Nisei is a word of Japanese origin which means a person born in the United States or Canada, whose parents were born in Japan.  In other words, a first generation American.  After the bombing of Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941 a large number of these people who lived on or near the west coast were forcibly removed from their homes and businesses and “relocated” to what can only be termed concentration camps.  This was supposedly done for their own protection, due to the hysteria caused by Japan’s unprovoked attack.  It is none the less a stain on our history commensurate with the practice of slavery.  After the war the Nisei and their parents were never properly compensated for their material losses.

Rather than complain about the obvious injustices, a large group of these young Japanese-American men demanded an opportunity to serve in their nation’s armed forces, to prove their loyalty to America.  Many of that group became the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, the famous “Go For Broke” regiment.  This relatively small group became the most decorated unit during WW-II.  By their heroism in combat in Europe, demonstrated while many of their families were virtual prisoners at home, they proved beyond any doubt their love and dedication to this country.

Since the awful events of September 11, 2001, I have looked in vain for a similar outpouring of love and patriotism from American Muslims, whatever their national origin.  Although some have indeed stepped up and served honorably, even giving their lives in combat in the Middle East and Afghanistan, they are an extremely small minority of that segment of our population.  Unfortunately, we also have the example of Army Major Nidal Hasan, who on November 5, 2009 murdered 13 of his fellow soldiers and wounded 32 others at Ft. Hood in Texas while shouting “Allahu Akbar” (”God is Great” in Arabic) at the top of his lungs.

We are told that so-called “Radical” Muslims are just a small portion of adherents of that supposedly “peaceful” religion.  If that is so, why are the rest of them not vocally speaking out against the atrocities committed in the name of their God Allah and his Prophet Muhammad? I think that the answer is, or at least should be, obvious.  As practicing Muslims they are prohibited from doing so by the Quran, which prohibits them from speaking ill about a fellow Muslim.  To do so would possibly allow them to be declared “apostate”, and the penalty for that crime under Sharia Law is death.

Such a group of people may never be able to truly assimilate into the population of a western, non-Islamic country such as ours.  It is time we took off the rose colored glasses the left has tried to force upon us and look at the true nature of Islam and Muslims.  There will never be a Muslim version of the 442nd unless there is a radical reformation of that 7th century religion.  It is my opinion that will never happen.