SMITE AT THEIR NECKS

BASILAN, Philippines—Islamic militants killed 14 Philippine marines searching for a kidnapped Italian priest during a major gunbattle, and later beheaded 10 of them, the military said on Wednesday.

The troops were ambushed on the southern island of Basilan by a joint force from the Philippines’ main Islamic rebel group, the Moro Islamic Liberation Front and the Al-Qaeda-linked Abu Sayyaf, a marine spokesman said. Lieutenant Colonel Ariel Caculitan said 14 marines were killed in the eight-hour clash, increasing an earlier death toll after more bodies were recovered. Ten had been discovered beheaded, he said in Manila.

“All 10 marines earlier reported missing have been found dead,” Caculitan told reporters, without explaining a discrepancy in earlier numbers.

“All were beheaded,” he added. So when we read:

"Therefore, when ye meet the Unbelievers in fight, smite at their necks..." from the Qur'an 47:4, we must comprehend its meaning.

That's a direct order from God in the minds of all Muslims. To every believer, the Qur'an is dictation taken word for word from Almighty God. The Jihadists ask the "moderate Muslims": what don't you understand about a direct order from God? This is the point that Robert Spencer over at Jihad Watch is making over and over again. The "moderate" Muslims don't have a leg to stand on with the Jihadists because the Qur'an is allegedly dictation from God.

Further, the Qur'an's later chronological verses—give direct orders that mandate violence against Unbelievers. Many Muslims try to hustle Unbelievers by quoting earlier "peaceful" verses in the Qur'an but they know such "peaceful verses" have been abrogated by later passages that mandate violence and the submission of Unbelievers. Using this well-accepted tenet of chronological abrogation, the last command in the Qu'ran is bad news for Unbelievers.

Everyone with a hint of concern for themselves, their families, their culture, must face this very harsh reality now or there will be no progress in resolving this conflict. A cat's a cat and that's that.

JUST ANOTHER DAY IN THE CAMP OF ISLAM

BAGHDAD - Twenty beheaded bodies were discovered Thursday on the banks of the Tigris River southeast of Baghdad, while a parked car bomb killed another 20 people in one of the capital's busy outdoor bus stations, police said. The beheaded remains were found in the Sunni Muslim village of Um al-Abeed, near the city of Salman Pak, which lies 14 miles southeast of Baghdad.

The bodies—all men aged 20 to 40 years old—had their hands and legs bound, and some of the heads were found next to the bodies, two officers said on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to release the information.

Meanwhile, a parked car bomb ripped through a crowded transport hub in southwest Baghdad's Baiyaa neighborhood at morning rush hour, killing at least 20 people and wounding more than 50, another officer said on the same condition.

From the peanut gallery:

Molech savages! Filthy Molech savages! Another glorious day at the alter of Allah! How a religious one keeps a straight face while claiming islam is a religion of peace suggests the adherent must have Allah's help. Islamic followers are like cannibals with toothy smiles! When they tell you they are here to "serve you", run for your life. When the follower tells you "We are a religion of peace." Gather ten friends around you while you simply respond: "Liar!"

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi once noted that the Jesus mandate to "turn the other cheek" was a call to absolute bravery. He said, "What Jesus was saying is that when you speak and stand for the truth, you may have to take a blow, you may have to take several blows but that you should stand your ground". He said that Jesus was "offering us a way out of the madness". Muhammad offers and Islam offers a way to dehumanize the other and a way to universal madness. Islam mandates violence against those who do not accept this cover for Imperialism (Islam is at its core the engine of Arab Imperialism). It is what it is.

A very human and very great man....