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Is it because there are verses in the Qu’ran that can be, and have been, used to justify violence against non-Muslims? If this is the situation, then it is time for us to lift our heads out of the sand, and understand that the enemy is within.

The past week has been bloodier than usual in the Muslim world. Three major attacks in different parts of the world — Iraq, Pakistan and Kenya — have one thing in common: they were pre-meditated terror attacks on civilians executed in a wanton manner as part of an armed jihad.

On the attack in Kenya at Nairobi’s Westgate Mall, Kenya’s President Uhunu Kenyatta made a clear statement: “We shall hunt down the perpetrators wherever they run to. We shall get to them and we shall punish them for this heinous crime. We have overcome terrorist attacks before. We will defeat them again. They want to cause fear and despondency in our country, but we will not be cowed.” Then, referring to Somalia’s al-Shabab terrorists who claimed responsibility for the assault, he added, “Terrorism is a philosophy of cowards.”

For those of us sitting in North America in the wake of such carnage, Kenyatta’s words resonate well: he addressed the problem head-on. We look for support to the leader of the free world, the U.S., because the OIC [Organization of Islamic Cooperation] has let us down by giving priority to their own agenda on Islamophobia in the West and remaining silent when Muslims indulge in wanton terrorism — in fact, they object to use of the word “terrorist” attached to Muslims. It seems, however, that the free world has a soft stance on terrorism. The only bold statement made a while ago was, “we have destroyed Al-Qaeda.” Then why is the U.S. continuing to arm it in Syria?

Former Clinton advisor Dick Morris once described Hillary Clinton’s trademark cackle , which erupts every time she dodges media sniper fire, as “loud, inappropriate, and mirthless. . .” That aptly described her predictable response when asked about Somali pirates in April 2009. This you tube has been scrubbed by many sources, but here it is taped while Somali pirates held Americans hostage:

http://mypetjawa.mu.nu/archives/197193.php

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ii_c3B5AasI

Hillary Clinton appears to think American Hostages and pirates seizing ships are a laughing matter. She did stop chuckling in April 2009 when she announced a new initiative to deal with Somali piracy.

“What we will do is first send an envoy to attend the international Somali peacekeeping and development meeting scheduled in Brussels. The solution to Somali piracy includes improved Somali capacity to police their own territory. Our envoy will work with other partners to help the Somalis assist us in cracking down on pirate bases and in decreasing incentives for young Somali men to engage in piracy.”

As Robert Spencer warned:”…Somali pirate captors are Islamic Jihadists, dedicated to the same goals as Osama bin Laden and other Jihadists around the world…..Accordingly, counterterror analysts and the mainstream media would do well to widen their narrow focus upon maritime piracy, and consider the role that this piracy is playing in the larger Jihadist initiative.”

That year there were 134 episodes of piracy. In 2011 Somali pirates killed four Americans on a yacht. Madame Secretary of State did “deplore’ it….no laughing matter. Piracy decreased in subsequent years until 2013 due to more muscular responses by international navies. However, to date 97 hostages remain in kindly Somali day care.

But what of the refugees from Somalia that are in this country?

There are millions of African refugees in America – decent, hard working people who escaped the chaos and brutality of failed states. The Office of Refugee Resettlement, under the guidelines of the Refugee Act of 1980, must report hard numbers to Congress each year. Furthermore, the Congressional Black Caucus has been active for years in promoting entry for more African refugees. Fair enough, but here is where it gets dicey.

Somali Americans did not assimilate and have grown increasingly militant in cities where they have a significant presence. And they are of concern to law-enforcement agencies. They continually escalate their demands for Sharia compliant footbaths in schools, airports and malls, culminating with the establishment of the controversial Abubakar As-Saddique Islamic Center – and the smaller but equally influential Islamic Al Dahwa Center of St. Paul, from which dozens of young Somali men have “disappeared” without a trace, and authorities believe they have joined terrorist groups in Somalia. And, of course the imams of the mosques deny any involvement with terrorism. So do all the hijab mothers.

This gives us all something to think about in restructuring immigration laws. What happened in a Nairobi mall can happen in the American heartland.

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