Saturday, November 22, 2008

Act! for America

Brigitte Gabriel's grassroots organization

Brigitte Gabriel was interviewed by Frontpagemag.com on November 21, 2008 where she talks about an organization she has founded called ACT! for America which "has become the largest grass roots movement in the United States focused on national security."

She takes her position one step further than merely informing the public and says that "education must be followed by organized action."

There is more information at her website. But, it mostly looks like a reactionary organization to counter the already existing Islamic presence in the US. In her mission and vision statements, there is nothing concrete about stopping the entrance of all Muslims to the US, since as Robert Spencer from Jihad Watch has explained, there is not telling which Muslims are Jihadists and which peaceful Muslims are potential Jihadists. This after prolonged (and justified) criticism from Larry Auster's View From the Right. ( I actually do think there was cause and effect - i.e. Spencer paid heed to the criticism). So, constant reminder to anti-Jihadists where they fall short is not a futile exercise.

She also has a book out called "They Must Be Stopped, Why We Must Defeat Radical Islam and How We Can Do It." One reviewer at Amazon.com lists some of her recommendations which includes "tighten borders."

I would have to read this particular chapter to see clearly what her recommendations are. From the list this reviewer gives, it looks more like countering what appear to be terrorists rather than deal with Muslim populations (and immigration) as a whole.

In a September 2006 Frontpagmag.com interview, she does come up with a list similar to the one above:
Close our borders

Reform the Immigration and naturalization service (INS)

Increase human intelligence

Profile, Profile and Profile

Control education of foreign students of hostile countries

Develop alternative energy sources

Silence any teaching of hate and intolerance against our country
Again, this looks more like a strategy to counter terrorists and "extremists" rather than Muslim immigration in general.

I think prominent speakers should just come clean and say:
Stop all Muslim immigration

Find ways to decrease the Muslim population which is already here
Otherwise people like me have to go through their recommendations with a fine-toothed comb, which is time-consuming, and may not even result with the desired outcome of finding a clear, uncomplicated recommendation, two of which I have listed above.