The Biden admin’s bizarre response to the TX hostage crisis
Jan 16, 2022 4:29:11 GMT -5
Post by Midnight on Jan 16, 2022 4:29:11 GMT -5
The Biden administration’s bizarre response to the Texas hostage crisis
January 16, 2022
By Andrea Widburg
On Saturday afternoon, a man claiming to be the brother of the Pakistani terrorist Aafia Siddiqui (aka “Lady al Qaeda”) stormed a synagogue in Colleyville, Texas, in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex, and took four people hostage. The resulting standoff lasted for several hours before all four hostages escaped or were freed and the hostage-taker killed. During the event, the Biden administration once again showed itself to be completely tone-deaf, issuing a bizarre, clinical tweet that didn’t even mention that the entire event revolved around al Qaeda-related genocidal antisemitism.
Congregation Beth Israel was almost empty on Saturday because it was live-streaming its Sabbath services. Because of that live-streaming, everyone heard an Islamist enter the synagogue shortly after 10:00 a.m. and take hostage the four people who were there, including the rabbi. He insisted that the government release Siddiqui, a fanatic al Qaeda supporter who was imprisoned in Texas for 86 years after she shot at U.S. service members and was found to have actively plotted mass-casualty al Qaeda attacks.
In the early evening, one hostage was released. Then, shortly before 10 p.m., the 12-hour-long nightmare ended with a frightening denouement. Cameras caught two of the hostages racing out of the building as the terrorist followed them out, aiming his gun at them before he retreated into the building. Soon after, a SWAT team stormed the building, killing the Islamist and freeing the remaining hostage:
All’s well that ends well.
Except that it didn’t end so well for the Biden administration, which will long be remembered for the bizarre tweet that Jen Psaki issued on behalf of the White House. Keep in mind that this was both an Islamic terrorist attack and a targeted anti-Semitic attack: A Muslim man deliberately attacked a synagogue to force the release of an al Qaeda terrorist and announced his willingness to kill his Jewish hostages. Every single news story led with the fact that what was taking place happened in a synagogue and involved an al Qaeda activist or sympathizer.
So, what did Psaki tweet? This:
What an amazing statement, and I don’t mean that in a good way. Psaki makes no mention of the synagogue at the heart of the crisis. She doesn’t mention Islam, terrorism, al Qaeda, or anti-Semitism. To her, it’s just a “developing hostage situation in the Dallas area.” Nor is there any hint of compassion or concern for the people trapped with an armed madman purportedly carrying a backpack filled with explosives.
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January 16, 2022
By Andrea Widburg
On Saturday afternoon, a man claiming to be the brother of the Pakistani terrorist Aafia Siddiqui (aka “Lady al Qaeda”) stormed a synagogue in Colleyville, Texas, in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex, and took four people hostage. The resulting standoff lasted for several hours before all four hostages escaped or were freed and the hostage-taker killed. During the event, the Biden administration once again showed itself to be completely tone-deaf, issuing a bizarre, clinical tweet that didn’t even mention that the entire event revolved around al Qaeda-related genocidal antisemitism.
Congregation Beth Israel was almost empty on Saturday because it was live-streaming its Sabbath services. Because of that live-streaming, everyone heard an Islamist enter the synagogue shortly after 10:00 a.m. and take hostage the four people who were there, including the rabbi. He insisted that the government release Siddiqui, a fanatic al Qaeda supporter who was imprisoned in Texas for 86 years after she shot at U.S. service members and was found to have actively plotted mass-casualty al Qaeda attacks.
In the early evening, one hostage was released. Then, shortly before 10 p.m., the 12-hour-long nightmare ended with a frightening denouement. Cameras caught two of the hostages racing out of the building as the terrorist followed them out, aiming his gun at them before he retreated into the building. Soon after, a SWAT team stormed the building, killing the Islamist and freeing the remaining hostage:
All’s well that ends well.
Except that it didn’t end so well for the Biden administration, which will long be remembered for the bizarre tweet that Jen Psaki issued on behalf of the White House. Keep in mind that this was both an Islamic terrorist attack and a targeted anti-Semitic attack: A Muslim man deliberately attacked a synagogue to force the release of an al Qaeda terrorist and announced his willingness to kill his Jewish hostages. Every single news story led with the fact that what was taking place happened in a synagogue and involved an al Qaeda activist or sympathizer.
So, what did Psaki tweet? This:
What an amazing statement, and I don’t mean that in a good way. Psaki makes no mention of the synagogue at the heart of the crisis. She doesn’t mention Islam, terrorism, al Qaeda, or anti-Semitism. To her, it’s just a “developing hostage situation in the Dallas area.” Nor is there any hint of compassion or concern for the people trapped with an armed madman purportedly carrying a backpack filled with explosives.
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