Look what happened the last time a government official attempted such a policy document. Stephen Coughlin, the Pentagon specialist on Islamic law and Islamic extremism, and one of our government’s most important figures in analyzing its nature and waging ideological war against it, was fired in very early 2008 from his position on the military’s Joint Staff after becoming too hot or controversial within the Pentagon.
The reason? He had written a memorandum months before, based on documents exposing a covert plan by the Muslim Brotherhood to subvert the United States using front groups. This made him the target of those very same influential front groups and of their allies in the U.S. government itself, who subsequently canned Coughlin. That was during the Bush administration; imagine how much less acceptable such a policy memo would be now, after nearly four years of Obama’s subversive complicity.
Today’s closest approximation to Mr. X’s policy paper is the work of Frank Gaffney and the Washington D.C.-based Center for Security Policy, who in 2010 published Shariah: The Threat to America, a highly acclaimed report on the dangerous reality of political Islam. More recently he and his team unveiled a free, ten-part, online “video briefing” entitled “The Muslim Brotherhood in America: A Video Course,” designed to educate American citizens about “a threat most Americans are unaware even exists within our country, let alone the peril it represents.”
But Gaffney doesn’t exactly have the ear of the current administration, which has openly embraced the Brotherhood at home and abroad. If Mitt Romney ascends to the White House this coming January, will his administration be open to Gaffney’s advocacy, much less adopt it as policy? In the past Romney has expressed strong opposition to jihadists, but then claimed that “jihad is an entirely different entity” from Islam, and is “in no way” a part of Islam. It’s difficult to tell just how seriously he comprehends the danger and how forcefully he intends to confront it. Insiders have said that he “gets” the threat but is laying low about discussing it publicly until after the election.
Kennan closed his policy paper with this challenge:
The issue of Soviet-American relations is in essence a test of the overall worth of the United States as a nation among nations. To avoid destruction the United States need only measure up to its own best traditions and prove itself worthy of preservation as a great nation.
America did just that, and the Soviet Union fell. Now update Kennan’s words to refer to a new sort of Cold War between America and Islam; his challenge still lies before us, as relevant as it was 65 years ago.
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Great article Mark….and your Cold war analogy was entirely appropriate.
Though Communism and Islam are not entirely symmetrical, they have many similar threads. And one of them is the Utopian ideal.
In the West, we can study our present and our past empirically and critically, learning what was effective policy and what was not, what works and what doesn't. But those social systems predicated on the Utopian ideal can not afford such critical scrutiny. Otherwise, the entire edifice of the belief system risks crumbling down.
For example, the life of Muhammad, being both the apex and the nexus of Islamic morality, can never be repudiated in any facet whatsoever. Otherwise, the entire religion loses its credibility and sanctity.
If the behavior of the "prophet" in one single, authoritative Hadith is deemed immoral or inappropriate, then the worth of the entire collection is nullified. If one sinlge Quranic verse is deemed inappropriate for modern times, then the entire book refuses to be a credible guide to human behavior. Therefore, medieval barbarisms such as pedophelia, stonings, the killing of apostates, etc., are permanently and unalterably enshrined in the collective ethos of Muslim believers.
The rigidity and brittleness that characterizes all Utopian-based social systems is ultimately a manifestation of the lies upon which they are founded. After all, if they were based upon objective truth, they could readily withstand critical scrutiny.
Excellent Analysis,Chezwick.
You have logically stated WHY they can never and will never "moderate"
Great article, and all points of comparison with the Cold war are valid. Yet there are more such points.
a) Here always were forces in the US which tended to appease Sovetskih or worse: to collaborate with them. The Department of State first comes to mind. And the same forces now appease islam or even welcome it into the US. They go as far as to negate the exclusive Judeo-Christian national identity of the US, admitting that the US may well turn into islamic nations (in accordance with the 1st amendment, mind you).
b) Prior and even during the Cold war, America nevertheless helped USSR economically. Yet that help pails in comparison to the enormous wealth transfer from the West to islam now due to trillions of oil money.
c) Prior and during the Cold war Soviets always took advantage of the complacency of the West to recognize the ideological threat of Marxism. In so doing they corrupted the system of education, the media and some government institutions. Yet Sovetskih could not even dream about such an aggressive islamization of all national institutions of America up to enthroning an islamic impostor and fraud into the White House. Shame on you, America!
If salvation is still possible, it must begin with establishment of the Judeo-Christian party of America on the following http://www.resonoelusono.com/Platform.htm
I agree with the article but I am pessimistic. Islam has existed for far longer than Communism. It’s adherents around the world are by and large happy with it. Reformers are few and far between.
Because it is a religion it automatically gets protection under freedom of religion in all Western countries.
Finally, we have large numbers of enthusiastic Muslims living in the West (especially Europe).
It will be never crash and burn like Communism, which in retrospect was a mere passing fad.
Islam won't crash and burn but sooner rather than later a clash is enevitable. When it happens it will be sudden and brutal.
It should read "How a Communist apologist brought us Iran and a Communist brought us the Muslim Brotherhood through the Arab Spring and all through "Democracy" which also breed Hamas!"
For ten years, S.C., me, has been writing here screaming but the word "Communist" was banned and replace with a more P.C. term: Leftist. "Writing 'Communist' will dismiss you as a kook." Within the past few months those same higher-ups are now writing about the threat of "Communists" and naming names and tactics even though, (eye) have been warning for years of the takeover by "Communists" which culminated with the 2008 election when the Democrats stacked the deck with Communist Presidential candidates.
During the 80's, the Communist Party USA teamed up with the Soviet KGB in their recruitment of university students, funding in churches, supplies from hospitals, and a disinformation and propaganda campaign, to take over Central America. These CPUSA/KGB dupes aided everything Communist and many of them were Congressmen and Senators with Senator TED KENNEDY even writing a letter to KGB head Yuri Andropov to seek ways to defeat Ronald Reagan in 1984. TRAITOR! John Kerry too was a part of this front and his run for President was aided by the CPUSA and their thousands of fronts which was in return favor for his unending support for Communists in Vietnam and Central America. THE U.S. PEACE COUNCIL, which also began in 1979 by Michael Myerson, was an affiliated of the WORLD PEACE COUNCIL RUN BY THE KGB!
BARACK OBAMA WAS ALSO A CPUSA/KGB DUPE AND APOLOGIST FOR THE SOVIET UNION as evident in a rare, if not only, article Obama wrote while at Columbia. GOOGLE "OBAMA SUNDIAL 1983" which proves that Obama also sought out, and was friendly to, the most radical Marxist students and all of them wanted the DOWNFALL OF THE UNITED STATES SO when their Soviet Union fell, they were the most bitter of all Communists!
WHO REALLY WON THE COLD WAR WHEN A SOVIET KGB DUPE IS NOW PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES AND HIS "CIRCLE OF COMMUNISTS" ARE THE HEADS OF ALL HIGH LEVEL DEPARTMENTS??? Their goal: THE DOWNFALL OF THE UNITED $TATE$ as revenge for the downfall of the Soviet Union, a country they loved more than their own!
I have to agree with you, and the fact that so many Communist are in government today has lulled our anti-communist to think that without the old USSR these guys are harmless. Not so. The common denominator between homegrown Marxist and Islamist is their hatred for America, freedom and Capitalism. We are still in the fight of our lives and for everything sacred in America.
That there was a “Mr. X” who was a diplomat and spoke out like that is remarkable. I don’t think we should expect to have another such honest assessment by any government official any more.
They were a different bunch back then and I’m still surprised it happened. I’m sorry that the best and brightest no longer make up the majority of civil service or foreign service or State Department types. Be sure this won’t happen in an Obama administration.
Our country is more likely to produce a “Mr. I” that apologizes for American success and prosperity than one who, using critical thinking skills and standard English, will accurately assess and explain the danger of Islam.
Sun Tsu is Mr X. "When an enemy does not respect you then make him fear you. If your enemy neither respects nor fears you then he will attack you." By the way containment has really worked well since the Korean War hasn't it. North Korea a nuclear power.
Who ??
The Lord will put and end to Islam. It will never again arise.
Yeh sure, because you have the sweet love of Jesus in your eyes. I remember absolute mindless nutcases who were priests and nuns telling me that I should pray to the Virgin Mary so Russia and China would be converted from godless Communism.
Seems like you are a hate filled bigot with only one pony in this show.
You just keep spewing muslim friendly attacks on all things of the Judeo-Chrsitian value system.
Did I?
Or did you just have a chance to rip on Christian doctrine.
Certainly not any lord you would value.
What violence are you advocating today?
Sure you have.
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"I actually agree with this comment. Well said"
Do you need me to quote his comment? You're just a walking bag of hate.
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Let me go ahead and quote him then.
"So, the next time we see some idiot burning a U.S. flag or bible, I can beat the living dog do do out of him/her because I was offended or what they did was "provocative", right? The next time I hear some Muslim saying that "Jesus was not really the son of God" then I can beat him senseless? The next time I hear some Islamists calling me "infidel" or "appostate" or "dog" or "pig" I can throw a maltov cocktail at them, right? "
And you said that comment agreeing with it.
That's advocating for a violent reaction.
So, who's the walking bag of manure? I bet the sex toy goats you keep even would say so.
Um you are. I see you don't say anything to rouge for advocating violence. Hypocrite <DIV style=”FONT-FAMILY: times new roman, new york, times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 12pt”> <DIV style=”FONT-FAMILY: times new roman, new york, times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 12pt”> <DIV dir=ltr> <DIV style=”BORDER-BOTTOM: #ccc 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; LINE-HEIGHT: 0; MARGIN: 5px 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; HEIGHT: 0px; FONT-SIZE: 0px; BORDER-TOP: #ccc 1px solid; BORDER-RIGHT: #ccc 1px solid; PADDING-TOP: 0px”></DIV>
You would say that. You also call Israel child killers and say Hitler and Lenin were Christians.
What you say really does't have much credibility. It's just too removed from reality.
Good, then you admit that atheism is full of the violence you blame on Christians?
You make this way too easy.
And Exodus is not one of the places Christ sat down on the hillside and explained things to His believers.
I admit some atheists leaders were horrible people who slughtered millions. Why can't you admit hitler was a christian who slaughtered millions? <DIV style=”FONT-FAMILY: times new roman, new york, times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 12pt”> <DIV style=”FONT-FAMILY: times new roman, new york, times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 12pt”> <DIV dir=ltr> <DIV style=”BORDER-BOTTOM: #ccc 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; LINE-HEIGHT: 0; MARGIN: 5px 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; HEIGHT: 0px; FONT-SIZE: 0px; BORDER-TOP: #ccc 1px solid; BORDER-RIGHT: #ccc 1px solid; PADDING-TOP: 0px”></DIV>
Because Hitler was not a follower of Christ.
You can't show he followed a single thing Christ taught.
Why would I admit to a lie?
There is no consensus that American fought a "Cold War", and I doubt that we will be any more aggressive in dealing with Islamofascism that has already infiltrated our country at many levels, thanks to the passivity of multicultural "progressives." On the Cold War see http://clarespark.com/2011/04/09/jean-francois-re…. This is a summary of Jean-Francois Revel's famous book How Democracies Perish. Conservatives should know Revel's masterpiece.
One of Hillary Clinton's closest aides, Huma Obedin, (wife of ex-Congressman Anthony Weiner), is of a family which is associated with the Muslim Brotherhood.
President Obama is unspeakable – he insisted on relabeling the Fort Hood massacre by the Muslim psychiatrist shouting "Allahu Akbar," as "work-place violence."
I'm in favor of adopting a sort of Cold War posture with Islam but who in the US political class will suggest we cut back on Islamic immigration into our country? They are buying failing churches and revamping them as mosques, madrassas and so called "Islamic Cultural Centers".
They are importing Sharia Law.
And by the way, there is no justification in this world to wage a "Cold War" against a religion with over a billion members, the international perception of which has been soured by the actions of a few extremists while the vast majority sit in silence. Should the West be judged by the actions of a few extremists, like the people on this site? What you suggest is racist, bigoted, and baseless, something more appropriate for Mein Kampf than an American web site. Grow up, look around, talk to some Muslim people, and perhaps realize that posts like this are the problem in the world today.
Have you read Surah 9?
That's the kind of teaching they are demanded to learn and submit to. Ask Daniel Pearl.
Your use of the race and bigotry card is now completely useless because you progressives on the left have used and abused it for so long to shut and shout down any type of debate that it has no meaning. If you cannot see the threat that islam presents to the west you are clearly in denial. Islam is on the march and is headed for a very nasty clash with us in the west, your failure to see what is clearly a threat to our way of life only makes you one of those wishy washy I feel therefore I am leftist/progressives who think all cultures are equal when they are clearly not.
"Should the West be judged by the actions of a few extremists, like the people on this site?"
When it's 10-15% of a billion 7th century throwbacks, the number alone are staggering to deal with…
As the radical islamists are making bombs, the moderates are shopping at Walmart for cell phone
detonators. They are ALL on the same page …of their glorious holy book…
Please grow up and see these folks for what they SAY and DO….
The communists infiltrated the US in the '30's-'40's and '50's, thru the use of our Constitution and infinite patience, taking "giant" baby steps in media and education. If Obama is re-elected, their take-down will be complete..
Islam is following the exact same blueprint, with the aid of their communist allies in our own government complex..
As the US Constitution is ignored and marginalized, the power of the Islamists increases geometrically..
Yes, and the media thinks they won't suffer when everything collapses.
They will totally muzzled unless they toe the Muzzle line…
which they will easily and gladly do..thinking the Islamic alligator will
eat them last..
I was thinking, (great comment by the way) that for the NY Times to be Al Jazeera – it isn't that much of a change for them.
The nose of the camel is well inside our tent…
gonna take a solid, organized front to keep the thing out!
Gaffney has been "the man" on this for years..
I don't need it both ways.
And unlike your muslim tests for faith, Christians rely on the perfection of Jesus, so a lot of forgiven sinners have the assurance of salvation.
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Why do you think Hitler ask?
His understandings of forgiveness led him to swallow a bullet, he didn't think there was any hope.
You really are stuck in that muslim friendly mindset.
You have nothing.
What a person does reflects their values as a human.
Hitler was not in line with anything Christ taught.
The problem the leftist/progressives/communist forget in their rush to embrace the muslims/islam is that there is no give and take with islam period. In the rush to silence debate the leftist/progressives only invite open warfare that will make the Balkans pale in comparrison. I am reminded of someone saying, the more to try to silence peoples voices the more likey the next thing you hear will be the sound of rifles. I am afraid we have reached the tipping point and warfare is now enevitable.
Every time I stand up and call your evil out for what it is.
You have not been able to show that I am evil
Sure I have.
You did declare jihad against an entire town without knowing a thing, without any sort of trial and wanted the most painful slow death for them you could imagine.
That's evil.
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"The whole town needs locked in the church and the church set on fire. IMO"
Why do you like to come and be humiliated?
That does not show I am evil. The town beat and burned a ladies house down. They wanted her and her her child to die the mopst painful and slow death because she was not a christian <DIV style=”FONT-FAMILY: times new roman, new york, times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 12pt”> <DIV style=”FONT-FAMILY: times new roman, new york, times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 12pt”> <DIV dir=ltr> <DIV style=”BORDER-BOTTOM: #ccc 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; LINE-HEIGHT: 0; MARGIN: 5px 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; HEIGHT: 0px; FONT-SIZE: 0px; BORDER-TOP: #ccc 1px solid; BORDER-RIGHT: #ccc 1px solid; PADDING-TOP: 0px”></DIV>
See, you're so twisted you don't even see evil for what it is.
Or else you're just a douche and enjoy it.
And you're changing the story, you have always said the town beat her and ran her out of town.
If they had wanted her dead, they would have done so. And you admit it was not investigated and there was no verification of your facts to jump to the conclusions you did.
Other than you're a hate filled bigot and all.
If the Russians never backed the Palestinians, there'd be no Mujahideen to really have power in Afghanistan who acquired U.S. Stinger weapons. So every non-Islamic nation has made its mistake.
Frank Gaffney should be the next Secretary of Defense and John Bolton the Secretary of State, and how about Allen West as ambassador to the U.N.
Oh , and how about hundreds of thousands, or millions of Christians conducting a Jerico march around the abomination in Murfreeborough Tn ,
A similar corollary was presented by Lt Col Steve Lambert in his essay titled “Y: The Sources of Islamic Revolutionary Conduct”. See the Spring 2007 Air & Space Power Journal Book Review extract and link to the PDF below:
“Lt Col Steve Lambert’s next-generation title intentionally recalls George Kennan’s famous article published in Foreign Affairs at the outset of the Cold War (“The Sources of Soviet Conduct,” signed by “X”). Clearly, Kennan’s work was monumental, but in a few important ways, Lambert’s “Y” presents a more ambitious approach than that taken by Mr. X. Both admirably explain what motivates “enemies of the West”; however, Lambert’s study also provides us with an explanation of how Western ideological foundations handicap our understanding of and response to al-Qaeda (and its ilk). In this respect, Lambert goes beyond Kennan by reaching all the way back to the wisdom of Sun Tzu’s admonishment of 400 BC: “Know your enemy and know yourself.” In the context of the emerging “long war,” this approach provides us with two essential steps in the right direction.”
http://www.higginsctc.org/terrorism/sources_islam…