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Five killed by speeding car as Dutch Royal family rides through town

Today was Queensday in The Netherlands and to celebrate it the Dutch Royal family road through Apeldoorn in an open air bus. Suddenly, a man drives through the crowd. 12 people were wounded and 5 killed.  The man is in critical condition.

According to the BBC, the man indicated he was after the royal family but terrorism was ruled out after they searched his car and home.

Video (it is disturbing but not gory):

Al-Qaeda sleeper agent pleads guilty in Illinois

This week has resulted in the sentencing of five would be jihadists and the guilty plea of another today in an unrelated case. 

Al-Qaeda sleeper agent Ali al-Marri could be sentenced up to 15 years in prison.  He is the only person known to be held as an enemy combatant in the continental United States:

"An accused sleeper agent for al Qaeda held in isolation in a U.S. Navy brig for six years pleaded guilty in court on Thursday to a terrorist conspiracy charge, and could face up to 15 years in prison.

Ali al-Marri, a 43-year-old with dual citizenship in Qatar and Saudi Arabia, entered the guilty plea to conspiracy to provide material support to al Qaeda before U.S. District Court Judge Michael Mihm.

...Prosecutors said Marri, who had previously been held without charge as an "enemy combatant," had his first contacts with al Qaeda in 1998 and attended training camps in Pakistan.

They said he was doing research on poisons consistent with the group's terror training, and he had acquired information about U.S. dams and tunnels..."  Reuters

In a third case, a convicted Islamic militant testified today at a trial in Seattle for  Oussama Kassir, who is accused of planning to set up jihadist training camps in Oregon.

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Final two sentenced in Ft. Dix terror case

The Ft. Dix trial now has sentenced all 5 who were convicted of potting to kill American soldiers:

"Two men convicted of plotting a terrorist attack on Fort Dix, N.J., were given long prison sentences Wednesday, observers said.

Serdar Tatar received a sentence of 33 years in prison and Mohammad Shnewer drew a life sentence from U.S. District Judge Robert Kugler in a Camden, N.J., courtroom, The Philadelphia Inquirer reported.

They joined Cherry Hill, N.J., brothers Dritan, Eljvir and Shain Duka, each of whom received life sentences Tuesday for their roles in the plot, for which they were convicted of conspiracy to kill U.S. soldiers after an eight-week trial.

Prosecutors said the "Fort Dix Five" were planning to bluff their way onto the base as pizza drivers and shoot U.S. soldiers stationed there.

UPI

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Three New Jersey Muslim brothers sentenced to life in prision

Egypt orders the slaughter of all pigs!

Pork is taboo for Muslims as stated in the Quran.  In Egypt, which is a Muslim dominatd country, authorities have made a decision to slaughter all pigs in their country which will likely hurt the livelyhood of non-Muslims. 

No cases of swine flu has been reported in Egypt and furthermore eating pork does not transmit the disease. 

And finally, the swine flu is not really the swine flu but H1N1 according to U.S. officials.

"Egypt's lower house of parliament called on Tuesday for the nation's 250,000 pigs to be killed immediately because of fears over the spread of swine flu, state news agency MENA reported.

"The People's Assembly urged the government to immediately start culling pigs and not to relocate pig-breeding farms away from residential areas for fear of the spread of swine flu," MENA said.

Egypt's 80-million population consists mainly of Muslims, whose religion forbids them from eating pork, as well as an estimated six to 10 percent Christian Copts who may eat pig meat.

Egypt's pigs are mainly raised on the streets of Cairo districts inhabited by Christian rubbish collectors and recyclers. Egyptian authorities have called repeatedly for the pigs to be relocated to a site south of Cairo.

AFP

Three New Jersey Muslim brothers sentenced to life in prision

The first 3 sentences were imposed in the Ft. Dix jihadist case:

"Three Muslim brothers from Albania were sentenced to life in prison on Tuesday for a plot to kill American soldiers at the Fort Dix military base, which prosecutors said was inspired by the idea of holy war against the United States.

The men, Dritan Duka, 30, Shain Duka, 28, and Eljvir Duka, 25, all illegal immigrants, were each sentenced to life without the possibility of parole.

The three, who operated a roofing business in Cherry Hill, N.J., were among five foreign-born Muslims convicted in December of planning an attack at the base, about 40 miles east of Philadelphia. The attack was never carried out.

The other two men who were convicted, Mohamad Shnewer, a Jordanian-born taxi driver from Philadelphia, and Serdar Tatar, a convenience-store clerk from Turkey, are to be sentenced on Wednesday..."

The New York Times

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Government says the swine flu is not really the swine flu

A press conference is being led by DHS Secretary Napolitano, It was said several times the swine flu outbreak really isn't the swine flu, at all but H1N1.

Confused?  Me, too.

More to come.

Semi truck hijacked with owner on back of it!

Breaking news from in Georgia.

I'm watching this live. A semi truck without its trailer was hijacked a little while ago in Georgia.  The owner or the operator of it jumped on the back and it sitting there while the driver, who stole it, drives on tires mostly shredded after going over spike strips.  The police are following.

My gosh, this is a one-of-a kind police chase.

Oh, oh the guy on the back jumped off the moving truck.  Good, he was able to walk away.  (photo added later)

I think the truck is slowing down or running out of gas.

Officers have approached the truck and are banging on the window.  There are about 15 officers surrounding the truck.   

I say a prayer to myself for the officers safety.

OK, he's now been pulled out of the truck and is on the ground.

Whoa.  What an experience.

Update 8:09 PM:  Watch video.

President Obama's Dalia Mogahed: Terrorists have taken over the grievances of Muslims

Dalia Mogahed was recently appointed to Barack Obama's White House Advisory Council on Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships.  She represents the faith of Islam on the council along with Dr. Eboo Patel.

In an interview today on martyrdom/terror-supporter Yusef Qaradawi's Qatar-based Islamonline,  Mogahed said terrorists have taken over the grievances of Muslims and then blamed President Bush for the problem - as if these terrorists didn't exist beforehand!

"...Many have claimed that terrorists have 'hijacked Islam'. I disagree. I think Islam is safe and thriving in the lives of Muslims around the world. What the terrorists have been allowed to take over are Muslim grievances. Muslim concerns over injustice have been largely dismissed by the previous administration leaving a vacuum exploited by extremists. This is a dangerous reality for all of us. Instead, the US must hear mainstream Muslim concerns even if America does not agree with their perceptions. These issues can no longer be ignored or left and the extremists to monopolize..."

So the issues terrorists use as their excuse for killing are the grievances of most American Muslims?  What a loaded statement!

When asked about Islamophobia she said:

"Islamphobia in America is very real. Gallup finds that Muslims are among the most unfavorably viewed groups in the US and only a little over a third of Americans say they have no prejudice against Muslims. This presents a grave danger to America as a whole. The disease of racism, by definition, is a bias in judgment. This means that racism clouds sound judgment and leads people to make irrational decisions. It also divides a nation and prevents the full utilization of its intellectual and cultural resources..."

Well, for starters, Islam is not a race. 

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Yusef Al-Qaradawi's Islamonline opens office in DC! (Qaradawi's support of terrorism is highlighted at the end of the post)

A NATION AT WAR: AMERICAN MUSLIMS; Resentful of Treatment, Muslims...

New York Times - Mar 21, 2003
''We are being targeted as if violence is something innate to our community,'' said Dalia E. Mogahed, an business student active in Muslim concerns here. ...

Republican Senator Arlen Spector changes political party!

After 30 years as a Republican, Senator Arlen Spector has decided he is more of a Democrat than a Republican claiming the party has gone too far to the right.  Could it really have more to do with his reelection chances in 2010?  You bet. 

The timing of this announcement helps take some of the heat off the White House's insensitive move to fly a military jet low over New York City yesterday.  So it was probably put out today on purpose for that reason.  It's also just in time for the President's 100th day in office tomorrow.

The potential, though, of Spector's move to the left is far-reaching for all Americans.  More far-left agenda driven laws are now a greater possibility.  At least, until the 2010 mid-term elections.

"Pennsylvania Sen. Arlen Specter will switch his party affiliation from Republican to Democrat and announced today that he will run in 2010 as a Democrat, according to a statement he released this morning.

Specter's decision would give Democrats a 60 seat filibuster proof majority in the Senate assuming Democrat Al Franken is eventually sworn in as the next Senator from Minnesota. (Former Sen. Norm Coleman is appealing Franken's victory in the state Supreme Court.)

"I have decided to run for re-election in 2010 in the Democratic primary," said Specter in a statement. "I am ready, willing and anxious to take on all comers and have my candidacy for re-election determined in a general election."

He added: "Since my election in 1980, as part of the Reagan Big Tent, the Republican Party has moved far to the right. Last year, more than 200,000 Republicans in Pennsylvania changed their registration to become Democrats. I now find my political philosophy more in line with Democrats than Republicans."

The Washington Post

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Friday Senate Line: Fading Incumbents

Washington Post - ‎Apr 24, 2009‎

Arlen Specter's (R) problem is not of his making, but rather is the result of the shifting demographics of the state. President Obama's massive voter ...

Robert Gibbs on jet flying low over New York City

Countless New Yorkers were frightened beyond words when a low flying jet flew around Manhattan near Ground Zero for around 30 munutes.

White House Press Secretary, Robert Gibbs, told reporters he didn't know anything about the White House Military jet that looks like Air Force One which flew low over New York City yesterday.  Go to the 11:11 minute mark in the video below:

Video of White House jet.  I can only imagine the horrible fear New Yorkers felt:

Florida Rep. Adam Hasner must stand strong against CAIR

CAIR has been after Florida House leader Rep Adam Hasner (R). Yesterday, during the opening prayer in the house, which was Islamic, Hasner left the chamber and then returned after it was over. 

Rep. Hasner represents the Boca Raton area.  In 2005, when a Muslim physician from Boca Raton was arrested for supporting Al-Qaeda it was CAIR Florida who came to his defense (page 3).  The physician was sentenced to 25 years in prison.

Now, CAIR Florida seeks Hasner's removal as leader of the House:

"...The Washington-based Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) cited the apparent walkout as an additional reason for Hasner to step down from his leadership post.

Yesterday, CAIR called on Republican Party leaders to remove Hasner from his post because he co-hosted a recent event at which the speaker said Islam should not be recognized as a legitimate faith and Muslims should not have religious freedom..."

CAIR is well known for going after public officials who criticize Islamic activities that cause them concern.  Usually, this has to do with the political component of this religion, which is called Islamism.  Political Islam can and does lead to Islamic rule.  

Political Islam is in the Quran, as is theological Islam.

CAIR refuses to distinguish between political Islam and theological Islam and is the outgrowth of the Muslim Brotherhood/Hamas infrastructure in America. 

Other Muslim leaders do make this distinction, such as Zuhdi Jasser, M.D., a former Navy Lieutenant:

“...Islamist doesn’t always mean terrorist. There are some studies showing that five to 10 percent of Muslims actually condone terrorism, but political Islam is an ideology that may include 50 to 60 percent of Muslims globally,” he told FamilySecurityMatters.org in an interview in March 2008. Jasser is also critical of certain Muslim lobbyist groups in Washington, notably the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR). That particular group, in his words, doesn’t outright condemn “the idea of an Islamic state...”

Islamism is a totalitarian religious ideology and is what we see rule most Islamic countries.  For example, Egypt once was a predominately Christian country until Islamism took it over.

It is important to know CAIR is not working alone to move Islamism forward by first shutting down criticism of it.

The OIC is a Saudi-based Islamic organization with UN status and an office in New York.  The OIC has been successful in getting non-binding resolutions put through the U.N. Human Right's Council urging that criticism of Islam should be a crime even down at the local or regional level.

The OIC is the largest Islamic organizational body in the world.  When I called them out about their Fiqh Council's approval of martyrdom, the Academy's website was pulled from the Internet.  Luckily, I was able to retrieve an archive copy of it which states it is their subsidiary.  Coincidence?

CAIR's efforts to go after American leaders who are critical of Islamism, often with the help of left-leaning organizations, and the OIC's goal to make it a crime to criticize Islam is nothing more than imposing Sharia Law on non-Muslims and non-Muslim countries.

CAIR Press Release

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Become familiar with the Muslim groups we should be lifting up in America:

***Muslim groups who support the FBI's decision to break with CAIR speak out!***

CAIR's recent attempts to pressure others:

CAIR Florida slams Rep. House Leader, Adam Hasner!

Action Alert #572: Ask Calif. Radio Station to Reprimand Anti-Muslim Hosts

Action Alert #571: Challenge Bill Banning Hijab in Okla. Driver’s Photos

CAIR-Chicago Condemns Hate Speech by IL GOP Candidate

CAIR-CAN: Muslims Call for 'Consistent' Stand on Free Speech (they are mad that  Brigitte Gabriel  *Act for America) was coming to Canada)

America's fusion centers concern CAIR

CAIR: Fla. Muslims Ask Synagogue to Balance Presentation on Islam

CAIR Canada seeks to bring enemy combatant to Canada

Razi Hashmi, CAIR-OK, claims Oklahomans concerned about taxpayer's support for Israel

Razi Hashmi, CAIR-OK, shills for Hamas

Razi Hashmi, CAIR-OK, implies U.S. Rep. Mary Fallin should be neutral in Israel/Hamas conflict

Action Alert #542: Ask Attorney General to Free Sami Al-Arian

OIC Fiqh Academy

Their subsidiary, the Islamic Figh Academy or Council approves of martyrdom for Islam.

Other:

FOXNews.com - Florida Doctor Convicted of Supporting Terrorists By ...  

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Al-Qaeda's African arm demands release of jailed Muslim in Britain

The African arm of Al-Qaeda or their jihadists supporters often post videos on YouTube. 

Now, they are threatening to kill a British tourist:

"Al-Qaida's North African wing has threatened to kill a British tourist taken hostage in the Sahara unless the radical cleric and terrorism suspect Abu Qatada is released within 20 days.

The kidnapped man was among four Europeans seized in January after their convoy was ambushed near the border of Niger and Mali, where they had been after attending a Tuareg festival. The Foreign Office has not released the man's name.

Qatada, once described by a Spanish judge as "Osama bin Laden's righthand man in Europe", is being held in Britain pending deportation to his native Jordan, where in 1999 he was convicted in his absence of conspiracy to cause explosions and sentenced to life imprisonment. The charges related to bombings at the American school and the Jerusalem hotel in Jordan. He was convicted a second time in 2000 over a plot to bomb tourists.

The Guardian

Dept. of Defense jet flies low over New York City; Mayor Bloomberg furious!

Video:

Mayor Bloomberg is furious and White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs dodges questions, per ABC News:

"New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg is "furious" over a Department of Defense low-altitude flyover of NYC in the area around Ground Zero this morning, calling it "ill-conceived" and a "waste of taxpayers' money."

A photo shoot involving a 747 used as Air Force One and one fighter jet flying at low altitude led to hundreds of frightened calls from residents and workers in Lower Manhattan this morning, triggering memories of 9-11 as many evacuated their offices. The president was not aboard.

At a White House press briefing Monday afternoon, White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs dodged questions about the flyover, even referring the media to the White House (that he represents)..."

CNN:

"...The aircraft was a White House plane taking part in a government-sanctioned photo shoot, the Federal Aviation Administration said.

Louis Caldera, director of the White House Military Office, apologized for the confusion Monday.

"Last week, I approved a mission over New York. I take responsibility for that decision," he said. "While federal authorities took the proper steps to notify state and local authorities in New York and New Jersey, it's clear that the mission created confusion and disruption."..."

Five members of the U.S. House of Representatives arrested at demonstration!

Taking a stand of defiance towards law enforcement, five democratic members of Congress were arrested today:

"Five members of Congress were arrested outside the Sudanese Embassy in Washington Monday as they demonstrated against the situation in Darfur.

Hundreds of thousands of people have died in Darfur in western Sudan in what the U.S. State Department has described as genocide.

A spokesman for Rep. Donna Edwards, D-Md., told The Hill that the five and organizers of the protest from the Save Darfur Coalition crossed a Secret Service perimeter around the embassy and ignored three warnings to leave the property. They were expected to be fined for a misdemeanor and released.

Members of Congress arrested were Edwards; Jim McGovern, D-Mass.; John Lewis, D-Ga., a veteran of the civil rights movement in the 1960s; Keith Ellison, D-Minn., the only Muslim member of Congress, and Lynn Woolsey, D-Calif..."

Rep Dana Edwards

Rep. Keith Ellison

Rep Lynn Woosley

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The irony of Ali Soufan

Ali Soufan, a former FBI special agent interrogator,  had an op-ed piece in the New York Times on April 22nd titled "My Tortured Decision". Soufan wrote he disapproved of enhanced interrogation techniques or, as some call it,  torture.  He said, "the short sightedness behind the use of these techniques ignored the unreliability of the methods, the nature of the threat, the mentality and modus operandi of the terrorists, and due process."

Due process? Terrorists?  When I think of torture, severe burns to the body, an eye being gouged out or limbs broken or cut-off come to mind.  The discomfort of water being poured over your face or sleep deprivation or getting cold simply aren't in the same league. 

Soufan's op-ed piece seemed impeccably timed with the release yesterday of an article in Time Magazine titled Why America's Top Interrogator Does Not Believe in Torture.  Could the appearance of these articles after the release of the interrogation memos by the Obama administration have been planned?

Soufan is a naturalized American citizen and a Muslim.  He left the FBI in 2005 and went to work for Rudy Giuliani's firm, Giuliani Partners.  ABC reported in November 2007 that Soufan was the firm's liaison to the Qatar royal family:

"...The firm's liaison with the royal family is Ali Soufan, an Arabic-speaking former FBI agent who investigated the 2000 bombing of the USS Cole and is currently the international director of GS&S, security consultants with knowledge of the contracts told ABC News..."

A 2006 article in the New Yorker titled "The Agent" by Lawrence Wright reviewed the work he an others did after the USS Cole was bombed by terrorists.  The article is worth reading but one part, on page 10 really caught my eye:

"...On August 22nd, (2001) John O’Neill was packing boxes in his office. It was his last day at the F.B.I. He had decided to retire from the bureau after he learned of a damaging leak to the Time. (z: New York Times 8/18/2001)

...The two men walked to a nearby diner. O’Neill ordered a ham-and cheese sandwich. “You don’t want to change your infidel ways?” Soufan kidded him, indicating the ham. “You’re gonna go to Hell.” O’Neill urged Soufan to visit him in New York when he returned. He had taken a job at the World Trade Center, as the head of security..."

According to History Commons, O'Neill misplaced a briefcase in July 2000 containing important classified information but it was found a couple of hours later still locked and untouched. Why such a trivial issue would come up over a year later and be published in the New York Times seemed political.

John O'Neil, in case you didn't know, was the FBI's lead expert on al-Qaeda, according to PBS.  Less than 3 weeks later he died in the World Trade Center on 9/11/2001.  The FBI's lead expert on this terrorist group was killed by them!  Chilling.

In January 2008, The Observer reported Soufan and his wife bought a $1.7 million apartment:

"...Yet city records show that he and his wife just paid $1.7 million for a new Manhattan apartment, and the deed has the address in large capital letters. Soon after this reporter left a message at Giuliani Partners, where Mr. Soufan became chief of international operations for a security subsidiary in 2005, he called from the Middle East.

“I would greatly appreciate you not mentioning my address, for security reasons,” he said. Why? “When you write something, we don’t know who’s reading it. I’m worried about the bad people, the evildoers...”

Soufan wrote "Coddling Terrorists In Yemen":

"...When the FBI arrived in Yemen, some government officials tried to convince us that the explosion had been caused by a malfunction in the Cole's operating systems. Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh even asked the U.S. government for money to clean up port damage the United States "caused."

...We faced constant threats to our safety, not just from terrorists. Members of the Yemeni parliament, in fiery speeches broadcast on official television, called for "jihad" to be declared against us. The hotel where we stayed was shot at and received at least one bomb threat, prompting an evacuation..."

He once administered the oath of Al-Qaeda to U.S. physician, Rafiq Sabir, who was charged and convicted for conspiring to work with Al-Qaeda.  Soufan testified  against Sabir at his trial in 2007 and said he learned the oath from his interrogations.

Mr. Soufan believes enhanced interrogation is ineffective based on his assessment of his ability to interrogate without it.  Yet, he collapsed and was rushed to the emergency room after three long days with little sleep while interrogating Fahd al-Quso, a man who boasted he had fought beside Osama Bin Laden.  As a result of his efforts, Soufan reportedly got good information (page 11, The Agent). 

Soufan runs his own security consultant firm now but won't show his face on TV and tries to live in secrecy because of the "evildoers," as he put it.  Those evildoers are Islamic terrorists!  They are the very killers Soufan argues should be given due process and sheltered from harsh interrogations. 

And that's the irony of Ali Soufan.

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Update 5/13/09:  Time, New York Times and ABC News parade anti-torture Ali Soufan.  

Oh, I see now - this was all done to lead up to the Democratic-controlled Congress hearing today (webcast):  What Went Wrong: Torture and the Office of Legal Counsel in the Bush Administration .  Soufan testified behind a screen.

See how this all fits?

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Rudy Giuliani defends ties to Qatar

CNN.com - Transcripts  

Oct 29, 2007 ... Former FBI Agent Ali Soufan, who won't show his face for ..... that he also thought that the former mayor of New York Rudy Giuliani would be ...

Federal Bureau of Investigation New York Division - Press Release 2007 ...  

NEW YORK—Rafiq Sabir was convicted today of conspiracy to provide material ... The evidence at trial proved that Sabirconspired with his good friend, Tarik ...

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FBI Special Agent John O'Neill was the FBI's leading expert on Al Qaeda. But to people at FBI headquarters he was too much of a maverick and they stopped ...

 

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GE shareholders meeting gets dicey!

O'Reilly Factor producer, Jesse Walters, questionedGE chairman Jeffrey Immelt about Janeane Garofalo's tirade on MSNBC Keith Olbermann's show at a shareholder's meeting on April 21, 2009.  GE owns MSNBC. 

The audience actually boos Immelt!

Audio:

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Who owns CNN? or MSNBC? ABC?

Stray airplane forces lock-down at the White House!

 An airplane flew a little too close to the White House this morning:

"A security lockdown was instituted at the White House around 12:40 p.m. Eastern Time today following word that an airplane had flown into restricted White House airspace.

The response was swift: White House reporters were swept off the north lawn and driveway and made to go into the West Wing. Police scrambled to guard the doors of the Senate chamber. Within a minute or two of the airspace violation, two Huntress F-15s arrived on the scene.

According to a security official, a single engine Piper Cub inadvertently strayed into the restricted airspace. The pilot was contacted and acknowledged his error. The plane has been diverted and is landing at an airfield in Maryland..."

CBS

Tony Blair: the world must fight against Islamism

Tony Blair, the former prime minister of Britain, warned about the persistent and growing problem of Islamism:

"Tony Blair has said he does not regret leading Britain to war in Iraq when he was Prime Minister and has called on the world to take on and defeat Islamic extremists. He believes that, without intervention, the problem will continue to grow in countries such as Afghanistan.

He called for a battle to be waged against militant Islam similar to that fought against revolutionary communism.

In an address last night to a forum on religion and politics in Chicago, Mr Blair said that the world today faced a struggle posed by "an extreme and misguided form of Islam", which threatened the majority of Muslims as well as non-Muslims.

"Our job is simple: it is to support and partner those Muslims who believe deeply in Islam but also who believe in peaceful co-existence, in taking on and defeating the extremists who don't.

Defending his intervention in Iraq and Afghanistan, he said the argument that Britain should revert to a more traditional, cautious foreign policy should be resisted.

..."The case for the doctrine I advocated ten years ago remains as strong now as it was then," he said, arguing that there was a link between the murders in Mumbai, the terror attacks in Iraq and Afghanistan, the attempts to destabilise countries such as Yemen, and the training camps of insurgents in Somalia.

"It is not one movement. There is no defined command and control. But there is a shared ideology. There are many links criss-crossing the map of Jihadist extremism. And there are elements in the leadership of a major country, namely Iran, that can support and succour its practitioners..."

 

Chinese Muslims held at Guantanamo Bay will likely be freed into the U.S.

It appears very likely several Chinese Muslims held at Guantanamo Bay will be set free in the United States:

"The Obama administration is preparing to admit into the United States as many as seven Chinese Muslims who have been imprisoned at Guantanamo Bay in the first release of any of the detainees into this country, according to current and former U.S. officials.

But the decision to release the Chinese Muslims, known as Uighurs, is not final and faces challenges from within the government, as well as likely public opposition. Among government agencies, the Homeland Security Department has registered concerns about the plan.

The move would also incense Chinese officials, who consider the Uighurs domestic terrorists and want those held at Guantanamo handed over for investigation. U.S. officials no longer consider the Chinese Muslims to be enemy combatants and fear they would be mistreated in China.

Officials have not said where in the United States they might live. But many Uighur immigrants from China live in Washington's Virginia suburbs, and advocates have urged that the detainees be resettled near people who speak their language and are familiar with their customs.

...In captivity, the Uighurs filed suit to win their freedom. A U.S. district court in 2008 ordered their release. The decision, appealed by the Bush administration, was overturned by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia. Lawyers for the Uighurs appealed to the Supreme Court.

U.S. officials did not detail what supervision the Uighurs might receive once they are living on their own. But they said the Uighurs would be allowed to live freely...'

LA Times

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US court rules against Chinese Muslims Irish Times

10/08/08:  Court Blocks Judge's Order to Free Chinese... - ABC News

Stop threatening us demands top Iran cleric and former president!

More clenching of Iran's fist.  This time it comes from a former president of Iran:

"An influential Iranian cleric urged the United States Friday to stop threatening Iran with more sanctions if it wanted to hold talks with the Islamic state over its disputed nuclear work.

"It is better if they do not repeat the threats so the atmosphere which is becoming ready in Iran more or less (for talks) is not destroyed," former president Ali Akbar Rafsanjani told worshippers at Friday prayers.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Wednesday threatened Iran with crippling sanctions if it did not suspend its disputed nuclear program.

"What is the difference between such talks (by Clinton) and what Mr. Bush used to say?," Rafsanjani said in the sermon at Tehran University broadcast live on state radio.

"This language is not proper for the face they want to show for change," he added."

Reuters 

OIC adopts Durban II

The Organization of Islamic Conference, the world's largest Islamic organization, who is likely positioning itself to be the next caliphate, has adopted the final document of Durbin II which was ratified three days earlier than expected by voice vote. 

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's strong denouncement of Israel and the very public walkout by EU delegates during his speech at Durban II followed by the media frenzy is probably the reason the adoption of the final document was hurriedly finished.

Nevertheless, the OIC will push forward with their attempt to stop criticism of Islam.  This Saudi-based organization, with a permanent seat at the UN,  will continue to try to apply Sharia law on non-Muslim countries and I hope you are paying attention.

It will be so much easier for Islamists to march forward in weak and even some strong countries, if they are successful in enforcing the non-binding resolution to end criticism of religion, (i.e., Islam)  adopted by the UN Human Rights Council in March. 

It's clear by their statement they believe their efforts have been successful:

"...The Organization of the Islamic Conference welcomes and expresses its satisfaction at the adoption of the final text by consensus at the Durban Review Conference on the second day of its session. It feels that the success of the conference.

The OIC believes that the limits of discrimination and racism have already been defined by existing international human rights instruments. It also acknowledges Freedom of Expression as a fundamental right which must be exercised with responsibility and respect. However, it feels the need to have a proper mechanism to assure the implementation of such norms with full respect and to this end supports the proposal of the UN Special Rapporteur and the UN High Commissioner to establish national, regional and international monitoring bodies for racist, xenophobic and discriminatory acts.

The OIC has always emphasized that the international community should act in the spirit of moderation and dialogue and not confrontation. As such, the consensus text adopted by the Durban Review Conference would further strengthen its conviction to continue to work in the same line with the international community towards a world free of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance..."  OIC

No religion should ever be above criticism

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OIC's monthly Islamophobia Reports (they are keeping track)

World Bulletin [ OIC discusses set-up of independent human rights ... 

President Obama to work with OIC; its Fiqh Academy approves of martyrdom!

Islamonline 2004: This is the same principle that serves as a basis for the recent resolution issued by The Islamic Fiqh Council affiliated to the OIC in its fourteenth session, held in Duha (Qatar) 5–13 Dhul-Qi`dah 1423 A.H., 11–16 January 2003 C.E., 
... The Islamic Fiqh Council (Academy)  stresses that martyr operations are a form of jihad, and carrying out those operations is a legitimate right that has nothing to do with terrorism or suicide. Those operations become obligatory when they become the only way to stop the aggression of the enemy, defeat it, and grievously damage its power.

It is not allowed to use terms such as “jihad”, “terrorism”, and “violence”, which have become frequently used by today’s mass media as scientific terms, to mean other connotations beyond their basic well known meanings.

Islamic Fiqh Academy

The Islamic Fiqh Academy (IFA) is a subsidiary organ of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC), created by the Third Islamic Summit Conference held in Makkah al-Mukarramah (Saudi Arabia) in Rabiul Awwal 1401 H (January 1981). It is based in Jeddah (Saudi Arabia).

Note:  They have pulled this website off-line and the link above is an archived page.

President Obama pledged to confront those who deny the Holocaust

Excellent:

 

"President Barack Obama pledged Thursday at a ceremony remembering the millions of Jews who were slaughtered in World War II to confront "those who tell lies about history" and deny the Holocaust.

"There are those who insist the Holocaust never happened, who perpetrate every form of intolerance -- racism, anti-Semitism, homophobia, xenophobia, sexism and more," Obama told a gathering in the Capitol Rotunda, including Jews who survived the World War II slaughter and non-Jews who sheltered them.

"We have an opportunity and an obligation to confront these scourges," said Obama, speaking just days after Iranian leader Mahmoud Ahmadinejad at a UN conference on racism, denounced Israel as "the most cruel and repressive racist regime."  AFP

Video:

Two suicide bombers kill 60 in Iraq, including five children

God rest the souls of those killed by the evil act of others:

"Two suicide bombers wearing vests stuffed with explosives blew themselves up in separate attacks in Iraq on Thursday, killing 28 people in Baghdad and 32, most of them thought to be Iranian pilgrims, north of the capital, police said.

The blast in central Baghdad took place as a group of Iraqi national police were distributing relief supplies to Iraqis who had been driven from their homes during the sectarian bloodshed and insurgency unleashed by the 2003 U.S.-led invasion.

Fifty people were wounded and at least five children were among the dead, police said.

"It is a suicide bomber. Obviously that has the fingerprints of al Qaeda," said Baghdad security spokesman Major-General Qassim Moussawi."

Reuters

Update 9:53 AM:  Death toll is now 75, per the New York Times

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The world's largest Islamic organization approves of martyrdom for the sake of Islam or Allah:

President Obama to work with OIC; its Figh Council approves of martyrdom!

Man accused of planning terrorist training camps goes on trial in New York

The trial of Ousama Kassir accused of setting up jihadist training camps in Oregon started Tuesday:

"In opening arguments in federal court Tuesday, US prosecutors argued that Ousama Kassir, a Swedish man of Lebanese descent, was planning to set up an Al-Qaeda terrorist training camp in the United States. Kassir was extradited to the US in September 2007 from Prague, where he was jailed after his arrest in 2005 during a stopover while flying from Sweden to Lebanon.

"This case concerns a global conspiracy that takes place down here in the United States," assistant US attorney Michael Farbiarz told judge John Keenan in the US district court in Manhattan.

Kassir, 43, is charged with conspiring with others to set up a "jihad" (holy war) camp in Oregon, in the northwest United States, that would offer military weapons training for Muslims interested in fighting in Afghanistan.

...Farbiarz said next week he would call James Ujaama, a former activist from Seattle who has admitted supporting the Al-Qaeda network and is now a witness for the prosecution.

Kassir allegedly admitted before witnesses he supported Al-Qaeda and its boss Osama bin Laden.

The US government also accused Kassir of following  Egyptian Muslim cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri, currently jailed in Britain for inciting to violence.

The Daily Star

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Terror plots, trials and more:  2009 2008, 2007, 2006 and earlier: Terrorism in the U.S.

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The Taliban advance closer to Islamabad, Pakistan

The Islamists are marching toward total takeover of nuclear Pakistan.  Will they succeed? 

We should pray they won't:

"Pakistan's Taliban have seized control of another district in the country's northwest just 70 miles from the capital after consolidating their hold on the Swat valley following a peace deal with the government, according to local government officials and residents.

The latest Taliban advance into the Buner district has spurred fears that the controversial accord, which allowed the militants to enforce Sharia law in Swat, has emboldened them to expand their influence.

Militants have been moving into Buner since the Swat peace deal was signed in February. But starting Tuesday night they seized control of the entire district, which has a population of more than one million people, local government officials and residents said. Heavily-armed militants, streaming in from Swat, occupied government offices and set up their own checkposts. Terrified residents fled their homes..."

Wall Street Journal

Update 4/24/09:  The Taliban has agreed to withdraw their advancing fighters from the Buner district, while those that are based there can stay.

Oklahoma Lefty rips zTruth

Dave over at Oklahoma Lefty is not happy with zTruth's action alert about about Janeane Garafalo (pictured right).

Considering, left-leaning organizations, like the ACLU and others, team up regularly with Islamist organizations to put political pressure on politicians and others, my humble attempt to counter Garafalo verbal attack on regular citizens exercising their right to assemble seemed rather tame.  But Dave took great offense.

Before I wrote this, I thought long and hard over the last several days whether to respond to his attack or not. I decided to respond.  Dave, who was a former contributor at oklahomapunkscene, obviously has not really read zTruth or he would have known for starters that I am a "she" and not a "he".    

From Oklahoma Lefty:

"...The irony here is that much of what this blogger posts is hateful and could be viewed as bigoted (especially when it comes to Muslims), yet as soon as someone of the other political persuasion gives back the same type of garbage that he and people like Michael Savage spew on a daily basis, he is up in arms and ready to protest this person’s employer..."

So, Dave claims I'm hateful and bigoted and only spews garbage without offering up one concrete example.  Not one.  Isn't credibility important to him?

When I questioned him on this on his blog he wrote:

"zTruth – Wow…over inflated self importance much? I will admit that I rarely read your blog because of the insidious and hate filled headlines that I see on BNN on a daily basis. It is pretty safe to say that, on the surface at least, you do not like Muslims and if you are not flat-out bigoted towards them you seem to at least harbor and great fear of them. As far as my “credibility as a blogger” is concerned I’m not worried about it. Unlike some I don’t have delusions of grandeur about what we as bloggers do. We are a bunch of wangs who talk noise on the computer. Some are respectful to those of differing views and some just talk shit. I know where I stand."

Dave is obviously unaware, I call attention to Muslims I admire such as Dr. Juhdi Zasser of American Islamic Forum for Democracy and others who works tirelessly to alert Americans about the danger of Islamism. 

When Razi Hashmi, of CAIR-Oklahoma stood up for the terrorist organization, Hamas, I offered, for example, the article in which he is quoted as saying  "America should take immediate steps to end Israel’s"illegal and immoral” offensive against the Gaza Strip Hamas rulers."  Is it bigoted or hateful when I called attention to his quote?  I think not.  Did Hashmi shill for Hamas by his statement?  I think so. 

Dave went on to say he felt too many liberals and conservatives rant on with horrible behaviors, which I do agree.  On the conservative side Ann Coulter or Michael Savage comes to mind.  They go over the top and are an embarrassment and I cringe whenever they speak.  Is what they say or do any different from liberals who attack others?  I don't think so. 

When did all this bickering start anyway? 

This type of attack behavior was clear today when Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was asked about the release of interrogation memos that showed the results of such interrogations.  She replied that former Vice President Cheney was not viewed as a reliable source.  The Secretary of State called a former vice president a liar for actions taken after the worst attack on our homeland since Pearl Harbor!  The level of disrespect she showed toward Mr. Cheney is shocking and undermines the very stability of our country.  Obama's own National Intellgence Director, Admiral Dennis Blair,  confirmed important results were obtained from these interrogations but his statements were removed from the official memo released by the Obama administration (see linked below).

At the end of the day, amidst all the name calling, blustering and put-downs, whether you are liberal or conservative, or in-between, the truth can never be characterized as hateful or bigoted or brushed off with innuendos. 

So I ask Dave what facts can you provide to show I act out of hate?

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Banned Techniques Yielded ‘High Value Information,' Memo Says

 

New York Times - ‎13 hours ago‎

President Obama’s national intelligence director told colleagues in a private memo last week that the harsh interrogation techniques banned by the White House did produce significant information that helped the nation in its struggle with terrorists.

 

Save the Redneck Calls for Apology from Janeane Garofalo

PR Web (press release) - ‎4 hours ago‎

... and celebrating Redneck culture, today called for an apology from media personality and political activist Janeane Garofalo for disparaging Rednecks. ...

 

“Janeane Garofalo: White Chick Protector Of The Lowly Negro ...

 

Reiten Television KXMB Bismarck - ‎17 hours ago‎

As a black man, I love it when ignorant white women like Janeane Garofalo speak for all blacks. It's thrilling to me that Janeane would take time out of her ...

 

Below are some example to show how CAIR, an outgrowth of the Muslim Brotherhood/Hamas infrastructure in America, and others are using pressure to make the U.S. sharia compliant:

Oklahoma HB 1645 results in calls to action by national Islamic organizations!

CAIR urges elected officials to repudiate U.S. Rep. Pete King of NY!

CAIR Florida slams Rep. House Leader, Adam Hasner!

Razi Hashmi, CAIR-OK, implies U.S. Rep. Mary Fallin should be neutral in Israel/Hamas conflict

CAIR demands radio show be sharia compliant: no cirticism of Islam allowed!

CAIR's Hussam Ayloush: It's all the Islamophobic's fault!

CAIR wants to stop American leaders from expressing support for Israel

zTruth : CAIR officials travel to Saudi Arabia, including N.C. ... 

Barack Obama's Muslim outreach director met with top leaders of organizations that are the direct outgrowth of the Muslim Brotherhood/Hamas infrastructure in America!

CAIR challenges John McCain and Sara Palin

Free speech threatened by U.N.

and on and on and on....

Muslim Brotherhood

CAIR and Company

Islam in Oklahoma

David Kellermann, Freddie Mac acting CFO, found dead this morning!

David Kellermann the acting CFO of Freddie Mac, was found dead early this morning by his wife in their Fairfax County Virginia home, a suburb of Washington D.C.  Early reports state it was likely a suicide but no official word, yet.

"...David Kellermann, 41, was a longtime Freddie Mac executive who joined the firm as an analyst in 1992. Police were called to his stately red brick home in the upscale Hunter Mill Estates subdivision shortly before 5 a.m., police spokesman Eddy Azcarate said. The call was made by someone inside the home, which is on a tree-studded corner lot in the 1700 block of Raleigh Hill Road.

The company has been conducting a public search for a permanent chief financial officer.

...As acting chief financial officer, Kellermann reported directly to the company's chief executive, according to a biographical profile posted on the company's Web site. He was responsible for the company's financial controls, financial reporting, tax, capital oversight, and compliance with federal oversight requirements. He also oversaw the company's annual budgeting and financial planning processes...'

Wasington Post

Update 11:21 AM CT:  I heard on the radio there are reports he had been interviewed by investigators of the Justice Department about his company's accounting practices.  The WSJ reported:

"...Investigators from the Securities and Exchange Commission and Justice Department have been questioning officials of Freddie Mac about possible accounting violations and other matters in recent months, the company disclosed in March.

Freddie disclosed in the recent SEC filing that in September it received a federal grand jury subpoena from the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York seeking documents related to accounting, disclosure and corporate-governance matters. That subpoena was later withdrawn, Freddie has disclosed, and the investigation was taken over by the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Virginia. 

...Freddie Mac and its sibling Fannie Mae were taken over by the government in September in what would become a string of state interventions in financial-services firms... Freddie has received $30.8 billion in support from the government while Fannie has taken $15.2 billion..."

Update 8:23 PM CT:  It is being reported now that Mr. Kellermann hung himself.

God Rest his tortured soul.

Tension rising between some Muslims and President Obama

First, notice in this screen shot how an Arab American online media outfit portrayed President Obama in an article posted last Saturday:

 From the article written by Nadia Hijab, Senior Fellow at the Institute for Palestine Studies in Washington D.C.:

"...Barack Obama’s statements in Turkey this week -- play out against a backdrop of increasing tension between his administration and Muslim American organizations. Unless these tensions are addressed -- they risk undermining his public diplomacy.

...The problem with the FBI erupted in February -- it had paid a former convict to infiltrate southern California mosques.

...Another major problem is the security establishment’s treatment of Muslim American charities and the individuals that support them. Some community groups are upset that the FBI recently decided to limit its contact with the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR) -- reportedly because one of its founders was named as one of 300 or so “unindicted co-conspirators” in the 2008 trial and conviction against a Texas charity.

But there is no such thing as an ‘unindicted co-conspirator’ under the law. “It was a legal stunt by the former Department of Justice leadership..."

FYI, Richard Nixon was named an unindicted co-conspirator in the Watergate scandal.  So, it appears this author has made an error.

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United States v. Nixon: Full Text of the Supreme Court Decision in ...  

Richard Nixon Watergate Hotel, Washington DC Nixon Announces His .... the grand jury named the President, among others, as an unindicted coconspirator. ...

Somali Muslims call FBI outreach 'coercion'

St. Louis Post-Dispatch - ‎22 hours ago‎

In St. Louis, a CAIR official said he was contacted in September by a Somali business owner in Missouri who said he had been threatened by FBI agents...

 

CAIR: Minn. Gold'n Plump Settlement Paves Way for Religious ...

 

PR Newswire (press release) - ‎Apr 1, 2009‎

"The Gold'n Plump decision sets a new standard for religious accommodation in Minnesota ," said CAIR-MN Civil Rights Director Taneeza Islam. ...

 

The need of the hour: Our own Pakistani-American school

 

Pakistani Newspaper - ‎Apr 7, 2009‎

... ‘Explore the Quran’ campaign reflects a desire by ordinary Americans to better understand Islam and Muslims,” said CAIR Executive Director Nihad Awad. ...

 

Parallel Injustice: American Indians and Palestinians

 

Minneapolis Star Tribune - ‎Apr 1, 2009‎

CAIR National Director Nihad Awad, American Indian Movement leader Clyde Bellecourt, Nick Boswell of Red Indian Dawa, and Marvin Manypenny of The People's ...

President Obama open to bipartisian commission on harsh interrogation!

Could U.S. Attorney General, Eric Holder,  go after Bush lawyers who drew up the policies on harsh interrogation?  President Obama apparently thinks it's a possibility. 

But it is weird because if this were to happen the Justice Department would be going after its own attorneys or former attorneys who worked for President Bush:

" President Obama on Tuesday left open the door to creating a bipartisan commission that would investigate the Bush administration’s use of harsh interrogation techniques on terrorism suspects, and he did not rule out taking action against the lawyers who fashioned the legal guidelines for the interrogations.

...Mr. Obama, who has been saying that the nation should look ahead rather than focusing on the past, said he is “not suggesting” that a commission be established.

But in response to questions from reporters in the Oval Office, he said, “if and when there needs to be a further accounting,” he hoped that Congress would examine ways to obtain one “in a bipartisan fashion,” from people who are independent and therefore can build credibility with the public.

Mr. Obama said once again that he does not favor prosecuting C.I.A. operatives who used interrogation techniques that he has since banned. But as for lawyers or others who drew up the former policies allowing such techniques, he said it would be up to his attorney general to decide what to do, adding, “I don’t want to prejudge that."

...Senator Dianne Feinstein, a California Democrat and chairwoman of the Intelligence Committee, wrote Mr. Obama asking him not to rule out prosecutions until her panel completed an investigation over the next six to eight months.

...On Sunday, Rahm Emanuel, the White House chief of staff, said on the ABC News program “This Week” that “those who devised policy” also “should not be prosecuted.” But administration officials said Monday that Mr. Emanuel had meant the officials who ordered the policies carried out, not the lawyers who provided the legal rationale..."

New York Times

New Obama, Chavez video released by Venezuelan state TV

Its all in Spanish but its interesting.  No smiles from President Obama.

Somalian pirate arrives in New York

 

With a smile all over Abdi Wali Muse's face, the first pirate to be tried in America in over 100 plus years arrived in New York late Monday. 

Left-wing terrorist added to FBI's most wanted terrorist list!

The left-wing extremist report released this January didn't mentioned the possibility of terror-related threats (see report linked below).  Yet,  a left-wing terrorist was just added to the FBI's Most Wanted list for his alleged role in the bombings of two corporate offices in California in 2003 with ties to a laboratory known for its animal testing.  This man was associated with Stop Huntingdon Animal Cruelty (SHAC) group and allegedly planted IED devices at these buildings. 

The FBI has added Daniel Andreas San Diego. San Diego is only the second American citizen and the only domestic terrorist to appear on the FBI's list.

Feel free to review some background about left-wing extremism from a 2001 report by Karl A. Seger, Ph.D. for the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Safeguards and Security:

"...Left-wing groups were responsible for three-fourths of the officially designated acts of domestic terrorism in the United States during the 1980s.  -- From 1980 to 1985, a five-year period when leftist domestic terrorists were most active in the United States, 173 terrorist incidents were recorded by the FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation, 1995). During the next 10 years, when right-wing extremists were most active, only 83 incidents were recorded (Federal Bureau of Investigation, 1995).

...Because leftist extremists are better educated than members of right-wing groups, they have the ability to organize more effectively, and once committed to a militant revolution, they are more of a threat. Leftist extremism presents two threats. The first threat is terrorism. Left-wing terrorists have been responsible for bombings, assassinations, robberies, and planned attacks on infrastructure targets. The second threat is their potential support of espionage conducted against the United States by supporting countries such as Cuba.

...Of the 40 terrorist groups listed in the U.S. Department of State's 1998 report, 16 were Islamic or Palestinian extremist groups and 16 were Marxist-Leninist organizations (U.S. Department of State, 1999)..."

What a sharp contrast this report is from the one issued in January by the Obama administration where the threat of left-wing extremism was limited to mere cyber-attacks.

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Leftwing ExtremistsIncrease in Cyber Attacks 

DHS/Office of Intelligence and Analysis (I&A) judges that a number of emerging trends point to leftwing extremists maturing and expanding their cyber attack capabilities over the next decade with the aim of attacking targets in the United States.

SPLCenter.org: From Push to Shove (link doesn't work anymore)

"...SHACs escalating violence is not unique. North America's most active and widespread eco-radicals — the ELF and ALF took credit for 137 "direct actions" in 2001 alone — have clearly taken a turn toward the more extreme European model of activism. The rhetoric has begun to change along with the action.

Reached by the Intelligence Report, SHAC-USA's Kevin Jonas — a former ALF spokesman — was unusually frank about the lengths to which the new breed of activists will go.

"When push comes to shove," Jonas said, "we're ready to push, kick, shove, bite, do whatever to win."

...The far left has long been skirting the edge..."

CAIR to the FBI: Our mosques, our Koran are off-limits!

At a "Know your Rights" seminar in Los Angeles last month, a number of Muslims gathered.  The message they heard from most speakers:  Beware of the FBI!

"As they sipped tea and nibbled on dates, more than 100 men and women listened to a litany of speakers sounding the same message: The FBI is not your friend.

"We're here today to say our mosques are off limits," Hussam Ayloush, executive director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations for Greater Los Angeles, told the crowd last month at an Anaheim mosque.

"Our Koran is off limits," Ayloush said. "Our youth, who they try to radicalize, are off limits. Now is the time to tell them, 'We're not going to let this happen anymore.'

...On Sunday, a coalition of the nation's largest Muslim organizations, including the Council on American-Islamic Relations, the Muslim Public Affairs Council and the Islamic Society of North America, issued a statement demanding that the Obama administration address FBI actions, including what they describe as the "infiltration of mosques," the use of "agent provocateurs to trap unsuspecting Muslim youth" and the "deliberate vilification" of the council.

"It reached a level where we felt we had to do something," said Agha Saeed, chairman of the American Muslim Taskforce on Civil Rights and Elections. "The FBI is doing things which are not healthy. They are creating divisions and conflict, creating a totally negative, Islamophobic image of Muslims in America..."

LA Times

Excerpt from their statement:

Representatives from the American Muslim Alliance (AMA), the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), Islamic Circle of North America (ICNA), Muslim Alliance in North America (MANA), Muslim American Society-Freedom Foundation (MAS-FF), Muslim Student Association-National (MSA-N), Muslim Ummah of North America (MUNA), the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA), and the Muslim Public Affairs Council (MPAC) took part in Saturday's meeting. Other member and observer organizations were briefed by phone. (note: links added by z)

"...We are fully united in asking the Obama administration to address the following issues: 1. Infiltration of mosques and systematic manipulation of Muslim religious affairs, 2. Use of agents provocateurs to trap unsuspecting Muslim youth, 3. Unfair targeting and deliberate vilification of CAIR, a national Muslim civil rights organization, 4. Use of McCarthy-era tactics, most notably dissemination of Islamophobic analysis by federally-funded 'fusion centers' to local law enforcement agencies."

 

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Coalition, including CAIR, seeks release of man held on terror suspicion

Video: CAIR booth in Florida selling radical Islamic material

Dr. Juhdi Jasser's fight against Islamism

Muslim groups who support the FBI's decision to break with CAIR speak out!

CAIR, the Muslim Brotherhood, and more

New al-Qaeda channel on YouTube!

Once again a new jihadist channel has been created on YouTube.  This one appears to specialize in al-Qaeda produced videos.  So far 39 videos have been uploaded.  They have English subtitles so al-Qaeda sympathizers and operatives, who speak and read English, can understand their goals.

My God, can the civilized world not shut down the media arm of Al-Qaeda?

The last video uploaded about an hour ago as of this writing has Al Zawhari and Bin Laden in it.  it claims those who take Americans as protectors have broken the rule laid down in the Quran:

I will add this channel to the growing list of jihadist channels and videos on YouTube which you can review here.

ICE to open office in Tulsa, Oklahoma!

Immigration and Custom Enforcement or ICE will open a new office in Tulsa this August which seems to confirm there may be a problem in Tulsa with illegal immigration and related crimes, including human and drug trafficking and the possible hiring of illegals at sites that might appeal to terrorists.

The formal announcement is to be made today.

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New ICE office to open in Tulsa

Tulsa International Airport first to do primary passenger body scanning

There are nearly 400 primary airports in the country.  Do you wonder why Tulsa, Oklahoma is one of only six airports to get a second body scanner and is the first in the country to do primary passenger body scanning?

There are nearly 400 primary airports in the country.  Do you wonder why Tulsa, Oklahoma is one of only six airports to get a second body scanner and is the first in the country to do primary passenger body scanning?

Durbin II: Ahmadinejad called Israel racist and many diplomats walked out!

The Islamist mindset was quite evident when Iran's president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad called Israel a racist regime. Think about it, Admadinejad's stand against Israel is similar to the Hamas charter.   Thankfully, when Iran's president spoke many diplomats walked out. 

Admirably, actor Jon Voight went to the conference to take a stand against Ahmadinehad!

"Dozens of diplomats, including Britain's UN ambassador in Geneva, walked out of a speech by Mahmoud Ahmadinejad this afternoon when the Iranian president accused Israel of being "a totally racist" regime.

The address at a UN conference on racism in Geneva was disrupted by protesters who heckled Ahmadinejad after he branded Israel a "cruel and oppressive racist regime". He said the state of Israel was created "on the pretext of Jewish suffering" from the second world war.

Peter Gooderham, the UK ambassador to the UN in Geneva, walked out along with representatives from France, Spain and several other European countries. One shook his fist at the Iranian president as he left. The delegates said they planned to return to the session as soon as Ahmadinejad had finished speaking.

...Israel today announced it was recalling its ambassador to Switzerland for consultations. Israel's prime minister, Binyamin Netanyahu, said that while Israel would be commemorating 6 million Jews killed by the Nazis, "in Switzerland the guest of honour is a racist and a Holocaust denier who doesn't conceal his intention to wipe Israel off the face of this Earth".

One person not boycotting the conference was the film star Jon Voight, a staunch supporter of Israel who said he had come to confront Ahmadinejad's position on the Holocaust. Voight told the Guardian: "The fox is in charge of the hen house here. This is supposed to be about human rights, but hidden under that banner is antisemitism. Someone has to respond to it."..."

Guardian

Action Alert America: Contact News Corp and Fox on employee Janeane Garofalo

Janeane Garofalo, whom I consider a little known actress, went on the Keith Olbermann show, which is on MSNBC, on April 16th following the hundreds of tea parties held across the nation.  Garofalo called tea party attendees "a bunch of teabagging rednecks!  She added those who attended actually hated a black man in the White House.

Ms. Garofalo is an employee of Fox Broadcasting and appears on the TV show 24.

Let's take action about her disgusting tirade by not stooping to the level of the usual left-wing name-calling smear, but instead contact News Corp and Fox Broadcasting Company to express your disgust in a polite manner concerning the hate-mongering of one of their employees:

Action: Tell News Corporation and Fox Broadcasting Company your concern about the hate expressed by one of their employees on national TV.  Be polite, of course.

News Corporation

(chaired by Rupert Murdoch) and parent of Fox Broadcasting
1211 Avenue of Americas, 8th Floor
New York, New York 10036

News Corp's Phone Number:

(212)-852-7000

FOX Broadcasting Company
10201 West Pico Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90035

FOX's Phone Number:

310-369-3553 

Fax: (310) 969-3300

(310) 369-3066 - view comment line

Scott Grogin, Senior Vice President Communications
Fox Networks Group

Phone: 310-369-4733  (his direct line)
Fax: 310-369-1283

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Janeane Garofalo calls Tea Party attendees racist and tea banging rednecks!

Janeane Garofalo snubs Rush Limbaugh, Lynne Cheney on '24' set ...

Entertainment Weekly - ‎Apr 17, 2009‎

That goes for Fox TV's 24. I won't -- , but I'll write their sponsors and let them know that thanks to Janeane ...

David Axelrod: Tea bags misdirected

Video:

Obama’s Tax Claims Contradict Reality  Heritage Foundation

Obama's Tax Cuts and Tax Hikes  "...Tax wonks are salivating over different ways they can raise revenue to pay for Obamacare..."

Oklahoma City bombing 14 years later

AT 9:02 in the morning,  14 years ago on this date the worst domestic terrorist act, at the time, occurred by the actions of a few twisted, hateful souls carried out at the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in downtown Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. 

Today, in a solemn ceremony, those who lost their lives were remembered.

God rest the souls of the 168 men, women and children who lost their lives.

  

Oklahoma City Bombing Memorial: Weeping Jesus

Susan Boyle: Cry Me A River

Susan Boyle, the woman with a beautiful voice who captured the hearts of millions on YouTube for her performance on Britain's Got Talent show, sang Cry Me a River in 1999 for a charity CD.  It's exquisite.

Audio:

Durbin II conference a no go for the U.S.

Durbin II is a no go for the U.S.:

"The United States will not attend a United Nations conference on racism in Geneva next week because of “objectionable” language in a declaration prepared for the meeting, the State Department said on Saturday.

The United States said previously that it would skip the meeting unless its concerns about language that it believed endorsed anti-Semitism and restrictions on free speech were addressed.

New York Times

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West fears Muslim countries will hijack UN Geneva racism conference

guardian.co.uk - ‎Apr 16, 2009‎

Western diplomats worry that the OIC and its allies could revert to their original stance when the conference goes into full session. ...

 

Ahmadinejad to attend Geneva conference on racism PRESS TV

 

OIC to set up independent permanent human rights commission

 

Minda News - ‎Apr 16, 2009‎

by Carolyn O. Arguillas / MindaNews DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/16 April) – The 57-country Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) is setting up an ...

 

AJC Outraged by UN Council Ban on "Defamation of Religions"

American Jewish Committee (press release) - ‎Mar 27, 2009‎

The resolution, engineered by the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC), asserts that Islam, in particular, has been the subject of “deliberate ...

A moment in time

UN rapporteur: Obama breached international law!

The UN rapporteur on torture expressed his view on Obama's decision not to seek prosecution of CIA interrogators who acted to protect our country following the jihadists sucide attacks on 9/11. 

"President Barack Obama's decision not to prosecute CIA interrogators who used waterboarding on terrorism suspects amounts to a breach of international law, the U.N. rapporteur on torture said.

"The United States, like all other states that are part of the U.N. convention against torture, is committed to conducting criminal investigations of torture and to bringing all persons against whom there is sound evidence to court," U.N. special rapporteur Manfred Nowak told the Austrian daily Der Standard.

...Obama has affirmed his unwillingness to prosecute under anti-torture laws CIA personnel who relied in good faith on Bush administration legal opinions issued after the September 11 attacks.

...Nowak, an Austrian, suggested an investigation by an independent commission before suspects were tried and said it would be important for all victims to receive compensation.

Human rights advocates have attacked Obama's decision, saying charges were necessary to prevent future abuses and hold people accountable. Some U.S. lawmakers have called for public investigations.

The four memos Obama released approved techniques including waterboarding, week-long sleep deprivation, forced nudity and putting insects in with a tightly confined prisoner.

Reuters

Somali to impliment Islamic law

Add another country to the list of Islamic governed countries:

"Following up on an earlier pledge, Somalia's new Islamist-led government on Saturday introduced in parliament a proposal to implement Islamic law in the country.

The deputy speaker of Somalia's parliament, Osman Elmi Bogore, announced the results following the vote.

He said the motion to implement Islamic law passed without abstentions or rejections, and will now go into effect.

In response, several lawmakers broke into shouts of 'God is great.'

VOA

Janeane Garofalo calls Tea Party attendees racist and tea banging rednecks!

Janeane Garofalo, a little known actress and comedian, who believes she is far superior anf smarter than anyone who is conservative, rips into the most disturbing and offensive rant about Americans who attended the Tea Party protests held across American last Wednesday.  Keith Olberman was just as pitiful and clearly doesn't speak well for MSNBC. 

Garofalo who has/had a role in Fox's show 24, no doubt, offended half its audience.  This is a woman without a college degree who, ironically,  has a tatoo on her arm that reads "think".

I "think" I will never watch anything she is in again.  No, no  scratch that, I know I will never watch any show or movie she has a part.

This helps explain why MSNBC does poorly in ratings, don't you think?

Video:  April 16, 2008 (5.50 min.)

Action: Let News Corporation and Fox Broadcasting Company know you disgust expressed by one of their employees.  Be polite, of course.

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Update 7/20/09:  Janeane Garofalo claims the media in the U.S. is much more to the right!

Coalition, including CAIR, seeks release of man held on terror suspicion

A coalition of controversial American Islamic organizations and others have sent a letter to Sec. of State, Hillary Clinton, seeking the released of a man held on terror suspicion in the UAE.  This letter was sent as CAIR Florida was exposed for promoting books on radical Islam at a booth in Florida

It's worth noting that I could not find any American news outlet that carried this story online as of this writing:

A coalition of Moslem, interfaith and civil rights groups said on Friday that they had sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, asking her to help release a Los Angeles Moslem leader locked up in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

Naji Hamdan, 42, who lived in Southern California for more than two decades, is being held in the UAE on suspicion of promoting terrorism, the coalition said.

...The letter was signed by CAIR, the National Religious Campaign Against Torture, National Lawyers Guild Los Angeles, Moslem American Society's MAS Freedom, the Islamic Shura Council of Southern California, Interfaith Communities United for Justice & Peace, the Islamic Center of Hawthorne, and Switzerland-based Alkarama (Dignity) for Human Rights.

"We are extremely concerned about the allegations of torture and lack of due process in Mr. Hamdan's case," said CAIR staff attorney Ameena Qazi..."

Xinhua

Update 1/20/10:  American Naji Hamdan Convicted By Emirates Court On Terror Charges  (dated 10/09)

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MAS Freedom Joins Amnesty International in Calling for Support and ...  

Feb 6, 2009 ... joins Amnesty International in calling for the support and release of Naji Hamdan, a U.S. citizen of Lebanese decent, from detention in the ...

 

11/18/08:  U.S. Asked to Seek Release of Citizen Detained in U.A.E.   CAIR

CAIR urges elected officials to repudiate U.S. Rep. Pete King of NY!

CAIR, which grew out of the Muslim Brotherhood/Hamas infrastructure in America,  is at it again, folks.  This time CAIR New York is trying to get other U.S. officials to repudiate Rep. Pete King's responses in an interview with MSNBC about DHS' rightwing extremist report that was leaked this week (see video below):

"The New York chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NY) today called on American Muslims and all people of conscience to urge their elected representatives to repudiate Rep. Peter King's (R-NY) bigoted response to a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) report released earlier this week about the rising threat of right-wing extremism.

In an interview on MSNBC, Rep. King stated in part: "[Napolitano] has never put out a report talking about look out for mosques. Look out for Islamic terrorists in our country. Look out for the fact that very few Muslims come forward to cooperate with the police. If they sent out a report saying that, there would be hell to pay."

"We urge elected representatives to distance themselves from King's bigoted remarks," said CAIR-NY Community Affairs Director Faiza N. Ali. "Sweeping generalizations about Muslims and mosques have no place in serious national security discourse."

CAIR press release

MSNBC Interview with Rep. Pete King:

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On December 12, 2008 MACLC sent a letter to Janet Napolitano, the new head of Department of Homelands Security, calling on the new Administration to develop security polices that avoid linking religious precepts with terrorism.

Iran sentence U.S. journalist, Roxana Saberi, to prison for spying!

A U.S. reporter has been held by Iranian officials since January.  Yesterday, she was sented to 8 years in prison for spying.

The president of the United States, Barack Obama,  has said nothing about her that I'm aware.

From VOA:

"An American-Iranian journalist detained in Iran has been sentenced to eight years in prison on charges of spying for the United States.

A lawyer for journalist Roxana Saberi told news agencies about the court's decision Saturday, and said he will appeal the verdict.

The 31-year-old dual American-Iranian citizen, who had been working in Iran for several news outlets, was arrested in late January for working in the country without valid press credentials..."

President Obama shakes hands with Hugo Chavez!

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