August 16,
2005
Recent Decade
Shows Racial Profiling Makes Sense
I'm heading to New York City tomorrow to cover the controversy
over using racial profiling to identify potential terrorists.
Why there is a controversy over this, I'm not quite sure,
given that practically every major terrorist attack over
the past decade-plus (at least) has been committed by
men of Middle Eastern, North African, or South Asian descent.
This much is indisputable. Of course, there's also one
other undeniable quality about the recent London bombings,
last year's Madrid bombings, the 2002 Bali nightclub bombings,
the 9-11 attacks, etc.They were all committed by devout
Muslims who carried them out in the name of Islam. So
why, then, do America's government and media elites have
such a hard time saying the words "Islamic"
and "terrorism" in the same sentence?
The latest example of craven political correctness in
the face of our radical Islamic enemy comes out of Connecticut,
where an organization called the People's Truth Forum
is sponsoring a September 21 conference called "The
Radical Islamist Threat to World Peace and National Security."
The conference aims to discuss just what its title
implies, a fact that hasn't gone over too well with some,
according to Worldnetdaily.com.
For instance, last month, CBS/Infinity Radio refused
to air paid commercial announcements for the conference,
claiming "people might be too emotionally affected"
by it, and that "it's too controversial to be aired
at this time." In the WND article, the event's organizer,
Jeff Epstein, recounts how staff of Sen. Hillary Clinton
told him she couldn't attend the conference and was "just
far too busy" to provide a video greeting. Epstein
also describes a Connecticut bank manager's rejection
of the People's Truth Forum's request to open a checking
account for the event. The banker reportedly feared that
"his institution would be identified as being supportive
of the organization's mission and conference."
This is madness. Support for this conference is something
to be praised, not condemned. An excellent panel of speakers
will be on hand, including Robert Spencer, director of
the invaluable Jihad Watch
Web site. Spencer's new book, "The
Politically Incorrect Guide to Islam (and the Crusades)
" is absolutely essential reading. It's an indispensable
resource for anyone who (rightly so) just isn't convinced
by the disingenuous "Islam is Peace" drivel
that's been emanating out of Washington and the mainstream
media since 9-11. Go pick it up.
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