thewashingtonstandard--2020-07-17--‘Building Power for Muslims in Politics’: The Push To Place Muslims In Elective Offices

Editor ’ s note : In this monograph , Robert Spencer reveals the disquieting agenda and goals of those who are working hard to get Muslims elected to political office at the national , state , and local level .
He shows how this initiative is gaining ground despite the frank anti-Americanism of Ilhan Omar and others – or is it because of that anti-Americanism ?
“ Invest in building power for Muslims in politics , ” is the invitation from the Muslim Public Affairs Council ( MPAC ) in a tweet on May 23 , 2020 , which features @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , MPAC ’ s President and co-founder , with the notorious Rep. Adam Schiff ( D-Ca. )
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[ 1 ] “ We ensure that Muslim voices are heard by decision-makers in Washington , DC , ” the tweet also says , “ and we work diligently with policymakers like Rep. Adam Schiff to advocate for legislation that protects our communities.
” [ 2 ] To those who are aware of Adam Schiff ’ s central role in the attempt to frame President Trump for an impeachable offense and railroad him out of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of civic engagement was hardly reassuring .
Even more disturbing was the fact that the stated goal was not something to the effect of “ Help Muslims begin to participate in the American political process , ” much less anything such as “ Encourage Muslims to assimilate and adopt American values , ” but “ invest in building power for Muslims in politics.
” Building power .
It is not unreasonable to surmise from this language that MPAC , at very least , appears to be aiming toward establishing a Muslim bloc in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ power and influence with its Muslim identity at the forefront , contending for candidates and policies that it deems to be in line with Islamic teachings and values .
While there are many organizations in the United States defending their own group ’ s interests , MPAC ’ s endeavor is different from the others in that Islamic law , Sharia , is authoritarian by nature , denying the freedom of speech , as well as aggressive , expansionist , and supremacist .
In its classic formulations , Islamic law denies equality of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ allows for a host of practices that are incompatible in numerous with American principles and customs ; discussion of these issues , however , has been effectively silenced by charges of “ Islamophobia ” and “ bigotry , ” not least from al-Marayati and MPAC itself .
Ann Corcoran of Refugee Resettlement Watch asked pointed questions in November 2019 , after another Islamic advocacy group , the Council on American-Islamic Relations ( CAIR ) , sent out a press release celebrating the large number of Muslims who had just been elected to various @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” Corcoran wrote , “ as I did here in 2007 why if refugees and Muslim migrants of all stripes were eager to assimilate did they need to place their people ( representing their religion ) into local , state and federal government ?
And , just imagine , I asked then , if we would blatantly say—we want Catholics , Jews , other Christians as our leaders—wouldn ’ t all hell break loose in the media ?
Yet , no one seems to care if CAIR says we are electing our people @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” [ 3 ] Yet there is ample cause to be concerned about this .
Not a few Muslim leaders in the United States have been quite clear about their long-term goals and intentions , including Omar Ahmad , CAIR ’ s co-founder and longtime Board chairman , who once said in an unguarded moment : “ Islam isn ’ t in America to be equal to any other faith , but to become dominant .
The Koran , the Muslim book of scripture , should be the highest authority in America , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Earth.
” [ 4 ] When confronted about these words , Ahmad vehemently denied saying them ; however , the original reporter , Lisa Gardiner of the Fremont Argus , hardly a hardline “ Islamophobe ” with an axe to grind , stood by her story .
[ 5 ] What ’ s more , CAIR spokesman Ibrahim Hooper once said : “ I wouldn ’ t want to create the impression that I wouldn ’ t like the government of the United States to be Islamic sometime in the future.
” [ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ captured internal document , the Muslim Brotherhood ( to which all the major Muslim groups in the US , including CAIR , are linked ) is dedicated in its own words to “ eliminating and destroying Western civilization from within , and sabotaging its miserable house….so that it falls , and Allah ’ s religion is victorious over other religions.
” [ 7 ] Then there was the Washington , DC imam Abdul Alim Musa , who declared in 2007 that he wanted to “ establish an Islamic State of America by 2050.
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ to elect as many Muslim candidates to office as possible is part of the effort to make Islam “ dominant ” in the United States , or is rather a healthy manifestation of Muslim assimilation , it has been gathering steam in recent years .
NPR reported in July 2018 that “ a record number of Muslim Americans ran for statewide or national office this election cycle , the most since the terror attacks of Sept. 11 , 2001 , made Islam a political target for many , according to Muslim political groups @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Emgage , estimates that as many as 100 Muslims filed to run for elected office this year .
Of those 100 , about 50 Muslim-American candidates remain more than midway through the primary season…which is significantly higher than the dozen that ran in 2016.
” [ 9 ] NPR claimed that this was because of “ Islamophobia ” and Donald Trump : “ Many of the candidates say they were motivated by growing anti-Muslim sentiment in the U.S. , inspired by President Trump ’ s anti-Muslim rhetoric and policies .
‘ I ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a dire need to help the community , ’ says Saima Farooqui , who , if elected , would be the first Muslim representative in the Florida statehouse [ she lost ] .
‘ [ Trump ] has kind of ignited the minorities to be together and stand with each other and to make a difference.
’ ” [ 10 ] The Washington Post agreed , running a story with the headline “ The blue Muslim wave : American Muslims launch political campaigns , hope to deliver ‘ sweet justice ’ to Trump.
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ NPR were not alone .
This unprecedented number of Muslim candidates received abundant and enthusiastic attention from the establishment media .
The Associated Press announced happily in July 2019 : “ Record number of Muslim Americans make bids for elected office.
” [ 12 ] Despite the evidence to the contrary that was right before their faces in the very fact of these candidacies themselves , some media outlets still did their best to portray Muslims as the victims of widespread discrimination and harassment in the United States .
The Seattle Times headline @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Muslims run for office in record numbers but the path is uphill.
” [ 13 ] Minnesota ’ s Star-Tribune headlined the same story : “ Muslim candidates running in record numbers face backlash.
” [ 14 ] The article laments that “ the path to victory can be tougher for a Muslim American .
Some promising campaigns already have fizzled out while many more face strong anti-Muslim backlash.
” [ 15 ] As an example of this backlash , the AP offered the claim that “ in Michigan , Democrat candidate for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ claims from a GOP rival that he has ties to the controversial Muslim Brotherhood , even though Republican and Democratic politicians alike have denounced the accusations as ‘ conspiracy theories.
’ ” [ 16 ] However , it was not simply a “ conspiracy theory ” that , as the Christian Post reported , “ while a student at the University of Michigan , El-Sayed was ‘ an active member ’ and vice-president of the Muslim Students ’ Association ( MSA ) – a group founded mainly by members of the Muslim Brotherhood @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ideology — an austere form of Islam that insists on literal interpretation of the Quran and views those who disagree as enemies .
The MSA bills itself as a networking and support group for Muslim students .
But according to terrorism expert Patrick Poole , the MSA ‘ has been a virtual terror factory .
Time after time after time again , we see these terrorists .
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MSA leaders , MSA presidents , MSA national presidents — who ’ ve been implicated , charged and convicted in terrorist plots.
’ ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s unsuccessful gubernatorial bid , his campaign refused to address suspicions about his connections to the Muslim Brotherhood except to charge those raising concerns with “ Islamophobia.
” [ 18 ] In reality , there was abundant reason to be concerned about the priorities and even the loyalties of Muslim candidates , given the fact that mainstream Islamic teaching holds that one ’ s allegiance to Islam , and to the worldwide Islamic community ( umma ) , transcends all other loyalties , including one ’ s loyalty to one ’ s nation @ @ @ @ @ @ @ were buried under accusations of “ Islamophobia , ” and legitimate concerns were ignored .
Take , for example , Ammar Campa-Najjar , a Democratic candidate for a California Congressional seat .
Campa-Najjar is not a Muslim at all , but a Christian ; nevertheless , he has earned a place in these considerations with his questionable statements about his grandfather .
In October 2018 , Joel Pollack reported in Breitbart that Campa-Najjar “ deleted an Instagram post in which he referred to his grandfather , Palestinian terrorist Muhammad Yousef al-Najjar , as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was ‘ a senior member of the Palestinian terrorist group Black September that murdered 11 Israeli athletes at the 1972 Munich Olympics , ’ according to the Times of Israel , and a deputy for Palestine Liberation Organization ( PLO ) leader Yasser Arafat.
” [ 19 ] The Breitbart report added : “ Earlier this year , when Campa-Najjar ’ s roots were first reported , he condemned his grandfather ’ s actions and supported peace .
But in a 2015 Instagram post praising his father , who is a former Palestinian @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ambassador , Campa-Najjar referred to his grandfather as a ‘ legend.
’ He offered no criticism or condemnation of his grandfather ’ s terrorist acts .
Breitbart News reported the existence of that Instagram post on Monday , as well as another in which he noted that his family was close to Yasser Arafat ’ s. ” [ 20 ] What ’ s more , Campa-Najjar “ received a campaign donation from a Palestinian ambassador ; and donated campaign funds to a radical group , CAIR , while taking donations from CAIR officials @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that Campa-Najjar ’ s campaign made a ‘ civic donation ’ of $ 650.00 to CAIR in 2017 , and that he had received nearly $ 9,000 from CAIR officials .
Breitbart News had reached out to Campa-Najjar ’ s campaign Tuesday to ask about his appearance on the ‘ top ten ’ list of political candidates who had received contributions from ‘ Islamist ’ sources , as compiled by the Middle East Forum ’ s ‘ Islamist Money in Politics ’ ( IMIP ) project .
( Campa-Najjar himself is a Christian @ @ @ @ @ @ @ . )
” [ 21 ] The money from CAIR is a matter of grave concern .
Nihad Awad and Omar Ahmad , two officials of the Islamic Association for Palestine ( IAP ) ( which was listed as one of the Muslim Brotherhood ’ s allied organizations in the 1991 memorandum ) , founded this Hamas-linked Muslim Brotherhood group in 1994 .
The federal government shut down the IAP in 2005 as a Hamas front .
The Immigration and Naturalization Service reported in 2001 that the IAP was so close to its @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Hamas communiqués on its own letterhead , “ as well as other written documentation to include the HAMAS charter and glory records , which are tributes to HAMAS ’ violent ‘ successes.
’ ” [ 22 ] Oliver Revell , a former chief of the FBI ’ s counter-terrorism department , called the IAP “ a front organization for Hamas that engages in propaganda for Islamic militants.
” [ 23 ] Several CAIR officials have already been convicted of participating in violent jihad activities .
Randall Todd ( “ Ismail ” ) Royer @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and civil rights coordinator , participated in the “ Virginia jihad group , ” which was indicted on forty-one counts of “ conspiracy to train for and participate in a violent jihad overseas.
” [ 24 ] Royer served over a decade in prison after a plea bargain that had him pleading guilty to lesser charges .
[ 25 ] Ghassan Elashi , the founder of CAIR ’ s Texas chapter , likewise served time in prison for jihad activity .
In 2009 , he was sentenced to sixty-five years in prison for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ contributions to Hamas while serving as head of the Holy Land Foundation .
[ 26 ] Other former CAIR officials have been convicted of jihad terror activities as well , raising the question of how this supposedly moderate group failed so abysmally to distinguish “ moderates ” from “ extremists.
” CAIR itself was named as an unindicted co-conspirator in the Holy Land case .
The organization not only facilitated donations to the Holy Land Foundation , but also received money from it – no less than half a million dollars .
CAIR @ @ @ @ @ @ @ terror researcher Steven Emerson confronted him : “ This is an outright lie .
Our organization did not receive any seed money from the Holy Land Foundation .
CAIR raises its own funds and we challenge Mr. Emerson to provide even a shred of evidence to support his ridiculous claim.
” Emerson then published an image of the canceled check .
[ 27 ] Meanwhile , the two highest-profile Muslim politicians in the United States , Rep. Ilhan Omar ( D-Minn. ) and Rep. Rashida Tlaib ( D-Mich. ) showed that to dismiss @ @ @ @ @ @ @ simply as signs of “ bigotry ” was facile and dangerous .
Allegations that Omar had married her brother and funneled campaign funds to the company run by her lover and then husband dogged Omar ’ s first term as Congresswoman from Minnesota , despite the establishment media ’ s determination to ignore them .
Even more disturbing , however , were the numerous indications that the patriotism and loyalty to the United States of this migrant from Somalia were not as fervent as the media and her supporters would have had us @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Omar tweeted about “ thousands of Somalis killed by the American forces , ” and added the hashtag “ # NotTodaySatan , ” with “ Satan ” apparently referring to the American troops who had gone to Somalia on a humanitarian mission .
[ 28 ] Then on January 8 , 2020 , investigative journalist Matt Margolis noted that Omar “ was seen laughing and joking around during a House Progressive Caucus press conference about Iran at the same time Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee was talking about U.S. casualties in Iraq .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ point , Omar can be seen talking to Rep. Rashida Tlaib behind her , and appears to be joking and smiling , even when she turns back towards the camera.
” [ 29 ] However , Omar wasn ’ t nearly as amused when , as Fox News reported two days later , “ a northern Minnesota county on Tuesday night opted to ban the resettlement of refugees within its boundaries.
” [ 30 ] Beltrami County , Minnesota voted to ban refugee resettlement after Somali Muslims have arrived in the state in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ district the leading center for jihad terrorist recruitment in the United States .
[ 31 ] The refugees were also blamed for a sharp rise in rape , sex trafficking and other crimes .
Beltrami County voted accordingly .
Republican State Rep. Matt Grossell noted : “ President Trump empowered counties to have a voice in the decision-making process for the federal refugee resettlement program .
Tonight , Beltrami County exercised that option.
” [ 32 ] Unlike the deaths of American soldiers , Ilhan Omar found this no laughing matter , tweeting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ years ago , the state of Minnesota welcomed my family with open arms .
I never would ’ ve had the opportunities that led me to Congress had I been rejected .
What Beltrami County is doing is denying refugees a chance at a better life.
” [ 33 ] So apparently Minnesotans weren ’ t allowed to try to provide a better life for themselves and their children .
They must instead be wholly concerned with providing Muslim migrants a better life .
Meanwhile , it didn ’ t seem to have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ whom she was so concerned had a place of refuge in the United States because of the actions of those American soldiers she so disdained .
That incident unfolded two days after Omar , in the wake of the killing of Iranian General Qassem Soleimani , effectively invited the Iranian regime to target Trump hotels in jihad terror attacks , tweeting : “ Trump needs to immediately divest from his businesses and comply with the emoluments clause .
Iran could threaten Trump hotels *worldwide* and he could provoke war over the loss of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ interests should not be driving military decisions.
” [ 34 ] Omar dismisses all criticism of her statements , which have been remarkably consistent in support jihad and the weakening of the U.S. and its allies , as “ Islamophobia , ” tweeting : “ There is nothing shocking about the right clutching their pearls at everything I say or do .
It ’ s however entertaining to watch how transparently their anti-Muslim rhetoric has been , as they use colorful language to cast me as their lead villain .
Bless their hearts @ @ @ @ @ @ @ tweeted a video in which the late comedian George Carlin asserts that the U.S. is “ not very good at anything ” besides war .
[ 36 ] And so once again the question arose : was Ilhan Omar a traitor who hated America ?
Was it really wise for her opposition to shy away from all efforts to question her loyalties , and to accept the contention that all such questions crossed the line into bigotry ?
It was also noteworthy that Omar ’ s warning that Trump ’ s “ business @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” made no sense , because clearly the fact that Trump owns hotels that Iran could target didn ’ t stop him from going after the notorious Iranian military leader Qassem Soleimani .
But as far as Omar and her ideological allies were concerned , it didn ’ t matter how much they had to twist their logic into pretzels to get Trump , as long as they made the President look bad .
That imperative drove Omar even to give a military suggestion to a hostile foreign power .
The mullahs and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ about targeting Trump hotels , so here was a United States Congresswoman to give them a marvelous new idea about how they could murder Americans and others , and further menace the United States .
The definition of treason is giving aid and comfort to the enemy .
The leaders of the Islamic Republic of Iran order their people to chant “ Death to America ” in mosques every Friday , and repeatedly vow that they will ultimately destroy the United States of America and the state of Israel .
They were doing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and before ( and during ) the conclusion of the nuclear deal with Barack Obama , and they ’ re doing it now .
How was giving them a suggestion about how they could target the United States , whether or not they have or would have thought of it themselves , not giving aid and comfort to the enemy , and hence treason ?
When she took the oath of office to become a member of the United States House of Representatives , Omar swore to “ support and defend the Constitution @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , foreign and domestic , ” as well as to “ bear true faith and allegiance to the same.
” Inviting , out of a hysterical hostility to the President of the United States , a nation that regularly chants “ Death to America ” to strike American-owned businesses – was that supporting and defending the nation against foreign enemies ?
If anyone had ever asked Omar such questions , which of course no one did , Omar might well have split hairs and asserted that she suggested no attack on the Constitution @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to defend , but clearly the oath uses “ Constitution ” as a metonymy for the nation as a whole .
Abetting this impression was the fact that Omar on the same day demonstrated her hostility to the country that she had sworn to protect and defend .
She tweeted the Carlin video with the comment : “ It ’ s no laughing matter , ” just so that we were clear that she didn ’ t mean any joke .
She was seriously offering the claim that the country to which she @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in its Legislative Branch was just a war-mongering blunderer that was not good at anything besides being militarily aggressive .
Meanwhile , she invited the military aggression of one of America ’ s foremost enemies .
If the Islamic Republic of Iran turned out to be not good at much of anything besides war against the United States , would Ilhan Omar have had any problem with that ?
Despite all this and more , it is , of course , inconceivable that any treason charges will ever be brought against Ilhan Omar @ @ @ @ @ @ @ among the American Leftists who share it ; the Democratic Party establishment would condemn any such charges as a partisan attack and the attacker as a racist right-wing white supremacist and enemy of all that is good .
Ilhan Omar ’ s Congressional colleague , Rep. Rashida Tlaib , has likewise demonstrated many times that it is entirely reasonable to raise questions about where her loyalties really lie .
At the celebration following her victory in the Democratic Party Congressional primary , Tlaib wrapped herself in a flag .
Not the American flag @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 37 ] It was not an isolated moment of simple exuberance ; Tlaib has numerous connections to the Palestinian jihad .
Journalist Valerie Richardson reported in the Washington Times on January 14 , 2019 that Tlaib was posed for photos with “ Palestinian activist Abbas Hamideh , a staunch defender of the terrorist group Hezbollah , ” at Tlaib ’ s “ swearing-in ceremony in Detroit .
Mr. Hamideh tweeted a photo of himself Saturday with Ms. Tlaib along with the caption , ‘ I was honored to be at Congresswoman @ RashidaTlaib @ @ @ @ @ @ @ private dinner afterward with the entire family , friends and activists across the country.
’ ” [ 38 ] A year later , according to the Times of Israel , Tlaib “ retweeted then removed a tweet falsely blaming Israelis for the death of a Palestinian child.
” [ 39 ] Tlaib “ retweeted a tweet by Hanan Ashrawi , a top Palestinian official , who was quote-tweeting an account , realSeifBitar , that accused Israeli settlers of kidnapping , assaulting and throwing into a well an eight-year-old child.
” [ 40 ] @ @ @ @ @ @ @ had drowned , rather than being killed by murderous Zionists , Ashrawi published a retraction .
In contrast , although she took down her initial retweet , Tlaib didn ’ t retweet the retraction .
Tlaib at that time had nearly 900,000 followers on Twitter .
Hundreds of thousands likely saw her initial tweet before she took it down .
Tlaib also displayed an ugly authoritarian streak , saying in an October 2019 speech in Detroit that if Trump Cabinet members failed to comply with Congressional subpoenas issued during the impeachment imbroglio , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ out , no joke , is it the D.C. police that goes and gets them ?
We don ’ t know .
Where do we hold them ?
” [ 41 ] Tlaib added : “ This is the first time we ’ ve ever had a situation like this , ” and that consequently , she and other Democrat leaders were “ trying to tread carefully ” into this “ uncharted territory.
” [ 42 ] She volunteered her own district for this noble undertaking : “ I will tell them they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in Detroit.
” [ 43 ] Another Muslim politician , former Pennsylvania State Assembly Rep. Movita Johnson-Harrell , illustrates another concern that Muslim candidates raise , or would raise if the United States had a sane and healthy public square at this point .
In March 2019 , Johnson-Harrell denounced a Christian prayer in the State Assembly as “ Islamophobic.
” The “ Islamophobia , ” according to Johnson-Harrell , was committed by another state Representative , Stephanie Borowicz , who prayed this to open a legislative session : “ Jesus , you @ @ @ @ @ @ @ name of Jesus , every knee will bow and every tongue will confess Jesus , that you are Lord.
” [ 44 ] Johnson-Harrell was livid .
The prayer , she declared , was “ highly offensive to me , my guests , and other members of the House.
” [ 45 ] In a statement , she added that the prayer “ blatantly represented the Islamophobia that exists among some leaders — leaders that are supposed to represent the people .
I came to the Capitol to help build bipartisanship and collaborations @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the quality of life for everyone in the Commonwealth.
” [ 46 ] There may have been a real point in there .
Rep. Borowicz ’ s prayer could legitimately have been inappropriate in a setting in which not everyone present was Christian .
However , many imams offer prayers at various legislative bodies that are not non-sectarian , but manifestly Islamic and even condemning of Jews and Christians , while the non-Muslim lawmakers stand with oblivious heads bowed .
But “ Islamophobic ” ?
This illustrated yet again how absurd charges of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ some Muslims sometimes regard as offensive any manifestation of faith .
Johnson-Harrell ’ s charge of “ Islamophobia ” should have come as sobering news for the comfortable Christians of the West who have made an idol out of “ interfaith dialogue ” and fastidiously avoid saying anything remotely critical about Islam , even as the Muslim persecution of Christians continues worldwide .
Movita Johnson-Harrell provided proof of the futility of such endeavors .
By calling Borowicz ’ s prayer “ Islamophobic , ” she was in effect saying that the public expression @ @ @ @ @ @ @ despised Islamic teachings .
The lesson was clear : Christians should make no public expression of their faith at all , and convert to Islam , so as to avoid mocking , provoking , and offending Muslims , and poking them in the eye .
Was this what an elected representative to the assembly of a state in the United States of America should have been standing for ?
In the face of Johnson-Harrell ’ s rage , Pennsylvania House Minority Whip Jordan Harris , a Democrat ( of course ) , immediately @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , stating : “ Let me be clear .
I am a Christian .
I spend my Sunday mornings in church worshiping and being thankful for all that I have .
But in no way does that mean I would flaunt my religion at those who worship differently than I do .
There is no room in our Capitol building for actions such as this , and it ’ s incredibly disappointing that today ’ s opening prayer was so divisive.
” [ 47 ] So Harris said that Christians must not flaunt @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is exactly what Islamic law says about Christians : that they should carry on their worship quietly , behind closed doors , and never make public display of it .
Meanwhile , speaking of flaunting one ’ s religion , Movita Johnson-Harrell wears a hijab .
Harris was not on record objecting to that kind of flaunting one ’ s religion .
In December 2019 , Rep. Johnson-Harrell was charged with perjury , as well as accused of buying luxury clothes and properties with nonprofit funds .
She resigned her seat in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not a jihadi .
And corrupt officials of all creeds can be found more easily than anything else in this world .
However , her story was illustrative of what is perhaps the most important consideration regarding Muslim candidates for elective office in the United States : the career trajectory of Movita Johnson-Harrell is another indication of the dangers of identity politics .
She became a state representative because she is a Muslim .
She was a symbol of the Democratic Party ’ s commitment to “ diversity.
” No one knew or @ @ @ @ @ @ @ or competent state representative .
In that , Johnson-Harrell ’ s story is similar to that of Mohamed Noor , the Muslim police officer in Minneapolis who was hired despite demonstrating his unfitness for the job in numerous ways , and who ultimately shot and killed an unarmed , pajama-clad woman who had called the police to report a rape .
Noor was only on the Minneapolis police force because he was a Muslim , despite numerous indications of his incompetence .
A woman is dead in that case .
In the case @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Security disability funds were diverted into her coffers .
The lesson is clear : why don ’ t we go back to supporting candidates based on their merits , instead of on their religion , ethnicity , race , or gender ?
Oh , that would be “ racist ” ?

Editor’s note: In this monograph, Robert Spencer reveals the disquieting agenda and goals of those who are working hard to get Muslims elected to political office at the national, state, and local level. He shows how this initiative is gaining ground despite the frank anti-Americanism of Ilhan Omar and others – or is it because of that anti-Americanism?
Building power
“Invest in building power for Muslims in politics,” is the invitation from the Muslim Public Affairs Council (MPAC) in a tweet on May 23, 2020, which features a photo of a smiling Salam al-Marayati, MPAC’s President and co-founder, with the notorious Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Ca.).[1] “We ensure that Muslim voices are heard by decision-makers in Washington, DC,” the tweet also says, “and we work diligently with policymakers like Rep. Adam Schiff to advocate for legislation that protects our communities.”[2]
To those who are aware of Adam Schiff’s central role in the attempt to frame President Trump for an impeachable offense and railroad him out of office, MPAC’s upbeat declaration of civic engagement was hardly reassuring. Even more disturbing was the fact that the stated goal was not something to the effect of “Help Muslims begin to participate in the American political process,” much less anything such as “Encourage Muslims to assimilate and adopt American values,” but “invest in building power for Muslims in politics.”
Building power. It is not unreasonable to surmise from this language that MPAC, at very least, appears to be aiming toward establishing a Muslim bloc in American politics, one that will wield power and influence with its Muslim identity at the forefront, contending for candidates and policies that it deems to be in line with Islamic teachings and values.
While there are many organizations in the United States defending their own group’s interests, MPAC’s endeavor is different from the others in that Islamic law, Sharia, is authoritarian by nature, denying the freedom of speech, as well as aggressive, expansionist, and supremacist. In its classic formulations, Islamic law denies equality of rights to women and non-Muslims, and allows for a host of practices that are incompatible in numerous with American principles and customs; discussion of these issues, however, has been effectively silenced by charges of “Islamophobia” and “bigotry,” not least from al-Marayati and MPAC itself.
Ann Corcoran of Refugee Resettlement Watch asked pointed questions in November 2019, after another Islamic advocacy group, the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), sent out a press release celebrating the large number of Muslims who had just been elected to various offices. “One might wonder,” Corcoran wrote, “as I did here in 2007 why if refugees and Muslim migrants of all stripes were eager to assimilate did they need to place their people (representing their religion) into local, state and federal government? And, just imagine, I asked then, if we would blatantly say—we want Catholics, Jews, other Christians as our leaders—wouldn’t all hell break loose in the media? Yet, no one seems to care if CAIR says we are electing our people, Muslims, everywhere we can!”[3]
Becoming dominant
Yet there is ample cause to be concerned about this. Not a few Muslim leaders in the United States have been quite clear about their long-term goals and intentions, including Omar Ahmad, CAIR’s co-founder and longtime Board chairman, who once said in an unguarded moment: “Islam isn’t in America to be equal to any other faith, but to become dominant. The Koran, the Muslim book of scripture, should be the highest authority in America, and Islam the only accepted religion on Earth.”[4]
When confronted about these words, Ahmad vehemently denied saying them; however, the original reporter, Lisa Gardiner of the Fremont Argus, hardly a hardline “Islamophobe” with an axe to grind, stood by her story.[5]
What’s more, CAIR spokesman Ibrahim Hooper once said: “I wouldn’t want to create the impression that I wouldn’t like the government of the United States to be Islamic sometime in the future.”[6]
Meanwhile, according to a captured internal document, the Muslim Brotherhood (to which all the major Muslim groups in the US, including CAIR, are linked) is dedicated in its own words to “eliminating and destroying Western civilization from within, and sabotaging its miserable house….so that it falls, and Allah’s religion is victorious over other religions.”[7]
Then there was the Washington, DC imam Abdul Alim Musa, who declared in 2007 that he wanted to “establish an Islamic State of America by 2050.”[8]
Record numbers
Whether the drive to elect as many Muslim candidates to office as possible is part of the effort to make Islam “dominant” in the United States, or is rather a healthy manifestation of Muslim assimilation, it has been gathering steam in recent years. NPR reported in July 2018 that “a record number of Muslim Americans ran for statewide or national office this election cycle, the most since the terror attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, made Islam a political target for many, according to Muslim political groups. The Muslim civil rights group, Emgage, estimates that as many as 100 Muslims filed to run for elected office this year. Of those 100, about 50 Muslim-American candidates remain more than midway through the primary season…which is significantly higher than the dozen that ran in 2016.”[9]
NPR claimed that this was because of “Islamophobia” and Donald Trump: “Many of the candidates say they were motivated by growing anti-Muslim sentiment in the U.S., inspired by President Trump’s anti-Muslim rhetoric and policies. ‘I’m running for office because I felt a dire need to help the community,’ says Saima Farooqui, who, if elected, would be the first Muslim representative in the Florida statehouse [she lost]. ‘[Trump] has kind of ignited the minorities to be together and stand with each other and to make a difference.’”[10] The Washington Post agreed, running a story with the headline “The blue Muslim wave: American Muslims launch political campaigns, hope to deliver ‘sweet justice’ to Trump.”[11]
The Post and NPR were not alone. This unprecedented number of Muslim candidates received abundant and enthusiastic attention from the establishment media. The Associated Press announced happily in July 2019: “Record number of Muslim Americans make bids for elected office.”[12] Despite the evidence to the contrary that was right before their faces in the very fact of these candidacies themselves, some media outlets still did their best to portray Muslims as the victims of widespread discrimination and harassment in the United States. The Seattle Times headline for AP’s story was “Muslims run for office in record numbers but the path is uphill.”[13] Minnesota’s Star-Tribune headlined the same story: “Muslim candidates running in record numbers face backlash.”[14] The article laments that “the path to victory can be tougher for a Muslim American. Some promising campaigns already have fizzled out while many more face strong anti-Muslim backlash.”[15]
As an example of this backlash, the AP offered the claim that “in Michigan, Democrat candidate for governor Abdul El-Sayed continues to face unfounded claims from a GOP rival that he has ties to the controversial Muslim Brotherhood, even though Republican and Democratic politicians alike have denounced the accusations as ‘conspiracy theories.’”[16]
However, it was not simply a “conspiracy theory” that, as the Christian Post reported, “while a student at the University of Michigan, El-Sayed was ‘an active member’ and vice-president of the Muslim Students’ Association (MSA) – a group founded mainly by members of the Muslim Brotherhood for the express purpose of spreading Wahhabist ideology — an austere form of Islam that insists on literal interpretation of the Quran and views those who disagree as enemies.
The MSA bills itself as a networking and support group for Muslim students. But according to terrorism expert Patrick Poole, the MSA ‘has been a virtual terror factory. Time after time after time again, we see these terrorists . . . MSA leaders, MSA presidents, MSA national presidents — who’ve been implicated, charged and convicted in terrorist plots.’”[17]
Yet throughout El-Sayed’s unsuccessful gubernatorial bid, his campaign refused to address suspicions about his connections to the Muslim Brotherhood except to charge those raising concerns with “Islamophobia.”[18]
In reality, there was abundant reason to be concerned about the priorities and even the loyalties of Muslim candidates, given the fact that mainstream Islamic teaching holds that one’s allegiance to Islam, and to the worldwide Islamic community (umma), transcends all other loyalties, including one’s loyalty to one’s nation. Whenever such concerns arose, they were buried under accusations of “Islamophobia,” and legitimate concerns were ignored.
The strange case of Ammar Campa-Najjar
Take, for example, Ammar Campa-Najjar, a Democratic candidate for a California Congressional seat. Campa-Najjar is not a Muslim at all, but a Christian; nevertheless, he has earned a place in these considerations with his questionable statements about his grandfather. In October 2018, Joel Pollack reported in Breitbart that Campa-Najjar “deleted an Instagram post in which he referred to his grandfather, Palestinian terrorist Muhammad Yousef al-Najjar, as a ‘legend.’ Muhammad Yousef al-Najjar was ‘a senior member of the Palestinian terrorist group Black September that murdered 11 Israeli athletes at the 1972 Munich Olympics,’ according to the Times of Israel, and a deputy for Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) leader Yasser Arafat.”[19]
The Breitbart report added: “Earlier this year, when Campa-Najjar’s roots were first reported, he condemned his grandfather’s actions and supported peace. But in a 2015 Instagram post praising his father, who is a former Palestinian Authority (PA) official and Palestinian ambassador, Campa-Najjar referred to his grandfather as a ‘legend.’ He offered no criticism or condemnation of his grandfather’s terrorist acts. Breitbart News reported the existence of that Instagram post on Monday, as well as another in which he noted that his family was close to Yasser Arafat’s.”[20]
What’s more, Campa-Najjar “received a campaign donation from a Palestinian ambassador; and donated campaign funds to a radical group, CAIR, while taking donations from CAIR officials. Breitbart News reported earlier this week that Campa-Najjar’s campaign made a ‘civic donation’ of $650.00 to CAIR in 2017, and that he had received nearly $9,000 from CAIR officials. Breitbart News had reached out to Campa-Najjar’s campaign Tuesday to ask about his appearance on the ‘top ten’ list of political candidates who had received contributions from ‘Islamist’ sources, as compiled by the Middle East Forum’s ‘Islamist Money in Politics’ (IMIP) project. (Campa-Najjar himself is a Christian, of mixed Palestinian and Mexican-American origin.)”[21]
The money from CAIR is a matter of grave concern. Nihad Awad and Omar Ahmad, two officials of the Islamic Association for Palestine (IAP) (which was listed as one of the Muslim Brotherhood’s allied organizations in the 1991 memorandum), founded this Hamas-linked Muslim Brotherhood group in 1994. The federal government shut down the IAP in 2005 as a Hamas front.
The Immigration and Naturalization Service reported in 2001 that the IAP was so close to its parent organization that it published and distributed Hamas communiqués on its own letterhead, “as well as other written documentation to include the HAMAS charter and glory records, which are tributes to HAMAS’ violent ‘successes.’”[22] Oliver Revell, a former chief of the FBI’s counter-terrorism department, called the IAP “a front organization for Hamas that engages in propaganda for Islamic militants.”[23]
Several CAIR officials have already been convicted of participating in violent jihad activities. Randall Todd (“Ismail”) Royer, CAIR’s former communications specialist and civil rights coordinator, participated in the “Virginia jihad group,” which was indicted on forty-one counts of “conspiracy to train for and participate in a violent jihad overseas.”[24] Royer served over a decade in prison after a plea bargain that had him pleading guilty to lesser charges.[25]
Ghassan Elashi, the founder of CAIR’s Texas chapter, likewise served time in prison for jihad activity. In 2009, he was sentenced to sixty-five years in prison for funneling over $12 million in charitable contributions to Hamas while serving as head of the Holy Land Foundation.[26] Other former CAIR officials have been convicted of jihad terror activities as well, raising the question of how this supposedly moderate group failed so abysmally to distinguish “moderates” from “extremists.”
CAIR itself was named as an unindicted co-conspirator in the Holy Land case. The organization not only facilitated donations to the Holy Land Foundation, but also received money from it – no less than half a million dollars. CAIR cofounder Nihad Awad vehemently denied this when terror researcher Steven Emerson confronted him: “This is an outright lie. Our organization did not receive any seed money from the Holy Land Foundation. CAIR raises its own funds and we challenge Mr. Emerson to provide even a shred of evidence to support his ridiculous claim.” Emerson then published an image of the canceled check.[27]
Meanwhile, the two highest-profile Muslim politicians in the United States, Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) and Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) showed that to dismiss concerns about the loyalty of Muslim candidates simply as signs of “bigotry” was facile and dangerous.
Ilhan Omar
Allegations that Omar had married her brother and funneled campaign funds to the company run by her lover and then husband dogged Omar’s first term as Congresswoman from Minnesota, despite the establishment media’s determination to ignore them. Even more disturbing, however, were the numerous indications that the patriotism and loyalty to the United States of this migrant from Somalia were not as fervent as the media and her supporters would have had us believe.
On October 15, 2017, Omar tweeted about “thousands of Somalis killed by the American forces,” and added the hashtag “#NotTodaySatan,” with “Satan” apparently referring to the American troops who had gone to Somalia on a humanitarian mission.[28]
Then on January 8, 2020, investigative journalist Matt Margolis noted that Omar “was seen laughing and joking around during a House Progressive Caucus press conference about Iran at the same time Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee was talking about U.S. casualties in Iraq. In addition to laughing, at one point, Omar can be seen talking to Rep. Rashida Tlaib behind her, and appears to be joking and smiling, even when she turns back towards the camera.”[29]
However, Omar wasn’t nearly as amused when, as Fox News reported two days later, “a northern Minnesota county on Tuesday night opted to ban the resettlement of refugees within its boundaries.”[30]
Beltrami County, Minnesota voted to ban refugee resettlement after Somali Muslims have arrived in the state in large numbers, making Omar’s district the leading center for jihad terrorist recruitment in the United States.[31] The refugees were also blamed for a sharp rise in rape, sex trafficking and other crimes. Beltrami County voted accordingly. Republican State Rep. Matt Grossell noted: “President Trump empowered counties to have a voice in the decision-making process for the federal refugee resettlement program. Tonight, Beltrami County exercised that option.”[32]
Unlike the deaths of American soldiers, Ilhan Omar found this no laughing matter, tweeting on January 8: “Over 20 years ago, the state of Minnesota welcomed my family with open arms. I never would’ve had the opportunities that led me to Congress had I been rejected. What Beltrami County is doing is denying refugees a chance at a better life.”[33]
So apparently Minnesotans weren’t allowed to try to provide a better life for themselves and their children. They must instead be wholly concerned with providing Muslim migrants a better life. Meanwhile, it didn’t seem to have occurred to Omar that those refugees about whom she was so concerned had a place of refuge in the United States because of the actions of those American soldiers she so disdained.
That incident unfolded two days after Omar, in the wake of the killing of Iranian General Qassem Soleimani, effectively invited the Iranian regime to target Trump hotels in jihad terror attacks, tweeting: “Trump needs to immediately divest from his businesses and comply with the emoluments clause. Iran could threaten Trump hotels *worldwide* and he could provoke war over the loss of revenue from skittish guests. His business interests should not be driving military decisions.”[34]
Omar dismisses all criticism of her statements, which have been remarkably consistent in support jihad and the weakening of the U.S. and its allies, as “Islamophobia,” tweeting: “There is nothing shocking about the right clutching their pearls at everything I say or do. It’s however entertaining to watch how transparently their anti-Muslim rhetoric has been, as they use colorful language to cast me as their lead villain. Bless their hearts!”[35]
She also tweeted a video in which the late comedian George Carlin asserts that the U.S. is “not very good at anything” besides war.[36]
And so once again the question arose: was Ilhan Omar a traitor who hated America? Was it really wise for her opposition to shy away from all efforts to question her loyalties, and to accept the contention that all such questions crossed the line into bigotry?
It was also noteworthy that Omar’s warning that Trump’s “business interests should not be driving military decisions” made no sense, because clearly the fact that Trump owns hotels that Iran could target didn’t stop him from going after the notorious Iranian military leader Qassem Soleimani. But as far as Omar and her ideological allies were concerned, it didn’t matter how much they had to twist their logic into pretzels to get Trump, as long as they made the President look bad. That imperative drove Omar even to give a military suggestion to a hostile foreign power. The mullahs and their henchmen hadn’t said anything about targeting Trump hotels, so here was a United States Congresswoman to give them a marvelous new idea about how they could murder Americans and others, and further menace the United States.
The definition of treason is giving aid and comfort to the enemy. The leaders of the Islamic Republic of Iran order their people to chant “Death to America” in mosques every Friday, and repeatedly vow that they will ultimately destroy the United States of America and the state of Israel. They were doing this before Qassem Soleimani was killed, and before (and during) the conclusion of the nuclear deal with Barack Obama, and they’re doing it now. How was giving them a suggestion about how they could target the United States, whether or not they have or would have thought of it themselves, not giving aid and comfort to the enemy, and hence treason?
When she took the oath of office to become a member of the United States House of Representatives, Omar swore to “support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic,” as well as to “bear true faith and allegiance to the same.” Inviting, out of a hysterical hostility to the President of the United States, a nation that regularly chants “Death to America” to strike American-owned businesses – was that supporting and defending the nation against foreign enemies? If anyone had ever asked Omar such questions, which of course no one did, Omar might well have split hairs and asserted that she suggested no attack on the Constitution, which was what she specifically swore to defend, but clearly the oath uses “Constitution” as a metonymy for the nation as a whole.
Abetting this impression was the fact that Omar on the same day demonstrated her hostility to the country that she had sworn to protect and defend. She tweeted the Carlin video with the comment: “It’s no laughing matter,” just so that we were clear that she didn’t mean any joke. She was seriously offering the claim that the country to which she had sworn allegiance and which she represented in its Legislative Branch was just a war-mongering blunderer that was not good at anything besides being militarily aggressive. Meanwhile, she invited the military aggression of one of America’s foremost enemies. If the Islamic Republic of Iran turned out to be not good at much of anything besides war against the United States, would Ilhan Omar have had any problem with that?
Despite all this and more, it is, of course, inconceivable that any treason charges will ever be brought against Ilhan Omar. Her hatred of America plays well among the American Leftists who share it; the Democratic Party establishment would condemn any such charges as a partisan attack and the attacker as a racist right-wing white supremacist and enemy of all that is good.
Rashida Tlaib
Ilhan Omar’s Congressional colleague, Rep. Rashida Tlaib, has likewise demonstrated many times that it is entirely reasonable to raise questions about where her loyalties really lie. At the celebration following her victory in the Democratic Party Congressional primary, Tlaib wrapped herself in a flag. Not the American flag, but the Palestinian flag.[37]
It was not an isolated moment of simple exuberance; Tlaib has numerous connections to the Palestinian jihad. Journalist Valerie Richardson reported in the Washington Times on January 14, 2019 that Tlaib was posed for photos with “Palestinian activist Abbas Hamideh, a staunch defender of the terrorist group Hezbollah,” at Tlaib’s “swearing-in ceremony in Detroit. Mr. Hamideh tweeted a photo of himself Saturday with Ms. Tlaib along with the caption, ‘I was honored to be at Congresswoman @RashidaTlaib swearing in ceremony in #Detroit and private dinner afterward with the entire family, friends and activists across the country.’”[38]
A year later, according to the Times of Israel, Tlaib “retweeted then removed a tweet falsely blaming Israelis for the death of a Palestinian child.”[39] Tlaib “retweeted a tweet by Hanan Ashrawi, a top Palestinian official, who was quote-tweeting an account, realSeifBitar, that accused Israeli settlers of kidnapping, assaulting and throwing into a well an eight-year-old child.”[40] When it became clear that the child had drowned, rather than being killed by murderous Zionists, Ashrawi published a retraction. In contrast, although she took down her initial retweet, Tlaib didn’t retweet the retraction. Tlaib at that time had nearly 900,000 followers on Twitter. Hundreds of thousands likely saw her initial tweet before she took it down.
Tlaib also displayed an ugly authoritarian streak, saying in an October 2019 speech in Detroit that if Trump Cabinet members failed to comply with Congressional subpoenas issued during the impeachment imbroglio, “they’re trying to figure out, no joke, is it the D.C. police that goes and gets them? We don’t know. Where do we hold them?”[41] Tlaib added: “This is the first time we’ve ever had a situation like this,” and that consequently, she and other Democrat leaders were “trying to tread carefully” into this “uncharted territory.”[42] She volunteered her own district for this noble undertaking: “I will tell them they can hold all those people right here in Detroit.”[43]
Movita Johnson-Harrell
Another Muslim politician, former Pennsylvania State Assembly Rep. Movita Johnson-Harrell, illustrates another concern that Muslim candidates raise, or would raise if the United States had a sane and healthy public square at this point. In March 2019, Johnson-Harrell denounced a Christian prayer in the State Assembly as “Islamophobic.”
The “Islamophobia,” according to Johnson-Harrell, was committed by another state Representative, Stephanie Borowicz, who prayed this to open a legislative session: “Jesus, you are our only hope. At the name of Jesus, every knee will bow and every tongue will confess Jesus, that you are Lord.”[44]
Johnson-Harrell was livid. The prayer, she declared, was “highly offensive to me, my guests, and other members of the House.”[45] In a statement, she added that the prayer “blatantly represented the Islamophobia that exists among some leaders — leaders that are supposed to represent the people. I came to the Capitol to help build bipartisanship and collaborations regardless of race or religion to enhance the quality of life for everyone in the Commonwealth.”[46]
There may have been a real point in there. Rep. Borowicz’s prayer could legitimately have been inappropriate in a setting in which not everyone present was Christian. However, many imams offer prayers at various legislative bodies that are not non-sectarian, but manifestly Islamic and even condemning of Jews and Christians, while the non-Muslim lawmakers stand with oblivious heads bowed.
But “Islamophobic”? This illustrated yet again how absurd charges of “Islamophobia” are, and how some Muslims sometimes regard as offensive any manifestation of faith. Johnson-Harrell’s charge of “Islamophobia” should have come as sobering news for the comfortable Christians of the West who have made an idol out of “interfaith dialogue” and fastidiously avoid saying anything remotely critical about Islam, even as the Muslim persecution of Christians continues worldwide.
Movita Johnson-Harrell provided proof of the futility of such endeavors. By calling Borowicz’s prayer “Islamophobic,” she was in effect saying that the public expression of the Christian Faith mocked Islam and despised Islamic teachings.
The lesson was clear: Christians should make no public expression of their faith at all, and convert to Islam, so as to avoid mocking, provoking, and offending Muslims, and poking them in the eye. Was this what an elected representative to the assembly of a state in the United States of America should have been standing for?
In the face of Johnson-Harrell’s rage, Pennsylvania House Minority Whip Jordan Harris, a Democrat (of course), immediately began to give her what she wanted, stating: “Let me be clear. I am a Christian. I spend my Sunday mornings in church worshiping and being thankful for all that I have. But in no way does that mean I would flaunt my religion at those who worship differently than I do. There is no room in our Capitol building for actions such as this, and it’s incredibly disappointing that today’s opening prayer was so divisive.”[47]
So Harris said that Christians must not flaunt their religion. Not coincidentally, that is exactly what Islamic law says about Christians: that they should carry on their worship quietly, behind closed doors, and never make public display of it. Meanwhile, speaking of flaunting one’s religion, Movita Johnson-Harrell wears a hijab. Harris was not on record objecting to that kind of flaunting one’s religion.
In December 2019, Rep. Johnson-Harrell was charged with perjury, as well as accused of buying luxury clothes and properties with nonprofit funds. She resigned her seat in the Pennsylvania State Assembly.
Movita Johnson-Harrell was not a jihadi. And corrupt officials of all creeds can be found more easily than anything else in this world. However, her story was illustrative of what is perhaps the most important consideration regarding Muslim candidates for elective office in the United States: the career trajectory of Movita Johnson-Harrell is another indication of the dangers of identity politics. She became a state representative because she is a Muslim. She was a symbol of the Democratic Party’s commitment to “diversity.” No one knew or cared whether she would be an honest or competent state representative.
In that, Johnson-Harrell’s story is similar to that of Mohamed Noor, the Muslim police officer in Minneapolis who was hired despite demonstrating his unfitness for the job in numerous ways, and who ultimately shot and killed an unarmed, pajama-clad woman who had called the police to report a rape. Noor was only on the Minneapolis police force because he was a Muslim, despite numerous indications of his incompetence. A woman is dead in that case. In the case of Movita Johnson-Harrell, Medicaid and Social Security disability funds were diverted into her coffers.
The lesson is clear: why don’t we go back to supporting candidates based on their merits, instead of on their religion, ethnicity, race, or gender? Oh, that would be “racist”?
Article posted with permission from Robert Spencer


thewashingtonstandard--2020-07-17--California Insanity & Tyranny:  Churches Shut Down Indefinitely (But Only If You Allow It) & That’s

California Insanity & Tyranny : Churches Shut Down Indefinitely ( But Only If You Allow It ) & That ’ s Not All Editor ’ s Note : This only stands if you , the people of California , sit back and let your tyrannical , Communist governor continue his tyranny .
You must recall him , remove him and prosecute him for his treason against you .
As I have warned many times before , life is not going to be getting back to normal any time soon .
The state of California just instituted a whole bunch of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Department of Health has confirmed that as a result of those new restrictions all in-person church gatherings have been banned “ with no definite end date ” .
Of course , many churches will continue to have online services , but it just isn ’ t the same .
And with greatly reduced revenues coming in for the foreseeable future , a lot of smaller churches may not be able to survive .
It is one thing to lock down a state for a few weeks so that hospitals do not get completely @ @ @ @ @ @ @ looks like California may be locked down for months to come , and some are even speculating that the restrictions could stretch into next year .
When the new restrictions were put into place , a lot of people didn ’ t understand that they included church services too .
Sadly , the California Department of Health has made it clear that no “ indoor religious services ” will be permitted… Each week , the number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the U.S. has continued to rise , and at this point @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of California will lift these new restrictions any time soon .
That also means that there won ’ t be any crowds at sporting events in the state for the foreseeable future either .
NFL players are supposed to start reporting to training camps shortly , but it is starting to become clear that the season is in serious jeopardy .
If the season does move forward , the games will almost certainly be played in stadiums without fans .
That would definitely be required for the three NFL teams that are located @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the clubs are likely to choose to do so as well for safety reasons .
But even if fans are excluded , that still doesn ’ t keep the players safe from one another .
Football is a contact sport , and so any sort of “ social distancing ” is simply not possible .
In such an environment , a virus can spread like wildfire .
And this week we learned that 72 NFL players have already tested positive for COVID-19… There is no way that the NFL can guarantee that players @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the games , and so the players association plans to push for opt-out clauses during negotiations with the owners which would give some players the option to decide not to play if they don ’ t feel it is safe to do so… • An opt-out clause for at-risk players to receive salary ( but not bonuses ) if they decide not to play .
• An opt-out clause for players with at-risk families to earn an accrued season and benefits if they decide not to play .
• An opt-out clause for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ( terms uncertain ) .
• A $ 250,000 stipend guaranteed to all players if they show up to camp and everything is shut down because of COVID-19 concerns .
That amount rises to $ 500,000 if the season starts , only to be shut down .
Of course , there are many , many other things that the players and the owners must agree on before the season starts… The clock is ticking , and NFL owners have been very slow to make progress on these things .
I think that even @ @ @ @ @ @ @ there will be a season , and they have probably been holding off until there was more clarity on the progression of the pandemic .
But at this point the players are starting to run out of patience .
Speaking as a football fan , I am very much looking forward to the 2020 season , and I would be extremely disappointed if it was canceled or if it was stopped before it was fully completed .
Unfortunately , we are being told that either of those scenarios may happen .
For example @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pessimistic about the season in a recent blog post… Every decision this year that prioritizes normalcy over innovation , custom over science or even football over health , significantly reduces our chances of completing the full season .
We don ’ t want to merely return to work and have the season shut down before we even get started .
The NFLPA will do its part to advocate for player safety .
We will continue to hold the NFL accountable and demand that the league use data , science and the recommendations of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
It has been clear for months that we need to find a way to fit football inside the world of coronavirus .
Making decisions outside that lens is both dangerous and irresponsible .
And Dr. Anthony Fauci recently expressed his opinion that “ it would be very hard to see how football is able to be played this fall ” .
Of course , some college football games have already been canceled , and the rest of the college football season is definitely up in the air .
We shall see what @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this point , many people are not optimistic .
If it turns out that there is no football at all this fall , that is going to be extremely depressing .
But the good news is that as I write this article the NFL is still planning to kick off the regular season on September 10th , and so let us hope that actually happens .

California Insanity & Tyranny: Churches Shut Down Indefinitely (But Only If You Allow It) & That’s Not All
Editor’s Note: This only stands if you, the people of California, sit back and let your tyrannical, Communist governor continue his tyranny. You must recall him, remove him and prosecute him for his treason against you.
As I have warned many times before, life is not going to be getting back to normal any time soon. The state of California just instituted a whole bunch of new COVID-19 restrictions, and the California Department of Health has confirmed that as a result of those new restrictions all in-person church gatherings have been banned “with no definite end date”. Of course, many churches will continue to have online services, but it just isn’t the same. And with greatly reduced revenues coming in for the foreseeable future, a lot of smaller churches may not be able to survive. It is one thing to lock down a state for a few weeks so that hospitals do not get completely overwhelmed during a pandemic, but it looks like California may be locked down for months to come, and some are even speculating that the restrictions could stretch into next year.
When the new restrictions were put into place, a lot of people didn’t understand that they included church services too. Sadly, the California Department of Health has made it clear that no “indoor religious services” will be permitted…
The California Department of Health clarified Tuesday to the Daily Caller News Foundation that indoor religious services in the state have been suspended with no definite end date. Over four months after California initially instituted a lockdown on March 19, the state issued a new coronavirus order Monday that rolled back reopening plans. The order mandates that restaurants, bars, churches, fitness centers, hair salons, and barber shops must be closed in 30 of the hardest hit counties in California.
Each week, the number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the U.S. has continued to rise, and at this point, it appears unlikely that the state of California will lift these new restrictions any time soon.
That also means that there won’t be any crowds at sporting events in the state for the foreseeable future either.
NFL players are supposed to start reporting to training camps shortly, but it is starting to become clear that the season is in serious jeopardy.
If the season does move forward, the games will almost certainly be played in stadiums without fans. That would definitely be required for the three NFL teams that are located in California, and the rest of the clubs are likely to choose to do so as well for safety reasons.
But even if fans are excluded, that still doesn’t keep the players safe from one another.
Football is a contact sport, and so any sort of “social distancing” is simply not possible. In such an environment, a virus can spread like wildfire.
And this week we learned that 72 NFL players have already tested positive for COVID-19…
With training camps set to open in less than two weeks, 72 National Football League players had tested positive for COVID-19 as of July 10, according to the players’ association. It was not immediately clear who the players were or which teams they play for.
There is no way that the NFL can guarantee that players will not be exposed to COVID-19 during the games, and so the players association plans to push for opt-out clauses during negotiations with the owners which would give some players the option to decide not to play if they don’t feel it is safe to do so…
An opt-out clause for at-risk players to receive salary (but not bonuses) if they decide not to play.
An opt-out clause for players with at-risk families to earn an accrued season and benefits if they decide not to play.
An opt-out clause for players who leave the team after reporting (terms uncertain).
A $250,000 stipend guaranteed to all players if they show up to camp and everything is shut down because of COVID-19 concerns. That amount rises to $500,000 if the season starts, only to be shut down.
Of course, there are many, many other things that the players and the owners must agree on before the season starts…
The money — whether it’s the pay of players in 2020 or the impact on future salary caps — has to be bargained out. The COVID-19 testing regimens have to be bargained out. The protocols about how camps can be run on a daily basis have to be bargained out. The safety protocols beyond testing have to be bargained out. Equipment changes, such as mandatory face shields, have to be bargained out.
The clock is ticking, and NFL owners have been very slow to make progress on these things.
I think that even the owners aren’t sure if there will be a season, and they have probably been holding off until there was more clarity on the progression of the pandemic. But at this point the players are starting to run out of patience.
In the interest of having everyone on the same page in terms of what we know and don’t know at this time, here are a few things I’ve learned being on four NFLPA calls in the last two weeks with hundreds of other players. Keep in mind our rookies are scheduled to report in 48 hrs pic.twitter.com/wAH1XyQenf — JJ Watt (@JJWatt) July 16, 2020
Speaking as a football fan, I am very much looking forward to the 2020 season, and I would be extremely disappointed if it was canceled or if it was stopped before it was fully completed.
Unfortunately, we are being told that either of those scenarios may happen. For example, NFLPA President J.C. Tretter sounded quite pessimistic about the season in a recent blog post…
Every decision this year that prioritizes normalcy over innovation, custom over science or even football over health, significantly reduces our chances of completing the full season. We don’t want to merely return to work and have the season shut down before we even get started. The NFLPA will do its part to advocate for player safety. We will continue to hold the NFL accountable and demand that the league use data, science and the recommendations of its own medical experts to make decisions. It has been clear for months that we need to find a way to fit football inside the world of coronavirus. Making decisions outside that lens is both dangerous and irresponsible.
And Dr. Anthony Fauci recently expressed his opinion that “it would be very hard to see how football is able to be played this fall”.
Of course, some college football games have already been canceled, and the rest of the college football season is definitely up in the air.
We shall see what happens with college football, but at this point, many people are not optimistic.
If it turns out that there is no football at all this fall, that is going to be extremely depressing.
But the good news is that as I write this article the NFL is still planning to kick off the regular season on September 10th, and so let us hope that actually happens.
Article posted with permission from Michael Snyder


thewashingtonstandard--2020-07-17--CIA Funded YouTube Shuts Down Press For Truth – Dan Dicks Responds (Video)

It ’ s been known for quite a while that Google was started up with taxpayer funds via the Central Intelligence Agency , and as a result , they started YouTube , which makes YouTube a CIA funded entity .
Despite this unconstitutional funding and engagement of fascism , both have grown among the population .
Knowing the unlawful censorship that YouTube has engaged in , the Trump administration has done nothing to stop it in the past 3.5 years .
However , when Press for Truth was banned , Dan Dicks spoke out against the censorship .
As tyranny @ @ @ @ @ @ @ censorship .
We have seen many people ’ s entire YouTube channels deleted , removed in an attempt to control the public ’ s perception of reality , by controlling their access to information .
We have seen Alex Jones , David Icke and many , many others completely removed from the YouTube platform .
Regardless of whether or not we agree with what previously banned accounts have said , we must support their right to say it .
That being said , YouTube just deleted Dan Dicks ’ entire Press For Truth @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Spiro is joined by Dan Dicks of Press For Truth to explain what happened in addition to providing his response and possible solution to YouTube ’ s censorship .
Article posted with permission from Sons of Liberty Media

It’s been known for quite a while that Google was started up with taxpayer funds via the Central Intelligence Agency, and as a result, they started YouTube, which makes YouTube a CIA funded entity. Despite this unconstitutional funding and engagement of fascism, both have grown among the population. Knowing the unlawful censorship that YouTube has engaged in, the Trump administration has done nothing to stop it in the past 3.5 years. However, when Press for Truth was banned, Dan Dicks spoke out against the censorship.
Spiro Skouras has the story.
As tyranny continues to march forward, so does censorship. We have seen many people’s entire YouTube channels deleted, removed in an attempt to control the public’s perception of reality, by controlling their access to information.
We have seen Alex Jones, David Icke and many, many others completely removed from the YouTube platform. Regardless of whether or not we agree with what previously banned accounts have said, we must support their right to say it.
That being said, YouTube just deleted Dan Dicks’ entire Press For Truth YouTube channel. In this interview, Spiro is joined by Dan Dicks of Press For Truth to explain what happened in addition to providing his response and possible solution to YouTube’s censorship.
Article posted with permission from Sons of Liberty Media


thewashingtonstandard--2020-07-17--Assange Extradition?  Former British Ambassador:  One Outrage After Another

For some reason , Donald Trump rode in on the coattails of what Wikileaks founder Julian Assange published and yet , when it comes to protecting Assange ’ s journalism , the Trump administration seems hellbent on attacking him , even extraditing him to the US to face criminal charges rather than draining the swamp as promised .
The US ’ position on Assange is a clear testimony to Trumpites and Q followers how deceived they have been .
Still , at least one former British ambassador calls it for what it is , an outrage !
The latest on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ imprisonment of Julian Assange has been a catalogue of gross injustice heaped upon gross injustice , while a complicit media and indoctrinated population looks the other way .
In a truly extraordinary twist , Assange is now being extradited on the basis of an indictment served in the UK , which is substantially different to the actual indictment he now faces in Virginia if extradited .
The Assange hearing was adjourned after its first full week , and its resumption has since been delayed by coronavirus .
In that first full week , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ their legal arguments over the indictment .
As I reported in detail to an audience of millions , Assange ’ s legal team fairly well demolished the key arguments of the prosecution during that hearing .
This extract from my report of the Defense case is of particular relevance to what has since happened : For the defense , Mark Summers QC stated that the USA charges were entirely dependent on three factual accusations of Assange behavior : 1 ) Assange helped Manning to decode a hash key to access classified material .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ allegation from the evidence of the Manning court-martial .
2 ) Assange solicited the material from Manning Summers stated this was provably wrong from information available to the public 3 ) Assange knowingly put lives at risk Summers stated this was provably wrong both from publicly available information and from specific involvement of the US government .
In summary , Summers stated the US government knew that the allegations being made were false as to fact , and they were demonstrably made in bad faith .
This was therefore an abuse of process @ @ @ @ @ @ @ extradition request .
He described the above three counts as “ rubbish , rubbish and rubbish ” .
Summers then walked through the facts of the case .
He said the charges from the USA divide the materials leaked by Manning to WikiLeaks into three categories : a ) Diplomatic Cables b ) Guantanamo detainee assessment briefs c ) Iraq War rules of engagement d ) Afghan and Iraqi war logs Summers then methodically went through a ) , b ) , c ) and d ) relating each in turn to alleged @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 3 ) , making twelve counts of explanation and exposition in all .
This comprehensive account took some four hours and I shall not attempt to capture it here .
I will rather give highlights , but will relate occasionally to the alleged behavior number and/or the alleged materials letter .
I hope you follow that – it took me some time to do so !
On 1 ) Summers at great length demonstrated conclusively that Manning had access to each material a ) b ) c ) d ) provided to WikiLeaks @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and had that access before ever contacting Assange .
Nor had Manning needed a code to conceal her identity as the prosecution alleged – the database for intelligence analysts Manning could access – as could thousands of others – did not require a username or password to access it from a work military computer .
Summers quoted testimony of several officers from Manning ’ s court-martial to confirm this .
Nor would breaking the systems admin code on the system give Manning access to any additional classified databases .
Summers quoted evidence from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ been accepted , that the reason Manning wanted to get in to systems admin was to allow soldiers to put their video-games and movies on their government laptops , which in fact happened frequently .
Magistrate Baraitser twice made major interruptions .
She observed that if Chelsea Manning did not know she could not be traced as the user who downloaded the databases , she might have sought Assange ’ s assistance to crack a code to conceal her identity from ignorance she did not need to do that , and to assist @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Summers pointed out that Manning knew that she did not need a username and password , because she actually accessed all the materials without one .
Baraitser replied that this did not constitute proof she knew she could not be traced .
Summers said in logic it made no sense to argue that she was seeking a code to conceal her user ID and password , where there was no user ID and password .
Baraitser replied again he could not prove that .
At this point Summers became somewhat testy and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ through the court martial evidence again .
Of which more… Baraitser also made the point that even if Assange were helping Manning to crack an admin code , even if it did not enable Manning to access any more databases , that still was unauthorized use and would constitute the crime of aiding and abetting computer misuse , even if for an innocent purpose .
Now while there is no evidence that judge Baraitser is giving any serious consideration to the defense case , what this has done is show the prosecutors the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ them serious problems should they get Julian to trial in the United States .
In particular , they are wary of the strong freedom of speech protections in the US constitution and so are desperate to portray Julian as a hacker , and not a journalist .
But , as you can see above , their case for this is not looking strong .
So the prosecution needed a different case .
They have therefore entirely changed the indictment against Julian in Virginia , and brought in a superseding indictment .
As you @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to charges firmly grounded in “ hacking ” , rather than in publishing leaks about appalling American war crimes .
The new indictment is based on the evidence of a “ supergrass ” , Sigurdur Thordarson , who was acting as a paid informant to the FBI during his contact with WikiLeaks .
Thordarson is fond of money and is a serial criminal .
He was convicted on December 22 , 2014 by Reykjanes District Court in Iceland of stealing over $ 40,000 and over 13,000 euro from WikiLeaks “ Sunshine Press ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Julian Assange , and given a two year jail sentence .
Thordarson is also a convicted sex offender , and was convicted after being turned in to the police by Assange , who found the evidence – including of offenses involving a minor – on Thordarson ’ s computer .
There appears scope to doubt the motives and credentials of the FBI ’ s supergrass .
The FBI have had Thordarson ’ s “ evidence ” against Assange since long before the closing date for submissions in the extradition hearing , which @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they now feel the need to deploy this rather desperate stuff is a good sign of how they feel the extradition hearing has gone so far , as an indicator of the prospects of a successful prosecution in the USA .
This leaves the UK extradition in a state of absolute farce .
I was involved in discussion with WikiLeaks about what would happen when the superseding indictment was introduced at the procedural hearing last month .
It ought not to have been accepted – it is over a year since the closing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ arguments on the old indictment have already been heard .
The new indictment is plainly designed to redress flaws in the old one exposed at the hearing .
The superseding indictment also is designed to counter defense witness affidavits which have been disclosed to the prosecution , including expert witness testimony which refutes the indictment on Assange ’ s alleged hacking assistance to Manning – until now the sole ground of the “ hacking ” accusation .
This switch , we averred , was an outrageous proposition .
Was the whole hearing to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ new indictment ?
Then , to our amazement , the prosecution did not put forward the new indictment at the procedural hearing at all .
To avoid these problems , it appears they are content to allow the extradition hearing to go ahead on the old indictment , when that is not in fact the indictment which awaits Assange in the United States .
This is utterly outrageous .
The prosecution will argue that the actual espionage charges themselves have not changed .
But it is the indictment which forms the basis of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ which would form the basis of any US prosecution .
To have extradition decided on the merits of one indictment when the accused actually faces another is an outrage .
To change the indictment long after the hearing is underway and defense evidence has been seen is an outrage .
The lack of media outrage is an outrage .
None of which will come as any shock to those of us who have been paying attention .
We have to continue to build public consciousness of the fact that the annihilation of a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on a catalogue of state lies and dodgy procedure , is not an act that the state can undertake without damage to the very soul of the nation .
Article posted with permission from Sons of Liberty Media

For some reason, Donald Trump rode in on the coattails of what Wikileaks founder Julian Assange published and yet, when it comes to protecting Assange’s journalism, the Trump administration seems hellbent on attacking him, even extraditing him to the US to face criminal charges rather than draining the swamp as promised. The US’ position on Assange is a clear testimony to Trumpites and Q followers how deceived they have been. Still, at least one former British ambassador calls it for what it is, an outrage!
The latest on Assange comes from Craig Murray:
The imprisonment of Julian Assange has been a catalogue of gross injustice heaped upon gross injustice, while a complicit media and indoctrinated population looks the other way. In a truly extraordinary twist, Assange is now being extradited on the basis of an indictment served in the UK, which is substantially different to the actual indictment he now faces in Virginia if extradited.
The Assange hearing was adjourned after its first full week, and its resumption has since been delayed by coronavirus. In that first full week, both the prosecution and the defense outlined their legal arguments over the indictment. As I reported in detail to an audience of millions, Assange’s legal team fairly well demolished the key arguments of the prosecution during that hearing.
This extract from my report of the Defense case is of particular relevance to what has since happened:
For the defense, Mark Summers QC stated that the USA charges were entirely dependent on three factual accusations of Assange behavior: 1) Assange helped Manning to decode a hash key to access classified material.
Summers stated this was a provably false allegation from the evidence of the Manning court-martial. 2) Assange solicited the material from Manning
Summers stated this was provably wrong from information available to the public 3) Assange knowingly put lives at risk
Summers stated this was provably wrong both from publicly available information and from specific involvement of the US government. In summary, Summers stated the US government knew that the allegations being made were false as to fact, and they were demonstrably made in bad faith. This was therefore an abuse of process which should lead to dismissal of the extradition request. He described the above three counts as “rubbish, rubbish and rubbish”. Summers then walked through the facts of the case. He said the charges from the USA divide the materials leaked by Manning to WikiLeaks into three categories: a) Diplomatic Cables
b) Guantanamo detainee assessment briefs
c) Iraq War rules of engagement
d) Afghan and Iraqi war logs Summers then methodically went through a), b), c) and d) relating each in turn to alleged behaviors 1), 2) and 3), making twelve counts of explanation and exposition in all. This comprehensive account took some four hours and I shall not attempt to capture it here. I will rather give highlights, but will relate occasionally to the alleged behavior number and/or the alleged materials letter. I hope you follow that – it took me some time to do so! On 1) Summers at great length demonstrated conclusively that Manning had access to each material a) b) c) d) provided to WikiLeaks without needing any code from Assange, and had that access before ever contacting Assange. Nor had Manning needed a code to conceal her identity as the prosecution alleged – the database for intelligence analysts Manning could access – as could thousands of others – did not require a username or password to access it from a work military computer. Summers quoted testimony of several officers from Manning’s court-martial to confirm this. Nor would breaking the systems admin code on the system give Manning access to any additional classified databases. Summers quoted evidence from the Manning court-martial, where this had been accepted, that the reason Manning wanted to get in to systems admin was to allow soldiers to put their video-games and movies on their government laptops, which in fact happened frequently. Magistrate Baraitser twice made major interruptions. She observed that if Chelsea Manning did not know she could not be traced as the user who downloaded the databases, she might have sought Assange’s assistance to crack a code to conceal her identity from ignorance she did not need to do that, and to assist would still be an offense by Assange. Summers pointed out that Manning knew that she did not need a username and password, because she actually accessed all the materials without one. Baraitser replied that this did not constitute proof she knew she could not be traced. Summers said in logic it made no sense to argue that she was seeking a code to conceal her user ID and password, where there was no user ID and password. Baraitser replied again he could not prove that. At this point Summers became somewhat testy and short with Baraitser, and took her through the court martial evidence again. Of which more… Baraitser also made the point that even if Assange were helping Manning to crack an admin code, even if it did not enable Manning to access any more databases, that still was unauthorized use and would constitute the crime of aiding and abetting computer misuse, even if for an innocent purpose.
Now while there is no evidence that judge Baraitser is giving any serious consideration to the defense case, what this has done is show the prosecutors the holes in their argument which would cause them serious problems should they get Julian to trial in the United States. In particular, they are wary of the strong freedom of speech protections in the US constitution and so are desperate to portray Julian as a hacker, and not a journalist. But, as you can see above, their case for this is not looking strong.
So the prosecution needed a different case. They have therefore entirely changed the indictment against Julian in Virginia, and brought in a superseding indictment.
As you can see, this is about switching to charges firmly grounded in “hacking”, rather than in publishing leaks about appalling American war crimes. The new indictment is based on the evidence of a “supergrass”, Sigurdur Thordarson, who was acting as a paid informant to the FBI during his contact with WikiLeaks.
Thordarson is fond of money and is a serial criminal. He was convicted on December 22, 2014 by Reykjanes District Court in Iceland of stealing over $40,000 and over 13,000 euro from WikiLeaks “Sunshine Press” accounts by forging documents in the name of Julian Assange, and given a two year jail sentence. Thordarson is also a convicted sex offender, and was convicted after being turned in to the police by Assange, who found the evidence – including of offenses involving a minor – on Thordarson’s computer.
There appears scope to doubt the motives and credentials of the FBI’s supergrass.
The FBI have had Thordarson’s “evidence” against Assange since long before the closing date for submissions in the extradition hearing, which was June 19, 2019. That they now feel the need to deploy this rather desperate stuff is a good sign of how they feel the extradition hearing has gone so far, as an indicator of the prospects of a successful prosecution in the USA.
This leaves the UK extradition in a state of absolute farce. I was involved in discussion with WikiLeaks about what would happen when the superseding indictment was introduced at the procedural hearing last month. It ought not to have been accepted – it is over a year since the closing date, and a week of opening arguments on the old indictment have already been heard. The new indictment is plainly designed to redress flaws in the old one exposed at the hearing.
The superseding indictment also is designed to counter defense witness affidavits which have been disclosed to the prosecution, including expert witness testimony which refutes the indictment on Assange’s alleged hacking assistance to Manning – until now the sole ground of the “hacking” accusation. This switch, we averred, was an outrageous proposition. Was the whole hearing to start again on the basis of the new indictment?
Outrage Upon Outrage
Then, to our amazement, the prosecution did not put forward the new indictment at the procedural hearing at all. To avoid these problems, it appears they are content to allow the extradition hearing to go ahead on the old indictment, when that is not in fact the indictment which awaits Assange in the United States. This is utterly outrageous. The prosecution will argue that the actual espionage charges themselves have not changed. But it is the indictment which forms the basis of the extradition hearing and the different indictment which would form the basis of any US prosecution.
To have extradition decided on the merits of one indictment when the accused actually faces another is an outrage. To change the indictment long after the hearing is underway and defense evidence has been seen is an outrage. The lack of media outrage is an outrage.
None of which will come as any shock to those of us who have been paying attention. We have to continue to build public consciousness of the fact that the annihilation of a journalist for exposing war crimes, based on a catalogue of state lies and dodgy procedure, is not an act that the state can undertake without damage to the very soul of the nation.
Article posted with permission from Sons of Liberty Media


thewashingtonstandard--2020-07-17--Trump Warned Epstein’s Island Was “Absolute Cesspool” In 2015 – Hasn’t Done Anything About It Since

Trump Warned Epstein ’ s Island Was “ Absolute Cesspool ” In 2015 – Hasn ’ t Done Anything About It Since Becoming President For all of the talk about draining the swamp and upholding his oath of office , President Donald Trump has done anything but either of those things .
In fact , we have demonstrated over and over again that what the man says and what he does are two different things .
Furthermore , the following content may not be so much as damaging to snowflakes as it will be for Trump idolators .
Beware !
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ ask Prince Andrew about his good friend Jeffrey Epstein ’ s so-called ‘ pedo ’ island , calling it an “ absolute cesspool.
” According to The Sun , Trump ’ s comments came around the time that accuser Virginia Roberts Giuffre alleged that Epstein coerced her into having sex with Prince Andrew on three separate occasions when she was 17 .
Giuffre described in detail a March 10 , 2001 encounter with the prince in which she says she danced with him at a London nightclub before he had sex with her @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Ghislaine Maxwell , who was basically Epstein ’ s girlfriend , madam and honeypot trap that was tied directly to Israel , was arrested , but if you think she is going to sing like a bird , you are sadly mistaken .
Andrew isn ’ t the secret to this and neither is Epstein .
Maxwell is the key and one wonders if she is going to meet an untimely death in the hands of the state .
Article posted with permission from Sons of Liberty Media

Trump Warned Epstein’s Island Was “Absolute Cesspool” In 2015 – Hasn’t Done Anything About It Since Becoming President
For all of the talk about draining the swamp and upholding his oath of office, President Donald Trump has done anything but either of those things. In fact, we have demonstrated over and over again that what the man says and what he does are two different things. Furthermore, the following content may not be so much as damaging to snowflakes as it will be for Trump idolators. Beware!
Tyler Durden reports from Zero Hedge:
President Trump suggested in 2015 that reporters ask Prince Andrew about his good friend Jeffrey Epstein’s so-called ‘pedo’ island, calling it an “absolute cesspool.”
According to The Sun, Trump’s comments came around the time that accuser Virginia Roberts Giuffre alleged that Epstein coerced her into having sex with Prince Andrew on three separate occasions when she was 17.
Giuffre described in detail a March 10, 2001 encounter with the prince in which she says she danced with him at a London nightclub before he had sex with her.
It’s not just that. Ghislaine Maxwell, who was basically Epstein’s girlfriend, madam and honeypot trap that was tied directly to Israel, was arrested, but if you think she is going to sing like a bird, you are sadly mistaken.
Andrew isn’t the secret to this and neither is Epstein. Maxwell is the key and one wonders if she is going to meet an untimely death in the hands of the state.
Article posted with permission from Sons of Liberty Media


thewashingtonstandard--2020-07-17--A Governor Abiding By The Law:  SD Governor Noem ” We Let The Businesses Stay Open, We Let People Go

A Governor Abiding By The Law : SD Governor Noem ” We Let The Businesses Stay Open , We Let People Go To Work ” It ’ s interesting to watch women lead the men , which in the Bible is a judgment against a nation .
From Shelly Luther to Lindsey Graham to South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem , they have stood their ground in the face of tyranny and I ask of the men in the united States , where are you standing ?
Some have obviously stood alongside these women and other men have taken a stand @ @ @ @ @ @ @ we are seeing against the tyranny of the scamdemic known as COVID-19 , Governor Noem said that her position was to “ give people their freedom , ” and that means simply letting people be free to do what they do , open their businesses and go to work .
Noem said , “ I think what we did here in South Dakota is really remarkable because we gave people their freedom.
” Kelen McBreen points out , “ South Dakota was the only state in the nation that didn ’ t force @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of only seven states that didn ’ t issue a “ stay-at-home ” order.
” “ We let the businesses stay open , we let people go to work , we told them to be smart , and we also asked them to be personally responsible , ” Noem noted .
“ And , we ’ re seeing benefits of that each and every day in South Dakota.
” “ According to the national experts , did everything wrong , ” Noem declared .
“ We did what the people on the ground @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and came out better for it.
” Unlike President Donald Trump , instead of praising herself , she praised the people she serves .
“ So , I really think the people of South Dakota stepped up .
They did the right thing and they trusted me .
I trusted them and they made the right decision.
” Remember , this the governor of the state the houses Mt .
Rushmore that is being attacked by anti-Americans .
When asked if there were any breakouts after her event , she responded , “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ really good .
We would have started to see that a few days ago , and we continue to decline.
” When asked what advice she would give to other governors , Noem responded , “ Trust your people .
Don ’ t lay down mandates that are going to hinder the ability that they need to really get through this difficult time .
Trust them , give them the facts , let them make decisions that are right for their families.
” The obvious question to the people of the united States @ @ @ @ @ @ @ state that didn ’ t shut down businesses not experiencing a surge in cases and deaths , unlike the tyranny imposed in California and Texas ?
Answer : The whole thing is a sham , and the American people are swallowing it… hook , line and sinker .
Article posted with permission from Sons of Liberty Media

A Governor Abiding By The Law: SD Governor Noem ” We Let The Businesses Stay Open, We Let People Go To Work”
It’s interesting to watch women lead the men, which in the Bible is a judgment against a nation. From Shelly Luther to Lindsey Graham to South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem, they have stood their ground in the face of tyranny and I ask of the men in the united States, where are you standing? Some have obviously stood alongside these women and other men have taken a stand, but in the latest evidence that we are seeing against the tyranny of the scamdemic known as COVID-19, Governor Noem said that her position was to “give people their freedom,” and that means simply letting people be free to do what they do, open their businesses and go to work.
Noem said, “I think what we did here in South Dakota is really remarkable because we gave people their freedom.”
Kelen McBreen points out, “South Dakota was the only state in the nation that didn’t force businesses to close down and was one of only seven states that didn’t issue a “stay-at-home” order.”
“We let the businesses stay open, we let people go to work, we told them to be smart, and we also asked them to be personally responsible,” Noem noted. “And, we’re seeing benefits of that each and every day in South Dakota.”
“According to the national experts, did everything wrong,” Noem declared. “We did what the people on the ground saw. We aggressively addressed those situations and came out better for it.”
Unlike President Donald Trump, instead of praising herself, she praised the people she serves.
“So, I really think the people of South Dakota stepped up. They did the right thing and they trusted me. I trusted them and they made the right decision.”
Remember, this the governor of the state the houses Mt. Rushmore that is being attacked by anti-Americans.
When asked if there were any breakouts after her event, she responded, “No, actually we’re doing really good. We would have started to see that a few days ago, and we continue to decline.”
When asked what advice she would give to other governors, Noem responded, “Trust your people. Don’t lay down mandates that are going to hinder the ability that they need to really get through this difficult time. Trust them, give them the facts, let them make decisions that are right for their families.”
The obvious question to the people of the united States is this: Why is the only state that didn’t shut down businesses not experiencing a surge in cases and deaths, unlike the tyranny imposed in California and Texas?
Answer: The whole thing is a sham, and the American people are swallowing it… hook, line and sinker.
Article posted with permission from Sons of Liberty Media