State Department SNAFU(s), US Contractors, and Fitna – 3.28.2008

This is rather pathetic isn’t it? Though I must say I really am not that disappointed in the incompetence of the U.S. State Department.

 “U.S. training for Palestinians marred by errors”

 And if you will allow me just a second to get into ranting form……aaaaand….Done! No where to begin with what is wrong with this situation? So many problems, so little time.

 POINT 1: $86 million appropriation for the Palestinian Authority / $28 million of appropriation for Training

 First of all, this is just more proof that government can’t do things efficiently, so for all those still hoping for universal health care, keep dreaming. The waste is astounding and only works to reinforce the contempt that many Americans have for their government. $28 million spent and this is the best the idiots at State could come up with? Pathetic. Did it occur to anyone that Arabs, particularly poor Palestinians, don’t read ENGLISH a whole lot? I mean, that is why the Qu’ran and Arab newspapers are all printed in ARABIC, right?

 POINT 2: Why are we Arming and Training Fatah and the PA?

 But, more importantly, what message does this send to Israel, one of our few remaining allies? U.S. to Israel: “We support you in your struggle against Hamas, but we are going to help train and arm Fatah, which (surprise, surprise) is also an Islamist organization hell-bent on wiping you out.” Does that seem like the helpful thing to do? That’s like the United States giving moral support to Great Britain in World War II and denouncing the Nazis, but arming Italy. Second, since we have declared our misnamed War on Terror — which should actually be War on Islamic Fascism – isn’t arming and training Fatah kind of “giving aid and comfort to the enemy”? Allowing for the ancient and wise maxim of “the enemy of my enemy is my friend”, this falls short of that. We don’t have a strategic alliance with Fatah, and they show no signs of actually wanting peace. Which brings me back to my original point — the United States government is essentially committing treason against itself. Sounds absurd and like a paradox right? Well that doesn’t mean it’s wrong. Observe:

Paradox: 1.  something absurd or contradictory: a statement, proposition, or situation that seems to be absurd or contradictory, but in fact is or may be true 

Who woulda thunk it, eh?

U.S. CONTRACTORS REMAINS IDENTIFIED

On a more sobering note, three bodies, two bodies of which have been positively identified as U.S. contractors have been found in Iraq. The bodies belong to these men, the same group of men from which five fingers were removed and delivered to the U.S. Military in Iraq. As I wroteat the time, we can only hope the jihadist killers meet an unseemly end. Maybe this will help end the “We hate contractors” sentiment so prevalent today. I understand Contractors have made tragic errors that have resulted in civilian death, but it seems the rage that was formerly directed at our military during Vietnam has now fallen on contractors. There isn’t an excuse for that rage, which isn’t necessarily directed at a group responsible for civilian deaths (Blackwater), but merely the group as a whole. Contractor has now become a swear word in some circles, which is pathetic. Yet some people who denounce Western contractors would still have “intellectual confusion” over whether our Islamist foes are “freedom fighters” or “terrorists”.

FITNA

 Fitna was finally released in all of its glory. I applaud Geert Wilders’ intellectual and moral courage to not bow to all those who tried to silence him. Robert Spencer has the wrap-up (as in the link). I was able to watch Fitna earlier this afternoon, and found it to be profound and well done. Two parts struck me more than the rest:

1) Actual footage of a 757 flying into the World Trade Center Tower. In all the years since 9/11, I have never actually seen that footage. Seeing it for the first time was a shock, I readily admit. And yet people want to forget it and move on.

2) Footage of a beheading. The footage showed up to the captive being shoved on his side and the jihadist about to begin the sawing. You could hear the man’s muffled screams in the background. Again, I had never seen this footage before, and it gave me an all new appreciation for the evil our enemy had done, is doing, and will continue to do for the foreseeable future.

 All in all, Fitna conveyed it’s message brilliantly and provocatively. I can encourage you enough to watch it. I merely wish that our precious intellectuals and elites would find the moral clarity and courage to embrace this film for what it is. A call to arms for all those who value the Western World and it’s values.

 Mike Grant — Samnite Gladiator

Protesting the Olympics – Europe Style – 3.26.2008

As previous readers may know, I can’t stand China, and the free ride they get from the omnipotent and all knowing world community (yes, that was sarcasm). I have always been incensed that China — with it’s history of Tianamen Square, supporting North Korea, the NVA and Viet Cong, censorship, general repression of its people, supporting of Iran, supporting of Khartoum, and the stealing of weapons and technology designs from the United States — has been granted the Winter Olympics 2008.

 Just so people know, I am biased against the Olympics to begin with. I never watch them, and when I do, I quickly become disgusted. Not disgusted of the athletes (who are amazing in what they do), but rather the whole setup. But I digress.

 It seems that France is one-upping the United States in the moral outrage category, not that there is much to outdo. It seems that if world governments are going to protest China’s track record, they’ll do it half-ass or not at all. France is mulling a boycott of the – wait for it – Opening Ceremony! Oh boy will that comfort the Tibetans! Not really. If I was king for a day and the Olympics were held in a country like China, I would completely withdraw and exhaust every resource at my disposal to encourage a complete boycott by other nations. To many times the people of the world look for strong leadership, and they are failed again, and again.

 Of course we all know that blood runs thicker than water, but this is absurd.

Spanish Olympic committee member Juan Antonio Samaranch Jr. said it was “an error and injustice” that the games were being held “hostage” by political groups. He is the son of Juan Antonio Samaranch, who headed the International Olympic Committee when it decided in 2001 to award the games to Beijing. 

You know what I think is a shame, its the political groups being held hostage in China. That’s what really burns me. Sometimes I think I am just a human anomaly, but then I realize that is too much of a scientific impossibility. Still, I wonder…

This little gem of politspeak is also great:

Senior Australian Olympic official Kevan Gosper urged political activists not to target the Beijing Games, which he called “an agent for good, not a panacea for ills.”

Maybe there wouldn’t be the “ills” that this good man speaks of if the International Olympic Committee had not awarded China in the first place! As pathetic as Eurpoean governments can be, at least they respect the ideals of a democracy. On a personal note, If I was an athlete competeing in the Winter Olympics 2008 I could morally reconcile patronizing the Chinese government with my prescence. I would publicly withdraw and be extremely detailed in my reasons for my withdrawl. A Gold Medal does you know good in the hours of night when you think about what your patronization of a Communist regime actually accomplishes.

 I think this Slate article sums things up very well. Hopefully Human Rights Organizations will nail China to the wall during the Olympics with public protest after public protest. Who knows, there protests may even be back by the United States (though I doubt that our leaders have that much courage).

 Mike Grant — Samnite Gladiator

Aren’t these Stories Rather Interesting – 3.13.2008

Another sign, or rather five signs, of the nature of our Islamist enemies has been delivered to our doorstep. Five fingers, of which four have been identified as belonging to five security contractors that were abducted in Iraq 16 months ago have been delivered to U.S. authorities. Seems rather Godfatheresque, doesn’t it? And these are the people that we can’t waterboard or deprive of sleep. Pathetic.

 All we can do is hope and pray that perhaps Seal Team 6 or a Delta Team will pay the sadists behind this display a visit and put the fear of an HK 416 into them. Literally.

 Here comes the UN again, poking its nose into business where it doesn’t belong. Some excerpts:

 “We believe that the only opportunity left for Iraq to be saved from a dark, but not inevitable future, is to engage the international community represented by the United Nations,” the letter said. “Such a step will allow the American troops to leave and the occupation to be brought to its end.”

Do you think that the insurgents will simply stop fighting? “Oh by Allah, the United Nations has come. Allah preserve us from this fate!” Rather they will say “Insha’allah (God willing) may this come to pass!” If the United States withdraws from Iraq, they would (likely) be replaced by a small multi-national force. Command and control would suffer as a result and the counterinsurgency strategy, as proven effective by General David Petraeus, would be discarded. Then we would lose Iraq (again).

 Why am I not suprised here. Read the whole article since I think it speaks for itself. Doesn’t reflect well on the public or the media, does it?

Bosnia and Serbia continue to be a pain in the ass. In terms of the Seige of Sarajevo, the SDA (Muslim Bosnian government) allowed the placement of Muslim mortar teams next to hospitals and schools. Doesn’t that sound just like Hamas? So does the “We’re innocent victims” bull crap. I will also note that the SDA employed Serbian sniper teams to shoot Muslim civilians in Sarajevo for the Western Media, which sucked all this crap down with no problem. For my source and recommended reading, see here. Also, I am not giving the Serbs a free ride, but my viewpoint is that atrocities were committed by both sides and that the Bosnian Conflict helped globalize Jihad. I have been trying since yesterday to get an article in Wikipedia about the Bosnian mujahidin revised, but with no luck.

NEVER use Wikipedia for serious research. Casual info is fine, but the whole setup is rather unreliable for truly informative and unbiased research. I understand that the moderators do the best they can, but there is only so much that they can do. And the lack of information about the atrocities and even prescence of Radical Islam in Bosnia is downright criminal.

Mike Grant — Samnite Gladiator

Iran is Peaceful. Yes, Peaceful. – 3.12.2008

Following up on this post, I continue my anti-Iranian coverage.

With the prescence of Iranian operatives and trainers in both Iraq and the Gaza strip, why is the world ignoring the threat that is Iran?

 Maybe we like playing suicidal games of chicken with Islamists who want to replace our mixture of demoratic republics and other liberal democracies with the repressive and backward shar’ia. Or maybe we just like dramatic moments — like in movies where the cavalry comes over the hill at the last minute and the day is saved. Or maybe like when Bill finally chooses Amy over Anne.

 Well I have news for the world, To quote Jason Bourne in The Bourne Ultimatum:

“Hey, this isn’t some newspaper story. This is real. These people will kill you if they have to.”

That pretty much sums it up. Depsite all those movies where there is one last desperate charge that breaks the enemies lines, that is not prefered in real combat. As Sun-Tzu says:

“Victorious warriors win first and then go to war, while defeated warriors go to war first and then seek to win.”

and

“The expert in battle seeks his victory from strategic advantage and does not demand it from his men.”

Hopefully the world will learn not to play chicken anymore and will take these lessons to heart. Only then will we strike true fear into the heart of our Islamist enemies.

Who Says Al-Qa’ida Suppresses Women? – 3.12.2008

One of the common charges leveled against Islamists and shar’ia is that it oppresses women and denies them equal status as men. Well, I am happy to say that this backward attitude may be changing — witness this story. Oops, looks like the wrong kind of equality to me.

 Mike Grant — Samnite Gladiator

Mahmoud is Our Friend, Right? Then WTF is THIS?

What is Iran doing screwing around in Iraq? Oh, maybe is something to do with a Caliphate or something like that. Maybe it has something to do with trying to wage jihad against the infidel and other apostates (see Iraqi Muslims who help the United States). Maybe Mahmoud is a threat, who is able to use double speak to beguile our idiotic media. Or maybe I am just paranoid. Yeah, that must be it.

 Mike Grant — Samnite Gladiator

Israel – 3.07.2008

Why does Israel keep getting shafted by the international community and why we does the United States keep interfering? Israel faces global and harsh criticism from its offensive into the Gaza strip, yet Hamas faces little criticism for its suicide attackon a Jewish seminary. Where is Amnesty International and all the other near worthless NGOs fighting for the Israeli citizens right to live in peace?

Unfortunately, Israel and the United States continue to push for peace talks, though I don’t know why. I loved this headline from the Baltimore Sun a few days ago: “Abbas halts Mideast talk: Israel faces growing criticism as violence worsens in Gaza Strip.” Again, where is the unequivocal denunciation of Hamas? I believe we are still looking for it, somewhere.

Here is the AK-47 wielding attacker:

“The family of Alaa Abu Dheim, a 25-year-old from east Jerusalem, said he had carried out the attack on the seminary, a prestigious center of Jewish studies identified with the leadership of the Jewish settlement movement in the West Bank. They described him as intensely religious, but said he was not a member of a militant group and had planned to get married in the summer.”

He may not have been officially a Hamas member, but note that he was deemed ‘intensely religious’ by his family. A perfect one time for recruit for jihadist operations.

 In terms of peace talks, I know the old saying is “If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again” but this is getting absurd. How many times must the talks fail before we and the Israelis say screw it? Hamas is not interested in a long and sustainable peace – only a short one so that they can re-arm and rest. Then they attack again. Something interesting I find is that the media rarely, if ever, shows us the damage to Israeli towns from Hamas rocket attacks.

 Don’t even get me started on these pathetic NGOs – just read the article through and through and note the ‘indscriminate rocket attacks from Gaza’ and that ‘Hamas does not accept a Jewish state’.

 Also, take a look at this story. Bomber turned peace activist, eh? Notice that she doesn’t denounce her attempted actions or the successful attacks of her fellow Palestinians – just the Israelis. Also take note of the plan to disguise themselves as EMTs and then kill Israeli first responders. And she whines about being questioned for 42 days. Sit down and shut up.

Mike Grant — Samnite Gladiator

Extremism – Christian vs. Muslim – 3.04.2008

Recently I debated several individuals about Christian Extremism and Muslim Extremism. Their viewpoint was the all regions have extremism, and all extremism is equally bad. My point, as regular readers can probably predict, was that Islamic Extremism, past and present, far outweighs Christian Extremism in size, bloodshed, and the level of fanaticism.  My fellow debaters brought up the old specter of the Crusades and various Christian Extremist groups of our modern age. Below is my counterpoint, which essentially ended the discussion. Whether or not I convinced my opponents of the validity of my views is unknown, but I would like to indulge in the fantasy that I have.  

Everyone here seems to have gotten the idea that I believe that Christians are incapable of evil. Where have I said that? Everyone is capable of evil, but some, due to their environment and religious teaching, are more prone than others.

“Which Christians commit terrorist acts in the name of their religion and which Christians also use Biblical Scripture to justify those acts?”

My original statement (above) was perhaps a little too broad so I will tweak it. “Which Christians commit terrorist acts in the name of their religion and which Christians also can successfully base their actions on Biblical Scripture?

Anyone can proclaim that God commands them to kill the unbelievers and that the Bible says so. However, is that actually the case? While the Old Testament is a popular target, I will note that Christians do not celebrate the violence of the Old Testament, but view it as immoral and not representative of the Christian faith.

Reverend David Holwick of First Baptist Church in Ledgewood, New Jersey:

“I picked up the Bible just the other day and was reading the story of the times of Samuel. All sorts of ghastly incidents are related, and some passages are simply revolting to a mind accustomed to feel towards humanity as Christ felt. And the thing is that God is pictured as directing and helping it all. It is God who leads in the slaughter and He even inspires His children to the most unmerciful acts. Do not teach these parts to boys and girls as heroic deeds, to be admired and copied.” 

Also, where does the Bible give orders that Christians may go forth and kill infidels? Certainly violence has been exercised as “God wills it”, but is that a core value of modern day Christianity? Over the thousands of years that the Christian faith has existed, changes and revisions to doctrinal teaching have been made. Popular examples that people use to demonstrate that Christianity is just as bad, if not worse, than Islam are the Crusades, the IRA, and preachers.

CRUSADES

Popular wisdom holds that the Crusades were a conspiracy by powerful people to advance Christian theocracy and enrich the Church. As a result of this conspiracy, the peaceful and innocent Muslims were victimized in a Christian war of aggression.

This theory ignores a few facts, such as the Muslim conquest of Christian lands before the First Crusade.

1) 635 AD – Jihadists (those who partake in Holy War) take Damascus
2) 636 AD – Jihadists take Basrah
3) 637 AD – Jihadists take Antioch
4) 638 AD – Jihadists take Jerusalem
5) 641 AD – Jihadists take Caesarea
6) 643 AD – Jihadists take Armenia
7) 641 -643 – Jihadists take Egypt

647-846 – Jihadists take Tunisia, North Africa, Persia (Iran), Spain, Sicily, and reached the outskirts of Rome. Also, they moved into France (Battle of Tours) and besieged Constantinople.

1004 AD – Fatmid (Egyptian dynasty) Abu Ali al-Mansur al-Hakim begins the demolition of Christian churches. 

1004-1014 – 30,000 Christian churches destroyed, along with other Muslim persecutions of Christians 

1071 AD – Seljuk Turks defeat Byzantines at Mankizert

1076 AD – Seljuk Turks take Syria

1077 AD – Seljuk Turks take Jerusalem

1095 AD – First Crusade launched 

Yeah, it really seems to me that the Christians were the aggressors in this instance. That said, as in all wars, atrocities were committed, but they were committed by both sides. Muslims and Christian soldiers were guilty, particularly when sacking cities. The Crusades are similar to the Bosnia and Serb War of the mid-1990s. Serb Christians ethnically cleansed and Bosnian Muslims (aided by vast numbers of foreign mujahidin) ethnically cleansed as well. In the Crusades, though, Muslims often preferred to live under Christian rule.  

Ibn Jubayr: “Upon leaving Tibnin (near Tyre), we passed through an unbroken skein of farms and villages whose lands were efficiently cultivated. The inhabitants were all Muslims, but they live in comfort with the Franj (Franks / French) — may God preserve them from temptation! Their dwellings belong to them and their property is unmolested.” 

“When these men compare their lot to that of their brothers living in Muslim territory, the latter suffer from the injustice of their co-religionists, whereas the Franj act with equity.” 

Bernard Lewis: “We have seen in our own day the extraordinary spectacle of a pope apologizing to the Muslim lands for the Crusades. I would not wish to defend the behavior of the Crusaders, which was in many respects atrocious. But let us have a little sense of proportion. We are now expected to believe that the Crusades were an unwarranted act of aggression against a peaceful Muslim world. Hardly. The first papal call for a Crusade occurred in 846 CE, when an Arab expedition from Sicily sailed up the Tiber and sacked St. Peter’s in Rome. A synod in France issued an appeal to Christian sovereigns to rally against “the enemies of Christ,” and the pope, Leo IV, offered a heavenly reward to those who died fighting Muslims. A century and half and many battles later, in 1096, the Crusaders actually arrived in the Middle East. The Crusades were a late, limited, and unsuccessful imitation of jihad — an attempt to recover by holy war what had been lost by holy war. It failed, and was not followed up.” 

The Crusades ended, and haven’t been repeated. Jihad has rarely stopped, and still has plenty of adherents and recruits willing to participate.  

IRA and other Irish terrorist organizations: These groups were fighting for political independence from the government of Great Britain. 

REAL IRA: “The RIRA’s ultimate objective is a United Ireland by forcing British withdrawal from Northern Ireland through the use of physical force. The organisation rejects the Mitchell Principles and the Belfast Agreement, comparing the latter to the 1921 Anglo-Irish Treaty which resulted in the partition of Ireland.^[7] The organisation aims to uphold an uncompromising form of Irish republicanism and opposes any political settlement that falls short of Irish unity and independence. Sands-McKevitt, sister of hunger striker Bobby Sands and a founder of the RIRA’s political wing, the 32 County Sovereignty Movement, said in an interview that “Bobby did not die for cross-border bodies with executive powers. He did not die for nationalists to be equal British citizens within the Northern Ireland state”.^[8] The RIRA adopts similar tactics to those used by the Provisional IRA in the 1990s, primarily using bombs in town centres to damage the economic infrastructure of Northern Ireland. The organisation also attempts to kill members of the security forces using landmines, home-made mortars and car bombs, and targets England using incendiary and car bombs to spread terror and disruption.^[5]”  PROVISIONAL IRISH REPUBLICAN ARMY: 

is an Irish Republican, left wing^[3] paramilitary organisation that, until the Belfast Agreement, sought to end Northern Ireland’s status within the United Kingdom and bring about a United Ireland by force of arms and political persuasion. Since its emergence in 1969, its stated aim has been the overthrow of Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland and their replacement by a sovereign socialist all-island Irish state.^[4]

ARMY OF GOD: 

Can their actions be justified through Biblical Scripture? Have they taken lives, and if so how many? What are their numbers? True, they have committed terrorist acts (fake anthrax), but to say that they are on the same level as Hizballah (Party of God) or Hamas is illogical. Hizballah and Hamas have killed thousands between them and don’t show any signs of stopping. 

THE COVENANT, THE SWORD, AND THE ARM OF THE LORD: Can their actions be justified through Biblical Scripture? Have they taken lives, and if so how many? What were their numbers? They had an evil ideology, and it wasn’t based in Biblical Scripture. I will also note that they surrendered and disbanded. Jihadist organizations have yet to do the same. 

THE LAMBS OF CHRIST: They claim to be non-violent, but a handful of members possibly connected with violence. One member was convicted of murder. Again, how large is their following? Can the murder and violence be connected to Biblical Scripture? What was the reaction of the larger Christian community? Unequivocal condemnation. 

GOD’S ARMY:It is clearly a terrorist organization that has used violence to achieve its goals. However, I will note the animism is nowhere in the Bible, rendering them not a Christian group so long as animism is part of their goal.  

THE LAMB’S OF CHRIST: One murder tied to it, but that murderer also belonged to God’s Army. Biblical justifications, anyone? Reaction of the Christian community to their actions? Number of followers?  

THE WHITE EAGLES: They were a terrorist group which committed atrocities during the Bosnian War. But, were their actions based on Biblical Scripture? I hate to sound like a broken record, but there is a reason for it, which I will explain. 

GUARDIANS OF THE CEDARS: They are a militia in Lebanon composed of Christians, with morally reprehensible ideals. However, note they fought Muslim militias of Palestine and Lebanon who sought to ethnically cleanse Christians from Lebanese territory. So we have a situation yet again where both sides are in the wrong — much like Bosnia and the Crusades. One of my main points was that these groups all claim to fight for God and Christianity. However, if their actions cannot be based on Biblical Scripture and modern day teachings of the Christian faith, then their claim is hollow. They are Christians who are terrorists and not Christian terrorists. Again, I never claimed that Christians cannot commit evil acts. I am simply pointing out their claims of fighting for God is false. 

PREACHERS 

Many like to point to Pat Robertson as a sign of Christian extremism. Though I disagree (greatly) with Robertson on many issues, he, like Fred Phelps, is no terrorist. He reserves the final judgment to God on his various issues, unlike Islamic clerics.  Fred Phelps is not a terrorist. The worst thing he has done is run his mouth. If people are terrorized by one nut case and his small collection of followers (who happen to be his family) then God help us all. Phelps’ statements are morally reprehensible, but he has not killed anyone. He has not incited his followers to kill the targets of his rhetoric. As far as I am concerned he is just a pain in the ass. To equate with him with Islamists is farcical. 

British Columnist David Thompson (no fundamental Christian) 

“But while red-faced evangelists may say for instance, that gay people are wicked, damned to hellfire, et cetera, I don’t know any internationally renowned Christian leaders who are calling for the imprisonment and killing of gay people. Unlike the supposedly ‘moderate’ Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, who insists that gay men and lesbians should be ‘killed in the worst possible manner’. Not condemned, ‘corrected,’ prayed for, or pitied, or any of the usual nonsense spouted by Jerry Falwell, Pat Robertson et al.; but murdered—as brutally as possible.” 

There is also the fact the Islamist imams preach the gloried of Jihad and killing infidels.  

SCRIPTURE 

Here is the biggest issue. In the Qu’ran, jihad is glorified, killing the infidel is smiled upon, and Sha’ria is endorsed. Using this search engine (from a Muslim site) read the hadith and sura that MENACE provided. The passages are explicit and have not been changed. This means that they are still part of Islamic scripture which Islamists use to gain new recruits. And seeing as the Muslim world riots (violently) every time someone criticizes Islam, the revisions which need to occur won’t happen.   

IN CONCLUSION: 

I am not anti-Islamic, but anti-Islamist. An Islamist is someone who believes and/or participates in the following: 

1) Desire for Sha’ria in all lands                                                                                                                                                               2) Desire for a Muslim Caliphate (empire)                                                                                                                                        3) Actively wages violent Jihad                                                                                                                                                             4) Gives monetary support to Jihad                                                                                                                                                    5) Tacitly supports the goals of Jihad                                                                                                                                                  6) Recruits for Jihad

Note that Qu’ran 9:05 is officially known to some as “Verse of the Sword”. For my purposes, all passages supporting Jihad of the Sword will be called such:

“Jihad of the Sword” – Qu’ran 8:12“Remember thy Lord inspired the angels (with the message): “I am with you: give firmness to the Believers: I will instill terror into the hearts of the Unbelievers: smite ye above their necks and smite all their finger-tips off them.”  

“Verse of the Sword” – Qu’ran 9:05“So when the sacred months have passed away, then slay the idolaters wherever you find them, and take them captives and besiege them and lie in wait for them in every ambush, then if they repent and keep up prayer and pay the poor-rate, leave their way free to them; surely Allah is Forgiving, Merciful.”

“Jihad of the Sword” – Qu’ran 9:29“Fight those who believe not in Allah nor the Last Day, nor hold that forbidden which hath been forbidden by Allah and His Messenger, nor acknowledge the religion of Truth, (even if they are) of the People of the Book, until they pay the Jizya with willing submission, and feel themselves subdued.”

“Jihad of the Sword” – Qu’ran 9:30“And the Jews say: Uzair is the son of Allah; and the Christians say: The Messiah is the son of Allah; these are the words of their mouths; they imitate the saying of those who disbelieved before; may Allah destroy them; how they are turned away!”

This is just a small sample size of Qu’ranic scriptures that justify, defend, and encourage Jihad. I have linked the site here. If you want to check my work, simply type idolater, fight, and angel into the first search engine and select the proper verse number.

You listed some terrorist groups which claim to be Christian. Here is my list: 

Abu Sayyaf – Philippines

Al-Aqsa Martys’ Brigade – Gaza Strip / West Bank

Al-Gama’a al-Islamiyya (The Islamist Group) – Egypt

Al-Qa’ida – globalAnsar al-Islam – Iraq

Armed Islamic Group (GIA) – Algeria

Army of Ansar al-Sunna – Iraq

AZF – FranceEast

Turkestan Islamic Movement – China

Egyptian Islamic Jihad – Egypt

Great Eastern Islamic Raiders’ Front – Turkey

Hamas – Gaza Strip / West Bank

Fatah – Gaza Strip / West Bank

Harkat-ul-Mujahideen al-Alami – Parkistan

Hizballah – Lebanon

Islamic Movement of Central Asia – Central Asia

Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan – Uzbekistan

Jaish-e-Mohammed – Pakistan / Kashmir

Jamaah Islamiyah – Indonesia

Lashkar-e-Toiba – Pakistan / Kashmir

Lashkar i Jhangvi – Pakistan

Moro Islamic Liberation Front – Philippines

Moroccan Islamic Combatant Group – Morocco / Europe

Palestinian Islamic Jihad – Gaza Strip / West Bank

Tawhid and Jihad – Iraq

Al Qa’ida in Iraq – Iraq 

This is just a drop in the bucket. Which list is bigger, and which has taken more lives? Also, note that this is just the US State Department list, with a few additions. I haven’t included the Islamists fighting in Chechyna or the Caucasus region. I also have not included organizations like the Muslim Brotherhood, or Hizb ut-Tahrir who publicly have sworn off violence, but advance the Islamist agenda through funding, recruiting, and political means. I also have not included the janjaweed militias used in Sudan, or Islamist governments like Iran. 

Mike Grant – Samnite Gladiator 

*Yes, I did recycle part of my post from Jihad, but I figure why write the same thing twice?