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To: ggersh who wrote (56988)	2/11/2015 10:04:34 AM
From: Pogeu Mahone	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 71402

Like the innocent Jews murdered by Islamic terrorist in France driving the French Jewish community to Israel.... Man Charged in Deaths of 3 Students Near University of North Carolina By MARK S. GETZFREDFEB. 11, 2015 Photo Police officers in Chapel Hill, N.C., on Tuesday. The authorities reported that the three victims were pronounced dead at the scene. CreditAl Drago/NCRAL, via Associated Press [iframe frameborder="0" class="ad-frame frame-for-article" style="border-style: none; width: 96px; height: 60px;"][/iframe] Police officials in Chapel Hill, N.C., said on Wednesday that a man had been arrested in the shooting deaths of three Muslim students at a condominium complex near the University of North Carolina campus. The Chapel Hill police said that Craig Stephen Hicks, 46, had been charged with three counts of first-degree murder. He is being held at the Durham County Jail. The victims were identified as Deah Shaddy Barakat, 23, of Chapel Hill; his wife, Yusor Abu-Salha, 21; and her sister, Razan Mohammad Abu-Salha, 19, of Raleigh. All three were students: Mr. Barakat was in his second year at North Carolina’s school of dentistry and his wife, a North Carolina State graduate, was enrolled to start there in the fall. Her sister was also a student at North Carolina State University. The police statement said that the shooting had occurred around 5 p.m. Tuesday in the area of Summerwalk Circle in Chapel Hill. All three people were pronounced dead at the scene, the police said, and while officials did not identify a motive, messages from friends on social media clearly identified the three victims as Muslims, leading some to question whether they might have been targeted for their faith. Photo Craig Stephen Hicks is being held at the Durham County Jail. CreditDurham County Sheriff's Office, via Associated PressThe news of the killings spread quickly through the Muslim community worldwide, with many expressing grief and outrage. On Wednesday morning, many of the victims’ friends turned to Facebook, creating a page called Our Three Winners, to share memories and photos of the slain students. Several of the Facebook posts showed images of Mr. Barakat and Ms. Abu-Salha at their wedding, which was about a month ago. Others highlighted Razan Abu-Salha’s artistic talents, noting that she had won an award at North Carolina State University for capturing 3D abstract model-making with a time-lapse video. “It sorrows us all to see what has happened here today,” the creators of the page wrote, adding: “Their faith meant a lot to them, and it is in fact what helps us all feel at peace with the tragedy of their murder.” Under the Twitter hashtag #muslimlivesmatter, — a social media tag reminiscent of the #BlackLivesMatter tag after the killings of African-Americans at the hands of the police — many friends and supporters paid tribute to the trio and raised concern about the safety of Muslims in the United States, an issue also raised by the head of the Council of American-Islamic Relations. “Based on the brutal nature of this crime, the past anti-religion statements of the alleged perpetrator, the religious attire of two of the victims, and the rising anti-Muslim rhetoric in American society, we urge state and federal law enforcement authorities to quickly address speculation of a possible bias motive in this case,” the national executive director, Nihad Awad, said. “Our heartfelt condolences go to the families and loved ones of the victims and to the local community.” The University of North Carolina issued a statement saying that it was “sensitive to the impact an incident of this nature has on campus and in the community,” and said it would make counseling available to students. “We understand you want to know the facts as quickly as possible,” the university said. But “we must respect the job our Chapel Hill police have as they investigate this crime.” The chancellor of the university, Carol L. Folt, was expected to make a statement later Wednesday. NEXT IN U.S.

To: ggersh who wrote (56988)	2/11/2015 10:11:05 AM
From: Pogeu Mahone	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 71402

Bush had no idea of what he was starting.... I`m sure our arms manufactures knew..

To: ggersh who wrote (56988)	2/11/2015 10:15:07 AM
From: Pogeu Mahone	Respond to of 71402

Islamic Terrorism by Any Other Name … Posted: January 12, 2015 in Culture, Featured, Political Opinion Tags: Paris Rally Against Islamic Terrorism, Pres Obama's refusal to say Islamic Terror, WH Summit on Extremism More than a million people turned out. More than 40 presidents and prime ministers were there. It was, as the New York Times reported, “the most striking show of solidarity in the West against the threat of Islamic extremism since the Sept. 11 attacks.” But President Obama did not go to Paris. Neither did Joe Biden. Or John Kerry. Attorney General Eric Holder was in the city but he didn’t go to the rally either. There is a visceral reaction, of course. What could Barack Obama have been thinking? How could he not go and show support to a friend who had been attacked? The official explanation is that there were concerns about security and how they would distract from the event. But other world leaders showed up and they managed to figure out a way around the security issues. The (NY) Daily News ran a Front Page headline, sending President Obama a message in type the size of the Eiffel Tower: “You let the world down” The (UK) Daily Mail headline read, “America snubs historic Paris rally” Is it unreasonable to wonder if the President was a no-show precisely because it wasn’t a rally against extremism in general, but against Islamic extremism in particular? [iframe width="300" height="250" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" vspace="0" hspace="0" allowtransparency="true" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen="true" id="aswift_0" name="aswift_0" style="left: 0px; position: absolute; top: 0px;"][/iframe] Islamic terrorism may be the most challenging issue of our time, but Barack Obama can’t bring himself to utter those two words, side by side. For a while, he wouldn’t even call terrorism … terrorism. Imagine if FDR refused to talk about the Nazi menace but instead tiptoed around the subject and talked instead about “extremism.” Wouldn’t that seem … odd? This is a president who won’t even acknowledge that the Islamic State is … Islamic. Despite the fact that the stated goal of the ISIS jihadists is to create a caliphate in the Middle East, President Obama said the organization “is not Islamic.” He also said they’re not even part of the Muslim religion. You have to wonder if Mr. Obama thinks that by not linking the words Islamic and terrorism that somehow Islamic terrorism doesn’t really exist. Howard Dean, another so-called progressive, recently said on MSNBC (where else?) that those that many of us call Muslim terrorists are not really Muslims because Islam is a religion of peace. George Orwell must be smiling. “These acts were done by specific people with a specific ideology,” Jonah Goldberg said on Fox, “and this White House is still incredibly gun shy, no pun intended, about calling any attention to the fact that the people we’re at war with aren’t just generic extremists off the shelf, but they’re a specific ideology with a specific religious orientation. And President Obama won’t even call ISIS Islamic.” Perhaps the president is concerned that he would be offending moderate Muslims if he put the name of their religion alongside the word “terrorism.” But if they’re truly moderate, they’re already offended – by the actions of the terrorists. Or perhaps he’s caving to Muslim civil rights groups in America, or doesn’t want to rile the volatile Arab Street abroad. Whether the president understands it or not, his attempt to avoid being polarizing is having the opposite effect. But let’s not think this president doesn’t care about terrorism. He most certainly does. That’s why next month he’s holding a “Summit on Countering Violent Extremism” – the purpose of which, according to White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest is “to highlight domestic and international efforts to prevent violent extremists and their supporters from radicalizing, recruiting, or inspiring individuals or groups in the United States and abroad to commit acts of violence, efforts made even more imperative in light of recent, tragic attacks in Ottawa, Sydney, and Paris.” Did you see the words Islamic or Muslim or even terrorism anyplace in that statement? Words matter. But so does reality, which cannot be changed simply because the leader of the free world refuses to call Islamic terrorism by its name. - See more at: bernardgoldberg.com