Ignoring Infiltration

American Thinker ^ | November 10, 2009 | J.R. Dunn

[neverdem]

It was Friday afternoon that I finished the draft of "The Left and Terror", at which point I logged on to waste a little time poking around the Net, something I am very good at. Imagine my shock at being confronted with the news from Fort Hood at that moment. Such coincidences tap into sources deep in the subconscious -- it was as if my own writing had somehow called Nidal Malik Hasan into existence. A disturbing sensation, one that served to curtail analysis of the event. I merely updated the piece and sent it on in.

Developments over the past days have amply confirmed the thesis offered in "The Left and Terror". What would a serious response to such an atrocity look like? We'd see swift activity aimed at halting any further such incidents. Not a "witch hunt", in the term so beloved of mass media, but a careful investigation followed by decisive action where necessary. There are undoubtedly more such individuals currently active in the military, not to mention other branches of government. We can only hope that they're dealt with before yet another massacre occurs.

Is that the response we've gotten? Not as far as I've been able to see. What the media (not the best guide in the world, granted) has presented is a world away. Obama has confronted the crisis with yet another serving of Hope and Change rhetoric.  We shouldn't "jump to conclusions", says O, giving no notion of what those conclusions might be. He goes on to praise the "diversity" of the armed forces, as if the fact that Hasan the Assassin's victims came from different backgrounds somehow makes things better. It's evident that as in much else, Obama believes that such phraseology amounts to magic words that force bad things to go away. And you know -- there just may be something to that. (The original Hasan the Assassin, by the way, was Hasan ibn al-Sabbah the "Old Man of the Mountain", founder of the Ismailite sect of Islam, who kept his Muslim enemies at arm's length through use of a drug-conditioned corps of killers, the Hashishans, from which the term "assassin" is derived. Funny how names often resonate, isn't it?)

We move on to Home Defense secretary Janet Napolitano, overseeing the protection of the country by traipsing around the global conference circuit. From thousands of miles away, she has stepped in to assure that there will be no "anti-Muslim backlash" in the hamlets and settlements of her benighted and primitive country. Good to see she's right on top of things.

Army chief of staff Gen. George Casey concurs, at least as far as forbidding any "speculation" concerning Hasan's faith. (It sounds as if he doesn't want anyone to figure out that he's a Muslim.) Gen. Casey, you may recall, made his mark by watching Iraq deteriorate under his command while stubbornly opposing the surge strategy proposed by Gen. David Petreaus. Which goes a long way toward qualifying him to deal with potential infiltration within his own ranks.

Though it hasn't yet hit the US, the "backlash" interpretation is well-nigh universal overseas, being featured in papers from the tabloid Daily Mail to the redbrick Guardian. Of course, there has never been a "backlash" against Muslims or Arabs in this country, nor is there any sign of one occurring now. Even after 9/11, uncontrolled acting-out was minimal. The sole victim that I can recall was an unfortunate Sikh who ran afoul of an unbalanced (and badly informed) man. If any other incidents took place, we'd be sure to have heard of them daily ever since, from such outfits as CAIR, not mention Napolitano and Dear Leader.

But why confuse ourselves with facts? The narrative has been set down: the problem involves not killers shooting innocents for pathological reasons, but nonexistent mobs running the streets of America, waving ropes and looking for anyone wearing a dishdash. It's not Islamists who are responsible; it's us, America and the people who inhabit it. The great thing about multiculturalism is that it can be cut down, trimmed, reshaped and refurbished and made to fit anything. Here it has been reworked to serve as the cover for the murder of thirteen servicemen and the maiming of thirty-odd others. And we're supposed to sit back and nod and say, "Obama knows best. If anything's wrong, Obama will tell us."

It will turn out to be the Army's fault. They simply didn't "adapt" themselves to Hasan's needs. They required him to do things. They insisted on sending him to Afghanistan when he didn't want to go. All those things they never require of Christian, secular, Jewish, or, Vishnu forbid, Hindu soldiers. Much will be made of the fact that somebody once keyed his car. (Always a good excuse for a massacre -- just ask all those lefties I shot after somebody keyed my vehicle for displaying the wrong bumper sticker.) When it happens again -- as it will -- we will hear cries for more "understanding", for the armed forces to adapt to changing circumstances, for removal of crosses on military bases, for the elimination of Jewish officers in units into which Muslims might be transferred. Obama will give a speech about it. Secretary Napolitano will attend a series of conferences. As for Casey... well, who listens to retired generals anyway?

There's an interesting photo taken just after the German surrender in WWII. A GI is relaxing in a wrecked German room, laughing as he leafs through a copy of Mein Kampf. The caption stated that he'd have been "court-martialed for sedition" if he'd been seen doing that only a week before. Perhaps that was taking it too far -- very few if any American troops would ever have been tempted to take Hitler's ideas seriously. But would the same thing be taking it too far today? WWII was not a war of infiltration -- but ours manifestly is. Eventually, after another dozen, or hundred, or ten thousand murders, we will fully wake up to that fact.

Until then, the Fort Hood massacre stands as only one more signpost on the road to the next catastrophe.

[Republic of Texas]

A lot more cars with Conservative bumper stickers are keyed than cars with Muslim bumper stickers.

[historyrepeatz]

We’re all gonna die, but at least we were politically correct.

[oyez]

It will turn out to be the Army's fault. They simply didn't "adapt" themselves to Hasan's needs.

Wherever Islamists go(or appear), they consider themselves superior to others and demand special privileges. Our misguided government seems happy to grant them. Giving them such favors is no guarantee that they will reciprocate. It is pure appeasement and only leads to other concessions. They should be told that this country does not recognize superior groups and if they want special treatment they should relocate.

[Canadian Outrage]

Great article and oh so true. But on the other hand, OH SO SADLY DEVESATING. America you are up to your ears in bullshit!! Rots a Ruck. I don’t say that with any glee. I have American cousins and they have families and I have many American friends. I am sickened. CO

[pandoraou812]

Good Read

[neverdem]

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[neverdem]

Wherever Islamists go(or appear), they consider themselves superior to others and demand special privileges.

They claim religious supremacy. I can't reconcile that with freedom. Islam needs to be quarantined.

[Travis McGee]

Radical Islam is an insane murder cult; moderate Islam is its Trojan Horse in the West.

And the Left opens the gates for the infiltration.

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Excellent,..thanks for posting this one.

For much more on this Jihad attack see this thread:

Fort Hood Texas: Free Republic Archives

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Wherever Islamists go(or appear), they consider themselves superior to others and demand special privileges. Our misguided government seems happy to grant them.

There is a reason....with the leftists in control of much of the power levers in the country...they have a plan....

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The war is upon us.... Every Freeper needs to read this book:

Unholy Alliance: Radical Islam and the American Left (Paperback)

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Review

An original look at those who want us to fail in the Middle East, both at home and abroad. The -- Davis Hanson, Author, Ripples of Battle

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By Kat Bakhu (Albuquerque, NM United States) - See all my reviews

I had long wondered why people on the Left had the propensity to speak more positively about people who would slit their throats than they do about their own country, which affords them more freedom and opportunity than anywhere else. David Horowitz has answered that question thoroughly and convincingly in his Unholy Alliance. Where I felt bewildered and confused, I now feel crystal clear. Unholy Alliance is such a great book.

It begins with the leftist movements at the beginning of the 20th Century, and works its way up to the present day, exploring the anti-American attitude of these movements in detail. Horowitz shows that the enemies of the US back then are largely the same group today, operating under the same misperceptions, making the same mistakes, and pursuing the same impossible utopia.

[doug from upland]

Amazing photo. Colon cancer cells viewed under an electron microscope. Yes, Islam is a cancer growing inside this nation and around the world.

[Marine_Uncle]

Interesting summary of political correctness in this case.

[TigersEye]

Yes it is. Thanks for the ping.

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks Ernest and neverdem.

• Fort Hood Texas: Free Republic Archives
• The left and terror
• W.H. Attacks Pentagon Over Afghan Troop Leaks, Denies Reports of Decision; Rahm Emanuel 'Enraged'
• U.S. Knew of Fort Hood Suspect's Tie to Radical Cleric
• Ignoring Infiltration
• Intimidated Americans Claim Not To Know Hasan's Motives

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

LOL!

[bigheadfred]

it was as if my own writing had somehow called Nidal Malik Hasan into existence

Pretty gutsy statement considering how hard they are trying to call this anything but what it is.

[PGalt]

Good article. Thanks for the ping/post.