Did I miss…
…where Obama condemned this random act of random hostage-taking by random violent extremists?
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The religious omission Obama hasn’t addressed
In all the uproar about Obama’s refusal to label terrorists of the Muslim faith as being terrorists of the Muslim faith, what’s gotten somewhat lost is Obama’s failure to explain why he won’t label their Christian victims as Christians, and … Continue reading →
Obama explains the strategy behind his refusal to say the terrorists are Islamic
There’s been much reaction to Obama’s stated reasons for not tying the terrorists to the Muslim religion they so obviously espouse. Before I add mine, let’s look at the heart of his explanation/excuse: [ISIS and al Qaeda] try to portray … Continue reading →
Meanwhile…
…does anyone think we can properly vet the influx of Syrian emigrants? “It’s clearly a population of concern” is an understatement. And Italy, what can under-defended Italy do about an even bigger version of a similar problem?: Last weekend in … Continue reading →
The problem is not so much their words…
…it’s their actions. Look, I’d love for all presidents and spokespeople to stop the claptrack and call the enemy what it is: vicious jihadi terrorists espousing a wing of Islam that is especially extreme. I don’t want that for merely … Continue reading →
Marie Harf: on how to fight ISIS
The right is having a field day with Marie Harf’s latest pronouncement on the way to fight ISIS (see this, for example). Here’s Harf (speaking to Chris Matthews): MATTHEWS: How do we stop this? I don’t see it…If i were … Continue reading →
Explaining ISIS
There’s a must-read article in The Atlantic by Graeme Wood, entitled “What ISIS Really Wants.” What does it want? Oh, not so much. Merely to rule the world, and to have the apocalyptic vision in which it believes fulfilled. The … Continue reading →
ISIS declares war on Christianity, and Obama can’t even call their victims Christians
Extremist Muslim terrorists shout their religion to the skies and cite chapter and verse—but to Obama, they have nothing to do with Islam. When they target Jews for slaughter in kosher grocery stores, Obama has some difficulty making the connection, … Continue reading →
Now, it’s Denmark’s turn (and a look back at the Rushdie fatwa)
[UPDATE 9 PM: The shooter has been identified as Omar Abdel Hamid El-Hussein.] Danish authorities haven’t been quick to give out the details of yesterday’s dual attack in Copenhagan, but so far it appears that it is mirroring the recent … Continue reading →
It’s what Obama didn’t say
We’re very used to Obama denying that the Muslim religion has any connection with terrorism. But in the president’s interview with Matt Yglesias of Vox he also declined to state the obvious fact that in the Paris grocery attack the … Continue reading →
On the death of Kayla Mueller and ISIS propaganda
I don’t for a moment think that Jordanian air strikes caused the death of Kayla Mueller, as ISIS has claimed. But even if such air strikes had been the cause, the full responsibility for her death would still lie with … Continue reading →
Kayla Mueller’s death announced
ISIS has been holding American aid worker Kayla Mueller hostage, but her death has just been confirmed by President Obama. It is unclear how many details the government knows. But as yet the public doesn’t know how she died, when … Continue reading →