London

It has taken me some time to rouse my thoughts in this blog on the terrorism that has happened in London. My thoughts and prayers go out to the victims and their loved ones, for the terrible anguish they must be facing. The list of nations that can stand together in the brotherhood of those victimized by al Qaeda and it's spawn is a wide circle: the United States, the United Kingdom, Spain, Indonesia, the Phillippines, Saudi Arabia, Afghanistan, and of course Iraq. The US stands in solidarity with our British brethren, as we do with all of these nations, as all men of good will must in this age of chaos and evil perpetrated in the name of most merciful God.

Lee Harris has penned a very insightful article in TCS where he notes that, while for us this is a war, for them it is a blood feud. I disagree with his theory partially because I do believe al Qaeda has conditions it would consider a victory, and as such they work towards an ultimate end. But I believe there is a segment of the gestalt in the Dar al-Islam, particularly the arab areas as those are the ones most influenced by Bedouin ways, that sees this as the blood feud with the Great Satan.

For a counterpoint, both American Future and Daily Demarche point to commentary by Efraim Halevi, which argues the opposite, that we are involved in a third world war.

Particulars:

• American Future rounds up the failures of the British authorities in stopping terrorist organizational infiltration of London.
  
• A rumor is circulating that we recently released one of the involved parties from Guantanamo Bay.
  
• Worth a read is an excellent view from England from one liberal as he tries in an open letter to explain to an anti-war friend of his how theocratic fascism is a real threat, and the war on terror is the real answer.
  
• Exposing the myth of terrorist recruitment being a function of poverty, al Qaeda recruiters in Britain are recruiting educated university graduates.
  
• We should all applaud the writings of two muslims in London decrying the actions of the terrorists in London