Here is a good explanation of why the world was saying “Je Suis Charlie” but isn’t rushing to say “Je Suis Pamela Geller.” “The Cartoon Wars,” by Douglas Murray, Gatestone Institute, May 7, 2015 (thanks to Inexion): ISIS appears to have inspired its first terrorist attack in the United States: in Garland, Texas. This item […]
“Freedom of speech for criticizing Islam? There’s apparently no room for that in America.”
Brent Bozell articulately skewers the hypocrisy and cowardice of both the Left and the Right in regard to the defense of the freedom of speech. “‘Hate Group’ Blamed for ISIS Attack,” by Brent Bozell, May 6, 2015: Liberals claim to be the world’s boldest defenders of freedom of expression, which is, of course, nonsense. Here’s […]
Video: Robert Spencer on CNN discussing cartoons and free speech
Yesterday I appeared on CNN’s At This Hour discussing the freedom of speech and the crime of drawing cartoons of Muhammad. Newsbusters has a good piece on this, along with a transcript, here.
Video: Robert Spencer and Steve Malzberg discuss cartoons and the war on free speech
On Monday I appeared on Newsmax TV’s The Steve Malzberg Show, discussing the AFDI/Jihad Watch Muhammad Art Exhibit and Cartoon Contest and the war on free speech.
Here we go: McClatchy suggests limits on free speech after Texas jihad shooting
You knew this was coming. It was inevitable. We have seen it before. When the Obama Administration blamed the Benghazi jihad attack on a video about Muhammad, there were calls in the mainstream media for restrictions on the freedom of speech. Eric Posner in Slate derided the First Amendment’s “sacred status” and declared that “Americans need […]
Video: Robert Spencer at the AFDI/JW Muhammad Cartoon Contest
In Garland, Texas, last night, before the latest outbreak of violence that has nothing to do with Islam.
Video: Geert Wilders at the AFDI/JW Muhammad Cartoon Contest
We can be thankful that Wilders had to leave early to catch a flight, and thus missed the arrival of the mujadhedin.
Jihad gunmen at AFDI/JW Texas free speech event had more ammo in car
“At a news conference, investigators were uncertain of the identities and motives of the gunmen.” Yes, their motives are a total mystery! “Gunmen at Muhammad cartoon event had more ammunition in car, police say,” by Richard A. Serrano and Matt Pearce, Los Angeles Times, May 4, 2015 (thanks to Lookmann): A federal law enforcement official […]
Video: Geller vs. Camerota: Free speech warrior bests advocate of Sharia submission
The stakes couldn’t possibly be higher, but no one in the mainstream media seems to understand that or to be willing to recognize it publicly. The question is this: will the free West allow thugs and murderers to dictate our behavior and force non-Muslims to conform to an Islamic religious law? Or will it stand […]
Possible shooter at AFDI/JW event: “May Allah accept us as mujahideen”
Note that he doesn’t just say, “May Allah accept us as mujahedeen,” but adds the hashtag, #texasattack, strongly suggesting that he expected to become a mujahid at our AFDI/Jihad Watch Muhammad Art Exhibition and Cartoon Contest. “Bay’ah” is allegiance, and “Amirul Mu’mineen” is the Leader of the Believers, i.e., the caliph. The possible shooter is […]