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EXCLUSIVE–Pamela Geller Calls Out Cowardly Conservatives, Says She’ll Organize Another Free Speech Event in Near Future **FULL IMAGE GALLERY** < ..>2nd link below
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by Jordan Schachtel5 May 20150
Breitbart News spoke with Pamela Geller, president of the American Freedom Defense Initiative and blogger at Atlasshrugs.com, about her recent “Draw Muhammad” free speech art exhibit, which came under attack by Islamic radicals on Sunday in Garland, Texas.

Geller discussed how much of the political left, Islamic totalitarians, and even some high-profile conservatives have attempted to equate her art exhibit with the actions of the AK47-weilding Islamic terrorists, who were shot dead in their botched attempt to commit mass murder. Geller talked about why drawing Muhammad is so controversial within Islam and how the media is capitulating to Sharia law in America, among other issues. Throughout the interview, view a selection of submissions to the “Draw Muhammad” contest.

Breitbart News: Many in the mainstream media have alleged that you crossed the line when it comes to free speech, and that you are responsible for inciting the terror attacks against your “Draw Muhammad” event. How do you respond to these criticisms?

Pamela Geller: We incited no one. We didn’t call for violence, justify violence, or approve of violence. The people who were inciting were the ones saying that we should be killed for exhibiting Muhammad cartoons. There is no automatic or unavoidable response to being insulted. No one is forced to kill for being insulted. Those who choose to do so are responsible for their actions. No one else is.

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Breitbart News: Even some conservative columnists and a potential presidential candidate (Donald Trump) have resorted to personal attacks against you as a preface before arguing in defense of free speech. Why do you feel that so many have come to attack the messenger?

Pamela Geller: This is the problem with the conservatives. This is why we can never nominate qualified, brave, true conservative candidates. The conservative movement has trimmed to accommodate the leftist media so much that they’ve trimmed themselves out of principle. They attack me because they’re desperately afraid that the leftist media will smear them by association with me. It is an act of sheer cowardice.

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Breitbart News: In a recent presentation you gave at NYC’s Brooklyn College, Muslim student groups attempted to shout you down and prevent you from speaking. What does that say about the state of affairs on college campuses today?

Pamela Geller: College campuses today have become centers of leftist indoctrination and propaganda, on which thoughtcrime is severely punished. Anyone who thinks they are still centers of free inquiry and genuine discussion is deluding himself or herself.

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Breitbart News: In their condemnation of the jihadi attack in Garland, Texas, groups such as the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR) seemingly equated your free-speech advocacy with the terrorists’ attempted mass murder. What do you believe motivates their campaign to delegitimize your work?

Pamela Geller: Hamas-tied CAIR and other groups like it relentlessly defame and demonize not just me, but anyone and everyone who dares to say a negative word about jihad terror. They are trying to delegitimize and destroy anyone who resists jihad terror, and to show others that the same fate awaits them if they dare step out of line.

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Breitbart News: Does the Left apply a double standard when it comes to criticism of Islam and its reporting on the events that unfold in the Islamic world?

Pamela Geller: Certainly. It is a matter of policy: several years ago I wrote an article about how the Society of Professional Journalists issued guidelines after 9/11 that forbid journalists from any reportage that would associate Islam with jihad terrorism. They always report on jihad attacks as perpetrated by “militants,” “insurgents,” and the like, and do all they can to obscure the Islamic ideology and motivations of the perpetrators.

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Breitbart News: What in Islam makes it so controversial when one draws Muhammad?

Pamela Geller: Islam forbids representation of the human form as idolatry, and particularly of Muhammad, who is considered to be the perfect man. Supposedly if Muhammad were represented, Muslims (and others) would be tempted to worship him. This argument is absurd, of course, for if it were true that seeing Muhammad would tempt one to worship, the early Muslims would have all become idolaters when they saw Muhammad. In any case, the representation of Muhammad carries the death penalty in Islamic law.

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Breitbart News: What is Sharia Law? What do you mean when you allege that individuals and groups are enforcing the Sharia?

Pamela Geller: Sharia is Islamic law, considered by Muslims to be the law of Allah, and encompassing every aspect of human behavior. It forbids criticism and mockery of Islam on pain of death. Thus when Western non-Muslims say we should not draw Muhammad, they are recommending that we conform to Sharia, which Islamic supremacists wish to impose upon us.

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Breitbart News: What is Islamophobia (A term often used by Islamic advocates)?

Pamela Geller: Islamophobia is a propaganda term designed to intimidate people into fearing to resist jihad terror and Islamic supremacism.

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Breitbart News: Are you planning another free speech event in the near future?

Pamela Geller: Yes, but we have no concrete plans as of yet.

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Breitbart News: Nadir Soofi’s (one of the shooters) Facebook page was rife with anti-Israel sentiments. Why is it so common to find that jihadists despise Israel?

Pamela Geller: The Quran tells Muslims that Jews are their worst enemies (5:82) and are always scheming against Allah and the believers. They are accursed of Allah (9:30) and must be humiliated and disgraced (2:89, 3:112). So Jew-hatred is a religious imperative in Islam.

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Breitbart News: Do you believe the two terrorists were lone wolves, or were they part of a greater global jihadist network?

Pamela Geller: One of them pledged allegiance to ISIS on Twitter before the attack, and ISIS, which has called for attacks in the US, is claiming credit. Whether or not they were in touch with ISIS members, they were certainly acting in concert with its goals.

Note to all jihadist muslims and any one that wants to step on the law of the land of United States of America. The only way to take away my first amendment rights, is to kill me.
I'm here... Come and get me!!!!!

Provoking a fight on the streets is stupid. I don't understand how someone could compare that to standing up for principle. Once again this will go right over the understanding of one poster, as the call to use police protection, should obviously only be used to support politically correct factions. WTF!!!!!

Having enough common sense to not provoke someone else is not cowardly, it's just plain smart. If this Geller woman wants to do it again, let her plan it without police protecting her. Then we'll see who the cowards are.

Here you go again, exercising your right to freedom of speech to berate someone else for exercising theirs. I've already pointed that out in another thread, and you're still doing it.

The cowards are the ones saying we should bow down to a barbaric jihadist group and do exactly what they tell us. Too afraid to speak out because they know they will be next on the hit list. Doing so is tacit acceptance of Sharia law, which says you can't speak out against their prophet.

She makes some excellent points in the interview.

We incited no one. We didn’t call for violence, justify violence, or approve of violence. The people who were inciting were the ones saying that we should be killed for exhibiting Muhammad cartoons. There is no automatic or unavoidable response to being insulted. No one is forced to kill for being insulted. Those who choose to do so are responsible for their actions. No one else is.

Fact is these jihadists have declared war on this country and will attack anywhere possible for any reason possible. They don't need an excuse, just the fact that you are not Muslim makes you a target. The Koran says all infidels must be exterminated. Infidel means anyone who refuses to accept the Muslim religion.

We've seen many attacks on Christian and Jewish religions, have Christians or Jews killed anyone for saying something they didn't like? Nope. Not in the past 1000 years anyway.

If I were cartoon artist I would have been there. This group wants to implement their religious law worldwide, ignoring the laws of the countries they are active in, including here. Let's not forget US law makes murder illegal. They ignored US law and tried to kill US citizens who were simply exercising their right to free speech. Got that yet? They wanted to kill dozens and possibly hundreds of people for saying something they didn't like. This is what Ms Geller is standing up against. IF you want to berate her for it, you must not value your own right to say what you wish much at all, because if the people who initiated this attack have their way you will definitely lose it.

And once again you are showing your hypocrisy by using your own right to freedom of speech to berate someone who is standing up for it. Do you have a clue how many people have died so you will have that right? It was one of the main reasons for the war that won us our independence from the British monarchs. The king did not allow criticism of his policies, people were beheaded and burned at the stake for saying things the king didn't like. Sound familiar? Here we have the same scenario. People from halfway around the world are actively killing anyone who speaks out against them. That's what the attack on Charlie Hebdo was about. The same thing just happened here in this country and you want to say it was wrong for Ms Geller to stand up for YOUR freedom of speech...by exercising that same freedom.

As I said before your credibility is completely shot.

can anybody vouch that Pamela Geller is Jewish? are not Jews and Arabs somewhat arch-enemies? maybe she is working for the Israeli Army? I remember her brother Uri Geller had miraculous powers and able to bend spoons with mind power!

Ok Vinnie - that does it! You finally made me laugh out loud!

Talbot

They'd find killing me to be more of an enterprise than that to which they are accustomed!

I've mixed feelings about the Geller event. The fact that those two boneheads got wasted was certainly a plus.

Talbot

absolutely true.....but instead of laying any blame at the feet of that bonehead geller.....those holding her up as champion of freedom would still find a way to excuse her grandstanding stunt that put innocent bystanders in harm's way.