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	<title>FrontPage Magazine &#187; Peter BetBasoo</title>
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		<title>Keith Ellison&#8217;s Tears and the Victim Card</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Mar 2011 04:10:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter BetBasoo]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On second thought, what exactly was Ellison really crying about?]]></description>
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<p>Rep. Keith       Ellison, a Democrat from       Minnesota and one of two Muslim members of Congress, cried while       giving       testimony at Rep. Peter King&#8217;s recent hearings on &#8220;The Extent of       Radicalization in       the American Muslim Community and that Community&#8217;s Response.&#8221; He       could not       hold back his tears as he recounted the story of Mohammed Salman       Hamdani, a       Pakistani-born Muslim and an NYPD cadet, who died during the collapse       of the World       Trade Center on 9/11 while performing his duty. Ellison cried as       he lamented       how Mr. Hamdani was smeared and accused of colluding with the       terrorists.       In Ellison&#8217;s words:</p>
<blockquote><p>After         the tragedy some people tried to smear his character solely         because of his         Islamic faith. Some people spread false rumors and speculated         that he was in         league with the attackers only because he was Muslim. It was         only when his         remains were identified that these lies were fully exposed.         Mohammed Salman         Hamdani was a fellow American who gave his life for other         Americans. His life         should not be defined as a member of an ethnic group or a member         of a religion,         but as an American who gave everything for his fellow citizens.</p></blockquote>
<p>This account has       been disputed by       Matthew Shaffer in <a href="http://www.nationalreview.com/articles/print/261903">an article for National Review Online</a>. But       what is more interesting is Ellison&#8217;s emotional testimony, as it betrayed more about Ellison than he meant to reveal.</p>
<p>Let us assume that Ellison&#8217;s tears are not disingenuous. And let us also assume that he is not practicing <em>taqiyya</em>, the act of       deliberately lying to an infidel, which is sanctioned by Islam       because an infidel       does not have equal status to a Muslim and can therefore be lied       to.</p>
<p>I personally think Ellison&#8217;s tears were sincere. But the question is:       why are they flowing only for Mohammad Hamdani? What about the hundreds       of       firefighters and policemen who were killed? What about the       thousands of       civilians who were killed? Should not the tragedy of all of these       people drive       a man to tears?</p>
<p>Why is Mohammad       Hamdani more tear-provoking than others? He was       just another       American doing his job, irrespective of his religion.</p>
<p>But that&#8217;s not how       Ellison sees       it. He wasn&#8217;t just another American &#8212; he was a <em>Muslim</em> American, and to Ellison, being a Muslim is far more important than just being an American. Ellison       feels solidarity       and unity with a Muslim to the point of an embarrassing display of       crying. At first       glance, one is moved by these tears, for who can show no sympathy       to a weeping       man? But at second glance, the question arises: just exactly who or       what are you       crying for, Mr. Ellison?</p>
<p>Mr. Hamdani&#8217;s       story is not       unique. There are literally hundreds of these stories from 9/11.       Pick at random       any firefighter or policeman who lost his life on 9/11 and his       story would be       just as compelling. All of them died selflessly in the line of       duty. No one is       better than the other. No one story is better than the other.</p>
<p>What&#8217;s so special       about Mohammad       Hamdani?</p>
<p>He       was a Muslim.</p>
<p>And Ellison uses this to play the victim card. The Muslims are the       victims; the victims are not       the people who are killed every day by Muslim terrorists.</p>
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