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“US-based Islamic State propagandist pleads guilty to support for terrorism,” by Michael Starr, Jerusalem Post, June 14, 2023 (thanks to The Religion of Peace):
An Oregon-based Islamic State propagandist pleaded guilty to providing material support to the designated terrorist organization before a federal court, the US Justice Department announced on Tuesday.
Hawazen Sameer Mothafar, 33, immigrated from Iraq in 2014 to Oregon. At the time of his immigration, he had been an ISIS supporter and co-founded a pro-terrorism media organization to promote the group’s ideology. Some of the videos encouraged people to join ISIS in the Middle East or conduct terrorist attacks.
Mothafar and members of his organization, the Sunni Shield Foundation, later became in direct contact with Islamic State’s media wing and took direct instruction from them. He published a magazine on their behalf and provided news publication and graphic design for their propaganda….
tim gallagher says
Isn’t that banner moronically stupid? i mean obviously some of the refugees just might happen to be dangerous and they have turned out to be. Some will be good people and some will turn out to be murderers and other types of criminals. And, of course, many Muslim refugees have later on committed terrorist acts. It is such a mindlessly stupid sign. It should embarrass those people to carry such a dopey and naive and untruthful sign.
James Lincoln says
Yes, it sure is a stupid banner, tim.
The picture is several years old now, wondering how many muslim apologists in the picture now have a different opinion…
Wellington says
“…wondering how many muslim apologists in the picture now have a different opinion.”
Unless,, James, they have left Leftthink, they won’t.
Leftism like Islam has no cure unless you abandon the ideology completely. After all, there is no wise Leftism just as there is no compassionate Islam. Ditto for Marxism, Nazism and all other totalitarian ideologies.
There is no reforming rot.
Yuva says
Well said. Need more people to open their eyes and see the reality.
tim gallagher says
Alas, Wellington, I suspect that you are right and very few of the left wingers do get cured of their fantasyland view of life and become more sensible. It is so stupid to say, in such a massive generalisation as on that banner, that all the refugees are not a danger at all. Some people are too naive and gullible to cope with this world we live in.
James Lincoln says
Agree, Wellington.
One would have to abandon Leftism completely, otherwise the cognitive dissonance would be unbearable.
tim gallagher says
Yes, james, i have often seen that banner here at Jihad watch and have always thought how idiotic it is. Hopefully, a few of these gullible, left wing fools have woken up to reality a bit over the years. There are some left wingers who do wake up and change their minds, though I guess not many. One that i do know about is Paul Johnson, an English historian, who wrote a good history of the 20th century. Apparently, he did start out on the left, as left wing friend of mine told me years ago, and woke up over time. i enjoyed that history that he wrote a great deal when I read it quite a few years ago.
Wellington says
You are of course, tim gallagher, referring to “Modern Times” by Paul Johnson. For my money, it is the single best one-volume history of the 20th century. There is insight and wisdom, as well as a great deal of information, on virtually every page of this work. It is a masterpiece of historical writing.
tim gallagher says
That’s the one, Wellington. I thought it was a great book. I have it sitting there on my bookshelf and might get around to reading it again someday. Paul Johnson’s journey from being a left wing person to a sensible conservative shows that, very occasionally, there is hope that the lights might come on for left wingers.
Hide says
And to think of it labour wants to give these young people the vote. It’s impossible to have a conversation with a young person today. John