"Allahu Akbar," Keith Ellison, And The First "Dot."
Allahu Akbar, Keith Ellison, And The First “Dot”
11/12/2006 6:54 AM
The basic question I get on this [“ ‘Allahu Akbar’ Heard As New Democrat Congressman Gives Victory Speech”] seems to be “So what? What’s wrong with them praising God?” Though not an indictment in-and-of-itself, “Allahu Akbar” in this setting is – and should be – a cause of concern for America:
1) It is the rallying cry for those violent jihadist Muslims and their supporters – the same Islamic radical militants that not only America and it’s allies fight in Afghanistan and Iraq, but the rest of the world struggles with for survival in Africa, South East Asia, Europe, and the continental U.S. As of now we make only the presumption that it was the “moderate, peaceful” Muslims who shouted with joy, and not radicals. It may very well have been radicals. The consequences of being wrong by endorsing the “sunny side” are too dire to ignore.
2) It shows that, without a doubt, there are areas of the U.S. where the support from fellow Muslims and U.S. citizens (Democrats, in this case) is so great that a Muslim can be elected.
3) Now that congressman-elect Ellison’s district has seen an election “first” (first Muslim elected to congress) those trends tend to stay. If Congressman-elect Ellison himself is not sympathetic to the radical jihadist cause, how long before a candidate who IS can be elected there?
4) We as a nation know nothing of Congressman-elect Ellison outside of his conversion to Islam in college, that he is a Democrat, and a professed “politician.” We know nothing of his acquaintances, close ties, or whom he may owe favors/sympathy to. We know nothing of his college connections (favorite recruiting ground for radicals) or current connections to those who we may consider radicals (and you know how much we hate surveillance of radical Muslims and their connections in this country via the Patriot Act.) Congressman-elect Ellison will have access to sensitive information, and with time and politic-ing, be on committees covering military budgets, base closures, financing, homeland security, port security, and – maybe – counter-terrorism efforts.
5) Now that groups like CAIR and the radical Muslim Brotherhood see that it is possible to elect Muslims to federal government office, how tempting will it now be to radical jihadist movements here in the U.S. to field candidates (or have people on the candidates staff) who will be beholden to the radicalist’s view and be willing to supply them with information harmful to us and our way of life. Heck, even Hamas has a “political wing.”
6) Indeed, with CAIR’s own history, their interest in Congressman-elect Ellison should perk up the ears of anyone following homeland security.
Not taking into consideration these facts when noting what some consider to be a small, innocent incident at a victory party, smacks of pre-911 mindset faced away from national security, and may one day constitute a failure to “connect the dots” beginning with the first dot, and you know how the left hates not connecting the dots.
Background on CAIR:
http://www.meforum.org/article/916
11/12/2006 6:54 AM
The basic question I get on this [“ ‘Allahu Akbar’ Heard As New Democrat Congressman Gives Victory Speech”] seems to be “So what? What’s wrong with them praising God?” Though not an indictment in-and-of-itself, “Allahu Akbar” in this setting is – and should be – a cause of concern for America:
1) It is the rallying cry for those violent jihadist Muslims and their supporters – the same Islamic radical militants that not only America and it’s allies fight in Afghanistan and Iraq, but the rest of the world struggles with for survival in Africa, South East Asia, Europe, and the continental U.S. As of now we make only the presumption that it was the “moderate, peaceful” Muslims who shouted with joy, and not radicals. It may very well have been radicals. The consequences of being wrong by endorsing the “sunny side” are too dire to ignore.
2) It shows that, without a doubt, there are areas of the U.S. where the support from fellow Muslims and U.S. citizens (Democrats, in this case) is so great that a Muslim can be elected.
3) Now that congressman-elect Ellison’s district has seen an election “first” (first Muslim elected to congress) those trends tend to stay. If Congressman-elect Ellison himself is not sympathetic to the radical jihadist cause, how long before a candidate who IS can be elected there?
4) We as a nation know nothing of Congressman-elect Ellison outside of his conversion to Islam in college, that he is a Democrat, and a professed “politician.” We know nothing of his acquaintances, close ties, or whom he may owe favors/sympathy to. We know nothing of his college connections (favorite recruiting ground for radicals) or current connections to those who we may consider radicals (and you know how much we hate surveillance of radical Muslims and their connections in this country via the Patriot Act.) Congressman-elect Ellison will have access to sensitive information, and with time and politic-ing, be on committees covering military budgets, base closures, financing, homeland security, port security, and – maybe – counter-terrorism efforts.
5) Now that groups like CAIR and the radical Muslim Brotherhood see that it is possible to elect Muslims to federal government office, how tempting will it now be to radical jihadist movements here in the U.S. to field candidates (or have people on the candidates staff) who will be beholden to the radicalist’s view and be willing to supply them with information harmful to us and our way of life. Heck, even Hamas has a “political wing.”
6) Indeed, with CAIR’s own history, their interest in Congressman-elect Ellison should perk up the ears of anyone following homeland security.
Not taking into consideration these facts when noting what some consider to be a small, innocent incident at a victory party, smacks of pre-911 mindset faced away from national security, and may one day constitute a failure to “connect the dots” beginning with the first dot, and you know how the left hates not connecting the dots.
Background on CAIR:
http://www.meforum.org/article/916
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