End of Day -11/06/09
 

Friday, November 6, 2009

To: Friends & Supporters

From: Gary L. Bauer

 

Jihad at Fort Hood

Every American this morning should be outraged not only about the murderous rampage against U.S. soldiers in Ft. Hood, Texas, by Major Nidal M. Hasan, but also by the sickening effort of Big Media, and even some U.S. officials, to deceive us about what has taken place.

For eight years we have been fighting radical Islamists around the world, and we have been the victims of jihadist attacks by lone radical Muslims repeatedly here in the U.S. Yet as the story broke of the carnage yesterday, 13 dead and 30 wounded, virtually every major media outlet, along with our own government, seemed to have as their main goal convincing us that the event had nothing to do with terrorism or radical Islam.

But minute-by-minute, more information is coming to light that can’t be ignored. We have found out that six months ago Major Hasan may have defended Muslim suicide bombers on his web page, comparing such acts to the sacrifice a U.S. solider makes when he falls on a grenade to save his fellow soldiers. Col. Terry Lee, who worked with the killer, said Major Hasan had said, “Muslims shouldn’t be fighting Muslims.” Back in June, when a Muslim convert assassinated a U.S. soldier at a recruiting station in Little Rock, Arkansas, Col. Lee said that Major Hasan seemed happy about the event and that he was confronted by other officers. (You may recall that it took days for Obama to acknowledge that attack, yet the White House issued a rare Sunday statement when late-term abortionist George Tiller was killed.)

In recent weeks, while off the base, Major Hasan started wearing Arabic and religious clothing. He passed out Korans on the morning of the shooting. Survivors in the facility where Major Hasan went on the attack reported that he yelled, “Allahu Akbar,” (Allah is great) before he opened fire – the same words shouted by the jihadists on 9/11 and which have been repeated by our enemy in every attack since.

Nor is this an isolated incident. In June 2003, Sergeant Hasan K. Akbar attacked his fellow soldiers as they gathered in Kuwait to start the liberation of Iraq. He killed two officers and wounded many more. Numerous plots by American Muslims have been uncovered in recent years to attack Fort Dix, the Quantico Marine Corps base and other military facilities.

No one is suggesting that an Al Qaeda operative contacted Major Hasan and ordered yesterday’s attack. But the evidence certainly indicates that Major Hasan was becoming more and more committed to radical Islam and growing increasingly hostile to the American military that paid for his education and repeatedly promoted him. NPR reports, “Hasan was put on probation early in his postgraduate work… He was disciplined for proselytizing about his Muslim faith with patients and colleagues…”

I understand the media’s politically correct mindset. What is inexcusable is why the military and the FBI continue to be so reticent about acknowledging the nature of the enemy we are confronting. Instead of going into denial, our military, the FBI and other intelligence agencies need to admit the obvious. While thousands of loyal American Muslims have served in the military, and some have died with other Americans in Iraq and Afghanistan, there are also “sleeper cells” or “sleeper individuals” who are jihadist ticking time bombs inside our own ranks. Similar attacks are inevitable the longer our leaders engage in self-deception. The brave men and women in uniform, who are on the front lines in Afghanistan and Iraq, should not have to worry about being killed at home by the same enemy they are fighting abroad.


Obama’s “Shout out”

As details of the Ft. Hood carnage poured in yesterday afternoon, the White House announced that President Obama would make a statement at a previously scheduled event. Close to 5:00 PM, cable stations switched to cover the president’s remarks as he was getting ready to speak at a Tribal Nations Conference hosted by the Interior Department. What happened next has callers to talk radio shows all over the country outraged.

Instead of bringing a somber demeanor into the room, the president seemed to many to be light-hearted and frivolous. He thanked various staffers, and then said he wanted to give a “shout out” to Dr. Joe Medicine Crow, who he incorrectly identified as a “Congressional Medal of Honor” winner. After several minutes of banter, the president read a somber, brief statement about the shootings. Increasingly, this White House seems “tone deaf.” How hard is it to realize that this was not a time for joking or “shout outs.” In fact, it would have been more appropriate to cancel the speech and make a reassuring statement from the White House on the events in Texas.

This morning, the president made another statement ordering flags to fly at half-staff until Veterans Day. But he also cautioned us not to “jump to conclusions” until we have all the facts. (The last time there was a pending law enforcement issue, the president was the first to jump to conclusions when he said the Cambridge Police Department “acted stupidly” for arresting his friend Professor Louis Gates.)


Iran’s “Olive Branch” of Peace

Thus far in his presidency Barack Obama has tried repeatedly to reach out to the mullah’s in Iran. Whether it’s demanding Israel stop building settlements, or issuing weak statements regarding protestors dying in the streets of Tehran in the name of democracy, Barack Obama will do anything to gain Iran’s favor, even at the expense of our greatest allies. This week, Iran responded to Obama’s diplomatic outreach, and it came in the form of 320 tons of weapons being sent to Syria for Hezbollah to attack Israel.

The Israeli Navy announced Wednesday that it seized 320 tons of Katyushas (rockets used to hit Israeli cities on the border), shells, and bullets aboard the Francop, a European cargo ship that left Iranian ports headed to Syria. Deputy Israeli Navy commander Roni Ben-Yahuda said the ship carried “ten times as many weapons as the Karine A,” a ship Israeli forces captured in the Red Sea in 2002.

The IDF believes the Iranian Revolutionary Guard is behind the shipment. Many of the crates contained rockets with markings similar to Iranian munitions and others resembling Chinese manufacturers. To get a better understanding of how large the shipment was, Hezbollah could effectively fight the IDF for over a month with the weapons aboard the Francop alone.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Wednesday: “Iran is sending these weapons to terror organizations to harm Israeli cities and kill its citizens. …The time has come for the international community to exert real pressure on Iran to stop this criminal activity and support Israel when it defends itself against these terrorists and their patrons.”

Barack Obama still doesn’t get it. As long as he continues to promote a utopian foreign policy the United States and our allies are in more danger with each passing day. Wake-up, Mr. President!


Lessons Learned?

Democrats weren’t the only ones taking notes Tuesday night. Sen. John Cornyn of Texas, chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, announced Wednesday, “We will not spend money in a contested primary. …The first lesson is that competitive primaries are generally a good thing. To me, that’s the overarching lesson to be learned out of the [the race for New York’s 23rd Congressional District]. When 11 people get behind closed doors and pick the nominee … the grassroots are going to find an alternative.” I’m glad to hear that the GOP won’t waste your money on candidates who can’t get passed the primaries!

But here’s what the NRSC’s “financial neutrality” really means: Your support for this political action committee is more important than ever. With the party sitting on the sidelines, CWF can have a big influence on the outcome of key primary battles – IF we can raise the necessary resources to put pro-family, pro-life conservatives over the top. Then the GOP will then spend its resources to help get our endorsed candidates elected in November 2010. That is how we can make the GOP a more conservative party and more responsive to our values.

In my weekly Human Events column, I offer some additional thoughts on the 2009 elections and other lessons I hope the GOP will take to heart if it hopes to retake the Congress.
 

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