Thread: Muslim Terrorists: Plain Talk Much Needed

Editorial - New Hampshire Union Leader

Muslim terrorists: Plain talk much needed

Thursday, Dec. 31, 2009

ABC news correspondent Pierre Thomas, quoting an unnamed Israeli security official, spoke a simple yet powerful truth earlier this week:

"Not all Muslims are terrorists, but pretty much all terrorists are Muslim."

We were pleasantly surprised to hear such a politically incorrect observation make it onto the network. But it is that kind of straight talk and realization of the problem that Americans need to hear -- not only from the occasional news report, but from the President and other officials -- if we are to survive.

News anchor Diane Sawyer seemed shocked to hear Thomas report that Israeli security actually "stereotypes" passengers on all Israeli flights. Yes, hard to believe though it is, individuals from certain religious and ethnic groups are singled out for special attention before they are allowed to fly. Contrast that with here, where little gray-haired grandmothers are made to take off their tennis sneakers.

Of course, Israel hasn't had a single instance of airplane terror in more than 30 years.

Over here, our bumbling bureaucracy managed to ignore direct warnings from the Northwest Christmas suspect's own father that his son may have been a walking (or flying) time bomb. That can only fuel speculation that the Obama administration is deliberately soft-pedaling anything that ties such attacks to the fundamentalist-extremist Islam that is in fact our enemy in this war.

Has President Obama ever referred to this as that kind of struggle? He certainly hasn't done so in back-to-back statements from Hawaii this week.

Janet Napolitano, the witless one in charge of our Homeland Security (she who said 9/11 terrorists came through Canada), may actually have been speaking a grain of truth when, on successive Sunday talk shows, she insisted that the "system worked" in the case of the Northwest bomber who lit himself afire while attempting to blow up a plane over Detroit.

If by "system" she means sharp-eyed civilians (in this case led by a Dutch man) who realize that they must not depend on the government or officials or anyone but themselves in staying alive these days, yes, it worked.

Americans need to do that, even as they demand straight talk and common-sense measures (the American Civil Liberties Union and radical imams be damned) to confront the extremely dangerous and relentless enemy that is out to turn America into a Muslim caliphate.

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News anchor Diane Sawyer seemed shocked to hear Thomas report that Israeli security actually "stereotypes" passengers on all Israeli flights. Yes, hard to believe though it is, individuals from certain religious and ethnic groups are singled out for special attention before they are allowed to fly. Contrast that with here, where little gray-haired grandmothers are made to take off their tennis sneakers.

To me, this is one of our big problems. We should be profiling, some individuals deserve extra scrutiny, and political correctness should not enter the conversation. This is our personal and national security. Groups like CAIR, the ACLU, and others would have us risk our safety to not look too closely at certain individuals, and ask the necessary questions, for fear of claims of discrimination.

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News anchor Diane Sawyer seemed shocked to hear Thomas report that Israeli security actually "stereotypes" passengers on all Israeli flights.

Of course Diane Sawyer was shocked. She's part of the liberal adoration for political correctness in this country. It's most definetly destroying this country, and in some cases, putting Americans in great danger.

This malady must come to an end, in spite of the Diane Sawyers out there pushing their PC agenda.

Just a few minutes ago, a military anaylst was speaking about our need for "harsh" profiling, like Israel does. The FOX News anchor was apalled at the mention of that, and she said that we cannot do that, for it would invite more hatred. He said that we should expect a downed airplane in the not distant future, if we do not beef up our measures to weed these terrorists out. He said that Muslims between 18 and some other age, should be thoroughly searched and screened.

Julie Bandares was the FOX anchor. I guess it will sadly take a downed airplane, or two, or more, before people like Ms. Bandares and even some in government, recognize that we had better take screening and profiling more seriously.

Again, who was the other man arrested on the underwear bomber plane? Were there two bombers? And who was the well dressed suited man in Amsterdam? Profiling and stricter screening may give us a bit more protection, don't you think? It may not cover the unexpected or all of the Americans turned radical Muslims, but it most certainly would be a start.

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