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Robert Spencer in PJ Media: Loretta Lynch: Islam’s Finest PR Agent

Jun 20, 2016 11:15 am By Robert Spencer

Over at PJ Media, I discuss the FBI’s whitewashing of Orlando jihad mass murderer Omar Mateen’s Islamic motive:

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Attorney General Loretta Lynch announced Sunday that the FBI would release transcripts of 911 calls that Orlando jihad mass murderer Omar Mateen made during his massacre. Lynch said that the transcript would include:

… the killer’s calls with law enforcement, from inside the club. These are the calls with the Orlando PD negotiating team, who he was, where he was.

However, said Lynch, there would be one significant omission:

What we’re not going to do is further proclaim this man’s pledges of allegiance to terrorist groups, and further his propaganda. We are not going to hear him make his assertions of allegiance [to ISIS].

Unaware of irony, Lynch added:

We’re trying to get as much information about this investigation out as possible.

But not, apparently, anything that might shed light on the ideology that led him to carry out the attack in the first place.

After saying that the Islamic content of the calls would be edited out, Lynch backtracked somewhat, saying:

We will hear him talk about some of those things, but we are not going to hear him make his assertions of allegiance and that. It will not be audio, it will be a printed transcript.

Lynch also mentioned another remarkable omission: the released transcripts would also not contain any statements Mateen made about gays. Not because the FBI was going to edit out those passages as well, but because Mateen didn’t say anything about gays at all:

You know, he didn’t get into that. So we’re still exploring why he chose this particular place to attack. We’re asking people who have information to come forward … We are trying to learn everything we can about this individual’s motivations.

Wow. Let’s summarize:

Lynch, and the Obama administration determined a priori that Mateen’s Islamic statements are irrelevant. She then made the announcement that the mainstream media’s — and Obama’s, per his speech — favored explanation of homicidal “homophobia” as the motive is not supported by the killer’s own statements.

So now Lynch is casting about for some way to understand why he committed mass murder at the Pulse nightclub, because she can’t prove his priority was murdering gays — and she refuses to even allow you to know what he actually said his motives were: Islam.

Lynch dismisses the explanation right in front of her face: Mateen killed gays because he was an adherent of the Islamic State, and the Islamic State has called for attacks on American civilians during this Ramadan.

If Lynch wants to know why Mateen chose the Pulse for his attack (after scouting out Disney World), even though he said nothing about it during his 911 calls, she might consider that the Islamic State as well as many Islamic governments regularly kill gays, and reflect on the fact that Islam mandates that gays be put to death.

But she will not consider any of that:

We’re not going to … further his propaganda.

Well, she is — by definition — furthering someone’s propaganda: her own.

This is a turning point for the Obama administration. For years, it has been the official administration position that Islamic terrorism has nothing to do with Islam. Indeed, as I reported last week, the administration scrubbed counter-terror training materials of all mention of Islam and jihad in connection with terrorism.

But now it is going even further: a jihad terrorist explained his motivations in terms of Islam — and the administration dismissed them!

This level of denial and willful ignorance would be comical if it weren’t so deadly.

If our intelligence and law enforcement officials do not understand the motives and goals of those who have vowed to destroy us, they will remain unable to counter them effectively. Ignoring, denying, and now actively censoring jihadis’ stated reasons for why they kill also leaves the vast majority of the American public ignorant and complacent regarding the nature and magnitude of the jihad threat.

Contrary to her assertions, Lynch’s absurd decision plays into the hands of the jihadis themselves. They are killing Americans for the ultimate goal of destroying the U.S. government and establishing an Islamic state here which enforces Islamic law.

Islamic law forbids criticism of Islam, as does Loretta Lynch.

Last January, a convert to Islam in Philadelphia named Edward Archer shot and seriously wounded police officer Jesse Hartnett. He then explained:

I follow Allah. I pledge my allegiance to the Islamic state. That is why I did what I did.

Jim Kenney, the mayor of Philadelphia, said the following after releasing a surveillance video of Archer in Islamic dress and shooting Hartnett:

In no way, shape, or form does anyone in this room believe that Islam or the teaching of Islam has anything to do with what you’ve seen on the screen. … It is abhorrent. It is terrible and it does not represent the religion or any of its teachings. This is a criminal with a stolen gun who tried to kill one of our officers. It has nothing to do with being a Muslim or following the Islamic faith.

Perhaps Kenney was angling for a plum position in the Obama administration, or in a subsequent Hillary Clinton administration. Certainly he and Loretta Lynch see eye-to-eye about their fundamental duty in the wake of any jihad terror attack: do everything possible to ensure that people do not have a negative — or even accurate — view of Islam….

Read the rest here.

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  1. Peter says

    Jun 20, 2016 at 11:25 am

    The religious content left in makes one believe the FBI is now proselytizing for allah and the prophet.

    • jihad3tracker says

      Jun 20, 2016 at 11:39 am

      BREAKING NEWS — OMAR MATEEN’S CONVERSATION INCLUDES, RIGHT AT THE BEGINNING, DECLARATIONS OF DEVOTION TO ALLAH !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

      This should be the moment of discovery for clueless Americans — if we ALL get in touch with our local media and elected officials. EMAIL THEM — A MUSLIM SLAUGHTER 50 AND TRIES TO KILL 53 MORE — and then brags to the police, including how much he is dedicated to his “god”.

      Can you have any clearer proof than that regarding Islam’s true essence ??????

      Please, ask all of your family and friends — especially in different states, for the deepest possible outreach to senators and representatives — to CALL THEIR DISTRICT OFFICES AND URGE ALL STAFF AND THE BOSS TO READ THE TRANSCRIPT.

      We have an astonishing chance to finally penetrate their thick skulls —- GET INTO ACTION IMMEDIATELY.

    • Carmel says

      Jun 21, 2016 at 12:56 am

      I think she «lynch » us .

      • eagle says

        Jun 22, 2016 at 9:00 pm

        Loretta Lynch is just another one of Muslim Obama’s Muslim stooges. A Muslim puppet on Obama’s string.

  2. Jay Boo says

    Jun 20, 2016 at 11:27 am

    Stepping over 49 dead bodies.

  3. Norger says

    Jun 20, 2016 at 11:30 am

    “Well she is–by definition–furthering someone’s propanda: her own.”

    SPOT ON!!!!

    • Hindu American says

      Jun 20, 2016 at 12:57 pm

      An article on Ms. Lynch (Daily Beat, 12.04.15) by DEAN OBEIDALLAH

      Loretta Lynch Stands Boldly with Muslims

      “The Muslim American community is expanding, which is beautiful.” I doubt you would ever hear these words uttered by a Republican governmental official anywhere. And we definitely know it’s not something you will hear from the 2016 GOP presidential candidates. But those were the very words that United States Attorney General Loretta Lynch told the sold-out crowd on Thursday night at the Muslim Advocates 10th anniversary dinner.”

      http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/12/04/loretta-lynch-stands-boldly-with-muslims.html

      • Hindu American says

        Jun 20, 2016 at 12:57 pm

        Apologies. That should be “The Daily Beast”. The irony is not lost, however.

        • Norger says

          Jun 20, 2016 at 2:00 pm

          Hindu American, I hope you weren’t apologizing to me. I always enjoy your comments:)

        • Hindu American says

          Jun 20, 2016 at 8:48 pm

          Norger, the apology was for the spelling error. Sorry about that.

    • Carmel says

      Jun 21, 2016 at 12:51 am

      Well , we should not say anything anyone . She is a woman , she is black, so they make her double shielded. Anyone who criticised what she do or say is a white privileged pig.
      So , shut up everybody . You are already islamophobes. Isn’t enough ?

      * If only she could be a lesbian or transgender , it woould gave her the holy trinity shield.

      • lb4t says

        Jun 21, 2016 at 1:57 pm

        “Holy trinity shield” …that is hilarious!

  4. Steve Klein says

    Jun 20, 2016 at 11:30 am

    Live: FBI spokesman (Ronald Hooper) in response to a reporter’s question asking why the FBI has redacted the killer’s Islamic inspired words — his response: FBI (or the administration) does not want to inflame or inspire like-minded people here in the U.S. to commit similar atrocities. Does anyone buy into this rationale?

    • Norger says

      Jun 20, 2016 at 11:42 am

      I actually might believe that they are concerned this could inspire other potential jihadis here in the US. who likely number in the thousands. (I keep hearing about 1000+ open ISIS investigations). The problem for the feds is that this is contrary to the “tiny minority of extremists” and “Islam has nothing to do with terrorism” narrative that wehave been fed for years. And they also have to explain why they purged law enforcement training materials of all references to Islam if this is truly a cause for concern (which it probably is).

    • lb4t says

      Jun 21, 2016 at 1:59 pm

      FBI spokesman Ronald Hooper? Any relation to Ibrahim Hooper of CAIR?

  5. Hi Moe says

    Jun 20, 2016 at 11:38 am

    I don’t know if they have sinister motives behind this whitewash. It’s possible that they simply don’t want to fuel the clash of civilizations we’re in. This will unfortunately lead to their victory.

    • Jaladhi says

      Jun 20, 2016 at 11:46 am

      We are in the clash of civilization and no amount of denial by US will stop it. If anything it will simply embolden the other side and they will increase their attacks!

  6. Jaladhi says

    Jun 20, 2016 at 11:43 am

    Denial of “elephant in the room syndrome”!! It is deliberate and traitorous!

  7. Lioness says

    Jun 20, 2016 at 11:44 am

    On Global TV (Canada) they said that “we probably will never know the motive behind the attack”! I wanted to pull every hair out of my head. I turned the TV off and had a drink.

    • Jaladhi says

      Jun 20, 2016 at 11:48 am

      Ah, the Canadians are worse than US when it comes to Muslims. Their policies will simply embolden Muslim terrorists.

      • Hi Moe says

        Jun 20, 2016 at 11:56 am

        Yes, we’re way worse off…the evil is deeply entrenched here now.

    • Carmel says

      Jun 21, 2016 at 12:53 am

      Go to REBEL MEDIA , you might learn the truth .

    • Dennis says

      Jun 21, 2016 at 1:19 am

      When they say ‘We’ they can’t mean us, because We (Us), know the motive behind the murders in Orlando. So their We’ can go stick their not knowing where the sun doesn’t shine. Oh Canada!

  8. biff says

    Jun 20, 2016 at 11:44 am

    The same FBI that “investigated” the Orlando shooter 3 times is “investigating” Hillary Clinton.

    Even before the political pressure, the FBI appears too incompetent to manage their way out of a paper bag.

    Charges against HRC are never going to happen.

    It does not matter how many times or how obviously she broke the law.

    HRC and the great fornicator are heading back to the white house.

    tx

  9. Schrödinger says

    Jun 20, 2016 at 11:47 am

    The Stealth Jihad, the whole Stealth Jihad and nothing but the Stealth Jihad — courtesy of the Obama Stealth Jihad lynch mob.

    • Jaladhi says

      Jun 20, 2016 at 11:50 am

      Bare naked jihad is being supported by stealth jihad by our own administration, media,and academia. It will not end well for us.

  10. Richie says

    Jun 20, 2016 at 12:40 pm

    why do sane patriotic members of the FBI think of Obama’s hands off approach to islamic terrorists?

    I wonder how many members of the FBI were threatened with the end of their jobs if they even mentioned islam?

  11. El Cid says

    Jun 20, 2016 at 12:52 pm

    She said to CNN:
    Lynch also said that political correctness is not getting in the way of terror investigations and that maintaining contacts within the Muslim community is very important because “if they’re from that community and they’re being radicalized, their friends and family members will see it first.”

    My take: Trump had an impact. She is saying that the community should be able to report the radicalization–this is exactly Trump’s position. She also acknowledged the existence of political correctness–it is now a real topic. And from her point of view, it gets in the way of justice. hmmm…

    See how good ideas take hold. Let’s see if the discourse continues to change for the better.

  12. Norger says

    Jun 20, 2016 at 1:13 pm

    I’ll give ISIS this much: when it can the Attorney General of the US to twist herself into knots like this, it is officially no longer the “JV.”

  13. Shmooviyet says

    Jun 20, 2016 at 1:28 pm

    Not only will the content be heavily edited, it will be released in *transcript* form– after being polished by Lynch and her crew and approved by CAIR.
    Why not simply construct their own version, using bits from the original? They could replace the islamic boastful arrogance with a few whimpers from Omar, over being bullied as a child for being ‘different’, his sexual preference crises, etc.
    Supporting their ‘islam-as-victim-of-American-racism’ narrative.

    Yes, obviously some will know the reality, but to whom could a whistle-blower go just now?

  14. Angemon says

    Jun 20, 2016 at 1:36 pm

    Ah, I see Loretta Lynch is the Minister of Truth…

  15. Nigel GFF says

    Jun 20, 2016 at 1:55 pm

    “This level of denial and wilful ignorance would be comical if it weren’t so deadly.”

    Farcical really, but enjoy the belly laughs when they come along.

    Who can forget Yossarian in a favourite scene in Catch-22, when the hospitalized Yossarian is given servicemens’ letters to edit.

    “After the first day he had no curiosity at all. To break the monotony he invented games. Death to all modifiers, he declared one day, and out of every letter that passed through his hands went every adverb and adjective. The next day he made war on articles. He reached a much higher plane of creativity the following day when he blacked out everything in the letters but “a”, “an”, and “the”. That erected more dynamic intra-linear tensions, he felt, and in just about every case left a message far more universal.”

    Catch-22 (Joseph Heller)

    • Nigel GFF says

      Jun 20, 2016 at 2:10 pm

      The Dominatrix, meet Madam Redactrix.

  16. Pong says

    Jun 20, 2016 at 1:57 pm

    She lloks like Al Sharpton on that picture.

  17. David says

    Jun 20, 2016 at 3:57 pm

    As I have written here before. The President is guilty of TREASON, and his staff is packed with like minded TRAITORS.
    I pray (and hope) every day that justice will catch up with all of them, in the end.
    AMEN!

  18. BlueRaven says

    Jun 20, 2016 at 5:31 pm

    He is not my choice and never will be : Obama

  19. abad says

    Jun 20, 2016 at 7:05 pm

    I see that Muslima Lynch failed to wear her headscarf – she is in violation of the Quran

  20. Richard Paulsen says

    Jun 20, 2016 at 8:19 pm

    She betrays the International Workingclass.

  21. davej says

    Jun 20, 2016 at 11:25 pm

    All these Obama appointments remind me of the Nazis, fueled by a similar Fascist Corporate owned system.

    Fascist means owned by the Corporations, who like Muslims for their large family sizes = we sell more diapers and all the rest. Corporations are like people without a conscience, ie psychopaths .

  22. Thought_Weaver says

    Jun 21, 2016 at 12:22 am

    Lynch her….

  23. Larry A. Singleton says

    Jun 21, 2016 at 4:41 am

    It’s nice to comment here. But the Just Us Department has a Facebook page. I would encourage people to go there and put their two cents worth in. It’s nice to see that the vast majority of comments are from people that are good and pissed off. It’s another good way to plug Jihad Watch as well.

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