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-<youtube size="medium" caption="Robert Spencer and Pamela Geller on Islam, Israel..." align="right">9SLTx-jQvlE</youtube>'''Robert Spencer''' is the director of [[Jihad Watch]], a project of the [[David Horowitz Freedom Center]].<ref>[http://www.jihadwatch.org/spencer/ Robert Spencer], Jihad Watch, accessed 6 January 2009.</ref> He is also the co-author with ultra-Zionist [[Pamela Geller]] of a book in which they allege that US President Barack Obama, whom he has suggested may be a Muslim,<ref>Video of interview with Spencer available at: [http://www.loonwatch.com/2010/05/robert-spencer-watch-obama-may-be-a-mooslim/ Robert Spencer Watch: “Obama May be a Mooslim”], ''Loonwatch.com'', 11 May 2010</ref> is waging a 'war on America.' In a joint video message, Geller has referred to Obama as 'the anti-Semite in the White House' who will bring about a 'second Holocaust', a view which Spencer affirms. Yet, despite Spencer's extreme views, he was recently invited to explain Islam to the Tidewater Joint Terrorism Task Force, one of the law enforcement and intelligence coalitions established and after 9/11.<ref>Robert Dreyfuss, [http://www.thenation.com/blog/37952/anti-muslim-bigot-and-fanatic-explains-islam-fbi-and-tidewater-joint-terrorism-task-force Anti-Muslim Bigot and Fanatic Explains Islam to the FBI and the Tidewater Joint Terrorism Task Force], ''The Nation'', July 2010</ref> In 2009, the American Library Association had to cancel an event on Islam after all panelists withdrew after finding out that Spencer was also included without their being informed.<ref>Ahmed Rehab, [http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ahmed-rehab/the-islam-basher-and-the_b_231127.html The Islam-Basher and the Librarian Kerfuffle], ''Huffington Post'', 14 July 2009</ref> He is also a supporter of the [[EDL]].
+{{#ev:youtube|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9SLTx-jQvlE|450|right|Robert Spencer and Pamela Geller on Islam, Israel...}}
-In April 2009, Spencer was invited to speak in Cologne by [[Pro Köln]]. Following criticism by blogger Charles Johnson,  Spencer said 'I have not confirmed that I will be attending, and am looking into the group and the people involved'.<ref>Robert Spencer, [http://www.jihadwatch.org/2009/04/hamas-linked-cair-defames-me-again-again-using-libelblogger-charles-johnsons-little-green-footballs.html Hamas-linked CAIR defames me again, again using libelblogger Charles Johnson's Little Green Footballs talking points], Jihad Watch, 24 April 2009.</ref>
+In April 2009, Spencer was invited to speak in Cologne by [[Pro Köln]]. Following criticism by blogger Charles Johnson, Spencer said 'I have not confirmed that I will be attending, and am looking into the group and the people involved'.<ref>Robert Spencer, [http://www.jihadwatch.org/2009/04/hamas-linked-cair-defames-me-again-again-using-libelblogger-charles-johnsons-little-green-footballs.html Hamas-linked CAIR defames me again, again using libelblogger Charles Johnson's Little Green Footballs talking points], Jihad Watch, 24 April 2009.</ref>
 He was barred from entering UK territory in 2013 for at least three years, along with [[Pamela Geller]],  because the pair’s views were said to 'foster hatred which might lead to inter-community violence.' <ref name=guide> [https://www.splcenter.org/20161025/field-guide-anti-muslim-extremists#executive%20summary Field Guide to Anti-Muslim Extremists],''Southern Poverty Law Center'', October 25, 2016. Accessed 07 November 2016. </ref>
 ==Views==
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 ===On Islam and Muslims===
-*He wrote in 2006 that '[T]raditional Islam itself is not moderate or peaceful. It is the only major world religion with a developed doctrine and tradition of warfare against unbelievers'. <ref>Robert Spencer, [https://www.jihadwatch.org/2011/06/splc-fronts-for-the-jihad-smears-freedom-fighters  SPLC fronts for the jihad, smears freedom fighters], ''Jihad Watch'', JUNE 22, 2011, Accessed November 10 2016. </ref> He also said in 2010 that it is 'absurd' to think that 'Islam is a religion of peace that’s been hijacked by a tiny minority.' <ref> [http://mediamatters.org/video/2010/02/22/jihad-watchs-spencer-its-absurd-to-think-that-i/160747 Jihad Watch's Spencer: "It's absurd" to think that "Islam is a religion of peace that's been hijacked by ... extremists"], ''Media Matters'', February 22, 2010. Accessed November 10 2016. </ref>
+*He wrote in 2006 that '[T]raditional Islam itself is not moderate or peaceful. It is the only major world religion with a developed doctrine and tradition of warfare against unbelievers'. <ref>Robert Spencer, [https://www.jihadwatch.org/2011/06/splc-fronts-for-the-jihad-smears-freedom-fighters  SPLC fronts for the jihad, smears freedom fighters], ''Jihad Watch'', JUNE 22, 2011, Accessed November 10, 2016. </ref> He also said in 2010 that it is 'absurd' to think that 'Islam is a religion of peace that’s been hijacked by a tiny minority.' <ref> [http://mediamatters.org/video/2010/02/22/jihad-watchs-spencer-its-absurd-to-think-that-i/160747 Jihad Watch's Spencer: "It's absurd" to think that "Islam is a religion of peace that's been hijacked by ... extremists"], ''Media Matters'', February 22, 2010. Accessed November 10 2016. </ref>
-*He claimed falsely that '80% of the mosques in the United States are actually controlled by extremists' in a 2003 interview on  [[MSNBC]]’s 'Nachman'. <ref> JULIE MILLICAN, JUSTIN BERRIER & ERIC SCHROECK , [http://mediamatters.org/research/2011/02/02/zombie-lie-right-still-clinging-to-decade-old-f/175854 Zombie Lie: Right Still Clinging To Decade-Old Fabrication About Radicalized Mosques], ''Media Matters'', February 2, 2011. Accessed November 10 2016. </ref>
+*He claimed falsely that '80% of the mosques in the United States are actually controlled by extremists' in a 2003 interview on  [[MSNBC]]’s 'Nachman'. <ref> JULIE MILLICAN, JUSTIN BERRIER & ERIC SCHROECK, [http://mediamatters.org/research/2011/02/02/zombie-lie-right-still-clinging-to-decade-old-f/175854 Zombie Lie: Right Still Clinging To Decade-Old Fabrication About Radicalized Mosques], ''Media Matters'', February 2, 2011. Accessed November 10 2016. </ref>
 *He claimed in a 2011 radio interview that freedom of religion shouldn’t be 'considered absolute' because Islam 'impinges upon our freedoms'. He continued his argument by saying that Islam is both a religion and 'a political ideology' and 'the political ideology is what is dangerous to Americans.' <ref name=radio> Brian Tashman, [http://www.rightwingwatch.org/post/spencer-suggests-the-media-are-getting-some-money-to-positively-portray-muslims/ Spencer Suggests The Media Are “Getting Some Money” To Positively Portray Muslims], ''Right Wing Watch'', September 19, 2011, Accessed November 10 2016. </ref>
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 ====Accusations====
-He has been accusing many of links with 'Islamist' organisations or 'shariah-complaince' over the years:
+He has been accusing many of links with 'Islamist' organisations or 'shariah-compliance' over the years:
 *In 2010, he wrote an article whose headline suggested that [[ISNA]] who had just approved Campbell's new line of halal-certified soups, was linked to [[Hamas]]. <ref> Robert Spencer, [https://www.jihadwatch.org/2010/10/campbells-soup-goes-halal-with-approval-from-hamas-linked-isna Campbell's Soup goes halal with approval from Hamas-linked ISNA], ''Jihad Watch'', October 5 2010. Accessed November 10 2016. </ref>
 *He was refused an invitation at the extremely conservative [[Conservative Political Action Conference]] in 2013, which prompted him to accuse it of being a 'Shariah-compliant conference'. <ref> Kyle Mantyla, [http://www.rightwingwatch.org/post/spencer-cpac-is-a-sharia-compliant-conference-where-islamic-law-has-been-implemented/ Spencer: CPAC Is a ‘Sharia-Compliant Conference’ Where Islamic Law Has Been Implemented], ''Right Wing Watch'', March 14, 2013. Accessed November 10 2016. </ref>
-*He is one of the proponents of the idea of a 'Islamist-left alliance':
+*He is one of the proponents of the idea of an 'Islamist-left alliance':
 :'[T]he left doesn’t really like America or Western civilization and so I think that they see in Islam another entity that doesn’t like Western civilization and so they see it, in it an ally, and that’s essentially what’s going on.' <ref> Brian Tashman, [http://www.rightwingwatch.org/post/spencer-claims-liberals-and-islamists-are-united-by-their-shared-loathing-of-america/ Spencer Claims Liberals And Islamists Are United By Their Shared Loathing Of America], ''Right Wing Watch'', September 20, 2011, Accessed November 10 2016. </ref>
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 ==Funding==
-According to a September 2010 ''Politico'' investigation the  [[David Horowitz Freedom Center]] channeled $1 million to [[Robert Spencer]]'s [[Jihad Watch]] over the previous three years. Another key funder is [[Joyce Chernick]] a [[WINEP]] trustee.<ref>Kenneth P. Vogel and Giovanni Russonello, [http://dyn.politico.com/printstory.cfm?uuid=D979BED4-18FE-70B2-A8314DD53412ADF8 Latest mosque issue: The money trail], ''Politico'', 4 September 2010</ref> Bob Smietana of The Tennessean reports:
+According to a September 2010 ''Politico'' investigation the  [[David Horowitz Freedom Center]] channelled $1 million to [[Robert Spencer]]'s [[Jihad Watch]] over the previous three years. Another key funder is [[Joyce Chernick]] a [[WINEP]] trustee.<ref>Kenneth P. Vogel and Giovanni Russonello, [http://dyn.politico.com/printstory.cfm?uuid=D979BED4-18FE-70B2-A8314DD53412ADF8 Latest mosque issue: The money trail], ''Politico'', 4 September 2010</ref> Bob Smietana of The Tennessean reports:
-:IRS filings from 2008 show that [[Robert Spencer]], who runs the Jihadwatch.org blog, earned $132,537 from the [[David Horowitz Freedom Center]], a conservative nonprofit.<ref>Bob Smietana, [http://www.app.com/article/20101024/NEWS06/101024020/Does-anyone-profit-from-spreading-anti-Muslim-fear-Some-do Anti-Muslim crusaders make millions spreading fear], ''The Tennesean'', 24 October 2010</ref>
+:IRS filings from 2008 show that [[Robert Spencer]], who runs the Jihadwatch.org blog, earned $132,537 from the [[David Horowitz Freedom Center]], a conservative nonprofit.<ref>Bob Smietana, [http://www.app.com/article/20101024/NEWS06/101024020/Does-anyone-profit-from-spreading-anti-Muslim-fear-Some-do Anti-Muslim crusaders make millions spreading fear], ''The Tennessean'', 24 October 2010</ref>
 ==Resources==
 ===Books===
-He is the author of more than a dozen books, two of which made the New York Times Best Seller List.
+He is the author of more than a dozen books, two of which made the New York Times Bestseller List.
 [[Image:200px-TheMythOfIslamicTolerance.jpg|thumb|right|130px|Book edited by Robert Spencer, 2005]]
 * Geller, P. & Robert Spencer (2010), ''The Post-American Presidency: The Obama Administration's War on America'' <ref> Jihad Watch, [http://www.jihadwatch.org/2010/06/the-post-american-presidency-the-obama-administrations-war-on-america.html The Post-American Presidency: The Obama Administration's War on America] </ref>

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 :'[T]he left doesn’t really like America or Western civilization and so I think that they see in Islam another entity that doesn’t like Western civilization and so they see it, in it an ally, and that’s essentially what’s going on.' <ref> Brian Tashman, [http://www.rightwingwatch.org/post/spencer-claims-liberals-and-islamists-are-united-by-their-shared-loathing-of-america/ Spencer Claims Liberals And Islamists Are United By Their Shared Loathing Of America], ''Right Wing Watch'', September 20, 2011, Accessed November 10 2016. </ref>
-==Supporters and Admirers==
+==Supporters and admirers==
-[[Douglas Murray]] of the [[Centre for Social Cohesion]] has called Spencer "a profound and subtle thinker".<ref>Andrew Brown, [http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2011/sep/07/anders-breivik-hate-manifesto Anders Breivik's spider web of hate], ''The Guardian'', 7 September 2011</ref>
+[[Douglas Murray]] of the UK-based [[Centre for Social Cohesion]] (now merged into the [[Henry Jackson Society]] called Spencer "a profound and subtle thinker".<ref>Andrew Brown, [http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2011/sep/07/anders-breivik-hate-manifesto Anders Breivik's spider web of hate], ''The Guardian'', 7 September 2011</ref>
 ==Affiliations==

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 ==Funding==
-According to a September 2010 ''Politico'' investigation [[David Horowitz]]'s [[Freedom Center]] has channeled $1 million to [[Robert Spencer]]'s [[Jihad Watch]] over the past three years. Another key funder is [[Joyce Chernick]] a [[WINEP]] trustee.<ref>Kenneth P. Vogel and Giovanni Russonello, [http://dyn.politico.com/printstory.cfm?uuid=D979BED4-18FE-70B2-A8314DD53412ADF8 Latest mosque issue: The money trail], ''Politico'', 4 September 2010</ref> Bob Smietana of The Tennessean reports:
+According to a September 2010 ''Politico'' investigation the  [[David Horowitz Freedom Center]] channeled $1 million to [[Robert Spencer]]'s [[Jihad Watch]] over the previous three years. Another key funder is [[Joyce Chernick]] a [[WINEP]] trustee.<ref>Kenneth P. Vogel and Giovanni Russonello, [http://dyn.politico.com/printstory.cfm?uuid=D979BED4-18FE-70B2-A8314DD53412ADF8 Latest mosque issue: The money trail], ''Politico'', 4 September 2010</ref> Bob Smietana of The Tennessean reports:
 :IRS filings from 2008 show that [[Robert Spencer]], who runs the Jihadwatch.org blog, earned $132,537 from the [[David Horowitz Freedom Center]], a conservative nonprofit.<ref>Bob Smietana, [http://www.app.com/article/20101024/NEWS06/101024020/Does-anyone-profit-from-spreading-anti-Muslim-fear-Some-do Anti-Muslim crusaders make millions spreading fear], ''The Tennesean'', 24 October 2010</ref>

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 <youtube size="medium" caption="Robert Spencer and Pamela Geller on Islam, Israel..." align="right">9SLTx-jQvlE</youtube>'''Robert Spencer''' is the director of [[Jihad Watch]], a project of the [[David Horowitz Freedom Center]].<ref>[http://www.jihadwatch.org/spencer/ Robert Spencer], Jihad Watch, accessed 6 January 2009.</ref> He is also the co-author with ultra-Zionist [[Pamela Geller]] of a book in which they allege that US President Barack Obama, whom he has suggested may be a Muslim,<ref>Video of interview with Spencer available at: [http://www.loonwatch.com/2010/05/robert-spencer-watch-obama-may-be-a-mooslim/ Robert Spencer Watch: “Obama May be a Mooslim”], ''Loonwatch.com'', 11 May 2010</ref> is waging a 'war on America.' In a joint video message, Geller has referred to Obama as 'the anti-Semite in the White House' who will bring about a 'second Holocaust', a view which Spencer affirms. Yet, despite Spencer's extreme views, he was recently invited to explain Islam to the Tidewater Joint Terrorism Task Force, one of the law enforcement and intelligence coalitions established and after 9/11.<ref>Robert Dreyfuss, [http://www.thenation.com/blog/37952/anti-muslim-bigot-and-fanatic-explains-islam-fbi-and-tidewater-joint-terrorism-task-force Anti-Muslim Bigot and Fanatic Explains Islam to the FBI and the Tidewater Joint Terrorism Task Force], ''The Nation'', July 2010</ref> In 2009, the American Library Association had to cancel an event on Islam after all panelists withdrew after finding out that Spencer was also included without their being informed.<ref>Ahmed Rehab, [http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ahmed-rehab/the-islam-basher-and-the_b_231127.html The Islam-Basher and the Librarian Kerfuffle], ''Huffington Post'', 14 July 2009</ref> He is also a supporter of the [[EDL]].
-In April 2009, Spencer was invited to speak in Cologne by [[Pro Köln]]. Following criticism by blogger Charles Johnson,  Spencer said "I have not confirmed that I will be attending, and am looking into the group and the people involved".<ref>Robert Spencer, [http://www.jihadwatch.org/2009/04/hamas-linked-cair-defames-me-again-again-using-libelblogger-charles-johnsons-little-green-footballs.html Hamas-linked CAIR defames me again, again using libelblogger Charles Johnson's Little Green Footballs talking points], Jihad Watch, 24 April 2009.</ref>
+In April 2009, Spencer was invited to speak in Cologne by [[Pro Köln]]. Following criticism by blogger Charles Johnson,  Spencer said 'I have not confirmed that I will be attending, and am looking into the group and the people involved'.<ref>Robert Spencer, [http://www.jihadwatch.org/2009/04/hamas-linked-cair-defames-me-again-again-using-libelblogger-charles-johnsons-little-green-footballs.html Hamas-linked CAIR defames me again, again using libelblogger Charles Johnson's Little Green Footballs talking points], Jihad Watch, 24 April 2009.</ref>
 ==Views==
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 ::'''Pamela Geller:''' 'It is not enough to fetishize the dead Jews that were murdered in WWII...[we must] make sure that it doesn't happen again. Because a second holocaust is coming. Six million Jews are in the Jewish homeland of Israel. It is now up to you and me to stop -- well -- the anti-Semite in the White House, and his useful idiots in the Congress.'
 ::'''Robert Spencer:''' 'That's right'.<ref>Pamela Geller and Robert Spencer, [http://www.libertiesalliance.org/2010/04/25/pamela-geller-robert-spencer-sioa-stands-with-israel-rally-nyc/ Pamela Geller Robert Spencer, SIOA Stands With Israel Rally NYC], [[International Civil Liberties Alliance]], 25 April 2010</ref>
 ==Supporters and Admirers==
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 ==Affiliations==
 *[[Jihad Watch]] - Director
-*[[Freedom Defense Initiative]]
+*[[Freedom Defense Initiative]] (founded with [[Pamela Geller]] in 2010)
 *[[David Horowitz Freedom Center]]
 *[[Investigative Project on Terrorism]] - Contributing writer
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 *[[International Civil Liberties Alliance]]
 *[[Middle East Forum]] <ref>Robert Spencer,[http://www.meforum.org/2052/resisting-stealth-jihad Resisting Stealth Jihad], ''Middle East Forum'', January 2009</ref>
-*[[Stop the Islamization of America]] (SIOA)
+*[[Stop the Islamization of America]] (SIOA) (founded with [[Pamela Geller]] in 2010)
 ==Funding==
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 ==Resources==
 ===Books===
 [[Image:200px-TheMythOfIslamicTolerance.jpg|thumb|right|130px|Book edited by Robert Spencer, 2005]]
 * Geller, P. & Robert Spencer (2010), ''The Post-American Presidency: The Obama Administration's War on America'' <ref> Jihad Watch, [http://www.jihadwatch.org/2010/06/the-post-american-presidency-the-obama-administrations-war-on-america.html The Post-American Presidency: The Obama Administration's War on America] </ref>

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 [[Category:United States|Spencer, Robert]]
 [[Category:Counterjihad|Spencer, Robert]]
 [[Category:Islam Watchers|Spencer, Robert]]

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−	<youtube size="medium" caption="Robert Spencer and Pamela Geller on Islam, Israel..." align="right">9SLTx-jQvlE</youtube>Robert Spencer is the director of [[Jihad Watch]], a project of the [[David Horowitz Freedom Center]].<ref>[http://www.jihadwatch.org/spencer/ Robert Spencer], Jihad Watch, accessed 6 January 2009.</ref> He is also the co-author with ultra-Zionist [[Pamela Geller]] of a book in which they allege that US President Barack Obama, whom he has suggested may be a Muslim,<ref>Video of interview with Spencer available at: [http://www.loonwatch.com/2010/05/robert-spencer-watch-obama-may-be-a-mooslim/ Robert Spencer Watch: “Obama May be a Mooslim”], ''Loonwatch.com'', 11 May 2010</ref> is waging a 'war on America.' In a joint video message, Geller has referred to Obama as 'the anti-Semite in the White House' who will bring about a 'second Holocaust', a view which Spencer affirms. Yet, despite Spencer's extreme views, he was recently invited to explain Islam to the Tidewater Joint Terrorism Task Force, one of the law enforcement and intelligence coalitions established and after 9/11.<ref>Robert Dreyfuss, [http://www.thenation.com/blog/37952/anti-muslim-bigot-and-fanatic-explains-islam-fbi-and-tidewater-joint-terrorism-task-force Anti-Muslim Bigot and Fanatic Explains Islam to the FBI and the Tidewater Joint Terrorism Task Force], ''The Nation'', July 2010</ref> In 2009, the American Library Association had to cancel an event on Islam after all panelists withdrew after finding out that Spencer was also included without their being informed.<ref>Ahmed Rehab, [http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ahmed-rehab/the-islam-basher-and-the_b_231127.html The Islam-Basher and the Librarian Kerfuffle], ''Huffington Post'', 14 July 2009</ref> He is also a supporter of the [[EDL]].	+	<youtube size="medium" caption="Robert Spencer and Pamela Geller on Islam, Israel..." align="right">9SLTx-jQvlE</youtube>'''Robert Spencer''' is the director of [[Jihad Watch]], a project of the [[David Horowitz Freedom Center]].<ref>[http://www.jihadwatch.org/spencer/ Robert Spencer], Jihad Watch, accessed 6 January 2009.</ref> He is also the co-author with ultra-Zionist [[Pamela Geller]] of a book in which they allege that US President Barack Obama, whom he has suggested may be a Muslim,<ref>Video of interview with Spencer available at: [http://www.loonwatch.com/2010/05/robert-spencer-watch-obama-may-be-a-mooslim/ Robert Spencer Watch: “Obama May be a Mooslim”], ''Loonwatch.com'', 11 May 2010</ref> is waging a 'war on America.' In a joint video message, Geller has referred to Obama as 'the anti-Semite in the White House' who will bring about a 'second Holocaust', a view which Spencer affirms. Yet, despite Spencer's extreme views, he was recently invited to explain Islam to the Tidewater Joint Terrorism Task Force, one of the law enforcement and intelligence coalitions established and after 9/11.<ref>Robert Dreyfuss, [http://www.thenation.com/blog/37952/anti-muslim-bigot-and-fanatic-explains-islam-fbi-and-tidewater-joint-terrorism-task-force Anti-Muslim Bigot and Fanatic Explains Islam to the FBI and the Tidewater Joint Terrorism Task Force], ''The Nation'', July 2010</ref> In 2009, the American Library Association had to cancel an event on Islam after all panelists withdrew after finding out that Spencer was also included without their being informed.<ref>Ahmed Rehab, [http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ahmed-rehab/the-islam-basher-and-the_b_231127.html The Islam-Basher and the Librarian Kerfuffle], ''Huffington Post'', 14 July 2009</ref> He is also a supporter of the [[EDL]].

	In April 2009, Spencer was invited to speak in Cologne by [[Pro Köln]]. Following criticism by blogger Charles Johnson, Spencer said "I have not confirmed that I will be attending, and am looking into the group and the people involved".<ref>Robert Spencer, [http://www.jihadwatch.org/2009/04/hamas-linked-cair-defames-me-again-again-using-libelblogger-charles-johnsons-little-green-footballs.html Hamas-linked CAIR defames me again, again using libelblogger Charles Johnson's Little Green Footballs talking points], Jihad Watch, 24 April 2009.</ref>		In April 2009, Spencer was invited to speak in Cologne by [[Pro Köln]]. Following criticism by blogger Charles Johnson, Spencer said "I have not confirmed that I will be attending, and am looking into the group and the people involved".<ref>Robert Spencer, [http://www.jihadwatch.org/2009/04/hamas-linked-cair-defames-me-again-again-using-libelblogger-charles-johnsons-little-green-footballs.html Hamas-linked CAIR defames me again, again using libelblogger Charles Johnson's Little Green Footballs talking points], Jihad Watch, 24 April 2009.</ref>

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−	Robert Spencer is the director of [[Jihad Watch]], a project of the [[David Horowitz Freedom Center]]<ref>[http://www.jihadwatch.org/spencer/ Robert Spencer], Jihad Watch, accessed 6 January 2009.</ref> He is also the co-author with ultra-Zionist [[Pamela Geller]] of a book in which they allege that US President Barack Obama, whom he has suggested may be a Muslim,<ref>Video of interview with Spencer available at: [http://www.loonwatch.com/2010/05/robert-spencer-watch-obama-may-be-a-mooslim/ Robert Spencer Watch: “Obama May be a Mooslim”], ''Loonwatch.com'', 11 May 2010</ref> is waging a 'war on America.' In a joint video message, Geller has referred to Obama as 'the anti-Semite in the White House' who will bring about a 'second Holocaust', a view which Spencer affirms. Yet, despite Spencer's extreme views, he was recently invited to explain Islam to the Tidewater Joint Terrorism Task Force, one of the law enforcement and intelligence coalitions established and after 9/11.<ref>Robert Dreyfuss, [http://www.thenation.com/blog/37952/anti-muslim-bigot-and-fanatic-explains-islam-fbi-and-tidewater-joint-terrorism-task-force Anti-Muslim Bigot and Fanatic Explains Islam to the FBI and the Tidewater Joint Terrorism Task Force], ''The Nation'', July 2010</ref> In 2009, the American Library Association had to cancel an event on Islam after all panelists withdrew after finding out that Spencer was also included without their being informed.<ref>Ahmed Rehab, [http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ahmed-rehab/the-islam-basher-and-the_b_231127.html The Islam-Basher and the Librarian Kerfuffle], ''Huffington Post'', 14 July 2009</ref> He is also a supporter of the EDL.	+	<youtube size="medium" caption="Robert Spencer and Pamela Geller on Islam, Israel..." align="right">9SLTx-jQvlE</youtube>Robert Spencer is the director of [[Jihad Watch]], a project of the [[David Horowitz Freedom Center]].<ref>[http://www.jihadwatch.org/spencer/ Robert Spencer], Jihad Watch, accessed 6 January 2009.</ref> He is also the co-author with ultra-Zionist [[Pamela Geller]] of a book in which they allege that US President Barack Obama, whom he has suggested may be a Muslim,<ref>Video of interview with Spencer available at: [http://www.loonwatch.com/2010/05/robert-spencer-watch-obama-may-be-a-mooslim/ Robert Spencer Watch: “Obama May be a Mooslim”], ''Loonwatch.com'', 11 May 2010</ref> is waging a 'war on America.' In a joint video message, Geller has referred to Obama as 'the anti-Semite in the White House' who will bring about a 'second Holocaust', a view which Spencer affirms. Yet, despite Spencer's extreme views, he was recently invited to explain Islam to the Tidewater Joint Terrorism Task Force, one of the law enforcement and intelligence coalitions established and after 9/11.<ref>Robert Dreyfuss, [http://www.thenation.com/blog/37952/anti-muslim-bigot-and-fanatic-explains-islam-fbi-and-tidewater-joint-terrorism-task-force Anti-Muslim Bigot and Fanatic Explains Islam to the FBI and the Tidewater Joint Terrorism Task Force], ''The Nation'', July 2010</ref> In 2009, the American Library Association had to cancel an event on Islam after all panelists withdrew after finding out that Spencer was also included without their being informed.<ref>Ahmed Rehab, [http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ahmed-rehab/the-islam-basher-and-the_b_231127.html The Islam-Basher and the Librarian Kerfuffle], ''Huffington Post'', 14 July 2009</ref> He is also a supporter of the [[EDL]].

	In April 2009, Spencer was invited to speak in Cologne by [[Pro Köln]]. Following criticism by blogger Charles Johnson, Spencer said "I have not confirmed that I will be attending, and am looking into the group and the people involved".<ref>Robert Spencer, [http://www.jihadwatch.org/2009/04/hamas-linked-cair-defames-me-again-again-using-libelblogger-charles-johnsons-little-green-footballs.html Hamas-linked CAIR defames me again, again using libelblogger Charles Johnson's Little Green Footballs talking points], Jihad Watch, 24 April 2009.</ref>		In April 2009, Spencer was invited to speak in Cologne by [[Pro Köln]]. Following criticism by blogger Charles Johnson, Spencer said "I have not confirmed that I will be attending, and am looking into the group and the people involved".<ref>Robert Spencer, [http://www.jihadwatch.org/2009/04/hamas-linked-cair-defames-me-again-again-using-libelblogger-charles-johnsons-little-green-footballs.html Hamas-linked CAIR defames me again, again using libelblogger Charles Johnson's Little Green Footballs talking points], Jihad Watch, 24 April 2009.</ref>