Jihad in Al-Jawf: French Describe Southern Libya as a "Viper's Nest" of Terrorists.

"And fight with them until there is no more persecution & religion should be only for Allah; but if they desist, then surely Allah sees what they do." So says Allah, his perfect & miraculous book, the Koran, verse 8:39. Muslims are enjoined to wage jihad upon the nonbelievers until all religion is for Allah.

After 9/11, the prevailing drift of public discourse was to the effect that the West must have been to blame for the attacks: It must have been the history of colonialism that excited such bloodlust in the Muslim world (Cuba & The Philippines were America's only colonies.) It must be the saturation of Western culture that's to blame; I've sat through a Justin Bieber video, & wanted to kill afterwards, I haven't taken flying lessons.

No, despite all the excuses made for Islam when the blood starts flowing, the reason for Islamic terror is injunctions found in the Koran urging death for the infidel. This is why, long after Gaddafi has departed, jihadis are still congregating in southern Libya, as reported by Al Arabiya yesterday:

France: southern Libya now a 'viper's nest' for Islamist militants Southern Libya has become a "viper's nest" for Islamist militants and the only way to tackle it is with a strong collective response from neighboring countries, France's defense minister said in remarks published on Monday. "We are increasingly worried. It's a viper's nest in which jihadists are returning, acquiring weapons and recruiting," Jean-Yves Le Drian said in an transcript of an interview provided by the ministry. "It is dangerous and the conditions are not in place to find a solution." Le Drian Qaddafi Two-and-a-half years after the fall of former leader Muammar Qaddafi, the oil-rich North African state is struggling to contain violence between rival forces, with Islamist militants gaining an ever-stronger grip on the south of the country. With no desire to get involved militarily, Western countries have pledged for months to train Libyan security forces so they can better protect borders, but with few actually doing so. France had been due to begin training 1,000 Libyan police officers at the end of March, but that plan appears on hold. "The only possible response is a strong collaboration between neighboring states to ensure border security because there is no state in Libya," Le Drian said. "We are ready to train policemen, but there are no volunteers." A French-led military offensive launched in Mali in January 2013 broke the grip of al-Qaeda-linked militants over the north of the West African country, but small pockets of Islamists have re-grouped to operate the vast desert region of West and North Africa. The five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council and regional countries met in Rome last month to try to find ways to tackle the crisis in Libya, but yielded few results and within days the country was plunged into more chaos when the prime minister was removed.