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A Tale of Two Shootings
Townhall.com ^ | November 9, 2009 | Scott Wheeler

Posted on 11/10/2009 4:56:04 AM PST by Kaslin

Obama's remarks upon hearing that abortionist George Tiller was shot--- "I am shocked and outraged" contrasted with his statement on the news that 12 unarmed soldiers were gunned down at Ft. Hood Army Post: "I would caution against jumping to conclusions" about the motives of the gunman.

Obama’s Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano says her Department is now working to deflect any backlash against American Muslims following Thursday's rampage by a Muslim soldier. This is the same Napolitano that issued a report earlier this year cautioning against the domestic threats of “right-wing extremism” and right-wing groups that might use issues such as abortion as a recruiting tool. Were Obama and Napolitano concerned about backlash against pro-life advocates in the wake of Tiller being shot? It turns out that there was reason for concern, though you would not know from the mainstream media but pro-life activist James Pouillon was murdered with virtually no media attention just a short time after the massive coverage of Tiller’s murder.

The media, except for Fox News Channel and very few others, played right along with Obama’s Fort Hood narrative, failing to mention reports that the Army Major Nidal Hasan screamed “Allahu Akhbar” as he murdered more than a dozen and wounded over thirty other unarmed soldiers. Imagine the media’s coverage and the Obama Administration’s outrage if the man who shot late-term abortionist George Tiller had yelled “Hail Mary” as he shot Tiller.

US Army Chief of Staff, General George Casey further promulgated this bizarre approach on the Sunday talk shows saying, “I am worried…that this increased speculation could cause a backlash against some of our Muslim soldiers.”

So far there have been two incidences of Muslims murdering their fellow soldiers in the peaceful confines of a military base or encampment. There is not one single solitary incident of a non-Muslim soldier shooting an American Muslim soldier to date. So why is it that when a Muslim shoots dozens of his fellow American soldiers Obama, Casey and the media are concerned for Muslim soldiers?

It would seem that the non-Muslim soldiers are in more danger than our Muslim soldiers. We’re now allocating resources to try to protect Muslim soldiers that would be better spend shifting policy to try to prevent any similar incidents from occurring. And of course we will be told that we must recognize the importance of sensitivity to Muslims in the military, after all, many of them are translators for the languages spoken by the radical Islamist enemy. I don’t suppose it would occur to General Casey that if Islamist soldiers would murder their fellow non-Muslim soldiers that they might also sabotage the translation of documents and communications of the enemy.

The real problem with our government and military’s handling of events such as this is that it is further evidence that they simply do not understand Fourth Generation Warfare, the type of non-military tactics the jihadists are using against us. If we recognize this act of internal treachery for what it clearly and obviously is, an Islamic jihad attack from within our own ranks, then we deny the enemy a propaganda victory. We can deter them from claiming Americans “are turning on their own” which allows them to recruit more Islamic extremists to carryout these attacks.

When the first Islamic attack occurred in the 101st Airborne Division by Sgt. Asan Akbhar, many warned of the enemy within. I was one of them in an April 2003 article in Insight Magazine I quoted former Assistant Secretary of Defense Frank Gaffney stating "If [extreme] Islamists have infiltrated into the [armed] services it is a matter of grave concern because, by definition, Islamists are engaged in advancing an agenda that is inimical to this country and what it is and what it stands for, and its security most especially."

The Islamic jihadists who are waging this war against America want our soldiers to not feel safe where they sleep; the tragedy is that our own military and civilian leaders may allow them this great success.


TOPICS: Editorial; Foreign Affairs
KEYWORDS: ataleoftwoshootings

1 posted on 11/10/2009 4:56:04 AM PST by Kaslin
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To: Kaslin

Oh, darn it, it’s too late. I’ve already jumped to a conclusion.


2 posted on 11/10/2009 5:00:02 AM PST by Sender (It's never too late to be who you could have been.)
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To: nutmeg

Excellent comparisons here.


3 posted on 11/10/2009 5:06:48 AM PST by Bigg Red (Palin/Hunter 2012 -- Bolton their Secretary of State)
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To: Kaslin

Zero predictably sides with his own: Tiller the Abortionist (murderer) and Hasan the Jihadist (murderer). Zero supports mass-murderers.


4 posted on 11/10/2009 5:10:54 AM PST by ArrogantBustard (Western Civilization is Aborting, Buggering, and Contracepting itself out of existence.)
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To: Kaslin
What conclusion has Big Sister jumped to whenever she sees this?

5 posted on 11/10/2009 5:11:26 AM PST by SERKIT ("Blazing Saddles" explains it all.....)
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To: Kaslin

I fall in w/the FF who knew that all gubmint and politicians are scum!

Beyond that, I can assure you this basterd shouldn’t be trvsted to hold your dog’s leash while you....


6 posted on 11/10/2009 5:19:41 AM PST by gunnyg (Just An Old Gunny ~ And *Still* Not A F'en Commie Basterd!)
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To: ArrogantBustard

Indeed


7 posted on 11/10/2009 5:21:02 AM PST by Kaslin (Acronym for 0bama: One Big Ass Mistake America)
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To: Kaslin

Look folks, the FBI, DHS, etc. are not going to change anything about the way it deals with threats posed by these animals, even on the news that the FBI assessment of this turd was dead wrong and this POS was broadcasting his intentions.

If our agencies tasked with Homeland Security and Counter-Terrorism are not going to perform their jobs, then look out Loretta, “self-help” may just be the answer.

One soldier or civilian with a handgun and a concealed permit (not even requiring open carry) might have ended this POS’s life long before the dead and wounded started piling up.


8 posted on 11/10/2009 5:22:22 AM PST by PAMadMax (Islam is a disease....)
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To: Kaslin
Radical Islam is an insane murder cult; moderate Islam is its Trojan Horse in the West.

And the left opens the gates and makes the excuses.

9 posted on 11/10/2009 5:27:15 AM PST by Travis McGee (---www.EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com---)
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To: Kaslin; Mrs. B.S. Roberts

Let’s see. The President cautions against “jumping to conclusions before all the facts are in”. This is the case of an “American” muslim going on a killing rampage.
Yet it took the President about 37 seconds to announce that “The Cambridge (MA) policeman acted stupidly”.
Anyone else see the hypocrisy?


10 posted on 11/10/2009 5:33:37 AM PST by CaptainAmiigaf (NY TIMES: "We print the news as it fits our views")
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To: CaptainAmiigaf
Obama's remarks upon hearing that abortionist George Tiller was shot--- "I am shocked and outraged" contrasted with his statement on the news that 12 unarmed soldiers were gunned down at Ft. Hood Army Post: "I would caution against jumping to conclusions" about the motives of the gunman.

My pastor once said that you don't know a person by his actions, you know him by his reactions.

I'm just sayin...
11 posted on 11/10/2009 5:41:51 AM PST by Quality_Not_Quantity (A half-truth masquerading as the whole truth becomes a complete untruth. (J.I. Packer)
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To: Kaslin

Bookmark


12 posted on 11/10/2009 5:47:46 AM PST by 2nd amendment mama ( www.2asisters.org | Self defense is a basic human right!)
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To: Kaslin

Could the victims’ families sue the military pc wimps because they knew this jihad muslim terrorist was a deadly threat? They let it happen. Blood is on their hands. I’m sure there are other muslims everywhere who are waiting to kill and die.
What are you we Americans, that love our country, going to do about it?


13 posted on 11/10/2009 5:58:46 AM PST by rusureitflies? (OSAMA BIN LADEN IS DEAD! There, I said it. Prove me wrong.)
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To: Kaslin

There are three incidents, if you include Fort Hood, the murders at the base in Saudi Arabia (Iraq?) and the Arkansas recruiting center.


14 posted on 11/10/2009 6:08:05 AM PST by sig226 (Bring back Jimmy Carter!)
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To: Kaslin
HOW DO I HATE THEE?
LET ME COUNT THE WAYS
JUST AS I THINK I CAN'T HATE ANY STRONGER--BO DOES OR SAYS SOMETHING TO PROVE ME WRONG. . . . .
15 posted on 11/10/2009 6:09:46 AM PST by Voter#537 (Congress: Too Much Monkey Business. BO:Too Much Monkey screwing up business-F.U.B.O.)
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To: Kaslin

Well said !


16 posted on 11/10/2009 7:17:16 AM PST by RnMomof7
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To: Kaslin
US Army Chief of Staff, General George Casey further promulgated this bizarre approach on the Sunday talk shows saying, “I am worried…that this increased speculation could cause a backlash against some of our Muslim soldiers.”

Backlash? Just wait until an American Sunni kills an American Shiite - or vice versa.

17 posted on 11/10/2009 8:38:01 AM PST by Oatka ("A society of sheep must in time beget a government of wolves." –Bertrand de Jouvenel)
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