After having spent years ignoring, denying and enabling the motivating ideology behind jihad terror, it would be good to confront it. As I noted here, that the political and media elites are so profoundly threatened by this is telling in itself.
The jihadis are at war with the United States, and those who have sworn to protect and defend this nation are determined instead, above all things, to make sure that we do not think negatively about the belief system that inspired this war against us and incites its adherents to attack us. This is madness, and must stop. Trump, for all his many flaws, is the first candidate to buck this sinister agenda, and the most honest presidential candidate about the jihad threat since John Quincy Adams.
“Donald Trump’s Terrorism Plan Mixes Cold War Concepts and Limits on Immigrants,” by David E. Sanger, New York Times, August 15, 2016:
Donald J. Trump on Monday invoked comparisons to the Cold War era in arguing that the United States must wage an unrelenting ideological fight if it is to defeat the Islamic State. He said he would temporarily suspend immigration from “the most dangerous and volatile regions of the world” and judge allies solely on their participation in America’s mission to root out Islamic terrorism.
In a speech at Youngstown State University in Ohio, a critical swing state where polls show him trailing Hillary Clinton, Mr. Trump combined old vows to seize Middle Eastern oil fields with the announcement of a series of new, if still vague, proposals to change America’s battlefield tactics.
“Just as we won the Cold War, in part by exposing the evils of communism and the virtues of free markets, so too must we take on the ideology of radical Islam,” he said….

Jaladhi says
I am surprised that CAIR has not already come out against the proposed “harassment” of their murderous Muslim brothers from OIC(?) countries! Any minute now…LOL..
Steve Klein says
I believe I read it yesterday, they did come out and condemn Mr. Trump.
Steve Klein says
CAIR Says Trump’s Plan to Subject Immigrants to an Ideological ‘Test’ Violates American Values
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Jaladhi says
Ha, ha,.. what travesty – CAIR should be telling us about American values!! They should think for a moment – they are here because of American values and they choose no to adopt any American value and therefore one ca reconsider admitting more of them!!
Lion of Judah's Cub says
CAIRs ideology violates American values.
gravenimage says
In other words, “American values violate American values”. I hate the meretricious thugs at CAIR.
Polk1970 says
CAIR condemning Trump PROVES we NEED him to WIN
Peter the Hermit says
Speaking of CAIR, let me draw your attention to the perfect anti-CAIR truth serum: After Jihad Watch, my all-time favorite counter-Jihad website is, without a doubt, http://www.SneakyIslam.com, about how to fight the Islamic jihad and the stealth Muslim takeover of America. This website contains all the basic material one needs to rapidly educate oneself and others on these issues. But what I particularly enjoy are the highly original essays contained therein, many retrievable from the home page. Among those guaranteed to make CAIR turn blue with anger are The Top 100 Muslim Contributions to America, The Holidays of Islam: A Guide for Non-Muslims, and America’s Interfaith Dialogue with Muslims :A Guide in Due Diligence. Read these and others as you explore this unique and very politically incorrect website. You won’t be disappointed!
gravenimage says
*Excellent* link, Peter–thank you. I was not familiar with “Sneaky Islam”–good stuff.
Ray Sears says
Thank You !
Mark Swan says
Thanks Peter the Hermit
Angemon says
Sounds like solid common sense to me.
Berengaria says
Thank you, It sounds like Common Sense to me, also. I agree with Donald Trump on the Syrian Muslim Issue, ( STOP EM). Flooding the US with Muslim POC is only going to pander to enemy (Islam) & achieve nothing in race Relations.
THE ENEMY IS “ISLAM”.
nicu says
I wish we would have a Mr. Trump in Europe !
Rufolino says
Yes but is he going to win ? Most of the media are out to destroy him and his campaign strategy needs to do better.
linnte says
Trump’s campaign strategy is brilliant. He is taking important American issues, one rally, one speech at a time and laying out the plan to fix it. It is what AMERICANS have wanted for many many years!
An important thing that we as Trump supporters can do is encourage our Liberal Democrat friends to LISTEN to him.
linnte says
You have Geert Wilders! I love Geert! He ACTUALLY responded to me when I messaged him on Facebook. (At least I am pretending to believe it wasn’t an employee of his ?)
Jack HOLAN says
The Commission that Trump spoke abow about creating to counter Ilamic Jihadism, I hope you Robert Spencer and Brigette Grielle haven’t given up on us and put forward your faces in front of Trumps to be on the committee! I thank the two of you in advance.
Jay Boo says
Obama
Either — Gun Control or Mental Illness.
No other possible options are allowed to exist.
A False Dichotomy
The obvious answer is neither choice.
The Orlando attack and Obama’s steadfast refusal to name the enemy has inspired far more Jihadis in waiting than ISIS.
Berengaria says
Thank you Jay Boo,Gun Control & Mental Illness will both be used as excuses for, Muslim & Black Terrorist Murders by CAIR & BLM. Remember, BO Founder of ISIS & BLM, said that it’s their culture, we must respect it.
No Longer in America, will I agree or respect any pro-Muslim decrees by GOV or Religious Authorities. ISLAM IS THE ENEMY.
Jay Boo says
The MSM are hoping to smear him.
Hopefully by now there are no more whiny smarty pants in anti-jihad asking, “Why does he always have to say the ideology of radical Islam, Why doesn’t he just say, Islam Blah, Blah”.
linnte says
Jay, after listening to him I truly think he understands that the “ideology of radical Islam” is one and the same as Quranic teachings. It is his way of preventing all out civil war with the already present Muslim population before the election. I suspect if he is elected, he will be challenging Islamic America about the Qur’an itself. Let’s hope so!
gravenimage says
This is true, Linnte–but while not perfect, citing “radical Islam” is still better than ignoring it entirely as most politicians do.
Bezelel says
Even if that’s not his intention presently, the honest look at the ideology will reveal the koran is the source.
Myron J. Poltroonian says
Dear Bezeled, Thank you for using the proper English spelling, where “Q” is always followed by “U”, for the Koran. I’m fed up with the rolling over on everything by the leftist elites-in-charge.
Adrian says
NYTimes smirky editorializing: “…invokes Cold War concepts”
After 9/11, Fort Hood, San Bernardino, Orlando, Boston Marathon, Chattanooga, Washington shooters, Twin Falls etc etc I would think the smirk would fall off their collective faces
abel & solomon says
666 – The Mark of the Beast
The Book of Revelation (13:15) says that the False Prophet causes those who will not worship the image of the Beast to be killed. Isn’t that what the Koran does; (9:5); “Kill the unbelievers…”? Are you aware of any other religion which orders its followers to kill everyone else? Revelation (20:4) even says the Christian martyrs will be “beheaded”, which is what the Koran commands in verse (8:12) “I will cast terror into the hearts of those who disbelieve. Therefore strike off their heads… ” Another clue to the identity of the Beast comes from Revelation verses (13:16-18); “Here is wisdom. Let him who has understanding calculate the number of the Beast, for it is the multitude of a man and its number is 666”. The Greek symbols for 666 were handwritten on St John’s original manuscript of the book as well as in early copies such as the Codex Vaticanus and they are uncannily similar to the Arabic word “Bismillah” meaning “in the name of Allah”. In fact, the handwritten Greek symbols are its mirror image accompanied by two crossed swords, a symbol for both Islam and jihad. Google “666 Allah” and see!
World War III and Satan’s Throne
It seems like the Apocalypse is very near, an end time prophecy that is materialising now talks about Iraq, Isaiah (13:16) says; “Their children will be smashed to death before their eyes; their houses will be looted, and their wives raped.” This is exactly what the Islamic State have been doing. We also now know from recently discovered documents that both Al Qaeda and the Islamic State have deliberately sought to provoke a worldwide military conflict between Islam and the rest of the world. There are a number of Islamic nations too which are being driven by Apocalyptic theology. These Muslims deeply believe that it is their duty to Allah to push the world towards a final great Armageddon; “Proclaim this among the nations: Prepare for holy war; rouse the warriors; let all the men of war advance and attack! …Let the nations be roused…. Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision! For the day of the LORD is near in the valley of decision.” (Joel 3:9,12,14)
Armageddon; the Valley of Decision
Indeed, we are already in that war, it is wrongly called the “war on terror” but it really is a sort of war between Islam and the “West”. As the true Islam of Mohammed and his Koran are the very root of this “terror”, (and don’t forget that over 95% of all terrorism in the world is Islamist), we are currently in a World War III of ideas and ideals under another name. A spiritual and intellectual war of ideas and ideals. But a physical one too.
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Lion of Judah's Cub says
According to end time Bible prophecy researchers and commentators such as Walid Shoebat (and others) Mecca/Saudi Arabia will likely be nuked in the near future by Persia (Iran) as the latter tries to attack Israel and is thwarted. The US-Iran nuke deal has set the stage for this event.
Walter Sieruk says
The ideology of “Radical Islam” is actually based on theology. Which is is the theology of hard core non- watered down Islam . Not hijacked Islam or some kind of warped Islam but actual real Islam. Be it the Islam Shi ‘ite Iran with that Islamic regime which so very cruel, brutal and oppressive to the Iranian people. Be it the Sunni Islam of the Islamic “state”.which is so extremely vicious,malicious and murderous. Furthermore, to give a more detailed explanation about the Islamic based or Koranic based ideology ,theology of ISIS as follows.. The cruel ,vicious and murderous jihadists thugs who compose the brutal and deadly jihad entity ISIS are actually putting in to the practice ,with all their ruthless actions, the violence and killing that is part of the teaching of the “holy book” of Islam ,the Koran. Which contain the doctrine of extreme violent force for the advancement of Islam. As seen in the Koran, for example, 4:89. 5:33. 9:5,111,123. 47:4. So in spite of the strong denials by many, ISIS is an actual Islamic organization. Likewise the malicious, bloodthirsty violence jihadists who make up ISIS are real Muslims. Nevertheless, there are some who might , understandably, wonder and then ask “Just how can those jihadists of ISIS ,being so very religious , also at the time also be so very malice-filled ,unfeeling and deadly ? “ The answer to that question is found in the Bible. For the Bible teaches that there are some people who are extremely heartless, cold, callous and dangerous because they have had “their conscience seared with a hot iron.” First Timothy 4:2. [ K.J.V.] In this case of the members of ISIS this “hot iron” is Islam.
So Donald Trump is,in essence, right.This current war is about Ideology. It’s about the ideology of hardcore, non-watered down Islam with it’s militant and stealth jihad
biff says
Unfortunately the power elites have decided that “status quo” Hillary Clinton is their man.
Saudi Arabia and all the other crazy Islamic countries will spend every petro-dollar they have to keep a Islamic friendly person in the White House and the borders open.
They will not be able to shake her hand, but they want her in the white house.
High Hopes says
Most succinct and on the money, pardon the pun, comment I’ve seen. ‘They will not be able to shake her hand but they want her in the White House’.
mortimer says
The jihadists have STATED, DECLARED AND REPEATED that they are at war with the United States in particular and Israel secondarily: Target One and Target Two.
Why do Western elites not wish to understand the religious ideology that promotes the hatred? Too much hard work? Need to study some books?
William says
It looks like Trump intends to use the strategy outlined by Dr. Sebastian Gorka. Dr. Gorka talked about fighting radical Islam in the same way we fought communism.
duh swami says
Islam is ‘radical’, but that is no it’s name…Islam only has one name, not two…If you can’t find Radical Islam in the phone book, it doesn’t ‘t exist..
Adrian says
perfect
davej says
Fortunately someone is finally speaking common sense about the Islamic Invasion. Unfortunately this person is Donald Trump who, other than his willingness to speak out against political correctness, seems to be a very shallow flimflam man.
So very sad that our choices are between an egotistic game show host or a big money candidate with a pro-refugee position who promises to continue Obama’s disastrous policies.
The only hope is getting the Libertarian candidates into the debates so we can have a real discussion of the challenges we face.
Katz says
He was a game show host but that is only one of his many identities as we have, a father, grandfather, son, businessman, patriot and Defender of the Christian faith. If he is shallow, he has at least common sense and tenacity!
Pong says
Shallow? Give me an example of another politician with a less “shallow” platform. I care about policy, your attitude belongs to a kitchen talk. Parroting sms reveals your shallow thinking.
gravenimage says
Trump: “We must take on the ideology of radical Islam”
………………..
Hear, hear!
overman says
At least there seems to be some good news today:
“Anjem Choudary: Muslim Cleric Found Guilty of Supporting Islamic State Group, Reports Say.
Choudary, 49, allegedly encouraged support for the terrorist group in videos posted on YouTube and other online accounts, multiple outlets reported. He faces up to a decade in jail
Carl says
Trump called for an ideological war against “radical Islam”, like the one we fought against Communism. The war against “radical Islam” goes far beyond just Islamic terror. For all of its sensational murders in the name of Islam, ISIS is only the tip of the iceberg of the Islamic threat.
Trump is right to focus on the values of the immigrants we admit. Moslems, if they are at all religious, have Islamic values, not American values. These are clearly expressed in Sharia law, Allah’s sacred law, which supports Islamic supremacy over non-Moslems, suppresses women, hates Jews, Christians and homosexuals. Sharia prohibits freedom of speech and religion.
What took so long for a candidate for American president and leader of the free world to raise these issues? Where was McCain eight years ago? Where was Romney four years ago? Where were the other presidential candidates earlier this year? Where is Hillary now?
Redmond says
At last. US and Russia can finally shake hands . Trump might need a throng of advisers though because he is a low-information candidate prone to make a lot of irresponsible statements such as designating a majority Catholic country like the Philippines as a terrorist stronghold.
j_not_a says
Welll it is true that Phillipines has been letting its’ southern parts islam problem fester for a long time and has not been willing or able to get serious and root it out. That cannot be denied.
Iris says
Islam followers started to teach the people of Japan about Islam, the mosque building is in progress. Pupils in school get halal food and after the Kumamoto earth quake ist was very important to feed the survivors halal.
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/08/16/world/islam-dummies-recruits-poor-grasp-faith/
A taqyya comment:
Mo • 12 hours ago
A verse in Kuran states that “if anyone killed a person not in retaliation of murder, or (and) to spread mischief in the land – it would be as if he killed all mankind, and if anyone saved a life, it would be as if he saved the life of all mankind.” Al-Maeda Verse No:32
source to check yourself :
http://www.comp.leeds.ac.uk/no…
“According to the documents, which were acquired by the Syrian opposition site Zaman al-Wasl and shared with AP, 70 percent of recruits were listed as having just “basic” knowledge of Shariah — the lowest possible choice. Around 24 percent were categorized as having an “intermediate” knowledge, and just 5 percent were considered advanced students of Islam.”
Totally expected , those who go to fight with “IS” have no true knowledge about Islam
Johan Elzinga says
At least ONE important politician will take on the islam. Mr Trump and our mr Wilders have many similarities. Let us hope that the big conspiracy to keep mr Wilders out will not happen in the US. Mr Wilders now has about 30 percent in the polls but all other parties have created what they call a cordon sanitaire. Meaning that they do not even want to speak to him, thereby completely ignoring the issues he brings up and completely keeping 30 percent (or is it forty now?) of the voters in the we ignore you room.
Champ says
Trump: “We must take on the ideology of radical Islam”
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Bravo, TRUMP! He’s getting my vote …
And hearing the unvarnished TRUTH from TRUMP about islam’s ideology is such a refreshing change from the enablers of evil: Team Obama and their ilk. They’re still pushing the “islam is a religion of peace” nonsense …boo!
davej says
Anyone who is not actively spreading the word about the necessity to oppose Islam is an “enabler of Evil”.
This is an inconvenient truth: They have declared war on us. Of course Islam has been warring and invading for the last 1400 years but now they have new tools and are ready to take advantage of a woefully unprepared and very naive West.
Richard Paulsen says
Why anyone has to say what ought to be obvious to every person. Proof things gone too far.
Ballantine1979 says
“Just as we won the Cold War, in part by exposing the evils of communism and the virtues of free markets, so too must we take on the ideology of radical Islam,” Trump said….
“Trump, for all his many flaws, is the first candidate to buck this sinister agenda, and the most honest presidential candidate about the jihad threat since John Quincy Adams.”
That might be true, but John Quincy Adams didn’t feel the need to add that redundant word “radical” to the threat. The words of America’s 6th President probably would not even be able to be spoken by any politician or candidate today (the caps were by Quincy himself):
“The precept of the koran is, perpetual war against all who deny, that Mahomet is the prophet of God. The vanquished may purchase their lives, by the payment of tribute; the victorious may be appeased by a false and delusive promise of peace; and the faithful follower of the prophet, may submit to the imperious necessities of defeat: but the command to propagate the Moslem creed by the sword is always obligatory, when it can be made effective. The commands of the prophet may be performed alike, by fraud, or by force.”
Also, Quincy wrote more at length:
“In the seventh century of the Christian era, a wandering Arab of the lineage of Hagar, the Egyptian, combining the powers of transcendent genius, with the preternatural energy of a fanatic, and the fraudulent spirit of an impostor, proclaimed himself as a messenger from Heaven, and spread desolation and delusion over an extensive portion of the earth. Adopting from the sublime conception of the Mosaic law, the doctrine of one omnipotent God; he connected indissolubly with it, the audacious falsehood, that he was himself his prophet and apostle. Adopting from the new Revelation of Jesus, the faith and hope of immortal life, and of future retribution, he humbled it to the dust, by adapting all the rewards and sanctions of his religion to the gratification of the sexual passion. He poisoned the sources of human felicity at the fountain, by degrading the condition of the female sex, and the allowance of polygamy; and he declared undistinguishing and exterminating war, as a part of his religion, against all the rest of mankind. THE ESSENCE OF HIS DOCTRINE WAS VIOLENCE AND LUST: TO EXALT THE BRUTAL OVER THE SPIRITUAL PART OF HUMAN NATURE.
“Between these two religions, thus contrasted in their characters, a war of twelve hundred years has already raged. That war is yet flagrant; nor can it cease but by the extinction of that imposture, which has been permitted by Providence to prolong the degeneracy of man. While the merciless and dissolute dogmas of the false prophet shall furnish motives to human action, there can never be peace upon earth, and good will towards men.”
https://www.apologeticspress.org/apcontent.aspx?category=7&article=1142
John Quincy Adams wrote these words nearly 200 years ago. Now, the best we can get is someone who says the problem is “radical Islam”. I thought as time goes along, people are supposed to PROGRESS, not regress. So I guess America took two giant steps backward these past 200 years, and now Trump is taking only one step forward. Better than none I guess (and better than going even further back like Hillary or Bernie Sanders would).
j_not_a says
Political correctness and white guilt came crashing in like an enormous tical wave is what happened to western society. A lot has happened since Adams’ time.
lminterests says
Violating our values? Really! since when was stupid one of our values.
Pong says
“Trump, for all his many flaws,…”
Mr. Spencer, was it necessary? I thought you would be above those low references.
After that speach, Trump has no flaws. He is so much ahead of all other politicians, he is almost perfect. His idea to establish a body, looking into islam, is unique among politicians all around the world, including those, who are against moslem invasion. I can see you will be getting an invitation to participate in that work.
linnte says
Trump has flaws! But that’s what makes him HUMAN and Robert is, I believe, referencing his humanity. But The Donald is quickly learning to reel in his knee jerk reactions. I watched him personally deal with a KKK supporter just behind him at a rally. After words(unknown what they were), the KKK guy sat down and was quite through the rest of the rally. Now THAT is leadership!
DeKadt says
This speech was a shattering experience for me. Indeed, for the first time, a president (to be) adressed the islam, islamism, radicalism, jihadism, sharia and all things relating to this culture in the most strongest words yet. This is a 180 degree turn on what the Obama administration (and almost all other western leaders) having been pushing in the main stream media. All hail to Mr Trump!
Damein says
A better criteria is to exclude people who believe the following:
That someone should be killed, raped, or enslaved for what they believe, or stopped believing, about religion, morals, or politics.
That someone should be killed, raped, or enslaved for ridiculing any contemporary, or historical person, of any religious, moral, or political origin.
That someone should be killed, raped, or enslaved for abusing any book, statute or emblem representing any religious, moral, or political viewpoint.
That someone should be killed, raped, or enslaved simply for who they are in terms of race, ethnicity, gender, nationality, sexual orientation, income level, class, or other characteristic.
That someone should be killed, raped, or enslaved for any consensual sexual activity between adults, including homosexual acts, reading pornography, or adultery.
UNCLE VLADDI says
This constant use of the misleadingly reassuring qualifier word, “Radical” islam – is a dangerous lie, because it tricks people into believing by implication that there is some other, non-radical kind of islam out there – when there is not, was never, and never will be!
underbed cat says
Uncle Vladdi I agree with you. totally….”This constant use of the misleadingly reassuring qualifier word, “Radical” islam -is a dangerous lie, because it tricks people into believing by implication the there is some other, non-radical kind of islam out there-when there is not , was never, and never will be !”
abad says
There is NO need for Muslims to come to the United States of America.
NONE.
They want to kill us.
Once again:
Christians want to convert you.
Muslims want to kill you.
Muslims can stay on their own third-world turf in the Middle East.
They will not be welcomed here.
underbed cat says
Listening to Gorka talk about supporting Sunni Arab Muslims against Shia Muslims, that will eventually converge into a caliphate, a goal of both…seems to be going only in circles chasing a tail. Shia and Sunni both read the same Quran and believe in the same ideology( slight differences)and I am not in favor of supporting either ideology who believes in world domination. Isn’t that the mistake being made currently….and the reason the ideology of Islam is kept under wraps so will can’t see the U.S, supporting terrorism. The current administration seems to support both sides, in different places and the middle east is a mess. Aiding al queda, or isil ,or isis , or boko harem or daesh all the while bringing the players to this country as refugees is bringing in an army against the U.S, In my opinion.
linnte says
I listened to Gorka while Jamie Glazov had him on, and left a comment regarding Gorkas stand about being in collision with the Saud’s. His point of view is nuts! The world must reject Islam, period. Islam needs to stay in the Middle East where it belongs.
Dacritic says
Donald, if by “radical” Islam you mean ROOT or fundamental Islam, then yes you got it right.
Kenneth T Tellis says
You have to meet Islam head on and defeat it by challenging all its specious arguments and exposing them as nothing but Arabian Night Fairy tales, otherwise you are only enabling it and thus become self-defeating. Strike Islam on every occasion and show them that you are unafraid to meet them on the field of battle.