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Much of the news today is quite repetitive and available from many other sources. The biggest item by far, is the incumbent’s deciding for the moment that ISIS might actually be a threat, and therefore worth some thinking about when away from the golf course. But, naturally, since his greatest proclivity is a frequent changing of mind, if he’ll actually follow-up and do anything remains to be seen. 

 

As far as ISIS itself is concerned, I did some research this morning, to learn more about their aims and goals, which they claim is based on instilling Islamic fundamentalism throughout the Middle-East, and then the rest of the world.

 

Islam stems from Muhammad, born in Mecca about 570 CE, regarded by Muslims as its founder. He’s almost universally considered by Muslims as the last prophet sent by God to mankind.

 

ISIS itself claims that their primary goal is instilling the rigid tenets of Islam without deviation. Aiming to forcibly impose in particular a literalist interpretation of the Koran and Sharia law on society as its governing law and ideology by creating a theocracy and obliterating any separation of church and state.

 

The governing law then, would include imposing and violently enforcing patriarchal, separate and unequal laws for women, including forced veiling, forced control by male family members, and denial of equal legal rights. There would also be, society-wide indoctrination in religious discrimination and often attacks on other religions or non-believers, defending feudal and capitalist private property and exploitation. And the methods employed often reflect their reactionary ideology and program, including targeting and murdering non-combatants, terrorizing whole populations, and sanctioning severe corporal punishment or death for infractions of Islamic law.

 

The homework was done this morning to gain better grasp of ISIS’ intentions, whereas I was fairly certain that their objective was to revert ideology back to its beginning as defined by Muhammad hundreds of years ago without deviation whatsoever, but wanted to be sure. 

 

And what caused my curiosity was an article by Chris Cassidy in Boston Herald.com this morning, as follows:

 

“The Herald reported yesterday that 32-year-old computer expert Ahmad Abousamra is suspected of using the tech skills he honed at Northeastern University and the University of Massachusetts at Boston to spread the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria’s anti-American message of hate on social media.

 

Abousamra, who graduated from Stoughton High School in 1999 and has dual U.S. and Syrian citizenship, was placed on the FBI’s Most Wanted Terrorists list last year.”

 

Having never read the Koran, nor possessing any real knowledge of its contents, I must say I was truly impressed today. Because if ISIS follows its words and laws without deviation whatsoever, obviously Muhammad was aware hundreds of years ago that Ahmad Abousamra would be needed to spread his word on the worldwide web in 2014. And that foresight and wisdom is truly incredible.

 

That’s it for today folks.

 

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