september
29, 2005
U.S. Muslim Extremists Still Pine for a Future of Islamic
Government
Just in case you've grown complacent in the four-plus
years since 9/11(sadly, I fear many Americans have), I
feel compelled to remind readers of this important fact:
there are still a number of Muslims extremists in the
United States who pine for a a future where America has
more mosques than churches or synagogues, where women
are veiled, where the Koran is taught in the classroom,
where Ramadan replaces Christmas, and where brutal Islamic
sharia law is king. While most American Islamists will
never say that aloud, some have slipped in the past, particularly
before the 9/11 attacks, which increased awareness in
the U.S. about the Islamist enemy within.
For instance, back in 1993, Ibrahim
Hooper of the radical but influential Council on American-Islamic
Relations told the Minneapolis Star-Tribune:
"I wouldn't want to create the impression that I
wouldn't like the government of the United States to be
Islamic sometime in the future. But I'm not going to do
anything violent to promote that. I'm going to do it through
education."
How nice. He isn't going to do anything violent. Gee,
thanks Ibrahim. But your plan to Islamize the U.S. through
education isn't exactly a comforting thought, either.
Which brings me to this bit of welcome news out of California,
from UPI:
Calif. county rejects Islamic school
STOCKTON, Calif., Sept. 28 (UPI) -- San Joaquin County,
Calif., supervisors rejected a proposed Islamic school
whose founders were deported to Pakistan in a federal
terrorism investigation.
The supervisors insisted their unanimous vote Tuesday
was based on land-use concerns and not the federal investigation
of the school near Lodi, Calif., the Sacramento (Calif.)
Bee reported.
The Farooqia Islamic Center would have included an elementary
school, worship hall and community center. Neighbors objected,
saying traffic congestion would ruin their rural life.
"I know these are good people and mean well,"
Supervisor Leroy Ornellas said, "but churches, mosques
and temples should be located in cities."
"I know you're desperate for a location, but this
isn't it," said Supervisor Dario Marenco.
While board Chairman Steven Gutierrez tried to focus on
traffic and zoning, some speakers cited the terrorism
investigation that resulted in the June arrest of five
Lodi Muslims including two imams leading the project.
School backers rejected federal assertions that the school
planned to train U.S. Muslims for jihad, or holy war,
against the enemies of Islam.
Oh, really? The school's founders were just deported
as part of terrorism investigation! Anyway, back here
on Planet Earth, it seems there's hope for us yet in the
battle against radical Islam. Apparently, some people
are starting to wake up. Now if we could only get federal
officials to listen.
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