Ground Zero Thing is Not Mosque or Cultural Center
There is a secret to reaching the North Pole. It's the same secret that Muslims use to spread the cancer of the political system they call Islam.
First we pose the problem and then the solution.
The Problem: using sled dogs, it is impossible to carry enough food and supplies to make the journey in one hop.
The solution: Starting at point A, go as far as you can until you use up one-sixth of your food. Call this point B and leave two-thirds (or 4/6) there. You now have enough food (1/6) to make it back to point A.
Do this again, but skip beyond point B until you use up 2/6ths of your food. Call this point C and leave 3/6ths of your food there. You now have 1/6th left to make it back to point B, where you pick up a 1/6th allotment of food to make it back to point A.
By repeating this process you can leave successive amounts of food and supplies until all 6 depots B,C,D, E, F, G each have a 1/6th food allotment. Point G is the North Pole and you should have enough food and supplies to make it to point F which should have just enough food and supplies to make it to point E and so on.
Thus, in small steps, the cold and distance are overcome
Now what does this have to do with the spread of Islam?
Let Amir Taheri explain:
NY Post, 10 Sep 2010, Islam center's eerie echo of ancient terror
... the proposed structure is known in Islamic history as a rabat -- literally a connector. The first rabat appeared at the time of the Prophet.
The Prophet imposed his rule on parts of Arabia through a series of ghazvas, or razzias (the origin of the English word "raid"). The ghazva was designed to terrorize the infidels, convince them that their civilization was doomed and force them to submit to Islamic rule. Those who participated in the ghazva were known as the ghazis, or raiders.
After each ghazva, the Prophet ordered the creation of a rabat -- or a point of contact at the heart of the infidel territory raided. The rabat consisted of an area for prayer, a section for the raiders to eat and rest and facilities to train and prepare for future razzias. Later Muslim rulers used the tactic of ghazva to conquer territory in the Persian and Byzantine empires. After each raid, they built a rabat to prepare for the next razzia.
It is no coincidence that Islamists routinely use the term ghazva to describe the 9/11 attacks against New York and Washington. The terrorists who carried out the attack are referred to as ghazis or shahids (martyrs).
Thus, building a rabat close to Ground Zero would be in accordance with a tradition started by the Prophet. To all those who believe and hope that the 9/11 ghazva would lead to the destruction of the American "Great Satan," this would be of great symbolic value.
Faced with the anger of New Yorkers, the promoters of the project have started calling it the Cordoba House, echoing President Obama's assertion that it would be used to propagate "moderate" Islam.
The argument is that Cordoba, in southern Spain, was a city where followers of Islam, Christianity and Judaism lived together in peace and produced literature and philosophy.
In fact, Cordoba's history is full of stories of oppression and massacre, prompted by religious fanaticism. It is true that the Muslim rulers of Cordoba didn't force their Christian and Jewish subjects to accept Islam. However, non-Muslims could keep their faith and enjoy state protection only as dhimmis (bonded ones) by paying a poll tax in a system of religious apartheid.
If whatever peace and harmony that is supposed to have existed in Cordoba were the fruit of "Muslim rule," the subtext is that the United States would enjoy similar peace and harmony under Islamic rule.
A rabat in the heart of Manhattan would be of great symbolic value to those who want a high-profile, "in your face" projection of Islam in the infidel West.
The proposed building near Ground Zero has been variously called a mosque or cultural center or the Cordoba House; these are al taqiyyas, or deceptions meant to disguise its true purpose: an arrogant stake in the ground, a rabat, a claim on the land for the future Islamic subjugation of the US.
The purpose of Ghāzī warriors is to weaken the enemy's defenses in preparation for his eventual conquest and subjugation. This is done when Muslims do not yet have the strength or the numbers to seize military or territorial objectives. Thus, like Europe, in small steps, we are overcome .
Liberals and other apologists for Islam will whine, "For God's sake, it's only a building." Yeah, and Muslims were only vacationing in Iberia for eight centuries.
Amir Taheri is author of 11 books on the Middle East, Iran and Islam. He has been a syndicated columnist for American, British, and Middle Eastern publications since the 1980s. He has edited newspapers and magazines in his native Iran as well as Britain and France. He has been writing for the New York Post since 2002. In 2005, Taheri was named Senior Fellow at the National Committee on American Foreign Policy.
