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It's not all bad at MSNBC. In this exchange with CAIR's Legal Director Arsalan Iftikhar (who once backed out of a scheduled debate with me on a St. Louis radio station), Carlson doesn't let Iftikhar get away with talking about the imams who were taken off the airplane in terms of racism and bigotry. (Carlson even says, "Being anti-Muslim is not racism"; I would not have put it that way, for it sounds as if the focus is on individuals rather than on the jihad ideology, but I am glad to see this "racism" canard challenged in any form.) He explains forcefully that Islam is not a race, and defends the idea that American non-Muslims have worries about Muslims "that are rooted in reality." He also criticizes CAIR for trying to capitalize on the incident and use it as a "political tool." Bravo.
Posted by Robert at November 22, 2006 10:55 AM
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True, Islam is not a race. But its adherents act as if they are the master race.
Posted by: ISLAMSFORLOSERS
at November 22, 2006 11:15 AM
"...CAIR's Legal Director"
a.k.a - Propagandist!!!
http://doctorbulldog.wordpress.com
Posted by: Doctor Bulldog
at November 22, 2006 11:25 AM
Muslims must not be allowed to scream "racism"
when ever Islam is criticized .
There is no justification for it.
at November 22, 2006 11:28 AM
Islam is a meme, not a gene.
Islam is not a race. It's a set of ideas in people's heads. Those people come from diverse genetic backgrounds.
Muslim people deserve a future but the ideas in their heads do not.
Posted by: A_Plague_on_Both_Houses
at November 22, 2006 11:35 AM
u guys have islamphobia, trust me u guys need psychiatrist lol
Posted by: eastwest
at November 22, 2006 11:36 AM
Semi off-topic for this thread, but I've been wanting to say this for a day or two now:
If CAIR truly represents the peaceful, mainstream Muslims who are as disturbed and frightened by jihadi violence as we non-Muslims, this would have been a golden opportunity to show it:
"While this incident was regrettable, it is also understandable as long violent extremists claiming to be the true followers of Mohammad (PBUH) continue to threaten and revile non-Muslims, and continue to carry out those threats in such spectacular ways. The blame is not on US Airways, the TSA, or any other law enforcement organization, but on the violent usurpers of our faith."
When I start hearing those kinds of statements, I'll believe there is a non-violent mainstream out there.
Until then, I'll take my own advice: I will no longer carp and whine at seemingly excessive security measures. Instead, I will thank those guarding my liberty and safety for their vigilance.
And when the topic comes up in conversation or on line, I'll fix the blame where it belongs: on the enemy who has vowed to destroy us.
Then I'll whine and carp about the real domestic threat to our liberty: the drug war.
Posted by: refugee
at November 22, 2006 11:41 AM
It all goes back to, what religion flew into the Twin Towers, were caught going to blow up planes after leaving England, and threatening us every time we turn around? And what group would like to see sharia law in the United States?
They, the muslims, have the problem because we're on to them.
Posted by: freewoman
at November 22, 2006 11:41 AM
american goverment always scares their nation, before 1990 they scared americans of cold war that ussr is coming and will force u to follow communism and then with the start of new world order(USSR break down) they brought islam and telling their people ohhhhh muslims are brining sharia..
Posted by: eastwest
at November 22, 2006 11:46 AM
CAIR in "Persecuted Muslims Mock Outrage SHOCKER!"
What was their turnaround time on this? It's all too neat and tidy.
It makes perfect sense to socially (not racially, Islam is a death cult not an ethnicity) profile muslims. Last time I checked it was muslims who had the rather distasteful habit of screaming aloha snackbar and then hacking peoples heads off / flying planes into buildings / blowing themselves up etc.
Posted by: Alex
at November 22, 2006 11:57 AM
Yeah, eastwest, except USSR was very interested in coming in and bringing everyone under -- I was on the USSR side of the border and of draft age and the generals were pretty gung ho to push some buttons.
What interests me is what now makes you prefer obfuscation, as the conflict will only be made bloodier by that.
Oh and right on, Tucker -- people, be sure and drop him a note saying so.
at November 22, 2006 11:58 AM
Could it be that the imans did what they did to draw attention to themselves. True prayer is quiet prayer, in which others do not know you are praying.
Posted by: bigcatgirl13106
at November 22, 2006 11:58 AM
eastwest:
That may be true, but cannot the same be said for the mullahs and imans that whip their followers into a frenzy telling them that the evil Great Satan is coming with booze and porn and all else evil in the Western world.
And please tell Poland, Chechoslovakia and Ahghanistan that the Soviets where just a "made up" threat.
Get a clue MORON!
Posted by: KillHankKill
at November 22, 2006 12:02 PM
americans r ruled by freemasons their agenda has been planned since 10th century as a american u should search and findout what it is..
Posted by: eastwest
at November 22, 2006 12:02 PM
kill !!!!
thats a proof moron poland, check or afghanistan are they america's state??? duhhhhh NO what a dumb r u guys the contractor of world to decide what u want or what u dont..get ur self a life and stop interfaring others life, stay back and just keep ur own business
at November 22, 2006 12:07 PM
Anslar Whatever does look a little psycho...
My girlfriend asked me last night what would have happened to those guys if they were Christians trying to pray in public in some extreme islamic country...? I sai dthey would have been treated really bad...
These Imams had it easy.
It is unsettling to me to see these muslims groups act this way...i mean, we all have an interest and a responsiblity to protect the American value of freedom of religion, and america is the best friend any of us have in the excercise of this freedom.
Jihadlove...
Posted by: jihadlove
at November 22, 2006 12:09 PM
@eastwest
just a trifle conspiracy minded are you!
at November 22, 2006 12:16 PM
What the hell? Playing the racist card is just lame.
Posted by: EliasAlucard
at November 22, 2006 12:16 PM
Ok -- which guy just crapped his pants?
Posted by: champ
at November 22, 2006 12:21 PM
eastwest says
"kill !!!!
thats a proof moron poland, check or afghanistan are they america's state???"
No, but they ARE Freemason states.
Posted by: ShortBoard Surfer
at November 22, 2006 12:26 PM
@estwest..
You are a Muslim i presume and I am one too although i am a recent convert from Reform Christianity...but dont you realize that America needs to protect herself and she is justified in so doing? Do you want to see Islam outlawed in America the land of my birth? I think islam needs a MAJOR overhaul and reevaluation...Islam needs to be removed from the hands of the Imams and allowed to remove itself from the stagnation of extreme absolutism if it is to survive in the west....
Posted by: jihadlove
at November 22, 2006 12:31 PM
Eastwest - a little remedial English as a second language should clear up your atrocious grammatical errors which render your posts virtually indecipherable.
Jihadlove - you can bet your bottom dollar that Christians disrupting Arabic Muslims on their turf would have been dealt with in an entirely different manner. Execution or beheadings come to mind.
So when we take action on our soil to protect our own people it's racist, it's grievously inconvenient, it's racial profiling, it's deeply offensive, wahhh, wahhhh, wahhhh.
This whole incident has a manufactured look and feel to it. CAIR should be disbanded and made illegal. There are other options for these people to take if they have legitimate complaints. But every little thing they don't like is turned against us. And we run into each other trying to make things right, to appease the religion of terrorism.
We have officially gone utterly and irredeemably nuts. We have allowed this group to turn us upside down and make us feel guilty. We are increasingly having trouble distinguishing between truth and lies. We should be deporting these rabble rousers without remorse. These Imams should have been put on a plane to Iran instantly. With one way tickets.
Posted by: Muzzl'em
at November 22, 2006 12:33 PM
Jihadlove following from yesterday did you go and check what abrogation is and how it relates to Sura 9.
As a recent convert do you know what the penalty will be for you if you now understand what that concept is and decide to change your mind about your recent conversion.
Tell us honestly have you entered into Islam knowing full well the implications of its doctrine.
Posted by: km
at November 22, 2006 12:38 PM
Good try but Tucker still lost
Tucker deserves praise for not buckling under to CAIR automatically but he still lost the debate on an important point. Here is that important point: Tucker conceded unnecessarily the FALSE FACTUAL assertion that the imams "were just praying." In point of fact, the imams were doing much, much more than that
LEGAL POINT: A security officer on a plane has the authority to control the conduct of passengers and to remove them from the plane. PERIOD. A person who believes, even rightly, that the officer is mistaken DOES NOT HAVE THE RIGHT TO REFUSE TO OBEY THE OFFICER. What these imams did was refuse to obey a direction from a security officer.
Example. Assume a security officer at an airport asked to see my suitcase, I could not refuse on the grounds that the security officer incorrectly suspects that I have something illicit in my suitcase. I must give him my suitcase and consent to search.
Regardless of what the facts were the imams refused to get off the plane.
THIS IS A WELL-PLANNED RUSE. First of all CAIR is fully aware that major broadcast journalists have not researched CAIR, they have not researched ISLAM, and they have not researched the facts of the incident for more than 5 minutes before broadcast. CAIR on the other hand rehearsed this little farce for months. It is calculated to intimiate American security and American citizens from blowing the whistle on suspicious behavior, exactly what Americans need to do.
CAIR has won this round because people think that Muslims were removed from a plan for just "praying" that is simply NOT the fact
Posted by: Athena
at November 22, 2006 12:40 PM
When I played the video, Norton blocked a worm that tried to download with the video...caution.
Posted by: Abby
at November 22, 2006 12:42 PM
jihadlove if u would be muslim u would have made hijra from that country. why would a muslim choose to live there where they have no respect, no integrity, they are scared, invasion of privacy. all of u please collect muslims data and send it to USCIS so all my muslims brother leave ur country and live with peace and harmony in their own country. to all muslims dont sell any oil to west, we are enough for eachother to make our life better. we dont need west. life would be so good u guys live ur way and we will our way.
Posted by: eastwest
at November 22, 2006 12:43 PM
KM yeah i looked at it a little more last night but than my girlfreind showed up and that changed the course of my evening...
And honestly i was not fully aware of the implications of reverting to another faith from Islam..and honestly, it does make me wonder what would happen to me if i did revert to another faith from Islam although i do not allow myself to become paranoid about it. I mean i did make the mistake of telling a few bangladeshi muslims here at work that i was a new Muslim. Now they come up to me on Fridays and ask if I am going to go with them to the Mosque for Friday Jumma prayers...and the weird thing is that they are almost insistant on wanting to know why i dont want to go...it was kinda odd because my coworker asked me why all the sudden these "arabs" are looking for me...yeah i was not totally aware but i consider conversion to a religion an excerise in freedom and i will not be intimidated by extremists...
at November 22, 2006 12:44 PM
Jihadlove you really need to take care, it is very apparent that you dont know what you have done and what the implications are for both you and probably your family.
What convinced you to convert?
One more thing those new Muslims are not extremists they are just doing what Islam tells them to do.
Put simply there maybe moderate Muslims but there is no such thing as moderate Islam. Please find out more about your new found faith.
Posted by: km
at November 22, 2006 12:48 PM
@eastwest...
is that true? that if i decided to go back to Christianity i would be executed by angry Muslims?
Posted by: jihadlove
at November 22, 2006 12:50 PM
Eastwest's claim that US Scares its citizens
Quote:
american goverment always scares their nation, before 1990 they scared americans of cold war that ussr is coming and will force u to follow communism and then with the start of new world order(USSR break down) they brought islam and telling their people ohhhhh muslims are brining sharia..
Response. Russia was, in fact, a very powerful enemy throughout the Cold War. We have documents collected by the CIA and others which are now unclassified. Particularly notable among those documents are a groupd called the "Venona Files." These are translations of intercepted Soviet communiques to its operatives in America. These are now open to public inspection and historians are learning many facts for the first time.
Many people held up as "martyrs" for free speech were in fact Soviet operatives. Even the children of the Rosenbergs who were executed for stealing and giving away nuclear secrets to Russia no longer claim they were innocent.
In addition, after fall of the Soviet Union, many historians had access to Soviet records which had previously been kept secret. Historians were able to document the horrible record of Lenin, Stalin and their successors in buildling gulags, starving entire populations in the Ukraine and building an international army of operatives opposing United States interests all over the world.
The Communist Soviet threat was no joke. The missles sent from Russia would have been 90 miles from the shores of Florida if JFK had not intervened in the Cuban Missile crisis.
One of the primary tactics of the treason lobby is to attack every action taken by American authorities to defend America and to try in every way possible to hamstring our internal and external defenses.
All Muslim immigration should be cut off and terminated immediately. It should have been cut off immediately after 9/11 yet it continues unabated. This is unprecedented in the history of nations. If freedom survives our generation, our descendents will be appalled that we failed to protect our nation in such a simply and straigtforward way.
I have supported Bush because he was the only President we had and we badly needed some kind of leader, but, I have no patience with him at this time because there is no point is sacrificing brave American soldiers in Iraq if we don't close our borders here.
Anyway, Please note that "eastwest" is ignorant and a propagandist. There are mountains and mountains of openly documents from many sources confirming intense Soviet spying, infiltration and other hostile acts against America, both internal and external.
at November 22, 2006 12:50 PM
So if being anti-Muslim is racism and bigotry, what is being anti-American, burning American flags, chanting "Death to America", etc.?
Posted by: yadayada
at November 22, 2006 12:57 PM
So if being anti-Muslim is racism and bigotry, what is being anti-American, burning American flags, chanting "Death to America", etc.?
Posted by: yadayada
Liberalism.
Posted by: ShortBoard Surfer
at November 22, 2006 12:58 PM
Jihadlove
Here is the first link from Google regarding Apostasy and Islam.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apostasy_in_Islam
Also check out www.faithfreedom.org and hear it from the horses mouth, Ali Sina is an apostate and now has to live in hiding.
My bet is that you are quite young and someone has manipulated you into accepting Islam, maybe your girlfriend is she Muslim?
Posted by: km
at November 22, 2006 1:00 PM
"....get ur self a life and stop interfaring others life, stay back and just keep ur own business"
Well, lots of us will agree with you eastwest on that statement.
The west would like to be able to keep our own business, without muslims coming in here trying to change our way of life and culture, without flying planes into our buildings, using religion as an excuse for bad behaviour.
We wish we could "keep our own business", so go ahead and get out and stop interfering with others life!
at November 22, 2006 1:09 PM
They have leaders, they have long-term strategy, and we are clueless.
I applaud Tucker he did a good job, but, he is simply outgunned in the long run. The CAIR strategy has been planned for years and years. CIAR already has two Congressmen in their pocket and STILL the vast bulk of Americans are completely clueless as to who CAIR is.
Why do responsible journalists still give CAIR airtime. Why aren't they outed.
Journalists all over America covered up for the Soviet including Walter Duranty of the NYT. It is really shocking to see this going on all over again.
One weapon that we have that they fear. Freedom of thought and freedom of speech. Islam cannot survive free inquiry and Muslims know it. They ahve to shut down free inquiry and free thought before the West comes to grips with what Islam really is.
Ayaan Hirsi Ali once said to Europeans "Now that Islam is your neighbor down the street you will find out what it really is, my dear friends." She said it in her gentle and winning way of course. May God Bless Her and Keep
Posted by: Athena
at November 22, 2006 1:09 PM
Muslims standing up and acting in unison (this so called praying) would cause fear in any American flying. Radical muslims and planes in general are not a good mix. This phobia is well founded and US Air did the right thing to act upon it.
As far as the Muslim legal ilk that appears in this video, it is also well established that Muslims will use the American legal system to impose their will. Look at the mosque fiasco in Boston. This was an ochestrated event planned my the inman knowing quiet well the phobia of Americans backed up by their legal (or illegal) batallion. Very few are fooled by it as more Americans are becoming aware of these Islamist stunts because they've seen it all before.
Posted by: Briars
at November 22, 2006 1:10 PM
JihadLove
Run away guy. You are in deep. Please take care for yourself and your family.
Posted by: Athena
at November 22, 2006 1:11 PM
CAIR is just proving my points from yesterday: Muslims see opportunity to start brainwashing Americans, playing the "race card" and using a guilt trip approach in order to further their ultimate goal of turning the United States into Amerabia.
Europe first; then the United States; then the world.
Muslims are in for a very rude awakening in the States, though, mark my words.
Posted by: Foehammer
at November 22, 2006 1:11 PM
refugee,
Liberty and Safety? It appears you have already begun to trade liberty for safety. Of course you can always blame the jihadis for that but it isn’t exactly true is it? Keep giving up your rights while the guv tells you, “nothing to see here now take off your shoes and prepare to be searched”. It appears that you will eventually have neither Liberty nor Safety. Chipping away a little bit at a time, that is how it is done.
at November 22, 2006 1:14 PM
"CAIR already has two Congressmen in their pocket and STILL the vast bulk of Americans are completely clueless as to who CAIR is".
Posted by: Athena at November 22, 2006 01:09 PM
They most likely have more than two. We just know officially of Ellison being a "peaceful one". There are plenty of Islamaniac lapdogs in Congress ready, willing and eager to do their bidding. Conyers and Pelosi are just two of many of those lapdogs. We'll soon see the others exposed.
at November 22, 2006 1:17 PM
Jihadlove...You are a Muslim i presume and I am one too although i am a recent convert from Reform Christianity.
You either need to have your head examined, or take KM's advice. You are already doubting...that means you have not completely Amahdinejadized...get out while you still have your own mind and skin...
Posted by: duh_swami
at November 22, 2006 1:17 PM
Is it just me, or does Arsalan Iftikhar look stupid on that snapshot? LOL!
Posted by: EliasAlucard
at November 22, 2006 1:34 PM
At the very end the CAIR speaker claims that there are now 7 million Muslims in the United States.
The U.S. Army claims 4-5 million just 6 months ago, other estimates 6 million and CAIR 7. At this rate of population explosion, we should expect 14 million by this time next year?
"Lies, damned lies and statistics..."
Posted by: Foehammer
at November 22, 2006 1:34 PM
no wonder so many of those somali muslims look sad at the mosque...their all under death threats...i am not going to worry too much i dont go to the mosk anymore so i will just fade from view...although the muslims at work i have to figure something out with them...
Posted by: jihadlove
at November 22, 2006 1:40 PM
4-5 million? 6 million? 7 million? Figures plucked from thin air.
Here's the one I've just grabbed from that circumambient ether. The figure I claim is closest to the truth is 3 million self-identified Muslims in America, with 2 million of them being the slightly or more than slightly unorthodox (in Al-Azhar terms) followers of Farrakhan.
Posted by: Hugh
at November 22, 2006 1:43 PM
When Tuck asks CAIR about its manifold terrorist connections, then I'll give him some credit.
Posted by: Alarmed Pig Farmer
at November 22, 2006 1:44 PM
Seems like Tucker is the only conservative that has the cajones to take on CAIR.. I checked Glen Beck and Oreally yesterday to see if they had the cajones, they didn't even mention the incident.
I don't even listen to talk radio but doubt that Limpballs, Weiner Savage or the rest of the morons had the verve to take on CAIR, the IMAMS or Islam in general.
But good for Tucker.. the only truly intelligent conservative pundit.. the rest are raving morons.
Posted by: Nariz
at November 22, 2006 1:44 PM
Arsalan says on the video that the Imams praying was just like a Catholic saying the Hail Mary. Well, as a practicing Catholic I NEVER fly without praying the Rosary, which is made up of several prayers but mostly the Hail Mary. But none of you would ever know I was doing that because I don't do it out loud and I don't pull out my Rosary beads while I'm on the plane. I say it in my head. Imagine if I decided to stand up and start praying those prayers loudly. I would either be:
a) asked to stop, told to sit down immediately and to buckle my seat belt, or
b) escorted off the plane.
Very simple and clean. The difference is, I know that standing up and praying the Rosary in public would be rude and disruptive behavior. Because I grew up as a Catholic practicing the Christian belief of do unto others as you would have them do unto you and because my mama taught me to respect other people's feelings and also to respect authority, which in this case was the representatives of the airlines, I would never consider going against those instructions. Because Muslims are told that they are a superior belief system based on the brainwashing of their so called prophet, (who was really nothing more than a wanking, child abusing, murderous opportunist who only came to power because he was able to manipulate everyone's agreement,) they do whatever they want to whom ever they want and threaten a)physical terror in other countries to get what they want or b)psychological terror in the US in the form of lawsuits, legal reprisals, or the highly effective calling anyone who opposes them a racist.These are two mutually exclusive belief systems and, like Commmunism and Capitalism, cannot peacefully co-exist. But since Islam is not here in the United States to be anything but the dominant religion and since Muslims are willing to use taqqiya (lying) to further their goal of it being so, we who were born here gots problems!
I for one am now in love with Carlson Tucker and would even have his children if I was a bit younger. That's what we need more of around here, a man's man who will stand up and tell it like it is. Although I must admit, Jihad Watch is crawling with them, to my eternal gratitude.
Posted by: Isabellathecrusader
at November 22, 2006 1:45 PM
Heh, looks like CAIR's Legal Director Arse Licker is trying his best to keep his cell phone from "popping out".
Posted by: Infidel_Dog
at November 22, 2006 1:47 PM
Talking of morons.. I posted the above, then read the comments and up pops another Islamic pyscho..east west.. there is no end to them is there? There is no end to idiocy, ignorancy and the psychosis that is called Islam.
Posted by: Nariz
at November 22, 2006 1:47 PM
In my humble opinion, Muslims praying out loud on a plane with 'Allah Akbar's flying left and right is just as inflammatory and inciteful as someone screaming 'FIRE!' in a crowded theater.
Fact is, before those planes hit the towers, the poor people in those planes all heard 'Allah Akbar.'
Before Daniel Pearl, Nick Berg, and at least 20 others I cannot name all had their heads sawed off, the last thing they heard was 'Allah Akbar.'
As we watch Iraqi 'insurgent' sniper videos on CNN, before and after they squeeze the trigger, they say 'Allah Akbar.'
Before the suicide bombers' innocent victims die, I'm quite sure they hear 'Allah Akbar.'
In other words, if I'm ANYWHERE (but especially on a plane) and I hear 'Allah Akbar', I'm looking for a Muslim who's ready to die and take dirty infidels with him.
I fully believe those imams were doing it all ON PURPOSE to try to incite trouble... to test out this Democratic congress, to feel the waters, so they can ultimately get their 'To-Criticize-Islam-Is-a-Crime' legislation on.
Posted by: JenBee
at November 22, 2006 1:48 PM
I wish the muslims would put their money where their mouth is and just book all their flights on Virgin Airlines. Our only recourse is to get off the plane if we see anything which makes us uncomfortable. If people start voting with their feet,even though it may be inconvenient, maybe it will have the desired effect.
Posted by: dms
at November 22, 2006 1:49 PM
Nariz -- I'm surprised you didn't add Christians to your short list of 'psychos'.
Posted by: champ
at November 22, 2006 1:50 PM
Allah Ackbar is becoming synonimous with Murder and hate, and who's responsible for that?
Muslims?....nah , couldn't be
at November 22, 2006 1:51 PM
Isabellathecrusader, you're right, it would seem suspicious no matter what creed it was being chanted on an airplane if it was done in such a way.
Oh and Tucker made excellent points: Islam is not a religion and muslims should stop playing the racist card. If a white, blonde, blue eyed dude started screaming allah akbar just before an airplane got off then he would've been kicked out too.
Posted by: EliasAlucard
at November 22, 2006 1:53 PM
Jihadlove,
You need to be very, very careful, because these guys don't mess around.
http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/004660.php
Posted by: Isabellathecrusader
at November 22, 2006 1:54 PM
Iftikhar tried to keep saying its 'racism' right till the end. He said that if anti-semitsm is 'racism' so anti anti-muslim statements since Judaism is a religion.... reaaaaaaaally?
Jews have a shared RACIAL history that goes back to before Sinai they were treated as a race because they were a race. yes there are converts to judaism but the vast majority of Jews are from a specific racial group with a shared history. That fact is so undeniable that to say otherwise would literally mean youve never been exposed to even the most basic Near Eastern history course or book or history program of any kind (quite a feat that).
While in ISLAM the are vast majority are not actually Arabs (the most populus Islamic country is Indonesian) and then there are the Indian muslims and the 32 million chinese muslims and the persian muslims (Iranian race is not arabic), and on and on.
Islam is a non racial philosophy/system of thought.
however some islamic thinkers do seem to like to present Islam as a race and a superior one as Spencer has alluded to on one report where he says "the Master race" is at it again etc.
Listen people are scared of praying muslims on airplanes or in airports because of all the things going on with jihadists its that simple. And CAIR knows it. How come nobody tackles catholic nuns in airports or Hare Krishnas with their tamborines --because like you know they dont BLOW THEIR ASSES UP!! Thats all westerners care about in terms of signaling out a group --lets be honest they dont want to die while somebody is screaming 'allah ackbar' and crashing the plane somewhere.
And Iftikhar stating that it was because they were brown? Thats grossly misleading too. Did you see how the Imams where dressed? They were in traditional Arabic robes and caps not business suits and they prayed in Arabic.
Heres my point: IF WHITE BLOND BLUE EYED english looking boys where dressed like in traditional muslim robes and praying to Allah in arabic (or even english) in a public place anywhere NEAR a plane or airport THE SAME THING WOULD HAVE HAPPENED TO THEM!
Honestly do you think that the girl who reported them to security would have said: "oh I see they are wearing muslim robes and praying in arabic in an obvious muslim way **BUT WAIT** they are blond blue eyed white anglo looking guys soooooo thats okay than I wll NOT report them."???
yeah right-o!
If you believe it was the fact that they were not white instead of their obvious actions and costumes then I have a small imaginary island in Greece my cousins have for sale for you-- cheap! yes yes.
come on!! lol
at November 22, 2006 1:55 PM
Iftikhar DUDE get off the weed.
Posted by: THE ALLIES SHALL WIN
at November 22, 2006 1:56 PM
In my humble opinion, Muslims praying out loud on a plane with 'Allah Akbar's flying left and right is just as inflammatory and inciteful as someone screaming 'FIRE!' in a crowded theater.
Posted by: JenBee at November 22, 2006 01:48 PM
Amen to that!
Posted by: ISLAMSFORLOSERS
at November 22, 2006 2:00 PM
PS and if it was a 'racial' thing then brown people in business suits or regular western clothing NOT praying would have been stopped too. But they arent are they? no its obvious ISLAMIC actions not race that sets off alarms! I know there are moderate muslims who hate that fact but it IS a fact because of the jihadists. If there was a radar that read dangerous islamist from normal everyday muslim then of course the airport people would use it. They dont care if your muslim but which muslim is a jihadist? yes its a small number but who likes playing russian roulette? even with a roulette barrel that is a small percentage bullet filled?? no sane person thats who!
Posted by: THE ALLIES SHALL WIN
at November 22, 2006 2:00 PM
Jen Bee,
You've hit the nail on the head. Like Pavlov's dog, we Amercicans have been conditioned to respond the way we do by the very people who are bitching about it. They can't have it both ways. And even though it seems like we are controlled in so many ways nowadays, Americans will only tolerate so much before we start to fight back. It' in our blood, afterall. If we could "just say no" to the English back in the 1770's, we can do so with Islamic opportunists now.
Elias,
Your point is correct. Any surfer dude shouting Allah is great will immediately receive nasty looks and bad mental juju from other people on the plane, for the same reason Jen Bee pointed out.
Posted by: Isabellathecrusader
at November 22, 2006 2:01 PM
This entire incident and the cair reaction is closely aligned with the Thanksgiving holiday, one of the biggest air travel periods. This seems a little too convenient to be an accident.
Posted by: Ronin
at November 22, 2006 2:02 PM
ISLAMSFORLOSERS so true its sad!
actually I rather hear people shout fire!! with fire I know its nothing personal with jihadists its because Im an infidel!!
Posted by: THE ALLIES SHALL WIN
at November 22, 2006 2:02 PM
It looks like we have another troll on board.
Posted by: bigcatgirl13106
at November 22, 2006 2:02 PM
@dms
You write:
"Our only recourse is to get off the plane if we see anything which makes us uncomfortable."
Not me. As I posted elsewhere, I will not board a plane without my half-eaten Haram Sandwich.
If a Muslim makes me uncomfortable, My Haram Sandwich will make him even more uncomfortable.
What then? I become famous. Not for nine seconds but for nine days, at least. The whole infidel world will honor the middle-aged, bespectacled man who, armed with nothing more than a half-eaten ham sandwich, managed to send the big, bad, scary, jihadis into paroxysms of panic.
Posted by: Ynkedoodl2
at November 22, 2006 2:03 PM
Jihad love why leave reform christianity if your religious that guarantees forgiveness of your sins by Christ (Romans 3:23-25) by faith and leave it for a religion that guarantees nothing abouting getting saved unless you commit 'holy jihad' ??
I mean as a religious person. An agnostic etc wouldnt pick a religion but if you ARE religious why pick where you have no guarantee?
When you become a christian nobody gives you money and an expensive watch , but Jesus gives you his blood bought sacrifice is all. a little peace in your heart you know?
Jihad watch and they filmed you??? eeeeeee. not cool man.
Posted by: THE ALLIES SHALL WIN
at November 22, 2006 2:05 PM
TUCKER for president
Posted by: Taranus
at November 22, 2006 2:06 PM
jihadlove....
They gave you head scarves? For what? Your girlfriend? Sister? Mother?
And $125? I assume you didn't ask for it. Was it because they felt you were in need? Or was it a reward for converting? (it'd be weird if it were the latter).
Re: apostasy from Islam, you might want to check out this, coming straight from an Islamic website, which among other things says....
Detailing the issue and showing some of the evidence for the punishment of apostasy, the prominent Muslim scholar Sheikh Yusuf Al-Qaradawi, states:"All Muslim jurists agree that the apostate is to be punished. However, they differ regarding the punishment itself. The majority of them go for killing; meaning that an apostate is to be sentenced to death.
The fact that this is an accepted doctrinal position at all gives one cause for concern and wariness. Maybe not all Muslims buy into this, but how would you discern the ones who do? On the other hand, there is no such compulsion to stay in the Christian faith, so being a follower of Christ myself, I can only wish you well as you search for meaning in Islam. Based on the above, however, I can't say whether your Muslim brethren will wish you likewise should you decide that search requires you to take a path other than the Islam you've just chosen.
at November 22, 2006 2:06 PM
sorry I meant 'jihad love'...
Posted by: THE ALLIES SHALL WIN
at November 22, 2006 2:07 PM
@yankeedoodle
" managed to send the big, bad, scary, jihadis into paroxysms of panic."
you forgot to mention "hairy"
at November 22, 2006 2:07 PM
Is it just me, or does Arsalan Iftikhar look stupid on that snapshot? LOL!
He looks like a crazed hijacker. Now, look at those eyes, and imagine him wearing a taliban-style beard. That is the face of evil. In America, in his role as legal counsel for CAIR, he shaves his beard, and wears a suit and tie, as per jihad instruction to fit in with the infidels. In Afghanistan, he would be one of those straggly, wild-eyed, hairy, lice-infested murderous misfits. But with the same look in his eyes. The eyes are the windows to the soul. They do not lie.
Posted by: August22
at November 22, 2006 2:08 PM
Yankeedoodle & Islam for Losers,
You guys are so right. We need to fight fire with fire. We need to provoke them because if we are keeping them on their toes, they will have less time to practice Whining Jihad, and it will slow the damage done to our country long enough for us to come up with effective strategies to defeat them. If haram ham sandwiches act on Muslims like garlic acts on a vampire, everyone should arm themselves with plenty of them and eat them, very publicly, whenever a Muslim is around. Especially in the confines of an airplane.
Ronin,
Good point on the Thanksgiving connection. This is probably our most cherished of holidays here in the states and many people reflect on their lives and are kinder to their neighbor at this time of the year. It would be most fitting if I were waging a war for the soul of America to disrupt this important time.
Posted by: Isabellathecrusader
at November 22, 2006 2:11 PM
eastwest writes:
"u guys have islamphobia, trust me u guys need psychiatrist lol"
hey schizo:
Our problem is that we know too much about the evil creed of islam, and that phony prophet and priapic pervert named mohammad.
The more we know and learn, the more we hate it.
Posted by: Ynkedoodl2
at November 22, 2006 2:12 PM
@yadayada..
i dont know why they gave me $125 in cash i assume it was for converting...those headscarves were the Yasser arafat style ones...oh, and they also gave me a robe...my girlfriend thought it was weird that they gave me all that stuff...
yeah i am a little weirded out by the whole apostasy death thing...and in all honesty, this was not mentioned at the time i did the shahada...
Posted by: jihadlove
at November 22, 2006 2:12 PM
August 22,
Actually, in the picture above Arsalan looks like he just peed his pants. Evisceration will do that, don't ya know!
Posted by: Isabellathecrusader
at November 22, 2006 2:15 PM
Jihad Love, if they told you that in the beginning, they couldn't have snared you.
Posted by: freewoman
at November 22, 2006 2:15 PM
Jihad love,
You also need to protect your girlfriend by not introducing her to any of the people you associate with at the mosque. Although, sorry for the bluntness of this next statement, they merely consider her to be an American whore and when it's time for you to marry they will encourage you to dump her and marry a proper Muslima.
Posted by: Isabellathecrusader
at November 22, 2006 2:18 PM
CAIR's Legal Director Arsalan Iftikhar
erm.
Well being a muslim and CAIRS Legal Director i'm sure he should be aware of the term DECEPTION.
Would you like to see an example of DECEPTION?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deception
This Fatwa from CAIRS website:
http://www.cair-net.org/downloads/fatwa-english.txt
This Fatwa contains koran 5.32
The "version" 5.32 on the Fatwa is incomplete,out of context and a DECEPTION.
Here is koran 5.32. in FULL:
[5.32] For this reason did We prescribe to the children of Israel that whoever slays a soul, unless it be for manslaughter or for mischief in the land, it is as though he slew all men; and whoever keeps it alive, it is as though he kept alive all men; and certainly Our apostles came to them with clear arguments, but even after that many of them certainly act extravagantly in the land.
And here is koran 5.33 in FULL to give some context to the ayat above:
[5.33] The punishment of those who wage war against Allah and His apostle and strive to make mischief in the land is only this, that they should be murdered or crucified or their hands and their feet should be cut off on opposite sides or they should be imprisoned; this shall be as a disgrace for them in this world, and in the hereafter they shall have a grievous chastisement,
Once again, why has koran 5.32 on the Fatwa not been corrected or removed from CAIRS site?.
They have had complaints in writing and done nothing about it.
at November 22, 2006 2:20 PM
Isabellathecrusader...
Fortunatly i really do not go to the mosk anymore. but it is funny that you mention that about my girlfriend...cuz one of the guys mentioned something about me marrying a Muslim woman..i told him i had a girlfreind and he asked if she was muslim...when I said no he looked at me strange..then he said something about good s*x and that was it...i am being truthfull. This guy was from africa and his english was not that good so i could not really understand everything he said...
Posted by: jihadlove
at November 22, 2006 2:23 PM
jihadlove you dont even have to BELIEVE us just read your qur'an and hadith its in there! Muhammad said if someone leaves Islam, to kill him
QUOTE
" 1. Ali burnt some people and this news reached Ibn 'Abbas, who said, "Had I been in his place I would not have burnt them, as the Prophet said, 'Don't punish (anybody) with Allah's Punishment.' No doubt, I would have killed them, for the Prophet said, 'If somebody (a Muslim) discards his religion, kill him.'" Volume 4, Book 52, Number 260, Narrated Ikrima. Also, see Volume 9, Book 84, Number 64, Narrated 'Ali.)
more on guaranteed heaven if doing jihad:
http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/014141.php
and here
http://www.answering-islam.org/Silas/apostasy.htm
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FORMER MUSLIMS TESTIFY
Jihadlove here is a link to FREE downloadable videos of two famous (now american evangelical christians) that were born and raised muslim in Turkey. They talk about their dads reaction when they left Islam and about dads duty to kill them --however this was a softhearted dad. View the whole thing free if you like --its very engrossing.
http://www.islameyat.com/english/audio/former_muslims/former_muslims.htm
Posted by: THE ALLIES SHALL WIN
at November 22, 2006 2:25 PM
If we don't happen to have a ham sandwich on hand,maybe one of these would do
http://www.susbloodlabs.com/
at November 22, 2006 2:26 PM
Thanks for link, dms.
I like the quote from Churchill:
You have enemies? Good. That means you've stood up for something, sometime in your life."
Winston Churchill
at November 22, 2006 2:30 PM
"yeah i am a little weirded out by the whole apostasy death thing..."
Sadly enough, so apparently was Bashir Ahmad Tantray, as we find here http://telegraphindia.com/1061122/asp/nation/story_7033863.asp
QUOTE
'Convert’ shot dead in Valley
MUZAFFAR RAINA
Srinagar, Nov. 21: Suspected militants today gunned down an engineer, a Muslim who had reportedly converted to Christianity, at his native Mamoosa village in Pattan, around 35 km from here.
Bashir Ahmad Tantray, 56, who worked in the state’s power development department, was shot dead near his ancestral residence while on a stroll with his cousin, Ghulam Rasool Tantray, around 10.45 this morning.
“Two youths approached us to enquire whether any bus had passed by. Then, one of them came near Bashir and shot him from point-blank range,” Ghulam said.
Bashir was later buried according to Muslim rituals. Dozens participated in his funeral.
This is the first time that a convert to Christianity has been killed in Jammu and Kashmir’s 17-year-old history of militancy. No militant group claimed responsibility for the murder of Bashir, who is survived by his wife and four children.
In 2003, Mamoosa came under the spotlight after reports that many residents had converted to Christianity. Locals generally rebuff such claims in public, but some admit in private that they have changed their faith
UNQUOTE
at November 22, 2006 2:30 PM
Isabellathecrusader,
I’m sure the cair led propaganda campaign would be the same even if this happened on a cruise ship, bus or whatever but the timing and the fact it did occur on an airliner seems suspicious to me. Also it was not just any muslim. These were muslim clerics, supposed holy men who are expected to pray. Westerners tend to have a soft spot for clerics and would be more likely to feel more sympathy for them as opposed to a muslim salesman or some other profession. The math doesn’t work out either, six travelers who we can assume have traveled by air at least a few times and without incident, why now? This stinks of setup. It was an easy way to remind us of 9/11 and was probably meant to scare air travelers. It didn’t work as most of us would be far more scared to tick off our family by getting off the flight than of crazed muslims. We also have a better understanding that our security folks can keep us safe. I’m sure they rescanned everyone remaining on board, rechecked baggage all without alarming anyone, at most this was an inconvenient delay, nothing more frightening. Whatever the muslim agenda really was and whatever reaction they expected, I would consider this a failure on their part. All the flights were packed today, so much for scaring us.
at November 22, 2006 2:31 PM
I like the quote from Churchill:
You have enemies? Good. That means you've stood up for something, sometime in your life."
Winston Churchill
Posted by: Ynkedoodl2
YNKDOODL2 I LOVE CHURCHILL ! I am a WWII history buff as you can tell from my handle (which applies for the current climate today too).
Churchill also said: "DESERVE VICTORY!"
The free nations of Europe, USA, Australia etc have to stand up the Allies of old have another fight on their hands that is eerily like the last one except this time the Nazism is Islamofascism and its from within.
Posted by: THE ALLIES SHALL WIN
at November 22, 2006 2:34 PM
jihadlove, you have an interesting story, and I don't think you are in any immediate danger; there are not a lot of murtad-killings (yet) in North America, which is where I assume you're writing from. You are right to fade out of the picture, and you've received some good advice to read up on this stuff. I'm rooting for you; I think you've found yourself in a place that a lot of new converts do...nobody at JihadWatch will try to force you to make a particular choice -- I think it is generally accepted here that your choice of religion is a private one.
Read thoroughly and make a rational decision. When you pray, pray to the One God (he knows who he is -- you needn't call him by names that presuppose that he is the God of one religion or another). Read the Koran, the New Testament, and the Jewish Scriptures (essentially the Old Testament in a Christian Bible) and ask God to help you discern where truth lies, but don't turn off your mind: God gave you a brain for a reason.
Also pray for protection from evildoers ... and abide by the dictum I once heard: "Pray as if everything depended on God, and live as if everything depends on you". In this case, take steps to ensure your own protection.
If you do end up continuing to embrace Islam, seek out those Muslims who seek peace and do not mix with radicals. There are some, although it can be hard to distinguish between them and Islamists who are simply saying fine-sounding things to gain legitimacy. While violent Jihadists are a problem there is a deeper difficulty in the non-violent but yet virulently political Islamist movement. (Read Daniel Pipe's excellent summary at http://www.meforum.org/islamist.php ) If you remain uncertain of which muslims are "safe" for a new and isolated convert to associate with, I'm sure Mr. Spencer could advise you confidentially on this matter -- he knows a good many muslims who do not advocate extremism, and probably could point out someone in your area.
I personally would prefer that you choose a different faith, but it is ultimately between you and God what you decide. The prayer/reading exercise I suggested above should help you sort this out. It certainly helped me when I was young and searching for a path to which I could commit myself (if you are wondering, today I am an evangelical Christian, though in a certain sense this is irrelevant to anything I have to say to you here).
The description you give of the response to saying the shahada is very interesting. Of course, evangelicals and others of various religions are enthusiastic and loving toward new "members of the family", and that part of the experience should be understood as more or less universal. But the gift-giving and intense group focus you describe sounds like it goes beyond.
If you want to understand what happened to you that day I would recommend reading a bit about a technique known to those who study cult behavior as "Love Bombing" (Wikipedia gives a particularly good but very brief summary). This term applies when "loving" behavior and actions are contrived in order to manipulate a person, influence their decisions or their allegiences. At the extreme it is not love at all, but an attempt to take away freedom of choice. Real love sets you free; love-bombing is designed to bind you. I think your reflective reaction afterwards tells you all you need to know.
The video-taping may have been innocent, like taping someone's wedding or other joyful experience. But it is good for you to file that piece of information away, and the warnings you've heard here ... it is possible that it will come back to bite you. Forewarned, though, is forearmed. Suppose they had videotaped this event without your knowledge, and you did something "unwise" afterwards...!
Finally, a few words of advice if you find yourself facing sticky questions. Nobody has any right to force you to declare your religious allegiance. "Are you still a Muslim?" can be met with "My religious beliefs are a private matter between me and God", or "God knows my heart", or "I answer on this matter to God, not to men". If you have converted to another faith you should honestly be able to say "I live in submission to God ... does Islam not mean submission?" There is no need to be confrontational or to feel you must lie.
Your best action is to walk away. If you feel threatened, get help right away. Especially if that video ever resurfaces in any way that you find uncomfortable ... make sure the legal authorities hear about it at once. Blackmail of the sort you could conceivably encounter (God willing it will not happen) is a criminal offense, and your concerns will be taken seriously.
Posted by: Archimedes2
at November 22, 2006 2:35 PM
FROM WITHIN: as much as CAIR would like us to believe otherwise there are violent islamic elements in the populations of all free democracies today. And their women on average have 4-6 kids each.
Posted by: THE ALLIES SHALL WIN
at November 22, 2006 2:36 PM
Archimedes2 I agree with you and would add for jihadlove stay away from the nation of islam!!
Posted by: THE ALLIES SHALL WIN
at November 22, 2006 2:37 PM
Jihad love,
Yes, I don't mean to be disrespectful my friend, but Muslims see all non-Muslim women as whores or potential converts. If you will follow Jihad Watch for the next month or so, and Dhimmi Watch which is it's sister site, you will see exactly what Muslims believe about women. The atrocities committed against women in the name of Islam are unfathomable, and you can catch many article about them usually every few days here, and these things are practiced because Mohhamad sanctioned them and they are talked about in the Koran. Things like:
1) thighing of infants, whereby a grown Muslim man uses a baby or a small child's inner thigh to masturbate.
2) child marriage. Mohammad married Aisha when she was six and entered her sexually when she was nine.
3) mens total rights in marriage and lack of women's. If a man decides he wants a new wife, he can justr bring her into the home and the present wife has no say. If he wants a divorce, he just has to say "I divorce you" three times and then he gets to take the children away from the wife and leve her destitute. That's harder to do inthe Us because of the laws we have in place but I know a guy who married his wife in Iran and after she pissed him off, he said the words, took their little boy and now she lives two states away, sees that kid only once in six months and his sister is raising the little boy.
4) sexually abusing married slave girls. Mohammad did this himself and it is recorded in the Koran.
One other thing, you said where you are from. Dont' say anymore. These guys can track you down and eliminate you, especially, I would think since you live in such a Muslim stronghold in the states. I'm praying for you that God will keep you safe and for a special protection for you from St. Michael, who already through "Allah" out of heaven.
Posted by: Isabellathecrusader
at November 22, 2006 2:38 PM
Jihad love
I've read the post between you and the others, I am Christian and if it's okay I will say a prayer for.
Posted by: Supermaxx
at November 22, 2006 2:39 PM
White airline passengers can all help end the 'racist' argument, and get free airfare, too.
The next time you're going to fly, wear your coffee filter (or a hijab, as appropriate) and just before pushback, stand up in the middle of the aisle and chant 'Allah hu Akbar' several times.
Yes, you'll be asked to leave the aircraft. Do so willingly. Tell the security folks you're new to Islam and meant no harm.
They'll be bewildered; but as a Muslim, they won't hassle you. When the interrogation is over, tell them how humiliated you feel. Raise just enough ruckus to be videotaped (remember, you're white).
Tell them you'd like to be comped for the inconvenience. Yes, they'll comply.
Posted by: PRCS
at November 22, 2006 2:39 PM
I'll have a haram and cheese sammich.
Posted by: MP
at November 22, 2006 2:41 PM
2) child marriage. Mohammad married Aisha when she was six and entered her sexually when she was nine.
Posted by: Isabellathecrusader
Isabellathecrusader is right. I just want to add this is a COMMON practice not only in Afghanistan but in Saudi Arabia. how can a holy man do it with a little kid? thats sick. It will mess up their whole lives mentally and emotionally.
Posted by: THE ALLIES SHALL WIN
at November 22, 2006 2:41 PM
@Archimedes2...
Wow thanks for that post...i appreciate it and your evident concern...once again thank you...
Posted by: jihadlove
at November 22, 2006 2:42 PM
american goverment always scares their nation, before 1990 they scared americans of cold war that ussr is coming and will force u to follow communism and then with the start of new world order(USSR break down) they brought islam and telling their people ohhhhh muslims are brining sharia..
You forget that we have recordings of your clerics and leaders telling the world that they have intentions to impose islam on the whole world.
Posted by: Carolyn2
at November 22, 2006 2:44 PM
"Oh and Tucker made excellent points: Islam is not a religion and muslims should stop playing the racist card."
Posted by: EliasAlucard
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LOL! I meant Islam is not a race :)
Posted by: EliasAlucard
at November 22, 2006 2:50 PM
"It didn't work as most of would be far more scared to tick off our family by getting off the flight than of crazed Muslims."
Posted by Ronin
"I'll have a haram and cheese sandwich."
Posted by MP
You guys, that's what I love about being an American non-muslim. We can't ever let it take over here because there is no laughter in Islam and you guys crack me up!
Posted by: Isabellathecrusader
at November 22, 2006 2:59 PM
if someone could remove my post or the portion thereof that mentions where I live i'd be thankful...
Posted by: jihadlove
at November 22, 2006 3:02 PM
Isabellathecrusader we Canadians are pretty funny too when we are not being idiotically liberal (thats a stab at our own liberal media here).
Posted by: THE ALLIES SHALL WIN
at November 22, 2006 3:04 PM
Jihadlove,
It seems that the attention and "love" was what you were lacking.
You know that if you search out the right church, you will find what you need. Don't stop at a couple, go to churches until you find one that is alive. Maybe non-denominational.
at November 22, 2006 3:04 PM
"if someone could remove my post or the portion thereof that mentions where I live i'd be thankful..."
That would be wise.
Posted by: DUGGY
at November 22, 2006 3:04 PM
JIHADLOVE go to the home page and look to the left email JIHADWATCH to Robert Spencer and Im sure he will have a moderator take that off for you my friend.
Posted by: THE ALLIES SHALL WIN
at November 22, 2006 3:05 PM
its on the left side of the homepage way way down the page where it says CONTACT US.
Posted by: THE ALLIES SHALL WIN
at November 22, 2006 3:07 PM
thank you allies shall win i did that...thanks again...
Posted by: jihadlove
at November 22, 2006 3:13 PM
The Allies Shall Win,
Sweetie, I know you are! Some of my favorite people come from Canada!
Posted by: Isabellathecrusader
at November 22, 2006 3:43 PM
Jihadlove no problem !
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here is an interesting article on apostasy in Islam by Robert Spencer
http://www.frontpagemag.com/Articles/ReadArticle.asp?ID=21943
at November 22, 2006 3:46 PM
Isabellathecrusader *blush* how can I not blush when Isabella the cute crusader girl calls me sweetie? Infidel girls RULE. lol.
Posted by: THE ALLIES SHALL WIN
at November 22, 2006 3:48 PM
furthermore infidel women dont cover themselves in burquas looking like some sort of evil moving nightmare...
Posted by: THE ALLIES SHALL WIN
at November 22, 2006 3:49 PM
no wonder so many of those somali muslims look sad at the mosque...their all under death threats
jihadlove...
Tough to say if that was the reason they looked sad. But without question, if punishment-for-apostasy (not just death, but imprisonment, harassment, fines, etc. as it is in many Islamic countries) were part of the doctrine of my belief system, I'd probably feel fearful for having any doubts about my faith, place-of-worship, congregants, practices, etc.
It's ironic that a religion that instills fear in its adherents by threatening them for leaving it would be so quick to call critical non-adherents "islamophobic". Those who fear converting out of Islam, IMO, are the true "Islamophobics" (and I don't mean "phobic" to suggest irrationality, as the term is oft-intended....only to point out that it's ex-Muslims who have genuine reason, it seems, to fear Islam).
at November 22, 2006 3:51 PM
I've seen Tucker in action before. He likes to play loudmouth Muslims for the fool. I've seen him do Dougie Hooper and a nasty ugly Muslim leader from London-Azzam Tamimi. Tucker likes to play rope a dope with these wankers
Posted by: dennisw
at November 22, 2006 3:56 PM
These muslims, who boarded the plane, and did whatever they did, did so with full knoweledge, and expectation of, the consequences.
It reminds me of a man who slips into an evevator full of people, the door closes, and then he farts.
Posted by: sounder
at November 22, 2006 4:01 PM
"american goverment always scares their nation, before 1990 they scared americans of cold war that ussr is coming"
Yep, our government was the reason we were concerned about Communism. Did you know, our government is also the reason we think that grass is green? Why, without our government, how would I even know that water is wet?
"americans r ruled by freemasons their agenda has been planned since 10th century as a american u should search and findout what it is.."
Let me guess... was it an agenda to take over the world, Pinky?
Did you Mozart was a Freemason? And George Washington? And Thomas Jefferson?
Boo!
Posted by: mrsmomomoto
at November 22, 2006 4:25 PM
i think Carlson managed an impressive balancing act of being sympathetic and polite whilst not standing for any nonsense from his guest. good work !
Posted by: M Al-Content
at November 22, 2006 4:36 PM
Jihadlove:
Why is your name Jihadlove?
Folks, I think the fellow is yanking our chains.
Posted by: atheling
at November 22, 2006 5:02 PM
The race-card has been overplayed by the soldiers of Allah.
One cannot ridicule them enough for using it to camuflage their perverted ideology. But that's not what our media is doing, and neither are the polit-props onto it. I have a letter here from the hon. Mr. Philip Ruddock from the Australian government, where he uses the race-card to dodge the inconvenient questions I asked of him and dives into the 'multicultural Australia' instead...
We sure have a long way to go before the coin drops...!
Posted by: sheik yer'mami
at November 22, 2006 5:35 PM
Maybe Tucker Carlson crashed and burned on "Dancing with the Stars" but he soared like Baryshnikov on this one. Good for him -- he refused to dance the Taqiyya Tango with Arsalan Iftikhar, who proceeded to dance solo and fell on his face.
Posted by: urbanIIredux
at November 22, 2006 5:44 PM
The old "Racism" rants , note how "The Jews" and Iraq got brought into this and somehow the Muslim population jumped by 2 milion people since Hooper's rant from just weeks ago .
here in canada the 400'000 people that claimed to be Muslims has also jumped to 1'000'000 and not one Media outlet has questioned this.
the Psy-ops by CAIR are alive and well.
Posted by: ala-sux
at November 22, 2006 5:48 PM
There is so much wrong, factually and morally, ethically on this website I am not even sure where to begin, so I will try to be as coherent in my response as possible.
1) The Imams were not praying on the plane. They had very reasonably exercised their right (Freedom of Religion) to pray prior to boarding. They were not disturbing anyone (well anyone who bothered to recognize that they were simply praying), they were not calling for “Jihad,” they were not threatening anyone, or acting in anyway ‘suspiciuos”, they were praying…when did pray became a suspicious activity in our society? One would think that in our increasingly “faith based” society this would be a good thing. What I can not understand is why the “concerned citizens” did not say something before boarding the plane, so that this could have been calmly diffused? Or even better yet, simply engage one of the Imams in conversation? What has happened to the notion of a civil society? Are we really going to head back into the era of McCarthyism and become citizen spies, willing to run to the nearest official whenever we see something that has been arbitrarily determined to be “bad”. I am appalled at the hypocrisy and the willingness to see the loss of civil liberties and the betrayal of some of the most fundamental notions of our democratic society all because “we” want to be “safe” from “them.” And frankly the very notion of whom it is that we should fear should be questioned to begin with (do any of you remember who Timothy McVeigh was?).
As for the “what would happen to Christians if” argument, I thought that was one of the things that made life in the country so much better? That we are free to practice whatever religion we like, that anyone, Muslim, Christian, or Hari Krishnas for that matter, could pray in the concourse and not be discriminated against for it. (and if I remember correctly plenty of "Christians" have carried out acts of terrorism...IRA, Basque seperatists, Fundementalist Christians...yet the sight of Christians praying wouldn't send people into paroxysms of stupidity) Isn’t that the point of a free, open and civil society? How can we claim to be bringing “democracy” to Iraq, and then deny citizens and foreign nationals the same rights protected in a democratic society here?
2) Any and all of you are more than welcome to believe and say whatever you like (Freedom of Expression), however, it would do all of you good to actually learn a little about Islam. If you want to coherently critique Islam, first you must know what it is and what it isn’t. Could any of you in good faith lump all of the sects of Christianity into one group and then state that all members of “Christianity” have this or that political belief? When you talk about “Islam” do you mean Sunni Muslims? Shiite? Sufi? Deobandism? Wahabism? Are you speaking of the Taliban? Mujaheddin? The “Arab-Afghans”, Islamists? Fundementalists? Nationalists? Are you talking about Egyptians, Saudis, Indonesians, Pakistani, Spaniards, Nigerians, Tunisians, Sudanese, Libyans, Moroccans, Algerians, Franco-Algerians, Anglo-Pakistanis, American Muslims, Bosnian Muslims? (there are more, but I will stop). Are you speaking of those who are the cultural and historical descendents of the Persians? The Turkish Ottoman Empire, or the Arabs? Are you speaking of the political rhetoric and ideologies that were partially the product of British Colonialism, or French Colonialism or American Neo-Colonialism in the Cold War era? Do you know what Sharia is? That it is always being interpreted, that it is not and has never been writ in stone? (or that frankly the Taliban and Pat Buchanan have more in common than anyone will admit) Or have you rolled all of your ignorance and biases into one great big ball and called it “Islam”
3) Finally, yes, this is about “racism.” After 9/11, many people who were in no way even remotely Muslim were subject to discrimination and hate crimes because they “look” like Muslims; Sikhs, Isreali, Lebanese, and Egyptian Christians and Jews, and others were targeted because they “look” Muslim. Meanwhile my boyfriend would never be identified as Muslim. He is, however, a 6ftish, fair-haired, fair-skinned Muslim, who was born in Bosnia (Bosnian Muslim therefore) who by the way now serves proudly in the United States Marine Corp. It is true Islam is not a “race,” but in many countries and contexts “Muslim” is. Racism in our modern world has become simply the discrimination against “others” who are defined in many different ways. The intellectual history of this notion is based in 19th century European ethno-nationalism, with the formulation of the concept of “Volk” (a term used by the 19th c. German writer Johannes Herder) who are defined by shared religious, linguistic and “cultural” attributes as a cohesive ethnic group. Race is a notoriously slippery concept: Are Jewish people a “race” or adherents to a religion? The Bosnian Muslims, who look like every other “white” south Slavs are a separate “narod” ( a “narod” is a “people” or “nation” or in our simplistic American understanding a “race” ) and defined as such both internally and externally; they are not defined as a separate religious group, and it was on the basis of their “race” that they were the victims of a genocidal war. So yes, the treatment of Muslims can be related to racism as it is in America.
If you want to talk about “Jihadists” please learn what that it is. Learn about the history of political Islamist movements (and in some cases our support for them, i.e. the Cold War era Mujaheddin). Learn about the Ikwhan movements, Deobandism, Wahabism. Learn who uses the term “jihad” and how, learn what the term actually means, learn about the long history of British, French, German and American involvement in the Middle East and what our historical relationships were and how they have informed the current political situation. “Islam” has not declared war on us or the US, but radical or extremist political Islamist movements have called for “jihad” against the West. Learn what that sentence means (I will give you one hint, “Islam” can’t declare a war, it isn’t a tangible thing, or government, it would be like saying “Communism” has declared war. Notice that when people have discussed the threat posed by the Soviets, they say “Communist Soviet”, or “Soviet Union,” not communism. Islam, like communism, is a belief system not an entity). My advice; turn off Fox news and read a book, if you want to learn about some of the history of extremist political Islamist movements read Rashid Ahmed’s “Taliban,” better yet quit worrying about “them” for a moment and learn about us, pick up Alexis de Toqueville’s 18th c. treatise on that new experiment called Democracy in America. Perhaps removing the log from your own eye will help you to be able to help your brothers and sisters to remove the splinters from theirs.
PS Jihadlove, Ok you do sound a bit lost as to your new found faith, but not all Christians would agree to go to the same church (can you picture a Holy-Roller Baptist in a Catholic church?), so my advice to you is if you want to be Muslim do more reading and start investigating the various mosques and meszids in your area, you are likely to be able to find one that fits you better than where you were going. I would suggest one near a university, where there are likely to be lots of students, with energetic "alive" ways of thinking about being Muslim in today's world and who are actively invovled in debating feminism and socialism and capitalism and Islam Unfortunately choosing to be Muslim will also mean being the victim of other people's ignorant attitudes.
Posted by: Liska
at November 22, 2006 5:49 PM
Remember Mr. Hooper from CAIR admits that he reads Jihad Watch. I am sure that he would also pose or have someone pose as a blogger here.
The person or Mr. Hooper will make irrational statements and try and incite the bloggers and then when the bloggers respond negatively they 'screen capture' the comments and say 'see what they are saying at Jihad Watch'.
I for one believe that the next time muslims or imans are on a plane the passengers as a whole should break into the Lords Prayer as the plane is taxing down the runway. Or start praying out loud for the "Lord to change the hearts of these muslims sitting by us".
The muslims can't complain because they say that their prayers are their rights. Our prayers are our right. Prayer OUT LOUD for muslims IN FRONT OF MUSLIMS IN PUBLIC.
Posted by: alaskan1000
at November 22, 2006 5:49 PM
CAIR's Legal Director Arsalan Iftikhar, he looks like a deer in the headlights! my God he does not seem to know where to run! there is actually someone who is slighlty challenging him, no wonder he backed out on Robert's debate! poor babies these muslims can be!
Posted by: ZenaWarriorPrincess
at November 22, 2006 5:55 PM
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yet the sight of Christians praying wouldn't send people into paroxysms of stupidity) Isn’t that the point of a free, open and civil society? How can we claim to be bringing “democracy” to Iraq, and then deny citizens and foreign nationals the same rights protected in a democratic society here?
you are comparing islamic fundamentalists with IRA 'christians' you are kidding right? Those groups have to disobey the Christian scriptures to fight while in Islam jihad is OBEDIENCE to the quran/hadith/
at November 22, 2006 6:17 PM
Why does Fox news always get trashed?
Well, Liska, if you are scared of Christians, you have a problem. The most you have to worry about from them, is too much love. I have yet to hear a Baptist or Methodist or Catholic or even Pentecost, call for Jews and infidels to be killed. Not one. I don't recall in the Bible, it calling for a certain race or sect of people to be killed.
I have yet to read from the Bible that I am to be beaten if do something my husband deems wrong. My religion doesn't tell me to be ready for sex if and when my husband wants it.
My religion doesn't want me to send my children out to blow themselves up. I have yet to hear of any Christian wanting me to do that.
My religion doesn't tell me to kill innocents in the name of love.
Maybe you are new to islam. Read the horrors from the koran. Read Robert's books.
If you choose to stay in islam, don't get your feelings hurt when you find out your life and soul isn't worth crap. Islam doesn't respect the fairer sex.
Posted by: freewoman
at November 22, 2006 6:24 PM
Jihad is not just some defenseive movement. JIHAD is necessary according to all orthodox schools of Islam to convert the nonislamic nations by force to Islam.
That is what Islam is at the core. To say otherwise is to not have read the full Noble Quran and hadith but to approach islam like many moderates do who do not study it. Once you study it you find yourself not opposing the radical islamic movement because you know they are not heretics to islam but purer adherrants of it (unlike other faiths like Christianity and Judaism etc where you have to basically be a heretic and not take scripture at face value in order to commit terrorism).
Muhammed was all too clear on his proscribing offensive jihad on the nonmuslim world.
Qur'an:9:88 "The Messenger and those who believe with him, strive hard and fight with their wealth and lives in Allah's Cause."
Qur'an:9:5 "Fight and kill the disbelievers wherever you find them, take them captive, harass them, lie in wait and ambush them using every stratagem of war."
Qur'an:9:112 "The Believers fight in Allah's Cause, they slay and are slain, kill and are killed."
Qur'an:9:29 "Fight those who do not believe until they all surrender, paying the protective tax in submission."
Ishaq:325 "Muslims, fight in Allah's Cause. Stand firm and you will prosper. Help the Prophet, obey him, give him your allegiance, and your religion will be victorious."
Qur'an:8:39 "Fight them until all opposition ends and all submit to Allah."
Qur'an:8:39 "So fight them until there is no more Fitnah (disbelief [non-Muslims]) and all submit to the religion of Allah alone (in the whole world)."
Ishaq:324 "He said, ‘Fight them so that there is no more rebellion, and religion, all of it, is for Allah only. Allah must have no rivals.'"
Qur'an:9:14 "Fight them and Allah will punish them by your hands, lay them low, and cover them with shame. He will help you over them."
Ishaq:300 "I am fighting in Allah's service. This is piety and a good deed. In Allah's war I do not fear as others should. For this fighting is righteous, true, and good."
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Unlike other religions the founder of Islam was a warlord who promised guarateed eternal life if you died fighting nonmuslims, died fighting for Allah.
Some like to take OT lines out of context and say 'ah ha!' see the jews/christans are the same as us (as if that would make it alright) but he truth is any Old Testament lines apply for specific history while the much more plentiful Islamic war teachings are universal and for all time for muslims to follow.
Besides who is constantly killing people around the world in the name of Allah? day in and day out? More have died becuase of jihad minded muslims than any other cause. That is a sad fact.
at November 22, 2006 6:28 PM
Sorry Liska,
Americans have every right to be vigilant and to suspect and accuse those who declare their hatred for the US, to those who are associated with and proclaim to be part of a group that brags about killing in the name of Allah, (and do not publicly denounce this behavior,)and to those who haven't hidden the fact, like Doug Hooper and Ohmar Ahmed of CAIR, that their goal is to replace the US Constitution with Sharia law.
We used to hang people for committing treason in this country. It may be a good time to bring that old practice down from the shelf and dust it off.
Your disdainful eloquence is only surpassed by your ignorance and wishful thinking.
Posted by: Isabellathecrusader
at November 22, 2006 6:28 PM
quote:
The ICERD (International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination) defines racism as follows:
“Any distinction, exclusion, restriction, or preference based on race, colour, descent, or national or ethnic origin which has the purpose or effect of nullifying or impairing the recognition, enjoyment, or exercise, on equal footing, of human rights and fundamental freedoms in the political, economic, social, cultural, or any other field of public life.”
Race therefore does not apply to a system that applies to all races but is a philisophical/relgious belief. No buddy in the US Airways would have stopped brown or black people for example if they werent acting like muslims (praying in public, the robes etc)-that is simply a fact. To state otherwise is to ignore the obvious.
Posted by: THE ALLIES SHALL WIN
at November 22, 2006 6:31 PM
@Liska-
Your condescending advice that the posters on this Watch learn more about Islam is gratuitous and insulting. The folks posting on this board already know TOO MUCH about Islam.
This is a hangout for infidels who have been exposed to the monstrous idealogy of Islam. We're also suffering from 911-post-traumatic-stress syndrome.
As far as the study of Islam is concerned, I am always reminded of the professor who said:
BULLSHIT IS BULLSHIT, BUT THE STUDY OF BULLSHIT IS SCHOLARSHIP.
Liska, we're scholars of bullshit...I mean Islam.
Posted by: Ynkedoodl2
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