Thoughts of Islamofascism and a Cheer for Oz!

Grandaddy Longlegs has an excellent post on the subject:

In a previous post, titled The Gathering Islamic Storm, I wrote:

Of course, not all Muslims are terrorists. But the fact remains that most terrorists are Muslims. Most of the recent major armed conflicts in the world have involved Muslims. Moreover, the nonviolent Muslims are doing nothing bold to calm the unrest within their communities. They are paralyzed with fear, and have allowed their communities, religion and culture to be hijacked by extremists. So there should be no more pretending that they are peaceful people, despite the killing that takes place unchallenged all around them.

If the self-described peace loving Muslims are traveling down the river in a boat with a war party, and they have no plans to steer toward shore, then they are not completely blameless. They abet with their silence and their inaction, and to Western outsiders they blend in with the mob.

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In a follow-up post, titled The Islamic Storm Strengthens, I wrote:

It is now apparent that the banner of Islamofascism is no longer carried solely by the loosely organized shadow-networks of jihadist terrorists. Islamofascism and Jihadism have recently gone mainstream with the elections of Hamas in Palestine and Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in Iran, respectively. [...]

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Last year, Australian Prime Minister John Howard and his Ministers made it clear that they would not let the God of "multiculturalism" protect enemies within their borders:

Muslims who want to live under the Islamic Sharia law were told Wednesday to get out of Australia as the government targeted radicals in a bid to head off potential terror attacks.

A day after a group of mainstream Muslim leaders pledged loyalty to Australia at a special meeting with Prime Minister John Howard, he and his ministers made it clear that extremists would face a crackdown.

Treasurer Peter Costello, seen as heir apparent to Howard, hinted that some radical clerics could be asked to leave the country if they did not accept that Australia was a secular state and its laws were made by parliament.

"If those are not your values, if you want a country which has Sharia law or a theocratic state, then Australia is not for you," he said on national television.

The TrekMedic posits:

Hey, Europe (or should I start calling it Eurabia?),....start paying some attention to Australia. They seem to be taking the (non-US) lead on the fight against Islamofascism!