FEDS COMING AFTER BLOGS

The FBI, hatchet boys for CAIR, are coming after the blogs. SICK! The Baron has this jawdropper concerning this story I ran here: ST. LOUIS: "LITTLE BOSNIA".
Unless you guys want to foot my legal bills, watch what you write. Apparently in the nanny state, blog owners are responsible for readers comments. What next? Responsible for your thoughts too?

In the war on Islamic jihad, everyone is guilty except Islam. Pathetic.

Making the Case for Temperate Speech Gates of Vienna (hat tip Jane)

I’ve taken a lot of flak for enforcing this rule, and have endured my share of reproach and ridicule for my namby-pamby sissified cowardly fear of frank and unrestrained argument. I’ve been accused of succumbing to the dictates of political correctness, and have even allegedly driven one blogger out of blogging through his disgust at my disgraceful example.

But there is a prudent and practical reason for my policy, as demonstrated today by the actions of the federal government towards two prominent blogs, Gateway Pundit and Little Green Footballs.

According to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch:

Mosque threatened, Muslim group says

A national Muslim civil rights organization has asked the FBI to investigate what it considers threats made on the Internet against a Bosnian mosque in St. Louis.

One blog post cited by the group made reference to vandalism and another to the use of dynamite.

Zachary Lowe, a special agent in the St. Louis office of the FBI, said Tuesday that while he could not confirm an investigation, the bureau “takes all threats against people very seriously, especially religious and ethnic groups.”

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The comments were made on at least two blogs and related to a posting about a minaret being built at the mosque. The mosque is the Islamic Community Center, or Madina Masjid, at 4666 Lansdowne Avenue. A minaret is a tower from which the Muslim call to prayer is traditionally sounded.

The author of a blog called “Gateway Pundit: Observations of the World from the heart of Jesusland,” posted three photos of the minaret covered with scaffolding. One of the photos included the caption: “Those calls to prayers ought to go over really well with the people of this South St. Louis neighborhood.”

The “Gateway Pundit” author also cited another blog, Republican Riot, saying the Muslim call to prayer “is to be broadcast several times a day.”

But Madina Masjid’s spiritual leader, Imam Muhamed Hasic, said the minaret is symbolic, not practical. There is no sound system or speakers on the minaret, which is scheduled to be completed next week. He said the minaret will not be used to call Muslims to prayer.

Another blog, called “Little Green Footballs,” linked to the “Gateway Pundit” post, and several comments on “Little Green Footballs,” caused the Washington-based Council on American-Islamic Relations to contact the FBI, said Ibrahim Hooper, the council’s spokesman.

“We ourselves get these kinds of hate messages and threats frequently,” Hooper said. “But you never know who’s just talking and who’s going to carry out some these threats, so you have to check them out.”

On the “Gateway Pundit,” a blogger who identified herself as Kathi, wrote: “It is really hard on us white, non-muslims to have to live with these folks taking over our neighborhood and community. Our government helping these people relocate into America’s heartland is like inviting the enemy into your camp. It’s totally disgusting.”

On “Little Green Footballs,” blogger Amer1can wrote, “Would be a shame if it were to be vandalized or destroyed. Just a shame I tell you….wink wink STL youth.”

Blogger Arthur E. Hippler added: “I suppose dynamite would be considered an extreme response.”

The original post was by Julia Gorin at Republican Riot. Jim at Gateway Pundit picked it up yesterday, and then followed it up with a post today after the Post-Dispatch story hit the streets.

One of the photos of the St. Louis minaret mentioned in the article is shown at right, and Jim’s dangerous, hateful, Islamophobic caption reads: Amazing! (GP Photo) Those calls to prayers ought to go over really well with the people of this South St. Louis neighborhood.

Alert readers will notice that all of the “threats” cited by the article were made by commenters on the blogs, not by the blogs’ owners and authors.

The FBI and the MSM evidently make no distinction between a blogger and a commenter. They’re really not familiar with our milieu — so a commenter is a blogger and a blogger is a commenter; what’s the difference?

However… when the excrement impacts the circulation device, it won’t be the commenters who are targeted for their incitement; it will be the blog owners.

They’re the ones who will be hauled down to the local FBI office, put into a hot little room under a set of bright lights, and talked to for six or eight hours.

It’s the blog owners’ blogs that will get shut down.

It’s the blog owners who will have to retain legal counsel — and drop a couple of large in the process.

It’s the blog owners who will have to pay the fines and do the time.

And maybe — just maybe — after the feds finish getting their jollies with the blog owners, they’ll go after a few commenters while they’re at it. Just a little dessert after the main course, you know.

You Americans think it can only happen in Finland (Tomashot), Britain (Lionheart), Sweden (Dahn Pettersson and Lennart Eriksson), Canada (Ezra Levant and Mark Steyn), Belgium (Paul Belien) , and other similar benighted backwaters.

But it can happen here, too.

The First Amendment is under continuous assault by the forces of Political Correctness, and it’s going to get worse once Hillary Rodham or Barack Hussein gets elected and starts pulling away at the levers of power.

So why not practice for the days of samizdat that are surely coming our way? What’s wrong with a little judicious indirection?

If the time should come when we are required to dissolve the political bands which have connected us with the existing system, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind will require us to state our case clearly.

When that happens, when the powers that be remain deaf to the voice of justice and of consanguinity, we may, therefore, acquiesce in the necessity for plain speech and forthright action.

But until then I’d like to keep this blog going. I want this forum to remain open.

I don’t want to spend my sunset years talking to polite and well-dressed federal agents in stuffy little rooms.

I don’t want to be driven into bankruptcy by legal expenses.

And, yes, I may well end up standing at the corner of Emmet and Hydraulic, beckoning to passing cars with a sign that reads, “WILL BLOG FOR FOOD”.

Comments

[Timur]

United States Constitution, First Amendment:
"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances."
FREEDOM TRUMPS SHARIA! IT'S THE LAW!

[RISE_UP]

These blogs are priceless.And the biggest stumbling block for Islamic evil.That's why the u.n. wants to take over the internet.That's why muslims want to stifle commenters and guess what? It will work on some people. Some will be afraid to speak out just as Hillary has been afraid to speak out on Obama for fear of being called racist.We need to collectively get together and start a fund and sue CAIR out of town.CAIR can't withstand the discovery process. and CAIR if you are reading this, I invite you to lunch..BBQ pork and pig ears.

[epaminondas]

As I have said elsewhere this is WHO and WHAT CAIR and the Muslim Brotherhood MUST BE.

I am totally confident that HERE in the USA this will BOTH be defeated, AND that this resistance will be seen as that of the 'stiff necked' to god's will, and as resistance to dawa, which as we all know starts of the big process.

Blogs are the ideal place to begin a dance which cannot be avoided, by anyone, anywhere.

I hear music.

[DemoCast]

They better be prepared to shut down YouTube, then. The Muslim hate and threats are worse than anything quoted above.

BTW, www.DemocracyBroadcasting.Blogspot.com has been selected today as internet Blog of the Day! We're on the ascent, not the descent (of the cre-scent. Did you notice how the moon quickly corrected itself of it's passing crescent state last night?)

[rocketsbrain]

WHOA! Time to kick in for Michael Savages' RICO suit against CAIR.

RBT

[clyde]

The irony of this idiocy is immeasurable:

The Iranian government tourist site (yes, there is one) labels the country as "The Land of Civilization and Friendship", yet advises ALL female visitors to "adhere to clothing that complies with the prevailing cultural norms of Iran". The site also warns "You should take particular care not to offend Islamic modes of dress or behavior, especially with regards to sexual relations, alcohol or drugs. Behavior that might be considered innocuous elsewhere can lead to serious trouble in Iran."
In other words, Muslims in Iran require you to follow the "cultural norms" of their country, yet ignore "cultural norms" elsewhere.
The site advises also that "men and women do NOT shake hands, and it is considered very impolite to blow your nose in company".
So, other than telling you how to dress, how to act, what forms of politeness you're to follow, and not to blow your nose, all at penalty of law, Iran is "The Land of Civilization and Friendship". Of course the civilization, such as it is, is 7th century, but why ruin a nice warm "civilized" feeling towards Sharia? It isn't politically correct.

[Bob]

Pam -- A paragraph in an article published yesterday in the Lee Newspapers-owned Arizona Star gives me reason for hope when it comes to the future of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and other liberal newspapers owned by Lee:

"Over the past year, Lee's stock has fallen from a 52-week high of $35.65 to $12.08 in trading Tuesday. It hit a 52-week low of $9.51 in January."

Translation: If they keep doing what they've been doing, they'll keep getting what they've been getting. Eventually, stockholders will revolt and changes will have to be made at newspapers like the Post-Dispatch. Perhaps, they'll even experiment with objectivity in reporting. What a concept!?

-- Bob McCarty Writes

[Bob]

Pam -- A paragraph in an article published yesterday in the Lee Newspapers-owned Arizona Star gives me reason for hope when it comes to the future of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and other liberal newspapers owned by Lee:

"Over the past year, Lee's stock has fallen from a 52-week high of $35.65 to $12.08 in trading Tuesday. It hit a 52-week low of $9.51 in January."

Translation: If they keep doing what they've been doing, they'll keep getting what they've been getting. Eventually, stockholders will revolt and changes will have to be made at newspapers like the Post-Dispatch. Perhaps, they'll even experiment with objectivity in reporting. What a concept!?

-- Bob McCarty Writes

[Charles Martel]

I second the idea that Youtube has to be shut down first, or no blogs can be harassed at all. If muslim are allowed to post threats to kill Americans, Canadians, British, French, Dutch, Russian etc. on Youtube, FBI has their hands full. LEAVE THE BLOGS ALONE!

[pythagoras]

Islam teaches Muslims to commit both first degree murder and conspiracy to commit murder thereof through doctrines contained in the Islamic document the Kuran. These verses include such teachings as those of Surah 9.5 verse. That is a FACT. Look Surah 9.5 up for yourself if you don't believe me. (I won't quote it here-- but, I could).

Two questions remain. The first: Why then does Islam remain legal in America when its doctrinary foundation includes criminal (to say the least) acts under US penal codes? (cheap oil, perhaps?).

The second question: Why doesn't the FBI go after the mosques in America, which after all are the ones that are TRULY teaching criminal activities (like murder and conspiracies to commit murder...of the "unbelievers"). Isn't the FBI paid for by US taxpayers to apprehend those who commit criminal acts in America and not to harass US taxpayers who, fed up with Islam in America, make nasty comments about it online?