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Wednesday, August 17, 2016 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon 23 Commentary... Millions Meet the new horde; same as the old horde raised for compunction about murder- By Jim cornelius ing innocent Muslims who not conform to their par- corporate tax Fanatically puritanical did ticular interpretation of the Muslim hordes boiling up out Faith. the desert in an effort to Joby Warrick, in his measure fight of establish a murderous caliph- excellent book “Black Flags: News Editor SALEM (AP) — Millions of dollars have been raised by the two groups campaign- ing on opposite sides of a November ballot measure that would increase corporate taxes. Measure 97 would cre- ate a 2.5 percent tax on sales exceeding $25 million for some corporations. Last week Gov. Kate Brown endorsed the measure, which would be the largest tax hike on corpo- rations in Oregon history. The Statesman Journal reports Our Oregon, the group supporting the tax, has raised $1.5 million so far. The money is from just two donations of $750,000 each by the Oregon Education Association and SEIU Local 503, the state’s largest public sector unions. The business-backed Defeat the Tax on Oregon Sales is campaigning against Measure 97, and has raised more than $5 million from nearly 800 donations. Most contributions are from corpo- rations or their executives. The campaigns are likely to spend heavily on television, radio and digital advertising. Supporters of the mea- sure say it would re-ignite investment in public schools, healthcare and senior ser- vices, all while allowing the state to tackle its other finan- cial problems. Opponents say it would hurt businesses and curb private sector growth. ate are nothing new. As the Great War of 1914-1918 was breaking the Ottoman Empire for good and reshaping the map of the Middle East, a deadly swarm of fanatics rose in the interior of Arabia. Semi- barbarous tribesmen, they called themselves Ikhwan (Brothers). They were the Wahhabi militia of the Saudi chieftain Ibn Saud. Wahhabi Islam is named for the 18th- century scholar and preacher Mohammed Ibn Abd al-Wah- hab. Wahhab insisted upon a literal and “pure” application of the Quran, and the reli- gious movement he sparked in the Arabian peninsula was puritanical, ascetic, anti-modern and extremely violent. Ibn Saud united disparate bandit tribesmen — including the Ikhwan — and used them to consolidate his power, dominating the Arabian inte- rior and creating the modern state of Saudi Arabia. In many respects, the Ikhwan can be regarded as a century-old foreshadow- ing of ISIS — not least in the fact that they were throat- slitting bandits who had little The Rise of ISIS,” (avail- able through the Deschutes Public Library) describes how the Ikhwan assailed the newly created Emirate of Transjordan in the early 1920s, after having estab- lished Ibn Saud as the ruler of Arabia: “Bloodthirsty fanatics who regarded all Western inventions and practices as works of the devil, they saw themselves as divinely appointed to purify the region by slaughtering all who allied with foreigners or deviated from their narrow vision of Islam.” Sound familiar? “From the harsh waste- lands of the interior, they thundered into the newly formed countries of Jordan and Iraq in the early 1920s with the intention of top- pling governments and creat- ing a unified Islamic theoc- racy, or caliphate, spanning all of the Middle East. They hacked and slashed their way through entire villages that stood in their path, slitting the throats of every male sur- vivor, to ensure that all traces of Western modernity were wiped out.” Do you know your agent? Do you understand your policy? Are you overpaying? Call or come in today for a free Farmers Friendly Review 541-588-6245 • 257 S. Pine St., #101 SPORTS INJURIES We can help you get back in the game. www.farmersagent.com/jrybka AUTO • HOME • LIFE • BUSINESS Gift Certifi cates Avaigabge! Professionag Student Clinic Three Sisters Chiropractic & Pain Management photo public doMain the Ikhwan on the move in the Arabian desert. the Wahhabi militia invaded the new emirate of transjordan in the 1920s, before being mowed down by British warplanes. The invasion of Jordan by but he valued his power and 1,500 Ikhwan ended when preeminence more than he British warplanes caught valued purity, and he ruth- them on the desert outside lessly crushed the Ikhwan Amman and strafed them Revolt of 1928-30 with relentlessly, killing all but machine guns. 100 who fled back into the The spirit of Ikhwan did Arabian peninsula. not die, however. 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