Good grief: Hillary Clinton compares Gabrielle Giffords shooting to 9/11 attacks

Hillary Compares Arizona Shootings to 9/11, and Loughner to Al Qaeda Hijackers
No, I’m not kidding..I wish I were. Hillary Clinton was speaking in front of an Arab audience in Abu Dhabi and was asked `why the 9/11 terror attacks, the work of a handful of men, had been allowed to color American views of a whole people.’ Her reply? After the usual fawning over America’s Muslims, she didn’t,of course say anything about the 9/11 attacks being done in the name of Islam, about the numerous attacks on America and Americans before or since 9/11, or the mi...

Hillary Clinton in Yemen to push for counterterrorism efforts
SANAA, Yemen — U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Tuesday urged Yemen to step up security cooperation with the U.S. during an unannounced visit to shore up ties with a nation that is fast becoming a major focus of American Counterterrorism efforts. Following the Obama Administration's pattern in Afghanistan and Pakistan, Clinton also emphasized that the United States wanted a broader relationship with Yemen beyond the fight against violent Extremists. Clinton is the first U....

Hillary: Giffords Shooter Like Radical Islam
The US State Department has been forced to backtrack from remarks Secretary of State Hillary Clinton made, when she compared the disturbed loner who allegedly shot Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords to proponents of Radical Islam. “We have Extremists in my country. A wonderful, incredibly brave young woman Congress member, Congresswoman Gifford[s], was just shot by an extremist in our country,” CBS News quoted Clinton as saying during a “Townterview” (half town hall, half i...

Hillary Compares Arizona Shootings to 9/11, and Loughner to Al Qaeda Hijackers
No, I’m not kidding..I wish I were. Hillary Clinton was speaking in front of an Arab audience in Abu Dhabi and was asked `why the 9/11 terror attacks, the work of a handful of men, had been allowed to color American views of a whole people.’ Her reply? After the usual fawning over America’s Muslims, she didn’t,of course say anything about the 9/11 attacks being done in the name of Islam, about the numerous attacks on America and Americans before or since 9/11, or the mill...

Infidel Bloggers Alliance
If One Extremist Gunmen Can Do So Much Damage in America, How About Ten Million Such People In The Middle East? ["Ayatollah Ali Loughner," Tundra Tabloid Photoshop Special for Rubin Reports] By Barry Rubin When one crazed or ideologically obsessed gunman named Jared Loughner starts shooting in Arizona, people condemn him and start bemoaning the state of their society. How about a place with ten million people like that who are treated as heroes? America this week is awash in a huge and passi...

Rep. Peter King only cares about Muslim extremists
Via TPM: Rep. Peter King (R-NY), who just became chairman of the Homeland Security Committee, says he will not widen the scope of his hearings on "Muslim Radicalization" to include non-Muslim Extremists. Last month, King announced his intent to investigate the "radicalization" of the Muslim community. Indeed, Mr. King, a nine-term Incumbent from Long Island, said that he had sought to raise the issue when Democrats had control of Congress, but was “denounced for it.” He added: R...

Palin: It's 'Irresponsible ... To Apportion Blame' For Arizona Rampage
What is this? Saying that "after this shocking tragedy, I listened at first puzzled, then with concern, and now with sadness, to the irresponsible statements from people attempting to apportion blame for this terrible event," former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has issued her first lengthy statement about the shootings in Tucson on Saturday and the debate afterward about whether the harsh tone of American politics — and things she has said and done in recent years — played any role. You c...

Palin: It's 'Irresponsible ... To Apportion Blame' For Arizona Rampage
What is this? Saying that "after this shocking tragedy, I listened at first puzzled, then with concern, and now with sadness, to the irresponsible statements from people attempting to apportion blame for this terrible event," former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has issued her first lengthy statement about the shootings in Tucson on Saturday and the debate afterward about whether the harsh tone of American politics — and things she has said and done in recent years — played any role. You c...

Repeal vote postponed, but will Giffords shooting change debate?
House Republican leadership immediately postponed the vote on repealing the Affordable Care Act after Saturday's shootings that killed six and left Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords critically injured. Congressional Quarterly's Congress.org is hopeful that the Rhetoric in the debate once Congress takes it back up will "settle down." “There will be a time of introspection,” said Rep. Michael C. Burgess of Texas, a physician and vice chairman of the Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on ...

Hillary Clintons Jared Loughner Illusions
Two horrible attacks. Two unforgettable pictures. In the wake of 9/11, Terrorist ringleader Mohamed Atta’s Florida driver’s license headshot became one of the world’s most viewed images. The picture showed a hard, steely-eyed, malevolent figure. In the aftermath of last Saturday’s mass Murder in Tucson, Jared Lee Loughner’s Mug Shot has been nearly as ubiquitous. It reveals a vacant-eyed, awkwardly-smiling killer, whose eyebrows and hair have, a la The Wall’s ...

Newsweek blames Giffords shooting on failure to crackdown on right-wing extremists
Newsweek thinks the discredited 2009 DHS report on right-wing Extremism could have helped stop Giffords' shooter Jared Loughner. The problem with this ridiculous theory is Jared Loughner is a left-wing lunatic according to people who actually knew him. (Newsweek) — Two years before the Tucson massacre, the Department of Homeland Security warned in a report that right-wing Extremism was on the rise and could prompt “lone wolves” to launch attacks. But the agency backed away from...

Arab League weighs in on threats to Christians
CAIRO, Jan. 11 (UPI) -- Christians are part of the Arab community and should get equal protection from Terrorist threats, the Arab league secretary-general said. Minority Christian community from Iraq, Nigeria and Egypt have been targets of an increasing number of attacks in recent months. Twenty-one people died New Year's Day when a Coptic Christian church in Alexandra was bombed, setting off days of Protests and riots by Christians who said the government encouraged Discrimination and didn't d...

Pakistan: Imam and son jailed for life under blasphemy law for alleged damage to poster containing Quranic verses
Former Pakistani information minister Sherry Rehman is now living under death Fatwa only for seeking to revise the law where the death penalty was concerned. Even that would not help these two, who found themselves accused amid local rivalries between Barelvi and Deobandi Muslim sects. Anything short of a Repeal guarantees the laws will cause future harm. "Court convicts imam and son for Blasphemy," from Agence France-Presse, January 11 (thanks to Altaqiyya): MULTAN: A Pakistan court has jaile...

Sarah Palin and `blood libel'
I didn't have a chance to put together a morning roundup today, so let's just lead off with Sarah Palin's video response to critics who alleged that her crosshairs map and no-holds-barred Rhetoric contributed to a political climate that may have helped lead to the Arizona massacre: Sarah Palin: "America's Enduring Strength" from Sarah Palin on Vimeo. A few quick things to note. First, the obvious care that went into making this video -- the pre-written script is over seven minutes long; she cl...

Schumer says cuts to emergency radio system puts region at risk
U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer calls on the Department of Homeland Security to provide the Capital Region with more counter-terrorism funding, including money for a new radio communications system, during a news conference on Albany City Hall steps Tuesday January 11, 2011. (John Carl D'Annibale / Times Union) ALBANY -- If the Capital Region were ever under the threat of Terrorism, it could be vulnerable. That's the message Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., delivered under snow flurries and surrounded b...

Hindu holy man reveals truth of terror attacks blamed on Muslims
India is being forced to confront disturbing evidence that increasingly suggests a secret Hindu terror network may have been responsible for a wave of deadly attacks previously blamed on radical Muslims. Information contained in a confession given in court by a Hindu holy man, suggests that he and several others linked to a right-wing Hindu organisation, planned and carried out attacks on a train travelling to Pakistan, a Sufi shrine and a Mosque as well as two assaults on Malegaon, a town in so...

Photos Of Gabrielle Giffords And Husband, Astronaut Mark Kelly
It’s been four days since Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords suffered a bullet to the head during a shooting outside a Tucson, Arizona Safeway while meeting with her constituents, and she continues to make progress in her recovery. Now, the first photos of the Congresswoman since the weekend’s tragic shooting are out, showing her in her Hospital room, husband Astronaut Mark Kelly at her side. The photos show Giffords’ hand, wrapped in gauze, as it is being held by Kelly while he...

Palin fights back
As Barack Obama Obama said, punch back twice as hard. From Sarah Palin: America’s Enduring Strength Like millions of Americans I learned of the tragic events in Arizona on Saturday, and my heart broke for the innocent Victims. No words can fill the hole left by the death of an innocent, but we do mourn for the victims’ families as we express our sympathy. I agree with the sentiments shared yesterday at the beautiful Catholic mass held in honor of the Victims. The mass will hopefully he...

Before Yemen, Clinton lauds green UAE
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates, Jan. 11 (UPI) -- The Clean Energy partnership between Abu Dhabi and the U.S. Department of Energy is one of the most important for a green future, said Hillary Clinton. Clinton, the U.S. Secretary of State, before making an unannounced visit Tuesday to Yemen, met with Sultan Al Jaber, the Emirati Special Envoy for Climate Change, and Adnan Amin, the interim director for Abu Dhabi's International Renewable Energy Agency. "The partnership that we have established b...

Jill Biden to mark one year of Haiti earthquake with a mass in DC
Jill Biden will attend a mass for Victims of the Earthquake in Haiti Wednesday at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. The Mass will be celebrated by the Rev. Donald Cardinal Wuerl , the Archbishop of Washington, and is being organized by DC's Haitian-American community and the Embassy of Haiti. President Barack Obama -- who will be in Tucson Wednesday for a memorial for the Victims of Saturday's shooting -- pledged in a statement that the U.S. would be an ...

Hillary Clinton Takes A Hard Fall Getting Into Plane
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Video: Hillary Clinton falls over boarding plane
The US Secretary of State falls over as she boards her plane in Yemen. ...

Video: Hillary Clinton Takes a Fall in Yemen
After Hillary Clinton made a surprise visit to Yemen this afternoon, she had a little trouble boarding her Plane. She stumbles at the top of the stairs and takes a few seconds to get up. CNN provides a humorous look at similar incidents over the years. ...

Hillary Clinton calls Yemeni child bride her 'hero'
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton described as "my hero" a young Yemeni girl who broke with tribal tradition to obtain a Divorce two years ago, as she spoke at a town-hall meeting in Sanaa....

Hillary Clinton visits Yemen
SANAA, Yemen, Jan. 11 (UPI) -- U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrived in Yemen Tuesday on a mission to enhance U.S. relations with a country considered a haven for al-Qaida. Clinton planned to speak with Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh, opposition leaders, Students and legislators as part of her message of U.S. unity with Yemen on economic aid and counter-terrorism while pushing the Yemeni government to do more for the rights of females, The New York Times reported. "It is not enoug...