AG Holder's 'see no evil' Muslim dilemma

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AG Holder's 'see no evil' Muslim dilemma

By New York Post May 2, 2013

It is a sad sight to watch a man grapple with a world that fails to meet his expectations. Unless that man is Eric Holder. Then it is simply infuriating.

The attorney general, warped by his own prejudice, is confused because his fellow citizens are better people than he imagines.

Holder sees white bigots around every corner, and can't handle the truth that very few Americans actually hate Muslims. So, like Elmer Fudd hunting "wascally wabbits," Holder's shots usually backfire.

His Monday speech to the Anti-Defamation League was a classic case of twisted thinking. With his FBI fumbling a chance to stop the Boston bombers, he bizarrely stressed his determination to punish anyone who discriminates against Muslims.

Of course, he didn't admit that the bombers were Islamists. That would violate the Obama administration's omerta on linking Islam to terrorism.

But the "see no evil" approach creates a dilemma. How do you warn against vigilante attacks on Muslims without admitting that Muslims did the bombing?

By being disingenuous, as Holder was, saying: "I also want to make clear that - just as we will pursue relentlessly anyone who would target our people or attempt to terrorize our cities - the Justice Department is firmly committed to protecting innocent people against misguided acts of retaliation."

There haven't been any attacks reported, nor have there been many since 9/11. Indeed, Holder, trying to make it sound like an avalanche, said Justice investigated "more than 800 incidents involving threats, assaults and acts of vandalism and violence targeting Muslims, Arabs, Sikhs, South Asians and others."

Think about that - 800 investigations in nearly 12 years, or about 70 a year, in a country of 320 million people. Notice he didn't say how many led to findings of guilt.

Inadvertently, Holder further undermined his argument with another number. He said there were "more than 1,000 documented incidents" of anti-Semitism in 2011 alone.

Clearly, Jews, not Muslims, bear a greater burden of religious bigotry. But Jews don't bomb marathons, so who is worried about protecting them? Not Eric Holder.