Islamic Violence Grips Pakistan

Pakistani security forces are stepping up efforts in an attempt to resolve a three day old siege at the Red Mosque in Islamabad by Taliban-style Islamic radicals. Forces blew holes in the Mosque walls and shot a tear gas volley in an attempt to scare or better motivate the terrorists to surrender. Reporters reported hearing a fierce gun-battle within the Mosque. The Mosque and attached school houses 850 students, mostly women and children. Released hostages report that the women and children are being used as human Shields to deter an attack.

The terrorists are trying to infiltrate a Taliban-style regime from rural Afghanistan tribes into urban Pakistan. The Lal Masjid movement as it is known, is currently upset about the destruction of illegally built Mosques in the region. Their current activities have resulted in the death of at least 17 people thus far. Recent terrorist acts perpetrated by the group include kidnapping a prostitute and attacking and vandalizing stores selling Western products. The group demands the enforcement of Islamic law.

This is just another example of the lengths the enemy will go to to ensure that Islamic law is the law of the land, including the law of America's land. They are using their own women and children as Shields to protect themselves as they spew their venomous ideological and religious fanaticism. They preach that their loving god Allah teaches peace yet they murder anyone who simply disagrees with them. For the Islamic extremists the only person that can ever truly be just and accepted is the Muslim man.