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Robert Spencer Video: House Votes Down Proposal to Know the Enemy

Aug 26, 2017 8:54 am By Robert Spencer

In this new video, I discuss the House of Representatives’ vote against a measure that would require military officials to study the motivating ideology behind the jihad threat.

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Filed Under: Featured, Robert Spencer, willful ignorance Tagged With: House of Representatives, Keith Ellison, Trent Franks


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  1. Kilfincelt says

    Aug 26, 2017 at 9:31 am

    Another case of you can’t fix stupid. Happy to know though that the Congressman that I voted for prior to redistricting voted for the measure. The goofball that represents my district now is a Democrat who wouldn’t know the truth if it got up and bit him.

    • jack grandville says

      Aug 26, 2017 at 10:09 am

      That Democrat you are blessed with now is the typical Liberal mindset — black is white and blue is no color at all -long past redemtion.

    • Mark says

      Aug 26, 2017 at 10:54 am

      Its not Left/Liberal idealogy alone that shuts down such understanding and study.

      Politicians, bureaucrats and media are on payroll of Muslim Lobbyists to further their agenda.

      Like Dems selling out American interests for thousands thrown their way by iranian Lobbyists to support nuke deal http://tinyurl.com/mcake4d

    • John Forbes says

      Aug 27, 2017 at 5:24 am

      In looking at some of the speeches given by a number of US Congressmen I believe that it would be very difficult to find a DUMBER GROUP OF PEOPLE !
      They seems to be uneducated & utterly clueless self serving idiots !
      How these people get elected & how ANYONE votes for this level of STUPIDITY is well beyond me !
      Why on Earth any elected official would NOT WANT to KNOW ABOUT the ENEMY facing the WEST & the US is astounding !
      It is will full & very determined IGNORANCE !
      But this is not the first instance as I believe there is still a level of WILLFUL ARROGANCE which says – WHY DO WE NEED TO GO THERE ??
      Another DISASTER LOOMING & CLOSE at hand for the US & Probably the rest of us !

      For to not understand – will lead right to DEFEAT !!

  2. Keith says

    Aug 26, 2017 at 10:11 am

    Robert, another great video! Keep up the good work. Would you please advise us what the Bill number was on this Measure, I can’t seem to find it out there. Thanks!

    • EYESOPEN says

      Aug 28, 2017 at 7:25 pm

      You can find what you’re looking for in the following 2 articles. The first is Pam Geller’s article on the proposed bill. The second link shows the votes.

      https://pamelageller.com/2017/07/house-rejects-islamic.html/
      http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2017/roll372.xml

  3. jack grandville says

    Aug 26, 2017 at 10:16 am

    This is the ugly reality of the Liberal mindset and there is no known cure. The unfortunate part is that there will be many, many needless deaths before this ‘disease’ is finally cured. It intrigues me (if that is a proper description) just how this scourge came to be. Prior to this manifestation, the world was actually settling into what appeared to be a ‘normal’ way of life if there ever is such a thing — but at least North America appeared to be coming along fairly well. Perhaps there is a higher source that guides the ways of the world?

  4. Frederick Middleton says

    Aug 26, 2017 at 11:02 am

    Why blame all the destruction taking place in Texas on one little hurricane.

  5. mortimer says

    Aug 26, 2017 at 11:23 am

    US congressmen and women only need to read the 164 jihad verses in the Koran to learn the basis of the JIHAD TERROR DOCTRINE.

    The Koran’s 164 Jihad Verses: K 002:178-179, 190-191, 193-194, 216-218, 244; 003:121-126, 140-143, 146, 152-158, 165-167,169, 172-173, 195; 004:071-072, 074-077, 084, 089-091, 094-095,100-104; 005:033, 035, 082; 008:001, 005, 007, 009-010, 012, 015-017, 039-048,057-060, 065-075; 009:005, 012-014, 016, 019-020, 024-026, 029,036, 038-039, 041, 044, 052, 073, 081, 083,086, 088, 092, 111, 120, 122-123; 016:110; 022:039, 058, 078; 024:053, 055; 025:052; 029:006, 069; 033:015, 018, 020, 023, 025-027, 050; 042:039; 047:004, 020, 035; 048:015-024; 049:015; 059:002, 005-008, 014; 060:009; 061:004, 011, 013; 063:004; 064:014; 066:009; 073:020; 076:008.

  6. mortimer says

    Aug 26, 2017 at 11:32 am

    How can Muslims delegitimize the jihad doctrine which Mohammed called ‘YOUR ORIGINAL RELIGION’ (Dawud Book 23, Number 3455) ???

    From “The Quranic Concept of War” by JOSEPH C. MYERS.
    http://ssi.armywarcollege.edu/pubs/parameters/articles/06winter/win-ess.pdf

    “The universalism of Islam, in its all-embracing creed, is IMPOSED on the believers as a CONTINUOUS PROCESS OF WARFARE, psychological and political, if not strictly military. . . . The Jihad, accordingly, may be stated as a doctrine of a PERMANENT STATE OF WAR, not continuous fighting.”

    — Majid Khadduri, War and Peace in the Law of Islam (Baltimore, Md.: John Hopkins Press, 1955), p. 64.
    P

    • Michael Copeland says

      Aug 26, 2017 at 12:39 pm

      “….a state of permanent hostility between the Mussulman and the unbeliever.”
      Karl Marx
      http://ziontruth.blogspot.com.es/2005/06/karl-marx-on-ottomanmuslim.html

  7. eduardo odraude says

    Aug 26, 2017 at 11:36 am

    Excellent video. And even though the measure lost, there is hope in the fact that it was at least considered, and did not lose by very much.

  8. D Austin says

    Aug 26, 2017 at 12:12 pm

    Congress doesn’t need to study the problem. If it was studied, it would lead right back to them. This was a cover your a$$ move.

  9. Japetto Donatelli says

    Aug 26, 2017 at 12:23 pm

    Something worth pointing out I think, Spencer is only stating the obvious in this vid. True, he is doing it in his usual brilliant and effective manner, but it’s only commensense morality and respect for our laws. Ellison and other leftist tripe have never offered any valid justification for allowing the dissemination of islam in our nation as a constitutionally protected religion. No ideology that so blatantly teaches and causes the crime it does deserves legal protection or status as a lawful religion. Islam is an existential threat to our people and America’s future prosperity as a free nation, it is not proper religious tolerance to allow ideologies like islam to fester in our country. Islam is not merely a “religion,” nor is it a kind of alternative politics for positive change. Islam is a quasi-religous political ideology fully dedicated to the destruction of our freedoms and our laws. And in my opinion anyone that defends that paradigm of islamic supremacy is acting seditiously against our nation and freedoms. I am justified in saying this for a very simple reason: Islam contains violent doctrinal elements which are used by both foreign nations and individuals to justify their culture of terror and war against us. Anyone that promotes this as a “religion of peace” is obfuscating the true nature of the threat. If a single Putin spy or Korean infiltrator tried the same thing we’d “hang ’em” one way or another. But for some darn reason when an entire demographic tries the same thing the left calls it a religion of peace. I think that’s wrong.

  10. Irene Brekelmans says

    Aug 26, 2017 at 4:32 pm

    ” Jack, there is a higher Source who says:
    We are moving to the “potential of moving to Peace. Gai (goddess of the earth listens to the people and goes accordingly. Your mind can do anything. We don’t need a mythical figure with horns and a tailThe dark figures, we crated them ourselves. If you constantly pushing the light, darkness can not touch you.. We need power over anger, frustration and drama. Controle your emotions, don’t react.
    Integrity and transparently will win and a very important thing: DO NOT BE AFRAID OR FEAR, THE DARK ONES WILL FEED ON IT !
    It is in any way “forbidden to take over countries” anyhow in whatever way,by being sly and lie.

    People will see that and between 21 august and 23 september, it is world meditation time. On 21 of august all over the world 250.000 people started already to send out the opposite of muslim prayers.
    Do not worry, God has no time and no clock, just stay calm and send out light to this world and love,
    Those thoughts are the strongest in the Universum, no bomb or gun is stronger. Believe me.
    God bless. messages from the Higher self. God bless us all.

  11. The Infidel Alliance says

    Aug 26, 2017 at 7:00 pm

    217 seditious traitors.

    ~ The Infidel Alliance

  12. Guest says

    Aug 26, 2017 at 9:58 pm

    What do you expect the house is run by cowards

  13. Tater Salad says

    Aug 27, 2017 at 3:39 am

    Who were the 20 GOP traitors? We need to know so they can be held accountable.

  14. James Stamulis says

    Aug 27, 2017 at 7:27 am

    This is all part of the globalists plan to use Islam to destroy the heritage of western countries by letting them have as many wives as they want on welfare until they take over in population while at the same time they are destroying the history of nations as in destroying monuments of history and rewriting the history books. It went into high gear under Obama but the rino’s are quiet as a mouse even though we gave them control of congress! WE THE PEOPLE WILL REMEMBER AND WE WILL NOT FORGIVE!!!

  15. Sue Merriner says

    Aug 27, 2017 at 3:18 pm

    Who are the 20 republicans that voted against Americans knowing who the enemy is? These politicians must be exposed and removed from our government. They should also be investigated to see if if there’s any treasonous activity they may be involved in.

    • patriotliz says

      Aug 27, 2017 at 9:19 pm

      @Sue Merriner:

      Here’s an article that lists the Republican who are afflicted w/ “Ostrich Parasitic Syndrome:”
      https://www.conservativereview.com/articles/house-votes-to-look-the-other-way-from-islamic-terrorism

      Here’s Dr. Gad Saad explaining “Ostrich Parasitic Syndrome:”
      https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2017/07/12/gad_saad_ostrich_parasitic_syndrome_and_mass_islamic_immigration_to_the_west.html#!

  16. Victory in Christ says

    Aug 27, 2017 at 11:37 pm

    Can this bill be introduced again?

  17. EYESOPEN says

    Aug 28, 2017 at 7:27 pm

    Here’s my $.02 on the issue:

    The First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution’s Bill of Rights should be amended as follows:

    The United States of America is, by its very nature, a very tolerant nation. We tolerate – and welcome – many different peoples of many different faiths who sincerely desire to become Americans and live in peace within our society. However, what this nation – and this Constitution – will NOT tolerate are peoples – and so-called religions – that are inherently hostile to this nation, its laws and its Constitution; and seek to undermine and/or supplant this Constitution and our representative form of government.

    Any such people who are hostile to this nation and its Constitutional laws should be removed – deported to wherever they came from. If these individuals became nationalized U.S. citizens, their citizenship should be revoked and they should be subsequently deported to their nation of origin. If these individuals were born as U.S. citizens, again, their citizenship should be invalidated and they should be deported to whatever nation carries the same antipathy against this nation and our Constitution and its laws.

    Furthermore, any institutions or organizations that serve those who are hostile to this nation and its laws should become illegal, and any edifices owned by those same institutions or organizations demolished. The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution gives a very wide latitude to religious freedom; but it was never intended to become a suicide pact.

  18. Linda Goudsmit says

    Aug 30, 2017 at 8:47 am

    Ignorance is not bliss – ignorance is just ignorance. Deliberate ignorance on issues of national security is suicidal. Voting down a proposal to “Know Thy Enemy” is institutionalized willful ignorance. Deliberately scrubbing defense manuals of any reference to the Islamic religious inspiration for jihadi terrorism is absolute madness. Knowledge is power – it is essential to know the facts to make an informed decision. For the House to vote down a proposal that informs is staggering. The naysayers are either ideologues trying to bring down America, globalist lemmings following the ideologues, corrupt, or just plain stupid – you pick.

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