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| Dr. Ben Carson recently compared Islamic refugees to "rabid dogs." |
A spokesman for the radical jihadist group ISIS released a statement on Monday in which they took responsibility for comments made by Republican presidential hopeful Ben Carson during a campaign stop here on Thursday. During the rally, Carson, trailing only Donald Trump in the polls, compared Islamic refugees to "rabid dogs," saying, "If there's a rabid dog running around in your neighborhood, you're probably not going to assume something good about that dog, And you're probably going to put your children out of the way. That doesn't mean that you hate all dogs." The retired neurosurgeon went on to say, "But you're going to put your intellect into motion and you're thinking, 'How do I protect my children at the same time? ... I'm going to call the humane society and hopefully they can come and take this dog away and create a safe environment once again.'"
In a statement disseminated via social media, ISIS spokesman Abu Mohammad al-Adnani wrote, "We have been in touch with Dr. Carson's campaign for several weeks, and were mutually working towards a way to incite hatred of Muslims among Americans, and thus justify our attacks among Americans and the West in general. We congratulate Ben on seeing this through."
From Our Montgomery Bureau
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