Investment

» lcha - What Muhammad means to Muslims

The "we must take all measures to avoid a clash of civilizations" seems to be all well and good when it comes to respecting Mohamad but where was the Muslim outcry, to avoid a clash of civilizations, when the Taliban destroyed that thousand year old Buddha statue in Afghanistan years ago.

There are all sorts of other examples I won't go into because we all know what they are. Suffice to say, when the Muslim community shows respect for the other religions of the world, I'm sure the rest of the world will show respect for theirs and the clash of civilizations will cease.

-- posted by lcha

» rasputin - Jihad

I've been doing some studying of jihad and jihadists and I've found some interesting material on the history and nature of jihad. So, I figured I'd share some of the references. Perfect reading for the poiltics junkie and those who want to know what we in the West are facing.

http://www.jihadwatch.org/

http://www.usc.edu/dept/MSA/fundamentals...

Here's a link to testimony by one of my favorite terrorism analysts, Walid Phares. He appeared before the U.S. House International Relations Subcommittee on International Terrorism and Nonproliferation.

http://counterterrorismblog.org/2006/09/...

"Future Jihad" by Walid Phares

Good interview with Steve Emerson from Journal of Counterterrorism.

http://counterterrorismblog.org/site-res...

Plus this. It's long, but it's cool.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rHGK3qTdI...

-- posted by rasputin