The New York Times' Grand Deception

INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT.org - IPT News ^ | August 5, 2010 | n/a

[Cindy]

Note: Excerpting never does an article justice. Read it all.

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SNIPPET: "This brings us to the Muslim Public Affairs Council (MPAC) and a feel-good anti-terrorism video it recently issued featuring nine imams earnestly explaining how religiously-motivated violence is misguided and contrary to the teachings of Islam. The video won praise from a senior member of Congress and unquestioning coverage in the August 1 New York Times.

Even the Attorney General of the United States got snookered. During a news conference Thursday announcing the arrests of 14 people in a fundraising conspiracy on behalf of the Somali terrorist group al-Shabaab, Eric Holder called for greater effort within the Muslim community in combating domestic radicalization:

"Many members of the community have taken proactive steps to stop the recruitment of their youth by terrorist groups. Just recently, a group of prominent American Muslims joined together in a video to repudiate the tactics employed by radicalized militants to recruit young Muslims via the Internet."

The problem is, as even a cursory review of their background demonstrates, nearly all the speakers have a record demonstrating polar opposite ideology, with a selective view of what actions are examples of terrorism."

Read more at: http://www.investigativeproject.org/2088/the-new-york-times-grand-deception

[dixiechick2000]

I think the opening paragraph was very instructive...

“If Mel Gibson issued a statement saying he had nothing but love for humanity, regardless of gender or ethnicity, would you believe him?

Probably not.

For no matter how sincere he may sound, he’s on record repeatedly bashing women, blacks, Jews and others.”

And, wasn’t it Jane Harmon’s husband who just purchased Newsweek for one buck? OT...I know. ;o) But, her name was mentioned in the article.

I’ll leave you with this...

“It would be easy to see this event and the reporting of it as MPAC trying to pull the wool over the eyes of Americans and the Congresswoman and the Times following along, either because they were too lazy or unwilling to put in the necessary work. But maybe it’s part of a bigger issue. Maybe it’s all part of a grand deception.

In a 1991 memorandum uncovered by U.S. law enforcement agents, the Muslim Brotherhood explained that its members:

“must understand that their work in America is a kind of grand Jihad in eliminating and destroying the Western civilization from within and ‘sabotaging’ its miserable house by their hands and the hands of the believers so that it is eliminated and Allah’s religion is made victorious over all other religions.”

This video plays right into that message. Take men with clearly radical pasts and pass them off as moderates who can be integral to “fighting radicalization.”

The truth is that the United States has a serious messaging problem and could use the American Muslim community’s assistance. But let us not kid ourselves into thinking that MPAC or its “moderates” are reliable partners in that fight.”

I SO totally agree with that!

Thank you, Cindy! Stellar research, as always!

[Cindy]

You’re welcome Dixie Chick.