Boston On Lockdown

Well, one of the Islamic terrorists is dead; the brother of the 19 year old who's still on the loose. They came here about 10 years ago from Chechnya. The older brother, age 26, is dead, riddled with holes and shrapnel while his younger brother, Dzhokahar, is still out there--he's 19 years old. Authorities are asking residents of Boston and surrounding areas to stay at home if possible.

Dzhokar (pronounced "Joecar") Tsarnaev went to a prestigious school where he excelled in wrestling, and is currently at large. Fox News reports that he was a pre-med student.

An MIT peace officer was killed as he sat in his patrol car. This takes the total to four people killed for jihad.

I was not at all surprised to learn that these terrorists are Muslims; the fact that they placed one of the bombs next to an 8 year old child at the race, and were willing to randomly kill Americans, is often the jihadist signature. They are willing to kill infidels in order to selfishly attain Jannah, or heaven, for themselves.

Fox News wonders what we should call the terrorists. Should we call them domestic terrorists or foreign terrorists. After all, they've been in the United States for about ten years. I don't believe it's a question of where they come from to determine how they should be labeled; they're Islamic terrorists and geography cannot change that fact. 

When people are not insane, are Muslim, and are willing to kill and die for their beliefs, they have a more "spiritual" agenda. known as jihad. I hope we will recognize this for what it is and not stick our collective head into the sand like frightened ostriches. We must know who the terrorists are and not pretend they are otherwise.

As I conclude this article, Dzhokar is still out there with an "assault rifle" and explosives. I wonder how he was able to get them in Massachusetts, a state with the strictest gun control laws.

My latest novel, Jihad Joe, is about Islamic terrorism and suspense.  In it I challenge the precepts of the religion through my protagonist, Zed Nill, a journalist, captured by terrorists and who is destined to be killed if the American President refuses to release three Gitmo prisoners.  Of course, American policy demands we never give in to terrorists, and for Zed, the clock is ticking.

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