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Pamela Geller, WND: Jihad: The right is getting it wrong

Today’s Geller column over at WND: DEFENDING THE WEST Jihad: The right is getting it wrong Exclusive: Pamela Geller indicts elite ‘experts’ who have to play catch-up The response to the jihad against America is either the left’s Stockholm Syndrome alliance with evil or the right’s hear no jihad, see no jihad, speak no jihad. Not only will the right not discuss the greatest threat to our national security, but they keep a good distance from those of us who do. But then, inevitably, they all become “experts” when a jihadi attack befalls this great nation. The pity is that when they do so they continue to get it wrong, and they get it wrong at the only time these critical issues are being discussed. It was mildly amusing last … Read entire article »

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Obama Throws IRS Chief Under the Bus, Announces Resignation Of Acting IRS Commissioner (who was set to leave in 2 weeks anyway)

Obama channeling Captain Renault in Casablanca: “I’m shocked, shocked to find that gambling is going on in here!” Steve Miller can commiserate with Hillary ‘Benghazigate’ Clinton. Acting IRS Chief Resigns Over Scandal President Obama announced Wednesday that Treasury Secretary Jack Lew had requested and accepted the resignation of acting IRS Commissioner Steven Miller over the agency’s extra scrutiny of Tea Party groups. At a news conference, Obama called the IRS’ actions “inexcusable.” “Americans are right to be angry about this,” he said. “I am angry about it.” None of us should have to pay taxes to support subversives, betrayers and destroyers. It took AFDI three years to get 501C3 status. UPDATE: Atlas reader Cynthia comments, “I can not believe that man in the White House saying he was so angry … Read entire article »

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Obama Betrays Media Lapdogs: Secretly, Illegally Obtained Records of Journalists

Ha! Obama’s lapdog media is shocked (shocked, I tell ya) to have been betrayed by the most dangerous man who ever sat in the Oval Office. They were stunned to find that they were not immune to Obama’s now trademark abuse of power. Did they really think that just because they carried his water and covered up his failures, ignored real news stories that made him look bad, and attacked his adversaries, that they wouldn’t suffer the same gross injustices as the rest of us? I, for one, am laughing at these tools. Lord knows what Obama got off those phone records. But a good many AP tools must be quaking in their boots. Impeachable offense? For sure — but not any more than Benghazi, Fast and Furious, the Obama … Read entire article »

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Nigeria's president declares state of emergency, admits jihadists control whole towns and villages

The jihad against Nigeria was previously confined to Muslim majority areas where sharia was practiced (as is their wont). But as is the 1,400-year-old pattern, Islamic supremacism and imperialism never sleep. The jihad attacks have spread to Christian majority areas, with many Muslim fighters coming from Mali, Libya, etc., to join Boko Haram. The taking-out of Qaddafi unleashed the jihad forces across Africa. More of Obama’s epic foreign policy failures. Nigeria’s president declares state of emergency, admits jihadists control whole towns and villages Jihadwatch It’s war, says Goodluck Jonathan. It’s actually jihad. “Nigeria president declares state of emergency,” by Jon Gambrell for the Associated Press, May 14 (thanks to Robett Spencer): LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Admitting Islamic extremists now control some of his nation’s villages and towns, Nigeria’s president declared … Read entire article »

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Obama's Jihad in Syria

And always in their calls for a univeral caliphate — one world under the sharia — is the Muslim death cry for Jew killing — Khaybar, Khaybar ya yahood! The main goals of the Jihadists in Syria are: 1) Create a Sunni Islam theocratic state 2) Impose Sharia law 3) Kill Christians, Druze, and Shiites 4) Launch a new Caliphate Barack Obama has given over $300 million to Syrian fighters, on record. This does not even count the money that was given to them from classified budgets or his recent promise of lethal weapons. Jihadists were also allowed to take sophisticated weapons from the Libyan army and transport them to Turkey, a country that is harboring and aiding the fighters. It is widely speculated that the US ambassador was trying … Read entire article »

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North Carolina Muslim pleads guilty to buying gun for 'terrorist jihad' to kill soldiers at Fort Bragg

More “personal jihad” — hmmmm, I didn’t see this in the Hamas-CAIR personal jihad ad campaign: “North Carolina man pleads guilty to buying gun for terrorist jihad” FOX News, May 15, 2013 FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. – A North Carolina man who the FBI says spoke of killing U.S. Army soldiers as part of a personal jihad has pleaded guilty to possessing a stolen firearm. Erwin Antonio Rios admitted guilt Tuesday in U.S. District Court as part of a plea agreement with federal prosecutors. In an affidavit filed with the court, FBI Special Agent Frank Brostrom said the 19-year-old from Fayetteville holds extremist Islamic views and told a government informant he would like to kill Fort Bragg soldiers. Authorities said Rios also plotted to travel overseas to commit violence and devised a … Read entire article »

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France: Priest Attacked by Muslim, Monsignor Denounces Muslims Taking Control of District

First they came for the Jews, France dismissed it as “because of the Middle East.” Then they came for the gays; France dismissed it as “isolated incidents.” Now they are attacking symbols of Christianity, vandalizing churches, disrupting services and finally attacking priests. And yet France keeps importing these supremacist killers. France: Priest Attacked by Muslim, Monsignor Denounces Muslims Taking Control of District Islam Versus Europe | Posted by Cheradenine Zakalwe (hanks to Armaros) The day after the attack on Father Grégoire, Monsignor Cattenoz has spoken out strongly and denounces “people of the Muslim faith taking control of the district”. The facts are taking on a political/religious dimension… On Monday at around 8 pm, Father Grégoire from the parish of Saint-Jean was attacked by an individual. Struck on the face, the … Read entire article »

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VIDEO: Seven Muslims Caught Trespassing After Midnight at Boston's Quabbin Reservoir, One of Country's Largest Public Water Supplies

This is a jihadi pattern. The jihadi savages have long aspired to poison a large city’s water supply and murder millions of people. Previous Atlas coverage: Jihadi Plotted To Poison Spanish Tourist Water Supply — August 24, 2011 FOX Business: Pamela Geller on the Threat to Our Nation’s Water Supply — October 22, 2010 Also, just days ago it was revealed that the Canadian jihad plotters who were recently arrested had discussed introducing poison into the air and water, so as to kill 100,000 people. 7 Caught Trespassing At Quabbin Reservoir; Patrols Stepped Up Across State CBS Local May 14, 2013 BELCHERTOWN (CBS) – Shortly after midnight Tuesday, seven people were caught trespassing at the Quabbin Reservoir. State Police say the five men and two women are from Pakistan, Saudi … Read entire article »

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Holder caught lying again: No Written Recusal on AP Phone Record Seizure

Is there no accountability and punishment? Eric admits that there is nothing in writing on recusal from the AP case — the only person told was the deputy attorney general: Holder: No Written Recusal on AP Phone Record Grab By Matthew Boyle During his testimony before the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday, Attorney General Eric Holder said there is nothing in writing verifying he actually recused himself from the Associated Press phone records seizure scandal. “We looked,” Holder said when being questioned by Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA). “I don’t think there is anything in writing with regard to my recusal.” Lofgren was asking Holder to explain why Deputy Attorney General James Cole had the authority to authorize the subpoena to secretly seize phone records of at least 20 AP reporters … Read entire article »

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Sharia in action in 'Moderate' Kuwait: 215 gays, lesbians arrested in raids on Internet cafes

Paging Theresa Sparks! Yo Terry! Sharia in action in Kuwait: 215 gays, lesbians arrested in raids on Internet cafes Good thing gay activist Chris Stedman came out so strongly against Pamela Geller and me for protesting against Sharia mistreatment of gays, eh? We wouldn’t want anyone defending these 215 people arrested in Kuwait, now, would we? That would be “Islamophobic”! Sharia Alert from modern, moderate Kuwait: “Over 200 homos, lesbians held in countrywide Net cafe raids,” from Arab Times, May 14 (thanks to David): KUWAIT CITY, May 13: Personnel from the Criminal Investigation Department during an extensive campaign at Internet cafes and suspicious places in the six governorates have arrested 215 young homosexuals and lesbians of various nationalities, reports Al-Anba daily. A security source said 30 low rank officers took … Read entire article »

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This Day in Liberal Judicial Activism—May 4

1984—When is an express signed waiver of Miranda rights not a waiver? When you try to conceal your identity by signing a false name. So rules federal district judge H. Lee Sarokin (in an unpublished opinion in United States v. Rodriguez). Rodriguez had been arrested on theft-related charges and was advised of his Miranda rights and informed that signing the waiver form would waive those rights. He signed the form, but, intent on concealing his identity, signed someone else’s name. Sarokin rules that “it does not strain logic to find the use of a name other than one’s own to be wholly inconsistent with a voluntary waiver of rights: defendant may well have believed that by using a false name he was not committing himself to anything.” In a remarkable display … Read entire article »

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Re: On the IRS Scandal

On Monday, President Obama made a legal claim that managed to unite writers for The Federalist Society, the Wall Street Journal, and the New York Times. Eileen O’Connor, former assistant attorney general for DOJ’s tax division, summarized the case on the Federalist Society’s blog: On Friday, White House Press Secretary Jay Carney, and yesterday President Obama himself, declared that the Internal Revenue Service is an “independent agency.”  Not so, unless they are redefining the term. Most Executive Branch departments are headed by a Cabinet Secretary (except for the Department of Justice, which is headed by the Attorney General of the United States) who is nominated by the President and confirmed by the Senate.  Within the Departments are agencies that carry out the various responsibilities of the Department.  They, too, are headed by Senate-confirmed … Read entire article »

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This Day in Liberal Judicial Activism—May 8

2006—When left-wing activist and divorce specialist Marna Tucker is somehow selected as the D.C. Circuit member of the ABA committee that rates federal judicial nominees, Senate Democrats engineer the occasion for Tucker to conduct a (supposedly) supplemental review of White House lawyer Brett M. Kavanaugh, who had previously received an overall “well qualified” rating. Tucker instead launches a scorched-earth investigation that produces a jumble of biased and incoherent allegations, and the ABA committee reduces Kavanaugh’s overall rating to “qualified.” Amidst the ensuing Democratic smears, Kavanaugh ends up being confirmed to the D.C. Circuit by a vote of 57-36. (See here for a fuller account.)    Read more CompleteThis Day in Liberal Judicial Activism—May 8 … Read entire article »

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On the IRS Scandal

A couple of pieces worth reading: 1. In this New York Post op-ed, Scott Walter of the Capital Research Center explores “a flip side to the scandal” over the “IRS’s targeting of conservatives trying to start tax-exempt groups”: “the agency possibly going easy on tax-exemption applications by groups doing the administration’s political work.” From his opening paragraphs: This is linked to another breaking scandal, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius’ apparent fund-raising for two pet nonprofits. The Washington Post broke the news last week that Sebelius had asked health industry firms “to make large financial donations” to groups helping the administration sell ObamaCare. The Post specifically mentioned Enroll America, a nonprofit run by Anne Filipic, who previously was White House deputy director for public engagement. Its managing director, Chris Wyant, led Obama’s … Read entire article »

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This Day in Liberal Judicial Activism—May 12

2005—Federal district judge Joseph F. Bataillon rules that the Nebraska constitutional provision defining marriage as “between a man and a woman” violates First Amendment associational rights, the Equal Protection Clause, and the Bill of Attainder Clause. One year later, a unanimous Eighth Circuit panel reverses all of these rulings. 2013—Happy Mother’s Day! No thanks to Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who in 1974 co-authored a report proposing that Congress abolish Mother’s Day and Father’s Day and replace them with an androgynous Parents’ Day. Observing Parents’ Day would, she explained, be “more consistent with a policy of minimizing traditional sex-based differences in parental roles.” In that same report, the oh-so-“moderate” Ginsburg stated her strong sympathy for the proposition that there is a constitutional right to prostitution and a constitutional right to bigamy; criticized the Boy … Read entire article »

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When Is It All Right to Kill Babies?

That is the question that Kermit Gosnell forces on our attention.  Two years ago I wrote about the Gosnell case here, at NRO, when he was indicted.  Today at Public Discourse I review what we have learned from the case as it was prosecuted to its successful conclusion, with three murder convictions and 21 late-term abortion convictions yesterday in Philadelphia.  A sample: Gosnell, whose clinic was shut down by the Philadelphia authorities who charged him with murder, is the ne plus ultra of the abortion trade. Not because of the filth, the squalor, the jars of amputated keepsake baby feet, the employment of unlicensed incompetents, the promiscuous use of narcotics on unwitting patients, or the poisonous racism of a physician who preyed upon women and babies of his own race—although all … Read entire article »

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A Fraudulent “Conservative” Appeal for Immigration Reform

You may have seen or heard the new ads created by Americans for a Conservative Direction, seeking to persuade skeptical conservative and Republican voters to support “comprehensive immigration reform.” But the roots of this group are far from “conservative.” … Read entire article »

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Obama White House Releases 100 Pages of Benghazi Emails; Shows Talking Points Crossed-Out “Al-Qaeda” References before Rice Sunday Shows – Emails Released 5/15/13

The Obama White House decided to handpick 100 pages of emails on the Benghazi Scandal late this afternoon, out of up to 25,000 pages of documents, according to what Rep. Jason Chaffetz said on with Greta Van Susteren tonight. CNN has posted the 100 pages of emails. Take a look. Michelle Malkin links to what [...] Read more CompleteObama White House Releases 100 Pages of Benghazi Emails; Shows Talking Points Crossed-Out “Al-Qaeda” References before Rice Sunday Shows – Emails Released 5/15/13 … Read entire article »

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Hilarious Rush Limbaugh Parody of IRS Apology to “Right-Wing Nut Jobs” – Audio 5/15/13

The reality is just about this bad! From Rush Limbaugh’s Show today, here is a hilarious parody of the IRS’s “apology” to “Right-wing Nut Jobs.” I laughed out loud! Via Daily Rushbo Read more CompleteHilarious Rush Limbaugh Parody of IRS Apology to “Right-Wing Nut Jobs” – Audio 5/15/13 … Read entire article »

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CNN Mocks Obama White House for Repeated “I Cannot Comment” Dodge on Scandal Questions – Video 5/15/13

The media’s approach to Obama has certainly “turned” at least for the moment. Here is a video put together by CNN essentially mocking the Obama White House – particularly White House press Secretary Jay Carney – for their “I cannot comment” response to multiple questions about the raft of scandals engulfing them. Read more CompleteCNN Mocks Obama White House for Repeated “I Cannot Comment” Dodge on Scandal Questions – Video 5/15/13 … Read entire article »

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