There is a new trend in America. Imagine if you would a American politician getting on TV and announcing that Jews were fascists? How about a public meeting where the dehumanising word Nigger was used over and over? Can you imagine a gun company making a special pistol for KKK members?

The current trend is that anything done to disfranchise and dehumanize Muslims in order to sell a product or get a vote is OK. It is so OK that the Benchmade Knife Company has made a special automatic/switchblade knife designed to kill men for the US Military and now are marketing the knife under the trademarked name "Infidel". Just to make it all legal, they claim that the knife is for law enforcement and military only, but it is a fact that anyone who wants a automatic knife in the US can purchase one.

So whats the big deal? It's simple - a company is marketing a military knife for killing directly to a group of race haters with a cool racist buzzword for a name: "Infidel". It's anti-American in nature, and its wrong. Its just a indefensible position for them - and yes, I personally contacted Benchmade before writing this. There has been a ongoing debate about the name of this knife for a few weeks now, and this is the first time I am presenting the issue to the public.

So what is so wrong with the word "Infidel", and what does it mean anyway? The word started out being used by Catholics to describe godless peoples and then was applied to Muslims. The English-speaking Muslims picked up on the word and translated a Arabic word to Infidel and began using it to describe non-Muslims. The latest use of the word is for those who consider Muslims evil and to use as a badge of honor and a updated anti-Muslim version of the swastika. Those who identify themselves as "Infidels" basically hate all Muslims and consider them terrorist. Just ask them.

Recently, Donald Rumsfeld gave us his version of a history lesson where he said some Americans couldn't remember the past. I for one remember it quite well - growing up in Arkansas and having my baby sister call a black man "nigger" in the K-mart store, which embarrassed my father and almost caused a fight on the spot. So why would a little kid call a black man a Nigger? That's easy: my dad used the word freely up to about 1976 and that's how she heard it.

After the incident, my father sat her down and explained that only bad black people were niggers - not all of them. That was the way it was back then. Thank God things have changed, but some things have not. Demonizing and hating is easy, and some people use that tired old lazy excuse of labeling all people one thing, then when confronted, excusing themselves by saying they meant everyone but the "good ones". I guess the "good ones" are always the folks who keep their mouth shut. They were the "good ones" back on the plantation, too!

Since "fascism" has been thrown into the mix, lets mention the Nazis here. They had all kinds of hatred for Jews, so much so they tried to kill them all. Please note here that the Nazis demonized their own citizens of faith for no other reason than their ethnicity and religion. It started slowly with a few hate speeches, and only later with momentum did the Nazis go into a genocidal frenzy.

It's no secret that many Americans of color identify themselves as Muslims. It's a bad sign that predominately white Christian groups have jumped onto the whole Muslim-hating thing. Did I mention Billy Graham's son Franklin saying, "It's a different God and I believe it is a very evil and wicked religion"? This could of just as easily been said about Judaism by Hitler, or any Nazi for that matter. It seems to be fine for some to make the same remark as long as its directed towards Muslims, a minority religion inside America.

The name "Infidel" was trademarked to make it a brand and used as the name for a implement of death marketed to vigilante-mentality types. As I said before, I contacted Benchmade and made the case against using this name for this product, I said I would do nothing for seven days and I waited longer than that. Here is what they said in their reply:

"We felt that by naming the product "Infidel", we are the non-believers in the competition's efforts to produce a comparable product. You are correct in that this term has become popular lately. It is used predominantly by those believers in radical Islam in their description of any non-Muslim. Your efforts to make this into a directive of an anti-Muslim campaign are without merit in this case. For Benchmade, using Infidel was as simple as naming a new product to address a strategic market segment of loyal knife buyers. Thankfully we live in a country where everyone is entitled to openly voice their opinions and we can hear yours.

Now lets compare this statment with the words of Chuck Gollnick, a Benchmade insider from Oregon and the most knowledgeable person on the Internet about their products, in my opinion. He is a moderator on the biggest knife forum on the Internet, having made more than 16,000 posts, and also has his own website which is dedicated to collecting Benchmade knives. He is also the one who says the knife was made for the military, as told to him directly by Benchmade staff. Here's what he says:

"First, it is very important to understand that the Infidel is a legitimate military knife that BM developed at the request of the US military. While those supplied to the military don't have the Infidel name on them, they are otherwise the same knife and the US military is actively buying and deploying this knife. So, it is not a fantasy. So, why is the civilian version? Well, there is the obvious reference to the war on terrorism which, I think, we all know is really a war on Islamic fundamentalism."

So back to the word "Infidel" and its current use. Take a good look around the Internet at the kinds of people who refer to themselves as "Infidels" and "Team Infidel" and the actions and statements they make. Its a new breed of Timothy McVeigh type of paranoid race-haters left over from the millennium end of the world wacko movement. I'm in no way surprised to find idiots on the Internet talking of killing Muslims and even killing American Muslims for no reason. What I find intolerable is that a American company, Benchmade, would make a product of death and market it in such a anti-American and racist way.

Whats the point? Why the fuss? I'm a American, I'm a Muslim, more importantly I'm a father and my kids are American Muslims. I know racism well, I know it first hand, This is racism just as sure is my little sister calling a American man of color a Nigger was long ago, It turns my stomach just the same way! It stinks! It's vile! It makes me ashamed! Ashamed about that day and what she said, ashamed about this products marketing and Benchmade's ignorance and/or lies to profiteer at the expense of Americans of the Muslim faith.

Racism has no place in America for any reason, no excuses. I pledge to stand with any man, woman, or child of any race or religion to protect their rights. If you have concerns about this matter please contact Benchmade at 1-800-800-7427 or .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address), Benchmade spokesperson Alex Whitaker at 503-655-6004 or .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address), or visit their website at [url=http://www.benchmade.com]http://www.benchmade.com[/url].

Excellent article. I cant say I'm surprised given the rambo wannabees we have running about these days. Nobody can complain when some Muslim comes up with the "Kafir-3000" kitchen knife.

Sure we can! Becuase Muslims are supposed to follow a higher moral standard; Muslims *should* know better...

>Sure we can! Becuase Muslims are supposed to follow a higher moral standard; Muslims *should* know better...<

So is that a nod of approval to the "infidel" Knife" for rambo rejects?

Sigh, no it is not; the company's response to the author tells me they deserve to be skewered in the press. Its a nod of approval to the high moral standars of the Quran and an argument against the Machiavellian assertion that, "If they can do it, so can I" which snatches any claim from us of holding the moral highground, which is utterly important, both practically and for out souls. Materialist Muslims and the Political Muslims often seem to forget about the soul...

Oh come of it, theres nothing machiavellian about a sarcastic reply to an institution which has little or no standards.

>Materialist Muslims and the Political Muslims often seem to forget about the soul...<

So which category do you fall in?

I think Shahed has made himself clear on not attacking individuals here, so I have no idea what you intend by that. People reading this could easily think you were making the case for "whats good for the goose is good for the gander" which many Muslim apologists make routinely.

>eople reading this could easily think you were making the case for "whats good for the goose is good for the gander"<

Like who? Just you as usual. All I have say is the hypothetical "kafir-3000" kitchen knife and you're getting your neocon knickers pedictablably in a twist.

>which many Muslim apologists make routinely.<

I dont apologize for being a Muslim. I like to see if the shoe fits the other foot, and if thats the case of american exceptionalists and trickle down neoclowns, twin cheeks on the same backside. Apparently whats good for the very real "infidel-3300" isnt good for the mythical "kafir-3000." Oh what a feeble web we weave....

hmm, funny, I read it the other way. That Benchmark was creating a knife for the 'infidel hater' market. (whoever they may be; what better way to off an infidel than with a knife of his own making?) Don't know. but, right, feeble web we are weaving with sharp words and sharp double-bladed swords.

Unfortunately, Mr. Lee has handled the quote from me in a very unethical way so as to twist its meaning.

You can read the whole exchange at
http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=419871

Mr. Lee deliberately leaves out my next sentence, "But, then there is that wonderful double entendre that Mr. Chin Mullet posted the explaination of in his post #5 above."

A double entendre? Yes.

To understand this, you must understand that for many years, one company had dominated the market (and it's a small market) for out-the-front automatic knives such as Benchmade's Infidel. That company is Microtech. They have an almost... well, not almost but actally... cult-like following among knife collectors. These people are actually referred to as "Microholics." So, to these people, someone who would buy a non-Microtech out-the-front knife is a traitor to the cult, a non-member of the cult, and infidel. So, this is why, when Benchmade markets the knife to collectors, they market it as the Infidel.

I feel very strongly that Mr. Lee has deliberately twisted the meaning of my words and that calls into question his ethics and the verasity of all that he says.

Chuck Gollnick
[url=http://www.balisongcollector.com]http://www.balisongcollector.com[/url]

I should also like to explain to you people that this knife is an out-the-front automatic knife. An automatic knife -- commonly called a "switchblade" -- is a knife in which the blade deploys usually by spring action when a button is pressed or some other control is activated. You can see the large, silver button in the picture above. An out-the-front knife is one in which the blade deploys by sliding out the front of the knife's body.

As an out-the-front automatic knife, the Infidel is illegal for private citizens to own in most states of the United States. The civilian market for these knives is prehaps a few hundred pieces sold to a very small group of collectors. The retail price on this knife is $450.

The major market is to the military. The military uses this sort of knife primarily for parachutists. Parachutists need a knife in case they become entangled in the ropes that make up their parachutes. Because there is a risk of one hand becoming entangled in the lines, their knife must be able to be deployed by either hand and with one hand. A fixed-blade knife is not an option because of the danger of literally "falling on your own sword." And conventional, side-opening folding knives are risky because the knife itself may become entangled. So, parachutists have long favored out-the-front automatic knives. But this is a very small market.

The knives sold to the military parachutists do not say Infidel on them.

The knives sold to civilians, because of the legal restrictions and the price, are few and are sold to a very small, very elite, very cliquish group of collectors and the aforementioned double entendre is to market to them.

I also feel very upset by Mr. Lee's reference to this as "a product of death."

The American military does not even include edged-weapons combat in basic training. With the exception of sentry removal by elite special forces using specialized knives (and, no, I won't tell you who makes those knives) the US Military does not consider knives as a weapon. Knives are utilitarian tools.

This knife is utterly unsuitable for sentry removal and similar applications because when it is opened, the sound of the mechanism is very loud. But, I'm sure that Mr. Lee has never heard one and is commenting on things about which he knows nothing.

The US military also buys screwdrivers. Those can be "a product of death", used to stab people. But I think we all recognize that screwdrivers are primarily tools.

This knife is sold to the US military as a tool for parachutists to extract themselves from entanglements. To refer to it as "a product of death" is yellow journalism at its height and, again, calls all of Mr. Lee's writtings into question.

This article is such a load. Last time I checked, this was still a free country. Benchmade has every right to do what they have done; furthermore, I don't recall anyone from Benchmade boarding an airplane and using it to cause the deaths of thousands of innocent American citizens. My point is that if you want to "villainize" someone, why don't you condemn those hijackers who took it upon themselves to start this holy war and label the Americans and everyone else who doesn't agree with them "INFIDELS?" Before you start in on me "hating Muslims", let me just say that I don't hate Muslims, and I also don't confuse Muslims with terrorists: it just so happens that in this instance they were Muslim and terrorist at the same time. I personally am offended that you generalize anyone interested in owning this type of knife as "a new breed of Timothy McVeigh type of paranoid race-haters left over from the millennium end of the world wacko movement." And to say that you are "in no way surprised to find idiots on the Internet talking of killing Muslims and even killing American Muslims for no reason. " is the same type of B.S. generalization that you are accusing others of. Stop walking around acting like your sphincter doesn't smell just as bad as everyone else's. Don't perpetuate this "us" versus "them" crap and disguise it as genuine concern.

Islam is not a race , it is a supramcy ideology, it has lots of names for its enimies, kafir, zaliman, mushrikun.
The Quran makes it clear, believers are cold blooded killers.