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February 27, 2007
What’s the Point?
Looking at Jihad in America
by Tina Grazier
There are a number of American’s that believe the war on terror in Iraq is something the president made happen just so he could send large bags of cash to his 'buddies in the oil industry"…some even believe the towers came down on 911 on Bush’s orders…others go so far as to think that President Bush takes direction in Iraq from his perceived conversations with God. People believe what they want to believe even when there is mounting evidence that terrorism is, and has been for many years, a serious and growing global threat. Whatever we believe and whether we agree with our current president’s war policy or not, it would be wise to take note of all terrorist events as we look to the next election.
I read a very good article in the New York Sun last night by Alicia Colon titled, “Jihad In America”. I found it interesting because it takes us back to an incident in 1997 at the Empire State Building:
After Ali Abu Kamal shot and killed a man and wounded six others on the observation deck of the Empire State Building in 1997, his wife claimed he had been despondent over losing a great deal of money. Now, 10 years later, the Daily News on February 18 ran a special report by Mahmoud Habboush in which Kamal's 48-year-old daughter, Linda, said her father "wanted to punish the U.S. for supporting Israel — and revealed her mom's 1997 account was a cover story crafted by the Palestinian Authority."
What is particularly interesting about the Empire State Building incident is that it confirms the "hate America" pathology has been with us long before President Bush and the war in Iraq.
There’s a good chance that terrorism will be with us for years, maybe decades, to come. As we consider the various presidential candidates in the current cycle terrorism will be hard to ignore. It will be important to choose someone who understands the threat and is willing to fulfill the presidential duty to protect Americans from enemies both foreign and domestic. If we fail to consider and address this very real threat to “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness” there won't be much reason to think about any other issue...and that's the point.
Posted by Post Scripts at February 27, 2007 11:44 PM