Enrique Pollack: Ideology Network Style!

For the idealists who think in terms of nations and peoples. There are no nations. There are no peoples. There are no Russians. There are no Arabs. There are no third worlds. There is no West. There is only one holistic system of systems, one vast and immane, interwoven, interacting, multivariate, multinational dominion of dollars. Petro-dollars, electro-dollars, multi-dollars, euros, rins, rubles, pounds, and shekels. It is the international system of currency which determines the totality of life on this planet. That is the natural order of things today. That is the atomic and subatomic and galactic structure of things today!

You get up and howl about America and democracy. There is no America. There is no democracy. There is only IBM, and ITT, and AT&T, and DuPont, Dow, Union Carbide, and Exxon. Those *are* the nations of the world today.

We no longer live in a world of nations and ideologies. The world is a college of corporations, inexorably determined by the immutable bylaws of business. The world is a business.

It has been since man crawled out of the slime.

MUSLIMS ARE ASSASINS: Face it.

SO WE NEVER FORGET THESE MUSLIMS ARE NOT A RELIGION OF PEACE!

Mohammed is the Anti-Christ and his followers are damned!

Martyrs in Algeria - The Seven Trappist Monks

On March 27, 1996, Muslim extremists kidnapped seven Trappist monks from their monastery in the Atlas Mountains near Algiers. After two months, the Groupe Islamique Arme (GIA) announced that the monks' throats had been cut. The bodies were never recovered; the severed heads were buried at the monastery in Tibhirine. There they await the restoration of the monastery, in a calmer time.The martyr-monks of Tibhirine came to world attention when the last testament of their prior, Father Christian de Cherge, was released by his family in France. Father Christian closed his letter by addressing the murderer he expected would kill him one day: "And you also, the friend of my final moment, who would not be aware of what you were doing. Yes, for you also I wish this `thank you' — and this adieu — to commend you to the God whose face I see in yours ... may we find each other, happy `good thieves,' in Paradise, if it pleases God, the Father of us both. Amen." I remember writing at the time that this last testament would make a fine second lesson in the Office of Readings for the feast of Father Christian de Cherge and Companions, Martyrs.

John Kiser, a former international technology broker with an interest in world religions, found the story of Father Christian, his fellow Trappists, and their Algerian Muslim friends and enemies irresistible. His search for the truth about this drama, a powerful metaphor for our times, is now available in "The Monks of Tibhirine: Faith, Love, and Terror in Algeria" (St. Martin's Press). It's a fine read which does justice to the martyrs without turning them into plastic saints.

Kiser's evocation of the friendships that grew between the monks and their Muslim neighbors is particularly poignant. One of the Tibhirine Trappists was a physician, and the local villagers came to depend on him for basic health care. Other Muslims did odd jobs around the monastery, which maintained a classically Trappist, no-frills rhythm of prayer and work. It was a way of life that fit well with the poverty of the people with whom the monks lived.

The Trappists did not proselytize. Rather, they hoped that, by living Christian charity with integrity, they would demonstrate that their faith was no threat to the dominant Islamic culture of Algeria. Genuine religious freedom in the Islamic world may be an impossibility, given current Muslim self-understandings and resentments. But perhaps tolerance is a possibility. That, at any rate, is what the monks of Tibhirine tried to embody by being themselves — consecrated Catholic religious — while living respectfully among Muslim neighbors.

Kiser also does a good job of describing the kind of extremists who murdered the monks — unemployed, ill-educated young men, full of unfocused angers, easy prey for the Islamist rabble-rousing of politically ambitious (and similarly ill-educated) clerics. One wonders just how many hundreds of thousands of such young men exist throughout the Arab Islamic world. At the same time, Kiser argues that the murder of the monks, which was condemned by many Islamic leaders and seems to have been deeply resented by a majority of pious Algerians, was a turning point in that strife-torn country. I hope he's right, but I tend to doubt it; 40 people were killed in one recent month by a still-active GIA.

If there is one disconcerting thing about this otherwise ennobling book, it's John Kiser's suggestion that the Trappists and those Muslims who became their friends learned to appreciate each other on the common ground of a general religiosity, mediated through charity and fellow-feeling. It seems very unlikely. Christian de Cherge seems to have been a theologically adventurous soul. At the same time, his "testament" is thoroughly and unmistakably Christian. A man who wrote the way Father Christian did about his possible assassin was not a man affirming generic pieties; he was a man with thick, deep roots in a particular tradition, Christianity, and specifically Catholic monastic Christianity. The Muslims who became the monks' friends were similarly rooted in a specific, thick religious tradition.All of which reminds us that genuine interreligious dialogue means taking differences seriously, not looking for some mythical "neutral" position at which differences disappear.

Islam a religion of peace?

Source: Chronology of early Islam. Notice how closely Islam's inception is associated with war. From 623 to 777, a span of 154 years, there are 83 military conflicts involving the Muslims...and that is just what I have recorded here. Is Islam a religion of peace? Muslims tell me it is. But....

570 - Birth of Muhammad in Mecca into the tribe of Quraish.
577 - Muhammad's mother dies
580 - Death of Abdul Muttalib, Muhammad's grandfather.
583 - First journey to Syria with a trading Caravan
595 - Muhammad marries Khadijah a rich widow several years older than him.
595 - Second journey to Syra
598 - His son, Qasim, is born
600 - His daughter, Zainab, is born
603 - His daughter, Um-e-Kalthum, is born
604 - His daughter, Ruqayya, is born
605 - Placement of Black Stone in Ka'aba.
605 - His daughter, Fatima, is born
610 - Mohammed, in a cave on Mt. Hira, hears the angel Gabriel tell him thatAllah is the only true God.
613 - Muhammad's first public preaching of Islam at Mt. Hira. Gets few converts.
615 - Muslims persecuted by the Quraish.
619 - Marries Sau'da and Aisha
620 - Institution of five daily prayers
622 - Muhammad immigrates from Mecca to Medina, which was then called Yathrib, getsmore converts.
623 - Battle of Waddan
623 - Battle of Safwan
623 - Battle of Dul-'Ashir
624 - Muhammad and converts begin raids on caravans to fund the movement.
624 - Zakat becomes mandatory
624 - Battle of Badr
624 - Battle of Bani Salim
624 - Battle of Eid-ul-Fitr and Zakat-ul-Fitr
624 - Battle of Bani Qainuqa'
624 - Battle of Sawiq
624 - Battle of Ghatfan
624 - Battle of Bahran
625 - Battle of Uhud. 70 Muslims are killed.
625 - Battle of Humra-ul-Asad
625 - Battle of Banu Nudair
625 - Battle of Dhatur-Riqa
626 - Battle of Badru-Ukhra
626 - Battle of Dumatul-Jandal
626 - Battle of Banu Mustalaq Nikah
627 - Battle of the Trench
627 - Battle of Ahzab
627 - Battle of Bani Quraiza
627 - Battle of Bani Lahyan
627 - Battle of Ghaiba
627 - Battle of Khaibar
628 - Muhammad signs treaty with Quraish.
630 - Muhammad conquers Mecca.
630 - Battle of Hunsin.
630 - Battle of Tabuk
632 - Muhammad dies.
632 - Abu-Bakr, Muhammad's father-in-law, along with Umar, begin a military move toenforce Islam in Arabia.
633 - Battle at Oman
633 - Battle at Hadramaut.
633 - Battle of Kazima
633 - Battle of Walaja
633 - Battle of Ulleis
633 - Battle of Anbar
634 - Battle of Basra,
634 - Battle of Damascus
634 - Battle of Ajnadin.
634 - Death of Hadrat Abu Bakr. Hadrat Umar Farooq becomes the Caliph.
634 - Battle of Namaraq
634 - Battle of Saqatia.
635 - Battle of Bridge.
635 - Battle of Buwaib.
635 - Conquest of Damascus.
635 - Battle of Fahl.
636 - Battle of Yermuk.
636 - Battle of Qadsiyia.
636 - Conquest of Madain.
637 - Battle of Jalula.
638 - Battle of Yarmouk.
638 - The Muslims defeat the Romans and enter Jerusalem.
638 - Conquest of Jazirah.
639 - Conquest of Khuizistan and movement into Egypt.
641 - Battle of Nihawand
642 - Battle of Rayy in Persia
643 - Conquest of Azarbaijan
644 - Conquest of Fars
644 - Conquest of Kharan.
644 - Umar is murdered. Othman becomes the Caliph.
647 - Conquest of the island of Cypress
644 - Uman dies and is succeeded by Caliph Uthman.
648 - Campaign against the Byzantines.
651 - Naval battle against the Byzantines.
654 - Islam spreads into North Africa
656 - Uthman is murdered. Ali become Caliph.
658 - Battle of Nahrawan.
659 - Conquest of Egypt
661 - Ali is murdered.
662 - Egypt falls to Islam rule.
666 - Sicily is attacked by Muslims
677 - Siege of Constantinople
687 - Battle of Kufa
691 - Battle of Deir ul Jaliq
700 - Sufism takes root as a sect of Islam
700 - Military campaigns in North Africa
702 - Battle of Deir ul Jamira
711 - Muslims invade Gibraltar
711 - Conquest of Spain
713 - Conquest of Multan
716 - Invasion of Constantinople
732 - Battle of Tours in France.
740 - Battle of the Nobles.
741 - Battle of Bagdoura in North Africa
744 - Battle of Ain al Jurr.
746 - Battle of Rupar Thutha
748 - Battle of Rayy.
749 - Battle of lsfahan
749 - Battle of Nihawand
750 - Battle of Zab
772 - Battle of Janbi in North Africa
777 - Battle of Saragossa in Spain

This was just the beginning...

References:

Miller, William M., A Christian's Response to Islam, Presbyterian and Reformed Publishing, Phillipsburg, New Jersey, 1976.
Geisler, Norman, Baker Encyclopedia of Christian Apologetics, Grand Rapids, Michigan, Baker Books, 1999.
Glasse, Cyril, The Concise Encyclopedia of Islam, Harper & Row, Publishers, Inc. San Francisco, 1989.
Morey, Robert, The Islamic Invasion, Harvest House Publishers, Eugene Oregon, 1992.

National Socialism and International Socialism Are The Same! by Enrique Pollack

Isn't National Socialism, ah Socialism? Was the National Socialist German Workers’ Party NOT Socialist? How can we be expected to believe any historian or political scientist, when we get "doublespeak" vague answers regarding what should be a very simple definition? I realize that it is extremely embarrasing for folks who call themselves Socialists, but please, what has happened to academic honesty? Was fascism in Italy not connected to Unions and workers? How can people so blatently re-write history just because the have an ax to grind with the right wing? Conservatives believe in less government? How is Nazism or Fascism a "less government" belief? Conservatism (from Latin: conservare = "save" or "preserve". Fidel Castro is a communist. Due to his illness, the power and control of the Commmunist Cuban nation was left to HIS brother! Should we therefore, call communism a "right-wing" monarchist system? Please call things by their proper names, it is a disservice to future generations to do otherwise.



Further challenge on this issue:



Communism, which is not dead, is responsible for the deaths of well over 100 million people, nearly all of them populations under their control. Hitler and the Axis powers of WWII were responsible for 25 -27 million people. Communism is alive and well in China, the most populous nation on earth, and in Viet Nam, and Cuba. National Socialism (Nazism) and International Socialism (communism) are two sides to the same coin. The only difference between a socialist and a communist is the length of time each is willing to take to achieve their objective.the greatest danger to freedom, which remains communism/socialism.



The "Bill of Rights" is practically void, it has become so encumbered with qualifiers. Our Taxes are repressive, very far removed from the lawful system set in place by our founders, and used for purposes not called for in our constitution."America's Greatest Generation?" They won WWII, put 23 million people behind the 'Iron Curtain' in Eastern Europe," made the world safe for communism, ushered in the Cold War, and made Korea and Viet Nam possible, this, while they presided over the sellout of our free heritage to the collectivist trash-heap. I challenge you to prove me wrong. I want to be wrong!

Enrique Pollack on Remembering Tony Bryant

TONY BRYANT A hero not forgotten in my heart!

Tony Bryant: Ten Years After! Tony Bryant died in 1999, a true hero who spoke the truth, ten years later and his name is all but forgotten. Why?

Tony Bryant, a former Black Panther who became an anti-Castro paramilitary after spending 11 years a Cuban prison, has been largely ignored by the US Media. Mr. Bryant was well-loved by the Cuban exile community, which may be the reason for his being overlooked. He was viewed as a hero, says John Suarez of the Free Cuba Foundation "He would be going up and down Eighth Street with his black beret and black military outfit, and was greeted with a hero's welcome at all times."

A California native, Mr. Bryant became involved with street gangs and heroin in his teens. He became one of the most powerful of the Black Panthers, nicknamed "Mr. Eliminator."
Mr. Bryant's revolutionary illusions crumbled in 1969 when he hijacked a National Airlines flight bound from New York to Miami, and diverted it to Havana. Expecting a warm welcome, and hoping to trade the jet for weapons to fuel a Black Panther revolt, Mr. Bryant instead landed in prison.

His mistake: Stealing money from the flight's passengers, one of whom turned out to be a Cuban agent. Mr. Bryant's philosophy changed in the cramped, foul-smelling prison, where severe beatings and execution were a constant threat. He chronicled the nightmarish experience in a book titled Hijack, which he had been attempting to make into a movie. However, former Black Panthers who embrace democracy and repudiate radical terror are not 'en vogue' in Hollywood. The movie would seem to be a no brainer, it has all the elements, the 60's, the Black Panther, the embracing of non violence and his catharthis of loving the USA,and all our nation stands for. However it has one major caveat, Castro's Cuba is hell and Miami's Cuban exiles had it right all along. Apparently, that is just one thing Hollywoood cannot tolerate!

Its a great story nevertheless: In 1980, Mr. Bryant was released by Fidel Castro in a deal brokered by President Jimmy Carter. He got only five years' probation for the hijacking charge.
Mr. Bryant became involved with Comandos L, a militant anti-Castro group founded by former Havana cellmate Tony Cuesta. In 1992, he was charged with carrying weapons for Comandos L on his boat. He was acquitted in 1993. Imagine a Black Panther teaming up with an Anti-Castro group, the irony, the heresy!

Later on, friends say, Mr. Bryant had sought more-peaceful solutions. In 1996 he resigned from Comandos L, and in 1997 he campaigned for the Miami City Commission. He no longer sought a war in Cuba. "I don't want to see an internal conflict [in Cuba] where lots of innocent people are killed," he told the Sun-Sentinel in 1997. "Life is too beautiful to die like that."

"He came to one of our meetings with a flower in the canon of his rifle, embracing our philosophy of peaceful struggle," said Ramon Saul Sanchez, leader of the nonviolent group Movimiento Democracia. "We thought that that was a pretty nice gesture on his side, for a man who had always embraced traditional war methods."

I met Tony Bryant on my radio show, Havana Rock in 1998, he spoke of his nervousness on the National Airlines plane and he recalled the horror he witnessed in Castro's Cuba. He couldn't imagine how anyone could possibly support what he called "the most rascist and reppressive society he had ever seen". He didn't strike me as a hijacker, you could sense in him an inner peace and someone who had witnessed a sort of catharsis, that the USA is not so bad after all, in fact, as he stated to me, it was the greatest country on Earth!

Mr. Bryant completed a screenplay based on his book, said his companion of six years, Jennifer Viscasillas. She hoped to make the movie a reality. Nothing ever happened. Apparently Hollywood is still not listening or they are afraid of the message. As a moderate Cuban-American, I think his story should be told and not ignored. I will never forget him or his message. No freedom loving American should ever forget his story. It's a whopper!

Enrique Pollack

Enrique Pollack: On Europe and the Holocaust

I walked down the street in Barcelona, and suddenly discovered a terrible truth - Europe died in Auschwitz. We killed six million Jews and replaced them with 20 million Muslims. In Auschwitz we burned a culture, thought, creativity, talent. We destroyed the chosen people, truly chosen, because they produced great and wonderful people who changed the world. The contribution of this people is felt in all areas of life: science, art, international trade, and above all, as the conscience of the world. These are the people we burned. And under the pretense of tolerance, and because we wanted to prove to ourselves that we were cured of the disease of racism, we opened our gates to 20 million Muslims, who brought us stupidity and ignorance, religious extremism and lack of tolerance, crime and poverty, due to an unwillingness to work and support their families with pride.They have blown up our trains and turned our beautiful Spanish cities into the third world, drowning in filth and crime. Shut up in the apartments they receive free from the government, they plan the murder and destruction of their naive hosts.. And thus, in our misery, we have exchanged culture for fanatical hatred, creative skill for destructive skill, intelligence for backwardness and superstition. We have exchanged the pursuit of peace of the Jews of Europe and their talent for hoping for a better future for their children, their determined clinging to life because life is holy, for those who pursue death, for people consumed by the desire for death for themselves and others, for our children and theirs. What a terrible mistake was made by miserable Europe.(From A Spanish Newspaper)

Enrique Pollack on the US Auto Industry

Enrique Pollack: Save Pontiac!
I'll ask you this. Why the heck do we want to save pontiac? So we can have more poorly designed, plastic clad, crap boxes on the road? So we can have more insults to a legend offered to us like the GTO? Cars that are look like Camry's, almost blasphemous representations of our classics? Pontiac died long ago.You wanna save Pontiac? Build a classic Pontiac. A pontiac that's a real Pontiac. A Pontiac with a real Pontiac engine. A Pontiac that actually uses real metal in the body. Not some fake, cheaply built, half breed offering that's based on some foreign car platform. Then you'll actually save Pontiac. Save it's history! Save it's legacy. Build a Pontiac that looks like a Pontiac! Did thek (GM) kill our industry, our legacy on purpose? Wanna save it? Build a 2011 GTO that has modern tech and a 1969 GTO retro look, case closed! The world will line up for them. Do they want to succeed? Ah ... just asking!
Enrique Pollack, Pontiac