Posted on 08/16/2008 4:23:07 PM PDT by reaganaut1
Q: As a Lebanese-Christian immigrant who spent her girlhood amid the bloody devastation of the Lebanese civil war, you have lately emerged as one of the most vehement critics of radical Islam in this country. Are you concerned that your new book, “They Must Be Stopped,” will feed animosity toward Muslims?
A: I do not think I am feeding animosity. I am bringing an issue to light. I disapprove of any religion that calls for the killing of other people. If Christianity called for that, I would condemn it.
Q: What about all the moderate Muslims who represent our hope for the future? Why don’t you write about them?
A: The moderate Muslims at this point are truly irrelevant. I grew up in the Paris of the Middle East, and because we refused to read the writing on the wall, we lost our country to Hezbollah and the radicals who are now controlling it.
Q: In your new book, you write about the Muslim presence in America and bemoan the rise of Islamic day schools and jihad summer camp. Is there really such a thing?
A: Yes. Instead of taking lessons on swimming and gymnastics, the kids are listening to speakers give lectures titled “Preparation for Death” and “The Life in the Grave.”
Q: You also lament the public foot baths that have been installed at the University of Michigan and elsewhere to accommodate Muslim students.
A: I lived in the Middle East for the first 24 years of my life. Never once did I see any foot-washing basins in airports or public buildings. So why are they pushing them down the throats of Americans?
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I love the last line of the interview.
I’ve seen her debate on TV: she has her views in order and presents them well.
One Brave Woman, seen her at the Heritage Foundations on CSPAN,
here’s her web site;
http://www.americancongressfortruth.com/
A message from the President & Founder
Brigitte Gabriel
Welcome, and thank you for taking the time to visit American Congress for Truth.
War has been declared on Christians, Jews, non-Muslims and secularists worldwide by Islamic extremists...simply because we are infidels according to their belief. As Islamic fundamentalism spreads its tentacles worldwide, it is crucial for the people of the Western world to understand the danger, know what to expect, and know what to do about it.
Threats and realities of forced conversions to Islam, beheadings, torture and murder are quickly becoming commonplace. They’re rarely mentioned in the news and when they are, it’s with a disclaimer…the word “insurgent” has replaced the truth of “terrorists.”
Political correctness is killing us.
Homeland Security Live Alert
This Is The New Reality
We are in for the fight of our lives.
That we have not yet had another terrorist attack in the United States is remarkable, but it will happen. Al Queda keeps its promises.
How do I know this? I was born in Lebanon and raised as a Christian. When the Lebanese Civil War broke out, our family, and our Maronite community came under vicious attack by Islamic extremists. They promised to destroy us, and as you know from the recent war in Lebanon, the country is now nearly Islamic.
I was nearly killed by a mortar. Our home was destroyed. We lived in a bomb shelter for seven years. Most of my childhood friends were killed. That’s how I know.
Nobody ever wants to read the handwriting on the wall...until it's too late.
And their title for this article - "The Crusader" - is calculated to inflame as well.
Brigitte is truly amazing. She’s faced down muslims who actually walked onto a stage where she was speaking in an attempt to intimidate her into silence.
An excellent book, everyone should read it. http://www.amazon.com/Because-They-Hate-Survivor-Islamic/dp/0312358385
How dare you, Ms. Gabriel, to upset sensitivities of mass murderers! I guess living 7 years in a bomb shelter and having majority of your friends and neighbors murdered was not enough! How dare you!!
We at the NYT are outrage and we demand an immediate punishment for this dangerous radical, Ms. Gabriel “The Crusader”.
Islam is a downright lie, and at least the truth needs to be told if anyone dares. Allah is NOT God. Allah is just one of the 360 pagan gods of Saudi Arabia, and allah is not the God of the bible. Let the truth be told!
I’ve heard her speak on a panel...the others paled in comparison (and intellect).
Brave woman and a Lebanese Christian to boot. Very impressed.
“Are you concerned that your new book, “They Must Be Stopped,” will feed animosity toward Muslims?”
I’m am so sick of those who feel we should be walking on eggshells lest we offend or anger Muslims. If all Muslims don’t want to be lumped in with the Islamo-facists, they damn sure need to get about distancing themselves from them, now, and in no uncertain terms.
Listen to her interview. Her family escaped to Israel and describes how Israel helped them. Quite moving description of how Arafat,Muslim cabal destroyed the Christian communities.
In here excellent book “Because They Hate”, the most striking part is where she goes to Israel for help, and finds out the Israelis are decent people, not the blood sucking inhuman devils she had been indoctrinated to believe they were.
She was utterly shocked.
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