Before the bodies were removed from the Pulse nightclub in Orlando last week, Democrats began eagerly exploiting that atrocity to demand a new, secret “terrorist watchlist”: something that was once the domestic centerpiece of the Bush/Cheney war-on-terror mentality. Led by… Read More ›
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Far-Right Britain First Party Tries to Avoid Blame for Lawmaker’s Assassination
One day after a British lawmaker, Jo Cox, was assassinated by a constituent with a history of mental illness and support for white nationalist groups, who reportedly shouted “Britain First!” during the attack, the leaders of a fringe political party with… Read More ›
Why Is the Killer of British MP Jo Cox Not Being Called a “Terrorist”?
British Labour MP Jo Cox was brutally murdered yesterday. Although the motive is not yet proven, there is mounting evidence that the detained suspect, 52-year-old white male Thomas Mair, was motivated by political ideology. Cox was an outspoken advocate for refugees…. Read More ›
Chega de explorar a opressão LGBT para demonizar o Islã e justificar políticas anti-muçulmanas
(The English version of this article can be found here.) No final dos anos 90, Eric Rudolph – criado na religião católica e afiliado por algum tempo a uma seita do movimento Identidade Cristã – detonou bombas em clínicas de… Read More ›
Stop Exploiting LGBT Issues to Demonize Islam and Justify Anti-Muslim Policies
In the late 1990s, Eric Rudolph – raised Catholic and affiliated for a time with a Christian Identity sect – bombed abortion clinics and a gay bar, insisting they were venues of immorality and evil. Last July, an Orthodox Jewish… Read More ›
Fighting Israeli Occupying Forces Is “Terrorism.” Boycotting Is “Anti-Semitism.” What’s Allowed?
THAT “TERRORISM” IS a malleable term of propaganda, with no fixed meaning or consistent application, is now quite well-established. Still, its recent application to a spate of violence targeting Israel’s occupying soldiers in the West Bank is so manipulative and extreme… Read More ›
Highlighting Western Victims While Ignoring Victims of Western Violence
FOR DAYS NOW, American cable news has broadcast non-stop coverage of the horrific attack in Brussels. Viewers repeatedly heard from witnesses and from the wounded. Video was shown in a loop of the terror and panic when the bombs exploded…. Read More ›
Where Were the Post-Hebdo Free Speech Crusaders as France Spent the Last Year Crushing Free Speech?
It’s been almost one year since millions of people — led by the world’s most repressive tyrants — marched in Paris ostensibly in favor of free speech. Since then, the French government — which led the way trumpeting the vital importance… Read More ›
The Deceptive Debate Over What Causes Terrorism Against the West
Ever since members of the U.K. Labour Party in September elected Jeremy Corbyn as party leader by a landslide, British political and media elites have acted as though their stately manors have been invaded by hordes of gauche, marauding serfs. They… Read More ›
A Muslim American Veteran Was Widely Smeared With a Fabricated Story About ISIS Charges
A RIGHT-WING BLOG called “Pajamas Media” published an article on November 24 claiming that Saadiq Long, a Muslim American veteran of the U.S. Air Force, was arrested in Turkey for being an ISIS operative. Written by Patrick Poole, a professional anti-Muslim activist and close… Read More ›