Rational Nation USA

Dictatorship naturally arises out of democracy, and the most aggravated form of tyranny and slavery out of the most extreme liberty. - Plato The secret of freedom lies in educating people, whereas the secret of tyranny is in keeping them ignorant.  - Maximilien Robespierre If Tyranny and Oppression come to this land, it will be in the guise of fighting a foreign enemy.  - James Madison

Rational Nation U S A Purveyor of Truth We live in troubled and dangerous times. A very real possibility of a prolonged 21'st century clash of western civilization and Islamic fundamentalist extremism exists. How the west handles the growing threat will quite likely determine the length and severity of the destruction. If blanket bigotry and fear such as that being hawked by Donald J. Trump and the millions of others who share his diseased mindset prevails the world is in for a long protracted bloody battle the world over. On the other hand if leveler heads, guided by a deep understanding of Middle Eastern history prevail it is possible the threat will be contained and eliminated with less bloodshed and destruction. Understanding that Muslims in the Middle East and Africa have thus far suffered much greater terrorism, destruction, bloodshed, and loss of life than the USA is important. We must show the Muslim world, Islamic extremist jihadists aside for a moment, that we a...

Rational Nation USA Purveyor o Truth As the Paris terror attack against Charlie Hebdo unfolded and the worldwide show of unity followed, terror in West Africa destroying thousands of lives continued to take place. Watch the latest video at video.foxnews.com WASHINGTON – One of the most brutal and murderous Islamist militant groups has been steadily gaining ground, inflicting a streak of atrocities shocking by even their standards -- and it's not Al Qaeda or the Islamic State. At the same time the world focuses on the terror attacks in France, the growing territory and lethality of Boko Haram, the Nigerian terror network which for a short time last year commanded global attention, is fueling calls in Washington for a new U.S. strategy. “If we don’t stop it in its tracks, we are destined for this horrible group to not step back but to continue to be in power,” Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, said. Boko Haram slaughtered its way through another Nigerian town in early ...

by: Les Carpenter Rational Nation USA Purveyor of Truth As the irrational, barbaric, savage, and murderous ISIS continues its quest to impose the will of the prophet mohammed on everyone another rational voice is heard. New York Times Editorial Board The United States cannot go it alone in the fight against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, the extremist group known as ISIS whose ruthlessness and killing has dumbfounded and horrified the civilized world. American airstrikes and other assistance from the United States have brought some measure of relief to religious minorities and others that ISIS has threatened. But defeating, or even substantially degrading, ISIS will require an organized, longer-term response involving a broad coalition of nations, including other Muslim countries, and addressing not only the military threat but political and religious issues. The recent persecution of Christians and Yazidis and the murder of James Foley, an American journalist, has brou...

by: Les Carpenter Rational Nation USA Birthplace of Independent Conservatism Liberty -vs- Tyranny As American apologists continue to either ignore, and or make excuses for Islamic extremists and their behavior, the threat of radical Islam continues to grow. The death of bin Laden simply opens a new chapter in the continuing war Islam is waging against the west. Leadership in al Qaeda is encouraging American Muslims to use automatic weapons in singular attacks on people and institutions. Video: Following are excepts from ABC News . In a new video message released on the internet Friday, American-born al Qaeda spokesman Adam Gadahn calls on Muslims living in America to carry out deadly one-man terrorist acts using fully automatic weapons purchased at gun shows, and to target major institutions and public figures. "What are you waiting for?" asks Gadahn in English, and then adds that jihadis shouldn't worry about getting caught, since so many have been released...

by: Les Carpenter Rational Nation USA Excerpts from the Washington Post . MOGADISHU, Somalia -- A leader of Somalia's Islamist insurgency threatened to attack America during a speech broadcast Monday. "We tell the American President Barack Obama to embrace Islam before we come to his country," said Fuad Mohamed "Shongole" Qalaf. For those on the left, this is a direct threat. It is worded in such a way so as to follow Islam's three tier methodology of converting infidels to the faith of Mohammed. First tier.... Attempt to convert the infidel to the faith willing as is alluded to in remark meant for Obama. Second tier.... Failing #1 subvert the infidel(s) to Islamic Sharia law. Third tier.... Failing #2 kill the infidel(s) More.... Al-Shabab has not yet launched an attack outside Africa but Western intelligence has long been worried because the group targeted young Somali-Americans for recruitment. About 20 have traveled to Somalia for traini...

Les Carpenter III Rational Nation The Reverend of The Gainesville Florida church that was going to burn copies of the Koran on September 11, 2010 may be eccentric and over the top. To say he is "mad" as his daughter claims is also over the top. Here, the complete write up from REUTERS , another bastion of progressive liberal thought. The estranged daughter of a U.S. pastor who has threatened to burn copies of the Koran believes he has gone mad and needs help, she said in a German media interview conducted on Friday. Emma Jones, who lives in Germany, told Spiegel Online she had e-mailed her father urging him to drop his plan to burn copies of the Islamic holy book, writing: "Dad, leave it be!" He did not reply, she said. Facing an outpouring of concern from U.S. leaders and anger from Muslims worldwide, Pastor Terry Jones, of Gainesville, Florida, said on Friday he no longer planned to burn the Koran on the anniversary of the September 11 attacks. But...

Recent news from government sources say that Islamic Jihadists will very likely mount another atttack on U.S. interests in the next few months. It is not surprising given the obvious gestures by our President to "improve" relations with the Muslim world. Extend a unilateral hand if you will in the hopes of winning over  those with an ideology of death to all infidels.  Which by the way constitutes the U.S., and the rest of the western world. The "holy:" book of Islam in fact it the very book responsible for spewing  the hatred for a civilized world that the extremists use as justification for their vile and inhuman acts. The danger is growing. The entire non Islamic world is at risk, and we seem not to understand the depth or virulence of the  evil facing us. If the Christian, Jewish, Buddhist, and other non violent nations of this world do not soon wake up the tyranny of evil may w...

It has been just over eight years since our country was terrorized by Islamic extremists bent on striking fear in the freest and most tolerant Nation on earth. The evil that hit our people on 911  was as insidious as that of Hitler, Stain, or Mao combined. The face of Islamic extremism, and its intolerance and hatred for all thing western, is something we need to fear. But more importantly, our countrymen need to understand the evil, and the core that drives it. Islam is passed off  as a religion of peace by moderate Muslims and the well meaning of all faiths . Nothing could be further from the Truth. There is neither sufficient time nor space to do a detailed discussion of the evils of Islam on this humble blog. So,  I ask you to consider the following when hearing that Islam is a peaceful religion. Islam instructs the devout as follows: The devout Muslim must 1) attempt to convert the infidel to I...