Sean Hannity Interviews Controversial Author Andy McCarthy On Islamic Extremism

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by Frances Martel | 11:41 am, May 26th, 2010

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In a world where the creators of South Park receive death threats for dressing up the Prophet Muhammad in a bear suit, it’s fairly surprising to see Sean Hannity bring author Andy McCarthy on the show to discuss his new book, The Grand Jihad, which targets not only terrorist organizations, but also mainstream Islam and the American left, who McCarthy claim are working together to take down American constitutional democracy.

McCarthy (who is not, apparently, the travel writer and the actor from Weekend at Bernie’s) tells Hannity, who predicts his book will cause a large stir, that “it’s an overdue hullaballoo if we’re going to have one,” and that Islam is the most approrpriate name for what Americans are fighting in the War on Terror. It seems that even Hannity is taken somewhat aback by McCarthy’s claims– that Muslims are trying to make Sharia Law a permanent staple in the West and, while they maintain different goals, will work together for their immediate goal before fighting among themselves:

“Both the Islamists and the left see as their main obstacles to the aspirations that they have for the society they’d like to see the destruction of individual liberty and they see as a major obstacle American Constitutional democracy. They don’t agree on all the particulars, but they know… what we cherish as Americans”

As for how they are going to accomplish this exactly, McCarthy explains that “the idea is that you spring up these Islamic communities and get people used to the idea that Sharia Law, the Muslim legal code, should basically govern the day-to-day affairs of that community. And the idea is to sort of build a larger Islamic movement from the ground up.” Of course, makes perfect sense — just a matter of time before we all get used to the idea of Sharia law.

The full interview below:

Andy McCarthy, fox news, Gand Jihad, Hannity, Islam, Sean Hannity, War on Terror

http://www.facebook.com/people/Kam-Fet/572005492 Kam Fet

These pair have no credibility!
The Real Royal King

Amazing, isn’t it, that two people could render such a topic deathly boring. Perhaps, if McCarthy had worn a sherwani and Hannity kilts, it would have been more captivating. Or, if someone who knew something of the subject and how to ask question to elicit information ….
MichelleF

RELIGION OF PEACE!!

Over two dozen Pakistani religious groups want the UN to OK the death penalty for blasphemy of the prophet Mohammad.

The Qur’an contains detailed instructions and examples of how to meet unbelievers. The first instruction is that they should be called to Islam; in fact, the Qur’an says you cannot wage war against unbelievers until you have preached to them. The second instruction is that if they do not convert to Islam, then, they must be fought. The third instruction is that if they surrender, or convert, then you must stop waging war. The final instruction is that if they do not convert or surrender, then they must be killed. This is the optimum route for Islamist expansion: A tidal wave of war, subjugation and conversion.

There is another provision in the Qur’an though, because sometimes Muslims aren’t in a position to wage war. In this occasion, the examples and teachings of the Qur’an are that Muslims may make deals with their enemies, with unbelievers, engage in truces and the like in order to recuperate and gain strength. The overriding concern is the fight against unbelievers; if this can’t be achieved then it is ok to strategically lay low. To achieve more sneaky victories, it is acceptable to deceive, double-cross and break deals. Deals with unbelievers are not real deals, anyway, and are to be broken as soon as more aggressive moves can be made.
JohnSimpson

Gees, Frances, if you are going to call someone “controversial” at least explain it.

Is he controversial because he prosecuted and convicted Sheik Omar Abdel Rahman of the 1993 World Trade Center bombing?

That’s why he is controversial in your mind?
The Real Royal King

Michelle:

Can you give us a compare and contrast with this High Mountain Meadow? Or, are you allowed to talk about that? I know, I have a friend who teaches Urdu. Let’s get him, we’ll buy up some cable access time, and he can talk about a Jihad of your choice, you talk about Mountain Meadow, and I’ll talk about the Spanish Inquisition. We could learn much. Then, we could talk about those great principles of love and faith and fidelity that the Abrahamic religions share.
ImNotBlue

Kam Fet says:
May 26, 2010 at 12:03 pm

These pair have no credibility!

They’re poopy pants, doody heads too!

Well put Kam… excellent and well explained statement.

Feh.

The Real Royal King says:
May 26, 2010 at 12:06 pm

It’s so good you’re an expert on… everything. Although, I gotta say, I noticed you didn’t refute anything they said… much like Kam. Interesting. It’s almost like (in addition to making up your “life story”) you’ve simply decided “they’re wrong,” but don’t really know why. Some might call this reaction “knee jerk”… of course, knowing you, having the “knee” might be unnecessary.

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These groups have already been trying to push this in America. Remember all those stories about colleges installing special “washing stations” for certain students… public pools and gyms allocating special time for “women only” to work as to appease certain religious requirements. This is nothing new, we’ve been hearing about this for years. And while all religions want to recruit new members (sans Judaism for the most part), it seems this new brand of Muslim is more aggressive in doing so. In other words… they’re not afraid to use American law to get what they want.
MichelleF

King, I’ll tell you what; you point me to where in our official church doctrine it calls for death of non-believers and we will have this conversation.
MichelleF

King,
Here’s our official website if you need help with your research:

http://www.lds.org/ldsorg/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=e419fb40e21cef00VgnVCM1000001f5e340aRCRD
writer

Evidently the King is part of that tiny sliver of the population that watches Fox News.
SteveMG

Andrew McCarthy is not a “controversial author”. He’s a former top prosecutor in the Clinton Administration Justice Department who led the prosecution of the perpetrators of the first WTC bombings as well as being involved in the investigation of the 1998 US Embassy bombings by Al-Qaeda. The man knows the law. And he knows something about how AQ operates.

However, I think McCarthy’s thesis is almost completely without merit and his broad strokes do a real disservice to a serious problem. Except for the hard left, it’s grossly inaccurate to link the liberal/left in general with the radical elements/Islamists or whatever term one wants to use.

Linking the left to the Islamists is as unfair as linking the Tea Party movement to the rightwing militia kooks. Yes, there are some connections but they are so slight as to be meaningless.
MichelleF

In Tennessee and On ABC News, the MSM Shills for Islam

http://bigjournalism.com/pgeller/2010/05/26/in-tennessee-and-on-abc-news-the-msm-shills-for-islam/
http://www.facebook.com/people/Ruth-Gretzinger/596613915 Ruth Gretzinger

I love that! a “tiny sliver” of the population watches Fox. tell me, “writer,” if Fox’ audience is tiny, what would you call PMSNBC’s? non-existent?

McCarthy is only controversial if you think Islam is a Religion of Peace ™ and that anyone who suggests otherwise is a racist.

they are building a mosque at the Ground Zero site! that tells you everything you need to know about Islam in America. I pray we wake up before it’s too late and we turn into Britain.
writer

Ruth, I was being sarcastic. Every time an article comes up about Fox ratings, the King rushes in and says “But it’s only a small percentage of the population!” Look for more of his posts. You’ll see what I mean.
MichelleF

…It’s fair to say we are confronted by a horrifyingly large pool of potential terrorists. But the terrorist threat pales beside a lurking reality: the massive fundamentalist pool is churning out legions of activists who wish to end our way of life and who believe that there are plenty of avenues besides mass-murder for pursuing that goal. – Andy McCarthy
The Real Royal King

I pray we wake up before it’s too late and we turn into Britain.

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Amen, Ruth! I mean, really, who would want a country rich with history, literature, architecture, art and theatre? Who wants to be in a warm pub on a cold night, drinking good beer and singing cheerful songs? Who wants to sip tea and nibble on scones on a lawn some sunny weekend?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bW1XV-2OPkI&feature=related
ImNotBlue

The Real Royal King says:
May 26, 2010 at 1:51 pm

Amen, Ruth! I mean, really, who would want a country rich with history, literature, architecture, art and theatre?

Got it. Got it. Got it. And got it.

Who wants to be in a warm pub on a cold night, drinking good beer and singing cheerful songs?

Got it. Although, I am a fan of the English “New Castle” beer… although, it is (apparently) relatively high in calories.

Who wants to sip tea and nibble on scones on a lawn some sunny weekend?

Hot tea on a sunny weekend? Um, no thanks. Cold tea would be better. Either way, another Got it.

Of course… there’s more than aesthetics to talk about when talking about the good and bad of Britain versus America. However, thus far, you’ve only listed things we’ve already got or can do. Bummer.
The Real Royal King

Of course, Blimpie, as you well know, my point was not to say that we ought to become Britain, but that assume that Britain is some New Rihad in northern Europe is foolish.
Dorp

So this guy’s credentials are that he convicted some terrorist jerk 17 years ago? Well I guess the guy still needs to Muslim-bait and ride on that one accomplishment to sell books to the Hannity-bots. He’s using his credentials to weave the American left with a bunch of radical Muslims in caves. The right… always trying to turn America into a police state while exploiting the racism and ignorance of “real America.”
“I demand more Predator drones and cameras in rural Alabama to fight Al Qaeda”
SteveMG

So this guy’s credentials are that he convicted some terrorist jerk 17 years ago?

No his credentials are that he led several investigations into Islamist and AQ attacks against us (WTC, Embassy bombings).

As I said, that doesn’t make him right here – I think he’s wrong – but he’s got some street cred (to me) on the matter.
m

This piece on Hannity demonstrates that it’s basically a whole lot more acceptable in this country to be a complete shit-for-brains with right-wing views and still get treated seriously in the media. Include Beck with that.
ImNotBlue

m says:
May 26, 2010 at 2:46 pm

Yes, what a big farty pants he is.

Nice comment. Way to get to the heart of the matter.
Grammie

I’m afraid that England, My England ain’t what it usta be!

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Sharia law row: Archbishop is in shock as he faces demands to quit and criticism from Lord Carey

” Lord George Carey, Dr Williams’ predecessor, criticised his comments on sharia law and said that accepting the Islamic code would be a disaster for Britain.

Other leading bishops publicly contradicted Dr Rowan Williams’s call for Islamic law to be brought into the British legal system.”

http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/article-23436203-sharia-law-row-archbishop-is-in-shock-as-he-faces-demands-to-quit-and-criticism-from-lord-carey.do
The Real Royal King

Grammie says:
May 26, 2010 at 3:22 pm

I’m afraid that England, My England ain’t what it usta be!

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No, Janet. In the pubs, loose women still sing “Roll Me Over in the Clover” and flash their knickers at the end (of the song). It’s pretty much the same. At least, it was four (4) weeks ago.
http://www.facebook.com/people/Ruth-Gretzinger/596613915 Ruth Gretzinger

writer–oh. sorry. I’m fairly new here and I don’t yet know who the loonies are. but I do know I love me some MichelleF!

King: I too would like to believe that England is all about warm beer and cricket and jolly old chips and fish (to paraphrase that old Python sketch about “Hilter” and “Ron Bibbentrop”), but it’s not. just one example: in Luton several months ago, as servicemen marched through the streets in a welcome-back parade, they were accosted by radical Islamists, yelling “baby killer” etc. at them. the police, when called in, protected the ISLAMISTS, not the soldiers who were prepared to give their lives for England.

ok one more: England, a country that has no problem welcoming Islamists from around the world, has banned Michael Savage from entering the country. and they tried to ARREST Geert Wilders–a member of an EU member state parliament!–at Heathrow. why? because both these men spoke openly about their fears about Islam.

England–whether you want to admit it or not–is a dhimmi state, and we ARE headed down that road if we don’t wake up fast.
MichelleF

Ah thanks Ruth!
The Real Royal King

Ruth, I spend a great, great deal of time in the UK, most of it in the London area, and much of that in the Hammersmith-Fulham borough, which has a very large Islamic population, so I understand what you are saying. I doubt not the honesty of your belief, but I do think you are over-stating the extent of the matter. In point of fact, the UK has had a large Islamic population all of our lives. Pakistan was India and India was …. You know where I am going. I feel completely safe, and I even feel a bit energized by the diversity.

I have been going to the UK since I was a young child. London changes everyday, much as the Cotswolds remain the same. I embrace both.

I applaud the UK Border Control and HM Customs for keeping Michael Wiener out of the UK. He is a disgusting, hate-filled cretin. I would that our our equivalent services kept a similar Brit out of the US.

I do understand your point, and it is a point worth-making. I think the point comes wrapped in fear, and that diminishes it. Ruth:

There’ll always be an England,
And England shall be free ….
Rogue-Comic

Ah the internet, where if you can’t pass the Daily Kos litmus test you can still be a poser on Mediaite.
MichelleF

I do understand your point, and it is a point worth-making. I think the point comes wrapped in fear, and that diminishes it. Ruth:

Ruth,
As someone who’s still a little new, let me help you out. King likes to make comments like this. He’s seemingly trying to have a civil debate with your, and then insults you at the end, in some kind of condescending, “you’re not as smart as I am” way. You’ll come to expect that from him.
Rogue-Comic

Hmm, I got some friends in Austin I’ve been meaning to go see; I haven’t been since the towers where still up.

When I go, I’ll write “Come to me Real Royal King, Kneel before Zod” on some poster board and carry it around on 6th street every day.