MORE "TOLERANCE" AND "HEALING" AND "OUTREACH": GROUND ZERO MOSQUE DEVELOPER LASHES OUT
Once a thug, always a thug. More peace and love coming from the developer of the triumphal Cordoba mosque at Ground Zero. Thug Gamal (Park 51 nee Cordoba) is whining about the one news outlet that is not shilling for his grotesque mega mosque. Unbelievable. This little girl should have one day of Pamela Geller media treatment. He'd be curled up in a ball in his basement. Coward.
Here's something I will never understand: if the developers of the Ground Zero Mosque (GZM) truly want to co-exist with those around them, why do they keep hurling incendiary insults?
Under the username Park51, on Twitter the developers of the GZM lashed out at Fox News recently. Writing about a report on Bill O'Reilly, Park51 wrote:
That link at the end leads to a Media Matters report that alleges, "Fox News has much closer ties to Truthers than [Imam] Rauf allegedly does." Smooth. Seriously, did the GZM developers actually think that it was smart to link to an article that claims that Fox Newsmight have connections with people who think 9/11 was an inside job?
The "cc: @cordobainit" is the Cordoba Initiative, another group in favor of building the GZM. Cordobainit writes such things as asking its supporters to sign petitions from the ACLU:
And also hilariously claiming that "77%" of Americans support the building of the Mosque:
Once again, I don't understand why the developers keep doing things like this. Maybe you all can make sense of it.
I can. He is an islamic supremacist.
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Thursday, October 07, 2010
SPEECHIFYING
Photo courtesy Pamela Hall
Posting is a bit spotty today, as I am speaking in Philly today and tonight. The David Horowitz Freedom Center hosted a lunch and book signing for Robert and me. Although it was a book event, the Ground Zero mega mosque took center stage. The intrepid and wonderful Pamela Hall came down and filmed it -- I will post the video as soon as she has it up.
Tonight we enter the snake pit -- join us, won't you?
Thursday, October 7 · 7 pm -9:30pm
Location Howard Gittis Student Center, Temple University Main Campus
1755 North 13th Street
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THEY CREATE THEIR OWN AUTHORITIES
Islamic supremacists prop up their own shills and denigrate, smear and defame the real scholars.
Now we know why his vaunted academic findings just happened to whitewash the role of Islamic texts and teachings in encouraging suicide bombings and other violence. "CAIR, Academic Scheme to Inflate Book Sales," from IPT News, October 6:
University of Chicago political scientist Robert Pape, whose research finds religious extremism has a limited role in suicide bombings, is working secretly with a suspected Hamas front to pump up sales of his new book, the Investigative Project on Terrorism has learned. That includes a secret agreement by CAIR to have its chapters around the country to buy them in bulk so they can manipulate the sales to move up the bestseller ranks. Pape is also scheduled to appear at this weekend's national banquet for the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR)Cutting the Fuse: The Explosion of Global Suicide Terrorism and How to Stop It, is Pape's latest project touting his thesis that religion is not a prime factor in suicide bombings. Rather, it is a response to occupation, he argues.
That's appealing to CAIR, which court records show was part of a Hamas-support network in the United States. Prosecutors say CAIR, which touts itself as the nation's leading Muslim civil rights organization, never withdrew from the conspiracy to support Hamas politically and financially. And the FBI cut off communication with CAIR in 2008, saying it won't resume until "we can resolve whether there continues to be a connection between CAIR or its executives and HAMAS."
Emails reviewed by the Investigative Project on Terrorism show Pape reached out to CAIR this past summer, hoping to have the Hamas-front group buy 1,000 advanced copies of his new book. Pape asserted in his emails and other communications to CAIR that the book would advance and reinforce CAIR's ideological views that it is the occupation of Arab lands that causes suicide bombings. CAIR's officials responded with enthusiasm to Pape's thesis and to his proposal for bulk purchases to artificially boost his rankings into the best seller lists.
"Pre-orders are especially helpful," Pape wrote on his University of Chicago email account, "because they allow the press to increase the advertising for the book when it is published, and so help to build momentum for the message in the book -- that ending Western occupation of Muslim countries is the best path for reducing the spread of suicide terrorism."
Pape did not respond to an email seeking comment. CAIR's national banquet is scheduled for Saturday evening outside Washington, D.C. In a release, CAIR says Pape will be on hand promoting his book. The release says Pape will participate in a workshop on "Challenging Islamophobia" and quotes CAIR Executive Director Nihad Awad:
"This groundbreaking new book offers a powerful educational tool to be used in challenging Islamophobia that is based on the false linkage between Islam and suicide terrorism."...
Posted by Pamela Geller on Thursday, October 07, 2010 at 11:09 AM in Historical Accuracy | Permalink | Comments (10) ShareThis
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PAMELA GELLER, BIG JOURNALISM: WILDERS TRIAL, FREE SPEECH IS ALSO ON TRIAL
Check out my latest oped in Big Journalism:
In Wilders Trial, Free Speech Is Also On Trial Pamela Geller, Big Journalism
In what can only to be described as a throwback to the seventh century, Dutch Parliamentarian and anti-jihad warrior Geert Wilders was back in court Monday on specious “hate speech” charges filed by a corrupt, criminal dhimmi court in the Netherlands.
How dare they subjugate their Western values to Islamic supremacism in this dangerous farce?
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Wednesday, October 06, 2010
STATISTICAL ISLAM PART I
Islamic scholar William Warner, whose work I have long admired, has devoted recent study to statistical Islam. I was fortunate to spend the day with Mr. Warner when he came to see me speak in Tennessee. His work is seminal.
For the statistics, go to: http://cspipublishing.com/statistical/index.html
It is a must-read series; here is part I.
Statistical Islam, Part 1 of 9
One of the great questions of the 21st century is: What is the true nature of Islam? There are two distinct answers to this question from themedia and leaders. The popular message is that Islam is one of the great world religions, a peaceful religion, a foundation of world civilization, its Golden Age was the highpoint of history, and it preserved Western thought while we were in the Dark Ages. The alternative message is that Islam is a brutal, backward, woman abusing, violent, intellectually narrow ideology that is out to annihilate civilization.
Which side is right? How do we resolve this issue? Can it even be resolved? If we turn to the “experts” of any of the opinions, they will tell you that their view is correct. What then is the ultimate authority that will give us a firm foundation for reasoning and judgment about Islam? Is it possible to use critical thought or must we just accept the authority of experts?
There is way to achieve consensus about ideas that goes beyond expert opinion. The use of facts along with logic is the basis of critical thought. The ultimate form of critical thought uses measurements and numbers to resolve questions. This paper will use the foundational texts of Islam and measure the importance of ideas by how many words are given to concepts. The assumption is that the more content that is devoted to a subject, the greater the importance of the subject is. As an example: the Koran devotes 64% of its text to the subject of the unbeliever. This is assumed to imply that the unbeliever is important in Islamic doctrine.
The use of critical thought may seem counter-intuitive since many people view Islam as a religion that does not have a rational basis. Actually, Islam is not only rational; it is hyper-rational, but it uses another form of logic than the one we take for granted.
If we are to use critical thought, we must have a firm foundation. All Muslims agree that:
“There is no god, but Allah and Mohammed is His messenger.”
When this is repeated as a public testimony, you become a Muslim. However, this statement is not only the beginning of Islam, it is also the foundation and totality of Islam. It is not enough to worship Allah; you must worship as Mohammed worshipped.
Who is Allah and where do we learn about Him? This question points directly to the Koran.
Then the Koran, in turn, points directly to Mohammed. It says 91 times that Mohammed is the perfect Muslim. He is the divine human prototype, the only pattern acceptable to Allah. The actions and words of Mohammed are so important that they have a special name—Sunna. We find the Sunna in two texts. The Sira is the biography of Mohammed and the Hadith is the collection of hadiths (small stories, traditions) about Mohammed.
Islam is based on Koran and Sunna. Since the Sunna is found in the Sira and the Hadith, this means that three books contain all the doctrine of Islam—the Trilogy. If it is in the Trilogy (Koran, Sira, Hadith), then it is Islam. If something is not in the Trilogy, then it is not Islam. All of the Islamic doctrine is found in the Trilogy. Now, we have the complete information with no missing pieces.
We have established our first criteria of knowledge. All authoritative statements about Islam must include a reference to the Trilogy to be authenticated. It does not matter what a scholar, imam, media guru, or anyone else says, if what they say cannot be supported by the doctrine in the Trilogy, then it is not Islam. If it is supported by the Trilogy, then it is Islam.
We have been taught that the Koran is the source of Islamic doctrine. However, the Koran is only 14% of the total sacred texts . Actually, the Sira and the Hadith are 86% of the total textual doctrine . Islam is 14% Allah and 86% Mohammed. This is very good news. The Koran is obscure, but anyone can understand the life and sayings of Mohammed. These statistics point to the easy way to know Islam—know Mohammed. Anyone, absolutely anyone, can understand Mohammed and hence, Islam.
Islam is a text-based doctrine, so the nature of these texts must be made clear. A Muslim believes that the Koran is perfect, complete, universal and eternal. It does not contain the slightest error and it is the exact words of the only god of the universe. Mohammed is the perfect example of how to live the sacred life. This idea of complete, final, universal, and perfect textual truth is very hard for non-Muslims to comprehend. Most people read the Koran with the attitude of: “Oh, they don’t really believe this.” When Muslims read the Koran, their attitude is: “These are the perfect words of Allah.” Muslims call themselves the “believers” and by that they mean that they believe the Koran is perfect and Mohammed is the perfect pattern of life.Remember, we started with the question: Can we evaluate what the media commentators, politicians, imams and other “experts” say about the true nature of Islam? Yes, we can know the true nature of Islam—it is found in the Trilogy. If what the expert has to say can be supported by the doctrine found in the Trilogy, then it is valid, since the Trilogy is the final arbiter of all opinions and statements about Islam.
Critical thought provides a powerful first step. Now, let us measure the doctrine of Islam. The following cases show how the technique of counting the number of words that are devoted to a topic can be used to discover the dominant themes of Islamic texts and, hence, Islamic doctrine.
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DHIMMEDIA: NEWSPAPERS REFUSE CARTOON THAT REFERENCES MUHAMMAD
MORE SELF IMPOSED SHARIA
More media capitulation to Islamic supremacism, as explained here. I understand their fear, but my
question to all of these cowards is, isn't the alternative more frightening? Isn't the ascension of sharia and blasphemy laws more frightening than publishing a silly toon? Isn't the silencing of free men a scarier prospect than the whole of the global jihad?
Isn't freedom worth fighting for? Worth dying for? How dare they so casually relinquish that which our fathers, grandfathers and founding fathers fought so hard and died for.
Someone said that if you trade freedom for peace you get neither -- or something along those lines. True that.
Editors Pass on Comic Strip With ‘Where’s Muhammad?’ Reference Editor and
PublisherSome editors opted not to run Sunday’s “Non Sequitur” comic strip, which included a “Where’s Muhammad?” reference, according to The Washington Post’s “Comic Riffs” blog.
Wayne Miller’s strip on Sunday depicted a scene in a park with a variety of characters, with the caption, “Picture book title voted least likely to ever find a publisher: ‘Where’s Muhammad?’”
Some 20 papers, including the Portland Press Herald and the Boston Globe — both of which “Non Sequitur” Wiley Miller reads — opted to run a Sunday replacement strip featuring the recurring character Obvious-Man. "Non Sequitur" is syndicated by Universal UClick.
The Washington Post ran the strip online Sunday, but not in its print edition.
Miller told Comic Riffs, "I have absolutely no information on why any of the editors chose not to run it. All I can do is surmise that the irony of their being afraid to run a cartoon that satirizes media's knee-jerk reaction to anything involving Islam bounced right of their foreheads. So what they've actually accomplished is, sadly, [to] validate the point."
"Non Sequitur," which bowed in 1991, has won National Cartoonists Society division awards for Best Comic Strip and Best Comic Panel.
The irony of the cartoon's message should not get lost on anyone.
UPDATE: The quislings at the Washington Post are pretending to be staunch defenders of free speech, but they took the cowards way out. They ran the toon online, but not in print. lol. You can't make this stuff up. Here's their take:
Depending on what newspaper you take, you may or may not see today's "Non Sequitur" comic that's captioned, in part, "...Where's Muhammad?"
Some newspapers chose instead to run a Sunday replacement strip featuring the recurring character Obvious-Man. So what was the editorial thinking behind the choice?
[..]
The Washington Post chose to run the "Where's Muhammad?" comic in its online edition but not in its Sunday print funnies, running an "Obvious-Man" replacement. Spokeswoman Kris Coratti said The Post had no comment on that decision.
Posted by Pamela Geller on Wednesday, October 06, 2010 at 03:33 PM in Free Speech Silenced, FREEDOM OF SPEECH IN THE AGE OF JIHAD | Permalink | Comments (32) ShareThis
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TOLERANCE AND INTERFAITH DIALOGUE IN DETROIT
I assure you that if the roles were reversed, Hamas-linked, Muslim Brotherhood front CAIR would have gotten millions for a Muslim coach. Note the last line of the article.
Dearborn schools pay to settle lawsuit by coach One News Now (hat tip Dave)
DETROIT - A wrestling coach who claimed he lost his job at a suburban Detroit high school because of his Christian faith has settled the lawsuit for $24,500.
Gerald Marszalek, who is 65, also received $500 from Dearborn Public Schools in exchange for waiving any claim of age discrimination.
Marszalek was a coach at Fordson High School, where Muslim students are a majority. He said his troubles with the school's Muslim principal, Imad Fadlallah, began in 2005 when a volunteer assistant, the Rev. Trey Hancock, introduced some wrestlers to Christianity during a camp away from school.Marszalek's contract wasn't renewed in 2008 after 35 years.
Fadlallah recently retired as Fordson principal. In August, two award-winning teachers filed a lawsuit accusing him of harassment because they're not Muslim.
Back story posted at Atlas in July 2009: Lawsuit Filed Against Dearborn Schools and Muslim Principal
Posted by Pamela Geller on Wednesday, October 06, 2010 at 03:07 PM in Creeping Sharia: American Dhimmitude, Education: Hijacking the System | Permalink | Comments (11)ShareThis
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GPAL ALERT
Back in June, if you recall, Atlas had a falling out with Paypal. The leftist/Islamic machine tried to have me labeled a hate speech site and Paypal was considering suspending my account. The whole story is here.
It caused quite a brouhaha on the net. There was a good piece at PJM here and this at Human Events. Paypal caved when Atlas readers and freedom lovers expressed their outrage.
I switched to Gpal at the time in the hopes that Paypal would remove "hate speech site" designation status. Gpal came highly recommended. It was a relatively new payment clearing house devoted to second amendment rights and gun rights which we love. The G in Gpal stands for guns and the impetus for this start-up was in respone to Paypal's spineless business practice of refusing gun transactions.
But GPAL is having problems. How bad? I don't know but I do know that I have not been able to transfer any monies donated to Atlas and SIOA out of GPAL. Robert at Jihadwatch is experiencing the same thing.
I withdrew funds last week for a new bus campaign I was initiating and still nothing. An August transfer still has not come threw. These are critical funds for us. And yes I am worried.
Last night Atlas reader Mike sent me a link to a gun forum discussing this very thing. I am investigating and will update as I know more. They have had a recent "security advisory" and unexplained charge back problems that raise red flags as well. Is it ineptitude (new business growing pains) or something more nefarious? I don't know but I have removed their buttons from my sites (Paypal is back for the time being) ) and recommend you hold off doing business with them until they explain - which they haven't done. Proceed at your risk.
If you are experiencing similar problems, write support@gpal.net (they are very slow to respond) and their phone is 1-800-813-GPAL(4725) I have called several times - and sat on hold forever.
Not good.
UPDATE: When I went back to find the exact date of my transfer, I was shocked to discover all transactions prior to 30 days have been scrubbed from the account. WTF? We must have those records in order to report these contributions to the IRS. Scrubbed?
Posted by Pamela Geller on Wednesday, October 06, 2010 at 02:16 PM in Blog Affairs | Permalink | Comments (43) ShareThis
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WHERE DOES IT END?
Ok, let's recap. Wali ur-Rehman, a senior Taliban commander, recently issued a direct threat against the Netherlands and the Dutch people. (here)
"The Dutch government is on a dangerous course," he was quoted on Friday, October 1, in the Dutch TV program RTL4 News. "Therefore, we will teach them a lesson and they will pay a price because of recent anti-Islam laws." A direct threat to stage terrorist attacks in Holland. Obviously, Taliban terrorist leaders are following closely what is happening both in Europe and Holland.
Free speech is insulting. No free speech. Do not insult Islam. Do not reveal the truth about Islam. No historical accuracy or context.
Check!
The ummah gets offended if you draw Muhammad. Embassies are burned, people are slaughtered because of innocuous little cartoonist renderings. Brutal assassination attempts on made on the lives of Kurt Westergaard and Lars Vilks. American cartoonist Molly Norris must go into witness protection, change her name, her home, her life at her expense. No drawings of Moe.
Check!
Controversial radical Imam wants to build a 15-story mega mosque on a site destroyed by the 911 attacks and iconically name it Cordoba House. The American people and free men across the world express outrage, grief and pain and request the mega mosque be moved. The West is warned by the radical imam that if the 15-story mega mosque is not built, we will be attacked by the devout, by the jihad. The radical imam is standing between us and "the extremists." Ground Zero mega mosque mocking, taunting the greatest loss on American soil in our considerable history must be built.
Check!
The United States is attacked in the name of Islam on September 11, 2001. Almost 3,000 good souls are mercilessly slaughtered, the last words they hear, 'allahu akbar.' America goes in to Afghanistan and Iraq to begin to fight this scourge. Defense of nation is "creating more jihadis." No self defense.
Check!
Let me know if you want me to go on. Don't get me started on Islamic anti-semitism and their annihilationist dreams of wiping the Jewish people off the map.
Posted by Pamela Geller on Wednesday, October 06, 2010 at 11:33 AM in Global Jihad 2010 | Permalink | Comments (7) ShareThis
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LEAN FORWARD....OR BEND OVER?
Lean forward or bend over? I think it's the latter. But this is too funny. As if ........... this is going to stop the rout. The hunchback doesn't see his own hump.
"MSNBC wanted to move from a traditional media company to a thought-leader"
Directed by Spike Lee! Move from traditional media! "It's time to think gigantic!" Oh yeah. This is huge. Like the Edsel. There is no accounting for delusion.
Mono Unveils New Brand Campaign for MSNBC Breitbart
MINNEAPOLIS, Oct. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- mono, the award-winning Minneapolis-based creative branding and advertising agency, today announces the new brand position, campaign and tagline for cable news giant MSNBC.
The line, "Lean forward" is a simple, yet bold statement designed to impassion MSNBC's audience and urge them to engage with the issues of the day.
The new campaign, based on a vision by MSNBC President Phil Griffin and the largest in the network's history, includes anthemic 60 second TV spots directed by Academy Award Nominee Spike Lee, a national print campaign, as well as station domination campaigns in Grand Central and other train stations in New York City. With headlines like, "It's time to think gigantic," and, "The future belongs to the fearless," the work targets those who believe progress happens when you look forward rather than backwards.
"MSNBC wanted to move from a traditional media company to a thought-leader in the television news space," said mono Managing Partner James Scott. "We believed a campaign with a tone that is positive and hopeful, as well as energetic and confident, would help realize Griffin's vision and clearly define the mission of the network."
[...]"We wanted to work with mono because of their passion for simplicity, innovation and storytelling," said Sharon Otterman, the chief marketing officer for MSNBC. "This campaign is as brilliant as it is bold and it carves out an authentic and defendable space for us in the marketplace."
As brilliant as it is bold. Indeedy.
Posted by Pamela Geller on Wednesday, October 06, 2010 at 11:04 AM | Permalink | Comments (15) ShareThis
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WILDERS WATCH: FITNA ON TRIAL
The free world holds its breath as Geert Wilders stands before a corrupt Dutch court and ....dares with his silence to refuse to sanction their enforcement of the sharia (Islamic law) and subversion of the blood and toil of centuries of progress. Free speech, free men -- essential freedom hangs in the balance. The leftist liars can package this horror in any shade of ribbon they want. It is what it is: the west on trial.
Here is the film that set this particular evil in motion. When I first viewed it, I was stunned by its shocking simplicity. If you haven't viewed it or seen it recently, stop and watch it. And you'll understand the terrible fight we are losing in the war of ideas.
Understand the premise here: Muslims were offended, so one man who spoke the truth may go to jail.
Hate? Judge for yourself
Is what Fitna says about Islam and the Qur'an accurate? See here. But it is not clear in the Wilders show trial whether or not truth is an adequate defense. "Court views anti-Islam film in Wilders hate speech trial," from AP, October 6:
The hate speech trial of politician Geert Wilders has resumed with judges viewing his anti-Islam film "Fitna," which juxtaposes Koranic verses and images of violence, and offended many Muslims worldwide when it was released in 2008.
Of course, those Muslims were not offended when Islamic jihadists juxtaposed Qur'anic verses with violence by committing violent acts and justifying them by reference to those Qur'an verses.
Wilders is charged with inciting hatred against Muslims via "Fitna" and in dozens of public remarks comparing Islam to Fascism, calling for a ban on Muslim immigration and for a ban on the Koran. In one opinion piece he wrote "I've had enough of Islam in the Netherlands; let not one more Muslim immigrate," adding "I've had enough of the Koran in the Netherlands: Forbid that fascist book."
Wilders argued on Monday that he has a right to freedom of speech and that his remarks were within the bounds of the law.
"I am a suspect here because I have expressed my opinion as a representative of the people," Wilders told judges at the start of the trial.
"Formally I'm on trial here today, but with me, the freedom of expression of many, many Dutch people is also being judged," he said, referring to more than 1.4 million voters who made his party the country's third-largest in June elections....
Indeed.
The trial resumed Monday, here.
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