This just sidesteps the need to understand and counter the enemy’s ideology. Whatever it may “sound like” to call the enemy by the right name, it is a prerequisite to understanding and defeating it. “Clinton explains why she won’t say ‘radical Islam,’” by Eric Bradner, CNN, December 6, 2015: Washington (CNN)Hillary Clinton explained on Sunday […]
NY Times: “Non-Muslim extremists” more lethal than jihadis
This graph appears in the New York Times story “What Investigators Know About the San Bernardino Shooting,” December 4, 2015: The entire purpose of this graph, and of the survey it illustrates, is to downplay the Islamic jihad threat. For some unknown reason, the New York Times and the rest of the mainstream media have […]
Reuters: “Muslim Americans fear demonization of Islam after mass shooting”
This is a typical “backlash” story, of the kind that invariably appears after a jihad attack or foiled jihad plot. It attempts to deflect attention away from the jihad terror and onto Muslims as victims, their religion unfairly demonized. One bad apple shouldn’t be taken as spoiling the bunch, we’re told. “Two people’s actions do […]
Chris Hayes, MSNBC absolutely baffled as to SB jihadi murderer’s motive
Let’s see. He was in contact with known jihadis. He was, according to officials, “radicalized.” He frequented a mosque and had memorized the Qur’an. He had recently traveled to Pakistan and Saudi Arabia. Yes, his motive is utterly baffling! We may never know what it was! “Chris Hayes & Co. Baffled By San Bernardino Motive,” […]
San Bernardino jihad murderer passed FBI and DHS background checks
This is no surprise, since the FBI and DHS as a matter of policy don’t know the global jihad from a hole in the ground. How well do you think the FBI and DHS will do in vetting the Syrian refugees? “Rampage killers led secret life, hiding plans and weapons,” by Laura J. Nelson, Soumya […]
Police say SB shooter was “radicalized, which contributed to his motive”
“It appears that Farook was radicalized, which contributed to his motive, though other things — like workplace grievances — may have also played a role, other law enforcement sources said.” If Syed Farook appeared and said, “I did this because of the Qur’an and Sunnah,” authorities would still be searching for a motive. “San Bernardino […]
Obama on SB: “We do not yet know why this terrible event occurred”
Meanwhile, Farook is described in this piece as a “devout Muslim” at a time when devout Muslims are waging war against the U.S. and calling for strikes against civilians inside the country. Yes, not all devout Muslims are waging this war, but the idea that his motive is a mystery is absurd. If a German […]
SB killers ID’d as Syed Farook and Tashfeen Melik, cops search for motive
Syed Farook’s father said of the shooter: “He was very religious. He would go to work, come back, go to pray, come back. He’s Muslim.” The search for the motive continues, as it always does when the killers are Muslim — after all the idea that a believer in the Religion of Peace would commit […]
Congressman: 72 DHS employees on terrorist watchlist
Representative Stephen Lynch (D-Massachusetts) points up an appalling weakness in the Homeland Security Department that won’t be fixed by the firing of these 72 employees and the resignation of the director (which director he is referring to is unclear; the DHS Secretary certainly didn’t resign). The entire culture of the Department, and the Washington establishment, […]
Trump under fire for saying “there’s something going on” with Islam
In light of the fact that Trump denounced our free speech event in Garland, Texas, last May, it is not at all clear that he understands the jihad imperative or the war against free speech, or is at all equipped to counter them. People like Trump, Bill O’Reilly and Laura Ingraham who took issue what […]