“The effect of liberty on individuals is that they may do what they please: we ought to see what it will please them to do, before we risk congratulations.”
-Edmund Burke
I’ve just read that Omar Khadr is suing the Canadian government for 20 million dollars. As it turns out, the Muslim who travels abroad to engage in terrorist activities, or simply to take tea with terrorists, can make a lot of money upon returning home. For every Muslim suspected of terrorist activities or associations—and subsequently arrested and interrogated because of those suspicions and associations—there is a tow-truck lawyer waiting in the wings to cash in on the prospect of suing the Canadian government for untold millions.
After being arrested by American authorities and sent to Syria for interrogation, and after receiving 10.5 million dollars from the Canadian government for its alleged complicity in his “ordeal” in Syria, Maher Arar intimated (via video satellite) to American oversight committees back in 2007 that, “I now understand how fragile our human rights and freedoms are, and how easily they can be taken from us by the very same governments and institutions that have sworn to protect us. I also know that the only way I will ever be able to move on in my life and have a future is if I can find out why this happened to me, and help prevent it from happening to others.” Arar, apparently, fails to comprehend that such misfortunes befell him because of his business with Abdullah Almalki (an associate of Ahmed Khadr, an Egyptian-born Canadian and alleged senior associate of Osama bin Laden, and also father of Omar Khadr), with whom he dined at an Ottawa restaurant back in 2001. But as it turns out, Canadian and American intelligence organizations are not to be alarmed if Muslims keep company with suspected al-Qaeda terrorist operatives or their friends.
Now, after being exonerated by a Canadian tax-payer funded 23 million dollar commission named after him, Mr. Arar is litigiously free to make bold tweets like, “T. Blair justifies the invasion of Iraq bc S. Hussein was killing ppl. Using the same argument can Iran invade Israel to remove Bibi?” As a university professor he apparently considers himself qualified to promote his many devoted twitter fans and their notion that in Western democracies all white people are evil and therefore free of police harassment and only non-whites (but not necessarily black Jews), are subjected to such misfortune; that all Muslims arrested for suspected terrorist activities are “mentally deranged” and are merely being “entrapped” by government security apparatus.
In a recent National Post article it was revealed that “…the Senate security and defence committee said some foreign-trained imams have been spreading extremist religious ideology and messages that are not in keeping with Canadian values…” The report “is urging Ottawa to explore options for the training and certification of imams as part of a wide-ranging set of recommendations aimed at confronting the threat of terrorism.” The article points out, however, that the report “represents the views of the Conservative majority but lacks the backing of Liberal members…” No surprise there. Canadians familiar with the direction the Liberal Party of Canada has been headed with Justin Trudeau at the helm (which is into the dark night of vote-whoring) will not be shocked by such multiculturalist naiveté and obduracy.
An expected objector to the committee’s urging is Ihsaan Gardee, executive director of the National Council of Canadian Muslims. He complains that, “We are deeply concerned by the suggestion that imams require a special vetting as opposed to any other faith.” Well, Mr. Gardee, it just so happens that, as the report noted, it is only Muslim imams—not Christian preachers or Jewish rabbis—“spreading extremist religious ideology.” The only connection Christians and Jews have in this matter is the fact that they are primarily the targets of the extremist religious ideology these “foreign-trained” imams are spreading. Gardee laments that the very suggestion “portrays them as a threat rather than a partner in national security.” How can Canadians be so rude? 18 Muslims plan to behead our prime minister, another shoots an unarmed honour guard at our National War Memorial in Ottawa, another runs over and kills a Canadian soldier, “93 had sought to join Islamist extremist groups” abroad, and we have the audacity not to allow your ‘foreign-trained” clergy carte blanche and into the fold of our national security family. What were we thinking?
“We are in bondage to the law in order that we may be free,” wrote Cicero. But exploiting these laws for the sake of Islam’s imperialist agenda, which is the subjugation of all non-Muslim peoples, is not the freedom Cicero had in mind, I’m sure. The freedoms provided by Western democracies were never intended as an agency of opportunity for those violently opposed to these freedoms. But this is what is happening today: we have Muslim Brotherhood and Hamas and Hezbollah flags being waved around in downtown Toronto, across the street from the Israeli Consulate, by Muslim activists who are not the least bit ashamed of openly supporting these terrorist entities whose vision of the future Middle East does not include Jews and the State of Israel; whose Quranic vision of the future in a world ruled by an Islamist Caliphate promises a violently systematic oppression of all other religious. Hence Efraim Karsh warned, “…the fact is that the fuel of Islamic imperialism remains as volatile as ever, and is very far from having burned itself out.”
So, as regards these particular Muslim religious of today, we have seen what they are pleased to do, and it is not to uphold democratic traditions. Democratic traditions for them are merely opportunities of exemption from prosecution in order that they may promote hatred primarily against Jews and Christians, but also against those Muslims of dissenting opinions. And it is common knowledge that certain imams are preaching extremism from their mosques here in Canada (never mind the virulent antisemitism being propagated from the Arab world via the internet). I’m sure Ihsaan Gardee is quite aware of this but feigns ignorance. I’m sure also he perceives that Canadians—real Canadians—, and especially those involved in the administration of our national security, are not ready to risk congratulations just yet.
Jake Neuman says
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Baucent says
One of the things that may happen in the future is that freedoms and rights once cherished will be curtailed because of the rising terror threat. How many bombs or Mall massacres will it take before the people of democratic countries say “Do anything to stop this”. I believe terror attacks inside Western nations will increase and more and more security measures will be called for and supported by weary and scared populations. Freedom of speech, freedom of association, will be limited, detention without trial will be common. All necessary measures of course when a nation is at war, but, freedoms lost, can be hard to regain. Do we trust our political leaders that they know best and will return rights surrendered “when it is safe again”?
spot on says
Do we trust our political leaders that they know best and will return rights surrendered “when it is safe again”?
Only a truly stupid person would trust politicians to keep their word when they have seldom done so.
The only hope for freedom is vigorously following our constitution, which was written by men with a good heart and tremendous experience at these kinds of things.
I believe our politicians are using terrorism as a weapon against citizens to gain power for Washington. It is all about Washington power. Power is Viagra for politicians.
RonaldB says
I’m afraid Michael Devolin’s argument is not very cogent. He gives us a salad of incidents and justifies trampling on the rights of citizens with very little logical connection. For example, was having dinner with Abdullah Almalki at an Ottawa restaurant in 2001 justification to arrest Omar Khadr and send him off to Syria for interrogation? Oh, and Omar Khadr also holds views that Devolin finds reprehensible. That is frosting on the cake of justification.
As far as licensing imams, we had an analogous program in the US, where imams were licensed as US prison chaplains by Abdurahman Alamoudi, now in federal prison for supporting terrorism and plotting to assassinate the ruler of Saudi Arabia. Devolin seems to have great faith in the power of government to discern the proper authority to vet potential subversives.
By the way, I also do not support the domestic proposals in the US to justify waterboard torturing, or other forms of torture. I have read some of the descriptions of the White House bozos who ordered waterboarding sessions just because they could. Also, physical torture is no substitute for systematic interrogation by a competent interrogator.
Also, Devolin does not consider the consequences of loosening the protections of citizenship when you have a person heading the government, such as Obama in the US or Trudeau in Canada, who values rights and liberties far less than votes and socialism.
I’m afraid I would have to say that Devolin needs to tighten his reasoning, both in terms of the traditional liberties and protections of a free society, and in terms of the likely effectiveness and consequences of his proposals.
Musthava Ram Ram says
It was Maher Arar who was renditioned to Syria – NOT Omar Khadr.
Dan says
You wouldn’t believe how the CBC is whitewashing that piece of scum Omar look like a sweet smiling, holier than thou, innocent babe in the woods.
Tried to watch one CBC piece (To form that “objective opinion” liberal never seem to try to do.) but I could only stomach about half the program.
Now the punk is suing the Canadian government. (By the way, the Harper government, and the vast majority of Canadians did NOT want this piece of scum released.) (Actually, most of us Canucks wanted him to rot in Gitmo for the rest of his life.)
I’d bet his “Champion of the People” lawyer/slime bucket probably found out Islam considers him a dhimmi, and reneged some fake promise to pay Omar’s legal bills, and since the U.S. would just tell him to blank off, that’s when he decided his best option was to sue the Canadian government.
When it comes to Islamists, if this isn’t a case of us making our own beds/digging our own graves, I don’t know what is.
mortimer says
Until our politicians see the duplicitous, conspiratorial modus operandi of Islam to achieve dominance and supremacism, there is no hope of stopping the erosion of freedom and democracy.
Vote whores such as the Liberal party of Canada have shown what they do to Canadian culture and values when handed limitless power. They will hand power to the enemies of democracy whose goal is to impose misogynistic, discriminatory Sharia law whether ‘others’ and women want it or not.
Angemon says
A lesson seemingly forgotten after WWII.
PRODOS says
Michael Devolin writes:
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In a recent National Post article it was revealed that “…the Senate security and defence committee said some foreign-trained imams have been spreading extremist religious ideology and messages that are not in keeping with Canadian values…” The report “is urging Ottawa to explore options for the training and certification of imams as part of a wide-ranging set of recommendations aimed at confronting the threat of terrorism.”
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This is a reference to a report called:
COUNTERING THE TERRORIST THREAT IN CANADA: AN INTERIM REPORT
Standing Senate Committee on National Security and Defence
Here is a link to that report for anyone researching the matter:
http://www.parl.gc.ca/Content/SEN/Committee/412/secd/rep/rep18jul15-e.pdf
From page 8:
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The committee heard testimony from members of the Muslim community and others that some foreign-trained imams have been spreading extremist religious ideology and messages that are not in keeping with Canadian values. These extremist ideas are said to be contributing to radicalization and raise serious concerns if they continue to go unchecked. As is the case now in Europe, the committee recommends:
Recommendation 9 – The federal government work with the provinces and the Muslim communities to investigate the options that are available for the training and certification of Imams in Canada.
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Comment: So, according to “the Muslim community” the problem is not Islam per se. It’s just those horrible foreigners. If you can give us some taxpayers’ money we can pursue nice Jihad, instead of horrible Jihad. Trust us. We’ve never let you down before have we?
Alternative recommendation 9: That the federal government work with the provinces and the Nazi community to investigate the options that are available for the training and certification of nice Nazis in Canada instead of those horrible foreign Nazis with their harsh accents and extremist approaches.
Nazis with no moustachies!
Bernice Korman says
The picture isn’t Omar Khadr. It’s Maher Arar, who also sued the Canadian government for turning him over to the U.S., who gave him to Syruia, where he claims he was held and tortured. He got millions, and I expect sweet little boy soldier Omar will get the same. We’re all idiots!
Dillon Prendergast says
From exjumper58,
Canadia is an easy target.
> >> https://www.youtube.com/embed/XELWyJeKSV0?feature=player_detailpage”mearl
rcourtemanche says
Islamists in collaboration with the Canadian Charter, Human Rights Boards, a dysfunctional justice system, pusillanimous politicians and leaders, libertarians, bias media, etc… could eventually bankrupt the country.
bill walker says
We have all seen some juries impugn the entire jury system, with decisions that call into question either their intelligence or their sanity, or both. Two that come to mind in the U.S are O.J.Simpason innosence & Dr. Kevorkian’s conviction for multi murders.