The blood libels against 'birthers' ~ By Joseph Farah

By Joseph Farah Posted: August 07, 2009 1:00 am Eastern © 2009 When I was interviewed by the BBC last week about my campaign to find the truth about Barack Obama's eligibility for office, I told the interviewer I believed a clear majority of Americans now were deeply suspicious he is hiding something more than a birth certificate. The interviewer didn't dispute that. But she asked me if that could be the result of latent racism by the American people. Latent racism? The American people voted to elect Barack Hussein Obama by a slim but clear majority. The only evidence of racism in that election was among black voters who cast 95 percent of their ballots for Obama. The white candidate received only 51 percent of the white vote. I guess now we're supposed to believe that in the last eight months, white Americans have reverted to their old racist ways again. Now they're trying to rid themselves of the black guy they mistakenly elected last November by coming up with an excuse. I will admit the BBC interviewer was polite and respectful. She didn't directly accuse me – the de facto ringleader of the "birther" movement – of having racist motivations. But others are painting with a pretty broad brush. They say "birthers," those who actually care about the integrity of the Constitution, are not only racist, they are cognitively deaf, dumb and blind, out of touch with reality and akin to flat-earthers. Take, for example, the New York Times blogger Stanley Fish – please! In a piece ostensibly about how professor Henry Louis Gates was right and Obama was right and the stupid Cambridge cop was wrong, he explained the motivation for all of us seeking the truth about the birthplace of Barack Obama is pure, unadulterated bigotry. He talked about the way Chris Matthews of MSNBC waved a copy of Obama's phony birth certificate in the air for several nights running, demanding: "What do you guys want? How can you keep saying these things in the face of all evidence?" "He missed the point," explained Fish. "No evidence would be sufficient. … It isn't the legitimacy of Obama's birth certificate that's the problem for the birthers. The problem is again the legitimacy of a black man living in a big house, especially when it's the White House. Just as some in … Cambridge couldn't believe that Gates belonged in the neighborhood, so does a vocal minority find it hard to believe that an African-American could possibly be the real president of the United States. "Gates and Obama are not only friends; they are in the same position, suspected of occupying a majestic residence under false pretenses," he continued. "And Obama is a double offender. Not only is he guilty of being Housed While Black; he is the first in American history guilty of being P.W.B., President While Black." No, I think Fish misses the point. [CONTINUE READING]

Jihad, USA ~ By Oliver North

By Oliver North Posted: July 31, 2009 1:00 am Eastern © 2009 GEORGETOWN, S.C. – They don't look like al-Qaida terrorists. Their photos in the local newspaper look menacing enough – but more like a crew that might knock over a convenience store or an ATM at a gas station. Their apprehension this week by FBI agents in Raleigh, N.C., has their neighbors here talking about "homegrown jihadis" and has prompted the O-Team Department of Homeland Security to warn about "American extremists" once again. The seven men were arrested Monday, the same day President Barack Obama tendered his much-acclaimed invitation to Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates and Cambridge, Mass., police Sgt. James Crowley to sit down over a beer and talk about the serious problem of racism in America. The president, who claimed that the police behaved "stupidly" in detaining the professor, apparently considers "racism" to be a more serious problem than Americans being recruited to commit acts of terror. Our nation's chief executive, consumed with preparations for his "beer summit," was as mute about the "North Carolina Seven" – all charged with conspiring to provide material support to terrorists overseas – as he was about the fraudulent elections in Iran. Perhaps that's because he doesn't want to alarm the public about a real and present danger – or because he was involved so personally in choosing just the right brews for himself and his guests. For those who care, White House press secretary Robert Gibbs says that POTUS prefers Bud Light; professor Gates is a fan of Jamaican Red Stripe; and Sgt. Crowley tips back with Blue Moon. One can only ponder what this revelation will mean for sales of these suds. What is certain is that Daniel Patrick Boyd – the alleged ringleader of the Raleigh terror cell – and his fellow "jihadis" are unlikely to be tippling anytime soon, even if they want to. In the 14-page federal indictment unsealed Monday, Boyd and his six "colleagues" are charged with plotting to murder, kidnap and maim individuals overseas. Prosecutors maintain that Boyd – who goes by the name "Saifullah," meaning "sword of Allah" – is a "veteran of terrorist training camps in Pakistan and Afghanistan" and that he recruited his sons and other U.S. citizens to travel overseas for waging "violent jihad." An eighth conspirator is being sought in Pakistan and Afghanistan. The seven-count indictment details a conspiracy that commenced in 2006 and continued until just before the arrests. It alleges that the defendants trained for battle in the U.S., planned to die as "martyrs," and raised funds to support their training and recruit others to their cause overseas. It also accuses Boyd of taking one of his sons to Gaza in March 2006 to introduce the young man to individuals who "believed that violent jihad was a religious obligation." A year later, Boyd and several of the other defendants apparently went to Israel in an unsuccessful effort to wage jihad. [CONTINUE READING]

For more reflection on the War on Terror, whether from foreign or homegrown terrorists, here is a video where DHS Secretary Janet Napotaliano discusses the threats and how to prepare for and counter them: