Posted on 01/16/2017 12:54:15 PM PST by Beautiful_Gracious_Skies
Addressing an audience at the Islamic Center at NYU, ... 2010, White House counterterrorism advisor John Brennan said U.S. government actions and policies had contributed to the problem of negative stereotyping of Muslims. -snip-
... speaking in Arabic..., Brennan used terms .. to appeal to his audience, such as “Al-Quds” for Jerusalem, “Palestine” and “as the Qur’an reveals”... -snip-
“Ignorance is a threat to our national security, prejudice is a threat to our national security, discrimination is a threat to our national security... and it must stop,” he said.
“Violations of the Patriot Act; surveillance that has been excessive; policies perceived as profiling; over-inclusive no-fly lists subjecting law-abiding individuals to unnecessary searches and inconvenience; creating an unhealthy atmosphere around many Muslim charities that made Muslims hesitant to fulfill their sacred obligation of zakat [an Islamic tithe or tax] – these are challenges we face,.. he said.
... Brennan – a Jesuit-educated Catholic – has played a prominent role in the administration’s outreach to Muslims,... He's been a leading proponent ... to stop using terms many Muslims find offensive, such as “jihadist” as a descriptor for terrorists acting in the name of Islam. “They are not jihadists,”... “for jihad is a holy struggle, an effort to purify, for a legitimate purpose....
The administration’s National Security Strategy, released ... after the NYU speech,.. the term “jihadist” did not appear in the 52-page document and the word “Islam” appeared twice – the U.S. was not fighting a war against Islam, it said, ....”
(By contrast the Bush administration’s 2006 NSS stated that “the struggle against militant Islamic radicalism is the great ideological conflict of the early years of the 21st century,” although it also said that Islam “has been twisted and made to serve an evil end.”)
... Brennan said, “Our enemy is not terrorism because terrorism is but a tactic. Nor do we describe our enemy as jihadists or Islamists because jihad is holy struggle, a legitimate tenet of Islam meaning to purify oneself or one’s community.”
Newspapers in the Islamic world routinely use the term “jihadist” (or, in South Asia, “jihadi”) in their news reporting on terrorist acts, without suggesting that the term has been misappropriated
Our ignorant Congress approved his nomination in 2013 put our nation further at risk by enacting numerous policies and positions detrimental to our existence.
Although his taqiiyya fooled Congress and was complicit with the Obama Administration, he's not fooling Donald J. Trump or the Trump transition team.
John, You're Fired.
Four days............................
Brennan used terms .. to appeal to his audience, such as “Al-Quds” for Jerusalem, “Palestine” and “as the Qur’an reveals”...
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Only a muslim would say those things. He wasn’t appealing to his audience, he was letting them know he was one of them.
Islam is not compatible with democracy.
I wonder who the bagman (or bag woman) is that collects the Saudi funds for folks such as Brennan, McCain & Grahamnesty?
“Our enemy is not terrorism because terrorism is but a tactic. Nor do we describe our enemy as jihadists or Islamists because jihad is holy struggle, a legitimate tenet of Islam meaning to purify oneself or one’s community.”
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One purifies one’s community by killing or converting the kafir.
Jihad has been varied out by muslims for 1400 years, millions of dead testify to the their belief in that tenet of Islam.
Since the first Bush, we have been treated to this religion of peace crap non-stop. If it ever was a religion of peace, you wouldn’t need to tell us it was.
Both Bush presidents and Clinton were just as bad.
He seems just the right guy to be cleaning toilets in an army hut in the Aussie outback, with no means of communication.
And Rubio
John Brennan is a political hack. He is also clearly a part of the pro-Islamist element that continues to be very powerful in the Democrat party.
He should be in Gitmo.
Truth and consequences !
This article describes Brennan as a “Jesuit-educated Catholicâ€. I have no doubt that Brennan was raised Catholic, but I have scoured the internet for ANY reference to his Catholicism and have come up empty. Further, Brennan has talked publicly about having voted for Gus Hall, the Communist Party’s candidate, while in college. Most people in positions as high as John Brennan’s who are practicing Catholics are known to be Catholic — e.g., Louis Freeh, former head of the FBI — yet there are NO references to Brennan’s attending church or identifying himself as Catholic at any point throughout his career. Finally, Brennan insisted on being sworn in as head of the CIA by placing his hand on the US Constitution — specifically, a version sans the Bill of Rights — instead of on the Bible. In conclusion, there is zippo evidence that John Brennan has been “Catholic†since high school (if he even still was Catholic at that point).
> Islam is not compatible with democracy.
And democracy is not compatible with a republic.
He should be in Gitmo.
Well Obozo made room for him there.
Well, in that case, let me be the fist to call for Jihad against Mr. John Brennan.
John Brennan could NEVER keep up with ‘the Russians’ - - even ‘Muslim insights’ could NEVER make him a able to compete with this stuff:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3514480/posts
The Russians started out by financing Trump’s Presidential campaign, realizing that a multi-billioniare would never have the resources to self-fund his own campaign.
........Naughty Russians!
The Russians decided to convince Hillary Clinton to engage in Pay-For-Play operations prior to her inevitable Presidential win in 2016.
........BRILLIANT!
The Russians influenced Hillary Clinton to take part in a scheme to sell arms to ISIS through Libya, and even helped her ‘get rid of’ Ambassador Chris Stevens.
........Amazing skill, those Russians.
The Russians then convinced John Podesta to enter the word ‘password’ as his email password.
........Clever, no? CLEVER, CLEVER RUSSIANS!
The Russians convinced Hillary Clinton to commit several Federal felonies, mentioning to her that if she had an unsecured server in her basement, that she could conduct business without being monitored.
........Brilliant, those Russians!
The Russians found ways to convince Donna Brazille, among other significant players, to talk disparagingly in emails about their donors and constituants.
........What a smart bunch, those Russians!
The Russians realized, once the email server in Hillary’s basement was hacked, that it would be easy to get her to pass Classified information through it.
........Those Russians! Will they never stop???
The Russians discovered that Hillary was receptive to removing Classified markings from documents, making her further complicit in a slew of Federal felonies.
........The Russians... are they GODS?
The Russians, when the email scandal broke, put pressure on Hillary Clinton to delete 33,000 emails to make her look more guilty.
........Sly, sly, sly Russians.
The Russians urged Hillary Clinton to refer to half of America as “a basket of deplorables”, forever damaging her chances in the General Election.
........How amazing are those Russians?
More at ‘Laz’ link above...
prejudice is a threat to our national security, discrimination is a threat to our national security”
Ok, that’s fine.
But irrelevant, b/c our views on islam are not rooted in prejudice, but simple, plain, observable fact.
I just posted a timely discussion of Islam and the United States. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3514620/posts
Is clear why he is in Obama’s inner circle.
Over time, the Left continues to spin further away - more globalist, more socialist, more culturally-Marxist, more anti-Consitutition, more anti-white, more racist.
They are now within the highest levels of government, and hence, they are pushing the divide ever wider. I simply don’t know if something will bring them back towards the center, or if they will continue to grow and civil conflict is an inevitability.
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