This was written before Biden issued his statement, which I’ll write about soon. From PJ Media:
As of a full twenty-four hours after Salman Rushdie was stabbed at the Chautauqua Institution in western New York, Old Joe Biden has not said word one about the attack. You might think that a violent attack upon a man who is a living symbol of the freedom of expression might elicit some polite words from Old Joe’s writers about how important it is never to bow to violent intimidation and allow ourselves to be bullied into silence. You’d think wrong. However, the Biden administration, as the dumpster fire on Pennsylvania Avenue is generally known, was not entirely silent about the attack on Rushdie. Its statement raises more questions than it answers.
National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan issued a statement on Friday that is the very definition of perfunctory. “Today,” Sullivan wrote, “the country and the world witnessed a reprehensible attack against the writer Salman Rushdie. This act of violence is appalling.” Thanks for that, Jake! Until you said something, we all that this act of violence was just dandy. Sullivan continued: “All of us in the Biden-Harris Administration are praying for his speedy recovery. We are thankful to good citizens and first responders for helping Mr. Rushdie so quickly after the attack and to law enforcement for its swift and effective work, which is ongoing.”
This dashed-off piece of pro-forma thoughts-and-prayers diplobabble was more notable for what it didn’t say than for what it said. The attack on Rushdie was “reprehensible” and “appalling,” Sullivan informed us, but he gave no hint of why anyone would want to harm Rushdie in the first place. Sullivan gave not even the smallest hint of the fact that Rushdie has lived under threat since February 14, 1989, when the Ayatollah Khomeini wrote that “the author of The Satanic Verses, a text written, edited, and published against Islam, the Prophet of Islam, and the Qur’an, along with all the editors and publishers aware of its contents, are condemned to death. I call on all valiant Muslims wherever they may be in the world to kill them without delay, so that no one will dare insult the sacred beliefs of Muslims henceforth.” 1989 was a long time ago, but Sullivan likewise remained mum about the fact that on the thirtieth anniversary of the fatwa, in 2019, Khamenei wrote, “Imam Khomeini’s verdict regarding Salman Rushdie is based on divine verses and just like divine verses, it is solid and irrevocable.”
There is more. Read the rest here.
Phil Copson says
The “Red-Green Axis” in full battle order – the Biden admin regard jihadists as allies in their fight to overthrow the Constitution and surrender the West to tyranny.
Roland says
Jake Sullivan completely decontextualized the attempted Rushdie assassination.There was no reference to Iran’s Islamic regime that put out a fatwa on Rushdie. At the same time, Sullivan, Blinken, and Malley are desperately appeasing Islamic Republic in return for another meaningless nuclear arms control agreement, never mind any requirement to desist from terror and subversion which has already reached the United States. There are pro-regime hitmen on our streets. They have already attempted murder of American public officials and resident Iranian freedom fighters.
PMK says
What if the Biden administration did get Iran to repudiate its fatwas and call for all critics of Islam to be unharmed, as Robert suggested, what good would it do? it would be an empty gesture. Muslims will still hear the call to defend Islam from its critics and some will gladly kill us for the sake of Allah.
Infidel says
Did Jake Sullivan say anything about whether Hadi Matar would be deported back to UK or India or tried as a terrorist, even if Gitmo’s not open?
PMK says
Unless exile is a legitimate punishment, Hadi Matar stays here. He was born in the USA and his parents came here from Lebanon.
Rarely says
Motivated only by the reward? Perhaps.
Hopefully we’ll know in due course. In the meantime lets just jump to conclusions.
BTW. If done for the reward Iran would still be complicit.
James Lincoln says
Rarely says,
“Motivated only by the reward? Perhaps.”
I doubt it.
If Hadi Matar had been motivated by the reward, he would have had a plan for escape.
Pray Hard says
He does. It’s Joe Biden’s cowardice. He’ll probably get traded for someone.
Rarely says
No point jumping to conclusions until all the facts are in. Until then its just speculation maybe reasonable speculation but still speculation.
Westman says
Had to pull out my old copy of the Satanic Verses and now re-reading it. I knew nothing of Islam the first time and am now prepared to understand it from Rushdies perspective and his magical-enhanced writing.
Keith O says
Anyone else notice that dementia Joe did not openly condemn the the attack on Rushdie?
Pray Hard says
The Bitin’ administration is the most disgusting bunch of communist vermin I’ve witnessed in my life.
Michael says
I do not expect administrations or Queens, to emote in public, within hours of an event.
And when I don’t trust the former, their words mean nothing.
Twiz says
Its hard to have a harsh reply after arming the entire nation of Afghanistan with billions in arms and ammo!