[ April 18, 2024 ]
The Washington Post has been out in full force to spin a story of a Muslim teenager killed by a illegal immigrant as a hate crime.
The story focuses on Nabra Hassanen, 17, who was murdered on June 18 after leaving a mosque in Sterling, Virginia. She was beaten with a baseball bat by Darwin Martinez Torres, an illegal immigrant.
Authorities say the incident was tied to road rage.
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And the perpetrator’s illegal immigration status was widely reported — but the Washington Post is failing to pick up on that point, preferring instead to focus on the fact the victim was Muslim.
Here’s the bias, as outed by the Daily Caller (thanks to Jihad Watch):
The Post published “Pressure grows to classify Muslim girl’s slaying a hate crime” on June 20 in which the paper described Torres, 22, as simply a “construction worker” from Virginia. The article did note that local police found no “evidence that Martinez Torres was motivated to kill Nabra because of her religion.”
The story, however, still quoted the victim’s father, Mohmoud Hassanen, saying that Nabra was killed because she was Muslim. It also featured a bizarre quote from Ibrahim Hooper, a spokesman for the Council on American-Islamic Relations, who said it is “premature” to classify the killing as a road rage incident. Hooper instead claimed it is safer to say that it was motivated by Hassanen’s religion.
The Post has stuck to this narrative in its coverage of the killing by promoting the idea that Hassanen was murdered by an illegal immigrant from El Salvador because she was a Muslim.
One article about attacks on Muslims during Ramadan said, “Fairfax County police said [Hassanen’s] killing was probably a ‘road rage incident,’ although many Muslims, including her father, believe she was targeted because of her religion.”
That same piece made an effort to tie violence against Muslims to President Trump and mentioned “anti-Muslim rhetoric” during the election. The Post also ran a story from a columnist titled: “Nabra Hassanen’s death may not legally be a hate crime, but it sure feels hateful.”
Hassenen’s alleged killer, Torres, was previously accused of punching, choking, and sexually assaulting a woman who said he was a member of MS-13. This fact was disclosed in a WaPo report, which was followed up by a story saying the police have not found any connections between Torres and the notorious street gang.
But Washington Post reporter Sharif Hassan did not mention this record in the paper’s most recent story on the killing. In “After killing of Muslim girl near mosque, talk of risks, rights and hijab,” Hassan did not mention Torres’ immigration status, but rather focused on the fear many Muslim women feel about wearing their headscarves.
The only mention of immigration in the article is of a video from May that showed a woman telling a Muslim woman that she wishes “they didn’t let you in the country.”
Let it go, Washington Post. The focus here is illegal immigration — not hysteria about the so-called targeting of Muslims.
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14 Comments
6 years ago
Washington Post – bought and paid for by Muslim interests and their American quislings. We have entered a period in our history where Muslim issues trump the Constitution. We just “celebrated” our Declaration with burgers and boating, hot dog eating contests and fireworks, and the day after we’re still in trouble.
How much longer will you halt between two opinions, America? I Kings 18:21.
6 years ago
This is the lame stream media stretching taqiyya far beyond the limits of credibility. As usual, the story is being perverted, twisted and manipulated to the point that if it were possible to make the reports look stupider, it would. Anyone reading the story would have to say “bulllshitt”, anyone reading the printed media regularly would see this is one of the most blatant lies printed since the election.
6 years ago
Reply to
Mahou Shoujo
Its nice to see the conundrum that the fake news has heaped upon itself. After all those groups are two of their favorites. Imagine the headlines “dreamer takes out muslima”.
6 years ago
Reply to
Steve
The more the lame stream media lies, the more it has to and the worse it looks. It is amazing anyone pays any attention to it at all.
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6 years ago
Reply to
Mahou Shoujo
Good point. I was perplexed at how they kept doubling down on lies.
6 years ago
If the ” COMPOST ” couldn’t find a dead moslem, to further the cause of jihad, they would have to create one ! Should any one have a problem with a moslem ban, just remember what IRAN means in farsi; “ARYIAN NATION ” ! So who wouldn’t ban the nAZIS ?
6 years ago
Reply to
Emmett
The Salvadorian man probably drove by 100 other women on his trip but it was only the Moslem women who were blocking the road and who insulted him because he is only 4 feet tall and speaks with broken English.
6 years ago
Maybe those illegals are good for something after all!
6 years ago
Reply to
Open the borders to more!
Hispanic men will never put up with snotty Moslem women who block the road when the Hispanic man is driving.
6 years ago
Its bizarre watching the media spin a story about two of their favorite groups. It’s who do they hate the most- or is it the least?
6 years ago
Moslems should not be blocking the road at 2:00 a.m. during Ramadan because they might bother a car driver from El Salvador. When the Salvadorian tells the Moslems to get out of the road so he can pass, the Moslems better not mock the man because he is 4 feet tall and speaks in broken English. Women are never to insult Hispanic men or the women will get a baseball bat up side the head. Moslems need to learn Hispanic culture. Hispanic men are never going to put up with snotty Moslem women.
6 years ago
The US may have to hire the Salvadorian Army to deal with the US’s Moslem problem.
6 years ago
…and thus is the duplicity and ignominy of the left-wing Washington Post.
