Op-ed:
Fake News Takes Aim at Right Side Patriots
By: Diane Sori and Craig Andresen / Right Side Patriots on American Political Radio

Last week liberals, the fake news mainstream media, and a proscribed terrorist organization decided to use RIGHT SIDE PATRIOTS, myself and Diane Sori and our respective blogs, The National Patriot and The Patriot Factor as weapons with which to attempt to assassinate the character of a very, very good man…Congressman Brian Mast of Florida.

On Tuesday night, Congressman Mast was our special guest on RIGHT SIDE PATRIOTS, where we spoke to the Congressman about his bid for a second term in the House, his campaign, how he connects with his constituents, working his way through the swamp, and a number of other things.

We did not talk to Congressman Mast about Islam…and even the fake news mainstream media, The Hill, and even CAIR acknowledged that as a fact, but it didn’t stop them from doing what they do best…

Lie.

From a CNN article by Andrew Kaczynski, on Thursday August 16th....”A Florida congressman has made three appearances on a radio show hosted by two people who regularly espouse fringe anti-Muslim comments.”

“Republican Rep. Brian Mast appeared on the Right Side Patriots radio program on Tuesday, an online show hosted by conservative commentators Diane Sori and Craig Andresen who proudly describe themselves as anti-Muslim.”

The link CNN provided is to a meme posted on The Patriot Factor in 2013…it is not a meme made by either Diane Sori or myself, in fact, I suspect the origin of the meme is from Britain as the word “color” is spelled...”colour.”

CNN also claims that we “regularly espouse fringe anti-Muslim comments.” We do, in fact, make anti-Muslim comments when they are germane to a segment of the show, or an article in one of our blogs, but “regularly” is quite a stretch as the vast majority of our writings, and for that matter of our shows, have nothing whatsoever to do with Muslims or Islam.

CNN, fake news mainstream media hacks that they are, simply made that up which is par for their course.

From an article on The Hill written by John Bowden, also on Thursday August 16th...”A Florida Republican congressman appeared this week on a right-wing radio show with hosts who bill themselves as "anti-Islam."”

For the record, neither Diane Sori nor myself has ever billed ourselves, either individually nor as RIGHT SIDE PATRIOTS as “anti-Islam,” and since they put that in quotes, perhaps they would like to provide some reference to that made up fake news “billing” other than using the exact same British meme that they also linked from The Patriot Factor back in 2013.

Interesting though, isn’t it, that two separate articles appearing in two separate sources, written by two separate authors come across with such similar verbiage and using the exact same link.

Coincidence? I rather doubt it as when one reads through the rest of the separate articles, in separate sources written by separate authors the similarities are, to say the least, stunningly transparent. The hit pieces against Congressman Mast seem obviously derived from some sort of talking points and I suspect they either came from one of Congressman Mast’s opponents, or from that aforementioned proscribed terrorist organization which goes by the handle of CAIR.

While CAIR may well take umbrage at being called a “proscribed terrorist organization” their beef isn’t with me or Diane, and if they have an issue with the label they need to talk to the United Arab Emirates about it as they are the ones who called CAIR that and for good reason. CAIR is linked to Hamas…a known international terrorist organization, and as of 2006, according to Daniel Pipes and Sharon Chadha, writing for Middle East Quarterly, “Perhaps the most obvious problem with CAIR is the fact that at least five of its employees and board members have been arrested, convicted, deported, or otherwise linked to terrorism-related charges and activities.”

The publication went on to state that, “Five of the men indicted, including CAIR's Royer, (Randall ("Ismail") Royer, an American convert to Islam) were found to have had in their possession," according to the indictment, "AK-47-style rifles, telescopic lenses, hundreds of rounds of ammunition and tracer rounds, documents on undertaking jihad and martyrdom, [and] a copy of the terrorist handbook containing instructions on how to manufacture and use explosives and chemicals as weapons."

You can read all about it by clicking this link.

In fact, here's yet another link related to CAIR actually admitting their ties to terrorist groups.

The point is, CAIR, a proscribed terrorist organization, CNN, a fake news mainstream media hack organization, and some writer at The Hill are all hot and bothered because congressman Mast appeared as a guest on our RIGHT SIDE PATRIOTS show last week, where only 25 percent of the show dealt with anything regarding Muslims...and only that there seems to be a concerted group of Muslims running for public office in our country in November’s midterm elections.

Why is this a big deal? I’ll let Diane Sori get into that a bit more deeply, but in a nutshell the political ideology of Islam simply doesn’t mesh with the political ideology of a nation whose foundation is liberty and freedom.

It has been said that terrorism has no religion, and that is most likely true. What terrorism does have is a political ideology. Therefore, terrorism in the name of Islam is terrorism in the name of the political ideology of Islam.

How can I say this? Because both Diane and I believe what we see in the actions of Islam around the world, and actions speak louder than the words of those who try to cover for those actions or the abject lack of words from those who, as part of Islam, remain silent or offer a combination of excuses or apologies for the acts of Islam.

So…why would CNN, CAIR, The Hill and/or Congressman Mast’s opponents fabricate lies regarding myself and Diane Sori, our blogs, and our radio program to use as a weapon against the Congressman?

Because liberals are growing more desperate by the day, they’re watching their dream of a blue wave in November vanish before their eyes, and because they can’t win an election based on the merits of their platform, they manufacture dirt on their opponents. Congressman Mast is one of their opponents, and he’s so clean he squeaks. He’s a decorated military Veteran. He’s a wounded warrior. He didn’t let his loss of limbs slow him down. He’s dedicated his life to serving his country. He’s a rock solid Conservative. He’s a Constitutionalist. He’s approachable. He connects with his South Florida constituents, and Congressman Mast is honest. He’s the real deal.

Unable to find any dirt on Congressman Mast, because no dirt exists, a fake news mainstream media site, CNN, The Hill, and CAIR, a proscribed terrorist organization, had to make stuff up about myself, Diane Sori and RIGHT SIDE PATRIOTS, and then attempt to infer that Congressman Mast matches up to what they made up.

It reeks of desperation, employs the low-life techniques of propagandists, and smacks of quintessential liberalism.

For the record, Diane and I are anti-Islam...based on the facts surrounding Islam and based on what we see regarding those facts, and yet we realize and appreciate those individuals within the Muslim community who are trying their best to change not just the perception of Islam but the reality of Islam.

Diane and I are also anti other things. We’re anti-socialism, anti-liberalism, anti-big government, anti-indoctrination into the agenda of liberalism by public schools and universities or colleges. We’re anti-tax and spend, anti-political activist judges, anti-weaponiziation of our governmental agencies against any political affiliations, and anti-infringement on our rights as specified in our founding documents.

Perhaps the best way to put it is that Diane and I are both anti anti-American and the vast majority of what we write or talk about on RIGHT SIDE PATRIOTS is that. The vast minority of what we either write or talk about is Islam but the fact remains...Islam, as a political ideology which we both believe it has been since its inception in the 632 AD until this very day...goes directly against the freedoms and liberties upon which our American foundation is based.

Also, for the record, neither Diane nor I will back down, we will continue to tell the truth, and bring forth our opinions and the facts that support our opinions regarding every topic we take on which will include our occasional dealings with Islam.

As for the details of why we’re anti-Islamic…I’ll let Diane explain it, and know that I am in complete agreement with her straight down the line.
 

Now since CAIR, CNN, and The Hill seem to have targeted me, Diane Sori, as being against all of islam...which I freely admit I currently am...let's start with CAIR Florida the very group that states on their website of wanting to “empower muslims”...yet never define exactly what “empower muslims” means. Saying that, “Right Side Patriots (is a) radio show hosted by anti-Islam commentators bashing American Muslim candidates for committing “ballot box jihad,” if CAIR had bothered to read my entire article and not just the title they would see that in my article I give irrefutable proof as to why I believe “ballot box jihad” is being committed.. Deliberately ignoring that as per islam the word “jihad” does not only mean through violence but through peaceful means as well...in this case being the ballot box...CAIR has painted me as a bigot when nothing is further from the truth, but then again truth is a foreign concept to the likes of CAIR, what with “taqiyya” and all.

As for CNN...in their one-sided article of omission...they cite half quotes by which to paint me as a bigot. Saying in their article that on our August 14th, RIGHT SIDE PATRIOTS radio show I said, “It's also important for people to remember whether they like to hear it or not, we are at war with Islam. Plain and simple. I cannot say it enough. Islam is not a religion and we are at war with Islam -- not radical Islam, all Islam,” I freely admit I said it and I'm proud to stand by those words. But what CNN leaves out is that I've said it before...as has my partner Craig Andresen...but that most times it is either prefaced or followed by a statement or a brief discussion about Turkey's President Recip Erdogen who, as a devout muslim, has himself stated countless times that, “There is no moderate or immoderate Islam. There is only one Islam,” and that the term "moderate Islam" has been fabricated by the West in order to weaken islam.

So it seems CNN has no problem with Erdogen saying it...as in that all islam is one and the same...but they do have a problem with me, an American-infidel, saying what amounts to the same words. I guess CNN hopes that by twisting my words it will help boost their ever-falling ratings both in print and on TV. After all, in today's world both CNN and the rest of the leftist media love to twist any and everything we conservatives say about muslims or islam into being acts of “islamophobia” when what they perceive as “islamophobia” is usually we on the right telling the truth about all that is islam.

Now as for The Hill...a site that we conservatives believed to be balanced and fair in its reporting...to that I say no more for their piece alluding to myself and Craig Andresen was journalism at its worst. First in their trying to defame, fabricate, and/or dig up non-existent dirt on Congressman Mast...a most honorable of men...for appearing on our radio show where we discussed nary a word about islam nor muslims with the congressman...The Hill chose not to contact us for their hit-piece article. Instead, The Hill took quotes from CNN as the basis for their article...and all I can say is shame, shame on them for there's nothing like one-sided reporting taken from a far left station to taint one's what was once spotless reputation. If The Hill truly wants the truth about me and my RIGHT SIDE PATRIOTS partner Craig Andresen's unwavering beliefs about islam both separately and together as RIGHT SIDE PATRIOTS they should at least ask us directly...we'd be so happy to tell them along with why we believe as we do.

But since it seems that CAIR, CNN, and The Hill want to know my personal beliefs about islam I'll give them an albeit brief synopsis. First, until islam goes through a reformation, as did Judaism and Christianity, and with the qur'an still containing 164 verses related to “jihad” in one form or another, and with at least 109 verses that speak of war and the killing of we nonbelievers...which muslims believe is justification for today's acts of “jihad”...as in islamic terrorism...islam will not fully be accepted here in America. And with few muslim-Americans having denounced said acts of terrorism, I will continue to stand against islam...all islam...as per Erdogen's words.

And my beliefs about islam and its followers can best be summed up with these words of mine which I have stated on air and written in articles more times than I can remember, “If you do not condemn you condone.” And the truth is that few muslims here in America condemn “jihad”...condemn islamic terrorism...for if one is a true believer and follows the qur'an, as all muslims are commanded to do, one then believes in and will carry out “jihad” when they deem it is the right time and place to do so.

But I also will admit that before 9/11, I knew little about islam, as did most Americans, but on 9/11, again as did most Americans, I learned much about islam and muslims by seeing how muslims both here in the U.S. and around the world rejoiced in the savagery committed by their fellow muslims in the name of allah and islam. And so I immersed myself in learning about islam, its (false) god allah, its prophet muhammad, along with the collective acts of terror that have, since 632 AD, been committed in allah and islam's name. And that includes the fact that the rise of ISIS brought with it a surge in acts of islamic terrorism, including that up until the beginning of 2018 there have been eight confirmed cases of islamic terrorism here on American soil...all committed with “allahu-akbar” as the terrorist's calling card. And then there are the one hundred plus cases of planned but thankfully foiled islamic terrorist attacks that were to have occurred within our borders up until the end of January 2018...cases we of course heard little to nothing about from the mainstream media.

And not to be forgotten is that worldwide since 9/11, there have been to date at least 33,689 islamic terrorist attacks...as in “jihad”...with 26,621 deaths...all committed in the name of allah and islam...with most of those involving the brutal and savage slaughter of Christians.
 
But have we heard a collective muslim-American voice loudly raised to condemn such acts of islamic terrorism...no we have not...that is save for a very few...which means that for the vast majority of muslim-Americans their deafening silence is an overt and deliberate act of condoning. And fear of reprisals being used as the excuse for their silence is but cowardliness of the worst kind for we're constantly being told by the media that peaceful muslim-Americans far outnumber the radical element of their kind. Strength in numbers, in other words, should afford a collective echoing of condemnation but doesn't...meaning silence in condemning is just more “taqiyya” in action.

Now as for my article Ballot Box Jihad which CAIR, CNN, and The Hill referred to...an article about the role of muslim-American candidates in the upcoming mid-term election...know that those I cited as both winning and losing their primary elections speak for themselves. And I stand by every word I wrote for when a group of people does not assimilate into the fabric of American society...when they do not adopt the very customs and societal norms which unite us as Americans... when said group demands 'special treatment' based upon their so-called religion and then demands that we Americans cater to their whims and archaic beliefs, than yes, muslim-Americans candidates and voters are committing a form of “jihad,” albeit non-violent “jihad” via the ballot box.

And why is this considered non-violent “jihad”...because according to islam's definition of “jihad”...as in it being a struggle or fight against the enemies of islam...means that while “jihad” is usually but not always committed through acts of violence, it can be committed by simply forcing one's belief in allah on non-believers. Remember, muslim's believe that we infidels are committing sins against them and their religion by us not willingly converting or accepting their 7th century societal norms which include the horrors of female genital mutilation, honor killings, and child marriages...to name but a few.

But when acts of islamic terrorism are no longer carried out within the realm of the civilized world...and when a true reformation of islam has been accomplished...then and only then will I change my views about islam...views shared by millions upon millions of my fellow Americans. And being that I still have the right to free speech...except on facebook that is...I can share those views as I so choose for I have never called for physical retaliation against any muslim nor will I. Their own uncivilized actions will be their own demise or a reformation will occur, and hopefully it will be the later for the former will not be a pretty picture for either side.

So I hope I've answered CAIR, CNN, and The Hill's wanting to know if I am truly anti-islam...anti-all of islam...then yes...at this point in time I freely admit I am for until islam enters the 21st century...not living like in did in the 7th century albeit with 21st century weapons...and forever leaves its ongoing murderous ways in the past...islam will never peacefully coexist in the civilized world and will always be thought of as a pariah out for infidel blood. And know that while I am anti-islam, as is my RIGHT SIDE PATRIOTS partner Craig Andresen, being so is not the same as being anti-all muslims for the two are different entities all together, and neither of us will ever say all muslims are evil or bad for to do so would be a lie and we do not lie...period.

Take that CAIR, CNN, and The Hill for we cannot wait to see how both our words are again twisted to fit not the truth but your leftist agendas.

Copyright © 2018 Diane Sori and Craig Andresen / Right Side Patriots / Investigative Reports / All rights reserved.

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Today, Tuesday, August 21st from 7 to 9pm EST on American Political Radio, RIGHT SIDE PATRIOTS Craig Andresen and Diane Sori discuss 'Fake news Takes Aim at Right Side Patriots'; and important news of the day.

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Op-ed:
The Reality of Reformation vs. Jihad
By: Diane Sori / The Patriot Factor / Right Side Patriots on American Political Radio

Last week islamic terrorism...as in jihad...visited Egypt and by now the 305 victims of the North Sinai Al-Rawdah mosque massacre have been laid to rest...laid to rest as Egypt continues to mourn their husbands and wives, mothers and fathers, sisters and brothers, and 27 of the youngest of the young...all murdered at the hands of some of their own.

“We’re in shock,” were the words of Cairo resident Mahmoud Ali...shock indeed.

The deadliest islamist attack of jihad in Egypt’s modern history comes replete with questions as to why and in whose name such carnage was committed. Reports out of Egypt have some saying that the attack was carried out because most of the worshipers at Friday's prayers were Sufi muslims and also because the mosque itself is believed by many to be the birthplace of Sheikh Eid al-Jariri, a Sufi cleric considered the founder of Sufism in the Sinai Peninsula. And with Sufism being a sub-group of islam that ISIS specifically targets for death because of their belief in islamic mysticism coupled with their belief in saints...saints in this case being someone 'marked' by special divine favor...and with saints equaling idolatry in the eyes of islamists...this has afforded ISIS their believed right to tag Sufis as being followers of the wrong type of islam and thus worthy of death.

Sadly, this sounds a bit like a certain group of the world's Christians who while in no way eschew violence still sees them vocally condemning or worse...ignoring the plight of their fellow Christians for not believing exactly as they or their church do. Just something to ponder over a bit I think.

And yet others are saying that the reason for the gun and grenade attack...where the words “allahu-akbar” were repeated over and over again...has more to do with the mosque's North Sinai location than with exactly who worshiped there. In fact, a local affiliate of ISIS...whose flag bearing the words “There is no God but Allah and Muhammad is his prophet” the 25 or so attackers carried and who surrounding the mosque blocking any possible escape from windows and doors...has been using this specific area for quite some time as a prime base for insurgency...for acts of jihad...that spread from the Suez Canal eastwards to the Gaza Strip and on to Israel proper...with Sinai being a security nightmare for Egypt ever since Egypt and Israel became 'partners in peace' if you will.

So while Egyptian warplanes carried out air strikes on targets believed linked to the attack...air strikes ordered by President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi himself...other Arab leaders are trying to play down or simply ignore the root cause of the jihadi's attack. And one such individual is Saudi Crown Prince Mohmmed bin Salman Abdulaziz Al Saud, who while vehemently condemning the physical aspects of the attack also said that, “The biggest threat from terrorism and extremism is not only killing innocent people and spreading hate, but tarnishing the reputation of our religion and distorting our belief...” as in the misplaced belief that islam is a religion of peace...a misplaced belief that ignores the fact that the islamists are using the very words of the qur'an and the teachings of islam itself to not just justify violence and terrorism but to execute and then excuse said actions as well.

And while the media downplays these acts of terrorism... these acts of jihad...as they occur more and more often... almost to the point of becoming routine...two questions remain as to how and even if these attacks can ever be stopped. And know that the answer to both questions is really quite simple for unless islam undergoes a true reformation these attacks will surely continue and the bodies...bodies of both we infidels and muslims alike...will keep piling up.

But how can islam be reformed if islam's religious leaders do not want reform...it would take away their choke hold over the muslim populace after all...and how can islam leave 7th century ideologies in the past and enter the 21st century present when it's muslims themselves who are afraid to speak up...let alone afraid to speak out.

And really how can islam be reformed when reformation means changing the actual core doctrine of islam from within not just toning down or prettying up the words in the qur'an, the Sira, and the Haddith, which the faithful would never allow what with qur'an 3:7 stating that, “No one knows the true interpretation except Allah...but those firm in knowledge say “we believe in it, all of it is from our Lord.” Changing those key words would be like asking Christians and Jews to change their core belief in the one true living God of us all.

So can you reform islam when islam as an entity is neither flexible nor open to reform...especially in the way Christianity and Judaism were reformed...simply you cannot...not in the classic sense of both rejection and modification of doctrine and practices. And why not... because while both Christianity and Judaism started out as a religion and then became a political force with reformation returning them to their religious roots, islam never was a religion per se, so reforming islam means islam must shed all its political ideologies and for the first time become a true religion...a religion where the truly devout retreat into personal piety...if islam is to survive in today's more secular world.

In other words, islam cannot be islam as it exists today. And besides, being that there is no central body of control in islam...no central religious hierarchy or authority to speak of that can issue such a dictate...like the Pope in Roman Catholicism can do...true reformation as we in the West consider reformation becomes highly unlikely.

And why is it unlikely...because while Christianity's reformation, as per religious scholars, led directly to the age of Enlightenment which then in turn morphed into secularism and eventually into Western-style democracy, reformation of islam's core tenets have almost no chance of happening because chaos and especially jihad is at the root of islam itself. Remember, Muhammad the nomad only became Muhammad the prophet after he introduced and entwined both jihad and politics into the basic tenets and doctrine of his creation called islam...violent tenets and doctrine which in and of themselves prove islam is not a religion but is the political ideology of a mad, greedy, and perverted man who hid his desire for wealth, power, and young girl children behind the guise of calling his personal wants a religion.

So even if Muhammad's violence encrusted ideology that is islam can be 'tempered down' so to speak, and the concept of religion as we know and accept it is removed from the equation, only then can the world's 1.8 billion muslims coexist with the civilized Western world, albeit with certain major changes being made...changes as opposed to reformation...changes that modify actions... changes that must take place post-haste so that islam is no longer perceived as it is rightfully perceived today...rightfully perceived as being nothing but a breeding ground for angry, perverted, and violent men whose goal is conquest through jihad, and who view women as chattel and who use children in the most vile of ways.

And that change...if it is ever to occur...must start with a united, cohesive, and oh so loud collective muslim voice demanding that extremist mullahs no longer hold sway over muslim countries...no longer hold sway over muslim peoples...even if that means some muslims must die in the process of seeking freedom from mullahs who think themselves a god. And know that with islam this change will not be easy nor will it be clean...as in sometimes blood must be shed by some to free the whole from the qur'an mandated call to jihad for what is what we call islamic terrorism but jihad in action...and what is jihad but the root cause of islam's woes. And if muslims do not condemn jihad then muslims condone jihad...if muslims do not fight back against jihad then muslims are but obedient slaves to the call for jihad.

And after condemnation those collective muslim voices must also publicly denounce, confront, and eliminate... yes eliminate by their own hand...jihad focused groups... groups like ISIS, al-Qaeda, Boko Haram, the February 17th Martyrs Brigade, Hamas, Hezbollah, the Muslim Brotherhood, etc...who are the main cause of their and islam's problems today. Remember, successful acts off jihad afford islamic terrorists...affords jihadis...the opportunity to commit such acts time and time again as terrorism in the name of jihad feeds upon the very conflict of conscience within the general non-violent muslim population itself. And while angry words of condemnation alone spoken against those committing such acts will not now or ever stop said acts of jihad...nor will sanctions or American intervention...muslims must accept as fact that only muslims fighting back against their own kind will...that is if islam in any form is to survive at all.

And sadly, even if some limited change does touch the ideology that is islam...does rebuke the concept of jihad... the bottom line is that acts of jihad will indeed continue to happen simply because the doctrine and tenets that define islam as it exists today continues to afford all muslims this common ground of jihad by which they can resist change. And this means that islam really cannot ever be reformed...not in the way we in the Western world see and rightfully demand islam be reformed...and without true reform...without even simple change...islam has no place nor any right to exist in the civilized world.

Copyright @ 2017 Diane Sori / The Patriot Factor / All Rights Reserved.

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Op-ed:

A Bit Too Close to Home

By: Diane Sori / The Patriot Factor / Right Side Patriots on American Political Radio http://tunein.com/radio/American-Political-Radio-s273246/

“Evil and disgusting.”

-Florida Governor Rick Scott on CNN late last Friday afternoon

This past Friday, January 6, 2017, at about 1pm EST... terrorism...islamic terrorism of the domestic kind...hit a bit too close to home when South Florida’s Ft. Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport came under siege.

Living in a Ft. Lauderdale suburb, I, like many of my fellow locals, sat glued to our televisions as the horrific events unfolded. Events that saw New Jersey-born, American citizen, and Iraq War combat veteran 26-year old Esteban Santiago-Ruiz (the full Spanish version of his name), mow down in a mere 70 to 80 seconds 13 people waiting for their suitcases at Terminal 2’s Delta Airlines baggage claim area, and doing so in a cold-blooded yet clearly calculated and methodical way. Aiming directly for the head, Santiago murdered five innocent bystanders* and seriously injured eight others...most being tourists heading to Ft. Lauderdale based Caribbean cruise vacations.

And as per the Broward County Sheriff’s Department, 37 other people also sustained non life-threatening injuries during both the evacuation process itself and the panic that ensued after the shooting and amid fear that there might be a second shooter...which thankfully there was not.

See video of first shots fired here (view discretion advised):
http://www.tmz.com/2017/01/08/ft-lauderdale-shooting-first-shots-video/
See raw footage of the shooting aftermath here (viewer discretion advised):  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H78NzZGoMgE

Captured without protest after he emptied the two cartridges he carried (roughly 15 rounds) into randomly chosen victims (the Walther 9mm semi-automatic handgun Santiago used was in his checked bag which as per federal rules can be declared and checked under the plane but not carried on)...Santiago when taken into custody told the F.B.I. that the“voices in his head” were telling him to fight for ISIS...“voices” that the liberal do-gooders are now using to help set the stage for either a PTSD or an insanity defense. And this stage-setting gives the media much needed fodder to help twist facts into lies... lies they hope the gullible amongst us will swallow as they once again help to cover for and deflect away from the truth about this young man and his ties to islamic terrorism of the domestic kind.

And remember that no matter what the media and the talking heads say, it must be understand that this attack was indeed a planned and carefully orchestrated deliberate act of terrorism perpetrated by an islamic follower. And little if any credence must be given to Santiago’s family and friends who, as expected, are claiming that Santiago’s now exposed ‘troubled behavior’ began almost immediately after he returned from a tour of duty in Iraq...a sure sign that a PTSD defense for his actions will be the one the defense uses.... the same defense used by the lawyers who defended the killer of American hero Kris Kyle.

But could this what most likely will be a PTSD blame game defense be an Obama and media fabricated construct designed to further take away our veteran's rights and credibility...I would NOT put it passed them as Obama would love nothing better than to leave office by further defaming our military, especially since Santiago was already known by the Army for his ’troubled behavior’ and whose family claims the army did not do enough to help their ‘supposedly’ mentally ill relative.

Also known to both the Anchorage F.B.I. and to the Anchorage police, what is amazing is why then if Santiago (who had a minor criminal record) exhibited ‘troubled behavior’ to both...including telling the Anchorage F.B.I. that he had “terrorist thoughts” and was “influenced by ISIS” but was given mere lip-service to and dismissed...was he not put on the ‘NO-Fly’ list, and why did the Anchorage police return a handgun to Santiago (some are now saying it’s the very gun he used in the airport massacre) that had been ‘temporarily’ taken away from him on November 7, 2016, when he underwent a police-ordered mental evaluation where he was deemed not mentally ill.

Deemed not mentally ill...an important fact to remember as this gives more credence to the truth that Estaban Santiago-Ruiz was indeed a domestic terrorist of the homegrown sort.

It also means that if the Anchorage police had been more diligent in their jobs, if the F.B.I. had been more diligent in theirs, if the ‘red flags’ present for all to see had not basically been ignored, maybe then five innocent people would be alive today. 

Now let’s delve into a few key truths about this homegrown terrorist...this islamist hiding in plain sight. And while the media and this still-sitting administration is trying to get us to believe that Estaban Santiago-Ruiz either has PTSD or is completely mad...the fact is that this very man has admitted that he did the shooting and that it was pre-planned to cause as much carnage as possible. And yet the media refuses to admit, were told to ignore, or were ‘ordered’ to dare not speak of Santiago’s strong and yet undeniable islamic ties.

And these ties include that:

•  Santiago received a General Discharge from the Army Reserves on August 16, 2016 for ‘Unsatisfactory Performance’ but the question remains in regards to what exactly.

• While living in Alaska, Santiago lived a mere 1.4 miles away from Alaska’s only mosque, which according to some he frequently visited. 
  

• Out of all the flight connections he could have taken from Alaska to South Florida, Santiago chose to go through Delta Airlines on a one-way ticket knowing that his flight change would be in Minneapolis...a city with a large muslim community...a muslim community full of known extremists...leaving one to wonder did he meet with any of them during his layover.

• A one-way ticket under the circumstances is a tip-off that Santiago did not expect to return but to die in the cause of jihad.

• Santiago posted pictures of himself on Twitter complete with his sporting an islamic style beard and with his neck wrapped in a Palestinian keffiyeh (the garment favored by PLO leader Yassir Arafat) while holding up his right index finger in the now easily recognized islamic loyalty declaration common to members of ISIS...a finger salute that refers to the tawhid...the belief in the oneness of God that is a key component of islam.

• In 2007, three years before being deployed to Iraq, Santiago opened a Myspace account under the muslim name ‘Aashiq Hammad’ which alone should prove he is not a mentally disturbed veteran.

• Under the above said name 'Aashiq Hammad,' Santiago recorded songs in Arabic  including “La ilaha illAllah” which not only translates to “There is no God but Allah,” but is the first half of the Shahadah, the muslim declaration of faith and is the islamic conversion prayer...meaning Estaban Santiago-Ruiz converted to islam most likely while in Iraq.

• At the same time he was recording islamic songs, Santiago was also posting on a little known explosives and weapons internet site including on a thread about how to bulk and mass-download jihadi videos using the email address‘Naota33@hotmail.com’ which was then linked to the above stated Myspace URL with the name ‘Aashiq Hammad’

• On the site ‘Everipedia’ https://www.everipedia.com/esteban-santiago/ (a site not unlike Wikipedia) Santiago is listed as a Sunni muslim with Salafi beliefs (Salafi is an orthodox Sunni muslim sect advocating a return to the early islam of the qur’an and sunna).

• Santiago’s planning of this attack was too calculated and well planned for someone with mental illness, meaning if indeed mentally ill, he must have had help. Also, it is quite unnerving that as per terrorist expert Michael S. Smith ll, ISIS terrorist channels knew Esteban Santiago's name before the news media reported it here.

• Bottom line...Estaban Santiago-Ruiz...a man with obvious islamic ties...was acting as a lone wolf fitting to a tee the profile of one who perpetrates and commits terrorist acts of war common to those who either belong to or who have sworn allegiance to ISIS.

So now that we know Santiago’s islamic ties we can see how this event will be manipulated in order to render those ties unimportant, and how this case will then be twisted into Chris Kyle revisited albeit with more victims.

Want proof of that...let’s start with the fact that while the criminal complaint has already been filed by Miami U.S. Attorney Wifredo Ferrer, a complaint accusing Santiago of an act of violence at an international airport that resulted in death, in addition to it containing two firearms offenses, with the main offense carrying with it a maximum punishment of death or life in prison...I find it very interesting that certain officials in both Florida and Alaska are ruling out terrorism as a motive. And this includes Alaska U.S. Attorney Karen Loeffler, who is making excuses for giving Santiago his November taken away gun back by claiming that with no formal adjudication of mental illness being issued that the police’s hands were tied.

Now add in that Marlin Ritzman, the F.B.I.’s special agent in charge, told reporters in Anchorage that there was no indication that Santiago worked with any other individuals when he planned and carried out the airport attack, thus being completely clueless to the fact that Santiago’s islamic ties were as clear as the nose on his face. In fact, any ties no matter how small should have been an immediate ‘red flag.’

And cluelessness also extends to Ritzman's Florida counterpart George Piro, who said that the "indications are that he came here to carry out this horrific attack” but that "We have not identified any triggers” and that "It appears the shooter was acting alone, but, again, it’s early in the investigation."

Yes, it is early in the investigation but not too early to see that the islamic-condoning Obama administration...and haven’t they been a wee bit too silent concerning this incident...coupled with media manipulation seems to be the order of the day as they attempt to twist an obvious act of islamic terrorism into one of PTSD (remember Santiago was not deemed mentally ill, therefore, an insanity defense would be much harder to prove than one of PTSD)...and that not only is a slap in the face to those returning troops and vets who truly suffer its ravages but to our military as a whole as well.

So as we now await what the administration and the media wants us to believe is the motive behind the Ft. Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport shooting... and as we locals come to grips with the fact that islamic terrorism has come to our South Florida paradise...just know that the gun-control loons will be out in full force as they willingly ignore the fact that just one person with a gun at the baggage claim area could have prevented the extent of the carnage, and maybe even save we taxpayers the expense of a trial for an islamist who oh so proudly has already admitted his guilt. 

But then again incidents like this are a hallmark of the Obama presidency (remember Ft. Hood, the Boston Massacre, Orlando, San Bernardino, and many others) and must be a part of his failed legacy for Barack HUSSEIN Obama and his traitorous ways built incidents like and now he and his ilk must take ownership of it.

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* To date as I write this article, three of the five victims have been identified as Terry Andres, 62, a Norfolk Naval Shipyard employee from Virginia Beach; Olga Woltering, a great-grandmother from Georgia; and Michael Oehme, of Council Bluffs, Iowa...all murdered right before their spouses eyes. May they Rest in Peace...and may islamic bastard Estaban Santiago-Ruiz rot in hell forever.

Op-ed:

Conscience Voters Beware 

By: Diane Sori / The Patriot Factor / Right Side Patriots

Contentious: subjects that are likely to cause major disagreements or arguments…and nothing is more contentious than this upcoming presidential election…on that we can all agree for not only are Republicans and Conservatives at each others throats but Democrats are at each others throats as well.

And many of us have different reasons for why we are voting for or not voting for any given presidential candidate. But the one thing we have in common is right now at this point in time the issues have taken a back seat to emotions, temperament, and what has become a ‘nasty’ word…conscience.

Our conscience is our ‘inner’ guiding voice…if you will…that allows us to make good or bad decisions…decisions obviously in our personal lives but also decisions come election time in how we vote for our leaders. Voting one’s conscience is usually based upon researching a candidate, knowing right from wrong, and many times is influenced by one’s religious beliefs or lack thereof. But voting one’s conscience can also sadly be based upon emotions like anger alone. And many times a conscience decision come election time becomes based upon someone realizing that what is good for the collective whole must take precedence over a decision based upon one’s personal wants or needs.

However, in this election cycle the word ‘conscience’ has taken on a new meaning with the word ‘traitor’ being bantered about by those who say the only right way to vote is to vote one’s conscience; as well as by those who flip the coin and imply that conscience voters are selling out to the ‘other side.’ And then there’s a special group of conscience voters who so love to mock, slander, and defame any who do not hold what they, the conscience voters, deem is their correct only version of conservative principals. 

And it is to that later group that some have lumped me and my Right Side Patriots partner Craig Andresen into for one reason and one reason alone…we both were proud members of #nevertrump during the entirety of the primary season but have now decided to vote for Donald Trump. And that has come complete with the ‘T’ word being lobbed at us both by some still #nevertrump with now added into the mix by some of those #gopexodus, both groups of which say the consciences of those who don’t agree with them are consciences and votes not worth having.

First, let’s touch upon the #gopexodus because that is easier to explain. Simply, some in the Republican party have decided once again that because their candidate of choice did not get the nomination…and know that neither Craig nor mine did either…they are saying it’s the party’s fault, the party is no good, the party is to blame, so it’s time to leave the party. But I say when something is surely not working…and right now we can all agree the Republican party is not working as it should…one should try to fix it…bring it back to its core principals…not run away like a spoiled child throwing a temper tantrum. 

Throughout our nation’s history…and especially within the Republican party…we patriots have always fought to right wrongs not run away from a fight or a challenge. But sadly, I believe, that is exactly what these folks now leaving the party are doing for in their minds it’s better to turn their backs on their party than to put in the hard work needed to fix what’s broken…but know it can be fixed with dedication, focused plans of action, and by working on the grassroots level to find a new and younger generation of candidates who are America’s future…the next generation of leaders who honor the past but are who not tied to the ideologies of those whose time to depart the political stage has been long overdue.

And dare I say that those who run away are, to me, cowards of sorts…maybe not in the classical sense of a coward in let’s say war, but in the sense that they are too fearful or impatient to stay and fight a fight that might just take a generation or more to win. And maybe the ‘old guard’s’ actual physical demise will be the only thing to set the Republican party right again…I don’t know…but one thing I do know is that running away is not now nor has it ever been the answer to a problem or a solution to past bad choices made. 

Now as for the conscience voters…voters who I hope are not of the mindset that God is a politician or that Jesus is on the ballot…many of whom remain #nevertrump…these folks need to understand that if their consciences are leading them to vote in a direction guided by their religious beliefs alone…America as a whole will lose for while America is indeed 'One Nation under God,' America is not a nation ruled or governed by God but a nation ruled by elected officials and governed by the Constitution.

And some sadly seem to forget that.

And to those whose consciences feel that Donald Trump is just Hillary Clinton ‘lite’…let me say that while similarities in certain philosophies are unmistakable…no one can deny that…there are certain key differences that for both me and Craig  ‘trump’ the similarities…as in Trump is not a socialist, an islamic-condoner, a murder, or a traitor…something the ‘Butcher of Benghazi’ most assuredly is…and the reasons why we personally have now decided to leave the ranks of #nevertrump and cast our vote for Donald Trump. 

But know that voting for someone is not endorsing them nor is it supporting them in the classical sense, but it is an understanding that a third party vote or protesting by not voting is not only a vote cast for Hillary but is a vote for Obama's third term in office as well. 

Let me explain.

For starters, while many Democrats themselves view Hillary in a negative light because of not only her ponderous for lying but for her being part of what many refer to as the ‘Washington global elites’…a group of rich politicians and leaders of countries that don’t like us very much who strive for and whose strings are pulled by those wanting the New World Order complete with Agenda 21…they will still vote for Hillary simply because they want a third Obama term. And why…because it gives their lazy selfish selves a continuation of their now relied upon ‘free stuff’ and allows for some within their ranks to continue acting badly while facing no consequences for their actions.

Two examples…can you say Black Lives Matter and the New Black Panthers for starters.

And a Hillary presidency, like Obama’s, would continue ‘racism for profit’ both monetarily and as a way to expand the party numbers for by their promoting racism even in a veiled form…which is what Obama has done for almost eight years now and which Hillary’s comments and actions clearly support…allows the Democrats to label us who belonging to the party of Lincoln and Reagan as people who must never be allowed to assume the reins of power for to them we are all racists who probably have white hooded sheets hanging in our closets.

And Hillary Clinton is ill prepared to do what is required to be the steward of America’s ship for like Obama, Hillary will always make politically expedient decisions based upon what’s good for her own personal political agenda and of course for her all-important monetary gain...as well as for the Clinton Foundation's...instead of making the sometimes unpopular but oh so necessary decisions that serve the majority well. But to her supporters the majority be damned as long as she keeps the ‘free stuff’ flowing in their direction.

And certain decisions become even more critical when venturing into the foreign policy arena what with this being the day and age of ‘islamic terrorism’…a term that Hillary, like Obama, also refuses to say. And it’s here in this specific arena that our country cannot afford yet another of what some call an “imperfect commander-in-chief”…as in one who does not serve ‘We the People,’ our military, or our allies well. 

Remember, as Europe is being invaded by an army of young, strong, terrorist-aligned muslim men…and as blood continues to flow through her ancient streets…Obama ever so nonchalantly looks away as will Hillary for both have enemy operatives pulling their strings…Svengalis who influence and guide their every move and every decision…with Hillary having 'suspected' Muslim Brotherhood operative Huma Abedin as her top adviser and with Obama having the infamous Valerie Jarrett...the woman whose ties to Iran run deep as obviously does his.

Now I’ll give you but a few specific domestic policy areas where a Hillary Clinton presidency would directly overlap and continue Obama’s presidency.

Let’s start with Hillary’s economic policies which mirror those of Obama. And while Hillary knows well that after Obama’s continuing dismal economic recovery and jobs numbers that America would be better served if we had a president who ignores the daily mundane and oh so unimportant intricacies of combative personalities on both sides of the aisle and instead puts the best interest of our country into the forefront, know that Hillary Clinton will not do this even knowing that most economic decisions made on the national level do directly filter down and impact the economic lives of each and every American citizen on a daily basis. 

So of course Hillary will not do this because it’s Obama’s economic policies that Hillary has indicated she will follow starting with what amounts to taking away from the rich via heavily increased taxes…taking away from the very folks who create jobs…to give to what I call ‘the sponges’ of our society…those who feel they are ‘entitled’ to what we in the middle class have but without their having to work for it. Simply, Hillary, like Obama, wants us all on the same socio-economic level…a level of dependency that has us beholden to the government for our daily survival…in other words, ‘socialism.’

And Hillary has indicated that she too will try to use executive power…as in executive orders…if need be to implement comprehensive immigration reform…and that includes her support for Obama’s path to legal status for what she and the Democrats call ‘undocumented immigrants’ but who we rightfully and truthfully call ‘illegal aliens.’ Hillary is also seconding Obama’s call for open borders and for continuing the nightmare that is sanctuary cities…cities that have increased in number since Obama took office and will continue to increase in number with Hillary as president… no matter that such designation increases the crime rates of the cities so designated. And she will also continue to support Obama’s DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) and DAPA (Deferred Action for Parental Accountability) programs…programs that waive deportation for illegals. And Hillary has said she will expand these programs of Obama’s once in office.

Remember, too, and again like Obama, Hillary has no problem allowing into our country unable to vet Syrian anything-but-refugees. And to make it worse, Hillary wants to increase by 500% Obama’s now wanted 100,000 Syrian refugees resettlement program over the course of the next fiscal year…which would be the first year of a Hillary Clinton presidency if she is elected.

And again following in Obama’s footsteps comes Hillary’s proposal for what she calls a ‘New College Compact’ that would make community college free and allow students to attend public four-year colleges debt-free…and that includes for illegal students and students not really college material as well. Nice huh…and when you add in that Hillary also wants to fund universal pre-K for all four year olds (something I am vehemently against as I believe children need to be home with their families until they are of kindergarten age…no ‘it takes a village’ nonsense for me) you just know that it will be we taxpayers who will be footing the bill for all of this. 

And dare we forget that Hillary is, just like Obama, an advocate for gun-control and that she would also try to do away with our Second Amendment rights for like Obama, Hillary believes guns kill people forgetting that it takes a person to pull the trigger. And Hillary, again like Obama, also wants a ban on assault weapons, and is for creating yet another Obama-like series of background checks that will only help to keep guns out of the hands of we law-abiding citizens while knowing well that criminals will always find a way to get a gun. 

And in her being Obama’s term three, Hillary is a staunch supporter of legal access to abortions at any time in a pregnancy and will only appoint those to the Supreme Court who share her views. And it’s the Supreme Court and the possibility of her turning the High Court ‘blue’ that should scare conservatives and conscience voters the most for a liberal leaning court will stay in place for a generation or more with ‘In God We Trust’ relegated to second place behind the cry of ‘gimmee more free stuff.’

So while contentious arguments abound all over social media regarding this now officially Trump vs Hillary presidential race, and as the word ‘conscience’ has moved to center stage, I leave you dear reader with this…it has now come to light that it was Hillary Clinton herself who named Shahram Amiri...the ‘working’ for the U.S. Iranian nuclear scientist…in the newest batch of her exposed and released to the public emails...and who over this past weekend was executed by Iran for treason.

And so the ‘Butcher of Benghazi’s’ trail of blood continues to run as she sits back and says she…ooops…just had a simple ‘brain short-circuit’ moment. But I say she knew exactly what she was doing for like Obama her allegiances lie any and everywhere but with America and ‘We the People.’

So case closed in my eyes as to why Hillary Clinton must never become president and to why both Craig and I will now vote for Donald Trump…an imperfect candidate for sure but a candidate who now has afforded us our only chance of saving our republic…got a problem with that…I sincerely hope not as I now, as in the past, forever remain #neverhillary.