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Two weeks after terrorists killed U.S. Ambassador Christopher Stephens and
three other Americans in Benghazi in September 2012, Barack Obama announced
to the UN, "The future must not belong to those who slander the prophet of
Islam."
The Religion of PeaceT took his advice Wednesday in Paris, as jihadis killed
12 people for daring to "slander the prophet of Islam."
Two of the victims were police officers (one of whom was wounded and then
executed), and 10 were journalists (including the editor-in-chief) for the
French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo, which was firebombed in 2011 for
printing cartoons of Muhammad. Charlie Hebdo recovered from that terrorism
and published a few more cartoons skewering Muhammad and, more recently, the
Islamic State. ISIL filled the terror vacuum in the Middle East after Obama
claimed victory against al-Qaida ahead of his 2012 re-election bid.
Three masked men perpetrated the well-planned attack with Kalashnikov rifles
and other small arms - perhaps either a rocket or grenade launcher. They
reportedly knocked on office doors asking by name for individuals who had
created certain offensive cartoons. In a clip aired on French television,
the attackers were recorded shouting, "We have killed Charlie Hebdo. We have
avenged the Prophet Mohammad."
The jihadis escaped after the attack - quite a different ending from most
such killing sprees. One turned himself in to police; the other two are
still at large.
The men told the journalist they forced to let them in the building that
they were from al-Qaida. Meanwhile, ISIL supporters praised the attack.
Not surprisingly, however, White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest
initially declined to call it terrorism: "[T]his is an act of violence that
we certainly do condemn. And, you know, if based on this investigation it
turns out to be an act of terrorism then we would condemn that in the
strongest possible terms, too." He also once again referred to Islam as a
"Religion of PeaceT."
And the White House issued a statement condemning the attacks while not
mentioning the words Islam, Muslim or jihad.
Former DNC Chief Howard Dean flat out denied Islam's culpability: "I stopped
calling these people Muslim terrorists. They're about as Muslim as I am. I
mean, they have no respect for anybody else's life. That's not what the
Koran says. . I think ISIS is a cult. Not an Islamic cult. I think it's a
cult."
Meanwhile, numerous media outlets cowered in fear, refusing to show the
Charlie Hebdo cartoons, blurring them out if images were shown at all. By
contrast, the Associated Press and other outlets had no problem showing the
"piss Christ" "art" some years ago.
Not cowering, however, was cartoonist and Charlie Hebdo editor Stephane
Charbonnier, who was killed Wednesday. In 2012, he said, "I prefer to die
standing than living on my knees."
The Obama administration clearly would rather kneel, or at least bow. Yes,
Secretary of State John Kerry declared the murdered French journalists
"martyrs for liberty," and said we "wield something that is far more
powerful" than the weapons the jihadis used. But, again, it was his boss who
said, "The future must not belong to those who slander the prophet of
Islam."
Ironically, in 2012, Obama was condemning an obscure Internet video defaming
Muhammad, which his administration blamed ahead of the 2012 presidential
election for the al-Qaida attack on Benghazi. Obama's campaign was built on
having defeated al-Qaida. And not only did he criticize free speech, U.S.
taxpayers footed the bill for ads in Pakistan condemning the video.
Not only will Obama not stand for such "slander," but he has been regularly
releasing terrorist leaders from Gitmo, who historically just return to
their deadly trade.
While there was much media handwringing about freedom of speech after North
Korea compelled Sony to censor a satirical movie, the real threats to free
speech are Islamist terrorists. For example, instead of firing off a nasty
letter to the editor, the Paris jihadis brutally murdered Charlie Hebdo
employees.
Also noteworthy is that the police who initially responded to the attack
were, incredibly, unarmed and quickly fled. Indeed, given all the videos
that were shot of this attack, it's too bad that Paris is a gun free zone -
instead of shooting videos, someone could have been returning fire.
Furthermore, the French have allowed this Islamist menace to fester in their
country for years. In fact, one of the men was a known and convicted
terrorist. Now they are paying the price, and make no mistake, this menace
is also festering in our homeland. Islamists, like Nidal Malik Hasan, who
killed 14 people (including an unborn child) and wounded 30 others at Fort
Hood, will continue to strike with increasing frequency. See also the
attacks in Boston, Australia and Canada.
While the media refers to these deadly assaults as "lone wolf attacks,"
there are no such thing. Nor is there a "homegrown" Western threat. All
these actors are part of an ideological Islamist web that is not Western.
(Anyone for terrorist profiling?)
Two weeks after terrorists killed U.S. Ambassador Christopher Stephens and
three other Americans in Benghazi in September 2012, Barack Obama announced
to the UN, "The future must not belong to those who slander the prophet of
Islam."
The Religion of PeaceT took his advice Wednesday in Paris, as jihadis killed
12 people for daring to "slander the prophet of Islam."
Two of the victims were police officers (one of whom was wounded and then
executed), and 10 were journalists (including the editor-in-chief) for the
French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo, which was firebombed in 2011 for
printing cartoons of Muhammad. Charlie Hebdo recovered from that terrorism
and published a few more cartoons skewering Muhammad and, more recently, the
Islamic State. ISIL filled the terror vacuum in the Middle East after Obama
claimed victory against al-Qaida ahead of his 2012 re-election bid.
Three masked men perpetrated the well-planned attack with Kalashnikov rifles
and other small arms - perhaps either a rocket or grenade launcher. They
reportedly knocked on office doors asking by name for individuals who had
created certain offensive cartoons. In a clip aired on French television,
the attackers were recorded shouting, "We have killed Charlie Hebdo. We have
avenged the Prophet Mohammad."
The jihadis escaped after the attack - quite a different ending from most
such killing sprees. One turned himself in to police; the other two are
still at large.
The men told the journalist they forced to let them in the building that
they were from al-Qaida. Meanwhile, ISIL supporters praised the attack.
Not surprisingly, however, White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest
initially declined to call it terrorism: "[T]his is an act of violence that
we certainly do condemn. And, you know, if based on this investigation it
turns out to be an act of terrorism then we would condemn that in the
strongest possible terms, too." He also once again referred to Islam as a
"Religion of PeaceT."
And the White House issued a statement condemning the attacks while not
mentioning the words Islam, Muslim or jihad.
Former DNC Chief Howard Dean flat out denied Islam's culpability: "I stopped
calling these people Muslim terrorists. They're about as Muslim as I am. I
mean, they have no respect for anybody else's life. That's not what the
Koran says. . I think ISIS is a cult. Not an Islamic cult. I think it's a
cult."
Meanwhile, numerous media outlets cowered in fear, refusing to show the
Charlie Hebdo cartoons, blurring them out if images were shown at all. By
contrast, the Associated Press and other outlets had no problem showing the
"piss Christ" "art" some years ago.
Not cowering, however, was cartoonist and Charlie Hebdo editor Stephane
Charbonnier, who was killed Wednesday. In 2012, he said, "I prefer to die
standing than living on my knees."
The Obama administration clearly would rather kneel, or at least bow. Yes,
Secretary of State John Kerry declared the murdered French journalists
"martyrs for liberty," and said we "wield something that is far more
powerful" than the weapons the jihadis used. But, again, it was his boss who
said, "The future must not belong to those who slander the prophet of
Islam."
Ironically, in 2012, Obama was condemning an obscure Internet video defaming
Muhammad, which his administration blamed ahead of the 2012 presidential
election for the al-Qaida attack on Benghazi. Obama's campaign was built on
having defeated al-Qaida. And not only did he criticize free speech, U.S.
taxpayers footed the bill for ads in Pakistan condemning the video.
Not only will Obama not stand for such "slander," but he has been regularly
releasing terrorist leaders from Gitmo, who historically just return to
their deadly trade.
While there was much media handwringing about freedom of speech after North
Korea compelled Sony to censor a satirical movie, the real threats to free
speech are Islamist terrorists. For example, instead of firing off a nasty
letter to the editor, the Paris jihadis brutally murdered Charlie Hebdo
employees.
Also noteworthy is that the police who initially responded to the attack
were, incredibly, unarmed and quickly fled. Indeed, given all the videos
that were shot of this attack, it's too bad that Paris is a gun free zone -
instead of shooting videos, someone could have been returning fire.
Furthermore, the French have allowed this Islamist menace to fester in their
country for years. In fact, one of the men was a known and convicted
terrorist. Now they are paying the price, and make no mistake, this menace
is also festering in our homeland. Islamists, like Nidal Malik Hasan, who
killed 14 people (including an unborn child) and wounded 30 others at Fort
Hood, will continue to strike with increasing frequency. See also the
attacks in Boston, Australia and Canada.
While the media refers to these deadly assaults as "lone wolf attacks,"
there are no such thing. Nor is there a "homegrown" Western threat. All
these actors are part of an ideological Islamist web that is not Western.
(Anyone for terrorist profiling?)
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