Why
has the media missed the trial contradictions? The Fort Hood trial
involves a Muslim American terrorist in a military tribunal. The New
York trial involves a foreign terrorist, 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh
Mohammed and four others, given a civilian trial. What is wrong with
this picture? The citizen gets the tribunal with less rights than
civilian trials, and the non-citizens arrested on foreign soil get all
the rights of American citizens. The effect of this inversion of
rights, benefits Islam in both cases. Much of the Fort Hood case will
be private, thus not exposing the Islamist ideology of Hassan. The New
York situation, on the other hand, will be a media circus for years.
The danger is that it will be a bully pulpit for the most radical
Muslim propaganda, and worse, an exceptional opportunity to recruit
home grown terrorists. Furthermore, it will be a political punching bag
of the Bush administration and the CIA. Just as President Obama’s
unprecedented bows to the Saudi King and the Japanese Emperor, the
United States is bowing to Islam via these trials.
The
Myth of Islam’s Third Holiest Site
- by Les Lawrence 10-26-09
Historically speaking, Islam’s claim to Jerusalem
is relatively recent, less than 100 years. Jerusalem is
mentioned 811 times in the Bible and zero times in
the Koran. Today, in fact, the Shiite wing of Islam does not revere Jerusalem.
It is convenient for the Palestinians to exaggerate their claims for
political purposes.
When Ariel Sharon’s group of 20 people visited
the Temple
Mount
in 2000, it was cleared weeks ahead by Palestinian authorities. Still,
Yassar Arafat called for a million martyrs to come and defend Al-Aqsa.
This week’s protests followed the same script.
There are two sites in the entire world where
Jews are prohibited by a state to pray. One is Mecca
in Saudi Arabia
and the other is the Temple
Mount in Jerusalem.
Israel
itself bans Jews and Christians from praying there to avoid incitement.
I have been there myself as a Christian and was told not to pray.
Yet,Jerusalem has
been seen by Jews and the Bible as their only capital city for over
3,000 years. For the LORD has chosen Zion;
He has desired it for His dwelling place: “This is My resting place
forever; Here I will dwell, for I have desired it.”
Psalm 132:13-14
Les Lawrence is a VOICE for Christian
Zionists worldwide.