How many of you remember what you were doing on that day? I actually do; my wife and I were looking at a car and met a nice young man named Davey. On our way home we decided to buy the car and Karen said, “Make sure you let Davey sell it to you.”
The next morning I drove Karen to work. I had yet to find employment after retiring from the Army two months earlier. I stopped by the dealer and they said Davey would be in around 10 am. I took a drive over to Destin to kill some time and decided to stop at a Tom Thumb and get a cup of coffee.
I returned to the car and turned on the radio and heard a news announcement that sounded almost like the old Orson Welles “War of the Worlds” radio broadcast back in 1938. That show caused much panic because of its realism. I was just about to dismiss this radio broadcast as such and then I heard:
“We’ve just received a report that a plane has hit the Pentagon!”
One thought came immediately to my mind: Osama bin Laden.
You see we in the military, especially those of us stationed overseas, understood clearly the threat of Osama bin Laden and radical Islam. In 1998 when bin Laden declared a fatwa against all Americans, we overseas went on high alert. I still remember patrolling housing areas in Germany with live ammo.
Now just two months shy of the 7th Anniversary of the horrible attacks on 9/11, many Americans are living as though it is September 10, 2001. Part of that is due to the steadfastness of the Bush Administration, law enforcement, national security and intelligence agencies, and our magnificent military, but a large part of the population does not understand the threat we face even today, at this very moment.
I ask that you take six and one-half minutes to watch this video reminder:
Two people who have done yeomen’s work on capturing the truth and outlining the threat is Frank and Nancy Salvato at the Basics Project. Please visit their website and see the many fine educational initiatives they have, but I want to turn your attention to what is the quintessential work done of radical Islam.
As part of their “Educational CD Series” Basics Projects has put together an audio CD that “provides a basics overview of the threat posed by those who adhere to radical Islamist ideology”; to quote their website. “Understanding the Threat of Radical Islam” is a stirring account of the grave threat radical Islam is to all freedom loving nations. I almost pulled my car over to listen to the CD as I was driving to work because I was so engaged in listening that I was not paying close enough attention to my driving.
Please order at least one copy for yourself to teach your family the true meaning of radical Islam. And if you know of anyone who doubts the real threat then I encourage you to order two. You will be getting a wealth of information and helping out a great non-profit educational organization.
Thanks in advance for purchasing your copy and for spreading the word about Basics Project to all you know.
Dave, I will go to the website and tell others about it. I remember nothing much about the 10th, but every second of the 11th. I NEVER watch daytime tv, but did that morning as I fed Andy when he was 11 months old. I KNEW as soon as the second plane hit that it was Islamic terrorists, but didn’t know it was Bin Laden. I had finished reading a couple of non fiction books- In the Presence of My Enemies by Gracia Martin, who along with her husband were kidnapped by al quaida in Indonisia and the one about Heather and Dayna- the two young women who had been captured and imprisoned by the taliban. I knew long before who the taliban were, and I knew how dangerous Islam is- I have been given a gift of learning world religions and apologetics and prophecies since becoming born again- and I have been trying to warn people how very dangerous Islam is. So many people believe blindly that it is a religion of peace, and these terrorists are the fanatical factions of it. Islam IS NOT peaceful- it is built upon Mohammad who conqered by the Sword and by submission or bribes from infidels. Countries such as Iran and Saudi Arabia are examples of true Islam where it is life imprisonment or death to commit apostacy by teaching or converting to hristianity or any other religion. The people who practive Islam in the west- those who really do only want peace, wqould be shocked to know that in true Islam- they are apostates. Sorry Dave- I am afraid people will remain being blind in the name of tolerance right up to the point where they either are forced to bow down 5 times a day, or be beheaded. God Bless- and I pray that Frank and Nancy’s project and materials are spread far and wide! Thank you Dave-
I had never seen such a graphic video of the smoke billows and shards. This is a glimpse of the event from the Space Station: http://youtube.com/watch?v=lANTI2ZlyRU
My whole family followed the story of Martin and Gracia Burnham, too. I have never interceded for America in prayer as much as I have in the last year. America is falling apart because of Islamic invasion, an increasingly powerful and abusive federal government, illegal immigration, the breakdown of the family, “entertainment” that pushes lust, and churches that won’t teach the truth! I pray that the CD from the BasicsProject will do a good work in educating people to one aspect of the manifold dangers we’re in.
One of my favorite verses when circumstances look so grim is “With God all things are possible” (Matt 19:26). With that verse coupled with 2 Chron 7:14, I have strength to keep praying and living!