Islamic Terrorism in the West ( Mega thread)

[jollyjacktar]

Thanks for the laughs recce, made my night.  :nod:

 

[CougarKing]

As if the first terrorist attack this week wasn't enough! More radical-inspired violence?!

Yahoo News

German Newspaper Attacked After Re-Printing Charlie Hebdo Cartoons
The Hollywood Reporter
By Scott Roxborough | The Hollywood Reporter – 8 hours ago

A newspaper in Hamburg has been attacked days after they re-printed Muhammad caricatures from French satire magazine Charlie Hebdo.

German police said Sunday they have two suspects in custody following the attack late Saturday night, in which an incendiary device was thrown through the office window of the Hamburger Morgenpost, one of the city's leading dailies. The newspaper has so far declined to comment but in an article on its website Sunday said the offices were empty at the time of the attack and no one was injured.

Police spokeswoman Karina Sadowsky said it was not yet clear what the motivation for the attack was.
On Thursday, Jan.8, the newspaper reprinted one of Charlie Hebdo's controversial Muhammad caricatures on its front page, under the headline “this much freedom must be possible.” Unlike many newspapers in the United States, including The New York Times, European papers were quick to reprint the Charlie Hebdo cartoons in a show of solidarity with the French satire magazine, where 12 people were killed in a terrorist attack Feb. 7.

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[OldSolduer]

I would expect this sort of thing in the near term, until it gets too hot for the terrorists, who then will dive underground once more.

 

[George Wallace]

This should provide a little perspective as to what the various threats from within may be:

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All Terrorists are Muslims…Except the 94% that Aren’t
LOONWATCH.com
by Danios on January 20, 2010

CNN recently published an article entitled Study: Threat of Muslim-American terrorism in U.S. exaggerated; according to a study released by Duke University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, “the terrorist threat posed by radicalized Muslim-Americans has been exaggerated.”

Yet, Americans continue to live in mortal fear of radical Islam, a fear propagated and inflamed by right wing Islamophobes.  If one follows the cable news networks, it seems as if all terrorists are Muslims.  It has even become axiomatic in some circles to chant: “Not all Muslims are terrorists, but nearly all terrorists are Muslims.” Muslims and their “leftist dhimmi allies” respond feebly, mentioning Waco as the one counter example, unwittingly affirming the belief that “nearly all terrorists are Muslims.”

But perception is not reality.  The data simply does not support such a hasty conclusion.  On the FBI’s official website, there exists a chronological list of all terrorist attacks committed on U.S. soil from the year 1980 all the way to 2005.  That list can be accessed here (scroll down all the way to the bottom).

According to this data, there were more Jewish acts of terrorism within the United States than Islamic (7% vs 6%).  These radical Jews committed acts of terrorism in the name of their religion.  These were not terrorists who happened to be Jews; rather, they were extremist Jews who committed acts of terrorism based on their religious passions, just like Al-Qaeda and company.

Yet notice the disparity in media coverage between the two.  It would indeed be very interesting to construct a corresponding pie chart that depicted the level of media coverage of each group.  The reason that Muslim apologists and their “leftist dhimmi allies” cannot recall another non-Islamic act of terrorism other than Waco is due to the fact that the media gives menial (if any) coverage to such events.  If a terrorist attack does not fit the “Islam is the perennial and existential threat of our times” narrative, it is simply not paid much attention to, which in a circuitous manner reinforces and “proves” the preconceived narrative.  It is to such an extent that the average American cannot remember any Jewish or Latino terrorist; why should he when he has never even heard of the Jewish Defense League or the Ejercito Popular Boricua Macheteros?  Surely what he does not know does not exist!

The Islamophobes claim that Islam is intrinsically a terrorist religion.  The proof?  Well, just about every terrorist attack is Islamic, they retort.  Unfortunately for them, that’s not quite true.  More like six percent.  Using their defunct logic, these right wingers ought now to conclude that nearly all acts of terrorism are committed by Latinos (or Jews).  Let them dare say it…they couldn’t; it would be political and social suicide to say such a thing. Most Americans would shut down such talk as bigoted; yet, similar statements continue to be said of Islam, without any repercussions.

The Islamophobes live in a fantasy world where everyone is supposedly too “politically correct” to criticize Islam and Muslims.  Yet, the reality is the exact opposite: you can get away with saying anything against the crescent.  Can you imagine the reaction if I said that Latinos should be profiled because after all they are the ones who commit the most terrorism in the country?  (For the record: I don’t believe in such profiling, because I am–unlike the right wing nutters–a believer in American ideals.)

The moral of the story is that Americans ought to calm down when it comes to Islamic terrorism.  Right wingers always live in mortal fear–or rather, they try to make you feel that way.  In fact, Pamela Geller (the queen of internet Islamophobia) literally said her mission was to “scare the bejeezus outta ya.” Don’t be fooled, and don’t be a wuss.  You don’t live in constant fear of radicalized Latinos (unless you’re Lou Dobbs), even though they commit seven times more acts of terrorism than Muslims in America.  Why then are you wetting yourself over Islamic radicals?  In the words of Cenk Uygur: you’re at a ten when you need to be at a four.  Nobody is saying that Islamic terrorism is not a matter of concern, but it’s grossly exaggerated.


Related Posts:

Europol report: All terrorists are Muslims…Except the 99.6% that aren’t

RAND report: Threat of homegrown jihadism exaggerated, Zero U.S. civilians killed since 9/11

Update:

A reader by the name of Dima added:

The FBI Terrorism Report shows…[that] the highest number of terrorist incidents in the U.S. by region (90) took place in Puerto Rico.

Second Update:

An Islamophobe commented on this article, saying that the statistics are flawed because the FBI included small acts such as “stealing rats from a lab” as an act of terrorism.  Of course, this is patently false.  Here is a breakdown of the terrorist attacks by type (the pie chart is from the FBI’s official website and can be accessed here):

More on LINK.

 

[YZT580]

More than a little hypocrisy on the part of CNN.  First they broadcast 18 hours or more of non-stop drama live from France and then they tell their audience to chill out.  Those big bad Islamists really are not so bad and there really aren't so many of them.  Tell that to the folks in Mosul who had their favourite busker executed in front of their eyes or to the orphans who were kidnapped in Nigeria after their teachers and parents were murdered.  How about the relatives of those whose names are etched on the walls at ground zero, do you think that they would be convinced that Islam is a religion of peace? 

In truth though the name doesn't matter.  They have done us the favour of declaring war on the west and ordering our deaths if we don't conform to their way of thinking.  Harper got it right when he stated that this is war.  There is no more clarification needed and no other information required other than the coordinates of their leaders.  And after ISIS should come Nigeria until the lot of them are fertilizer or food for the alligators.

 

[a_majoor]

The problem with our friend in Ottawa is he would have no objection to the cartoons that were published on this thread, and isn't calling for them to be made illegal...and of course no one is going to throw a firebomb through the "office window" of Army.ca for publishing them either.

This sort of "selective" tolerance is how they argue against our freedoms (and it is not only the Islamists; most leftist/progressive arguments follow the same "some for me/none for thee" format), and should be forcefully countered.

 

[George Wallace]

Moderate Muslims are now beginning to become more public in their displeasure with those who immigrate to Western nations and do not accept Western "Freedoms".  The Muslim mayor of the Dutch city of Rotterdam speaks out:


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Muslims Who Don't Like Free Speech Can 'F**k Off' Says Rotterdam Mayor Ahmed Aboutaleb
Huffington Post UK |  By Sara C Nelson
Posted: 13/01/2015 12:51 GMT

Muslims who turn their backs on freedom have been told to pack their bags and “f*ck off”, the mayor of Rotterdam has said.

Moroccan-born Muslim Ahmed Aboutaleb made his comments in the aftermath of the Charlie Hebdo attacks which left 17 people dead.

Speaking to NewsHour, he said: “It is incomprehensible that you can turn against freedom… But if you don’t like freedom, for heaven’s sake pack your bags and leave.

“There may be a place in the world where you can be yourself, be honest with yourself and do not go and kill innocent journalists.

“And if you do not like it here because humourists you do not like make a newspaper, may I then say you can fuck off.

“This is stupid, this is so incomprehensible. Vanish from the Netherlands if you cannot find your place here. All those well-meaning Muslims here will now be stared at.

Aboutaleb, who has been the mayor of the Dutch city since 2008, has received praise from London Mayor Boris Johnson.

In a column for the Telegraph entitled The Islamists Want War, But If Would Be Fatal If We Fell For It, Johnson described Aboutaleb as “my hero.”

He added: “That is the voice of the Enlightenment, of Voltaire. We can and will protect this country against these jihadist thugs. We will bug them and monitor them and arrest them and prosecute them and jail them.

"But if we are going to win the struggle for the minds of these young people, then that is the kind of voice we need to hear – and it needs above all to be a Muslim voice.”

Video, photos and more links on LINK.

 

[OldSolduer]

Moderate Muslims are now beginning to become more public in their displeasure with those who immigrate to Western nations and do not accept Western "Freedoms".  The Muslim mayor of the Dutch city of Rotterdam speaks out:


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Video, photos and more links on LINK.

Wow....a very clear message for once.

 

[George Wallace]

Wow....a very clear message for once.

He wasn't the first. 

The answers lie in what this Muslim posts on FaceBook:  (Caution:  Emotional language used.)

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=794512987269573

 

[YZT580]

Gutsy too.  The most we risk is having George flame us for making a dumb statement.  Chaps like the mayor are painting a bulls eye on their foreheads.  Something to think about when you wonder why more don't speak out.

 

[George Wallace]

???

 

[OldSolduer]

???

Did you get tossed under the bus? 

 

[YZT580]

Just ran over my foot.

 

[CougarKing]

Another terror attack on Washington DC thwarted/pre-empted by US authorities:

Fox News

posted Wed 14 January 2015 08:29 PM
ISIS sympathizer allegedly plotted terror assault against US Capitol

An alleged sympathizer of the Islamic State terror group was arrested in Ohio on Wednesday after authorities learned that he was plotting a shooting and bombing attack on the U.S. Capitol.

Christopher Lee Cornell, 20, of Green Township, considered members of Congress as "enemies," and planned to travel to Washington to kill employees and officers working in and around the U.S. Capitol, according to a criminal complaint. Authorities said he had two semi-automatic rifles and about 600 rounds of ammunition, and planned to build and detonate pipe bombs at and near the U.S. Capitol.

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[The Bread Guy]

This video by John Maguire is an example of how perverted some can become in their beliefs.

An update:  Live by the sword ....

Just over a month after he appeared in an Islamic State propaganda video calling for terrorist attacks in Canada, a 24-year-old former Ottawa resident has reportedly been killed in northern Syria.

A pro-Islamic State Twitter account claimed John Maguire had died near Kobani, a town on the Turkish border that the militant group, also known as ISIS or ISIL, has been struggling to capture from westernbacked Kurdish forces. The online post used his alias, Abu Anwar Al Canadi, and was accompanied by a photo of Maguire taken from a video in which he accused Canada of "waging war" against Muslims ....

 

[OldSolduer]

An update:  Live by the sword ....

Saves the expense of a long incarceration and an expensive trial.

 

[Eye In The Sky]

I am glad his dream came true.  8)

 

[Fishbone Jones]

An update:  Live by the sword ....

 

[CougarKing]

The US keeping in mind that would-be-terrorists could also be citizens of friendly nations:

Military.com

Homeland Security Says Visa Waiver Program Could Help Terrorists

Associated Press | Jan 17, 2015 | by Joan Lowy
WASHINGTON -- Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson acknowledged concerns Friday that terrorists might use the visa waiver program to enter the United States, and said his department is taking steps to address weaknesses in the program.
Johnson told an aviation industry luncheon that he doesn't want to discard the program, which makes it easier for Americans to travel to friendly countries and for citizens of those countries to travel to the U.S. "It represents an important element of lawful commerce between and among our international partners," he said.

But he noted that some of those countries also have citizens or legal residents who have left to fight or train with terrorist groups in the Middle East, Asia or Africa, then returned home intent on violence. For example, some citizens or residents of France and Germany have traveled to the Middle East to fight or train with al-Qaida or Islamic State militants. The concern is that those fighters will return to their home countries and from there travel to the U.S.

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[a_majoor]

And pressure to reduce surveillance and tracking efforts that would assist in identifying terrorist threats, radical Imans and places which may be spreading radical "recruitment" messaging:

http://nypost.com/2015/01/18/city-may-yank-terrorism-report-to-appease-mosque-spying-critics/

NYC may yank terrorism report to appease mosque ‘spying’ critics
By Susan Edelman
January 18, 2015 | 6:33am

In top-secret talks to settle federal lawsuits against the NYPD for monitoring mosques, the city is weighing a demand that it scrub from its Web site a report on Islamic terrorists, The Post has learned.

The groundbreaking, 92-page report, titled “Radicalization in the West: The Homegrown Threat,” angers critics who say it promotes “religious profiling” and discrimination against Muslims. But law-enforcement sources say removing the report now would come at the worst time — after mounting terror attacks by Islamic extremists in Paris, Boston, Sydney and Ottawa.

Here in New York, Zale Thompson, a man who heeded online calls by ISIS for jihad, attacked two NYPD officers with a hatchet in October.

“The harm is that it sends the message that the NYPD is ­going to back down on its counterterrorism effort in the name of political correctness,” said a former NYPD official. “Shame on the NYPD if they do.”

Sources familiar with the case confirmed that removal of the NYPD report is one of the major sticking points in settlement negotiations.

Also on the table are demands that the NYPD halt any ongoing surveillance in the Muslim community and that records of prior monitoring be expunged, sources said.

With what seems today like a crystal ball, the 2007 NYPD report identified an “emerging threat” — al Qaeda-inspired jihadists in the United States and abroad, hell-bent on attacking their host countries.

“Radicalization is something the NYPD saw happening in Europe,” said the former NYPD official. “It was prescient in identifying this phenomenon and predicting it would increase.”

Among the report’s warnings:

•“The majority of radical individuals began as ‘unremarkable’ — they had ‘unremarkable’ jobs, had lived ‘unremarkable’ lives and had little, if any criminal history.”

•Most terrorist wannabes are reasonably well-educated male Muslims between ages 18 and 35, local residents, second- or third-generation with roots in the Middle East or South Asia, and from middle-class families.

•“The Internet is a driver and enabler for the process of radicalization” — providing information on extremist beliefs to practical advice on constructing weapons

•Recent converts to Islam can be the most radical. “Their need to prove their religious convictions to their companions often makes them the most aggressive.”

•Potential jihadists flock to mosques as their religious beliefs deepen, then withdraw from them when “the individual’s level of extremism surpasses that of the mosque.”

•Once a person is radicalized, an attack can happen very quickly. “While the other phases of radicalization may take place gradually, over two to three years, this jihadization component can be a very rapid process, taking only a few months, or even weeks.”

Under former Police Commissioner Ray Kelly, the report served as a blueprint for the NYPD’s “demographic unit,” which sent plainclothes detectives into Muslim cafes, stores and mosques to detect potential terrorists.

After the initiative was exposed by The Associated Press, Muslim leaders and groups filed two lawsuits in Brooklyn federal court claiming they were subjected to unwarranted surveillance.

The suits complain the radicalization report puts virtually all Muslims under suspicion.

Last April, Police Commissioner Bill Bratton disbanded the intelligence-gathering unit.

A spokesman for the city Law Department said, “Discussions are ongoing, and nothing is final.”

Additional reporting by Laura Italiano, Julia Marsh and Amber Jamieson