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AUSTRALIA needs to prepare for an increasingly savage, 100-year war against radical Islam that will be fought on home soil as well as foreign lands, the former head of the army, Peter Leahy, has warned.
Professor Leahy, a leading defence and strategic analyst, told The Weekend Australian the country was ill-prepared for the high cost of fighting a war that would be paid in “blood and treasure” and would require pre-emptive as well as reactive action.
“Australia is involved in the early stages of a war which is likely to last for the rest of the century,” he said. “We must be ready to protect ourselves and, where necessary, act pre-emptively to neutralise the evident threat. Get ready for a long war.”
Senior intelligence officials have moved to shore up public support for the Abbott government’s tough new security laws, including enhanced data-retention capabilities enabling agencies to track suspect computer usage.
Australian Security Intelligence Organisation director-general David Irvine said the proposed data laws, which require phone and internet companies to retain records for two years, were “absolutely crucial” to counter the jihadist terror threat.
The government’s security package also includes a $630 million funding boost to intelligence agencies and police to help prevent domestic terrorist attacks.
Professor Leahy ”” a former lieutenant general who ran the army for six years, from 2002-2008 ”” said the threat of radical Islam would require action on several fronts, including a strengthening of controls against biological, chemical and nuclear attacks.
It would also include greater protection for critical infra*structure and iconic targets against attack.
The Western withdrawal from Afghanistan did not constitute the end of the so-called war on terror, “nor, as was claimed by prime minister Julia Gillard, in January 2013, a transition from the 9/11 decade”, he said.
I gave this some thought the other day, the rise of radical Islam started in the late 1990's starting with the 1998 US embassy bombings in East Africa and obviously came to prominence with Sept 11 - so we are about 16 years into this..looking at other historical terrorist movements we can see that in general these have 20 or 30 year life spans.
- Red Brigades 70's and 80's
- IRA 70's 80's and 90's
- Palestinian/Black September 70's 80's and 90's
I know im generalising a bit here but hopefully we are about half way through this, once this generation of radicals are done with that should be about the end of it.
That sounds very optimistic to me. My interpretation of Peter Leahy's prediction was that the 100 years is just beginning. As far as the actual 100 years is concerned, I expect he chose that term to draw attention, rather than any exact expectation of what will happen in terms of time.I gave this some thought the other day, the rise of radical Islam started in the late 1990's starting with the 1998 US embassy bombings in East Africa and obviously came to prominence with Sept 11 - so we are about 16 years into this..looking at other historical terrorist movements we can see that in general these have 20 or 30 year life spans.
- Red Brigades 70's and 80's
- IRA 70's 80's and 90's
- Palestinian/Black September 70's 80's and 90's
I know im generalising a bit here but hopefully we are about half way through this, once this generation of radicals are done with that should be about the end of it.
Mixed Religious Ideologies (Christianity vs Islam)
Tolerant vs Intolerant (Christianity vs Islam)
Terror attacks on the West (Madrid, New York, London, Bali) and Wars (Iraq, Afghanistan, Syria)
Beheadings of citizens of the West
Politicians don't want to address/talk about this issue because they will lose votes...
Is this the start of the 100 year war?
We’ll fight radical Islam for 100 years, says ex-army head Peter Leahy
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/defence/well-fight-radical-islam-for-100-years-says-exarmy-head-peter-leahy/story-e6frg8yo-1227018630297
What are your views?
Where do you stand?
My thoughts too. Why is not the Iraq National Army amassing their forces to destroy this, as Pres. U.S. said, "cancer". Laws of nature applies with these radicals.Why should the USA put their citizens in harm's way? Why don't the ME nations opposed to ISIS (or whatever it's currently calling itself) consider they have some responsibility to maintain peace in their region?
I have more questions, and no answers...
It's most timely.
The Red Brigades, IRA and Black September were pipsqueaks compared to the power of Islam on a global basis.
I'm afraid that we are in for a much longer battle this time. I don't think we can win soon on a global front, but domestically we have to cut immigration from Islamic countries and not make the problem any worse here than it is now.
I hope mainstream Australia realises this before its too late.
What is the point in bringing in more potential problems? There's no upside for Australia.
I think it is fairly obvious that no half-arsed anti-terrorist proposals will stop the Islamic subjugation of Europe and eventually Australia. In fact they now control 15 Federal seats courtesy of Labor.
As I said on another thread (Abbotts Counter Terrorism Measures) ...its too late already;
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My family escaped oppression, escaped tyranny. Our parents worked very hard for our education, wanting us to be productive member of society.
Actually it started 1400 years ago and it has always failed to succeed.
The Red Brigades, IRA and Black September were pipsqueaks compared to the power of Islam on a global basis.
I'm afraid that we are in for a much longer battle this time.
.now we have the second wave ISIS and they total what 3 or 4 thousand foreign fighters and maybe 10 or 15 thousand locals, trapped in northern Iraq and eastern Syria.
They haven't got a chance, and have very little to genuinely offer the disgruntled Muslim youth of the world.
At least one in four of the estimated 2,000 foreigners fighting for ISIS in Syria and Iraq is British - and half of those are already back in the UK, it has emerged today.
Serious questions have been raised as to whether enough is being done to stem the flow of fighters after the Government revealed it has only seized 23 passports this year to prevent them travelling to the war zone.
The Government says there are around 500 British among the fighters while a further 250 are thought to have already returned to the UK where the police and security services are attempting to watch them.
That means there are now almost three times as many British Muslims fighting for Islamic State than there are serving in the UK military, an MP has claimed.
Witnesses on the ground and Iraqi officials in Baghdad said insurgents belonging to the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria overwhelmed national security forces and took control of key ingredients for a jihadist statelet: a civilian airport, a military airport, a military division headquarters, a border crossing with Syria, a weapons depot, government offices, banks and television stations.
From what country did they escape? How did they escape, and what was the oppression and tyranny they escaped from? I ask because I haven't got a clue as to what you are on about.:shake:
SAD WORLD WE LIVE IN--BUT THE FACTS DON'T LIE
This is all factually (and historically) correct - and verifiable.
In 732 AD the Muslim Army which was moving on Paris
was defeated and turned back at Tours, France, by Charles Martell.
In 1571 AD the Muslim Army/ Navy was defeated by the Italians and Austrians as they tried to cross
the Mediterranean to attack southern Europe in the Battle of Lapanto.
In 1683 AD the Turkish Muslim Army, attacking Eastern Europe, was finally defeated in the Battle
of Vienna by German and Polish Christian Armies.
...this crap has been going on for 1,400 years and half of these damn politicians don't even know it.
If these battles had not been won we might be speaking Arabic and Christianity could be non -
existent; Judaism certainly would be... And let us not forget that Hitler was an admirer of Islam and that the
Mufti of Jerusalem was Hitler's guest in Berlin and raised Bosnian Muslim SS Divisions: the 13th and
21st Waffen SS Divisions who killed Jews, Russians, Gypsies, and any other "subhumans".
Reflecting, a lot of Americans have become so insulated from
reality that they imagine that America can suffer defeat without any inconvenience to themselves.
Pause a moment, reflect back. These events are actual events from history. They really happened!!!
Do you remember?
1. In 1968, Bobby Kennedy was shot and killed by a Muslim male.
2. In 1972 at the Munich Olympics, athletes were kidnapped and massacred by Muslim males.
3. In 1972 a Pan Am 747 was hijacked and eventually diverted to Cairo where a fuse was lit
on final approach, it was blown up shortly after landing by Muslim males.
4. In 1973 a Pan Am 707 was destroyed in Rome,
with 33 people killed, when it was attacked with grenades by Muslim males.
5. In 1979, the US embassy in Iran was taken over by Muslim males.
6. During the 1980's a number of Americans were kidnapped in Lebanon by Muslim males.
7. In 1983, the US Marine barracks in Beirut was blown up by Muslim males.
8. In 1985, the cruise ship Achille Lauro was hijacked and a 70 year old American passenger was
murdered and thrown overboard in his wheelchair by Muslim males.
9. In 1985, TWA flight 847 was hijacked at Athens, and a US Navy diver trying to rescue
passengers was murdered by Muslim males.
10. In 1988, Pan Am Flight 103 was bombed by Muslim males.
11. In 1993, the World Trade Center was bombed the first time by Muslim males.
12. In 1998, the US embassies in Kenya and Tanzania were bombed by Muslim males.
13. On 9/11/01, four airliners were hijacked; two were used as missiles to take down the World Trade
Centers and of the remaining two, one crashed into the US Pentagon and the other was diverted and
crashed by the passengers. Thousands of people were killed by Muslim males.
14. In 2002, the United States fought a war in Afghanistan against Muslim males.
15. In 2002, reporter Daniel Pearl was kidnapped and beheaded by---you guessed it was a--- Muslim male.
16. In 2013, Boston Marathon Bombing 4 Innocent
people including a child killed, 264 injured by Muslim males.
No, I really don't see a pattern here to justify profiling, do you?
So, to ensure we Americans never offend anyone, particularly fanatics intent on killing us, airport
security screeners will no longer be allowed to profile certain people. So, ask yourself "Just how
stupid are we???"
Absolutely No Profiling!
They must conduct random searches of 80-year-old women, little kids, airline pilots with proper
identification, secret agents who are members of the President's security detail, 85-year old,
Congressmen with metal hips, and Medal of Honor winner and former Governor Joe Foss, but leave
Muslim Males, alone lest they be guilty of profiling.
Ask yourself "Just how stupid are we?"
Have the American people completely lost their minds or just their Power of Reason???
As the writer of the award winning story 'Forrest Gump' so aptly put it, 'Stupid Is As Stupid Does'.
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