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Circa 1980, an author named Michael Hart wrote a book entitled “A Ranking of the Most Influential Persons in History”. His list is comprised of 100 famous people in all of the major disciplines worldwide – Religion, Military, Political, Medical, Philosophy, Education, Science, the Arts, etc., etc. To give you an idea, Einstein ranked 10th, Martin Luther 23rd, Alexander the Great 33rd, Julius Caesar 65th, and Pablo Picasso 98th. Benjamin Franklin and Leonardo Da Vinci were no better than runners-up. It is interesting, however that the first five were Muhammad, Jesus Christ, Isaac Newton, Bhudda, and Confucius. Such is the power and influence of religious thought and leadership. Four out of the top five. Hart's choice as # 1 was Muhammad, and this reasoning was based on the founding of a great religion, the authorship of the Koran, and the secular leadership of an empire that would eventually stretch from Indonesia to the Atlantic Ocean. Hart's judgment and evaluations are not based on “greatness” — only on “influence” on the course of human events over 3000 years.
Without passing judgment on Mr. Hart and his thought process, it is safe to say that Muhammad would roll over in his grave if he were to become aware of the actions of his modern day Imams, Mullahs, Ayatollahs, etc., and what they are doing in his name and the name of Allah and Islam. Most certainly he would not sanction the mindless slaughtering of innocents by the suicidal fanatics presuming to act in his name. Make no mistake, modern day terrorism is being carried out in the name of Islam. And until the modern day Muslim religious leaders quit teaching violence, murder and suicide, religious terrorism will not cease. We cannot persuade them of a different course, and neither can we threaten those to whom death is some kind of glorious event. Foreseeably, we don't have to many options. As long as the terrorists keep coming our only real choice is to “catch'em and kill'em”. Our bleeding heart left wing do-gooders rationalize some sort of “dialogue and compromise”, and in so doing they prove that their collective heads are buried very deep in an ostrich sand dune.
Some Islam clerics and lay persons have spoken out to condemn the killings and terrorist acts committed in the name of Islam, but they are but a straw in the wind. It will take the big dogs in the middle east to throw cold water on terrorism, but that doesn't look too likely forseeably.
George Bush is criticized for his “take no prisoner” attitude toward the terrorists. But no one with a functioning brain has come up with a better idea considering the opposition mind stet and the well spring of more terrorists supposedly acting in the name of Muhammad, Allah and the Koran. Indeed it will be a long battle. We may as well accept it.