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| Chertoff to NAACP: Respect Muslim American rights |
| 2007-07-11 |
| Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff said it is particularly important to respect the civil rights of Muslim Americans as US troops continue to fight terrorism in the Middle East. Making Muslims feel fully included in the work and spirit of America is part of making America a better place, and improving US military effectiveness, Chertoff said in an address at the 98th annual convention of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. |
| Posted by:gromgoru |
| #27 JohnQC missed only one thing. When the inevitable happens, the domestic Fifth Columnists in politics, the academy and the media must be made to pay with their lives. |
| Posted by: Ricky bin Ricardo (Abu Babaloo) 2007-07-11 23:29 |
| #26 #6 Relevance? |
| Posted by: gromgoru 2007-07-11 18:35 |
| #25 Well, there's decapitation, slavery, and dhimmitude. |
| Posted by: wxjames 2007-07-11 15:31 |
| #24 ...waiting for such a catastrophe to finally justify total war against Islam is not an option. Agreed. I thought the U.S. and its allies were going to go on the offensive and take it to our enemy. George Bush said: "You are either with us or you are against us." Somehow this has petered away into political correctiness statements by Chertoff. To use a phrase by Chertoff: My gut says the American people want to win this war and that we need to quit namby pambying around. Hell, we have no other choice. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2007-07-11 15:10 |
| #23 Word, JohnQC. Your post #13 pretty much sums up what we should expect from the current and forthcoming administrations in terms of America's vulnerability to a major terrorist attack. If the 9-11 atrocity didn't alert America to what is in the works, I'm afraid nothing will. The Twin Towers should have put us on an immediate battle footing and signaled a global war, not on terrorism but on Islam. All the precursors were in place. Our Iranian and Kenyan embassies, the Beirut Marine barracks, the USS Cole, Lockerbie. These run-ups to 9-11 should have made crystal clear that Islam has been at war with us for decades. The pretense of statelessness that Islamic terrorism maintains is a mask that must be ripped from the face of MME (Muslim Middle East) political leadership. The MME governments collude with Islamic terrorism at every turn and must be held to account. A dedicated campaign of decapitating strikes against those who lead MME tyrannies should be followed by targeted assassinations of Islam's clerical elite. We need to clear the entire top tier of Islam's facilitators. These high context societies are extremely dependent upon their political and religious aristocracy. Excising these assets would have a devastating effect upon their ability to operate cohesively. Consider how access to so many bulging secret Swiss bank accounts would perish in such a sweep. Untold billions in terrorist financing would be taken offline without notice. This is but one example of why focusing on first string targets is so important in these high context cultures. Entire terrorist networks would crumble without their central players. Clan rivalries would be thrust to the fore as lieutenants quarreled over the top positions of power. The ensuing chaos would render many such disputes in stark relief for our intelligence agencies to identify. Even a temporary respite from terrorist attacks would gain us some time to implement more effective security measures at home. Most important of all, the above campaign is one of the few measures that would help to avoid the cataclysmic outcome of a terrorist nuclear attack upon American soil. Contrary to current political opinion, waiting for such a catastrophe to finally justify total war against Islam is not an option. |
| Posted by: Zenster 2007-07-11 14:45 |
| #22 I knew this guy was bad when he endorsed that Kennedy/McCain amnesty bill and now this. What does he have against America? |
| Posted by: Ebbang Uluque6305 2007-07-11 12:32 |
| #21 As I wrote the RNC, (besides NADA, not a dime amigos), "Fire Chertoff". A Bella Lugosi-like poster stooge for Political Hack. |
| Posted by: Phinater Thraviger 2007-07-11 11:59 |
| #20 Bright Pebbles is spot on. I respect all Americans rights irrespective of color, gender, orientation, whatever. Appeasement and sensitivity pandering to any *self-perceived victim* or minority only seems to have negative unintended consequence. |
| Posted by: Broadhead6 2007-07-11 11:54 |
| #19 First Tom Ridge and now this guy. Homeland Security hasn't exactly created a legacy of inspiring leadership has it? |
| Posted by: tu3031 2007-07-11 11:50 |
| #18 Listened to Graham Allison this AM on C-Span. He wrote a book on Nuclear Terrorism in 2004 and said the trendline then was >51% that we would get hit with a nuke in 10 years (by 2014). He says it still is on the same trendline. His subtitle is "The Ultimate Preventable Catastrophe". He gave a few summary points on how to prevent - all of them more diplomatic and security policy type actions. But what he was really hot on was the border and how this administration has blown it when it comes to border enforcement. Especially concerning was the number of OTMs (Other than Mexicans) that have infiltrated the border illegally in the last few years including Iranians, Iraqis and others of the Arab/Muzzie persuasion. You must admit the Pakis have fissile material and so does Iran, most likely. With all the Situation Room activity going on, it would not surprise me that some fissile has gone missing or unaccounted for. |
| Posted by: Jack is Back! 2007-07-11 11:14 |
| #17 JohnQC has a clear view. |
| Posted by: wxjames 2007-07-11 10:26 |
| #16 I respect their rights. We all should. It's our way. But until things change, I would not trust a muslim as far as I could throw one. And I am not physically very strong. |
| Posted by: kelly 2007-07-11 10:15 |
| #15 I will respect their rights when they respect mine. Otherwise, FOAD. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2007-07-11 10:08 |
| #14 JohnQC is an optimist. |
| Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418 2007-07-11 09:26 |
| #13 All this touchy feely PC blathering will come to an end soon enough. First, it stands for little and accomplishes nothing. These mumblings are just appeasement in another guise. Appeasement has never worked. Islamics will continue to hate infidels and the Jews and continue to try to kill us. They will continue to try to tear down Western civilization through stateless terrorism and proxies sent out by Syria and Iran. Saudi Arabia will continue to be the bankers for terrorists. Second, the islamics will continue their plotting and scheming and one day be successful in a pulling off a major terrorist event such as exploding a nuclear weapon, or a dirty bomb, or pulling off some other catastrophic event. At that time the first point will become meaningless for those who are currently seeking appeasement. At that time appeasement and PC silliness will go out the window and people will get wise to and serious about defeating islamic totaliarism. The war will be on in earnest. At that time, the US and its allies will have to conduct "total war" (classic, clandestine, and asymmetric warfare) worldwide and on every front. There will have to be commitment, will and sacrifice—not just by our military but also by everyone else. We are going to have to get smarter quickly. Both political parties will have to scrap their “internecine carping” and election year politics for something much larger. The muslims are not going to put their plans on hold to comply with our system and politics. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2007-07-11 08:43 |
| #12 The state should respect AMERICANS rights. The only Muslim Americans are those that reciprocate respect for those rights with non-muslims. They are in a massive minority. |
| Posted by: Bright Pebbles 2007-07-11 08:41 |
| #11 Michael Chertoff should be demanding that Muslimes overseas respect other's rights. Trouble is Chertout was pandering to the black mooslums in the naacp race department. One more reason Bush has lost our respect. What's next George forcing your staff to wear veils in DC mosques? Wait he's already done that. |
| Posted by: Icerigger 2007-07-11 08:03 |
| #10 Who is this "Chertoff" guy? He has an uncanny resemblence to Montgomery Burns. |
| Posted by: mhw 2007-07-11 08:01 |
| #9 Nice pick, Dubya. |
| Posted by: Mike N. 2007-07-11 07:51 |
| #8 What about the right to wage jihad against infidels? Should we respect that one too, O great endorser of tolerance? |
| Posted by: Cluper Lumumba3694 2007-07-11 04:56 |
| #7 Who is this "Chertoff" guy? I thought England's new PM was named Gordon Brown. Posted by: Seafarious 2007-07-11 01:23 From Wikipedia Chertoff was born in Elizabeth, New Jersey, the son of Rabbi Gershon Baruch Chertoff, the former leader of the B'nai Israel Congregation in Elizabeth, and El Al flight attendant Livia Chertoff (née Eisen). His paternal grandfather, Rabbi Paul Chertoff, emigrated from Russia. His grandfather was a noted Talmudic scholar. |
| Posted by: Helmuth, Speaking for Chusoling1715 2007-07-11 01:47 |
| #6 JPost Article: IDF: War with Syria would be 10 times worse than Hezbollah Predicting that war with Syria could erupt if Prime Minister Ehud Olmert does not begin peace negotiations with Damascus, the latest IDF assessment also states that such a conflict would be "at least 10 times worse" than last summer's conflict with Hezbollah. /warbling sounds UPI: Olmert calls for Syria peace talks Olmert told the Arab TV network Al Arabiya that he wants to resume peace talks that stalled between the two nations seven years ago, the Voice of America reported Tuesday. /more warbling sounds UPI: Jews face 'gathering storm of Hatred' unparalleled since the Nazis rose to power, former Canadian Justice Minister Irwin Cotler said Tuesday. Cotler described the current threat level to the Jewish people as being "without parallel or precedent since 1938" when the Nazis rose to power. He added, however, that in 2007 there is a Jewish state, "which provides an antidote to vulnerability" and Israel has diplomatic relations with the two emerging super powers, India and China. "We have some powerful historical assets at our disposal," Cotler said. /My ears are straining to hear a few Israeli Eagles! |
| Posted by: RD 2007-07-11 01:38 |
| #5 Who is this "Chertoff" guy? I thought England's new PM was named Gordon Brown. |
| Posted by: Seafarious 2007-07-11 01:23 |
| #4 LUCIANNE > THE AUSTRALIAN > AL Qaeda moving to [eventually] hit American city(s) with nuclear bombs. Prospects that AQ will succeed in doing so over the next ten years are very good, even at minima probability levels. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2007-07-11 01:20 |
| #3 You respect "American" Moslems by NOT changing your state laws to respect their banking laws. Title insurance is where you start. When you change laws for the no interest "" idea, you are trading on JUNK BONDS. Do not capitulate lawful order for the order of foreign law. Do you understand? |
| Posted by: newc 2007-07-11 01:14 |
| #2 Chertoff looks like a turtle with cancer. I wish it were so. I cannot explain how much I dislike this warmed over turd. |
| Posted by: Woozle Elmeter2970 2007-07-11 01:12 |
| #1 "Take not a Jew or a Christian for your friend or protector." Koran Chertoff, you speak out of ignorance. This will not be a two way street. You know that you have stated today that you have a "gut feel" that there will be a terrorist attack in the US this summer, and already you are warning people to respect Muslims, just as the Mayor of London did. |
| Posted by: Helmuth, Speaking for Chusoling1715 2007-07-11 01:06 |