Obama war on terror: Will Islam ever stand up to Islamic extremis

By Barry O'Regan

The United Nations (U.N) food aid program in Somalia has been suspended indefinitely due to concerns of food aid worker safety and increased demands for security payments to Islamic militants operating in lawless Somalia. This may result in the starvation of a million people, cause by Islamic militants.

There are countless different Islamic militants worldwide who all seem to have a different agenda or one sort or another.  One thing is crystal clear, the agenda is not peace but terror. Many Islamic terrorists feel they are freedom fighters for the people. Which people are terrorists referring to is anyone's guess, certainly not innocent Muslim women, men and children gathering in the marketplace who all share the Islamic faith. The same innocent Muslim people who on a daily basis take their own lives in their hands not knowing if they will get home alive, when all they are trying to do is to get groceries. 

Walking around with an imaginary bullseye on forehead in a crowded market must certainly be listed under terror.

Terror can come in many forms, from bombing innocent men, women and children, or placing countries on high alert, forcing society to profile for the public good or paranoia, it is all terror in some form or another. 

Psychological terror also comes to countries such as Canada, far removed from the violence, bullets and suicide bombers.  Though have had our share of so called Canadian terror cells and humanitarian agencies masking their true intent, as cultural groups who take to the streets in protest over the drop of a hijab.  All groups fall under suspicion whether they like it or not.

Terror does not always have have to end in death, inconvienence can be a form of terror, as many subconciously submit to hours standing in airport line ups or border crossings, while armed guards question and second guess if your belongings contain explosives.

Terror profiling comes with questioning or detainment by authourities, as agencies look to weed out terrorism and never assume innocent until proven guilty, it is a reversal brought on by suspected acts of terror.

Ottawa's Somali community have charged profiling by young males picked out of the blue by our Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) agency for questioning at random.  This inflames the sensibilities of Somali's, who feel they are being unfairly as subversives.  

The recent story of Somali extremists in Canada being suspected of terrorist activities during the Obama Inauguration added fuel to the fire. But then, there were many, many non Somali Canadians who made a run for the border to attend Obama's Inauguration who may not have undergone similar questioning.

Islam profess to be a kind and benevolent religion, with over a billion followers in almost every country around the globe.  Islam also condemn these terrorist acts.  Many question now, if you are a billion strong and such a tight knit community, why have Islamic groups not put a stop to the terrorism?  Terrorism in which your own Muslim brethern being starved, imprisoned, terrorized or killed by these Islamic terrorist groups. 

Saudi Arabia, an Islamic state, has more money than GOD, certainly they along with other Muslims (a billion strong) who follow the Islamic faith could kick in a few bucks and a couple of million of Gods soldiers to fight these Islamic terrorists and put a stop to all this.  I say to you, an immediate call to arms is in order, an easy accomplishment if you are truly horrified by these terrorist acts, especially against the West as you say!  This, considering many make the West their home, so we must be doing something right, besides sending our Western sons and daughters to fight and die on your behalf for your fellow oppressed Islamic citizens and help preserve their Muslim way of life in their own Muslim countries. 

Remember and never forget, it was your followers of the Islamic faith carrying  a $6.00 boxcutter who started the war on terrorism, and the responsibility lies with you to end this terrorism, not us. 

Failure to end it on your part, gives you no right to protest, postulate,condemn or rant against us when all we are doing is protecting our right and your fellow Muslims right to live peacefully in each of our respective countries. Canada, a country your fellow Muslims the world over continue to fight tooth and nail to make their home.