Terror Expert Under Fire for Highlighting UK’s Terror Enclaves
Terrorism expert Steve Emerson has come under fire for daring to warn about the continuing Islamist radicalization of Birmingham and the greater United Kingdom.
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Canadian Paper Prints Draw-Your-Own Muhammad ‘Connect-the-Dots’
A Canadian newspaper has a new answer to the thorny editorial question of whether to reprint controversial cartoons of Muhammad, such as those that appear in France’s Charlie Hebdo: invite readers to “connect the dots” and draw Muhammad themselves.
Pakistani Imam Hosts Parade Honoring Charlie Hebdo Killers
An Imam in Peshawar, Pakistan hosted a parade on Tuesday to honor the two Al Qaeda-linked brothers who were responsible for carrying out the jihadi retribution killings of twelve at the offices of Charlie Hebdo.
False Solidarity: Major News Outlets Refuse to Publish Charlie Hebdo Cartoon
The French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo has published a new Mohammed cartoon, a week after two gunmen slaughtered twelve people in cold blood at their headquarters in Paris, France. The image depicts a crying Mohammed holding a sign that says “Je Suis Charlie.” While arguably not being nearly as provocative as previous covers, a number of American outlets refused to publish the cartoon.
‘Morning Joe’: WH Paris No-Show Was ‘Amateur Hour’
On Tuesday’s “Morning Joe” on MSNBC, David Rothkopf, editor of the Foreign Policy criticized the Obama White House for being a no-show at the Paris rally on Sunday and pointed out this has been a pattern. “It was kind of
British Media Wimp Out Of Printing Charlie Hebdo Front Page
Last night BBC Newsnight chose to show the front page of the first edition of Charlie Hebdo since the magazine’s offices were attacked by Islamist terrorists last week. Perhaps unsuprisingly, the remaining staff chose to depict Mohammed crying and holding
Farage: Europe Has ‘Suffered From Moral Cowardice’
Member of the European Parliament and leader of the UK Independence Party (UKIP) Nigel Farage said that Europe has “suffered from moral cowardice” on Monday’s “Hannity” on the Fox News Channel. “It isn’t just France. it’s happening right across Europe.
Terrorist Tradecraft Is to Purposefully Confuse Jihadist Affiliation
Most national security analysts had assumed that both of the Paris terrorist attacks on the offices of Charlie Hebdo by the Kouachi brothers and the shooting of a policewoman and attack on a kosher market by Amedy Coulibaly had been sponsored by al-Qaeda as one-upmanship in their rivalry with the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS). But after his death in a shoot-out, a video was released indicating Coulibaly was on an ISIS mission.
St. Dept: US Faces Radicalism Aside From Islam, Can’t Name Any Specifics
State Department Deputy Spokesperson Marie Harf said that the United States faces threats from extremism aside from Islamic radicalism, but couldn’t name any specific examples and argued that it was “simplistic” to argue that there is a “common thread” between
Cruz: Obama ‘Encourages Radical Islamic Terrorists’
Monday at the Heritage Action for America’s second annual policy summit, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) said President Barack Obama’s lackadaisical attitude toward radical Islam, as demonstrated by his failure to attend the Paris unity march, “encourages radical Islamic terrorists.” Cruz
Netanyahu in Paris: ‘Our Common Enemy Is Extreme Islam’
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu defied any number of weak, equivocal political narratives underfoot this Sunday in his statements at the Grand Synagogue, clearly stating: “The truth and righteousness are with us. Our common enemy is extreme Islam – not Islam, not regular extremists, but extreme Islam.”
The Death of the Jews of France
In the wake of the slaughter of four Jews in a Paris kosher supermarket by an Islamic jihadist, a Parisian Jew said: “In the past year, 7,000 Jews have already left France and after this there will be many thousands more. We are not safe in France any more. There is no future for Jews here in France. We are finished in France.”
AP: Islam Fundamentally a Religion of Peace, ‘Brazen’ Critics Probably Racist
Lee Keath describes those who question the link between Islam and jihadist violence as “increasingly brazen.”
CNN’s Keilar: Terrorism is Not an Issue Obama Want’s To Deal With
Monday on CNN, senior political correspondent Brianna Keilar said the White House admitting it was a mistake President Obama did not attend the unity march in Paris on Sunday reflected the president’s disinterest in terror as a political issue. Keilar
WH Declines ‘Absolute Support’ for the Right to Satirical Mockery
Monday during the White House press briefing, in defending his predecessor Jay Carney for questioning in the judgment of Charlie Hebdo publishing anti-Islamic cartoons in 2012, White House press secretary Josh Earnest refused to say there is an absolute right to freedom of
NBC Terror Analyst: ‘Get Rid of This Political Correctness’
NBC News Terrorism Analyst Michael Sheehan said that the US needs to “get rid of this political correctness” and acknowledge that “Islamic jihadi extremism” is the clear threat to the US on Monday’s “Morning Joe” on MSNBC. “The strategic threat
Attending Paris Rally a Political Risk for White House
For the Obama administration, skipping the Paris unity march was the lesser of two evils. Attending would surely have garnered some praise from the media but it also would have been hard to explain on the domestic and international front.
Rep. Ryan Zinke: Obama Emboldening Enemies by Not Linking Radical Islam to Terrorism
Former Navy SEAL and newly-elected Rep. Ryan Zinke (R-MT) believes the Obama administration is showing weakness and emboldening America’s enemies by refusing to explicitly tie radical Islam to terrorism.
Poll: Even Before Charlie Hebdo Attacks, 57% of Germans Viewed Islam as Threat
Concern among Germans regarding the destructive potential of Islam within a free society has been growing in the past several years; even before last weeks gruesome attack on the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, a plurality of Germans believed that Islam was “threatening” or “very threatening” to German society, according to one poll.
Tapper to Carney: ‘The Good Wife’ Had More Obama Officials Than Paris Rally
In an appearance on CNN on Monday, former White House press secretary Jay Carney fielded questions from Jake Tapper over the Obama administration’s decision not to send a high-ranking White House official to Paris for the rally on Sunday protesting
Best and Worst Reactions to the Paris Terror Attacks
The world’s reaction to the shootings of 12 people at the Charlie Hebdo offices in Paris – and the world’s lack of reaction to the shooting of four people at a kosher supermarket the next day – have filled the news for days. Some of those reactions have been inspirational; others have demonstrated the self-destruct tendency at the heart of the Western post-modern mindset; and some are just plain tone deaf. Here are the best and worst reactions to the Paris terror attacks:
Aziz Ansari Attacks Christians, Rupert Murdoch on Twitter
Comedian Aziz Ansari, star of NBC’s Parks and Recreation, spent Sunday evening going off on an expletive-filled Twitter rant against both 21st Century Fox CEO Rupert Murdoch and Christianity.
German Officials Demands PEGIDA Group Cancel Anti-Radical Islam Rally
German officials asked the Patriotic Europeans Against the Islamization of the West (PEGIDA) organization to cancel a rally scheduled on Monday due to the terrorism attacks in Paris, France.
Finger In The Air: Charlie Hebdo to Print One Million Muhammad Cartoons
Charlie Hebdo begins printing its next issue on January 12–an issue that will be a one million copy run and will contain Muhammad cartoons.
Nigerian Archbishop: After Paris Massacre, ‘Do Not Forget that We Are Here’
Learning of the massive international response to the recent Islamist attack on Charlie Hebdo in Paris, Ignatius Kaigama, the Archbishop of Jos, wonders whether the world has forgotten about Nigerians who suffer the ongoing assault of Boko Haram.
