September 11th Eve
Nine years ago, my editor and I were having an argument over what pictures to use in the September issue of our magazine. The background was something I feared we might not ever be able to photograph again. The largest object in the background is still standing, but something beyond it, far in the distance, was destroyed the next day. It was truly a picture I would never again be able to take.
During our argument, I experienced one of those “I’ve got a bad feeling about this" moments. So bad, that I started crying. My editor thought I was being manipulative. I thought I was being ridiculous. I got hold of myself and went to band practice that evening.
On the way to the rehearsal, I saw a squirrel was sitting on the sidewalk - and he saw me. I thought, squirrel though he was, that he saw the car and would stay put. Instead, every hair on his body stood up on point, even his ears. His eyes turned a weird red. Then, with a teeth-rattling chatter, he plunged right under the wheels of my car.
I was too shocked to even be upset about hitting an animal. There was nothing I could do. Clearly, this was a deranged animal. I’d never seen anything like it in my entire life. Later, I dubbed him the Jihadi Squirrel.
In the ensuing years, I’ve had to really hector my co-workers to put 9/11 remembrances on our website and in our publications. Some of them wanted to know why we had to keep going on about it; why couldn’t we just get over it?
This year, thanks to the Victory Mosque and the Koran Klan, no one needs any reminders that September 11th is tomorrow. The parties involved have guaranteed no one will take 9/11 for granted, at least not tomorrow.
Imam Raouf has claimed that if he moves the Victory Mosque, there will be violence in the Muslim world. Other imams have publicly stated that the location of this mosque is poor salesmanship, to say the very least, and that they should move it.
According to columnist Amir Taheri in today’s New York Post, the mosque is known as a rabat:
“In fact, the proposed structure is known in Islamic history as a rabat -- literally a connector. The first rabat appeared at the time of the Prophet. The Prophet imposed his rule on parts of Arabia through a series of ghazvas, or razzias (the origin of the English word “raid”). The ghazva was designed to terrorize the infidels, convince them that their civilization was doomed and force them to submit to Islamic rule. Those who participated in the ghazva were known as the ghazis, or raiders.
“After each ghazva, the Prophet ordered the creation of a rabat -- or a point of contact at the heart of the infidel territory raided. The rabat consisted of an area for prayer, a section for the raiders to eat and rest and facilities to train and prepare for future razzias. Later Muslim rulers used the tactic of ghazva to conquer territory in the Persian and Byzantine empires. After each raid, they built a rabat to prepare for the next razzia.
“It is no coincidence that Islamists routinely use the term ghazva to describe the 9/11 It is no coincidence that Islamists routinely use the term ghazva to describe the 9/11 attacks against New York and Washington. The terrorists who carried out the attack are referred to as ghazis or shahids (martyrs).
“Thus, building a rabat close to Ground Zero would be in accordance with a tradition started by the Prophet. To all those who believe and hope that the 9/11 ghazva would lead to the destruction of the American "Great Satan," this would be of great symbolic value.
There are two dueling protests scheduled tomorrow afternoon at Ground Zero – a fine thing on such a tragic anniversary, but that is what it has come to. The NYPD is adding on extra crowd control. The anti-mosque organizer has asked that participants bring only American flags; no “inflammatory” signs, a la Glenn Beck.
The message I’m getting from this imam is that we had better let them bully us into accepting this rabat, this Victory Mosque, and that we’d better be as meek as lambs about it – or they’ll slit our throats, and it will be our own fault; their consciences will be clear.
Because they’re Muslims, Muslims worldwide from Afghanistan to the Philippines can murder Christian missionaries, blow up Western hotels and nightclubs, bomb buses and subway trains, burn Bibles, destroy Buddhist statues, hijack airliners, beat women and mutilate children, and blackmail democratic governments with impunity.
The Krazy Koran burner wants to meet with Imam Raouf. Goodness knows why. He should stay home in Florida and guard his flock, such as it is. Mercifully, he’s called off the Koran barbecue. Better he should gather his flock on 9/11 and pray for healing for the 9/11 families and for the freedom of the United States.
It might be tempting to some to want to retaliate for all the things the radical Muslims have done and the so-called “moderates” silently sanction. We have very good reason to worry they’re attempting to bring Shariah law to our shores, with the help of our Liberal politicians. Americans are pretty angry and pretty fed-up with the pollyannish attitude we’re expected to take. We’re supposed to embrace one another in the spirit of humanity. My father had a saying for that sort of self-deceit: watch out for the guy who’s patting you on the back; he’s looking for the place to stick the knife in.
The Muslims have no respect for forbearing parties. Yet violence isn’t, or shouldn’t be, our way, though it’s obviously theirs. This imam has no intention of planting his flag someplace else. He intends to stubbornly “stand his ground” and is counting on our divided political environment and Constitutional laws to support him.
So how, as Americans, are we supposed to deal with a people so devoted to violence, so disingenuous as to promote themselves as purveyors of peace, and so intent on conquering the world? We can’t just kill them, as Hitler murdered millions of Jews.
But we don’t have to keep voting in politicians who help them in their goals. While we still have a Constitution and the right to vote, we can elect representatives who care about America and won’t bow to foreign potentates, who have common sense and decency. And who won’t try to sweep September 11th under the rubble that was once the World Trade Center.
We mustn't let them forget.
During our argument, I experienced one of those “I’ve got a bad feeling about this" moments. So bad, that I started crying. My editor thought I was being manipulative. I thought I was being ridiculous. I got hold of myself and went to band practice that evening.
On the way to the rehearsal, I saw a squirrel was sitting on the sidewalk - and he saw me. I thought, squirrel though he was, that he saw the car and would stay put. Instead, every hair on his body stood up on point, even his ears. His eyes turned a weird red. Then, with a teeth-rattling chatter, he plunged right under the wheels of my car.
I was too shocked to even be upset about hitting an animal. There was nothing I could do. Clearly, this was a deranged animal. I’d never seen anything like it in my entire life. Later, I dubbed him the Jihadi Squirrel.
In the ensuing years, I’ve had to really hector my co-workers to put 9/11 remembrances on our website and in our publications. Some of them wanted to know why we had to keep going on about it; why couldn’t we just get over it?
This year, thanks to the Victory Mosque and the Koran Klan, no one needs any reminders that September 11th is tomorrow. The parties involved have guaranteed no one will take 9/11 for granted, at least not tomorrow.
Imam Raouf has claimed that if he moves the Victory Mosque, there will be violence in the Muslim world. Other imams have publicly stated that the location of this mosque is poor salesmanship, to say the very least, and that they should move it.
According to columnist Amir Taheri in today’s New York Post, the mosque is known as a rabat:
“In fact, the proposed structure is known in Islamic history as a rabat -- literally a connector. The first rabat appeared at the time of the Prophet. The Prophet imposed his rule on parts of Arabia through a series of ghazvas, or razzias (the origin of the English word “raid”). The ghazva was designed to terrorize the infidels, convince them that their civilization was doomed and force them to submit to Islamic rule. Those who participated in the ghazva were known as the ghazis, or raiders.
“After each ghazva, the Prophet ordered the creation of a rabat -- or a point of contact at the heart of the infidel territory raided. The rabat consisted of an area for prayer, a section for the raiders to eat and rest and facilities to train and prepare for future razzias. Later Muslim rulers used the tactic of ghazva to conquer territory in the Persian and Byzantine empires. After each raid, they built a rabat to prepare for the next razzia.
“It is no coincidence that Islamists routinely use the term ghazva to describe the 9/11 It is no coincidence that Islamists routinely use the term ghazva to describe the 9/11 attacks against New York and Washington. The terrorists who carried out the attack are referred to as ghazis or shahids (martyrs).
“Thus, building a rabat close to Ground Zero would be in accordance with a tradition started by the Prophet. To all those who believe and hope that the 9/11 ghazva would lead to the destruction of the American "Great Satan," this would be of great symbolic value.
There are two dueling protests scheduled tomorrow afternoon at Ground Zero – a fine thing on such a tragic anniversary, but that is what it has come to. The NYPD is adding on extra crowd control. The anti-mosque organizer has asked that participants bring only American flags; no “inflammatory” signs, a la Glenn Beck.
The message I’m getting from this imam is that we had better let them bully us into accepting this rabat, this Victory Mosque, and that we’d better be as meek as lambs about it – or they’ll slit our throats, and it will be our own fault; their consciences will be clear.
Because they’re Muslims, Muslims worldwide from Afghanistan to the Philippines can murder Christian missionaries, blow up Western hotels and nightclubs, bomb buses and subway trains, burn Bibles, destroy Buddhist statues, hijack airliners, beat women and mutilate children, and blackmail democratic governments with impunity.
The Krazy Koran burner wants to meet with Imam Raouf. Goodness knows why. He should stay home in Florida and guard his flock, such as it is. Mercifully, he’s called off the Koran barbecue. Better he should gather his flock on 9/11 and pray for healing for the 9/11 families and for the freedom of the United States.
It might be tempting to some to want to retaliate for all the things the radical Muslims have done and the so-called “moderates” silently sanction. We have very good reason to worry they’re attempting to bring Shariah law to our shores, with the help of our Liberal politicians. Americans are pretty angry and pretty fed-up with the pollyannish attitude we’re expected to take. We’re supposed to embrace one another in the spirit of humanity. My father had a saying for that sort of self-deceit: watch out for the guy who’s patting you on the back; he’s looking for the place to stick the knife in.
The Muslims have no respect for forbearing parties. Yet violence isn’t, or shouldn’t be, our way, though it’s obviously theirs. This imam has no intention of planting his flag someplace else. He intends to stubbornly “stand his ground” and is counting on our divided political environment and Constitutional laws to support him.
So how, as Americans, are we supposed to deal with a people so devoted to violence, so disingenuous as to promote themselves as purveyors of peace, and so intent on conquering the world? We can’t just kill them, as Hitler murdered millions of Jews.
But we don’t have to keep voting in politicians who help them in their goals. While we still have a Constitution and the right to vote, we can elect representatives who care about America and won’t bow to foreign potentates, who have common sense and decency. And who won’t try to sweep September 11th under the rubble that was once the World Trade Center.
We mustn't let them forget.
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