I make a point not to look at my Wikipedia biography, as full as it is of spurious material, criticism from clueless dhimmis and lying Islamic apologists presented as if it were from credible sources, and tendentious misrepresentations of my positions. But this morning Jihad Watch reader James alerted me to something even worse: the Wikipedia biography now actually alters quotations from me to make me say things that I have never said and do not believe:
He asserts that “Islam is a monolith, and characterizes all Muslims as terrorist or given to violence. Calling attention to the roots and goals of jihad violence. Any Muslim who renounces violent jihad and dhimmitude is welcome to join in our anti-jihadist efforts. Any hate in my books comes from Muslim sources I quote, not from me. Cries of “hatred” and “bigotry” are effectively used by American Jewish advocacy groups to try to stifle the debate about the terrorist threat.”[4]
Yes, this is incoherent — probably arising from the fact that the quotes are tampered with. The source points to this Jihad Watch page, where you can see how what I said has been changed.
Did I say that “Islam is a monolith,” and characterize “all Muslims as terrorist or given to violence”? Nope. Actually, I said: “Islam is not a monolith, and never have I said or written anything that characterizes all Muslims as terrorist or given to violence.”
Did I make this anti-Semitic statement? “Cries of ‘hatred’ and ‘bigotry’ are effectively used by American Jewish advocacy groups to try to stifle the debate about the terrorist threat.” No. This is what I really said: “Cries of ‘hatred’ and ‘bigotry’ are effectively used by American Muslim advocacy groups to try to stifle the debate about the terrorist threat.”
Did I ever say that Wikipedia is a trustworthy source for information about anything, rather than an ideologically-driven smear machine?
No, I did not.