Myrick Plan to stop Islamic Terroism
Congresswoman Sue Myrick
Proposes Anti-Terrorism Agenda For America
August 7, 2008 -- North Carolina
Congresswoman Sue Myrick (R) is co-chair of the
Congressional Anti-Terrorism Caucus, a bipartisan group
that includes Jane Harman (D-CA).
As part of
her personal effort to fight Islamic extremism, Myrick
has created a 10-point action program that she calls the
“Wake Up America” plan.
This 10-point plan includes
the following proposals:
1. Will call for a government
investigation of all US military chaplains who were
approved by Abdurahman Alamoudi.
2. Will call for a government
investigation of all US prison chaplains who were
approved by Abdurahman Alamoudi.
3. Will call for the
Government Accounting Office (GAO) to investigate the
selection process of Arabic translators in the FBI and
DoD.
4. Will call for the Internal
Revenue Service to investigate the Council on
American-Islamic Relations' (CAIR) 501(c)(3)
non-profit status which restricts "lobbying on behalf
of a foreign government".
5. Introduce a bill to make
the preaching, publication, or distribution of
materials that call for the death of American
citizens, attacks on the United States Government or
Armed Forces, or the financing of the means and/or
operations to accomplish these acts, acts of sedition
and/or solicitation of treason. Background/Media Pack
Points 1-5 http://www.myrick.house.gov/Myrick%20Agenda%201.PDF
6. Will call on the Government
Accountability Office to conduct an audit to verify
the total sovereign wealth fund investment in the
7. Will attempt to cancel
scholarship student visa program with Saudi Arabia
until they reform their textbooks.
8. Will introduce a bill to
restrict R-1/R-2 religious visas for imams who come
from countries that do not allow reciprocal visits by
non-Muslim clergy.
9. Will introduce a bill to
cancel contracts to train Saudi police and other
security forces in US Counterterrorism tactics until
the Saudi's certify the prosecution of Al Qaeda
financiers, like Yasin al-Kadi, and the detention of
repatriated Guantanamo terrorists that keep being
released into the general population after being
"rehabilitated".
10. Will introduce or sponsor
a bill to block the sale of sensitive military
munitions, especially Joint Direct Attack Munitions
(JDAMs), to Saudi Arabia. Background/Media Pack Points
6-10 http://www.myrick.house.gov/Myrick%20Agenda%201.PDF
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Top ten reasons why Islam is not the religion of peace
Ever since 9/11, Muslim leaders who have access to the national
media have told us that Islam is the religion of peace and
that violence does not represent the essence of Muhammad's
religion.
Even President Bush and
Sadly it is not, for empirical, observable facts
demonstrate beyond doubt that Islam at its founding is
filled with violence—in the life of Muhammad himself and
in the Quran itself.
Hence, these Muslim apologists must stop misleading
unsuspecting Westerners, and they must be honest about the
heart of their religion, for once and for all.
Here are ten clear, verifiable reasons that explain why
Islam is not the religion of peace.
Clear? In order to prevent the standard, reflexive 'out
of context' defense from Muslim apologists, the context of
each verse in the Quran is explained either in this
article or in the links provided within each of the ten
reasons. No verse is taken out of context, and Muslim
translators are used.
Verifiable? The readers are invited to look up each verse
in the Quran in multiple translations, by visiting this website and
typing in references, like so: 61:10—12. (61 is the
chapter or sura, and 10—12 are the verses). Once at the
site, they should ignore request for the transliterated
Arabic titles of the chapters in the Quran, and just type
in the numbers.
10. Muhammad nicknames his weapons.
Tabari (AD 839—923) is an early Muslim historian who is
considered largely reliable by scholars today. In fact,
the State University of New York Press selected his
history to be translated into 38 volumes. (We use volume
9, pp. 153—55, trans. Ismail K. Poonawala.)
In the context of the list of Muhammad's assets (horses,
camels, milch sheep, and so on) at the end of his life,
Tabari records the nicknames of Muhammad's weapons.
Muhammad nicknames three swords that he took from the
Jewish tribe Qaynuqa after he banished them from
Next, Muhammad took three bows from the Qaynuqa tribe and
named them as follows: 'Most conducive to ease, or wide,'
'white,' and 'of nab wood' (species of tree from which
bows are made).
The name of a coat of mail implies 'ampleness' or
'redundant portions,' probably because Muhammad was portly
(cf. Ibn Ishaq, Life of Muhammad, trans.
Guillaume, p. 383).
Finally, even Muhammad himself has a nickname. After
Tabari lists the positive ones, he matter—of—factly
provides one that is not so positive: 'The obliterator.'
Muslim apologists may object that Tabari is not
authoritative (except when he shows Muhammad as heroic or
victorious) and that he is not on the same level as the
Quran and some hadiths (words and deeds of Muhammad
outside of the Quran). This is true. But Muslim apologists
still must answer why such a tradition of naming weapons
developed about Muhammad. After all, later,
unauthoritative traditions about Christ developed, but
they do not show him naming weapons. The answer to this
question is found in the next nine reasons.
Thus, violence sits at the heart of early Islam—in the
life of Muhammad. Islam is therefore not the religion of
peace.
9. Muhammad commands in his Quran that adulterers
and adulteresses should receive a hundred lashes.
24:2 Strike the adulteress and the adulterer
one hundred times. Do not let
compassion for them keep you from carrying out God's
law—if you believe in God and the Last Day—and ensure
that a group of believers witnesses the punishment.
(Haleem)
The supposed historical context of this sura occurs
during a raid of a tribe in December 627 or January 628,
on which Muhammad brought his favorite and youngest wife,
Aisha, also the daughter of Abu Bakr, his right—hand
lieutenant. After the Muslims' victory, they journeyed
back to
However, a handsome young Muslim named Safwan saw her and
accompanied her back to
Sura 24 thus establishes some ground rules against
adultery, of which flogging one hundred times is one of
the rules. Amazingly, 24:2 exhorts the accusers and judges
not to let compassion keep them from carrying out God's
law.
Moreover, early and reliable traditions depict Muhammad
and his Muslims stoning adulterers and adulteresses, as
recorded by Bukhari and Muslim:
Umar said: God sent Muhammad with the truth and sent
down the Book [Quran] to him, and the verse of stoning
was included in what God most high sent down. God's
messenger [Muhammad] had people stoned to death, and we
have done it also since his death. Stoning is a duty
laid down in God's Book for married men and women who
commit fornication when proof is established, or if
there is pregnancy, or a confession.
Umar was Muhammad's right—hand lieutenant (along with Abu
Bakr), and even shortly after Muhammad's death he tried
very hard to get a verse allowing stoning into the Quran,
but he did not succeed (Ibn Ishaq, Life of Muhammad,
trans. Guillaume, p. 684). Be that as it may, this and the
next hadith are sufficient for many Muslims today to
endorse stoning, as seen here and
here.
Perhaps the most gruesome hadith is the following. A
woman came to the Prophet and asked for purification. He
told her to go away and seek God's forgiveness. She
persisted four times and admitted that she was pregnant as
a result of fornication. He told her to wait until she had
given birth. Then he said that the Muslim community should
wait until she had weaned her child. When the day arrived
for the child to take solid food, Muhammad handed the
child over to the community and ordered the woman's death
by stoning.
And when he had given command over her and she was
put in a hole up to her breast, he ordered the people to
stone her. Khalid b. al—Walid came forward with a stone
which he threw at her head, and when the blood spurted
on his face he cursed her . . . (Muslim)
The Prophet prayed over her dead body and then buried
her. Truthfully, how effective was the prayer when
Muhammad and his community murdered her in cold blood?
They should have forgiven her and let her go to raise her
child.
Even if Muslim apologists today do not accept these
hadiths, then they still have to answer why the true God
would send down the harsh punishment of lashing in the
Quran (Sura 24:2), when the New Testament says nothing
about this. Christians should therefore rightly reject
this verse, for Christ forgave the woman caught in
adultery (John 8:1—11). He showed us the better way and
taught the will of the true God.
For more information on this early punishment and how it
is applied today, link to this
article, which also answers Muslim apologists and
explains John 8:1—11 more thoroughly.
Thus, cruel violence sits at the heart of early Islam—in
Muhammad's life and in his Quran. Islam is therefore not
the religion of peace.
8. Muhammad in his Quran permits husbands to beat
their wives.
4:34 Husbands should take full care of their wives,
with [the bounties] God has given to some more than
others and with what they spend out of their own money.
Righteous wives are devout and guard what God would have
them guard in the husbands' absence. If you fear
high—handedness from your wives, remind them [of the
teaching of God], then ignore them when you go to bed, then
hit them. If they obey you, you have
no right to act against them. God is most high and great.
(Haleem)
Written in the historical context of the Battle of Uhud
(March 625), in which Islam lost 70 holy warriors, this
verse belongs to a larger collection of verses that
outlines laws for the family, such as how to divide the
inheritance and to how to oversee the assets of orphans
(vv. 1—35).
Plainly said, Sura 4:34 specifies that husbands may beat
their unruly wives if the husbands 'fear' highhandedness,
quite apart from whether the wives are actually being
highhanded. This puts the interpretation of the wives'
behavior squarely in the husbands' judgment, and this
swings the door to abuse wide open. This verse embodies a
gigantic cultural and social step backwards and should be
rejected by all fair—minded and reasonable people.
For a more thorough analysis of this hurtful practice,
refer to this
article.
Thus, domestic violence sits at the heart of early
Islam—in the life of Muhammad and his Quran. Islam is
therefore not the religion of peace.
7. Muhammad in his Quran commands that the hands
of male or female thieves should be cut off.
5:38 Cut off the hands of thieves,
whether they are male or female, as punishment for what
they have done—a deterrent from God: God is almighty and
wise. 39 But if anyone repents after his wrongdoing and
makes amends, God will accept his repentance: God is
most forgiving and merciful. (Haleem)
Three passages in the hadith interpret Muhammad's policy
and provide its context. This is a quick compilation taken
from the two most reliable collectors and editors of the
hadith, Bukhari (810—870 AD) and Muslim (c. 817—875 AD):
Aisha [favorite wife of Muhammad] reported the
Prophet saying, 'A thief's hand should be cut off for
only a quarter of a dinar and upwards.'
A dinar, a word taken from the Roman denarius, was not a
small sum, but not exorbitant either, yet one—fourth of a
dinar merits the loss of a hand in Muhammad's view.
Ibn Umar said the Prophet had a thief's hand cut off
for a shield worth three dirhams.
The shield was fairly expensive. The poor in Muhammad's
armies could not afford one. But is a shield equal to a
hand?
Abu Huraira reported the Prophet as saying, 'God
curse a thief who steals an egg and has his hand cut
off, and steals a rope and has his hand cut off!'
Some commentators are quick to say that an 'egg' is
really a helmet, and the rope is a ship's rope, which is
sizable and costly. However, the translation above is
usually accepted, and this means that the penalty could be
imposed for trivial thefts. But even if the more expensive
items are in view here, they still do not measure up to a
hand.
For more information on this gruesome practice and its
historical context, link to this
article, which also answers Muslim apologists who
seek to defend this practice and which also contrasts
Christ with Muhammad. Suffice it to say here, Christ never
endorsed this sort of violence. And Paul the Apostle says
that thieves should work with their hands in order to
share with those in need, not get their hand cut off
(Ephesians 4:28). So Paul excels Muhammad.
Thus, harsh and excessive punitive violence sits at the
heart of early Islam—in Muhammad's life and in the Quran.
Islam is therefore not the religion of peace.
6. Muhammad assassinates poets and poetesses.
These two poets represent others in early Islam.
March 624: Uqba bin Abu Muayt
Uqba mocked Muhammad in
March 624: Amsa bint Marwan
Amsa was a poetess who belonged to a tribe of Medinan
pagans, and whose husband was named Yazid b. Zayd. She
composed a poem blaming the Medinan pagans for obeying a
stranger (Muhammad) and for not taking the initiative to
attack him by surprise. When the Prophet heard what she
had said, he asked, 'Who will rid me of Marwan's
daughter?' A member of her husband's tribe volunteered and
crept into her house that night. She had five children,
and the youngest was sleeping at her breast. The assassin
gently removed the child, drew his sword, and plunged it
into her, killing her in her sleep.
The following morning, the assassin defied anyone to take
revenge. No one took him up on his challenge, not even her
husband. In fact, Islam became powerful among his tribe.
Previously, some members who had kept their conversion
secret now became Muslims openly, 'because they saw the
power of Islam,' so conjectures an early Muslim source
that reports the assassination.
In addition to the sources that recount these and other
assassinations, the Quran also supports harsh punishments
for mockers and insulters (Suras 3:186; 33:57; 33:59—61;
and 9:61—63).
However, even if Muslims reject the early non—Quranic
sources where these assassinations are found, they still
must answer these questions: Why would such a tradition
grow up around Muhammad in friendly Islamic sources? What
was it about Muhammad that produced such reports? Why are
these sources eager to present their prophet in a
'positive' way?
For an in—depth analysis of Muhammad's assassinations of
poets and how they justify assassinations of artists
today, like the one of Theo
van Gogh, the Dutch filmmaker, refer to this
article, which also answers the Muslim apologists
who try to justify Muhammad's deadly policy, and which
contrasts early Christianity with early Islam—Jesus
assassinated no one, neither did he order this in the
Gospels.
Thus, bullying and murderous violence sits at the heart
of early Islam—in Muhammad's life and in the Quran. Islam
is therefore not the religion of peace.
5. Muhammad commands death or the cutting off of
hands and feet for fighting and corrupting the land.
5:33 Indeed, the punishment of those who fight Allah
and His Messenger and who go around corrupting the land
is to be killed, crucified, have their
hands and feet cut off on opposite sides,
or to be banished from the land. That is a disgrace for
them in this life, and in the life to come theirs will
be a terrible punishment. 34 Except for those who repent
before you overpower them. Know, then, that Allah is
All—Forgiving, Merciful. (Fakhry)
According to the hadith, the historical context of these
verses runs as follows and clarifies 'fighting' and
'corrupting' the land.
Some Arab tribesmen visited the Prophet, but fell sick in
the uncongenial climate of
This news reached him, and he ordered them to be hunted
down and brought before him. He decreed that their hands
and feet should be cut off, their eyes gouged out, and
their bodies thrown upon stony ground until they died.
For more information on this policy that punishes people
today based on Sura 5:33, even on ambiguous
charges, and for a reply to Muslim apologists, link
to this
article, which also contrasts Christ with Muhammad.
Thus, gruesome violence sits at the heart of early
Islam—in Muhammad's life and in the Quran. Islam is
therefore not the religion of peace.
4. Muhammad aggressively attacks Meccan caravans.
A year or so after Muhammad's Hijrah from Mecca to Medina
in 622, he attacks Meccan caravans six times, and sent out
a punitive expedition three—days away against an Arab
tribe that stole some Medinan grazing camels (or cattle),
totaling seven raids.
W. Montgomery Watt, a highly reputable
The chief point to notice is that the Muslims
took the offensive. With one
exception the seven expeditions were directed against
Meccan caravans. The geographical situation lent itself
to this. Caravans from
It must be emphatically stated that the Meccans never
sent a force up to the doorstep of
Hence, two Muslim scholar—apologists are deliberately
inaccurate when they assert that the caravans 'passed
through' Medina, adding that the Muslims haphazardly
sought for whatever spoils they could get, whereas the
Meccans mobilized for war (Isma'il R. al—Faruqi and Lois
Lamya'al Faruqi, The Cultural Atlas of Islam,
New York: Macmillan, 1986, 134). Rather, it is more
accurate to say that the Muslims were aggressively
harassing the Meccans.
To complete the military picture of Muhammad's life from
622 to 632, Watt sums up the number of expeditions that
Muhammad either sent out or went out on: seventy—four
(Muhammad at Medina, pp. 2; 339—43). They range from
negotiations (only a few compared to the violent
expeditions), to small assassination hit squads, to the
conquest of
For a fuller account of these six early aggressive
attacks against Meccan caravans, go to this
article, which explains more thoroughly why these
attacks are not defensive.
Thus, aggressive military violence sits at the heart of
early Islam—in Muhammad's life and in the Quran. Islam is
therefore not the religion of peace.
3. Muhammad in his Quran promises sensuous
Gardens for martyrs dying in a military holy war.
Throughout the Quran, Muhammad promises the men in his
fledgling Muslim community that if they die fighting for
Allah and for him, Allah will reward them with a
'virgin—rich' Garden (Suras 44:51—56; 52:17—29; 55:46—78).
In the following Quranic passage, representing others
(Suras 4:74, 9:111; 3:140—143), the Arabic word 'jihad'
(root is j—h—d) is the means or currency to trade in this
life for the life to come in an economic bargain.
61:10 You who believe, shall I show you a bargain
that will save you from painful punishment? 11 Have
faith in God and His Messenger and struggle [j—h—d] for
His cause with your possessions and your persons—that is
better for you, if only you knew—12 and He will forgive
your sins, admit you into Gardens graced with flowing
streams, into pleasant dwellings in the Gardens of
Eternity. That is the supreme triumph. (Haleem)
These verses are found in the historical context of the
Battle of Uhud (625), in which Muhammad lost 70 of his
fighters. Thus, he must make the loss of life appear worth
the sacrifice, so he frames their deaths in an economic
bargain (note the word in bold print). If his jihadists
trade in or sell their lives down here, they will be
granted Islamic heaven—it is a done deal.
For an in—depth analysis of Islamic martyrdom and how
Biblical martyrdom opposes it, link to this
article. Christ's 'Martyrdom' on the cross opens the
way to heaven so that the Christian does not have to die
in a holy war to reach heaven.
Thus, deadly, heavenly violence sits at the heart of
early Islam—in Muhammad's life and in the Quran. Islam is
therefore not the religion of peace.
2. Muhammad unjustly executes around 600 male
Jews and enslaves the women and children.
After the Battle of the Trench in March 627 (named after
a trench that the Muslims dug around parts of Medina)
against a large coalition of Meccans and their allies,
Muhammad imposed the ultimate penalty on the men in the
Jewish clan, Qurayzah, his third and final Jewish rivals
(he banished the Qaynuqa tribe in April 624 and the Nadir
tribe in August 625). The Qurayzah tribe was supposed to
remain neutral in the
The sentence: Death by decapitation for around 600 men
(some Islamic sources say 900), and enslavement for the
women and children (he took a beautiful Jewess as his own
prize). Muhammad was wise enough to have six clans execute
two Jews each in order to stop any blood—feuds. The rest
of the executions were probably carried out by his fellow
Emigrants from
According to Maulana Muhammad Ali's translation, the
Prophet says in Sura 33:25—26 the following about the
33:25 And Allah turned back the disbelievers
[Meccans] in their rage—they gained no advantage. And
Allah sufficed the believers in fighting. And Allah is
ever Strong, Mighty. 26 And He drove down those of the
People of the Book [Qurayzah] who backed them from their
fortresses, and He cast awe into their hearts; some you
killed and you took captive some. 27 And He made you
heirs to their land and their dwelling and their
properties . . . . Allah is ever Possessor of power over
all things.
But these questions must be answered: Is intriguing with
the enemy equal to slaughtering 600 men and enslaving the
women and children? Who decides? The Arab tribal chief
with the most powerful army? Muhammad said around the time
of his Hijrah in 622 the following:
16:126 If you [people] have to respond to an attack,
make your response proportionate, but it is better to be
steadfast. (Haleem)
Any reasonable and fair—minded person would judge that
Muhammad was not making his response (execution)
proportionate to the breach of the agreement. The Qurayzah
tribe never attacked the Muslims, and even if a few were
to have done so, the punishment does not fit the crime.
Therefore, Muhammad was being excessive and
disproportionate because he used an irreversible penalty
to express his human wrath.
For a fuller account of this atrocity, refer to this
article.
Thus, anti—Semitic violence sits at the heart of early
Islam—in Muhammad's life and in his Quran. Islam is
therefore not the religion of peace.
1. Muhammad launches his own Crusades.
In the following verse, Muhammad uses the Arabic word
qital (root is q—t—l), which means warring, fighting, or
killing:
9:29 Fight [q—t—l] those among the people of the
Book [Christians] who do not believe in Allah and the
Last Day, do not forbid what Allah and His Messenger
have forbidden and do not profess the true religion,
till they pay the poll—tax out of hand and submissively.
(Fakhry)
The two most interesting clauses in this violent verse
are (1) People of the Book (Christians in this verse late
in Muhammad's life) are to be attacked if they do not
profess the true religion: Islam. This leaves the door
wide open for terrorists today to attack and fight
Christians because they do not adhere to Islam; (2)
Christians must pay a tax for the 'privilege' of living
under the 'protection' of Islam—submissively or in
humiliation.
The historical context of Sura 9:29 finds Muhammad
preparing for a military expedition against the
Muhammad heard a rumor that the Byzantines amassed an
army some 700 miles to the north in Tabuk (northern
Muhammad's military expedition qualifies as an Islamic
Crusade long before the European ones. After all, in 638,
only six years after Muhammad's death, Muslim armies
conquer
For more information on the Muslim Crusades after
Muhammad's death and their atrocities and motives, refer
to this
article.
Thus, crusading violence sits at the heart of early
Islam—in Muhammad's life and in his Quran—and beyond, even
reaching to today's western world. Islam is therefore not
the religion peace.
What the ten reasons mean for us today
These ten aspects of violence that have burrowed into the
hemorrhaging heart of early Islam have implications for us
today.
First, as noted in the Introduction to this article,
Muslim apologists who have access to the national media
and who constantly assert that Islam is the religion of
peace must stop misleading unsuspecting Westerners.
Factually, Islam is not the religion of peace. True, it
had peaceful moments, but not for very long. Muhammad sent
out or went out on seventy—four expeditions and raids in
only ten years (622—632), most of which were violent.
Second, as each reason in this article has hinted at and
the links explain more thoroughly, Christ never, ever
engaged in such violence. For example, he never
assassinated opponents, whipped adulterers, cut off the
hands of thieves, or launched his own Crusades (what the
Medieval Europeans did is not foundational to
Christianity). Christ expresses the love of God.
Therefore, Christians and all fair—minded persons have the
right to question whether the true God would reveal the
Quran when it contains such violent verses that
conveniently support Muhammad's violence, whereas the New
Testament does not have such violence.
Third, nominal Christians who no longer take their faith
seriously, but who are tempted to convert to Islam, must
stop and think a second time. Christ the Son of God
demonstrated the love of God (Matt. 3:16—17), not the
wrath of an ordinary, self—described human messenger (Sura
3:144). Why would they trade in the religion of God's
peace and love for Allah's human religion of violence?
Fourth, fanatical Muslims today are simply carrying on
their Prophet's mission. Why should we be surprised if
they want to conquer the West, in order to impose Allah's
will on non—Islamic societies? They are still working out
Muhammad's Crusades.
Fifth, Western civilization must never accept the lie
that Muhammad's life, the Quran, or sharia (the law
derived from the hadith and the Quran) is a benefit to
society. Rather, Islam represents many gigantic steps
backwards, culturally and socially. One of the most tragic
events in the Western world—and one of the most
underreported—is the existence of an Islamic
court in
Sixth and finally, Islam should never be taught
in our public schools, K through 12 ; but if school
administrators insist on it, Islamic violence must be
included in the lesson plans because it is part and parcel
of early Islam and Muhammad's life. Of course, Muslim
apologists assert that Christianity is filled with
violence, citing the Roman Emperor Constantine and the
Medieval Crusaders. However, they are not foundational for
Christianity—only Christ and the rest of the New Testament
are. And he and the New Testament authors never practiced
or endorsed such violence.
On the other hand, Muhammad and his Quran are
foundational for Islam, and violence fills his life and
its pages.
Therefore, for ten clear and verifiable reasons, Islam is
not the religion of peace.
[This article
has a companion
piece.]
Jim Arlandson (PhD) teaches world religions and
introductory philosophy at a college in southern
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