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Saturday, November 14, 2009
Bill O'Reilly :: Townhall.com Columnist
Terrorism or Tragedy?
by Bill O'Reilly
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It's somewhat disconcerting, but the Obama administration continues to dance around the terrorism question. While a new Rasmussen poll shows 60 percent of Americans want the Fort Hood massacre investigated as a terrorist act, the president sees the mass murder as a "tragedy" and a violent crime. He told ABC News: "In a country of 300 million people, there are going to be acts of violence that are inexplicable."

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But Fort Hood is not one of them.

When a man e-mails an al-Qaida recruiter in Yemen 20 times, and then yells "Allahu Akbar" (God is greatest) while gunning down innocent people, the math is on the blackboard: Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan is a terrorist. And he is now charged with murdering 13 people.

So why does President Obama have a problem accepting that?

The answer was given last February when Obama told CNN: "I think it is very important for us to recognize that we have a battle or a war against some terrorist organizations, but that those organizations aren't representative of a broader Arab community, Muslim community.

"I believe we can win over moderate Muslims to recognize that that kind of destruction and nihilism ultimately leads to a dead end."

And so the president has dictated that the phrase "war on terror" be replaced with "overseas contingency operations," whatever that means. But what if the terrorist activity is not overseas? What if it happens in Texas? Well, then Obama says it is "a crime against our nation."

Notice the word "crime." Continued...
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Reply # 1
Date: Nov 17, 2009 - 11:38 PM EST
LOYALTY
Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan is a Muslim who was facing the probable prospect of fighting and maybe killing some of his Muslim brothers in Afganistan. This is unthinkable to him. He has begged not to go, but his pleas were rejected. Now he is faced with the problem of loyalty - Islam or America? America is the enemy of Islamic doctrine, the Koran, which demands the destruction of infidels - Jews and American Christians among others.
Now it is clear - loyalty to his Muslim faith; die for Allah and kill some of the infidels. His reward will be "heaven" with 70 virgins. His loyalty will make him a Muslim hero, an example to other Muslims that they also need to be loyal to their faith unto death.
His plan almost worked; he missed "heaven" at least for the time being. He was not a terrorist, just a faithful Muslim just like thousands who live in America and will die to destroy the enemies of Allah.
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Reply # 2
Date: Nov 17, 2009 - 1:43 AM EST
Ted:
While you may have a point, we are dealing in semantics and the failure of our government to clearly define war. This is mired in political partisanship and party chess games. Lives are at stake however, the security of our Nation no less.

Korea was considered a police action but for all intents and purposes was considered a war in regard to those captured on the battle field, ditto Vietnam. It will set a dangerous precident to bring these terrorsist/war criminals(whatever term you choose)to U.S. shores to be tried with all of the constitutional righs of a U.S. citizen.

Do we really want to go there? I don't think so. The consequences are potentially devestating. Islamists are at war with us, whether we consider ourselves at war with them.
The failure of our government and the media to identify the enemy works to their advantage.

There are at least 35 jihadist training camps situated throughout the U.S.(www.homelandsecutityus.com) waiting for their marching orders. Yet our Homeland security honcho, Janet Napolitano releases a memo focusing on disgruntled Conservatives and returning military veterans as an area of concern as psossible recruits to "terrosist miltias"....no mention of the Islamic jihadists.

Go figure.
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