From Media Matters
Fox News’ Brian Kilmeade: “So They Looked At The Quran And Said Grab A Meat Cleaver And Hack Somebody Up. Fantastic.” On Fox & Friends, co-host Brian Kilmeade claimed the London attacker was inspired by the Quran, saying, “So they looked at the Quran and said grab a meat cleaver and hack somebody up. Fantastic.” [Fox News, Fox & Friends, 5/23/13]
Fox News’ Bob Beckel Blames Attack On “High Percentage” Of Muslims “Who Are Terrorist By Training.”Fox News co-host Bob Beckel claimed on The Five that the attack could be explained by the fact that “London has an extraordinary high percentage of Muslims that they allowed in”:
BECKEL: London has an extraordinary high percentage of Muslims that they allowed in–
ANDREA TANTAROS (co-host): A lot of countries in Europe do.
BECKEL: Yeah, but I mean, London is particularly packed with Muslims and there’s a lot of these elements that are unemployed who are terrorist[s] by training from their clerics. I think this probably is a terrorist attack. [Fox News, The Five, 5/22/13]
Fox News’ Michelle Malkin: London Attacker Was “Quoting Chapter And Verse, Sura And Verse, From The Quran The Justification For Beheading An Innocent Solider.” On Fox & Friends, Fox News contributor Michelle Malkin claimed it was “obvious” the attack was “Islamic jihad,” and claimed the attacker was “ranting on the streets, quoting chapter and verse, sura and verse, from the Quran the justification for beheading an innocent solider”:
MALKIN: There’s no reason to second-guess, first-guess, pussy-foot around what exactly happened here. I mean what more do you need, I said last night, do you need it in big neon klieg lights, Islamic Jihad, Islamic Jihad? Do these people need to present their official Muslim jihad membership card before people can conclude the obvious?
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They have these people who march around in the squares there, exercising their free speech rights to tell people to behead all infidels who insult them. Do you remember during the 2006 Mohammad cartoons that happened. And of course here’s this — one of those jihadist who was taped yesterday, ranting on the streets, quoting chapter and verse, sura and verse, from the Quran the justification for beheading an innocent solider there, and of course they’ve targeted civilians as well. [Fox News, Fox & Friends, 5/23/13]
Fox News’ Allen West Blames Violence On “Appeasement” Of “Islamists.” Fox News contributor Allen West tweeted “Religion of peace: Somali Islamists behead UK solder on London street. See what appeasement gets you? Horrific”
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