A picture from the UK Daily Mail allegedly showing ISIS destroying the tomb of Jonah.
Those non-Muslims who appease or excuse the often brutal and destructive excesses of the ideology of Islam are sadly a feature of our times. There seems to limit to what these excusers will excuse, no depravity too great that cannot be blamed on Israel or ‘capitalism’ or ‘imperialism’. FGM, terrorism, the mass murder and displacement of Christians are all things that too many members of the liberal/left blame on almost anything other than the primary cause of such things, which is Islam.
In this article published on his website, former US Congressman Allen B West asks when will the excuses stop? Writing in the aftermath of the news that the Jihadi savages of ISIS have destroyed the ancient monument to the Biblical prophet Jonah, that was once to be found in the Nineveh region of Iraq. Although Mr West is speaking pimarily to an American audience, much of his comments regarding those who excuse the crimes of Islam could equally be applied to Britain as well.
Mr West said:
“ Our nation cowers rather than confronts the reality of Islamic totalitarians and jihadists. We opine with the language of apologists and condemn our own citizens as “Islamophobes” for speaking the truth. We recoil, saying this isn’t about Islam and we’re not fighting a religious battle.
Stop it. Stop running from these barbaric savages as they continue to evidence their true intentions and designs. Christians are being slaughtered — thank God for Meriam Ibrahim’s escape from the terror that faced her in Sudan.
This morning after my morning devotional, I turned on the TV to be reminded once more who the enemy is. As reported by the Daily Caller, “Radicals from the Muslim terrorist organization (now an army frankly) the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), destroyed the shrine of the Christian biblical prophet Jonah, in an action not seen since the Taliban destroyed Buddhist religious sites in Bamiyan Province during their rule in Afghanistan.”
Mosul is located in the ancient area of Ninevah and of course Jonah is a prophet of the Old Testament. He is best known in the Old Testament as the man swallowed by a large fish. Jonah spent three days and three nights inside the fish, praying to God. He is saved by God and then proceeds to save the people of Nineveh. Jonah is revered in Christianity and Judaism. Jonah, as with other aspects of Christianity and Judaism, is mentioned in the Koran (an early version of plagiarism) but it seems he is not so revered.
And we are just sitting back and watching it all happen. Remember it was the Taliban who hosted Osama bin Laden and al-Qaida. Has anyone forgotten the consequences?
At least the Kurds protect the biblical historical sites of Daniel or else we know what would happen under ISIS.
The Daily Caller says “Iraqi news sources reported that the group destroyed the prophet’s shrine located east of Mosul on Thursday, after seizing control of the mosque that contained it. The militants shut down all doors of the mosque, preventing religious observers from entering for their daily prayer, before blowing up the holy site.”
Read the rest of the piece at
Mr West is correct in his assertion that this is the enemy, what is inexplicable is why all those on the Left who profess to believe in freedom and justice and equality do not also recognise that Islam is the enemy of all of us whether we on the political Left or on the political Right. A bunch of savages like ISIS who destroy ancient monuments because they are not Islamic enough is hardly likely to respect the rights of women, gays or other minorities. Watching the Left attempting to shut down criticism of the ideology of Islam by screaming ‘Islamophobia’ whilst making excuses for Islamic crimes, is like watching a car crash in slow motion. You can see the disaster coming but the Leftist driver is continuing along the path to disaster, even though they have been warned about the treacherous road they are travelling on. Today’s Islam appeasing and excusing Left are the ‘Tankies‘ of our time, but instead of supporting and excusing the crimes of the Soviet Union, they are instead excusing and appeasing Islam, which is an equally disgusting thing to do.
