Our embassy in Egypt, fresh from being attacked by the perpetually outraged Islamists who can always find an excuse for mayhem, released a statement on the attack so decidedly milquetoast in its sentiments that Zwieback is stiff by comparison:
The Embassy of the United States in Cairo condemns the continuing efforts by misguided individuals to hurt the religious feelings of Muslims – as we condemn efforts to offend believers of all religions. Today, the 11th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States, Americans are honoring our patriots and those who serve our nation as the fitting response to the enemies of democracy. Respect for religious beliefs is a cornerstone of American democracy. We firmly reject the actions by those who abuse the universal right of free speech to hurt the religious beliefs of others.
The government of the United States is blaming its own citizens for an attack by crazed Islamists, who tore down the American flag and replaced it with the black flag of al-Qaeda.
The black flag, which hangs atop a ladder inside the compound, is adorned with white characters that read, “There is no God but Allah and Mohammad is his messenger,” an emblem often used in al Qaeda propaganda.
It was unclear which film upset the protesters.
Others in the crowd expressed their grievances over U.S. policy, chanting anti-American slogans and holding up bits of a shredded American flag to television camera crews.
An embassy operator told CNN that the compound had been cleared of diplomatic personnel earlier Tuesday, ahead of the apparent threat, while Egyptian riot police and the army were called in.
Several individuals claimed responsibility for organizing the demonstrations, including Salafist leader Wesam Abdel-Wareth, who is president of Egypt’s conservative Hekma television channel.
Mohammed al-Zawahiri — the brother of al Qaeda’s leader Ayman al-Zawahiri — added that “we called for the peaceful protest joined by different Islamic factions including the Islamic Jihad, Hazem Abu Ismael movement.”
“We were surprised to see the big numbers show up including the soccer Ultra fans,” he said. “I just want to say, how would the Americans feel if films insulting leading Christian figures like the pope or historical figures like Abraham Lincoln were produced?”
The film was an excuse. If this wasn’t a deliberate slap in the face to the US on 9/11, the Islamists couldn’t have planned it better. Raising the flag of those who murdered 3,000 of our citizens on the anniversary of that attack is a deeply wounding action — and our government responds by mouthing ridiculous platitudes about “religious freedom” and “democracy” as if the Muslim Brotherhood and their Salifis allies care a whit about such things.
And the pitiful, groveling statement of our government regarding this outrage — apologizing for some non-existent, or imagined slight instead of expressing the American people’s outrage at this violation of international law and common decency — guarantees it will happen again.
And where were the Egyptian guards for the embassy? Obviously not there. I wonder why. As for the embassy statement, one of the lines that sticks in my craw is the one that says: “as we condemn efforts to offend believers of all religions. Today, the 11th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States, Americans … ” We condemn? Doesn’t the idiot who wrote that know there is a first amendment right in the United States? And doesn’t the idiot who wrote know that the ones being most offensive are the Muslims who treat the rest of us like dimmhi? If I were a member of Congress, I would be calling for a rethinking of the aid we are giving Egypt. Right now the place is on the brink of stravation, and they’re buying submarines and defacing our flag? This is where political correctness gets you: apologizing to these barbarians as they storm your embassy!!
“I just want to say, how would the Americans feel if films insulting leading Christian figures like the pope or historical figures like Abraham Lincoln were produced?”
They are. All the time. For quite a while it was a growth industry. Just bounces off us these days.
Er, wasn’t there a big hollywood movie this year making fun of Lincoln? Turning him into a zombie hunter? Or maybe vampire. And Jesus has gotten the same treatment.
back to the future, 1979
Hey, if the country had just had a bit more resolve under that other great leader, Jimmy Carter, we would be the most beloved country in the world today, and Islam would be our partner in great achievements. We wouldn’t have a climate problem because we would all have plenty of sweaters and we we would be like totally used to being an equal parter with the Syria’s and Grenada’s of the world.
And our women would damn well know their places, too. And we wouln’t have any conflict over gay marriage either.
But Islam is the religion of peace!
Here’s my question for every American voter out there.
When your President sees the people who attacked our sovereign soil AGAIN on 9/11 as the victims and YOU as the aggressor, do you still think he deserves to be our President?
Does he deserve your respect? Your loyalty? Your consent as a voter? As a citizen? What about the people who died eleven years ago? Do you think they would give their consent?
Then why are you tolerating this man as your President?
What do you plan to do about it?
The attack was planned to coincide with the 9/11 anniversary. The Islamist Forces of Darkness and Evil don’t need an excuse to do something like this. And to make matters worse, Obama, our Imam in Chief rolled over to them again. Perhaps Obama, Traitor in Chief might be more correct. His is a miserable, worthless POS.
And somewhere in an alternate universe:
“In what has become an annual event, mobs of American citizens attacked embassies belonging to Islamic nations, demanding justice for the attacks of 9/11/2001. Riot police and National Guard soldiers stood should to shoulder resisting the efforts of those who claim to have personally suffered from the events eleven years ago in their attempts to penetrate the security perimeter.”
In Islam the strong horse is feared and obeyed without question, the weak horse gets the glue factory.
Choose…
This is scenario on the wall is similar to events before the taking of the Tehran Embassy.
If such a second stage happens, President Gutsy Call’s political nuts will be on the block. And the odds are, he won’t have the spine (or the inclination, to begin with) to do anything substantive.
We truly are screwed , as a country. We expect this from the Islamic Junta in Washington. But the sickening tar baby, that we are in, is the nomination of Mittens as our candidate. Could one be any more Milquetoast? Can he not strap on a set of balls and go after the traitorous scum running this country?
Mittens campaign is losing. It is not on message and no, it is not just about the economy , stupid. Actually Mittens is running a worse campaign than McCain.
The RNC convention was a disgrace, is that the best we can do? No mention of the military, national defense etc. The true conservatives were not welcome at the convention.The tea party was non participant nor welcome.
Mittens is already turning to the center, declaring he will keep some policies of Obammacare.
We are screwed no matter who wins. Ayatollah Obamma will surely appease the jihadi’s and Mittens lacks the intestinal fortitude to put the jihadi’s back in their caves. We have been checkmated because we have been asleep during the game. Who knows? Maybe this is meant to be as such.
Ah, yes – the soft bigotry of low expectations. Muslims are such animals they can’t be expected to behave themselves, so we have to watch what WE say, otherwise they’ll go berserk and kill people. There’s no question of Muslims being responsible for their own actions.
“how would the Americans feel if films insulting leading Christian figures like the pope or historical figures like Abraham Lincoln were produced?”
I couldn’t give a sh*t.
“how would the Americans feel if films insulting leading Christian figures like the pope or historical figures like Abraham Lincoln were produced?”
send him the dvd of 1999 “Dogma” Outstanding satire that rips Christianity.