Posted on 10/25/2014 1:02:29 PM PDT by SoConPubbie
Recent terror attacks in Jerusalem and Canada are not isolated events, and American policy leaders must drop “the illusion that these are random acts of senseless violence unrelated to our national security,” Sen. Ted Cruz (R., Texas) said.
Whether the Islamic State or Hamas is behind the attacks, the extremist ideology remains the same–and it poses a direct threat to democratic values across the globe, Cruz said in pointed comments to those who might claim the attacks were unrelated.
Following the Hamas terror attack Wednesday in Jerusalem–which injured several American citizens, including a child–both Hamas and the more moderate Fatah ruling party praised the terrorist responsible for the attack.
The same day, IS supporters worldwide took to Twitter to celebrate the fatal shooting of a Canadian soldier by a radicalized man that attacked the country’s Parliament building.
“We have to get away from the illusion that these are random acts of senseless violence unrelated to our national security,” Cruz said.
Cruz said the attacks are both strains of the same extremist virus.
“Deliberations over our foreign policy have gained a new clarity in recent days,” Cruz said. “Yesterday, an innocent, beautiful baby in Jerusalem was murdered by Hamas.”
“Terrorist organizations Hamas and Fatah both celebrated the destruction of this precious life just months after they relished in the slayings of Jewish teens,” Cruz said. “They did not care that the baby was American or one of the teens was a dual Israeli-American citizen. Their campaign of death is indiscriminate.”
The attack in Canada, which officials said was carried out by a “radicalized” individual, is similar to previous attacks in the United States, such as the 2009 shooting at Fort Hood that the Obama administration classified as “workplace violence” rather than terrorism.
“Yesterday, a courageous young Canadian soldier was also murdered by a terrorist in Ottawa in a brutal attack in our own hemisphere,” Cruz said.
“Innocent Americans have similarly been slaughtered on our homeland in Fort Hood, Texas; in Moore, Okla.; and at a Army recruiting center in Little Rock, Ark.”
“Whether it’s in Jerusalem, Ottawa, or in American hometowns, the threat is the same,” Cruz said. “These are not only attacks in the lands of our allies, they are attacks on our shared way of life.”
The recent spate of terror attacks should be a warning to American leaders that they cannot sit idly by as extremists threaten Western ideals.
“We are stronger when we stand together, and we must, united, rise to the challenge of defeating those who seek to destroy us all,” Cruz said.
In a rare sign of unity, both Hamas and Fatah celebrated Wednesday’s terror attack in Jerusalem, in which a suspected member of Hamas drove his car into a crowd of people waiting for the downtown light rail to arrive.
Hamas referred to the murdered baby, an American citizen, as a “female settler” and instructed Palestinians to “escalate the confrontations” with Israel, according to a translation of the terror group’s statement posted by the Investigative Project on Terrorism (IPT).
“The Islamic Resistance Movement ‘Hamas’ praises its son, the hero martyr Abd al Rahman Idris al-Shaludi, implementer of the operation of running over the settlers in the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood in occupied Jerusalem, which led to the death of a female settler and the injury of eight others,” Hamas said in its statement, IPT reported.
An adviser to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas made similar comments, calling the attacker a “heroic martyr,” IPT reported.
The State Department confirmed on Thursday that the murdered baby was an American citizen and said U.S. officials in Israel are “in close touch with the family.”
“They’re providing consular assistance,” State Department spokeswoman Jennifer Psaki told reporters.
“Out of respect for and privacy certainly for those who are affected, we’re not going to be sharing much more publicly.”
As of today, this country doesn't have the balls to insure its own survival.
9/11 should have been more than a enough of a spark, but instead, a mere seven years afterward, the dhimmi Idiocracy handed the WH keys to a faggot muzi traitør.
Yes, princess, I agree.
When an indoctrinated population reaches a certain size, extortions to murder will be acted upon by members of that population with regularity. That is why the muzzies constantly indoctrinate people. While members of the population are a small percentage and remain so, as the parent population increases the number of murders will increase also. To prevent an ever growing parent population, the ability of imen to indoctrinate new members must be reduced or eliminated. This is the same problem we face with marxist indoctrination of our children.
With an extensive criminal record such as Zehaf-Bibeau had, he could not get a possession-acquisition licence (PAL) here in Canada, so the gun was illegal. The ‘gun grabbers’ in Canada will have no nore traction in claiming that a ‘gun registry’ for long guns would have prevented what happened in Ottawa, as the Winchester was either borrowed or stolen.
Since the bleeding hearts will never admit that one common thread between Zehaf-Bibeau and Ahmad Couture-Rouleau was muhamedanism, they’ll find something else.
< sarc> Since the former drove a Toyota and the latter drove a Nissan, it must be Japanese cars; ya, that’s the ticket; in fact, blame it on the Japanese and the internal combustion engine which causes climate change! Imagine the damage they would have done if they drove a Titan or a Tundra! </sarc>
Senator Cruz should advocate the filing of RICO lawsuits against the instigators of such violence. Against individual mosques and religious leaders who preach violence and hate, and whose followers then carry out such acts.
They easily fit into the criteria of the RICO statute, those conditions that must be met to file a lawsuit.
This would mean that preachers of hate would have to live under the threat that the actions of their followers could impoverish them, even shut down their mosque, that it could then be sold to pay for the court judgment.
While there would be no criminal charges under the RICO statute as long as corrupt men like Eric Holder are in office, there are still a multitude of grounds for ordinary citizens to file civil suits.
And claims of “Islamophobia” are meaningless in court.
These so called random acts by everyday crazies, who convert to islam, have islamic encouragement behind their Mohammed like behavior.
I am sure they are told to prove they are real Muslims by their Imams
‘American policy leaders must drop “the illusion that these are random acts of senseless violence unrelated to our national security,” Sen. Ted Cruz (R., Texas) said.’
This is one of several strategic reasons why Republicans must take back the Senate. It gives Cruz a national platform to attack Obuma, Hillary and the RINOs in order to weaken our left wing enemies. Conservatives need to start thinking strategy instead of conservative purity. (I can hardly wait for the “We Walk on Water” cult to show up.)
Bing
Strategy: a plan of action or policy designed to achieve a major or overall aim.
Reagan’s Southern strategy gave rise to the Tea Party
http://www.salon.com/2013/10/27/reagans_southern_strategy_gave_rise_to_the_tea_party/
I don’t like the source - Salon - but you can glean Reagan’s presidential electoral strategy.
Key word - STRATEGY
Just for you, sweetie:
JON STEWART: Today’s Republican Party Would Call Reagan A Hollywood Liberal
If ISIS considers their on-line followers taking upon themselves the responsibility of attacking police, military, etc., how can this not be considered part of a coordinated terror attack?
>>Ted/Sarah or Sarah/Ted.<<
Goodness gracious...could you imagine?
Truth!!!
Indeed. Many of the American leftists who support the Islamonazis because of their shared hatred of the US are also those human secularists and moral relativists that will be the first to be executed should the Islamofascists gain critical control over the US.
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