A bit more realism than what is coming out of the Oval Office tonight. Even calling it “jihad” is a departure from the prevailing fantasies.
“‘President Cruz’ ad promises: ‘If you wage jihad against us you’re signing your death warrant,’” by Carmine Sabia, BizPac Review, December 6, 2015:
Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz released a new campaign ad revealing his policy to combat radical Islam and it is straight to the point.
“If I’m elected to serve as Commander-in-Chief we won’t cower in the face of evil,” he said.”America will lead.
“We’ll rebuild our military. We’ll kill the terrorists,” he continued. “And every Islamic militant will know if you wage jihad against us you’re signing your death warrant.”…
trevor says
if this was 2007 Hilary and barack would be saying the same lines to get elected to the white house
Gary says
Bull Sh#!
They’d do what they did then. Apologize for America being who we are…..
Free
Powerful
Leaders
David Scoltock says
yeah, morons who allow civilians to own military grade firearms and whine when a nutter goes on a killing spree in your homes, schools, churches and places of business.
355 mass shootings this year in America. Insane.
David says
Actually, by Federal LAW, no one can own/military firearms! That fantasy is a concoction of the rather stupid media. A citizen, after a tough background check can legally buy and own a weapon that LOOKS SIMILAR to a military weapon, but thats it!
I have an absolutely clean background. But in my state, since I had not bought a weapon in over a decade, they made me wait for three and a half WEEKS! Thats how much of a check is done here.
Shane says
I bet Europeans wish they were allowed to own guns as they are being invaded by hordes of hostile Muslims! We are not allowed to own assault rifles as automatic weapons have been illegal for over 60 years in the USA.
gravenimage says
This is ridiculous. France has tough gun laws, and that didn’t prevent Jihadists from massacring the staff of Charlie Hebdo, attempting to shoot up a train–until stopped by brave American tourists–and launching the attacks on Paris last month.
The idea that stricter gun control will prevent Jihad is pretty iffy…
Shane says
Cruz is the candidate who will surely go after ISIS and secure our borders. Trump does not have a chance against Hillary, as too many people hate him.
Mitch says
Trevor, if you are implying that Cruz campaigns one way and governs another, he does not. As a senator — with most of his own party against him — he proved that he is a man of his word. Don’t bash if you don’t know.
John C. Barile says
That’s as direct as you get.
Lia Wissing says
Give the jihadis their hearts’ desire: 72 virgins, rivers of wine & honey & 70 members of their families.
gravenimage says
Cruz: “If you wage jihad against us you’re signing your death warrant”
……………………………..
This sounds pretty good compared to what is coming out of the White House’s current occupant: Obama: We can’t let “this fight be defined as a war between America and Islam”.
John C. Barile says
No, BHO, let our enemies define this fight as they will–then let’s proceed to utterly destroy their caliphate and to try them for war crimes and crimes against humanity. And their undoing will vindicate us.
Vlad says
Just utterly destroy and kill the fucking lot, much cheaper and more than legal tribunals.
Vlad says
Just utterly destroy and kill the fucking lot, much cheaper and more efficient than legal tribunals.
John C. Barile says
Kill all who resist–then make a lasting example of the others, al-Baghdadi principally. Hang them after putting their abominable belief system on trial. The whole world benefits then. (It does necessitate establishing guilt for their crimes–sorry for that impediment to raw justice, that civilized baggage of ours.)
TexasMom43 says
This IS a war and the Islamists started it. Here’s what we do:
1) Get rid of the current ISIS administration – they can’t even get the name right – its ISIS not ISIL
2) Get rid of every old 60’s radical currently working inside our government and
Get rid of Muslim Brotherhood jihadists currently working inside our government
3) Install an American President
Kelly says
Amen to that.
Shane says
It is hard to elect a conservative as the news and entertainment media are dominated by liberals and most colleges and many high schools are indoctrination centers for the cult of liberalism. Add to that the advantage the Dems have from voter fraud and they are hard to beat.
jewdog says
Did I just hear him threaten jihadis with violence? Get me Loretta Lynch on the phone this instant!
Mitch says
🙂
munchenfez says
According to the appeasers and enablers we are dealing with a perverted interpretation of the creed. So Ms. Lynch cannot charge Mr. Cruz as Jihad cannot be a part of their submission. I would like very much to read the Enabler in chiefs doctrine so that we can be reassured about the peaceful benefits of his creed.
ich says
Seems rather simple. Even a “radical” muslim will respect that message.
Because guess what , back in the land of peaceful Islam its hardcore.
No room for pussies over there.
Their kids are learning to kill while ours are playing video games and getting fat.
eduardo odraude says
Cruz said “every Islamic militant will know, if you wage jihad against us, you are signing your death warrant.” That line makes it seem that Cruz does not realize that jihadists are not deterred by death threats. Indeed jihadists often seek death in jihad, since Allah promises instant paradise to the martyred jihadist.
Cruz surely does know that jihadists aren’t necessarily deterred, but rather enticed, by a threat of death and martyrdom. But if Cruz knows that, then why did he address to jihadists a “warning” that could entice rather than deter? Probably Cruz gave the warning mainly for public consumption by the non-Muslim voting population of the U.S., since large numbers of US citizens don’t clearly realize that threats of death may be catnip to jihadists. Cruz was seeking to sound tough to the American public.
GetIslamOut says
Perhaps he should have rephrased it and said that we will be more than happy to accommodate you in martyrdom, however our munitions will contain pork products.
Vlad says
General Pershing, Malaysia, 1920’s.
Execute 49 Muslims, using bullets dunked in pig blood, dumped their bodies in a mass grave and covered them with pig-leftovers. Blood, guts, entrails, meat, all chopped up.
Covered them with soil.
All of this was witnessed by the 50th. Muslim, which after this ceremony was allowed to go.
No further problems with Muslim 🙂
We know how to treat the problems, we just need the political will 🙂
Go President Cruz (Cross, that’s what Cruz means) Go.
John C. Barile says
Uh, that’s General Pershing in the Phillipines, Vlad. About 1903, if this did indeed happen–some dispute that it did. And there was no Malaysia then, nor in the ’20s. It was Malaya and British North Borneo then. With the internet, anybody can quickly get facts these days.
Thomas Hennigan says
It is language jihadis understand,as the only thing they do understand is overwhelming force. If. most of them get their 72 virgins, there won’t be enough left to carry on jihad.
Pong says
Clever wins the wars.
Saleem Smith says
Doesn’t he know that ‘jihad warfare for the sake of Allah’ really means milk and cookies and all things warm and fuzzy and the Quranic sanction sex-slavery?
THE QURANIC SANCTION OF SLAVERY >>
The institution of slavery in Islam was formalized in the following Quranic verse, in which Allah distinguishes free human beings or masters, who exercise justice and righteousness, from the dumb, useless and burdensome ones, the slaves:
Quran 16:76 Allah sets forth (another) Parable of two men: one of them dumb, with no power of any sort; a wearisome burden is he to his master; whichever way he directs him, he brings no good: is such a man equal with one who commands Justice, and is on a Straight Way?
Allah warns the believers against taking the slaves as equal partner in status and in sharing their wealth, lest they have to fear them as anyone else:
Quran 30:28…do ye have partners among those whom your right hands possess (i.e., slaves, captives) to share as equals in the wealth We have bestowed on you? Do ye fear them as ye fear each other?
Allah recognizes some human beings, namely the masters, as more blessed by Himself than the less favored slaves as part of His divine plan. He warns Muslims against sharing His gifts to them equally with their slaves. Those who would take slaves as equal, warns Allah, would deny Him:
Quran 16:71 Allah has bestowed His gifts of sustenance more freely on some of you than on others: those more favoured are not going to throw back their gifts to those whom their right hands possess, so as to be equal in that respect. Will they then deny the favours of Allah?
Allah does not only sanction the institution of slavery, He also gave divine blessing to masters (Muslim men only can own slaves) to have sex with the female slaves:
Quran 70:29–30 And those who guard their private parts, Except in the case of their wives or those whom their right hands possess—for these surely are not to be blamed
Quran 23:5–6 And who guard their private parts, except before their mates or those whom their right hands possess, for they surely are not blameable
Therefore, if there are women amongst the captives or slaves, Muslims are divinely sanctioned to have sex with them as they do with their wives. This verdict of Allah founded the institution of sex-slavery or slave-concubinage in Islam, which was widespread in the pre-colonial Muslim world and continued well into the mid-twentieth century. As far as legal marriage is concerned, there is a limitation of four wives for a man at one time [Quran 4:3], but no such limitation on the number of sex-slaves.
Allah also gave a divine sanction to Muslims for acquiring female slaves for sexual engagement by waging wars against the infidels:
Quran 33:50 O Prophet! surely We have made lawful to you your wives whom you have given their dowries, and those whom your right hand possesses out of those whom Allah has given to you as prisoners of war…
Muslims can engage in sex with the captured slave women even if they are married, but not with the married free Muslim women:
Quran 4:24] Also (prohibited are) women already married, except those whom your right hands possess…
There are other verses in the Quran that talks approvingly of slaves and capturing them in wars. Thus, according to the divine commands of the Islamic God as enshrined in the holy Quran, Muslims are allowed to keep slaves. They can amass slaves by waging wars, have sex with the female slaves, and of course, use them as they wish. For Muslims, having sex with female slaves is as legal as having sex with their married wives. Slavery appears to be one of the most desired divine privileges in Islam, since Allah took the pain of reminding Muslims about this divine right time and again in so many verses.
jihad3tracker says
Hello Saleem —
Thank you for this extensive list —- of only a partial slice of Muhammad’s sick mind. God speaking ??? No, just a supremacist “prophet” with the same kind of ambition that Hitler, Stalin, Tojo had.
BTW, AS THE RESIDENT SENIOR CITIZEN DEMOCRAT HERE, TED CRUZ NOW GETS MY VOTE AND A COMMITMENT OF TIME TO WORK FOR HIS ELECTION.
Wellington says
Ditto on that, Saleem. But what we need now is a major American politician saying that jihad is a major feature of mainstream Islam, rather like baptism is of Christianity. (N.B., baptism, unlike jihad, poses no threat to liberty——–this is an important distinction———very).
Pong says
With respect. Could be “essential” be used instead of “major”?
gravenimage says
I believe by “major” what Wellington means is high-ranking–a president, vice-president, governor, senator, speaker of the house. If someone is brave and prescient, but just a mayor of a small town or low-ranking congressperson, the impact will be much less.
Michael Copeland says
“Jihad means to war against non-Muslims” and is “a communal obligation”
(Manual of Islamic Law, “Reliance of the Traveller”, o9.0, o9.1).
This can be sent to politicians.
The Manual is available as a free download.
eric says
I like when I hear that kind of words, but I guess in the end it’s only political posturing, the only solution for America would be non interventionism, but getting there is next to impossible with so many players profiting from chaos and war.
Lee Hicks says
This quote from Cruz is what a real President would have said tonight, instead of the deceptive Taquiyya that Obama delivered. A President that is not a Muslim, with a backbone and willingness to fight and kill the ones that would do so to Americans, that is what is needed in the current situation.
Edwin1683 says
RIGHT ON, TED CRUZ!!!!!!
Champ ✿ says
DITTO!!!
pdxnag says
Is there a Saudi Royal family exemption?
Sharon Boozer says
But Ted…evil muslims are honored to receive a death warrant and die for their evil ideology. So death is not a deterrent from committing evil, because the quran tells them that to die, and be martyred guarantees reward! We must keep them out of our country and deport all Muslims that are here!!! Close all mosques and burn them and all copies of the quran to the ground. PLEASE, PLEASE, before it is too late.! A few of the many verses promoting this evil:
Surah 8:74 “Those who believe and have fled and fought strenuously in Alla’s cause, and those who have given a refuge and a help, those it is who believe; to them is forgiveness and generous provision due…..”
Let those fight in the cause of God who sell the life of this world for the hereafter. To him who fights in the cause of God, whether he is slain or victorious, soon we shall give him a great reward. – Surah 4:74
Surah 9:111 Indeed, Allah has purchased from the believers their lives and their properties [in exchange] for that they will have Paradise. They fight in the cause of Allah , so they kill and are killed. [It is] a true promise [binding] upon Him in the Torah and the Gospel and the Qur’an. And who is truer to his covenant than Allah ? So rejoice in your transaction which you have contracted. And it is that which is the great attainment.
Wellington says
Yes, which is why Cruz is only half way there. At least he’s going in the right direction, which is more than can be said for a lot of other Western elites, but he needs to “finish the deal,” which is indicate unambiguously that jihad exists in the first place because Islam does, with no faux distinctions between radical Islam and Islam.
This has to be done sooner or later. Better sooner. Will be even deadlier for kuffaars if later.
Jay Boo says
Where to draw a line?
If we do not confront and expose the ideology we will have to face the inevitable result that those peaceful Muslims will assist others in full accord with Islamic teachings.
That is when things will get really nasty.
Mass civilian casualties, dirty bombs food and water supply disruptions.
Attitudes will change.
But, Islam’s food and water supply is very vulnerable.
We will have no other option but to counter attack civilian centers not in vengeance but just for survival.
It is better to destroy the ideology and to spare unnecessary suffering of civilians caught up in the middle.
gravenimage says
Yes–Cruz’s understanding of Islam is still limited, and this is a problem. But his decency and basic instinct is far better than the weasely dhimmitude we are hearing from all too many politicians.
eduardo odraude says
Yes, my thoughts too as I posted elsewhere:
Cruz said “every Islamic militant will know, if you wage jihad against us, you are signing your death warrant.” That line makes it seem that Cruz does not realize that jihadists are not deterred by death threats. Indeed jihadists often seek death in jihad, since Allah promises instant paradise to the martyred jihadist.
However, Cruz surely does know that jihadists aren’t necessarily deterred, but rather enticed, by a threat of death and martyrdom. If Cruz knows that, then why did he address to jihadists a “warning” that could entice rather than deter? Probably Cruz gave the warning mainly for public consumption by the non-Muslim voting population of the U.S., since large numbers of US citizens don’t clearly realize that threats of death may be catnip to jihadists. Cruz was seeking to sound tough to the American public or, more charitably to Cruz, I’ll say he was seeking to reassure the American public he would keep them safe. But it would be more reassuring if he didn’t make threats of doubtful real utility.
Ed says
Cruz: “If you wage jihad against us you’re signing your death warrant”
Not while Barrak HUSSEIN 0bama is in office.
Give it a little time, and they will investigate the violence waged by SBPD on his two freedom fighters.
Sam says
This is great progress. I like Carson also. They are talking about Islam. Thank God.
Mitch says
Lordy, our system is so broken that mere sane speech from a politician is the exception. And I get all excited and make a donation.
Robert, thanks for posting.
Robert Cox says
Obama insist that ISIS is a perversion of Islam. But he doesnt even attempt to defend this claim.Jihad has been the heart of Islam since it began. He insist that we can’t look with suspicion or discriminate against Moslems. But virtually 100% of the killers are Jihadis.In any sane world ALL Moslems should be looked upon as suspect. The only difference between a Jihadi Moslem and a non Jihad Moslem is only known after the fact. Obama is afraid to use the word Islamic terrorist and Jihad. To recognize Islam’s ideology and Jihad as a part of it would mean the beginning of the exposure that multiculuralism is suicidal and that political correctness demands we accept lies.Obama must keeep up the lie as long as he can But who beleives him anymore?
shoehorn of africa says
Ted Cruz an excellent candidate. *what the world needs now*
Laura says
“For such a time as this”…
mortimer says
If Ted Cruz has read up on the JIHAD DOCTRINE, he is among the select few politicians who respect their RESPONSIBILITY TO BE INFORMED about Islam.
Apparently, Hillary, Obama, John Cameron and David Cameron have NO RESPECT FOR THE PEOPLE THEY REPRESENT…because they REFUSE to learn the JIHAD DOCTRINE!
When you know that JIHAD is intrinsic to normative, canonical Islam, you realize that Muslims must be DEPROGRAMMED OUT OF ISLAM in order for there to be world peace.
DFD says
Mortimer wrote: Apparently, Hillary, Obama, John Cameron and David Cameron have NO RESPECT FOR THE PEOPLE THEY REPRESENT
Hey, stop claiming everything… Have a look what Angela Merkel thinks about the Germans, she shows it in here face when ‘handling’ the German Flag. The video lasts only for a few seconds, but it tells the tale. You think that Hillary, Obama tec. are any different, when or if they feel unobserved?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1L6pKQFepyw
These are our leaders (?) people…
Regards all
DFD
EYESOPEN says
Sounds to me like just more political posturing. What are we now supposed to commit even MORE good men to die, be captured by IS savages, or mutilated in an “escalation”????????? Sounds too much like Vietnam “mission creep” to me. More money – and lives – down an already deep abyss. Keep the mfers the hell OUT of our nation! Why is that such a difficult thing to do?
Oh, and in case anyone did not yet realize it, besides Cruz’s CFR/Goldman-Sachs wife, he has now surrounded himself with political “insiders”. The following article might prove enlightening.
http://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/politics/item/21764-ted-cruz-s-closest-counsellors-are-neocon-cfr-vips
The article refers to them as “neocons”, which IMO is a misnomer. What they SHOULD be referred to are PSEUDO-cons; because they do not espouse what conservatism is all about. They are wolves in sheep’s clothing – and all the more dangerous for that.
Lenny Thetruth says
We obviously need a leader. A real one, who will do what has to be done. While O went on TV, he didn’t say anything except to tolerate Islam. Like we have aa choice? Well, actually, we do. If we recognize it as a legitimate religion, we would be fooling ourselves. It exists to conquer. It exists to give an excuse to rob, plunder, rape and kill.
Our perception of religion is adherence to a higher being. But, you don’t have to believe to be a good human being. This “religion” has fervent followers, but they are as malignant as any cancer. Since there is no other current cure for this kind of cancer, I would excise it.
As the population of this planet grows, the closer together we have to live. Confined spaces always lead to three things. Disease, famine and war have always erupted to shrink the world’s population. (You can throw in a natural disaster, but it is not predictable). So, it comes down to limited space in the sandbox. Somebody has to sit out, and I propose that it would be the agressive types.
Rabin Ka says
Mr. President,
If Moslem is peaceful people or country, why we can not talk about Jesus and Gospel in Middle East?
Don’t you really do not know that so many Christians beheaded by the name of Islam god Allah. Who is beheaded any Moslem in the United State by the name of God and Jesus Christ and Holy Spirit.
Moslems do not need fear and afraid include you because of Christian God is Love but Just.
Please firgive me my broken English.
gravenimage says
Your English is fine–I knew what you meant.
Joseph says
I agree with you Graven. Rabin Ka’s English is just fine. In fact Rabin Ka, I would like to see more of your posts.
duh_swami says
Rasool Obama and Hillary continue to protect the image of Islam in spite of mounting evidence that Islam is not worthy of protection…Both oi them are psychopaths and not fit for public office…Ted is a better man than either of them…
sally says
here’s the trailer for a new film about sanders’ commie views which claims declared Marxists are running his campaign and provides evidence. Cruz needs to exploit this stuff. Also destroy Trump. How hard can it be to find unsalubrious material??? I like the Donald but he’s not fit to lead us now. His mind is wishy-warshy and the MB is expert at manipulating minds not saturated in the Judeo-Christian ethos of service. They’ll have trump wrapped around their fingers in no time. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DDGgdUP6tCc
SierraFaith says
Yes, of course Senator Cruz realizes death warrants are warrants to heaven in the eyes of Radical Islamists, but they are still death warrants to the sane world — they remove the threat from this veil of tears for the rest of us.
Think of if as a between the lines “Bring It On” so that we can begin to expunge Radical Islam from this planet.
Actually, I thought the best line was:
“Under No Circumstances Will I Ever Apologize For America.”
That is Why I support Senator Ted Cruz for President of these wonderful United States of America in 2016!
the renegade says
radical? this is the new fascism… islamo fascism that is against values of humanity, free speech, pursuit of happiness, freedom, equality, democracy and intellect.
oh wait… i forgot islam is a very old fascist ideology which inspired hitler as well. if there was world war against facism why should one be against islamo fascism.
i am sick and tired of these long bearded skull cap Mfers telling me what to do and telling me that they will go to heaven and i will go hell if dont believe in muhammad and his version of allah who is nothing short of a demon…
Well these guys are making their lives a living hell and dragging down every one of us.
Islam needs to stripped of its status of being a religion and should treated same as Nazism and declared unconstitutional and seditious in free societies.
Bomb the edifices of this satanic ideology which has long terrorised innocents for centuries claiming that god is with them and thinking they will succeed because of that. This mindset can be destroyed only when the unholy sites where this originated called mecca and medina are obliterated from the annals of history.
Dig up that demon muhamnad from his grave and burn his remains with the oil sucked out of Saudi.
These guys over a 1000 years have been estimated to have murdered more than 10 million hindus (includes buddhists, jains and sikhs), 2 million jews (or more), 5 million zorashtrians, at least 10 million (christians) and many more.
Its time to end Muhammad’s tyranny.
We are not afraid of you’O apostles of satan.
Chabuco says
#CruzOrLose
Stephen Rohaty says
When Japan attacked us, they finished the war with 1 less god. Hierohito died a mortal. Now, it is time for allah to lose his godhood.
abad says
Just round up all the Muslims in the USA and ship them out.
And send Obama and Loretta Lynch along with them.
Peter Holdt says
“Murdering infidels is what some GOOD Muslims do.
Syed and Tashfeen are in Muslim heaven now if what Muslims believe about allah is true.”
The next president and I hope to God it’s Cruz has got to take that on board. Incidentally the quote above is from a piece worth reading about the San Barnadino attack. It’s at: http://john-moloney.blogspot.com/2015/12/good-muslims.html
b.c.terry says
That’s the kind of straight talk America and it’s allies have been waiting to hear.
If i was an American, Cruz would shoot up to my first choice on those words only.
Don McKellar says
Great ad.
Mulakush says
American Army has been beaten back at almost every fighting adventure after WWII. Army is the wrong weapon for guerrilla type wars. We need more spying and intelligence backed by resolution to wipe out any Muslims who stray from the straight and narrow in our country. Army? Waste of money.
Angemon says
It’s a good deterrent, for the most part – knowing a country has a military that can turn one’s country into a smoking glass crate helps to dissuade wannabe bullies. Not applicable to muslim-majority countries where they love death as we love loife but, like I said, for the most part.
David Scoltock says
Terrorism has no country so there is no point to a deterrent that says “I’ll bomb your country”. You bombed Afghanistan, you bombed Iraq and the terrorists just moved to the next country.
You can’t bomb the world.
dajjal says
Bomb them wherever you find them and usher them into Hell. Their training camps, staging areas, convoys, headquarters, barracks and funeral processions. Send in the Wart Hogs with cannon blazing.
blitz2b says
We can all tiptoe around the tulips when we fail to identify the real culprit in this war of ideologies. Islam in it’s purest form is the reason for the every single corrupted Muslim mind that is hell bent on destroying the kuffar and ushering the caliphate worldwide, but of course we can neither admit that Islam is wrong nor can we mention that the Koran has hate spewing out between it’s covers. All we are expected to do like our lying politicians and media, is falsely admit beyond our common sense reasoning that this cult of hate is a religion of peace.
Hence the enemy will prevail
gravenimage says
I don’t think the biggest problem has been that the army is the wrong tool for the job, but that since the WWII–or the Korean War at the latest–that American authorities have lacked the will to really win a war.
Vietnam would the the first, but hardly the last.
Kepha says
Viva Cruz!
However, those who think the USA needs to rebuild its intelligence capabilities–including HUMINT, are right. I’m not so sure I’m for more open-ended interventions in various Islamic ratholes. A highly qualified success such as that scored by Dubya Bush in removing Sodom Insane and taming Drag Queen Qaddafi will bring about a Democratic successor embracing the Ikhwan or Qaida-lite.
Baucent says
I’ll make a prediction; it will be the “two Cuban’s” running against Hillary & co in the big game.
milad meah says
Cruz says IF – Is not what is happening “Jihad”? Is not Quran and its believers about Jihad?
You may not like Trump – but he at least speaks what he knows and as he sees what it is all bout – he ‘says so’. Cruz knowingly blunts the rhetoric.