The New York Times has created quite a stir.
The film The Third Jihad exposes radical Islamist influences in the United States. The film can be viewed for free online...highly recommended. [Bruce]
IMPORTANT UPDATE:
Moderate American Muslim organization backs NYPD
Dr. M. Zuhdi Jasser [pictured], a devout Muslim and the president and founder of the American Islamic Forum for Democracy (AIFD) issued the following statement regarding the vicious and malignant attack by the New York Times and the Council for American Islamic Relations (CAIR) on the NYPD and Chief Raymond Kelly:
The American Islamic Forum for Democracy unequivocally supports the efforts of the New York Police Department and its Commissioner Raymond Kelly to fight the insidious ideology of militant Islamism.
This week's attacks on the NYPD and now Chief Kelly are yet another example of the depths of deception that groups such as CAIR are willing to go in order to suppress any criticism of the organization.
The story that the New York Times ran this week is over a year old. ... when a new kernel of information was released, CAIR seized that opportunity to reignite the furor. The "shocking" evidence was that 1,500 NYPD officers saw a film that is readily available to the general public and probably already viewed by millions.
This effort by CAIR is a blatant attempt to punish the NYPD and Chief Kelly for doing their job and to strike fear in the heart of anyone that does legitimate work in exposing their lifeblood of Islamism. Political correctness has made mere claims of discrimination and racial bias irrefutable and removed the ability for Americans to have honest discourse on religious issues.
The Third Jihad is not anti-Islam or anti-Muslim. If it were I would not have been a part of it. For me, it was an opportunity to speak with my co-religionists about the threat that exists to our children and our very way of life. It is a wake-up call for our community to accept our responsibility to fight against an ideology within our communities that seeks to strip us of our Constitutional freedoms.
[American Islamic Forum for Democracy]
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2 comments:
Tough issue. I think the Times got this wrong, but in reality it was their reporting what other Islamic organizations felt about this topic that is under attack. I think when you read the articles, though not the op-ed it is not as bad. Part of the problem is when the media covered this story they then use snippets from the film, which taken out of topic seem inflammatory. I think all sides have overreacted and that it is important that the NY Police continue train aggressively and in any way they see fit because while there have been instances of aggressive practices by NY cop, the reality is they have done an amazing job with a threat that is always present in some way in New York.
Indeed. Prior to this story breaking, President Obama gave strong support to the NYPD's successful anti-terror program.
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