[The Nation (Nairobi)] The three Kenyans linked to the Kampala bombings are beyond the jurisdiction of the Kenyan courts. The Anti Terrorism Police Unit said on Tuesday Kenyan authorities could not interfere as they were now in the hands of Ugandan authorities and could not be produced in the Kenyan courts.
An ATPU inspector, Mr Charles Ogeto was responding to an application by relatives of two of the men asking that they be brought to Kenya.
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Mr Hussein Hassan Agade and Mr Christopher Magondu, alias Idris Magondu were arrested in Kenya last week and handed over to Uganda. Mr Agade was arrested in Mlolongo while Mr Magondu was seized in Kawangware.
Their families have asked the High Court to order Police Commissioner Mathew Iteere to show a warrant allowing him to arrest the two. Also sued are the Attorney General and the ATPU.
The police also denied barring the men from communicating with their families.
"At no time did anyone ask to see them and was denied." said Mr Ogeto.
Mr Magondu's wife, Saida Rosemary, said more than 20 officers stormed her Kawangware home at about 1.30am, handcuffed and blindfolded her husband and drove off with him. She said in the court papers that she had not seen him since.
The case has been taken back to Justice Mohammed Warsame, who initially ordered that the men be produced in Kenya, and he will hear the case on September 20.
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[The Nation (Nairobi)] Botswana has said that it will not send troops to Somalia though it can provide logistics to the African Union (AU) force in the war-torn country.
Foreign Affairs Minister Mr Phandu Skelemani told the press in Gaborone that the Botswana Defence Force (BDF) already has its hands full with anti-poaching activities and control of the contagious Foot and Mouth Disease and cannot afford to send troops outside the country.
"We have to protect our wildlife rather than send troops to Somalia," Mr Skelemani said after arriving from the AU Summit in Kampala which called on African countries to send more troops to Somalia.
He regretted that Botswana cannot send troops because of the poaching problem.
"Poachers are killing our wildlife which is our revenue (earner), therefore members of the Botswana Defence Force have been deployed in anti-poaching units as well as fighting Foot and Mouth Disease with other national duties they are now engaged in," he explained.
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[Arab News] The owner of a Saudi ship that was hijacked by Somali pirates in March with 14 crew members said that he made a mistake while speaking to Arab News last week in how much ransom the pirates were demanding.
"I told the reporter that the sum was $20 million. In fact, this was the amount previously demanded by the pirates which was greatly reduced later," said Kamal Arri, the owner of the Al-Nisr.
The ransom money is to be paid by his insurance company once approved by the Saudi Monetary Agency. Arri said he is still worried about the fate of sailors on board the ship and that it is because of this that he was unable to clarify the exact amount earlier to Arab News.
"I am only concerned now with the safe return of all sailors on board. They were desperate. In my last telephone conversation with them yesterday, the Greek captain complained that the pirates were making them sleep on deck while they were using the cabins and rooms themselves, and they have been physically beaten and tortured," he said.
The Al-Nisr, with 13 Sri Lankans and one Greek crew member, was seized on March 1 as it returned from Japan to the Saudi port of Jeddah and was not carrying any oil.
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A ship owner who cares for the welfare of his sailors? Is this Bizarro world?
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ION DAILY TIMES. PK > AL QAEDA-LINKED GROUP CLAIM ATTACK ON JAPAN TANKER. The Abdullah Azam Brigades, which is believed to be linked to 2009 + 2006 attacks agz Israel + 2005 attack in Jordan, CLAIMS THE STRIKE WAS A BLOW AGZ THE GLOBAL, OIL ECONOMY.
* WAFF > RUSSIA ASKS GREECE FOR PERMANENT [naval]ANCHORAGE OR NAUTICAL BASE.
A repentant, preferring anonymity and nicknamed "Aboul Haithem Ellithi", who used to be within "Katibet El Muhajiroun", has made important revelations on terrorist groups to Ennahar.
During his meeting with Ennahar, Abul Haithem said that national reconciliation is the only legal solution to the security crisis that has shaken Algeria since years. Our interviewee, a native of Sidi Aissa, north of M'sila, acknowledged that his return to normal life was possible thanks to the preacher " Aâid El Karni " and other sheikhs such as Sheikh al Ebikane who called the terrorists to repent and reach national reconciliation. But, says Abul Haithem, the elements of Katibet al Muhajiroun refused to hear these appeals and began to attack the innocent citizens after they were fighting the regime. In fact, he says, people have been fooled. They lied and the fatwa of Sheikh Al Albani were forged and distributed in mosques and on the streets by groups of terrorists who wanted the fight. This had its impact on hundreds of young people who joined the bush for the Jihad.
[Arab News] A special tribunal dealing with charges of crimes against humanity against four senior leaders of Bangladesh's largest Islamic party ordered authorities on Monday to keep the accused in jail indefinitely.
The charges stem from the nation's 1971 war for independence and alleged atrocities committed by Pakistani soldiers in a failed attempt to keep Bangladesh from breaking away. The Bangladeshi government says the soldiers, aided by local collaborators, killed an estimated three million people, raped about 200,000 women and forced millions more to flee their homes during the bloody nine-month war.
The suspects being held by the tribunal are from the Jamaat-e-Islami party, which sided with Pakistan during the war in which India backed those seeking independence. The suspects face charges such as genocide, murder, rape, torture, looting and arson. The party has said the charges are politically motivated. But so, too, were the genocide, murder, rape, torture, looting and arson that resulted in the deaths of three million human beings.
The long-delayed tribunal - which was a campaign promise of Prime Minister Hasina Wajed during elections in 2008 - was finally set up in March.
A day after writing to Hugo Chavez that he intended to continue the fight for the American government to list Venezuela as a state sponsor of terrorism, Republican U.S. Rep. Connie Mack of Florida did just that, sending a letter to President Barack Obama, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid.
"I write to you today to urge you to immediately finalize the steps required to designate Venezuela as a state sponsor of terrorism," wrote Mack. "Hugo Chavez has politically, materially and diplomatically supported international terrorist groups, threatening the freedom, security and prosperity of the United States and our allies. We must stop all interaction with the tyrannical regime of Mr. Hugo Chavez.
"As a beacon of freedom, the United States must stand firm against those who harbor terrorists, threaten our allies, and rebuke the freedoms we are committed to protect," continued Mack. "Hugo Chavez's solidarity with internationally recognized terrorist groups, such as the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), endangers stability in the region and prompts national security concerns for our nation.
"Securing the Western Hemisphere begins with condemning those who undermine freedom," wrote Mack. "Chavez's efforts to derail our allies and support terrorist activity fly in the face of democratic values. As protectors of freedom, it is our responsibility to keep our nation safe by opposing those who challenge it."
Mack closed with the demand that action be taken against Venezuela immediately.
"It is time for us to stand behind freedom by placing Venezuela on the list of state sponsors of terrorism," he concluded. "I request your urgent action addressing this matter of national security, and look forward to your prompt reply."
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Good luck on that one, pal...Hugo's not just Ogabe's buddy, he's a role model for Barry's third term and beyond.
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The Netherlands moved closer Tuesday to a rightist cabinet relying on anti-Islam MP Geert Wilders' support for passing policy, after a royal official said this option must be explored further.
"There is strong political will" on the part of the centre-right VVD, the Christian Democrats (CDA) and Wilders' Party for Freedom (PVV), to reach a cooperation agreement, Ruud Lubbers, an official tasked by the queen with examining post-election coalition options, said in his final report. He recommended closer examination of how a VVD-CDA "minority" coalition could work in firm agreement with Wilders' PVV to give it a parliamentary majority when needed.
Analysts have explained that the "minority government" system currently on the drawing board would see Wilders' party left out of the cabinet but consulted on all policy.
Lubbers said further talks were needed to see whether it was "practically possible" to agree on public spending cuts to the tune of 18 billion euros (24 billion dollars)" -- a plan of the VVD, the biggest party, that Wilders opposes.
On the other hand, agreement will have to be reached on a "common approach to immigration, integration and asylum". This would include negotiations on Wilders' demands for "regulating the dress of public servants" and "raising the level of Dutch language tests" for would-be immigrants.
The CDA initially refused post-election talks with Wilders citing fears for "basic human rights." But as negotiations for a leftist coalition failed, the CDA agreed to new talks though many of its members still baulk at entering into a formal coalition with the PVV.
Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu said his deputies are outmanned and outgunned when it comes to battling drug cartels.
The Pinal County Justice Foundation is asking the public to donate money so that they can equip deputies with rifles.
Babeu said the guns purchased with donations would go to first responders. The sheriff said they need to raise $150,000.
A CBS 5 News investigation last November revealed the Mexican drug cartel relies heavily on smugglers from Arizona to stockpile their arsenal. That arsenal, officials said, is used in gun battles along the border.
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Maybe we could recycle some of the RPGs confiscated in Afghanistan or Iraq; send them to Arizona. C4 makes good IEDs. Are there not some BARs in storage in the military arsenal that could be sent to Arizona? On my taxes, can a box be provided to check that sends a dollar to Arizona Sheriffs? I'd rather do that than send a buck to the elections.
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The Sheriff and his people are in the trenches feeling the strain. He is doing what any good leader would do. Getting his people all the support he can find for them.
[Tolo News] Pakistaini President, Asif Ali "President Ten Percent" Zardari in an interview published in France on Tuesday said Coalition forces "are losing the war against the Taliban" in Afghanistan
Mr Zardari in an interview with Le Monde, the French newspaper, said the US and NATO-led coalition forces had "underestimated the situation on the ground" in Afghanistan.
Daily Telegraph, a British newspaper, quotes Mr Zardari as saying, "I believe that the international community, which Pakistain belongs to, is in the process of losing the war against the Taliban. And that is, above all, because we have lost the battle for hearts and minds."
Zardari's comments came after secret US military documents disclosed by WikiLeaks showcased Pakistain's support to the Taliban and terrorist groups.
In a press conference on July 29, President Karzai told reporters that the hard boy's havens should be targeted outside Afghan borders.
UK's Premier, David Cameron, angered Pakistain's President by saying last week that Pakistain should stop looking "both ways" secretly promoting extremism while pretending to seek regional stability.
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NEWS KERALA > [Pak Taliban]TTP TO CONTINUE JIHAD UNTIL PAKISTAN GOVT PARTS WAYS WID US-LED NATO FORCES.
TTP SPOKEMAN AZAM TARIQ > proclaims the US IS NOT SAFE ON ITS OWN SOIL. US is not safe from Taliban, Islamist terror retaliation or response.
* NEWS KERALA > EUROPEAN JIHADIS FLOCK TO PAKISTAN FOR TERROR TRAINING.
* PAKISTANI DEFENCE FORUM > YOUTUBE > [2008 Glen Beck Interview] AL QAEDA READY FOR A NUCLEAR ATTACK ON AMERICA?
* PAKISTANI DEFENCE FORUM > US SECDEF GATES HINTS AT MAJOR GROUND STRIKES AT EXTREMISTS HOLED UP IN PAKISTAN [rising US mil buildup in Eastern Afghanistan agz PAK borders].
* WAFF > SOMALI ISLAMISTS DEMAND CASH + JEWELS [+ "ARMS/WEAPS DONATIONS"] FOR HOLY WAR, agz AU peacekeeping forces + Somali Govt.
BAGHDAD / Aswat al-Iraq: The upcoming meeting between the Kurdistan Alliance and heads of political blocs in the Iraqi Parliament has been postponed until further notice, Kurdish Lawmaker Sardar Abdullah said on Tuesday. Maybe Iraq is better off without a parliament. I think they should hire the Czech Republic's...
"The meeting was supposed to occur during the coming days, but the meeting has been postponed until an unnamed appointment," Abdullah told Aswat al-Iraq news agency.
He explained that the Kurdistan Alliance was planning to propose a plan of 16 items to solve the current political dispute in Iraq and distribute the three major posts in the country, Presidency, Premiership, and Parliament's Speakership.
"The meeting has been put on hold because negotiations between political blocs have reached no tangible results," Abdullah added.
He expected that negotiations could be resumed at the beginning of the holy month of Ramadan.
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[Al Arabiya Latest] Sporting a long blue dress and white headscarf, Umm Omar barely blinks as she whips out a pistol in her garden. For her, the gun is a necessary evil to protect her young family.
"I hate the sound of gunfire, but it is the terrorists who have forced me to learn to handle a gun to protect my children and my home," says the 27-year-old mother of three children.
Umm Omar lives with her family in Ramadi, capital of the western province of Anbar, one Iraq's most violent regions. She is among a growing number of young mothers who have learned to use a weapon to fend off insurgents targeting the families of civil servants and security personnel.
"A few months ago, a group of gunmen tried to burgle our home," notes husband Ahmed Karim, a police sergeant whose work frequently keeps him away from home for days at a stretch.
"I was not there, but my wife's screams alerted the neighbors," the 32-year-old adds, noting that the gang fled before completing their mission. "After that, I decided to teach her how to use a pistol."
Following the US-led invasion to oust Saddam Hussein in 2003, Anbar became the centre of a vicious insurgency that was only put down after Sunni tribes and their militias sided with the US military against Al-Qaeda.
Today, violence levels are dramatically lower in the province, where safety remains precarious despite major security improvements.
Many wives of civil servants, security personnel, elected provincial officials and journalists began arming themselves in June 2009, when insurrectionists attacked the homes of notable residents or members of the police force.
In this largely desert province where the arid plain is interrupted by meadows and orchards on both banks of the Euphrates river, the foliage provides effective camouflage for gunmen, whose weapons of choice are handguns and the AK47 assault rifle.
"As the wives of people responsible for maintaining security, we must protect our families when our men are protecting the country," says Ghada Ahmed, 24.
"It is they (the wives) who defend the home in the evenings when their husbands are away, or when they return tired from work," adds the robust mother of four, dressed in a colorful printed dress and pink Islamic headscarf.
"It was the continuous attacks that pushed us to react," she says, referring to the 10,000 soldiers and police officers killed since 2003 by insurrectionists who consider them "henchmen of the (American) occupiers."
In mid-June, a former member of the anti-Qaeda militia and five members of his family were killed in an armed night attack on his home close to Fallujah, another restive city in Anbar.
Paradoxically, in this religiously conservative region where women usually keep a low profile, the police and tribal chiefs, as well as religious dignitaries, take a positive view of women who are ready to defend themselves and their homes.
"This is an evolution toward modernity. We do not have any objection -- quite the contrary," assures General Bahaa al-Qaisi, head of the provincial police force.
"It is necessary that they (women) help us because we do not have enough police officers to protect everyone," he adds about a province where a police force of 24,000 has to look after nearly two million inhabitants.
For Adnan Khamis, a leader of the al-Bualwan clan, the bravery of the women evokes memories of Islam's glorious past.
"Seeing women carry arms is (a sign of) great nobility," he says, adding that "women always took part in the wars alongside men and held their place in history."
Even religious leaders approve of this.
"For a woman, learning how to handle a weapon to protect her children and home is inscribed in Islamic law and mentioned in the words of the Prophet (Mohammed)," said an imam of Ramadi, who did not want to give his name.
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THE UN peacekeeping force has confirmed that the tree at the centre of deadly clashes along the Lebanon-Israel border was in Israeli territory.
Lebanese and Israeli troops exchanged fire yesterday in a fierce border battle that killed a senior Israeli officer, two Lebanese soldiers and a journalist.
The violence started when Israeli troops tried to cut down a tree that both sides claimed was in their territory.
Lieutenant Naresh Bhatt, a spokesman for the UN peacekeeping force in south Lebanon, UNIFIL, said yesterday they have determined the tree was in Israeli territory.
The Israeli army has said it is continuing to uproot trees in the area.
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has denounced the US administration for failing to implement the policy of change, saying capitalism in the US is nearing its end.
"US President Barack Obama was brought to power to salvage the capitalist system," Ahmadinejad said in an address to directors and producers of the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) on Tuesday.
The president said although Obama came to power with the emphasis that wrong US policies should be reformed, he has failed to live up to his promise of change.
President Ahmadinejad further pointed out that Obama will not be able to save a dying US economy.
Elsewhere in his remarks, the Iranian president dismissed the US-backed sanctions against Tehran's nuclear program.
"The West has been trying to use sanctions to deal a blow to the Iranian nation, but Iranianians will turn those moves into opportunities." he said.
He underlined the West is trying to force Iran into a retreat through imposing sanctions.
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Obama saving capitalism is like muzzies being tolerant of other religions, pedophiles not abusing children, a tiger becoming a vegetarian.
Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Ahmad Vahidi says Iran's armed forces have prepared "enemy-crushing, defensive plans" to make infidels regret their actions in case of any attack.
Vahidi's remarks came in response to Sunday statements of the US Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Mike Mullen, who envisioned a military strike against Iran to deter Iran from acquiring "nuclear weapons." ... that would "explode" and "kill" lots of "people"...
"Such statements not only associate with fascism literature and contradict their [Americans'] peace-seeking claims, but also indicate their failure against the Iranian nation's strong will," IRNA quoted General Vahidi as saying on Tuesday, prior to his trip to the Jordanian capital, Amman. They have nothing at all to do with fascism, and might have something to do with Iran's occasional blood-curdling threats and penchant for face-making...
Earlier on Saturday, the Iranian defense minister vowed inauguration of some defense projects as practical response to recent anti-Iran sanctions. "What kinda projects?"
"Defense projects!"
On June 9, the UN Security Council (UNSC) adopted a resolution imposing a fourth round of sanctions against Iran over its nuclear program. Following the UNSC sanctions, the United States, the European Union, Canada and Australia passed more sanctions against Iran's banking and energy sectors.
The US and its allies are accusing the Islamic Republic of being after nuclear weapons, but Iran strongly rejects the claim. Iran says as a signatory to the Non-Proliferation Treaty, its nuclear activities are in the framework of the International Atomic Energy Agency.
While the US possesses and has used nuclear weapons in the past, ... and is becoming increasingly likely to do so again, given the exigencies of "pay me now, pay me later with interest"...
Washington, in a politically-motivated move, is imposing unilateral sanctions against Iran, which does not possess nuclear weapons nor does it seek to develop such weapons.
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I prefer to describe it as IRAN DOING A "CHEONAN", or in the absence therein a NORTH KOREAN-STYLE "BUILDING/USING OUR [future?] NUCLEAR DETERRENCE" rant.
In the interim, 2010-2012,
To wit,
* WAFF/TOPIX > HIZBOLLAH WARNS OF [retaliatory]VIOLENCE IN WAKE OF [Lebanon-Israel] BORDER CLASH.
PRE-CLASH > Lest we fergit, HAMAS is planning to impose a MILITARY DRAFT of young Paleo Men to support PA security, espec agz Israel.
[Iran Press TV Latest] Iran's Foreign Ministry has, in a statement, vehemently condemned the recent Israeli aggression against South Lebanon which left several Lebanese service members killed or wounded.
A history of Israeli aggression and the numerous conflicts Tel Aviv has imposed on the region, coupled with the recent incursion, have fueled already existing concerns about another possible war on the Lebanese people by the Israeli regime, said the statement.
The Zionist regime's stance on Lebanon's local developments reflect its intent to trigger domestic unrest in the country, the statement noted.
The foreign ministry statement also reiterates that Tel Aviv has a grudge against Lebanon and does not want to see stability return to the country.
The recent aggression makes it all the more inevitable for the Lebanese to remain united, added the statement.
As highlighted in the statement, the recent incursion comes at a time when the Zionist regime is facing international condemnation over its atrocities against Palestinians, including the residents of Gaza, and seeks to shift the burden of blame onto others by resorting to such 'adventurism.'
The statement also calls on the world community to condemn such acts of aggression, and immediately adopt measures to halt further Israeli incursions in order to safeguard Lebanon's territorial integrity and sovereignty.
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One of the country's largest civil rights organizations lauded the next step forward in the development of an Islamic cultural center near Ground Zero in Manhattan.
Of course they did ...
The New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission on Tuesday voted to deny "landmark" status to the building currently at the site, paving the way for its demolition and, eventually, for development of the Muslim center.
Those opposed to the project say the building's proximity to the site of the 2001 terrorist attacks -- led by al Qaeda-affiliated Muslims -- is insensitive to the families of the dead. Supporters defend it on the grounds of religious freedom.
On Tuesday, the New York Civil Liberties Union and the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) praised the center's progress, saying that it represents the core of American values.
"The free exercise of religion is one of America's most fundamental freedoms," said the ACLU in a statement. "For hundreds of years, our pluralism and tolerance have sustained and strengthened our nation. On 9/11, religious extremists opposed to that very pluralism killed 3,000 Americans. Those fanatics would want nothing more than for our nation to turn its back on the very ideals that make this country so great.
"For those who have sought to ban the construction of the cultural center, we must remember that our precious ideals extend to all Americans, regardless of creed or color. We see the center as a monument to pluralism, symbolic of America's commitment to religious freedom."
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"The free exercise of religion is one of America's most fundamental freedoms," said the ACLU in a statement. "For hundreds of years, our pluralism and tolerance have sustained and strengthened our nation. On 9/11, religious extremists opposed to that very pluralism killed 3,000 Americans. Those fanatics would want nothing more than for our nation to turn its back on the very ideals that make this country so great.
"For those who have sought to ban the construction of the cultural center, we must remember that our precious ideals extend to all Americans, regardless of creed or color. We see the center as a monument to pluralism, symbolic of America's commitment to religious freedom."
Yeah, just don't try to put up a manger on the town common during Christmas the "Holidays" though. We'll be on you like flies on shit...
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All of this would matter much less if Afghanistan had been swiftly and decisively defeated and punished in the months after 9/11.
The result of western restraint is creeping Sharia at home (not only in Eurabia, also in the US) and brutal Islamic intolerance in 'liberated' Afghanistan subsidized by Westen protection money aid.
"For hundreds of years, our pluralism and tolerance have sustained and strengthened our nation."
There's no tradition of religious tolerance when the 'religion' in question is an external enemy's political ideology. In 1945 the Japanese were forced to make fundamental changes to Shinto doctrine, and to fundamentally alter the relationship between government and the Shinto religion, the alternative being nuclear annihilation.
Shinto is a bona fide religion with a longer history than e.g. Islam's.
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The fact that the ACLU sees fit to comment means that this mosque is designed and intended as a political statement.
No one seems to have asked what direct spiritual need is going to be filled by a huge mosque in lower Manhattan. Is Battery Park City really a Muslim enclave? (Hint: that would be 'no.')
Bonus note: I am quite certain that even if Catholic, Mainline Protestant, Lutheran and Orthodox Churches somehow combined forces to build a 'Christian Cultural Center' on this site, the ACLU (and a whole bunch of others) would be suing to block it.
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I see where this is going to a lawsuit. A woman on Fox this a.m. said the imam who is pushing the building of the mosque is a fraud and has links to the Muslim Brotherhood. Are there imans who are not frauds?
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we must remember that our precious ideals extend to all Americans, regardless of creed or color
Yes, but those ideals include intolerance of americans whose creeds are not compatible. From burning witches to imprisoning serial killers, american ideals do not include universal tolerance.
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The Muslims have a habit of building Mosques on the site of a conquest. One of the earliest mosques is the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem, which is built on the place where the Jewish Temple once stood.
Read the history of Hagia Sophia in Constantinople or Mezquita in Cordoba. That's funny. they originally wanted to name the Ground Zero Mosque, Cordoba.
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You think the ACLU will back the installation of a "Men's Club" a few doors down. It would be fun just to watch the ACLU turn into a pretzel when they ignore resultant ruckus of a non-grandfathered establishment in the proximity of a religious facility or the arguments that will be an affront that it desecrates the holiness of the location. Separation of church and state right?
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I knew this place looked familiar. Actually, there's already a bar right next door now. The Dakota Roadhouse. When we went down to Ground Zero a few years back we went in for a few pops. Divey, hardcore blue collar place. Good burgers. The bartender was telling us it was a big hangout for the folks working at Ground Zero.
They didn't seem like the kind of people who'll leave to accomodate our Muslim friends.
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The ACLU cred: You must tolerate the intolerant (as long it's ant-America) otherwise you are intolerant.
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As a free speech gesture someone needs to open a BLT shop and dog grooming shop next door.
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The spineless left was defeated by the attack on the United States since 9/11/2001. For two weeks they aligned with the right to attack Al Qaeda. As soon as the bullets started flying they cut and ran and have done everything they could to undermine those who have the courage to stand and fight.
Now they WANT a Mosque at Ground Zero.
There are three players here. The Good, the Evil, and the Feather Brained Weaklings.
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As a free speech gesture someone needs to open a BLT shop and dog grooming shop next door in Mecca.
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The free exercise of religion is one of America's most fundamental freedoms
No, it's not. The freedom to believe in the religion is separate from exercising it. Just ask a Mormon. Or a voodoo witch doctor.
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This (and continuous picketing and Christian proselytization) is the appropriate response to the mosque. I hope the Jumpers video is on continuous loop.
A multi-volume chronology and reference guide set detailing three years of the Mexican Drug War between 2010 and 2012.
Rantburg.com and borderlandbeat.com correspondent and author Chris Covert presents his first non-fiction work detailing
the drug and gang related violence in Mexico.
Chris gives us Mexican press dispatches of drug and gang war violence
over three years, presented in a multi volume set intended to chronicle the death, violence and mayhem which has
dominated Mexico for six years.
Rantburg was assembled from recycled algorithms in the United States of America. No
trees were destroyed in the production of this weblog. We did hurt some, though. Sorry.
[Arab News] The owner of a Saudi ship that was hijacked by Somali pirates in March with 14 crew members said that he made a mistake while speaking to Arab News last week in how much ransom the pirates were demanding.
[Arab News] A special tribunal dealing with charges of crimes against humanity against four senior leaders of Bangladesh's largest Islamic party ordered authorities on Monday to keep the accused in jail indefinitely.
government says the soldiers, aided by local collaborators, killed an estimated three million people, raped about 200,000 women and forced millions more to flee their homes during the bloody nine-month war.
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Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has denounced the US administration for failing to implement the policy of change, saying capitalism in the US is nearing its end. 
Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Ahmad Vahidi says Iran's armed forces have prepared "enemy-crushing, defensive plans" to make 
