The high level of education among jihadis has been known for years, but it still surprises the learned analysts. Poverty and ignorance, contrary to U.S. policy and widespread belief, do not cause terrorism. The New York Times reported in March that “not long after the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001…Alan B. Krueger, the Princeton economist, tested the widespread assumption that poverty was a key factor in the making of a terrorist. Mr. Krueger’s analysis of economic figures, polls, and data on suicide bombers and hate groups found no link between economic distress and terrorism.”
CNS News noted in September 2013 that “according to a Rand Corporation report on counterterrorism, prepared for the Office of the Secretary of Defense in 2009, ‘Terrorists are not particularly impoverished, uneducated, or afflicted by mental disease. Demographically, their most important characteristic is normalcy (within their environment). Terrorist leaders actually tend to come from relatively privileged backgrounds.’ One of the authors of the RAND report, Darcy Noricks, also found that according to a number of academic studies, ‘Terrorists turn out to be more rather than less educated than the general population.’”
The “massive diversity,” by the way, is not in evidence in one area. The Islamic State recruits all have the same religion.
“The ISIS Files: What Leaked Documents Reveal About Terror Recruits,” by Richard Engel, Marc Smith and Tracy Connor, NBC News, April 18, 2016 (thanks to Pamela Geller):
A trove of ISIS personnel records obtained by NBC News has now been analyzed by experts at West Point, who say it’s the largest and “most significant” document cache of its kind, providing new insight into the terror group’s grand ambitions and diverse recruits.
The files reveal that the jihadists who joined the Islamic State in 2013 and 2014 were largely uninterested in suicide missions, better educated than expected and, to the alarm of those trying to stop the export of terror, very well-traveled.
NBC News received the dossiers from a Syrian man who said he stole the information, stored on a flash drive, from a senior ISIS commander. Over the last month, NBC News has worked with the Combating Terrorism Center at the elite military academy to transform them into a database of more than 4,000 foreign fighters from 71 countries.
The analysts believe the documents, which were also given to a British media outlet, are genuine and the details in them revelatory. They show the bureaucracy behind ISIS’ enlistment operation and a surprisingly varied fighting force captivated by the promise of a global Muslim caliphate.
“The largest takeaway from these documents is the massive diversity of the population,” Brian Dodwell, deputy director of the Combating Terrorism Center at West Point, told NBC News.
“We are talking an average age of around 26, 27 years old but we’re talking about everywhere from teenagers up until men in their 60s,” Dodwell added. “We’re talking about very diverse backgrounds from an education perspective — individuals who list their education as none up to those who listed their educations as Ph.D.s, masters degrees, MBAs … Everything from laborers to doctors and lawyers.”
The papers, written in Arabic and fully translated by NBC and West Point for the first time, provide a snapshot of each fighter — from nom de guerre and blood type to travel history and contact numbers for next of kin.Each candidate was asked if he wanted to be a regular fighter or a suicide bomber or suicide fighter, but only 12 percent ticked the box for martyrdom.
That ratio stands in stark contrast to another set of foreign fighters, those who joined Al Qaeda in Iraq in 2006 and 2007, more than half of whom volunteered to blow themselves up, according to West Point. And analysts say the disparity reflects how ISIS marketed itself to the world and the kind of future it envisioned.
“While they do need some suicide bombers, if all of their troops selected into the suicide category who would be left to fill that conventional army? Who would be left to serve as the Sharia officials, the police or the administrative?” Dodwell said.
“They’re selling this narrative of victory and sustaining… Many of these individuals it would seem are buying into that message and are going into there to live — not die.”
Nearly two-thirds of the enlistees were in the 21-30 age group, but the other ends of the spectrum were also well-represented. Some 40 recruits were under age 15 and about 400 were under 21. Almost a quarter fell between ages 31 and 40. About 4 percent were between 41 and 50 and there were even 42 men over the age of 50.
The oldest person in the database was nearly 70, a married father of five from Kyrgystan who wanted to be a fighter and not a suicide volunteer.
While six out of 10 fighters were single, 30 percent reported being married — and they had more 2,000 children between them. The notes on some of the applications show that some showed up with hopes of bringing their families along later if they could get the money needed for travel.
The dates on the records give a sense of what might have propelled some these men to join ISIS. One peak came in November 2013, a few months after the militants split off from the Al Qaeda-affiliated Nusra Front and rebranded themselves as the Islamic State or ISIS.
But the biggest recruitment period was July 2014, following some of ISIS’ most significant territorial seizures and the announcement that it was establishing a caliphate with dominion over the world’s Muslims.
“They are perhaps more educated than we would expect,” Dodwell said.
A third went to high school and a quarter had a college education; only 17 percent said they stopped their schooling after elementary or middle school. That level of education was higher than the average for many of the countries the men called home.
While the stats might suggest that the fighters had prospects in their homeland, the West Point experts noted that many of them had more menial jobs than their education might suggest — a possible source of frustration that could have played into their decision to join up.
The group was less educated on Islam than might be predicted. Seventy percent said they had only a basic understanding of sharia. And in an unexpected turn, those with a deeper understanding of Islamic law were actually less likely to choose to be suicide bombers or fighters, despite the religious justification for suicide attacks.
The applicants came from all job sectors. Listed occupations included beekeeper, perfume salesman, airline steward, Saudi intelligence worker, soldier in the Tunisian army. One reported he was in “counter-narcotics,” another that he was a hashish dealer. “May God forgive him and us!” that file added. There was someone who worked at a Starbucks in London, and another who boasted of being a mixed-martial arts trainer with gold medals to his name.
Overall, though, the fighters were more likely to have worked in low-skilled jobs. Only 104 had high-skilled or white-collar positions. There were 700 laborers, roughly 10 times the number of teachers, IT employees, or those in the military or police. But the vast majority were employed before they joined: Only 255 said they were jobless. Another big group had yet to enter the labor force: 656 students.
The three biggest feeder countries were Saudia [sic] Arabia (797 fighters), Tunisia (640) and Morocco (260), although Tunisia has the highest per capita rate. But they came from all corners of the world — from China (167) to Iceland (1) and Australia (13) to Trinidad and Tobago (2).
About 10 percent hailed from Western nations, including the United Kingdom (57) and the United States (14). In Europe, France (128) and Germany (80) had the highest numbers.
The international nature of the group is cause for concern, giving a glimpse of the ease with which ISIS members might be able to move around and blend in across the globe. Fifty-eight cited the U.S. as a country they had visited.
“They were from all over the world and the individuals had traveled all over the world,” Dodwell said. “I wouldn’t say a majority of them, but a good number of them were heavily traveled. One individual said he had been to 38 countries around the world. So some of them certainly have international experience and significant experience moving throughout the region and throughout the world.”
Each record contained a field where the person processing the paperwork could make notes. The miscellaneous entries were both haphazard and telling. They detailed issues with forged or lost passports, criminal records, health problems, and special family situations.
“Important, he has expertise in chemistry,” one notation said. Another: “He has experience in making explosives. He refused to provide his mother’s name out of concern for her safety.”
The dossiers contain the names of those supposedly vouching for the recruits, and it’s clear connections were important.
“His brother executed the metro operations in Madrid,” one note said, apparently referring to the 2004 commuter train bombings by an Al Qaeda cell that killed 191 people. A different applicant “tried to join the State through Abu-Ayman al Iraqi [a top ISIS commander killed in 2014] but they refused for lack of recommendation,” the file said….

mccode says
“Massive diversity”….
Except in their over-arching fanaticism.
old white guy says
the level of insanity provoked or invoked by the koran is undisputable.
vox populi says
… send the ones with PhD’s and MBA’s to Merkel, apparently they are the profiles she is looking for ….
خَليفة says
… And yet, I spite of their degrees they could not find satisfaction living in Kafirville.
Let’s not be too prejudicial, or too presumptuous, but let’s remember that a “D” is a passing grade, so when that class graduates, even the ones getting a few “D”s are still doctors, engineers, programmers, etc.
Another point is that companies often don’t hire the best qualified job seeker, but rather the one who gets along with the other employees and fits in as part of the team. This could be a potential problem for Muslims, as they dispise the kuffar.
most curious is the 12% suicide bomber signup.
paul says
I can sell you on line ANY degree they claim to possess. Unaccredited, Fakes, standards way too low, death threats if one fails, what a pile… They can’t even use toilet paper, and they have a degree?
How about the degree in taquia, and death threats? They are not coming to join our society but open warfare conquer it.
Walter Sieruk says
This a above photo is just one part of the “Massive Diversity” of evil since it’s connected to ISIS as well as other forms the militant jihad. Furthermore, about the vicious and ruthless jihadists of ISIS in their mad Islamic quest to establish a caliphate, with all the cruel, brutal and murdering violence that is part of it, will not respond the reason. For the Muslim fanatics who compose ISIS cannot understand logic, nor do they care about reason. Those jihadists of ISIS in their irrational unquestioning blind Islamic faith have and leave no room for reason. In this unreasoning blind Islamic drive the jihadist/Muslims who make up ISIS are a reminder of what Benjamin Franklin had printed in POOR RICHARD’S ALMANACK. Which is “The way to see by faith is to shut the eye of reason.”
paul says
ISIS is another name for liberal diversity.. The group obola funded, trained and created. How can they be ALL bad?
Walter Sieruk says
Such a hideous thing as this is in reality a “Massive Diversity ” of madness and wickedness because ISIS has its heinous hand in all of this nonsense. in addition, one of the explanation as to how such totally unconscionable, ruthless, vicious actions and murderous are committed by the Muslim terrorists who compose the brutal and deadly jihad entity ISIS is answer in the following . The jihadists of ISIS are engaging in the Islamic doctrine of “Muruna” which is the dogma of Islam that teaches committing evil for the greater good is a noble part of the jihad for Islam. This is, in essence, the same type of “philosophy” that the communists had gone by in the twentieth century. That it’s a “good thing “ to commit many evils to obtain a “worker’s paradise.” Likewise, during World War II even the Nazis had this line of thinking.” To express, as in to illustrate this idea, even more, is by using a twenty-first century movie. Near the end of this movie, just before the final defeat of the super-arch –villain General Zod , that super villain said “No matter how brutal and deadly I was I did it for the greater good.” That is the common mindset of many villains including those of ISIS.
Westman says
It’s the old, “the end justifies the means”. Even the Catholic Church has been in the burning and boiling business to “save” souls. It never leaves a good reputation for its supposed beneficiary.
Marcel Berube says
Except Catholic Church has not a burning and boiling business written down black on white in the Gospels.
When you compares two things gives the facts not the ignorant average street man first thing that comes out of his mouth. Please.
mortimer says
…d’une logique impeccable.
While the church on many occasions fell short of the peaceful teachings of Jesus, all Muslims fall short of the violent, intolerant teachings of Mohammed when they do not conduct jihad. Jihad is the prime directive of Islam. Mohammed participated in violence every 6 weeks in the last years of his life before his followers assassinated him by poisoning.
Westman says
It is a history that cannot be denied, and it is not a comparison. If anything it points out that these actions are temporary when they are in opposition to the actual ideology. No Christian church does such things today, while Islam has spread evil from its conception because it is enshrined in Islamic Theology.
The assumption that the man in the street is unaware of these differences is not supported by modern communication and literacy. If anything they are unaware of the violence in Islamic theology; assuming that it is like the Christianity they have experienced.
ECAW says
Mortimer – Why do you say “his followers assassinated him by poisoning”?
I can only find this in Ibn Ishaq:
“After the apostle of Allah had rested, the captive woman Zaynab brought him a roasted sheep. She had asked what portion of the sheep the apostle of Allah most enjoyed and, having been told that it was the leg, she put much poison into it, although she also poisoned the whole sheep. When she placed it before the apostle he took a bite, but did not swallow; Bishr likewise took a piece, but he did swallow. Then the apostle of Allah spat his out, saying, ‘This bone informs me that it is poisoned.’ He summoned the woman, who confessed what she had done, and asked, ‘What made thee do this?’ She replied, ‘It is no secret to thee, what my people feel towards thee. I said to myself, “If he be only a king, we shall be delivered of him; but if he be a prophet, he will know of the poison and guard himself.”‘ The apostle released her, but Bishr died of the piece he had eaten.
During his last sickness, years later, the apostle said, ‘I feel the vein of my heart bursting from the food I ate at Khaybar’; from these words, Muslims conclude that the apostle died a martyr of battle, as well as being favoured by Allah with the dignity of prophetic office.”
So he was poisoned but by a captive rather than his followers and he survived. His self diagnosis years later doesn’t carry much weight does it?
Mirren10 says
”During his last sickness, years later, the apostle said, ‘I feel the vein of my heart bursting from the food I ate at Khaybar’ ”
*Years* later ? I’d like to know what kind of poison has such a delayed reaction !
Just another way of blaming ‘da Jooos’, I suppose.
Westman says
ISIS is the JV team that turns down applicants. Perhaps they are graduating to the varsity team?
Some evil things only go away through prayer and fasting. These guys need warfare and bashing. I thought POTUS said they could make short work of “ISIL”. What happened?
خَليفة says
Why does Obama not want to deport millions of illegal immigrants? Why does he want to bring in 10000 supposed Syrians? Why does he have ICE just release criminals?
Seems like the hidden agenda is to: Cause chaos, over load the welfare system, break the state bank, impoverish people ( a weakened population is easy to overthrow – hard to fight back )
linnte says
Calipha, I would say you hit the nail on the head. Personally I think this whole incredible immigrant issue is because Big Money wants a New World Order. One world that is run by the United Nations or maybe a new group of kings perhaps. A whole population like the USA cannot be overthrown unless it is destitute.
Mark Swan says
Yep
خَليفة says
Linnte – I think so too.
linnte says
Good to hear confirmation of my thoughts. We are living in very scary times!
DFD says
You’re catching on folks.
NWO means: Against all of us
Angemon says
Anticolonialism – As Dinesh D’Souza puts it, “the doctrine that rich countries of the West got rich by invading, occupying and looting poor countries of Asia, Africa and South America”. In that context, anticolonialism means limiting the power, wealth and influence of Western/capitalist nations. If that reeks of communism/socialism, it’s because it’s intertwined with communist/socialist propaganda.
mortimer says
Many high-ranking Nazis had advanced education, even PhD’s in law.
Many high-ranking Jihadis have advanced education, even degrees in medicine or computer science.
Nazis believed in the Master Race Theory.
Jihadis believe in the Master Religion Theory.
The Master Race Theory gave Nazis the right to abuse their inferiors.
The Master Religion Theory gives Jihadis the right to abuse their inferiors.
Wellington says
Apt juxtaposition, mortimer. I would only add that what you said of Nazis and Muslims can also be said of Marxists. Many Marxists were highly educated too (hell, still are) and yet were only too ready to do what all totalitarian ideologies instruct the true believer to do, i.e., single out groups of human beings for second-class status or death.
Islam does it with non-believers. Nazism did it with certain ethnic groups. Marxism does it with socio-economic groups (the upper and middle classes). Herein lies the ultimate evil of all totalitarian ideologies, i.e., the “us versus them” phenomenon of a most egregious, dangerous and lethal kind. That’s why slaughter is the handmaiden of ALL totalitarian systems of thought.
Even good systems of thought, examples being Christianity and democracy, can produce many adherents who go astray most terribly, even to the point of death for others, but this is indicative of betrayal of such a system of thought while with totalitarian ideologies the wickedness is evidence not of betrayal but fulfillment. A greater contrast would be hard to find though this is still lost on many who make glib comparisons, for instance between Islam and Christianity.
Mirren10 says
”Even good systems of thought, examples being Christianity and democracy, can produce many adherents who go astray most terribly, even to the point of death for others, but this is indicative of betrayal of such a system of thought while with totalitarian ideologies the wickedness is evidence not of betrayal but fulfillment.”
Excellently put, Wellington.
mortimer says
seconding Mirren10 : “Excellently put, Wellington”
Christianity at its WORST resembled Islam at its BEST…jihad.
The Crusades were counterjihads.
Mark Swan says
Very Well-Put Wellington
Westman says
Perhaps what makes Islam stand out over the historic temporal deviations of other ideologies, is consistency and the declaration that all humans, not in its “brotherhood”, are enemies.
Devout Muslims would be expected to have some paranoia about Infidels since Muhammad poisoned their minds with anti-Jew, anti-Infidel rhetoric in the Quran and his personal statements.
DFD says
To Mortimer & Wellington
Precisely, it’s a struggle against totalitarianism, tyranny. Which is appealing to a large number of peoples.
What bugs me is the question: Why is this also, or maybe so appealing to well educated, and even privileged peoples?
Let me put it by way of example, a book gets into your hands, and you read that they “enemy” (Jews, Capitalist, Kafir, other-looking, Bohemian, Indian {red}, Kraut, Yankee, imperialists, etc.) must be defeated or eliminated so as to “liberate” the masses, believers, chosen ones, superior ones, etc. …
ONE OUGHT TO RECOIL! That ought to ring alarm bells, nay, sirens! Think Pol Pot (when will ISIS overtake him?)
Yet, people from comfortable backgrounds, good education, having shelves of *read* books, even with notes, in their homes; subscribe to such – evil teachings. For lack of a better word.
That is what leaves me, in a way, numb. It seems to be somehow inexplicable.
Fessitude says
We also must discriminate between historical Christians killing and/or fighting for good reasons, and killing and/or fighting for bad reasons — then refocus our Ego Quoque that would charitably disengage the sin from the (Christian) doctrine onto only the latter (the focus and the discrimination, at any rate, remains speculative (but reasonable), given that we can’t know which was which about more than perhaps a small number known to history).
AnneCrockett says
A beekeeper? Hmmmmm- a stomach stapled beekeeper leaps to mind… ?
Mirren10 says
I’d love to know how ‘Honest Ibe’ got this moniker. Do tell ! 🙂
AnneCrockett says
I don’t know who first mentioned that Hooper had some sort of stomach stapling and keeps bees.
The bee keeper thing interests me, because in the early days of wikipedia there was one pseudonymous editor whose three obsessions were 1) aggressively removing anything negative from the articles about anyone connected with CAIR, 2) aggressively pushing to have every negative mention of Robert Spencer catalogued on his wikipedia bio, and 3) constantly pushing junk science about the near miraculous benefits of bee pollen or raw honey or something like that- maybe even trying to advertise some product on the wikipedia page– I honestly don’t recall the details, but when I read that Hooper keeps bees, it rang a bell.
Mirren10 says
Thanks, Anne.
I’ve noted Robert refers to Hooper as the stapled stomached beekeeper; just wondered where it came from. 🙂
Angemon says
Kinda like the way colleges in America are striving after diversity but Conservatives need not apply…
gravenimage says
So true.
Mark Swan says
Yes it is
Dude says
But but … Trudeau says “conflict and radicalization” are caused by “poor governance and lack of economic opportunity”!
Mae says
Ah, yes, going to their mosques and “worshipping” with a beatific face only shows his utter inability to reason. His sycophancy is beyond disgusting. Canadian citizens are already realizing the folly of electing his party, and the complete disconnect from reality he brings to the nation. God help us!
Dude says
Yes it is disgusting. Remember Harper’s speech after the Ottawa attack? The same day, he called it terrorism, and he included the attack in St. Jean sur Richelieu. He knew what was what. Trudeau on the other hand, couldn’t wait to reassure the muslim community (!) in his speech. Remember that? Remember Harper’s plain language in his statement after Charlie Hebdo (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SOwM9UT5_5E)? Remember when Trudeau objected to the use of the word barbaric to describe “spousal abuse, honour killings, female genital mutilation, forced marriage or other gender-based violence”? Remember Harper’s steadfast support of Israel? Now we have a muslim at 24 sussex who is cool with convicted terrorists remaining citizens. Great. Just great. Harper, come back!!!
Hope says
Oh, gee. And here all this time I thought that people became Islamic terrorists because they were “marginalized” by imperialistic, racist, infidel societies. You know, denied a good education and forced to live in humiliating, abject poverty. I mean, that’s what the liberal media keeps saying. Wow, I guess the liberal media was wrong. Maybe there is a different common denominator that explains why muslims become terrorists? Hmmm…. what could it be? Raise your hand if you know it….
linnte says
Their goal is the global Caliphate! SO WILL THEY SHARE THE NAMES WITH THE MEDIA? Shame on them for not doing so. Every single one of these ISIS families should be SHAMED back to the Middle East.
gravenimage says
“Massive diversity” among Islamic State jihadis, many have PhDs, master’s degrees, MBA’s
……………………
Gee–isn’t “diversity” always a positive? That’s what we hear all the time, anyway…
Westman says
I’ve noticed that there is great diversity in any hospital Psych Wards….
Mark Swan says
Absolutely
Jaladhi says
Gee, there goes the myth that these are all uneducated madrassa trained jihadis and they don’t represent Islam – yes they are all educated and madrassa trained jihadis and true Muslims and are fighting for imposing Islam on all of us. ISIS=Islam.
Jaladhi says
Here is an idea – all these world leaders of UK, Europe, USA, Australia should be locked up in madrassa in Pakistan and taught Islam so that they can realize what ISIS is doing is real Islam and not a nuovo found religion.
Hmm, there is a slight chance that they may all become jihadis like ISIS.
Mark Swan says
ISIS Is Honest Islam
paraquat says
Yeah, it’s great that Saudi Arabia uses its oil wealth to set up madrassahs to educate Muslim kids. But why stop there – what’s needed is a college fund to finance Jihadi Studies departments at universities. You can take classes like Suicide Bombing 101, Wife Beating, Honor Killing and many other practical everyday subjects.
“Diversity” is a wonderful thing.
Mark Swan says
You Bet It Is
billybob says
Of Course The Muslim Brotherhood is a Terror Organization…
http://beta.townhall.com/columnists/jimhanson/2016/04/18/of-course-the-muslim-brotherhood-is-a-terror-organization-n2150068
linnte says
All this jaw jaw, is talk that educates and firms resolve regarding Islam and Muslims. Besides murdering every single Muslim aged 0-100, the only thing I know that will HELP stop Islam is EDUCATING our selves and it is CRITICAL to teach others about the goals of Islam. Read Robert Spencers books (they are well written and sometimes funny), but mostly READ THE QUR’AN! Debate with people who say Islam is a religion of peace and don’t be AFRAID to speak your truth. They will call you a bigot, an islamophobe, a racist. Even so, encourage them to read the Qur’an so they can see for themselves what that book really says. And don’t stop! Share these articles on Facebook if you have an account. The LEFT is convinced that Islam is “just another religion” benign and innocuous. It is not! Every Muslim knows what the goal of Islam is- world domination. Teach and be taught.
Mark Swan says
Good advice linnte
Gary says
They’re just smart enough to be duped by a lie. Mohammad cannot save. There is no other name given among men that saves but the name of Jesus.
Satan: Alive and flourishing in Islam.
Marty says
There were also large numbers of intelligent & well educated Nazis.
Attraction to evil is not exclusive to people of low intellect.
Aussie Infidel says
When will it get through to our ignorant leaders that jihadists are not driven by poverty or ignorance, but a fanatical devotion to their criminal ideology. This ‘tiny percentage of radicals’ who supposedly follow some ‘perverted version’ of the Quran, are simply the sociopaths and psychopaths in the Muslim community who are prepared to commit violence for the sake of Allah. It is a combination of male testosterone and the desire for the fictional Paradise (and all those virgins), which drive these deeply indoctrinated young men. Those who do not understand the Muslim yearning for martyrdom, do not understand Islam.
Sociopaths exist in all communities, at around 5-15% of the general population – our own included. In Islamic societies, because of the level of dysfunctionality, these figures could well be higher. Such people are emotionally deficient, with no empathy for others, or remorse for their actions and have difficulty relating to others. They often become involved in criminal activity, and in Western societies, end up in jail. But in Islamic societies, criminal activities against kafirs are sanctioned by the verses of violence in the Quran. Muslims are commanded to wage holy war against non-Muslims to subjugate their religion and culture, and replace them with Islam and its discriminatory Sharia law.
No doubt, marginalisation of Muslim youths in Western societies, and naive Western foreign policy in the Middle East, are also to blame; but these issues would be only the final links in the chain of motivation. Even if Western governments behaved impeccably toward Islamic countries, sooner or later there would be a resumption of the Islamic jihad.
Islam attracts criminals and has no place in a civilised society.
aaron mrand says
again I will tell you…..read genesis chapter 16….Ishmael “will be a wild ass of a man. his hand will be
against every man and every mans hand against him. and he will live among his brethren”…..education?
economics? blah, blah…..typical for man to ignore the truth when it is right under their noses and go
plundering around in the valley of “excuses” to try and prove a point……no wonder…… we are such pitiful
creatures……
underbed cat says
What is the connection between pharma and the religion of peace to dumb down America….through addiction and pill mills.? I wonder…..movies praises and normalizes drug use? Organizations entered universities with cash and darwa for the students…for what diversity? Negative propaganda about Christian values? For many years governments deal with the clever jihadist suits and scholars to allow the enemy to be valued and of course enter the gates. Never noticing the drive to conquer thru misdirection. Of course the Sauds know nothing but how to aid terror and elections.
linnte says
The Pharma connection is POPPIES! Afghanistan rejoices in America’s addiction to narcotics. As does the whole Muslim Ummah. At one point in my Nursing career, I worked in a Detox hospital. Addiction to narcs is rampant among Americans who have had any major surgery-getting OFF the drugs is a painful and humiliating process. Very sad. If Big Pharma were not so intent on addicting a large part of our society, we could have stayed the heck out of Afghanistan. There is Exponential money in narcotics.
Fessitude says
Speaking of Muslims and pain medication…
Years ago, while helping a friend study for the international N-CLEX nursing exam, I noticed the review manual (Complete Review for NCLEX-RN, 2007 edition) had a section on “Cultural Diversity” issues buried way in the back of this telephone book-sized manual (on page in Unit IX, “Legal and Ethical Issues in Nursing”) — and within that section was a subsection on “American Arabs” (amid many other hyphenated Americans, including the Classic Coke African-Americans), which mentions a few interesting details about the members of this particular subculture. Under the subsection “Health and Illness Beliefs” we find:
“8. Immediate pain relief is expected and may be persistently requested.”
And then, under the subsection “Nursing Interventions” we find:
“1. Be aware that the client will be persistent in the request for pain medication.”
The fact that a manual like this, with a million other facts to explain & report, would go out of its way to note this, must mean it is indeed significant and prevalent. And I checked the other hyphenated Americans (Hispanic-American, African-American, Asian-American, Native American) — none of them share this curious detail with the Arab-Americans.
Other interesting details listed there include:
“2. Arab Americans believe that God or the prophet Muhammed is omnipotent and cause for all health and illness.” [Interesting, eh? Ever notice how Muslims insist they “don’t worship Mohammed”…? Methinks that’s just another lie in their kit-bag of kitman…]
And:
“7. …invasive therapies are seen as superior to nonnoninvasive therapies.” [Translation: “Doctor, I have a migraine, please behead me!: 🙂 ]
P.S.: That “Arab American” is being used metonymously for Muslims may be gleaned from the fact that under the subsection “Religion and Spirituality” for Arab Americans, Islam is the predominant topic (and even for the minority of non-Muslim Arab Americans, there may well be residues of cultural and psychological dhimmitude).
Hmmm…
Fessitude says
I forgot to note the pages in the manual where “Arab Americans” are discussed — pages 1050-1051.
linnte says
Fess, you described the NCLEX testing book perfectly. I aced my test. Before reading the Qur’an I would have loved to care for Arab Muslims. Now, I would have to ask to not be assigned to them. So glad I am retired in these crazy days. I have never been one to keep my opinions or knowledge to myself, and probably would have lost my job over the Muslim patient!
Angemon says
Fessitude posted:
““2. Arab Americans believe that God or the prophet Muhammed is omnipotent and cause for all health and illness.” [Interesting, eh? Ever notice how Muslims insist they “don’t worship Mohammed”…? Methinks that’s just another lie in their kit-bag of kitman…]”
Or maybe the people who wrote the book are moral relativists who think all faiths teach the same and that muhammad is for muslims what Jesus is for Christians. While I’m all in favour for arguing that muslims worship muhammad, I don’t think medical literature is the place to go for evidence.
“P.S.: That “Arab American” is being used metonymously for Muslims ”
Nope. Arabs have one physiology. Caucasians have another. Africans have another. There are even regional differences (for example, East and West Africans). Doctors need to take those physiological differences into consideration. A Somali muslim would not fall in the same physiological category as an Arab muslim for the simple reason that islam is not a race.
Hummer says
I remember President Clinton stating the cause was poverty and ignorance. Unfortunately for us the ignorance was his and elitists who “think” like him. 1400 years of violence and millions of people killed ought to be proof enough but it doesn’t fit with the “civilized” elitists ideas and so we pay the price for our leaderships ignorance.
Florida Jim says
Most of the current degrees being given away are as worthless as the owners. They are meaningless. Harvard is a joke a political joke with no education simply endless indoctrination of godless principles tp godless people. Students pay a fortune to professor’s who are less bright than Chris Mathews or Barry Obama two wild-eyed phonies who graduated from these foul schools. Education is worthless and the instructors should be jailed for teaching nothing and ripping off students, parents and friends.
Imagine a muslim university what could they possibly teach they have done nothing but murder people for centuries.
common sense says
Can we point and shoot now? Education even if it was legit won’t save them from our ordinance. War and death does not discriminate but we continue to appease these animals. Do we want to be like all the other nations and believe that our rights emanate from our government? (NO) Or as our founders believed from our creator and that our rights are unalienable. YES! Our current subservient believes that IS has more rights than we do just as so called leaders in Europe do. This is what happens when you are a ‘subject’ of the king instead of our POTUS being OUR servant as directed.
Rachel Cohen says
In relation to Sharia Islam, such advanced degrees are irrelevant–all Sharia Muslims are godless mass murdering terrorists.