Rational Nation USA

Rational Nation USA Purveyor of Truth Extreme radicalized Islamists/jihadists are without doubt at war with western civilization . Terrorist attacks throughout the west have convinced people of reason that Muslim extremists and terrorists, followers of the faith known as Islam, wish to destroy western culture, philosophy, and religion. This is not to deny there is a majority of peaceful Muslims who simply wish to live their lives peacefully and in coexistence with the west and those who follow other faiths. President Obama, trying to walk a tightrope elevated above events on the ground has said repeatedly, as did his predecessor, that America is not at war with Islam. I buy this statement. I bought it when GWB said it and I buy it now when President Obama says it. Our country is founded on religious freedom and the right to choose ones faith free of government involvement or interference. This very concept precludes going to war with any religious faith, and there are American Mus...

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 ...

Rational Nation USA Purveyor of Truth My position on organized religions is fairly well known;  rarely do I visit sites whose primary purpose is to espouse or advance a specific religion. Surfing the blogosphere today an article in Catholic League caught my eye. In light of the recent terror attack in Paris the article has great relevancy and for this reason Rational Nation USA is reprinting it here in full. MUSLIMS ARE RIGHT TO BE ANGRY January 7, 2015 by Bill Filed under Latest News Releases 2015 - January Releases CHARLIE HEBDO - Bill Donohue comments on the killing of 12 people at the Paris office of the newspaper Charlie Hebdo: Killing in response to insult, no matter how gross, must be unequivocally condemned. That is why what happened in Paris cannot be tolerated. But neither should we tolerate the kind of intolerance that provoked this violent reaction. Those who work at this newspaper have a long and disgusting record of going way beyond the mere lam...

by: Les Carpenter Rational Nation USA Purveyor of Truth Following the ISIL/ISIS threat... The three articles below, two from The New York Times and the third from The Guardian discuss the threat, the administrations current positions, and the possible military course the USA may find itself taking at some point to effectively " dismantle and destroy" ISIL/ISIS, to use the President's words. WASHINGTON — Militants for the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria have traveled to Mexico and are just miles from the United States. They plan to cross over the porous border and will “imminently” launch car bomb attacks. And the threat is so real that federal law enforcement officers have been placed at a heightened state of alert, and an American military base near the border has increased its security. As the Obama administration and the American public have focused their attention on ISIS in recent weeks, conservative groups and leading Republicans have issued stark warnin...

by: Les Carpenter Rational Nation USA Purveyor of Truth Hamas, the terrorist organization and it's leader went on record recently stating Hamas, and by extension the Palestinian people, do not want to coexist with the state of Israel . This terrorist organization has used women and children as human shields for the purpose of pumping up civilian deaths to create world criticism and opposition to Israel's defense initiatives. And , Hamas is the entity that STARTED the current conflict in the region. Hamas does not want a permanent and lasting peace. Hamas and the Palestinians want the annihilation of the Jewish people. They, like so many other extremist adherents of the cult "faith" of Islam will not rest until they achieve the genocide they seek or are all killed trying to achieve their goal. When we see the growth of Hamas and Palestinian sympathizers in the USA, indeed the western world it is becoming increasingly obvious that Israel is perhaps the nation t...