Free Speech Works One Way...The Liberal PC Way

[Zhukov]

The author of the following article (Michael Graham) was suspended without pay from his job as a radio program host in D.C. for writing the following article.

I take no pleasure in saying it. It pains me to think it. I could very well lose my job in talk radio over admitting it. But it is the plain truth:

Islam is a terror organization.

For years, I've been trying to give the world's Muslim community the benefit of the doubt, along with the benefit of my typical-American's complete disinterest in their faith. Before 9/11, I knew nothing about Islam except the greeting "asalaam alaikum," taught to me by a Pakistani friend in Chicago.

Immediately after 9/11, I nodded in ignorant agreement as President Bush assured me that "Islam is a religion of peace."

But nearly four years later, nobody can defend that statement. And I mean "nobody."

Certainly not the group of "moderate" Muslim clerics and imams who gathered in London last week to issue a statement on terrorism and their faith. When asked the question "Are suicide bombings always a violation of Islam," they could not answer "Yes. Always." Instead, these "moderate British Muslims" had to answer "It depends."

Precisely what it depends on, news reports did not say. Sadly, given our new knowledge of Islam from the past four years, it probably depends on whether or not you're killing Jews.

That is part of the state of modern Islam.

Another fact about the state of Islam is that a majority of Muslims in countries like Jordan continue to believe that suicide bombings are legitimate. Still another is the poll reported by a left-leaning British paper than only 73 percent of British Muslims would tell police if they knew about a planned terrorist attack.

The other 27 percent? They are a part of modern Islam, too.

The Council on American-Islamic Relations is outraged that I would dare to connect the worldwide epidemic of terrorism with Islam. They put it down to bigotry, asserting that a lifetime of disinterest in Islam has suddenly become blind hatred. They couldn't be more wrong.

Not to be mean to the folks at CAIR, but I don't: Care, that is. I simply don't care about Islam, its theology, its history — I have no interest in it at all. All I care about is not getting blown to smithereens when I board a bus or ride a plane. I care about living in a world where terrorism and murder/suicide bombings are rejected by all.

And the reason Islam has itself become a terrorist organization is that it cannot address its own role in this violence. It cannot cast out the murderers from its members. I know it can't, because "moderate" Muslim imams keep telling me they can't. "We have no control over these radical young men," one London imam moaned to the local papers.

Can't kick 'em out of your faith? Can't excommunicate them? Apparently Islam does not allow it.

Islam cannot say that terrorism is forbidden to Muslims. I know this because when the world's Muslim nations gathered after 9/11 to state their position on terrorism, they couldn't even agree on what it was. How could they, when the world's largest terror sponsors at the time were Iran and Saudi Arabia — both governed by Islamic law.

If the Boy Scouts of America had 1,000 scout troops, and 10 of them practiced suicide bombings, then the BSA would be considered a terrorist organization. If the BSA refused to kick out those 10 troops, that would make the case even stronger. If people defending terror repeatedly turned to the Boy Scout handbook and found language that justified and defended murder — and the scoutmasters in charge simply said "Could be" — the Boy Scouts would have driven out of America long ago.

Today, Islam has entire sects and grand mosques that preach terror. Its theology is used as a source of inspiration by terrorist murderers. Millions of Islam's members give these killers support and comfort.

The question isn't how dare I call Islam a terrorist organization, but rather why more people do not.

As I've said many times, I have great sympathy for those Muslims of good will who want their faith to be a true "religion of peace." I believe that terrorism and murder do violate the sensibilities and inherent decency of the vast majority of the world's Muslims. I believe they want peace.

Sadly, the organization and fundamental theology of Islam as it is constituted today allows for hatreds most Muslims do not share to thrive, and for criminals they oppose to operate in the name of their faith.

Many Muslims, I believe, know this to be true and some are acting on it. Not the members of CAIR, unfortunately: As Middle East analyst and expert Daniel Pipes has reported, "two of CAIR's associates (Ghassan Elashi, Randall Royer) have been convicted on terrorism-related charges, one (Bassem Khafegi) convicted on fraud charges, two (Rabih Haddad, Bassem Khafegi) have been deported, and one (Siraj Wahhaj) remains at large."

But Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf admits what CAIR will not. He's called for a jihad against the jihadists. He's putting his life on the line (Islamists have tried to assassinate him three times) in the battle to reclaim Islam and its fundamental decency.

He remembers, I'm sure, that at a time when Western, Christian civilization was on the verge of collapse, the Muslim world was a bastion of rationalism and tolerance. That was a great moment in the history of Islam, a moment that helped save the West.

Let's hope Islam can now find the strength to save itself.

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[ThomasPaine]

it has a cancer and refuses to recognize this. The cancer will corrupt and disease the entire Islamic body if not exercised. As of now Islam is unwilling to do this. Islam, therefore, condones the actions, and, by it's lack of action, promotes further terrorism. Looks to me like a Crusade is, sadly, once again, absolutely necessary. However Europe is completely paralyzed, whether by choice or by their unfortunate decision to allow islamic immigration to their countries. And so the Crusade is up to the United States.

 

[dilloduck]

I think everyone was afraid it was going to come down to this. Is a religion that promotes murder free to practice in America? The weakness of Muslims who renounce the terror agenda of Islam has become apparent. This guy just finally had the guts to say it. "Killing the messanger" won't solve the problem. Will ANYONE follow up and stand behind him?

 

[archangel]

I think everyone was afraid it was going to come down to this. Is a religion that promotes murder free to practice in America? The weakness of Muslims who renounce the terror agenda of Islam has become apparent. This guy just finally had the guts to say it. "Killing the messanger" won't solve the problem. Will ANYONE follow up and stand behind him?

I'm pretty sure "Michael Savage" will! Rush will be silent as well as Sean Hannity!

 

[Annie]

The author of the following article (Michael Graham) was suspended without pay from his job as a radio program host in D.C. for writing the following article.




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He was fired Friday:

http://littlegreenfootballs.com/weblog/?entry=17175_Michael_Graham-_Well_They_Got_Me#comments

Michael Graham: Well, They Got Me

Former WMAL radio host Michael Graham was fired by ABC management at the demand of the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR), and here’s his most recent statement: Well, they got me... (Hat tip: LGF readers.)

MICHAEL, ARE YOU *SURE* YOU’VE BEEN FIRED?

I’ve had several people tell me that ABC Radio says I’m not really fired, that I have “chosen” not to go back to work. I don’t know what to say to that except that I received a hand-delivered letter very late Friday announcing that I was “terminated immediately.” If there is some other definition of that other than “you’re fired,” I am not familiar with it.

01:58 PM PDT

 

[Billo_Really]

Originally posted by dilloduck:
I think everyone was afraid it was going to come down to this. Is a religion that promotes murder free to practice in America? The weakness of Muslims who renounce the terror agenda of Islam has become apparent. This guy just finally had the guts to say it. "Killing the messanger" won't solve the problem. Will ANYONE follow up and stand behind him?

Generalizing that an entire religion or race of people are the problem, shows just how stupid Americans have become.

 

[ekrem]

The author of the following article (Michael Graham) was suspended without pay from his job as a radio program host in D.C. for writing the following article.




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this some people burning american-flags via cnn are not represantitive...
generalizing is not good at all.

Muslims do not have a POPE as an unfaulty Man in general.
There is noone who can speak for the name of Muslims as example the POPE in vatican for Catholics.

Precisely what it depends on, news reports did not say. Sadly, given our new knowledge of Islam from the past four years, it probably depends on whether or not you're killing Jews.

this man then knows nothing, if he only saw Jews killed. these Palestinians represent 0,0 % of the whole muslim world.

Another fact about the state of Islam is that a majority of Muslims in countries like Jordan continue to believe that suicide bombings are legitimate. Still another is the poll reported by a left-leaning British paper than only 73 percent of British Muslims would tell police if they knew about a planned terrorist attack.

this is the result of the poll, but what are the case to say so in this poll?
there can be many reasons for this results. These terrorists Barbaristic, they also kill muslims as we can see by suicide-bombings or by bombings in iraq...
Perhaps many moderate muslims in Britain fear that Terrorists would kill them if they work with police together...
Not to misunderstand me, This is of course no apologize for not working with Police together on Terrorism...
But where can moderate Muslims know from planned Bombings...
Suicide-bombers surely do not tell everybody of their plans...
But there are Mosques, which are run by Fanatics... As a moderate muslims, you have to tell police this.
Mostly this MOsques are financed by Saudis.
Here in Turkey. Every IMAM (i do not know if you know what Imam is)
is paid by Turkish State.. he is a states official. And turkish MInistry of religion sent those Imams every day their prefabricate Prayers via FAX to these Mosques...

Islam cannot say that terrorism is forbidden to Muslims. I know this because when the world's Muslim nations gathered after 9/11 to state their position on terrorism, they couldn't even agree on what it was. How could they, when the world's largest terror sponsors at the time were Iran and Saudi Arabia — both governed by Islamic law.

Yes Iran Terroristic state. But their were in Teheran demonstartions against 9/11 , too. This no propaganda.

Today, Islam has entire sects and grand mosques that preach terror. Its theology is used as a source of inspiration by terrorist murderers. Millions of Islam's members give these killers support and comfort.

you have to question who finances these Mosques and who runs them...
If they are Saudis... it is not surprising that they let their Imams pray Terror.
But you have to seperate here. You always hve to question :" who are the backers of these Mosques"

But Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf admits what CAIR will not. He's called for a jihad against the jihadists. He's putting his life on the line (Islamists have tried to assassinate him three times) in the battle to reclaim Islam and its fundamental decency.

Pervez Musharaf is a good man fighting those Jihaddists... Musharaf grew up in Turkey as a son of Diplomats and saw the turkish model.
But whenever Musharaf will die or is being assasinated there will be big problem, if the miltary cannot hold the Power in "After-Musharaf-Times"... In Pakistan many people running and burning american Flags.

He remembers, I'm sure, that at a time when Western, Christian civilization was on the verge of collapse, the Muslim world was a bastion of rationalism and tolerance. That was a great moment in the history of Islam, a moment that helped save the West.

Let's hope Islam can now find the strength to save itself.

For the hope of peace , let us hope so...

 

[Gunny]

Generalizing that an entire religion or race of people are the problem, shows just how stupid Americans have become.

Being an ostrich and pretending if you don't look at the problem it isn't there actually illustrates how stupid some Americans are far better.

 

[Bonnie]

I think everyone was afraid it was going to come down to this. Is a religion that promotes murder free to practice in America? The weakness of Muslims who renounce the terror agenda of Islam has become apparent. This guy just finally had the guts to say it. "Killing the messanger" won't solve the problem. Will ANYONE follow up and stand behind him?

He has already been hired on the internet. I applaud him for not backing down. What will kill us in this country is moral relativism and those who insist on never seeing a right or wrong because they are under the mistaken impression that that kind of thinking is intelligent and open minded, when what it really is weak, dangerous, and ridiculous.

 

[insein]

Generalizing that an entire religion or race of people are the problem, shows just how stupid Americans have become.

I can see your going to be a real winner here. Ok then how is Islam not the problem then? A great deal of evidence has been presented on this board to show that Islam indeed not only allows terrorism to exist within its ranks, but has a method to support it.

I don't believe the generalization is whats making Americans stupid. I believe its the blind ignorance as to what Islam truly is is making Americans stupid. People try to show that the wolf is merely a sheep. It walks like a wolf, it talks like a wolf, it kills like a wolf, then its a wolf.