[osint] Muslims and the imperceptibility of the West

2006-02-12 Thread Bruce Tefft
http://www.faithfreedom.org/oped/MohammadAsghar60212.htm Muslims and the imperceptibility of the West --- By Mohammad Asghar 2006/02/12 SOME political cartoons published by a Danish newspaper are behind the Muslims' rage, which they have been displaying for some days

[osint] Amir Taheri on Iran: The second clock is ticking.

2006-02-12 Thread Bruce Tefft
http://www.americanthinker.com/comments.php?comments_id=4435 Amir Taheri on Iran: The second clock is ticking. Amir Taheri just wrote a column in Asharq Al Awrsat pointing out that Iran's rush to nukes will be shaped by its domestic politics - specifically, an ongoing battle between the most

[osint] Toon-deaf Europe is taking the wrong stand

2006-02-12 Thread Bruce Tefft
The issue is not freedom of speech or the responsibilities of the press or sensitivity to certain cultures. The issue, as it has been in all these loony tune controversies going back to the Salman Rushdie fatwa, is the point at which a free society musters the will to stand up to thugs. British

[osint] How to End the War on Terror in One Simple Step

2006-02-12 Thread Bruce Tefft
On Sun, 12 Feb 2006 13:16:33 -0800 (PST), Matt [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: By Scott Kauzlarich Professor of Social Science at Ellsworth College in Iowa Falls, IA. Why are we spending billions to fight the War on Terror? Why are we gambling our economy and civil liberties when a simple,

[osint] A troubling Western attitude: Paternalism toward Muslims

2006-02-12 Thread Bruce Tefft
Paternalism is natural, towards the weak, helpless, sick, mentally deranged, etc. Bruce http://www.philly.com/mld/inquirer/news/editorial/13848995.htm Posted on Sun, Feb. 12, 2006 http://www.philly.com/images/common/spacer.gif http://www.philly.com/images/common/spacer.gif

[osint] Muslim terrorists present in the US

2006-02-12 Thread Bruce Tefft
Excerpt from article below: Prosecuting agencies have indicated that the amount had been laundered through Professional Security International (PSI), a JF security firm, and Muslims of the Americas. A portion of the funds was tracked through PSI to JF couriers who traveled to Pakistan.

[osint] Women activists intimidated by clerics

2006-02-12 Thread Bruce Tefft
Women activists intimidated by clerics Syria, Politics, 2/9/2006 ArabicNews.com United Press International reported that Syrian women seeking to improve the rights of women faced intimidation from Muslim religious clerics, after these women tried to distribute a questionnaire survey into

[osint] Islamic prayers could be illegal under new laws

2006-02-12 Thread Bruce Tefft
Good move! Bruce Islamic prayers could be illegal under new laws By Barney Zwartz February 6, 2006 The AGE STANDARD Islamic prayers in mosques may be illegal under new anti-terror laws, international law specialist Ben Saul told a conference in Melbourne. Dr Saul said yesterday

[osint] Australia:Most pupils see Muslims as terrorists

2006-02-12 Thread Bruce Tefft
Most pupils must be smarter than their teachers and parents. Bruce Most pupils see Muslims as terrorists By Chee Chee Leung February 6, 2006 The AGE MOST Victorian schoolchildren view Muslims as terrorists, and two out of five students agree that Muslims are unclean. Just over 50 per

[osint] What gives with imams in the military?

2006-02-12 Thread Bruce Tefft
What gives with imams in the military? http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1282/is_20_55/ai_108892926 The Chaplain Problem: What gives with imams in the military? - and others Kate O'Beirne Abdurahman Alamoudi presented the first imam in the United States Armed Forces with the

[osint] Cartoon brouhaha heats up in D.C., too: Civilized people do not lose control at such an insult.

2006-02-12 Thread Bruce Tefft
Muslims? civilized? Now that is an oxymoron, proved by their own behavior...from the assault on the US Embassy in 1979 to the cartoon jihad and all of the way back to mohammed's murderous behavior... Bruce http://news.bostonherald.com/opinion/view.bg?articleid=125616 Cartoon brouhaha

[osint] US prepares military blitz against Iran's nuclear sites

2006-02-12 Thread Michael Kerjman
US prepares military blitz against Iran's nuclear sites By Philip Sherwell in Washington (Filed: 12/02/2006) Strategists at the Pentagon are drawing up plans for devastating bombing raids backed by submarine-launched ballistic missile attacks against Iran's nuclear sites as a last resort to

[osint] CIA chief sacked for opposing torture

2006-02-12 Thread David Bier
...he opposed detaining Al-Qaeda suspects in secret prisons abroad, sending them to other countries for interrogation and using forms of torture such as water boarding, intelligence sources have claimed. Since the appointment of Goss, the CIA has lost almost all its high-level directors amid

[osint] Revealed: the terror prison US is helping build in Morocco

2006-02-12 Thread David Bier
The construction of the new compound, run by the Direction de la Securité du Territoire (DST), the Moroccan secret police, adds to a substantial body of evidence that Morocco is one of America's principal partners in the secret rendition programme in which the CIA flies prisoners to third

[osint] First Photo of Bush and Abramoff

2006-02-12 Thread David Bier
Abramoff has told friends, I was standing right next to the window and after the picture was taken, the President came over and shook hands with me, and we chatted and joked. White House had initially said there was no record of disgraced lobbyist at 2001 meeting Abramoff did lobbying work for

[osint] Iran is prepared to retaliate, experts warn

2006-02-12 Thread David Bier
Iran is prepared to launch attacks using long-range missiles, secret commando units, and terrorist allies planted around the globe in retaliation for any strike on the country's nuclear facilities, according to new US intelligence assessments and military specialists.

[osint] Mohammed cartoons in school books

2006-02-12 Thread Bruce Tefft
Mohammed cartoons in school books From: Agence France-Presse From correspondents in Copenhagen February 13, 2006 THE 12 cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed published by a Danish newspaper which have caused outrage in the Muslim world are to be used as a teaching aid in schools, an

[osint] Remember that kid that went to Iraq for School reasons??? He's tied to Iran!!!

2006-02-12 Thread Bruce Tefft
http://www.homelandsecurityus.com/site/modules/news/article.php?storyid=38 *UPDATED 23 January 2006: Read more about Farris HASSAN'S adventure as reported by http://newsbusters.org/node/3687 Cinnamon Stillwell on January 10 and by http://newsbusters.org/node/3687 Tom Blumer on January 21,

[osint] Rural Muslims Draw New, Unwanted Attention - more info on al Faqr and Muslims of Americas

2006-02-12 Thread Bruce Tefft
http://www.rickross.com/reference/islamic/islamic48.html Rural Muslims Draw New, Unwanted Attention New York Times/January 3, 2002 By Jo Thomas with Ralph Blumenthal Red House, Va. -- To federal prosecutors, the collection of mobile homes on a field near this tiny southern Virginia town is a