While people here in Washington and the media go crazy over North Korea blowing up a nuclear bomb. Flying in under the radar were two more insidious threats to America. The two attacks occurred this past week on America were hardly noticed by many people. But, they did occur and they struck at the core of America and they were done by organizations whose primary focus is not aimed at our American values but, the interests of other countries.
One attack occurred at Columbia University when Jim Gilcrist one of the founders of the minuteman project was denied the ability to give a speech by pro illegal immigrant thugs who stormed the stage and refused to let him speak. They did not attack Mr. Gilchrist they attacked the basic concept of free speech that is one of the underpinnings of our American liberties.
Another less known but, equally hideous attack occurred on October 4th where historian, Tony Judt, who directs New York University's Remarque Institute was set to give a talk. But, an hour before Judt was to arrive, the Polish Consul General Krzysztof Kasprzyk canceled the talk. He said the Anti-Defamation League and the American Jewish Committee had called and he quickly concluded Judt was too controversial. This was an attack not only on Mr. Judt's rights but, an attack on all our rights to free speech. Tony Judt comments on the cancellation should be a warning to everyone about how our basic values in the United States are under attack by these organizations:
"This is serious and frightening, and only in America -- not in Israel -- is this a problem," he said. "These are Jewish organizations that believe they should keep people who disagree with them on the Middle East away from anyone who might listen."
Both of these attacks on America and the concept of free speech occurred within the borders of the United States by organizations who are more concerned with other countries and not concerned with preserving our American rights to free speech and I think that makes these groups more dangerous to American liberties than North Korea.
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