Australian Islamist Monitor

Jonathon Ronald Stanhope (born 29 April 1951) is the current, and longest serving, Chief Minister of the Australian Capital Territory, representing the Australian Labor Party. He is the only ACT Chief Minister to have governed with a majority in the ACT assembly (The ACT Labor Party achieving this between 2004 and 2008). Stanhope was born in Gundagai, New South Wales but moved to Canberra to study at the Australian National University. After graduating in law, he became a legal officer for the public service and a staffer for a number of senior ALP figures, including former federal leader Kim Beazley.

On the 16th December 2009 we wrote to Jon Stanhope, the Chief Minister for the ACT in relation to the pending approval of a new Islamic school. We received his reply on Wednesday 10th March 2010.

Our letter is given below.

A recent so called ‘open day’ at Lakemba Mosque in Sydney became the ‘try it out’ place for suggesting Australia adopt Shariah law. ‘Broad support for Shariah law’ ran one headline. You may wonder about the ‘broad’ part – and the fact that there are about 340,000 Muslims in Australia, or 1.7 per cent of the population, according to Australian Bureau of Statistics figures. And yet this 1.7 percent (unless there are some hidden wives under the bed or in the wardrobe or in the boot ) would like to dramatically alter the traditional system of law practised in this country. It was reported that:

THERE'S broad Muslim community support for aspects of Sharia law being adopted in Australia, a leading spokesman for the religion says. (source) 

It is fortunate that we are constantly reminded how Islam liberates women and how the veil is a symbol of freedom. Otherwise, we might jump to erroneous conclusions.

Three cases in Australia since Christmas (oops sorry, Winterval!) nearly misled me into thinking Islam was bad for women. So I am indebted to Wal and Sherene for setting me on the straight path.

Wal, in Behind the hijab of a gender jihad, explains:

Yesterday's Sydney Morning Herald greeted as with a heart-wrenching story about maltreatment of the Jamal family by various Australian authorities.

Apparently, all  problems and misfortunes happened to the poor, but fiercely proud Muslim family,  because of the prejudice towards Muslims and not because of their own doing.

The Arizona prosecutors have been scared off seeking the death penalty for a Muslim who in cold-blood, killed his daughter, because it would look bad for ‘Christians’ to execute a Muslim!  

An old piece from December 2007 shows a well known political commentator in the US, Lawrence O’Donnell admitting that he was afraid to criticise Islam.

In October 2009, an Iraqi father (Faleh Almaleki) drove a two ton jeep over his daughter  (Noor) in Arizona, killing her for being “too westernized”.  He then headed to Mexico and caught a plane to London!  Amazingly he was denied entry  (don’t they let Muslims flood in and only stop rational critics of Islam like Dutch politician Geert Wilders??).

What is inescapable today is the rising influence of Saudi Arabia to the world fuelled by oil revenue. We witnessed last year the ultimate act of submission when the leader of the free world, President Obama, bowed down in humility to the king of Saudi Arabia, King Abdullah. Of course it all started in the seventh century with Mohammed and the rise of Islam centred around Mecca which is now in the country called Saudi Arabia. Mecca which is controlled by the Saudi Royal family is the spiritual home of the world’s 1.5 billion Muslims whose duty it is to visit Mecca and walk 7 times around the Kaaba and rub and kiss the black stone. Mohammed with his revelations contained in the Quran started a Holy War against the Jews and Christians and so began a ruthless campaign to rid the world of “the People of the Book”. The conquest of the Middle East and Europe following Mohammed is one of the bloodiest in all History. With the world’s largest oil reserves, Saudi Arabia is literally holding the West to ransom. They are spreading their Wahhabi form of Islam and funding education facilities throughout the Western world. All the major universities now rely on oil money to prosper. From Arabia too we have UAE and Dubai ports which now control the gateway to many Western nations with the obvious ability to corrupt. Many would like to see the demise of Saudi Arabia and its corrupting influence, and maybe they will if prophecy comes true.

I'm here in Israel, a land surrounded by jihadis who want to destroy this amazing, sometimes infuriating, but always fascinating country. Infuriating because with a vibrant mix of people from many lands, there are bound to be aspects which grate, such as the Israeli habit of asking strangers all sorts of personal questions and their penchant for rushing in rather than queuing. But this apart,Israel has a buzz and a liveliness that is palpable: Israelis love life and are determined to live it to the full, despite the formidable array of enemies surrounding them and often amongst them.

This is an article about Kevin Rudd’s announcement, via a “Counter Terrorism White Paper”, that muslims, their  beliefs and practices, are ….a bit of a worry.

I have entitled it “Inching towards sanity” but I hasten to point out that this is in no way an endorsement of KRudd and his “policies or “initiatives”. Nor of his predecessors, I might add. If this man and his “government” are heading towards sanity it is only because they are being dragged, kicking and screaming all the way.

Well the heading isn’t a surprise to anyone following the decline of the US under Obama.   Two interviews with people involved in the white house and security reveal the deep infiltration of Islam, the destructive wilful, blindness and ignorance of military leaders (remember Fort Hood) and others regarding Islam and the deliberate promotion of Muslims to positions of power and influence plus ongoing meetings to ‘team up’ with America’s enemies.

After seeing this newspaper article in the Daily Express, I was struck by how it reflected perfectly the way I was feeling about the erosion of our national security in every possible way. We have just digested the ramifications of the Fort Hood massacre where 13 innocent people were gunned down by a good Muslim who was just obeying the dictates of Islam. This was followed by a pathetic explanation from the Military and also the White House that absolved Islam from any blame. Read this recent article “Fort Hood and Fitna: is America insane?” by Circe (here).

However for those following similar such events, this is a world-wide pattern of behaviour and Australia cannot be immune from similar attacks. Sedition is a word that is seldom used today in our Multicultural PC world, but Islam is behind the erosion of our society in so many ways. From our Government, to our Military, to our Police, to our Legal system, to our Education system, Stealth Jihad is alive and flourishing. But we should not be surprised. 

ABC Radio National produces Encounter, "a highly acclaimed series which explores the connections between religion and life...invites the listener to make connections intellectually, emotionally and intuitively across a broad spectrum of topics. ..and regularly reflects on the religious experience of multicultural Australia."

On 20 December, they ran "Interfaith Agenda: Parliament of the World's Religions."
I would like to highlights parts of the transcript and have added my views in places.

Please feel free to add yours.

India has a deep, long cultural history.  Hinduism began there around 1,500 BC and Buddhism around the 6th century BC.   This culture had evolved impressive intellectual, religious and artistic pursuits. Pre and post the early days of Islam, Indian scholars took their works in science, maths (zero, algebra, geometry, the decimal system, so-called ‘Arabic’ numbers are actually Hindu ones!), medicine, philosophy etc to the courts of others (including Muslims eg Baghdad).   

Others came to study in India’s established universities.  Indian children (boys and girls) were educated in the relatively widespread education system in a wide variety of subjects eg science, medicine and philosophy.  India’s  art and architecture was magnificent.  They were a prosperous people.  Then came Islam - slaughter, slavery, rape, violence, pillage; destruction of religious sites, art and architecture; poverty, exploitation, humiliation, famine, forced conversion, decline in intellectual pursuits, social destruction and a worsening of social ills.  To Islam, anything that is not Islamic is from a time of ignorance –Jahiliyya- and must be destroyed (or appropriated and called Islam’s!).  The onslaught created the Roma (gypsies), destroyed ‘Hindu’ Afghanistan and formed Pakistan (Kashmir) and Bangladesh .

The letter enclosed below was sent by one of our members and supporters to over forty Federal Senators and MPs. (Web Administrator)

The Hon xxxx xxxx
Parliament House
Canberra
RE: Sharia Compliant Finance is Sharia law

Dear ...
We are greatly concerned about moves from the Federal government to encourage and support Sharia Islamic finance In Australia. Wall Street in the USA is calling it the hottest sector of the financial market but is ignoring the great risk and this at a time when it is dealing with the global financial crisis.

A YOUNG woman has been found not guilty of murdering her mother and attempting to murder her father.

Kaihana Tahseen Hussain, 20, had pleaded not guilty to the attacks, in a Gold Coast apartment in October 2006, when she was 17.

Prosecutors had alleged that she wanted to convert from Islam to Christianity and wanted to move to Sydney to be with her older boyfriend, but her parents disapproved.

For some time now Muslim underground has dominated illegal heroin trade.
Heroine from South East Asia still trickles into the country but since Dubai Port World controls Australian ports and a large part of our airport security is also under strong Muslims control, the SE Asian competition lost its  significance.

Additionally, very “affordable” prices of heroin from Afghanistan, Pakistan and Iran make the SE Asian merchandise “uncompetitive”.

In the island group of the Maldives trouble is brewing. In 2008, a new constitution was introduced preventing non-Muslims from becoming Madivian citizens. Articvle 9d states that “a non-muslim may not become a citizen of the Maldives.” This sees those of other faiths stripped of their existing Maldivian citizenship with the strong posibility of abusive treatment and imprisonment without a trial!   
   
Barnabus Fund reported in their January 2010 E-mail newsletter the Maldives People's      Majlis (Parliament) now had another more drastic bill that will effect non-Muslims  worshipping in their country.

Background
Wikipedia has the following information on the Maldives. Maldives or officially the Republic of Maldives is an island country of 1,192 islets; 200 are inhabited.

• Total area of  the 26 atolls is 90,000 square kms.
• The Capital city is Male (with a stroke on the top of the E).
• Population total 2009 : 396,334.
• Situated about 700 kms south west of Sri Lanka.
• The Maldives is the lowest country in the world, with a maximum natural ground level only 2.3 metres (7ft 7in) above sea level.

In the wake of the recent failed attempt by an Islamic terrorist Nigerian man, Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, to blow up a plane full of people on Christmas Day 2009 on the Northwest Airlines flight 253 above Detroit.-Al-Qaeda later claimed responsibility – full body screens of passengers will be introduced into many airports around the world. Australian airports are to adopt the full body scans in 2011.

This year in 2010, Australia is faced with life changing decisions. The first and most immediate is the ETS or Emission Trading Scheme which if passed will put a burden on future Australians that could break our economy. A massive tax on man-made carbon dioxide is not only a heavy burden, it is wrong because the science is wrong. It will do nothing to prevent climate change. The second decision is to tackle out of control immigration, and specifically, Muslim immigration. We currently have a Prime Minister who not only wants to force a carbon tax on everyone, for eternity, he also dreams of an Australia with 35 million people.

Yesterday, Justice Anthony Whealy sentenced five Muslim terrorists , who conspired to blow up a few objects here and there just to show us the right path to Allah.

Unfortunately for the five wanna-be jihadiis, Khaled Cheikho, Moustafa Cheikho, Mohamed Ali Elomar, Abdul Rakib Hasan, and Mohammed Omar Jamal –  the jail terms are rather hefty.

The 44-year-old ringleader of the group received the most severe sentence of 28 years with at least 21 years to be served behind bars.

Failed political leader and one-time Prime Ministerial aspirant Simon Crean suggests that Australia should seek to become a “Financial Services Hub”, embracing Sharia-compliant practices. He seems to think we should join “the conga line of suck-holes” begging for the petro-dollar, and other Muslim droppings. Or, as the ABC put it:

“Mr Crean is keen for Australia to be part of the action by serving almost one billion Muslims in the Asia-Pacific and tapping into the vast pool of petro-dollars.” (source)