In Mortal Danger, by Rep. Tom Tancredo (R, CO): on Homeland Security
Self-deluded NEA union blames America for 9/11
Not long after 9/11, the National Education Association, the largest teachers’ union, distributed some “suggestions” for teachers and parents, instructing them on how to address the issue of the attack. Not one word mentioned the uniqueness of
America and the importance of defending the country. The handout was aimed at telling people they should not think negatively about the people who attacked our country.
We should not use the attacks to cast aspersions on any groups or organizations because after all, there are many bad things we have done too.The 9/11 attacks seemed to incite more than just left-wing political responses. Instead of the shock,
horror, and outrage expressed by most Americans, the attacks seemed to evoke a perverse sense of gratifications on campuses. The nation had not yet had time to tally its dead before many of the elites renewed their assault on the American character.
Source: In Mortal Danger, by Tom Tancredo, p. 42-43
Jun 6, 2006
We are at war with Islamofascism
I believe the US & western civilization are in a “clash of civilizations.” And it is a real clash... a real war. This view of the current conflict is not acceptable conversation in politically correct circles. Although I believe it is understood in the
White House, it is not articulated there either. Pres. Bush continues to refer to our enemy as terrorism or extremism. Neither of these isms accurately characterizes our enemy. The real enemy is Islamofascism. Contrary to popular belief,
Islamofascism did not begin with our support for Israel, and it would not end if that support were withdrawn. The clash of civilizations is not with the religion of Islam, but with the Islamic religion that has been married to a political philosophy
that says all the nonbelievers must be annihilated, abolished, eliminated. It is with people who have openly & repeatedly stated that their desire is to eradicate us from the planet because we do not accept their political & religious ideologies.
Source: In Mortal Danger, by Tom Tancredo, p. 65-66
Jun 6, 2006
Islam’s basic tenets are inextricably linked to terrorism
The basic tenets & characteristics of Islam are a cause for concern. Scholars lay out the basic lessons of Islam:- Jihad is a religious duty (Koran 9:29)
- Martyrdom is the highest good (Koran 9:111)
- Muslim engaged in jihad must not show
tolerance toward nonbelievers (Koran 9:5)
- Acts of terrorism are justified by the Prophet’s example (Koran 8:2)
Religious freedom is not permitted in the Islamic world. Conversions can only go one way: from whatever you are to Islam. Punishment for
the reverse procedure is torture or death.Many scholars believe that Islam is incapable of a radical transformation. Many are skeptical about the willingness of a vast number of righteous Muslims to reject radicalism in favor of a worldview in which
Islam exists harmoniously with other religions, because Muslims view the Koran as a document that cannot be interpreted by man.
We are at war with radical Islam. We must all be aware of the enemy: who they are, what they believe, & why they believe it.
Source: In Mortal Danger, by Tom Tancredo, p. 67-68
Jun 6, 2006
Technology can’t defeat religion-fueled suicide bombers
Congress appropriated more than $400 billion for the Department of Defense last year. Most of it went for the support of a traditional military infrastructure. Yet our most dangerous enemy does not spend money on weapons, systems, ships, or plans.
It utilizes suicide bombers and inexpensive equipment: improvised explosive devices, anthrax, and suitcase nuclear devices. Our enemy does not need to be part of a national military, nor does he need to follow orders from anyone empowered by a secular
authority.This phenomenon has rendered much of our war plans ineffective. When the fuel for a suicide bomber is religion, no technology can defeat him. It is impossible to create a sensor to ferret out the individual who sees death as the doorway to
a world of endless sensual pleasure. Additionally, the enemy knows that after he blows himself and his victims to bits, his mother will be giving thanks to God and she will receive Saudi cash.
Source: In Mortal Danger, by Tom Tancredo, p. 76-77
Jun 6, 2006
If nuked by Islamic terrorists, take out their holy sites
A radio talk-show host asked me what America’s response should be to a nuclear attack by Islamic terrorists. I said our first option should be to think of something that would deter such an event. One option might be to threaten retaliation for such an
attack by “taking out their holy sites.” Nothing I have ever said evoked the kind of reaction that followed, and the reaction was worldwide.The death threats were numerous & serious. But not all reactions were negative.
One supporter made the
commonsense observation that as the present time, there are no negative consequences to the action of a suicide murderer. Instead, those who matter most to the murderers meet these actions with praise. Let me say now that if the threat of destruction of
the religious sites would not deter the religious zealots, then we’d better think of something that will. If all we do is kill the ones we can identify before they commit their deeds, we can expect the 4 horsemen of the apocalypse to be saddling up soon.
Source: In Mortal Danger, by Tom Tancredo, p. 78
Jun 6, 2006
Active Hezbollah cells operate out of Mexico
Testifying before Congress in 2005, FBI Director Mueller revealed that his agency had “received reports that individuals form countries with known al Qaeda connections have attempted to enter the US illegally using alien smuggling rings and assuming
Hispanic appearances.” Mueller confirmed that the FBI suspected many of these people had changed their Islamic surnames and adopted false Hispanic identities to escape detection.Since 9/11, Mexican authorities have reportedly apprehended hundreds of
individuals with suspected terrorist ties in the border region.
In 2006, Mueller told a house appropriations committee hearing that the FBI had broken up a smuggling ring organized by the terrorist group Hezbollah that had operatives cross the
Mexican border to carry out possible terrorist attacks inside the US.
This was not considered newsworthy by mainline news media, so most Americans are still unaware that there are active Hezbollah cells within a day’s drive of our porous border.
Source: In Mortal Danger, by Tom Tancredo, p. 79-81
Jun 6, 2006
Evil prowls this planet; defend with terrorist profiling
An al Qaeda spokesman asserted in 2002: “We have the right to kill four million Americans--two million children--and to exile twice as many and wound and cripple hundreds of thousands.” In a separate communiqu‚, officials found the essay “The Truth
About the New Crusade: A Ruling on the Killing of Women and Children of the Non-Believers.” It argues that “the sanctity of women, children, and the elderly is not absolute” and concludes that “in killing Americans who are ordinarily off-limits,
Muslims should not exceed four million noncombatants or render more than 10 million homeless.“I would not advocate the suspension of habeas corpus or a declaration of martial law, but I would be the last to complain about measures such as terrorist
profiling, eliminating all immigration from terrorist-sponsoring nations, and securing our borders to allow the government to do all it can to defend the country.
Evil prowls this planet. It searches for easy targets. And it strikes without mercy.
Source: In Mortal Danger, by Tom Tancredo, p. 97-98
Jun 6, 2006
DHS not doing enough to keep terrorists out of US
Under current Department of Homeland Security guidelines, there is no doubt that terrorists have been given free access to our country. We are continuously showing terrorists that we are content to allow them to enter our country and do
God only knows what to our homeland. One such example took place just six months after 9/11: immigration officials sent notices to two of the hijackers that they had been approved for flight school visas.
The oversight outraged a mourning nation and President Bush vowed that this type of blunder would never happen again. But 9/11 and this blunder were not enough to prevent the same situation from happening again.
If our own agencies cannot keep track of who is in our country, how can we expect those charged with our protection to guarantee never again when it comes to terrorism?
Source: In Mortal Danger, by Tom Tancredo, p.137-138
Jun 6, 2006
Bar foreign workers from working in nuclear facilities
The Y-12 National Security Complex plays a significant role in the Department of Energy’s nuclear weapons programs. The facility is responsible for the production of nuclear weapon components, receipt, storage, and protection of nuclear weapon materials,
surveillance of the nuclear weapons stockpiles and dismantling weapons. One would think this facility would take every measure to ensure that illegal immigrants would not gain access.In 2005 the Energy Department revealed “non-US citizens were
improperly allowed access to a leased facility at the Y-12 complex.“ The report said, ”We found that foreign construction workers, using false documents, had gained access to the Y-12 site on multiple occasions. Sixteen foreign construction workers were
found to have been illegal aliens. These individuals may have had opportunities to access secret information.“
What does it say about our intelligence community when illegals not only get past the Y-12 gates but also gain access to top-secret materials
Source: In Mortal Danger, by Tom Tancredo, p.138-139
Jun 6, 2006
Press said “pro-peace” rallies: crowd chanted “Allah Akbar”
Shortly after 9/11, when Congress was engaged in a debate over the possibility of a conflict in the Middle East and the efficacy of that conflict--whether or not it was in the national interests of the US to embark on this venture, whether a preemptive
strike was justified, and whether or not sending men and women into harm’s way was appropriate--I took the House floor to quote from some speeches made at “pro-peace rallies” in D.C.
I said the press misidentified these speeches as “pro-peace,” just as the media had misidentified the rallies I attended and spoke at as “pro-war.” Most of the people exhorting the crowd were not really interested in peace and the need for it but
talked instead about the problems with America and saying America needed its own “regime change.” That American needed another “revolution.” They also led chants of Allah Akbar, Allah Akbar, at these rallies.
Source: In Mortal Danger, by Tom Tancredo, p.184-185
Jun 6, 2006
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