Islamic Crusades 5: Why did they hate us in 1783?

NOTE: WHY DO I USE THE WORD "CRUSADE"?

In the two years since I posted this series I have received messages from many Christians stating that they are offended by the word "crusade" (a derivation of "cross") being associated with Islamic violence. I chose to use that word because The Crusades are something that most in the post-modern, politically correct West recognize as "evil." Many westerners are still not acquainted with the real meaning of words like "jihad," "shariah," "dhimmis", etc. Hopefully in 2010 more people DO understand the true meaning of those words.

In short, I chose the word "crusades" to highlight that Christians were not the only ones who fought religious wars of conquest. My intention was not to insult Christianity. Christianity is a religion of peace that is sometimes used by extremists to justify violence. Islam is a religion of war. I pray for the day when these videos are no longer needed. Until that day I will keep the name "Islamic Crusades."

*For complete links/references/commentary visit the Occidental Soapbox blog*:
http://occidentalsoapbox.blogspot.com/2008/10/islamic-crusades-episode-5-why-...

Why do they hate us? was a universally asked question in the United States following the 9/11 attacks. A majority on the Left and a sizable minority on the Right believe it was blow-back from our imperialistic foreign policy in the Middle East. They consistently cite three primary offenses: US support for repressive Arab regimes, US support for Israel, and the stationing of US troops in Saudi Arabia.

If those are the root causes, why did the United States come under Jihadist assault only 7 years after the Declaration of Independence, when we had only just won the right to our own land, and had not the will nor the means to impose our alleged imperialist ambitions on the Middle East?


"America's First Jihad" by Andrew Bostom:
http://www.frontpagemag.com/Articles/Read.aspx?GUID=55E5C6C2-B801-4FF3-B59E-F...

The Battle of Badr:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Badr

"Booty" verses in the Koran:
http://hotair.com/archives/2007/10/28/blogging-the-qur%E2%80%99an-sura-8-%E2%...

By popular request here's a direct link to Quran Sura 8:
http://www.usc.edu/dept/MSA/quran/008.qmt.html

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[TheDynamiteGeneral]

@NOxMERCYx333 .

Old Testament Violence! 1 watch?v=fRo_sdOJAuk

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[TheDynamiteGeneral]

@jimilli09 No, I want you to answer my questions about  the Grand Mufti openly working with Hitler, the Mahdi, the Caliphate etc.

[handhanh]

@TheDynamiteGeneral the Grand Mufti is a desperate man who had an enemy that is more powerfull then him "the british empire" and he wants an alie to fight them out of palestine "after ww1 they occupied it from the ottomans" and he finds hitler as the greatest enemy of the british empire "as they say the enemy of my enemy"

the mahdi is the last hope and will aid the messiah "Jesus" in the last war and will not come only after the the false messiah

the Caliphate ended after ww1 not ww2

[yo2459]

The Muslim Barbary "Pirates"? They're no different than English Christian Pirates or Spanish Pirates or Dutch Pirates. THEY'RE PIRATES, THAT'S WHY THEY ATTACKED SHIPS! Sir Francis Drake was a pirate, for the QUEEN OF ENGLAND. He captured and enslaved people. YOU JUST POINT THESE GUYS OUT BECAUSE THEY'RE MUSLIM.

[yo2459]

In 1777, Morocco, a North African Arab Muslim country was the first country to recognize the United States as an independent nation.

[tomegin1]

idiot

[jpapca]

Though your videos are very informative, your attempt to connect the Barbary wars to the wars of today and your persistence to discredit the genius of Howard Zinn and Dr. Paul, seems relatively childish.

[AdeebNG]

Every religion has a justification for violence, all crimes depend on the situation of the individual.

[gtrabbit]

but teacher, in the previous problem, you said x equals 3???

by which I mean two things:

Why criticize people for not answering questions they're not being asked? They're not talking about the barbary raids, because they weren't asked.

And, it doesn't make any sense to assume continuity of causes or interest over hundreds of years and different regimes.

You've failed to do anything close to what might be considered a formal argument.

[TommygunNG]

Ron Paul is a fucktard ZOG believer. Anyone supporting him is a complete fool or a ZOG believer. Either way, their opinion is not worthy of any respect.

[subzeroevildusk90000]

this is stupid cus i can clam that the reason Christians hate muslim is cus of the bible and the proof to that is the crusades 1000 years ago but this gets me thinking what is the message your trying to give hear hmm lets see could it be this (they hate us cus they are pure evil lets keep bombing them and killing their men and children and raping their women in iraq and else where in the world its all ok cus they are evil we are the heros yaaah go america wooooo) could that be it