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Brookings Expert Suggests Only One Terrorist Among All Refugees
NewsBusters ^ | Mark Finkelstein

Posted on 11/15/2015 7:59:40 AM PST by governsleastgovernsbest

Last night at dinner a relative from NYC who described himself as a "bleeding heart liberal" opposed cutting off the immigration of Syrian refugees because in his view that would run counter to American traditions. He's a great guy, but that is a dangerous misinterpretation. We have no obligation to commit collective suicide.

What's more troubling is that supposed experts on the subject are voicing similar views. On today's State of the Union with Jake Tapper, Shadi Hamid of the Brookings Institution actually surmised that the Paris killer who made it into Europe was probably the only terrorist among the hundreds of thousands of refugees. "There's perhaps one refugee that was part of this out of hundreds of thousands. That's kind of a collective punishment, if you say, well, we're going to try to stop all refugees from coming in because of one person."

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; Syria; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: shadihamid
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1 posted on 11/15/2015 7:59:40 AM PST by governsleastgovernsbest
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To: ColdOne; AmericanCheeseFood; netmilsmom; Behind Liberal Lines; Miss Marple; an amused spectator; ...

He can’t be this ignorant: so why is he lying?

Ping to Liberal Media Criticism list.


2 posted on 11/15/2015 8:00:43 AM PST by governsleastgovernsbest (FReepmail or ping me to be put on my ping list for criticism of liberal media)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

These people should all be tried for committing Genocide against formerly peaceful western nations.


3 posted on 11/15/2015 8:02:40 AM PST by The Toll
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

“Ye shall not surley die.”


4 posted on 11/15/2015 8:03:28 AM PST by Rennes Templar
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

If I understand their point, committing an act of terrorism doesn’t necessarily make one a terrorist. That’s a huge leap from reality into the abyss.


5 posted on 11/15/2015 8:06:35 AM PST by meatloaf
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

I wonder if those lunatics who say, well, there are only a very few terrorists in the horde coming here, feel the same way about whether there is only one nuke in all of the shipping containers that arrive at a port near to them? I can hear them now saying: “gee, it was only one bomb that took out port of new york so why were we so concerned up here on east 57th ave”.


6 posted on 11/15/2015 8:07:54 AM PST by Mouton (The insurrection laws perpetuate what we have for a government now.)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest
"What's more troubling is that supposed experts on the subject are voicing similar views.

You just don't get it. It is not about compassion, values or any thing like that. It is about globalism, the Billionaire donor (that own everyone but Trump) the Wall Street Bankers and the big multinational corporation do not want nations with laws and borders, it's bad for business. So what we have now is a mass migration DESIGNED TO DESTROY US. This mass migration is not a mistake it is a tactic! Please get with the program, "we have meet the enemy and the enemy is us".

7 posted on 11/15/2015 8:08:10 AM PST by jpsb (Believe nothing until it has been officially denied, Otto Von Bismarck)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

Similar to a regular commentator on CNN a couple of days ago who stated, twice, that 2/3 of the American people favor giving illegals a legal status.

It was an outright lie, based on all the numbers I have seen for the last decade. In fact, it is about opposite — around 70% opposing any kind of legal status for illegals.

But, it is media. They lie. That is what they do.


8 posted on 11/15/2015 8:11:01 AM PST by TomGuy
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To: meatloaf

There is absolutely NO REASON these religious extremists should be allowed into America without proper citizenship. Even then they are potentially STILL very dangerous.

It is the radical Obama-pandering politicians that want these Democrat voters into America to change out demographics. I say BS -— no f@@@ing way.


9 posted on 11/15/2015 8:12:46 AM PST by EagleUSA
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To: jpsb

I guess not enough homegrown murderers and rapists, they have to import them if they’re going to get their agenda complete.


10 posted on 11/15/2015 8:12:55 AM PST by P.O.E. (Pray for America)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

Expert: A person who has carefully selected his facts to back up his conclusion.


11 posted on 11/15/2015 8:13:14 AM PST by JayAr36 (How much more corruption will we willing to take from the Washington???????)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

So it went from no terrorists to 1 terrorist. But how would he even know this?

The bigger point is that on Obama’s watch the Middle East has deteriorated to the extent that millions are dead or fleeing, at the cost of Western civilization.


12 posted on 11/15/2015 8:13:30 AM PST by Ironfocus (Texas! Cruz 2016!)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

Don’t EVER let a progressive tell you what American traditions or American values are.


13 posted on 11/15/2015 8:18:04 AM PST by skeeter
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To: skeeter

Americans say “Liberty or Death”

Progressives Say “Death to Liberty!”


14 posted on 11/15/2015 8:22:46 AM PST by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

That’s what my barber said too. Of course he’s a frustrated actor who has to cut hair to make ends meet.


15 posted on 11/15/2015 8:25:03 AM PST by ImJustAnotherOkie
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To: governsleastgovernsbest
He's a great guy...

Really?

16 posted on 11/15/2015 8:25:47 AM PST by ladyjane
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

ONE is enough, ONE is all it takes.


17 posted on 11/15/2015 8:26:08 AM PST by Jack Straw from Wichita (Pour back the)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

“He can’t be this ignorant: so why is he lying?”

Because he’s a plant.

Today’s Western civilization is not used to dealing with such barbarity and fighting for survival in the modern era. They want someone to say “it’ll be all better”.


18 posted on 11/15/2015 8:28:49 AM PST by headstamp 2
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To: Mouton

The left now is desperately trying to control and establish the narrative on the Paris attacks.

This is what the left does. And a scared populous of sheep wants their leaders to tell them they will be safe.

This happens when a society becomes weak and politically correct.


19 posted on 11/15/2015 8:31:55 AM PST by headstamp 2
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

That cuts in a different direction if he takes that stance.

France has a radicalized muslim citizenry waging war on their home country.

Infiltrators would be easier to eradicate, but muslim homeboys are a different nastier matter.


20 posted on 11/15/2015 8:33:09 AM PST by OpusatFR
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