Update: The Koran, Barack Obama, And Thomas Jefferson

In recent weeks, the Obama administration has frequently made references to the possibility of reaching out to “the moderate elements of the Taliban” as a way of resolving the war in Afghanistan.

However, such a policy does bring some questions to my mind.

One of which is:

Just how do you define a “moderate” Islamic jihadist?

Because make no mistake about it, that is exactly what members of the Taliban are.

Otherwise, they probably wouldn’t have become part of the Taliban in the first place.

Perhaps a “moderate” member of the Taliban is a suicide bomber who only targets grown men, but not women and children.

President Obama obviously is not a student of history.

And he surely has no concept of warfare, otherwise he would be following one of the first rules of any conflict, which is “Know Thy Enemy.”

So in the (forlorn) hope that President Obama won’t put even more U.S. troops at risk, or further endanger the safety of all of America, we are once again offering a history lesson for the President, which we originally presented back in June:

During his recent tour of the Mid-East, President Obama made many inaccurate references as to the place of Islam in the history of modern civilization.

The fact that the majority of them were incorrect seemed to be a moot point, as the apparent point of the trip appeared to be for the President to apologize for America being such an evil country, and that now that he is in charge, American and Islamic cultures can live in peace and harmony.

And among his many miscues made in the hope of getting radical Islamists to lay down their arms and give all of America a group hug, he did get one thing right.

The fact that Thomas Jefferson kept a copy of the Koran (Qur’an) in his Presidential library.

Allah only knows why Mr. Obama would cite Jefferson’s ownership of the Koran as an attempt to show solidarity between America and the Muslim world.

Well Mr. President, I’m not quite sure how to break this news to you, but Thomas Jefferson did not have a copy of the holy book of Islam in order to learn more of the various religions of the world.

He kept it for reference!

As in an effort to learn more about his, and America’s, foes.

President Obama, as do most American’s, believe that our battle against radical Islam began with the attacks of 9-11, or perhaps with the first World Trade Center bombing.

Mr President, as you do with so many other things, once again you have the wrong idea.
This country has been fighting the fanatics who have perverted the teachings of the holy book of Islam since the time Jefferson was President, hence his ownership of the book.

For over a thousand years, Muslim pirates traveled along the coastline of Africa seizing women and young boys to sell off to slave traders.

This became a concern for America shortly after our country came into being, as after the Revolutionary War, what were now American merchant ships no longer had the protection of the Royal Navy.

Muslim pirates, under the control of an Islamist warlord who ruled Algiers, began attacking American merchant ships and enslaving their Christian crews.

These actions were leading to the the destruction of American trade in the Mediterranean, so in 1784 the Continental Congress attempted to negotiate a treaty with the four Barbary Coast States, and formed a panel with Jefferson, John Adams, and Benjamin Franklin as members to carry out negotiations.

John Adams held the belief that paying tribute to the pirates was the simplest way to restore the safe passage of the merchant ships. (Obama also totally twisted Adam’s statements during his speech as a means to achieving his own ends. Hope and Change is one thing, the truth is for suckers in Obama’s world.)

Jefferson,  fearing that there would be no end to the demands for tribute, disagreed, and wanted matters settled by military force.

In a negotiating session, Jefferson and Adams questioned the Algerian ambassador as to the reasons behind such hostile actions towards the United States, when there had been no previous contact between America and the Muslim world.

They received the following reply:

“Islam was founded on the laws of their Prophet, that it was written in the Quran that all nations that did not acknowledge it’s authority were sinners,that it was the right and duty of all Muslims to make war upon them wherever they could be found, and to make slaves of all they could take as prisoners, and that every Muslim who should be slain in battle was sure to go to Paradise.”

Where have we heard that before?

Jefferson’s recommendation of the use of force to end the piracy did not prevail, and for the next 15 years the American government paid the Muslims millions of dollars to ensure the safe passage of ships and as ransom for captured crews.

Jefferson was proven correct when he had said that the amount of money demanded would be ever-increasing, by the year 1800 the amount being paid out came to nearly 20 percent of the revenue the American government was taking in.

All of that was about to change.

Shortly after his inauguration as President, Jefferson declared that the United States would spend “Millions for defense but not one cent for tribute”, and informed Congress that he was dispatching American warships, along with a force of U.S. Marines to the Muslim Barbary Coast.

Intense naval bombardment, as well as shore raids by the Marines began to take their toll on the pirate havens.

The end of Muslim piracy was sealed when the U.S. Marines marched across the Egyptian dessert into Tripolitania, leading to the surrender of Tripoli.

This military action was the origin of the immortal verse in the Marine Corps hymn “From the halls of Montezuma to the shores of Tripoli…”

Jefferson knew that the majority of the followers of the Muslim faith were a peaceful people.
He also had the foresight to know that appeasement was not the solution to a conflict with any group, regardless of their national origins or religious beliefs, that declared themselves to be sworn enemies of America.

President Obama, I respectfully suggest that before you use Thomas Jefferson, or any of the other great leaders this country, as an example of anything, that you study some American history first.

Try and learn just what it is you are talking about.

After all, you did say in response to a question at a White House press conference that you like to know what you are talking about before you comment on a matter.

So why not take a break from enjoying the sound of your own voice and inform yourself beforehand.

Then perhaps, at least on one issue,  you can try telling the truth in order to make your point.

Do The Benefits Of Jihadist Training Camps In America Outweigh The Risks?

We just did a story on what we feel is the failure of the Department of Homeland Security to keep America safe.

And it generated comments from two sides of the fence, both whom claim to have experience in undercover intellegence operations.
You can read the original article and the comments here.

Of course, we have no means to verify or disprove undercover ops experience of the commenters.

One individual, going under the pseudonym Cherokee Parks, clearly understood the satirical nature of our implying that Janet Napolitano was getting her information from us.
And the point we were trying to make.
The other didn’t.

Regardless, the other person went on about how we have no idea of what is being done in order to keep America safe.
And stated that our “exaggerated journalism”  “reflects poorly on all of us.”
This individual also took the position that these jihadist training camps on American soil are common knowledge.

Let’s tackle that last one first.

After we closed up shop, Salvaterra and I went to one of our favorite spots to get a pizza and a few beers.
We are fairly well-know at this place, and we publicly asked the people there if they had ever heard of terrorist training camps here in America.
Out of roughly 40 people who were in the place, not one of them had ever heard of such a thing.

So much for exaggerated journalism.

Now, as to this person’s other position that everything that can be done is being done, we have one word:

Bull*hit!

Neither of us have any experience in intellegence gathering operations.
What we do have is common sense.

Which leads us to ask, what possible benefit is there to be gained by allowing these camps to exist?

Even if there is a CIA or FBI agent working undercover in one of these terrorist training grounds, what information is this agent likely to learn?

If the head jihadist receives word that another 9-11 style attack is forthcoming, will that person really be stupid enough to share that information with everyone in the camp?
Net gain.
Nothing.

Perhaps this person would learn of an additional training camp opening at another location.

Seeing as how the DHS doesn’t see fit to do anything as to the camps it does know about, what good does this information do?

We need someone to explain to us how in the world allowing these camps to operate right here in America is an effective strategy in keeping us safe.

Because it is our opinion that a group of terrorists who are already in this country, and could decide at any moment to leave the camp in order to kill civilians or to destroy an American city are a threat that needs to be dealt with in no uncertain terms.
James Bond tactics be damned.

And we can’t place all of the blame on Napolitano’s shoulders.

Former DHS directors Tom Ridge and Michael Chertoff are just as guilty for allowing this.

What is different now is, what do you think would would happen if say, members of a gun club or a veterans organization were to open up a similar style training camp?

Janet “you’re all potential domestic terrorists” Napolitano would call out a SWAT team and swarm the place faster than you could blink.

Of course, offending America’s veterans and offending a group of Muslim terrorists are two different things.

Again, we have no background in intellegence operations.

Therefore, we need someone to explain to us how allowing these camps to exist outweighs the dire risk that they pose.

A risk that could become a reality at any time.

The Department Of Homeland Security Finally Catches Up With The Freedom Medium

Janet Napolitano and her crew at the Department Of Homeland Security finally found us.

She must have stumbled across us, read some of our commentary, watched the Fox News videos, and started to become aware of what we have been talking about for months.

And we don’t mind her taking credit for our hard work, we just wish she had started paying attention a little sooner.

On October 12th, she made the following statements in an interview with Bloomberg TV:

“It is fair to say there are individuals in the United States who ascribe to al-Qaeda-type beliefs.”
“And so it makes information-sharing, it makes effective law enforcement and it makes the shared responsibility of law enforcement ever so important.”

Ms. Napolitano, we shared the sort of information that you are just now talking about months ago!

Take a look at updates to just two of our reports on this topic:

Back in April, we found that there are at least 35 Jihadist training camps right here in America, primarily on the eastern end of the country.
The Fox News video below outlines the practices of this movement, but our research uncovered more troubling information.

For instance, in just one example of what the government is allowing to take place on our own soil, there is a 50 acre jihadist training compound near the town of Red House in Virginia.
If you are down that way, it’s easy enough to find as there is a street sign pointing out the road to Sheikh Gilani Lane.
Sheikh Gilani is reported to be a close ally of Osama bin Laden.
Mubarak Ali Gilani is on record as having said that he wants to “purify” Islam through violent actions.

We also uncovered the fact that at all of these training camps, there is a sign identifying the groups as “The Muslims of the Americas.”
What you won’t see are any signs explaining that the name these groups use is an offshoot of Jamaat ul-Fuqra, a sister agency of Al-Qaeda.

In another example, there is a terrorist training camp near Hancock, N.Y. that calls itself “Islamberg.”
It is run by Ghulam Mustafa, another individual with close ties to Osama bin Laden.
Mustafa plays an important role in Al-Qaeda’s planning and financing.

If all of this wasn’t disturbing enough, then I came across this story in the New York Post reporting how members of al-Shabab, a radical Islamic group based in Somalia that has ties to both Al Qaeda and Somali pirates, have taken 20 young men from Minnesota to fight in Somalia. You can read the story here.

The facts we uncovered, along with the information in the video, are truly alarming.
Maybe the DHS should hire someone to read reports like ours, and to watch for similar news reports like this one:

Then, in July, we did an article reporting on how nearly 500 members of Hizb-Ut-Tahrir held a convention in a Chicago-area Hilton Hotel.

Although not officially recognized as a terrorist organization by the State Department, many terrorism experts, one example of which is shown in the video appearing a little later in this article, consider them to be more of a threat to America’s security than al-Qaeda.

The man appearing in the video, Walid Phares, explains how Hizb-Ut-Tahrir trains youth between the ages of 9 to 18 in the ideology of “Khilafah”, which is a fundamental belief in the rule of Islamic law no matter what the means that may be taken to achieve it.

A spokesman for the group, Mohammad Malkawi claims that the group condemns terrorism in any form.

That statement would appear to be at odds with actions taken by some of the groups alumni, such as Khalid Skeikh Mohammed, the alleged plotter of the 9-11 attacks, to name just one.

Watch the video:

Malkawi also made the statement that the objective of the group is ”To create an Islamic state of Khilafah in the Muslim World.”

“The Muslim World.”

Last time we checked, Chicago was not the heartland of the Muslim world.

And as we said at the time, none of this will come as a surprise to our regular readers and subscribers.

And if we are paying close attention to these things, then why aren’t the people who are in charge of keeping us safe doing so?

How in the hell could Ms. Napolitano and her crew at the DHS fail to recognize that perhaps a convention of 500 supporters of a radical Islamic ideology, as well as numerous terrorist training camps scattered across America are a serious threat to the safety and security of this country?

“It is fair to say there are individuals in the United States who ascribe to al-Qaeda-type beliefs.”

Good God Almighty Janet, you’re just figuring that out NOW?

Where the hell have you been?

We have nowhere near the access to information that you do.

We have been talking about it for months, you are just coming to realize it now?

Maybe if you were one of our subscribers you wouldn’t be so far behind the curve.

OK Ms. Napolitano, we gave you the information.

Do you also need us to explain to you what your next step is?

As you said Janet, information sharing is important.

So the next time you need to know something, pay us a visit.

We are always glad to help.

And based on your statements, and by allowing these sort of things to take place on American soil, you need all the help you can get.

DHS Is Not Invited To Terrorist Convention In Obama’s Hometown

Recently, nearly 500 members of Hizb-Ut-Tahrir held a convention in a Chicago-area Hilton Hotel.

Although not officially recognized as a terrorist organization by the State Department, many terrorism experts, one example of which is shown in the video appearing a little later in this article, consider them to be more of a threat to America’s security than al-Qaeda.

The man appearing in the video, Walid Phares, explains how Hizb-Ut-Tahrir  trains youth between the ages of 9 to 18 in the ideology of “Khilafah”, which is a fundamental belief in the rule of Islamic law no matter what the means that may be taken to achieve it.

A spokesman for  the group, Mohammad Malkawi claims that the group condemns terrorism in any form.

That statement would appear to be at odds with actions taken by some of the groups alumni, such as Khalid Skeikh Mohammed, the alleged plotter of the 9-11 attacks, to name just one.

Watch the video:

Malkawi also made the statement that the objective of the group is”To create an Islamic state of Khilafah in the Muslim world.”

“The Muslim world.”

Last time we checked, Chicago was not the heartland of the Muslim world.

Of course, none of this will come as a surprise to our regular readers and subscribers.

Back in April, we reported on how Jihadist terror cells have been training right here on American soil.

We pointed out that there are at least 35 of these terror cells in our country, such as a 50 acre compound in Virginia, or another camp in New York that calls itself “Islamberg”.

We also made mention of reports revealing that al-Shabab, a radical Islamic group based in Somalia that has ties to al-Qaeda as well as Somali pirates were recruting young men from Minnesota to become part of their piracy network.

All of us are left wondering where is Janet Napolitano and the rest of the Department of Homeland Security while all of this is going on.

What sort of death and destruction will have to befall America before Ms. Napolitano and her crew at the DHS recognize that perhaps a convention of 500 supporters of a radical Islamic ideology, as well as numerous terrorist training camps scattered across America are the true “potential domestic terrorists?”

Any of you wondering why a Hilton hotel would host such a convention, visit our friend Pamela at Atlas Shrugs.

Rachel Maddow Destroys Obama On Lying To The American People

(Kudos to readers Erica and AJ for the heads-up on this.)

The tide, if ever so slightly, may be starting to turn.

The wheels may be coming off of the HOPE AND CHANGE wagon.

If, a few short months ago, you had tried telling me that the day would come when such a dedicated liberal as Rachel Maddow would be pointing out the outright lies and deceptions of Barack Obama, I would have been concerned for your mental health.

I seldom. if ever, find myself in agreement with her positions on a particular issue, but in this cas she is spot-on.

In the video below, she of course starts out by taking her obligitory cheap shots at George Bush and Dick Cheney, but then she has the audacity to question the Gospel according to the Messiah.

Watch the video, then see my analysis as to what I think Obama might really be saying:

“Prolonged Detention.”
“Preventative Incarceration.”
“An abiding confidence in the rule of law.”
“Reshape the standards.”

Once you get past the hypocrisy of President Obama proposing the very thing that he condemned the Bush administration for, you may think that this policy, applied to Islamic terrorists, would be acceptable.

However, keep in mind that the un-Constitutional powers that Obama is seeking, once made law, may not be limited to Islomofascists.

Such laws could be used against “potential domestic terrorists.”

Janet Napolitano has her list ready, and is all set to start checking off names.

I wouldn’t be a bit surprised if my my name and Salvaterra’s are on it.

And as far as Rachel Maddow is concerned, I applaud her for pointing out the hypocrisy of Barack Obama, yet at the same time I am a bit concerned for her.

Because her statement that this is “One of the most radical proposals for defying the Constitution that we have ever heard made to the American people” just may prompt the Department of Homeland Security to add her name to the list.

The Civil Defense Versus Obama’s Army

Most of you reading this are probably not old enough to recognize the image attached to this article, or what it once stood for.
We’ll get back to that in a minute.

Some of you may recall that during the Presidential campaign, Barack Obama made the claim that “America needs a domestic security force just as strong and just as well funded as our military.”

At the time, I figured that candidate Obama was choosing to ignore the fact that we already have something along those lines, those of us who are sensible know it as the National Guard.

But it turns out that what Mr. Obama had in mind was, in our opinion, his own private army, formed under the pretense of having a domestic group ready to respond in case of a national emergency or terrorist attack.
Again, Mr. Obama, ever hear of the National Guard?

We have written a number of articles about this ludicrous idea, here are just two:

Obama’s Civilian Security Force and the other is  Obama’s Civilian Defense Force Update

Which brings us to the picture we started this article off with.

That picture was the symbol of a now-defunct organization know as The United States Civil Defense.

This was a non-military force, consisting at it’s peak of over 10 million members.

These volunteers were trained, primarily on a local level, to respond to natural disasters, administer first aid, decontaminate after chemical weapons attacks,  and a multitude of other scenarios.
An associated agency’s duties consisted of border patrol and search and rescue missions.

Keep in mind, a trained civilian response team consisting of 10 million members.

To get a better idea of how critical this agency was once considered to America’s internal security, if you ever happen to attend a to attend a classic car show, and happen to spot a 40’s to early 60’s car equipped with the original radio, you will see the CD symbol on the radio dial, so people could tune in for critical announcements and updates.

But, as with all good things, government interference and the fed’s usual hair brained ideas that “we can make this work better”
led to this bastion of Americans trained to help fellow Americans faded away/was folded into the federal bureaucracy.

And despite what Janet Napolitan and her minions at the Department of Homeland Security would have you believe, the United States no longer has any group as well trained or containing nearly the measurement of the Civil Defense in it’s heyday.

So, how does this differ from what President Obama envisions?

Obama wants to recruit high school and college students to serve a term of duty in AmeriCorps.
These kids would be shipped off to various locations, housed in a barracks-style setting, issued uniforms (didn’t someone else in history do something like that? I wonder if the shirts would still be brown?), and “trained” in emergency response techniques.

Feeling safer now?

As  opposed  to the  old Civil Defense, of which I can provide a first-hand account of how well they performed the duties they were trained to do.

Bear with me, as I have to go into some detail in order to illustrate my point.

Years ago, the area where I grew up went through a flood that is still ranked as one of the worst natural disasters in American history.

As fate would have it, the area where I lived, as well as that town’s National Guard Armory, were out of the areas affected by the flooding.

A friend and I happened to be standing in my front yard when all of a sudden a military jeep pulled up in front of the house and the soldier asked me my name.

Upon learning that I was who he was looking for, he asked me to get in, and for my friend to come along.

We returned to the armory where the Scoutmaster of my Boy Scout troop, who also happened to be the head of the local Civil Defense unit, was, along with the members of his group, working with the Guard unit on disaster relief.
He had overheard one of the members of the Guard unit saying that  they were unable to get blankets, food, and water to one section of the town because the only road to it was flooded out.

When my friend and I walked in, he asked me “Carl, do you know of a way to get to Avondale Hill?”

I told him that I did, but it would involve driving through some old abandoned strip mines.

Fifteen minutes later, my buddy was in one jeep and I was in another, leading the soldiers along this route  to take  much needed supplies to people who couldn’t be reached any other practical way.

Yes, I realize that for some of you, especially the ones who have never heard of it, something on the order of the Civil Defense sounds kind of old-fashioned.

However, if you were to find yourself in an area hit by a natural disaster, or, God forbid, a terrorist attack, who would you rather have available to turn to for help?

The National Guard being on hand is a given, regardless of Obama’s feelings, they are always ready to step up when they are called.

But who would you rather have providing them assistance?

A group of well trained, mature. local individuals, volunteers  who know the area where they are working to try and return life to normal?
People who know of the local citizens and resources to turn to to get a task accomplished in a time of crisis?

Or a bunch of out-of-the-area high school kids who, although they miss being at home playing their video games, for most of whom their biggest concern is how much money they will receive towards college tuition for being part of Obama’s Army?

News and Views 6-26-2009

As usual, we bring you the top news stories and opinion pieces from around the world, in addition to our own daily commentaries.

China Call For World Currency

EPA Plays Hide And Seek, Suppressed Report Revealed

Iran Revolution Day 14: Makeshift Hospitals, News Blackout

ObamaCare Isn’t Inevitable

Throw The Bums Out

The Voice Claims Another Victim

When Did The Lowbrows Take Over The Culture?

News and Views 6-25-2008

We strive to bring you all of the news you need, in the hopes of stalling the liberal agenda for America.

 

We search the Internet for some of the top stories by the best conservative writers.

 

In addition to our own commentaries, here you will find various viewpoints on a multitude of subjects, all in one place.

 

Al Gore Is NOT Coming To D.C.

Obama To Iran: Let Them Eat Ice Cream

North Koreans Mass At Rally To Denounce U.S.

Climate Bill Will Be Biggest Tax Increase In U.S. History

Meet The Torturer Of Tehran

The Obama Effect

George Bush Was The Worst President Ever!

The mainstream media is still ranting about how they consider George Bush to be the worst man ever to have been President.

And if you didn’t know better, by listening to them you would think that Bush is about as smart as a bag of hammers.

As for my thoughts about the mainstream media, I wouldn’t believe a talking-head such as Charles Gibson or Katie Couric if they told me water was wet!

Let’s do a little history lesson just to see how stupid Bush really was:

1979: Islamic militants sieze the U.S. embassy in Tehran and hold 52 Americans hostage for the next 444 days. Barack Obama’s older brother, Jimmy Carter, does nothing.
On the day of Ronald Reagan’s inauguration, the militants, knowing there was a new sheriff in town, one who just might turn the captors into sub-atomic particles, release the hostages.

1980’s: 17 killed at the U.S. embassy in Beirut, 241 killed at the U.S. Marine barracks in Beirut.
Believing that Lybian dictator Moammar Kadafi is behind the attacks that have plagued U.S. interests throughout the decade, Reagan has American planes bomb targets in Libya, killing dozens.
Kadafi climbs inside a camel’s ass and pretty much keeps to himself for the next 25 years.

1990/1991: Iraq invades Kuwait.
George Bush senior forms a coalition of 32 nations and invades Iraq.
Within a few weeks time, what little is left of the Iraq army leaves Kuwait.
Saddam Hussein doesn’t get what he deserves until the next Bush becomes president.

1992-2000: Bill Clinton spends his years in the White House ruining Monica Lewinsky’s dress.
And while he’s busy with affairs of state, we get the following:

1993: A 1500 pound car bomb detonates below Tower One of the World Trade Center, killing 6 people and injuring 1,042.

1996: Members of the Hizballah Al-Hijaz explode a fuel truck outside the Khobar Towers in Saudi Arabia, killing 24 U.S. servicemen.

2000: In October, towards the end (thank God) of Clinton’s presidency, a small craft explodes next to the USS Cole, blowing a 40 by 60 foot hole in the ship’s hull, killing 17 sailors and injuring 39 others.
Clinton, throughout all these acts of terrorism against America, spends his 8 years in the White House worrying about impeachment and where his next intern is coming from.

These little snippets of history contain an important lesson for the current Islamic Jihadist-appeasing occupant of the White House.

You can sit back and do nothing, as did Clinton and Carter, and further embolden the enemies of America.

Or you can follow the path taken by Reagan and Bush 1 and 2, and strike back, letting the people hell-bent on the destruction of America know that they will pay a terrible price for their actions against us.

Mr. President, I pray that you have a change of heart, and come to realize that not only does this nation still face a grave danger from our foes, your actions are only making matters worse, and leaving this country wide-open to another 9-11 type of attack.

And never again in my lifetime do I want to see someone compelled to make a video like this:

How Terror Networks Can Be Run From U.S. Prisons

In order to demonstrate the danger of bringing Gitmo terrorists to U.S. prisons, it is useful to go back to September 28, 2007, to a speech given by FBI Director Robert Mueller to the Council on Foreign Relations.

Part of Director Mueller’s point that day was to drive home the interconnectedness of the terror network, and just how little connectivity it takes to operate a worldwide web of terror. Director Miller used what he called “three threads” to illustrate the situation the United States faces every day:

“In April 2005, two college students from Atlanta allegedly traveled to Washington, D.C., to record videos of potential targets, including the Capitol and the World Bank headquarters. One of them subsequently traveled to Pakistan to seek terrorist training.
“The other traveled to Bangladesh to continue his terrorism-related activities. They have since been arrested and indicted on charges of conspiracy to provide material support to terrorists. That’s one thread.

“Six months later, a Swedish national and a Danish man were arrested in Bosnia. They were found with plastic explosives and were preparing to bomb…Read the rest of this entry

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