MUST READ: THE DANGERS OF THE LIBERAL-ISLAMIST CONNECTION (PART 1 OF 4)

The Dangers of the Liberal-Islamist Connection (Part One of Four)
By David J. Jonsson

If you believe your life can be wonderful if we get out of Iraq now, then events going on around the world probably already have become a haze as you watch the latest golf scores or read the propaganda from the latest appeasement journal or cable news cast. After all, it seems all one hears are speeches of the latest Tokyo Rose complaining about the U.S. and its war mongering, blood for oil or unfair treatment of terrorists.

However, there is a group that wants to destroy our way of life in our lifetime, and there are some tough questions that must be answered. One paramount question is whether the allies now joined for freedom and liberty will support a battle against the forces of evil. In a time of war, the critical elements for success are to know the following facts:

Who is the enemy?

What are their goals?

What is the definition of success?

….and finally…….
What will the world be like if we lose?

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The Dangers of the Liberal-Islamist Connection (Part Two of Four)
by David J. Jonsson

According to the Financial Times, a new report from the Institute of International Finance states, “The Gulf states have passed China! Six Persian Gulf States now have almost $1.6 trillion in foreign assets, dwarfing even China’s mammoth $1.1 trillion of foreign reserves.” These Gulf States are all members of the so-called Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). They are Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.

There are massive piles of wealth growing in the GCC. The report continues: “Along with China and other countries, the GCC is increasingly setting aside more and more of these funds to invest abroad -- in stocks, real estate and private businesses. What they buy could have a huge impact on market prices -- and your investments.” See my article: Nationalization: A Plan for World Domination?

It appears strange that politicians would suggest that the U.S. fund a Marshall Plan to support Islamic countries when the Islamic Countries of the Gulf are accumulating hordes of U.S. dollars. It is in the Islamic countries where the growth of terrorism and hostility to the West is generated, fomented and funded. I will now discuss how these elements are directly interrelated, with suggestions for potential solutions to these immensely troubling threats.

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The Dangers of the Liberal-Islamist Connection (Part Three of Four)
by David J. Jonsson

What is the Goal of Islam?

From the very beginning of the teaching of Muhammad, Islam was - and still is – driven to create the Islamic Kingdom of God on Earth. Their desire for this kingdom is that a caliph rule it under Shariah law by which all non-believers – infidels - are subservient to Muslims. It has been said by many apologists for Islam, that Christians and Jews lived together peacefully under Islamic rule for 500 years. This was true, but only as dhimmis living in servitude to harsh, unbending Islamic rule. The Islamists and their leftist propagandists wish to have us believe that this is the way to peace.

The Jihadists’ intent upon instilling Shariah law - Islamic law in Muslim society - and ultimately recreating a “pure” Muslim society under their interpretation of the law, often translates into an endorsement for violent Jihad as practiced by bin Laden and espoused by the Muslim Brotherhood and others. Ideology is often overlooked and is considered separate from the strategic and operational aspects of Islamist militancy. The ideology of this movement is similar to, or even worse than, Nazi ideology was and it should be dealt with accordingly.

Therefore, I still believe that one of the primary missions of the international community today is to repeat its experience with defeating Nazism, and to deal with this dangerous barbarian culture exactly as it dealt with the Nazi culture. If this does not happen, the near future is liable to bring many tragic events, the consequences of which will be far more severe for all of humanity than the consequences of World War II.

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The Dangers of the Liberal-Islamist Connection (Conclusion of Four Part Series)
by David J. Jonsson

Turkey’s Move to Join the Middle East and away from the EU

In considering relations with Turkey, the West must remember that the enemy of your enemy is not necessarily your friend and ally. In a departure from its traditional foreign policy, which has gone largely unnoticed, Turkey is now becoming an important player in the Middle East. See: Turkey Rediscovers the Middle East, Foreign Affairs July/August 2007 and The city where Turkey’s republic lost its way, Financial Times June 26, 2007

Turkey’s growing concern over Kurdish nationalism has brought Ankara closer to the governments of Iran and Syria, which also contend with restive Kurds at home. The shift is also accompanied by the gradual Islamization of the country led by the ruling Islamist Justice and Development Party (known as the AKP), headed by Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who has managed to tap into rising popular nationalism by fusing it with Islam.

Some 60 percent of all U.S. military equipment destined for Iraq goes through the territory or airspace of Turkey, a Muslim ally and member of NATO. If this route to Iraq were restricted or closed entirely, the ability of the United States effectively to combat the insurgency and violent militias in Iraq would be impaired. The Erdogan government could also come under domestic pressure to restrict U.S. use of the air base at Incirlik in southern Turkey for re-supplying American troops in Afghanistan. Should it be necessary to take military action against Iran or even Russia, the availability of bases in Turkey will be critical.

In addition Turkey controls access to the Bosporus Strait, an oil choke point for oil supply to Europe. Energy is a major driver behind the warming of Iranian-Turkish relations. Iran is the second-largest supplier of natural gas to Turkey (after Russia). Iran’s nuclear ambitions, however, are a source of serious concern in Ankara. A nuclear-armed Iran could have a destabilizing impact on the Persian Gulf region and could force Turkey to take countermeasures for its own security.

If Iran refuses to comply with the demands of the International Atomic Energy Agency, Ankara will have essentially three options: expand its cooperation on missile defense with the United States and Israel; beef up its conventional military capabilities, especially medium-range missiles; or develop its own nuclear weapons capability.

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