“Allah Collapsed the Bridge"
By Dr. Michael D. Evans
Published: August 6, 2007
On Monday, August 1, an eight-lane bridge on Interstate 35W, the main north-south route through Minneapolis, collapsed during the 6:00 PM rush hour. A somber Governor Tim Pawlenty said, “This is a catastrophe of historic proportions for Minnesota.” The nation looked on in horror as views of the catastrophe were played out again and again during evening newscasts.
Television ratings were just as high in the Middle East in Iran, Syria, the Palestinian Authority, and even in countries many would consider conservative and less hostile to the U.S., but the reaction to the news of the bridge’s collapse was vastly different. Multitudes were jubilant as they repeated again and again, “Allah collapsed the bridge.”
Why would millions of Muslims be delighted to hear the news of such a terrible tragedy? They believe the collapse of the I-35 bridge over the Mississippi River was “Ensh’allah” – “God is willing.” They believe that this evil is truly the will of Allah, a punishment for the deeds of the “Great Satan.”
The collapse of the bridge in Minneapolis will embolden terrorists to renew their plan to attack America, more than America’s ambitious surge in Iraq. If one truly believes that Allah is already attacking the “Great Satan”, it takes little for jihadist recruiters to convince a “wanna be” to strap on a suicide pack and head West.
Radical Islam thrives on its hatred for the “Great Satan” – America – and the absolute belief that Allah has given radical Islam the power to defeat their enemy. They believe this can be accomplished in the same way the U.S.S.R. was defeated in Afghanistan.
Had a democratic election been held in Saudi Arabia following the rout of the Russian Army in Afghanistan, Osama bin Laden would have been elected by a landslide. Millions of cassette tapes were distributed with messages idolizing bin Laden’s rock star status. His followers truly believed that the shahideen in Afghanistan were responsible for the collapse of the entire Soviet Union. They are now convinced that they will, through the power of Allah, defeat the U.S. in Iraq. The U.S. will collapse as did the U.S.S.R.
Al-Qaeda quickly launched a jihadist message following the Minneapolis bridge collapse in an attempt to unify recruits from numerous terrorist organizations. An Internet banner boldly proclaims, “Coming soon God willing? Wait for the big surprise.” Animated photos of Osama bin Laden and some of his key lieutenants appear with pictures of President George Bush and President Pervez Musharraf of Pakistan.
Not only are the terrorist organizations united by their hatred of America which began long before the attack on 9/11, they are also united by their belief in bigotry and in divine intervention. To a radical Islamist, the terrible event in Minneapolis was a Super Bowl event. Not only did they react with glee over Allah collapsing the bridge, they compared it to the suicide bombing that collapsed a bridge in Baghdad on June 10. In the minds of radical Islamists, the collapse of the Minneapolis bridge was a sign from Allah that all of the land of the “Great Satan” will soon collapse.
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Dr. Michael D. Evans is the New York Times #1 bestselling author of The Final Move Beyond Iraq – www.beyondiraq.com.
Published: August 6, 2007
On Monday, August 1, an eight-lane bridge on Interstate 35W, the main north-south route through Minneapolis, collapsed during the 6:00 PM rush hour. A somber Governor Tim Pawlenty said, “This is a catastrophe of historic proportions for Minnesota.” The nation looked on in horror as views of the catastrophe were played out again and again during evening newscasts.
Television ratings were just as high in the Middle East in Iran, Syria, the Palestinian Authority, and even in countries many would consider conservative and less hostile to the U.S., but the reaction to the news of the bridge’s collapse was vastly different. Multitudes were jubilant as they repeated again and again, “Allah collapsed the bridge.”
Why would millions of Muslims be delighted to hear the news of such a terrible tragedy? They believe the collapse of the I-35 bridge over the Mississippi River was “Ensh’allah” – “God is willing.” They believe that this evil is truly the will of Allah, a punishment for the deeds of the “Great Satan.”
The collapse of the bridge in Minneapolis will embolden terrorists to renew their plan to attack America, more than America’s ambitious surge in Iraq. If one truly believes that Allah is already attacking the “Great Satan”, it takes little for jihadist recruiters to convince a “wanna be” to strap on a suicide pack and head West.
Radical Islam thrives on its hatred for the “Great Satan” – America – and the absolute belief that Allah has given radical Islam the power to defeat their enemy. They believe this can be accomplished in the same way the U.S.S.R. was defeated in Afghanistan.
Had a democratic election been held in Saudi Arabia following the rout of the Russian Army in Afghanistan, Osama bin Laden would have been elected by a landslide. Millions of cassette tapes were distributed with messages idolizing bin Laden’s rock star status. His followers truly believed that the shahideen in Afghanistan were responsible for the collapse of the entire Soviet Union. They are now convinced that they will, through the power of Allah, defeat the U.S. in Iraq. The U.S. will collapse as did the U.S.S.R.
Al-Qaeda quickly launched a jihadist message following the Minneapolis bridge collapse in an attempt to unify recruits from numerous terrorist organizations. An Internet banner boldly proclaims, “Coming soon God willing? Wait for the big surprise.” Animated photos of Osama bin Laden and some of his key lieutenants appear with pictures of President George Bush and President Pervez Musharraf of Pakistan.
Not only are the terrorist organizations united by their hatred of America which began long before the attack on 9/11, they are also united by their belief in bigotry and in divine intervention. To a radical Islamist, the terrible event in Minneapolis was a Super Bowl event. Not only did they react with glee over Allah collapsing the bridge, they compared it to the suicide bombing that collapsed a bridge in Baghdad on June 10. In the minds of radical Islamists, the collapse of the Minneapolis bridge was a sign from Allah that all of the land of the “Great Satan” will soon collapse.
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Dr. Michael D. Evans is the New York Times #1 bestselling author of The Final Move Beyond Iraq – www.beyondiraq.com.
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