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Terrorists are the Real Victims? The Obama administration legitimizes the terrorist viewpoint
The Washington Times ^ | June 11, 2010 | Editorial

Posted on 06/11/2010 5:36:04 PM PDT by Abakumov

President Obama's top counterterrorism adviser knows very little about terrorism, and that's scary for America.

John Brennan, deputy national security adviser for counterterrorism and homeland security, asserted in a speech last month that the United States cannot be at war with terrorism because terrorism is only a "tactic." Terrorism, however, is also a strategy and method, with a long history and extensive theoretical literature. This is why it is an "-ism" and not simply "terror." It is bewildering that Mr. Brennan would make such a glaring error on such a fundamental concept....

Mr. Brennan believes attacks on the United States should not be justified in religious terms, but this is how terrorists in fact do justify them. His obtuseness is dangerous. Knowing the enemy is a necessary precondition for victory. A good starting point is bin Laden's November 2002 "Letter to the American People" in which he explicitly addresses the question of why al Qaeda is at war with the United States. It is a comprehensive critique of American society, which he describes as the "worst civilization in the history of the world." Bin Laden's missive is steeped in religious language and is the product of a radical Islamic intellectual tradition that goes back more than a century.

Mr. Brennan's view of Islam as a universally benign force may lead him to dismiss some of al Qaeda's justifications for violence, which reveals willful ignorance. He may maintain that he knows more about Islam than our enemies, but they are dying to prove him wrong.

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtontimes.com ...


TOPICS: Editorial; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: brennan; democrat; democrats; impeachobama; islam; johnbrennan; obama; terrorism; waronterror

1 posted on 06/11/2010 5:36:06 PM PDT by Abakumov
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To: Abakumov
psssst he's a Muslim
2 posted on 06/11/2010 5:37:14 PM PDT by Doogle (USAF.68-73..8th TFW Ubon Thailand..never store a threat you should have eliminated)
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To: Abakumov

I can’t wait until we have an American president again.


3 posted on 06/11/2010 5:38:37 PM PDT by FlingWingFlyer ("Bush made me do it!" - Barack Hussein Obama)
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To: Abakumov

Know what the kamikazes needed?

A big hug.


4 posted on 06/11/2010 5:38:57 PM PDT by gaijin
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To: Abakumov
...asserted in a speech last month that the United States cannot be at war with terrorism because terrorism is only a "tactic."

Fine then. We're at war with Islamofascists. Better?

5 posted on 06/11/2010 5:39:15 PM PDT by Mr. Mojo
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To: Abakumov

Brennan —the man we pay to protect us— called terrorists victims of social, economic and politial injustice.

Napolitano said the southern border is “as safe as it ever has been”.

Think about that. We PAY them for this.


6 posted on 06/11/2010 5:40:46 PM PDT by gaijin
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Brennan & Napolitano: GIVE US BACK OUR MONEY, you FRAUDS!


7 posted on 06/11/2010 5:46:09 PM PDT by hal ogen ($10 (I think) amounts through the internet from all over the world.)
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To: gaijin
Napolitano said the southern border is “as safe as it ever has been”.

Sadly, that's true.

8 posted on 06/11/2010 5:53:58 PM PDT by Pollster1 (Natural born citizen of the USA, with the birth certificate to prove it)
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“Securing the Homeland by Renewing American Strength, Resilience and Values” [ John Brennan]
Whitehouse.gov - Speech ^ | For Immediate Release May 26, 2010 | n/a
Posted on May 26, 2010 4:01:20 PM PDT by Cindy


9 posted on 06/11/2010 7:25:03 PM PDT by Cindy
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Mr. Brennan's view of Islam as a universally benign force may lead him to dismiss some of al Qaeda's justifications for violence, which reveals willful ignorance. He may maintain that he knows more about Islam than our enemies, but they are dying to prove him wrong.
Mr. Brennan is as stupid as the rest of the admin. Will our citizens die to show him hat terrorism really is? Will he, and the admin first look to who in the U.S. they can blame when the next act of Jihad hits us?

Remember, when the other acts of terrorism happened in the U.S. they looked to the "evil right wing" for someone to blame. Then when showed the right wing had nothing to do with those acts, that was still not enough to show Jihad really existed. The regime, and the MSM, came up with reasons why the right wingy were still to blame!
10 posted on 06/11/2010 7:56:24 PM PDT by JSteff ((It was ALL about SCOTUS. Most forget about that and HAVE DOOMED us for a generation or more.))
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Terrorism is a tactic, just like unrestricted sumarine warfare or the blitzkreig. Declaring war on it is just as stupid as declaring war on Kamikazes.

We should have, and still should, declare war on those organizations (and their supporting nations) that attacked us.


I would also note that we adopted our enemies tactics into our own if they were successful in battle. Blitzkreig became combined-arms, for example.

Terrorism has been show to be effective, so we really need to adopt it into our own playbook.


11 posted on 06/11/2010 7:59:17 PM PDT by gogogodzilla (Live free or die!)
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To: JSteff

hat = that or it


12 posted on 06/11/2010 8:02:02 PM PDT by JSteff ((It was ALL about SCOTUS. Most forget about that and HAVE DOOMED us for a generation or more.))
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To: Abakumov

Information about Gonorrhea Lectim aka keeping anti America liberals in political offices:

The Center for Disease Control has issued a warning about a new virulent strain of this old disease. The disease is called Gonorrhea Lectim. It’s pronounced “Gonna re-elect ‘em,” and it is a terrible obamanation.

The disease is contracted through dangerous and high risk behavior involving putting your cranium up your rectum. Many victims contracted it in 2008...but now most people, after having been infected for the past 1-2 years, are starting to realize how destructive this sickness is.

It’s sad because Gonorrhea Lectim is easily cured with a new drug just coming on the market called Votemout. It’s pronounced “Vote em out.” You take the first dose in 2010 and the second dose in

2012 and simply don’t engage in such behavior again; otherwise, or Gonorrhea Lectim could become permanent and eventually wipe out all life as we know it.


13 posted on 06/12/2010 9:10:48 AM PDT by Grampa Dave (ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION IS DESTROYING AMERICA-LOOK AT WHAT IT DID TO THE WHITE HOUSE!)
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