**October 8-9, 2006 FEMA Emergency Management Higher Education Project
Activity Report**

\(1\) CLASH OF CIVILIZATIONS?:

Al-Omar, Abdul Rahman bin Hammad. \"Islam and Domestic Affairs.\" Gulf
Times, 8 Oct 2006.

<http://www.gulftimes.com/site/topics/article.asp?cu_no=2&item_no=111804&version=1&template_id=47&parent_id=27>

\[Excerpts: \"Islam does not acknowledge territorial boundaries,
national or popular relations, and nationalities, as these lead to
separation and differentiation among people\.... the whole earth belongs
to Allah\.... Allah has prescribed retaliation to protect Muslims\'
lives\.... Prophet Muhammad\... said: \'Whoever is killed while
defending against an attack on his life, his honour, or his possessions
is a martyr.\'\.... Islam and Foreign Policy: Muslims and Muslim rulers
are ordained to call people to Islam to deliver them from the darkness
of atheism to the light of faith in Allah\... One of the grave defects
of man-made doctrines is that they preach man to be a good citizen and a
useful member only of his own society, whereas, Islam ordains man to be
good and useful to all mankind. This difference proves that Islam is
perfect, magnanimous and superior to all man-made doctrines\.... Allah
authorised Muslims to conclude treaties with non-Muslim nations, on
condition that these treaties should be in conformity with Islamic
law\.... Muslims are ordained to call their enemies to Islam before
fighting against them. If they refuse, Muslims should call them again to
pay the tribute and submit to the laws of Allah. If the enemy refuses
again, Muslims should fight them so that there may be no persecution and
religion should be for Allah alone\.... All these commandments prove
that the desire for exploitation and domination is not the goal of holy
war (Jihad) in Islam, but its sole aim is to deliver people from
man-made-object-service to the service of Allah, the Creator. Holy war
(Jihad) is only a means to propagate truth and mercy among people.\"\]

Hamid, Tawfik. \"Speakout: Muslims Must Both Denounce, Renounce Their
Violent Hadiths.\" Rocky Mountain News, October 6, 2006. Accessed at:

<http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/opinion/article/0,1299,DRMN_38_5048866,00.html>

\[Note: Dr. Tawfik Hamid, an Egyptian physician, Islamic scholar and
former extremist, is the author of The Roots of Jihad.\]

Saud, Laith. \"Calls For Debate Fall On Deaf Ears.\" Aljazeer, September
26, 2006. Accessed at:

<http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/C520CFCA-3BD4-4744-99AC-3E7D8646C33F.htm>

\[Subtitle: \"The level of Western polemic directed against Islam and
Muslims has reached an alarming pitch and the rhetoric is no longer
limited to small circles of ignorant bigots.\" Excerpt: True debate
between the Muslim world and the West may well help assuage tensions,
political tensions in particular, but the West - especially the US - has
a track record of choosing war over debate. And in debate\'s absence,
while Muslims continue to die as a result of Western aggression and
arrogance, the world can be assured that the response from Muslims will
grow more violent still.\" Laith Saud is an Iraqi academic researcher
and lecturer in the United States.\]

\(2\) CLASH OF CIVILIZATIONS - AUSTRALIA?:

The Australian. \"Australia a Muslim Nation: Advisor.\" October 8, 2006.
Accessed at:

[[http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20867,20545617-1702,00.html]{.underline}](http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20867,20545617-1702,00.html)

\[Excerpt: \"AUSTRALIA is a Muslim nation, the head of Prime Minister
John Howard\'s Muslim advisory board says. Dr Ameer Ali says most
Australians practise Muslim values but the Muslim community is being
alienated and disadvantaged by Islamophobia.\"\]

\(3\) CLASH OF CIVILIZATIONS - SAUDI ARABIA?:

Al-Hujailan, Maha. \"Broadening the National Dialogue to Eliminate
Extremism.\" Arab News, 9 Oct 2006.

[[http://www.arabnews.com/?page=7&section=0&article=87913&d=9&m=10&y=2006]{.underline}](http://www.arabnews.com/?page=7&section=0&article=87913&d=9&m=10&y=2006)

\(4\) CLASH OF CIVILIZATIONS - SOMALIA/ETHIOPIA?:

\"Somali Islamists Declare \'Jihad\' on Ethiopia.\" Reuters, October 9,
2006. Accessed at:

[[http://www.businessday.co.za/articles/world.aspx?ID=BD4A286395]{.underline}](http://www.businessday.co.za/articles/world.aspx?ID=BD4A286395)

\(5\) CLASH OF CIVILIZATIONS - UNITED KINGDOM?:

Bennetto, Jason. \"Police To Toughen Approach To Islamic Extremists.\"

The Independent (UK), October 7, 2006. Accessed at:

[[http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/crime/article1816828.ece]{.underline}](http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/crime/article1816828.ece)

Galadari, Mohammed A. R. \"Beyond The Veil.\" Khaleej Times, October 9,
2006. Accessed at:

<http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/comment/2006/October/comment_October9.xml&section=comment>

\[Excerpt: \"Unfortunately, many British Muslims do not understand that
when they choose to become citizens of a country and make it their home,
they also embrace its culture, customs, habits and social behaviour.

This is a reality that is as clear as daylight. All Muslims have to do
is accept it. Unfortunately, most Muslims who came to Britain decades
ago do not understand this fundamental reality\.... As long as the
Muslims do not truly integrate with their host societies, they will
continue to face hostility.\"\]

Khan, Saira. \"Why Muslim Women Should Thank Straw.\" Times Online
(London), October 9, 2006. Accessed at:

[[http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,1072-2394934,00.html]{.underline}](http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,1072-2394934,00.html)

\[Subtitle: \"The veil is not a religious obligation - it is a symbol of
the subjugation by men of their wives and daughters.\" Excerpt: \"The
growing number of women veiling their faces in Britain is a sign of
radicalisation.\"\]

The Daily Star (Lebanon). \"Britain\'s Debate Over The Veil Covers Up a
Lot of Misperceptions.\" 9Oct2006. At:

<http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=1&article_id=75989&categ_id=17>

Woolf, Marie. \"Straw Blamed for \'Racist\' Backlash.\" The Independent
(UK), October 8, 2006. Accessed at:

[[http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/politics/article1819668.ece]{.underline}](http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/politics/article1819668.ece)

\(6\) FEMA:

Schieffer, Bob. \"A Heck Of A Mistake.\" CBS News, October 8, 2006.

Accessed at:

<http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/10/08/opinion/schieffer/main2072487.shtml>

\[Subtitle: \"Schieffer: Bush\'s Protection Of Power At Expense Of FEMA
Leadership Is Wrong.\"\]

\(7\) GLOBAL WARMING:

Adams, Phillip. \"This Is The Way The World Ends.\" The Australian,
October 6, 2006. Accessed at:

<http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20867,20536413-12272,00.html>

\[Excerpt: \"20?? Finally, there\'s panic. Finally, the deniers of our
climatic holocaust are utterly discredited and totally shamed. The
oceans rise as promised, the droughts deepen, the crops fail, millions
starve, species die and refugees in their millions are on the march.

Governments and economies collapse in a domino effect that dwarfs the
worst fears of the Cold War as the Hot War is lost.\"\]

Wynn, Gerard. \"Economists Count Cost of Catastrophe.\" Gulf Times
(Qatar), 28Sep2006. At:

<http://www.gulftimes.com/site/topics/article.asp?cu_no=2&item_no=110005&version=1&template_id=46&parent_id=26>

\[Excerpt: \"LONDON: Will the spending needed to control global warming
cost the world more than just sitting back, or even enjoying the
possible financial benefits of a hotter planet? Economists are divided
over that cold financial calculation in the week ahead of a major report
on the issue to be presented to ministers of the world\'s leading
nations.\"\]

\(8\) HOMELAND SECURITY:

Burston, Bradley. \"Be Afraid, America, Be Very Afraid.\" Haaretz
(Israel), October 10, 2006. Accessed at:

[[http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/770409.html]{.underline}](http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/770409.html)

\[Excerpt: \"After the vast resources sinkholed into Homeland Security,
what if the most immediate, the most likely, the most realistic
terrorist threat to America, is the white male who votes Bush, goes to
church, mows and edges his lawn, and one clear morning gathers his
firearms and ammunition and walks into a school.\"\]

\(9\) NATIONAL SECURITY:

Gaffney, Frank J. Jr. \"U.S. Must Move to Full Missile Defense.\" Human
Events, October 9, 2006. Accessed at:

[[http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=17430]{.underline}](http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=17430)

\(10\) NUCLEAR PROLIFERATION:

Rosenfelder, Shani. \"Israel Has Cause for Concern Over N. Korea\'s
Nuclear Test.\" Jerusalem Post, October 9, 2006. Accessed at:

<http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1159193402025&pagename=JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull>

\[Excerpt: \"\"Israel should be very concerned by North Korea\'s nuclear
test,\" Uzi Eilam, former head of Israel\'s Atomic Energy Commission
(IAEC) told The Jerusalem Post on Monday. According to Eilam, \"The
cause for concern is three-fold. First, as a world democracy, it should
be concerned by the threat a North Korean nuclear capability poses to
the entire world. Second, It is certainly possible that Pyongyang would
share its nuclear know-how with Iran, in return for a sizeable financial
reward. North Korea\'s nuclear program is far more advanced than
Iran\'s. While Iran has only started to produce fissile material, North
Korea has done so at least five years ago.\" \"Third, Syria, which is
also under heavy international pressure, could look at the North Korean
example and decide to actively push for its own nuclear capability,
taking into account that it would be a great deterrent to alleviate the
pressure and get the international community off its back,\" Eilam
said.\"\]

\(11\) WAR ON TERROR:

Cockburn, Patrick. \"The Night When The World Went to War.\" Gulf Times,

8 Oct 2006. At:

<http://www.gulftimes.com/site/topics/article.asp?cu_no=2&item_no=111685&version=1&template_id=46&parent_id=26>

\[Excerpt: \"Five years after I saw the first bombs and missiles fall on
Kabul the Taliban are back. They control much of southern Afghanistan. I
could no longer drive from Kabul to Kandahar as I did in the aftermath
of their fall. The US and Britain are locked into wars which they dare
not admit have become unwinnable.\"\]

Fisk, Robert. \"\`America\'s Aggression Is Fueling Extremism,\' Says
Iran\'s Ex-President.\" The Independent (UK) 4 Sep 2006. At:

[[http://news.independent.co.uk/world/fisk/article1359829.ece]{.underline}](http://news.independent.co.uk/world/fisk/article1359829.ece)

Fisk, Robert. \"The Age Of Terror - A Landmark Report.\" The Independent
(UK), October 8, 2006. Accessed at:

[[http://news.independent.co.uk/world/fisk/article1814843.ece]{.underline}](http://news.independent.co.uk/world/fisk/article1814843.ece)

\[From Subheading: \"With chaos stretching from Afghanistan to the
Mediterranean, we have never lived in a more dangerous time. Over the
next 15 pages and 7,000 words, our man in the Middle East\... lays out a
bleak future for all of us\...\"

Excerpt: \"And so on we go with the Middle East tragedy, telling the
world that things are getting better when they are getting worse, that
democracy is flourishing when it is swamped in blood, that freedom is
not without \'birth pangs\' when the midwife is killing the baby. It\'s
always been my view that the people of this part of the Earth would like
some of our democracy. They would like a few packets of human rights off
our supermarket shelves. They want freedom. But they want another kind
of freedom - freedom from us. And this we do not intend to give them.
Which is why our Middle East presence is heading into further
darkness\.... Bin Laden doesn\'t matter any more, alive or dead.
Because, like nuclear scientists, he has invented the bomb. You can
arrest all of the world\'s nuclear scientists but the bomb has been
made. Bin Laden created al-Qa\'ida amid the matchwood of the Middle
East. It exists. His presence is no longer necessary. And all around
these lands are a legion of young men preparing to strike again, at us,
at our symbols, at our history. And yes, maybe I should end all my
reports with the words:

Watch out!\"\]

\(12\) WAR ON TERROR - AFGHANISTAN:

Abrashi, Fisnik. \"NATO Fears Afghans May Turn Toward Taliban.\"

Associated Press, 9Oct06.

<http://www.boston.com/news/world/middleeast/articles/2006/10/09/nato_fears_afghans_may_turn_toward_taliban/>

\[Excerpt: \"NATO\'s top commander in Afghanistan warned yesterday that
a majority of Afghans would probably switch their allegiance to
resurgent Taliban militants if their lives show no visible improvements
in the next six months. General David Richards, a British officer who
commands NATO\'s 32,000 troops in the country, said he would like to
have about 2,500 additional troops to form a reserve battalion to help
speed up reconstruction and development efforts. He said the south of
the country, where NATO troops have fought their most intense battles
this year, has been \`\`broadly stabilized,\" which gives the alliance
an opportunity to launch projects there. If it doesn\'t, he estimates,
about 70 percent of Afghans could switch their allegiance from NATO to
the Taliban. \`They will say, \`We do not want the Taliban, but then we
would rather have that austere and unpleasant life \[this\] might
involve than another five years of fighting,\' \" Richards said in an
interview.\"\]

Krane, Jim. \"Taliban Back, Using Iraq-Style Violence.\" Associated
Press, October 8, 2006. Accessed at:
[[http://muslimworldtoday.com/talib7.htm]{.underline}](http://muslimworldtoday.com/talib7.htm)

\(13\) WAR ON TERROR - IRAQ:

Adams, Phillip. \"Iraq\'s a Disaster Whatever We Do.\" The Australian,
October 3, 2006. Accessed at:

<http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20867,20513031-12272,00.html>

Ben-Meir, Alon. \"Iraq\'s Failed Policy.\" Muslim World Today, October
6, 2006. Accessed at:
[[http://muslimworldtoday.com/failed6.htm]{.underline}](http://muslimworldtoday.com/failed6.htm)

Cockburn, Patrick. \"Awful Truth Sinks in Among US Leaders.\" The
Independent (UK). 9Oct2006. At:

<http://www.gulftimes.com/site/topics/article.asp?cu_no=2&item_no=111878&version=1&template_id=46&parent_id=26>

\[Excerpt: \"The US and Britain have never faced up to the extent to
which their occupation of Iraq delegitimises any Iraqi government and
deepens the divisions leading to civil war. In theory, sovereignty was
handed back with great fanfare in June 2004. In practice this never
happened. Defence and intelligence remained under US control. The
present Iraqi government would not last a day without the presence of
140,000 US troops.\"\]

USA Today. \"Denial, Arrogance Led U.S. Into Iraq Trap.\" October 3,
2006. Accessed at:

<http://www.usatoday.com/news/opinion/editorials/2006-10-03-our-view-bush_x.htm?csp=15>

\(14\) WAR ON TERROR - PAKISTAN:

Lamb, Christina. \"Britain Says Pakistan Is Hiding Taliban Chief.\"

Times Online (London), October 8, 2006. Accessed at:

[[http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2087-2393838.html\\]{.underline}](http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2087-2393838.html\)

\[Excerpt: \"The British general commanding Nato troops in Afghanistan
is to confront Pakistan\'s president over his country\'s support for the
Taliban. Among the evidence amassed is the address of the Taliban\'s
leader in a Pakistani city. Lieutenant-General David Richards will fly
to Islamabad tomorrow to try to persuade Pervez Musharraf to rein in his
military intelligence service, which Richards believes is training
Taliban fighters to attack British troops. He will request that key
Taliban leaders living in Pakistan be arrested.\"\]

B.Wayne Blanchard, Ph.D., CEM

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Emergency Management Institute

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Department of Homeland Security

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