Next Attack Imminent: Muslims Ordered to Leave the U.S.

A couple of thoughts after reading the article. . . .

I went through the usual links to check on the validity of this article. It is a valid article and was originally jointly posted on September 16, 2006 in the Canada Free Press and Northeast Intelligence - two web-based "news" outlets. The fact that we haven't seen anything about this in the mainstream reporting is indicative of the fact that there is little that can be done to validate the claims.

Thus far, the interviewer, Hamid Mir, has not responded to the claims so there is no independent corroboration that the article is actually from him. Nor is there any independent validation for the claims in the article. None of which mean that it is either true or false - there isn't enough information to prove either position. If true, we still do not know whether or not the claims made in the article have any basis or if they are solely propaganda. It is often easier to make people afraid simply by telling them, that something bad will happen rather than actually doing that.

So, if the story is true there are several responses:

1. We can cower and hide - not my first choice
2. We can ignore it altogether - possible but difficult now that it's out there.
3. We We can consider it valid and act accordingly - but what does THAT mean?

Since we have no way of knowing what is being proposed and we have no means to do anything about it, I propose the following. First, we should pray that there is a positive solution to the situation - that God will intervene to protect innocent lives and thwart evil. Second, we can continue to live our lives knowing that God is in control and we are not (and never were in the first place). Thus, the net effect is that we do nothing differently than before in the way in which we live out lives; except perhaps to be a bit more conscious about prayer in our lives and the fact that God walks with us daily.

All in all, I suppose its a positive thing - in a strange way.