Republican presidential hopeful Rudy Giuliani’s just the guy to come out swinging against “the Muslims,” according to boosters at a New Hampshire love-in shown on this clip from the Guardian. Notes one staunch supporter, “These people are very dedicated … very smart in their own way,” and it takes America’s Mayor to win what Giuliani calls the “Islamic terrorist war” at hand.

Not so fast, says Giuliani biographer Wayne Barrett, who appears in the Guardian video with a few inconvenient pointers about his subject’s past when it comes to fighting crime in New York and his actual preparedness for the 9/11 attacks.

Follow this link to watch the clip.

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