My latest at PJ Media:
Former New Jersey Governor Thomas H. Kean and former Indiana Congressman Lee H. Hamilton were chairman and vice-chairman, respectively, of the 9/11 Commission. On Tuesday, they published an op-ed in USA Today calling for a bold new approach to the global problem of jihad terrorism. Their innovative new idea? More of the same tried, tested, and repeatedly failed policies that have gotten us into the fix we’re in today.
“Over a decade and a half ago, as chairs of the 9/11 Commission,” they write, “we called for a comprehensive strategy to prevent new generations of terrorists, in addition to safeguarding the homeland and defeating terrorist groups.” That is indeed what is needed, and has been for quite some time, but, say Kean and Hamilton, “that call remains largely unfulfilled.” And by the end of their article, it still is.
Kean and Hamilton have just “served as the chairs of the congressionally mandated Task Force on Extremism in Fragile States, which was convened by the United States Institute of Peace”; they note that “last year, Congress charged the U.S. Institute of Peace with developing a strategy to prevent the spread of extremist violence in the world’s most fragile states and asked us to lead a bipartisan group of 13 of America’s most senior foreign policy leaders to address this critical challenge.” The final report of this Task Force “calls for the United States to focus on the underlying causes of fragility, by helping to repair the broken social contract between citizens and their governments, rather than just respond to terrorist threats.”
This sounds great, but in the final analysis, it amounts to more of the same failed policies that the U.S. has been implementing for years, which primarily amount to throwing money at the problem. Not surprisingly, this wrongheaded initiative has the endorsement of numerous exponents of those failed policies; Kean and Hamilton call them “leaders on both sides of the aisle — Sens. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., and Chris Coons, D-Del., Reps. Eliot Engel, D-N.Y., and Michael McCaul, R-Texas,” who are sponsoring their legislation.
Even worse, “in April, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo concurred during a hearing that we must seize the moment and adopt this new approach.” Kean and Hamilton “applaud their leadership.”
Pardon me if I hold my applause. A new approach is indeed needed, but this isn’t it.
There is much more. Read the rest here.
Steve says
If Ataturk, who understood the problem and being a Muslim, using powers far beyond what US officials would use can’t tamp down Islamic Jihad, then these jokers are just clowns. And that’s Ataturk trying for 100 years and failing.
Angemon says
Yeah, but those weren’t the “real” policies – this time it’ll work. Just like Communism!!! /sarc. off
ergaster10 says
We cannot even name our enemy. I did 30 days in FB jail for putting a certain faith in front of the word terrorist. I got an extra 7 days for something and was FB for 10 hours and got another 30 days. The issue was gun control and the mass shooters being nationalist white men. Arabs or Semites are of the white race. I can explain further if necessary. The Domestic Terrorists are Nationalist White Men.
San Bernadino, Orlando, VA Tech, Aurora theater, Fort Hood, Fort Dix. and a couple more I cannot remember at present. Yes, they are white, but it is in support of the umma that motivates them.
The media and politicians, especially the Democrats talks about Antifa being counter protestors in Charlottesville and then they move onto the white nationalists that showed up the next day, Yes, Antifa were counter protestors, but they were counter protesting students that objected to the removal of a statue of Robert E. Lee who had been president of the college. Protestors that had a permit and were peaceful. Someone notified Antifa and they showed up and attacked the legal protestors. The white nationalists/KKK or whatever they were came the next day for battle with Antifa.
I am white. But I could never be a nationalist because the KKK came for my ancestors. Their views haven’t changed and I imagine in due time I will be defending me and mine from their modern day descendants.
The KKK and Islamists are best of buddies. Both revere Hitler and hate the Jews.
I am not sure if I digressed or what and for that I apologize.
Political Correctness or White Guilt or whatever will get us killed.
Glen says
Those 2 clowns in charge of the 9/11 Commission. I am not sure what their job was to do, but it was not get the truth.
Jaime Gorelic was placed on the Commission and she should have been the first witness called because she set up the policies that handcuffed our agencies and prevented action against Illegal Aliens. I don’t remember how many of the hijackers were in the US, but there still is not an effort to keep out illegal aliens.
James Lincoln says
Tweedledee and Tweedledum…
gravenimage says
9/11 Commission Chiefs Say ‘Terrorism Needs to Be Prevented at the Source,’ While Ignoring Its Source
The final report of this Task Force “calls for the United States to focus on the underlying causes of fragility, by helping to repair the broken social contract between citizens and their governments, rather than just respond to terrorist threats.”
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By this, these tools almost certainly think that Muslims are clamoring for more democracy–when in actuality what they want is more and more Islam.
This also does not deal with the Jihadists we have already allowed to flood into our civilized nations–the threat from them is often greatest, because they have the greatest access to us as victims. As always, what they want is to impose more and more Islam.
tim gallagher says
Well, Robert, you have probably done more than anyone in the world to try to educate people about where the source of Islamic terrorism is, that is, right there in the very core of Islam, in the basic texts such as the Koran. Idiots, like these politicians, either still don’t get it or lack the courage to face up to the truth or tell the truth. The only solution I can see is to keep Muslims out of our countries, just as gravenimage has said, just up above. What else can work? As gravenimage says, I’m certain that Muslims are never going to be about anything other than imposing barbaric Islam on all of humanity. It is what they live for, it’s their mission in life. Either we win against Islam or, in the long run, we all end up living in some hellish, barbaric Islamic setup.
mortimer says
The ‘mission’ of Islam is to capture Kafirs and then rule the world. The method of capturing them is jihad. If you debunk the ‘mission’ of Islam, there is no need to debunk anything else.
tim gallagher says
That’s the way to go, Mortimer. And I should say that, with all the information about Islam that you provide here at Jihad Watch, you are a wealth of information. You seem to have done a hell of a lot of research on this barbaric ideology. That comprehensive list of calls for jihad that you often provide and which you provide just below this being an example. I have passed that list on to a couple of people who did not believe Islam was violent. Not sure whether they ever checked the passages out or not. So, well done for providing the information you provide..
aDhimmiSaysWhat? says
If we let Islam win, humanity will enter a new Dark Age from which there will be no escape. It will be hell on earth…
tim gallagher says
I agree with your comment, aDhimmiSaysWhat? I look at the way Muslims live their lives, in so many different areas of life, and I think it is definitely like a return to the Dark Ages. All those hard won advances in civilisation would be gone.
gravenimage says
Yes–that is *exactly* what it would be–a new dark age. That is why we have to take a stand against Islam now.
mortimer says
Here is the ‘source’ of terrorism: The Koran’s 164 Jihad Verses: K 002:178-179, 190-191, 193-194, 216-218, 244; 003:121-126, 140-143, 146, 152-158, 165-167,169, 172-173, 195; 004:071-072, 074-077, 084, 089-091, 094-095,100-104; 005:033, 035, 082; 008:001, 005, 007, 009-010, 012, 015-017, 039-048,057-060, 065-075; 009:005, 012-014, 016, 019-020, 024-026, 029,036, 038-039, 041, 044, 052, 073, 081, 083,086, 088, 092, 111, 120, 122-123; 016:110; 022:039, 058, 078; 024:053, 055; 025:052; 029:006, 069; 033:015, 018, 020, 023, 025-027, 050; 042:039; 047:004, 020, 035; 048:015-024; 049:015; 059:002, 005-008, 014; 060:009; 061:004, 011, 013; 063:004; 064:014; 066:009; 073:020; 076:008.
Show Muslims that these verses were written by a human and jihad will instantly stop.
elee says
+1 for the list of verses. Hey idiots, go to a bookstore, you can buy the source of the terrorism, its the book that Gladstone is said to have displayed to Parliament and told them there would be no peace while it was around.
jayell says
Mortimer is spot-on, as usual. But I would like to see a proper explanation as to why the evidence of islam’s destructive institutional malevolence (which now stares you in the face) is continually being deliberately being ignored. I would like to see the NAMES of the people who are perpetrating this suicidal nonsense, and I would like to hear these people explain themselves properly.
gravenimage says
Willful denial of the threat of Islam is widespread in the West.
SemiDave says
“Task Force on Extremism in Fragile States”
“Fragile States”…and that is where they give it away.
There is nothing fragile about those states. It’s business as usual as it has been for over 1,400 years.
They are taught “bloodlust” at every step and turn in life.
How easy to slaughter a human after the animal slaughter every single year at Eid al-Fitr.
somehistory says
OT Everyone should read what omar said today in response to the son of the 9/11 victim who called her out.
As i predicted, she isn’t feeling any regret or remorse for her “somebody did something:” and her non-existent conscience is not pricking her. She is a most evil creature.
The Hill reported today: “omar responds to family of 9/11 victim who called her out at anniversary ceremony”
Westman says
And, of course, she highlighted herself and Muslims as victims of 9/11 because the attitude toward Islam changed.
Yes, it changed because Americans saw Islam for what it really is for the first time rather than that strange thing hippies were joining in the 60’s. It is still changing as Americans learn about Islam’s history and realize that violence is more common for Islam than peace. There is no uglier religion on the planet.
gravenimage says
Before 9/11 most Americans did not much care about Muslims and Islam one way or another.
tgusa says
We have an overabundance of “leadership” who are not playing with a full deck.
They can’t see the forest for the trees.
Keys says
“Leadership”.
Yes, these are often the jokers in the deck – have a lot of power, but often not playing with the full deck – that’s why we need a Trump card; not these loquacious, gobbledygook buffoons.
somehistory says
“focus on the underlying causes of fragility, by helping to repair the broken social contract between citizens and their governments, ”
This sounds as though they believe Americans should be mediators between people in other countries and their governments, esp those where these guys have decided there is a problem of the governments not keeping their word to the citizens.
Politicians in the U.S. don’t keep their ‘word’ or the “contract” that the citizens view as a promise to act on behalf of America’s citizens. If they can’t care for their “own house,” how do they expect to be managers of other “houses”?
American politicians have chosen not to name islam as the “cause” of what they refer to as “fragility.”
As long as they allow moslims and molsim groups, such as cair, mas, isna, etc. to have a say in what laws are enforced, and what people are allowed to say, questions they allow to be asked, and not calling people like omar, the rep for moslims and her country of somalia, to account for laws broken, the “cause” of “fragility” will carry on, causing more and more uproar and death.
But, they can’t stop it, and they don’t even realize it.
All of these terror activities are leading up to what has been prophesied in Revelation 16. The three “expressions” are going to the “kings of the entire earth” and calling the nations together for a ‘great day of war.”
Sabri S. says
Here’s the source…start with Israel, move onto the us government, and finish with their global corporations….terrorism solved….onward muslim warriors…no surrender, no retreat!
Wellington says
Sabri S.: It would be difficult to get things more ass backwards than you did. Perhaps it could be done, but I rather doubt it.
Keys says
Dream on, Sabri S. You have been deceived, and made deluded.
You are under an evil spell.
The fruit of Islam is death. Get out now, Sabri.
You know you are compelled to regurgitate lies, like a possessed person.
You really do not believe the 72 virgins !
It is the greatest deceit ever. Look at 5he fruits of your Allah.
Misery and death !
gravenimage says
Sabri S. wrote:
Here’s the source…start with Israel, move onto the us government, and finish with their global corporations….terrorism solved….onward muslim warriors…no surrender, no retreat!
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What about all of that Jihad terror for the 1350 or so years before modern Israel existed? What about the Jihad terror for the 1200 or so years before the US existed? The Jihad terror before business corporations existed? (Not that I have ever heard any Jihadist say he was waging Jihad terror because of big business, but let’s leave that aside).
What about all of the Jihad terror in places where there are no Jews, or where Jews have been wiped out long ago, and where the US has little to no influence? Why is there Jihad in China? In Myanmar? In the Philippines? In Thailand? In Russia? In India? In Syria? In Yemen? In Somalia? In Burkina Faso? In Nigeria? In Libya? In so many other parts of the world, for 1400 years now?
Sabri S. knows why. He has said before that Muslims will conquer us all and force us to submit to Islam. This has always been Islam’s goal. Israel and America have nothing to do with it–save that we have been rather less apt to submit than most.
elee says
Koran 8:25 per my usual translation: …Allah surely supervenes between a man and his mind…. My translation has its demonstrable share of kitman, as do all the regularly available translations. Its an odd locution with an awkward big word in it, it doesnt appear elsewhere in the same translation, and judging by the rest of the translation Id guess the translator realizes its awkward and chose it because nothing else works. It explains to me how Muslims can do their Orwellian doublethink in the face of fact and logic. Maybe it also explains to me the rot that Sabri can propound here. Be warned folks: Islam has created a billion and a half of Sabri, some of them armed and all of them dangerous.
Angemon says
“Here’s the source…start with Israel”
Yes, one should go after your coreligionists who want to destroy Israel.
“move onto the us government, and finish with their global corporations….terrorism solved”
Indeed, the islamic lobby has way too much hold over the US government and economy (anything more than zero is way too much) – going after them would, indeed, make the world a much better place. Imagine if there was no Iranian lobby in favour of the nuclear deal…
Wellington says
You can’t have efficacious solutions to a problem you don’t see as a problem.
The problem is Islam. Miss this and you will solve nothing.
I understand that it is difficult for many to conclude that mankind could get a major religion which is iniquitous to its core but mankind did. Mankind got Islam. If you do not proceed from this starting point, for which there is voluminous evidence to justify doing so, then there will be no satisfactory ending. Guaranteed.
Battle says
Wellington hits nail on head. Good.
gravenimage says
+1
AP says
Kearn and Hamilton are a couple of clowns that need to be voted out. They are on the take from the islamist. Traitor who try to white wash the real problem to confuse the people. Muslims should not be allowed in our country now or ever.
Gina Rosi says
Dear Robert, your analysis is honest, base on facts and punctual. The problem is that we live in a time frame where the truth is not welcomed by leftists elite in the US and in Europe (even worst). I am personally looking to Eastern Europe as a last refuge to escape after Islam will take over. In think that Islam and left are really winning the battle, there are not Churchill or Roosevelt around to win the battle for freedom and democracy.
Linda Goudsmit says
The simple solution to protect America is to hire former FBI special agent John Guandolo to reverse Obama’s catastrophically destructive Islam education, engagement, and policy efforts. The colossal fraud that Islam “is a religion of peace” did not start with Obama, but he escalated the anti-American, pro-Muslim deceit to lethal proportions during his term. The United States of America needs an honest assessment of Islam’s supremacist ideology and expansionist goal to make the world Muslim under Islamic sharia law. Denial is not a survival strategy. POTUS needs to hire men and women who understand the long term political goals of Islam, and remove the Muslim Brotherhood, CAIR, and every other seditious Islamic group from government and education. The religious war that Islam has waged since the 7th century is a political war that is alive and well and hiding in plain sight.
Joe says
“Fragile states”? 911 was mainly Saudi Arabia. The man behind it, Osama bin Laden, was one of the richest Saudis. At least that was their opinion. How is it that these clowns are still given money by our government for their opinion? They are either idiots or traitors.
gravenimage says
Yep.
Matt says
WTC 7 was OBVIOUSLY a controlled demolition. WHEN the truth finally comes out we will all be very angry that we were fooled by the 911 commission’s false narrative.
Carolyne says
LOL. LMAO.
gravenimage says
Oh, good grief–another witless “Truther”. Does Matt believe that all 35,000+ Jihad terror attacks since 9/11 were all ‘inside jobs’ meant to make Islam look bad, as well?
tgusa says
With this type of “leadership” combined with the US military’s refusal to know the enemy it is certain that they will lose this confrontation. Leadership is playing a very dangerous game and the stakes in that game are our lives, liberties and culture. This problem will fall on the people to deal with as traditional “leadership” will prove completely ineffective failures. This is the greatest national security threat that we face, we have met the enemy and he is one of us.
Walter Sieruk says
The 9/11 commission chiefs need to get real. That meaning that the real source of Muslim terrorism is Islam. Some may call this Muslim terrorism “Islamic terrorism ” or “militant jihad terrorism.” nevertheless it’s . still the religion of Islam that is the source of all this murderous violence.
For the disturbing truth is what is called “Radical Islamic Terrorism” , is very much based on religion. The religion of Islam For Islam’s “holy book” the Qur ‘an [the Koran] instructs on the use of violence and killing for the advancement of Islam. As found in ,for example 2:191. 4:89. 5:33. 9:5,111,123. 47:4. Furthermore, it may be illustrated that if Islam is represented as a tree then the fruits then the fruits of that tree are the many brutal, violent and deadly jihad terror entities. Such as ISIS, Al Qaeda, Boko Haram, al Shabaab , Hamas, Hezbollah, P.I.J. etc.
With this statement, the Wisdom of the teachings of Jesus may, very much, apply to this subject. For Jesus taught “Ye do know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles? Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit. A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.” After saying this Jesus told them what He told them when He said “By their fruit ye shall know them.” Matthew 7:16, 17, 18,.20. [K.J.V.] In conclusion, Islam is a corrupt tree and also a false religion, Proverbs 14:12. John 14:6. First John 2:22,23. 4:14,15. 5:12,13,20.
Walter Sieruk says
The actual ,real source of all this Muslim violence in the jihad is Islam. No matter how much the 9/11 commission chiefs may deny it
Take one example of an Islamic terror entity ,out of many as an example of this ugly reality is the Muslim jihad terror organization ISIS.
For those brutal vicious jihadist/ Muslims of ISIS with their murderous Islamic scheming for future jihad attacks in the USA and in the different countries of Europe is a awful and wicked reality. Those brutal and deadly jihad entity ISIS are actually putting in to the practice, with all their ruthless actions, the violence and killing that is part of the teaching of the “holy book” of Islam, the Koran. Which contain the doctrine of extreme violent force for the advancement of Islam. As seen in the Koran, for example, 2:191. 4:89. 5:33. 9:5,111,123. 47:4. So in spite of the strong denials by many, ISIS is an actual Islamic organization. Likewise the malicious, bloodthirsty violence jihadists who make up ISIS are real Muslims.
Nevertheless, there are some who might , understandably, wonder and then ask “Just how can those jihadists of ISIS ,being so very religious , also at the time also be so very malice-filled ,unfeeling and deadly ? “ The answer to that question is found in the Bible. For the Bible teaches that there are some people who are extremely heartless, cold, callous and dangerous because they have had “their conscience seared with a hot iron.” First Timothy 4:2. [ K.J.V.] In this case of the members of ISIS this “hot iron” is Islam.