It is not Political Correctness .... it is Shariah

In surveying the cultural carnage in the wake of the worst terrorist attack on a military installation in US history, it bears noting that there have been seismic shifts in America. When America was free of the shackles of Islam, say, fifty years ago, the response to such an attack by an enemy faction would have been unthinkable.

I have watched in abject horror the stunning reaction in this country to this act of war.  The denial, the submission, the excuses, the dodging, the self-flagellation, the shame, the deceiving of the American people by the media, the military, society, law enforcement, authorities and politicians, all the way up to and including the White House, is the enforcement of sharia law.

We are witnessing an Islamicized America. This is well beyond political correctness. We are enforcing shariah law. We will not insult Islam. That is shariah law. We self censor. That is shariah law. We disrespect ourselves, our nation, so that we might respect Islam. This is dhimmitude. We should be raging. We should be outraged. We should be strategizing for this worldwide conflict. We should be debating about which leader will best handle Islam's war on the west. And yet we have not one leader who begins to understand the conflict -- that's how feared the subject matter is. Not one leader. 

Islam's best ally is not the devotion of its followers, but the confusion of its enemies. To fight it, we must understand it.

Every "soldier of allah" who goes jihad is an enemy combatant. Every devout Muslim who believes in the word of the quran has his/her duty to Islam, his call to jihad. Hence this terrible act of war, the 14,363 Islamic attacks across the world since 911, and all of these relentless plots, plans and to take down America in the past month alone.

On this day, Veterans day, I call upon all Americans to step back, consider the unfathomable loss at Fort Hood, the ensuing apologia, and the tragic consequences of such behavior. This is a call to action. You're either with us or against us.

Dhimmitude: The Status of Non-Muslim Minorities Under Islamic Rule

Dhimmitude: the Islamic system of governing populations conquered by jihad wars, encompassing all of the demographic, ethnic, and religious aspects of the political system. The word "dhimmitude" as a historical concept, was coined by Bat Ye'or in 1983 to describe the legal and social conditions of Jews and Christians subjected to Islamic rule. The word "dhimmitude" comes from dhimmi, an Arabic word meaning "protected". Dhimmi was the name applied by the Arab-Muslim conquerors to indigenous non-Muslim populations who surrendered by a treaty (dhimma) to Muslim domination. Islamic conquests expanded over vast territories in Africa, Europe and Asia, for over a millennium (638-1683). The Muslim empire incorporated numerous varied peoples which had their own religion, culture, language and civilization. For centuries, these indigenous, pre-Islamic peoples constituted the great majority of the population of the Islamic lands. Although these populations differed, they were ruled by the same type of laws, based on the shari'a.

This similarity, which includes also regional variations, has created a uniform civilization developed throughout the centuries by all non-Muslim indigenous people, who were vanquished by a jihad-war and governed by shari'a law. It is this civilization which is called dhimmitude. It is characterized by the different strategies developed by each dhimmi group to survive as non-Muslim entity in their Islamized countries. Dhimmitude is not exclusively concerned with Muslim history and civilization. Rather it investigates the history of those non-Muslim peoples conquered and colonized by jihad.

Dhimmitude encompasses the relationship of Muslims and non-Muslims at the theological, social, political and economical levels. It also incorporates the relationship between the numerous ethno-religious dhimmi groups and the type of mentality that they have developed out of their particular historical condition which lasted for centuries, even in some Muslim countries, till today.

Dhimmitude is an entire integrated system, based on Islamic theology. It cannot be judged from the circumstantial position of any one community, at a given time and in a given place. Dhimmitude must be appraised according to its laws and customs, irrespectively of circumstances and political contingencies.

Mark Steyn calls it Nuts. It is not. it is Islam.

The guy who gives a lecture to other military doctors in which he says non-Muslims should be beheaded and have boiling oil poured down their throats?

Or the guys who say "Hey, let's have this fellow counsel our traumatized veterans and then promote him to major and put him on a Homeland Security panel?

Or the Army Chief of Staff who thinks the priority should be to celebrate diversity, even unto death?

Or the Secretary of Homeland Security who warns that the principal threat we face now is an outbreak of Islamophobia?

Or the president who says we cannot "fully know" why Major Hasan did what he did, so why trouble ourselves any further?

Or the columnist who, when a man hands out copies of the Koran before gunning down his victims while yelling "Allahu akbar," says you're racist if you bring up his religion?

Or his media colleagues who put Americans in the same position as East Germans twenty years ago of having to get hold of a foreign newspaper to find out what's going on?

General Casey has a point: An army that lets you check either the "home team" or "enemy" box according to taste is certainly diverse. But the logic in the remarks of Secretary Napolitano and others is that the real problem is that most Americans are knuckledragging bigots just waiting to go bananas. As Melanie Phillips wrote in her book Londonistan:

Minority-rights doctrine has produced a moral inversion, in which those doing wrong are excused if they belong to a 'victim' group, while those at the receiving end of their behaviour are blamed simply because they belong to the 'oppressive' majority.

To the injury of November 5, we add the insults of American officialdom and their poodle media. In a nutshell:

The real enemy — in the sense of the most important enemy — isn’t a bunch of flea-bitten jihadis sitting in a cave somewhere. It’s Western civilization’s craziness. We are setting our hair on fire and putting it out with a hammer.

Comments

[Lenin-McCarthy]

I am like a clanging gong... I must repeat this. Obama must be removed from office! If he cannot recognize the enemy or has no guts to tell the truth, he should be impeached for treason! Remove him! Remove him! Remove him!

[dented_uk]

I have been wandering around a few USA chat boards. I come away feeling I am going to implode, because so many just don't get it. It is very weird to witness.

Last night, on Hannity, he sent a journalist out to randomly question the general public in the USA. He asked people simple questions on their government - their answers were just gobsmacking lol. Many did not know who Joe Biden was, or Pelosi. Staggering how many did not know who their Vice President was. When they were asked celebrity questions, they had no problems....what a bleddy mess we are all in!

[twitter.com/Snooper1]

Obama. POS bastard.

[ParahSalin]

"Muslims kill people. That's what they do."

Every professional organization must now ask if they are willing to sacrifice their professional reputation on the altar of multiculturalism and diversity. Knowing what we know now, it would be unconscionable to require a combat veteran to submit to the "care" of a Muslim psychiatrist. Nidal Hasan has not only damaged/destroyed dozens of lives and the military, he has damaged the noble medical profession. Islam must be culturally relegated to the same dung heap that Nazis and the KKK rot on.

You're a Muslim? Then you are not welcome in our profession.

[undaunted]

Something that gets me shouting at the TV is hearing news-readers saying how confusing it is that Hasan committed these murders because he "killed his own..." meaning the soldiers were his "brothers", how could he dooooo that to them?

And I shout, "To Hasan, US soldiers, all Americans in fact, are not 'brothers.' They are the enemy simply because they are not Muslim and they deserve to die for that fact alone."

It's that simple.

[duh_swami]

Obama-shahada...'I'm not tired'...I'm all fired up and ready to go...

Rasulullahhaha Obama is a confirmed liar...I can't stand to look at him or listen to him...He is the chief AINO...American In Name Only...The quicker he 'go's', the better, 2010/2012 is not fast enough...
He is the worse person in America to make speeches on veterans day...Or any other day...

[Jokerman]

Soldier Pamela,

You wrote: "we have not one leader who begins to understand the conflict -- that's how feared the subject matter is. Not one leader."

And: "Islam's best ally is . . . the confusion of its enemies. To fight it, we must understand it."

And you: "call upon all Americans to step back, consider the unfathomable loss at Fort Hood, the ensuing apologia, and the tragic consequences of such behavior."

A society without leaders who understand and are willing to confront evil, is a society in grave peril. We are IN that grave peril right this very second.
We here DO understand the nature of the enemy posing as a "religion"! We must keep making our politicians and fellow citizens aware of islam's true nature.

You are absolutely right that "This is a call to action. You're either with us or against us."

I hear the call.
I am more than willing to do anything for protecting, saving, and restoring our country and preserving our Western Culture.

We need to organize! We need the equivalent of anti-islamization tea parties. We need organized campaigns to hold the politicians feet to the fire. How do we start? All of the commenters who I admire, enjoy and respect make similar calls to action, but how do we get going?

I hear the call. I know so many others do, too.
So let's get going, already. . . I'm NOT a great organizer, I'm an idea man. And I AM devoted, tireless, and willing. I'll follow wherever the plan leads.
But, for America's sake, let's devise a plan!!!

Who's up for that?

[Timur]

To the Soetoro Administration it is "inexplicable" because there is only one way to explain it and that is to tell the truth. Barry would have to admit that islam is not the "religion of peace", that islam is in fact at war with the rest of the world and has been ever since their false prophet Mo-ham-mutt revealed his satanic message and that every molsem has the potential to go jihadi at any time. However honesty from Barry's administration is something else that will never happen. The attacks from moslems will escalate, each successive one getting worse until the jihadis get their hands on a chemical, biological or nuclear weapon and do something so horrible that America and the rest of the civilized world will call for the total destruction of Mecca, Medina and the cult of death that is islam.

[jj]

friends:

if i may be so bold as to "explic," the inexplicable.

nadal hasan was a jihad terrorist, and his acts were those of a jihadist terrorist.

see, it is "explicable." and, easily enough.

wonderful post, pamela. spot on.

john jay
milton freewater, oregon 97862

[jj]

friends:

buy guns.

john jay
milton freewater, oregon usa

[Frank Shelley]

What can we do everyday to advance a recovery? Simple, Convince people that is-lame is not a religion. We know it's about mind control, a "Political" system and even an "economic" system of a sort.

Above all, is-lame is a cult, no different than Branch Davidian or People's temple - and please don't use the "1.2 billion" as a justification, a cult is a cult, no matter how big. The ONLY difference between is-lame and the other two examples is their leaders called themselves God, vs. Mo' called himself a messenger of god, If only he HAD called himself god, that cult would have died when he did. As an example, I offer up "Father Divine" who had more followers in his heyday than there are muslims in the U.S. today. He faded and his movement became a joke when exposed to the full light of day.

So, first is to convince others that is-lame does NOT qualify as a religion worthy of respect. That's the ONLY power that cult has over us. We are so paranoid of being caused a bigot that we keep quiet - and FT Hood is what we get. We should all become little "Father Boutros" - quoting the koran back at cult followers and asking them what they think.

We ought to treat muslims like the cultists that they are, (needing help to leave the cult). Convincing people they have been brainwashed will be more effective than trying to isolate them. Educating muslim women is a great place to start. When they realize what a rotten deal they got, and how much better they COULD have it, cracks in is-lame will just get bigger. MAKE cult members defend both the cult and Mo' - eventually they'll realize what an asshat he was.

On the hardcore cases that Pam exposes here - laughter and reason vs. anger would work better. They WANT us angry and unhappy.

Should the koran be banned? No way, we all need to read the whole thing, starting with congress.

[ender]

As has been shouted out before "You Lie!" Mr President.

It is not inexplicable. Their is more than enough information to know this is a muslim (is their any other kind?) terrorist attack. To try and bend it to be anything else is another crime all in itself. Obama was raised a muslim, he has read the koran, he knows damn well what this attack was but wants it buried for his own political gain. Shameful, insulting and criminal as he has become a co-conspirator after the fact.

When President Jefferson had to do something about the muslim pirates off the coast of Africa, he got a koran and read it. To deal with an enemy you have to know your enemy. After reading the Koran, Jefferson's response in 1803 was to send the USS Constitution to the Mediterranean and kick pirate ass. In 1805 the USS Constitution supported the Marines landing and destroyed Tripoli, the pirate headquarters. This action protected international shipping for the next 200 years.

Jefferson learned from the koran that negotiation, paying tribute and any other weak response was not going to work. You have to show not only the physical force and strength to defeat your enemy but the will power to stand up no matter what. Victory thru strength is the only way to win with these barbarians.

President Reagan followed this example and bombed Libya after they were linked to a terrorist bombing in Germany. That show of force shut Libya up for some time. But then leaders change and weak one come to power. Then evil gets bold and starts to flex it's terror around where it can.

The koran tells muslims only to go with a peace treaty/cease fire when they are weak. But then when they have the strength to attack, no matter what treaties or agreements that have been made, they will attack. So as you talk, they build up strength, as you offer money, food or anything else to buy their friendship, they are preparing to kill you.

Look at Israel, they sign a cease fire and a few days later hamas is firing rockets in to Israel. They pulled back their troops which allowed hamas to get more weapons, not food or medical aid, weapons so they can attack again. Only by standing up to them with force and the will power to use it will you get them to stand down.

How many more times must this be repeated before we do what is necessary?

[IndieJones]

Not only can't obama connect the dots... He can't paint by numbers, either!

[Richard]

I stand with you jokerman. One way I had thought of to get the word out so that more people would come to understand Islam for what it really is instead of what we are told it is would be pamphleting. A commenter on JihadWatch by the handle of DaveyGrayBeard (or similar) had prepared two different pamphlets which he carried around and handed out to people he thought could be reached. This would lead to productive conversations where he could enlighten and inform people he met. Once you have enlightened a person, that person may go on to inform others. I'm hearing Alice's Restaurant in the back of my head right now. Anyway, if handing out pamphlets is too time consuming or perceived to create a personal risk, pamphlets could be left where people would find them. Like interleaved with the tax forms that are left out at the post office, for instance.

You're right, posting comments is like shouting in an echo chamber. Except for the occasionl troll, the commenter here are well informed and like-minded. The truth must get out!

[lilredbird]

Looks like I can't make it to the Rifqa Rally (the finances and 65-year-old stamina just won't hold up to a 1600 mile road trip!) and I will be glued to the computer all day Monday and thinking about everyone who will be there. Luckily, a local organization, Americans for Peace and Tolerance (goofy name in the context if you ask me, but they do good protests, so whatever) are doing a talk a couple towns over from me Sunday night about radical Islam activities in the greater Boston area. We've got the ISB (Islamic Society of Boston, which is run by the Muslim American Society and thus linked to the Muslim Brotherhood) and Islamic Center of New England making trouble and of course we recently had the Sudbury shaheed wannabe and his little group arrested for plotting to blow up malls.

If anybody in the area is interested it will be at the Christian Renewal Church, 55 Cabot St., Beverly, MA. That's right on Rte. 1A and is the main street of town, it's easy to find. 6:30 to 8:30 pm on 11/15/09. Topic: "Boston: a Hub of the Global Islamic Supremacist Movement", presented by Dr. Ilya Feoktistov, APT's research director. If anyone wants to contact them with more in-depth info about Rifqa's case they are at www.hatefreeamerica.org.

Frank is right about Islam being a cult -- I investigated cults for 20 years and we missed the biggest one of all! But dealing with Muslims is a bit different from brainwashed victims who need help to leave a cult. When "deprogramming" from a cult, we would emphasize the member's ties to his/her past -- their family, old religion, friends, cultural background, etc. In the case of most Muslims, that is all part and parcel of the "cult" itself. To say nothing of the threat of "apostasy" that hangs over even the decent and honest ones who truly would like to walk away from this insanity. The only way to do that on a large scale in this country is to create an atmosphere where truly peaceful muslims and apostates can openly stand up to the radicals. As things stand it takes the moral giants like Hirsi-Ali, Warraq, Sultan, and Darwish to do this. The rest aren't willing to pay the price.

The current state of PC dhimmitude can only discourage them further. To whom is a muslim apostate or vocal anti-jihadi to turn for protection in a country whose leaders and media make excuses for those who murder in the name of Islam? Unless something changes significantly, we must step up our opposition to Islam and challenge the "Muslim-Americans" to decide which side of that hyphenation they belong on.

lilredbird/rra

[Carmen]

We know our enemy when it comes to the islamo-fascist jihadists. But what is the Who and Why of the dhimmi group behind the push to force the West into cultural suicide? What do they gain by their treachery?

Joining the Tea Party patriots and the 912 crowd is a very good start! I know they would love you to join, jokerman.

[MDr]

Carmen

Good idea - "Joining the Tea Party patriots and the 912 crowd is a very good start!" Just been thinking that myself. Moi? I just recently joined, after finally get off my ass last week and attending a stop of the Tea Party Express II. Lots of current & ex-military and their families in the crowd. There's no other group, I'd trust more, to do the right thing, and choose freedom & liberty.

[Christene]

You say "inexplicable"....I say TERRORISM!! You commie bastard!!!

[HonestAmerican]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_zKtYJ_jVb0

[DeeDee]

I like this quote above "Islam must be culturally relegated to the same dung heap that Nazis and the KKK rot on."

I got "Islam in 2 pages" pdf document I believe from Islam Monitor of Australia. Its very concise, comprehensive, to the point. At the bottom is this source http://tinyurl.com/2yccjt Though I think I got it at the aussie website.

On second thought, the aussie site may be where I got a 2-page color pamphlet which can be folded in thirds. Which i dont have in front of me right now. It is catchier, but i think the 'islam in 2 pages' is probably the better of the two for completeness. Abrogation, apostasy, choosing a koran, order of suras and much more are covered.

Also, I am hoping infidels will patronize only infidel businesses and drive the creeps out of our towns straight back to islamic paradise

[undaunted]

The best site on the web for being prepared for battles that might lie ahead is "The Freemendo Blog"... as in What should free men do?

It's my blog. You're invited to google it and come on in.

[DeeDee]

To those who claim their muslim friends are just like anybody else, have you ever discussed the religious texts with your 'friends'? One on one? until you do that you'll never know how infantile and irrational some muslims can become.

[Jokerman]

Thank you Richard and Carmen, You give me "hope I can believe in!" And, yes, "if three people, I said three people, began singing a chorus of 'Alice's Restaurant' they'd think it was a movement."

Yes, pamphleteering and joining groups like "Tea Party" and "912" will definitely have its impact. I will do more in that arena.

Yet, I do believe we need our OWN movement. The 'Anti-Islam Massacree Movement!'

I'd still like to hear how we can do this.

[blinker]

It should not come as a suprise that Sharia is making such headway here at home. After all, without realizing it our troops are working for the furtherence of Sharia in Iraq and Afghanistan. It is morally and ethically reprehensible that the U.S. Armed Forces should be used to support and defend any Sharia practicing country. What is really sickening is that NOBODY within the government/military bureaucracy has ever raised a single question about using our troops in support of such an alien doctrine.

[lilredbird]

We need much more than pamphlets and groups at this point. It has gone beyond confronting the Muslims and saying, we don't like what you are doing. What we have to say to them is one word: NO. NO, you will not build a mosque in our town and if you try it you will have to dig through 3 inches of pork fat just to break ground. NO, you will not get your daughter back if you threaten to kill her over apostasy or "honor" because you will not be able to find her. NO, you will not silence us with lawsuits or "hate speech"/"blasphemy" laws because you won't know our names. NO, you will not bully American employers into giving you prayer breaks 5 times a day unless you feel like walking to work every morning. NO, you will not be able to march down Fifth Avenue screaming kill the Infidels because those whom you are threatening with death will physically block your way. And you are threatening us with death, not just exercising your First Amendment right to spout off. We have watched you kill us. We take you at your word. NO, you will not put another stealth muslim into the presidency of the United States because next time we will make damn sure we know exactly who he is before the first time he opens his mouth on the campaign trail.

What last Thursday at Fort Hood said -- not figuratively, but literally -- is, this is a war. We have been invaded. The enemy is amongst us and actively seeking to kill us. Our leaders are making excuses for you and refusing to do their jobs and protect us. Until they choose to do so we will protect ourselves. From now on every aggression by you will be met not just with a protest but with a NO.

lilredbird/rra

[Jokerman]

lilredbird, I love you and your posts.

But are you standing and saying "NO" on your own and alone??? Outside a proposed mosque site or madrassah are you the only one with a sign that says 'NO'??

We need to organize, otherwise we are nothing more than well-meaning voices on a blog!

Please, look to the means and ways we can ACTUALLY fight back, get organized and be a force the muslims must recognize!

We can no longer count on our government. Look how silent the Republicans are on islam.

We're all we have.

Let's do something!

Tell me how.

[Tammy]

dented UK:
I've been reading the same drivel on sites, and even got in an argument with a former CIA guy who keeps telling everyone that they're jumping to conclusions. Bullshit. This was straight up terrorism. Jihad. The end.
Go read the crap that this guy writes: noquarterusa

I'm sick of the excuses that people are making for this Hasan creep and Muslims in general. There may not be violence now, but people are not going to put up with this shit much longer.
I continue to protest at Tea Party gatherings, and I continue to be referred to as a nutjob and a terrorist.
Really?
I didn't kill 13 soldiers.
Tell me again who's the terrorist?

Oh, and Jokerman: Start with the tea party protests and build from there. At least you will be among like minded people who are fighting for our liberty.

[Jokerman]

JJ, if you read my posts, you'll see I have always supported you.

Your admonition to buy guns is totally accurate, correct and apropos.

But what?

Do we sit in our homes and wait until muslims are burning our cars and communities as in France, Scandinavia, and England, while cooking up 'Infidel a la King?'

When they are beheading us and their own under Sharia?

I do not believe in a defense posture either in sports, martial arts, politics, or war. . . and we ARE at war. It was declared on us during Carter's fookin administration.

So, Yes! Buy guns! I've got mine!

And then? How about that "well-organized militia" I keep hearing about?

Let's organize.

[CHOI]

A BRILLIANT Article by Pamela.

Pamela wrote:

"I have watched in abject horror the stunning reaction in this country to this act of war. The denial, the submission, the excuses, the dodging, the self-flagellation, the shame, the deceiving of the American people by the media, the military, society, law enforcement, authorities and politicians, all the way up to and including the White House, is the enforcement of sharia law.

EXACTLY! BULLSEYE! As Clear as Looking up and seeing the sky, WHAT ELSE COULD IT BE,But ENFORCEMENT of SHARIA LAW?

"We are witnessing an Islamicized America. This is well beyond political correctness. We are enforcing shariah law. We will not insult Islam. That is shariah law. We self censor. That is shariah law. We disrespect ourselves, our nation, so that we might respect Islam. This is dhimmitude. We should be raging. We should be outraged. We should be strategizing for this worldwide conflict. We should be debating about which leader will best handle Islam's war on the west. And yet we have not one leader who begins to understand the conflict -- that's how feared the subject matter is. Not one leader.

Islam's best ally is not the devotion of its followers, but the confusion of its enemies. To fight it, we must understand it."

Pamela has SAID IT , EXACTLY & COMPLETELY!

THIS IS WORLD WAR III.
And it is ALL-Encompossing if you really think about it and connect dots.
The Left will "scoff" at that REALITY because to them WILLFUL IGNORANCE IS BLISS!

[JamestheFin]

"friends: buy guns."
john jay

I'd do more than that. I'd have a plan for my family in the event of a domestic Islamic terrorist event. Develop a communications plan to reach each other, especially if phones/phone lines are unavailable. Have a way to determine where everyone is and have safe zone/places to go should people get separated and places to get picked up. Build up a supply of food, water, and medicine just as you would for a natural disaster like brush fires/earthquakes/Hurricanes.

We all knew that with Obama's disinterest in dealing with Islam and Islamic terrorism, Americans would be on their own. Now that moment has made clear the situation we are in. We all know that Obama & Company have little interest in protecting Americans beyond political reasons. Prepare you and your loved ones accordingly.

[Underzog]

As it is Veteran's day, I thought I should try to record "The Stars and Stripes Forever," arranged by a great, Jewish pianist; however, I had to get it from a fellow in Maylasia as Horowitz never wrote his arrangements down.

"The Stars and Stripes Forever": http://tinyurl.com/yceagyu

[Kenny Solomon]

Murdered At Ft. Hood.... 14, Not 13.

Please read Mr. Brockway's column at RedState.

http://www.redstate.com/towdogincal/2009/11/11/how-many-killed-at-ft-hood>How Many Killed At Ft. Hood ?

This needs to go national as fast as possible, if not world-wide.

Kenny Solomon
Senior Expediter
The 72 Virgins Club Travel Agency

[dented_uk]

Just witnessed Sally Quinn (Washington Post Columnist) on O'Reily. She is another pathetic excuser. She just can't say the word Muslim, embarrassingly skirts around the obvious...but kudos to O'Reily for standing his ground and making her look the utter fool she is.

Pamela, you will have to get something up and running, similar to the Honor Gallery, but make it the Fools Galler, and stick that Quinn nutjob in there!

Hi Tammy, yeah, I know about Noquarter - he's a bit of tit to put it mildly.

If this keeps on I will have no hair left on my head. These nutters are driving me totally around the bend.

I really don't know what it is going to take to wake these people up, the ones with their DUMB heads buried in the sand.

Maybe they will only wake up when something dreadful happens, no doubt they will be the ones to scream victim the loudest....idiots that they are.

[jj]

jokerman & jamesthefin:

gentlemen, i read your posts most attentively and find myself in agreement with them, especially the points that you bring up in this thread.

preparedness. several years back pamela published a wonderful post on civil defense preparedness, which has been republished here seveeral times. a person could learn quite a bit along the lines of preparedness from this series of posts, and the comments thread that goes along with each.

topics such as food, shelter, potables and other necessities are discussed, with a view towards helping people get along in extremis.

i recommend to all that they go back and find these links, and read them.

to arms. i do not advocate sitting at home in the rocking chair with a blankeet over one's lap waiting for someone to obliging come knock on the door, standing in the doorway in good light.

i have many times disussed the proper arms to have in case of domestic affray, or armed conflict in a civil context. i believe that a person should never deem a pistol adequate for a rifle fight. have a pistol if you must, but your first acquisition should be a rifle designed for the purposeful use anticipated. tops on my list would be a ruger mini-14 ranch rifle, or an ar-15 type rifle (i don't favor the carbines) in either 5.56mm nato, or 7.62x39mm soviet, calibers. ammunition in either is plentiful & available, and cheap. i also have a rifle in 6.8mm rem spc, but ammo is a very problematic proposition, unless one handloads. as for a pistol, follow your druthers if experienced, but, if new to the game, i would recommend a .357 gp100 revolver from ruger, adjustable sights and a 4 inch (minimum) barrel. you can shoot .38 special target loads in it for practice and familiarization. .357 loads will handle any contemplated situation in this context.

a pretty good substitute for the above would be a marlin 336 rifle in .30-30 winchester, a standard deer rifle for over 100 years, and designed to handle 150 lb.+ mammals quite reliably, and almost any servicable .38 special revolver made by colt, ruger or smith & wesson. taurus makes a good weapon, but why not buy american.

in shotguns, especially good for the home, both remington 870 and mossberg 500 pump shotguns have been considered "mil spec" as is for years, e.g., the ones the military buys are the same ones available to you. they are reliable. devastating weapons inside the confines of a home, kinda unbeatable for home defense. of limited utility much past 50 yards or so, and that in the hands of a very capable user using specialized ammunition. long barrels for bird hunting, short coupled barrels, 18" or so, for home. buy the model with interchangable chokes, just cuz.

organization. join the n.r.a. join your local pistol range. frequent the local working bars. if you are a vet, join the v.f.w., or other vets organizations. tea parties. tax protests.

jokerman, jamesthe fin, i am of the persuasion that local militia groups should be formed. nuff said on that.

you want to know how to conduct yourself in such situations?

first book. the boy scout manual, for basis field skills and survival skills.

second "book." the united states army has been in the fighting business for a while. armies, including the u.s., fight wars by the book. in other words, they follow doctrine that has been carefully considered and worked out, and provides tactics and strategy, by which performance can be gauged adn objectives set and met. warfare is a science. anything less, in the army view, is just a glorified brawl.

you can learn the army and marine way, by reading the army field manuals. (the marines, being marines, call theirs something a little different, but it is the same discussion.)

they cover everything.

you want to know how to reconoitter an enemy outpost? how to draw a map of terrain, and plan movement over it? how to plan an operation, including how to initiate it, how long it should take place, when and where to initiate withdrawal, and how to make a graceful and planned exit from the scene? there is a field manual for it.

you want to know the tactics and strategies for utilizing recon outfits? on the battlefield? how to insert recon into an area and plan it so that they are recognized and not subject to air attack or shell fire if spotted? how to inform other units that fire is not to be directed when and where they are doing deep recon? there is a field manual for it.

how to conduct urban warfare? there is ... .

first aid? there is ... .

living in the field, and eating in the field? what equipment and food to carry. checklists? ammo supplies, spare parts, etc.? there is ... .

organizational and command skills, doctrine, and structure? there is a field manual for this, too.

how to take down a mosque, and surveill it for clandestine activity? there is no field manual for this, neither in the american military nor in the israel armed forces, that i have been able to find available on the web.

i know the u.s. army is preparing such doctrine.

how do i know? well, i met a nice couple at a wine tasting, and the husband was retried from 30 years military. so, i asked him, all his posting? they all involved associations with spooks, so i said, you are a spook, and laughed. his wife just grinned. turns out, that in his retirement, he works for an n.c.o. war college, and one of the things he does is dress up like an observant muslim and carry on battle scenarios, and make the n.c.o.'s try and learn by observing his behaviors and movements just what he is up to.

doctrine. to teach senior enlisted command what to look for, when trying to observed clandestine activity, clandestinely. he also hinted that they were developing rules of engagement based on this, to tell personnel who can be shot and who cannot be shot.

such niceties might not be observed in civil conflict, but they are in battle between nations. regardless of the observance, or not, of the niceties involved, ou may anticipate that in the not too distance future the army will have doctrine on this, and a field manual which will be quite helpful.

in short, there is a lot of stuff out there on how to organize militia type operations.

again, it is called the "army field manual." there are probably over 100 of them.

communication with like mind individuals. this is the tricky part. sort of depends on what you want to do, and the organizational security involved.

cells?

militias?

a bunch of guys bailing into the back of pickups, carrying heaters?

this is where the discussion must be precisely thought out, and this is where is should be done carefully.

john jay
milton freewater, oregon usa

[80 Spill]

Not being inclined to appeasement, my position on Muslims and the thing known as 'Islam' is unwavering: I don't care "Why?" Muslims do what they do - My concerns are singularly directed at the continued security of my family and my nation - Islam is a threat to that security.

I wonder how many Multiculturalists have experienced 'bad' relationships because of incompatability? Did they pretend to 'like' their mate only to suffer life-long antagonism and grief? Unlikely. Multiculturalists are narcissistic idealists whose sole reason for living is self-pleasure and immediate gratification yet they expect, demand, that this nation should openly endorse a forced relationship with members of the Muslim faith who, by virtue of their diseased religion, shall forever be incompatible with out culture and our values. Islam and America are incompatible. Period. It is time for us to divorce Islam with or without the permission of Muslims, multiculturalists or the agreement of a dysfunctional government.

Pamela puts her ass on the line everyday - That's called 'courage'. When I encounter a Muslim I make no effort to make him feel 'comfortable' or 'welcomed' - My eyes mirror the rigid, unforgiving emotions I feel for Islamics. My message is clear: I don't need to be liked and I do not like Muslims! These behaviors are atypical of the values I have been taught which include treating human beings with dignity. In the matter of "Me vs. Muslims, et al" I suspend those values without hesitation or regret - That's called "Balls".

[jj]

p.s.

on field manuals, i should have mentioned that they are available in pdf format by numbers, and subject heading.

the field manuall written by general patraeus, for instance, to govern the techniques used in the "surge" in iraq was doctrine, and in the manual, when the operations started. so that commanders and non-coms could "look it up."

want to know how to field strip, clean and do routine maintenance on firearms and equipment in service? oh, yes, the field manual.

everything is in a field manual. well, almost. some things just come naturally. but, it would not surprise me ... .

on the net, pdf. various places sell the publications for your library. a good place to find lists for such things, is at global security, a bery, bery, bery interesting place indeed.

[Richard]

I've got the guns. I keep plenty of water and dry or canned food in stores, though probably not enough and I could use more first aid supplies. But you don't go to war without an army, we need to turn people's minds away from the liberal rubbish, ROP crap they constantly hear. Reasonable people will turn away from embracing Islam if they only they are presented an honest accounting of what Islam really stands for. Unfortunately there isn't much truth in the mainstream channels.

I still say pamphleting may be effective. A person who finds or receives a pamphlet has time to read it in private and really consider what it says. This is different from having a person in your face challenging your beliefs. DeeDee, I bookmarked and printed the "Islam in 2 pages". I think it might be cool to make a bunch of copies to insert in free newspapers. There's always a stack of free real estate tabloids or Beach Reporters at the entrance to lunch spots. They leave free papers in newspaper machines with the coinboxes removed too.

If anyone needs me I'll be over on the Group "W" bench...

[Bradford Stephen Kyle-Lompoc, CA]

Dear Pamela, Be careful making dubious claims. Are you sure the American Indian attacks on military installations weren't worse? Truly, BSK

[Kenny Solomon]

Mr. Jay:

A recommendation for home defense shotgun usage.

In their infinite and technologically advanced desire to help protect their customers and keep them around to purchase additional arms, ammunition and accessories, Remington has developed and released the "HD" (Home Defense) series of shells.

Since my bangstick of choice has always been Remington and my current lil' darlin' is a Remington 870 Express Synthetic Tactical 6 & 1, several months ago, I was given an opportunity to check out the two new HD shell types on their release.

I selected the 2-3/4 inch length "2 x 2" and "4 x 2" shells and headed off to spreadboard immortality.

A grouping of several shoulder and/or hip-fired shells wasn't necessary, although I did sport an extremely sizable grin after twin full tubes of each type. One shell of either the "2 x 2" or "4 x 2" could easily clear an 'obstructed' hallway with multiple puddles of goo as the end result.

There's "more than a few" pellets in each shell.

Highly recommended.

Cheers !

Kenny Solomon
South Flori-duh, USA.

Of course they can have my guns.
Bullets first.
I did not say cartridges, shells or magazines first.
I said bullets first.
Molon Labe.

[Richard]

Ooh the Fort Apache argument, very interesting. I'm not sure That American Indians qualify as terrorists, but I note the point.

While this is an Army Technical Manual, not a Field Manual, it is a favorite of mine...
http://www.kmike.com/45/tm-9-1005-211-34.pdf

[Achilles]

Here's my take. Strategically, we are fighting the wrong war!

We must meet the muslims physically, no doubt, and that is what our troops are doing now. But they are waging a religious and ideological war. Their physical attacks are simply an outgrowth of their strategic objective - Islamic domination. We have yet, with the exception of Pamela, Geert Wilders, Mark Steyn, and a few others, to acknowledge that strategically<\u>, it is islam itself that must be destroyed (or changed beyond current recognition) if we are to prevail.

When we fought the Soviets, we understood, it was capitalism vs. communism. We met their economic theory with one of our own.

When we fought the Nazis and Imperial Japan, we understood, it was freedom vs. tyranny. We met their political theory with one of our own.

Now, we are in a fight against islam. It is their religion against our entire culture, our value system. The problem is that, unlike at the time of the Crusades, religion is now very weak, and in many places non-existent in the West. There must be a revival of the Judeo-Christian heritage, including pride and belief in their religious teachings. Until that happens, the enemy - islam - is fighting on a strategic front with no response from us. We are fighting on a tactical front with no strategic plan.

The leftists - the enemies of religion have to go. The islamists, have to be defeated and the exceptionalism of Judeo-Christian theology, heritage, and traditions - which form the very basis of our cultures and our society - must be upheld, if we are ever to win.

All religions are NOT created equal. Islam is evil and hell-bent on imposing itself on everyone else. It cannot, therefore, be tolerated. It must be banned, mosques must be destroyed, it must be ridiculed at every turn, and its "devout" imams and followers must be destroyed.

Islam delenda est!

[Achilles]

Many thanks for the pamphlet idea and the links. I think I'll go down to the local mosque on Friday and hand some out. I think I'll also start hitting all the churches and synagogues in town in the hopes of finding one or two brave priests, ministers, or rabbis willing to embrace this fight. Thanks again.

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Australian radio show - Alan Jones

http://www.2gb.com/index2.php?option=com_podcasting&task=playaudio&id=2&f=12&Itemid=41

[AynRand4eva]

So true!

The flag that flows through my veins is not the flag that flows through his. The country that is within me is not within him. There is no nation within him. Not Africa, not America. This man is citizen of THE VOID. In this ocean, one can scuba dive for zero fish.

If we continue to follow Sharia law, it will be only a short time before the evil army of San Francisco teletubbies rise up in support of these jihadis, converting to Islam, and armageddon of the US will ensue. Take off your socks.

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Dr. Daniel Pipe - Director of the Middle East Forum advocates stopping immigration of Muslims. Why in the world would any country invite those who wish to destroy the very freedoms they cherish?

Also, Multiculturism is a failed policy, but what is more important than rejecting Multiculturalism, is PRIDE IN ONE'S OWN COUNTRY.

I see alot of American Pride here.

Go you good things.

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Dear "Bradley Stephen Kyle-Lompoc, CA" don't worry Pamela is very careful when she makes dubious claims.

[pythagoras]

I daresay Obama neither understands nor can spell the word 'inexplicable.' Nor can he likely spell 'accessory' to the Fort Hood massacre, so I will do it for him: "O-b-a-m-a."

The only thing that truly is 'inexplicable' here is how this slug got elected dogcatcher.

[jj]

achilles:

i think you make very cogent points, and that the conclusions you draw from them are, ... , well, ... , simply correct.

it is not that islam is so strong. certainly, islam is laughably weak in a military sense as compared to the west. and, the gross domestic production of the world's 1.2 billion muslims is very small in comparison to the economic might of the west, even given the petrodollars in their coffers.

but, islam's faith and confidence in itself is very high.

and, the west's faith and confidence in itself is low, a goodly portion of its academia and intelligentsia ever decrying its right to exist as it does. and, in the fundamental emphasized by achilles, the west is at a very low ebb, and that is its utter lack of religious faith, values and observation: the west has turned its back on adherence to the christian and jewish faiths as an informing factor in its public life, and in its public institutions.

islam's aggressive insinuation into these arenas in the west takes place as in a vacuum, with no opposition from either christianity or judaism, both forces being neutered by the incessant and very successful attack of marxist "criticism" upon domestic institutions, and their root.

and, achilles is absolutely right about another thing. until the west reasserts it faith in its heritage, in its roots in the judeo-christian ethos, we are handcuffed in effectively fighting islam as a faith. it is because, without religious, moral and ethical faith in our underpinnings, we simply lack the confidence and moral authority by which to act in our own defense.

we could easily defeat the terrorists on military grounds, and the military "might" of iran is absolutely pitiful compared to the array of power held by the west: iran, for instance, has a military "footprint" basically on a par w/ belgium's, hardly formidible.

yet the west is afraid to assert it power.

because it does not have sufficient faith in its own institutions, traditions, beliefs and religious values to assert that power. it is largely useless power, because we are afraid to use it.

we not only haven't the courage of our convictions, it is that having been stripped of them by leftist "criticism," by dimunition in our belief in ourselves, we simply lack conviction.

such is the penality of moral relativism, as well realized by the left.

it should be understood, that in all this, the left is as much our enemy as islam, and indeed, the left and islam work hand in glove all over the world to attack the west, and free market economies.

it is no accident that we are saddled with a muslim pretender who is ever more apparent as the dedicated marxist he is.

but, achilles, i applaud your thoughts, and the clear expression of them.

john jay
milton freewater, oregon usa

[jj]

pamela, friends:

and, this is why we must organize and fight, the sooner the better before islam and the radical left get any more entrenched in our societal and governmental institutions than they already are.--

we must right things ourselves.

we must assert our rights and liberties on our own, with people who rise from among us leading, and we will have to fight in all probability to preserve our heritage of religious freedom and free speech and governance.

why?

because our leaders and elites are in active connivance with islam, and they are radical leftists bent on destroying our political institutions and liberties to secure their own rule. they seek to destroy free market economy, and the free markets of public discourse and discussion which have marked our politics for 200 or more years.

it is just not that our elites and politicians are indifferent, it is that they actively seek the help of islam in securing their rule, and they see islam as a vehicle by which to supplant those religious traditions that went hand in glove with our political attitudes and heritage, and by which we secured our liberty from tyrannical government.

the left and islam are partners in this enterprise. from the white house to the ward bosses, ... , which in this case, is not a far trip.

if we are to secure our liberties, our religious freedoms, better we should rise up now than to wait for the left and islam to increase the grip of the left. they work for the same thing. your domination.

john jay
milton freewater, oregon usa

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Political correctness and political apathy will be the downfall of the western way of life. Look at how we, as a nation, have forgotten 9/11 in such a short period of time. We try to be a kinder, gentler society. The Islamic fundamentalists see kindness as weakness. They also believe it is not only acceptable but a tactic to lie and deceive the infidel...Which folks, is us! I lived and worked throughout the middle east. I studied the language and culture at the Foreign Service Institute. They ALL truly believe that the killing of infidels is a duty. Don't believe me???...Look at the word "Fitnah". Defined as a crime worse than murder....Look at the celebrations in the streets after 9/11. Look at the glee with which they aplaud the Ft Hood terror attack. Make no mistake..It was a terror attack. There will be more. Middle name Hussein??? Walks like a duck and talks like a duck. America can self right. The 2010 and 2012 elections have to be the venue. We must organize as they did with ACORN. We must!
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[Noelegy]

"We have met the enemy, and he is us." --Pogo (Walt Kelly)