Terrorism. Do we (US) want it? Do we need it? Or is it something we have to live with?

Question

I, too, struggle with the reality of the situation and merely asked for input and/or validation. To those who answered or commented in a serious vein, thank you!

Answer 1

Terrorism --- is it something we have to live with? This is a good question. Can the government provide more than a "sense" of security?

Perhaps the first step is to understand the mind of a terrorist.

Read the 5 verses from the Qur'an below and imagine that you are a Muslim wondering what to do or imagine you are a cleric preparing a sermon jomeh khutba (Friday sermon) only with verses from the Qur'an and not using any hadith.

I have used the Munir Munshey English translations of the Qur'an. At the Muslim websites below, you can choose from 10 acceptable translations to eliminate any misunderstanding because of translation from the "pure" Arabic. Also, you can read the whole sura so you get the entire context.

Among Muslims there are those who:
a) jihad in the path of Allah with their wealth and their lives (including those who sit at home but give asylum to mujahidin 4:74)
b) those who sit at home (and do not give asylum to mujahidin or jihad in the path of Allah)
c) the handicapped (does not count as a category)

In the Quran 4:95 it says:
The two are not equal: those who sit at home (and do not join the fighting) _ unless they have a reason; they are handicapped _ and those who [jihad] strive hard in the path of Allah with their wealth and lives. Over those who sit at home, Allah has excelled and elevated to a higher honor those who strive hard with their wealth and lives.
Compared to those who sit at home, Allah will award a far greater reward to those who wage a struggle.

8:74 Those who believed, left their homes and waged a struggle for the cause of Allah as well as those who helped and protected them are really the true believers. There is forgiveness for them and a generous rewards.

49:15 The (true) believers are actually those who believe in Allah and His messenger and then do not waver (and do not entertain doubts). With their wealth and their lives, they strive for the sake of Allah. Such are truly the sincere ones

Killing (qitl) and jihad in the cause of Allah is the hallmark of true Muslim believers. It is not a matter of moderate or fanatic. It is the distinction of a true believer or a rebel.

4:76 Those who believe, do fight for the sake of Allah, while those who reject faith (Islam) fight for the cause of ‘taghut’ _ (all rebellious forces aligned against Allah). So, fight against the minions of Shaitan. Feeble indeed is the wily guile of Shaitan!

Does this include atomic weapons?

8:60 Acquire and prepare all the (military) strength you can muster, including the finest trained horses (and other military wares). With that, you would daunt and deter the enemies of Allah _ your enemies, and others besides them. You do not know them, but Allah (surely) knows them. Anything you spend in the path of Allah will be returned to you in full. You will not be wronged (at all).

One more verse to answer your second question. You want to know, "do they just get off on murder, power and complete bedlam"?

2:216 Warfare (for the sake of Allah) has been ordained for you, though it is not something you like. It is possible that the thing you detest might just (turn out to) be good for you. It is possible that the thing you like (the most) might in reality be bad for you. Allah knows (all) while you know nothing (at all)!

I hope that these 6 verses from the Qur'an can give you and others insight into the mind of a Muslim believer and the peaceful religion of Islam. Perhaps you may read the entire sura from which they were extracted so you can get the entire context of the verses.

Oh, one last thing. You mentioned the "leaders of the terrorist organizations". Do they fight? Yes, sometimes they do, they fight and they get shot at and sometimes they die and become shahids (martyrs). All Muslims look forward to the day when the mahdi (guided one) comes and on to qiyahmah (resurrection day) to be a shahid is a great honor.

Personally, I agree with the words of Robbie Burns when it comes to killing in the name of God.
"On Thanksgiving For A National Victory"
Ye hypocrites are these your pranks
to murder men and give God thanks?
Desist, for shame proceed no further
God does ne want your thanks for murder.

The one page essay by Dr. Walid Phares, "Islamic concept of Al-Taqiyah to infiltrate and destroy kafir countries" explains how a convert will become a terrorist:
http://www.fisiusa.org/fisi_News_items/news109.htm

Phares states, "It [taqiyah] is done to prevent the new converts from seeing the real face of Islam; at least until their faith or mental conditioning is strong enough to make them turn against their own country and people."

Not all Muslims blow up things, yet "jihad in the cause of Allah" "jihad fee sybil Allah" is "fard ayn" "compulsory duty" for all Muslims. Why? There are rules from the Quran for combattive jihad. Read this:
http://www.notislam.com/id8.html

What does the tape from Gadahn mean? Does anyone realize that Muslims are supposed to "dawa" "invite others to Islam" before jihad?

According to al-Mawardi an 11th Century Shafi'i jurist:

The mushrikun [infidels] of Dar al-Harb (the arena of battle) are of two types: First, those whom the call of Islam has reached, but they have refused it and have taken up arms.… Second, those whom the invitation to Islam has not reached, although such persons are few nowadays since Allah has made manifest the call of his Messenger…it is forbidden to…begin an attack before explaining the invitation to Islam to them, informing them of the miracles of the Prophet and making plain the proofs so as to encourage acceptance on their part; if they still refuse to accept after this, war is waged against them and they are treated as those whom the call has reached…

In the Hidayah, vol. II. p. 140 (Hanafi school):
It is not lawful to make war upon any people who have never before been called to the faith, without previously requiring them to embrace it, because the Prophet so instructed his commanders, directing them to call the infidels to the faith, and also because the people will hence perceive that they are attacked for the sake of religion, and not for the sake of taking their property, or making slaves of their children, and on this consideration it is possible that they may be induced to agree to the call, in order to save themselves from the troubles of war… If the infidels, upon receiving the call, neither consent to it nor agree to pay capitation tax, it is then incumbent on the Muslims to call upon God for assistance, and to make war upon them, because God is the assistant of those who serve Him, and the destroyer of His enemies, the infidels, and it is necessary to implore His aid upon every occasion; the Prophet, moreover, commands us so to do."

Islam is insidious, it encroaches on a culture slowly and deliberately. You may be interested to read a document which discusses the degrees of Islam in great detail (50+ pages) -- "From dawa to jihad - the various threats from radical Islam to the democratic legal order":
http://www.fas.org/irp/world/netherlands/dawa.pdf

Answer 2

It appears that you DO want it, you DO need it and you DO have to live with it.
If you vote in a lying war-mongering government who encourage their secret service (i.e. CIA) to commit terrorist acts as a part of the public mind-control program, then you get what you asked for.

The War of Terror ws started as a result of 9/11, which was an inside job. This is when terrorism escalated.
If you do some research, you will discover that it is highly probable that almost all of today's terrorism is committed by secret services, along with the media, and the blame placed on some highly unlikely organisation.

Answer 3

As a non-US person looking from the outside, I have to differentiate between the US people and its government.

In the case of the people, I think that they neither want it or need it, but that unfortunately they have to live with.

I'm not so sure about your government (by that I mean administration and ruling elite). I don't think they exactly want it, but I think that they capitalise on it for their own controlling ends. It may have become a need to justify their actions. Like everyone else they have to live with it.

Answer 4

No. We don't want or need it but it is part of a Muslim's lifestyle. If you read the Koran it states quite clearly that the infidels shall either covert to the Islamic faith or die. The world must become all Muslim ASAP. If a Muslim gives up his life for God (Islamic faith) then he immediately goes to heaven and shares pleasures with 72 virgins. This is why so many of these dodos want to be killed. They believe this s**t.

Answer 5

For every sound there will be resound..For every action there will be a reaction. If USA doesnt wants terrorism it has to give up intruding in the local issues of other countries. It must stop pravoking wars. It must stop depending up on the sale of veapons,reconstructional activities after war in defeated countries.

Answer 6

It is something the government enjoys talking about,, And the government has finally found an ennemy to fight after this long period of the cold war ,, Governments want people to stay distracted with this story in order to be able to keep them under control so they keep talking about terrorism till we become deaf and cant hear about them anymore

Answer 7

Just blunders and slip-ups with human errors after independence in the creation of living human kind into mankind on planet earth.

Answer 8

Who the hell wants terrorism!!! It's an unfortunate factor that we live each day in society having to deal with it and be on lookout at all times. We all have to utilized the antiterrorism training we have learned daily to stay ont he up and up.

Answer 9

We (US) are making progress. Israel bloodied Hezbulah enough that their leader said what they did was a mistake and not worth the price they paid for kidnapping 2 soldiers. Every time terrorist strike they need to pay a heavy price. The only countries making them pay a heavy price is Israel, the US, and the UK.

Answer 10

Dah, do we (U.S.) want terrorism? What do you think, you fool?
Do we need it? Dah, not a chance you fool.
Is it something we have to live with? Yeah, for as long as their is a Bush in office and thanks to that fool we will always be in fear of terrorism too.
This has to be one of the most if not the worst question asked so I hope you got all the answers that you wanted. Now go to bed and think of nice things for a change, okay.

Answer 11

have we ever wanted to send young 17 year olds to get blown up, die and get crippled while they burn to death on fire in a country with no color race or creed, do we want to patrol a nation full of unwilling people fpr change who are scared of religiose malitias that kill familys all day everyday for us talking to them, imagine death every where all day every day, then blow your self up, survive and whatch your friend get shot in the neck and die in your arms telling you he should have called his wife that morning?
does america ned heroes, yes does america need to defeat an enemy that crashes planes into our buildings, yes, the armed forces is voulentary, think about it, bring the terrosim to a battle feild, and we are crushing there skulls, becuase i have turned them to dust, go on the war till they are all dead