Muslim NYC Cab Driver Viciously Attacked By Supporter Of Ground Zero Mosque
Now why would someone who volunteers for an organization that supports the Ground Zero mosque attack a Muslim man with a knife? Could it be because he’s a leftist who was trying to create a narrative of anti-Muslim violence that could be blamed on opponents of the mosque? Politico reports…
The apparent anti-Muslim assault on a New York city cabbie by a man shouting “Assalamu Alaikum. Consider this a checkpoint” produced an immediate round of recriminations over its connection to opposition to a New York Islamic Center and an apparent rising tide of Islamophobia.
But as often at the intersection of politics and violent crime, the story doesn’t appear to fit any easy stereotype: The alleged assailant, Michael Enright, is — according to his Facebook profile and the website of the left-leaning media organization Intersections International — a student at the School of Visual Arts and a volunteer for Intersections, which recently produced a statement of support for the Park51 project and is funded by the mainstream, liberal Collegiate Church of New York.
Intersections did not respond to two messages, and the group does not appear to be picking up the phone. Enright did not respond to a message through his Facebook account.
If this attack was a hate crime against an innocent human being just because he is a Muslim, it is an absolutely horrible and cowardly act.
If it was a false flag attack by someone who claims to be open minded and tolerant, but would butcher an innocent human being to indict his political opponents, isn’t that worse?
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