And the film, which had been on YouTube for a considerable time, was found and used as a pretext. But again, it doesn’t matter what is in this film, and how bad it is. Nothing justifies murder. And once censorship is established as justifiable in this case, it will be used to shut down other […]
Archives for 2012
Vatican spokesman calls for end to offenses against Islam, does not condemn jihad murders; bishop in Libya calls for blasphemy laws in the West
Sometimes it seems as if the world has lost its collective moral compass. Lombardi’s statement keeps going on about “respect” — that is, the respect that we all must have for Islam. But about the lack of respect that the Muslim murderers showed to Ambassador Stevens and the others he says nothing. These prelates are […]
Australia: Muslim arrested for misunderstanding Islam, plotting jihad terror attacks
As Muslims rampage and murder in the name of Islam in Libya and Egypt, we are being inundated with new assurances that Islam is a religion of peace — and yet misunderstanders of Islam continue to profilerate worldwide. “Suspect taken to hospital after anti-terror raids,” from ABC News, September 12 (thanks to Sylvia): A man […]
U.S. Embassy in Cairo deleting pro-Sharia, anti-free speech tweets
It is good that they’re deleting them. It shows they’re not up to a full-out assault on the First Amendment quite yet. But it’s coming. “U.S. Embassy in Cairo Deleting Tweets,” by Joel B. Pollak for Breitbart.com, September 11 (thanks to all who sent this in): Following a White House disavowal of apologies by the […]
Muslims storm another U.S. Embassy — this time in Yemen
These murderous protesters are acting explicitly in the name of Islam, in Yemen as well as in Egypt and Libya. And Barack Obama repeated just a few days ago: “I have always said that America is at war with al Qaeda and its affiliates — and we will never be at war with Islam or […]
Guardian calls for free speech restrictions in wake of jihad murder of U.S. ambassador
The film is not really the point. It is a red herring. The film has been on YouTube since 2011. Someone was casting about for a pretext, and found one in this film. And so, we now see renewed calls for restrictions on the freedom of speech, just as I predicted when the stories of […]
Christopher Stevens: Devoured by a Monster He Helped Create
In Front Page this morning I discuss how, after aiding the Libyan jihadists, an American diplomat ends up being tortured and murdered by them. When the Libyan uprising against Muammar Gaddafi began to gather steam in April 2011, American diplomat Christopher Stevens was determined to get there, but it wasn’t easy. “We arrived April 5th,” […]
Slain ambassador to Libya aided the jihadists who later murdered him
With this revelation, the late ambassador has become the symbol of what U.S. foreign policy is doing vis-a-vis the global jihad, and of what ultimately will be the outcome for the U.S. if this continues. “Slain Ambassador Chris Stevens Slipped Into Libya on a Cargo Ship During Revolution,” by Amy Bingham for ABC OTUS News, […]
Christian Science Monitor on jihad murder of ambassador: “Muslims must assert their faith’s teachings of peace and mercy as the answer to such hate”
How many hundreds, thousands, of articles have we seen since 9/11, calling upon the peaceful, moderate Muslims to stand up and show themselves and act decisively and effectively against the jihadis? And how many peaceful, moderate Muslims have stood up and shown themselves and acted decisively and effectively against the jihadis? “Islam’s answer to the […]
Hamas-linked CAIR: “The extremists who carried out these attacks deserve punishment, and the extremists who produced and promoted an intentionally inflammatory film deserve condemnation”
Hamas-linked CAIR is in this press release following the same playbook as the Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf, who goes around saying that the problem isn’t Islam, but extremists of all faiths. This little epigram sounds as if it is wise and even axiomatic, but when one stops to think that Muslim “extremists” have perpetrated nearly […]