undreds of questions remain surrounding the events of 911 that, two years later, are no closer to being answered. The Bush administration has successfully tied the hands of those who have made an effort to piece together what really happened that day, including the long awaited and soon-to-be muffled 911 Commission. Why? The magnitude of the 911 events could only be possible if the door was left open. Osama bin Laden and Al-Qaida are far more useful to America when they can be touted as an imminent and immediate threat, just as Saddam Hussein’s ability to launch WMD in 45 minutes was.

Since 911, every act of American aggression has been justified as an action aimed at Al-Qaida. This is the Bush administration's sales pitch to raise the specter of terrorism and 9-11 -- a surefire way to scare Americans, Congress and the world for that matter, into backing their imperialistic plans. The Al-Qaida “hot button” has been used to invade Afghanistan, Iraq, to kill thousands of civilians and hundreds of military personnel, to arrest innocent civilians, to limit civil rights to control the populous and to put pressure on every country in the world to conform to the American agenda. And when support for their war wanes, as it has on several occasions over the past two years, high level Al-Qaida members are somehow arrested, as if by magic, who then fail to be presented to the public or prosecuted in a court of law.

Make no mistake, Osama bin Laden has declared war on America and is waging a defensive war against America’s aggressive plunder of the lands of the Muslims and in defense of the atrocities perpetrated against Muslims along their vicious way. Legally, he can no more be held accountable for 911 than George Bush can for the actions of the Carlyle Group, if the playing field were level. The fact is that Al-Qaida needs to do little other than let George Bush and the media machine continue to inflate their threat in order to further their agenda. From the time America made plans to invade Iraq, thousands of Mujahideen entered not only that country but also Afghanistan as it became blatantly obvious that America intends to control all of the regions resources. There is more support today for resistance to American occupation in Iraq and Afghanistan than there was when this so- called war started. Combined with Al-Qaida’s targeted operations in a variety of countries that have American manpower and resources running all over the globe, US costs of the war continue to climb which has not only incited George Bush, with hat in hand, to go knocking on the doors of the international community, but has further eroded the American economy, one of Al-Qaida’s stated main objectives.

America has also managed to create the perception of Muslims as “terrorists” and Islam as a religion of violence - a perception I take a strong personal exception to. Right after 911, there was at least an attempt to portray some kind of respect for this religion of 1 billion people but today, there is not even an effort to cover over the hate that is deliberately being fueled against Muslims. This has resulted in a significant rise in hate crimes and the further distortion of the most peaceful and tolerant religion on earth. There are many examples through history of Muslims, Christians and Jews living peacefully together under Muslim rule as it is incumbent upon every Muslim to exercise tolerance and restraint as acts of aggression are strictly prohibited by the Sunnah of our Prophet Mohammed (PBUH). These acquisitions are nothing more than tools of propaganda to aid in the devaluation of Muslim lives as a whole and in an effort to quell any backlash that result from civilian casualties along the way. If the Muslim Ummah was upset after 911, rest assured we are even more upset now, with the wide spread and blatant attacks against our religion while America and its allies grab our resources with the endorsement of the world community at large.

Yes, the results are clear. The criminal acts that have been perpetrated since this war on “terrorism” began have been done so in the name of American democracy -– a democracy that has long been bankrupt and has been replaced by a fascist regime. How can this happen in a system “for the people by the people”? In the last presidential election, some 33% of the American people voted. Those that voted no longer vote for the left and the right but rather both political parties have moved (off) center and are nothing more than a mechanism for large corporations, Jewish lobbies and well funded special interest groups that buy candidates to meet their individual objectives. More concerning than that is, with the majority of citizens not voting, democracy is no longer in play period. The American people through their decision not to participate in running of their own country assume, by default, responsibility for the crimes their government is perpetrating in their names.

Not since the time of the Prophet (PBUH) has there been such wide spread aggression against Muslims.

Thauban reported that the messenger of Allah said: "It is near that the nations will call one another against you just as the eaters call one another to their dishes." Somebody asked: "Is this because we will be few in numbers that day?" He said: "Nay, but that day you shall be numerous, but you will be like the foam of the sea, and Allah will take the fear of you away from your enemies and will place weakness into your hearts." Somebody asked: "What is this weakness?" He said: "The love of the world and the dislike of death." (Abu Dawud)

With unprecedented aggression against our brothers and sisters throughout the globe, the Muslim Ummah continues for the most part keeps their heads in the sand. Do not be deceived. The enemies of Islam are speaking very clearly.