Top U.S. Military Officer Calls Pastor Over Film

Reuters ^ | Wednesday, September 12, 2012 | Phil Stweart and David Adams

[kristinn]

General Martin Dempsey, the chairman of the U.S. military's Joint Chiefs of Staff, spoke with Pastor Terry Jones by phone on Wednesday and asked him to withdraw his support for a film whose portrayal of the Prophet Mohammad has sparked violent protests - including one that ended with the death of America's envoy to Libya

[Anti-Hillary]

America RIP!!!

[mojito]

Diplomacy, 0bama-style.

[Timber Rattler]

Unbelievable!

[ducdriver]

Is the pastor in the military service? What is this?

[GeorgeWashingtonsGhost]

Dempsey, you’ve committed treason. We have something here called ‘Freedom of Speech’ and YOU more than ANYONE represent that freedom. FOOL.

[ZX12R]

Shove it up your ass general.

[DesScorp]

What complete and utter cowardice. Yes, let's go full Dhimmi and eliminate our own freedoms at home.

[hattend]

Why?

[RummyChick]

Did any General contact Andres Serrano and ask him to stop displaying Piss Christ?

[Cyber Liberty]

Did someone perform dickectomies on the entire officer corps?

[lodi90]

Did he call the families of the dead Marines?

[ken in texas]

Uh, General, what part of “That’s not your job” do you find hard to understand?

[tumblindice]

Disgraceful

[Alter Kaker]

We have something here called ‘Freedom of Speech’ and YOU more than ANYONE represent that freedom.

Don't be ridiculous. Of course we have Freedom of Speech which is why General Dempsey had to ASK the idiot pastor to stop endangering American lives and did not ORDER him to do so.

[Winged Hussar]

I’d like to know where I can watch the movie myself! The preview looked pretty good.

[Uncle Miltie]

How about the government not intimidate or even politely request Americans curtail their First Amendment rights in the face of terror?

[forgotten man]

Dempsey should spend his time on more important matters, like planning next year’s gay pride parade.

[FlingWingFlyer]

...for a film whose portrayal of the Prophet Mohammad has sparked violent protests - including one that ended with the death of America's envoy to Libya.

These two Reuters pixies are FOS. According to breaking news on FOX, U.S. intelligence is saying this was a well organized and well planned attack. It was not a bunch of raggies spontaneously starting a riot over a movie trailer. The movie trailer BS is just that, BS.

[silverleaf]

So happy the Chairman of the JCS has every strategic tool at his hands, including speed dial to Pastor Terry Jones

Why not just send the Marines to round him up?
If only they werent provoked, muslims would de be such peace loving world citizens

Insults to mohammed are understandably capital offenses calling for mob murder, so if we stop insults to mohammed we stop mob murders

DISGUSTING

[SJSAMPLE]

Is this an unprecendented attempt by America’s senior military officer to intimidate a private citizen?

If so, the general should RESIGN.

[Leep]

He is free to ask.

[silverleaf]

So happy the Chairman of the JCS has every strategic tool at his hands, including speed dial to Pastor Terry Jones

Why not just send the Marines to round him up?
If only they werent provoked, muslims would de be such peace loving world citizens

Insults to mohammed are understandably capital offenses calling for mob murder, so if we stop insults to mohammed we stop mob murders

DISGUSTING

[SamuraiScot]

General Martin Dempsey, the chairman of the U.S. military's Joint Chiefs of Staff, spoke with Pastor Terry Jones by phone on Wednesday and asked him to withdraw his support for a film whose portrayal of the Prophet Mohammad has sparked violent protests

On the taxpayers' dime? On what authority? Isn't Pastor Jones the General's boss?

If the fate of the US Army and the Republic it serves depends on the expressed opinions of private citizen Pastor Terry Jones, the fault for this perilous state of affairs is not that of Jones, but of the General and his President.

[GeorgeWashingtonsGhost]

This is by far the WORST thing to happen under 0bama’s watch. General Dempsey is essentially SURRENDERING TO TERRORISTS. HE SHOULD BE DEFENDING US AND FIGHTING THEM!

[Girlene]

Are we sure which “film”, video, whatever it is that the muslims are inflamed over? I thought it was the other one that has the really bad actors in it making fun of mohammed.

[Truth29]

Dempsey must be auditioning for the future head of Obama’s domestic militia which will oppress Americans and shred the Constitution.

[American Constitutionalist]

* ( General Martin Dempsey, the chairman of the U.S. military's Joint Chiefs of Staff, spoke with Pastor Terry Jones by phone on Wednesday and asked him to withdraw his support for a film whose portrayal of the Prophet Mohammad has sparked violent protests - including one that ended with the death of America's envoy to Libya ) *

Perhaps ? General Martin Dempsey has not gotten the memo ?

These attacks on the US embassies were coordinated and " Pre-Planned " in advance before that movie came out.

Of course ? this is the narrative that this administration, the government, the main stream media wants the uninformed and sheepled to believe and think.
This just gives them a excuse to go after Terry Jones and Christians in general. i.e. religious persecution.

[RushIsMyTeddyBear]

Un-frikkin’-believable.

[PeterPrinciple]

Peter Principle in Action Award.

He is past his level of competence

[ColdOne]

I didn’t think I could get any more upset with these bunch of Sharia loving piles of.....Yet I have.

[bboop]

That’s right - blame the one who called a spade a spade.

[Charles Henrickson]

"In the brief call, Gen. Dempsey expressed his concerns over the nature of the film, the tensions it will inflame and the violence it will cause," Dempsey's spokesman, Colonel Dave Lapan, told Reuters.

"The violence it will cause"?? A film cannot "cause" violence. An individual supporting said film cannot "cause" violence. What causes violence are THE MURDEROUS MUZZIE B*ST*RDS CAUSING THE VIOLENCE!!

GET BARACK HUSSEIN OUT OF OFFICE!!

[rintense]

A direct violation of the first amendment.

[jazusamo]

Hey general, you took an oath to defend our Constitution...Remember?

[Chgogal]

General Martin Dempsey:

DERELICTION OF DUTY!

You took an oath to protect the Constitution of the United States of America NOT the Koran.

[AppyPappy]

What a coward.

[colonialhk]

Spot on

[Future Snake Eater]

I expect nothing less these days, such is the nature of our top military leadership.

[aposiopetic]

"In the brief call, Gen. Dempsey expressed his concerns over the nature of the film, the tensions it will inflame and the violence it will cause," Dempsey's spokesman, Colonel Dave Lapan, told Reuters.

If his spokesman reports it, also on our dime, it sounds like an official act, within the scope of his duties.

Sickening.

[RummyChick]

http://www.popcrunch.com/15-of-the-most-controversial-pieces-of-art/

The Pope in Drag...

can we do that to Mohhamed...

[fhayek]

To a muslim, defiling a Koran is worse than killing a non-muslim. I have no use for any Muslim. The only moderate muslim is a a ex-muslim.

[ColdOne]

By the way on Shep’s show just now they finally mentioned the Ambassadors body being “taken” to the hospital but won’t show the photos.

They also just mentioned that this was a planned attack in advance on both those places.

[SoFloFreeper]

A bit Orwellian, isn’t it?

How about a top military officer telling the Islamofascists that WE ARE AMERICANS, and YOU DON’T ATTACK OUR EMBASSIES?!

And then fire off a few daisy clusters over the mobs?

[GeorgeWashingtonsGhost]

You’re defending him? You should cancel your FR account and disappear.

[fella]

“Yes, let's go full Dhimmi and eliminate our own freedoms at home.”

It's called ‘submission’ it's what islam, like all tyrannies, demands of all that it conquers either through force or finance.

[spacejunkie2001]

I am SO sick of the appeasing LOSERS that are blaming Terry Jones instead of the islamic beasts that are doing this. GROW A PAIR AND TELL THESE FREAKS TO GO SCREW THEMSELVES.

[SandRat]

The Gen. needs to review the advancement oath that he took when he first came in the service as a 2 LT and that he had to re-take every time he moved up in rank, then STHU.

[blueunicorn6]

This smells of a phone call from Obama or Panetta. Panic.

[meyer]

The good pastor should tell the general to go pound sand. The first amendment allows one to speak freely on matters of religion.