If a Muslim [blanked], would the media mention it?

If a Muslim shot and killed three people in a broad daylight shooting spree in California, would the media mention it?

February 19, 2013 |Ali Syed identified as shooter in Orange County, California shooting spree that killed three

If a Muslim doctor lured a 9-month pregnant woman through a Craigslist ad in Ohio then drugged, raped, killer her and her unborn child then abused her corpse, would the media mention it?

February 22, 2013 | Dr. Ali Salim Raped, Killed Pregnant Woman, Sought More Victims

If a Muslim was the primary suspect in a shooting on the Las Vegas strip that killed three people, would the media mention it? And would the media stop using the his full Muslim name after blogs pointed out his apparent conversion to Islam?

February 23, 2013 | Las Vegas shooting suspect named: Ammar Asim Faruq Harris

If a Muslim – a prominent imam no less, told Muslims at a Virginia high school they must be first in line for armed jihad, would the media mention it?

February 22, 2013 | Virginia imam tells Muslims to wake up, promotes armed jihad (video)

If a Muslim shot, decapitated, cut the hands off of and burned two Christian men in New Jersey, would the media mention it?

February 13, 2013 | Gruesome double murder, men decapitated

Reporting must be better outside the U.S., right?

If a mob of Muslim kids bullied a nine-year-old boy in Britain so mercilessly that he hung himself, would the media mention it?

February 24, 2013 | Aaron, 9, ‘bullied to death for being white’ Family blames Asian yobs for suicide

If Muslims killed 16 people and injured more than 100 car bombing a cinema and a bus terminal in India, would the media mention it?

February 23, 2013 | India: Terrorist attack kills 16 in Hyderabad

If Muslims torched and looted more than 200 Hindu homes in West Bengal, would the media even report it?

February 21, 2013 | a near-complete media blackout and distressing silence from statutory bodies like the National Human Rights Commission

These are just a few of the incidents from the last week.

And finally, if Barrack Hussein Obama ordered the U.S. State Department to issue a “worldwide caution” to all U.S. citizens about potential terror threats, would that document include the words jihad, Muslim or Islam?

February 21, 2013 | Obama’s State Dept Issues 2000-plus word Terror Alert, refuse to use words Islam, Jihad or Muslim

Update: Daniel Pipes wrote in a similar vein a few days ago via Jihad or Criminality?

Comments: Because the media, law enforcement, and elected officials are so reluctant to give out information about the attackers’ religion, much less their motives, it’s basically impossible to tell from the outside if they represent a wave of jihadi attacks by Islamists or are just a bunch of criminals who happen to be Muslim, or a bit of both. (For documentation of this pattern, see both my article “http://www.danielpipes.org/2396/denying-islamist-terrorismwww.danielpipes.org/2396/denying-islamist-terrorism” and the follow-up blog, “More Incidents of Denying Islamist Terrorism.”) The most the media will concede is in the Ibrahim case, that “Privately some wonder if it had something to do with the victims’ [Christian] religion.” When will journalists, police, and politicians end their efforts to hide key information that the public needs and deserves? (February 24, 2013)

Feb. 25, 2013 update: This blog prompted readers to send other recent cases of Muslim-on-non-Muslim violence:

Sep. 8, 2011: As Justin Hall, 32, of Mount Vernon, Ohio, was about to board a Greyhound bus in Springfield, Mo., Mohamed H. Dawod, 25, of Glendale, Ariz., shot him in the back. Dawod tried to fire more shots but his pistol, a .22-cal. semi-automatic, jammed, at which point other passengers subdued him. The attack appeared to be unprovoked. Police are seeking a motive. They charged Dawod with first-degree murder and armed criminal action in the shooting.

It leaves one wondering how many other cases are out there that are never reported anywhere.

Update: Several days after this post, a similar post appeared at IBD.com on March 1, Jihad? What Jihad? Media Shrug At Islamic Threat

Vegas judge sets bail for Saudi Air Force sergeant accused of child rape

Bail for an accused child rapist from another country? via Saudi Air Force sergeant accused of child rape in Las Vegas | Reuters.

Jan 18 (Reuters) – A Saudi Air Force sergeant in the United States for training has been arrested on child sexual assault charges over accusations he raped a 13-year-old boy in a Las Vegas hotel, and bail was set on Friday at just over $1.2 million, authorities said.

Mazen Alotaibi is accused of raping the boy on New Year’s Eve at the Circus Circus hotel on the Las Vegas Strip, where both Alotaibi and the boy were guests, according to a criminal complaint.

Police said that Alotaibi, 23, had been visiting Las Vegas while temporarily stationed at Lackland Air Force base in Texas.

The man’s defense lawyer said his client had been in Las Vegas with a group of Saudi military friends ahead of the impending end of his U.S. training, and had spent the hours before the incident drinking.

“He was two weeks from graduating. He came to Las Vegas to celebrate. It was New Year’s Eve,” the attorney, Don Chairez, told Reuters, complaining that Alotaibi was intoxicated when he was interrogated by police and that he admitted he may have had sexual contact with the boy only under aggressive questioning.

“There is no evidence my client dragged this kid to the hotel room,” Chairez said, adding that the boy had approached the Saudi group looking to buy marijuana. “They repeatedly tried to get rid of him.”

A court clerk said that bail was set for Alotaibi at more than $1.2 million on Friday on charges including child sexual assault and coercion.

Las Vegas media reported that the judge ordered that Alotaibi surrender his passport and remain in the United States if he posts bail. He could face life in prison if convicted of the most serious charges, his lawyer said.

 He was granted bail? Will the Saudi’s bail him out? Will he disappear like the bin Laden family members did after 9/11?

From the original report, Saudi sergeant arrested, admits raping 13-year old boy in Las Vegas hotel:

The boy told police that none of the men spoke English.

Alotaibi later told police he offered the boy money for sex, and when he refused, he raped the boy, the report said.

The boy was able to leave the room as Alotaibi was getting dressed. He told hotel security about the incident and was taken to University Medical Center for treatment and testing by a sexual assault nurse.

The exam confirmed sexual trauma, the report said.

The boy was visiting Las Vegas with a relative and did not know Alotaibi, said police Lt. Dan McGrath.

“We have a very strong case based on the victim’s statements and evidence at the scene,” he said.

Alotaibi told police he was drinking Hennessy all night and was drunk when he met the boy. He first denied allegations, but later admitted he “put his penis in his mouth for just a couple of seconds” and his penis “accidentally” went into the boy’s rectum.

Saudi sergeant arrested, admits raping 13-year old boy in Las Vegas hotel

via Saudi sergeant arrested in rape of boy at Circus Circus – News – ReviewJournal.com.

A member of the Saudi Arabian military in the U.S. for a training mission has been charged with raping a boy in a Strip hotel on New Year’s Eve.

Mazen Alotaibi, a 23-year-old sergeant in the Royal Saudi Air Force, was arrested Dec. 31 and accused of assaulting a 13-year-old boy in a Circus Circus hotel room bathroom.

According to a Las Vegas police report, Alotaibi was on the sixth floor of the hotel about 7:30 a.m. when he pulled the boy into his room. Three other men were in the room smoking marijuana, the report said.

The boy told police that none of the men spoke English.

Alotaibi later told police he offered the boy money for sex, and when he refused, he raped the boy, the report said.

The boy was able to leave the room as Alotaibi was getting dressed. He told hotel security about the incident and was taken to University Medical Center for treatment and testing by a sexual assault nurse.

The exam confirmed sexual trauma, the report said.

The boy was visiting Las Vegas with a relative and did not know Alotaibi, said police Lt. Dan McGrath.

“We have a very strong case based on the victim’s statements and evidence at the scene,” he said.

Alotaibi told police he was drinking Hennessy all night and was drunk when he met the boy. He first denied allegations, but later admitted he “put his penis in his mouth for just a couple of seconds” and his penis “accidentally” went into the boy’s rectum.

Alotaibi is stationed at Lackland Air Force Base outside San Antonio. It’s unclear how long he has been in the United States. Police said he traveled from Texas to Las Vegas for the New Year’s Eve celebration.

Alotaibi was charged with kidnapping, sexual assault of a minor and lewdness. A preliminary hearing is scheduled for later this month.

It is unclear if any of the other men in the hotel room will face charges.

McGrath said police have been in contact with federal officials to ensure Alotaibi remains jailed in the United States and were told there will be no interference from any federal or international agencies.

“As far as we know he’s staying here and facing charges – obviously very serious charges,” he said.

Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland spokesman Brent Boller told The Associated Press that records show Alotaibi is stationed at Keesler Air Force Base in Biloxi, Miss. Boller said he could not immediately verify if Alotaibi had been at Lackland, but noted that international military students attend a Defense Language Institute English Language Center on the base to improve their English-language skills.

According to a base Website, Keesler houses an electronics training wing for U.S. and foreign military personnel.

Alotaibi’s lawyer, Don Chairez of Newport Beach, Calif., said Friday he had been in contact with U.S. military authorities at both air force bases and with the Saudi government. He said Alotaibi will plead not guilty.

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Multi-million dollar Muslim food stamp fraud busts in Illinois, Nevada and Utah

Three separate cases mind you, all courtesy of the invaluable Refugee Resettlement Watch website.

First up Utah, 12 food stamp fraud arrests linked to 2 Ogden stores

OGDEN — A pair of federal indictments unsealed Tuesday allege a dozen people linked to two Ogden convenience stores participated in an elaborate food stamp scam that netted about $8.6 million in USDA benefits.

The stores named in the indictment handed down by a grand jury in U.S. District Court in Salt Lake City are Westside Valley Market, 873 W. 24th St., and 9th Street Corner Market, 1390 9th St.

Individuals arrested in connection with Westside Valley Market include:

• Zia Atta, 38, of Ogden.

• Aweas Akbar Al-Quadri, 21, of Ogden.

• Naseer Hamad Durani, 39, of Rocklin, Calif.

• Farad Said Farani, 36, of Ogden.

• Mariana Navarro Farani, 29, of Ogden.

• Seraj Ghasem Pour Babakandi, 23, of West Haven.

•  Shershah Lodin, 39, of Pittsburg, Calif.

Those arrested in connection with 9th Street Corner Market include Atta and:

• Masood Aziz, 36, of Elk Grove, Calif.

• Diana Funez, 19, of Ogden.

• Fidel Funez-Limon, 18, of Ogden.

• Sharara Haidari, 30, of Elk Grove, Calif.

• Siavosh Sabri, 41, of Salt Lake City.

The stores are also named as defendants in the indictment.

The defendants face multiple counts of conspiracy to commit wire fraud; wire fraud; Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Benefits Program fraud; access device fraud; conspiracy to commit money laundering; and money laundering.

The defendants from Utah will make their first appearance in federal court today. If convicted, they face prison sentences ranging from five to 20 years on most of the charges and fines of $250,000.

Federal prosecutors are seeking the seizure of homes in Elk Grove, Thornton and Marysville, Calif.; a home and commercial property in Ogden; several bank accounts; and judgments totaling $7.7 million.

Next up Nevada, Bath salts sales and food stamp fraud earn Reno business owner a trip to prison

A local college student has surrendered to federal authorities to begin serving a six-month prison term related to selling illegal bath salts out of his family’s Reno liquor store and engaging in food stamp fraud at the business.

Nevada U.S. Chief District Court Judge Robert C. Jones sentenced Asowadur Khan, 30, in October. Jones ordered Khan to pay $120,000 in restitution for the money he scammed from the government in the food stamp fraud between 2009 and 2011.

Khan was arrested in February during an undercover investigation by Drug Enforcement Administration investigators at Nahar Food and Discount Liquor, 600 South Virginia St. Khan owned the store with family members.

Khan was booked into the Washoe County jail on Friday and is awaiting transport to federal prison.

Third, in Illinois, Waukegan Grocery Owners Admit Food Stamp Fraud

CHICAGO (CBS) – The owners of a Waukegan grocery store have admitted to stealing nearly $850,000 from the federal food stamp program.

Next up, sentencing for Khaled Saleh and his wife, Fatima, who ran the Sunset Food Market, 1501 Sunset Ave.

 Federal prosecutors are pushing for 2.5 years in prison.

On thousands of occasions, the couple illegally provided cash to customers who made fake purchases on their LINK food stamp cards.

The store owners typically split every dollar 50-50 with the customers — and kept the rest as profit, prosecutors said.

The pair ran the scheme between August 2009 and April 2011, prosecutors said.

More details on all these arrests and many more at RRW.