{"id":152064,"date":"2020-01-27T12:00:52","date_gmt":"2020-01-27T12:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/?p=152064"},"modified":"2020-01-21T08:30:41","modified_gmt":"2020-01-21T08:30:41","slug":"embracing-islamic-terrorism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/2020\/01\/embracing-islamic-terrorism\/","title":{"rendered":"Embracing Islamic Terrorism"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote><p><em>Ever wonder why we never go to war against or impose sanctions on these sponsors of terrorism? Heck, we don\u2019t even condemn them!<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/islam-terror.jpg\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-152065\" src=\"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/islam-terror.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/islam-terror.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/islam-terror-300x150.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>28 May 2017 &#8211; <\/em>Dear Diary, I can\u2019t show this letter to the innocent people of America and the world, so it\u2019s just between you and me. Imagine the shock and the outrage if I say that we have to embrace Islamic terrorism! The average person doesn\u2019t understand what\u2019s at stake and how sometimes the elites need to rely on \u201ccontrolled chaos\u201d for the greater good.<\/p>\n<p>Islamic terrorists are wonderful instruments for proxy wars \u2013 they cost very little but fight fearlessly. They are a global resource that can be brought into any local conflict. They are also expendable \u2013 we use them when convenient and kill them when inconvenient.<\/p>\n<p>If this shocks the conscience of people, it just means they haven\u2019t been paying keen attention. Consider the following examples:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><em>Thomas Friedman of The New York Times wrote that we shouldn\u2019t attack ISIS in Syria <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2015\/03\/18\/opinion\/go-ahead-ruin-my-day.html\" >1<\/a>; and we should even consider arming ISIS to overthrow Assad <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2017\/04\/12\/opinion\/why-is-trump-fighting-isis-in-syria.html\" >2<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><em>John Kerry admitted, \u201cU.S. tried to use ISIS to force Assad into negotiations.\u201d <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=JdVa5qoh_80\" >3<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Israeli military chief explained, \u201cIsrael prefers ISIS to Assad\u201d <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/news.antiwar.com\/2016\/06\/21\/israeli-intel-chief-we-dont-want-isis-defeated-in-syria\/\" >4<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Israeli defense minister recounted, \u201cISIS never intentionally attacks us; and when it happened once, ISIS apologized immediately.\u201d <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.timesofisrael.com\/ex-defense-minister-says-is-apologized-to-israel-for-november-clash\/\" >5<\/a> Hello!<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Hillary Clinton wrote, \u201cSaudi Arabia and Qatar fund and arm ISIS.\u201d <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/wikileaks.org\/podesta-emails\/emailid\/3774\" >6<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Joe Biden, Gen. Martin Dempsey, Gen. Wesley Clark all have stated that U.S. allies in the Middle East arm and fund Al Qaeda and ISIS. <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=SOf7jzc7faY\" >7<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=1JdHtGCzLXU\" >8<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=QHLqaSZPe98\" >9<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Several State Department cables have clearly laid out how Saudi Arabia is the #1 source of funding for terrorism around the world \u2013 not just in the Middle East. <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/wikileaks.org\/plusd\/cables\/09STATE131801_a.html\" >10<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Ever wonder why we never go to war against or impose sanctions on these sponsors of terrorism? Heck, we don\u2019t even condemn them!<\/p>\n<p>What goes through a reader\u2019s mind when they see an article titled \u201cAccepting Al Qaeda\u201d <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foreignaffairs.com\/articles\/middle-east\/2015-03-09\/accepting-al-qaeda\" ><strong>11<\/strong><\/a> that is published by Council on Foreign Relations \u2013 the think tank behind U.S. foreign policy? Or when Hillary Clinton\u2019s chief foreign policy advisor wrote to her, \u201cAl Qaeda is on our side\u201d? <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/wikileaks.org\/clinton-emails\/emailid\/23225\" ><strong>12<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I can give many more such examples, but let\u2019s hop on the time machine for a moment.<\/p>\n<p>Afghanistan, 1979-1989. We used the Mujahedeen to defeat the Soviet Union. Was that not a good thing? Remember how the media and Hollywood glorified those Afghan fighters in the 1980s? The Afghan rebels even got to visit the White House.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/islam-terror-usa.png\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-152066\" src=\"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/islam-terror-usa.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"221\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/islam-terror-usa.png 696w, https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/islam-terror-usa-300x95.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>There are two critical factors that are often forgotten in the Mujahedeen story: <em>foreign fighters from all over the world<\/em> and <em>fundamentalist Islam<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>In the 1980s, more than 35,000 so-called <em>Arab Afghans<\/em> came from all over the world to fight the Russians <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Afghan_Arabs\" ><strong>13<\/strong><\/a>; and we wouldn\u2019t have been able to motivate them to do so without appealing to the concept of Islam, Caliphate or jihad. \u201cFight for Allah\u201d is far more effective than \u201cFight for Country X.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>We also learned from Saudi Arabia that indoctrination is essential to create good soldiers. So the CIA came up with clever textbooks for Afghan kids that introduced them to concepts of jihad, weapons and hatred for Russians. <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/news\/worldviews\/wp\/2014\/12\/08\/the-taliban-indoctrinates-kids-with-jihadist-textbooks-paid-for-by-the-u-s\/?utm_term=.2eab714f537b\" ><strong>14<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/islam-terror-usa2.png\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-152067\" src=\"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/islam-terror-usa2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"244\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/islam-terror-usa2.png 696w, https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/islam-terror-usa2-300x122.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>(Since then, Saudi Arabia has spent billions of dollars on Islamic schools \u2013 Madrassas \u2013 all over the world. These schools act as breeding grounds for future activists, extremists and fighters. Saudis also print textbooks that are used all over the world. Kids learn loving messages such as \u201cKill Shiites, Christians and Jews.\u201d <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/RethinkingSociety\/videos\/823515984469384\/\" ><strong>15<\/strong><\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/islam-terror-madrassas.jpg\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-152068\" src=\"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/islam-terror-madrassas.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/islam-terror-madrassas.jpg 468w, https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/islam-terror-madrassas-300x99.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>When the Afghan war was about to be won, it dawned on us that the Mujahedeen project was a brilliant playbook that could be replicated in other parts of the world.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s when Al Qaeda was formed. And it was perfect timing.<\/p>\n<p>You see, Halliburton had just discovered huge oil reserves near the Caspian Sea, but the countries around that region were all pro-Russia even after the fall of the USSR. <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.alternet.org\/story\/12525\/the_enron-cheney-taliban_connection\/\" ><strong>16<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Without the knowledge of the American public, the Mujahedeen were very active all throughout the 1990s in Bosnia, Kosovo, Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan, Dagestan, Chechnya etc. <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.deepcapture.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Al-Qaeda-Albania-Macedonia.pdf\" ><strong>17<\/strong><\/a> These fighters were used for three major purposes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>throw out pro-Russia dictators<\/li>\n<li>install pro-West leaders who would help us build oil\/gas pipelines and agree to host U.S. military bases, and<\/li>\n<li>disrupt Russian pipelines and other interests<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Azerbaijan was an easy one and we got our man in 1993. Georgia took a long time, but George Soros and his color revolution finally installed our guy in 2005. Within a year, we had a 1000-mile pipeline that linked Azerbaijan (Caspian Sea), Georgia and Turkey!<\/p>\n<p>Chechnya was a partial success. They were struggling for independence from Russia and thus gladly welcomed the Mujahedeen who also had plenty of Saudi money and U.S. weapons. Within a short time, the non-violent and mystical Sufism of Chechnya was taken over by Saudi Wahhabism.<\/p>\n<p>Al Qaeda started blowing up Russian pipelines. Russia invaded Chechnya in 1994, lost the war, and withdrew. It was fun to watch the news those days. But then Putin became the Prime Minister three years later, waged a ruthless war against the jihadists, won decisively and installed his own strongman in Chechnya <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wsws.org\/en\/articles\/1999\/11\/chec-n18.html\" ><strong>17a<\/strong><\/a>. Even Sufism has seen a major revival lately and Chechnyans have now started rejecting Wahhabism and jihadism. <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.asianews.it\/news-en\/Conference-in-Grozny:-Wahhabism-exclusion-from-the-Sunni-community-provokes-Riyadh%E2%80%99s-wrath-38502.html\" ><strong>17b<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/pipelines-usa-russia.jpg\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-152069\" src=\"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/pipelines-usa-russia.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"201\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/pipelines-usa-russia.jpg 468w, https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/pipelines-usa-russia-300x110.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Al Qaeda was extremely helpful in Bosnia, Albania, Macedonia and Kosovo. In the late 1990s, we used trumped-up charges and NATO bombing to get rid of the pro-Russia guy in Serbia.<\/p>\n<p>Away from Eurasia, Islamic extremism and terrorism play major roles in Africa, Middle East and Asia to catalyze geopolitical transformations.<\/p>\n<p>In Libya, Syria, Yemen and Somalia, we depend on Muslim Brotherhood, Al Qaeda and Salafists (those who follow extreme, fundamentalist Sunni Islam).<\/p>\n<p>In Libya, we leveraged the terrorist group called Libyan Islamic Fighting Group (LIFG) <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2011\/sep\/05\/libyan-islamic-fighting-group-leaders\" ><strong>18<\/strong><\/a>. We released its leader from the CIA prison, dressed him up in a nice suit, arranged a photo-op with John McCain, and he became the freedom fighter who fought Gaddafi, the brutal dictator!<\/p>\n<p>In Syria, tens of thousands of Al Qaeda fighters were flown in from all over the world to topple Assad <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nationofchange.org\/2017\/04\/23\/syrian-war-dummies-three-versions\/\" ><strong>19<\/strong><\/a>. If it were not for Putin\u2019s evil interventions, we would now have a Qatar pipeline through Syria, and Israel would be drilling oil in Golan Heights <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nationofchange.org\/2016\/01\/26\/chaos-in-syria-part-i-3-motives-and-7-countries\/\" ><strong>19a<\/strong><\/a><strong>.<\/strong> A tragic situation indeed.<\/p>\n<p>In Africa, Nigeria is a strategic country with 170 million people and a land rich in oil and natural resources. That\u2019s where Boko Haram \u2013 African ISIS \u2013 comes into play. It has been extremely successful in every way. Also, thanks to Boko Haram, half of Nigeria is under Sharia Law, which is a great tool to control people.<\/p>\n<p>In Asia, we need to prevail upon Thailand, Indonesia and the Philippines. Without them, we lose much of Asia to China. Sharia Law and Salafism are gaining momentum in Indonesia, which is a positive sign. <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.benarnews.org\/english\/news\/indonesian\/saudi-salafism-03082017143046.html\" ><strong>20<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Philippines\u2019 crazy leader, Duterte, has been too friendly with Russia and China <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/news.abs-cbn.com\/news\/10\/20\/16\/duterte-its-russia-china-ph-against-the-world\" ><strong>21<\/strong><\/a>. He will lose his popularity and get replaced if the ISIS affiliate \u2013 Abu Sayyaf \u2013 causes enough problems. If he fights back against ISIS, we will cry \u201chuman rights\u201d and \u201cIslamophobia\u201d at the UN and impose sanctions.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/islam-terror2.jpg\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-152070\" src=\"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/islam-terror2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"187\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/islam-terror2.jpg 468w, https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/islam-terror2-300x94.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Thailand has also been foolishly moving into the Russia-China sphere of influence <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.japantimes.co.jp\/opinion\/2016\/06\/06\/commentary\/world-commentary\/thailand-playing-risky-game-china-russia\/#.WSZCy-vyu00\" ><strong>22<\/strong><\/a>. Well, this peaceful, Buddhist country has been facing Sunni\/Salafist extremism in the south. Thai leaders must realize that the entire tourism industry is very vulnerable \u2013 a few bombings and attacks by jihadists can have serious effects.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, let\u2019s look at Europe. There has been a lot of problems with mass immigration \u2013 terrorism, crimes etc. However, every crisis is an opportunity. Some call it the Problem-Reaction-Solution.<\/p>\n<p>Terrorism is the problem. Fear is the reaction. Government is the solution.<\/p>\n<p>Terrorism and crime give us the chance to militarize the police in EU, create an \u201cNSA\u201d for entire Europe, and even an EU army. The financial burden caused by refugees also allows us to impose austerity and cut wasteful welfare spending. Mass immigration will also result in a more homogeneous European society. Twenty years from now, there won\u2019t be much difference between France and Germany. This means much easier management of EU.<\/p>\n<p>Moving forward, the biggest economic challenge for us will be China. However, it has an Achilles heel \u2013 the western province of Xinjian that is predominantly made up of Muslims. With help from Turkey, we have already created in Xinjian an Islamist movement that is calling for secession <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2015\/07\/29\/world\/asia\/ethnic-tensions-in-xinjiang-complicate-china-turkey-ties.html\" ><strong>23<\/strong><\/a>. China\u2019s One Belt One Road is very dependent on freight trains safely traveling through that region on their way to Europe. Our future Mujahedeen in Xinjian will come in handy if China starts to misbehave.<\/p>\n<p>It took us about 60 years to unify North and South America to a great degree under a common financial, corporate, economic and military system. (Venezuela is the odd man out, but we\u2019re working on it). It may take another sixty years to unify Europe, Russia and China. Then we will have global governance and the ultimate New World Order. No borders and no walls. One World. In bringing that to fruition, we have many arrows in our quiver \u2013 trade, financial\/military aid, coups, color revolutions, sanctions, wars etc. \u2013 but Islamic terrorism and fundamentalism will continue playing indispensable roles, and that\u2019s why we must accept them and embrace them.<\/p>\n<p>******************<\/p>\n<p><strong>Editor\u2019s Note: <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8212; Video links <strong>9 and 15<\/strong> were removed from YouTube and\u00a0<strong>14<\/strong> is pay.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212; Link <strong>9<\/strong> was a CNN interview with retired US army General Wesley Clark from 17\/2-2015 where he said:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>\u00abISIS got started through funding from our friends and allies\u2026\u00bb. <\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The video can still be found at <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/archive.org\" >archive.org<\/a> (loads slowly): <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20170307120237\/https:\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=QHLqaSZPe98\" >http:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20170307120237\/https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=QHLqaSZPe98<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8212; Link <strong>15<\/strong> was a video from 25\/5-2017 titled <em>\u00abKill Shiites, Christians and Jews\u00bb<\/em> &#8211; Textbooks for kids in Saudi Arabia. (Not reloadable)\u200b<\/p>\n<p>________________________________________________<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>Chris Kanthan is the author of a three new books<\/em>: Deconstructing the Syrian War, Geopolitics for Dummies <em>and<\/em> What the Heck Happened to the USA? <em>Chris lives in the San Francisco Bay Area, has traveled to 35 countries, and writes about world affairs, politics, economy and health. His other book is<\/em> Deconstructing Monsanto.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nationofchange.org\/2017\/05\/28\/embracing-islamic-terrorism\/\" >Go to Original \u2013 nationofchange.org<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ever wonder why we never go to war against or impose sanctions on these sponsors of terrorism? Heck, we don\u2019t even condemn them! Terrorism is the problem. Fear is the reaction. 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