Duke on the Suicide Operations by the Terrorists
On the July 13 edition of Stars and Stripes, there is an article titled “ZARQAWI QUESTIONS MENTOR’S MOTIVES: terror mastermind warns ‘our noble sheik’ against urging militants to spare civilians” The ‘noble sheik’ Zarqawi was referring to was Al-Barqawi. Al-Barqawi has recently stated that, “the number of Iraqis killed in suicide operations is a tragedy”. To this very reasonable and honest assessment of the situation Zarqawi had this to say in response, “do not follow the path of Satan that leads to your destruction. Beware, our noble sheik, of the trick of God’s enemies to lure you to drive a wedge in the ranks of the Mujahideen.” So in essence, Zarqawi is saying that killing innocent civilians is following God; however, sparing them is following the path of Satan. There is a verse in the Old Testament that describes this perfectly. The verse is found in the book Isaiah. “Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who put darkness for light and light for darkness, who put bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter.” Isaiah 5:20
I am very disappointed that the press has used the sanitized name of insurgents for the terrorists. The followers of Zarqawi are not fighting for freedom and for the well being of the people of Iraq. They are fighting for what they have lost. What have they lost? Power. Power to control the minds of the people. Power to control the resources that should make Iraq a rich nation. Money and power is what they are after. They do not care about the people and they have formed a squad of so-called martyrs to carry out their mission. If being a martyr is such a great honor why doesn’t Zarqawi step forward and take his place next to all of the people who have killed themselves killing others. Now to be fair some of the bombers have been forced to become suicide bombers. Many of these bombers have been taken from their homes and tied to the steering wheel of a car and they are told if they do not make it to their target then their family will die as well. Regardless of whom is actually doing the bombing, what type of honor is found in killing innocent people including children? There is no honor only disgrace and cowardice. Killing children is an abomination. “See to it that you do not look down on these little ones. For I tell you that their angels in heaven always see the face of my Father in heaven.” Matthew 18:10 But Zarqawi states that this is the path that God is leading them down. We have truly entered a time when “evil is called good and good is called evil”
Just yesterday a group of soldiers were out of their Humvee giving toys and candy to children when a suicide bomber drove up and blew the car up. 27 people were killed, 12 were children. The children were in plain sight as the car approached.
What I do not understand is when the Arab world is going to stand up and condemn these attacks? The killing of innocent civilians is beyond a tragedy. It is evil. If they do want us, the US Military, here in their country, that is a fair complaint. Bring the war to us. We will not run. We will stay and fight if they are insistent on fighting.
But to blow up children coming for candy and toys, I cannot find words strong enough to characterize such an act. “Jesus said, ‘Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these’”. Matthew 19:4 I am confident that after the suicide bomber died he did not receive 70 virgins and feasts as is the promise to anyone who is martyred killing infidels. “There is a way that seems right to a man, but in the end it leads to death.”Proverbs 16:25
Soli Deo Gloria
More thoughts to come
First off, thanks for all your hard work, Goid bless you for your sacrafice.
Second I agree with you, suicide bombing is evil.
Lastly, I want to highlight the uslessness of prooftexting by pointing out that the Bible also says something about killing every man women and child. (Joshua 6:21 is just one example)
Posted by: David at July 15, 2005 12:41 PM
