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Last month we celebrated the holidays without a terrorist attack. We should find relief in that, but not complacency. Egypt, Iraq, Pakistan, Nigeria and several European countries were not so lucky.

The hard fact is a global conflict is in progress and we need to understand that. We all need to know who is waging this war, what motivates them, and what their goals are. Without this knowledge, we will not be able to defend ourselves.

So briefly: In 1979, there was a revolution in Iran. Islamic radicals took power and established the first modern nation dedicated to Jihad, which is a holy war against Christians and any other culture that do not accept their agenda. That means us, and that was the beginning of where we are today.

Since them, countries around the world have joined in with Iraq. Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Palestine, and many other Muslim dominated nations, seem to be individuals in their goals and in their various sects of Islam, but that is not the case. They all have one central objective; convert the world to Islam or kill those that refuse. The evidence of this is overwhelming. And this is what is known as "hard jihad."

"Soft Jihad," on the other hand is designed to destroy liberal democracies from within, to use our own values and institutions to undermine ourselves. By using our own compassionate values, and principles of toleration against us. And this may even become more effective in achieving their goals.


As an example, a high-school geology teacher that is being sued by the Muslims for having "defamed Islam" by mentioning pork products in his classroom. There are many others. Suits involving the construction of mosques, raising the American flag or reciting the Lords Prayer in public, and demands that our courts respect sharia law are more examples.

Final point: 2011 is the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. Osama bin Laden is alive.
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