(http://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/) (https://www.facebook.com/Gatestone.Institute) (http://twitter.com/GatestoneInst) (http://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/rss.xml) In this mailing: * Uzay Bulut: _Islamic Terrorism: The Taboo Topic_ (mip://0c6c7248/default.html#toc_item_5119) * Burak Bekdil: _Turkey's Dance with Jihadists_ (mip://0c6c7248/default.html#toc_item_5134) * Peter Martino: _Euroflop: Europe Dilutes the Euro_ (mip://0c6c7248/default.html#toc_item_5146) _Islamic Terrorism: The Taboo Topic_ (http://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/5119/islamic-terrorism-taboo) by Uzay Bulut • January 26, 2015 at 5:00 am The political violence of the Koran is eternal and universal. The political violence of the Bible was for that particular historical time and place. This is the vast difference between Islam and other ideologies." — Bill Warner, Director, Center for the Study of Political Islam. The word has turned into a place where free speech is confused with hate speech, and people in positions of responsibility, who take that responsibility seriously, such as the Dutch parliamentarian Geert Wilders, are bullied, marginalized and brought to trial. So, to a degree are we all mentally ill, but not all mental illnesses are socially acceptable and not every mentally ill person channels his mental illness through a prism of religion that glorifies homicide. Every time Islamic terrorism is discussed, those who bring up the "Christian terrorism" of the Ku Klux Klan or anti-abortion violence simply block free speech, as if deliberately trying to scramble the main topic. They seem to be saying, "Whether the Islamic State is Islamic or not is irrelevant; there are Christian terrorists as well, so do not talk about Islamic terrorists." When violence and domination in a religion are so deeply rooted -- and sanctioned with promises of rewards -- fundamentalists will always find people to excite and people to persecute. It is a magnificent ready-made outlet for people who wish to be violent and dominate, or identify with a cause bigger than themselves. That is why Islamic theology, ideology and goals desperately need to be discussed. They deeply affect the life choices most Muslims make. Geert Wilders was brought in for interrogation by Dutch authorities, who want to prosecute him for a remark made during a March 2014 speech, in which he asked, "Do you want more or fewer Moroccans?" (Image source: nos.nl video screenshot) Shhhh! We can talk today of all religions but one. We can question all religions but one today. We know that any question of Islam can be taken as a criticism, and put our lives at risk, as seen most recently in Paris with the murders of the staff of Charlie Hebdo magazine. It is the only religion that people -- including the apologists for "Islamophobia" -- have to think ten times before discussing. At the same time, it is the same religion that is perpetually associated with "peace." Why should anyone be afraid of a "religion of peace"? Because some of its supporters threaten to kill you, and often do. Is there even one critic of Islam who has not received a threat, or been able to live freely without worrying about his or her safety? We are now living in a world where, if a prominent critic of Islam stays alive, or out of a court of law, it is considered almost a miracle -- in both the Muslim world and the West. _Continue Reading Article _ (http://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/5119/islamic-terrorism-taboo) _Turkey's Dance with Jihadists_ (http://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/5134/turkey-jihadists) by Burak Bekdil • January 26, 2015 at 4:00 am Turkish columnist Anmet Hakan was curious why the articles of the Turkish Penal Code that regulate "praising crime and criminals" were never applied to Islamists, while Turkish prosecutors, citing the same article, have the habit of indicting thousands of other individuals. Protestors in front of an Istanbul mosque hold signs honoring the terrorists who perpetrated the Paris attacks, as well as Osama bin Laden, January 16, 2015. (Image source: DHA video screenshot) On January 16, Muslims in Istanbul's devout Fatih district went to the mosque for their usual Friday prayers. Before crowds appeared in front of the mosque, everything looked normal. It was going to be just another day of quiet prayers. But this time, mosque-goers gathered earlier than the usual hour. They were there to hold funeral services (in absentia) for the terrorists who perpetrated the murderous attack on Charlie Hebdo in Paris -- the Kouachi brothers. Then the worshippers at the mosque held a demonstration with a banner and placards: * "If freedom of expression has no limits, be prepared for our freedom to commit actions with no limits." * "We are threatening (you)! Do you dare?" * "We are all Kouachi" (in what appears like the Turkish response to the Charlie Hebdo slogan 'Je suis Charlie') _Continue Reading Article _ (http://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/5134/turkey-jihadists) _Euroflop: Europe Dilutes the Euro_ (http://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/5146/euro-dilution) by Peter Martino • January 26, 2015 at 3:30 am Every criminal printing money can now argue in court that he should be given a medal for "stimulating the economy." The refusal of some European countries, such as France, to tackle their high debt level and lack of competitiveness, is now also affecting the non-eurozone. The headquarters of the European Central Bank in Frankfurt, Germany. (Image source: Flickr/Solvency II Wire) Europe now wants the rest of the world to foot the bill for its own economic mismanagement. Suppose a family can no longer pay its debts and dad decides to solve the problem by going down to the cellar and printing extra money. Society would not approve. Printing money is a form a robbery, stealing from everyone else by diluting the value of their financial assets. Last week, Mario Draghi, the president of the European Central Bank [ECB], announced that in the coming months the ECB is going to pump an additional €1.1 trillion into the economy, at a rate of €60bn a month. When dad does it, it is called "counterfeiting," but when Mr. Draghi does it, it is called "quantitative easing" and one euphemistically speaks of a "stimulus package for the Eurozone." Every criminal printing money can now argue in court that, rather than a jail sentence, he should be given a medal and a reward for stimulating the economy. _Continue Reading Article _ (http://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/5146/euro-dilution) You are subscribed to this list as [email protected]. 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