WORLD WAR III

Let's take a look at a few highlights from the last two years, shall we? See if you notice any commonalities among the following incidents. (Warning, it's a long list.)

RUSSIA: February 6, 2004 - Bomb on Moscow Metro kills 41.

PHILIPPINES: February 27, 2004 - Superferry 14 is bombed in the Philippines by Abu Sayyaf, killing 116.

IRAQ: March 2, 2004 - Suicide bombings at Shia holy sites kill 181 and wound more than 500.

PAKISTAN: March 2, 2004 - Attack on procession of Shia Muslims kills 43 and wounds 160.

TURKEY: March 9, 2004 - Attack on an Istanbul restaurant.

SPAIN: March 11, 2004 - Coordinated bombing of commuter trains in Madrid kills 191 people and injures more than 1,500.

SAUDI ARABIA: April 21, 2004 - Bombing of a security building in Riyadh kills five.

SAUDI ARABIA: May 1, 2004 - Yanbu attack kills seven.

SAUDI ARABIA: May 29, 2004 - Islamic militants kill 22 people at an oil compound.

RUSSIA: August 31, 2004 - A blast near a subway station entrance in northern Moscow, caused by a suicide bomber, kills 10 people and injures 33.

RUSSIA: September 1 – 3, 2004 - Beslan school hostage crisis in North Ossetia, Russia, results in 344 dead. MOST ARE CHILDREN.

INDONESIA: September 9, 2004 - Australian embassy in Jakarta, Indonesia is bombed, killing eight people.

ISRAEL: October 7, 2004 - Three car bombs explode, killing at least 34 and wounding 171.

SAUDI ARABIA: December 6, 2004 - U.S. consulate attacked in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, killing five LOCAL employees.

PHILIPPINES: December 12, 2004 - A bombing at the Christmas market in General Santos kills 15.

LEBANON: February 14, 2005 - A car bomb kills former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri and 20 others in Beirut.

QATAR: March 19, 2005 - A car bomb attack on theatre in Doha kills one Briton and wounds 12 others.

EGYPT: April 7, 2005 - A suicide bomber blows himself up in Cairo's Khan al Khalili market, killing three foreign tourists and wounding 17 others.

IRAN: June 12, 2005 - Bombs explode in the Iranian cities of Ahvaz and Tehran, leaving 10 dead.

ENGLAND: July 7, 2005 – Bombs explode on one double-decker bus and three London Underground trains, killing 56 people and injuring over 700. The attacks are believed by many to be the first suicide bombings in Western Europe.

ENGLAND: July 21, 2005 - Small explosions in three London Underground stations and one double-decker bus.

EGYPT: July 23, 2005 - Car bombs explode at tourist sites in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, killing at least 88 and wounding more than 100.

BANGLADESH: August 17, 2005 - Around 100 homemade bombs explode in 58 different locations, killing two and wounding 100, many of whom are children.

INDONESIA: October 1, 2005 - A series of explosions occurs in resort areas of Jimabaran Beach and Kuta in Bali.

RUSSIA: October 13, 2005 - A large group of Chechen rebels (all Muslims) launched coordinated attacks on Russian federal buildings, local police stations, and the airport in Nalchik, Kabardino-Balkaria. At least 137 people were killed.

IRAN: October 15, 2005 - Two bombs exploded at a shopping mall in Ahvaz, Khuzestan. Six people died and over 100 were injured.

IRAQ: October 24, 2005 - Multiple car bombs explode outside the Green Zone in Baghdad, Iraq, killing at least 11. It is thought that the attacks were targeting journalists inside the Palestine Hotel and the Sheraton Ishtar.

ISRAEL: October 26, 2005 - A Palestinian suicide bomber detonates a bomb near a falafel stand in Hadera, Israel that kills himself and six others. Twenty-six people were wounded.

INDIA: October 29, 2005 - Multiple bomb blasts hit markets in New Delhi, leaving at least 61 dead and more than 200 injured.

JORDAN: November 9, 2005 - Three explosions at hotels in Amman leave at least 60 dead and 120 wounded.

ISRAEL: December 5, 2005 - A suicide bomb attack kills at least five people in Netanya.

So what did you notice? One of the first things I picked up on is that you have more to fear from islamic terrorists if you're a muslim.

The second point is that none of these occured on US soil. And we're arguably the biggest targets these groups have. Say what you want about W., but I say the boy's getting the job done on the terror front.

The third point is that this IS world war iii. It's going on in every country that has a major islamic presence. Now that's not something you'll see on an islamic recruiting brochure.

The fourth point is that in each of these situations, there was little to no public outcry from the Islamic world. Not in their media. Not by the leaders of their faith. And certainly not by demonstrations in the streets (with the exception of the Lebonese assasination). Is this behavior now par for the course with this people? Now fast-forward to their reaction to a cartoon.

Me thinks they might have a priorities problem.

The fact is, we're in a cultural war that's just not going to go away anytime soon.