February 27, 2003
Listening to author Walter Mosley this monring on C-Span, I hear him explain something that is totally new information for me.
He explains the Muslim concept of “Jihad” as being defined by that religion an internal struggle toward betterment, NOT a movement to vanquish enemies (as it has been portrayed by American media and the politicians who have such influence over it).
I think that we who continue to oppose Dubya’s economic, environmental, political, educational, and social service policies are doing so for the purpose of accomplishing an American Jihad. Interesting idea.
I also hear Mosley make the statement that, while America is the “architect of globalization,” Americans are not global, and most know very little about what goes on in other countries. I think that’s true.
And finally, I hear him remind us all that there is no evidence that Iraq was involved with the terrorism of 9/11. (How easily we are brainwashed by our leadership.)
Last night I caught bits and pieces of Rather’s interview with Saddam Hussein. While I have no doubt that he is a bad, bad, man, I had to admire his strategy of appearing to the rest of the world as a true statesman – asking for a globally public debate, refusing to denigrate Dubya, making the point that it is not he who is threatening to invade another sovereign country. TV watchers across the planet have to be comparing Hussein’s dignified, intelligent, relaxed demeanor with Dubya’s religion-riddled rants. Granted Saddam was playing a role, but if Dubya was smart, he’d take his enemy up on it and hold that global debate. Except that Dubya is neither smart enough to play the statesman role nor smart enough to win a debate.
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Old Comments (3)
Kristian on 20 Jun 2003
Please take me to your membership.
Mohhamed Batta on 11 Sep 2003
I would like to call on my smelly borthers to wage holy jihad against the american infidels who rape our women and overcharge us at the gas pump.
New revolution order on 03 Mar 2006
The time has come to show the Western ways of a planet that America will pay for the forced ways.