That story is sooo 10 years ago. Carter first publicly told that yarn back in September 1995. The story is probably true, since Carter is not prone to hyperbole and it is a documented fact that the CIA and other U.S. intelligence agencies funded a number of remote viewing programs going back at least 30 years. I doubt they would have have poured money into those programs if they didn't get some good results, such as the incident that Carter mentions.

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How to stop
• Terrorist Attacks
• Suicide Bombings &
• The Radicalization of Islam
Tending to family matters – An end to terrorism!
It is really unconscionable that outside powers and forces have had to respond to what is really a family matter. On more than one occasion the so-called super-powers have had to intervene in serious situations where one Muslim nation was violating the sovereignty of another Muslim nation. International human rights organizations have had to condemn serious human rights violations in Muslim countries. All the while Muslims have been either silent or tacitly approving the unIslamic actions of their brother Muslim nation. It is commonplace to visit a masjid and hear an Imam or kateeb eloquently expound of the Qur'an’s admonition that all believers are brothers one of another. There is always that golden standard; “none of you is truly a believer until he [she] loves for their brother [sister] that which they love for themselves.”
Fantastic statement, great teaching or preaching, but when do Muslims show the world that these are not static philosophical concepts but rather dynamic practical beliefs? Frequently, Muslims are the silent insiders to Arabic language words and terms that the Television and newspapers use when reporting on tragic events in Muslims countries. For instance Muslim know that when the term Jihad [struggle, resist, fight] is used it is really a non-starter unless it is being used according to what Almighty God has described in Qur’an as approved rational for struggling or fighting.
Muslims know that anyone that intentionally takes the life of an innocent human being is not going to heaven, they are not going to have 70 or 700 virgins in heaven or any other nonsense; rather they are consigned to hell fire. The killing of innocent people has no place in any religion. Imams and other religious leaders in Islam know this and it is incumbent upon all Muslims to remind each other of this fact. Allah says in Qur’an whoever helps in a good deed has a reward the like thereof and whoever helps in a bad deed has the like thereof. Not speaking out is the same as giving tacit approval.
Allah says in Qur’an, “If a man kills a believer intentionally, his recompense is hell, to abide therein (for ever) and the wrath and the curse of Allah are upon him, and a dreadful chastisement is prepared for him.” [Qur’an 4:93]

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Muslims know that suicide is forbidden in Islam as it is in most other religions. It is certainly time to move to the next level where Muslims are no longer catatonic, unable, or unwilling to speak the truth even if it is against our own leaders, family, and circles of friends or associates.
In reality, the highest position among human beings is not the position of President, company CEO, sheik, mullah, Imam or doctor, the highest position in all of creation is to be known and called a servant of Almighty God – to be a rational contributor to that which is progressive and healthy for the life of society and all humanity. This means one that strives with their person and possession to be the best human being they can be and to live in the society as positive contributor to the healthy life of that society. That is what the citizens of the Next Level will look like. Almighty God tells us that the humanity should be clothed in the garment of right conduct. Whether we live in Muslim countries under presidents or kings, or in America under an Imam, sheik, or a community leader, if that person is not following the command of Allah, to obey Allah, Obey His Messenger… then we must have the courage to speak out.
Like the child in Hans Christian Andersen's story, when the leaders of Muslims are not clothed in right conduct adhering to the word of Allah and following Allah’s prophet, Muslims must be willing to say “The Emperor has no clothes.”
Each faith tradition has either a person or geographical location that is held out as worthy of reproduction or emulation. For Muslims that model is Medinah. Medinah is the embodiment of The Next Level. Medinah was Interreligious, International, and Interracial. There were Christians and Jews living in Medinah. People emigrated to Medinah from other countries to participate in the life of that city-model. The treaties that were entered into required all citizens to be moral, honest, productive, and peaceful.
Moving to the next level means acknowledging that There are very clear verses in Qur’an that address the duties of Muslims when another Muslim, be it individual or nation, veers from the straight path of Islam. (Qur’an 49:9).
The next level of Islamic expression will be consigned to a waning generation if the youth of today continue to be deceived into erroneous translations and applications of Islam.

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The youth of a nation have always been seen as their greatest natural resource for their future, so what does that say for Muslims who are selfishly allowing personal, cultural, and nationalistic wounds to be covered, not even healed, but literally covered with the bodies of young Muslim men and women. The next level requires honesty. Muslims must not pick and choose what portion of the Qur’an they will accept and what parts they reject. The Prophets followers said we believe in the book – the whole of it. The present tendency to mix culture from the various Muslim countries with Islamic teachings and practices has done more harm than good. Allah says in Qur’an, “O ye who believe! Obey Allah, and obey the Messenger, and those charged with authority among you. If ye differ in anything among yourselves, refer it to Allah and His Messenger, if ye do believe in Allah and the last day: That is best, and most suitable for final determination.” (Qur’an 4:59) The total embodiment of the most pressing issue with Muslims in the present level of Islamic expression can be found in this verse. The solution and gateway to the Next Level is found in this verse as well. The primary prerequisite is to obey Almighty God. The secondary prerequisite is to obey His Messenger and those entrusted with authority among the people. This actually forms what computer language refers to as a “loop.” If we start at the end we obey those in authority among us because they obey God and Obey Gods Messenger.
The lack of action on the part of the Muslim world when it comes to the correcting deviations from what all Muslims know to be revealed in Qur’an and ordered by His Prophet is a weakness spoken of in Qur’an. Allah Said, “And Obey Allah and His Messenger; and fall into no disputes, lest ye lose heart and your power depart; and be patient and persevering for Allah is with those who patiently persevere…” (Holy Qur’an 8:46)
The Arabic word used in this verse from which is translated “power” literally means, “wind.” The commentator suggests that it means like the wind in ones sail will go out preventing progress or forward movement.
Whatever the reasons are that we follow the hundreds and thousands of so-called knowledgeable leaders in Islam into this confused admixture of Islam today; Almighty God gives us the correct order of events.

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The first focus is on obedience to Almighty God, then obedience to the prophets that God has repeatedly sent to humanity, with this specific reference being to Prophet Mohammed and then obedience to those leaders that obey God and obey the messenger. The leaders’ ability to have our obedience can only be obtained based upon their obedience to Al mighty God and His Messenger.
The failure of Muslims to follow this simple yet vitally important command from Almighty God has culminated into wrapped misrepresentation of what Islam is and what Muslims should and should not do. It has confused many inside and outside of Islam as to what the religion actually stands for.
Some news media outlets have had a “grand old time” pointing out certain practices by Muslims that have nothing to do with the religion and are simply habits of cultural expression taken up by Muslims in their respective lands.
To enter the Next Level Muslims must completely abandon a blind allegiance to any culturally based traditions that obviously retard and prevents the growth, evolution and full expression of the original concept embodied in that tradition. The stubborn refusal to move forward is detrimental and can signal the death kneel of the core function of those authentic traditions or beliefs. In Al-Islam some traditions are incontrovertible, such as those traditions that follow the chain of transmission through authentic sources and are inextricable from the correct practice of Islam. Other traditions are of cultural origin and only serve to divide the community. Often times there is more damage done due to the act of utilizing Islamic teachings to lend credence to and give the appearance of authenticity of a culturally obtained tradition. Thus we see the emergence of the admixture of Qur’an and hadith in support for what are actually cultural expressions of people rather than a support of some core principal of Al-Islam.
When Muslims in the time of Prophet Mohammed strayed from the straight path Allah revealed to the Prophet, “If two parties among the believers fall into a fight, make ye peace between them: but if one of them transgresses beyond bounds against the other, then fight ye (all) against the one that transgresses until it complies with the command of Allah…” [Qur’an 49:9]

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The verse continues in pertinent part, “but if it complies, then make peace between them with justice, and be fair: for Allah loves those who are fair (and just).” [Emphasis added]
This is not a call to civil war among Muslims or in fighting. It is a reminder that Islam demands mutual consultation, then selecting the best solution from the best minds on the situation and then reminding the offending party of their duty and obligation to fear the punishment of misleading themselves and others.
Almighty God says it is the duty of Muslims to approach Muslims who have left the straight path and call them back and to do it collectively. Not one Imam or one nation, “all-together.” When Muslims enter the Next level of Islam, correcting one another based upon clear understanding of the Qur’an and hadith will be a given. And there will be no need for global embarrassment of having others act as peacemakers for a people who say “Salaam” more than any other folk on the Earth. When Muslims enter the next level, Muslim nations will no longer verbalize [preach] what they understand Islam to be but begin to actualize [living the life] of what Islam is! Then the social application of Qur’an will be the catalysis for resolving those horrific acts that stun the world almost daily and have Muslim in a constant mode of apologizing for acts of terror.
To the best of human knowledge there are cycles to everything in the creation. There is a beginning, some stage where growth is demonstrated by development, a level of maturity and then the decay or death of that organism. This seems to stand true for everything, excluding the Creator. Whether one looks at the natural world, human social development or the products of rational psychological or philosophical development there appears to be a cyclical aspect to human life.
The presence of this pattern in everything the human being can see and experience would indicate a rational and evolutionary process moving everything towards a stage of development or expression for which it was apparently created or designed. With the exception of those innate aspects of the human being, everything else seems to start outside of the human being, become assimilated within the human being and is then expressed externally in the physical world of the human being.

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The fruit of this process is peace and justice. Ironically, the saying that is often seen on banners held by demonstrators is written differently. The signs say, “No Justice No Peace.” In reality it should read no Peace, not Justice. Justice grows out of an environment of peace. Peace is the pre-condition for realizing justice. As often as Muslim say As Salaamu’ Alaikum, May peace be on you, it must be remembered that this refers to the peace that can only come from Almighty God. One of the attributes of Almighty God is As Salaam! No one besides God can give you peace. Almighty God is the True Source of Peace. That peace, called sakinah in Arabic is a state of mind and condition of the heart that allows the soul to be at rest, at peace. In western civilization justice is shown as blind and symbolized holding the scales of balance. This is meant to convey that justice is derived from the balance application or dispensation of law.
In the Qur’an God says, “Allah commands justice, the doing of good and giving to kith and kin, and He forbids all indecent deeds, and evil and rebellion: He instructs you, that ye may receive admonition.” (Qur’an 16:90)
The next level of Islam must be just that - “level.” It will never be reached without the inclusion of the Muslim woman. Most of what the world sees of the treatment [or mistreatment] of Muslim women is really a throw back from cultural inequities that have come to America with their male immigrants.
All Muslims know that through revelation to Prophet Mohammed Almighty God established for all times the equity of women with men. The verse in Qur’an where Almighty God says that men are over women it is in the matter of family structure. God Says, “Men are the protectors and maintainers of women, because Allah has given the one more (strength) than the other, and because they support them from their means. Therefore the righteous women are devoutly obedient, and guard in (the husbands) absence what Allah would have them guard.” [Holy Qur’an 4:34] Throughout the Qur’an Allah holds the believing man and believing woman to the same standard of morality and promises both male and female rewards for their good actions.
Imagine the hypocrisy of a tradition where Muslim women in certain Muslim countries are prohibited from driving a car, while their satellite television programs show them other women, in other countries driving very well.

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Add to that the fact that when those same Muslim women migrate to America they show a remarkable ability to drive as safely as other women. What message is being sent to the women of Islam? Its no wonder Islam is seen by some to be abusive to its women.
On the one hand women are spoken of, as being respected and precious while the actions of some Muslim leaders seems designed to relegate the Muslim woman to some second-class position in the society. Today Muslims must refuse to be permanently entrenched in the 14th century on the pretext that any movement into the 21st century application of Islam is some type of sin.
The last inclusion must be our Muslim youth. If the next level could be viewed as a corporate structure it would have the elders, the scholars and learned among the global Muslim community as an advisory board to the Muslim youth as they take up their duty as leaders. The prerequisite for the Muslim youth, male and female must in turn hold to the formula “Obey Allah and His Messenger and those in authority among you [that obey Allah and obey the Messenger].
The Muslim scholars, Imams, muftis should be an Advisory or consultant that the young Muslim men and women can consult as needed as they implement the progressive movement of Islam into the next level.

Epilogue
The next level of Islam is not a panacea nor is it utopia. It is a renaissance.
It is an exciting time that challenges all Muslims to be their best. It is an opportunity to make a reality of the verse in Qur’an where Almighty God Says, “Ye are the best people evolved for mankind…” Islam has at its core teachings that are a healing for many of the ills experienced by humanity today.
But what chance does the patient have when the doctor is sick? It is really a case of physician heal thyself. We cannot pass on to others the responsibility to speak truth to power. No matter how long that power has been in office. No matter how many people that power has following them. No matter how popular that power is whether it is our esteemed Imam, the head of our beloved country or the neighbor down the street. It is an ugly fact of life in America, but at one time or another someone with a gun in their hand has approached an innocent person and said, give me your money. Imagine the audacity; “Give Me.”

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He is just a beggar who is so uncertain if you will comply with his request that he holds a weapon on you while he begs. If it were not so serious an act I would lobby for the crime to be called armed begging, instead of armed robbery. During October in America little children go from house to house threatening to play a trick on a person if that person does not give them a treat. I know you say oh it’s just a harmless child’s observance. Please follow the logic to its conclusion. Today there are people with Arabic names, living in Arab or so-called Muslim countries and declaring Islam to be their religion and they are saying to the world “Give me justice” or I will not allow you to have peace.
When Muslims stop teaching and preaching Islam and begin the serious, structured implementation of the core beliefs in the daily life of humanity then we will have justice. When business, institutions of learning, financial institutions, and social institutions are established based upon the core pillars of Islam respecting all people then we will have justice. When Muslims act as a brotherhood then there will be no need to ask anyone outside of the community for justice. When Muslims entrusted with educating our Muslim youth get over their pain and bitterness for whatever ill treatment or atrocities they have experienced at the hands of others; and act only according to what Islam actually teaches then we will have justice. When Muslims see the apparatus for implementing their core concerns as others in America have done through self-determination, legislation and networking then we will have justice.
When Muslims take down the barriers that separate the youth and women from their opportunity and obligation to be contributors to the healthy life of the Muslim community then we will have justice. When Muslims take seriously their role of being a service, not a hindrance to humanity then we will have justice. Because then we will have peace!
Welcome to Islam The Next Level.

Imam Tariq Ansaar Aquil, Sr.,
Executive Director,
Interreligious Council for Prevention and Resolution of Global Crisis
310 N. Indian Hill
Claremont, California 91711 USA
Web address: www.Forthosewhoreflect.org
Email: anstar2000@adelphia.net

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Somebody, anybody please tell me one positive and beneficial thing he did while he was a President. Just one thing!
And dont' start with his Habilitat stuff because that was after his presidency.
This guy was a complete and total cluster f**k if there ever was one. It's no wonder the Democrats want to put so much heat on our current President. They are trying to cover their asses from the screwups of the Carter and Clinton administrations.
Carter needs to go back to the peanut farm and keep his rocking chair warm. I thank him for Habilitat and his work there, but other than that he serves absolutely no purpose for this country and this article just shows how out of touch he has been with reality and for how long.
I mean this wacko was the leader of our country and he was asking psychics for help? Maybe he should have asked that psychic for help with the economy, our fuel problems, the middle east, etc.

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