November 14, 2009 ‘Islamism, or Islam?’ ‘Islamist or Islamic?’ By Andrew G. Bostom During the autumn of 1843, in the heart of Istanbul, Turkey, Sir Henry Layard, the British archeologist, writer, and diplomat, witnessed the punishment mandated by the Shari’a, i.e., Islamic Law for apostasizing from Islam. He described this abhorrent spectacle as follows: An […]
November 13, 2009, 0:00 p.m. September 10? It’s Worse Than That We are ignoring the best tools we have for fighting terrorism. Why? By Andrew C. McCarthy ‘September 10 America.†The phrase signifies a reprise of the “terrorism is just a crime†mindset that reigned in the years before the 9/11 attacks. Like other observers, […]
November 14, 2009 Muhammad Shafiq This essay of course is not to justify Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan’s action even in the smallest way. The Muslim community in America as a whole, and Islamic Center of Rochester in particular, has condemned the action and have shared their condolences with victims’ families. Whether the shooting has to […]
Matthew Mosk TOKYO | President Obama’s choice to unravel the tangle of legal questions on closing the Guantanamo Bay military prison announced his resignation Friday, ending speculation about the fate of White House Counsel Greg Craig that began as the president’s goal to close the prison by January began to falter. Mr. Craig, whose resignation […]
this starts as a cogent article but slips into his bete noire….Israel….Pfaff is author of seven dumb books on foreign policy and endless articles about his favorite hatred….namely the “lobby.”….rsk ————————————-November 14, 2009 By WILLIAM PFAFF PARIS — Who would have thought a year ago that most of the issues of conflict in America’s foreign […]
SPY TRADE: How Israel’s Lobby Undermines America’s Economy by Grant F. Smith Foreword by Michael Scheuer, former chief, CIA Bin Laden unit “This terrific historical exposé ought to be required background reading for those FBI agents assigned to investigate foreign espionage and public corruption matters. For many reasons, such cases are amongst the most challenging […]
Iranian top dog’s rep misunderstands Islam, tells Muslims to quit British Armed Forces In the West saying this will get you called an “Islamophobe.” The Ayatollah Moezi must be an “Islamophobe.” “Muslims must quit British Forces, says Iranian envoy Abdolhossein Moezi,” by Richard Kerbaj in the Times, November 14: The Iranian Supreme Leader’s representative in […]
http://www.jihadwatch.org/2009/11/australia-muslims-beat-11-year-old-for-eating-a-salami-sandwich.html Australia: Muslims beat 11-year-old for eating a salami sandwich Would liverwurst have been okay? Islamic Tolerance Alert: “Parents say son was tormented for eating salami sandwich during Ramadan,” from The Daily Telegraph, November 13 (thanks to all who sent this in): A SYDNEY couple has withdrawn their two children from a public primary school, […]
NY REP (D) ANTHONY WEINER DEFENDED THIS ON O’REILLY …MY HOW HE HAS CHANGED SINCE HIS ENGAGEMENT TO HUMA ABEDIN….RSK Obama’s Show Trials – WSJ.com http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703683804574533833220552624.html If military commissions are unjust, why is he still using them? If not, why aren’t they good enough for KSM? Attorney General Eric Holder announced this morning that he’s […]
NRO — The Corner Friday, November 13, 2009 Holder’s Hidden Agenda, cont’d … [Andy McCarthy] This summer, I theorized that Attorney General Eric Holder — and his boss — had a hidden agenda in ordering a re-investigation of the CIA for six-year-old alleged interrogation excesses that had already been scrutinized by non-partisan DOJ prosecutors who […]
