Courtesy of Capt Tightpants, a good read on accurate definitions in the Muslim world. This has been an ongoing issue for years, conflated by the MSM to the point that one just tends to ‘lump’ them all together…
This LINK, among others sighted are worth the effort to read them too.
Edit- And a more indepth link, HERE from commenter Peter B.
One comment on the 7 country ban the administration has in effect, if it were REALLY a Muslim ban, wouldn’t they have included Indonesia, the Pakistan and India? They have the largest Muslim populations in the world…
But they aren’t on the list, are they?
YMMV, IANAL, etc…
Captain Tightpants is right that there’s a lot of terminological inexactitude out there, and he is enthusiastic about a piece from Rogue Dynamics which he links.
RD’s post is based on a USMA produced piece, which _is_ good. Unfortunately, RD fundamentally misread it in a way that suggests his knowledge is even more superficial than mine. No, “salafism” isn’t “named after Ibn Taymiyyah.” Ignore what RD wrote and go straight to the horse’s mouth. Here’s the link:
https://www.ctc.usma.edu/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/Atlas-ExecutiveReport.pdf
Saw a FB post saying, “If Trump cured cancer the Libs would be bashing him for taking work away from the Grim Reaper”.
Peter- Thank you, I’ve edited the post to add your link.
WSF- True… sigh
Just proves that words do matter, and everyone has been looking at terrorists from a space station level instead of from a rooftop level. Very good link to clear concise explanation of the different layers of the onion.
My kvetch of the entire “ban” noise is it isn’t a “ban”, it’s a delay, a slow-walk if you will, until each person can be vetted for admission.
When the paperwork trail is meager, or has holes, after all not every country has extensive computer files on it’s citizens, it just takes time to interview folks or to paw through the paper files. By hand.
And I have no clue how Amazon, Microsoft, or Starbucks could say that folks from these few countries are vital to their successful business operation. Seriously, how many folks have they hired in the past year from places like Libya, Sudan, Somalia, Syria or Yemen? Not to be snarky, but how many computers do these 5 countries even have? How big a presence does Starbucks have in Syria or Yemen? I find it hard to believe that Amazon is delivering to these places, which are certainly are portrayed as at best at a low simmer of constant war. After all, didn’t think you could buy guns or ammo on Amazon. I am sure that folks from Iraq and Iran are affected, but it is not a forever thing, it was only for 4 months. Who wants to wander around the Pacific Northwest during winter anyways? The weather will be better by April.
Folks who were coming here to be students should have already gotten here by Jan 20 for the start of the next term. And it’s too soon for the spring term, the order shouldn’t affect them. Now, with the MSM/liberal meddling, who knows how long it will take, definitely longer than 4 months what with having to wind through the courts.
And if, Heaven forbid, there is a terrorist attack in this country that can be tracked back to someone who got in during the timeframe the ban was supposed to be in effect…the MSM/Liberals/rioters should be taken to the woodshed!
My $0.2 (kicks soapbox back into corner)
+1 for Suz
Hey Old NFO;
That was a very good article, It to me helped explain the differences of the adherents of islam. Those that want to be left alone and I have no problems with them to those that want to convert by either by fire or the sword. Those I do have a problem with.
P.S Glad your blog is up and running again 🙂
Suz- It IS a delay… And no, those ‘jobs’ are BS…
Bob- Thanks!
WSF – not only grim but the undertakers and casket makers as well 🙁
Gomez- Good point.
Or the Saudi’s.
Great piece, but a bit turned off by the Captain’s “war on a verb” phrase.
We’re not technically at war with “Terror” any more than were we at war with the world in WWII. If we were, we wouldn’t have let all the Uyghurs go.
Letting him slide because he quoted Firefly, which is itself becoming problematic lately.
Barron- Point!
Randy- Understood…
The only thing you need to know about muslims is that a radical muslim wants to cut off your head, and a moderate muslim wants a radical muslim to cut off your head. If they aren’t willing to cull their own nuts, they’d better not be surprised when someone else does it for them.
Great article, as far as it went. It’s rather subtly misleading, though. The problem is the activated believers, true enough. The problem is that it takes on the order of two months to convert a passive believer into an active combatant. And the passives support and defend the active because, and this is crucial, they k ow the actives are more devout believers than they are.
The Koran and the Hadiths are crucial to the daily lives of all Muslims. The Koran us the literal Word of God to them. And the Koran and Hadiths tell all of the faithful to do exactly what the active combatants are doing. The passive believers are embarrassed and shamed by not being sufficiently devout. This has real power in the Muslim world, where religion is everything.
So, yes, it is true that some scholars made a proclamation. So did Martin Luther, but you don’t see the Pope giving up Rome because of it. He simply chooses to ignore the heretic. Same with the activated Muslim fighters. They are following the rules of their religion, which say that if a fellow Muslim opposes you, when you act in the name of Allah, then he is apostate and should be killed as your enemy. These are the words of Allah, and must be obeyed.
Passives are recruited into activity by about two months worth of “fire and brimstone” thrice daily preachings.
RS- Point!
McChuck- Interesting point, and that makes a LOT of sense…