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2006-12-28 Terror Networks

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Posted by Mike 2006-12-28 12:52|| || Front Page|| [4 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 These guys pledge loudly that they dont fear death.

Today, I can think of lots of Somali guys that blow that theory all to shit.

Posted by tu3031 2006-12-28 13:19|| 2006-12-28 13:19|| Front Page Top

#2 One "promise" I've noticed is that dying in a Jihad won't hurt. "It will hurt less than a flea's sting".

I would like us to kill these guys as painfully as possible with the message. "If it hurts, your not a Shahid".

Al

Posted by Frozen Al 2006-12-28 14:37|| 2006-12-28 14:37|| Front Page Top

#3 What if we systemically argued that following bin Laden betrays Islam, and that no good Muslim would consider that path?

What if we stopped pandering to this absurd "religion" and eradicated it as a plague-meme?

Posted by Excalibur 2006-12-28 14:47|| 2006-12-28 14:47|| Front Page Top

#4 We can only use their fears to our advantage if we are willing to stick with it. They greatly fear sexual humiliation, as do Islamists of all stripes. We tried that (nude pyramids and leashes, remember?), and then turned around and prosecuted some folks for it. Better make our minds up what fears we're willing to exploit.

The "killing of infidels is against Islam" argument would be great if the majority of Muslims were proactively working it. They're not. They're hamstrung by the literal reading of the Quran, which does not protect infidels, and they're afraid of being personally accused of apostasy for calling to defy Mohammad's will, so they're busy covering their mouths and butts.

Fear of the loss of Mecca, Medina, etc-the holy cities-would have to be a big fear. Fear of losing dominance in any arena but especially political/governmental/religious dominance is another. That last one could be worked, if the world had the will and confidence. I'd say it's too soon to tell, but so far, the world has been found lacking.

Posted by Jules 2006-12-28 15:22|| 2006-12-28 15:22|| Front Page Top

#5 General Pershing dipping his bullets in pigs blood, or burying his defeated foes with pigs carcasses.

Pershing, Six Star General of the Armies, is one of my favorite military leaders.

This is great Psych-Ops that should be brought back and rumors spread of dipping bullets into pig blood to be used on Jihadist.

Jihadhist who are very willing to die normally but may have doubts in battle if they know they will be unpure before death by pigs blood.

Posted by Spomort Greling4204 2006-12-28 15:28|| 2006-12-28 15:28|| Front Page Top

#6 A guided asteriod to Mecca would be a big fear. Esp if we really did it.

Posted by 3dc 2006-12-28 16:06|| 2006-12-28 16:06|| Front Page Top

#7 They're hamstrung by the literal reading of the Quran...

Which means "They've read the Koran..."

No, it's not theological argument that's needed here. A murderous ideology can only be defeated by killing a large percentage of it's followers.

The sooner we start the sooner it will be over, and fewer of us will die in the process.

Let's Roll, Faster Please, Nuqe Mecca!

Posted by Parabellum 2006-12-28 18:01|| 2006-12-28 18:01|| Front Page Top

#8 An eradication of Mecca & Medina is not likely to matter much to the True Believers, who will simply redefine the meaning of the Hajj. The Holy Cities are not as significant as some infidels like to think.
Mass movements like Nazism tend not to deflected by fear as much as by killing large numbers of followers until the rest believe resistance is useless.

Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2006-12-28 18:10|| 2006-12-28 18:10|| Front Page Top

#9 AH9418-Do you happen to recall the enraged reaction to absolutely harmless Mohammad cartoons this year? Muslims were riotng and killing people over the mere insulting of Mohammad; what do you imagine they would do with the permanent desecration of their holiest cities? You can make the argument it would stir up a hornet's nest but I doubt the ummas would shrug it off.

Posted by Jules 2006-12-28 19:43|| 2006-12-28 19:43|| Front Page Top

#10 I am not arguing the destruction of their holy cities would stir up the Umma. Our very existence offends them. I am arguing that the destruction wouldn't matter much either way, except as being a waste of effort on our part. Baghdad was once the home of the Caliphate until the Mongols seized the city and smashed (literally) the Caliph. Islam got over that, too.

Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2006-12-28 23:22|| 2006-12-28 23:22|| Front Page Top

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