I love Khaled Al-Hashimi’s cartoon in today’s Al-Ayam!
Al-Ayam’s cartoon by Khaled Al-Hashimi
The placard reads: “We are the sole agents of Islam.” The thing holding up the placard presumably is a wahabi/salafi/islamist/jihadi/terrorist. They’re all the same as far as I’m concerned.
Khalid really hit a nerve with this one.
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Re: greykangaroo
Isn’t it interesting that all the examples you gave of atrocities where committed by non-Shia? In many cases, the victims were the Shia. I am not a fascist (sp?) nor a racist, so take this comment for what it is.
Despite all the innocent blood that has needlessly been spilt, be it Shia or American or Australian blood, one positive and powerful message has finally made it out to the world: Umayyad Islam is terorrism. After 1400 years, it’s about time. No propaganda can hide this truth anymore, despite the attempts of media forces like aljazeera, which to this day openly defends terrorists.
I don’t expect the readers of this blog to agree with me, because based on responses to my previous posts, it is clear that we disagree on many levels. Just add these comments to your set of thoughts.
2^4^8
Re(1): greykangaroo
People aren’t likely to agree with you because you’re talking nonsense – no other reason. Murqtader Sadr and the Badr Brigade have been invovled in all sorts of atrocities so there’s no clean hands.
I’ll give you that they’re not as bad as Al Qaeda (yet).
Islam’s Sole Agents
Mahmood,
About time that someone in the Middle East press noticed that “fact”.
In the past 6 months, I have seen more people picking up on the fact that the ‘Religion of Peace” mantra, as spouted by CAIR is a sham. People are as people do – and by and large there’s not been a good showing by Muslims in general: quick to rage and whine when a Koran is ‘desecrated
Re: Islam’s Sole Agents
Oops, that was from me. My login hasn’t been working right.
–Ethan
Re: greykangaroo
Well said.
Your frustration is well founded. The sad truth is that the Gandhis and Luther-Kings of the world are far too rare. The tragic truth of humanity is that it can only be defined by its worst examples, in that same way that a relay race is timed by the last runner in.
And it’s [b]time[/b] that will end this.
It’s time that will free Zimbabwe when Mugabe dies, it was time that freed the Spainiards from Franco. Pinochet,Idi Amin, Pol Pot,Caucescu,Du Valiere, The Cubans must be able to smell it already.
Glorious time! Unstoppably beautiful in its terrible inevitability. The one and only fact, in respect of liars and murderers that would pit us against each other, is that they all die. Often in pain, allways alone.Their memories are nothing more than 2 weeks of a secondary school sylabus, in how not to do it. They are a blight on us, a particularly ugly pustule somewhere prominent.
The scars they leave should remain a reminder to future generations untill, the ugliest things we see are elected officials exchanging witty banter in the house of the people every Wednesday at 9.00am.
Islam’s Sole Agents
Sorry its PEACE TAKER and my comments were directed at Grey Kangaroo.
live long and prosper.
Islam’s Sole Agents
Great cartoon. Let’s hope the clerics don’t take offence and start calling for the cartoonist’s death – as they did earlier this year following the satirical cartoon on Ahmedinejad’s election.
arabic letters
hi,
finally you have managed to translate something that is in arabic letters written, so i can understand it. i would appreciate if you did this more often with the cartoons you post 🙂
thx a lot
blox (GER)
greykangaroo
Yes these people are weird and they”ve turned the world weird.
As a ‘westerner’ who loved living in baghdad and basra, I also once lived in a world where my parents, their friends and my particular society at large, thought of ‘arabs’ (in my case, iraqis) as intelligent, educated, elegant people from different culture who had invented advanced mathematics and had a history of philosophy and great thinkers.
Then fast forward many years and (amongst many other things) the taliban pashtuns happened. The ‘west’ thought (yes, stupidly) ..oh well, these are harmless lunatics, they’re not in a western country, they’re only in afghanistan and not anywhere else.
Then the 11th of September 2001 happened.
Many in the west thought .. Oh…okay, so you – someone I have never met – plan to hijack this plane for your own personal gain? Fine, you will never have a successful hijacking again because the passengers will beat you to a pulp. Die in the air or die on the ground – what difference does it make to me? Let’s go get them. If they chose, which they did, to raise the stakes towards ‘nihilism’ then annihilated they would be.
Out of this sudden and unprovoked attack on another (not mine) country started to grow the nagging suspicion that these were all ‘crazy arabs’; that you couldnt reason with them, they didnt value life, they were violent on the street and ignorant and worst of all – they were so revolting towards women they could never be trusted again as human beings.
Then the weird beheadings began to appear on the internet.
It was like some weird primitive ritual not seen since the dark ages. So here was a religion of peace that, in some parts, did not like even to portray nature in visual images and yet placed snuff films on the internet? And they used the american-invented internet of all things? what hypocrites!
Here were male murderers whose very weird belief system caused the worldwide rumour that islam itself was very bad. After all, if islam could produce hate and assassins like these people what could a modern world do? Even the word “assassin”, people began to realise, was borrowed into the English language from arabic and suddenly the west remembered that it was a muslim serb that in 1914 started World War I (by shooting the Austrian Archduke Ferdinand). Conspiracy theories about muslims started to grow.
Then of course many things happened. Then Beslan happened.
That taught the west that muslims hate children a lot, or at least other people’s, and people like this will do absolutely anything to take [b]revenge [/b]including taking little hostages and then killing them. It also taught the west that revenge to these people was more important than negotiation or resolution – was the seret to their ugly behaviour hidden in the koran?
Where was the Nelson Mandela of Islam crying out against western bad behaviour? Where was the Ghandi? Were was the admirable believable voice of peace? Why was islam playing tricks and word games with the world? Who on earth were these unelected spokesmen for death and destruction? Why were they always killing other muslims all the time too?
Then a bali bombing happened. Before the Iraq war.
From an australian point of view, we all just thought [b]WHAT[/b]? So, you gutless pieces of shit are so cowardly that you pick on HINDUS to get at the west? You pick on peaceful people to get at the west? You pick a fight with the US and australia and every other bloody society you hate but you gutless people have to do it in Indonesia?
Well, said the west, that is possibly either cowardice or incompetence – the hypocrites either don’t give a shit who is caught in the crossfire of their petty war (jordan is a classic example of that belief, it can afford to lose a few wedding guests) [i]OR [/i]they can’t attack us easily in australia so its easier to pick on poorer people in a less secure situation unable to defend themselves.
How come, we all asked, is the USA is called [i]imperialist [/i]when just above us in the north, Indonesia seized and colonised West Papua and holds it today? And if imperialism is so bad why is radical islam attempting to colonise the philippines, thailand, mindanao, aceh, the various -[i]stans [/i]in eastern europe, western china and making outrageous demands and creating havoc in countries which have nothing to do with islam?
So the ‘west’ (not the politicians but the people) is still at a loss to know what to do with these people who hate people. They offer no policy solutions, no peace, no anything but blindness about humanity and disgusting control over women.
I lived in Iraq many years ago and have not lost faith in the people’s intelligence to understand that, certainly from my point of view, they are walking a knife edge – to say [i]no [/i][i]to terrorism [/i]and demand true freedom in their societies is NOT to become like america, it is to join all advanced nations of the world, which is their sovereign right and hopefully, [i]their destiny[/i].
Re(1): Islam’s Sole Agents
totally agree with you,
the so called AGENTS have their weekly burning of other holy books in Saudi, but blow a fuse when somebody looks at the koran in the wrong way. About time these Bastards learnt that if you want respect then you have to give it. and by the way “agents of Islam” is that a sole agency or can anyone else apply for an agency as well.
Re(2): greykangaroo
dbeal1@adelphia.net
Re(2): greykangaroo
I disagree with your assertion that I’m talking nonsense. The Internet unfortunately affords such statements to be voiced by anonymous people like yourself.
Poor Muqtada. Is that the strongest counterexample you can give? A guy who reminds me of a kid trying to ride a bike, but falling off everytime.
Wake me up when you ever see him or any Shia (whose whole belief funnily off revolves around the tragic beheading of their third Imam) cutting off people’s heads or crucifying civilians on the basis of faith.
pfft…grow up, I’m out.
Islam’s Sole Agents
Cartoons can say a lot about a country’s problems – just check the one I just posted (telepathically, it seems) on my blog about Italy. Not as serious stuff, as we’re talking lower-rank criminals who limit themselves to corruption, fraudulent bankruptcy, nepotism and plain unpleasantness and don’t normally kill innocent people here, but still…
Keep going mate!
mac
http://re-immigration.blogspot.com/
Re(1): greykangaroo
“Umayyad Islam is terorrism”…. holy shit, that means I’m a terrorist! I gotta put that on my CV now.
Have you ever looked up the origins of the word ‘terorrism’? It was conned by the British during the American Revolutionary War. They called the freedom fighters ‘terrorists’ because they gave the British Army a different fighting force not seen before, Gurellia warfare. In those days, battles were fought by two sides approaching each other….kinda silly if you ask me, but there’s no ‘honor’ when you’re desperate to win a battle, especially against an entity that has a bigger military presence.
I deplore anything connected with terrorism. To me, the wahabi brand of Islam is a farce and should be annihalated. The same goes for the clerics who run Iran, which you might think differently, but are on the exact end of the fanatical spectrum on the Shia-side of Islam.
Islam’s Sole Agents
Dear Mahmood,
Sometimes my posts seem off topic for I have a habit of making Zen connections that are not immediately recognized as being related to the subject at hand, sorry, feel free to edit as you see fit, I trust your judgement completely.
You know, I managed a large apartment building years ago and the people who lived there were from many back grounds. There were Iranians,Iraqis, many different Muslims from North Africa Arabia, there were French,English, the Orientals and others from Europe, some from South America, Canadians and Americans. There were many different cultures and religions, not once in the 2 years that I was manager did we ever have any religious war going on… there were personal troubles from time to time but on a whole they were no different from any other apartment buildings in the area. This was in an area of the city that had a higher than average crime rate – we stuck together and watched out for each other.
The worst problems we had were from hooligans, vandals and punks,
I think the reason we had so little trouble of the kind going on in the east is that we have a very strong, fair and respected law here in Canada.
So if we could get an international body of law to over see these troubled places in the world I think the problem would go away.
As to cartoons/commix look at all the death threats that the editors of that Scandinavian news paper’s cartoonist got for printing a picture of the Prophet (pbuhn)
We need to put a clamp on this now and have a 0 tolerance for this kind of lunacy.
NATO is now considering expanding their role as a treaty organization to one of a peace making organization to include and protect the furthering of Universal Human Rights.
In my studies I came across this web site and if you look at the biography of the people and the King you can’t help but realize this is the way to go. http://www.kinghussein.gov.jo/office.shtml
The religion of the Profit(pbuhn) has indeed been taken over by hypocrites. The rich history of the east can be found here and I learned that I am indebted to the easterners for an awareness of a major facet of God. http://www.nabataea.net/arabia.html This is an in-depth study.
This link leads to more.
http://www.nabataea.net/index2.html
Zarqawi, bin Laden, the wahabist, the evil Imans and mullahs are criminals and need to be hunted down and have their heads examined.
Kindly
Augurwell
Chesshire by Severn
Canada
PS Lighten up, some good commix can be found here…
http://www.ucomics.com/calvinandhobbes/
PSS This is a dangerous subject, no one would leave their names with their comments, we really need to fight these bastard false prophets!
Re(3): greykangaroo
2^4^8 ..
dangerous territory you are going into my friend ..
Are you saying that the only true brand of Islam is Shia islam?
Islam’s Sole Agents
I like you guys, I really do and most of you are really cool and have such a different out look about things than we do in other parts of the world. I am really glad to see that editorial comic at the top of this post, we need more of this kind of thing.
After my last posting I came across the following information from an eminently respected group “The Belmont Club” and their reporting and analysis of a poll.
People must understand the seriousness of what these radical terrorists and their religious handlers are up to and the consequences that their actions will lead too. Your beloved Middle East and her wonderful people are at serious risk of annihilation brought on by these Zarqawi extremists.
This is no joke – check it out for yourself, I was stationed at NORAD (North American Radar Areo Space Defense Command) for a short time in the 70s and I know what we had in mind if we were attacked.
http://belmontclub.blogspot.com/2003/09/three-conjectures-pew-poll-finds-40-of.html
Re(2): greykangaroo
[quote]Have you ever looked up the origins of the word ‘terorrism’? It was conned by the British during the American Revolutionary War. They called the freedom fighters ‘terrorists’ because they gave the British Army a different fighting force not seen before, Gurellia warfare.[/quote]
I want a reference for that. I don’t believe you.
But casting terror into people’s hearts is part and parcel of any brand of Islam:
[b]
3:149 O ye who believe! if ye obey those who disbelieve, they will make you turn back on your heels, and ye turn back as losers.
3:150 But Allah is your Protector, and He is the Best of Helpers.
3:151 [/b]We shall cast terror into the hearts of those who disbelieve[/b] because they ascribe unto Allah partners, for which no warrant hath been revealed. Their habitation is the Fire, and hapless the abode of the wrong-doers.
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(not wishing to start a Stevian Anti-Islam tirade, but I also have a multitude of other Verses / Hadith that point to the same ends.)
–Ethan
greykangaroo
Re(1): greykangaroo
Posted by: Anonymous on November 18, 2005 07:39 PM
[i]People aren’t likely to agree with you because you’re talking nonsense – no other reason.
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hello anonymous, I wasn’t asking people to agree or disagree – however I am interested, given that these were merely personal reflections, which part of it was nonsense?
Re: greykangaroo
2/4/8, since you’ve asked for a response on two occasions it would be rude not to reply.
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Poor Muqtada. Is that the strongest counterexample you can give? A guy who reminds me of a kid trying to ride a bike, but falling off everytime.
Wake me up when you ever see him or any Shia (whose whole belief funnily off revolves around the tragic beheading of their third Imam) cutting off people’s heads or crucifying civilians on the basis of faith.
[/quote]
In that case its now time to wake up and smell Muqtada’s torture chambers. This fat sweaty f**k’s responsible for a reign of terror in Sadr City and the other areas under his Mehdi militia’s contol – all the time while the Americans and British turn a blind eye to his gangsters’ robbery, mutilations and murders. The devil cleric first rose to prominence in 2003 by sending his thugs attack a group of students picnicing reportedly killing two. Then even more shamefully sending his poorly armed Mehdi army to be mown down Zulu-like in their thousands by the British during his uprising, only to end it on a whim when he had a change of mind and sorted out a deal. In a dark echo of western support for Saddam, he’s now getting Anglo-American protection because he’s ready to keep out the Iranian backed Badr brigades.
While you could say he’s like a ‘child’ in the sense he won’t take responsibility for his actions, a more apt description is a hamster faced c**t.
Satisfied, f**ko?
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Re(5): greykangaroo
Mr.T says “What you sayn
Re(3): greykangaroo
What? You want a reference if the American Revolutionary War [i]really[/i] did happen? Looky here, bucko, during the French Revolution, there was this thing called a guillotine. It was used during the [b]REIGN OF TERROR[/b] where 40,000 people were executed.
Unfortunately, the word we’re talking about is ‘terrorism