Another New Al Qaida Video - Hostage -Paul Johnson Options

[realdeal]

Most of you have probably already heard about Paul Johnson, an American from New Jersey who was kidnapped in Saudi Arabia. They have threatened to kill him if the Saudi's do not release Al Qaida prisoners within the next 3 days.

FYI -Saudi Arabia's policy is the same as the United States' policy - they do not negotiate with terrorists/hostage takers.

You can view the article HERE

You can download the video HERE.


Unfortunately, the video is in Real Media format. You can download Real Alternative HERE
(Real Alternative will allow you to play RealMedia files without having to install RealPlayer/RealOne Player)

[Druid]

I understand why it's so easy to blame all Muslims.
My biggest problem is the muslim community as a whole isn't publicly condemning the acts of the radicals.
Most people are probably clueless when it comes to Islam. They have more in common with us then you would think. 90% of their religion is based on similar beliefs as Christianity. Islam was original based on 3 scriptures.
the Psalms of David
the Torah of Moses
the Gospel of Jesus Christ
The Gospels of Jesus Christ are the most interesting because it's a contradiction. For them, Jesus was just another apostle. As an apostle he was seen as holy and could do no wrong, but they never justify how he could claim to be the son of god, which would be a lie for them and still remain holy. I've asked this question a few times to people who practice Islam, so far no one has offered a good explanation as to how he was an apostle who spoke for god but some of what he said goes against their beliefs.
Islam started out a very peaceful religion, it wasn't until 600 AD when Muhammad
completely changed their religion based on what he said was private chats with the angle Gabriel. Muhammad claimed the 3 scriptures had been corrupted by the infidels and the only true scripture was the Qur'an.
Most Muslims are completely ignorant of their own religious history. The vast majority think Islam started with Muhammad, when it actually didn't. Muhammad changed things by denying the earlier Scriptures and introducing the idea of Jihad.
Jihad is waging war against infidels. Anyonr who dies in such a war are assured paradise. One big reason for the huge increase of violence in the last two decades is before there were strict guidlines on who could call for a jihad and under what circumstances. Now any fool calling themselves muslim and preaching their way or the highway can call for a holy war and they are surrounded by idiots who don't know any better.
I remember a newscast done from Pakistan a few weeks after we went in after Bin-Laden. The reporter asked 100 people about the US. Every single one knew the US was the evil state of infidels. What was really interesting is half of them couldn't find the US when asked to point it out on a globe and 10 or 15% didn't know the world was round.