In an American Thinker article published on February 18th that received over 180,000 views and 1,188 comments, F. W. Burleigh analyzed an AP photo taken last August at the United States-African Leaders Summit Conference in Washington, D.C. showing President Obama giving what appears to be a Muslim hand salute, the forefinger pointing skyward, the other fingers clenched, with the thumb wrapped around them.  This is the usbu al-shahada, signifying “There is one God and Mohammed is his messenger.” But why should the President have made this gesture as he walked across the stage for a photo-op?  In a response to a piece in Snopes dismissing his conclusion, Burleigh included a second video -- Snopes had posted one -- that seemed to provide an answer.   This video clearly shows that Obama made the sign in response to an off-camera voice.  What the speaker says is indistinct.  Burleigh identified it as “Allahu Akbar,” the takbir in...(Read Full Article)