Wednesday, December 06, 2006

Media Misimformation Revisited

The Main Stream Media, particularly CNN and th AP news network have been daily bombarding the American Public with stories of civilian killing in Iraq. Their premise being that this "civil"war" is being caused by the presence of American Armed Forces. Nothing could be further from the truth. This un- civil fight between Shiia and Sunni Arabs has been going on since the death of Muhammad in 653AD. Their fight began over the decision regarding the rightful heir to the leadership of the religion He founded at the age of 40 in 610 after allegedly having a Divine revelation from God. Muhanmmad said his religion was not a new religion , but the rebirth of the Old.Which he thought had been debased by Christians and Jews.
The Sunnis who consist of approximately 85% of the world wide Muslim population believed that the ledership passed on to Ali. They regarded Ali as the 4th and last of the Muslim "rightly guided Caliphs".
The Shias believed that Ali was the first Caliph and the Caliphate should pass down only to direct descendants via Ali and Fatima. War between these two Muslim factions broke out after Uthinan was murdered during his prayers in 661. Alis' youngest son was allegedly paid off not to succeede his brother as the Caliphate, but he died a year later allegedly from poison.
The battle of Karbala was waged in 680, after which Husseins infant son was proclaimed the Calipate, and the permanent division between Sunnis and Shiites was complete. The modern day equivalent of "Supreme Iman is Ayyatolah Khomeni.
The Shia over the years has become imbued with "Pope -like" infallibility. Although both Sects believe in the five Pillars of Islam, The Shia Muslims membership includes a strong theme of Martyrdom and suffering.
Sunni Muslims more closely resemble the American Protestantism which broke away from Roman Catholicism.
Iran has a 89% Shiia population, whereas Iraq has about 60%, and world wide they comprise only 10-15% of the Muslm population.
The Baath regime led by Saddam Hussein is Sunni, and has waged war against the Shiites since 1968. Throughout the 1970s' the Baathist regime stepped up oppression of Shiites. This violence continues today!
The Sunnis are the majority of the Taliban and AlQaeda who advocate persecution of the Sunnis as heretics. Their fighting in modern day history has gone on since 1932. Iraq is well on the way to being first Shiia ruled State in the Arab world!
The unrelenting violence occuring now is a continuation of the sectarian warfare going on for over 74 years. The effort being suggested by the "so called experts" is to involve the Syrians and Iranians, but I believe this will lead to more killing and possible genocide as occured in Vietnam and Cambodia where hundreds of thousands were killed after U.S. forces left.
Don't let the "Conspirator News Network and The Anti- Patriot news service convince you the violence against civilians will stop if only we pull our troops out. It will be a blood bath!

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