Islamic Psychology – Hey!
Look at the Infidels – They are Weaklings!
Thoughts on the UK – Iranian Sea Confrontation
April 7, 2007
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The decapitation of hostages has long been an established practice of the Islamic war tactics.
To show prisoners on their knees, humbled before their Islamic conquerors, is a marvelous moral booster to those who are afraid of the might of their enemies.
It was a common practice of the great Middle East Empires of antiquity to parade their prisoners before their fatherland population to give them courage against their enemies.
Sometimes they don’t have to capture prisoners to humble them before their Islamic captors – Sometimes, in a guise of “political correctness,” we humble ourselves before them by appeasement, which they accept as one of our weaknesses, as the last of the four articles which follow, does indeed attest.
The four articles which follow were taken from the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs Daily Alert, June 7, 2007
Begin UK Times Excerpt
The Undeclared War with Iran Is Far from Over
Amir Taheri
The seizure of hostages is based on an ancient tradition first practiced by early Islamic conquerors. The Arab general Saad Abi Waqqas realized that Muslim fighters were awestruck by the Byzantine soldiers.
He solved the problem by putting captured Byzantine soldiers on show to demonstrate that the “Infidel” were fragile men, not mythical giants.
The mullahs’ first aim was to capture some Americans. Last September, they set a trap for a platoon of GIs from
the 101st Airborne Division patrolling the Iraqi border with Iran.
After an intense shooting match with the Iranian force sent to capture them, the Americans managed to flee to safety.
So the British, whose rules of engagement prevent
them from fighting Iranians even in self-defense, were chosen as the softer target.
The seizure of the British naval personnel is the latest episode in a low-intensity war that the Islamic Republic has waged against the West for almost three decades. In this war, Iran has killed hundreds of Westerners, especially American and French troops, in suicide attacks in Lebanon and Saudi Arabia. More recently, its agents have killed at least 200 American troops and an unknown number of British soldiers in Iraq. (Times-UK)
Begin Chicago Tribune Article
Hostage Diplomacy
Editorial
Will the Security Council reward Tehran for taking hostages as a diversionary tactic – or turn up the heat? The message from the hostage incident: Sanctions are working. Tehran is squirming. The regime knows it has a lot to lose.
You want to stop Iran from going nuclear? Dial up the pressure fast. (Chicago Tribune)
Begin UK Telegraph Article
They’re Free, But Britain Has Been Humiliated
Editorial
The satisfaction of a diplomatic challenge eventually handled with skill is soured by the string of psychological humiliations that Britain has suffered.
First, there is
the apparent incompetence of the Royal Navy in providing insufficient protection to lightly armed inflatables.
Second, the seized personnel lost no time in admitting to having trespassed and in apologizing for their mistake.
The old military practice of giving name, rank and number, and no more, has obviously been abandoned.
Third, the denouement of this crisis showed Ahmadinejad in
the most favorable of lights.
(Telegraph-UK)
Begin Y Net News Article
Release of British sailors signals strength, Iran says
Top Tehran officials claim decision to free 15 British soldiers sends clear message to international community regarding country’s independence, strength.
Audi Cohen
The release Thursday of the 15 British military personnel who were being held by Iran was a signal of Iran’s strength, Iran’s Defense Minister Mostafa Mohammad Najjar said Friday.
” Our handling of the affair was based on strength.
Thanks to Islam’s kindness, we released the 15 sailors on the occasion of Prophet Muhammad’s birthday,” he told the Iranian news agency ISNA.
“We proved that should anyone even consider invading Iran’s territorial waters and violating its territorial independence, he would face severe consequences,” he said.
Another top Iranian official, the head of the parliament’s Foreign Policy and Security Commission, Aleddin Boroujerdi said that “Iran has sent a clear message that whoever invades the country would face a serious and powerful response.”
“After the message had been conveyed to the other side, it was no longer useful to continue holding the soldiers. The important aspect of this affair is that Britain’s Prime Minister Tony Blair had thanked Iran publicly for the move, and that it proved Iran is not interested in creating tension, but in peace, stability and security,” he added.
Begin UK Daily Mail Article
Teachers Drop the Holocaust to Avoid Offending Muslims
Laura Clark (Daily Mail-UK)
Schools are dropping the Holocaust from history lessons to avoid offending Muslim pupils, a study funded by the UK Department for Education and Skills has revealed.
Some teachers are reluctant to cover the atrocity for fear of upsetting students whose beliefs include Holocaust denial.
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