrus
In a speech to the National Endowment for Democracy on October, President Bush explained the threat facing the free world from Islamic militants. He said:"... their attacks serve a clear and focused ideology, a set of beliefs and goals that are evil but not insane. Some call this evil Islamic radicalism. Others militant jihadism.
Still, others Islamo-fascism. "For obvious reasons, he was quick to add this politically correct qualification:"Whatever it's called, this ideology is very different from the religion of Islam. This form of radicalism exploits Islam to serve a violent political vision: the establishment, by terrorism and subversion and insurgency, of a totalitarian empire that denies all political and religious freedom. "Who are these Islamo-fascists and what do they want? Just like Mussolini wanted to recreate the Roman Empire, these
Islamo-fascists regret the abolishment of the Caliphate and want to recreate a Muslim empire over as much territory as possible. They divide the world into two parts - darul Islam (land of peace. Islam = peace) and darul Harb (land of war). It follows that the non-Muslim world is an enemy that must be subdued and brought under Islamic law.
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They draw inspiration from Muslim empires of the past like the Ummayad and Abassid Caliphates. The last great Muslim empire was the Ottoman empire which ended with their defeat in World War I. After the war, the Caliphate was abolished in 1924.
Friday, January 13, 2006
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