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The Anti-Terrorist
Protecting The United States And The World From
Terrorism
By
Rev. Bill McGinnis, Director -
LoveAllPeople.org
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Welcome To The Anti-Terrorist. This website presents information
and
strategies to
protect the United States and the world from terrorism. We try see
through the confusing smoke of partisan and ethnic propaganda, to
reveal the underlying realities of terrorism. And we attempt to deal
directly with
these realities in a practical, effective way. May God bless these
efforts, and all other efforts to protect the United States and the
world from terrorism.
BACKGROUND, September 11, 2004
Three
years have
now gone by since the September 11th attacks in 2001, and terrorism is a
far greater threat to us now than it was then. The number and severity of
terrorist attacks worldwide has increased dramatically, as has the number
of active terrorists. Before 9/11, terrorism was confined to a small
number of extremist individuals, loosely linked by radical Islam and
hatred of Israel and its sole supporter, the USA. Now, many more
moderate Muslims
have become radicalized, world-wide, willing to kill innocent civilians in
order to achieve their purposes.
And the serious targets have expanded to include civilians in Russia,
India, Maylasia, the Philippines, Spain, and elsewhere, as well as Israel
and its sole supporter, the United States.
True, the USA has not suffered a successful major attack since 9/11,
but this does not mean that we are safer. The terrorists could strike any
time they choose, through any of the numerous loopholes so well reported
in our media. But they have chosen not to attack, perhaps because they are
waiting to produce an effect even greater than the 9/11 attacks, so they
do not appear to be losing strength. What could be more spectacular
than the
9/11 attacks? Nuclear! Or massive bio-chemical attack! And I think this is
what
they are waiting for. All of our
frantic preparations may have had some effect in preventing small-time
casual
attacks, but they
cannot stop a serious planned attack, any more than a mere door lock can
stop a
serious robber who really wants to get into your house.
So the Bush administration can keep claiming that we are safer now, under
their policies. But this claim is merely feel-good propaganda, intended to
keep the neo-cons in power. It cannot withstand
clear-headed scrutiny. The fact is, Bush policies have failed completely
even to diminish terrorism, much less defeat it. By trying to "stamp
out" terrorism by killing terrorists, Bush and Israel have made things
infinitely worse for us: more dangerous, not safer. And proof that Bush
has failed may come at any moment, explosively, with one big successful
attack here in the USA.
May God help us all.
WHAT IS TERRORISM?
TERRORISM is "the systematic use of violence to create a general
climate of fear in a population and thereby to bring about a
particular political objective." Source: Britannica.com
http://www.britannica.com/search?query=terrorism&ct=
We believe that any
terrorist act is a crime against humanity and against the will of God,
because it deliberately intends to injure and kill innocent people.
NEUTRALIZING TERRORISM
One purpose here is to NEUTRALIZE
TERRORISM by removing the motivation for it. Without motivation,
terrorism will quickly die down, like a plant without water.
We completely reject the idea that terrorism can be defeated by
brute force, because brute force radicalizes the moderates, and they
then join the terrorists. So you end up fighting the entire population.
Brute force has failed in Palestine, and it is failing in Iraq.
We
try to be
even-handed in opposing all terrorism, although we recognize that the
greatest terrorist threat in the world today comes from radical Muslims
who falsely believe that Allah approves of their criminal behavior against
Israel, The United States, Russia, India, the Philippines, Australia, and
others
whom they falsely believe to be "waging war against Allah."
And the second-greatest terrorist threat comes from several
countries, mainly Israel, who sometimes resort to terrorism themselves,
claiming
"self-defense," as they desperately try to
prevent further attacks by radical Muslims.
In all of these cases above, if the radical Muslims would cease their
attacks, all terrorism on both sides of every dispute would quickly end.
Beyond these two sources, there is
virtually no terrorist activity in the world, with the possible
exception of localized disputes such as in Northern Ireland and
occasional domestic episodes in various places involving isolated
disaffected groups.
The moral and religious theories which support terrorism are quite
faulty and erroneous. They need to be identified and attacked. If the
terrorist loses faith in the righteousness of his acts, he is less likely
to perform them.
EXAMPLE 1: "Terrorists Offend Allah."
EXAMPLE 2: "Terrorist Murderers Insult Allah, Bring Shame To Islam"
EXAMPLE 3 (LATEST AND BEST! - Framed Below): "Qur'an Forbids
Terrorism"
In every case of terrorism, we will find some kind of legitimate
underlying grievance. If we eliminate the legitimate grievances, we
have
eliminated much of the motivation.
Is this "negotiating with terrorists" or "trying to appease the
terrorists," as some Israeli/NeoCons would try to say? No. It is simply
recognizing the realities of human motivation, right or wrong. To deny
reality, as the Israeli/NeoCons do, is to invite disaster, as they have
done.
BIG PICTURE
A big picture of our entire Anti-Terrorism strategy can be
found at
The HomelandDefender.
Blessings to you. May God help us all.
Blessings to you. May God help us all.
Rev. Bill McGinnis, Director - LoveAllPeople.org
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