For most of us regular Americans, our enemy is the IRS.

But for the media pundits, and those

who can't make a living just being a normal person, the enemy is “the other guy.” Now, before I go
further, let me state that I do realize there are people out there who hate America and want to make
some political statement at the expense of the rest of us. I know this because I had to spend an extra ten
minutes, going out of my way, to get home because some nut with a terrorist fantasy (etched in Islam)
decided to spin out not two miles from my home.

Fortunately the Fort Worth police department and other law enforcement got her and her
companion before they had a chance to blow up the local burger joint.

But I'm convinced that 9-11 has become the fodder for a cottage industry of paranoia and flat
out nuttery. It's also created and environment whereby the average Joe has to tolerate a bucket load of
bull**** in the name of “political correctness meets counter terrorism.”

Recently I had the pleasure of meeting two fellows who work, on a daily basis, with issues
involving counter-terrorism. I won't give out their names here because, quite frankly, I respect the guys.
They showed up in casual clothes and neither one of them even remotely tried to act like they were
prototypes for “Men In Black.” They were just nice guys who probably don't want their neighbors
knowing that they're FBI, lest they get omitted from neighborhood bar-b-ques.

The reason they were at my home was because I made a simple phone call. I sat in a chat room for a
while, listening to some Muslim guy talking about Jihad and American imperialism (yadda yadda) and
finally decided to make a call to local authorities because, after googling the man's name, I realized that
he was a convicted terrorist.

THAT was an OMG moment, for sure!

My FBI guests were cool. And I was happy to see that they weren't paranoid nut cases. At one point I
told them I had received some threatening emails because of a website I once owned, they asked me
why I didn't contact the FBI.

“Why should I,” I asked. “It's not like some guy out of Istambul is going to pop over here and off me
any time soon, is it? Besides, my real name, address, and telephone aren't even out there.”

I'm a long time internet user, I know the importance of anonymity.

“Do you have a degree?” One of the agents asked. Okay, they also watch Criminal Minds. “Sorry”, I
said. “No degree in computer forensics here. Just a past history of geekery”.

Terrorism is real. This I know. But what bothers me is that there's a number of people making money
off of other people's fears. No, I'm not talking about the government or the airlines. I'm talking about
groups or persons who are trying to put themselves out there as “the experts” on terrorism, Islam,
Islamophobia, Crusades, Zionist plots, and of course, the ever popular “how I changed” conversion
stories. Which, by the way, go both ways. For every ex-Muslim turned counter-terrorist, there's a
former Christian-turned Muslim Brotherhood defender (or some such thing.)

And frankly, it's hard to know who's telling the truth. The egos get in the way so badly, and the waters
get so muddled, that the rest of us have to either settle for trusting blindly or divorcing ourselves from
the whole shooting match.

Take, for example, the allegations that Walid Shoebat is a “fake” ex-terrorist turned Christian. Sure, I
can understand why some Muslims have taken an interest. Especially the more “out there” groups, like
Muslim Revolution. But the in-fighting between Debbie Schlussel and Shoebat has bordered on the
ridiculous. She accused him of foul language and fake emails; he's accused her of being blond. I'm not
sure which personal insult is worse.

Schlussel is part of a growing group that think Obama is a Muslim. She, of course, has “looked into his
background” as have several million other googlers. The internet is nothing if not an information
cesspool.

Can I diverge here for a moment, please? And point out to everyone that if Mr. Obama is a Muslim,
he's a piss poor one. I mean, what kind of Muslim thinks abortion is a woman's right and that the state
should go lenient on homosexuals serving openly in the military? For crikeys sake! They even served
Honey Baked Ham at the White House Thanksgiving dinner! Come on now! Does that sound
“Muslim” to you?

By the same token, I don't believe for one second that Obama is a bible-based, born-again Christian,
either. Personally I think Obama is agnostic, with a little new-age twist in there somewhere. When I
find it, I'll let you know.

If the in-fighting between ex-terrorists and blogosphere queens isn't bad enough, how about the fight
between Mikey Weinstein and just about everyone? Weinstein seems to think his enemy is (let me see
if I can quote this correctly) “reformist, fundamentalist, evangelical, Christians.” I may have cut this
short. But you get the idea. It doesn't bother Mikey that reformist and fundamentalist do not co-exist
within Christendom, but when you stand to make a nifty $250,000.00 per year scaring people about the
onslaught of “Christians” invading our military, well hey, what's a little theological inconsistency
between friends?

And speaking of which, why is Mikey more concerned with so-called “Christian” symbols on military
gear than he is with the star and moon (Islamic symbol) on the outside of his toilet tissue roll? (Proctor
and Gamble took a real hit over their “occult connection” for years because of this.)

Of course, we can't leave the Islamic paranoids out of the mix. CAIR is one of the biggest loons in this
department. I guess I missed the 11th commandment: thou shalt not offend a Muslim. Unfortunately, by
the time CAIR is finished with it all, none of us will be able to sneeze, lest we somehow offend a
Muslim.

The government is trying to keep us all safe, including Muslims, and CAIR is focused on whether or
not two hijab-wearing babes get hired by McDonalds? They should be slapping those gals around for
even wanting to work at a McDonalds! In reality, this was a no-brainer. But CAIR, like so many others,
is seizing upon the post-911 world to claim victimhood.

This is probably going to sound wacky but bear with me a moment when I say that Terry Jones is
probably more sane than all of the above. For one thing, he calls it like he sees it. For another, he
doesn't deny who and what he is, nor has he manufactured credentials nor accused others of same.
What you see is what you get with Jones. And although he did meet with members of the Westboro
Baptist Church, even he had enough sense to recognize them as a group of low-flying loons.
At the present time we are all being held hostage by the conspiracy theorists, the liberal left, the
extreme right, and the IRS. We also have a common enemy: the ideological Islamist. So, if you're not
sure who they are, allow me to introduce your true enemy to you.

The Ideological Islamist: How To Spot One

1) They love modern technology but hate the modern society that goes with it.
2) They're tolerant of all religions as long as theirs dominates.
3) They believe in womens rights, ie: the right of a woman to be beaten by her husband as per sura
4:34 (strict reading) and, if there was an Islamic state, more women would tow the line!
4) They detest the killing of innocent people. Of course, they define innocent as anyone who isn't
American, Christian, Jewish, Zionist, or whatever brand if Islam they're NOT, but still, they
detest the taking of innocent lives.
5) They believe in freedom of expression, as long as it doesn't include cartoons of Muhammad;
sharing the gospel of Christ; or displaying the star of David. And, as long as it doesn't offend
“Muslims” which one never knows what that will entail from day to day so everyone should
just damn well shut up!
6) They eschew such things as Imperialism, though another Caliphate would be nice.
7) They see capitalism as an arch enemy of freedom and Islamic monetary systems as better. Even
though there's a major gap between the wealthy and the poor in every Islamic dominated
country (does anyone really think that Ahmadinejad can only afford windbreakers?)
8) They oppose suicide as anti-Islamic. But its perfectly okay for a distraught woman or some
young guy to strap an explosive device to themselves and blow themselves up, taking others out
with them. Well, maybe they have a point here. Is this suicide bombing or homicide?
9) They denounce western sexual immorality as “Christian” and refuse to “own” such things as
Muutah marriage and bacha bazi boys.

Are you getting the drift here, guys? Islamists aren't your average Muslim. Your average Muslim is as
shocked and outraged about the stories of young boys in Afghanistan being used as cross-dressing sex
objects as he is at the idea of Catholic priests kiddie-diddling on the job. In fact, the average Muslim
may be even more outraged, since at least he recognizes that the priests will eventually do jail time.

Now, to make a statement I've wanted to say for a long time: the average Muslim should recognize that
the things mentioned above are not “cultural” but have deeply embedded ties to ancient Islamic
teachings.

You see, I separate the average modern Muslim from the Islamist because the former is completely
content to just visit his Mosque, do his prayer thing, and hang out with his friends at the corner weenie
stand. The Islamist, in all his levels, is another dog entirely. He's still living in the 8th century. Oh, he
may not be totally there. The Islamist loves the technology he has (just try to pry the cellphone out of
the hand of Achmed the dead terrorist!) But he hates everything about the culture, people and even the
religions (yes, religions) that gave him said technology.

So here's the bottom line for everyone concerned: stop using terrorism to further your personal
agendas.

Find a real job, for goodness sake. Mikey, get rid of your Lotus and get thee a green car. And how
about donating some of your $250,000.00 to St. Judes to prove that your “war” isn't against
Christianity?

Schlussel, go into modeling. If that is your photo on your blog (now the conspiracy side of me comes
out, but I recognize photoshop when I see it) you'll worry less about the quality of your emails and
probably enjoy the quantity more.

CAIR, how about taking your organization to Saudi Arabia and fight for the rights of women to be
able to leave the country without a male babysitter? Or drive a car? Or get a Valentine? What kind of
jack-booted society denies a woman the right to get filled chocolates, flowers, and Victorias Secret
once a year without any guilt attached?

Walid, love ya bro, but lets face it, maybe its time to get a job like the rest of us poor stiffs. Worry less
about terrorists and more about winning souls to Christ. Or possibly open up a Middle Eastern
restaurant. I could see you being a Maitre d'.

And to all you Islamists out there (and the Muslims who excuse them) how about this: we'll happily
leave your countries (that's what all this is about, right?) But on one condition: we take all western
technology with us.

This isn't about fast food joints. In fact, I propose leaving the transfats over there in the Middle East.

No, I'm talking about removing everything from the cellphone, to the escalator; from the airplane to the
tractor; from the microwave to the oil rigs (we're the ones who showed you how to get the oil,
remember?)

Which would pretty much leave the Middle East in the 8th century. And you're all welcome to it. The
rest of us, Christian, Jew, Muslim, Atheist, Buddhist, etc., who are satisfied with our lives and culture
will wave a sad, but non-tearful goodbye and then go on living our lives, this time minus the mess and
the con-jobs which have sprouted from your jihadi ways.