Infidel? My Ass! - An Independent Crusade Against Islam (Right Truth Exclusive)
An Independent Crusade Against Islam
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Copyright © 2008 by Ronald John Godlewski
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INTRODUCTION
I am on a crusade. Certainly a taboo word nowadays, but one that is historically accurate just the same. My 1966-era (read that, pre-politically correct) dictionary defines the noun in one of two ways: 1.) [cap.] One of a series of military expeditions undertaken by Christians in the Middle Ages for the recovery of the Holy Land from the Mohammedans. 2. Any zealous undertaking against evil. If you ignore the fact that I do not live within the Middle Ages (although I still am considered to be a middle-aged person ) then both definitions could fit the bill in reference to me. In fact, I would have been proud to be counted amongst the Crusaders.
Admittedly, I am not a very popular person and I accept that fact. Popularity speaks of compromise and political pandering. I am me; nothing more, nothing less. As a proud and lifelong Roman Catholic, I do not subscribe to the beliefs of Islam (though it, in many ways, subscribes to both Catholic and Judaic teachings). Any consideration that I henceforth grant to Muslims is therefore based upon my Catholicism and not that I overly respect their religious practices. That is, if I show some semblance to compassion and respect for Muslims, it is because I am a Christian not that they are Muslims. I treat all people the same – I judge them (inasmuch as we frail humans could ever hope to judge) by their actions and not who or what they are. Simply put; mess with me or mine and I’ll mess with you. Fair enough?
Having said all of that, I still believe in Church Militant instead of Church impotent. Christ was a carpenter; not an artist, technologist, or accountant. He worked hard, lived hard, and suffered the most unimaginably brutal death ever offered from his people. He was therefore no weak and indecisive person easily influenced by popular thought. He did what was required of him by the Father and did so completely and without hesitation. Christ was always Christ for he “Was in the beginning with God” (John 1:2) and “All things came to be through him, and without him nothing came to be.” (John 1: 3) Accepting this, who could believe anything else? Who could accept another religious faith?
There is much to keep me glued to Catholicism for the remainder of my life – indeed, I am discovering my faith anew everyday – but I’ve always known that God created me in His army for a specific purpose. I firmly believe that His Son came to me not once but twice within my life (see http://www.rjgodlewski.com/OfWhatPriceHeavenReprintMay07ByRJGodlewski.html). I understand that people may interpret these visions as “mere dreams” and while Christians could balk at my claims, Muslims cannot; lest they open the door to charges that Muhammad’s own visions were “merely dreams” and nothing more. I know what I experienced; others can only speculate over what happened to Muhammad so many, many years ago.
So, because I have literally seen God (except for His face, which no earthly individual is permitted to see) – by way of His Son – then I am empowered to follow His Way instead of all others. Simply put, I know not what route others may take but as for me, I’m a Catholic and I will defend my life to its utmost and I will not refrain from protecting His flock from those who wish to do us harm.
For starters, to clear up any confusion, permit me to discuss what it is that I actually believe:
“I believe in one God, the Father Almighty, maker of heaven and earth, and of all things visible and invisible. And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only begotten Son of God, and born of the Father before all ages. God of God, light of light, true God of true God. Begotten not made, consubstantial to the Father, by whom all things were made. Who for us men and for our salvation came down from heaven. And was incarnate of the Holy Ghost and of the Virgin Mary and was made man; was crucified also for us under Pontius Pilate, suffered and was buried; and the third day rose again according to the Scriptures. And ascended into heaven, sits at the right hand of the Father, and shall come again with glory to judge the living and the dead, of whose Kingdom there shall be no end. And I believe in the Holy Ghost, the Lord and Giver of life, who proceeds from the Father and the Son, who together with the Father and the Son is to be adored and glorified, who spoke by the Prophets. And one holy, catholic, and apostolic Church. I confess one baptism for the remission of sins. And I look for the resurrection of the dead and the life of the world to come." *
I think that his explains my faith fairly well, for I’ve been subscribing to these beliefs since I was born and grew into the Church. Just about anyone who considers themselves to be Christian in the traditional sense will agree with my faith – I am not special in this regard – and therefore anything spoken about within the Bible shores my faith. Now, to continue:
I. When Jesus warned against False Prophets: “Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but underneath are ravenous wolves. By their fruits you will know them…” [Matthew 7:15-16] I cannot help but suspect that he was distinctly warning against future prophets, to include the notorious Muhammad. If Jesus was “the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through [him]” [John 14:6] then I’d have to presume that Muhammad the Prophet was inconsequential to my future.
II. The faith of the New Testament builds upon the foundations established by Judaism, but it is entirely original in scope: God comes down to earth as fully human and yet fully God to die for our salvation. Pretty original. The Qur’ân, however, widely incorporates both Jewish and Christian doctrine within its pages and offers nothing better except for those who constantly need ‘something new’ as a distraction. Therefore I prefer to remain with the ‘original’ on matters of authenticity.
III. When Christ spoke “Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you” [Matthew 28:19-20] I have to conclude that He meant venturing into Islamic nations as well. In other words, when God says “all nations” He means all nations; not just those nations which wouldn’t “offend” followers of Muhammad.
IV. If Muslims believe that “Islam is predestined to be the one true religion of the world because God told Muhammad this was so”1 then I have to conclude that either God is a hypocrite or that Muhammad was a liar. Having been confronted by God – twice – I have to accept the latter. However, because Muslims therefore believe it is their “sacred duty” to spread this “true religion” to the rest of the planet, then I have to equally assume that we’re going to be on a direct collision course with one another. 2
V. Consequentially, if “Any place Muslims live and practice their faith freely is considered part of the Nation of Islam, or dar-al-Islam”3 and the Qur’a states plainly “Soon shall we cast terror into the hearts of the unbelievers…” (3:151)4 and Saudi Arabia is spending $70 Billion to build mosques and provide fundamentalist training aids to extend its second largest export – the radical Wahhabi version of Sunni Islam – then I have to acknowledge that this collision course is going to be a very nasty one. 5
VI. Two expansionist God-inspired religions cannot coexist peacefully, no matter what liberal and appeasement types wish to say. Therefore, I have decided that I must remain steadfast in my Catholicism, which I wholeheartedly believe is the “last” word from God. Despite all revelations from the Saints and appearances by the Virgin Mary, none have altered the basic context of what Jesus spoke while he was dwelling amongst us. If the Mother of God cannot change Jesus’ commandments, then neither can a mere human ‘prophet’ such as Muhammad.
VII. The last fundamental “belief” that I wish to address at this point is that I believe in the basic “dignity and integrity of innocent human lives.” I don’t care about a person’s color, their nationality, their race, or even, yes, their religion. All people were created – from conception – as God’s gift to the world and I will protect them “whenever and wherever they shall be placed into jeopardy and through whatever means may be necessary.” Muslims may preach to vanquish all infidels, but I know better…
WHO I AM…
I am the descendant of warriors. Of royalty that have fought in wars since history began. My family’s Coat of Arms is ripe with references to bravery, loyalty, magnanimity, and virtue. Our family motto: Progredior – “I go forward” – typifies an ancient clan that was not even beyond sacrificing rich land holdings to engage evil in battle throughout foreign lands. Just ask the French; their heraldic fleur-de-lis is centerpiece on the military shield of this proud, Polish family. And, my friends, I take all of this very seriously for I consider myself to be a modern bearer of these ancient rites.
In a time when dedication and duty are at a premium, I uphold our proud tradition of faith, family, and freedom. The struggle has never been easy, not even within these so-called “modern” times. My great-grandfather fought to protect his estate against the Russians. My grandfather sacrificed his homeland for a better life here in America, even once becoming trapped within a Pennsylvania coal mine. My father served proudly in the U. S. Army during World War II and endured extreme hardships within early automotive factories, themselves hardly better than that offered from living through the Great Depression. None of these men ever complained about their existence; they took up the effort to better themselves with whatever resources God had bestowed upon them. If I appear to hold my head up high, it is because I stand upon the shoulders of legends.
Even my extended family gives me much to draw upon. My grandfather’s in-laws were an unbroken chain of farmers and landowners back to at least the earliest decades of the eighteenth century. They may have also presented a proud Jewish legacy; they certainly shared a prominent Jewish name of the times. For me, however, it makes very little difference. I am honored enough simply knowing of the many, many cities and villages that bear the family name. They, too, carried on the duty and devotion of military service: my great-uncle was counted among the missing in action during a border war with the Lithuanians. Sometimes families are never given an opportunity to bury their heroes.
My maternal cousin also proudly serves as a high-ranking non-commissioned officer within the U.S. military today; having been deployed first to the Sinai, then Afghanistan, and now Iraq. That lineage of my family hails from great fisherman of the past, and both probably explain my inherent love of nature and the outdoors. Growing up within Michigan and on an island to boot magnified this bond of things adventurous. From my earliest memories; I’ve hunted, fished, hiked, swam, dove, and let my creative talents flourish. I was the only kid in my neighborhood (if not the state) that launched his model rockets from a fully functional underground silo. I also used fireworks to ‘demo’ model ships, buildings, and earthen structures on the small ‘beach’ we fashioned near the water. Yet, growing up consuming things “military” represents only one facet of my life. More than anything else, I’ve developed a profound concern for the human population. This was due partly to faith and partly from personal experience.
My earliest childhood friends (in the early 1960’s) represented diversity no matter how you sliced it. I had two “best friends.” One was Chinese and studying for his college classes at the tender age of five. The other was born without arms; he possessed finger-like stubs at the shoulders and needed to wear a mechanical vest bearing ‘open’ steel appendages more horrendous-looking than anything from the Terminator movies. Later, when we had relocated to the lake, my first grade teacher literally beat us students with a closet full of slippers – ranging from soft and plushy to authentic Dutch wooden shoes – chosen just for the occasion. The teaching staff tried to have her removed; the union wouldn’t hear of it. Second grade wasn’t any easier on emotions – my fellow classmate was brutally raped and murdered by her uncle. The tragedy hit too close to home – literally – they searched our neighborhoods and our yards for the body. Strangely, none of us ever witnessed any form of counseling; we simply went about our business minus one very cute and lovable classmate.
It may have been these events that transformed my life forever, but my family had always looked out for their fellow neighbors and countrymen – from whatever background they hailed. I had school chums from out-of-state and out-of-country. More than a few were Jewish. By high school, most were. My very first job outside of delivering newspapers was for an Iraqi family. One of my last was working for Iranians. Like I said, I value diversity in life; because life was meant for living and not just surviving.
In my adulthood, I’ve traveled both the nation and the world. I’ve studied cultures from ancient Phoenician to modern Amazonian. I like history, the arts, natural sciences of all disciplines, engineering, and, of course, military affairs. Twice I served my country honorably; once on active duty and once through the Reserves. I’ve deployed to Japan twice and to Korea and the Philippines. For almost three and a half years I was home ported at Pearl Harbor and understood the significance of my country being brutally attacked. My cousin’s son works for the ATF and would’ve been in the World Trade Center on September 11th, 2001 had it not been for my aunt’s – his grandmother’s -- funeral. Yes, sometimes God tweaks our lives for unknown reasons.
In my career, I’ve had the privilege of working within the aerospace, industrial robotics, marine engineering, electrical, process control, and petroleum industries – mostly to fund my counterterrorism activities which have long predated both 9/11 and Oklahoma City. Concurrently, I have been a student – using both the literal and traditional definitions – of Special Operations and Low-Intensity Conflicts. I had long since abandoned astrophysics in favor of a field more conducive to my background and the needs of the country. Still, I am largely autodidactic in nature and learning preempts being taught; the latter generally tends to corral one’s knowledge whereas the former is nearly boundless.
Who I am, therefore, is me. I do not try to be anyone else; there’s simply not enough time left in my life to fully expand upon my character, my ambitions, my dreams for the future to worry about whatever or whoever another may be. I think that it should be that way for everyone. God created us for a specific function – a particular ‘billet’ if you will – within His Kingdom. Otherwise, there wouldn’t be a need for six and a half billion of us running amok. Therefore, to succumb to tyranny – to subjugate individuality – merely for the sake of order is not something that I care to endorse. Nor will I allow anyone to force such beliefs upon others. I will not subscribe to the notion that one cannot target ‘institutions.’ 6 Sometimes, institutions are what are evil.
Were it not for the 1979 capture of our sovereign territory in Tehran, the 1983 bombing of the Marine barracks (I hold a special affinity with the Corps; I lived in their barracks during my Reserves duty in Charleston.) in Beirut, or any of the Islamist attacks upon American interests up to and including September 11th, I would go about my affairs without concern. Unfortunately for humanity, however, the radical Islamists have thrust war upon us through the poor excuse that Americans have invaded ‘Muslim territory.’ Knowing that Muhammad lived from 569 to 632 A.D., I cannot help but understand that no such “Muslim territory” existed before these dates. However, Judaism existed well before then and so, too, did Catholicism (Christianity). Lands are acquired by purchase or conquest. If Islamic Territory is a fixed plot of real estate on the globe then Muslims could only have expanded through conquest – as so ordered by ‘the Prophet.’ Fair enough. Give us back Constantinople and I’ll gladly discuss moving American troops out of Saudi Arabia and Iraq. Sadly, it won’t happen.
Much turmoil today would be averted if Muslims simply acknowledged that the “People of the Book” – Jews and Christians – were around far longer than Islam and possess certain inalienable rights bestowed upon them by our common Creator. Instead, Muslims look upon the very people from whom Muhammad borrowed heavily for his ‘revelations’ as infidels – non-believers. What the ‘Prophet’ did was simply to bootleg his thoughts; he plagiarized his words when they were better spoken from the true source. Even the Christian Bible gives full credit to the Hebrew sources of the Old Testament. Not the Muslims; they consider us as infidels – unworthy even of visiting their homeland – because we fail to subscribe to Muhammad’s tantrums uttered from within a cave. Tough tookies.
God commands me to “go forth and make disciples of all nations.” He did not say “stay away from the Middle East – which was, after all, his homeland and the territory of his “chosen people” – anymore than he said simply to ‘visit’. I, therefore, would not be a good Christian if I just sat around on the couch and watched old Britcoms on PBS. If Muslims treat the Qur’a as their ‘law’, then I must be free to call upon the Catechism of the Catholic Church to formulate my own actions:
• “The disciple of Christ must not only keep the faith and live on it, but also profess it, confidently bear witness to it, and spread it: ‘All however must be prepared to confess Christ before men and to follow him along the way of the Cross, amidst persecutions which the Church never lacks.’” [1816]
• “’All men are bound to seek the truth, especially in what concerns God and his Church, and to embrace it and hold on to it as they come to know it.’ This duty derives from the “very dignity of the human person.” It does not contradict a “sincere respect” for different religions which frequently “reflect a ray of that truth which enlightens all men,” nor the requirement of charity, which urges Christians “to treat with love, prudence and patience those who are in error or ignorance with regard to the faith.” [2104]
• Regarding Muslims dying for their faith: “Suicide contradicts the natural inclination of the human being to preserve and perpetuate his life. It is gravely contrary to the just love of self. It likewise offends love of neighbor [particularly, no doubt, when the suicide massacres hundreds of innocents] because it unjustly breaks the ties of solidarity with family, nation, and other human societies to which we continue to have obligations. Suicide is contrary to love for the living God.” [2281] “If suicide is committed with the intention of setting an example [through terror training videos???], especially to the young, it also takes on the gravity of scandal. Voluntary co-operation in suicide is contrary to the moral law.” [2282]
• Regarding self-defense and the protection of life: “Therefore it is legitimate to insist on respect for one’s own right to life. Someone who defends his life is not guilty of murder even if he is forced to deal his aggressor a lethal blow…” [2264] “Legitimate defense can be not only a right but a grave duty for someone responsible for another’s life, the common good of the family or of the state.” [2265] “Preserving the common good of society requires rendering the aggressor unable to inflict harm.” [2266]
I could go on, but let’s just leave it as our duty, in the eyes of God, is to protect innocent human lives whenever and wherever we can. Period.
My crusade (yes, I will not shy away from using the term irrespective of its historical connotation), therefore, is quite simple. I don’t like what I see as religious affirmative action at work – the empowering of Islam in society to the exclusion of other religions. When I see, for example, my family’s once proud home in Hamtramck, Michigan – once overwhelmingly Polish and henceforth Roman Catholic – taken over by a large Arab population that demands freedom to cease functioning five times per day for prayers whereas Catholics are being forced to work on Sundays and Easter holidays, then I suspect that inequality is at work. When Muslims are provided with foot baths in public areas but I cannot have access to a holy water fount, then I suspect preferential treatment is being given to Muslims.
This, then, is the fundamental basis for my personal crusade – to show the world that Muslims have not cornered the market on religious piety, amiability, or devotion to their faith. As far as I am concerned, my God is God and He doesn’t want people to kill innocents in His name. Those that do kill as such deserve to burn in hell and I’m not averse to the thought of helping them in their itinerary. Anyone – Muslim, Christian, Jewish, Atheist, or Tree Hugger – who intentionally targets innocent human beings, will eventually feel the blunt of my wrath. Threat? Fact!
The most egregious mistake that anyone can do is to underestimate my efforts. I have ways of finding things out, ways of making things work, and a perceptive ability beyond match. I have a tolerable I.Q. of 132 combined with the memory of an elephant. None of that matters, however. More than anything else, I am persistent and patient – much like the terrorist thugs who haunt us – and I continue on long after most others would have simply given up. My efforts to battle terrorism cannot be considered a job or even a career – it is a lifestyle that will only end when I do and that requires God’s Will.
I understand the nature of the threat; when a new ruling Muslim regime in Thailand decides not to confront the Islamic terrorists in the south of that country, as an example, then I suspect foul intent. 7 When these very same terrorists demand “only our total conversion to Islam, or our dead bodies” 8 I have to conclude that freedom and liberty are at stake. When military associates with enough credentials to make Rambo look like Gomer Pyle show an element of fear, then I have to assume that Islam – radical or apathetic, take your pick – must go. When a large group of people complain simply because they are not given their fair share of others’ wealth,9 then I have to consider that they are nothing but lazy-assed crybabies seeking a handout.
As I have already said; I possess a wealth of talent and experience. For practical purposes, I also have instant communications with ‘people’ from Norway to South Africa, from Kosovo to Uruguay, and from Iraq to Thailand. None of these people are the kind that I would like to bring home to meet my elderly mother but they all share a common commitment to protect innocent human lives. As for me, I use my business enterprises to further my ambition for the world. I seek to cure cancer, hunger, and illiteracy. Yet, “To feed, protect, and educate [is] fine and dandy, but what chance [will] humanity have if evil [can] destroy…individuals after they [are] nourished, clothed, and taught?”10
In 1996, Osama bin Laden called for “information operations ‘to spread rumors, fear, and discouragement among the members of the enemy forces.’11 In 1998 he upped the ante, telling all “to kill the Americans and their allies – civilians and military – is an individual duty for every Muslim who can do it in any country in which it is possible to do it.”12 I’ve searched, but I haven’t found any leading Muslims challenging his efforts. Nor have I seen any large groups of ordinary Muslims criticizing his ‘mission’ against us. I don’t know about you, but I’m at war and I will use every means at my disposal to win….
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R.J. Godlewski (pronounced GOD LESS KEY) is director/founder of the International Nuclear Emergency Response Team [INERT – 2001 to Present], a private effort to develop key techniques and technologies for combating terrorism; past director of the Civilian Counter-Terrorism Institute [CCTI – 1995 to 2000] and the Civilian Anti-Terrorism Auxiliary [CATA – 1986 to 1995]; as well as the author of several novels and counterterrorism books. He is a student of Special Operations/Low-Intensity Conflicts and is currently the author of the monthly Internet-based training program The Independent Counterterrorist provided as a public courtesy in cooperation with Right Truth Blog. His most recent article is Cultivating Creativity within Intelligence Analysis published in American Intelligence Journal. He is a veteran of the U.S. Navy [1981-1985] and U.S. Navy Reserve [1985-1987, 1991-1993], and a member of the National Military Intelligence Association.
NOTES
* Nicene Creed, ref: www.newadvent.org
1 Dobrot, Laurence Andrew. November, 2007. The Global War On Terrorism: A Religious War? U.S. Army Strategic Studies Institute, Pg. 4.
2 Ibid.
4 Ibid. Pg. 8.
5 Ibid.
6 Balor, Paul. 1988. Manual of the Mercenary Soldier, Paladin Press. Pg. 247.
7 Personal communication with operatives, established through a Special Operations base in situ. September 1st, 2007.
8 Ibid. Intelligence Report.
9 Dobrot, Laurence Andrew. November, 2007. The Global War On Terrorism: A Religious War? U.S. Army Strategic Studies Institute, Pg. 6.
10 Godlewski, R.J. 2005. The Gatestrian Knights, Fultus Books. Pg. 14.
11 Dobrot, Laurence Andrew. November, 2007. The Global War On Terrorism: A Religious War? U.S. Army Strategic Studies Institute, Pg. 10.
12 Ibid. Pg. 11.
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Sadly most Americans do not know we are at war with Islam. Even after 9/11 Liberals still walk around like zombies muttering, "What terror threat?"
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