"Unwarranted Gullibility"

Oh, that sea of Iranians protesting the killing of Qasem Soleimani, ruthless and evil general of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard!

[photo credit]

But is Soleimani as beloved as he appears in the photos and videos?

According to Masih Alinejad, who wrote the commentary piece Don’t believe Iranian propaganda about the mourning for Soleimani, which appeared in the Washington Post on January 6, 2020:

...Some Iranians have compared the funeral services for Soleimani to those held for the Nazi leader Reinhard Heydrich, the Butcher of Prague, killed by Allied agents during World War II....

[...]

...Some [social media voices] complain of the pressure to attend services for [Soleimani].

There are many Iranian voices who think Soleimani was a war criminal, but Western journalists rarely reach out to them. Ironically, the Western media is more skeptical of such state-organized events in other countries, such as Russia or North Korea, but seems to leave its critical sense at the border when it comes to the Islamic Republic. While it’s true that Western correspondents face daunting conditions when it comes to reporting the truth from Iran, that shouldn’t excuse the many times they’ve shown unwarranted gullibility toward the official version of events....

Smoke and mirrors — favoring such evil as Soelimani furthered by Western media. Ugh.

Recommended Reading

See “ONE more thing….”, written by my friend Z and published on October 30, 2017, at the blog GeeeZ.

For your convenience, the complete blog post is copied and pasted below the fold. Worth your time!

Speaking Of Fake News...

Gutfeld is right!  Our media often take fiction as fact because fiction fits their assumptions (cognitive bias):



This morning's big story on the news: Trump Said to Be Told of Unverified Russian Intelligence. Apparently, the 35-page document, which is unverified, has been floating around for months, and Trump Organization official Executive Vice President Michael Cohen has never been to Prague.

[hat tip to Infidel Bloggers Alliance for the video in this blog post]

Recommended Reading

See Has ISIS Infiltrated Homeland Security? Orlando Terrorist Worked for Major DHS Contractor: Orlando nightclub terrorist worked for major DHS contractor that secures “90 percent of U.S. nuclear facilities” by Paul Sperry.

Also see Homeland Security Told Not To Say ‘Jihad’ Or ‘Sharia’ Or Any Words ‘Disrespectful To Muslims'. Note the timing!

Willful Blindness

Click on the graphic to enlarge it:

Flashback to February 2016: DHS ordered me to scrub records of Muslims with terror ties.

Disneyland-Bound Muslim "Family": The Rest Of The Story

See UK Muslim Family Who Blamed Islamophobia and Trump for Disney Travel Ban Linked to Taliban and Al Qaeda.

According to this YouTube link:

John Kerry's "Rationale"

From CBS News, November 17, 2015:

Secretary of State John Kerry on Tuesday suggested that the "rationale" for the terrorist attack against the satirical French publication Charlie Hebdo, which left 12 people dead in January, is more understandable than any rationale for last week's attacks in Paris.

"There's something different about what happened from Charlie Hebdo, and I think everybody would feel that," he said in remarks at the U.S. Embassy in Paris. "There was a sort of particularized focus and perhaps even a legitimacy in terms of - not a legitimacy, but a rationale that you could attach yourself to somehow and say, 'Okay, they're really angry because of this and that.'..."

The full text of Kerry's statement is HERE at the U.S. Department of State's web site.

This creature is the U.S. Secretary of State?

Clock Boy's Award

CAIR's Muslim of the Year Award (2015) for Clock Boy Ahmed Mohamed. The award includes a gold clock on the right panel:

Clock Boy will be participating in Astronomy Night at the White House tonight by special invitation from Barack Hussein Obama. Astronomy Night honors top scientists.

Clock Boy's "invention" ("cool clock," according to Obama):

White House Invitations

Who is the real hero?

Ahmed Mohamed has been invited to the White House for October 19, an astronomy night the White House is hosting for top scientists.

No word yet on a White House invitation for Army veteran Chris Mintz.

Related reading: There is now a Halloween costume of Ahmed Mohamed, the 'clock bomb boy'.

Video: Boy arrested for clock had prior suspensions:

"Cool Clock"?

[In case you need it: mainstream media background information about Ahmed Mohamed the Clock Maker and information about a few of the responses he has received]

REALLY?

According to this article (If information is outdated, please so state in the comments section):

...Officer James McLellan said Thursday [September 17, 2015] the family is free now to recover the clock that was seized as evidence, but the family has not kept appointments for meetings to do so.

Irving police and school officials have said they handled the situation properly in an abundance of caution.

Irving Independent School District Communications Director Lesley Weaver said there is more information, but it cannot be released without a privacy waiver from the family.

“All they have to do is sign a release form and we’ll be able to give a different perspective of what happened that day in the classroom and the hours following,” she said....

Obama And Gitmo

Dated January 15, 2015: Freed Gitmo Captive Opens ISIS Base in Afghanistan.

Also dated January 15, 2015: five more Gitmo detainees were freed this week.

Question for readers here: Why is Obama so determined to empty Gitmo?

Nincompoopery — And Worse

(Weekend roundup post.   For the definition of nincompoop, see THIS in the Urban Dictionary. Commenters are encouraged to post links that tell of more nincompoopery)

Links to read (more possibly added as the weekend progresses):

[Mr. Universal Knowledge] Allah arrested for theft of 300-year-old Stradivarius violin worth $6,000,000

Jordanian lawyers sue Google over anti-Islam video

You cannot Just say No to the Obamacare race questionnaire: State your race and ethnicity, or no doctor for you

[WaPo] HealthCare.gov can’t handle appeals of enrollment errors

Man spends four decades in mental hospital for stealing $20 necklace

A 'tsunami' of store closings expected to hit retail

6.3 million eligible for Medicaid since Obamacare launch: U.S. agency

ObamaCare death debt? States can seize assets to recoup Medicaid costs [and heirs could be on the hook to pay for their parents' care]

Silencing Voices

(hat tip to Jihad Watch)

CAIR/ISNA spokeswoman:

Media in the US is very gullible...If you have something to say, especially as a Muslim, they'll come running to you. Take advantage of that!

If you have a few minutes, please watch the following video, which includes a panel with two anti-Islamist Muslims:

A Few Politically Incorrect Questions

In Australia (hat tip to Bare Naked Islam):


The questions asked by the woman in the video:

Nincompoopery

(Weekend roundup post.   For the definition of nincompoop, see THIS. Commenters are encouraged to post links that tell of more nincompoopery)

Links to read (more may be added as the weekend progresses):

NYC sends health teams to post-Sandy food handouts, rubbing some wrong way

New Beltway express lanes lead to crashes and changes

Barack Obama blunders again on the world stage

What Do Benghazi and Fort Hood Have In Common?

(With a hat tip to Infidel Bloggers Alliance)

Connect the dots. Obama is reticent to call a terrorist attack by its correct name: Islamic jihad.  On the other hand, Obama frequently reminds us of how much Islam has contributed to America.

Islamophobia Kills

When Muslims are involved, child-protection laws get thrown out the window for fear of offending Muslims (hat tip to Razor Sharp Claws):


Additional information, including the verdict, HERE (hat tip to A New Dark Age Is Dawning). Brief excerpt:

The Muslim Brotherhood's Inroads

Please watch the video below the fold (hat tip to Will):

The Power Of Film

Hat tip to Jihad Watch:

Check out the trailer and the film's posters in the continuation of this post. This new Turkish film apparently emphasizes "America's paranoia with the Islamic world after 9/11."