Financing the Terrorist Movement -- The Inside Story
In my view, Bob Simon and CBS News, and indeed, Hassan Butt, showed considerable courage in airing the interview, which 60 Minutes has apparently removed, of Butt regarding his former involvement as a solicitor of funds to finance the Islamic Jihad. It is commendable that CBS News strayed from the typical main stream news media practice of making America out to be the “bad guy” instead of the terrorists.
The truth about terrorist tactics and motives must be told, and there is probably only one in 100 stories of the evil of Jihad and terrorists like this one that actually make the news. Worse, the typical news media story tells about how “x” number of American and allied troops were killed today in a fashion that is more apt to make one wonder why we’re there instead of reminding us of the obvious ― the future of freedom, ours and others, is in serious jeopardy and taking the fight to them is better than fighting it on American soil, which is not to say that we won’t be attacked when the opportunity strikes.
Nancy Pelosi and John Murtha, and most other Democrats, are making absolute fools of themselves with their attempts to thwart the war effort in Iraq and their determined effort to set a cast-in-stone deadline for a troop pull-out. Even though they’re Democrats, they’re not stupid (are they?), but they must think the average American is pretty stupid (and some must be) to think the terrorists are going to just go away.
The jihad has been on the offensive for at least the last three decades ― not to mention the ancient religious wars ― with no less than 26 attacks between 1979 and 2003. And this doesn’t include the almost daily attacks on American and allied troops in Iraq and around the world.
War is terrible. War is heart breaking, especially for the family, loved ones and friends of the unfortunate but brave hero’s who make the ultimate sacrifice. What we must not forget is freedom is not free. Our forefathers made unbelievable sacrifices to gain our freedom and independence in 1776. There have been wars since and there will be wars to come. It’s inevitable. What we need as a nation is the continued determination andresolve to do whatever is necessary to maintain our freedom and help promote freedom and civil rights throughout the world. The future of freedom ― everyone’s freedom ― depends on it.
The truth about terrorist tactics and motives must be told, and there is probably only one in 100 stories of the evil of Jihad and terrorists like this one that actually make the news. Worse, the typical news media story tells about how “x” number of American and allied troops were killed today in a fashion that is more apt to make one wonder why we’re there instead of reminding us of the obvious ― the future of freedom, ours and others, is in serious jeopardy and taking the fight to them is better than fighting it on American soil, which is not to say that we won’t be attacked when the opportunity strikes.
Nancy Pelosi and John Murtha, and most other Democrats, are making absolute fools of themselves with their attempts to thwart the war effort in Iraq and their determined effort to set a cast-in-stone deadline for a troop pull-out. Even though they’re Democrats, they’re not stupid (are they?), but they must think the average American is pretty stupid (and some must be) to think the terrorists are going to just go away.
The jihad has been on the offensive for at least the last three decades ― not to mention the ancient religious wars ― with no less than 26 attacks between 1979 and 2003. And this doesn’t include the almost daily attacks on American and allied troops in Iraq and around the world.
War is terrible. War is heart breaking, especially for the family, loved ones and friends of the unfortunate but brave hero’s who make the ultimate sacrifice. What we must not forget is freedom is not free. Our forefathers made unbelievable sacrifices to gain our freedom and independence in 1776. There have been wars since and there will be wars to come. It’s inevitable. What we need as a nation is the continued determination andresolve to do whatever is necessary to maintain our freedom and help promote freedom and civil rights throughout the world. The future of freedom ― everyone’s freedom ― depends on it.
posted by Right Side Blogger | 9:05 PM
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