Posted by
Andrew on Monday, January 29, 2007 12:33:42 AM
People are starting to understand the enormity of this conflict. Professor Bernard Lewis is a
Middle Eastern and Islamic scholar who is pointed in the right direction.From the Jerusalem Post: (no link b/c
TownHall needs to fix the !#$%-ing hyperlink manager!)
The Muslims "seem to be about to take over Europe," Lewis said at a special briefing with the editorial staff of The Jerusalem Post.
Asked what this meant for the continent's Jews, he responded, "The
outlook for the Jewish communities of Europe is dim." Soon, he warned,
the only pertinent question regarding Europe's future would be, "Will
it be an Islamized Europe or Europeanized Islam?" The growing sway of
Islam in Europe was of particular concern given the rising support
within the Islamic world for extremist and terrorist movements, said
Lewis.
Lewis, whose numerous books include the recent What Went Wrong?: The Clash Between Islam and Modernity in the Middle East, and The Crisis of Islam: Holy War and Unholy Terror,
would set no timetable for this drastic shift in Europe, instead
focusing on the process, which he said would be assisted by
"immigration and democracy." Instead of fighting the threat, he
elaborated, Europeans had given up.
"Europeans are losing their own loyalties and their own
self-confidence," he said. "They have no respect for their own
culture." Europeans had "surrendered" on every issue with regard to
Islam in a mood of "self-abasement," "political correctness" and "multi-culturalism,"
Further on in the article, regarding Iranian President Ahmedinejad:
"For him, Mutual Assured Destruction is not a
deterrent, it is an inducement," said Lewis of Ahmadinejad. "We know
already that they [Iran's ruling ayatollahs] do not give a damn about
killing their own people in great numbers. We have seen it again and
again. If they kill large numbers of their own people, they are doing
them a favor. They are giving them a quick, free pass to heaven. I find
all that very alarming," said Lewis.
So do I...and so should you.
From The New York Times (even a broken clock is right twice a day): NO LINK--SEE ABOVE
Sean McCormack, a State Department spokesman, said Sunday that the
United States had a significant body of evidence tying Iran to
sectarian attacks inside Iraq.
“There is a high degree of confidence in the information that we
already have, and we are constantly accumulating more,” Mr. McCormack
said.
He did not address any of the specifics of Mr. Qumi’s comments
about plans for stronger economic and security ties, but said that Iran
currently plays “a negative role in many respects” in the country.
Iraqi officials also said that they could not comment on specific
programs until they had seen the details, but expressed a range of
views on the wisdom of expanding ties with Iran.
More Iranian meddling... we may not think we are at war with Iran, but the Iranian theocracy has the war map out, and the pieces are moving.