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WSJ Editorial Board: Afghan Refugees ‘Shouldn’t Be Blamed for the Violent Act of One Man’
Breitbart ^ | 11/27/25 | KATHERINE HAMILTON

Posted on 11/28/2025 2:18:45 AM PST by cotton1706

The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) Editorial Board rushed to the defense of Afghan refugees in an op-ed published on Thursday, saying they “shouldn’t be blamed for the violent act of one man.”

On Wednesday, 29-year-old Rahmanullah Lakanwal — an Afghan national who came to the U.S. as part of former President Joe Biden’s Operation Allies Welcome in 2021 after the botched Afghanistan withdrawal — allegedly opened fire on two National Guardsmen stationed in Washington, DC. After the attack, President Donald Trump announced that his administration would “reexamine every single alien who has entered our country from Afghanistan” under Biden. Following Trump’s remarks, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced an indefinite stop to immigration requests from Afghan nationals “pending further review of security and vetting protocols.”

The WSJ Editorial Board warned of issuing “collective punishment” following the attack.

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When Robert Bartley died and Paul Gigot ("conservative" on the PBS news hour) took over the WSJ editorial board, the paper became all amnesty all the time.

So naturally Gigot's board got their pens a-writing at ANY criticism of our crazy immigration policies.

The WSJ, once a wide, thick, well-read paper, is now a thin rag.

1 posted on 11/28/2025 2:18:45 AM PST by cotton1706
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To: cotton1706

The Murdochs own the WSJ and are big open borders people.


2 posted on 11/28/2025 2:22:43 AM PST by vivenne (7Come to think of it. Fact)
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To: cotton1706

esad WSJ


3 posted on 11/28/2025 2:24:23 AM PST by A strike (ID lanyards are for cucks)
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To: cotton1706

Except for every Muslim fanatic who tries to kill us, there’s a thousand Muslims secretly cheering them on. So yeah, that’s a problem.


4 posted on 11/28/2025 2:26:27 AM PST by Prince of Space (I hate the media!)
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To: cotton1706

Same with the N.Y. Times and many other rags. Many people get their news from the net is one reason, their bs biased articles and outright lies are the others.


5 posted on 11/28/2025 2:28:41 AM PST by Omnivore-Dan (have to )
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To: vivenne
The Murdochs own the WSJ and are big open borders people.

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6 posted on 11/28/2025 2:37:31 AM PST by Right_Wing_Madman
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To: cotton1706
The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) Editorial Board rushed to the defense of Afghan refugees in an op-ed published on Thursday, saying they “shouldn’t be blamed for the violent act of one man.”

Why not? If one white guy acts up, they blame all white guys.

7 posted on 11/28/2025 2:45:26 AM PST by Mark17 (Retired USAF air traffic controller. 🎤 Father of USAF ISR pilot. ✈️ Aviation is in our DNA)
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To: cotton1706

No one’s buying the ‘mostly peaceful’ BS any more.


8 posted on 11/28/2025 2:50:37 AM PST by iontheball (, )
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Charlie Kirk warned us about this in August 2021, the Biden chaos was the usual Democrat political strategy wrapped in phony “humanitarian messaging.”

.........the feckless Biden duped Americans, laughably painting the Afghan evacuation as “compassionate”.............

Bleeding heart Biden said every Afghan went through strict vetting. Few believed it then, and it certainly rings hollow now............

Kirk saw deeper motives......the broader political ambitions of the bumble-headed Democrat chump....Biden.


9 posted on 11/28/2025 2:51:29 AM PST by Liz ("Socialism is a wonderful idea. It's just that it's been disastrous" Thomas Sowell. )
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To: cotton1706
But it isn't just one man.

it's Dem again - Meme by KennySaw :) Memedroid
10 posted on 11/28/2025 2:54:28 AM PST by where's_the_Outrage? (Drain the Swamp. Build the Wall)
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To: cotton1706

It is not “collective punishment,” but rather prophylaxis.


11 posted on 11/28/2025 2:56:37 AM PST by chajin ("There is no other name under heaven given among people by which we must be saved." Acts 4:12)
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To: cotton1706

“saying they ‘shouldn’t be blamed for the violent act of one man.’”

Funny how the media behaves in the opposite manner following an event like Columbine High School or Ecole Polytechnique or Marjory Stoneman or Sandy Hook, etc regarding law abiding and responsible firearms owners.


12 posted on 11/28/2025 2:59:02 AM PST by OttawaFreeper ("The Gardens was founded by men-sportsmen-who fought for their country" Conn Smythe, 1966 )
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To: cotton1706

Eff the WSJ.They are spinnning this like they hate America.

This is not about blaming Afghan refuges.

Its about performing retroactive due diligence.

We find any that are a threat, we send them home.

Simple.

Uncontrived.

Accurate.

Necessary.


13 posted on 11/28/2025 3:13:38 AM PST by Candor7 (Ask not for whom the Trump Trolls,He trolls for thee!<img src="" width=500</img><a href="">tag</a>) )
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Time to boot out ALL expired visa holders!


14 posted on 11/28/2025 3:21:01 AM PST by bennowens
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To: cotton1706

the WSJ change is due to hiring from others’ layoffs the last few years. no one is blaming all Afghans. but it is irrational NOT to review and fix past reckless policies. obviously the enemy is within - and many are not assimilating. this endangers us all. POTUS is right on.btw no one can swear that Afghanistan keeps the sort of records needed for airtight vetting.


15 posted on 11/28/2025 3:22:41 AM PST by avital2
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To: cotton1706

Yesterday there was a post telling how the Biden administration stopped vetting the Afghanis coming in because a huge percentage of them were deemed to be dangerous. IIRC, it was between 75% and 100%. Biden’s people just didn’t want to know.

So here we are, and we’re supposed to assume that all/most refugees shouldn’t be blamed? Do they thing we’re STUPID? Next month, it’ll be another one of them. And then another.

So many young American women already have been raped and/or murdered by these vile demons.


16 posted on 11/28/2025 3:22:56 AM PST by MayflowerMadam (It's hard not to celebrate the fall of bad people. - Bongino)
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To: Prince of Space

“Except for every Muslim fanatic who tries to kill us, there’s a thousand Muslims secretly cheering them on. So yeah, that’s a problem.”

I see it this way. Muslims are an ocean. Terrorists are sharks swimming in that ocean. The rest of us are swimming in their ocean. The thing is, we brought their ocean here. This is a problem we created.


17 posted on 11/28/2025 3:26:33 AM PST by Gen.Blather (Has anyone seen my tagline? ...I know it was here...)
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To: cotton1706

Our CIA works with and uses terrorists and our politicians like Lindsey Graham think that’s a good idea. They used terrorists to change governments like the old one in Syria.

Waging war to ultimately defeat Iran justifies this in their minds IMHO.


18 posted on 11/28/2025 3:38:17 AM PST by Nextrush (FREEDOM IS EVERYBODY'S BUSINESS, REMEMBER REV; NIEMOLLER)
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To: cotton1706

This is pretty rich, given that Muslims blame all non-Muslims for everything. They’ll kill French people to avenge Chechens, Nigerians to avenge Iranians, Canadians to avenge “Palestinians,” Swedes to avenge Bosnians... they don’t care.


19 posted on 11/28/2025 3:42:51 AM PST by A_perfect_lady (The greatest wealth is to live content with little. -Plato)
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Except for every Muslim fanatic who tries to kill us, there’s a thousand Muslims secretly cheering them on.

And sending money to provide the weapons.

20 posted on 11/28/2025 3:43:42 AM PST by A_perfect_lady (The greatest wealth is to live content with little. -Plato)
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