If I was in the USA, I would not be too worried about it becoming
an Islamic "theocracy" under Sharia Law, despite any intentions
ObL and friends might have. Islam is likely to be destroyed in
the battles of Ezekiel 38 before that happens. However, there
are other cabs at the rank, ready to leave and implement their
theocratic agendas - eg Dominion Theology, which seeks to "take
dominion" over the civil world in order for Jesus Christ to
return ... using the "Old Testament" Laws, and the Noahides,
seeking to enforce the seven "Noahide Laws" for gentiles.

It is of course possible that the "New Age" scenario will play
out, where the "New Age Christ" will appear as "world teacher
for all humanity" and be accepted as "Jesus Christ",
"Messiah",
"Mahdi" etc - a false messiah would thus be accepted by most
of the world's "people of faith".

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Romney warns of theocracy danger
In remarks in N.C., says US under attack

By Seth Effron and Raphael Lewis, Globe Staff  |  October 11, 2005

RALEIGH, N.C. -- Venturing into foreign policy, Governor Mitt Romney
yesterday told a largely Republican audience that Islamic terrorists
"want to bring down our government" and "want to put in place a huge
theocracy."

"We're under attack, as you know, militarily," Romney told about 150
people gathered at an exclusive Raleigh country club. "They're not
just intent on blowing up a little bomb here and there at a shopping
mall, awful as that would be. They want to bring down our government,
bring down our entire economy. They want to put in place a huge
theocracy."

"Thank heavens we have a president of the United States who
recognizes this for what it is and has declared war on it, and thank
heavens we have a military that consists of the strongest and bravest
and most able men and women in the world," Romney said.

The Raleigh luncheon was the first of two fund-raisers yesterday for
the Foundation for NC Future -- a nonprofit advocacy group set up by 
a well-to-do Charlotte-area Republican state senator, Robert Pittenger.
The second event was held in Charlotte later yesterday afternoon.

Asked later by a Globe reporter about his remarks, Romney said he was
referring to Islamic terrorists.

"Obviously, this is an extreme fundamentalist perspective," he
responded. ''It's certainly not shared by the people of Islam
generally, but is shared by some radical few."

Then he was asked if he felt Islamic terrorists want to take over 
the United States. Romney said: ''No. No. No."

"I don't have any foreign intelligence that's any different than what
you read in the various journals and so forth," the governor said.
"Among the various reports I've read -- and I think President Bush
has described -- that there are some who wish to bring down the
Western-leaning governments and put in a more fundamentalist,
religious leadership. But that's not something I'm something 
I'm expert in."

Eric Fehrnstrom, Romney's communications director, said last night
that the governor had made an assertion in earlier speeches that
terrorists were seeking a broad based "theocracy." Those remarks 
have not been widely reported, however.

Fehrnstrom also pointed to an account earlier this month from the New
York Times describing a letter obtained by the US forces in Iraq that
was written by Ayman al-Zawahiri, the second-ranking leader of Al
Qaeda.

According to the Times, the letter outlined a four-stage battle plan,
beginning with the American military's expulsion, followed by the
creation of a militant Islamic caliphate in Iraq and then in Syria,
Lebanon, and Egypt. The final step, the Times reported, quoted unnamed
US officials, would be a battle against Israel.

Romney, who has yet to announce whether he will seek the 2008 GOP
presidential nomination, drew criticism from some Muslims and civil
liberties advocates last month when he raised the prospect of
wiretapping mosques and conducting surveillance of foreign students.

[...]

Full article at "boston.com News"
http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/
articles/2005/10/11/romney_warns_of_theocracy_danger/


Cheers, Steve..

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