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Saudi Arabia, Libya, Qatar, Bahrain embassies helped fund CAIR's annual banquet

Daila Mogehed, the president's faith-based Muslim advisor, was originally scheduled to be a keynote speaker at CAIR's annual fundraising banquet.  Jessie Jackson spoke to the group in her place.  Funding for the event was paid, in part, by the embassies of Saudi Arabia, Lybia, Qatar and Bharian.  None of the "local businesses" were identified.

Highlights from the dinner were found at Muslimlinkpaper:

...Many of the evening's speeches included references to the recent sensationalist press conference by four House Republicans — Paul Broun (R-GA), Trent Franks (R-AZ), Sue Myrick (R-NC) and John Shadegg (R-AZ) — who claimed Muslims were “infiltrating” Capitol Hill through placing Muslim interns in congressional offices. Increasing the number of Muslim interns on Captiol Hill is indeed a part of CAIR's agenda, but its an open program implemented by most advocacy organizations. Scores of mainstream newspaper and cable commentators ridiculed the press conference.

“Our children are not terrorists, they are America's brightest prospects,” Mahdi Bray said of the interns.

Dr. Esam Omeish, who vied for a place in the Virginia House of Delegates in last summer's elections, called on Muslims to embrace their citizenship, and said “being Muslim and American are one and the same” because they are “based on the same values.”

CAIR played the video of Rachel Maddow's MSNBC segment deriding the Muslim intern spy before Executive Director Nihad Award took the stage. Awad said the anti-CAIR campaign is rooted in Islamophobia, and told the audience most of the daily hate mail CAIR receives contain attacks on Islam and the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him). 

Sponsoring the event were dozens of local and national organizations, businesses, families, and the embassies of Bahrain, Libya, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia...

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Martyrs strike terror in the world in October, as they do every month

Muslims carried out a large number of attacks in the world in October.  At no time in history have these attacks been so high.  Islamists and their minions, including terrorists want to weaken the resolve of others, take eventual control and make Islam rule.  They will continue to do this day after day, month after month, year after year unless the world stands up to them and those who mold these jihadists into who they become. 

Why do you think we are at war?

In America, about a dozen Muslims were either arrested, indicted or had their sentence upheld last month for their jihadist activities.  The list of arrests and plots this year is striking and proves the warning put out by the Department of Homeland Security earlier this year that "right-wing" extremists are the biggest terrorist threat in America was completely off the mark and a total embarrassment to the department.

The Saudi-based OIC is the largest Islamic inter-governmental body in the world.  Their own Fiqh Council has ruled martyrdom is acceptable according to Islamic scripture and law for the sake of Allah or to protect Islam or to seek Islamic justice and is never to be called terrorism or is terrorism.  Martyrdom is part of the literal teachings of Islam.

So when Muslim leaders in America speak at local faith meetings don't just accept their statement that terrorism is not acceptable.  Ask them specifically about Islam's mandate for martyrdom.  There are verses in the Quran and hadiths that support giving up their life for Allah.  What chapters the the Quran support war?  When is martyrdom allowed according to Islamic law?  They may become uncomfortable but these are the questions that must be asked. And you need to press on in a polite, steady quiet manner.   Will they denounce martyrdom?  Will they put that in writing?  Followup.

See list of attacks below:

Muslim Public Affairs Council warns government agenices and media

The Muslim Public Affairs Council issued a press release, following the death of a controversial Imam in Detroit during a gun fight with the FBI, which warns the U.S. government about exploitation of the incident.

The Muslim Public Affairs Council today said it is "deeply disturbed" by the shooting death of a Detroit-area imam by FBI agents, who sought to arrest him and 11 other men on a host of criminal charges. MPAC called on the FBI and the Department of Justice to conduct an investigation into the events that led to the death of Imam Luqman Ameen Abdullah, leader of Masjid Al-Haqq.

...With so much left unknown in the developing case, MPAC is warning government agencies and media outlets of the alarming exploitation of this isolated incident that is stigmatizing Muslim American communities around the country. U.S. Attorney Terrence Berg today asked people not to connect the allegations brought against the group of men with Muslims in general.

"There is a clear and present danger in the escalating mob mentality against vulnerable Muslim Americans," said Salam Al-Marayati, MPAC Executive Director.

As is always the case with news reports regarding alleged terror plots, MPAC is concerned about the possibility of backlash against Muslim, African American, Arab, and South Asian Americans. Based on past experiences, we offer the following recommendations..."

The escalating mob mentality against Muslims?  Do they have specific examples?

The Muslim Brotherhood English website has featured MPAC's article as you can see in the screen shot I took today from their website.  Note the blue box which highlights the MB chair's statement that jihad is the path to liberate Al-Asqa mosque.  This mosque was built over a Jewish temple after Muslim invaded Jerusalem centuries ago.  Virtually, the whole Islamic world believes this land is their land.

 
MPAC has its own Hollywood Bureau where they seek to influence the mostly left-leaning industry and is another example how the left partners with Islamists.

MPAC has given media awards to Michael Moore, Alex Baldwin to name a few.  In fact,  Alex Baldwin is featured on the cover of their Hollywood brochure.

In May of 2007 MPAC spokeswoman appeared on CNBC's TV:

Here is a link to a copy of the newspaper which shows Lekovic lied during her TV appearance..

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Muslim Coalition Calls for Probe Into FBI Shooting Death of Mich. Muslim

"It is imperative that an independent investigation of Imam Luqman Ameen Abdullah's death make public the exact circumstances in which he died. And unless the FBI has evidence linking the criminal allegations to the religious affiliation of the suspects, we ask that federal authorities stop injecting religion into this case. The unjustified linkage of this case to the faith Islam will only serve to promote an increase in existing anti-Muslim
stereotyping and bias in our society."

AMT is an umbrella organization that includes American Muslim Alliance (AMA), American Muslims for Palestine (AMP), Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), Islamic Circle of North America (ICNA), Muslim Alliance in North America (MANA), MAS-Freedom, Muslim Student Association-National (MSA-N), Muslim Ummah of North America (MUNA), and United Muslims of America (UMA). Its observer organizations include American Muslims for Civic Engagement (AMCE), Islamic Educational Council of Orange County (IECOC), the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA), and Muslim Public Affairs Council (MPAC)

Detroit Muslim leaders call shooting death of Imam entrapment

FBI fired upon; Islamic leader dead in Dearborn, Michigan!

As war on terror continues, Muslims in US feel unfairly implicated

Kansas City Star - Leila Fadel - ‎Oct 11, 2009‎

"It's not a guilty complex; it's the stigma of being a Muslim and constantly having to defend religion," said Edina Lekovic, the communications director for

 

FRONTLINE: the enemy within: interviews: salam al-marayati | PBS

  

Oct 10, 2006 ... salam al-marayati interview. photo of Al-Marayati. Salam Al-Marayati is executive director of the Muslim Public Affairs Council (MPAC). ...

 

 CAIR, the Muslim Brotherhood, and more

Detroit Muslim leaders call shooting death of Imam entrapment

Wednesday's death of a Detroit area Imam who refused to surrender to the FBI was called entrapment by a group of Detroit Muslim leaders who met with the FBI:

Muslim leaders from metro Detroit said at a meeting today with the FBI and U.S. Attorney's Office that the shooting death of a Detroit imam was a case of entrapment involving unreliable informants who targeted poor Detroiters.

Imam Abdullah El-Amin, head of the Muslim Center of Detroit, said he was one of about 20 imams who attended the 90-minute meeting this afternoon with FBI Detroit Special Agent in Charge Andrew Arean and U.S. Attorney Terrence Berg.

Federal authorities claim that Luqman Ameen Abdullah – shot dead Wednesday by FBI agents during a shootout – was a violent extremist bent on attacking the U.S. government and establishing Islamic rule.

But local Muslims told FBI officials at the meeting today that the criminal complaint reveals a case involving undercover informants who pushed Abdullah and his followers to deal in stolen fur coats, laptop computers and a couple of other minor crimes.

Meanwhile, the FBI arrested the slain Imam's son today.

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Muslim group calls for investigation into imam's death The Detroit News

 The Muslim Alliance in North America (MANA website) today released a statement expressing "deep sadness and concern" about the shooting death Wednesday of a Muslim imam during an FBI raid.

Note: Siraj Wahhaj is on the executive committeeof the MANA and is one of the two keynote speakers for CAIR's annual banguet.  Joining him will be Jessie Jackson who replaced Dalia Mogehed after she was on an UK Islamic extremist TV show via telephone.

From MANA's press release:

...The National Community or “Ummah” was established by Imam Jamil Al-Amin (formerly known as H. Rap Brown).  It is an association of mosques in several cities in the U.S. that coordinates religious and social services primarily in the Black American community. Reference to the “Ummah” as a “nation-wide radical fundamentalist Sunni group consisting primarily of African-Americans” is an offensive mis-characterization...

10/11/09:  Black Nationalism Provides Foundation for African-American Islamist Movement by Brendan Goldman is a senior at New York University, majoring in Middle Eastern and Islamic studies, and an intern at the Middle East Forum.

Dalia Mogehed, President Obama's faith based Muslim Advisor, shills for Sharia Law!

Dalia Mogehed is hardly an Islamic expert, in any sense of the word.  In this video she clearly shills for Islamic Law. 

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President Obama's Muslim advisor on show hosted by Hizb ut Tahrir - defends Sharia Law!  Hizb ut Tahrir is banned in many countries.

UK Times: UN evacuates non-essential personnel after attack

The United Nations is reported to be evacuating its non-essential personnel after the Taliban killed 5 of their foreign employees in Kabul, Afghanistan yesterday:

...The official decision at today’s meeting was that individual UN agencies should decide whether to advise “non-essential” staff not involved in the run-off to take leave, according to two participants.

But UN officials told The Times that many of the roughly 1,000 foreign UN staff not working directly on the election had been instructed to return to their home countries for the next three weeks because of the security threat in Kabul.

“The problem is the places where we live,” one said. “No one feels safe.” Most of the foreign UN staff in Kabul live in small hotels and guesthouses like the one that was attacked by a Taleban suicide squad on Wednesday, and security arrangements at all of them are now under review.

UN staff were particularly concerned that the Taleban appeared to have such detailed information about the guesthouse, many of whose residents were directly involved in organising the election...

Deadliest month in Afghanistan; President Obama orders study!

October was the worst month for U.S. soldier casualties in the entire eight year war in Afghanistan.  His top commander, Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal, the top U.S. and NATO commander in Afghanistan, requested 40,000 more troops in August.

So what does President Obama do?  Well, according to the Washing Post, he ordered a study:

President Obama has asked senior officials for a province-by-province analysis of Afghanistan to determine which regions are being managed effectively by local leaders and which require international help, information that his advisers say will guide his decision on how many additional U.S. troops to send to the battle.

...The review group once included intelligence officials, generals and ambassadors, but it has recently narrowed to a far smaller number of senior civilian advisers, including Biden, Gates, Jones, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel, among others. 

...Even after weeks of review, administration officials say a range of options is still under consideration, including whether additional U.S. forces could be deployed in phases. Although Obama had been expected to announce his decision before leaving Nov. 11 on a 10-day trip to Asia, administration officials say he may wait until he returns...

 McChrystal was asked to justify his troop request, according to the report.

Update 10/29/09:  Obama met some of the caskets at Dover Air Forice Base in a photo op. This could have been conducted in private without cameras.

OIC claims the Obama administration is wrong on free speech

The Organization of Islamic Conference efforts to stop criticism of Islam reached a new peak today when they collided with the Obama Administration by claiming their resolutions are now existing international convenants (warnings from various organizations about this have been ongoing for several years)!

In response to the Obama administration’s comments that an Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC) resolution condemning religious defamation was a violation of human rights, the OIC has said the resolution is based on existing international covenants.

Michael Posner, assistant secretary of state for human rights, democracy and labor, recently said that an OIC resolution that was handed to the UN’s Human Rights Council “goes too far.”

“The notion that a religion can be defamed and that any comments that are negative about that religion can constitute a violation of human rights to us violates the core principle of free speech,” he said. However, OIC Secretary-General Professor Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu said that the OIC position on defamation of religions was based on existing international covenants which have outlined limits to freedom of opinion and expression in cases of incitement to hatred on religious grounds.

He added that for the last 10 years OIC-sponsored resolutions on the defamation of religion have been passed by the General Assembly in New York and the Human Rights Council in Geneva.

The text of these resolutions has evolved over the years and, in its current form, is not restricted to Islam but denounces defamation of all religions, he said. “It is important to note that passage of these resolutions by a majority vote beyond the membership of the OIC lends international legitimacy to the OIC position on this issue,” Ihsanoglu said.

If you recall, the Obama Administration partnered with this Islamist organization to fight polio earlier this year.  But that didn't stop Hillary Clinton from speaking up against the OIC goal, as well.

The Saudi-based OIC is a caliphate in the making.  It is the 2nd largest inter-governmental organization in the world.

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10/27/09:  US Opposes OIC Blasphemy Resolution

10/5/09: OIC - Ihsanoglu and Clinton Discuss Bilateral Relations and Cooperation in ...

FBI fired upon; Islamic leader dead in Dearborn, Michigan!

The FBI conducted a raid this afternoon in Dearborn, Michigan and they were fired upon when an Islamic leader refused to surrender (FBI press release):

United States Attorney Terrence Berg, Eastern District of Michigan, Andrew G. Arena, Special Agent in Charge (SAC), Federal Bureau of Investigation, (FBI), Detroit, Michigan, and Police Chief Warren Evans, Detroit Police Department (DPD), Detroit, Michigan announced a federal complaint was unsealed today charging Luqman Ameen Abdullah, a.k.a.Christopher Thomas, and 10 others with conspiracy to commit several federal crimes, including theft from interstate shipments, mail fraud to obtain the proceeds of arson, illegal possession and sale of firearms, and tampering with motor vehicle identification numbers.

The eleven defendants are members of a group that is alleged to have engaged in violent activity over a period of many years, and known to be armed.

During the arrests today, the suspects were ordered to surrender. At one location, four suspects surrendered and were arrested without incident. Luqman Ameen Abdullah did not surrender and fired his weapon. An exchange of gunfire followed and Abdullah was killed. An FBI canine was also killed during the exchange.

Abdullah was the leader of part of a group which calls themselves Ummah (“the brotherhood”), a group of mostly African-American converts to Islam, which seeks to establish a separate Sharia-law governed state within the United States.

The Ummah is ruled by Jamil Abdullah Al-Amin, formerly known as H. Rapp Brown, who is serving a state sentence in USP Florence, CO, ADMAX, for the murder of two police officers in Georgia.

...At the time of this release, Mujahid Carswell, Mohammad Alsahi and Yassir Ali Khan were still at large. Anyone with information regarding the location of these individuals should contact the FBI at (313) 965-2323.

Police are investigating the assault of a news photograper outside the mosque where Abdullah was Imam.  Jon Wolman, editor and publisher of The Detroit News, called the incident "outrageous."

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CAIR-OH revisited, 2001: CAIR-OH holds fundraiser for notorious Cop Killer, Jamal al-Amin

Muslim Groups Monitor Trial of Imam Jamil Al-Amin

...Leaders of national American Muslim organizations, along with representatives from the community of Imam Jamil Al-Amin, held a March 21 news conference at the Washington, DC office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) in reaction to the March 20 arrest of Al-Amin, the former H. Rap Brown, in Alabama...

10/28/09:  CAIR: Islamophobia Machine Targets American Muslims

10/28/09:  CAIR official disrupts free speech conference, ejected by Capitol Hill police

Islamic terrorism ravages the world in October

Martyrdom is alive and thriving in the Islamic world and has gone on for month after month and year after year in our recent lifetime.  Since this a tactic approved in the Quran to make gains for Islam, justice or the sake of Allah we are left wondering what attacks that have occurred were carried out according to strict Islamic law and which are not.

A few examples in the Quran and Hadith.  More are listed at the bottom of this post.

Quran: 

009.033:

YUSUFALI: It is He Who hath sent His Messenger with guidance and the Religion of Truth, to proclaim it over all religion, even though the Pagans may detest (it).

002.193

YUSUFALI: And fight them on until there is no more Tumult or oppression, and there prevail justice and faith in Allah; but if they cease, Let there be no hostility except to those who practise oppression.

Sahih Bukhari (Hadith): 

 Volume 1, Book 3, Number 125:

Narrated Abu Musa:

A man came to the Prophet and asked, "O Allah's Apostle! What kind of fighting is in Allah's cause? (I ask this), for some of us fight because of being enraged and angry and some for the sake of his pride and haughtiness." The Prophet raised his head (as the questioner was standing) and said, "He who fights so that Allah's Word (Islam) should be superior, then he fights in Allah's cause."

Since 9/11, Muslims have killed over 14,000 people for their cause.

Date	Country	City	Killed	Injured	Description
2009.10.28	Thailand	Pattani	1	0	Muslim radicals shoot a Buddhist motorcycle shop owner to death, then set fire to his body.
2009.10.28	Pakistan	Peshawar	90	200	Over ninety people are blown to bits by a massive car bomb blast in the heart of a commercial district.
2009.10.28	Thailand	Pattani	3	0	Two Budhhists are among three civilians gunned down in separate Muslim drive-bys.
2009.10.28	Afghanistan	Kabul	9	9	Mujahideen force their way into a UN guesthouse, where they murder nine people, including six international workers.

Congressman Keith Ellison shills for CAIR

Below is a video clip of Congressman Keith Ellison (i.e., Keith Hakim, Keith X Ellison and Keith Ellison Muhammad), the first Muslim elected to the U.S. House of Representatives, blasting concerns of conservative lawmakers about an internal CAIR document outlining their goals to influence Congress.

Funny, Ellison never mentioned CAIR's document.  It's no wonder he is standing with CAIR since he also called for Muslim lobbyists in the nation’s capital (scroll down) at a dinner held by CAIR California in 2008.

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Other posts on Keith Ellison

Saudi-backed OIC continues push to make criticism of Islam illegal!

The Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC) is moving once again, through the U.N. Human Rights Council,  to make criticism of religion (i.e., Islam) illegal.  This time they are seeking "new binding normative standards."  This organization is likely a caliphate in the making and their actions should not be ignored.  Many member states of the OIC have permanent mission status at the U.N.  The pending resolution is to be voted on in mid-November.

The OIC is proposing the development of "new binding normative standards relating to religious ideas, objects and positions while incorporating contemporary issues" such as "defamation of religions, religious personalities, holy books, scriptures and symbols"; "provocative portrayals of objects of religious veneration as a malicious violation of the spirit of tolerance"; "prohibition of the publication of gratuitously offensive attacks on matters regarded as sacred by the followers of any religion and ; "abuse of the right to freedom of expression in the context of racio-religious profiling".

OIC and the African group are also proposing that a new instrument shouldprovide for the "legal prohibition of publication of materials that negatively stereotypes, insults or uses of offensive language on matters regarded by followers of any religion or belief as sacred ..." and "legal restriction to public insults".

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Clinton said today free speech at risk in Islamic defamation idea.

Update 10/29/09:  US Opposes OIC Blasphemy Resolution

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U.N. Permanent Mission of the OIC

Other posts on the OIC

US Religious Freedom Report Hits Speech Curbs

Voice of America - David Gollust - ‎13 hours ago‎

The Organization of the Islamic Conference, or OIC, has been pushing such anti-defamation measures in UN bodies. This year's State Department report placed China, Eritrea, Iran, Myanmar, North Korea, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Saudi Arabia and Uzbekistan among the worst violators of religious liberties...

Iran rejects U.N. negotiated uranium agreement

Iran State TV has revealed  Iran rejected a uranium enrichment agreement today that was drafted by the U.N. and endorsed by the U.S., France, and Russia who had spent three days of talks with Iran this week to firm up the agreement.

Approval of this proposal would have been a victory for President Obama who believes diplomatic engagement and perhaps his charm is far superior to any other method. 

Caution, there is no official word from U.S. officials this is an accurate report but France warns on Iran nuclear deal.

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Update 9:09 PM CT:  It is now being reported that Iran "ignored the deadline" and the US Says Patience With Iran on Nuclear Issue Not Unlimited:

"Though Iran was to respond by Friday, the International Atomic Energy Agency said Iran told it that while it was considering the plan in a favorable light it needed until the middle of next week to make a decision.

At a news briefing, State Department Spokesman Ian Kelly said the United States would obviously have liked to see an Iranian reply but is willing to give Tehran a few more days..."

Haven't "these few more days" situations with Iran gone on for years now?

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The date is approaching for Iran's nuclear plant inspection on October 25th.

Iran sets date for inspection of nuclear plant

Mohamed ElBaradei, head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog agency, says Tehran appears to be moving away from confrontation with the West. Inspectors are to visit the recently revealed Fordu site Oct. 25.

Rachael Maddow shills for CAIR

Rachael Maddow bashes Republicans nightly on her opinion show on MSNBC.  Recently, she joined the side of CAIR, an outgrowth of the Muslim Brotherhood/Hamas infrastructure in America with a very long and troubling history, against several Republicans in Congress who produced a CAIR document outlining their plans to lobby and influence Congress!  CAIR is not an IRS designated lobbying organization but a civil rights one. 

Now on their part, CAIR has not denied this is their document, that I can find.  Instead, they just gather their leftist partners who help them bash Republicans.  This is how Islamists and the Dems destroyed the reputation of President George Bush.

CAIR's document said in part:

Terrorism plot uncovered in Boston

One man was arrested in Boston and others are involved in alleged terrorism plans to harm Americans.  A DOJ news conference is pending.  Will report further information as it comes out.

Update 9:00 AM CT:  CNN is NOT covering the live DOJ press conference!  An arrest was made today.  Planned jihad in America and target shopping malls. 

Update 9:11 AM CT:  CNN is now covering the press conference.

Update 9:16 AM CT:  Tarek Mehanna, 27 was arrested today in his Sudbury, Mass. home and apparently charged with conspiring with others on terror attacks against shoppers in U.S. malls and against U.S. military in Iraq. 

Flying Imams case nears settlement - CAIR claims victory

The flying Imam case in which six Muslims were removed from a U.S. Air flight for their behavior in November 2006, is nearing a final settlement with papers filed in court yesterday by the defendants attorney,  CAIR, minions of the Muslim Brotherhood/Hamas network in the U.S. claimed victory..

"The settlement of this case is a clear victory for justice and civil rights over fear and the phenomenon of flying while Muslim in the post-9/11 era," said Nihad Awad, CAIR national executive director. "We thank all those who supported the imams through the lengthy and difficult legal process."

 ...Patrick Hogan, spokesman for the the Metropolitan Airport Commission in Minneapolis, which was also sued by the imams, said the settlement is still in the concept stage and must be approved by the court.

Convicted Muslim terrorists to be sentenced this week in Ohio

Photo credit:  ABC 13

Mohammad Amawi, Marwan El-Hindi and Wassim Mazloum are Muslims who have been convicted for their support of terrorism.   This week they will find out their prison fate for seeking to recruit and train terrorist overseas for the purpose of killing American troops.

Update 9:12 AM CT:  Amawi was sentenced to 20 years in prison.

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Islamic protests plague Beyonce show in Malaysia

The Pan Malaysian Islamic Party, an opposition party of the current government in Malaysia, has expressed concerns over Beyonce's sexy Western show, on moral grounds, scheduled to be held in this country.

Now, her show has been canceled there although the entertainment company that represents her deny it was because of Islamic protests.

In 2007, Beyonce also canceled her show in Malaysia over similar protests.

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Beyoncé Bails on Malaysia Gig

E! Online - Josh Grossberg - ‎2 hours ago‎

Beyoncé has called off a planned concert for culturally sensitive Malaysia after facing some pretty fierce objections from Islamic critics upset over her ...

Muslim Student Association of Temple University speaks out against Geert Wilders

The Muslim Student Association of Temple University has issued a statement against Geert Wilders speaking at the university on the 20th.  They complained that since backpacks are not allowed at the event it reinforced their argument the event is unsafe.  What?  Isn't the purpose of this restriction to ensure no Islamic suicide bomber enters the building?  But the Temple MSA spins it to be the fault of Wilders. 

The Temple University Muslim Students Association (MSA), one of the largest, most active and socially conscious student organizations on Temple's campus, is issuing this public statement of protest concerning the invitation of Geert Wilders to address the Temple community on October 20, 2009.

...Temple MSA speaks for the many Muslims and socially conscious students and faculty on campus when we say that the presence of Geert Wilders on our campus is a breech of Temple University’s pledge to ensure the wellbeing and safety of all students and faculty on campus. The Muslim population at Temple feels attacked, threatened, and ultimately unsafe that Mr. Wilders has been invited to voice his hate-driven opinions. The fact alone that backpacks are prohibited for entry to this event reinforces our argument that this creates an unsafe atmosphere where prejudiced, racist and vehemently hateful words will be disguised under the veil of academia.

Jesse Jackson to speak at CAIR banquet!

Jessie Jackson is scheduled to address CAIR at their banqueton the 24th of this month in Alexandria, Virginia.  CAIR, an outgrowth of the Muslim Brotherhood/Hamas infrastructure in America, was named an unindicted co-conspirator in the Holy Land Foundation Hamas Terror Funding trial.

Jackson will join President Obama's faith-based Muslim advisor, Dalia Mogahed, who recently joined two Islamic supremacy members of Hibz ut Tahrir (HT) on a TV show in Britain to discuss Sharia Law.  The show was aired on Islam TV which is run by CEO Mohammed Ali Harrath, a convicted terrorist who is wanted by Interpol!  

Mogahed told the TV audience that most Muslim women she interviewed wanted Sharia Law! 

 

Accused Denver terror suspect was in contact with al-Qaeda

Najibullah Zazi, the young man from Denver who is accused of planning a large terror attack in the U.S.,  was in contact with the top al-Qaeda leader in Afghanistan, according to reports. 

...Prosecutors say Zazi admitted when he was arrested last month that he "received instructions from Al Qaeda  operatives on subjects such as weapons and explosives" during a trip to Pakistan in 2008.

...The feds say they found nine pages of handwritten bomb-making instructions in Zazi's e-mail. The directions to make explosives of hydrogen peroxide and flour are similar to the bombs used by terrorists to bomb the London subway in 2005, killing 52 people.

...Zazi and his friends bought up "unusual quantities of hydrogen and acetone products," according to court papers. The store of chemicals has not been found.

....Al-Yazid took over Al Qaeda operations in Afghanistan in 2007. Pakistani officials reported his death in August 2008 but he showed up in February in a video threatening to attack India.

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Oklahomans under the watchful eye of CAIR-OK

CAIR OK has an internship program that was outlined in their recent on-line request for participants, found at idealist.org,, which includes close monitoring of the media within the state, writing letters-to-the-editor if there is anti-Muslim coverage.  CAIR's Oklahoma internship program also includes the opportunity to work with government officials and on projects that include police misconduct, airport racial profiling and cases that include slights such as  "prejudiced gesture."  Does that mean CAIR-OK would actually go after someone who makes a gesture they deem prejudiced?  I'm sorry but I don't know what that even means.

The program involves the updating of a database about abuses in Oklahoma. CAIR-OK goes on to state that the work of interns will be published and featured "as letters to the editor and as perspective pieces in Oklahoma's main newspapers such as the Oklahoman, Tulsa World, as well as community papers, Edmond Sun, Stillwater Newspress, Norman Transcript, City Sentinel, Oklahoma Gazette, and many others."

Congresswoman request DOJ investigation into CAIR's interns

U.S. Representative Sue Myrick (R North Carolina) has called on the Department of Justice to investigate the Council of American Relations' (CAIR) internship program on Capitol Hill.  Myrick has an internal document from CAIR which outlined their plan to place interns into members offices in order to influence those members which she speculates could be illegal:

 

 

...According to Myrick, CAIR -- had attempted to infiltrate Congress by placing its interns in certain members’ offices. CAIR admitted to this allegation in a 2007 memo that Myrick now has, which stated that the organization was trying to “influence the policies of those members.”

Specifically, the memo also stated that CAIR was “most interested in the members who serve on the Judiciary, Intelligence, and Homeland Security Committees.”

In her remarks, Myrick announced a request for the U.S. Department of Justice to inform members of Congress and staff about this threat, and for the Sergeant of Arms to investigate whether or not CAIR was successful in placing its interns in Congressional offices. Myrick also called on the IRS to launch a full investigation into the legality of CAIR’s lobbying activities...

CAIR, as most of you know, grew out of the Muslim Brotherhood/Hamas infrastructure in America.

I don't believe any Democrats have taken a public stand with Myrick on this issue.  i could be wrong, though.  But, the Dems tend to side and partner with Islamist groups.

The CAIR memo is a must read: Download CAIRstrategy  dated 7/14/07

Update 10/15/09:  CAIR issues a press release using, in part, statements made by two Democrats who came to their aid:

...Rep. Loretta Sanchez (D-CA) issued a statement yesterday, which read in part:  "I am appalled by this request [for an investigation of Muslim 'spies' in Congress], and the insinuation that Muslim-Americans are somehow conspiring against this country through their work on Capitol Hill. As a strong advocate for diversity and religious freedom, I find these claims to be outrageous and offensive. I urge the rest of my colleagues to join me in denouncing this witch hunt, which is clearly intended to create fear and distrust in our Capitol Hill community."

House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers, Jr. (D-MI) today issued the following statement in support of American Muslim congressional interns: "It shouldn't need to be said in 2009, and after the historic election of our first African-American president, but let me remind all my colleagues that patriotic Americans of all races, religions, and beliefs have the right - and the responsibility - to participate in our political process, including by volunteering to work in Congressional offices. Numerous Muslim-American interns have served the House ably and they deserve our appreciation and respect, not attacks on their character or patriotism."

Update 10/24/09:  Congressional Tri-Caucus Blasts Four Anti-Muslim Colleagues

First, the request to DOJ was to investigate CAIR for their goals to influence as many people in Congress as possible, according to their own document.  The request had nothing to do with Muslims in general.  It was about the Islamist organization, CAIR.  So, the title of the above link is very misleading.

See how this Islamist organization works and who works with them?  Did these two Dems even read CAIR's document or know their history?  Scary. 

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CAIR, the Muslim Brotherhood, and more

Oklahomans under the watchful eye of CAIR-OK

Islamist group calls upon Muslims to demand Sharia Law in Britain!

A march in Britain that demands the full implementation of Sharia Law is planned for October 31st.   Will there be thousands of Muslims participating?  Will they be allowed to march in the first place?  Islam4UK is the Islamist organization putting this march together:

...Islam4UK has ­announced plans to hold a potentially ­incendiary rally in London later this month.

And it is calling for a complete upheaval of the British legal system, its officials and ­legislation.

Members have urged Muslims from all over Britain to converge on the capital on October 31 for a procession to demand the full implementation of sharia law.

The group declared: “We hereby request all Muslims in the United Kingdom, in Manchester, Leeds, Cardiff, Glasgow and all other places to join us and collectively declare that as submitters to Almighty Allah, we have had enough of democracy and man-made law and the depravity of the British culture.

“On this day we will call for a complete upheaval of the British ruling system its members and legislature, and demand the full implementation of Shari’ah in Britain.

...A spokesman for the Islamic Society of Britain said: “99.999 per cent of Muslims despise these people. This only serves to fuel racial ­tensions.”

Islam isn't a race so I'm not sure why that statement was made.

Islam4UK has the type of Google listing to their site that is reserved only heavily visited websites,  so that should get your attention.  It appears their website's homepage was changed recently to remove a picture that is on this cache page advertising the march:

Muslim threatened to kill self and others in D.C.

A young Muslim man, caused quite a security scare in Washington, D.C. last week but I didn't see anything on the news about it.  Perhaps  I missed the coverage.

...It all happened because of a young man who was caught on camera by FOX 5 sitting in on the sidewalk along Wisconsin Avenue wearing a blue sweater and handcuffs. Police say the man's name is Ahamed Ali, based on a driver license from Bangladesh. Witnesses and police say Ali had been hanging around Chevy Chase Pavilion for a couple of days, taking notes, making threats, and acting strangely. Now, according to a police report obtained by FOX 5, more is known about what had concerned passersby and police. Investigators say Ali was overheard calling out: "I'm not scared to die! I will kill you! I will blow people up and the Metro!" "He made some statements, threatening individuals," said Sgt. Guy Poirier of the Joint Terrorist Task Force. "At that point we had to take him at his word, what he meant."

...Detectives also searched Ali's backpack right on the sidewalk in front of the Cheesecake Factory. In the backpack, police say they found a notebook with "I will kill you" written inside. It contained diagrams of bridges, mosques and other buildings in Washington..."

Federl investigators apparently took over the case for now.  Ali is due in court this week.

Reports: Taliban claim no threat to West: Obama may accept them

I knew something was up this morning when I heard that the Taliban posted on their website they are no threat to the West, which was posted in English!  This had to precede something else that was coming.   I said as much to a couple of my family members.

Later on this evening, it was reported President Obama will likely accept some Taliban participation in the Afghan government and downgrade emphasis on them.  So, does this mean he could only provide enough forces to keep out al-Qaeda?  And there will be no large troop buildup?   Obama may accept the argument that the fundamentalist Islamist group is too ingrained in the culture to do anything about it.  

The timing of these two articles gives the appearance that Obama's administration or a third party is in contact with the Taliban.

President Obama's Muslim advisor on show hosted by Hizb ut Tahrir - defends Sharia Law!

Not only did Dalia Mogahed (pronounced mujahid), President Obama's faith-based Muslim advisor,  participate on a British TV show, via telephone, hosted by members of the extremist Islamic supremacy group Hizb ut Tahrir, she claimed Sharia Law is misunderstood by the West and told the audience that most Muslim women she interviewed wanted it!  Mogahed also did not challenge any anti-West statements made by the HT members on the show. Nasreen Nawaz, Huzb ut Tahrir 's representative for women was also on the show.  The video of the 45 minute show is proudly posted on HT's website in the UK. 

Additionally, and this is the real kicker, Islam Channel, the station this show is aired, is an "Islamist" TV outlet run by CEO Mohammed Ali Harrath, a convicted terrorist who is wanted by Interpol!

House and Senate leaders OK transfer of some Gitmo detainees to the U.S.

Leaders of both the House and Senate have agreed to let some Guantanamo enemy combatants, benignly renamed "detainees" by the new Obama administration, come to the U.S. for trial, according to the New York Daily in an article today titled Congress OKs transfer of some detainees from Guantanamo Bay to U.S. for trial

...“We have agreed on a commonsense process to bring Guantanamo Bay detainees to justice” while protecting “our constituents,” Representative David Price, a North Carolina Democrat, said in a statement about the DHS measure. Price heads the House homeland security appropriations subcommittee.

...A White House aide, speaking on the condition of anonymity, said the accords were a positive move that would make it easier for the U.S. to prosecute many of the terror suspects...

The measures must be voted upon by the full House and Senate and supposedly includes a provision the men cannot be released in the United States.

CAIR-Chicago: Chicago is America's Mecca!

Islam Awareness Week is taking place at Northwestern University in Chicago this week.  Several statements made by Muslims from an article titled Even in America’s Mecca, a need for education and understanding of Islam caught my attention :

...We’re not saying people are ignorant," said Atiya Haque, Muslim-cultural Students Association co-president. "We’re just trying to make 1.2 billion people in the world a bit more visible."

...Gerald Hankers, outreach coordinator of Chicago’s Council on American-Islam Relations, said Chicago is known as America’s Mecca -- the perfect classroom to learn about an oft-misinterpreted religion.

..."Islam is a global religion – one of the fastest growing – and without a program dedicated to a complete understanding of an otherwise misunderstood faith, we are undermining our understanding," said Dulce Acosta-Licea, Northwestern senior and Islamic Studies Program Committee Chair.

Christianity is a global religion that far outdates and out-numbers Muslims.  The Gospel of Jesus makes Christianity a beautiful, loving, kind religion that give peace and comfort to millions upon millions of Christians.  Many more people could benefit from its teachings and make this world a far better place.

The Quran claims Islam is the last religion and one that is to rein superior over all other religions.  This book lays out the ground work for Islamic supremacy, if it taken literally.

Appellate court upholds sentence of ex-professor linked to Hamas

Former Washington Howard University professor Abdelhaleem Ashqar was sentenced to 11 years in prison for  his refusal to testify to a grand jury about his relationship with the Palestinian militant group Hamas. He appealed and last Friday the higher court ruled his sentence should stand:

...But the appeals court said St. Eve (the trial judge) did not commit an error when she applied a lesser standard -- the preponderance of the evidence -- in finding that Ashqar had been involved in terrorism. 

...Having found that Ashqar was involved with Hamas, St. Eve correctly applied a "terrorism enhancement" to his obstruction sentence, the appeals court said...

I'm telling you there are Islamists in America today who are doctors, professors, teachers, and probably even some government officials.  It took President George Bush and his administration eight years to weed out some of them.  But he didn't get them all,  I can assure you.

Another convicted ex-professor terror-supporter from Florida. Sami Al-Arian,  has also refused to testify before a grand jury.

Report: Secret meetings could end oil trading in dollars

An article today in the Independent reported that plans are being made by the Middle East, China, Russia, Japan and France to replace the U.S. dollar with other currency in oil trades:

In the most profound financial change in recent Middle East history, Gulf Arabs are planning – along with China, Russia, Japan and France – to end dollar dealings for oil, moving instead to a basket of currencies including the Japanese yen and Chinese yuan, the euro, gold and a new, unified currency planned for nations in the Gulf Co-operation Council, including Saudi Arabia, Abu Dhabi, Kuwait and Qatar.

Secret meetings have already been held by finance ministers and central bank governors in Russia, China, Japan and Brazil to work on the scheme, which will mean that oil will no longer be priced in dollars.

CAIR complains about Bible Study form - school apologizes

CAIR, sprung from the Muslim Brotherhood/Hamas infrastructure in America, wrote a formal letter to Huron Park Elementary in Roseville, Michigan complaining that Bible study forms from a neighborhood church were sent home with students was inappropriate.

CAIR, is probably the most two-faced Islamist organization in America!  They won't hesitate to ask that Muslim students be released from school for Friday prayers, or send 100,000 Qurans to public officials or go into your child's school to speak about Islam and painting it as a natural progression from Christianity. 

As an unidicted co-conspirator in the Holy Land Foundation Hamas terror funding trial, CAIR's reputation is significantly tainted.  Yet, schools and politicians cave to them in disturbing ways.

Pope meets with president of Pakistan over treatment of Christians

Video of Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari as he met with Pope Benedict XVI today at the papal residence in Castel Gandalfo. :

FBI post domestic investigations guide; CAIR whines

On Tuesday, the FBI posted their domestic investigation guidelines (DIOG).  It only took a day for CAIR, a Muslim Brotherhood/Hamas minion,  to ask the Department of Justice and the Obama administration to rethink them:

...The Washington-based Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) issued that call after the release of a redacted version of the FBI's Domestic Investigations and Operations Guide that whites-out portions (Part 16) about guidance on "undisclosed participation," which relates to the use of confidential informants in American houses of worship such as mosques.

...It is the FBI's use of informants in mosques without probable cause indicating criminal activity that has been of particular concern to the American Muslim community and, in part, caused national Islamic groups earlier this year to consider suspending ties with the FBI.

The FBI, as you recall, suspended ties with CAIR last fall. 

New York terror suspect under constant FBI watch

Naiz Khan is a New York coffee cart operator linked to Najibullah Zazi, who was recently arraigned on terror charges in New York.  

Khan is under constant FBI watch, according to ABC News who tailed him to the ABC studios for the interview:

"...He (Khan) was also in Pakistan at the same time as Zazi last year...When he sat down with ABC News at its New York studio, where four teams of undercover agents followed him and sat outside unit he left before following him home, Khan said he saw Zazi at the local mosque, Masjidi Hazrat I Abubakr, Sept. 10. He said Zazi told him he had come to New York from Colorado because he had "a coffee truck problem for the permit" he owned in New York.

Iran clenches it fists over nuclear program

Iran has clenched its stubborn fists and will refuse to discuss their nuclear program at talks scheduled for tomorrow in a rare meeting with China, Iran, Britain, France, the United Sates and Russia and Germany.

Iran said on Tuesday it would refuse to discuss a newly declared nuclear plant at forthcoming international talks and cautioned Western powers it could curb cooperation further if they repeated "past mistakes."

An Iranian MP suggested that parliament might advocate withdrawal from the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) if Thursday's Geneva talks with major powers fail and "if the Zionists (Israel) and America continue their pressure on Iran" -- a reference to policies including economic sanctions.

FBI shuns CAIR but not President Obama's faith-based Muslim advisor, Dalia Mogahed

screen shot taken 9/28/09 from CAIR 's website.

President Obama's Muslim Advisor, Dalia Mogahed,  on his Council on Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships, will be speaking at CAIR's annual banquet!  CAIR, an outgrowth of the Muslim Brotherhood/Hamas infrastructure in America, was also named an unindicted co-conspirator in the Holy Land Foundation Hamas terror-funding case.

In fact, she's sharing the keynote spot with Sirjaq Wahhaj, who may have been named a potential unindicted co-conspirator in the 1993 World Trade Center bombing.  I say "may have" because I can't find the actual federal court documents related to this case.  So without the actual documents, there's strong speculation about this based on three major newspaper articles listed below which mentioned him in this context.

Iran in big trouble over nuclear facility

Today President Obama, flanked by other world leaders,  told Iran today they must act immediately about a secret underground nuclear facility that was obviously too large for just peaceful purposes.  He spoke very sternly as did Britain's P.M. Gordon Brown and the president of France, Nicolas Sarkozy. They got tough and demanded more inspections by the IAEA. 

They must mean business because they warned Iran about the serious consequences they face in the strongest terms possible:  stronger sanctions!  These could have more bite, than other sanctions in the past, like shutting off their gasoline supply.  But Russia and China may have something to sat about this action.

We shall see.

Brooklyn-born jihadist arraigned on terror-related charges

This was a very busy week for jihadists whose evil plans to kill as many Americans as they could were thwarted, thanks to the FBI and other counter-terrorism agencies.  Yesterday,  in a fourth case, an American born Muslim was arraigned on terrorism charges:

...High School dropout Betim Kaziu, 21, of Marine Park, (New York) pleaded not guilty and was ordered held without bail.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Shreve Ariail said in court papers that Kaziu traveled to Egypt in January with a plan to enter Pakistan and join the radical foreign fighter group Al-Shabaab, which supports al-Qaeda.

Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu speaks at the U.N. today

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu gave a passionate and moving speech before the United Ntions today.  If you get a change please watch it.

Video (one of four):

Obama Criticizes Israel In First UN Speech 

Cantor says Obama not 'true friend' to Israel; Dems respond Jewish Telegraphic Agency

Al-Qaeda cell suspect arrested - more under survelliance!

Islamic terror suspect Najibullah Zazi, along with his father, Mohammed Wali Zazi, and a third Muslim, Imam Ahmad Wais Afzali, of Queens, New York were arrested Saturday night for lying to investigators in an on-going terror probe that may have involved plans to set off bombs within the United States, probably in New York City.  Afzali was an FBI informant who tipped Zazi's father about the investigation.  Najibullah refused a 4th day of FBI questioning last Friday.

From the Department of Justice press release:

"...According to affidavits, on Sept. 11, 2009, defendant Mohammed Zazi placed a call to Afzali which lasted approximately 20 minutes. That same day, the FBI lawfully intercepted a phone conversation between Mohammed Zazi and his son, Najibullah Zazi. An affidavit alleges that, during the conversation, Mohammed Zazi told his son that he had spoken to Afzali who had informed him about being visited by law enforcement and shown photographs. Mohammed Zazi told his son that Afzali would call him and he advised his son to speak with Afzali "before anything else," according to affidavits.

In the midst of this phone call, Najibullah Zazi allegedly received a call from Afzali, who discussed his meeting with law enforcement the day before. According to a draft summary of the transcription, Afzali allegedly stated: "I was exposed to something yesterday from law enforcement. And they came to ask me about your characters." Afzali also allegedly asked Najibullah Zazi about his last trip to Pakistan and added, "Listen, our phone call is being monitored."

According to the affidavits, in another legally intercepted phone conversation on Sept. 11, 2009, Najibullah Zazi told Afzali that his car had been stolen and that he feared he was being "watched." Afzali allegedly asked if there was any "evidence in his car," and Najibullah Zazi said no.

The New York Daily reports that police sources said probers still have up to eight suspects in New York and several in Denver under watch.  The Daily claims this is the first al-Qaeda cell since 9/11 but I am not sure this is accurate.

All three men are due in court today.

Update 9/24/09:  Najibullah Zazi indicted for plotting to use weapons of mass destruction!

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Criminal complaint against Najibullah Zazi

Criminal complaint against Mohammad Zazi

Fact Sheet: Justice Department Counter-Terrorism Efforts Since 9/11:

 Notable Terrorism Prosecutions in Recent Years

• Toledo Terror Cell (Northern District of Ohio) -- In June 2008, Mohammad Amawi, Marwan El-Hindi and Wassim Mazloum were convicted of conspiracy to commit terrorist acts against Americans overseas, including U.S. armed forces in Iraq, and conspiracy to provide material support to terrorists. Amawi and El-Hindi were also convicted of distributing information regarding suicide bomb vests and Improvised Explosive Devices.
• Christopher Paul (Southern District of Ohio) – In June 2008, Paul pleaded guilty to conspiring with members of a German terrorist cell to use a weapon of mass destruction (explosive devices) against Americans vacationing at foreign tourist resorts, against Americans in the United States, as well against U.S. embassies, diplomatic premises and military bases in Europe.
• Hassan Abujihaad (District of Connecticut) – In March 2008, Abujihaad, a former member of the U.S. Navy, was convicted of providing material support to terrorists and delivering classified information on the movements of a U.S. Navy battle group to Azzam Publications, a London-based organization alleged to have provided material support to persons engaged in terrorism.
• Mohammed Jabarah (Southern District of New York) – In Jan. 2008, Jabarah was sentenced to life in prison after pleading guilty to terrorism charges stemming from his participation in a plot to bomb U.S. embassies in Singapore and the Philippines. Jabarah trained in al Qaeda camps in Afghanistan and spent time with Usama bin Laden, to whom he swore an oath of allegiance.
• California Prison Plot (Central District of California) – In Dec. 2007, Kevin James, who formed a radical Islamic organization while in California state prison, and two of his recruits, Levar Washington and Gregory Patterson, pleaded guilty to terrorism conspiracy charges, admitting they conspired to attack U.S. military facilities and Jewish facilities in Los Angeles.
• Jose Padilla and co-defendants (Southern District of Florida) -- In Aug. 2007, a federal jury convicted Padilla, Adham Hassoun and Kifah Jayyousi of conspiracy to murder, kidnap and maim individuals in a foreign country, conspiracy to provide material support, and providing material support to terrorists. Padilla was sentenced to more than 17 years in prison.
• Zacarias Moussaoui (Eastern District of Virginia) -- In May 2006, Moussaoui was sentenced to six consecutive life terms after pleading guilty in April 2005 to various terrorism violations, admitting that he conspired with al Qaeda to hijack and crash planes into prominent U.S. buildings as part of the 9/11 attacks.
• Ahmed Omar Abu Ali (Eastern District of Virginia) – In Nov. 2005, Ali was convicted on all counts of an indictment charging him with, among other violations, providing material support to al Qaeda, conspiracy to assassinate the U.S. President, and conspiracy to commit air piracy and conspiracy to destroy aircraft. Ali was sentenced to 30 years in prison.

Also see:

Red:  Warnings

9/22/09:  Mass transit in U.S. on high alert

9/21/09:  Al-Qaeda cell suspect arrested - more under survelliance!

 9/18/09:  12 Muslims on constant FBI watch in possible al-Qaeda linked terror probe

9/15/09:  FBI warns police departments across America: signs of homemade bombs

7/29/09:  US enlists citizens in anti-terrorism strategy

2/24/09:  Director of FBI warns of possible U.S. terror attacks

12/2/08:  U.S. likely faces massive terror attack by 2013 government report states

CAIR, the Muslim Brotherhood, and more

2009 terror plots, trials, money laundering and more...

Also, two men were arrested carrying weapons in the parking lot of the apartment complex where the Zazi's lived after hearing what they said was a gunshot over the weekend.  Drinking was involved.  

Calling on American Islamic leaders: Own up to martyrdom in Islam

Today 32 people lost their lives in Pakistan in a likely martyrdom operation.  Daily these attacks seem to take place. Unfortunately, the media always refer to these as suicide events but in reality they are carried out by Muslims who are martyring themselves for Islam.  Now, whether these young men and women, who are sometimes teenagers or younger, destroyed their life and that of others to please Allah following Islamic law correctly is another question.  We need clarification.

Take a moment to review Malik Ali who in 2002 cried out to other Muslims in America not to call these attackers suicide bombers because they are martyrs!  Ali, as it make sicken you to know,  is one of the organizers who was granted a park permit to hold the first every Friday pray on the Washington Mall next Friday.  They hope for 50,000 Muslims, who will be bused in from all over the country, if all goes well.  This will be a major day for thousands of Muslims and for Islam.  The organizers credit President Obama for this historic event.

Also know the largest Islamic inter-governmental agency in the world, the Organization of Islamic Conference's own Fiqh Council ruled martyrdom is not terrorism and is acceptable according to Islamic law to defend the Islamic creed, dignity, freedom and the sovereignty of states.  Only the U.N. is a larger body, although it is not all Islamic - it is gaining serious ground.

So, it's incumbent for us to use the correct terms in discussions with Muslims.  Don't use the word terrorism anymore.  Martyrdom is the correct term to use. Defending the Islamic creed to please Allah calls for martyrdom in certain circumstances.  Martyrdom is a form of jihad and sometimes it is a required obligation.  We need to know when.  If a Muslim leader denies martyrdom is a part of Islam, ask for them to be put it in writing on their mosque's website for clarification. They won't.  If they tell you they already have issued a statement about terrorism - well,  that's just going around in circles.

It is incumbent for Islamic leaders in the U.S. to inform us what operations are Islamic legitimate as they occur as part of their continuing education about Islam. To do less is not being honest.  Ask about specific attacks.  Ask why Islamic leaders in America aren't doing more to force the issue with Islamic leaders in other countries if these attacks are against Islam. Ask why there is a never-ending supply of jihadists.  Ask Muslim leaders to put in writing that the daily martyrdom attacks overseas are against Islam,  if they claim they are. Do they disagree with the OIC?  Will they put that in writing?  Actually, they should be shouting this from rooftops all over America at every opportunity for the world to hear!  Are martyrdom operations always wrong? No more pat assurances that Islam is only a religion of peace without these clarifications. Referencing past statements against terrorism to answer these specific questions do not cut it.  Enough. 

Don't they see it is Muslims themselves who are giving Islam the bad name?  So, I think it would be very helpful to have a website that lists lslamic approved martyrdom attacks as they occur for us to review as part of our on-going Islamic education, don't you think? 

Come on American Muslim leaders - step up.

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OIC's subsidiary, the Islamic Figh Council, approves of martyrdom for Islam! 

Offensive jihad can only be waged by pure Muslims!

War & fighting in Islam (joint web-page by the Islamic Society of Tulsa and the Islamic Society of Greater Oklahoma City)  Islamic meaning of jihad does include fighting to establish justice which is a supreme goal in Islam. NOTE;  We have been waiting over 4 years for their section on Islam vs. terrorism as this archived copy from February 2005 shows.  This section (near the bottom of the page) continues to be empty  today.  Additionally, they have left off martyrdom. completely.

Is fighting and "dying" for the sake of Allah endorsed by the Islamic Society of Tulsa?  Dying while fighting for the sake Allah or for defending Islam itself was listed as a good way to die as a Muslim in their newsletter.

Martyrdom in Islam: Let's Discuss It by Jamal Badawi (The Quranic expert selected by the Islamic Society of Tulsa to represent them in a public debate

European Council for Fatwas and Research on martyrdom (Badawi is a member - Qaradawi is the chair):  “The martyrdom operations carried out by the Palestinian factions to resist the Zionist occupation are not in any way included in the framework of prohibited terrorism, even if the victims include some civilians.”---This is a Jihad of necessity, as the clerics call it, and not Jihad of choice… Even if an innocent child is killed as a result of this Jihad ---“Those who oppose martyrdom operations and claim that they are suicide are making a great mistake.

Proud Tulsa Muslim: "Being martyred protecting Islam is a good thing..."

Oklahoma City mosque spokesman: white women are our largest converts

Screen shot taken of article in OKGazette.com

Saad Mohammad, a spokesman for the Islamic Society of Greater Oklahoma City (ISOGOC) told the OKGazatte in an article dated September 2, 2009, that white women make up the largest group of converts, or as some Muslims call it, reverts, this past year.  Revert means reverting to the first religion even though Judaism and Christianity predates Islam by hundreds and hundreds and hundreds of years. Some would criticize this as part of Islamic supremacy.

Mohammad also said the growth of Islam in Oklahoma is responsible for the 12 mosques throughout the state.

Baptist Minister speaks about Rifqa Bary

Ergun Caner is a Baptist minister who lives in Virginia with his wife and kids.  Recently, he was interviewed about Rifqa Bary, the 17 year-old girl who fled her home in Ohio to Florida out of fear for her life after she converted to Christianity. 

It might interest you to know that Caner, too, was a Muslim in Ohio who became a Christian at age 16:

"...In her Aug. 30 sworn affidavit, the 17-year-old (Bary) said in June her father was pressured by leaders of the family mosque, the Noor Islamic Cultural Center in Columbus, to deal with reports they had received concerning Rifqa’s Christian conversion.

“In a fit of anger that I had never seen before in my life, he picked up my lap top, waived it over my head as if to strike me with it and said, ‘If you have this Jesus in your heart, you are dead to me! You are no longer my daughter,’” Rifqa said in the affidavit.

...Brian Williams, a 21-year-old friend of Rifqa, contacted FDLE (Florida Department of Law Enforcement) on Aug. 28, noting that he filed a report with the Columbus Police Department that she had told him about her father’s threat and her mother finding Christian materials in July. Williams also told FDLE he baptized Rifqa in June. He also said he drove Rifqa from a friend’s house to the bus station when she decided to flee.

...The FDLE report noted during the Aug. 27 interview with the Bary family, two officials of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) were present, including CAIR attorney Romin Iqbal who characterized honor killings as “cultural and tribal, not related directly to the Islamic religious practice.”

...According to Ergun Mehmet Caner, the FDLE report is an example of “political correctness” that may endanger Rifqa’s life.  “Her blood, which is almost certain to be shed if returned, is on their hands. The police and judicial branch in Florida were her last hope,” Caner said in a Sept. 15 interview with Florida Baptist Witness..."

Carner also told the Witness that a fatwa for his death was issued last year and he takes extra security precations.  He said “Death for apostasy from Islam is firmly rooted in the most sacred Muslim texts,” citing the Qur’an and the Hadith, collections about Islam’s prophet, Muhammad.“There is also a consensus by all four schools of Sunni Islamic jurisprudence, as well as Shi’ite jurists, that apostates from Islam must be put to death,” he said.  Rifqa, he said, brings dishonor to her family by her Christian faith. 

He was critical, too,  that CAIR was present during an interview with Bary's family.

Goveror Strickland of Ohio apparently issued a statement on the 11th that Rifqa should be returned to Ohio where officials there can protect her.

First "Islam Day" at Oklahoma City University

On September 10, 2009, Oklahoma City University held their first Islam Day, which was spearheaded by Mohamed Daadaoui, a professor there:

Islam Day at OCU falls in the midst of the holy month of Ramadan, which is celebrated this year from Aug. 22 to Sept. 21. Celebrated during the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, 1.5 billion Muslims around the world fast from dawn until sunset each day. Political science professor and Middle East expert Mohamed Daadaoui organized a list of activities for students and faculty in order to foster cross-cultural dialogue and to spread awareness about the world’s second largest religion.

Muslims plan massive Friday Prayer in Washington D.C.

Thousands upon thousands of Muslims are being organized for a massive Friday prayer at Capitol Hill on September 25, 2009 in what could be described as an outdoor mosque where their prayer will be chanted on "Capitol Hill, echoing off of the Lincoln Memorial, the Washington Monument, " according to a website set up specifically for this event.  They will pray near where U.S. presidents are traditionally inaugurated.  The motto of the website is "Our Time Has Come."

Muslims will be bused in from Oklahoma, and many other states. 

President Obama is the catalyst for the event according to one of the main organizers, Hassen Abdellah, president of Dar-ul-Islam in Elizabeth, New Jersey and an attorney for accused terrorists or terrorist enablers in court here, here and here. 

Another organizer, Abdul Malik, spoke to Muslims about martyrs which was captured on video in April 2002:

"...These brothers--and sisters-- before they go out on their martyr missions, are doing videotapes, and they are saying "Yeeeuuhh! I'm doing this! I'm doing this!" And their mothers are right next to them saying, "Go ahead and go!"

Their mothers--the mothers are telling their children--although of course they're gonna miss them--"But you do what you have to do." And just like that last sister, when she's standing with her son, and she's all proud of him, and they're doing the videotape, and the son is all proud, he's standing there, you know with his weapon, he's standing there, and she's standing there all next to him, and she's proud, and then he goes out, and he is martyred. And then she sees his body--she sees his body, and what does she do? She puts her forehead to the ground, thanking Allah, because he gave me a martyr!

A permit was granted to these organizers for the Friday Prayer.

Update 9/25/09 6:48 PM CT:  According to the Washington Post,  only about 3,000 Muslims attended the prayer - far short of what was predicted.

For Muslims a day of prayer on the west lawn of the US Capitol

American jihadist identified; charges await him

An American Muslim who is a leader of the al-Qaeda-linked al-Shabaab terrorist group in Somalia has been identified as Omar Hammami who grew up in Alabama.  Hammami is now known as Abu Mansour al-Amriki or "The American".  This terrorist organization is fighting the secular government there with the goal to create an Islamic state:

"...During his later teenage years, Hammami attended Daphne High School and frequented the Islamic Society of Mobile, one of the most popular mosques in the Mobile area. It's unclear whether he was always a practicing Muslim, but a source told FOX News that he has family ties to Islam. A call to the mosque was not returned.

...His most recent message came out in July, a month after President Barack Obama promised "a new beginning" with the Muslim world during a speech in Cairo.

"Despite the fact that you have been ... forced [by Muslim fighters] to at least pretend to extend your hand in peace to the Muslims, we cannot and shall not extend our hands," al-Amriki said in an audiotape. "Rather, we shall extend to you our swords, until you leave our lands."

The United States and other countries have recently been assisting Somalia's government in its battle against al-Shabaab. Somalia has had no stable government since 1991, when dictator Siad Barre was ousted from power. A newer secular government has had trouble keeping Muslim militants at bay, and in 2006 fighting with al-Shabaab intensified after Western-backed Ethiopian forces invaded Somalia. U.S. officials say if al-Shabaab prevails, Somalia could turn into a haven for Al Qaeda and other terrorist groups.

...In October 2008, 27-year-old college student Shirwa Ahmed of Minneapolis became "the first known American suicide bomber" when he blew himself up in Somalia, killing dozens, according to the FBI. Since then at least four more men from Minneapolis have been killed in Somalia, according to their families

Fatwa in Egypt: Sin to construct churches

(photo from Washington DC rally for Coptic Christians)   

It's well known that it is hard to get a church built in a country under Sharia Law.  In Egypt recently controversy rose over a clarification fatwa that seems to emphasize Sharia law's Islamic supremacy goals: 

A controversial Fatwa (Islamic edict) prohibiting the construction of new churches in Egypt has provoked considerable discussion and spiraled into a crisis, involving the FatwaCouncil, Al-Azhar Grand Sheikh, Christian and Muslim religious personalities, and the media. It was also reported on 8/26/2009 that the jurists who issued the Fatwa are under investigation on orders of the Grand Mufti and the Justice Minister (z: probably just for show) 

The Fatwa (Arabic) in question was issued by the Al-Azhar affiliated "Dar el-Eftta" -- Fatwa Council for Islamic interpretations of laws in Islam. It stated "the will of a Muslim towards building a Church is a sin against God, just as if he left his inheritance towards building a nightclub, a gambling casino, or building a barn for rearing pigs, cats or dogs."

To highlight the reason for this "sin" the Fatwa went on to state: "Salvation in the Christian religion is the belief in Jesus as Lord, where Muslims fundamentally disagree on it. Muslims believe that Issa [Jesus in Arabic] peace be upon him, is a slave of Allah and His Messenger, and that Allah is one. He begets not and He is not begotten and there is none like unto Him. So if it is seen that one sect has deviated from this absolute Monotheism, then according to that person's own religion he is forbidden to donate for the erection of buildings where Allah is not worshiped alone."

A Coptic priest in Egypt, Rev. Estefanos Shehata, who has tried for two years to convert part of his home into a church had a death fatwa issued against him recently.

These are the Islamic laws that American Muslim leaders need to stand up against but won't.  You have to ask yourself why.

When President Mubarak of Egypt visited President Obama last month, Egyptian Coptic Christians Protested for Human Rights, Equality in Washington.

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Also see:

U.S. Copts Association

Free Copts

Copts United

Noor Islamic Center in Columbus, Ohio may provide clues to Rifqa Bary's fear

Rifqa Bary is a 17 year old Christian.  She was born into a Muslim family but converted 4 years ago.  After alleging she received death threats from her father for her conversion, she ran away from her home in Ohio and her story made national headlines.  The father denies he made any threats to her and she remains in foster care in Florida.

On Monday, her attorney filed an affidavit about the mosque her family attended;  the Noor Islamic Center in Columbus, Ohio, and its leader, who was identified by the FBI as a member of the Muslim Brotherhood.  Below are some highlights from the 35 page document (pdf file):

I. THE NOOR CENTER CEO AND THE MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD

The leader of the mosque, Dr. Hany Saqr, was previously an imam for another area mosque at the same time the largest known Al-Qaeda cell in the U.S. since 9/11 was operating out of the mosque. Additionally, Dr. Saqr was identified in exhibits submitted by the Department of Justice in a recent terrorism finance trial in Texas as being one of the leaders of the Muslim Brotherhood in North America – an international organization responsible for birthing virtually every Islamic terrorist organization in the world, including Al-Qaeda. One of his subordinates identified in those trial exhibits was identified in a FBI memorandum as providing $735,000 to Hamas while under Dr. Saqr’s direction.

II. THE NOOR CENTER SCHOLAR AND TERRORIST LEADERS

A former Islamic scholar associated with The Noor Center is Dr. Salah Sultan, a cleric that has been photographed with terrorist leaders designated as such by the U.S. government.

Dr. Sultan has recently appeared on television inciting violence against Jews, and he has previously appeared at events in support of designated terrorist organizations while an active part of the Noor Center community. Following his departure to Bahrain, unconfirmed reports indicate that his US citizenship application has been denied and that he has been banned from reentering the US.

III. THE NOOR CENTER AND EXTREMIST SPEAKERS

A number of extremist speakers have been featured at recent Noor Center events who are on record making statements in support of violence, terrorism and extremism.

Evidence also indicates that some of these speakers have been directly involved in fundraising and supporting the mosque since its inception. One regular speaker and fundraiser for the Noor Center was listed by federal prosecutors as an unindicted co-conspirator in the 1993 World Trade Center bombing trial.

IV THE NOOR CENTER TIED TO NATIONWIDE FBI TERROR INVESTIGATION

The Noor Center has also been directly tied to the ongoing nationwide investigation into Somali-American youths who have left the U.S. to train in terror camps operated by the Al-Qaeda-linked Al-Shabaab terror organization.

CNN has identified Columbus as one of the main centers of the FBI’s investigation. This story was recently the subject of a lengthy front-page New York Times story..."

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Also see:

1992 Muslim Brotherhood phonebook

Download 1992_Phone_Directory (I believe page 3 shows Saqr as Hani Saker (614 is an Ohio area code).  Note: page 2:  Jamal Badawi - the man the Islamic Society of Tulsa invited to represent them in a public debate, also in the Oklahoma area code:  page 5: Foad Khaleely, page 4:  Nuridine Giayash) 

Terrorist arrested in Germany and words from Al Qaeda

German authorities arrested a 24 year-old man on August 26th who allegedly plotted to kill Americans living in Germany:

...Kadir T., who holds German and Turkish citizenship, is suspected of buying a video camera and night vision equipment for the Islamic Jihad Union under instructions from a man now on trial in Germany on charges he belonged to the group, the prosecution agency in Karlsruhe said in a statemen ton its Web site today. Kadir T. was arrested Aug. 26, the agency said.

...He was arrested on his way to a training camp in the Afghan-Pakistani border area, the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung newspaper reported on its Web site, citing unnamed law-enforcement officials.

His contact in the group was identified as Adem Y., one of four defendants in Germany’s biggest terror trial since a case involving Red Army Faction radicals three decades ago. 

Today, Al-Qaeda's number two man Zawahri's has a 3 video message titled "Path to Doom" which is posted on the channel called UmmahMedia .  This channel has been on YouTube for two years!

Thanks, YouTube.