Wednesday, May 20, 2009
Politics / Silverman FrontPage Magazine: Tennessee a 'Stronghold for Radical Islamic Forces'
Posted by Jack Silverman on Wed, May 20, 2009 at 5:49 AM
The Bible-belt state of Tennessee is not known to have been targeted by Al-Qaeda or any other radical Islamic terrorist group, but the Volunteer State may be becoming a hotbed for the growth of extremism. Reports from Nashville, Shelbyville, and Dover indicate that Tennessee has gradually become a stronghold for radical Islamic forces that are transforming parts of the state.Reports indicate that "Tennessee has gradually become a stronghold for radical Islamic forces that are transforming parts of the state." Don't mince words now, Ryan! Let's examine Mauro's evidence for this weighty assertion: The Nashville situation: Mauro cites a March 17 story "reported" by the paranoid, ultra-hawkish Dave Gaubatz and discussed here on Pith, suggesting that Nashville's Al-Farooq Islamic Center is a breeding ground for Somali jihadists. The Shelbyville situation: Shelbyville Times-Gazette reporter Brian Mosely wrote a series of articles on the challenges the city's Somali refugees face, their resistance to assimilation and the clash of cultures that ensues. (Mauro writes, "They often try to haggle with storeowners, and sometimes refuse to speak to female supervisors at stores, schools and hospitals." Sounds like terrorists to me!) The Dover situation: "According to unconfirmed reports received by the Christian Action Network, where I serve as a national security researcher," Mauro writes, "some of these Somalis have moved to this compound, run by a group called Muslims of America, a front for Jamaat ul-Fuqra. The residents here are followers of a radical Muslim cleric named Sheikh Mubarak Gilani, who currently lives in Lahore, Pakistan." "Unconfirmed reports received by the Christian Action Network." That oozes credibility: I'm picturing the source as a blog post comment attributed to someone with the pseudonym "TheseColorsDon'tRun."
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Those poor Dover Muslims probably have to drive all the way to Clarksville to find a mosque.
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i think the somalis are great - they make great cab drivers-i love it when they are driving me around in circles - over charging me and telling me i don't know where i'm going -
man pith you are so right - we need lots more!!!
I've had the same treatment here from some aspiring songwriters who drive cabs. What's your point? We should tell all Somalis and aspiring songwriters to get the hell out of Nashville?
yes - if your stupid enough to let song writers drive you around - good luck moron
I'm curious, Mr. Silverman,
How do you mainstream media types get your marching orders from the leftist political structure? Or, do you just instinctively know how to handle every subject because of your education or your social circle? It's always been interesting to me. What's the secret handshake for you guys? I mean, it's more than a coincidence, it seems. Or, is it simply that you are trying to support the adminstration's efforts to "reform" our stance on the Muslim world? (As if we are doing anything differently anyway)
In the article you reference here, I notice a lot of omissions on your part. You aren't interested in checking the reports of the townsfolk of Shelbyville, or the firefighters' experiences? You aren't interested in the investigative efforts of the former AFOSI agent he quoted? Hitting children? Polygamy? Child marriages? You aren't interested in any possible connections between this mosque and madrassas in Pakistan?
What are you doing? You are being less than subtle by far.
