UK Writer Faces Police Investigation for Op-Ed Decrying Arab ‘Savages’
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When UK writer Melanie Phillips saw news of the horrific murder of an Israeli family in Gaza, she responded to the gruesome crime with a passionate article. Now her words have prompted are being called racist. What’s more, she‘s being investigated by the UK’s Press Complaints Commission.
Melanie Phillips
Phillips online commentary, titled “Armchair barbarism,” was published by the UK Spectator and focused on the media’s coverage West Bank settlement family killed by Palestinian militants earlier this month.
“The moral depravity of the Arabs is finding a grotesque echo in the moral bankruptcy and worse of the British and American ‘liberal’ media,” Phillips wrote. “Overwhelmingly, the media have either ignored or downplayed the atrocity – or worse, effectively blamed the victims for bringing it on themselves, describing them as ‘hard-line settlers’ or extremists.
“To the New York Times, it‘s not the Arab massacre of a Jewish family which has jeopardised ’peace prospects’ – because the Israelis will quite rightly never trust any agreement with such savages – but instead Israeli policy on building more homes, on land to which it is legally and morally entitled, which is responsible instead for making peace elusive. Twisted, and sick,” she added.
Phillips’ article sparked outrage from Engage, a group promoting Muslim engagement in British society. As a result, the group lodged formal complaints with the Press Complaints Commission, the Equality and Human Rights Commission and the Metropolitan Police. After the complaints were filed, the group also complained that Phillips seemed to be “quite blasé,’ adding, “nothing in her subsequent Spectator blog commenting on the concern her blog has generated, to indicate that she feels she’s done anything wrong or in fact, has breached the Editors’ Code of Practice.”
Phillips‘ writing not only shed light on the media’s reaction to the Fogel family murders, but also pointed out the political gravity of the situation:
What is being deliberately ignored through this travesty of reporting is not just the human tragedy of this terrible massacre. It is the politically crucial fact that it was apparently carried out not by Hamas but by the Al Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigade, the terrorist wing of Fatah. Fatah is the party of Mahmoud Abbas, the Holocaust denier who is the allegedly ‘moderate’ Chairman of the PA – and who not surprisingly couldn’t even bring himself to express unequivocal horror at the atrocity.
This diabolical deed therefore gives the lie to all those who have been supporting, promoting and funding the PA as ‘moderates’ who deserve a state of their own. The fact is that America, Britain and the EU have been not only promoting this bunch of neo-Nazi fanatics and baby murderers. They have also been forcing their putative victim, Israel, to offer them its own throat to be cut, along with that of Jewish babies. And these craven governments in turn are being egged on by the bigots, useful idiots and worse of the British, European and — it has to be said loud and clear — Israeli ‘liberal’ intelligentsia.
Inayat Bunglawala, chair of Muslims4UK, also filed a hate speech complaint with the police about Phillips’ column: “Her words went far beyond just denouncing the killings. It was a far more generalised racist outburst against Arabs as a whole.
“If you insert the word ‘Jew’ or ‘Jewish’ where she has referred to Arabs then I am sure she would have no doubt that those words would be antisemitic,” Bunglawala told the UK Guardian. “Just as she abhors antisemitism it is important that she maintains the same vigorous anti-racist stance against Arabs. It is just unacceptable to use that kind of language.”
But Fraser Nelson, editor of The Spectator, says: “We are quite clear that Melanie Phillips hasn’t broken the PCC code.” In response, Bunglawala called Nelson “an idiot.”
The Spectator isn‘t the only outspoken supporter for Phillips’ commentary.
“Bunglawala and the other complainers are full of righteous indignation against Melanie Phillips for her words, but where is the indignation of these supposed ‘moderates’ against the jihadists who murdered the Fogels?” Jihad Watch asks. Which is worse? Phillips’s allegedly “racist” remarks, or the cold-blooded killing of a family sleeping in its home?”
“The jihadists who murdered the Fogel family are savages, as are those who celebrated their murders in Gaza,” the blog site adds. “I would say this while standing in the middle of Trafalgar Square, and if Britain’s PC Commission had any residual sense of shame, it would drop this proceeding immediately.”
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Comments (156)
dizzyinthedark
Posted on March 27, 2011 at 6:00amShe is a pinpoint of light in the darkness over there soon to be snuffed out. May God’s hand of protection surround her allowing her message to continue for all to hear.
Report Post »jstan442
Posted on March 27, 2011 at 8:57amamen–and the darkness can not shut out the light!!! it will be a hard fight but we must stand for real freedom-not thuggery from a fake religion
Report Post »SilentReader
Posted on March 27, 2011 at 5:48amBravo to Melanie Phillips for speaking up for the Fogel family who were massacred in cold blood. Their baby was stabbed and partially beheaded! Anyone who can do something like that has to be evil.
Bravo I say! She should be given an award! She told the truth.
These Al Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigade Fatah killers must be brought to justice. And any American money should never be given to these PA Fatah people! To think our taxpayer money is going over there to fund this sort of evil is beyond comprehension.
Defund these PA barbarians now!
Report Post »Harvey
Posted on March 27, 2011 at 5:18amI suspect the weapons used to commit these MURDERS were bought with money sent to these DEVILS by the U.S.Iam sick of watching this so called President treat Isreal like a Re.d Headed Step Child.
Report Post »This Nation,the United States will be held responsible for there horrible treatment of Isreal.In fact we already are,just watch the News and its easy to see whats going on,BY THE NEWS I MEAN FOX,
Anamah
Posted on March 27, 2011 at 5:03amThey are simply infra humane, both Palestinian killers as the perverse who found their morbid an opportunity for celebration. This infra human have an incurable condition self inflicted, their sickening children indoctrination, they are unable to prosper or create anything but misery and frustration. They are a malignant tumor, contagious chronic disease…they are the ugly Nazi beasts.
Report Post »Chicago Ray
Posted on March 27, 2011 at 4:56amAnother victim of truth telling since everyone on planet earth or the planet of the APES for that matter knows they’re savages, only few of us have the nads to call em as we see em in this PC policed age….word wussses
Report Post »watchtheotherhand
Posted on March 27, 2011 at 1:29pmRight on and way to go in Chic-a-go. A conservative voice. I bet you feel pretty lonely there sometimes huh?
Report Post »Diane TX
Posted on March 27, 2011 at 4:54amEff them all. “Babies” being slaughtered because their parents are Jewish is just wrong. How would Muslim parents feel about their babies being slaughtered because their babies are Muslims? This is just insane. Why can’t every religious belief just accept that “one” can have their own religious belief, and allow others to have their own religious beliefs?
I am a Catholic, but I don’t demand that everyone else in the World must be a Catholic. If you are not a Catholic, that’s your problem, not mine. I believe what I believe. What someone else believes is not my problem or concern. I figure that most people on Earth are decent people, and it doesn‘t matter what religious convictions they have or don’t have. If you live your life “Good”, I believe that your spirit or soul will be rewarded.
Report Post »decendentof56
Posted on March 27, 2011 at 7:44amPhillips is right, of course. JZS is an idiot, and we will all see that what has happened in the UK will happen here in the US. It already is, in fact. We’re just not as far along.
Report Post »Choose sides now.
awizard
Posted on March 27, 2011 at 7:48am@Diane TX; muslims strap bombs to their babies and blow em up in the name of allah … islam is not a religion …
The/a difference between Christians and muslims is; We(Christians) spread the word of God and you can choose to accept it or not … They(muslims) give you a chance to convert, if you don’t they cut off your head …
You/We should be concerned with their beliefs. “They” are concerned with “Your” beliefs, and will kill you for them … Then pass out candy to celebrate your death …
Report Post »fletcher1
Posted on March 27, 2011 at 4:49amI pray that our media will wake up, and begin to report the truth, but it looks doubtful. America is the land of freedom, but I think we need to draw some very defined lines in the sand, and begin charging people with treason who come here and attempt to cause turmoil. Our leaders are weak and scared. Obama has done more than enough to be impeached, and thrown out of office, but he is a black man, and the people who are suppose to be representing us are too scared to handle the noise from the real racists when they start screaming. We the decent people of this nation have got to get involved and save our country. Pray to God, and teach everyone you can.
Report Post »dcwu
Posted on March 27, 2011 at 4:30amDon’t insult savages. These scourges of the earth deserve to be hunted down and killed, and their carcasses plowed into a pit of pig offal.
Report Post »Infidel and Proud
Posted on March 27, 2011 at 9:40amAMEN !!!!
I FIRMLY believe its time for REAL Americans to band together and start a new CRUSADE against the savages !
Question is, HOW ?
Report Post »NavDSVet
Posted on March 27, 2011 at 9:13pmWorked for Pershing in the Philippines …
Report Post »HOPEYCHANGY
Posted on March 27, 2011 at 4:17amSomehow the handing out of candy and celebrating after the slaughter of women, children, and infants is UN-savagelike?
Gee, I didn’t here any Muslim groups denounce it… Go figure…
Just the obligatory Death To America…
Report Post »Funny-Bones
Posted on March 27, 2011 at 3:15amThe lady nailed it dead on. Im tired of the PC types trying to dictate what everyone thinks. England is dead.
Report Post »GetUpOnTheWheel
Posted on March 27, 2011 at 3:13amPC Commission? WTH is that? Am I to understand she could be in legal trouble over her opinion? Love ya Brits..but if she is in legal trouble for that in the UK, then you guys got BIG Problems.
BTW…God Bless the USA. Not that we aren’t without our faults.
Report Post »Psychosis
Posted on March 27, 2011 at 2:29amif you are not offending the members of the left, you are not doing your job
we need to call them out on everything, at every turn they take they need to meet a wall of disdain and offense.
stop letting them off the hook
they really dont like me………….since i have a lot of spare time ( actually unemployed due to obama and his hc bill……….the azzhat) i spend my time wisely…………..i email everyone with the obvious lies and examples of hypocrisy and bias every day from politicians to media heads
for some reason, they dont like me at messynbc lol
Report Post »miles from nowhere
Posted on March 27, 2011 at 2:27amThis woman deserves a metal for telling the truth, the real tragity is the worthless liberals for attacking her and what she wrote. The damn liberals are out to get us all killed just so they can feel politically correct. Well screw you Liberals, leave this woman alone and look in the mirror at yourself, you are the real problem in this world, you are on a course to get us all killed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Report Post »alienguns
Posted on March 27, 2011 at 2:22amAll she did was speak the truth………..
Report Post »RepubliCorp
Posted on March 27, 2011 at 8:35amand for “that’ she needs to be punished. Time to push back, hard!
Report Post »4stmichael
Posted on March 27, 2011 at 2:21amjoe conservative
Posted on March 27, 2011 at 1:30am
Who would have ever thought that we would see a day where honesty was a crime, or would be considered racism? Bravo to this woman for saying what many have been thinking.
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Right On!
Report Post »sissykatz
Posted on March 27, 2011 at 2:09amGood morning to you also Cheez.
Report Post »cheezwhiz
Posted on March 27, 2011 at 2:16amGood Morning to you too!
Report Post »It was a hard days night, I had been working like a dog
then
I had been sleeping like a log :D
End The Fed
Posted on March 27, 2011 at 2:06amI nominate Phillips for the Pulitzer Prize for Journalism. It makes me sick how this slaughter got such a blind eye.
The PA and Muslim terrorists can lick the bottom of my boots and go to hell along with all the treasonous media outlets that support them.
Report Post »cemerius
Posted on March 27, 2011 at 2:03amha ha if I was writing this article “savages” would have been the less adjective I would have used. Of course my colorful language would have been the truth and of course never seeing print even here in the Blaze it would be fltered lol One Shot One Kill let them get their promotion with “allah”!!
Report Post »mrmikejohnson
Posted on March 27, 2011 at 2:00amLiberals are always looking to crack down on free speech in America. It’s scary how easily the term “human rights violation” gets thrown around. America needs to distance itself from anyone that wants to limit free speech. Whether it’s the Fairness Doctrine, the United Nations, or some thought/hate crime group, we need to stay far, far away from anyone wanting to limit free speech.
It’s one thing to disagree with what this woman said. It’s another thing to charge her criminally for spoken and written words that she believes in.
Report Post »sissykatz
Posted on March 27, 2011 at 2:18am@Mrmikejohnson
Well said and I completey agree.
Report Post »cmg456
Posted on March 27, 2011 at 8:43amYes very well said.
Report Post »I-HATE-THE-WORD-DISENFRANCHISE
Posted on March 27, 2011 at 1:52amHanding out candy pretty much backed up everyword she wrote. These are barbarians who hide behind their own children like the cowards they are. Its pretty well know they put their operations under schools and hospitals.
Report Post »super_jalapeno
Posted on March 27, 2011 at 1:43amThe truth stings!
Report Post »marine249
Posted on March 27, 2011 at 1:47amfill me in
Report Post »marine249
Posted on March 27, 2011 at 1:41amIt‘s almoust geeting as bad in the country if you don’t
Report Post »watch what you say the P.C. pol-lice will be
all over you. I served this country so you all could
say whatyou want and I’ll be dammed if I will any one here
try to take right away from ms.
Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
Posted on March 27, 2011 at 7:52amDitto here.
Report Post »1956Danelectro
Posted on March 27, 2011 at 1:40amApparently she didnt clear her story with Hillary’s “real news” Al Jazeera.
Report Post »RepubliCorp
Posted on March 27, 2011 at 8:32amThe truth doesn’t matter…..
Report Post »BlueStrat
Posted on March 27, 2011 at 11:18am@ 1956DanElectro
I‘ve gotta assume from your user name that you’re a musician/guitarist? Long-time pro guitarist here.
Great to see another musician who is “awake”!
Play it loud, play it proud, brother!
Report Post »inferno
Posted on March 27, 2011 at 1:25pmThe truth DOES matter, that’s why there are groups around the world who work to stamp it out !
Report Post »It just so happens that all those groups are on the left. They hate truth. That’s why they are never heard speaking it. ( I know, a grammaticly incorrect ending.) So sue me !!!
joe conservative
Posted on March 27, 2011 at 1:30amWho would have ever thought that we would see a day where honesty was a crime, or would be considered racism? Bravo to this woman for saying what many have been thinking. She could not have been more accurate. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=619wI12Ky20
Report Post »Showtime
Posted on March 27, 2011 at 1:33amI second your statement.
Report Post »Robert-CA
Posted on March 27, 2011 at 1:53amis the world going upside down or it’s just me ?
Report Post »teahugger
Posted on March 27, 2011 at 2:44amThe definition of savage is “uncivilised” or “barbarian”. Those are very mild words in condemnation of such a heinous act! And celebrating murder (like they did in this instance, after 9-11 and when the Lockerbie bomber was released) is more than just uncivilised! Perhaps the Arabs should spend more time showing by example how they distance themselves from this behavior rather than getting their panties in a bunch because someone calls it like it is. The race card is but a distraction from the truth.
Report Post »dwh320
Posted on March 27, 2011 at 7:22amWell said Joe.
Report Post »OhSuzieQ
Posted on March 27, 2011 at 8:01amAt Joe Conservative and Snow, I third it!
Report Post »OhSuzieQ
Posted on March 27, 2011 at 8:02amOh geesh, I meant Showtime!
Report Post »912828Buckeye
Posted on March 27, 2011 at 8:41amWell said Joe. I hope more journalists start to show
Report Post »the courage that Melanie Phillips has shown in condemning
these barbarians and their horrific behavior.
CowboyExpat
Posted on March 27, 2011 at 9:02amWelcome to Great Britain, where you can be summarily investigated and jailed for a hate crime because of your speech…because your brown shirted neighbor doesn’t like your ideas. This is why we left Europe, to form ‘a more perfect union’. I ‘hate’ these extremist islamists, does that constitute hate, not in my country. I hate any extreme religious fanatics, does that constitute hate? Nope.
Report Post »watchtheotherhand
Posted on March 27, 2011 at 1:20pmBeware as the hate speech laws will grow more and more invasive into thought control enforced by the PC wind of the day.
Report Post »SANE_I think
Posted on March 27, 2011 at 1:59pmJoseph Goebbels’( Hitler’s propaganda minister)
“If you tell a lie big enough and keep repeating it, people will
Report Post »eventually come to believe it. The lie can be maintained only
for such time as the State can shield the people from the
political, economic and/or military consequences of the lie. It
thus becomes vitally important for the State to use all of its
powers to repress dissent, for the truth is the mortal enemy
of the lie, and thus by extension, the truth is the greatest
enemy of the State.”
Showtime
Posted on March 27, 2011 at 1:28amAnd the people who did this terrible deed were American-trained! I read somewhere that people were blaming Obama for being responsible by making it easiewr for anti-Jews to travel around in the area.
Report Post »copper
Posted on March 27, 2011 at 1:45amMelanie Phillips is a true torch bearer who deserves our greatest respect and support. I read an article by her on FrontPageMag.com and ordered her book, ‘The World Turned Upside Down The Global Battle Over God, Truth, and Power”. Please support this courageous voice by purchasing her book. It is extremely well written and is asking the questions that the mainstream won’t. She exposes THEM! I couldn’t believe she was from the UK, it restored my faith a bit.
It’s an excellent book, she’s a VALIANT CHAMPION of the TRUTH!
maxedout
Posted on March 27, 2011 at 1:56amComing to a city near you in the very near fu…..wait a minute, wait a minute……..my apologies….it’s already here.
Report Post »Time for a sip…..
cheezwhiz
Posted on March 27, 2011 at 1:59amand if Britain’s PC Commission had any residual sense of shame,
Report Post »————
Thats the problem right there
Remember Dr S is banned there but our regime rolls out red carpet for Anjem Chaudry , an actual terrorist.
Now that we have established whose side this WH is on, does it also explain why Hussain jumped in to lend US forces to UK+France to help out alqaeda in Libya ? I wonder if BP execs will pay for the war since BP will be the ultimate beneficiary anyway
sissykatz
Posted on March 27, 2011 at 2:00amI am so excited that someone is brave enough to finally write and publish the TRUTH. They will probably kill her for this but she told it exactly as it is. It is so refreshing to see a conservative columnist writing the facts. No one here will ever write anything like that they are so PC. they won’t ever publish the truth or facts even without an opinion.They are in fact a bunch of savages and so are the ones celebrating the murders, can you even imagine doing that? Good for her. I hope she remains safe.
Report Post »sissykatz
Posted on March 27, 2011 at 2:02amShow
I forgot to say Hello and Good Morning.
Report Post »LAM2
Posted on March 27, 2011 at 2:06amThe vicious slaughter of the Fogel family and the amazing grace and strength of the surviving family members — it’s inconceivable how underreported this story is. My hat’s off to Melanie Phillips as she resists the imposition of enforced Sharia in the UK (Thou shalt not insult Islam or Muslims.) This same Islamist lawfare and intimidation is moving fast and furious in our own country, with our own Justice Dept. taking the lead as evidenced by their latest civil rights case against a school district for not allowing a 9 month Muslim employee to take 3 weeks off during a crucial testing period to make a Middle East pilgrimage
Report Post »Showtime
Posted on March 27, 2011 at 2:46amThanks, Copper!
Report Post »Showtime
Posted on March 27, 2011 at 2:51am@sissykatz
Posted on March 27, 2011 at 2:02am
Show
I forgot to say Hello and Good Morning.
Report Post »~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Hello, and good morning to you, too.
I thought we’d be through with the awful weather by 9 p.m., but we’re undera tornado watch until 4 a.m. We’ve had two tonight that knocked out the power. I think hail came with them, too. So far so good, though.
GBMBulletsSKNRD
Posted on March 27, 2011 at 3:01amI can not tell you how much I admire and respect this woman. The truth hurts and it has no agenda.
Report Post »Ironmaan
Posted on March 27, 2011 at 3:13amThis journalist is a brave truth teller in the face of cowardly journalists and politicians. The truth is these Muslims are indeed savage animals that should be treated as such. They are a vile indeed, but so are those apologists for Muslim atrocities that are right here in the us. That would be msnbc, abc, CBS, CNN, anyone from hollywood, most democrats, and surprisingly NY Jews who are traitorous fools.
Report Post »http://guerillatics.com
cheezwhiz
Posted on March 27, 2011 at 3:15amjzs
Report Post »When anyone condemns an entire group of people based on the words or actions of a single person, or small group of people in that group, that is straight up racism.
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Racism ?
Racism ? Really ?
grandmaof5
Posted on March 27, 2011 at 3:29amSHOW, shouldn’t have talked about insomnia. Morning SISSYKATZ, you must be on the same sleep schedule as SHOW. Very brave lady, whom God will hopefully watch over, for telling it as she sees it. I am still amazed as to how little media coverage the horrible deaths in Israel got.
Report Post »jzs
Posted on March 27, 2011 at 3:49amCheeze, yes. I think that’s the definition. If you have another one, maybe you’ll post it here.
Report Post »Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra
Posted on March 27, 2011 at 4:02amHitler decried the Jews. Said they were dogs and deserved to be exterminated.
Report Post »Custer said the Indians were savages and needed to be exterminated.
Bin Laden said the West is the great Satan, and needs to be exterminated.
JZS said the Blaze is a bunch of racist.
How can you tell all these people apart?
cheezwhiz
Posted on March 27, 2011 at 4:08amjzs
Report Post »Cheeze, yes. I think that’s the definition. If you have another one, maybe you’ll post it here.
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I will post the definition of racism as soon as the media is flooded with statements and comments from
( so called ) “ moderate muslims” denouncing and condemning in the strongest terms not only the brutal koran + jihad inspired murders of the Fogel family but also the way muslims celebrated the savagery.
Instead of picking on that journalist , it would be have really civilized if the event and perps she was referencing to had been treated with the contempt they deserved . Yelling “ fascism ” and “ racism” is all that stupids do and yelling even louder won’t make them less stupid
GONESURFING
Posted on March 27, 2011 at 6:00amGod bless Melanie for stating the truth. Islam, the religion of death and destruction, really sucks.
Report Post »GETLIFE
Posted on March 27, 2011 at 6:00am“PC” = Political Censorship
Report Post »Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
Posted on March 27, 2011 at 6:11am@Showtime
@SissyKatz
@Grandmaof5
Good morning everyone, insomnia indeed, and hope the bad weather is passed for you Showtime. I hope all is well with each of you and will have good weather in this day ahead.
Thougth I would mention it, I have an early work of mine, called SISTERS, on my sight; thought all would like to see some of my early ones, the goofs and all included – note, its not one of my best, just at the time the best free hand one I could do.
Try not to laugh to hard at the tiger though, rolling across the room on the floor in hysterics can be a bit painful from hitting furniture.
Report Post »exdem
Posted on March 27, 2011 at 8:00amWe need more like this brave wonderful lady. I saw a little segment on CNN this morning called FACES OF FAITH and it was about the Mosque being built in Tennessee and how the building equipment and site have been vandalized. The report is very sympathetic to Muslims and meant to demean anyone who disagrees with the Mosque. The reporter says that some states have even tried to ban SHARIA Law, like thats a bad thing. This series is a vehicle for propaganda to tell American viewers how wrong we are for wanting to protect ourselves and our country from Islam. More preaching from the MSM on behalf of Muslims.
Report Post »RepubliCorp
Posted on March 27, 2011 at 8:05amJZS and what would you call ignoring the obvious? I call it crazy
Report Post »historyguy48
Posted on March 27, 2011 at 8:24amHow dare this woman tell the truth! This mess in the middle east will continue to expand until the “true believers” try to erdicate Israel. Then they will decry the horrors visited upon them by the Little Satan, and, of course, the Great Satan. The liberals are worried about the Japanese plants radiation, how about 300 ground burst nukes, leaving the sites un-enterable for 500 years because of intense radiation? Israel will not go quietly into the night. After the last holocaust the motto is “never again”.
Report Post »Gold Coin & Economic News
Posted on March 27, 2011 at 8:52amHere‘s a comment from the jacket of Melanie’s book The World Turned Upside Down, “While the Islamists are intent on returning the free world to the seventh century, the West no longer seems willing or able to defend the modernity and rationalism that brought it into being.”
It is a such prophetic statement because she writes a scathing article and this is the response. Instead of the West taking notice and rising up and defending Israel or realizing the radical Muslim threat we kowtow to the political correctness of the UK Press Complaints Commission.
The West is surely in decline when we in effect defend atrocities and strike out against words.
Report Post »bread and circuses
Posted on March 27, 2011 at 8:56amPhillips was absolutely correct.
Report Post »The animals who committed these murders were ALL arabs.
“moderate muslim” is an oxymoron, as demonstarted by the MAJORITY arabs cheering over these murders, just like the whole muslim world cheered on 9/12/01.
There is only one way to deal with these rabid ARAB/MUSLIM dogs.
ClockKing
Posted on March 27, 2011 at 9:10amJZS, the problem is that after the real murders slit the throat of a 4 month old, the “average” street people were celebrating. THAT is what is a threat to peace. If the “average” person can not find it in their hearts to be outraged by this act, and instead starts passing out treats as a celebration, then the reality is the world will view them entire group as “savages.” We’ve said it a thousand time, but until the Arab “street” starts to condemn such heinous acts, no one else will believe in their “just cause.”
Report Post »A Doctors Labor Is Not My Right
Posted on March 27, 2011 at 9:22amMelanie Phillips tells the truth.
And I like how the Left in the UK deliberately skews what is meant by the term “Arab” used by Phillips – much like the Left in America skews what is means by “black” by the Right.
No, Phillips was not saying that by virtue of the Jihadists’ Arab descent are they savages, just as Americans don’t say that by virtue of someone being “black” do they prefer hip hop.
Rather, it is observed that the vast majority of Jihadists are Arab, and Arabs are the most susceptible to becoming Jihadists because a lot of Arab nations prefer the religion which Jihadists base their ideology on, which is Islam.
Report Post »Taquoshi
Posted on March 27, 2011 at 9:32amTheir actions speak much louder than words, and their holy book promotes world subjugation through the sword. Oddly enough, we have reams of newspaper articles talking about their prosleyizing of their tribal political belief system, currently in Afghanistan, Iraq, Iran, Egypt, Tunisia and Libya, all of which have produced a body count that the Europeans had nothing to do with. I guess you can justify that by saying they are faithfully practicing their “religious” beliefs, but somehow that doesn’t quite cut it.
Report Post »drbage
Posted on March 27, 2011 at 9:54amSo, someone dares criticize Islam and everyone gets on board to parse her words and denigrate her as a racist and Islamaphobe. Yet, Bill Maher, on his TV show, goes on a rant about how evil the Koran and Shari’a are to a Moslem member of Congress and the Congressman just says nothing and the MSM gives him a pass. Do I hear HYPOCRISY?
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Posted on March 27, 2011 at 10:38amThe arab Islamist will soon put out a fatwa on her and she will have to live in fear of being murdered for the rest of her life, and nobody in GB or Europe will lift a finger to protect her for speaking out.
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AzDebi
Posted on March 27, 2011 at 10:47am@jzs:
“When anyone condemns an entire group of people based on the words or actions of a single person, or small group of people in that group, that is straight up racism.
The polite term is “overgeneralizing.” When you say, based on the words or actions of a few, that everyone of that specific ethnicity, political belief, skin color or religion is evil, then you’ve lost your humanity. History is replete with persecution, wars, genocide, blood and death, by that human inclination to categorize an entire group as worthy of persecution based on the actions of a few…”
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Whether it was Egyptian commandos infiltrating into Israel from Gaza in the 50s…or the Palestinians murdering children as happened the other day, the deliberate targeting of non-combatants has been the “one constant” from the Arab side since the birth of Israel 63 years ago.
I suppose the Muslims are just trying to live out the true meaning of their creed. After all, the Quran itself is one of the planet’s earliest written exponents of terrorism, decapitation and mutilation…(8:12/13: “I shall cast terror into the hearts of the infidels. Strike off their heads, strike off the very tips of their fingers”)
Report Post »TXPilot
Posted on March 27, 2011 at 10:49amThe blatant, mindless support of governments, liberals and other left-wingers for Islam will be the downfall of the entire free world if things don’t change. Time for a new crusade to rid the world of all Muslim scum.
Report Post »Czar Casm
Posted on March 27, 2011 at 10:49amJZS, those murderous barbarians and their family, friends and fellow thugs appeciate your words. I’m sure they want to give a big shout out to you for giving them a little cover. The silence from the other arabs is taken as approval for thier actions. But no, we shouldn’t be angry at them right?
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Posted on March 27, 2011 at 1:15pm@ JZS…if one member of the KKK killed a black man would you just condemn that one individual? Or would you decry all of them as savages to the extent that if you belong to a group and do not denounce the actions of that individual but celebrate their actions or at least remain indifferent to them, as those actions would be supported by the basic tenets of beliefs that define and constitute that group? Does this not justify then denouncing the whole group? I am a Christian but will denounce the Westboro baptist group so as to define and separate myself from their form of “Christianity”. And if one member carried out some despicable action the others did not speak of disapprovingly would we not be right in denouncing the whole group? I would say yes as I feel you would rightly feel also.
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Posted on March 27, 2011 at 3:01pmAgain, the truth is wrong to print when it comes to Muslims or Islam. Imagine that.
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