Tamerlan Tsarnaev was the Boston Marathon jihad bomber. He had vowed to die for Islam. His brother and accomplice, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, said that his brother carried out the Boston jihad attack because he wanted to defend Islam.
Omar Mateen was the Pulse Nightclub jihad mass murderer. He said on 911 calls that he made during pauses in committing his murders: “I pledge my allegiance to (unidentifiable name) on behalf of the Islamic State” and “Call me Mujahideen, call me the Soldier of God.”
So what is the “terrifying connection” between Tsarnaev and Mateen? Islam. But Leslie Morgan Steiner is part of the American intelligentsia that views Islam as a religion of peace no matter how high the jihad body count gets. It would be “Islamophobic” for her to think otherwise. So what is the “terrifying connection” between Tsarnaev and Mateen as far as she is concerned? “Domestic abuse.”
Yeah, sure, that’s it. This willful ignorance is going to get people killed. Am I exaggerating in saying that? No. As long as law enforcement and intelligence officials continue to be just as adamant in refusing to see the obvious as Leslie Morgan Steiner and the Washington Post are, and there are many officials who fit that description, they will miss clues that could have enabled them to stop jihad attacks. The Russians told the FBI that Tamerlan Tsarnaev was frequenting jihad groups just as the FBI was adopting a policy that eliminated all mention of Islam and jihad from counterterror training, so the Feds disregarded the Russian warning. The Boston Marathon jihad attack might have been prevented if the FBI hadn’t been so determined to adopt politically correct fictions instead of dealing with unpleasant realities.
“Maybe it’s not surprising the White House kept Rob Porter around,” by Leslie Morgan Steiner, Washington Post, February 8, 2018 (thanks to Darcy):
It’s incredible what certain kinds of men get away with.
My handsome, clean-cut ex-husband was offered Wall Street jobs and hedge-fund investments despite the fact that I had police documentation that he’d strangled me, held loaded guns to my head and abused me violently throughout our marriage….
The stakes of such blindness are high. As we’ve seen too often in recent years, allowing abusers sustained access to unchecked power doesn’t threaten only wives, girlfriends and children. Co-workers, neighbors and the general public can be at risk, too. Think Devin Patrick Kelley from Sutherland Springs, Tex. Tamerlan Tsarnaev and the Boston Marathon. Omar Mateen and the Pulse nightclub. Domestic abuse was the terrifying connection between these men. We need to take it so much more seriously….
WorkingClassPost says
Domestic abuse?
Was that having a koran at home, and being allowed to read it?
Marco says
Honey the Koran enshrines domestic abuse. It’s the Koran stupid!
revereridesagain says
Yes, but while Little Leslie and her WaPo pals will be applauded for blaming “domestic abuse” by white Western men, they would be excoriated for pointing out that Islam enshrines domestic abuse as part of its religious teachings. Islamophobe! Bigot! If Muslim men beat their wives and children it must be because they are living in the West! That never happens in Muslim societies!
I invite Little Ms. Leslie to spend 6 months as the 4th wife of some fat imam in the Islamic paradise of her choice. At the end of which she can recall her experience to us, assuming she has any teeth left in her mouth. And her head is still attached to her shoulders.
These women are contemptible and disgusting. There’s not a one of them who wouldn’t condemn as a “bigot” Pam Geller, Anni Cyrus, or any other woman working to save victims of devout Muslim men.
The cowardice and dishonesty of the Left when it comes to Islam cannot possibly be underestimated.
gravenimage says
Exactly, Marco. The Qur’an actually *sacralizes* beating wives.
PRCS says
No.
Complying with it is.
Richard says
As far as I’m concerned, they didn’t abuse Tsarnaev and Mateen enough!
Westman says
I’m going to accept that she suffered actual abuse. However, as the old saying goes, “To the man who only has a hammer, everything he encounters begins to look like a nail.”
The “terrifying” connection between Tsarnaev and Mateen is that the Islam ideology they read and the Imams they listened to, convinced them that they were warriors to avenge Islam for Allah.
Liberal unbelievers in Diety cannot accept that there are a billion people who would give their lives for some religion in this world. They read the secular history of hundreds of millions dying for various causes yet cannot interpolate from it.
They may be too busy wondering how a bejeweled nail will fit in their contemplated navels.
CRUSADER says
CNN Corrupt News Network
printing traitorous / treasonous story about how the USA sucks:
North Korea winning the Olympics so far, because they are appearing “Diplomatic”…
….whereas VP Pence is just sticking to his standards and higher values…..
Anyone sucking up to North Korea is just showing how low they themselves stoop!
https://www.cnn.com/2018/02/09/asia/south-korea-north-korea-spotlight-fight-intl/index.html
Phil Haney, formerly of DHS, wrote about how profiling on Islam got scrubbed clean during his tenure.
“See Something Say Nothing”
Philip Haney: See Something Say Nothing – YouTube
(Video for phil haney see something say nothing▶ 23:17)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=48mCtnRsDAE
DHS Whistleblower and counterterrorism expert, author of “See Something, Say Nothing.”
===================================================================
So typical of this era of ignorance we are witnessing. And how damaging to our national core!
We need our hockey team to reset our focus: “USA! USA! USA! USA!…..”
Guy Forester says
In reality, the better description would be:
See something, say something, get fired (or ostracized, marginalized, or even prosecuted)
Martin says
“Police documentation”? What is that exactly? Police will “document” any allegation no matter how frivolous or untrue as a simple matter of process.
If her ex was charged with a crime, why didn’t she say so?
If her ex was never charged, what does that say about her claim of abuse?
CogitoErgoSum says
True. Being accused of a crime is not the same as being found guilty of a crime. I would hope that employers who run background checks on prospective employees would be aware of that and take it into consideration. According to U.S. law a person is considered innocent until proven guilty.
yohanan says
Police complaints – not charged, not tried, not convicted? Allegations that most likely are feminist false testimony. Feminism makes a good business of false accusations and covers up abuse and violence by women. The sons, brothers, husbands of feminists also fall to allegations of being violent abusive men.
Indiana Tom says
But Leslie Morgan Steiner is part of the American intelligentsia that views Islam as a religion of peace no matter how high the jihad body count gets. It would be “Islamophobic” for her to think otherwise. So what is the “terrifying connection” between Tsarnaev and Mateen as far as she is concerned? “Domestic abuse.”
I am sure this had nothing to do with Islam and that dear Leslie will be best friends forever with Linda Sarsour to the very end,
PRCS says
And Leslie Marshall makes her excuses for Islam, too:
Westman says
Pure propaganda without reference to the actual authority doctrines from the Qur’an at Al-Azhar or Qom. Also a complete blindness of the Allah-ordered command to reject unbelivers as associates; not to mention assigning then to endless torture in the afterlife.
It became obvious that it was a fraud presentation when she described seeing a man with beautiful eyes at the elevator door that she thought could be Cuban, but he was Muslim. Again, the dishonest purposeful assignment of Muslim to be a genetic race.
We can be certain that she actually believes that Islam has no end game plan that requires aggression. If she thought otherwise it might cause terrible conflict within the family and possible divorce.
PRCS says
Yup.
Wonder how she’d have handled that if he was a Cuban Muslim
Jenny H says
I’m amazed by that video of her TED talk. One of the things which amazes me is that she says that she read the koran from cover to cover and yet, from about the 9.50 mark of the video, she thinks that Islam absolutely, with no excuses, forbids murder. She must have read a different version of the koran than I did.
She visits the Palestinian areas when she visits Israel and sees oppression, but doesn’t see the vicious, toxic attitude displayed in the Palestinian areas towards Jews, which is encouraged by Islam.
gravenimage says
I’ve run into this, as well–Infidels who say they have read the Qur’an, but who seem to have missed everything in it. Poor reading comprehension, willful ignorance, or both?
Ruth says
Ignorant for equating race with Islam. She thought he was Hispanic Cuban, but no he was Muslim. Couldn’t watch past 8 min in all honesty. Her agenda was too obvious.
mortimer says
Leslie Morgan Steiner seems to have one thing on her mind which is very common in Islam, but because she is unfamiliar with Sharia law, she will not perceive the DEEP CONNECTION that Islam has with WIFE ABUSE. A few hadiths will illustrate what Leslie Morgan Steiner DOES NOT KNOW:
Sahih Bukhari (72:715) – A woman came to Muhammad and begged her to stop her husband from beating her. Her skin was bruised so badly that it is described as being “greener” than the green veil she was wearing. Muhammad did not admonish her husband, but instead ordered her to return to him and submit to his sexual desires.
Sahih Bukhari (72:715) – “Aisha said, ‘I have not seen any woman suffering as much as the believing women'” Muhammad’s own wife complained of the abuse that the women of her religion suffered relative to other women.
Sahih Muslim (4:2127) – Muhammad struck his favorite wife, Aisha, in the chest one evening when she left the house without his permission. Aisha narrates, “He struck me on the chest which caused me pain.”
Sahih Muslim (9:3506) – Muhammad’s fathers-in-law (Abu Bakr and Umar) amused him by slapping his wives (Aisha and Hafsa) for annoying him. According to the Hadith, the prophet of Islam laughed upon hearing this.
Abu Dawud (2141) – “Iyas bin ‘Abd Allah bin Abi Dhubab reported the Apostle of Allah (may peace be upon him) as saying: Do not beat Allah’s handmaidens, but when ‘Umar came to the Apostle of Allah (may peace be upon him) and said: Women have become emboldened towards their husbands, he (the Prophet) gave permission to beat them.” At first, Muhammad forbade men from beating their wives, but he rescinded this once it was reported that women were becoming emboldened toward their husbands. Beatings in a Muslim marriage are sometimes necessary to keep women in their place.
Abu Dawud (2142) – “The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: A man will not be asked as to why he beat his wife.” The authenticity of this verse is characterized as daif (weak), however, a similar verse from Sunan Ibn Majah 3:9:1986 is said to be hasan (sufficient).
Kash-shaf (the revealer) of al-Zamkhshari (Vol. 1, p. 525) – [Muhammad said] “Hang up your scourge where your wife can see it”
Mohammed made women ‘dogs’
-Narrated ‘Aisha: The things which annul the prayers were mentioned before me. They said, “Prayer is annulled by a dog, a donkey and a woman (if they pass in front of the praying people).” I said, “You have made us (women) dogs. I saw the Prophet praying while I used to lie in my bed between him and the Qibla. Whenever I was in need of something, I would slip away for I disliked to face him.” – Volume 1, Book 9, Number 490
Aisha said, “His eye wept for no one.” -Tabari VIII: 40.
revereridesagain says
Gutsy young woman, Aisha. I’m surprised that she managed to outlive that son of a bitch she was forcibly married to and who raped her at age 9.
gravenimage says
True, Mortimer. Then there is Qur’an 4:34, as well:
Men are in charge of women by what Allah has given one over the other and what they spend from their wealth. So righteous women are devoutly obedient, guarding what Allah would have them guard. But those wives from whom you fear disobedience – first warn them; then if they persist, forsake them in bed; and then, beat them…
LeftisruiningCanada says
Funny how so many punishments for the women usually start with not having sex with her.
Mo really did think he was god’s gift to mankind didn’t he!
LeftisruiningCanada says
True.
His main performances were when allah was entering him.
gravenimage says
I can see how that would hardly be a punishment–but since it is the last stop before wife-beating, wives can hardly consider this a good thing. It never stops there.
VRWC member77 says
“:Think Devin Patrick Kelley from Sutherland Springs, Tex. Tamerlan Tsarnaev and the Boston Marathon. Omar Mateen and the Pulse nightclub. Domestic abuse was the terrifying connection between these men.”
OK go ahead and insinuate all men are abusers until proven otherwise because you were subject to a horrific experience by a man. I suppose one can have some emotional latitude in that regard for a certain amount of time.
But when this vile woman expresses her dangerous ignorance by nonchalantly lumping the Jihad threat with serious violent domestic abuse, then all bets are off and she is part of the problem. She is the near enemy and needs to be loudly pilloried for her ignorance.
Joe says
Yeah, it is hard to imagine that Leslie Morgan Steiner works for Wapo, and that people actually buy that paper.
elee says
Brainwashing practiced on a child is child abuse. Now if we could only get some enforcement. Muslim governments certainly enforce the brainwashing on “their” children.
Alarmed Pig Farmer says
So two Jihad mass murders were both caused by child abuse, and we’re all against child abuse. So by saying that she fills time w/o accounting for Islam in the two mass murders. Good job by modern rhetorical standards. Reminds me of all the talk in the blood coup against Trump about collusion, when they really mean to say treason, but can’t say that. Collusion is not a crime, but it fills time.
gravenimage says
No indication either of these Jihadists were abused as children–besides being indoctrinated in Islam, of course.
Granddaddy says
Since when did news reporters become experts in everything they write about? I’m not saying she wasn’t abused, but the only connection I see between wife abuse and the Boston Marathon bombers is a lot of whining and lying. If she wants to be taken seriously, she should read the Quran; she might learn something. I don’t understand how people can go through 4, 8, 12 years of higher education and then arrive at such moronic conclusions. If she weren’t a useful idiot, she’s be a liar.
Sam says
Robert,
There must be some effective way to fight these brainwashed people. How can you fight these idiots day in day out. I admire you for your honesty and strength.
These liberal idiots have no shame or clue in constantly defending this piece of garbage called Islam and it’s Jihadis. Nobody (except you and few others) defend the victims of these monsters called Jihadis.
We must have a different approach to fight Islam. I wish I would have an answer. The only weapon against terror still seems brutal force.
RCCA says
If Leslie Morgan Steiner is horrified by the domestic abuse which takes place here in the US, I can’t imagine how she would cope if she were informed about the levels of domestic abuse which take place in all the countries (many of which are Muslim majority) which don’t even prosecute domestic violence crimes. for example: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/rampant-violence-against-women-in-pakistan-revealed-as-groups-fight-un-islamic-law-against-domestic-a6969311.html#gallery http://www.newsweek.com/morocco-domestic-violence-not-crime-438595
gravenimage says
Yep.
JawsV says
No, you cannot blame her for her husband’s abuse.
Her problem is not connecting Tamerlan Tsarnaev and Omar Mateen with Islam, with Islamic Jihad. Their Boston Jihad has nothing to do with domestic abuse. Rather, everything to do with Islam. Jihad.
Guy Forester says
And, the domestic abuse also has everything to do with the same mindset as jihad, as do honor killings, FGM, and burkas/hijabs.
The same mindset that justifies murdering people simply because they do not accept a certain religion that we dare not name, justifies all of the other abuses and violence that are done in the name of said religion.
JawsV says
Domestic abuse affects all peoples. Everywhere.
TheBuffster says
“Did it ever occur to this clueless and annoying woman that her handsome, clean-cut ex-husband who was offered Wall Street jobs and hedge-fund investments held guns to her head and stangled her throat simply because he just wanted her to:
“SHUT THE (**#@ HELL) UP.”
We really don’t know enough about her situation to know whether her husband was an abusive narcissist and that’s what lead her to see everything through the lens of domestic abuse, or whether she was a super-bitch who drove her decent husband over the edge.
I note that a narcissist – in the clinical sense – can be handsome, clean cut, and do well in business but be a nightmare in personal relationships.
We don’t have enough information to figure out what was actually going on in this woman’s life, so we should just leave her alone on that count. If she was caught in the narcissist-caused hell that too many women -and men- have suffered, it is quite normal for her to see everything through that window and pretty callous to assume that she was the cause of her abuse.
gravenimage says
True, Jaws. But only Muslims sacralize this shameful behavior.
JawsV says
Sorry, I can’t agree with your assessment. You’re still blaming the victim for her husband’s abusive behavior. There is no excuse for “choking someone.” You have no idea what went on in their home so stop blaming her. The ONLY point to criticize in her article is that she failed to connect Tsarnaev and Mateen to Islam, to Islamic Jihad. There’s no other point. You’re blaming the victim for her husband’s abuse which is both wrong and irrelevant.
PATRICIA FRANCES KOENIG says
Domestic abuse is approved and encouraged by Islam. On the contrary, domestic abuse is condemned by Christianity. Clearly, Christianity and Islam are direct opposites.
No Fear says
+1
gravenimage says
Exactly.
Guy Forester says
Just another example of the failure to face reality. Instead of dealing with the root causes of why these terrorists do what they do, it is time for a witch hunt. The target for today will be conservative white males and any females that refuse to buy into this hog wash. And if you are a person of color that does not buy into this, you will really be targeted.
Norger says
This would be laughable if she were not serious. Domestic abuse is the “terrifying connection” between Tamerlan Tsarnaev and Omar Mateen. RIIIGGHHT. Who was it who said “I have been made victorious through terror?” You can’t make this stuff up it’s so ridiculous.
gravenimage says
Leslie Morgan Steiner has been flogging the idea that violent Jihd is about domestic violence for some time now:
https://www.cnn.com/2017/06/06/opinions/orlando-shootings-domestic-violence-steiner-opinion/index.html
gravenimage says
Sorry, Jay Boo–this is bullsh*t. If a man doesn’t want to listen to a woman, he can just leave. There is no excuse to beat her.
Valkyrie Ziege says
; Poor, sad, sick woman. who refuses to realize that Muhammadanism is all about abuse, including “domestic”, any other form of abuse, including rape, murder, torture, usually of children, and women, and that isn’t “Peace” to any sane person.
Carolyne says
Islam is the terrifying connection between the Tsarnaev brother and Mateen. Islam not only condones wife abuse but actually prescribes it for a wife whom you fear will be disobedient in the future.
JawsV says
Islamic Jihad is the connection between Tsarnaev and Mateen. Not domestic abuse.
Politicianophobia says
Tired of collaborators and tired of spreading Shari’ah law worldwide.
TheBuffster says
Jay Boo, I assume that you’re just making a joke and don’t mean that you actually think it’s alright for a person to try to strangle someone for being effing annoying. The better solution, the ethical solution, is to leave her, get away from the temptation to crush her throat into silence.
But it’s also very possible that this lady wasn’t so fixated on domestic abuse and wasn’t annoying until she experienced abuse herself, and as a result went into crusade mode in order to help herself by helping others.
When a person is deeply involved in a cause they often see everything through the lens of that cause and it becomes difficult to see what doesn’t fit into it.
(By the way, we here at JihadWatch are capable of making the same error. It’s an error we *all* have to guard against and that many people from all backgrounds fall prey to.)
Regarding the connection between terrorism and abuse, people who have been abused and haven’t come to healthy terms with that abuse can become pretty twisted up inside and be attracted to a belief system that allows them to vent their backlogged rage at some approved enemy. Islam provides the kafir as that enemy. If could be that some of Muslims who carry out terrorist acts in the name of Islam wouldn’t take that religion so seriously if they hadn’t been abused.
Then again, the religion itself, taken in full and without cherry-picking, is abusive to the mind and to healthy psychological development.
TheBuffster says
And, of course, Islam also permits the beating of disobedient women.