This week Obama's "inner Muslim" (the one he said he didn't really have during campaign) grew much stronger than his "outer Christian" as he has shown renewed enthusiasm for Islam and Muslims. Indeed he said in his speech he considers even "stereotypes" of Islam to be a part of his presidential duties:
""I consider it part of my responsibility as President of the United States to fight against negative stereotypes of Islam wherever they appear"
Signs of Obama's new Muslim favoritism are now manifesting. Now that returning vets etc are seen as the "real" domestic threat (ala Homeland security), potential Islamic terrorists are now the new oppressed class. This is what happens when a guy who could not pass FBI check gets elected to lead gov.
From STRATFOR:
"Several weeks ago, STRATFOR heard from sources that the FBI and other law enforcement organizations had been ordered to "back off" of counterterrorism investigations into the activities of Black Muslim converts. At this point, it is unclear to us if that guidance was given by the White House or the Department of Justice, or if it was promulgated by the agencies themselves, anticipating the wishes of President Barack Obama and Attorney General Eric Holder.
As STRATFOR has previously noted, the FBI has a culture that is very conservative and risk-averse. Many FBI supervisors are reluctant to authorize investigations that they believe may have negative blow-back on their career advancement. In light of this institutional culture, and the order to be careful in investigations relating to Black Muslim converts, it would not be at all surprising to us if a supervisor refused to authorize a full-field investigation of Muhammad that would have included surveillance of his activities. Though in practical terms, even if a full-field investigation had been authorized, due to the caution being exercised in cases related to Black Muslim converts, the case would most likely have been micromanaged to the point of inaction by the special agent in charge of the office involved or by FBI headquarters. "
http://www.stratfor.com/weekly...0603_lone_wolf_lessons
Another sign of Obama/Holder special rights (along with stick wielding Black Panthers" in Philly getting charges dropped). DOJ has special announcement :
"Statement of Attorney General Eric Holder on Department of Justice?s Outreach and Enforcement Efforts to Protect American Muslims"
Thursday, June 4, 2009
"U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder released the following statement relating to President Obama?s historic speech today in Cairo, Egypt:
"The President's pledge for a new beginning between the United States and the Muslim community takes root here in the Justice Department where we are committed to using criminal and civil rights laws to protect Muslim Americans. A top priority of this Justice Department is a return to robust civil rights enforcement and outreach in defending religious freedoms and other fundamental rights of all of our fellow citizens in the workplace, in the housing market, in our schools and in the voting booth.
"There are those who will continue to want to divide by fear - to pit our national security against our civil liberties - but that is a false choice. We have a solemn responsibility to protect our people while we also protect our principles."
http://www.usdoj.gov/ag/speech.../ag-speech-090604.html
The Washington Post had good words for this:
""Color me naive but I thought all Americans are supposed to have their civil rights protected. OK, one might argue that this was simply done in conjunction with the president's Cairo trip and is not out of the scope of the ordinary. Except that it is a first time the Obama Justice Department has done this for any religious group. And it begs the question do we now need special set aside categories of civil protections for certain religious groups? If so, which ones and why?"
Extra 'civil protection' for American Muslims
http://washingtontimes.com/web...slims/?feat=home_blogs
""I consider it part of my responsibility as President of the United States to fight against negative stereotypes of Islam wherever they appear"
Signs of Obama's new Muslim favoritism are now manifesting. Now that returning vets etc are seen as the "real" domestic threat (ala Homeland security), potential Islamic terrorists are now the new oppressed class. This is what happens when a guy who could not pass FBI check gets elected to lead gov.
From STRATFOR:
"Several weeks ago, STRATFOR heard from sources that the FBI and other law enforcement organizations had been ordered to "back off" of counterterrorism investigations into the activities of Black Muslim converts. At this point, it is unclear to us if that guidance was given by the White House or the Department of Justice, or if it was promulgated by the agencies themselves, anticipating the wishes of President Barack Obama and Attorney General Eric Holder.
As STRATFOR has previously noted, the FBI has a culture that is very conservative and risk-averse. Many FBI supervisors are reluctant to authorize investigations that they believe may have negative blow-back on their career advancement. In light of this institutional culture, and the order to be careful in investigations relating to Black Muslim converts, it would not be at all surprising to us if a supervisor refused to authorize a full-field investigation of Muhammad that would have included surveillance of his activities. Though in practical terms, even if a full-field investigation had been authorized, due to the caution being exercised in cases related to Black Muslim converts, the case would most likely have been micromanaged to the point of inaction by the special agent in charge of the office involved or by FBI headquarters. "
http://www.stratfor.com/weekly...0603_lone_wolf_lessons
Another sign of Obama/Holder special rights (along with stick wielding Black Panthers" in Philly getting charges dropped). DOJ has special announcement :
"Statement of Attorney General Eric Holder on Department of Justice?s Outreach and Enforcement Efforts to Protect American Muslims"
Thursday, June 4, 2009
"U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder released the following statement relating to President Obama?s historic speech today in Cairo, Egypt:
"The President's pledge for a new beginning between the United States and the Muslim community takes root here in the Justice Department where we are committed to using criminal and civil rights laws to protect Muslim Americans. A top priority of this Justice Department is a return to robust civil rights enforcement and outreach in defending religious freedoms and other fundamental rights of all of our fellow citizens in the workplace, in the housing market, in our schools and in the voting booth.
"There are those who will continue to want to divide by fear - to pit our national security against our civil liberties - but that is a false choice. We have a solemn responsibility to protect our people while we also protect our principles."
http://www.usdoj.gov/ag/speech.../ag-speech-090604.html
The Washington Post had good words for this:
""Color me naive but I thought all Americans are supposed to have their civil rights protected. OK, one might argue that this was simply done in conjunction with the president's Cairo trip and is not out of the scope of the ordinary. Except that it is a first time the Obama Justice Department has done this for any religious group. And it begs the question do we now need special set aside categories of civil protections for certain religious groups? If so, which ones and why?"
Extra 'civil protection' for American Muslims
http://washingtontimes.com/web...slims/?feat=home_blogs
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