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February 18, 2015
The Writer for the Atlantic's
“What Isis really wants” by Graeme Wood. He says what I have been saying, that- The Islamic state is Islamic, not some perversion of Islam;
- They engage in mass killings of Muslims and non-Muslims as a policy to rid the world of apostates and disbelievers;
- Muslims are killed for such things as voting for secular governments, or wearing western clothes;
- They believe in the strictest possible application of the whole of Shari’a;
- The Islamic state has not distorted the sacred texts of Islam; it has enacted them;
- Slavery and crucifixion are embraced without apology, as ordained by Islamic law;
- With the establishment of the Caliphate, Islam is now justified in waging aggressive war to expand its territories.
Posted by gerardvanderleun at February 18, 2015 11:51 PM. This is an entry on the sideblog of American Digest: Check it out.
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Posted by: Stug Guts at February 19, 2015 10:52 AM
This is a very good article that more should read. From my study of Islam and understanding of IS, its very dead on accurate.
Posted by: Christopher Taylor at February 19, 2015 2:52 PM
Graeme Wood's article fails to spell out how to defeat ISIS and it's political-religious driving force.
Mohammed's brilliant and successfulsystem of: worldly rewards for Islam-adherence, namely, war booty, rape, and slaves, and other-worldly rewards in Paradise, AND assurances of perpetual torture (adhab-al-qabar)for those who do not pursue jihad in a diligent manner according to their abilities, all as ordered by God, is unsurpassed by any leader or follower since his time. ISIS is 'merely' a Mohammed wanna-be, simultaneously frightening others and fearful of failing God's commands thereby suffering endless suffering.
Our actions should fit their crimes ('their crimes' from our viewpoint).
Posted by: Stug Guts at February 20, 2015 10:52 AM
Maybe Harf can get them a job in a Japanese Hibachi joint. Preferably in Chad.
Posted by: Vermont Woodchuck at February 20, 2015 3:12 PM