the Long War

Long after combat operations in Afghanistan and Iraq are over we will still be engaged in the Long War against Islamic Extremists. The war on terror is a war against a malignant ideology and it is a war to uphold universal human rights.

George W. Bush has said that they attacked us on 9/11 because of our freedoms. Many scoffed. Here in the U.S. we have the first amendment, the freedom of religion, the right to do and say as we please. But according to many Muslims, this right itself is an abomination to Islam. Because it not only allows, but seems to be designed to protect the greatest sin of all: Kufr, infidelity to the faith.

The Qu'ran uses the word Kufr to denote people who cover up or hide realities. The Qu'ran uses this word to identify those who denied Allah's favors by not accepting His Dominion and Authority. Kufr thus is an antonym for Iman or disbelief in Allah and a Kafir is a non-believer. This type of Kufr is called AL-KUFRUL AKBAR or major kufr. There are many types of Al-Kufrul Akbar... islaam.com

Abdul Rahman has committed the worst crime imaginable; he turned away from Islam. It might seem hard to understand why this would be considered a crime worthy of death if you live in a country that routinely has folks protesting the Iraq war, calling Bush a dictator, and characterizing America as the force of evil in the world and yet are still free to protest day after day, but it is.

"We are not against any particular religion in the world. But in Afghanistan, this sort of thing is against the law," the judge said. "It is an attack on Islam."

...Repeated attempts to interview Rahman in detention were barred.

The prosecutor, Abdul Wasi, said he had offered to drop the charges if Rahman converted back to Islam, but he refused.

"He would have been forgiven if he changed back. But he said he was a Christian and would always remain one," Wasi told AP. "We are Muslims and becoming a Christian is against our laws. He must get the death penalty."
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"An attack on Islam"

Immediately after 9/11 the question was asked, "Why do they hate us?" Some on the fringe left were ready with an answer. America's foreign policy is to blame they said. The United States is an oppressive capitalist state, an imperial power. Why should we be surprised that 'freedom fighters' would rise up to challenge us. Not only is this fringe left explanation dead wrong but it is now the message of the entire left and has hurt us in the war on terror.

So why do they hate us? Because we're not liberal enough? Nice try. No, they really do hate us because of our freedoms. Specifically because these freedoms are Kufr. We are Kufr.

Abdul's crime is, "an attack on Islam." Not just his choice of conscience mind you, it is an attack on Islam itself. Such a view is not only totalitarian, it is oppressive and wrong.

It is the reason Zarqawi doesn't consider the people he beheads as being human beings; they are lower than the beasts, not even human. This is not just due to his psychotic personality; it is the religious teachings of Islamofascism.

The summit of evil in this world is disbelief. There is no greater evil to be found than that because there is no sin greater than disbelief.

...Indeed, he directs it to the opposite of its appointed task and in doing so he is lower than a beast which crawls on the earth on all fours. islaam.com

Islamofascism is incompatible with western freedom. As I said, WE are Kufr. The only remedy to that is to submit to Sharia (Islamic law). We can debate how much of Islam has been overtaken by Islamofascism, but we cannot deny that Islamofascism exists and is held by a large percentage of Middle Eastern Muslims.

The Long War will be defined as the struggle to defeat this expansionist and intolerant ideology. We can't do that by coddling those who oppose us or eviscerating ourselves over how we are to blame.

Instead, we do it by being true friends to those who will be friends, and opposing those who would be enemies. In the words of U.S. Marines in Iraq, "No better friend, No worse enemy." This should be the guiding light of our foreign policy from now on. Abdul Rahman's trial is a test of this policy. I hope someone in our government is at work even now to help Afghanistan pass this test.