There is always a great deal of discussion in the mainstream media of what exactly constitutes a “terrorist.” Slyly dishonest Islamic supremacists in the U.S. such as Hamas-linked CAIR’s Hussam Ayloush reassure credulous audiences by proclaiming, “I condemn all terrorism, including state terrorism” — without bothering to explain that they don’t consider Islamic jihadists to be terrorists, but do consider Israeli forces and American troops in Afghanistan to be terrorists. Ultimately, the question of who and what constitutes a “terrorist” is subjective and useless. The still-unanswered and much more important question is whether or not the West is going to defend itself against Islamic jihad and the attempt to bring Sharia to free nations.
“Iraqi imprisoned in weapons plot defends insurgent activities, calls self ‘conquest resistant,'” from the Associated Press, February 8:
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – An Iraqi man convicted of trying to ship arms and cash to Al-Qaida in Iraq says he is not a terrorist.
Instead, Waad Ramandan Alwan says in a letter to The Associated Press that he considers himself a resistance fighter.
Alwan is in a federal prison in Terre Haute, Ind., serving a 40-year-prison sentence after pleading guilty to taking part in a plot to ship thousands of dollars in cash and weapons from Kentucky to al-Qaida in Iraq in 2010 and 2011.
Prosecutors said Alwan worked with the Mujahidin Shura Council, a group that claimed responsibility for the deaths of three soldiers from the Fort Campbell-based 101st Airborne Division while they were patrolling about 60 miles south of Baghdad in June 2006.

john spielman says
well IF he was a “resistance fighter”, he would be on OUR side by definition (fighting against oppression and for democracy), but since he is sending arms to an organization who has repeatedly vowed to destroy us, he is by definition a traitor if a citizen, or at least an illegal combatant if not a citizen. Either way, he’s lucky he is not hanged and buried with pig carcasses!
voegelinian says
Muslims by definition are not “citizens” of any non-Islamic polity, and are in fact enemy combatants who don’t wear uniforms and who either perpetrate, or enable the perpetration of, violent warfare against us while violating all war conventions. Once the free world recognizes this, its various societies can start protecting themselves rationally, rather than ineptly as they currently continue to do.
It would be nice if individuals of the still inchoate anti-Islam movement would hasten the learning curve of this truth to help their surrounding societies wake up accordingly. Alas, most of them are still stuck in a paradigm based upon a woeful lack of appreciation of the uniqueness of Islam — instead, insisting upon superimposing upon Islam categories from elsewhere that do not apply.
Clare says
They are assassins or assassination units. And/or jihad assassins or jihad assassination units. Assassin is who they are, terrorism is what they do or perpetrate. In my opinion.
Clare says
They are assassins or assassination units. And/or jihad assassins or jihad assassination units. Assassin is who they are, terrorism is what they do or perpetrate. In my opinion.
CAIR spokesmen should be pressured to be specific, as in, “I condemn all jihad assassinations and all state sponsored jihad assassination units.”
Bettina says
Clare, doesn’t this leave the door open to jihad terrorism that falls short of assassination, such as death threats, burning of properties, looting, poisoning water supplies, and supporting jihad in so many ways?
The word Assassination is only the worst manifestation of jihad, and skips over all the evils that it represents. Just my opinion.
mortimer says
Yes: ‘resist’ free speech, ‘resist’ freedom of religion, ‘resist’ gender equality, ‘resist’ human-made laws, ‘resists’ the American constitution.
Bettina says
Off-topic but relevant in the U.S.
I thought my ears were betraying me yesterday when I could swear I heard CNN say that Mobama has decided to grant entry to Muslims who have offered jihadists ONLY minimal support! Is this unbelievable? Has anyone else here heard the same? I’ll keep checking this page for your take on this.
Bad Mo Foe says
It’s been covered here already:
http://www.jihadwatch.org/2014/02/obama-administration-unilaterally-eases-restrictions-on-immigrants-with-ties-to-jihad-terror-groups
Sovereign Man says
Indeed, it is absolutely crazy what the usurper regime is getting away with. They are intentionally taking away the power of border security and immigration services to turn back unwanted entrants into the country. A country has a right to control its borders, unless it is the US apparently. By the standards of the new rules, all of the 9/11 hijackers would be allowed in, according to Michael Cutler, retired INS Special Agent:
http://savingtherepublic.com/blog/tag/michael-cutler/
Champ says
“hey I’m a regular boy-scout!”
Alarmed Pig Farmer says
What, in the final analysis is a terrorist? Is he a mass murderer or a freedom fighter, a mujahdin?
If a tree falls in the forest and nobody’s there to hear it, it didn’t happen. If a bomb goes off in a Tel Aviv cafe ripping apart a couple of dozen, that didn’t happen, either. What happened is that the freedom fighters struck back at the awful oppression over them, and it’s a shame that innocents have to die in their political statement.
Bettina says
I hope you’re being sarcastic there, Farmer.
Richard Hart says
Two words: death penalty.
gts58 says
Why are Muslims still being permitted to enter the United States? Japan has an excellent foreign policy when it come to Muslims – they “Do not allow them into their country.” Japan recognized these Islamic nutcases have a their core – transformation of all non-Muslims into their brain dead ideology/cult.
Time to stop all immigration of Muslims and get rid of the Muslims who are here that will not “Swear Allegiance to the United States” and not to Sharia Law.
neaty says
Yes I thought Japan was one of the few countries that truely rejected muslim BS until I saw this strange article recently… I thought this was a very odd move on the part of the Japanese!
http://news.com.au/world/nisshin-maru-whaling-ship-awarded-halal-certificate-to-prove-slaughter-abides-by-muslim-law/story-fndir2ev-1226808058067
Jacksonl03 says
Test
DiogenesUSA says
It is important to truly understand the followers of Islam. What motivates them, what in their mind justifies their actions, and what to expect when having to deal with them. Every Muslim is required to participate (in some fashion) in what is commonly referred to as Jihad. From the common laborer, to the brain surgeon in Manhattan, New York.
For a clear understanding of Islam, its history and development to what we witness today, there is a recently published book available at Amazon.com or Barnes&Noble.com the title is;
Allah of the Qur’an and the God of the Bible “Are They the Same?”
Kathy Brown says
Wow. What a looker.