Obsession: Radical Islam's War Against the West

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Rated: NR (Not Rated)
Type: DVD
Directed By: Wayne Kopping
Studio: Trinity Home Ent
Release Date: 2007-09-11
Obsession is a film about the threat of Radical Islam to Western civilization. Using unique footage from Arab television, it reveals an 'insider's view' of the hatred the Radicals are teaching, their incitement of global jihad, and their goal of world domination. The film also traces the parallels between the Nazi movement of World War II, the Radicals of today, and the Western world's response to both threats. Featuring interviews with Daniel Pipes, Steve Emerson, Alan Dershowitz, a former PLO terrorist, and a former Hitler Youth Commander

the radical Islamic video clips speak for themselves
I consider myself someone who is always skeptical about things like this, knowing that they are not likely to be balanced. I think the selection of people the producers chose to interview for the film, and the general outline, can be fairly criticized as being too selective. But even if you took out all the interviews and narration, and simply showed the radical clips from mainstream Islamic TV, it would be plain to see that there exists a hardened core of radical Islamists that has no basis in rational thinking. They are not, as some Muslim apologists and 'liberal' pundits would like us to believe, engaged in a logical effort to right the wrongs of Western colonialism. They are convinced, religiously and ideologically, that the ruler of the universe wants our entire planet to be dominated by Islamic teachings, and anyone that resists should be killed. People that put semi-automatic rifles in the hands of children, or strap suicide bombs to them, and teach them recite death wishes, are not people we can make friends with by apologizing for some perceived wrong. They are crackpots, plain and simple. The West's task, as pointed out in the end of the film, is not to wage war against Islam, but to support the moderate and rational Muslim communities so that they can suppress the radicalism. Israel has been repeatedly attacked from all sides by multiple Arab nations, in coordinated military operations intended to destroy the tiny Jewish state. Israel defeated these attempts each time, and justifiably took a tiny bit more land from its attackers to serve as a buffer for future attacks that the Arabs promised would come. How anyone can buy the line that Palestinians are the victims is incomprehensible.

A necessary DVD to own
One of the most important films on the nature of evils done in the name of Islam. Surprisingly, many of my liberal friends have been shocked by their own naivety when I first made them watch this movie. This DVD is an important one. It sheds light on the Jihadism and the fact that Islam is a truly evil ideology. Watch this if you'd like to learn more about the nature of Islamism.

Needed information
despite the way that the DVD was recieved in the media (CNN, ABC, FOX etc) This is not a racist/bigoted portrayal of Islam and the manners and methods it keeps. Though not entirely objective the film makers made a point a tfocusing on the use of religious ideology to achieve political and military ends and how absolutely strong, decisive and unwielding the believers are. Most Americans have never seen Saudi or Iranian TV broadcasts, read newspapers from Iran/Saudi Arabia/Syria; but they should to see just how vehomently these people hate us and how widespread this system of belief is. Now I have Muslim friends, and even they think this should be watched so that people can see the power of Jihadi thought. Alos that thought is not half way across the world, it is here in America. I travled across the globe to many placea nd it is everywhere, on the streets of New York, In Deerbourne, Michigan, out in California. By ignoring this (and other sources) of actual coverage and relying on the "We must be P.C. TV news" you are falling victim (literally and figuratively) to the smoke screen of Jihadi apologists and the quiet coup of CAIR. This is worth the time and few bucks, besides, that Harry Potter book isn;t going to tell you jack about the world, so why waste your cash on it?

Understanding the Radical-Islamist Mind
This movie provides an important element in understanding the big picture. In addition to the various relevant social, historical & geo-political issues, it is important to understand the radical-islamist/jihadist mind-set and what is (fundamentally) motivating them.

Much better than I thought...
I held off on viewing this in fear of it being a propagandist piece of video to get another Bush prototype elected. I was wrong. While it is prefaced with the statement that not all Muslims are of this radical strain, by the time it gets about halfway through and estimates of 10-15% of all Muslims (numbering roughly 1 billion people) are supportive of this radical Islam, its a very real wakeup call. Whether or not that number is fair or accurate I don't know.

But when the images of preachers of hate come at you one after the other and images of young children speak of being martyrs or dying for Allah, the viewer quickly realizes that this is in fact quite disturbing and it is not going away.

What stood out most of all was the comparison of this strain of Islamo-Fascism with Nazism, the ties between the two drawn explicitly by the rise of a Panzer division of Muslims in Bosnia due to the allegiance of ideology between Hitler and the Grand Mufti of Jerusalem. It's quite a stunning climax.

The weakest part of the film is tracing its historical roots. There is some brief mention of its history but it lacks depth and context. In this, I fear, it will simply reinforce or further aggrandize those who already think Islam is only this.

Whether or not the conclusions and the fears stirred up by this documentary hold up with some distance from it, it does provide a very clear perspective that needs to be considered.