Islam Versus the United States part 3

The first Barbary War started in 1801

The first Barbary War started during the Presidency of Thomas Jefferson.

President Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826). President from 1801 to 1809.

When Jefferson became President, the new nation possessed only 6 fighting ships.

The Muslim pirates in the Barbary States saw a golden opportunity for extortion, blackmail, and the obtaining of slaves.

They did not hesitate to descend like vultures on the defenseless merchant ships.

Secretary of State James Madison (1751-1836).

While he was ambassador to France, Thomas Jefferson was frankly told that the Muslim creed commands them to make war upon all unbelievers:

In May 1786, Thomas Jefferson, then the U.S. ambassador to France, and John Adams, then the U.S. ambassador to Britain, met in London with Sidi Haji Abdul Rahman Adja, the resident Tripolitan ambassador, to try to negotiate a peace treaty to protect the United States from the threat of Barbary piracy. These future U.S. presidents questioned the ambassador as to why his government was so hostile to the new American Republic even though America had done nothing to provoke any animosity of any sort. Ambassador Adja answered them, as they reported to the Continental Congress, “that it was founded on the Laws of their Prophet, that it was written in their Koran, that all nations who should not have acknowledged their authority were sinners, whom it was the right and duty of the faithful to plunder and enslave; and that every Muslim who was slain in this warfare was sure to go to paradise. He said, also, that the man who was the first to board a vessel had one slave over and above his share, and that when they sprang to the deck of an enemy’s ship, every sailor held a dagger in each hand and a third in his mouth; which usually struck such terror into the foe that they cried out for quarter at once.” (London, Victory in Tripoli, pp. 23-24).

Here are just 3 quotes from the “Holy” Koran that justifies killing those who do not convert to Islam:

Fight against such of those to whom the Scriptures were given as believe neither in God nor the Last Day, who do not forbid what God and His apostle have forbidden, and do not embrace the true Faith, until they pay tribute out of hand and are utterly subdued. (Sura 9:29).

When you meet the unbelievers in the battlefield strike off their heads and, when you have laid them low, bind your captives firmly. Then grant them their freedom or take ransom from them, until War shall lay down her burdens. (Sura 47:1).

They would have you disbelieve as they themselves have disbelieved, so that you may be all alike. Do not befriend them until they have fled their homes for the cause of God. If they desert you, seize them and put them to death wherever you find them. (Sura 4:87).

At the time of President Jefferson the tribute was GOLD . . . now it’s PETRODOLLARS!!

Commodore Stephen Decatur (1779-1820).

Commodore Stephen Decatur was a hero of the first Barbary War.

All the European nations were filled with DREAD of the Barbary pirates.

Only the bravest of men would go hand to hand with those religious fanatics.

U.S. sailors in hand to hand combat with Barbary pirates.

Commodore Stephen Decatur killed the captain of a Tripolitan gunboat in a hand-to-hand engagement at Tripoli, August 3, 1804. The wars with the Barbary pirates marked the first time the United States became involved militarily with the Muslim world.

William Eaton. (1764-1811).

William Eaton led a small force of about 500 men across 500 miles of desert and attacked the fortress of Derna from the rear.

The Muslims quickly surrendered and made a temporary peace with the United States.

The Battle of Derna in 1805.

Starting out in Egypt, William Eaton led a small group of about 50 marines and 400 Muslim mercenaries on a 500 mile march through the desert. His final target was the city of Tripoli. After capturing Derna he received no naval support and had to abandon his plans. The town’s capture, and the threat of further advance on Tripoli, were strong influences toward peace, negotiated in June 1805 by Tobias Lear and Commodore John Rodgers with the Pasha of Tripoli.

 

The Tripoli Monument was moved from Washington City in 1860

The Tripoli Monument is the oldest military monument in the U.S. It honors the fallen heroes of the First Barbary War: Captain Richard Somers, Lieutenant James Caldwell, James Decatur, Henry Wadsworth, Joseph Israel and John Dorsey. Originally known as the Naval Monument, it was carved of Carrara marble in Italy in 1806 and brought to the United States as ballast on board the USS Constitution (Old Ironsides).

Tripoli Monument.

This monument commemorating the first Barbary War stood right in front of the U.S. Capitol building for almost 40 years.

It was moved just before the Civil War began in 1861.

Close up of Tripoli Monument.

The monument was first erected at the Washington Naval Yard on the Potomac in 1808. Then in 1831 it was moved to the west front of the U.S. Capital Building and placed within a fountain–where the US Grant Memorial stands today. Finally, it was moved to its present location at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, where it has stood for the last 149 years.

Most of the people who were involved in the Barbary Wars met untimely deaths. One was the personal secretary to George Washington. Here are just 5 prominent people who suffered an early demise.

 Thomas Barclay (1728-1793). Personal representative of Washington to the Barbary States died suddenly in Lisbon aged 65 years.

 William Eaton (1764-1811)—the hero of the Battle of Derna died at the young age of 47.

 Stephen Decatur (1779-1820) was challenged to a duel and died at the young age of 41.

 John Paul Jones (1747-1792) died suddenly in Paris after receiving a commission from President Jefferson to fight the Barbary pirates. He was 45 years old.

 Tobias Lear (1762-1816) was the personal secretary of George Washington and President Jefferson’s envoy to Tripoli. His death at the young age of 54 was reported as a “suicide.”

Obviously it was very hazardous to your health to represent the U.S. in a diplomatic or military capacity vis-à-vis the Barbary States.

 

ASSASSIN comes from the Arabic HASHISHIYYUN!!

The word assassin comes from the Arabic word hashishiyyan meaning hashish taker. The word was brought back to Europe by the Crusaders to describe a highly secretive Muslim sect who specialized in assassinating their enemies.

Here is the dictionary definition of assassin:

 1. a murderer, esp. one who kills a politically prominent person for fanatical or monetary reasons.

 2. one of an order of Muslim fanatics, active in Persia and Syria from about 1090 to 1272, whose chief object was to assassinate Crusaders.

One of the most infamous assassinations was that of President Lincoln. President Lincoln sought to end slavery in the U.S. and that put him on a collision course with the entire Muslim world.

President Abraham Lincoln (1819-1865).

All of the slaves who were brought to the New World were originally sold to the Europeans by Arab slave traders in Africa.

President Lincoln was not only fighting the Confederacy, but he was also at war with the entire Muslim world.

England and France were also allied with the Confederacy.

Assassination of President Lincoln.

President Lincoln had a herculean task to perform in saving the Union. The South and the Muslim world stood to lose the most by the elimination of slavery. France and England were allies, with France having at least 30,000 troops in Mexico.
Matías Romero—the Mexican representative in Washington City was constantly urging the President to declare war on France for stationing troops in Mexico.

Thank the Triune God that President Lincoln outwitted them all and slavery was issued a deadly blow both in the South . . . and in the entire Muslim world!!

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References

Brighton, Ray. The Checkered Career of Tobias Lear. Portsmouth Marine Society, Portsmouth, NH,1985.

Bartlee, W.B. The Assassins: The Story of Medieval Islam’s Secret Sect. Sutton Publishing, Gloustershire, UK, 2002.

De Kay, James Tertius. A Rage for Glory: The Life of Commodore Stephen Decatur, USN. Free Press, New York, 2004.

Fremont-Barnes, Gregory. The Wars of the Barbary Pirates Osprey Publishing, Oxford, UK, 2006.

London, Joshua E. Victory in Tripoli. John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Hoboken, NJ, 2005.

Roberts Priscilla H & Richard S. Thomas Barclay (1728-1793) Consul in France, Diplomat in Barbary. Bethlehem: Lehigh University Press, 2008.

Dawood, N.J. The Koran with Parallel Arabic Text Penguin Classics , New York & London, 1990.

Gabriel, Mark A. Islam and Terrorism. What the Quaran Really Teaches About Christianity, Violence and the Goals of the Islamic World Charisma House. Lake Mary, Florida, 2002.

Gordon, Murray. Slavery in the Arab World New Amsterdam Books, New York, 1998.

Khan. M.A. Islamic Jihad. A Legacy of Forced Conversion, Imperialism, and Slavery iUniverse, Inc., New York & Bloomington, 2009.

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