I respect Mr. Buchanan for pointing out what everyone can see, but which you’re not supposed to say on tv in America.

House of Representatives passed a resolution backing Israel’s actions in Gaza: 5 courageous Congresspeople voted against it including Maxine Waters, Dennis Kucinich, Ron Paul, Nick Rahall of W.Virginia, and Gwen Moore of Wisconsin.

Muslim Congressman Keith Ellison voted “Present.” (neither yes or no) Muslim Congressman Andre Carson actually voted FOR the resolution backing Israel’s actions in Gaza.

Hamas was created and funded by Israel: http://www.antiwar.com/justin/?articleid=8449

Fisabilillah right?
Gimme a break.

Dawud Israel said:

Hamas was created and funded by Israel: http://www.antiwar.com/justin/?articleid=8449

Fisabilillah right?
Gimme a break

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Israelians are great liar and great actors they first make west folish and stupid on the name of hollocast and they always portray themselves as the most innocent nation of world even they stole the land of plastine .. west back them specially USA and now when he is killing innocent people in Gaza he still present justifications for that war crime .. .. but for how long time they can be act like this and for how long time USA and their allies will support the Israel brutal acts like this .. and one thing is clear that Israel cannot win war with missles and guns and cluster bombs he lost the war of hearts and mind thats why he is frustrated .. in 2006 a group ( Hizbullah ) defeated them and now Enshallah HAMAS will defeat them. because they have faith in Allah and they are on right and they have courage which could not be defeated by US made weapons .. misslies can cut their bodies kill their children but cannot finish their courage and hunger for success and victory will for those who has truth in their courage .. and whole world knows that people of gaza on truth and the Bloody Isrealians are liear and dogs they can never ever win the war against great courage ……….

Long live Gaza and Long live HAMAS

See what the London folks are saying about Gaza: http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article21640.htm

Assalamualaykum Everyone

I was wondering if anyone knew how the rest of the Muslim world is responding to this. I mean where is the Ummah?

No, seriously, Amad. Buchanan is not who you want to hitch your wagon to.

bismillah. actually, Matt’s point about Pat Buchanan is well-taken.

way back in the day, Buchanan was a thorn in W’s father’s election campaign. i was a volunteer then at the Republican National Convention in Houston. and i remember hearing Buchanan’s speech: it was a blessing for Muslims in America that he was not elected. for all immigrants, too. but Buchanan’s campaign then was just like the most-bigoted conservative campaigns of Europe. all those parties in Europe that want to ban minarets and restrict the opening of masajid? he sounded just like them but not aimed directly at us because we were then too insignificant a community. he had bigger fish to fry, and he did his worst against them.

i do not know if Buchanan today is the same man he was then. i welcome his criticism of Israeli aggression because it is well-founded. but i take everything he does with a grain of salt.

as for why he has a media outlet? seriously? you ask that question despite the Rush Limbaughs of the world? you ask that question when Oliver North got a media outlet after Iran-Contra? people who hate are often contentious, contentious hosts sell modern-so-called news in America, and articulate contentious hosts who hate know how to cover themselves with rhetoric.

bismillah. i agree, as i indicated, that Buchanan’s criticism of Israeli aggression should be welcomed. why? because it is well-founded. because the murder of Gazans by Israelis should shock the conscience of every honest American, and sadly most of those consciences remain silent.

but i also remember the speech i heard Buchanan make. the man is nothing if he is not a politician, in the worst sense of self-interest that the word connotes. i know nothing about Matt, but i know that the expressions of support for Buchanan’s words should be tempered by an understanding of his other views.

mashaAllah, Buchanan speaks words of justice and high morality today, good. just remember that we have not yet witnessed tomorrow.

bismillah.

but I hardly thought it was necessary to say that about a conservative who is most famous for having worked for Nixon.

LOL, i love you for the sake of Allah, abu Noor. :) if we quizzed readers regarding the significance of Buchanan’s resume, what percentage would score highly on that entry?

still, it may be overreaching to declare that Buchanan is motivated only by self-interest — because only Allah Knows what is in his heart. and on that basis, i pray that Allah Guides Buchanan to what is right. (though Buchanan would likely construe that particular word differently than you or i.)

when it comes to Israel’s war on the civilian population of Palestine, and America’s war on non-terrorists, Buchanan scores remarkably well for an American who has had the public eye for so many years. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pat_Buchanan — it’s only a wiki, but it also offers a lot of links to his speeches and articles. interestingly the link to the 1992 speech that i heard live — that link does not appear to be working anymore.

Matt,

We’ve acknowledged Pat Buchanan is a bigot…that is not the point of the post. The point of the post is that Pat Buchanan sees the reality of what is happening in Gaza and acknowledges it is wrong, despite the fact he has no love for Muslims and Arabs. You, on the other hand, are interested in defending what Israel is doing in Gaza and it seems to me from our discussion on another site that you do so in a disingenuous way. Perhaps I am wrong about you. If I am wrong and you are sincere, then as I suggested above you should be worried that Pat Buchanan is taking more or a moral high ground than you are. And if we agree that he is a bigot, than what does that say about you?

If all you wanted to say was that Buchanan is a bigot and should not be our spokesman, but you agree with him that occupation and slaughtering of civilians is wrong than we are in agreement and I apologize for misunderstanding you.

Matt, my observations about you are based on my experience with you….not whether I have a sincere interest in discussing things with anyone. Of course, I’m only a human and I could be wrong…as I said if you oppose occupation and slaughtering of civilians then we are in agreement and myself and Abu Abd Allaah have said repeatedly in this thread that Buchanan is a bigot.

Yeah, I think whoever edits this blog should toss up a disclaimer saying that “That notorious bigot, anti-semite (in all senses of the term) Buchanan” says something RIGHT for once.

Even a broken clock is correct twice a day.

Like many Jews, I am horrified and quite frankly enraged at Israel’s conduct.
However, that will not stop me from kvetching when you quote BUCHANAN. I spit on Buchanan, his words are filth, no matter what he says.

You’d do better quoting Jon Stewart, who I believe had a piece on the conflict. Yes, he’s a comic. And a Jew. But his words are insightful.

And one more thing. Lately American Muslims have seemed to move toward the liberal politicians. And understandably so. The rise of the beligerent so-called “neocons” has no doubt disenfranchised the American Muslim and Arab community. But traditional American conservatism is not the same. Traditionally American conservatism has been non-interventionist, and respectful of other nations, and extremely weary of an American empire. The neocons came in (from the left wing) and radically changed the predominant discourse.

But when it comes down to it, Muslims have more in common with conservative Christians than they do with Liberals. Like us, they too don’t want their children taught in public school that Bobby has two daddies. And as for recent US foreign policy, if you think about it, its actually a very liberal, a radically globalist, left wing idea to “spead democracy” by ballot or bullet. Isn’t that what the communists did? A conservative approach is mind your own business.

In fact was it not Clinton who unloaded tons of bombs on Iraq? And was it not his secretary of state who said the sanctions were worth the thousands of dead Iraqi children? During this time, Buchanan was condeming it all. Any Muslim who thinks just because you’re a democrat means you’re a dove is mistaken.

Indeed Muslims have a better friend in politicians like Buchanan or Ron Paul than they do in Hillary Clinton or Nancy Pelosi.