Obama Calls Magazine Murders a 'Terrorist Act'

Weekly Standard ^ | January 7, 2015 | DANIEL HALPER

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President Obama's statement on the terror attack in France:

"I strongly condemn the horrific shooting at the offices of Charlie Hebdo magazine in Paris that has reportedly killed 12 people. Our thoughts and prayers are with the victims of this terrorist attack and the people of France at this difficult time. France is America’s oldest ally, and has stood shoulder to shoulder with the United States in the fight against terrorists who threaten our shared security and the world. Time and again, the French people have stood up for the universal values that generations of our people have defended. France, and the great city of Paris where this outrageous attack took place, offer the world a timeless example that will endure well beyond the hateful vision of these killers. We are in touch with French officials and I have directed my Administration to provide any assistance needed to help bring these terrorists to justice."

Earlier, White House press secretary Josh Earnest was unsure the attack was "terrorism."

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ESPN must have just alerted him.

[ButThreeLeftsDo]

Not so much, Fort Hood...

[E. Pluribus Unum]

That had to hurt.

[NowApproachingMidnight]

Obama will say anything to anyone. He is a liar. Do not trust him.

[Eric in the Ozarks]

How generous of him...

[Dagnabitt]

"The future must not belong to those who slander the prophet of Islam".

- Barack Hussein Obama

[clintonh8r]

But he didn't mention islam.

Death to islam! (There. Said it for ya, Barky!)

[Da Coyote]

What a complete**shole.

I loathe and despise this bottom-dwelling POS.

Who gives a ***t what it says, since nothing coming from its brain was self produced?

[b4its2late]

Wow! Was it right after a round of golf and a few from the 19th hole?

[txrefugee]

Valerie Jarrett forgot to tell Josh Ernst what the talking points on this would be, since that poor sap was still refusing to call it a terrorist attack at the same time Obama was calling it a terrorist attack. This is the worst administration ever.

[Iron Munro]

STOP THE PRESSES!

Another Barack Obama “First”!

The Obamatollah uses the “T” word!

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In Shi'a Islam, taqiyya (تقیة taqiyyah/taqīyah) is a form of religious dissimulation',[1] or a legal dispensation whereby a believing individual can deny his faith or commit otherwise illegal or blasphemous acts while they are in fear or at risk of significant persecution.[2] The corresponding concept in Sunni Islam is known as idtirar (إضطرار) "coercion". A related concept is known as kitman "concealment; dissimulation by omission". This practice was emphasized in Shi'a Islam whereby adherents may conceal their religion when they are under threat, persecution, or compulsion.[3] Taqiyya was developed to protect Shi'ites who were usually in minority and under pressure, and Shi'a Muslims as the persecuted minority have taken recourse to dissimulation from the time of the mihna (persecution) under Al-Ma'mun in the 9th century, while the politically dominant Sunnites rarely found it necessary to resort to dissimulation.[4] In the Shi'a view, taqiyya is lawful in situations where there is overwhelming danger of loss of life or property and where no danger to religion would occur thereby.[1] Taqiyya has also been legitimised, particularly among Twelver Shia, in order to maintain Muslim unity and fraternity.[5][6] In Sunni jurisprudence, denying faith under duress is "only at most permitted and not under all circumstances obligatory".[7] However, there are a few examples of practicing taqiyya among Sunnis where it was necessary.[4]

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I’m betting he walks back this statement before the end of day.

Hell, I wouldn’t be suprised if President POS even sends a sympathy note to the Mosque these terrorist pigs attend.

After all, he did so in Oklahoma when a muzzie bastid beheaded that sweet grandmother at work.

https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&source=hp&q=obama+sympathy+note+to+terrorists&gbv=2&oq=obama+sympathy+note+to+terrorists&gs_l=heirloom-hp.3...1093.9890.0.10030.33.9.0.24.24.0.157.690.4j3.7.0.msedr...0...1ac.1.34.heirloom-hp..20.13.800.IQVpxZOPxS8

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It’s early yet, he just woke up and had some pancakes prepared by the WH chef.

[WayneS]

I guess the teleprompter must have changed its position on terrorism...

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He often uses the “T” word, tee.

[Servant of the Cross]

Obama will say anything to anyone. He is a liar. Do not trust him.

True Dat. For 0bama and his fellow Muslims, it's called ... Taqiyya

[ansel12]

I’m going back to an old tag line, and a slogan that I had put on a T-shirt years ago.

[Fresh Wind]

“I will stand with the Muslims should the political winds shift in an ugly direction”

FUBO