The Religion of Peace
Mrs. Base10 and I spent our Fourth of July very pleasantly at Rockaway Beach. (See the post above). It really was a wonderful day until we encountered these representatives of the "religion of peace."



Now I'm still trying to sort out all the messages of hate here. First you have the rabid anti-semitism, then you have the kooky anti-globalization stuff. Then there's this one:



Please excuse Base10's poor phtography here. The upper sign asks, "Is your government making you Islamophobic? Can you think for your self?" Ironically, this display seems to foster enough Islamophobia all by itself without any help from the government. Also ironic is the name of the organization that is responsible, the "Islamic Thinkers Society." Then there's this one:



Yes, yes. Guantanamo Bay. Detainees held without trial. Torture by giving them three-squares. They're not being treated like the Geneva Convention says. Oh wait, the Geneva Convention allows summary execution of combatants out of uniform as spies and terrorists. By all means, treat them properly under the Geneva Convention.

This horrendous display was not in a foreign land, nor was it by some anti-war crazies in Union Square, it was in Jackson Heights, the most heavily Muslim neighborhood in Queens. It was at 67th Ave. and 73rd Street, if anyone would like to stop by and tell the Islamic Thinkers what they think. It's hard to really take the America-as-Totalitarian-Enemy thing seriously when this display is considered protected speech in this country and is protected even on the Fourth of July. Actually, nothing blows these "Thinkers" lame arguments away more than the fact that few other countries would allow them this fundamental right.

I almost don't want to link to it, but here's the homepage for the "Islamic Thinkers Society. " You can see how loony they actually are for yourself. Here's what some other bloggers think of the Islamic Thinkers Society:

The Islamic Thinkers Society are part of a vangard of fifth columnists who are enemies of the United States of America. While they may disclaim the methods which Osama bin Laden uses, they do not disclaim his goals. The group wishes to install Taliban like government in all Muslim countries unified under a single Caliphate. Eventually the group wishes to see a global Caliphate replacing the nation-state system. - Jawa Report.

On a planned Islamic Thinkers Society demonstration and extensive analysis of their literature,

"The families of about 3000 ex-NYC office workers must be overjoyed." - LibertyPost

Reports on this group are easy to find, and they seem pretty nasty.

Kristine Withers claims to have been assaulted by the Islamic Thinkers' Society, a group she says is likely tied to Al-Muhajiroun, which is a radical Islamic group that is believed to have worked with Al-Qaeda. - Global Politician

Finally, see the following post for some informative links about ITS,

The video that I posted below of American Muslims stomping on and then ripping up an American flag comes from a New York-based Muslim group called the Islamic Thinkers Society. According to "Not just another Jihadi face: The Islamic Thinkers Society - Al Muhajiroun's identical twin in NYC" in Militant Islam Monitor, the Islamic Thinkers Society is an American offshoot of the now-disbanded British jihadist group Al-Muhajiroun:

The radical Islamist Al Muhajiroun, appears to have surfaced in Queens under the oxymoronic name of the Islamic Thinkers Society aka Intellectual Thinkers Society. The groups North American spokesman, Kamran Bokhari, is now working as a strategic analyst for Statfor - Strategic Forecasting Inc. run by George Friedman. Stratfor who also employs ex government counter terrorism analysts has dubbed Bokhari their "in house Jihadi." - JihadWatch

Base10 will keep his eyes open next time he's in the neighborhood.
- posted by Base10 @ 6:56 PM