For 300 years, Islam has waited for a return to its glory days. On September 11, 1683, the Ottoman Turk jihad had Europe at its mercy. The Holy Roman Emperor had deserted Vienna; this central capital was helpless and doomed. Europe itself was exhausted after almost 200 years of war between Catholics and Protestants.
However, out of greed and a lack of religious fervor, the Turkish general had refused to finish off Vienna and so the jihad stalled. The custom of war at that time would have made him share the spoils of conquest with his troops if an infidel position was taken by storm. But if the Christians surrendered without a fight, the general would have all the loot to himself.
So the Turks loafed and partied, totally unprepared for the attack by King John Sobiesky of Poland on September 12, 1683, which choked off the jihad. Only the ignorant have believed that it would never return. Al Qaida wanted to go back in time and do it right, practicing what their imans preached
2006-07-14
05:54:23
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Another sign of the ignorance that dominates the people we rely on for such information is that the tactic used on the 200l September 11 was first revealed to the world on February 23, 1973. So Condoleeza Rice's claim that she had never heard of suicidal hijacking shows how upside-down our society is with the stupid becoming successful and the talented neglected.
On that date, the Israelis shot down a Libyan airliner that had strayed off course. Their explanation, which was not believed by some self-appointed experts, was that they had discovered terrorist plans to use hijack a civilian plane and fly it into a building. See the pompous New York Times and its editorials around that time.
2006-07-15
05:02:17 ·
update #1