It has been argued, and I agree, that we are living during a period of cultural revolution; a time when the insidious political-correctness movement has finally morphed into outright book banning on the part of what has become the largest book retailer on the planet, Amazon. Shortly after 9/11, I searched Amazon for books […]
Armed Groups Propel Iraq Toward Chaos
Despite our differences with the New Duranty Times, they are documenting the Iraqi situation quite well. Here is another detailed report on the growing chaos. BAGHDAD, Iraq, May 23 “” Even in a country beset by murder and death, the 16th Brigade represented a new frontier. The brigade, a 1,000-man force set up by Iraq’s […]
Iran’s president: U.S. will fail to provoke ethnic differences
Plots, plots everywhere according to Iran’s newly elected President Ahmadinejad, from AP: TEHRAN, Iran “” Iran’s president accused the United States and its allies on Wednesday of “hatching plots” to provoke ethnic tensions and destabilize Iran, a day after the government closed a state-run newspaper for publishing a cartoon that sparked riots by ethnic Azeris. […]
British Police Arrest 9 in Terror Sweep
From AP: MANCHESTER, England “” Police on Wednesday arrested nine people suspected of giving support to terrorism outside Britain, Greater Manchester Police said. Police served warrants at a number of addresses beginning at 3 a.m. local time, the force said. About 500 officers were involved in the operation, and searches were continuing at several locations, […]
Bin Laden allegedly says Moussaoui had no 9/11 role
From the Boston Globe: CAIRO — Osama bin Laden allegedly said in an audiotape yesterday that Zacarias Moussaoui — the only person convicted in the United States for the Sept. 11 attacks — had nothing to do with the operation. “He had no connection at all with Sept. 11,” the speaker, claiming to be bin […]
Google dumps news sites
Search giant axes another news page, calls terrorism discussion ‘hate content’ from WND, with thanks to AD. Search engine giant Google has cut off its news relationship with a number of online news publications that include frank discussions of radical Islam — the New Media Journal becoming the latest termination, as its owner just discovered. […]
105 killed in two days of attacks in four provinces in Afghanistan
“Light-Unto-The-Muslim-Nations (Afghanistan model)” update from the Bandar Beacon, aka the Washington Post: ASADABAD, Afghanistan – Afghanistan has been rocked by some of the deadliest violence since the Taliban was driven from power in late 2001. In two days of attacks, as many as 105 people were reported killed in four provinces as insurgents torched a […]
Rival Palestinian Factions Engage in Gaza City Gun Battle
“All they want is a state of their own” update from VOA: Palestinian security forces from rival Fatah and Hamas factions have engaged in a gun battle in Gaza City. Media reports say two police officers loyal to the Fatah faction of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas were wounded in the fighting late Thursday. A member […]
Arafat used foreign aid to buy weapons
The not-so-shocking details from the Jerusalem Post Former Palestinian Authority chairman Yasser Arafat ordered millions of dollars, taken from international aid funds, tax money transferred by Israel and from Arab countries, to be used to purchase weapons and ammunition, it was revealed on Wednesday These weapons were then provided to Palestinian terrorists from the Tanzim […]
British financing of “Da Vinci Code” questioned
“Will Christians pay Mohammed to attack Jesus?” by Dr. Ted Baehr in WND, with thanks to Looney Tunes. Mohammed Yusef, the founder of Invicta Capital in Great Britain, is using a government tax-incentive program to fund the movie version of the anti-Christian “Da Vinci Code” novel for Sony Pictures. According to the Times of London, […]