Friday, 3 of September of 2010
And to defend his idiotic remarks from last May.
This is who is defending America from terrorism. Men who are more afraid of political incorrectness than they are of an actual terror attack.
Hat tip to ZIP.
Read more at Powerline and Memeorandum.
You may remember New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg from his insightful comments back in May, when he suggested the Times Square bombing attempt was probably done by someone who was opposed to ObamaCare.
Of course, we found out later it was Islamic terrorist wannabe, Faisal Shahzad.
Now that there are plans to build a giant mosque just steps from the site of the 9/11 attacks, Bloomberg the useful idiot is sharing his intelligence once more, by defending the idea.
NEW YORK (AP) — New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg says it would be un-American to investigate a mosque that is planned for construction near where the World Trade Center once stood.
Bloomberg was asked Monday about GOP gubernatorial candidate Rick Lazio’s demands last week that Democratic rival Andrew Cuomo investigate the mosque being developed near the Sept. 11 attack site.
The mayor has defended the mosque plans before. On Monday, he said investigating or vetting religious organizations goes against what the nation stands for.
Lazio has refused to say whether he opposes the mosque being built near the site. He said he is concerned that not enough is known about the funding sources.
HT to Dan Riehl.
Plans for the mosque to move forward face their “likely only” challenge in New York City tomorrow.
Terrorism? What terrorism?
Wasn’t the election of Obama supposed to end stuff like this?
Two New Jersey men intent on killing American troops were arrested Saturday as they boarded flights to link up with a virulent jihadist group in Somalia, authorities said.
The men, both North Jersey residents, were charged with conspiring to commit an act of international terrorism through a group tied to Osama bin Laden’s al Qaeda network, according to officials familiar with the details of the arrests.
Mohamed Hamoud Alessa, 20, of North Bergen, and Carlos Eduardo Almonte, 26, of Elmwood Park were apprehended at John F. Kennedy International Airport in Queens before they could board separate flights to Egypt, where they were to start journeys to Somalia.
It’s a good thing these guys weren’t trying to enter Arizona from Mexico. After all, America doesn’t want to be accused of racism.
What an interesting collection of deadly weapons these “humanitarians” have.
NOTE: At the 1:00 mark I count no less than 10 box cutters. Remind you of anything?
There is no “humanitarian crisis” in Gaza.
Welcome to reality, brought to you by Charles Krauthammer.
BONUS: Guess who was involved in the creation of this international astroturf.
Hat Tip to Smitty at The Other McCain.
I’m just wondering. What do humanitarians and peace activists do with knives, clubs and molotov cocktails?
UPDATE: PowerLine has a collection of photos showing more “peace activism.”
Because facts are stubborn things…
The Turkish organizers of the Gaza Strip-bound flotilla that was boarded this morning by Israeli commandos knew well in advance that their vessels would never reach Israeli waters. That’s because the organizers belong to a nonprofit that was banned by the Israeli government in July 2008 for its ties to terrorism finance.
The Turkish IHH (Islan Haklary Ve Hurriyetleri Vakfi in Turkish) was founded in 1992, and reportedly popped up on the CIA’s radar in 1996 for its radical Islamist leanings. Like many other Islamist charities, the IHH has a record of providing relief to areas where disaster has struck in the Muslim world.
However, the organization is not a force for good. The Turkish nonprofit belongs to a Saudi-based umbrella organization known to finance terrorism called the Union of Good (Ittilaf al-Kheir in Arabic). Notably, the Union is chaired by Sheikh Yusuf Qaradawi, who is known best for his religious ruling that encourages suicide attacks against Israeli civilians. According to one report, Qardawi personally transferred millions of dollars to the Union in an effort to provide financial support to Hamas. Read it all.
The Flotilla Attack Was a Terrorist Operation Against Jews
The critics are right: the flotilla attack today was indeed heinous and unforgivable. It is a moral outrage, and must be condemned by all civilized people. Indeed, it was an act of planned terrorism. We must stand as one and condemn it.
Alas, this is unlikely to happen. When one party is represented by ‘oppressed third world people of color,’ we’re not likely to get anywhere. And when it’s a premeditated assault by Islamists on Jews, turn the lights out.
The five points below, presented very briefly, are the essential facts of this incident. When dealing with people who have decided a priori that Israel is the bad guy and is therefore guilty in any conflict in which it is a party, no progress can be made. But most people have no strong opinion about the Israeli-Arab conflict. Reaching them is a moral imperative. This little guide for the perplexed should help people connect the dots and realize that — as usual — Israel has done nothing wrong and is being treated like, as Alan Dershowitz has aptly put it, the ‘Jew among nations,’ even when dealing with genocidal terrorists. Read the 5 Points.
‘Peace convoy’? This was an Islamist Terror Ambush
As the international community rushes to condemn Israel for the violence on board one of the ships in the Gaza flotilla, which left a reported 10 people dead and dozens injured, it is now obvious that the real purpose of this ‘armada of hate’ was not merely the further delegitimisation of Israel but something far worse.
Gaza’s markets are full of produce, thousands of tons of supplies are travelling into Gaza every week through the Israeli-controlled border crossings, and there is no starvation or humanitarian crisis. It was always obvious that the flotilla was not the humanitarian exercise it was said to be. Read it all.
We now return you to your regularly scheduled program.
Via HotAirPundit.
One of these men lives in reality, the other does not. Can you tell which is which?
As HotAirPundit notes in his post, the image of Steve Hayes shaking his head towards the end, tells you everything you need to know.
Jennifer Rubin of Commentary Magazine knows why…
Recall that when Obama was in suck-up mode with American Jews (who gave him a pass for twenty years of listening to the anti-Semitic ravings of Rev. Wright) during the campaign, he went to the Wall in which he touchingly placed a note. No, he didn’t at the time mention that he wanted to carve up Jerusalem. But now that it’s out in the open, wouldn’t it seem extraordinarily hypocritical (even for him) to go there? Yes, we’ve come to the point where a trip to the Wall by an American president becomes an act of gross hypocrisy. Tragic, really.
So toxic is the Obama Administration in Israel, that White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel, who is Jewish, has received threats over his son’s Bar Mitzvah.
William Jacobson at Legal Insurrection notes the tragic reality:
I feel for Emanuel’s son, and it is unfortunate that the father’s political actions are impinging on an important family event. Any threats made should be condemned.
But, there is an ancient Hebrew saying which addresses this very situation: “You can’t have it both ways.”
You may have seen the now famous footage of David Horowitz dealing with a pro-Hamas college student who, when pressed, advocates a second Holocaust.
Today, the NewsReal blog released a new video of another anti-semitic college student trying to convince Horowitz that her twisted anti-Israel thinking somehow makes sense.
There is an ugly anti-semitic side to liberal politics in America.
It is something I will never understand and I suspect it is at least a part of the reason we won’t see President Obama in Israel any time soon.
Hat tip to ZIP.
Liberal commentator Alan Colmes appeared on Megyn Kelly’s FOX News program yesterday and claimed that there’s no such thing as radical Islam.
Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl couldn’t be reached for comment because in 2002, an Islamic radical used a knife to cut Daniel Pearl’s head off, while he was completely awake without any type of anesthesia.
Meanwhile, liberal media outlets continue to insist that recent attempted terror attacks on the US have absolutely nothing to do with radical Islam. After all, things like that don’t happen in liberal places like Massachusetts.
Left Bank of the Charles breaks it down: You might be a terrorist if…
Attorney General Eric Holder can’t even say the words, neither can Obama.
It’s not that hard to figure out who’s attacking America, you just have to live in reality.
Our leaders apparently, do not.
UPDATE: Gateway Pundit links. Thanks!