TheCrusade We Must Fight Today
must renounce any intention to try to
realize the Islamic goals enunciated by
Paki sta ni Isla mic lea der Syed Abu l
Ala Maududi, who declared that when
Muslims are ruled by non-Muslims,
"the believers would be under an obli-
gation to do their utmost to dislodge
th em fr om po li ti ca l po we r an d to
make them live in subservience to the
Islamic way of life.""
His comments were in full accord
with Islamic theology and history, as
well as with the Qur'anasithasbeen
read and understood by Muslims for
ce nt ur ie s. Th is is th e go al of th e
jihadists today; it should be the funda-
mental defining point of U.S. alliances
with Muslim states.
0 In it ia te a fu ll-sc al e M an ha tt an Pr oj ec t to fi nd ne w
en er gy sources—so that the needed reconfiguration of our
alliances can be more than just words. President Bush took a
first tentative step toward this in April 2005, when he called
for the construct ion of new nuclear power plants and oil
refineri esto decrease American dependence on foreign (i.e.,
Saudi)ene rgy sup pli es. ' But thi s was to pro pose onl y a
sto pgap when a tot al over haul is need ed; muc h more
nee ds to be done. The "Manhattan Project" is a deliberate
choice of analogy. During World War II, the United States
invested millionsand set the bri ghte st sci ent ifi c mind s in
the worl d on the atomic bomb project. isasimilar effort
beingmadetoday to end our dependence on Saudi oil?Mu ham ma d
vs. Jesus
"So whateveryouwish
that men would do to
you, do so tothemfor this is thelaw and
the prophets."
Jesus (Matthew 1:12)
'None of youwillhave faithtillhe likes
forhis (Muslim)brotherwhat he likes for
himself."'
The Muslim versionof the Golden Rule
extends only tofellow Muslims, not to
unbelievers.