Tag Archives: Terrorism

Irony alert – can I get a witness?

Posted on March 10, 2011 at 3:13 pm by Epluribusunum |

Back in 2005, a new program designed to remove impediments to cooperation between local Arab, Muslim and Sikh communities and law enforcement agencies was presented to the FBI. The Partnership for Prevention and Community Safety (PfP), “developed with considerable input from law enforcement and local communities, quickly gained the support it needed within the agency and was green-lighted for funding.”

But then a powerful member of Congress stepped in and, with one blow, killed the initiative. According to those with knowledge of the program, the congressman acted at the behest of an influential and strident anti-Muslim propagandist. This week, in an ironic twist, that same congressman is slated to speak at a congressional hearing looking into the allegation that American Muslims are insufficiently cooperative with law enforcement.

The “powerful member of Congress” was Frank Wolf. Continue reading →

A better idea for a Homeland Security hearing

Posted on March 9, 2011 at 1:05 pm by Epluribusunum |

Sadly, it appears we have attracted a commenter who would like to have a tiny (in so many respects) Loudoun version of Rep. Peter King’s execrable hearings, hearings that further target a minority community already in the crosshairs of a profoundly ignorant hate movement. The small-minded individual in question has been placed on moderation for using exactly the kind of slurs that are the premise of those hearings, scheduled to begin on Thursday.

Eugene Robinson calls this exactly what it is:

Rep. Peter King, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, is about to convene hearings whose premise offends our nation’s founding ideals and whose targets are law-abiding members of a religious minority. King has decided to investigate Islam.

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It needed to be said

Posted on January 10, 2011 at 9:59 am by Epluribusunum |

There is much that we don’t yet know about the circumstances surrounding the terroristic act in Tucson yesterday. However, this we can say with assurance (via Bob Griendling):

If Congresswoman Giffords Were a Republican, and a wacko shot her, and a Democrat had posted this kind of graphic on her website, Fox News and Rush would be all over progressives, blaming them for the shooting.

I’m sorry. It’s simply, unfortunately, true.