Almost two weeks in, it’s been a rough Ramadan. For infidels, that is. Ramadan is a month-long celebration to commemorate the supposed revelation of the Koran to Mohammad.
The lowest point thus far is the murderous rampage of a Muslim radical at a nightclub for gays in Orlando, Florida. 50 dead and another 53 wounded.
Four Israelis were killed in a Ramadan-related attack on a restaurant in Tel Aviv last week.
And there have been several other acts of terrorism in the Middle East since the Muslim holiday began on June 5. It lasts until July 5 and I’m sure we can expect a few more tragic incidents.
Although the President did call the shootings an “act of terror,” he quickly added that it was also “an act of hate.” I would think that every act of terrorism is an act of hate. But what do I know?
Nonetheless, the President’s characterization leaves open the door that the Orlando shooter, Omar Mateen, didn’t do what he did because of his Islamic beliefs, but because he hated gays.
Well, first, it’s pretty safe to say that as a radicalized Muslim, Mateen hated gays. Most Islamic terrorists do. Most Islamic societies and governments do. In fact, it is illegal to be homosexual in many Muslim nations. And in several, gays are prosecuted and sometimes executed.
But, unlike the President, we can assume Mateen committed this atrocity as a result of his Islamic faith. First, because he said so. In fact, he phoned 911 and pledged his allegiance to ISIS. Several patrons who escaped said they heard him yelling, “Allahu Akbar!” Then, ISIS released a video in which they took responsibility for influencing the rampage.
Finally, within hours of the shootings, we learned that the FBI had investigated Mateen in 2013 and again in 2014 because of his terrorist sympathies.
Reports are also now beginning to surface that Mateen’s wife may have known about the attack beforehand and perhaps even drove him to the nightclub that night.
But the politically-correct crowd will continue to glom on to any hint that this horrendous act may have been inspired by anything but Mateen’s Islamic radicalization. And they’ll ignore the implications of Islamic terrorism inside our borders and seek to make this a gun-control issue.
transmitted by Hal Lindsey – 6/17/2016
