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| 제임스 A 라이언스 前 美 태평양함대 사령관 |
얼마 전 클래어 로페즈가 쓴 기사는 1990년대 수단에서 결성된 이슬람 성전 즉 “지하드의 축”이 오늘날 면모를 일신한 사실을 폭로했다. 폭력을 사용하는 이 지하드 테러의 축은 이란, 헤즈볼라, 알카에다로 구성된다. 무슬림형제단도 이 축에 참여했다.
무슬림형제단의 “스텔스 지하드”와 알카에다의 폭력 지하드 사이에 차이가 없다는 사실을 미국인들은 종종 잊는다. 그들의 목표는 동일하다. 즉 이슬람 왕국을 건설하여 이슬람 율법인 샤리아에 대한 절대 복종을 강요하는 것이다.
지금 중동에서 벌어지고 있는 혼란 사태는 “아랍의 봄”이나 오바마 행정부의 무능한 전략정책으로 시작된 것이 아니다. 물론 이 두 가지가 혼란 촉발에 일조한 것은 사실이다. 2009년 7월4일 카이로 연설에서 오바마는 미국이 중동의 봉기를 지원하겠다는 신호를 사실상 보냈다. 그의 이집트 무슬림형제단 지지는 미국의 동맹자인 당시 이집트 대통령 호스니 무바라크에 대한 전쟁선포를 부추겼다.
오바마의 전략 아래서 미국은 이슬람 지하드 전쟁에서 적과 아군을 바꾸었으나 여기에 주목한 사람은 없었다. 미국은 반군의 잔혹행위를 외면했고 알카에다 소속 민병대와 반군을 지지하기에 이르렀다. 무슬림형제단이 온건하고 세속적인 정치세력이라고 선전한 오바마 행정부의 정책은 잘못된 것으로 사실상 이슬람 우월주의 세력에게 정통성을 부여했다. 미국은 그 대가로 리비아 벵가지 주재 영사관의 피습을 당했다.
중국과 러시아는 자국의 전략핵무기와 재래식무기의 현대화를 계속 진행하고 있다. 두 나라는 신형대륙간탄도 미사일을 개발 중이다.
핵무기를 보유한 북한과 종말론적 사고방식에 따라 핵무기를 개발 중인 이란의 예측하기 어려운 미래 행보도 예의주시할 필요가 있다. 따라서 오바마의 일방적인 미국 전략핵무기 3분의 1 감축 제안은 논리나 현실에 맞지 않는다. 오바마의 사회공학 정책 시행으로 미군 병사들의 헌신과 전문성도 약화되고 있다. 미국이 도전받고 있는 지금 미군의 전문성보다 다양성을 강화하는 것은 중지되어야 한다. 또한 미군은 지금 이슬람 테러와 싸우는 데 필요한 훈련과 후방보급도 받지 못한다. 어떻게 이런 사태가 벌어진 것일까. 무슬림세력이 미국 정부 내부에 침투한 결과다.
제임스 A 라이언스 前 美 태평양함대 사령관
워싱턴타임스·정리=오성환 외신전문위원
The Muslim Brotherhood's long reach
By James A. Lyons
The many Obama administration scandals topped by the Edward Snowden fiasco is just the tip of the iceberg compared with the ineptness of the administration's strategic policies now being exploited by our enemies, such as the Muslim Brotherhood. Despite the organization's setback in Egypt, President Obama's outreach to the Muslim world has certainly facilitated the Muslim Brotherhood's penetration into U.S. government agencies that deals with national security, including the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
The Muslim Brotherhood penetration follows a similar route taken by the Soviet Union during the 1930s, '40s and '50s. The communists were able to penetrate deeply into our government agencies, including the White House, a process thoroughly documented in a new book, "American Betrayal: The Secret Assault on Our Nation's Character," by Diana West. Understanding past communist penetration is key to comprehending the Muslim Brotherhood's successful penetration in America today.
Muslim Brotherhood penetration into U.S. government agencies goes back to at least the Carter administration, when the Iran lobby was also alive and well. Iran's acts of war against the United States, which included support for the Sept. 11 attacks, have gone on for almost 34 years and has cost thousands of American lives.
A May 24 article by Clare Lopez describes a new, improved "axis of jihad," which was formed in Sudan in the 1990s. This violent jihad terrorist axis consists of Iran, Hezbollah and al Qaeda. The Muslim Brotherhood eventually joined in this axis.
The point that is always missed is that there is no difference between the Muslim Brotherhood's "stealthy jihad" and the violent jihad of al Qaeda. Their objectives are the same - the establishment of an Islamic caliphate and complete subjugation to Shariah law.
The current turmoil we face in the Middle East did not start with the "Arab Spring" movement, nor with the Obama administration's dysfunctional strategic policies, but they certainly have contributed to it. In his speech in Cairo on June 4, 2009, Mr. Obama in effect signaled U.S. support for Islamic uprisings. His overture to the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood was an invitation to declare war on a U.S. ally and his host, then-President Hosni Mubarak.
Furthermore, under the Obama administration's political strategy, we switched sides in the Islamic jihad wars, and nobody noticed. We ignored rebel atrocities and became supporters of al Qaeda-affiliated militias and rebels. The Obama administration's policy of promoting the Muslim Brotherhood as a moderate political and largely secular force was a misguided one that actually legitimized the Islamic supremacists. America's reward for its sanguine stance was the Benghazi attack in Libya.
Elsewhere in the world, we are being challenged by China's continuous double-digit massive military buildup and its illegal bullying tactics in both the South and East China seas. We are also witnessing Russian President Vladimir Putin revive Soviet-era Cold War tactics in areas of our strategic interest.
Both China and Russia continue to modernize their strategic nuclear and conventional forces. Both are developing new intercontinental ballistic missiles. China has 3,000 miles of reinforced underground tunnels for its strategic nuclear forces and is also developing new land-mobile and sea-based ballistic missiles. Not to be overlooked is the problem of a nuclear-armed erratic North Korea and Iran's nuclear weapons program with its apocalyptic mindset. Therefore, Mr. Obama's unilateral proposal to reduce our deployed strategic nuclear forces by one-third defies logic and reality.
The impact of fighting two wars over the past decade has taken its toll on our military forces. With sequestration now implemented, the unilateral disarmament of our military, undertaken at a time when global instability is increasing, is unconscionable.
Even the dedication and professionalism of our military personnel have not escaped the debilitating impact of Mr. Obama's social-engineering agenda - none of which has improved combat readiness. When diversity becomes the No. 1 priority for our military forces, rather than professionalism - particularly when we are being challenged - it should raise red flags.
Our military forces are now being denied the appropriate training and background material for combating Islamic terrorism. How did this happen? A group of 57 Muslim leaders wrote a letter to CIA Director John O. Brennan when he was Mr. Obama's national security adviser for terrorism, complaining about the training and background material used to educate our military forces and law enforcement agencies, including the FBI, about Islamic terrorism. As a result, all training materials, instructors and background material have been purged to remove any reference that associates Islam with terrorism. To ensure compliance, a Muslim Brotherhood advisory board was established to review all revised training material.
The FBI in 2004 seized an internal Muslim Brotherhood document that clearly spelled out the organization's goals in the United States: employ "stealthy jihad" to sabotage the United States from within. The document listed 29 like-minded organizations, many of which were signatories to the letter sent to Mr. Brennan by the group of 57.
Our diminished credibility, coupled with our unilateral disarmament, raises the question: Are we being sabotaged from within? Not only is our credibility on the line, but our freedoms are as well.
By James A. Lyons
The many Obama administration scandals topped by the Edward Snowden fiasco is just the tip of the iceberg compared with the ineptness of the administration's strategic policies now being exploited by our enemies, such as the Muslim Brotherhood. Despite the organization's setback in Egypt, President Obama's outreach to the Muslim world has certainly facilitated the Muslim Brotherhood's penetration into U.S. government agencies that deals with national security, including the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
The Muslim Brotherhood penetration follows a similar route taken by the Soviet Union during the 1930s, '40s and '50s. The communists were able to penetrate deeply into our government agencies, including the White House, a process thoroughly documented in a new book, "American Betrayal: The Secret Assault on Our Nation's Character," by Diana West. Understanding past communist penetration is key to comprehending the Muslim Brotherhood's successful penetration in America today.
Muslim Brotherhood penetration into U.S. government agencies goes back to at least the Carter administration, when the Iran lobby was also alive and well. Iran's acts of war against the United States, which included support for the Sept. 11 attacks, have gone on for almost 34 years and has cost thousands of American lives.
A May 24 article by Clare Lopez describes a new, improved "axis of jihad," which was formed in Sudan in the 1990s. This violent jihad terrorist axis consists of Iran, Hezbollah and al Qaeda. The Muslim Brotherhood eventually joined in this axis.
The point that is always missed is that there is no difference between the Muslim Brotherhood's "stealthy jihad" and the violent jihad of al Qaeda. Their objectives are the same - the establishment of an Islamic caliphate and complete subjugation to Shariah law.
The current turmoil we face in the Middle East did not start with the "Arab Spring" movement, nor with the Obama administration's dysfunctional strategic policies, but they certainly have contributed to it. In his speech in Cairo on June 4, 2009, Mr. Obama in effect signaled U.S. support for Islamic uprisings. His overture to the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood was an invitation to declare war on a U.S. ally and his host, then-President Hosni Mubarak.
Furthermore, under the Obama administration's political strategy, we switched sides in the Islamic jihad wars, and nobody noticed. We ignored rebel atrocities and became supporters of al Qaeda-affiliated militias and rebels. The Obama administration's policy of promoting the Muslim Brotherhood as a moderate political and largely secular force was a misguided one that actually legitimized the Islamic supremacists. America's reward for its sanguine stance was the Benghazi attack in Libya.
Elsewhere in the world, we are being challenged by China's continuous double-digit massive military buildup and its illegal bullying tactics in both the South and East China seas. We are also witnessing Russian President Vladimir Putin revive Soviet-era Cold War tactics in areas of our strategic interest.
Both China and Russia continue to modernize their strategic nuclear and conventional forces. Both are developing new intercontinental ballistic missiles. China has 3,000 miles of reinforced underground tunnels for its strategic nuclear forces and is also developing new land-mobile and sea-based ballistic missiles. Not to be overlooked is the problem of a nuclear-armed erratic North Korea and Iran's nuclear weapons program with its apocalyptic mindset. Therefore, Mr. Obama's unilateral proposal to reduce our deployed strategic nuclear forces by one-third defies logic and reality.
The impact of fighting two wars over the past decade has taken its toll on our military forces. With sequestration now implemented, the unilateral disarmament of our military, undertaken at a time when global instability is increasing, is unconscionable.
Even the dedication and professionalism of our military personnel have not escaped the debilitating impact of Mr. Obama's social-engineering agenda - none of which has improved combat readiness. When diversity becomes the No. 1 priority for our military forces, rather than professionalism - particularly when we are being challenged - it should raise red flags.
Our military forces are now being denied the appropriate training and background material for combating Islamic terrorism. How did this happen? A group of 57 Muslim leaders wrote a letter to CIA Director John O. Brennan when he was Mr. Obama's national security adviser for terrorism, complaining about the training and background material used to educate our military forces and law enforcement agencies, including the FBI, about Islamic terrorism. As a result, all training materials, instructors and background material have been purged to remove any reference that associates Islam with terrorism. To ensure compliance, a Muslim Brotherhood advisory board was established to review all revised training material.
The FBI in 2004 seized an internal Muslim Brotherhood document that clearly spelled out the organization's goals in the United States: employ "stealthy jihad" to sabotage the United States from within. The document listed 29 like-minded organizations, many of which were signatories to the letter sent to Mr. Brennan by the group of 57.
Our diminished credibility, coupled with our unilateral disarmament, raises the question: Are we being sabotaged from within? Not only is our credibility on the line, but our freedoms are as well.
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