Columnist Charles Krauthammer argued that “the idea of Guantanamo, as recruiting a tool for ISIS or al Qaeda is nonsense,” and “9/11 happened before Gitmo ever existed” on Thursday’s “Special Report” on the Fox News Channel. “The idea of Guantanamo,
Ambassador Daniel Benjamin, former State Dept. Coordinator for Counterterrorism under Secretary of State Hillary Clinton argued that Europe’s lax border security on its borders with “points farther to the east” posed a risk to the continent on Thursday’s “The Lead”
Israeli Ambassador to the US Ron Dermer warned that the rest of the world will face a terrorist threat similar to the kind Israel faces in an interview broadcast on Wednesday’s “Kelly File” on the Fox News Channel. When asked
Fox News Channel host Bill O’Reilly argued that believing that Islamic jihad will be “defeated from within” is putting the world in “grave danger” on Wednesday’s “O’Reilly Factor.” O’Reilly primarily addressed an argument by Washington Post opinion writer David Ignatius
ABC News reports that the FBI has arrested 20-year-old Christopher Lee Cornell of Green Township, Ohio for planning what ABC describes as “an ISIS-inspired attack on the U.S. Capitol, where he hoped to set off a series of bombs aimed at lawmakers, whom he allegedly considered enemies.”
Dr. Qanta Ahmed, a Muslim and author of “In the Land of Invisible Women: A Female Doctor’s Journey in the Saudi Kingdom,” argued that Americans should stop avoiding the term “Islamist” to describe terrorists on Wednesday’s “New Day” on CNN.
CNN host Michael Smerconsih criticized the Obama administration for not using the phrase “radical Islam” on Wednesday’s “CNN Newsroom.” “I think it’s dishonest by omission. Nobody is suggesting that we should describe these terror acts as having been committed by
Imam Malik Mujahid, producer of the “Stand with the Prophet” conference, which is designed to help “lead the effort against Islamophobia” defended inviting Imam Siraj Wahhaj, who is an unindicted co-conspirator in the 1993 World Trade Center bombings, and according
Fox News Strategic Analyst and Retired Lt. Col. Ralph Peters argued that President Obama “would have an easier time dealing with a war on terrorists if the terrorists were southern baptists or Israeli Jews”on Tuesday’s “Hannity” on the Fox News
Caroline Fourest, a former writer for French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, declared American refusal to show the magazine’s cartoons “crazy” and “the saddest news I’ve heard in all of this” as MSNBC blurred one of Charlie Hebdo’s covers in an interview broadcast
UK Independence Party leader Nigel Farage has called on Europe to defend its Judeo-Christian culture. During a debate within the European Parliament on the Paris terror attacks of last week, Mr Farage also laid the blame for the rise of
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.
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
Fox News Channel host Greg Gutfeld criticized the “forgetful” media for focusing on “tolerance” instead of the evil of Islamic terrorism on Monday’s broadcast of “The Five” While Gutfeld criticized the president for not showing up to a unity rally
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
GlobalPost co-founder Charles Sennott argued that Islam should not be blamed for the terrorist attacks in France in the same way that “gun culture”was not blamed for Timothy McVeigh and Christianity is not blamed for anti-abortion violence on Saturday’s “Melissa Harris-Perry”
Catholic League President Bill Donohue argued that there should be “respect” for “the right of Muslims…Catholics, and Jews to have their icons and their religious symbols treated with respect” on Saturday’s “Justice with Judge Jeanine” on the Fox News Channel.
On Saturday, the Fox News Channel’s “Justice with Judge Jeanine” host Judge Jeanine Pirro argued that the United States should arm Muslims fighting against extremists “to the teeth.” “After this week’s brutal terror attacks in France, hopefully everybody now gets
NBC News Terrorism Analyst Evan Kohlmann used discussions on recent terrorism attacks in France on MSNBC to rail against right-wing parties in France twice on Friday, dubbing them “as much a problem” as jihadists and arguing that the increased popularity
Bill Donohue, President of the Catholic League, argued that the cartoons published by French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo showed that “Western values are becoming morally destitute” on a special “Hannity” on the Fox News Channel on Saturday. Although Donohue said
Columnist Pat Buchanan argued that “in Muslim world” “there are probably a lot of people saying ‘those guys did the right thing [in attacking Charlie Hebdo]’” on Friday’s “McLaughlin Group.” “They [Charlie Hebdo] went out, they insult the prophet repeatedly,
HBO’s “Real Time” host Bill Maher mocked political correctness and Sony’s pulling of “The Interview” on Friday. “If there was a theme to the news in the time we were off, it would be ‘no joking, no joking.’ There are
Retired Lt. Col. and Fox News Strategic Analyst Ralph Peters said that the US must avoid nation building and overlitigating the war on terror and instead “leave behind smoking ruins and crying widows” on Friday’s “O’Reilly Factor” on the Fox
Columnist Charles Krauthammer reacted to previous White House statements upholding Yemen as a model of counterterrorism by dubbing it “a hell of a mitigation” on Friday’s “Special Report” on the Fox News Channel. After seeing clips of President Obama saying
Ayaan Hirsi Ali argued that too many Westerners, especially liberals, can’t bring themselves to offend Muslims and thus avoid making necessary criticisms of Islamic doctrine on Thursday’s “Kelly File” on the Fox News Channel. “There’s a combination of fear on one
