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It’s sad that in the immediate aftermath of the attack on the Christmas market in Magdeburg, so many jumped to the erroneous conclusion that the perpetrator was an Islamist fanatic. It’s an object lesson that’s even more important in the Internet age that waiting for the facts to emerge in a story before rushing to judge the situation is necessary.
PJ Media does not have a deadline for breaking news. While it would be nice if we could be one of the first to tell the story, that story has to be accurate or we fail in our mission to inform our readers.
Taleb Al-Abdulmohsen, the suspect in the vehicular assault in Magdeberg, fled Saudi Arabia because he rejected Islam. Stories circulating on the Internet claim this was false, that he was actually engaged in the Koran-approved practice of taqiyya, or deception.
Some, including PJ Media’s Robert Spencer, are advancing this theory. Robert is an expert in Islam and a very smart fellow, but I think in this case, he is seeing something that isn’t there.
The evidence is overwhelming that Abdulmoshen was an anti-Islam activist, as fervent in his beliefs and actions as Ayaan Hirsi Ali, the noted campaigner for…
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