They served our country through military service; two among many who served this country and fought among thousands who died to preserve First Amendment speech and press freedoms in the United States. But that didn’t matter to the Houston Press.
In the name of the tolerance and diversity they preach rather than practice, the Houston Press allowed reporter Jef Rouner to stoop to a new low—mauling United States military veterans in the public square by calling them “assholes”.
Off the Kuff called two of America’s best and bravest “idiots”—who’s the idiot now?
Among the group of Houstonians exercising diversity of thought—of speech—of opinion outside Houston Not So Independent School District’s Arabic Immersion Magnet School were two United States military veterans.
That’s Bob on the left with the gray beard and Stan on the right in the US Marine Corp tee shirt. Both are U.S. military veterans.
The Houston Press was one outlet among many determined to inhibit the speech and criticism of Houstonians they disagree with.
While Houston’s drive-by leftist media —-CW39, the Houston Chronicle, and the Hamas-linked Council on Ameriphobic Islamic Relations falsely accused grandmothers and U.S. military veterans of bigotry, they deflected attention from and failed to cover or ask one question concerning the purpose and strategic vision of the Memorandum of Understanding between Qatar Foundational International and the Houston Not So Independent School District’s Arabic Immersion Magnet School.
Purpose of the MOU
- Provision of Arabic language and cultural events;
- Teacher language development and professional development;
- Provision of cultural and educational exchange opportunities;
- Resource acquisition and/or development, including the use of Al-Masdar, a website for Arabic language teaching materials, resources and news;
- Promotion of the Arabic language and culture;
- Curriculum development and/or implementation;
- Development and/or application of various technology-based tools;
- And any other projects mutually agreed upon to support Arabic language teaching and learning
Strategic Vision
The Parties have a common interest in:
- Promoting the teaching and learning of Arabic language and culture;
- Exposing students to a diversity of opinions in a neutral environment, which fosters an appreciation and understanding of other worldviews, cultural beliefs, and social systems, and leads to international friendships and visits;
- Supporting and professionalizing the field of Arabic language teaching;
- Employing innovative and effective teaching methodologies; and
- Exploiting modern technologies to support all of the above goals.
Looks like the Arabic Immersion Magnet School has already flunked one of their objectives.
At least there’s no indication of child-soldiers practicing innovative and effective beheading techniques on teddy bears.
** Next: Did a Qatar Foundation International-funded grant program at Lee High School fail to achieve its objectives, too?