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Sat, Mar 25, 2006 at 2:10:59 pm PST

Here’s the full text of the UNC-Chapel Hill car-attack jihadi’s suicide letter, found in his apartment after the attack: Mohammed Taheri-Azar’s letter to police. (Hat tips: rayra and zombie.)

In the name of Allah, the merciful, the compassionate.

To whom it may concern:

I am writing this letter to inform you of my reasons for premeditating and attempting to murder citizens and residents of the United States of America on Friday, March 3, 2006 in the city of Chapel Hill, North Carolina by running them over with my automobile and stabbing them with a knife if the opportunities are presented to me by Allah.

I did intend to use a handgun to murder the citizens and residents of Chapel Hill, North Carolina but the process of receiving a permit for a handgun in this city is highly restricted and out of my reach at the present, most likely due to my foreign nationality.

I am a servant of Allah. I am 22 years of age and I was born in Tehran, Iran. My father, mother and older sister immigrated to the United States in 1985 when I was two years of age and I’ve lived in the United States ever since.

I attended elementary, middle and high school in North Carolina and I was accepted into the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. I began my college career in August 2001 and graduated in December 2005 with a bachelor’s degree in psychology and philosophy with Allah’s help.

I do not wish to pursue my career as a student any further because I have no desire to amass the impermanent and temporary fame and material wealth this world has to offer. However I made the decision to continue my studies and to graduate from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill so that the world will know that Allah’s servants are very intelligent.

Due to the killing of believing men and women under the direction of the United States government, I have decided to take advantage of my presence on United States soil on Friday, March 3, 2006 to take the lives of as many Americans and American sympathizers as I can in order to punish the United States for their immoral actions around the world.

In the Qur’an, Allah states that the believing men and women have permission to murder anyone responsible for the killing of other believing men and women. I know that the Qur’an is a legitimate and authoritative holy scripture since it is completely validated by modern science and also mathematically encoded with the number 19 beyond human ability. After extensive contemplation and reflection, I have made the decision to exercise the right of violent retaliation that Allah has given me to the fullest extent to which I am capable at present.

I have chosen the particular location on the University campus as my target since I know there is a high likelihood that I will kill several people before being killed myself or jailed and sent to prison if Allah wills. Allah’s commandments are never to be questioned and all of Allah’s commandments must be obeyed. Those who violate Allah’s commandments and purposefully follow human fabrication and falsehood as their religion will burn in fire for eternity in accordance with Allah’s will.

Sincerely yours,
Mohammed Reza Taheri-Azar

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1 Earth2moonbat  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 12:12:30pm

In short: "kill the infadels".

2 Buckaroo  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 12:12:38pm

CHARLES --

"mathematically encoded with the number 19 beyond human ability"

As mentioned earlier today, that needs to be a rotating title!
:-)

3 jake341  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 12:12:59pm

Now can we call him a terrorist?

4 Earth2moonbat  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 12:14:17pm
However I made the decision to continue my studies and to graduate from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill so that the world will know that Allah’s servants are very intelligent.

But you couldn't inflict more than minor injuries with an SUV. Suuure. Brilliant!

5 Buckaroo  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 12:14:40pm

# 1 e2m

Yeah, but he takes 519 words to say it!

Hey islam -- "Brevity is the soul of wit" -- take notes there!


/oh wait, they have no wit


/hm, not really much of a soul either

6 Iriee  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 12:14:45pm

I hope Allah protects his virginity in the prison system. May he slowly rot away.

7 Buckaroo  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 12:15:26pm

# 4 e2m

But, IMo, he has certainly taught us a lesson about 'servents of allah" (!)

8 syme_1984  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 12:15:29pm

Hang him.

9 Bordm  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 12:17:19pm
in accordance with Allah’s will.

in accordance with Allah swill.

There, I fixed that for you, no extra charge for editorial corrections.

10 genard  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 12:17:50pm

As a jihadi he makes a good argument against the death penalty. Give him what he has earned...life imprisonment. Use isolation, cell padding and force feeding as required.

11 bp_sf is now bp_nj  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 12:18:32pm

Book 'em, Dano. Murder One.

12 grantman  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 12:22:07pm

Number 9...number 9...number 9. See, that's why no one died. He had the wrong number.

Let's see his attorney get him out of premeditated murder with this.

I am writing this letter to inform you of my reasons for premeditating and attempting to murder citizens and residents of the United States of America on Friday, March 3, 2006 in the city of Chapel Hill, North Carolina by running them over with my automobile and stabbing them with a knife if the opportunities are presented to me by Allah.

I'm glad the police released the note. It shows the mentality of what we're up against. Let the defense begin!

13 zombie  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 12:22:19pm

For those mystified by the reference to the number "19" in the letter:

It's part of a strange cultish sect within Islam that uses numerology to claim inerrancy for the Koran. It was devised by Rashad Khalifa, a would-be cult leader who was assassination by a Pakistani Islamic hit squad in 1990 (and stabbed 19 times!):

Rashad Khalifa

Mystical significance of the number 19 in the Koran, proving it is the Word of God.

Koran 19 numerology essay by a Muslim lunatic

Farrakhan's Nation of Islam connection to 19

Farrakhan references the "19" theories in a recent speech in DC

Portland Indymedia: significance of the 19 hijackers.

14 ratherdashing  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 12:22:40pm
I do not wish to pursue my career as a student any further because I have no desire to amass the impermanent and temporary fame and material wealth this world has to offer.

If you have a "career" as a student I doubt you would have amassed any fame or material wealth anyway.

15 Earth2moonbat  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 12:22:42pm

11 bp_sf is now bp_nj

Fortunately, it's "attempted murder 1". Unfortunately, that means that he'll be out in 5 years or so. And he'll try it again.

16 ibrodsky  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 12:22:43pm

This letter shows just how evil Islam is.

This guy lived in the US most of his life.

Yet his religion, if one can call a Death Cult a "religion," taught him to randomly kill non-Muslims.

17 zombie  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 12:23:50pm

assassination = assassinated

PIMF

18 Grandma  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 12:25:02pm

Anyone still have any doubts now about the true nature of allah? And don’t forget the pubah; he’s the messenger. One’s already dead; the other needs killing.

19 JAT  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 12:25:08pm

Sorry no virgins for this guy! I wonder if his mother is upset that he failed. Hopefully, someone will slip him the "other" white meat while behind bars.

20 Earth2moonbat  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 12:29:48pm
In the name of Allah, the merciful, the compassionate.

I am writing this letter to inform you of my reasons for premeditating and attempting to murder citizens and residents of the United States of America on Friday, March 3, 2006 in the city of Chapel Hill, North Carolina by running them over with my automobile and stabbing them with a knife if the opportunities are presented to me by Allah.

Is it just me, or is there a disconnect between those two paragraphs?

21 Ringo the Gringo  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 12:30:06pm

He was just following his religion.

22 Fish-Man  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 12:30:42pm

I am struck by the fact that he finds the Koran encoded with the number 19 beyond the skill of mere humans, and sees fit to comment on this. I am sure that some will argue that this belief of his makes him insane, and thus mitigates the shame that muslims should feel at his sharing of their religion, but the numeralogical aspects of Christianity, Isalm, Judaism, and many other religions are significant to their belief systems, and taken as signs of their divine inspiration. - This is not an uncommon belief.

The problem is not in the weakness of this practitioner's mind, no, he has demonstrated that he is intelligent, intentionally so. The problem is in the moral bankruptcy of the belief system that he was raised into. The Koran, the sacred book of Islam simply and plainly advocates the massacre of the Infidel. And everyone who is not Islamic is infidel. Someone who believes in the Koran must experience an discontinuity between their belief system, and what is accepted as just or moral behavior here in the US. So the islamic practicioner is faced with choices. He or she may somehow internalize and accept the disagreement between their belief system and the justice administered in society, and behave appropriately - they may reject their religion's anti-social elements, or they may embrace their religion, and reject the order of society, as this young man did.

I believe that every Islamic person struggles with the belief that they should kill the infidel at the earliest opportunity. This young man lost the battle, and should be punished to the fullest extent of the law. Here in the US, you are supposed to be responsible for your actions.

I also think that the FBI should be figuring out what mosque this guy attended, and figuring out how many other time-bombs of murder might be wandering around.

F-M

23 Render  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 12:32:27pm

My understanding is that he will be well protected once inside the Federal prison system.

Islam is a force within the US penal system and an issue that needs to be corrected post haste.

Call it what it is, high treason during wartime. Hang the bastard.

HANG
EM
HIGH,
R

24 scaramouche  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 12:33:44pm
I did intend to use a handgun to murder the citizens and residents of Chapel Hill, North Carolina but the process of receiving a permit for a handgun in this city is highly restricted and out of my reach at the present, most likely due to my foreign nationality.

Unbelievable. He's complaining that he's a victim of discrimination because the city refused to give him a gun permit him so he could murder its residents. The Yiddish word for that, I believe, is CHUTZPAH!

The part about a permit being out of reach "at the present" gave me a bit of a chuckle. I think it's fairly safe to assume that the permit will be out of reach for a good long stretch--say, like, forever.

25 Jack Reacher  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 12:35:17pm
...the world will know that Allah’s servants are very intelligent.

Stop; you had me at Allah.

I know that the Qur’an is a legitimate and authoritative holy scripture since it is completely validated by modern science...

7th-century science, you mean.

I hope his message doesn't get taken out of context.

26 Buckaroo  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 12:36:28pm

# 13 z

"UAL175 was skyjacked by NORAD "Octopus" technology, which si the same technology in all Boeing 757/767s already. All of them. NORAD has the power and authority whenever it sees fit to commander ANY COMMERCIAL 757/67 plane in the sky. The pilots of UAL175 did get out a distress call, before that was silenced as well. "

/cue scary music

/it's been months since I'm been on indymedia -- now i remember why!

27 Buckaroo  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 12:37:50pm

# 24 scar

Tho I would almost pay to see the ACLU to sue for dude's 2nd amendment rights!
:-)
:-)

28 JnT  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 12:40:29pm

#13 Zombie -

Thanks for the info.

29 talnik  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 12:41:26pm

Oops! This guy confused "educated" with "intelligent", and it shows. Different words with different meanings.

30 EE  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 12:41:54pm

Believing men and women were killed, and so according to his logic non-believing men and women must be murdered by him. Never mind that the men and women that he tried to kill were not responsible for his real or imagined complaints.

He claims that such terrorism is Islam.

Well, is it any wonder that Islam has a bad reputation?

Terrorists like him are the ones who paint the followers of Mohammed as cruel and inhuman murderers, and who cause the image of Mohammed to be that of a terrorist.

31 scaramouche  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 12:46:30pm

#25 Jack Reacher

Stop; you had me at Allah.

Show me the Mahdi. (Sorry, couldn't resist.)

32 Buckaroo  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 12:48:35pm

# 31 scar

ROTFLMAO!

33 LC LaWedgie  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 12:51:34pm

Islamic Peter Principle:

I have made the decision to exercise the right of violent retaliation that Allah has given me to the fullest extent to which I am capable at present.

34 Missouri Boy  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 12:52:20pm

If you or I had ran over a group of muslimes - we would instantly be charged with a "HATE CRIME". It would be front page NYT.
islam*spit*

35 [Engineer]  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 12:52:49pm

#22 Fish-Man

I believe that every Islamic person struggles with the belief that they should kill the infidel at the earliest opportunity.

That is not what he said.

ue to the killing of believing men and women under the direction of the United States government, I have decided to take advantage of my presence on United States soil on Friday, March 3, 2006 to take the lives of as many Americans and American sympathizers as I can in order to punish the United States for their immoral actions around the world.

Islam doesn't call for killing the infidel until the "end of days." The Koran is bad enough, we don't need to make up things.

36 Jack Reacher  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 12:52:51pm

#31 scaramouche
Heh heh.

"I'm sorry, the 12th Imam is unavailable. Would you like to speak to the 8th, or the 9th? You'll need an appointment to progress to the double-digit imams."

37 mama winger  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 12:53:15pm

So what's his plea going to be? Innocent by reason of Islam?

38 rayra[deleted]  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 12:54:01pm
39 SlothB77  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 12:56:31pm

Immigrant cognitive dissonance:

During the loud but peaceful mid-morning rallies demonstrators vented frustration over the controversial U.S. House Bill 4437, sponsored by Wisconsin Republican Rep. James Sensenbrenner. The controversial bill would, in part, make it a felony to be illegally in the country.

"I took today off of work," said Demirel Montiel, 29, who marched with his wife and three children. "I'm here for all the illegal people.

"Everybody's tired, tired that people think we're criminals. If you drive, you're a criminal. If you work, you're a criminal. If you're Mexican, you're a criminal."

Why would anyone get the idea that an ILLEGAL immigrant is a CRIMINAL?

40 Ben B  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 12:58:49pm

More convincing evidence that allah is cognate with Baal (Hubal); an evil spirit that requires blood-sacrifice, but which is utterly powerless except though the exertions of its devotees.
How ugly that we see this in our own time.

41 JammieWearingFool  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 1:00:41pm
I began my college career in August 2001 and graduated in December 2005 with a bachelor’s degree in psychology and philosophy with Allah’s help.

So is Allah a tutor on the side?

42 Ed Mahmoud abu al Qahool Martyr Brigades  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 1:04:04pm

19 is magic. 1 from 9 is 8, which is Dale Earnhardt's # in the DEI Budweiser Monte carlo, and 9+1 is 10, and I think we all know the significance of #10.


Speaking of, not all is right in the world this cool but sunny day, as Texas is down a couple of baskets to LSU.

43 SlothB77  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 1:05:58pm
I did intend to use a handgun to murder the citizens and residents of Chapel Hill, North Carolina but the process of receiving a permit for a handgun in this city is highly restricted and out of my reach at the present, most likely due to my foreign nationality.

the system seems to work for that. thank god.

44 rayra[deleted]  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 1:07:46pm
45 Buckaroo  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 1:08:34pm

# 38 ray

"I just can't remember who wrote it, I'm sure I have a link somewhere."

IIRC, D. Pipes ...


/jus' guessin'

46 zombie  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 1:09:17pm
#38 rayra
At first I wasn't sure it was legit, it seemed such a caricature, a 'perfect proof'.

Exactly. I was just commenting to "zombie's friend" that -- even if you tried -- you couldn't construct a letter that was more damning of Islam, and of supposed "harmless" Muslims living in America.

I'm glad that Charles made a thread of this, because that letter should be seen by as many people as possible.

On a technical side note:

I find it fascinating the way this got publicized in a matter of minutes. This is the true power of the blogosphere and the new media ecosystem:

- Editor at small newspaper in NC decides to print the full text of the letter.

- Someone -- probably a NC local -- sees the article and posts it unattributed on a gun-owners forum.

- Rayra sees it there and reposts it on LGF, asking for verification that it's real.

- zombie finds the original text online, and another source confirming it.

- zombie sends links to Charles.

- Charles posts it as a thread on LGF.

- 100,000 people see the thread, and read the letter.

...and all of this happened in the space of a couple hours.

- (in the future) scores and scores of lesser blogs will reprint the letter after seeing it on LGF

- the ripples continue to spread outward.

Behold the power of the "newstream media."

47 Taxman  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 1:12:29pm

Prosecute him under the Federal hate crime law, then send him to a prison in the deep south with a bunch of red neck good ole boys as cell mates. He may not get 72 virgins, but he'll get something.

48 rayra[deleted]  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 1:12:46pm
49 Brees  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 1:13:26pm

#3 jake341
Now can we call him a terrorist?

No. That would be hateful

Have to call him a "freedom fighter"

50 Earth2moonbat  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 1:15:19pm

#46 zombie

- Rayra sees it there and reposts it on LGF, asking for verification that it's real.

- zombie finds the original text online, and another source confirming it.

- zombie sends links to Charles.

- Charles posts it as a thread on LGF.

Looks like a California kabal to me. A Californian Zionist conspiracy. There must be 16 others in your kabal...

51 PJH  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 1:16:50pm

What troubles me is that he immigrated here in 1985 with his parents. Given that date, there is a very good chance that his parents moved to the US to get away from the mad mullahs. In the eighties, I personally knew a few Iranians that did just that. I found them to be very -- well, "American": well educated, hard working, family oriented, religious, I suppose, but not obsessed ... In fact, based on my personal knowledge, I spoke up for them when others questioned the wisdom of letting them come here, arguing that they shared our values.

I certainly hope this young man is the exception, and not an indicator of a wider phenomenon of the children reaching back, so to speak.

52 SlothB77  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 1:17:17pm

would this guy have the same opportunity to attend a UNC and the future a degree from UNC provides in Afghanistan? I mean, its not like they didn't let him in or didn't give him a degree. Bite the hand that feeds you much?

53 Ed Mahmoud abu al Qahool Martyr Brigades  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 1:17:24pm

If this guy had Iranian parents, it may not have been a Wahabbi funded masjid that got to him.


I think we all know what a toxin Wahhabi influence, spread courtesy Saudi oil money, in Sunni mosques, is, but I wonder what Shia in America hear at the mosque.

54 JustAVoter  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 1:19:18pm

The kid's a nut and deserves to be jailed for life without parole at the very least.

Don't get me wrong, I don't support the kid at all, but clearing up some of the language of the letter may help.

A few linguistic notes:

In the name of Allah, the merciful, the compassionate.

Known as the "basmala" or "bismala", this generally begins any correspondence written by a Muslim, whether by a sane individual writing a note to his mother, or a nutjob like this trying to justify his actions.

I am a servant of Allah.

Any Muslim would refer to himself or herself this when when saying "I am", not just nutjob terrorists like this idiot. "Abdul" means servent, and is generally followed by one of the 99 names of God, such as "the compassionate", etc.

if Allah wills

Always repeated when using the future tense, the "insha Allah" generally refers to mankind's inability to guarantee anything and the acceptance that all that will happen is God's will.

Everything else the kid wrote is typical terrorist stupidity that shouldn't be confused with something any sane person would write. But many things a typical Muslim would write can come across as extremist or downright nutty to your average American reader. A basic understanding of Arabic helps clear up the typical statements of anyone off the street with those of a lunatic like this.

55 Village Idiot's Apprentice  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 1:19:47pm

He left out the part about the Jews making him do it.

56 Earth2moonbat  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 1:22:29pm

#55 Village Idiot's Apprentice

He left out the part about the Jews making him do it.

Ding, ding, ding! This can't be authentic.

57 Cornholio  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 1:22:52pm
I did intend to use a handgun to murder the citizens and residents of Chapel Hill, North Carolina but the process of receiving a permit for a handgun in this city is highly restricted and out of my reach at the present,

Well I hope Sarah Brady will announce her support for banning SUVs.

58 rayra[deleted]  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 1:22:57pm
59 zombie  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 1:23:34pm
#50 Earth2moonbat
Looks like a California kabal to me. A Californian Zionist conspiracy

Actually, the real interesting part about the whole process is that none of the people involved actually know each other, or have ever met, or spoken to each other, or work together, or anything like that. Five completely independent individuals magically coordinate to bring the letter to a wide audience -- it all happens organically.

I recently read a paper about "self-organizing neural networks" or somehting like that. And it's happening here in real life.

60 Buckaroo  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 1:25:12pm

# 53 Ed

"I wonder what Shia in America hear at the mosque."

How righteous are those who would fight to clear out the evil sunnis and establish the real caliphate?
:-(


/again, jus' guessin'

61 brenda  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 1:26:02pm

It's a good thing we assimilate Muslims better than Europe does. What a relief.

62 godfrey  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 1:26:55pm

Why didn't this kid turn his intelligence into healthy skepticism about the Koran's composition and history?

63 Buckaroo  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 1:27:16pm

# 59 z

Well, it's theoretically possible the NC editor and the NC poster know each other, but your larger point (and that of your earlier post) is very well taken ...

64 rcris5  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 1:28:29pm

His sister says he would not harm a fly or a roach.

65 Buckaroo  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 1:29:49pm

# 64 r

But did anyone ask her about kufr?
:-)

66 Ojoe  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 1:30:18pm

"In the Qur’an, Allah states that the believing men and women have permission to murder anyone responsible for the killing of other believing men and women. I know that the Qur’an is a legitimate and authoritative holy scripture since it is completely validated by modern science and also mathematically encoded with the number 19 beyond human ability. After extensive contemplation and reflection, I have made the decision to exercise the right of violent retaliation that Allah has given me to the fullest extent to which I am capable at present."

Well, do you think we will ever be safe until we wipe this 'religion' out ?

And I don't give a flying fuck if it takes nukes to do it.

67 blue_like_jazz  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 1:31:19pm

AND... he's not being tried as a terrorist because my great state of NC doesn't have any anti-terrorism laws!

um, duh... wouldn't you think those would have been the first order of business at the NC general session on 9/12?!?

68 Earth2moonbat  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 1:31:26pm

59 zombie

Actually, the real interesting part about the whole process is that none of the people involved actually know each other, or have ever met, or spoken to each other, or work together, or anything like that.

Kinda like Milton Friedman's pencil.

I recently read a paper about "self-organizing neural networks" or somehting like that. And it's happening here in real life.

AKA the human brain. Artificial neural networks (artificial intelligence) need to be trained in a very slow painstaking process.

69 Exelwood  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 1:33:00pm

This clown's actions remind us how rarely the US Muslim population does this sort of thing. Can you imagine thousands of "yutes" burning cars in the streets of America for weeks on end? I wonder how nervous "rational" Muslims around the world are becoming?

70 rayra[deleted]  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 1:33:44pm
71 rockman  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 1:34:49pm

He is a TRUE BELIEVER. Read Eric Hoffer's classic book of the same name, reviewed here:

[Link: www.investors.com...]

Islam, like Scientology, is One Hour Martinizing for the Brain. Cleaned, pressed, and heavily starched...

72 anotherindyfilmguy  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 1:37:13pm
I did intend to use a handgun to murder the citizens and residents of Chapel Hill, North Carolina but the process of receiving a permit for a handgun in this city is highly restricted and out of my reach at the present, most likely due to my foreign nationality.

Good thing he doesn't shop at walmart... "excuse me sir can I also purchase ammunition here to go along with this fine shotgun you are recommending"

moron... If he'd have gotten his hands on a pistol and used it we'd still be trying to put our collective heads in the sand about what he represnts...

73 red satellite  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 1:37:42pm

Sounds like a Muslim terrorist to me. WHERE IS THE MSM on this?

74 rayra[deleted]  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 1:40:33pm
75 Mcgyver  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 1:40:48pm

A case of Sudden Jihadi Syndrome. The problem is... when and where will it strike next?

Mcgyver, out

76 religion of bacon  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 1:41:36pm

US troops out of North Carolina now!

77 PJH  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 1:44:52pm

Dear JustAVoter,

Re #54: I suppose your linguistic comments are correct, but I don't find them at all reassuring. The language that you identify as just proper Muslim-speak strikes me as overblown and obsessive for routine communications. My Christian and Jewish friends don't normally speak so commonly of their God, so at the risk sounding terribly gauche, what compels Muslims to act so obsessively about theirs?

78 pat  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 1:44:57pm

The Moonbat administrators may believe their own propaganda, but I believe the student population suddenly discovered the truth about Islam and I think the non-existence of terrorism laws will prove little comfort to this Muslim hero. I'm guessing 25 years in the pen.

79 WestPack  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 1:47:56pm

Would Yale still take him?

...just wondering...

80 rayra[deleted]  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 1:48:16pm
81 Carridine  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 1:51:18pm

Hey, al-Numnutz!

"mathematically encoded with the number 19 beyond human ability"
in the Quran POINTS TO The Glory of God, Who says explicitly in The Book of Certitude AND in The Book of Laws: "Don't be an idiot! Don't kill people, and DO investigate reality with your own rational soul!"

82 pat  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 1:52:15pm

#77 PJH
I entirely agree. The reason Muslims sound like lunatics is because they often are, not necessarily criminals, but surely guilty of harboring the sort of hatred, paranoia and obsessive behavior one does not find elsewhere.

83 RTLM  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 1:52:53pm

/

The intent of this Azar may have been to get into prisin is the first place to recruit jihadis among the inmates. Pass them off to outside handlers at the time of their release.

/consp. theory off

84 Mike C.  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 1:53:01pm

# 77 PJH

Actually, for common, everyday stuff, they don't, Business reports, memos, etc. Big official stuff from the government, regardless of subject matter, usually does have some of that stuff stiched on the front and end.

85 mama winger  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 1:53:17pm

He does write a nice letter, though.

86 looking closely  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 1:54:43pm

#74 rayra.

Try [Link: www.packing.org...]

Nutjobs like this one are why persons of good moral character need to walk around armed.

If there is any silver lining to this cloud, somehow I don't think its going to be too hard to get a conviction here:

I am writing this letter to inform you of my reasons for premeditating and attempting to murder citizens and residents of the United States of America


How thoughful of him to take the time to explain things in such a clear and polite note. . .he probably thought he was going to die in the attempt.

87 religion of bacon  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 1:55:30pm

"He was a nice boy, he used to cut the grass."

88 jrdroll  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 1:55:31pm

#80 rayra

This sura is regarded as the earliest one after Muhammad emigrated from Mecca to Medina in AD 622. Muhammad wants to be accepted by all peoples, so the two verses that Siddiqui quotes reflect this desire. But he fails to mention an unpleasant verse in Sura 9 (and there are many in this sura). Recall that this sura is the last one to be revealed, and many Muslims believe that it abrogates or cancels earlier verses that seem to promote “peace and love.” The unpleasant verse calls Muslim jihadists to wage war on Jews and Christians (People of the Book or Scripture) for theological reasons, not for any aggression on their part. The Quran in Sura 9:29 says:

Fight against such of those who have been given the Scripture as believe not in Allah nor the Last Day, and forbid not that which Allah hath forbidden by His messenger, and follow not the Religion of Truth, until they pay the tribute readily, being brought low.


[Link: www.americanthinker.com...]

89 mama winger  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 1:56:37pm

Looks like Texas is going to lose to LSU in OT. Sorry Ed.

90 looking closely  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 1:58:29pm

Whoops, I reponded to the first part of your letter before getting to the second!

91 rayra[deleted]  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 1:58:53pm
92 SnowDawg  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 1:58:58pm

See I told you all: Islam IS a religion of peace.

[Sarc/]

I guess its just Islam as usual. Nothing to see here folks move along...move along.

93 Carridine  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 1:59:48pm

Not a damned thing in there about waiting until the 'end of days'

No need to worry, when Baha'u'llah fulfilled Jesus' prophecies, He ENDED 7,000 years of 'old world', with its social order based on rule/control by two groups: the kingly caste and the priesthoods; He established the equality of men and women; He explicitly made the one-ness of humankind the pivotal point round which all His teachings turn; and he took political power FROM the clergy and gave it 'to the people!'

94 mama winger  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 2:00:40pm

Has anyone here ever gone to an American mosque during services? Do they let just anyone in?

95 be the meat  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 2:01:06pm

Hopefully he will be sent to his beloved Allah in jail. That's what he deserves.

96 gonzo  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 2:01:32pm

HOW 'BOUT DEM TIGERS!

Woo-Hoo!

97 rayra[deleted]  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 2:02:35pm
98 mama winger  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 2:03:37pm

#96 gonzo

Please be moderate in your exhuberance so as to not offend people who are not like-minded.

Thank you for your consideration.

99 PJH  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 2:04:20pm

#84 Mike C

Point taken. It was the letters to mom (see #54) that set me off ;->

100 rayra[deleted]  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 2:06:32pm
101 Cartman  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 2:06:46pm

Wow. Texas just layed down and died in OT.

102 gonzo  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 2:07:38pm

#98 Mama Winger

All those Texas tears- it'll be floodin' down in Texas tonight...

103 Killgore Trout  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 2:09:07pm

#94 mama winger
I used to go into the mosque next to Arizona State University sometimes. It's unual for US mosques because it actually looks like a mosque with an onion dome and a prayer tower. It was no problem to walk in (remove shoes first) and look around. You might have more of a problem depending on gender segregation and head cover rules of a particular mosque.
When in doubt just ask. With the RoP's PR blitz I'm sure they'd be more than happy to show you around and make you feel welcome.

104 rayra[deleted]  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 2:09:14pm
105 scooter  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 2:09:59pm

What's the surprise here? There is none.

Major targets are out of the question, or at least terribly difficult.

After 9/11 only reasonable, aware people could understand the targets of importance...soft targets. Perhaps I'm just ignorant, but I expect to see more of the same.

It has begun. And no one is watching, ready and aware enough to respond. They will occur where no one expects anything to happen...small towns, retreats from major metropolian areas.

/and all the political shitheads will take weeks to figure it out while people die.

Sorry to be glum, boys and girls.

But what the heck! When it happens, I'm gonna scream 'racism' and sue the Feds.

106 mama winger  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 2:10:12pm

#102 gonzo

It is not for myself that I mourn - it is for fellows like Ed, who leads a sad and lonely life up there at the Antarctic weather station. He gets one channel - from Texas - and has grown quite fond of the team there. Now all he has left are his penguins and his shattered hoop dreams.

107 godfrey  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 2:10:33pm

LSU! LSU! LSU!

Better than Allah.

108 zombie  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 2:12:49pm

#91 rayra:

The would-be killer Taheri-Azar was, it appears, neither Sunni nor Shi-ite: he most likely was associated with the schismatic Islamic sect
United Submitters International

...which was founded by Rashad Khalifa, whom devised the whole "number 19" numerology/Koran theory.

Khalifa prfesented himself as sort of an Islamic Martin Luther, and wanted to strip away the hadiths and other extraneous folk-beliefs in Islam, and focus exclusively on the Koran, was was repesented as inerrent and all-emcompassing.

His proof of this was the "19" theories explained in my comment #13 above.

For Taheri-Azar to have mentioned this in his note only leads one to believe that he must have been involved in this sect, since mainstream Sunnis and Shi'ites don't seem to care too much about the numerology of 19.

The only other possibility is that Taheri-Azar fell under the sway of the Nation of Islam, since Farrakhan is also obsessed with 19, but that seems highly unlikely since Azar was already a Muslim to begin with, and not black.

So, I submit that he was a follower of United Submitters International.

109 mama winger  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 2:13:34pm

#103 Killgore Trout

I'm sure they'd be more than happy to show you around and make you feel welcome

There is an Albanian mosque a few miles away from me. One of the clients at the vet where I work goes there. He is scary as hell. Everyone in the office is afraid of him. His dog is mean too.

I think I'll stick with the Lutherans.

110 Alone in NY  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 2:15:19pm

#86 Looking Closely:

Nutjobs like this one are why persons of good moral character need to walk around armed.

I couldn't agree more. Honest law abiding Americans bearing arms will be a deterrent to crime and some forms of terrorism. If this Islamofacist started shooting at a liberal place like UNC, where there are many victims of gun control, he could have continued shooting until he ran out of ammo or the police showed up.

One armed citizen could bring a situation like that to a quick end, saving many lives.

My fear however is that hypocritical pols like Chucky Schumer or Hillary or a host of other (mostly) Dems will now call for stricter gun control to "keep them away from terrorists". Those hypocrites have all the protection they need at taxpayer expense, but would impose victim disarmament on the rest of us.

111 Bubble Girl  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 2:15:25pm

I have never 19 seen this reference to things being 19 secretly 19 ..19 encoded the number, 19. I 19 wonder where he 19 got this from?

112 zombie  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 2:16:28pm
#111 Bubble Girl
I have never 19 seen this reference to things being 19 secretly 19 ..19 encoded the number, 19. I 19 wonder where he 19 got this from?

See comment #13 above.

113 ProUSA  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 2:16:38pm

I must thank the terrorist for pointing out a few things:

1.

However I made the decision to continue my studies and to graduate . . . so that the world will know that Allah’s servants are very intelligent.

And then by writing his letter and drving into people he instantly showed the world that he is an evil idiot who belong to the evil Isalm cult.

2.

. . . I have decided to take advantage of my presence on United States soil on Friday, March 3, 2006 to take the lives of as many Americans and American sympathizers as I can in order to punish the United States for their immoral actions around the world.

Wake up world! The fact that these Muslims are largely incompetent should not lull us into thinking that either planned sleeper cells or average Muslims can be trusted. If they are not trained to be radicals, they can instantly become dangerous by simply following the Quran. Even a monkey can kill people if it plays with a hand grenade long enough.

3.

In the Qur’an, Allah states that the believing men and women have permission to murder anyone responsible for the killing of other believing men and women.

NOTE: The Quran, Allah, and Mohammed all justify killing non-believers -- not just the ones who kill Muslims. Their cult justifies whatever they want to do to take over the world. A perfect brainwashing manual for developing an army that can be called up world-wide in a seething rage over as little as a cartoon.

114 Bubble Girl  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 2:16:50pm

#104 rayra 3/25/2006 04:09PM PST

#64 rcris5 3/25/2006 03:28PM PST
His sister says he would not harm a fly or a roach.
What if the fly or roach are jewish / kufr?

You always get right to the crux of the matter...

BubbleGirl19

115 Bubble Girl  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 2:17:26pm

And it's not your 19th nervous breakdown...

116 mama winger  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 2:18:28pm

#110 Alone in NY

Those hypocrites have all the protection they need at taxpayer expense, but would impose victim disarmament on the rest of us.

They will never - ever- take my guns. We have some wacky gun laws in Wisconsin. Shhh Sometimes I even disobey them. (Don't tell.)

117 rayra[deleted]  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 2:18:50pm
118 Earth2moonbat  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 2:19:08pm

#70 rayra

Again, this terrorist was either in violation of the standing limited prohibitions on who may purchase a firearm in NC, or he was too paranoid to step up to the counter.

Or he didn't want to risk getting shot. Think about it. If he started shooting people, he'd be fair game for being shot. If he mows them down with a motor vehicle, they take him into custody, and he lives.

119 Bubble Girl  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 2:19:15pm

Oh my God.. Steely Dan wrote a song about 19!

Hey nineteen
No we got nothing in common
No we can’t talk at all
Please take me along
When you slide on down

The cuervo gold
The fine columbian
Make tonight a wonderful thing

No we can’t dance together
No we can’t talk at all

120 Bubble Girl  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 2:21:31pm

13 zombie

Thanks.. from your link..

Any reader of this book can easily verify the Quran's mathematical miracle. The word “God” (Allah) is written in bold capital letters throughout the text. The cumulative frequency of occurrence of the word “God” is noted at the bottom of each page in the left hand corner. The number in the right hand corner is the cumulative total of the numbers for verses containing the word “God.” The last page of the text, Page 372, shows that the total occurrence of the word “God” is 2698, or 19x142. The total sum of verse numbers for all verses containing the word “God” is 118123, also a multiple of 19 (118123 = 19x6217).

Nineteen is the common denominator throughout the Quran's mathematical system.

This phenomenon alone suffices as incontrovertible proof that the Quran is God's message to the world.

This begs the question..

did an Idiot Savant write the Quran?

121 ProUSA  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 2:21:49pm

#116 mama winger

I assume you are not one of the many Wisconsinites I see daily with a "Kerry - Edwards" bumper sticker.

Perhaps you are a safe distance from Madison.

122 Killian Bundy  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 2:22:33pm

MATHEMATICAL MIRACLE OF THE QURAN

6 + 1 + 8 + 4 = 19 = One

/math for retards Muslims

123 Iron Fist[deleted]  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 2:23:28pm
124 scorched earth 138  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 2:23:29pm

#10 genard :"As a jihadi he makes a good argument against the death penalty. Give him what he has earned...life imprisonment. Use isolation, cell padding and force feeding as required."
I'd make a slight alteration to that, give him a "cellie" who's bigger, horny, and a confirmed nio nazi type...

125 realwest  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 2:23:31pm

#120 Bubble Girl - Hi there Bubble Girl! Good to see ya back! Did you get my e-mail from last night?

126 JammieWearingFool  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 2:23:33pm

It's been 19 years since LSU went to the Final Four.

127 Killgore Trout  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 2:25:46pm

#119 Bubble Girl
19th nervous breakdown

You were still in school
When you had that fool
Who really messed your mind.
And after that you turned your back
On treating people kind.
On our first trip
I tried so hard to rearrange your mind.
But after while I realized you were disarranging mine.

You better stop, look around
Here it comes, here it comes, here it comes, here it comes
Here comes your nine-teenth nervous breakdown.
Here comes your nine-teenth nervous breakdown
Here comes your nine-teenth nervous breakdown

128 Earth2moonbat  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 2:25:58pm
129 mama winger  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 2:26:10pm

#120 Bubble Girl

Did an Idiot write the Koran? No - I think this guy did.

130 Bubble Girl  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 2:27:13pm

Some research:

19 Pesos = 1.75 USD
19 USD = 10.90 British Pounds
19 GPB = 3,890 Japanese Yen

I ate 19 cashews and drank 19 sips of beer while doing this research, it took exactly 19 minutes to complete this task.

Freaky!

131 Earth2moonbat  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 2:27:55pm

The letter "S" is the 19th letter of the alphabet, and Satan starts with "S". This proves that Islam is a satanic cult!

132 Bubble Girl  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 2:28:14pm

125 realwest

Hi RW! I haven't looked at my email yet.. it's probably there!

133 mama winger  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 2:29:00pm

#121 ProUSA

I assume you are not one of the many Wisconsinites I see daily with a "Kerry - Edwards" bumper sticker.

LOL! No - I'm safely a couple of hours awayfrom Madison. Still moonbatty around here tho.

134 Iron Fist[deleted]  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 2:29:19pm
135 Orson Buggy  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 2:29:35pm

The legal age for drinking used to be 19 in Idaho!

136 Bubble Girl  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 2:29:37pm

12 Killian

6 + 1 + 8 + 4 = 19 = One

/math for retards Muslims

LOL ~

137 Earth2moonbat  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 2:30:02pm

Potassium is the 19th element on the periodic chart, and is a poison used to stop the heart. See? It's evil!

138 Bubble Girl  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 2:30:38pm
#126 JammieWearingFool 3/25/2006 04:23PM PST

It's been 19 years since LSU went to the Final Four

Jammie! If we look in the Quran we will find it there...

:D

139 Bubble Girl  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 2:31:34pm

129 mama winger

Is that one of those "Blasphemy" cartoons?

I like it!

140 FriarsTale  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 2:31:36pm

I hope Allah (with the help of our criminal justice system) wills him to rot in jail for 12 or so concurrent life sentences

141 rayra[deleted]  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 2:32:04pm
142 Orson Buggy  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 2:32:30pm

OT:

Just got back from Hebo Lake in the coast range. We caught 8 nice trout and called it a day. The grandson caught the first, most and biggest. They are being prepared for a viking pan funeral complete with flour shroud as I type this.

Mmmm trout!

/homer

143 jrdroll  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 2:32:31pm

It has been 19 years since 1987! Pretty scary no?

144 Bubble Girl  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 2:32:45pm
#137 Earth2moonbat 3/25/2006 04:30PM PST

Potassium is the 19th element on the periodic chart, and is a poison used to stop the heart. See? It's evil!

#131 Earth2moonbat 3/25/2006 04:27PM PST

The letter "S" is the 19th letter of the alphabet, and Satan starts with "S". This proves that Islam is a satanic cult!

#135 Orson Buggy 3/25/2006 04:29PM PST

The legal age for drinking used to be 19 in Idaho!

The proof is piling in.

145 Stringart  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 2:33:21pm
In the Qur’an, Allah states that the believing men and women have permission to murder anyone responsible for the killing of other believing men and women.

In the US and the civilized world, the law states that no one has permission to take the law into their own hands. We have this thing called "due process".

Ironically, he'll reap all the benefits of due process while on trial for spitting on due process.

146 Bubble Girl  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 2:34:27pm

142 Orson

Is it an 19 inch trout?




#143 jrdroll 3/25/2006 04:32PM PST

It has been 19 years since 1987! Pretty scary no?

It just hits you right over the head.. it's crazy scary, man.

147 USA  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 2:34:53pm

His parents must be so proud.
Will he choose Yale or Kennedy School of Government at Harvard?

148 Killian Bundy  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 2:35:11pm
The word “God” (Allah) is written in bold capital letters throughout the text. The cumulative frequency of occurrence of the word “God” is noted at the bottom of each page in the left hand corner. The number in the right hand corner is the cumulative total of the numbers for verses containing the word “God.” The last page of the text, Page 372, shows that the total occurrence of the word “God” is 2698, or 19x142. The total sum of verse numbers for all verses containing the word “God” is 118123, also a multiple of 19 (118123 = 19x6217).

Which also begs the question, does every edition/copy/translation of the Koran have the same number of pages and individual page content?

I'm not buying this crap.

/people who've taken too much acid come up with stuff like this all the time

149 Orson Buggy  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 2:35:51pm

#146 Bubble Girl

No, but there was a 10 incher and a 9 incher!

150 Bubble Girl  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 2:36:02pm
#140 FriarsTale 3/25/2006 04:31PM PST

I hope Allah (with the help of our criminal justice system) wills him to rot in jail for 12 or so concurrent life sentences

What would really be cool, he got a 19 year sentence, became Prisoner #19, was assigned to Cell Block 19, in Cell # 9 with 19 new boyfriends.

151 Bubble Girl  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 2:36:33pm

150 pimf

Cell # 19...

My encoder was off..

152 norar  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 2:36:37pm

He actually makes the case against allowing Muslim students visas.

153 Earth2moonbat  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 2:38:39pm

151 Bubble Girl

My encoder was off..

So when you put 19 into your secret Zionista encoder ring, what does it give you?

154 rayra[deleted]  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 2:38:43pm
155 Cartman  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 2:39:34pm

#142 Orson

I know that it seems to be sticky protocol here in LGF to issue OT private rescipes, but would you like me to post a very simple breading recipe for most fish, from trout to perch?

156 rayra[deleted]  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 2:40:13pm
157 Bubble Girl  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 2:41:23pm
I am writing this letter to inform you of my reasons for premeditating and attempting to murder citizens and residents of the United States of America on Friday, March 3, 2006 in the city of Chapel Hill, North Carolina by running them over with my automobile and stabbing them with a knife if the opportunities are presented to me by Allah.

So his purpose was to attempt to kill, not to kill. This will be used by his defense in court.

Interesting.

158 Bubble Girl  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 2:42:38pm

153 E2M


So when you put 19 into your secret Zionista encoder ring, what does it give you?

A picture of you.

159 Orson Buggy  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 2:42:52pm

#155 Cartman

Knock yourself out dude.

160 Dave Brown  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 2:44:03pm

In the category of senseless violence...

I was witness to the aftermath of a horrible massacre today in Seattle. This occured at a post-rave party at 7AM today, two blocks from my son's little league game. 6 teenage/twenty-somethings, kids basically, were killed in cold blood by another twenty-something partygoer, who then shot himself:

[Link: seattletimes.nwsource.com...]

OK, I hear you say. Bad news; but how is this "LGF-type" bad news? Probably it isn't. But I noticed that one of the people at the scene (probably one of the escaped partygoers), had Arabic script on her sweatshirt. A local news channel posted a slideshow, and she was in it:

[Link: images.ibsys.com...]
[Link: images.ibsys.com...]

Probably unrelated, but I'm curious. Can anyone read Arabic?

In any case, one of the kids in the house was 15... don't know if she was a victim.

Love and care for your kids, folks. Its a weird and unforgiving world out there sometimes.

161 Mike C.  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 2:44:04pm

# 153 E2m

A dime, a nickel and 4 pennies ?

162 Bubble Girl  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 2:44:04pm

Orson Buggy

Of course, you know that Kilgore Trout is around.

163 ferris  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 2:44:49pm

With Lynn Stewart in jail and I wonder if Ramsey Clark will rush back from defending Saddam to defend this POS.

Some how I am sure they will spin this to be America's fault. They always do.

164 Orson Buggy  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 2:46:39pm

#162 Bubble Girl

He's safe as long as he avoids the PowerBait nuggets.

165 M. Bensson-Levi  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 2:48:32pm

#123 Iron Fist

'ey,

We need to wake up and realise that while we aren't at War with Islam, Islam is at war with us.

This is so obvious that I can't understand how it is possible to ignore this, or see it any other way.

The only possible explaination is my long held belief that there are two distinct species of human beings on this planet. HOMO SAPIEN SAPIEN, Man Thinking Thinking, and HOMO SAPIEN HUH?. The two are indistinguishable, until they speak, and the latter comprise the overwhelming majority of the population. Xin Loi.

166 Earth2moonbat  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 2:49:38pm

#162 Bubble Girl

I'm sure Orson killed it in a very gory manner...

167 Killian Bundy  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 2:51:31pm
#157 Bubble Girl

So his purpose was to attempt to kill, not to kill. This will be used by his defense in court.

Yeah, well, unless they can pull off an insanity defense, there's way more than enough evidence to put him away for the full 150 or so years in prision he's facing.

/maybe the Judge can sentence him to 152 years, that way he'll have plenty of time to "do the math"

168 Bubble Girl  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 2:51:33pm

160 Dave Brown

Dave, this is horrific. My thoughts and prayers go out to the families and friends of the victims. Hopefully the reason will be forthcoming. It could have been over drugs or a relationship gone bad.

Earlier this week a man shot to death a 15 fifteen year old boy for walking across his "perfect" lawn.

169 rayra[deleted]  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 2:51:36pm
170 KYAG  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 2:52:35pm

All I says is, it is a good thing that he studied what he studied - I think psych and philosophy. Just think about how he would not have had to worry about a weapon permit if he had studied any of the sciences - say microbiology or chemistry .. he could have just made his own WMD and unleashed it.

NC dodged a bullet with that mutha.

171 Earth2moonbat  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 2:53:18pm

#169 rayra

You forgot perversion.

172 Bubble Girl  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 2:54:17pm

167 Killian

Perhaps we should start a bet. I think he will get less than 30 years, maximum.

173 M. Bensson-Levi  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 2:54:53pm

Bubble Girl

Hey,

So how exactly does golf, and the 19th hole fit into all this?

174 Earth2moonbat  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 2:55:11pm

#172 Bubble Girl

And be out in half of that.

175 Jheka  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 2:55:38pm

He'll go to prison and make some converts. Friggin' lovely.

Trial, conviction and a bullet. That's the answer to this type of cultist insanity.

176 lowandslow  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 2:55:54pm

OT
I need one more book at Amazon for free shipping and I noticed rayra quoting the Koran so I started looking for some translations or guides. Seems to be a ton. Any recommendations from LGF?

177 Bubble Girl  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 2:56:13pm

165 M Bensson-Levi

HOMO SAPIEN SAPIEN, Man Thinking Thinking, and HOMO SAPIEN HUH?. The two are indistinguishable, until they speak, and the latter comprise the overwhelming majority of the population. Xin Loi.

Hi Benny!

Or one could be man, the other woman. I know which is which.

178 Bubble Girl  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 2:57:16pm


#173 M. Bensson-Levi 3/25/2006 04:54PM PST

Bubble Girl
Hey,
So how exactly does golf, and the 19th hole fit into all this?

Benny! I don't know...

179 rayra[deleted]  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 2:57:21pm
180 Killian Bundy  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 3:00:01pm

So why don't the martyrs homicidal maniacs get 76 virgins raisins, huh?

/oops, a little flaw in the old Koran numerology there!

181 rayra[deleted]  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 3:00:24pm
182 atlasshrugged  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 3:00:41pm

here is a riveting OT...have you ever seen an airplane BREAK THE SOUND BARRIER?

It's wild.

I am off to see daughter #2 play Hudel in the school play, Fiddler on the Roof.
latuh

183 Earth2moonbat  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 3:01:36pm

177 Bubble Girl

Or one could be man, the other woman. I know which is which.

That wasn't very nice.

184 Killgore Trout  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 3:02:08pm

#160 Dave Brown
Just a guess but I'd bet it's a stylized script of Allahu Akbar


الله أَكْبَر

just a guess

185 JammieWearingFool  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 3:02:11pm

Fun with numbers.

19 and the pentagon
The number nineteen also plays a unique role in the measure of the pentagon... the diagonal of the pentagon has the remarkable property of being the geometric mean between the diameters of the circumscribing circle and the height of the pentagon. These numerical relationships which approach those of the Pharaonic canon of 18 and 19, are as follows:
diameter/diagonal=20/19.021=diagonal/height=19.021 /18.092=1.051


The number 19 is significant to the Baha'i, whose calendar is 19 months of 19 days each. The Bahai also attribute significance to the number 95, which is 19 x 5. Coincidentally, the EarthStar western North America map actually has 95 points; the 19 'main' points, the points of the 19 triangles, the 19 'half-way' points on the inner ring, and the 38 points on the middle ring.

186 M. Bensson-Levi  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 3:03:10pm

#177 Bubble Girl

Or one could be man, the other woman. I know which is which.

Huh?

187 Cartman  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 3:04:23pm

#159 Orson

Real simple diddy we got from a Lake Erie charter skipper last time we went walleye fishing. Basic ingredients for breading: eggs, milk, sugar and Keebler Club Crackers. He was insistent upon the Club Crackers. He was right! Select number of eggs to reflect your catch. Ballpark would be a dozen. Beat eggs in a large bowl with a teaspoon of sugar and a proportionate amount of milk. Sort of like doing Fwench Toast. Dip fishies in that and roll in finely crushed Club Crackers. Works for fried, baked or grilled in foil. It's awesome!

188 mich-again  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 3:04:28pm
Hey nineteen
No we got nothing in common
No we can’t talk at all
Please take me along
When you slide on down.

The cuervo gold,
The fine columbian,
Make tonight a wonderful thing..

I know that Steely Dan is a legitimate and authoritative musical scripture since it is completely validated by modern science and also mathematically encoded the number 19 into a song title beyond human ability.

189 rayra[deleted]  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 3:06:01pm
190 JammieWearingFool  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 3:06:59pm

We're a minute into halftime of the UCLA game.

Meaning of course, it's 19 minutes until the second half begins.

Coincidence?

191 rayra[deleted]  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 3:07:57pm
192 howyadoin  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 3:07:57pm

I can not for the life of me decide:

Does Islam make people nutty?

Or

Does Islam attract nutty people?

193 Killian Bundy  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 3:07:59pm
#172 Bubble Girl

Perhaps we should start a bet. I think he will get less than 30 years, maximum.

I don't know, this nutcase is boasting about it and showing absolutely no remorse. This is a case that deserves a maximum sentence if there ever was one, especially if it ends up going to trial.

I wonder if his public defenders will be able to convince him to take a plea deal? Probably not and one might not be offered anyway, given the facts.

/he has to get at least 38 years, the Koran mandates it!

194 LoFLyer  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 3:08:05pm

A couple of comments. First the politically correct media is keeping this story strictly low-profile. Even with a suicide note that details his Islamist reasoning behind the attack, this story is bound for the back pages, like Fujallah, Sadaams trial, 911 images, anything that provides substance to the war on terror is suppressed while stories like "illegal immigrants rights", gay marriage, affirmative action, welfare, global warming, ANWAR, mad cows disease, election disenfrachisement, and any other issue a liberal can think of is headline news. The other comment is we need to start questioning how this guy became motivated to kill his infidel classmates. Did he do this on his own, or did he recieve "motivational counseling" from the local mosque or the Muslim student association? My guess is that this guy was acting on his own due to the sloppy execution of the crime. I would be interested in any associations he had with groups or organisations.

195 Stringart  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 3:08:16pm

#144 Bubble Girl

#137 Earth2moonbat 3/25/2006 04:30PM PST

Potassium is the 19th element on the periodic chart, and is a poison used to stop the heart. See? It's evil!

#131 Earth2moonbat 3/25/2006 04:27PM PST

The letter "S" is the 19th letter of the alphabet, and Satan starts with "S". This proves that Islam is a satanic cult!

#135 Orson Buggy 3/25/2006 04:29PM PST

The legal age for drinking used to be 19 in Idaho!

The proof is piling in.

More proof - you can't score a 19 in crib.

196 realwest  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 3:08:27pm

#186 M. Bensson-Levi - Hi guy! Hey, the NC meet-up should be going along famously by now and I thought they were gonna live blog?
Place was WiFi and somebody's still looking for someplace to plug something into, maybe? LOL!

197 mich-again  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 3:08:34pm

Montreal 3 Toronto 1 on HNIC. 19 minutes to go in the 2nd.

198 jrdroll  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 3:08:36pm

#176 lowslow

Onward Muslim Soldiers: How Jihad Still Threatens America and the West ROBERT SPENCER

The Legacy of Jihad: Islamic Holy War And The Fate of Non-Muslims

by Andrew G Bostom

199 mama winger  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 3:08:46pm

#187 Cartman

I'm going to try that recipe. The local market has rainbow trout on sale, and I was going to pick some up tomorrow. Now I'll add Keebler Crackers to my list as well. Thanks.

200 ferris  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 3:10:11pm

#192 howyadoin

I can not for the life of me decide:

Does Islam make people nutty?

Or

Does Islam attract nutty people?

They don't seem like mutually exclusive options, so I think the answer is: C- Both.

201 Bordm  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 3:11:30pm

#167 Killian Bundy

/maybe the Judge can sentence him to 152 years, that way he'll have plenty of time to "do the math"

I'm thinkin' justice would be 199 years. 1+9+9=19, in keeping with the #19 theme.

202 rayra[deleted]  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 3:12:33pm
203 Exelwood  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 3:12:43pm

#117 rayra 3/25/2006 04:18PM PST

#69 Exelwood 3/25/2006 03:33PM PST
This clown's actions remind us how rarely the US Muslim population does this sort of thing. Can you imagine thousands of "yutes" burning cars in the streets of America for weeks on end? I wonder how nervous "rational" Muslims around the world are becoming?

'nothing to see here, move along.'

Look, last I read there were some 240+ "American" muslims under indictment or being prosecuted for jihad-related activities. We have muslim-related murders, "honor" crimes, and small acts of terrorism being committed on a semi-monthly basis. It's TOO much no matter how many or few. It only took 19 to pull off the events of 9/11.
Moussaoui is going to get a reduced penalty for a symp lawyer's gaff.
Malvo and Mohammed (DC Snipers) are still clogging various states' court systems.
The Lodi jihaidsts appear to be heading for a technical loophole.
CAIR jihadists trying to sue people into silence (and losing, finally)

We've got a serious problem with strict followers of the Koran, within America. Their beliefs are antithetical to our culture. They need to be removed from it. Every single one that mumbles 'Death to America', attends a mosque where such is preached, sends monies to Hamas et al, or their son back to teh 'old country' for jihad training, every single one that agitates for Sharia law.
Deport them.
The Sad Irony is that the only muslims that would be left in America would be defacto apostates, according to any moderne Imam.

Well, thanks for proving my point. Statistically, radical Muslim activity in the US is miniscule compared to other regions. If you think the activity in the US is anywhere near the activity in a pisant country the size of France or even the Netherlands, you are mistaken.

You can ship them all back to the ME for all I care but don't lose perspective in your blood lust to save America from the invading hordes. Lighten up dude.

204 jrdroll  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 3:13:25pm

Did you know the square root of 361 is 19?

205 Dewie  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 3:13:29pm

If he had used a firearm or an explosive device the FEDERAL GOVERNMENT could step in on this case. It is a Federal offense to have a firearm or explosive device on the campus of a federally funded (no matter how small) school or college.
IMHO: He should be incarcerated and put in protective lock down 23.5 hrs. per day. For his own personal protection of course !

206 realwest  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 3:13:35pm

#201 Bordm - I like the way you do math! Although, I think a firing squad of 1 officer and 18 troops would be much better.

207 BulgarWheat  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 3:15:15pm

Not off topic, but...

someone earlier mentioned this crap-sack going to Federal Butt Pounding Prison. No worries, mate!

He's going to Old North State Butt pounding prison. He's going to make an "intelligent and educated" wife for some lonesome NC inmate.

"Are you lonesome tonight?"
Elvis Aaron Presley

208 Bubble Girl  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 3:16:04pm

181 Rayra

Yes, Mighty Rayra... you usually are the "Crux of the Matter."

:D

209 ymeagain  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 3:16:13pm

#175 Jheka

He'll go to prison and make some converts. Friggin' lovely.

Trial, conviction and a bullet. That's the answer to this type of cultist insanity

well how about this (courtesy "Silverado"):

Cobb: We're gonna give you a fair trial, followed by a first class hanging.

210 Earth2moonbat  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 3:16:35pm

He should be made to wear 19 pairs of panties on his head.

211 Bubble Girl  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 3:17:15pm
#186 M. Bensson-Levi 3/25/2006 05:03PM PST

#177 Bubble Girl

Or one could be man, the other woman. I know which is which.

Huh

?

LOL ~ You pretty smart, Homo Sapien HuH...

212 Cartman  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 3:17:34pm

#199 Mama Winger

Don't forget - they must be Club crackers by Keebler! ;)

213 mama winger  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 3:18:41pm

#212 Cartman

check. :)

214 Bubble Girl  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 3:18:46pm

#188 mich-again 3/25/2006 05:04PM PST

Hey nineteen
No we got nothing in common
No we can’t talk at all
Please take me along
When you slide on down.
The cuervo gold,
The fine columbian,
Make tonight a wonderful thing..

I know that Steely Dan is a legitimate and authoritative musical scripture since it is completely validated by modern science and also mathematically encoded the number 19 into a song title beyond human ability.

The things you learn on LGF...

off to listen to Nineteen Inch Nails..

215 BulgarWheat  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 3:19:51pm

Hope Mohammed Reza Taheri-Azar enjoys the delicious, down-eastern pulled pork. Might be on the menu, and his new husband might insist on some "pulled-pork" along with nice hushpuppies.

We take our "pig-pickens" very seriously in NC. Mustard-based is barbeque, anything catsup-based is just grillin' out.

Enjoy some more Pork, Mohammed!

216 lowandslow  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 3:20:24pm

#198 jrdroll
Thanks, I was looking for an understandable translation of the Koran but I went with Spencers new book instead.

217 Bubble Girl  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 3:20:25pm

Bordm

Hi Bordm!

Raises an Abita Purple Haze in your direction...

218 rayra[deleted]  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 3:20:30pm
219 realwest  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 3:20:51pm

And it's now been 3 hours and nineteen minutes since Charles posted this thread!
Does that mean a new thread is gonna be here within
nineteen minutes?

220 Bubble Girl  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 3:21:36pm

lowandslow

Hi Low...

Good to see you..

Enjoy that Spencer book.

221 realwest  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 3:22:51pm

WHOA! Even if the Rolex I bought from the guy on the street (whadda dummy, sold me a gold Rolex for only $40.00) is a minute fast, voila, another thread magically appears!

222 M. Bensson-Levi  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 3:23:12pm

#196 realwest

Say hey,

How you doin'? Read where you, and an ex tried to eat your way through Little Italy once. Suicidal. Was in Ferrara's(hope my spelling is close)Bakery on wee am, with a bunch of lunatics when Joey Gallo(I learned) came in with some of the boys. Talk about "prefferential treatment."
He wasn't called "Crazy Joey"for nothing. Even at Ferrara's they were leary of him.
Ferrara's, World standard Italian bakery!
I sure miss being young, and running with the pack.Never knew where you were gonna' wind up.

223 rayra[deleted]  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 3:23:38pm
224 lowandslow  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 3:24:09pm

Hey Bubbles,

Thanks rayra.

225 JustAVoter  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 3:25:36pm

Rayra, et. al., those who would accuse me of being a member of CAIR

Actually, I'm a student studying Arabic in order to obtain a security-related position with the U.S. Government.

Any average Muslim - including the many who work for the US military and various intelligence agencies - would be expected to use such tereminology in his or her everyday speech. The argument that a vast majority of Christians or those of other faiths do not invoke such things is pointless, as a) it doesn't matter to the facts at hand and b) is factually incorrect in some instances, as many Latin American Catholics can be heard to say "si Dios quiere" (if God wants) about nearly anything that will happen in the future. (I'm going to go out on a limb here and hope Spanish isn't another one of those languages I shouldn't study or speak)

I'm of the opinion that it's important to separate what a murderous lunatic like this kid would say and what any Muslim you bump into on the street would say. Know your enemies, know your friends (and know who couldn't care less about it).

If you have a problem with U.S. citizens learning foreign languages vital to national security, then perhaps you're the greater risk to this nation.

Hence the saying: If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle.

Start with the enemy's language and then go on. If you're too blind to see that, then I can feel little more than pity for you. You'd have the U.S. fight with one hand tied behind its back.

226 rayra[deleted]  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 3:26:42pm
227 Cartman  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 3:27:05pm

Were you guys aware that 1 and 9 are the 37th and 38th significant digits to the right of the decimal in Pi?

A coincidence? I don't think so!

/sarc

228 rayra[deleted]  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 3:28:38pm
229 PETN Sandwich  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 3:29:24pm

In case it hasn't been mentioned yet, in NC you need to get a handgun purchase permit from the County Sheriff. Last time I got five permits for five individual handgun purchases - other than having to go in person, not overly restrictive.

My guess is the shiite head didn't have the balls to walk into the cop shop, or more likely wouldn't accept the gun dealer explanation that he had to get a permit from the sheriff to buy a handgun (hence his 'feeling' discriminated against). If he was rejected the local sheriff would have the record.


FBI should track down his Iman - I am not an expert, but the clerics run the war and it would not be good for his family if he acted w/o permission.

230 Bordm  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 3:29:49pm

#206 realwest

I think a firing squad of 1 officer and 18 troops would be much better.

No use letting the POS go out thinking he's some kinda martyr. I say put him in general population so he can spend the rest of his miserable life contemplating the dreaded #19, as he gets bent over 19 times a day.

231 abolitionist  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 3:32:13pm
In the name of Allah, the merciful, the compassionate.
[snip]


Open Letter to Hirshi Ali

In the name of Allah the kind, the merciful.
Peace and blessings upon the Emir of the Mujahideen, the laughing killer Mohammed Rasoulou Allah (Sala Allaho alaihie wa Sallam), his family and companions and those who follow him truthfully till the day of judgment.

There is no aggression except against the aggressors.
[snip]

See, this letter is NOTHING like the one pinned to Theo Van Gogh.
/sarcasm tag for the El-cubos

232 Grandma  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 3:34:01pm

Mohammed Reza Taheri-Azar is just yet another misguided “slave” of allah who visions himself as a soldier in the cause, which is little more than an exercise in deceit, hatred, and murder. All armies have their share of inept soldiers, but jihad seems to have a greater percentage of them. Good thing for the rest of us. And his targets seem to have suffered no permanent physical damage, so that’s a good thing, too.

Since 9/11 I’ve made it a point to find out more about islam. I’ve had almost five years now to do that as there have been no major attacks by these soldiers to put out my lights. That’s a good thing too, because before that, I didn’t know how corrupt and devious a religion islam really was. Now I’ve had almost five years to figure that out. Stupid move on the part of the inept jihadis to allow those of us who were ignorant of the danger to become more aware; good thing for me that I’m better prepared to understand their deceit.

My late mother used to say when I was just a little kid that “murder will out” and “a lie will betray itself”. I didn’t know then what she meant, but I sure do now. The lie that is islam is betraying itself everyday. Maybe our Yuro friends are scared for their lives, but for me, I’m better off now and I’ll be dipped in sh*t and rolled in cracker crumbs before I let islam get to me in the good ol’ USA.

So do as Grandma does, have a nice day and tell your friends.

233 rayra[deleted]  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 3:34:11pm
234 looking closely  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 3:34:18pm

My favorite 19:

[Link: www.freepatriot.com...]

If you've never tried one, you ought to!

235 Bordm  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 3:35:30pm

#217 Bubble Girl

Hi ya BG!

{ { {Bubble Girl} } }

/Hoists Singapore Sling in salute.

I hope all is well with you, my friend!

236 rayra[deleted]  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 3:35:52pm
237 rayra[deleted]  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 3:37:08pm
238 Cartman  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 3:39:44pm

#225 justavoter

Actually, I'm a student studying Arabic in order to obtain a security-related position with the U.S. Government.

If that is indeed the case, a noble pursuit. Our intel has opined again and again about the lack of Arabic translators and analysts. I think what's being pointed out here is that more and more frequently, the linguistic nuances seem to matter little. It's the blatant message that's objectionable and disdained. Doesn't take a linguist to figure that out, does it?

239 Alone in NY  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 3:46:27pm

179 rayra:

It's even worse than that - all our Universities are 'Gun Free Zones'.

I agree and that is exactly what I meant. A gun wielding terrorist in a 'gun free zone' will keep shooting until they run out of ammo most likely. Gun control is just another name for victim disarmament. Criminals and terrorists won't leave their weapons at home just 'cause there is another law against weapons. They are already violating laws in committing their acts. The whole premise of gun control is ludicrous.

240 BulgarWheat  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 3:49:39pm

#237 Rayra...

I'm seriously wondering when the LLL in Chapel Hill will begin vigils for Mo?

Mohammed Reza Taheri-Azar will become a UNC-Chapel Hill celebrity for Islamist-Studies types before all is said and done.

Wait and see. Sooner or later, it will happen.

Unless he falls in love as a guest of the state, of course.

241 looking closely  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 3:50:24pm
The whole premise of gun control is ludicrous.

I agree, but in this case, this lunatic just endorsed the practice by claiming it stopped him from getting a gun (though probably falsely).

242 rayra[deleted]  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 3:50:53pm
243 rayra[deleted]  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 3:53:05pm
244 JustAVoter  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 3:56:19pm

Rayra,

And there are only a few words I can think of for you:

Ignorantly blind
Willfully blind
Actively concealing

Ignorantly blind because you don't know anything.

Willfully blind because you refuse to learn anything.

Actively concealing because you would actually fight against those attempting to learn the ways of the enemy for use against them.


What a stupid point of view. Obviously, the study of Arabic is pointless. It's not as if the government wants Arabic speakers at all

If you want to send the US to war with spitballs when it comes to linguistics, be my guest. Continue flailing about in your willfully ignorant state - you're about as effective as your average Kos Kiddo when it comes to promoting what's good for national security.

Wake up, Rayra. Arabic's a needed skill these days.

245 howyadoin  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 3:56:47pm

I'm frustrated by the obvious conclusion that I won't see this letter in my local newspaper. I am morbidly curious to see how the people who say "anyone who speaks against Islam in any way is over-reactive and ignorant" will stick their collective heads in the sand over this one. I will be denied that bit of entertainment.

246 mich-again  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 3:59:13pm

Quick stupid math test. If it takes you more than 5 seconds you fail.

How many games are played in the 64-team NCAA tournament each year, (not counting the play-in game for the 64th spot.)

247 rayra[deleted]  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 4:00:01pm
248 Alone in NY  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 4:00:27pm

241 Looking Closely:

I agree, but in this case, this lunatic just endorsed the practice by claiming it stopped him from getting a gun (though probably falsely).

The fact that one terrorist was stopped by a gun control statute is no reason to disarm all law abiding citizens. The next time one will get through, and if everyone else is disarmed many will die needlessly.

We need to make our politicians understand very plainly that we law abiding American citizens demand the right to defend ourselves (the government certainly can't be trusted to do it for us), and that begins with the Second Amendment.

Don't kid yourself, it could happen here.

249 rayra[deleted]  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 4:04:49pm
250 rayra[deleted]  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 4:07:05pm
251 JustAVoter  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 4:08:28pm

Rayra

As literacy does not appear to be your strong point...

From original post:

Everything else the kid wrote is typical terrorist stupidity that shouldn't be confused with something any sane person would write. But many things a typical Muslim would write can come across as extremist or downright nutty to your average American reader. A basic understanding of Arabic helps clear up the typical statements of anyone off the street with those of a lunatic like this.

So, in other words, I wasn't addressing the other things he wrote.

How, precisely, can I obfuscate something that is on the MAIN PAGE. My post was dedicated to linguistic notes. Obviously, in your mind, anyone that attempts to learn or explain anything about the Arabic language is a member of CAIR.

Let's take a look at your original response, shall we?

#54 JustAVoter 3/25/2006 03:19PM PST
...Everything else the kid wrote is typical terrorist stupidity that shouldn't be confused with something any sane person would write. But many things a typical Muslim would write can come across as extremist or downright nutty to your average American reader. A basic understanding of Arabic helps clear up the typical statements of anyone off the street with those of a lunatic like this.

Thanks for reinforcing the point that being muslim EXCLUDES being an American,

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof.

I realize this is inconvenient, but sadly, nope. Like the 2nd amendment? You'll need to keep the 1st around as well.

even while you attempt to explain away his acts of attempted murder in the name of Allah as those of a 'lone lunatic'.

Nowhere in my original post did I say 'lone lunatic'. I referred to the nutjob that did the attack as a 'lunatic', yes, but nowhere did I imply a number. So, you've misquoted and misrepresented what I said. As a matter of fact, there are a WHOLE HELL OF A LOT OF 'EM out there. That's why I'm learning Arabic. You're attacking windmills, genius.

As far as attempting to "explain away his acts", the only comments I had regarding his acts were that a) he needed to at least be locked away for life and b) he was a nutjob. Period. How, precisely, that was attempting to "explain away" a terrorist attack is beyond me, and it's becoming more obvious you didn't bother to actually read the original post.

Which regional CAIR office do you belong to, Mr JustAVoter?

None. CAIR is an organization that supports terrorism, period. I am learning Arabic to fight terrorism. Know your enemy. Not all Arabic speakers are your enemy.

If you truly want to remain willfully ignorant of your enemy and his language, so be it.

252 PETN Sandwich  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 4:09:38pm

#243 rayra

There's a blurb onteh packing.org site about CCW permit holders being able to bypass that permit process, check it out.

I saw that on another web page - [Link: www.ncrpa.org...]

Interesting that the sheriff's permit is a jim crow relic.

253 mich-again  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 4:09:42pm

Its easy. 63 games total in the NCAA. Only one of the 64 never loses a game.

254 BulgarWheat  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 4:13:16pm

Mich-Again, sorry to get off topic

What kind of car does Coach Jim Tressel own?

Lloyd Carr of course.

Go Bucks!

255 justdanny  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 4:14:59pm

A while back Charles posted about a site named Orkut that elgoog owns, where islamic supremacists run communities where they praise terrorists.

I have been a member of Orkut for a few years. I really only participate in a community called "Iranians". There are over twenty thousand Iranians in the community.

Whenever I see a story about Iran I post it there. I just posted this letter with the following (very long) comment.

"What made me sad after I read this letter, was that I quickly thought of one or two people here who would be very happy with the content of this letter.

I know this mentally challenged boy does not represent most Iranians. I know Iranians should not be judged by the actions of this boy. I know he does not speak for the vast majority of Iranians here at Orkut.

But I also that there are many millions of Iranians and many millions of Muslims world wide who are represented by this deranged boy. Judging by the words and ideas of the current Iranian government, I know this boys actions made them very proud. I would not be suprised if somewhere in Iran a monument is built honoring him. Or if some official decree is signed to honor him.

Even in America there are many who will respect and honor his decision to attack and murder innocents for Allah.

I often say Islam is an illness, like a cancer, which overtakes and destroys some of those who "Submit" to it.

Many Muslims are very deeply offended when I say this. I understand why they are offended. To them, Islam is a religion of peace. They practice Islam peacefully and would never condone such behaviour as this boy and all of the Jihadis around the world. I understand this. And when I say Islam is an illness, a cancer, I speak of all of those who condone and support terror and murder in the name of Allah.

Peaceful Muslims say the Islamic Supremacist Terrorists do not know Real Islam. The terrorists say those who do not follow their way are not real Muslims. Obviously Islam has different branches. Obviously both of these branches DO represent Islam. It is reality, it is what it is. For me to accept only one side is real Islam, and not the other, is to deny the reality of Islam.

Peaceful Muslims say it is wrong to attack and kill Islamic terrorists. Islamic terrorists believe it is acceptable to murder innocent Muslims and non Muslims, in the name of Allah.

Only peaceful Muslims can save Islam. That is truth.

If peaceful Muslims continue to deny this truth, the extremists will continue to define for all non Muslims, what Islam really is. The Islamic Supremacists are the ones acting on their beliefs on the world stage. Peaceful Muslims continue to step away from the terrorists and try to prove they are not followers of real Islam.

If peaceful Muslims do not begin to act against the terrorists in Islam, only Islam in the worlds eyes and hearts will suffer. The only thing the west can do to stop the terrorists of Islam is to kill them. All over the world we have dedicated our lives to killing them. The war by the west against Islamic Supremacists has not even started if one considers the amount of time it will take to find and kill all of them.

Peaceful Msulims say it is the wests job to create opportunities for the poor, easy radicalized Muslims of the world, so that the breeding grounds for them will no longer be available. I believe that idea is terribly wrong. I believe it is the job of peaceful Muslims confront the extremists among them. It is their job to create opportunities for the poor and easily brainwashed among them.

So, soon it will happen that western governments will destroy the government of Irans nuclear ambitions. It is necesary because peaceful Iranians, Muslim or not, will not remove the cavemen who rule them from power, and erase the guardian council from Iran's constitution, and free Iran from the illness that sickens all of them."

(continued)

256 easy  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 4:16:48pm
In golf the 19th hole is the clubhouse bar


Ah, an oasis in the desert of insanity.

257 justdanny  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 4:17:16pm

"I support the wests war against Islamic Supremacists where ever they threaten their neighbors or the west.

Hate me if you want, but the west cannot fix this problem any other way. Hate my definition of much of Islam as an illness, a cancer, if you want. The proof I am right is clear and I did not fabricate it.

When President Bush said to the world, you are either with us or against us, people laughed and said he was an idiot. But if there is one group who should have taken his messageto heart, but have not, it is peaceful Muslims.

Peaceful Muslims can either save Islam, or they are complicit in the wests destruction of Islam.

Peaceful Muslims can either remove the Islamic Supremacists overwhelming strength and action to define Islam, to the world. Or they can work together to take the lead and be the ones who define Islam, as a religion of peace, which whether you agree or not, Islam is not.

For a peaceful Muslim to insist that Islam is a religion of peace, while what they mean is that the quiet socially inactive Islam they practice is peaceful, while the majority of socially active Muslims are supremacists, peaceful Muslims are in denial.

In your homes and neighborhoods and Mosques and governments, you must begin to define Islam as a peaceful belief system by removing and disallowing the Supremacists to lead Islam.

For as long as peaceful Muslims sit on their hands and argue with the west that the supremacists are a minority, but do nothing active to stop the supremaicts among them, the west and a vast majority of non muslims will continue to do the only thing that is rational, believe it is the supremacist leaders of Islam who define what Islam is."

258 JustAVoter  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 4:17:52pm

Rayra

Which languages, precisely, do you speak?

I spean Spanish (FSI 3+) and French (FSI 2+), I've recently started Arabic (presently no more than FSI 1, should be 1+, 2- by end of the summer). French I mostly learned to use in conjunction with Arabic in North Africa, not with our frog-eating "friends" to the north.

And what translation experience, precisely, do you have?

It's not "dismissing evidence", it's a fact. By ignoring the fact and attacking it ignorantly, you're dismissing evidence.

Don't believe me? Look it up:

Basmala

Insha Allah

Abd

(Note - I worte "Abdul", which is essentially the same, only it contains the "the" from the name of God that generally follows it rather than attaching "the" to the next word... something of an error)

259 Cartman  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 4:18:49pm

Whatever...

260 JustAVoter  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 4:20:01pm

Obviously, my ability to speak the English language is lacking.

261 mich-again  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 4:21:15pm

254 BulgarWheat

Jokes on the Buckeyes. AJ Hawk is gonna look great in a Lion's uniform this Fall.

And you heard it here first, watch out for the Warren Harding High School baseball team this spring. My pick for State Champs.

262 BulgarWheat  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 4:23:24pm

#254 Mich-again.

AJ as a Lion? Could happen, think Chris Speilman ended up there too.

Most likely move is that Greenbay picks up AJ, at least according to the boards (typically wrong).

263 Grandma  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 4:30:15pm

#247, rayra,

Back in the late 1950’s my high school began a class to teach the Russian language (amazing isn’t it, considering my kids still think we wrote on clay tablets back then). There weren’t many takers, and I wasn’t one. But the realization was that during the Cold War it was a good idea to learn and know the language of those who were considered the enemy then. Maybe that’s all JustAVoter is trying to say, but in a rather contentious way, and becoming more contentious with each comment.

If JustAVoter wants to pursue learning Arabic and can use his/her new talents to provide some insight into the translation of our new enemy’s documents and media speeches without the bias of being a muslim-in-training or a jihadist, I’ll give him/her the benefit of the doubt. Maybe a short course in diplomacy on LGF would be a bonus, too.

264 mich-again  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 4:31:11pm

The Lion's first option was Bobby Buchet, until he scored 0 on the Wunderlic test. But that one answer he gave for why he thinks alligators are ornery is a all-time classic..

My Mama says that alligators are ornery because they got all them teeth and no toothbrush.
265 spam spam spam spam  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 4:33:07pm

Terrorism- How much plainer can he make it? Send him off to gitmo.

266 JustAVoter  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 4:34:15pm

#263

In my defense, I merely posted a quick linguistic analysis of a few sayings commonly used in Arabic that may be difficult for someone who doesn't speak Arabic to understand (see #54).

It was Rayra who misquoted me and accused me of being a member of CAIR.

If someone needs lessons in etiquette and diplomacy, I'd say it's Rayra. Not everything I said was polite, but I certainly did not cast the first stone.

267 Thin blue line  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 4:35:51pm

Wasn't there a song "19 Red Balloons"?

What a Ka Winky Dink!

268 Cartman  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 4:38:08pm

#257 justdanny

How many times was the word "peaceful" used in your post? With all due respect (and I know I'm beating a dead horse) I just don't see it. There has been thus far presented no tangible evidence, other than veiled rhetoric, that this is by and large a "peaceful" faith. The possibility that "peaceful" adherents exist is increasingly becoming a moot point. Western societies cannot continue to sit back on their own hands, so to speak, and wait for the miracle. Time is running out. The so-called "good, peaceful Muslims" had best rise up and take their chances. The situation festers like an ugly boil, and very few within the opposite camp are speaking out. Some may call it fear, I call it submission. I personally don't hold much stock in a change of heart, anytime soon.

269 ansar-al-kufir  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 4:41:18pm

When I read this letter it was so weird I thought it was from the Onion! This is one strange individual. I could comprehend willing blindness from a "Palestinian" who was raised from his mother's teet on murder and "Jihad TV" 24/7, but this guy was raised in the U.S. and supposedly was smart enough to go to UNC. Guess it doesn't reflect well on UNC's academics, eh?

It reminds me of what Jesus told the disciples:
"In fact a time is coming when anyone who kills you will think he is offering a service to God"... John 16:2.

270 ansar-al-kufir  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 4:44:03pm

#267 Thin blue line - the song was "99 red balloons" from the German song of the same name ("Nuen-zehn neun rot luft ballon") - not "19 red balloons".

271 Thin blue line  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 4:47:14pm

Peaceful?

Why then in the Koran are there 164 references to Jihad, yet only 5 speak of justification for such.

Let's be honest it is either convert, slavery or death! No peace here!

Dress this guy in orange ASAP! American's are waking up!

272 mich-again  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 4:48:40pm

263 Grandma

On that point, I always wonder when I watch a foreigner speak through a translator why 20 seconds of Chinese, German, Spanish or Russian jibberish always seems to translate into one short sentence in English. If thats really the case, I'd like to listen to a Chinese translator trying to follow along with James Carville.

273 Thin blue line  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 4:50:16pm

Thank you for the clarity!

274 justdanny  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 4:50:52pm

#268 Cartman

I personally know quite a few "Muslims" who are as meek as a butterfly. They would never hurt anyone or anything. I know it is hard for most people to believe.

I have spent a few years seeking out and speaking with hundreds of Muslims, if not more. It has been my passion for a long time (it seems) now to find muslims living in the Middle East and Asia, and learn from them the truth of their lives and cultures.

I see the same news you do. I know the same stories and facts. I just took it all a big step farther and decided to learn about the facts on the ground in Islam, from those living it.

If you read my (way too big) post, you'll see that I'm pleading with them to take down the Supremacists among them. And you will also see that I blame the peaceful Muslims for allowing the supremacists to define for the world what Islam is.

275 PETN Sandwich  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 4:51:23pm

JustAVoter,

All the German America needed to know it learned on December 7th, 1941.

Don't loose sight of the forest for the trees.

276 justdanny  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 4:56:07pm

Not only are their peaceful Muslims. There are also Atheist Muslims.

"Muslim" in many places has zero to do with Islam and its Allah and Qu'ran.

In many places and with many people it is like a cultural self identifier. Their culture is a Muslim culture, so they self identify as Muslim.

277 Thin blue line  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 4:56:13pm

#274 Just Danny...A history lesson on peace!

How dreadful are the curses which Mohammedanism lays on its votaries! Besides the fanatical frenzy, which is as dangerous in a man as hydrophobia in a dog, there is this fearful fatalistic apathy. The effects are apparent in many countries. Improvident habits, slovenly systems of agriculture, sluggish methods of commerce, and insecurity of property exist wherever the followers of the Prophet rule or live. A degraded sensualism deprives this life of its grace and refinement; the next of its dignity and sanctity. The fact that in Mohammedan law every woman must belong to some man as his absolute property, either as a child, a wife, or a concubine, must delay the final extinction of slavery until the faith of Islam has ceased to be a great power among men. Individual Moslems may show splendid qualities - but the influence of the religion paralyses the social development of those who follow it. No stronger retrograde force exists in the world. Far from being moribund, Mohammedanism is a militant and proselytizing faith. It has already spread throughout Central Africa, raising fearless warriors at every step; and were it not that Christianity is sheltered in the strong arms of science, the science against which it had vainly struggled, the civilisation of modern Europe might fall, as fell the civilisation of ancient Rome.”

—Sir Winston Churchill, from The River War, first edition, Vol. II, pages 248-50 (London: Longmans, Green & Co., 1899).

278 JustAVoter  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 4:59:40pm

#275

Tell that to the OSS and Bletchley Park.

Clarifying the use of a few phrases has nothing to do with failing to see the forest for the trees.

279 justdanny  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 5:04:56pm

#269 ansar-al-kufir

Im no fan of UNC, but you must know there are absolutly brilliant madmen all over this world.

The single most despicable human I know of, that hitler dude, did you ever see any of his drawings? They were amazing. He had an amazing talent for drawing.

To believe that all madmen are automatically idiots is dangerous.

Honestly, some of the most ignorant people on this planet have multiple degrees in hard sciences.

Evil does not = ignorant. Evil is ignorant and ignorance can be evil. But evil and some kind of brilliance have never been mutually exclusive.

280 Killian Bundy  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 5:06:43pm
#270 ansar-al-kufir

the song was "99 red balloons" from the German song of the same name ("Nuen-zehn neun rot luft ballon") - not "19 red balloons

'99 Red Balloons' Video to Air for an Hour

The music video presentation, to air Sunday (2 p.m. EST), caps off the cable channel's "Pay to Play for Hurricane Katrina Relief," which raised over $200,000 for Mercy Corps, a humanitarian relief organization.

Viewers could request one video to be played on VH1 Classic for every $25 donation. For a $35,000 donation, they could select an hour's worth of music videos from the 1960s through the early 1990s.

However, one viewer chose something different for his allotted hour, requesting continuous playing of "99 Luftballons," said VH1 spokeswoman Maura Wozniak.

/in less than 19 hours

281 Cartman  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 5:08:00pm

#274 justdanny

I have spent a few years seeking out and speaking with hundreds of Muslims, if not more. It has been my passion for a long time (it seems) now to find muslims living in the Middle East and Asia, and learn from them the truth of their lives and cultures.

This question is not intended as confrontational. It is merely out of curiousity. Where has this fascination with this culture/religion/dogma/cult been fostered, within your own personal experiences? You certainly don't have to answer that query, but that in and of itself fascinates me. Just thought I'd give it a shot.

282 Killian Bundy  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 5:16:59pm
#271 Thin blue line

Let's be honest it is either convert, slavery or death! No peace here!

Except that, now that they've put themselves squarely on the Western radar screen, they've been losing ground ever since.

We're winning big time. Iran is next.

/they will never achieve the Caliphate, eventually the global Jihad will be forced back under its rock where it was thirty years ago

283 dustyroadguy  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 5:20:29pm

#266 JustAVoter 3/25/2006 06:34PM PST

methinks you protest to much !...

It was Rayra who misquoted me and accused me of being a member of CAIR.

If someone needs lessons in etiquette and diplomacy, I'd say it's Rayra. Not everything I said was polite, but I certainly did not cast the first stone.

I read 'the rayra' posts and yours, and while rayra is blunt, ner a misquote exists. However I see you misquoting him, He posited a question which you turned to allegation (his rhetorical twist not-with-standing) without addressing the question posed to you at all: To whit,

But many things a typical Muslim would write can come across as extremist or downright nutty to your average American reader.A basic understanding of Arabic helps clear up the typical statements of anyone off the street with those of a lunatic like this.


At this point in the GWoT if statements referring to G-D as 'Allah' are made in public in America today, as the motivator behind a particular action of American Muslim they deserve a second, third, and even fourth look from 36x Leopold Snipe scope mounted atop a model 700 Remington in the hands a a designated SWAT hitter. If as you claim 'Allah' is Arabic for G-D, then it would behoove any Muslim wanting to avoid suspicion to use the English and not the Arabic. It would further engender their safety if they avoid ANYTHING remotely sounding or looking nutty or demonstrating excessively expressed religiosity. It was NOT a Christian saying 'Praise Jesus', a Krishna 'chanting', nor a Buddhist 'doing his Zen thing' who drove airplanes into those buildings or an SUV into nine people at UNC, they were 'true believing Muslims' praising their actions in the name of 'Allah'...
-- DRG --...†
;>P §

284 JustAVoter  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 5:20:49pm

Can Muslims be peaceful?

Absolutely. There are many historical and modern day examples of this. Some of the United States' most valuable allies are Muslims (Oman, Pakistan, the UAE, Qatar, Jordan, etc.). Obviously these relationships are far from perfect, and cannot compare with anything the U.S. has with much of Europe, Japan, et. al.

A major problem stems from a disconnect between leadership and the people. Leadership allies itself with the U.S. out of self-interest. They also often channel the grievances of their people towards the U.S., relieving pressure on themselves for their own screwups (common in the Middle East, Latin America, and other places as well).

Of course, when Muslims aren't peaceful, they can become violent beyond comprehension. I don't think I need to cite any examples.

I think the best hope we have right now is Turkey, but "best" hardly means "perfect". Turkey underwent a major secular reformation around the turn of the century thanks to Mustafa Kamel, who was himself basically an atheist. He imposed many changes on the culture and government of Turkey, going so far as to convert the Turkish language to the Roman alphabet from the Arabic one.

Turkey imposed secular government after the French pattern of laïcite (ultra-secularism). The military has largely been responsible for maintaining that.

Islamist parties have come into the government, but the military has generally kept them in check.

The other problems are obvious. It's hardly a true, "good" democracy when the military keeps it from toppling. Human rights issues are legion. The Kurds were treated terribly for refusing to give up their culture, though that's starting to change. It's NOT a perfect situation, maybe not even a "good" one, but it's the best, I think, at the moment.

But, you don't hear about ethnic Turkish terrorists very often. Sharia does not reign in Turkey. 99.8% of the country is Muslim - mostly Sunni, even - but the problems that face much of the rest of the Muslim world either don't exist or are much less extreme.

I can say this much - there's no problems with people who convert from Islam to other religions in Turkey. A good friend of mine is a Turk who originally was a Muslim but converted to Christianity years ago. Other than a few snide comments - nothing worse than a Christian in the U.S. gets, according to him - no problems.

Turkey could well be the model. It's not perfect, it's not even great, but it's better than what most others offer.

285 mattm  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 5:21:16pm
Allah’s commandments are never to be questioned and all of Allah’s commandments must be obeyed. Those who violate Allah’s commandments and purposefully follow human fabrication and falsehood as their religion will burn in fire for eternity in accordance with Allah’s will.

Aren't they nice peaceful people. Not. Even if the US didn't have any troops in the MidEast accord to him they would still try to kill us because we don't follow Islam.

286 Grandma  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 5:21:17pm

#266, JustAVoter,

I DID read all your comments. I applaud your efforts in attempting to learn the language and convey the subtleties of the Islamic/Arabic linguistic characteristics. They are not lost on me, even though the Islamic group-think phrases and words makes me weak. After four years of lurking and contributing here, however, I’ve found that legitimate thoughts are much more well-received when delivered without confrontation, and that goes for everyone. Including me. No offense intended.

287 Earth2moonbat  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 5:25:19pm

#284 JustAVoter

Turkey could well be the model. It's not perfect, it's not even great, but it's better than what most others offer.

It's also heading in the wrong direction. If you hadn't noticed, they recently elected an islamist government.

/Attaturk's rolling in his grave.

288 Earth2moonbat  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 5:27:13pm

#286 Grandma

After four years of lurking and contributing here, however, I’ve found that legitimate thoughts are much more well-received when delivered without confrontation, and that goes for everyone.

Particularly noobies. Street cred comes with exposure.

289 PETN Sandwich  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 5:28:28pm

JustAVoter

I am quite aware of code-breaking and making, and the need for a few, in a nation of millions, to know the enemy's language, but you are getting hung up on bark - a level of detail not generally needed here.

We can read the screed of Mohammed Reza Taheri-Azara as a whole, and should, to understand its meaning.

For nuance, what significance is "Reza"?
Is it the Iranian equivalent to "Junior" or something else?

290 rayra[deleted]  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 5:30:29pm
291 Thin blue line  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 5:31:40pm

#284 Just a voter...

The topic of democracy is one that is particularly fraught with pitfalls when discussing it with Muslims. A Muslim can honestly say that they support democracy, provided the discussion is narrowed to encompass only the electoral process for choosing leaders or to matters that are not specifically addressed in the Islamic canon (Koran, hadiths and Sira). The standard Muslim retort to the charge that Islam is incompatible with democracy is that the tribal shura mechanism is “democratic”.

It is quite another matter however when the democratic process is used to legislate, as in the original Greek and Roman philosophy upon which modern democratic systems are modeled. Democratic legislation implicitly embodies the notion that sovereignty is vested in the people. It is the use of democracy to legislate that is anathema to Islam because sovereignty of the people is explicitly eschewed by the Islamic canon. The Islamic ideology immutably vests complete sovereignty in Allah (as expressed in the Quran, haditha and Sira) and no human institution can posses authority to create law. In this regard, the use of democracy to legislate is fundamentally incompatible with shari’a and constitutes blasphemy.

The most profound distinction between shari’a and Western law is that the canonical foundations of shari’a are immutable and the Western constitutions are entirely amendable. No one in the Muslim world has authority to abrogate a single word of the Islamic canon, whereas the power to amend the Western constitutions is fully vested in the sovereign people.

Having elections for leaders by using popular democratic voting systems does not make a democracy. Even a truly clean democratic election may do nothing more than install a fascist despot. A democratic society is one in which sovereignty is vested in the people and in which self rule is operationalized through democratic public choice mechanisms in matters of legislation, not just choice of leadership.

292 LC LaWedgie  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 5:34:13pm
The number of angels guarding Hell according to the Qur'an: "Upon it is nineteen" (74:30)

Must be where Allah keeps his finest raisins.

293 justdanny  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 5:39:37pm

#281 Cartman

My dedication to understand the enemy. Thats all that I needed to spend thousands of hours in the last few years bypassing western media entirely, and finding out for myself what and who Muslims are.

At first I shouted at them and ridiculed them and hated them and spent most of my time right here on LGF slamming them any way I could. But all the while I was establishing connections with them. Digging right down into the ground under their feet to try to come to a clear and unfiltered understanding of all that is Islamic.

I dont know if you were around back when I was here all of the time. If you had been, you would have seen the unintended fruit of my "cyber insurgency" into the Middle East and Asia. I won't blow my own horn, someone else will have to do that.

294 mich-again  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 5:40:12pm

To me the question is if Dearborn is the epicenter of the Muslim community in the US, than why does it seem that so few of the dipshit jihadis like this "Ali Renta Yukon" have roots there. (BTW, none of the notorious 19 came from DB)

Is it possible that eventually a Muslim community realizes how priveleged they are to be here and their young men and women yawn at jihad against the American culture they have been raised in? We always fret that Islam will infect America. To me its more likely that America will infect Islam. But I have my detractors..

295 Earth2moonbat  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 5:42:05pm

#292 LC LaWedgie

The number of angels guarding Hell according to the Qur'an: "Upon it is nineteen" (74:30)

Picturing 19 hell's angels on their hogs working for Mo...

296 dustyroadguy  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 5:47:54pm

#294 mich-again 3/25/2006 07:40PM PST

But I have my detractors..


don't we all...

We always fret that Islam will infect America. To me its more likely that America will infect Islam.


that would be a fervent wish, but Islam as a religion has to be a co-creator in that amalgamation, so far it is demonstrably NOT, that is a problem...
-- DRG --...†
;>P

297 abolitionist  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 5:49:52pm

#54 JustAVoter

The kid's a nut and deserves to be jailed for life without parole at the very least.

Don't get me wrong, I don't support the kid at all, but clearing up some of the language of the letter may help.

A few linguistic notes:

The kid was a university graduate. He drove the biggest baddest SUV he could rent. Some folk here have hairtrigger taqiyyah detectors. You triggered mine at word TWO.
#225

I'm of the opinion that it's important to separate what a murderous lunatic like this kid would say and what any Muslim you bump into on the street would say.

When you figure that out, please let us all know, ya hear?
#251

Nowhere in my original post did I say 'lone lunatic'. I referred to the nutjob that did the attack as a 'lunatic', yes, but nowhere did I imply a number. So, you've misquoted and misrepresented what I said.

Ahem: The kid's a nut...
Short for THE KID is a nut. Uno. Ein. One, as in lone.

I doubt that anyone here has any problem whatsoever with your decision to learn Arabic. But your people skills are another matter.

Congrats on familiarity with Sun Tzu.

298 PJH  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 5:51:48pm

#291 Thin Blue Line

Well, that's a sobering thesis. And where does it leave our plan for the Middle East -- by which I mean the Bush plan of incubating liberal democracy, the plan that I have been supporting?

Are the "realists' right -- install a strong man to keep order, just make sure he is our strong man and not one left over from the Soviet era?

299 Killian Bundy  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 5:53:04pm

Just remember, so far, this is one unconnecred, lone nutjob. And no, that doesn't mean there aren't many more Islamic radicals out there, even more dangerous than this inept loser.

However, the vast majority of Muslims couldn't give a [expletive deleted] about practicing violent Jihad. Even most who give it lip service are just Walter Mitty types, part of the get along gang, who are all talk but wouldn't dare put their own ass on the line for the cause.

/although you'll never catch all the lone nuts, you've got to believe that the FBI et al, especially after 9/11, is on top of or, at least leaning forward on, the potential domestic threat

300 Grandma  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 5:53:33pm

#255, justdanny,

I read many of your comments here, and I’m impressed with your desire to figure things out and share your thoughts. Keep thinking. I would suggest a few thoughts, some that I’ve learned from some very wise but rather obscure and unknown people in my several decades long life.

A very clever man (my grandfather) told me once that it is not race, religion, gender, ethnicity, wealth, or politics that separate people; it is class and character. Those people of low class and character are easily recognizable (regardless of the superficial above listed criteria) and it is not difficult to separate them from those with a character of high quality and decent morality, i.e., high class folks, if you look hard enough. In my opinion, Mohammed Reza Taheri-Azar is a person of low class and rotten character, regardless of the other criteria.

Mentally disturbed people are a whole different ball game, and nobody can figure that in.

There are many people in our country, including our President, that think the islam religion has been hi-jacked by extremists. I would turn that thought around and say that islam, when fully interpreted, has the doctrinal potential to hi-jack the souls of those who are predisposed to wrong-doing because of a lack of quality class and character on their part. Islam just makes it easier for them to rationalize their actions.

Those who would use other religions (Hinduism, Judaism, Christianity, etc.) in an effort to promote their own rotten agendas, however, have a harder time of it because those scriptures, when correctly interpreted, don’t support any of that crap. Islam can and has been proven to do so. That’s why Islam scares the living dirt out of me.

301 mich-again  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 5:55:46pm

dustyroadguy

Islam is a sworn enemy to both the Left and Right in the West. You win by dividing the opposition, not uniting it against you.

302 Thin blue line  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 5:59:39pm

#298 PJH... To answer

The Bush Honey Pot Doctrine


Firsthand reports of the combat in Iraq are starting to trickle back in the form of books like Generation Kill. They are confirming that many of the dead jihadis being scraped off the battlefield have Syrian passports. Syria has become a staging area for the Iraqi jihad just as Pakistan is the staging area for the Afghanistan jihad. These reports of the attraction of jihadis to Iraq from all over the Muslim world are demonstrating that the “honeypot” doctrine is working. The jihadis are compelled by their own ideology to respond to the American military presence in the one-time capital of the defunct Islamic empire. The Americans didn’t invent the rule, Muhammad did in the 7th century.

Bin Laden’s vision of luring the Americans into the mountains of Afghanistan where he hoped to relive the glory days of the mujahadeen defeat of the Russians has been utterly dashed by President Bush. Of course the Americans could have set up their jihadi honeypot in Afghanistan but they took notes during the 1980s while the Russians got pranged in the mountains and Pentagon planners knew that repeating the experience would not be very clever.

Oh, the Americans came to Afghanistan alright, but then they did something that bin Laden and all his 7th century “masterminds” couldn’t imagine: after swabbing the deck with the Taliban, the Yanks marched into the heart of the dar al-Islam, planted the Stars & Stripes, poked the jihadis in the eye with a sharp stick, and announced that they are here to stay awhile. This doctrine is straight out of Clausewitz and Sun Tzu.

So now when bin Laden calls out to his ummah to take up arms and join the jihad to meet the Infidel army head-on, instead of traveling to the Afghani mountains, they are obligated to seek their destiny in Iraq. The terrain in Iraq, whether it be the hard-pan desert or the primative mud and cinderblock urban settings, is an American general’s dreamscape.

Thus President Bush issued an invitation to jihadis around the world to come to Baghdad to fulfill their destiny. Like the president keeps saying, “fight them over there so we don’t have to fight them here”. Once they arrive, instead of confronting Sheriff Andy Taylor on the streets of Mayberry RFD, the jihadis are welcomed by US Army tank crews, Marine snipers, and Air Force AC130 Spectres. They are also met by the direct regimental descendants of the the famed Polish Winged Hussars who crushed the jihadi invaders who had foolishly assailed the gates of Vienna in 1683.

So while the “true” jihad must be waged in Iraq, just a handful of Army Rangers and Air Force AC130s are all that is needed to keep bin Laden and his band of miscreants huddled deep in their vermin infested caves where they can busy themselves with picking the lice out of each other’s beards. It’s going to be a good winter for the Americans.

Another analogy is that of a horse twitch. It is a stick with a loop of string on the end that is used to secure the lip of a horse. You put the horse’s lip through the loop and then twist it until you have the horse’s full and undivided attention. It is used to subdue the animal during painful or difficult vet procedures or for shoeing. So think of Iraq as the jihad twitch for Muslims around the globe. As long as their ummah lip is in the twisted loop, Bush has them right where he wants them, and the Americans can do this for a very, very, long time. The Japanese occupation officially lasted some 30 years, but to this day the Americans have Army, Navy, Marine and Air Force bases that they “lease” from Japan just like the lease from Cuba for Gitmo.

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303 dustyroadguy  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 6:00:17pm
FARRAKHAN: I'm looking at the Washington Monument and beyond it to the Lincoln Memorial. And, beyond that, to the left, to your right, the Jefferson Memorial. Abraham Lincoln was the 16th President of these United States and he was the man who allegedly freed us.

Abraham Lincoln saw in his day, what President Clinton sees in this day. He saw the great divide between black and white. Abraham Lincoln and Bill Clinton see what the Kerner Commission saw 30 years ago when they said that this nation was moving toward two Americas -- one Black, one White, separate and unequal. And the Kerner Commission revisited their findings 25 years later and saw that America was worse today than it was in the time of Martin Luther King, Jr. There's still two Americas, one Black, one White, separate and unequal.

Abraham Lincoln, when he saw this great divide, he pondered a solution of separation. Abraham Lincoln said he never was in favor of our being jurors or having equal status with the Whites of this nation. Abraham Lincoln said that if there were to be a superior or inferior, he would rather the superior position be assigned to the White race. There, in the middle of this mall is the Washington Monument, 555 feet high. But if we put a one in front of that 555 feet, we get 1555, the year that our first fathers landed on the shores of Jamestown, Virginia as slaves.
In the background is the Jefferson and Lincoln Memorial, each one of these monuments is 19 feet high.

FARRAKHAN: Abraham Lincoln, the sixteenth president. Thomas Jefferson, the third president, and 16 and three make 19 again. What is so deep about this number 19? Why are we standing on the Capitol steps today? That number 19 -- when you have a nine you have a womb that is pregnant. And when you have a one standing by the nine, it means that there's something secret that has to be unfolded.
Right here on this mall where we are standing, according to books written on Washington, D.C., slaves used to be brought right here on this Mall in chains to be sold up and down the eastern seaboard. Right along this mall, going over to the White House, our fathers were sold into slavery. But, George Washington, the first president of the United States, said he feared that before too many years passed over his head, this slave would prove to become a most troublesome species of property.

Thomas Jefferson said, he trembled for this country when he reflected that God was just and that his justice could not sleep forever. Well, the day that these presidents feared has now come to pass, for on this mall, here we stand in the capital of America. and the layout of this great city, laid out by a Black man, Benjamin Banneker. This is all placed and based in a secret Masonic ritual. And at the core of the secret of that ritual is the Black man, not far from here is the White House.

And the first president of this land, George Washington, who was a grand master of the Masonic order laid the foundation, the cornerstone of this capitol building where we stand. George was a slave owner. George was a slave owner. Now, the President spoke today and he wanted to heal the great divide. But I respectfully suggest to the President, you did not dig deep enough at the malady that divides Black and White in order affect a solution to the problem.


so there you have it, mystery solved, it is a white, masonic, conspiracy influenced and controled by Zionists wanting to enslave the world...
-- DRG --...†
;>P

304 Earth2moonbat  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 6:00:37pm

#299 Killian Bundy

Even most who give it lip service are just Walter Mitty types, part of the get along gang, who are all talk but wouldn't dare put their own ass on the line for the cause.

True, but how many of them might know something, and clam up? That's where I think we have a loyalty problem among the rank-and-file. Not that the majority or even a significant minority would do something horrific, but they just might notice Ahmed building bombs in his basement, and not say a word to anyone, and dummy up when the cops start asking questions.

305 LC LaWedgie  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 6:01:11pm

#295 Earth2moonbat -

Allah will take whatever vision is necessary to keep you from stealing his Lucky Charms.

306 Cartman  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 6:01:45pm

#293 justdanny

My dedication to understand the enemy. Thats all that I needed to spend thousands of hours in the last few years bypassing western media entirely, and finding out for myself what and who Muslims are.

Thousands of hours? That's a pretty big chunk out of your life, my friend! I sure hope that was time well spent in finding the answer to the million dollar question that eludes most of the rest of us! While I admire the dedication, I can't but help question the sensibility of such an ambiguous task. Just MHO.

307 swamprat  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 6:02:33pm

welcome justavoter! Your input will be valuable.

308 Bob's Kid  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 6:04:07pm

My muslim friend's daughter speaks/reads/writes several languages, and recently finished her MA at Cornell in international studies or some such. My friend tells me that she's being recruited by intelligence agencies in the US due to this. I don't know her daughter at all, but I do know that I would much prefer MY daughter, also very good with languages, to work in a national security position than my friend's daughter. My friend, a naturalized citizen, is what you would call a 'moderate' muslim, but even at that...I could not swear to where her first loyalities lie.

309 Earth2moonbat  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 6:04:38pm

#300 Grandma

I would turn that thought around and say that islam, when fully interpreted, has the doctrinal potential to hi-jack the souls of those who are predisposed to wrong-doing because of a lack of quality class and character on their part. Islam just makes it easier for them to rationalize their actions.

Which is exactly why one of the primary venues for protheletizing is prisons. Show me another religion that spreads as easily in prisons as Islam.

310 reader  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 6:04:46pm

JustaVoter #284,

What was the Christian population of Turkey at the beginning of the 20th century? 20%? And now its down to a few thousand, less than 0.2%? Yeah, that's real tolerance.

No other Muslim country killed more Christians than Turkey, and its about time they at least acknowledge that. I have a real problem with a country and its people refuse to acknowledge their bigotry and legacy of hate.

311 Cartman  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 6:06:10pm

#302 thin blue line

Would you mind posting the linky, so that we are also privledged to that garbage?

312 Cartman  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 6:10:44pm

#308 Bob's Kid

My friend, a naturalized citizen, is what you would call a 'moderate' muslim, but even at that...I could not swear to where her first loyalities lie.

Therein lies the fundamental problem. We don't know, and they're not telling us anything. Sometimes I wish the term/adjective "moderate" would be stricken from Webster.

313 Timbre  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 6:10:55pm

No, Allah's servants are not very intelligent, they are very evil--the ones who serve by murdering innocent people.

314 Thin blue line  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 6:11:20pm

Sorry #302 Cartman thought it was attached.


[Link: www.mcdonough-heritage.com...]

315 Killian Bundy  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 6:15:03pm
#304 Earth2moonbat

True, but how many of them might know something, and clam up? That's where I think we have a loyalty problem among the rank-and-file. Not that the majority or even a significant minority would do something horrific, but they just might notice Ahmed building bombs in his basement, and not say a word to anyone, and dummy up when the cops start asking questions.

I agree, look what happened after the London attack, information was hard to come by. However, if "bomb building Ahmeds in the basement" were a truly widespread global jihad phenomenom, there'd be daily suicide/car bomb explosions in every major infidel city and that just isn't happening, yet.

/it's only currently happening in Baghdad where, for the most part, it's Muslims killing other Muslims, go figure

316 offendi  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 6:18:36pm

The "Jihad made me do it"? Whate a dope. If I was OJ or Scott Peterson I would get this guy to ***confess*** to a couple more crimes, if you know what I mean.

317 Grandma  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 6:34:31pm

Twenty-some-odd years ago, when my four kiddies were young, and I still attempted to cook something interesting for them, I made a new dinner for us. The firstborn, the only son who was constantly hungry, and knew he wasn’t allowed to use bad language, picked at the meal and just told me, “Mom, this is wrong”. The kid was correct and every kid at the table knew it, including me. The cat got the leftovers, and I gave up the effort and stuck with what was tried and true.

In parting, for tonight, I would hope that the muslims and their apologists in this world could do as my son did then, and recognize that “islam is wrong”. It is real simple. It is not complicated, like all the theologians, scholars, politicians and a$$holes would have us believe. Islam is just wrong.

Nite all.

318 justdanny  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 6:43:12pm

#300 Grandma

Thank you. And I agree with all you wrote. And I would add. Extremists didn't hijack Islam. Moderates choose and allow the Islamic Supremacists to rule them.

In the Qu'ran, Islam is more a political idealogy than what we in the west consider a religion to be. Anyone saying Islam is a religion of peace or that extremists hijacked Islam, have not looked at the reality of Islam.

Youre frightened as I am because now this primitive fatalist tribalist idealogy knows how to fly planes and use computers and IEDs and RPGs and in some cases nukes. When I look at the Middle East and Asian Islamic countries I see essentially cavemen with modern western technology. Leaders who are primitive beasts not much diffeent than pre modern humans who are emboldened and empowered by a citizenry who fear them as much as we do. But choose them anyway because it is the Supremacists who can accurately keep the rules/regulations described so well in the Qu'ran.

Its not importantr to me that everyone believe what I have found when I say that there are peaceful Muslims. 99% of the people I know don't understand that "Muslim" doesnt always refer to the followers of Islam.

319 reaganII  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 7:07:50pm

Reason why this nutbag can't be labeled a terrorist, from what I've read, because there are no state laws in NC for terrorism.
Since he's professed this to be an act of terrorism, where is Homeland?
Have contacted my legislators to start action.

320 justdanny  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 7:13:57pm

#306 Cartman

I find it funny, but not suprising, that you feel you have the right to question me on how I spend my time and then ridicule what I choose to do with my time.

You don't know me. You do know who I am or what my life is like or what I have learned or who I have told.

Occurences like this, where I tried to answer your questions, in a concise and clear manner, and then you continue to essentaily make light of what I have said and what I have done, it is occurences like this at LGF now, that keep me from coming here anymore.

I see this happen to other good folks here and I lose the benefit of this place. I even started a site dedicated to LGF, its on Charles's blogroll, go look, Little green Colloquium.

If you want to spend your life with your head up your ass as to the facts of things, rather than attempting to come to a reality based understaning of things, who cares, I don't.

But how well does that benefit you? Good luck with that.

LGF, she aint what she used to be. Charles is still the best in the business at what he does, but it seems the comments section has lost something very important, for the most part, but not all of it, I still see great minds here. Sense.

Night all.

321 Exelwood  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 7:17:42pm
#203 Exelwood 3/25/2006 05:12PM PST
Well, thanks for proving my point. Statistically, radical Muslim activity in the US is miniscule compared to other regions. If you think the activity in the US is anywhere near the activity in a pisant country the size of France or even the Netherlands, you are mistaken.

You can ship them all back to the ME for all I care but don't lose perspective in your blood lust to save America from the invading hordes. Lighten up dude.

You're speaking about a Death Cult actively seeking every biotoxin, explosive, WMD / mass assault they can lay hands too. And you choose to downplay / ignore the danger by explaining it away with 'statistically'.
Go whistle in the dark someplace else, child.

Let's try this again. Go read my original post, then read your follow up, then read my response, then read your response and let me know at what point you became embarrassed at your staggering lack of comprehension. :D

If you need any help, just post the hard parts and I'll walk you through it.

Good luck!

322 JustAVoter  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 7:24:03pm

#297

So, by declaring the kid (yeah, he's a kid) a "nut", I instantly declared that no one else was a nut? Forgive me for failing to follow the logic.

The matter at hand is one specific kid (or adult male, if you will, I'm of a similar age, married, and still refer to myself as a "kid"). He's a nut. A nut who, somewhere, believes he's motivated by a true religion and that his feelings are coming directly from God himself? Yup. Your typical, Jihadi nutjob. I addressed his letter. If this article had referred to an individual.

#225
I'm of the opinion that it's important to separate what a murderous lunatic like this kid would say and what any Muslim you bump into on the street would say.

When you figure that out, please let us all know, ya hear?

So, from your post, I divine that anything an everyday Muslim says on the street is precisely what any lunatic would say?

Yes, Every Muslim is a war mongering, anti-US lunatic.

Oh, wait...

Your so-called " taqiyyah detector" may have been going off, but I'm detecting few signs of intelligent life in that post. If you honestly believe that there is no difference between this particular nutjob's babbling (not to mention that of his many, many "bretheren" in this nonsense) and that of an average person on the street, you've got a problem.

323 Killian Bundy  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 7:29:41pm
#319 reaganII

Reason why this nutbag can't be labeled a terrorist, from what I've read, because there are no state laws in NC for terrorism.
Since he's professed this to be an act of terrorism, where is Homeland?
Have contacted my legislators to start action.

The idiot's already facing over 100 years in prison for a slam dunk nine counts of attempted murder case in state court.

/what's the point of removing the case to Federal court just to label it terrorism?

324 swamprat  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 7:34:04pm

justavoter... Are the dialects that diverse? Besides turkey, which are the looniest areas/ ethniticities(sp?) and which are the sanest? How did they become so? (three words or less)

325 edr  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 7:40:33pm

Hmmm.

I think the Boy Scouts need to get a new badge made up for tying hanging nooses just for this guy.

326 Iron Fist[deleted]  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 7:43:11pm
327 JustAVoter  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 7:55:23pm

Oh, Rayra...

Balls. Fixating on a few formulaic flourishes while ignoring the Koranic elephant in the center of the room has EVERYTHING to do with it / is exactly what you did.

Oh no! My post wasn't precisely on the subject you wanted to be on! must've set off your "taqiyyah detector!" (to borrow a term from another poster) Look, someone's making a comment about the Arabic language without somehow turning it into a smear about every single Muslim there is! TERRORIST! DHIMMI! CAIR MEMBER!

And when I see that kind of reflexive defense, such an attempt to redirect attention from a TERRORIST, I get suspicious as hell.

That's generally referred to as "paranoia". They've got meds for that, you know.

Nothing mentioned in the original post detracted from it. I commented on a language few know in the U.S., nothing more. Then, you chose to turn a quick lesson on a foreign language into an ad hominem attack. And you bemoan the lack of scholarship in the world?

Have you yet answered how or why you can choose to explain away any Islamic motivations as a 'false impression because of a few automatic phrases' while TOTALLY IGNORING his direct Koranic citation and justification for his (attempted) murderous acts?

Where, precisely, did I attempt to "explain away" his Islamic motivations? I commented on the Arabic language which explained the way he worded some things. Many observant readers (a group you have thoroughly proved yourself not to be a member of) will note that similar phrases are used in letters completely supportive of the U.S., such as this one from the mayor of Tall' Afar - he opens with the basmala. It's even used in Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody ("Basmala! We will not let you go..."). People should understand that this is a standard part of the Arabic language - not just from the realm of nutjob terrorists.

I am oh, so sorry that my post wasn't precisely on the topic you wanted it to be on and I discussed a linguistic factor. Obviously, this must make me a member of CAIR, or so goes your logic.

This is ridiculous. YOU are ridiculous, for even attempting this line of argument / diversion.

I agree, you are ridiculous. You took a simple note about the Arabic language and turned it into an accusation that I was a member of CAIR. Piss and moan all you want, but them's the facts.

I'm sorry you can't make a reasonable argument, and that you refuse to answer questions about your own experience as a translator.

When you choose to slander someone, don't expect them to sit down and take it.

328 Axel  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 8:00:22pm

Let me jump in to the Rayra and JustAVoter discussion.

JustAVoter is learning Arabic - but isn't the rent-a-wreck UNC student originally from Iran and thus his family a Farsi-speaking one, not Arabic? Do all Muslims, regardless if Arabic or Farsi speaking, use the same words or religious/colloquial phrases, like "In the name of Allah," ,etc, etc?

Also, kind of off topic, but I am curious if the same NC paper could get the car rental agreement in this case. Just curious, did UNC Student Mo check off the "dismemberment" part of the car insurance form?

329 Axel  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 8:08:56pm

Double Dang - came way too late to this party.

330 adela  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 8:11:36pm

Did you read that,Mr.President Bush?!
Do you still believe that islam is a religion of peace,Mr.President Bush?!
How about you,Mz.Condi Rice,do you still believe the koran is a "holy book"?!

331 swamprat  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 8:14:07pm

adela...check the links on post 322(click on the blue words)

332 Killian Bundy  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 8:29:04pm
#330 adela

Did you read that,Mr.President Bush?!
Do you still believe that islam is a religion of peace,Mr.President Bush?!

How about you,Mz.Condi Rice,do you still believe the koran is a "holy book"?!

Give 'em a break, there's such a thing as diplomacy. They're not stupid, they now very well what the score is. In case you haven't noticed, the United Staes and some allies are actively battling against radical Islam everywhere it exists on the planet.

/they can't very well come out publicly and openly piss on the religion of more than a billion people, the vast majority of whom aren't terrorists

333 JustAVoter  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 8:30:08pm

324, Swamprat:

Sorry, can't do it in 3 letters or less ;-)

Are the dialects that diverse?

I'm not entirely sure what you're referring to here, but I'll assume you mean different dialects of Arabic.

They are quite diverse. I am presently learning Egyptian and Modern Standard Arabic. Spoken Arabic varies a great deal from country to country, making it very difficult to learn and transfer throughout the Middle East.

The pronunciation of individual letters - whether they are pronounced at all, even - changes from dialect to dialect. Words change as well, and many words commonly used in day-to-day speaking depend on the previous occupying power's language (most often English, French and Spanish, although Libya was occupied by the Italians and some other exceptions exist, if memory serves). The more European your Arabic sounds, the more sophisticated you sound, to some at least.

Interestingly, most Arabs revere the Bedouins as having the best, purest Arabic, as their dialect has not been influenced by outside forces, such as European languages.

Arabs hold their language in high regard, higher even than the French, which is hard to imagine.

The various dialects of Arabic lead to many problems. Aside from the difficulty of learning the language, it complicates transliteration, and no official transliteration style exists, which is why you see Osama Bin Laden spelled Usama Bin Ladin, etc. There is no official way to convert Arabic words to English, which has also complicated their attempts to step into the internet.

Besides turkey, which are the looniest areas/ ethniticities(sp?) and which are the sanest? How did they become so? (three words or less)

Turkey's the "sanest", but as I tried to say above, they're basically the sanest one in the loony bin - which isn't saying much. Still, it's something. They are very, very, very far from perfect or even all that great compared to Western democracy, but there's something there that at least brings stability, handles terrorism more effectively than most others, and has some charcteristics of democracy without too much Islamist influence - and what Islamist influence there is understands it's carefully monitored by the fiercely secular military. Like I say, though, it's the sanest one in the loony bin.

Nutty areas right now? I'd say the nuttiest would be certain portions of Iraq, with the general lack of security and a more chaotic state than others in the region. The 2003 invasion shares some responsibility for that, but the tensions existed long before Saddam even showed up on the scene - blaming all, or even a vast majority on the U.S. directly is certainly misguided. In any case, it seems to be improving.

Syria's got problems, Lebanon's got lots o' problems that go back to its day as basically a French colony, Algeria was/is seriously screwed up and is just coming out of a real civil war that makes anything people say Iraq is going through now look like a cakewalk, and it's hard to think of any country that doesn't have at least a small group devoted to some kind of government takeover.

There are also some countries in the region with more foreigners than locals, such as the UAE. They generally coexist pretty peacefully, but there's plenty of friction as well.

It's a complicated region with a complicated language. Three words just doesn't cut it. I guess you could do it in two, though:

It's complicated.

334 cbinflux  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 8:36:29pm

#19 JAT
Good point re: his mother. If he's a true believer, then he had to tell his mother and gain her permission/blessing beforehand. That's their custom.
If he were in an Arab country, he would have just cost her $10k-$25k with his incompetence. Here, she won't even be questioned because of governments' incompetence.

335 JustAVoter  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 8:40:37pm

328 Axel

Let me jump in to the Rayra and JustAVoter discussion.

JustAVoter is learning Arabic - but isn't the rent-a-wreck UNC student originally from Iran and thus his family a Farsi-speaking one, not Arabic? Do all Muslims, regardless if Arabic or Farsi speaking, use the same words or religious/colloquial phrases, like "In the name of Allah," ,etc, etc?

You ask an excellent question.

Yes, Iranians speak Farsi, and this guy probably speaks Farsi as his native language.

Religious/colloquial phrases for Muslims are preserved between languages, and most educated Muslims know at least some Arabic. I'd assume this guy knows quite a bit. Listen to a Muslim speak in English, and when he mentions Muhammad's name he will likely say "peace be upon him".

Most Muslims believe that reading the Qur'an in its original Arabic is vital to truly understanding it, and many believe it can never truly be translated. Given this guy's background and apparent fanaticism, I'd say he speaks it fairly well.

Also, kind of off topic, but I am curious if the same NC paper could get the car rental agreement in this case. Just curious, did UNC Student Mo check off the "dismemberment" part of the car insurance form?

Can't help you there, sorry.

336 Killian Bundy  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 8:50:29pm
#335 JustAVoter

Yes, Iranians speak Farsi, and this guy probably speaks Farsi as his native language.

His family emigrated to the U.S. when he was two.

/English is most likely his native language, I suppose it depends on what his parents taught him early on

337 El matamoros  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 8:52:06pm

People who would NOT call him a terrorist have to realise something, the AL-queda organisation is now a "movement" and not just an exclusive "club" or trained cadres in a network. His call for universal jihad is being answered by people the world over.
He was just a lousy terrorist because he had no training, but his motivations were 100% identical to the "trained" terrorists. So what the difference? Is a suicide bomber who gets caught becuase his belt failed to explode not a terrorist? Motive and not numbers murdered is what defines the terrorist.

338 JustAVoter  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 8:52:44pm

336

True, but it's likely that he also speaks Farsi and spoke it at home. I've only known a few Iranians raised in the U.S., so this is hardly scientific, but all of them spoke Farsi reasonably well.

339 swamprat  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 9:02:19pm

justavoter.. thanks! I'm going out on a limb here, and folks will disagree, but I think syria is ripe for democratization. I say this based on their industrial base. They actually manufacture goods. Real sellable items.This is evidence of at least some education, and a fair amount of ability, maybe even a little gumption. Maybe they could do as turkey did and mix russian tech/training with capitalistic greed.

340 swamprat  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 9:04:51pm

thats it, sacktime ...'night lizards.

341 Killian Bundy  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 9:46:42pm
#337 El matamoros

People who would NOT call him a terrorist have to realise something, the AL-queda organisation is now a "movement" and not just an exclusive "club" or trained cadres in a network. His call for universal jihad is being answered by people the world over.
He was just a lousy terrorist because he had no training, but his motivations were 100% identical to the "trained" terrorists. So what the difference?

/again, if "His call for universal jihad is being answered by people the world over", why aren't there daily attacks in infidel cities worldwide, isn't it the ultimate Islamic glory to die as a martyr?

342 Killian Bundy  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 9:52:04pm

He's a terrorist alright.

/but nine slam dunk counts of attempted murder trump any Federal terrorism charges

343 ibnHuq  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 9:52:39pm

In an interview this week, his sister Layla spoke about these acts not being like him.
This case is not an example something systemic presently festering in the American Islamic community, and should not be taken as indicative that we can expect to see examples of ad hoc Jihadists suddenly going berzerk anytime soon. Scheming cells of patient, trained Jihadists are another thing all together, and I don't want to diminish their threat in the least by stating what I have to say about this sorely misguided criminal. Ray Taheri was just another deluded kid with issues clamoring for attention, and not unlike the Colombine kids. He just acted in the guise of his most familiar cultural context: Islamic hero nerd vengence instead of Goth/Comic book hero nerd vengance. Ray Taheri was no Jihadi.
He is the product of rootless, overindulged upper middle class suburban America (Southern California and South Charlotte/Piper Glen were his provenance) and nothing more.

344 indolene  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 11:11:28pm

Mohammed, good luck with that excuse

345 Carridine  Sat, Mar 25, 2006 11:13:28pm

Bubble Girl, Friends:
Each letter in Arabic has a numeric value associated with it, so there are some verses and words and Suras in the Koran, where the numerical value is 19.

That is what the murderer is ranting about, and its also true that the numeric value of Baha, Abha (Buddha Amit-Abha), Baha'u'llah (Glory of God), Allah'u'Abha (God is All-Glorious) and Ya Baha'al'Abha (O Thou the Glory of Glories!) ALL have numeric values of 19.

The Koran was abrogated by the Glory of God during His ministry, 1853-1892 (Micah 7:15).

346 mardukhai  Sun, Mar 26, 2006 2:16:33am

"In the name of Allah, the merciful, the compassionate."

Yeah, sure, "the merciful, the compassionate."

That's why he gets a license to kill the innocent at random.

347 SnowDawg  Sun, Mar 26, 2006 2:19:13am

There were 19 hijackers. My guess is this does nothing to denounce the myth of Allah in the minds of muslims.

348 abolitionist  Sun, Mar 26, 2006 3:57:05am

#322 JustAVoter

Your so-called " taqiyyah detector" may have been going off, but I'm detecting few signs of intelligent life in that post. If you honestly believe that there is no difference between this particular nutjob's babbling (not to mention that of his many, many "bretheren" in this nonsense) and that of an average person muslim on the street, you've got a problem.


Fixed that little Freudian slip for ya.

*Tap tap*
/Taqiyyah detector still working.

349 TotallySirius  Sun, Mar 26, 2006 4:32:21am

Celebrate diversity dammit!

350 swamprat  Sun, Mar 26, 2006 5:50:09am

348 abolitionist...(and rayra) Attacking justavoter for explaining common muslim forms of address is ridiculous. Your "taqiyya meter" would sure smell funny if it was placed where it belongs.

351 Cato the Elder  Sun, Mar 26, 2006 6:18:48am

F@ck All@h and his butt-monkey serv@nts!

If the demon god of Islam existed, it would be necessary to abolish him.

352 anotherindyfilmguy  Sun, Mar 26, 2006 6:37:39am

That was ninety-nine luft balloons... on the other hand the average age of a soldier in Vietnam was na-na-na-na-nineteen according to a song contemp'ry to 99 luft balloons...

353 swamprat  Sun, Mar 26, 2006 7:34:56am

good mornin' cato!... I see you've had your coffee!;^)

354 JustAVoter  Sun, Mar 26, 2006 7:57:26am

77 PJH

Revisiting the comments here, I realized I did not answer your question before Rayra decided to hijack the argument.

A lot of it, I believe, has to do with Judeo Christian beliefs regarding the handling of God's name.

God's name is not to be used in vain, and there is something of a taboo among Christians and Jews when it comes to using God's name. You'll note many Jews write "God" G-d and many Jews and Christians avoid saying "oh my God", for example.

Yet even this varies from place to place. Go to the deep south (my homeland) and you'll hear the word "Jesus" at least once a sentence from many people.

Muslims have no such taboo, and are strongly encouraged to acknowledge God's influence in all things. Most Christians are as well, for that matter, only the taboo and secular culture keeps them from saying it out loud as often.

When simply asking an Arabic speaker "how are you", for example, a common reply is "ilhamdu lilah" or "praise be to God" rather than "good" or "fine" (forgive the transliteration). They could be having a terrible day, but they still want to acknowledge that the divine is responsible for everything and they believe that they are now where God wants them to be.

As far as "routine communications" go, Americans are peculiar in that our routine communications are based heavily on simple efficiency. We rarely say, "excuse me" before asking a question and it's not really expected, we don't really precede our discussions with much of anything. The vast majority of the world, however, including the speakers of every Romance language, would take great offense at people just walking up and asking questions without so much as an "excuse me" or "hello".

Religion is a matter of everyday life for Muslims - whether they are nutjob Jihadists or completely peaceful and support the U.S., like the Muslim U.S. Army medic I linked to earlier. Where Americans are taught to avoid discussing "religion and politics", they aren't. Where we have banned God's mention pretty much everywhere, they haven't.

355 swamprat  Sun, Mar 26, 2006 8:33:12am

justavoter 354... Can't say that I agree with that last paragraph.I haven't seen any real religious discussion among muslims, except centuries old debates that generally are excuses to kill each other or massacre innocents.In fact muslims seem afraid of honest debate in any context. At least that is the conclusion one gets from the media. And the most damning aspect of that is that the media sides with the muslims every chance it gets,and if it can't find resonable agreement, it simply quotes questionable sources, or makes things up. So the media gives islam every opportunity to appear as rational intelligent human beings, and still islam paints itself as monsters. My point is Where Americans are taught to avoid discussing "religion and politics", they aren't. Where we have banned God's mention pretty much everywhere, they haven't.

356 swamprat  Sun, Mar 26, 2006 8:36:38am

Post is messed up. I was trying to show quoted area, followed by "I don't see it."

357 swamprat  Sun, Mar 26, 2006 8:43:10am

354 justavoter...Where Americans are taught to avoid discussing "religion and politics", they aren't. Where we have banned God's mention pretty much everywhere, they haven't...I don't see it. ...(why don't I get a box around my quotes. I demand an appology!)

358 Sura 109  Sun, Mar 26, 2006 9:33:40am

I was at NC State in the late 80s, and from what I remember hearing of that other campus over in Chapel Hill, it was a fairly leftist environment. I remember hearing of protesters running a CIA recruiter out of town, splashing red paint on the door of his hotel room. (That may not be the exact story, but there was a CIA recruiter, there were protesters, and there was red paint.)

Now, this was long ago, and I never spent much time over there, so take this with a couple of barrels of salt. But I have to wonder how many people who agreed with this fine young gentleman were among those hit.

As for our young would-be jihadi: sorry, but no death penalty, as he didn't actually manage to kill anybody. He is charged with nine counts of assault with a deadly weapon with intent to cause bodily injury. Give him his day in court, just like any other defendant; this letter will make for damning evidence against him.

359 JustAVoter  Sun, Mar 26, 2006 10:04:09am

355

Don't confuse what the media says with actual conditions on the ground.

Talk to a Muslim. Most Muslims I've met always want to mention religion - they want to know what religion I am from, know what I think of their religion, etc. It's a big topic of discussion. Obviously, your mileage may vary. Most have actually been pretty respectful, but I can imagine this idiot terrorist blowing his top over any mention of Christianity.

I honestly can't remember the last time I was engaged in casual conversation with an American I didn't know very well and said, "so, what denomination are you in?" We just don't really do that. They do.

360 PJH  Sun, Mar 26, 2006 11:34:35am

#354 JustAVoter

The use of language tells us about the user. You are an earnest young man who wants to serve his country; Rayra is a Marine who thinks running into machine gun fire is all in a day's work; Mama Winger works comforting injuried and frightened animals; I'm a scholarly type whose use is tedious, with a definite odor of pretension. From the use of language I think I knew all this before I was told. My intuition when I hear the formalistic and overblown language of the Muslims is that I might be dealing with dangerously unstable people who are prone to violence. Just an intuition. Then I wonder if maybe you are right -- the whole place is a "loony bin."

I am feeling slightly more optimist this morning with the news that the Afghan Christian is off the hook -- but only slightly so.

361 Longacre  Sun, Mar 26, 2006 11:34:44am
mathematically encoded with the number 19 beyond human ability

Yeah, just for a moment there, I thought this was Iowahawk...

Thanks for the refs, zombie (#13)

362 abolitionist  Sun, Mar 26, 2006 11:50:23am

#359 JustAVoter

Talk to a Muslim. Most Muslims I've met always want to mention religion - they want to know what religion I am from, know what I think of their religion, etc. It's a big topic of discussion.

A couple days after the kid's SUV assaults, a young man knocked on my door, apparently a student, trying to earn extra money for himself and a small group of like-minded men, by housepainting and such. It was his 2nd visit within a month. We got to talking about various things. I learned he was from Iran, a Shiite muslim, had been in America some four years, was named Mustafa, and seemed to like/love America.

I asked if he'd heard about the NCU jihadi, explaining some of the details: the rental, the confession, the injuries, the charges for attempted murder. His initial and very candid opinion about the jihadi, was that the guy screwed up/failed.

Oh, and he has a more-or-less favorable opinion of Joe Stalin, but regrets that he "killed thousands" of his own people.

I think I'd better decline his friendly offer to "go out for coffee sometime and talk some more", since I just learned who he was probably named after. (Hint: Muslim Brotherhood)

363 transferthem  Sun, Mar 26, 2006 11:51:19am

Further justification for my view that muslims don't belong in civilised western societies and should be expelled. If this fruitcake had been expelled to Tehran rather than allowing it to study in a western university, his crimes would not have been possible. Seeing as the 'moderate' muslim majority say onthing about crimes of this type, it is reasonable to assume they agree with the murderer's sentiments and symapthise with it.

It's the muslims, stupid! Expel them now.

364 insane_kufr  Sun, Mar 26, 2006 4:28:13pm
I know that the Qur’an is a legitimate and authoritative holy scripture since it is completely validated by modern science and also mathematically encoded with the number 19 beyond human ability.

Anybody need any further proof of the divine inspiration of the Quran?

365 JustAVoter  Mon, Mar 27, 2006 6:43:35am

362 abolitionist

The plural of "anecdote" is not "data".

As stated in my original post, "most" Muslims I've met have been respectful, certainly not ALL. I've certainly had similar encounters myself, but they have not been the majority in my personal experience. I actually used to live next door to an Iranian, and every mention of a terror attack would leave him shaking his head and condeming the attackers. Like most Iranians, he was no fan of his government, nor its religious leaders.

Then again, it appears you don't believe Muslims are human beings in the first place (348).

I suppose the grand problem is that Muslims can be one of the following:

Generally supportive of the U.S. - public opinion polling of Muslims in the west shows that, of all western countries, Muslims feel most comfortable here. Many support the U.S. and its agenda (woman cursing those who stood against President Bush, Muslims in the U.S. military, etc.). They may not like everything the U.S. does, but they're not opposed to most things either.

Neutral/Uninterested - never underestimate the power of apathy to cut across all cultural divides. There's always a big group that couldn't possibly care less. The same is true of the Muslim world.

Latent Anti-West/U.S. sentiment - they're opposed to the U.S., but they're not going to kill anyone over it. They may give support to Jihadis, but they won't pull the trigger. Obviously, a dangerous group, but other matters - self-interest, etc. - can sway them into giving up their support if not their opinions.

Nutjobs - Terrorists. The only way you're getting through their head is with a 5.56mm round. They can't be persuaded or cajoled, no PR campaign will work on them, you've got to kill them before they kill you. They'll go after women and children in an unrelated third country just to get a "point" across. They'll strap a bomb to a 15 year old handicapped kid with the mind of a 6 year old and send him across the border to blow himself up. They'll slaughter people for dressing incorrectly. These individuals are so sick, so twisted, so out of their minds that they honestly believe everything they say. The kid (yeah, I'll keep using it, I'm of a similar age as the driver and refer to myself as a "kid", don't like it? I don't care) at UNC is a classic example of this.

The problem with the left is that they underestimate the nutjobs and think they won't bother us if we don't bother them - wrong. They'd just as well slit your throat or drive over you with an SUV as they would "create a dialogue". The problem on the further right is that they think every Muslim is a nutjob. Both ideas are dangerous. One leaves us completely open to attack and even justifies those attacks as legitimate. The other cuts us off from people with vital linguistic skills, area knowledge, and those that could help us in the long-run or, at least, be persuaded to stop helping our enemies.

366 abolitionist  Mon, Mar 27, 2006 4:53:08pm

#365 JustAVoter
While I agree with most of your last post, please understand this: I am not prejudiced. I'm POSTjudiced. My introduction to islam went like this:
1) Death threats by telephone
2) My reading the Koran
There was no room in that for any prejudice whatsoever. BTW, this happened before the 6 Day War.

As for this:

Then again, it appears you don't believe Muslims are human beings in the first place (348).

How dare you say that!

To be clear, this is your final paragraph of your post #322 (with some emphasis added):

Your so-called " taqiyyah detector" may have been going off, but I'm detecting few signs of intelligent life in that post. If you honestly believe that there is no difference between this particular nutjob's babbling (not to mention that of his many, many "bretheren" in this nonsense) and that of an average person on the street, you've got a problem.

When you wrote that, I assumed you were thinking of (and intending to write) an average muslim on the street.

I ask you plainly: Did you intend to write person or muslim?

Or do you consider those words equivalent, and therefore interchangable?


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