StormWarning’s Counterterrorism

Some will call it "dhimmitude" while others will simply call it the height of political correctness gone totally wild.  In the uncertain world in which we live, there continues a tender balance between affirmative actions to combat Islamic Fundamentalist terrorism (otherwise referred to as the Global War on Terorrism, or simply, the War on Terrorism), and what is seen as  an appeasement to the sensitivities of people who practice the religion of Islam (those who, in the majority, are peaceful while they may be silent, but certainly are not terrorists).

Since September 11th, the World has simply gone mad in my opinion.  There is no uncertainty that Osama bin Laden and his gang of terrorists under the umbrella of al Qaeda perpetrated the atrocities of September 11th (as there should be no question of their complicity if not direct involvement in the Madrid train bombings of March 11, 2004 or the London bombings of July 7, 2005 and a series of bloody events around the World).

It is said by some that Islam has been hijacked by these al Qaeda terrorists and yet by others, Islam is referred to derisively as "the religion of peace."

We live in a World gone mad.  And I believe that the rhetoric of anti-jihadists is often as destructive to society as the acts of terror themselves.  Even though we as a World did not recognize the coming of the Reign of Terror as it is today before September 11th, none now can deny that the roots of this evil existed for many years prior.  Simply and sadly, most of our eyes were closed to the reality of the coming age of terror until those planes struck the World Trade Center that morning.

This morning I read something that calls out loudly, and illustrates that we are losing our minds colelctively as a World people.  And many will see this "non-binding resolution" of the European Union as appeasement, or as a victory for the Jihad…or others will recognize it as an act of political correctness gone mad.  As I did some quick searching, I find that this is a subject discussed previously, and I have missed it totally.  The European Union has drawn up guidelines advising government
spokesmen to refrain from linking Islam and terrorism in their
statements.

Brussels officials have confirmed the existence of a classified handbook which offers "non-offensive" phrases to use when announcing anti-terrorist operations or dealing with terrorist attacks.

Banned terms are said to include "jihad", "Islamic" or "fundamentalist".

A previous suggestion is that the term "Islamic terrorism" should be replaced by "terrorists who abusively invoke Islam".  What poppycock!  And yet, it is written that  this act of political correctness "…is aimed at preventing the distortion of the Muslim faith and the alienation of Muslims in Europe…"

Utter crap!  Because if we do not call it what it is, then perhaps those who howl at the Moon will be right.  A recent commenter to this blog made a point that:

The war on terror is a misnomer. Ask your favorite soldier — you don’t make war on a tactic. Ask your favorite English teacher — you don’t
wage war on a noun either.  The time has come to Declare War on Jihadists."

To this I responded:

We declared a War on Terrorism following the attacks of September 11th. Since that time, many people have morphed the nomenclature. Regardless of the nuances (and yes, I agree that you don’t wage war on a tactic, and whether "terrorism" is a noun or the act doesn’t actually matter much)…Clearly, the enemy is most specifically the jihad of Islamic fundamentalism. We can argue over this forever. What’s the real point?

Perhaps because of my experiences during the 1960’s and 1970’s when my Negro friends were becoming Black, and Black Power was being proclaimed, and the Civil Rights Movement changed the way most Americans dealt with the differences in complexion that separated, and Dr. King called for a union of all people, I avoid the blanket statements that damn all Muslims and group them together with the al Qaeda terrorists and al Qaeda look-a-likes and wannabees.  The problem I find with this action by the European Union is that it complicates, rather than simplifies our War on Terror (a War Against Islamic Fundamentalist Jihadism).

"Terrorists exploit and augment suspicions."

Details on the contents of the lexicon remain secret, but British officials stressed that it is there as a helpful aid "providing context" for civil servants making speeches or giving press conferences.

"We are fully signed up to this, but it is not binding," said one.

However, Conservative MEP Syed Kamall hit out at the lexicon. "It is this kind of political correctness and secrecy that creates resentment among both the mainstream in Europe and in Islam," he said.

Meanwhile, UK Independence Party MEP Gerard Batten claimed that the EU was in denial over the true roots of terrorism.

"This type of newspeak shows that the EU refuses to face reality," he said. "The major world terrorist threat is one posed by ideology and that ideology is inspired by fundamentalist jihadi Islam."

Perhaps some of my new friends who use the word dhimmitude are more right than they are wrong.  Alternatively though, there is still no question in my mind that it is Islamic Fundamentalism that we fight, for it is those fundamentalists who attacked us on September 11th.  It is also clear by this action by the European Union that we, the United States of America, now also fight a battle of public opinion among our European allies who wish to walk tenderfooted on a bed of shattered glass by trying to avoid offending those non-terrorist Muslims (I claim the majority of that religion), who are caught in the middle of a multi-generational battle that will surely shape the way we, and our children, and our grandchildren (and perhaps beyond) will live.

If I sound a bit confused as I write, then you may be right.

To those who have read this far, I thank you…and offer, if desired, that you re-read a few previous posts:

Recruiting Terrorists Among Those Who Have Nothing Else
The "Long War" - How Long?
Why bin Laden Remains Important…

The Right Truth recently wrote an article, Americans Are Not Scared Enough…I suspect that neither are those of the European Union who wish to whitewash reality.  Those who have read this space for any period of time will know that I have some differences of opinion with Ms. Hamilton on certain issues.  Actually as she mentioned on a comment once earlier, we don’t disagree on issues of substance, just on nuances of those issues.  Perhaps it is my perspective that makes it so.

Please also refer to Dhimmitudeland and read - noting that Ms. Gonzalez and I have differences of opinions - and yet, the focus of her website clearly deals with the types of concessions illustrated by this ludicrously politically correct act by the European Union.

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