Our National Disgrace
This wasn’t a misstep. This was
deliberate. Biden could have gone. Eric Holder was in Paris and was prohibited
from going. His job was to enforce sharia. He refused to link jihad terror with
jihad or Islam. We are at war with “lone wolf” attacks. This was a calculated
move signalling his solidarity with jihad groups like the Muslim Brotherhood,
“moderate” al Qaeda (his administration’s turn of a phrase, not mine), Hamas,
etc. He attacked free speech when jihadists
attacked America on September 11, 2012 (and it wasn’t even an issue). And he stood with jihadists after the Charlie
Hebdo and Hyper Cacher slaughters. He sent an entourage to Michael
Brown’s funeral. He sent a letter of commendation to the mosque that preached
jihad and hatred of America to the Oklahoma beheader of Colleen Hufford.
He stood with jihadists when he
sanctioned the UK government’s ban of my colleague Robert Spencer and me from
entering the country. British documents to our banning specifically stated, “…
initial feedback from Post to say that they do not expect that there would be
any reaction from the US Administration to these exclusions.
More than 40 world leaders
attended the demonstration of solidarity, called the biggest public gathering
in France’s history. French President
Francois Hollande was joined by UK Prime Minister David Cameron, Israeli Prime
Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, King Abdullah of Jordan, German Chancellor Angela
Merkel, and others for a total of 50 world leaders joined roughly 3.7 million people
who marched for freedom in Paris.
“American Snubs
Historic Paris Rally,”
Daily Mail, January 12, 2015
German Chancellor Angela Merkel,
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu and British PM David Cameron were among dozens of
world leaders that were there.
Neither President Obama or Vice President Joe Biden attended the
historic event, though both of their public schedules were open. Obama told the French on Friday that ‘the
United States stands with you today, stands with you tomorrow’ – but he didn’t
stand with them in Paris. US Attorney
General Eric Holder was in Paris for a terrorism summit on the march’s
sidelines, but was not seen at the march that followed. No cabinet secretaries or other senior
officials attended, leaving only US Ambassador to France Jane Hartley as the
top US official there
President Barack Obama and other
top members of his administration have snubbed a historic rally in Paris today
that brought together more than 40 world leaders from Europe, Africa, the Middle
East and even Russia. ‘France is our
oldest ally,’ Obama said during a speech Friday in Tennessee. ‘I want the
people of France to know that the United States stands with you today, stands
with you tomorrow.’ But he wasn’t
standing in Paris as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian
Authority President Mahmoud Abbas put aside their differences and linked
arms. Ukrainian President Petro
Poroshenko and Russian Foreign Affairs Minister Sergei Lavrov made the same
unifying gesture in the march down the Place de la Concorde in defiance of the
Islamist terror attacks that rocked the city last week. According
to an administration official, President Obama spent part of his Sunday
afternoon watching a National Football League game on television. Both games
were broadcast hours after the march.
Heads of state from every major
European power, including British Prime Minister David Cameron and German
Chancellor Angela Merkel, joined French President Francois Hollande. World leaders walk side by side in a show of
defiance and unity but the USA was MIA. At the rally in response to the terror
attacks that have taken place in France, including (left to right) British
Prime Minister David Cameron, Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo, EU Commission President
Jean-Claude Juncker, Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Mali’s
President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, French President Francois Hollande and
Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel. The
Marche Republicaine saw numerous world leaders from Europe, Africa and the
Middle East link arms and walk through the streets of Paris as a show of
solidarity with France. OTHER ATTENDEES:
Danish Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt (second from left) Polish Prime
Minister Ewa Kopacz (third from left) EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini
(fourth from left) Thorbjorn Jagland, secretary-general of the Council of
Europe, (fourth from left), President of the European council Donald Tusk
(third from right), Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas (second from
right) and Queen Rania (right) and King Abdullah II (not pictured) of Jordan
and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (not pictured) - WHERE DID HE GO?
Attorney General Eric Holder was in Paris on Sunday for a security summit, but
did not appear alongside world leaders when they joined an anti-terrorism march
in the afternoon – instead he slipped away to appear on several US morning
shows.
Obama and Vice President Joe
Biden remained in Washington, despite having no events on their public
schedules Sunday. Secretary of State John Kerry was a world away in India, on a
pre-planned trip. Attorney General Eric Holder was in Paris for a terrorism
summit held on the march’s sidelines, but he slipped away and made appearances
on four American morning television talk shows just as the incredible rally was
starting. The US was represented at the
march only by Jane Hartley, the American ambassador to France who is
unrecognizable to most Americans, let alone the rest of the world.
A senior administration official
was quick to point out, however, that ‘Attorney General Holder – a Cabinet
level official – is representing the United States at the security meetings in
Paris today.’ ‘He is joined by the DHS
Deputy Secretary [Alejandro] Mayorkas,’ the official added in a statement to
many news outlets. ‘The United States is represented at the march by Ambassador
Hartley.’
And ‘as far as public signs of French solidarity from the U.S.,’ the
official concluded, ‘don’t forget several public statements from the president,
his call to Hollande and a condolence stop to the French embassy.’ Obama went to the French embassy in
Washington, D.C. on Thursday to pay his respects, and signed a condolence book
with the rallying cry ‘Vive la France!’ Holder, Obama’s longest-serving cabinet
member, was pictured shaking hands with French officials after the event, but
he slipped away – as did Mayorgas – before the march kicked off around 3:00
p.m. The attorney general
appeared on four Sunday morning talk shows around the same time as the march,
although it’s unclear whether he spoke live from Paris or if his segments were
pre-recorded.
The Department of Justice would
not immediately comment on Holder’s schedule with DailyMail.com, and a
spokesperson for Homeland Security Secretary Johnson similarly did not
immediately respond to a request for comment.
The White House press office also did not respond to a question seeking
confirmation that the president was engrossed in the NFL playoffs on Sunday
afternoon. Vice President Joe Biden
often fills in for the president at events that require White House gravitas,
but he was nowhere to be seen either, despite his own empty schedule. Political opponents – and even some allies –
were quick to criticize Obama for not showing up himself, or at least sending a
senior administration official to represent him at the street-swelling rally.
An incensed former Speaker of the
house Newt Gingrich vented on Twitter and told DailyMail.com that it was ‘sad
that 50 world leaders could show solidarity in Paris but President Obama
refused to participate.’ ‘The cowardice
continues,’ Gingrich jabbed, referring to Republicans’ refrain that he has
shown a weak hand when dealing with terrorism overseas. Politico
reporter Ben White tweeted: ‘Is it just me or does it feel like Obama should be
at this big March in Paris?’ Fox News host Greta Van Susteren wrote: ‘This is
really embarrassing – WHERE IS PRESIDENT OBAMA? Why didn’t he go?’
Obama’s absence was notable as
dozens of nations’ show of solidarity unfolded before a global audience –
especially considering his public schedule was wide open. According to
Buzzfeed, Holder left Paris after the summit to return to Washington. Meanwhile, Secretary of State John Kerry was
half a world away in India, preparing for the president’s upcoming trip to the
south Asian country in the coming weeks.
Mistake? Several political
talking heads called President Obama’s absence a ‘mistake’.
CNN’s Jake Tapper reported that
security for the march was difficult, with 2,300 police officers and paramilitary
forces deployed to Paris. The foreign dignitaries were protected with police
snipers, plainclothes cops and anti-terror officers. Streets were shut down and
parking was restricted. However, the attendance of controversial heads of state
like Netanyahu appeared to show that the march was well secured.
‘I don’t mean this as a criticism of the Obama administration,’
Tapper said Sunday while reporting live from Paris, ‘but just as an American I
do wish that we were better represented in this beautiful procession of world
leaders.’ ‘I’m a little disappointed, personally – this is me speaking
personally, not as a representative of CNN, but as an American – that there
isn’t more of a display of unity here,’ the host of ‘The Lead’ added.
CNN‘s Fareed Zakaria was one of the many who noticed President
Obama’s absence, and remarked that it was a mistake not to show up and support
our ‘deepest ideological ally.’ Zakaria
said that it would have sent an important message to have an American face
among the wold leaders.
Forbes columnist Stuart Anderson echoed Zakaria’s statements,
saying: ‘By not attending the unity rally in Paris on Sunday, President Obama
has missed an opportunity to show leadership, to demonstrate that Americans are
as committed to fight against terrorism as anyone in the world. ‘And that
America stands with its allies in a worldwide battle that, unfortunately, is
likely to last many years.’
The White House announced on
Sunday that it would convene ‘a Summit on Countering Violent Extremism’ in
February ‘to highlight domestic and international efforts to prevent violent
extremists and their supporters from radicalizing, recruiting, or inspiring
individuals or groups in the United States and abroad to commit acts of
violence.’ A statement from White House
Press Secretary Josh Earnest made no specific mention of Islam, Islamist
terrorism, or Muslims in general.
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Obama Had ‘No Public
Schedule’ during Paris Rally
White House admits "higher-profile" official should have
attended "I am Charlie" rally against Islamic terror. By: Tzvi
Ben-Gedalyahu | Published:
January 13th, 2015
President Barack Obama’s official
routine for Sunday was “no public schedule,” but the White House tried to
explain that he did not attend the mass “I am Charlie” rally because of
problems of security. Or perhaps Obama
did not attend the rally, because it might have messed up his schedule for
Monday, which consisted of receiving the daily presidential briefing, speaking
at the Federal Trade Commission on plans to tackle identity theft, and honoring
the NBA champions, the San Antonio Spurs.
Facing stiff criticism for the absence of a senior American official,
White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest admitted Monday, “We should have sent someone
with a higher profile to be there.” He
explained that security arrangements could not have been completed
satisfactorily. Questioned by Fox News why security was good enough for Prime
Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and other foreign officials to participate in the
rally, Earnest said that each country has its own standards of security.
However, he was not able to
explain the absence of Attorney General Eric Holder, who was attending a
security summit meeting at the time of the rally. Kerry re-arranged his schedule so he could
travel to Paris later this week and put a check next to the sentence, “I was in
Paris to express solidarity with the war on Islamic terror.” Concerning his decision to change his
schedule on Sunday and fly to Paris for the rally, Kerry stated, “I would have
personally very much wanted to have been [in Paris] but couldn’t do so because
of the commitment that I had here and it is important to keep these kinds of
commitments.” Instead, Assistant Secretary of State Victoria Nuland, a former
State Dept. spokeswoman, marched in the rally in Washington, while the U.S.
Ambassador to France, Jane Hartley, was at the Paris rally.
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