Are we fighting a holy war or jihad? Cos all the terrorists are connected with religious Islamic groups.?

Answer 1

It is absolutely a religious war. Bin Laden's stated reason for 9/11 was to punish the Infidel for defiling the sacred soil of Saudi Arabia. Because we had troops on this holy sand of Islam, he decided the only way to protest this was to kill 3000 innocent people. And he believes this guarantees him a spot in heaven. I think he will be surprised when the devil greets him with a smile and lets the 72 demons take him behind a hot rock.

Evil rejoices when men kill other men in the name of God. For me personally these is no sicker irony.

The Islamic World has for too long condoned murder as a political tool and they are doing the devil's work whether or not they know it.

We in the West must understand that Islamic Terrorists hate us for our culture and our religion.

But the saddest part of this baloney is that the 9/11 terrorists went to American Strip Joints before peforming their so called holy tasks of murder. I find that simply unbelievable. In purely Muslim terms these men made themselves unclean and there is no way any act after that would have given them a place in paradise.

Answer 2

It's true that there are terrorists (or "freedom fighters," depending on your point of view!) from all religions. That said, the Al Quaeda terrorists who attacked the USA were Islamic, which--though not fair to other, innocent Muslims--certainly colors our focus. We *shouldn't* be fighting a holy war, but a lot of people seem to be framing it that way, don't they?

Answer 3

The Islamic terrorists say America is the enemy, and all Muslims should fear America. American terrorists say Muslims are the enemy, and all Muslims shoudl fear America.

Extremist ideologues need each other, to prevent their followers realising that their woes are caused by their own leaders. Any rubbish leader will try to point to, or create, a common enemy.

Haven't you seen the Simpsons episode where Mayor Quimby, unpopular because of the Bear Tax, tells Springfield voters to fear illegal immigrants? As lomg as the 'enemy' is characterised as hateful and, just as important, all the same... and as long as violence is the only offered solution, the mopderates, the thinkers, the NON-RELIGIOUS rational people, will be kept on the sideline, powerless. Right where the dumb leaders want them.

This list of fascist characteristics might help you. Bear in mind that in Muslim countries some of the groups will have slightly different names.

Powerful and Continuing Nationalism
Fascist regimes tend to make constant use of patriotic mottos, slogans, symbols, songs, and other paraphernalia. Flags are seen everywhere, as are flag symbols on clothing and in public displays.


Disdain for the Recognition of Human Rights
Because of fear of enemies and the need for security, the people in fascist regimes are persuaded that human rights can be ignored in certain cases because of "need." The people tend to look the other way or even approve of torture, summary executions, assassinations, long incarcerations of prisoners, etc.


Identification of Enemies/Scapegoats as a Unifying Cause
The people are rallied into a unifying patriotic frenzy over the need to eliminate a perceived common threat or foe: racial , ethnic or religious minorities; liberals; communists; socialists, terrorists, etc.


Supremacy of the Military
Even when there are widespread domestic problems, the military is given a disproportionate amount of government funding, and the domestic agenda is neglected. Soldiers and military service are glamorized.


Rampant Sexism
The governments of fascist nations tend to be almost exclusively male-dominated. Under fascist regimes, traditional gender roles are made more rigid. Opposition to abortion is high, as is homophobia and anti-gay legislation and national policy.


Controlled Mass Media
Sometimes to media is directly controlled by the government, but in other cases, the media is indirectly controlled by government regulation, or sympathetic media spokespeople and executives. Censorship, especially in war time, is very common.


Obsession with National Security
Fear is used as a motivational tool by the government over the masses.


Religion and Government are Intertwined
Governments in fascist nations tend to use the most common religion in the nation as a tool to manipulate public opinion. Religious rhetoric and terminology is common from government leaders, even when the major tenets of the religion are diametrically opposed to the government's policies or actions.


Corporate Power is Protected
The industrial and business aristocracy of a fascist nation often are the ones who put the government leaders into power, creating a mutually beneficial business/government relationship and power elite.


Labor Power is Suppressed
Because the organizing power of labor is the only real threat to a fascist government, labor unions are either eliminated entirely, or are severely suppressed .


Disdain for Intellectuals and the Arts
Fascist nations tend to promote and tolerate open hostility to higher education, and academia. It is not uncommon for professors and other academics to be censored or even arrested. Free expression in the arts is openly attacked, and governments often refuse to fund the arts.


Obsession with Crime and Punishment
Under fascist regimes, the police are given almost limitless power to enforce laws. The people are often willing to overlook police abuses and even forego civil liberties in the name of patriotism. There is often a national police force with virtually unlimited power in fascist nations.


Rampant Cronyism and Corruption
Fascist regimes almost always are governed by groups of friends and associates who appoint each other to government positions and use governmental power and authority to protect their friends from accountability. It is not uncommon in fascist regimes for national resources and even treasures to be appropriated or even outright stolen by government leaders.


Fraudulent Elections
Sometimes elections in fascist nations are a complete sham. Other times elections are manipulated by smear campaigns against or even assassination of opposition candidates, use of legislation to control voting numbers or political district boundaries, and manipulation of the media. Fascist nations also typically use their judiciaries to manipulate or control elections.

Answer 4

Who said all terrorist are islamic? u must be an idiot.