Jihad Watch video: Candidates "link Islam with terrorism"!

In this Jihad Watch video at Hot Air, I discuss the "shameful" practice of some presidential candidates: they dare to (gasp!) "link Islam with terrorism"!

The noted academic Juan Cole figures in this one. Care to debate this question, Dr. Cole? If so, I can be reached at director@jihadwatch.org.

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9 Comments

sheik yer'mami | February 14, 2008 8:30 AM

Cole hasn't got a leg to stand on.

But could it be that he would like to be another little Esposito in the hope for millions of $$$$ for some kind of Islamic studies centre?

heroyalwhyness | February 14, 2008 8:34 AM

Now where would we get such ideas?

The things one can find on the web....
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Concerned Citizen | February 14, 2008 9:42 AM

My personal favorite is from Sayyid Qutb's, Ma'alim fi-l-Tariq (Milestones):

CHAPTER 10
FAR-REACHING CHANGES
The foremost duty of Islam in this world is to depose Jahiliyyah from the leadership of man, and to take the leadership into its own hands and enforce the particular way of life which is its permanent feature.

So popular, it can be freely viewed online at numerous sites, including www.youngmuslims.ca/online_library/books/milestones/

Pick out your local "moderate" Muslim society, find their bookstore links on their website, and see how long it takes you to find Milestones.

duh_swami | February 14, 2008 10:37 AM

Islamic terrorists??? What are you some kind of Islamophobe???

Of topic, but Cindy Sheehan is in Egypt protesting 'for' arrested Muslim Brotherhood members.
Way to go Cindy. You may accuse her of not being too bright, but you can't accuse her of Islamophobia...

jihadwatch | February 14, 2008 10:40 AM

duh swami:

Read Dhimmi Watch!

Cordially
Robert Spencer

Concerned Citizen | February 14, 2008 10:59 AM

"Islamic terrorists??? What are you some kind of Islamophobe???"

I just heard a FoxNews talking head use the term "hyper-radicalized extremists".

What, can we now have "moderate-radicalized extremists" or "hyper-radicalized moderates"? What would the difference be?

alexon | February 14, 2008 12:30 PM

IMPORTANT BULLETIN:

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"Those who engage in activities harmful to community relations are heretofore ONLY to be described as:

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"Any reference to such activists not preceded by each and every adjective listed above, or uttered in such a way connecting them with any particular religious community, will be in violation of this order and subject to punishment under article 666 of the Human Rights and Religious Tolerance Act of 2020, and will be prosecuted to the full extent of the laws set forth therein."

"Anything you say, can and will be used against you."

BEWARE AND TAKE HEED!

pythagoras | February 14, 2008 3:06 PM

So Islam has NOTHING at all to do with terrorism??? Go tell THAT to al-lah, who tells Muhammad in the Kuran: "I HAVE BEEN MADE VICTORIOUS THROUGH TERROR!!!"

Juan Cole clearly is nothing more than another idiot who has deceived himself into believing that showing favoritism to Muslims cuts hims slack with Islamic brutality. He'll believe otherwise when some Islamic "moderates" come for him to saw his head off...

Mo_was_a_nonce | February 14, 2008 7:36 PM

Robert - bravo! That was excellent.
More please!
Mo Wan

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