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The Case for Islamophobia: JIHAD by the /SWORD; AMERICA’S FINAL WARNING The Case FOR Islamophobia: JIHAD BY THE /SWORD; AMERICA’S FINAL WARNING BY Walid Shoebat AND Ben Barrack Copyright © 2013 Walid Shoebat Foundation All rights reserved No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles or reviews. ISBN: 978-0-9825679-6-8 1st Edition Printed in the United States ii INTRODUCTION Muslims frequently say that we, the critics of Islam “know nothing about Islam”. They are correct. The truth is that no one truly understands Islam, neither Muslim scholars nor Muslims in general. Even the best of its critics don’t understand it. The only way to fully understand Islam is to be the devil himself. Walid Shoebat The word “Jihad” has many meanings and takes many forms. Whether it’s intended to be overt with a sword or covert with words, the ultimate goal neither changes nor deviates. Islam’s agenda is to rule over all of mankind. Don’t believe me? Take a look at the only two definitions provided by a commonly used online dictionary at the time of this writing. One perfectly defines Jihad by the Sword and the other perfectly defines Jihad by the Word: 1. a holy war undertaken as a sacred duty by Muslims. 2. any vigorous, emotional crusade for an idea or principle.1 Right there, in black and white English, we find the truth in the most funda- mental of places—the Dictionary. The first definition specifically defines Jihad by the Sword, which means that a physical war must take place between Muslims and non-Muslims. Inherent in that definition is that said holy war must take place against non-Muslims because they are not Muslim. Moderate sounding Muslims who have infiltrated western societies—intent on making Islam the dominant religion—are given the benefit of the doubt by westerners because it’s a self-evident truth that they are not waging physical, holy war against non-Muslims. While it can indeed be verified that to this point, leaders of Muslim groups have decried Jihad by the Sword, they have not denounced the religion that has such a mantra as a fundamental tenet. iii When Islamic groups like the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR) fight for the civil rights of Muslims, it’s not because they are a repressed group. It’s because groups like it—The Islamic Society of North America (ISNA) and the Muslim Students Association (MSA)—began in the late 1950’s and early 1960’s. Their founders watched the Civil Rights movement unfold and learned how to leverage political debates in their favor. This brings us to the second defi- nition of “Jihad”. Any “vigorous” or “emotional” effort to push an idea or principle is usually done through communication. That is where Muslim Brotherhood groups in America come in. While they have the weaker hand, they’re still quite vigorous and emotional about pushing their principles. Why are westerners not as passionate? Perhaps they have been intimidated with rhetoric. Welcome to Jihad by the Word. It’s important to remember that the objective of both forms of Jihad is the same. Means is the only difference. If that sounds like ends-justify-the-means type thinking, it’s because it is. When we first set out to write this book, the idea was to include the word “Doublespeak”in the title.We decided against this for a couple of reasons. First, it’s a term that has been used with some regularity and we didn’t want to give you, the reader, the impression that this has all been done before; it hasn’t. The second reason is that the term “Doublespeak” only describes the tactic, not the strategy. The strategy behind the use of “doublespeak”involves principles used by Jihad—Jihad by the Word (JBTW). To that end, whenever you see JBTW referenced in this book, know that it once said “doublespeak” but that we decided to take it up a notch. Some might call that “Islamophobia”.We call it a rational concern. FOOTNOTES 1. http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/jihad?s=t iv Table of Contents SECTION 1: The Forked Tongues’Attempt To Control ......................1 Chapter 1: Rational Phobia .............................................3 Footnotes..........................................................5 Chapter 2: Hidden Agenda .............................................7 ReligiousDialogue..................................................7 IslamophobicAssertionJustified.....................................10 TheModernityOfMeans...........................................14 CreepingTrojanHorse..............................................16 Footnotes.........................................................20 SECTION 2: Brotherhood Born Of Demons ..............................23 Chapter 3: Brotherhood Ancestry ......................................25 Islam’s Divergent Paths . 25 Sufism...........................................................25 Wahhabism And The House Of Saud . 26 Salafism..........................................................27 Footnotes.........................................................29 Chapter 4: Brotherhood Descendants ...................................31 HatchingTheBrotherhood..........................................31 Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) ..............................31 HamasAndAl-Qaeda..............................................34 AFamilialBrotherhood.............................................36 Footnotes.........................................................48 Chapter 5: Welcome To Muruna........................................53 NewLevelOfDeception............................................53 EvolutionOfJBTW................................................60 TheUltimateSacrificeForAllah......................................63 MurunaAndTheArabSpring.......................................69 Footnotes.........................................................70 v SECTION 3: Islamic Nazism ............................................73 Chapter 6: Double Standard ...........................................75 RacistsGetAPass..................................................75 Nazi-Style Racism At GSISS . 76 TranslatingTheRacistAlwani.......................................77 MediaComplicity..................................................79 VictimsMorphIntoJews............................................80 Alwani’sMuslimBrotherhoodTies...................................82 AlwaniAndAl-Qaradawi...........................................84 RacistWorldVision................................................84 JewsPortrayedAsRacists............................................85 Footnotes.........................................................86 Chapter7:ArabicLoveForHitler......................................89 InverseOfGodwin’sLaw............................................89 ArabicHeroes.....................................................89 GoogleExperiment................................................90 Footnotes.........................................................95 Chapter 8: The Muslim Sisterhood .....................................97 Behind The Sisterhood Hijab . 97 SisterhoodMembers...............................................99 Huma,Hillary,AndWeiner.........................................100 TheAbedinFamily................................................104 TheAbedin-HelmyConnection.....................................106 NaziWomen.....................................................108 AsmaSa’adEddinLachin..........................................109 ZainabAbdulaziz(TheSheek,FemaleProfessor).......................110 IlhamSaadAbdalbeser.............................................110 Zuhair Lzimaili . ................................................111 AidaAl-Mutlaq...................................................111 ManalAbuHassan................................................112 Tyrants On The Loose .............................................113 JihanHalafawi....................................................113 vi GroomingYoungWomen..........................................114 Rana Sa’adeh . 116 Footnotes........................................................117 SECTION 4: Resuscitation And Collaboration ...........................127 Chapter 9: Ottoman Connection ......................................129 Empire’sEmbersGetSecondWind..................................129 NazimElKibrisi..................................................130 JusticeAndDevelopmentParty(AKP)...............................131 Turkey’sLeaderInAmerica.........................................133 Wikileaks........................................................139 ASittingTurkey..................................................140 Footnotes........................................................141 Chapter 10: Collaboration Of Islamic Sects .............................145 Sunni/Shi’iteNexus..............................................145 SeyyedHosseinNasr..............................................146 TheIsmailiSect...................................................148 StealthCollaboration..............................................149 Lowe’sControversy...............................................150 SunniSupportForHezbollah.......................................151 Iran’sRoleIn9/11Attacks..........................................153 IraqAfterSaddam................................................156 HadiAl-Ameri...................................................157 Footnotes........................................................159 SECTION 5: Spiritual Battlegrounds....................................163 Chapter
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