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Christopher Walken Explains Afghanistan

Thursday, 10th December 2009

As David Betz says, we are "working furiously on tactical solutions to a strategic problem. It’s the second mouse strategy." Let Mr Walken explain Afghanistan for you:


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Roy Smith

December 11th, 2009 6:57am Report this comment

No country is going to have the stamina of that mouse. Even when the cream has turned to butter the mouse still can't climb out of the bucket. This example doesn't bode well for the forces in Afghanistan.

Jeremy

December 11th, 2009 12:05pm Report this comment

Excellent. Can we now have Tom Cruise on the repeal of the Corn Laws?

logdon

December 11th, 2009 3:01pm Report this comment

Two frogs are to be prepared for a French dish. One is dropped into the pan of boiling water and immediately leaps out.

The second is lowered into a pan of tepid water, slowly rising to the boil. The increment is unhurried but steady and the frog, oblivious to its fate boils.

We are that second frog.

The idea in Afghanistan is that from being liberators, we are now perceived as occupiers.

In the interest of reciprocity here’s the converse.

BOILING THE INFIDEL FROG

Islamization occurs when there are sufficient Muslims in a country to agitate for their so-called ‘religious rights.’

As long as the Muslim population remains around 1% of any given country they will be regarded as a peace-loving minority and not as a threat to anyone.
At 2% and 3% they begin to proselytise from other ethnic minorities and disaffected groups with major recruiting from the jails and among street gangs.

From 5% on they exercise an inordinate influence in proportion to their percentage of the population. For example, they will push for the introduction of halal and work to get the ruling government to allow them to rule themselves under Sharia, the Islamic Law.

When Muslims reach 10% of the population, they will increase lawlessness as a means of complaint about their conditions. Any non-Muslim action that offends Islam will result in uprisings and threats.

After reaching 20% expect hair-trigger rioting, jihad militia formations, sporadic killings and church and synagogue burning.

At 40% you will find widespread massacres, chronic terror attacks and ongoing militia warfare.

From 60% you may expect unfettered persecution of non-believers and other religions, sporadic ethnic cleansing, use of Sharia Law as a weapon and Jizya, the tax placed on infidels.

After 80% expect State run ethnic cleansing and genocide.

100% will usher in the peace of ‘Dar-es-Salaam’ – the Islamic House of Peace – there’s supposed to be peace because everybody is a Muslim.

And here’s a start.

http://www.jihadwatch.org/2009/12/uk-sharia-tribunal-proposed-for-wales.html

logdon

December 11th, 2009 3:06pm Report this comment

One Law for All Campaign was established a year ago on December 10, 2008 to mark International Human Rights Day.

A year on, it has mobilised considerable support in opposition to Sharia and religious laws and in defence of secularism and universal rights. With nearly 21,000 individuals and groups having signed up to our petition calling for a ban on religious councils and tribunals in Britain, the Campaign has given many the space to challenge religious law from a human rights perspective and to make links and show real solidarity with people living under Islamic rule everywhere.

Some of the Campaign’s achievements over the past year include:
* Providing legal advice, information and a free helpline
* Organising a successful rally and public meeting on Sharia Law, Sexual Apartheid and Women's Rights on March 7, 2009
* Launching the International Coalition for Women’s Rights against Sharia law in April 2009
* Organising a successful rally on November 21, 2009 in London with acts of solidarity taking place in 23 countries worldwide
* Coordinating an art competition against Sharia and religious laws
* Speaking in cities across Britain and the world to mobilise support for the campaign and raise awareness, including in Canada where Sharia courts in Ontario province were pushed back
* Co-founding with others the International Bureau for Laicite (secularism) on December 9, 2009…

But much more needs to be done to stop religious laws. In the upcoming year, we plan to:
* Conduct a survey of women who have been to Sharia councils or tribunals
* Hold a March 8, 2010 seminar to bring together campaigners, lawyers, experts, and politicians to discuss ways in which Sharia courts can be prohibited in Britain
* Organise a gallery exhibition on the issue before Spring
* Hold a June 20, 2010 rally against Sharia and religious laws in central London
* Organise a concert in support of One Law for All in the Fall
* Coordinate a December 10, 2010 conference on Sharia Law and Apostasy
* Continue speaking out on the issue and more...

Yes, there is a huge battle ahead - what with another Sharia law court being set up in Wales next month and the rise of the implementation of Sharia law in other countries across the globe. But there is also much resistance taking place – from Iran, Iraq, to Afghanistan and Pakistan to right here in Britain.

On our anniversary, we’d like to thank you for your support; we couldn’t have done it without you. But as you know, all this work costs money even if it is done by over twenty volunteers. And whilst Islamic organisations receive huge funds from Islamic states and also from Western governments in their attempts to appease the political Islamic movement, we must rely solely on the public to support us.So we’d also like to ask that you donate to One Law for All if you haven’t already done so this year. No amount is too small or for that matter too big. It all adds up and will help determine the society and world that we want to live in.

Thanks again

Warm wishes

Maryam

Maryam Namazie
Spokesperson

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