slashingtongue» Federal Bureau of Investigation http://slashingtongue.com Wed, 28 Jul 2010 11:16:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Mistake of judgment (911/ detainees; pro Gitmo camp) http://slashingtongue.com/politics/mistake-of-judgment-911-detainees-pro-gitmo-camp/ http://slashingtongue.com/politics/mistake-of-judgment-911-detainees-pro-gitmo-camp/#comments Sun, 06 Dec 2009 17:30:27 +0000 PreetSG http://slashingtongue.com/?p=1064 There is a repeated line out in the web from people who are against bringing the 9/11 terrorists to trial in New York. The stand that they tend to take is that since the terrorists were caught in Pakistan, they should be tried over in Pakistan rather than in the United States of America.

]]> There is a repeated line out in the web from people who are against bringing the 9/11 terrorists to trial in New York. The stand that they tend to take is that since the terrorists were caught in Pakistan, they should be tried over in Pakistan rather than in the United States of America.

Look, there would be a lot of nuts that would just oppose this measure since President Obama Obama suggested it. These are the far right. The far left would simply go ga-ga over this rule and would like it the same manner that the far right hates it. To these people, these article is not for you! This is for the saner readers.

That being said, I think it is very ridiculous that these people think like that! Come on! Where in the world have they been living? Crime is always punished at the state/country it happened. It is something that happens all over the world.

For example, if someone murders someone in Washington but was caught across the border at British Columbia, Canada, something that happens once in a while, the Canadians do not hear his/ her trial in Canada. They would extradite that person to Washington and then, criminal proceedings would begin. This also happens state to state within our nation unless, it falls under the jurisdiction of the FBI (bank robbery, crimes in multiple states, or across state lines etc) . It rightfully happens all the time!

Yes some of you would point out that Pakistan has also have suffered atrocities at the hands of Al Qaeda. However, no ne at that time, suffered a higher casualty than America did on 9/11. We lost about 3000 lives that day, something that all other countries have not suffered.

E.g. If a person killed 10 people in Washington and was caught in British Columbia where he committed robbery, the Canadians would usually extradite that person to the Washington. The only exceptions would be if they have got some issues with our laws, or some extreme cases where Canada is affected. The Pakistanis have got no excuses here.

Some people mention about how the Japanese were tried in Japan in World War two and not in the United States where they destroyed Pearl Harbor. The difference in that situation and this is, that that was a war! This is not a war. President Bush’s “war on terror” slogan is no longer used. It is now global contingency operations. It is not one state attacking another, it is criminals against the state.

I would also like to reiterate the need to try these people on our land. It would be the justice that we deserved. The Iraqis saw Saddam Hussein being hung. I think America should have her day and see that Khalid Sheik Muhammad and company be hung too. That would be justice!

I also would like to stress that there should not be the “abolishment” of the death penalty in this case. Keeping prisoners forever would only lead to future hijackings or kidnappings where the release of these prisoners would be sought as ransom. It is something that has been used by the militants before, and would be used again in the future.

We in ST would also like to remind readers that tomorrow is the anniversary of the bombing of Pearl Harbor.

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]]> http://slashingtongue.com/politics/mistake-of-judgment-911-detainees-pro-gitmo-camp/feed/ 0 FOX News : Dangerous perception shown http://slashingtongue.com/politics/fox-news-dangerous-perception-shown/ http://slashingtongue.com/politics/fox-news-dangerous-perception-shown/#comments Sun, 29 Nov 2009 16:09:24 +0000 Kali http://slashingtongue.com/?p=1012 After our attack on Frank Gaffney a couple of months ago, a similar kind of rubbish has reappeared once again on FOX News. I think it is something that is meant to influence people's mentality and I am shocked that there is muted rebuttal to the statements made by Reuel Marc Gerecht.

]]> After our attack on Frank Gaffney a couple of months ago, a similar kind of rubbish has reappeared once again on FOX News. I think it is something that is meant to influence people’s mentality and I am shocked that there is muted rebuttal to the statements made by Reuel Marc Gerecht.

Before I start off, I would like to stress again my belief that there is problem within Islam. Muslims in the world are not taken aback by what is happening in the name of their religion and they think it is some kind of external, international conspiracy against their religion.

Pakistan today has a perfect example. Hundreds of Pakistanis die due to bomb blasts that the Taliban take responsibility for, but they still think that India and Israel are behind them. They are against the terror attacks, but blames RAW and Mossad (Indian and Israeli intelligence).

That paradigm, in my opinion is right, and I think that Muslim communities around the world must stop thinking that the world, or even the West, is against Islam. I think that until the Muslim world realize that, there is not going to be hope of thawing the frosty relationship that is shared between them today.

That being said, what was said by Gerecht is absolutely rubbish. His stand was not as terrible as the one Frank Gaffney had, but there are parts which does insinuate danger. First I would like to state that I agree with Gerecht that there is a threat internally. However, I do not think it is out of control and is that dangerous yet. It is not organized, basically some street punks that have been radicalized. To be fair, he said he didn’t know.

“(We are) taking a little bit too lightly the danger of Islamic militant propaganda in the United States; the extent to which mosques in the United States can reinforce those attitudes, so it is something that requires a lot more effort I think on the part of the bureau.”

We are not taking it lightly, Mr Gerecht. We know that there is a threat. We know that there are mosques in the US do reinforce those attitude. We would support you if you want to do intelligence work on mosques, which is something that is being done.

However, would you do the same for Churches? There are some crazy churches that believe in America being punished for tolerating homosexuality and abortion. There are also cases where Church pastors who encourage discrimination to gays and even, in extreme cases, incite violence. E.g. Pastor Anderson?

Do you think we would have an open door policy with all? I do not think so. I say, get them all! Flag before religion! I say if we penetrate into one, lets penetrate all communities that pose a harm to our citizens or our country.

“Its very difficult for the FBI which is an Intelligence Agency par excellence to actually pursue leads before crimes are committed. In Intelligence, you have to make certain assumptions, they are not nice assumptions that certain individuals may be guilty even though they haven’t committed the crime. You have to engage in surveillance before the crime is committed.”

Wow! Where in the world has this guy been living? Guantanamo Bay? The FBI always pursue leads before crimes are being committed. ALWAYS! They always are in search of things like new drug routes, potential child sex offenders and so on. It is one thing to assume, it is another to discriminate.

Secondly, what in the world is this guy thinking? Is he going to say that we do to the Muslims today what we did to the Japanese in World War 2? He asks for surveillance, I tell you we have surveillance. How do you think the FBI are catching these suspected terrorists? By guessing? Of course they have infiltrated the Muslim community.

A word has to be said about the terrible hosts at FOX. When people say something as controversial as this, you correct them. In this case, the host Paul Gigot himself can make the assertion that the barbarism of Fort Hood as an act of terrorism. Who said so Paul? Where did you get the facts from? Come on!

That being said, I have a certain amount of respect Paul Gigot. And to be fair, Reuel Marc Gerecht is no Frank Gaffmey.

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]]> http://slashingtongue.com/politics/fox-news-dangerous-perception-shown/feed/ 0 Thanksgiving Thank Yous http://slashingtongue.com/politics/thanksgiving-thank-yous/ http://slashingtongue.com/politics/thanksgiving-thank-yous/#comments Thu, 26 Nov 2009 16:51:58 +0000 Kali http://slashingtongue.com/?p=986 Happy thanksgiving to all our readers. While we are always complaining and highlighting what is wrong in America and her political sphere, we would like to take this opportunity to give our thanks to what is pleasant and great about America.

]]> Happy thanksgiving to all our readers. While we are always complaining and highlighting what is wrong in America and her political sphere, we would like to take this opportunity to give our thanks to what is pleasant and great about America.

10)Thanks for the effort of our troops. Whether we agree or disagree with the mission that our troops are sent to, we appreciate the fact that there are still people who would take the bullet for this country. They are the ones putting their lives on the line while we debate…

9)Thanks for CSPAN. Go anywhere around the world; you would not get a channel as good as CSPAN. No other parliament sessions have channel that is unbiased and, more importantly, as raw as CSPAN is. The best source for political news in America; thank you for a service very less appreciated.

8)Thank you readers. Thank you for reading this content, we hope to get more by the next thanksgiving, but we appreciate what we have. We would not be running without your help and your support. We hope that you carry on reading our material and please just sound off what you think.

7)Thanks for state rights! The tenth amendment is something that we always ignore. It is something that is a cornerstone of our life, but is usually overlooked. A Californian would not want to have Texas‘ terrible health care system, while a Texan does not want a bankrupt state like California.

6)Thanks for free speech. This is something that is often taken for granted till it is taken away. The reason that our country has made so much success is that we have the right to dissent. Take away freedom of speech and we would lose all other forms of freedom as well.

5)Thanks for the economic growth, finally. I really hope that this would drag the unemployment numbers down. It is still nice to know that we are one quarter away from leaving this recession. Lets hope that we learn our lessons.

4)Thanks to our health-care providers. They put their lives on the line for work that is often unappreciated. Thank you researchers, who carry on finding cures for diseases. Thank you nurses and doctors who care for us when we are sick. This is especially so in times where a strain of flu can kill us.

3)Thanks for our safety. Thank you policemen, prison officers and firemen, our everyday heroes. Thank you CIA, FBI and other agencies who work night and day trying to keep us sane, heroes that we do not see everyday.

2)Thanks for Independents. We keep politics sane in America. There are just too many wing-nuts in both parties. You guys are the real Americans, Americans who live and believe in America, not an ideological Democratland or Republicanistan.

1)Thank for the American spirit. The resolve that keeps this country running great, despite troubled times. The call to help those who lost their jobs, homes or health care due to something that they did not cause. After all, it is this spirit that truly defines America, even Indian Prime Minister acknowledges it.

Happy thanksgiving everybody and happy holidays.

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]]> http://slashingtongue.com/politics/thanksgiving-thank-yous/feed/ 0 ST’s view on CAIR attack http://slashingtongue.com/politics/sts-view-on-cair-attack/ http://slashingtongue.com/politics/sts-view-on-cair-attack/#comments Tue, 27 Oct 2009 09:29:58 +0000 PreetSG http://slashingtongue.com/?p=840 Council of American Islamic Relations (CAIR) came under attack from some Republicans for pushing for more Muslim interns in Washington, calling it the planting of spies. I can understand, but on the whole I think that this is discrimination 101.

]]> Council of American Islamic Relations (CAIR) came under attack from some Republicans for pushing for more Muslim interns in Washington, calling it the planting of spies. I can understand, but on the whole I think that this is discrimination 101.

Representative Trent Franks, Representative Sue Myrick, Representative John Shaddeg and Paul Broun all came out demanding an investigation on CAIR. The evidences on their side is an internal memo which states that CAIR want a lobby day, to lobby Congress on their agendas and to have interns serving in Congress and a book written by a crazy right wing nut named Paul Sperry called the Muslim Mafia. Actually, the memo too comes from the book.

Would there be Muslim intern spies if there were Muslim interns in Washington? There could be, the risk is definitely higher with more Muslim interns. However, would there be more Chinese spies if there were Chinese interns? Would there be more be more Israeli spies if there were more Jewish interns? It is the same thing.

Yes, I do understand the fear that the Muslim interns could give away intelligence to Muslim agents. This could lead to lives being lost on the battlefield. But, what makes us so sure that a non-Muslim would not do the same thing for money?

It is all the matter of the ifs and maybes. And we cannot make judgment based on that! I am an Asian. I would not be pleased if they were investigating me because they fear that I am being a spy for North Korea. I would feel insulted to the core, especially since I am born here and served in the army. That is discrimination, as simple as that.

It would be the same for the Muslims. They are just as Americans as you and me. It is not right, it is not American, to discriminate like that based on hunches. What would be the reaction if the politicians did this to AIPAC or the Black Caucus? Come on!

When is this islamophobia going to end? Why are we so afraid of Muslims? Are we afraid of Buddhist due to the Chinese? Are we afraid of atheists because of North Korea? There would be bad people in every race, religion, color and creed. Are we going to be afraid of all of them? Enough already!

The GOP politicians also would like to strip CAIR on its non profit status. This I say, lets see the figures. If CAIR is making profit, selling stuff, then they should be stripped of their non-profit status. It is as simple as that!

Lastly, there is the issue of Hamas, which would definitely brought up by critics. The FBI has severed ties with CAIR due to CAIR supporting Hamas. To these critics : Don’t you think that the FBI would have cracked down on CAIR if they were supporting terror networks? Do you think that the FBI is that ineffective?

Please remember people, that we are Americans. We are a country of immigrants. We cannot act like the manner the four GOP politicians have. If there is proof, lets whoop CAIR’s butt. Else, they are innocent!

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]]> http://slashingtongue.com/politics/sts-view-on-cair-attack/feed/ 2 Terror Alert : ST Proven right! http://slashingtongue.com/opinion/terror-alert-st-proven-right/ http://slashingtongue.com/opinion/terror-alert-st-proven-right/#comments Fri, 18 Sep 2009 20:06:51 +0000 PreetSG http://slashingtongue.com/?p=646 What a stunner! Wasn’t it days ago that we mentioned the ridiculousness of having a gun on board trains? Just hours ago, an Afghan national is being suspected of plotting to bomb trains in Colorado and New York. But it was what we said about fighting terror that the Feds have repeated the alarm for.

Najibullah Zazi is being accused of plotting to bomb train stations in New York. According to the Feds, he had diagrams that show how to make bombs were found on the computer and he visited New York recently. They claim that this is the real deal.

I really do not think that the FBI would be so stupid to arrest Zazi based on this alone. E.g. if we go to the NRA website and visited New York, does that mean we are planning to commit mass murder? There must be something that they have yet to tell the media, or else they would be looking very stupid before the cameras. And I still trust the FBI.

Zazi’s lawyer too made a very good point. If Mr Zazi was the gentleman that is really being under investigation, wouldn’t he be locked up and not released? Why is he out free instead of being arrested? This just reiterates the point I made before that there is something that the FBI knows that we do not or else this would make them look really stupid.

But what is important was what we mentioned in our articles a days ago. The way to stop terror on trains is the following 3 steps :

1)Good intelligence: Should the FBI be right here, this entire plot would have been averted with good intelligence work. Should they be right, and I believe that they are, the FBIs would be the real heroes here.

2)Screening: Weapons, ammunitions and ordinance should not be tolerated in trains. I really doubt that there would be any way of stopping Zazi today should he have not been caught by the FBI and had the desire to bomb Amtrak. We need screening in train stations. We need them fast, or lives can be lost.

3)Training. I have said before that President Obama’s administration was right in trying to dumping what I called the “train squad.” This is because, I really doubt Close Quarters Battle or Urban Ops is the way to prevent someone from bombing trains. What is needed is that every rail employee be trained to be vigilant to detect give away signs of terrorism.

Should this be the real deal, I hope Americans do not start to fear again. I hope that they have faith in the Feds instead. Because if we let ourselves be scared because of this kind of threats the terrorists would have already won. Remember they are terror-ists, they want you to be scared.

That being said, I do not think that we as Americans should be complacent either. We should know that the moment we let our guard down, the terrorists would be coming for us. We should not complain either when there is checking of our bags and backpacks. I would not mind longer lines rather than people dying.

Lastly, we here at ST would like to thank the FBI, regardless of this threat being real, for helping keep out country safe. They are the real unsung heroes in America. Thank you guys, we appreciate it!

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