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NBC News: Muslim Americans Again Brace for Backlash After New York Attack

Nov 1, 2017 7:17 am By Robert Spencer

Again we see it: for the establishment media, Muslims are always the primary victims of Islamic jihad massacres. Imagine the hysterics and histrionics had Muslims actually been the victims. NBC News is a disgrace; the best response to this agitprop is to turn them off and never go back.

“Muslim Americans Again Brace for Backlash After New York Attack,” by Chris Fuchs, NBC News, October 31, 2017:

Umer Ahmad, a 43-year-old Muslim-American physician from New Jersey, was in his Trenton office when he heard that a rented pickup truck had deliberately driven down a bike path in Lower Manhattan, killing eight people and injuring about a dozen more.

“My initial reaction was, obviously, concern and shock over what happened,” Ahmad told NBC News. “And then, basically, I was wondering if it was a Muslim who did it.”

The suspect was identified as an Uzbek immigrant named Sayfullo Habibullaevic Saipov, 29, who entered the United States in 2010, law enforcement officials said.

Saipov hopped out of the truck and shouted “Allahu Akbar,” or “God is great,” before firing a BB or pellet gun, four senior law enforcement sources said. Law enforcement sources said he left a note in the truck claiming he committed the attack for the Islamic State terrorist group.

A police officer on patrol in the area opened fire, hitting the suspect in the abdomen and ending what New York Mayor Bill de Blasio called “an act of terror.”

Ahmad’s question was answered.

“My biggest concern is that he’s readily identified as a Muslim and then that is extrapolated out to my own faith,” he said.

In the wake of Tuesday’s attack, some Muslim Americans and community leaders expressed concerns over how their religion would be perceived and whether Muslims would become targets of violence.

“There has been a history of, sort of, blowback, and that’s obviously going to be something that people think about,” said Ali Najmi, a board member of the Muslim Democratic Club of New York. “But the primary concern is, usually, and is now, how we can best lend ourselves in this time of crisis.”

Najmi predicted that Muslim-American groups would organize around ways to help those affected by Tuesday’s attack.

“Their primary concern is about how we can be helpful and how we can help the victims and people in crisis,” he said.

Afaf Nasher, executive director of the New York chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, said the action and attitude that Muslim Americans must take were ones of continued service — “service to what needs to be done for, number one, those that are attacked, but also just in general for the general community.”

“From our perspective as Muslim Americans, we are just incredibly heartbroken,” Nasher added. “And just thinking about the senseless blood that was spilled and thinking about the families who are now in mourning, it’s difficult to even talk.”…

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  1. Corinne says

    Nov 1, 2017 at 7:25 am

    I would ask them how they explain the numerous parts of their Quoran/Haddith that command such violent actions. And then how they reconcile that with themselves.

  2. RichardL says

    Nov 1, 2017 at 7:33 am

    They play the uninformed public so well with their perpetual projected victim hood. One day people will wake up and then it won’t be nice. Maybe Trump can create a slower transition from islamophilia to islamorealism.

    islam in the polis must be banned.

  3. Paul N Silas says

    Nov 1, 2017 at 8:13 am

    Maybe they would feel safer if they went back to the Muzzie hell hole that they came from?

    • dumbledoresarmy says

      Nov 1, 2017 at 9:06 am

      yep. Nobody’s stopping them from leaving!!!

    • gravenimage says

      Nov 2, 2017 at 7:28 pm

      They are not actually frightened–they are here to conquer us.

      But claiming fake victimhood is to their advantage.

  4. Craig says

    Nov 1, 2017 at 8:23 am

    The left will always blame America first.
    What “Backlash” have muslims faced after any of these terror attacks?
    What profiling, vetting without considering religion or national origin?

    Oh, beware of muslims in your workplace that file false claims charging, “hostile work environment”.
    The courts are the new terror assault on free speech.
    If non-muslims discuss islam, even in a positive light, they will choose a specific word and claim that it is a “hateful slang”.
    Then that word is banned from future use in the workplace, because, it is deemed “offensive”, even though it is a common word used by the MSM.
    This really happened.

  5. mgoldberg says

    Nov 1, 2017 at 8:32 am

    What we need is a prompt change to swift trials, and when proven to be “jihadists’ who homicide others- the punishment should be death by firing squad.
    Along with this, we need to have examination of all mosques.
    No… no one should insult any muslim, any hijab clothed muslim, nor be hateful in any way.

  6. brane pilot says

    Nov 1, 2017 at 8:50 am

    By some magic. By some sorcery, the entire political and media establishment of Western Civilization has been bought by Saudi Arabia and its Islamist allies. When you know who cannot be mentioned or criticized by name when they attack you, you know the name of your real Master.

  7. MFritz says

    Nov 1, 2017 at 8:51 am

    “Muslim Americans”… this somehow sounds VERY wrong. (Like “gay muslims”.)

    • Aardvark says

      Nov 1, 2017 at 6:23 pm

      Yes, I noticed that. It’s significant that this guy thinks of himself and his fellows as ‘Muslim Americans’ rather than ‘American Muslims’.

    • gravenimage says

      Nov 2, 2017 at 7:43 pm

      Yes–there are no “Muslim Americans”, just as there are no “Muslim Frenchmen” or “Muslim Britons”. There are just Muslims who are using the West as a base–often from which to wage Jihad.

  8. waterdog says

    Nov 1, 2017 at 9:48 am

    What is the point of allowing any Muslims to immigrant to the United States? Any positive contribution they can make to our society is negated by the entitled, arrogant, violent behavior by the ravenous wolves hiding among the immigrants. I knew dozens of Muslims while attending engineering school. Most want to stay here after graduation because life is more comfortable than their home but they do not embrace our values or culture. They believe their perverted view of life is holy and that we are less than pigs and dogs. It’s time for our dumbass politicians to wake up and stop putting us at risk. Democrats, antifa, and other open borders advocates can burn in hell.

  9. Tjhawk says

    Nov 1, 2017 at 10:37 am

    The bodies hadn’t even cooled before the tired, old CAIR/MB narrative of the “backlash” was rolled out in the media.

    They want to help the victims?? Well, once they’ve been murdered, there’s not really much to help them.

    If muslims really want to help, they could try having honest conversations with knowledgeable critics of islam. Invite the likes of Robert Spencer, David Wood, Ayaan Hirsi Ali, Bill Warner, etc to their post-massacre obfuscation fests and listen to what they have to say. I know, it’s only a dream, and this will never happen.

    The “backlash / nothing to do with islam” narrative wears pretty thin the 200th time one hears it.

  10. zachary says

    Nov 1, 2017 at 10:40 am

    They should expect backlash in a number of these events there was knowledge in the Muslim communities that these attacks were being planned every country where these Barbaric Creatures are allowed entry it turns into chaos this is why anybody who practices the beliefs associated with the Quran or Sharia Law needs to be denied entry into Western Countries

    • Rubiconcrest says

      Nov 1, 2017 at 12:45 pm

      There should be backlash. Muslims are responsible for this cancer in their faith. By claiming victim status the are perpetuating the problem. The issue must be forced upon them.

  11. Tobie says

    Nov 1, 2017 at 11:07 am

    This is islam
    The Manhattan Bike Path Truck Driver was a muslim
    The Barcelona Van Driver and shooter was muslim
    The Hamburg machete attacker was a muslim
    The Temple Mount Cop Killers were muslim
    The Kenyan beheadings were done by muslims
    The Flint Police Officer stabbing was by a muslim
    The Brussels, Belgium train station Bomber was muslim
    The Paris Police attacker was a muslim
    The Melbourne Shooter was a muslim
    The London Bridge Driver & Stabbers were muslims
    The Marawi siege and murderer were muslims
    The Manchester Bomber was a muslim
    The Paris Police Shooter was a muslim
    The Fresno Rampage Shooter was a muslim
    The Cairo Church Bombing was done by a muslim
    The Sweden Truck driver was a muslim
    The St. Petersburg Subway Bomber was a muslim
    The Westminster London attacker was a muslim
    The Jerusalem Truck driver was a muslim
    The Ft. Lauderdale Airport shooter was a muslim
    The German Christmas market truck driver was a muslim
    The Russian Ambassador in Turkey was killed by a muslim
    The Cairo Church Bombing was by a muslim
    The Ohio State Deadly Driver / Knife Attacker was muslim
    The Bagram suicide bomber was a muslim
    The Plane crash in Connecticut near the Pratt & Whitney plant was by a muslim
    The Paris Police Officer Burnings were done by muslims
    The Brussels police stabber was a muslim
    The Washington Mall shooter was muslim
    The NYC/NJ bomber was a muslim
    The Minnesota knife attacker was a muslim
    The Penn Station, New York Hatchet / Cleaver attacker was a muslim
    The York University stabbing in Canada was by a muslim
    The Medan, Sumatra axe slasher attempted bomber was a muslim
    The Oberhausen stabbings in Germany was by a muslim
    The Australia stabbing murderer was a muslim
    The Roanoke Virginia knife attacker was a muslim
    The Strasbourg Rabbi attacker was a muslim
    The Roethis, Austria Train attacker was muslim
    The Swiss Train attacker and arsonist was a muslim
    The Belgian machete attacker was a muslim
    The London knife attacker was a muslim
    The Belgian Priest stabbing was done by a muslim
    The Ansbach, Germany bomber was a muslim
    The Reutlingen, Germany machete killer was a muslim
    The Munich Shooters were muslim
    The French Family knife attacker was a muslim
    The German Train axe attacker was a muslim
    The Baton Rouge Shooter was a muslim i.e. Nation of islam
    The Nice, France Truck Driver was a muslim
    The Dallas Shooter may have been a muslim, reports vary
    The Orlando Shooter was a muslim
    The San Bernardine Shooters were muslims
    The French nightclub Shooters were muslims
    The Shoe Bomber was a muslim
    The Beltway Snipers were muslims
    The Fort Hood Shooter was a muslim
    The underwear Bomber was a muslim
    The U-S.S. Cole Bombers were muslims
    The Madrid Train Bombers were muslims
    The Bafi Nightclub Bombers were muslims
    The London Subway Bombers were muslims
    The Moscow Theatre Attackers were muslims
    The Boston Marathon Bombers were muslims
    The Pan-Am flight #93 Bombers were muslims
    The Air France Entebbe Hijackers were muslims
    The Iranian Embassy Takeover, was by muslims
    The Beirut U.S. Embassy bombers were muslims
    The Libyan U.S. Embassy Attack was by musiims
    The Buenos Aires Suicide Bombers were muslims
    The Israeli Olympic Team Attackers were muslims
    The Kenyan U.S, Embassy Bombers were muslims
    The Saudi, Khobar Towers Bombers were muslims
    The Beirut Marine Barracks bombers were muslims
    The Besian Russian School Attackers were muslims
    The first World Trade Center Bombers were muslims
    The Bombay & Mumbai India Attackers were muslims
    The Achille Lauro Cruise Ship Hijackers were muslims
    The September 11th 2001 Airline Hijackers were muslims’
    Tell me again how the muslim religion is not the problem.

    • Kay says

      Nov 2, 2017 at 12:50 am

      I’d like to see this list published on the front page of every newspaper in America.

    • gravenimage says

      Nov 2, 2017 at 12:54 am

      Thank you, Tobie. I’m going to copy and keep your list.

    • Donald R Laster Jr says

      Nov 2, 2017 at 5:47 pm

      And the citizens of Islam support these acts of war and terror.

  12. Charlie Martel says

    Nov 1, 2017 at 5:43 pm

    It is glaringly obvious that the very Pro- Islamic media stories won’t allow comments on their propaganda.

  13. manat bint allaha says

    Nov 1, 2017 at 8:43 pm

    christianity/the western world invented the truck and u-haul.
    islam invented u-mow.

    • gravenimage says

      Nov 2, 2017 at 7:49 pm

      Muslims are always using innocent and useful inventions for murder–trucks, airplanes, cell phones, pressure cookers. This is about the only “creativity” you find from Muslims.

      God, I hate Islam.

  14. Flavius Claudius Iulianus says

    Nov 1, 2017 at 10:19 pm

    Wat! NBC still has a broadcasting license?

  15. gravenimage says

    Nov 1, 2017 at 10:33 pm

    NBC News: Muslim Americans Again Brace for Backlash After New York Attack
    ……………….

    Many of us already predicted this bs–that the ‘real problem’ is not Muslims murdering Infidels, but some Infidels giving Muslims wary looks…

  16. Sandra says

    Nov 1, 2017 at 11:45 pm

    “Backlash”?!?!? What backlash have they suffered in the USA? What? How is it that the first response of the media to a muslim terrorist attack is to talk about how the rest will suffer somehow. Is that really what they should be focusing on?? And as I said, tell me what backlash they are suffering? Because I know of none. At all.

  17. More Ham Ed says

    Nov 2, 2017 at 12:11 am

    In case you missed it, Mark Steyn.
    Starts at the 34 minute mark.

  18. Rob says

    Nov 2, 2017 at 4:01 pm

    “Afaf Nasher, executive director of the New York chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, said the action and attitude that Muslim Americans must take were ones of continued service..”.

    I can believe that some Muslims are truly upset by the actions of this Uzbeck immigrant in NYC. But a director of CAIR, a Muslim Brotherhood offshoot? No way. The Uzbeck’s actions are right out of the CAIR and MB playbook.

    Unfortunately our U.S. Congress (including one of my own Senators) is too gutless or paid-off to look at the facts and officially declare CAIR a terrorist organization. So guys like Nasher continue to publicly run their duplicitous mouths and mislead Americans who have never actually taken the time to study Islam..

  19. Donald R Laster Jr says

    Nov 2, 2017 at 5:44 pm

    If the Islamic were loyal citizens of the US and other non-Islamic countries there would be no problems. But the government of Islam requires its citizens to wage war against the non-Islamic and the citizens of Islam have been waging that war in a variety of ways – including non-stop violence. If the want to worship Hubal (Baal) that is one thing. Image if citizens of Russia or China were coming into the US and waging war like the citizens of Islam are doing. We would stop them from entering the country. It is time to stop letting ALL Islamics into the country. We need to face the fact that Islam is not a religion but a hostile theocracy that has been waging war for 1400 years.

  20. JonnyJonny says

    Nov 8, 2017 at 6:13 am

    What I just do not understand is that I hear the same narrative everywhere I go in Europe. Officials look the other way and hyperventilate about a non existent right wing enemy every time there is a muslim atrocity but NEVER call out islam for the atrocity..the perp has mental issues the perp was not correctly potty trained, the perm may have been bullied at school, anything but addressing the compelling question of why muslims are murdering indiscriminately almost on an industrial scale. How come so many governments in so many different countries appear to have signed up to this rolling over for islam without telling us? You cannot deal with a problem until you understand the problem and this deliberate avoidance of any meaningful discussion leaves all our politicians with blood on their hands. This show of weakness can only encourage those who wish to impose their twisted religion on the West. It WILL happen again and again and again until a spade is called a spade

    • Donald R Laster Jr says

      Nov 8, 2017 at 6:37 pm

      Socialism. When one understand the nature of Socialism one can understand some of the “how and why”.

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