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Posted on Jan 20, 2016
Is ISIS executing a genocidal agenda with their destruction of cultural and religious sites?
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http://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2016-01-20/only-on-ap-oldest-christian-monastery-in-iraq-is-razed
ISIS has now destroyed multiple sites throughout the Middle East, almost stealing a page from the Taliban in Afghanistan. Does this signal a genocidal agenda? (Check article on destruction of Monastery in Mosul - St. Elijah's Monastery)
ISIS has now destroyed multiple sites throughout the Middle East, almost stealing a page from the Taliban in Afghanistan. Does this signal a genocidal agenda? (Check article on destruction of Monastery in Mosul - St. Elijah's Monastery)
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One of the goals of ISIS is to eliminate apostates and religious sects they deem undesirable. Having served in northern Iraq in 2004-05, I saw firsthand many minority groups that had been living quietly and peacefully for centuries while history passed them by. The Yazidi and Chaldean Christians are fairly widely publicized, but lesser known are communities that worship Assyrian gods, follow the teachings of John the Baptist, Sufis, and Zoastrians. All have been aggressively persecuted by ISIS, and all are being wiped out and with them, some very interesting history and heritage.
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They have a clear vision of how their society should think and act and thy are destroying anything that threatens that vision. They are committing cultural genocide.
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Without question. They're goal is one Islamic Caliphate under their own interpretations of Islam. It is ethnic, cultural and racial cleansing. Nothing less. Genocide? They want a holocaust.
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CH (COL) Geoff Bailey - Major; There isn't much doubt about it. Isis has targeted all Jews, Christians, about 99.99% of all Muslims, and all members of "non-Abrahamic" religions for death.
You don't get much more genocidal than that.
You don't get much more genocidal than that.
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Very Jews left in Iraq/Syria, most have made exodus to Israel long ago. Only 1 Jew left in Afghanistan at this time. http://news.yahoo.com/last-jew-afghanistan-faces-ruin-kebabs-fail-sell-082203290.html;_ylt=AwrWnXtLn6dWRSAAG2cPxQt.;_ylu=X3oDMTByM3V1YTVuBGNvbG8DZ3ExBHBvcwMzBHZ0aWQDBHNlYwNzcg--
Last Jew in Afghanistan faces ruin as kebabs fail to sell
By Jessica Donati and Mirwais Harooni KABUL (Reuters) - Zabulon Simintov always removes his kippah, the skullcap worn by Jewish men, before entering his cafe in a dilapidated building that also houses Afghanistan's last synagogue. In his 50s, Simintov is the last known Afghan Jew to remain in the country. He has become something of a celebrity over the years and his rivalry with the next-to-last Jew, who died in 2005, inspired a play. Mindful...
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COL Ted Mc
SPC (Join to see) - Spec; There had been only two Jews in Afghanistan for some time. I note that the "exodus" of Jews from Afghanistan mainly occurred at the time that Israel was "newly created" which would put it in the (very) late 1940s [your choice of either 1948 or 1949]. Since that happened around 70 years ago, it's pretty hard to blame it on EITHER Mr. GW Bush (born in 1946) OR Mr. Obama (born 1961).
About the only faction in Syria that is NOT "targeting" the Jews is Mr. al-Assad's "legal government". However, there were only an estimated 200 Jews living in Syria prior to the commencement of the civil war (most of Syria's Jews had left around 1992 so, again, it's pretty difficult to blame EITHER Mr. GW Bush OR Mr. Obama). Compared to the (roughly) 4,000,000 Muslim Syrian refugees 200 (assuming that all of the Jews are refugees living in refugee camps [which is a completely unwarranted assumption]) that would mean that around 0.005% of the Syrian refugees are Jewish.
It is really astonishing how a careful selection of adjectives can paint an incredibly false picture of reality and we should also remember that anything that cannot be blamed on either Mr. GW Bush or Mr. Obama is totally irrelevant today.
About the only faction in Syria that is NOT "targeting" the Jews is Mr. al-Assad's "legal government". However, there were only an estimated 200 Jews living in Syria prior to the commencement of the civil war (most of Syria's Jews had left around 1992 so, again, it's pretty difficult to blame EITHER Mr. GW Bush OR Mr. Obama). Compared to the (roughly) 4,000,000 Muslim Syrian refugees 200 (assuming that all of the Jews are refugees living in refugee camps [which is a completely unwarranted assumption]) that would mean that around 0.005% of the Syrian refugees are Jewish.
It is really astonishing how a careful selection of adjectives can paint an incredibly false picture of reality and we should also remember that anything that cannot be blamed on either Mr. GW Bush or Mr. Obama is totally irrelevant today.
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Absolutely! Reminds me of some others that did that kind of thing in WWII.
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Yes, they want to get rid of anything dealing with Christians, Jews, and weak middle eastern people.
They want islam to prevail.
They want islam to prevail.
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SSG Michael Scott - If that Muslilm chooses to live by select literal interpretations of the Koran, he is an extremist. The same could be said of a Christian, if that Christian chooses to live according to Leviticus 20:13 he is an extremist.
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SSG Michael Scott
Negative, I am a Christian and live by the book, Holy Bible and put on the Armor of God and Jesus Christ, against all enemies for or domestic.
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SPC Keelan Southerland
SSG (Join to see) - By last count there were 1.8 Billion Muslims. Just about all sources agree that the "small" minority of 10% is extremist. If that is true that leaves 18 Million radicals who want to kill or impose the caliphate. That is a conservative number of terrorists and the number is growing every day. On a few occasions, I have seen the dog and pony show of a "peaceful" muslim group say they condemn the radical terrorists. However, as a whole the silent majority says nothing, which is by omission approval. If the "average muslim" does nothing to stop this problem they are part of the problem as well.
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Religious extremists are dangerous, and wouldn't be thrilled to live next to one... even if they are not violent. If a moderate Muslim or Christian lives beside me, that's perfectly fine. The easiest way to separate the extremist from the moderate is the degree of Fundamentalism displayed, if they believe gay people should be stoned or that people who leave their religion deserve death... they are an extremist. Both Christians and Muslims can find justification for such actions in their religious texts.
Deuteronomy 13:6-11 for the later and Leviticus 20:13 for the former. When a religious person tries to put those things in perspective and doesn't believe in a literal interpretation of their religious texts... they are generally a moderate.
It's important to note that just because someone holds extreme beliefs, doesn't mean their going to start killing people, only that their more vulnerable than most to embracing violence.
As for Muslims condemning terrorism... how many Christians condemn terrorism? Do Protestants in the US regularly condemn the KKK or do they remain silent on the matter? How about Catholics in Ireland condemning the IRA? The reasonable answer you would hear from Protestants and Catholics would be that the KKK and the IRA are not really Christian and are not associated with them. It's the same reasonable response most Muslims would give.
Deuteronomy 13:6-11 for the later and Leviticus 20:13 for the former. When a religious person tries to put those things in perspective and doesn't believe in a literal interpretation of their religious texts... they are generally a moderate.
It's important to note that just because someone holds extreme beliefs, doesn't mean their going to start killing people, only that their more vulnerable than most to embracing violence.
As for Muslims condemning terrorism... how many Christians condemn terrorism? Do Protestants in the US regularly condemn the KKK or do they remain silent on the matter? How about Catholics in Ireland condemning the IRA? The reasonable answer you would hear from Protestants and Catholics would be that the KKK and the IRA are not really Christian and are not associated with them. It's the same reasonable response most Muslims would give.
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