Month: November 2006

This community was not about to let the Westboro Baptist Church freaks picket with their “God Hates Fags” and “Thank God for 9-11” signs.

* I’ve updated this post.

Pope Benedict XVI became only the 2nd pontiff ever to enter a mosque today…Pope Benedict XVI prays with Istanbul’s Grand Mufti Mustafa Cagrici (R) and other Muslim clerics as he visits the Sultanahmet, or Blue Mosque, in Istanbul November 30, 2006.

Al Qaeda linked suicide bombers including a veiled woman struck in Somalia earlier today killing six individuals including the suicide attackers. Somali women pose with assault rifles at a rally in Mogadishu, Somalia Tuesday Nov.

Strategy Page has a report on the latest tragic numbers coming from Iraq with some interesting comparisons including this:BTW– Only 10% of Iraqi deaths have been caused by US troops.

The St.

After a delay, the Iraqi and US leaders met to discuss the future of the Iraqi democracy this morning.President Bush meets with Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki in Amman, November 30, 2006.

** The Associated Press is outraged!

Kenneth R.

While Speaker-elect Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) was telling reporters that she feels it is “sad” that President Bush continues to blame Iraqi insurgent violence on al Qaeda… They were releasing a video!!

The New York Times again published a classified memo that ends up hurting President Bush, hurting President al Maliki from Iraq, hurting the Iraq War efforts, hurting democracy efforts in Iraq, hurting the Iraqi people, and hurting American efforts in the Mideast.But, remember… You deserve to know this classified observation by Stephen Hadley.Al Jazeera reports: However US misgivings over al-Maliki’s leadership have been disclosed in a memo written by Stephen Hadley, a national security adviser, and which were published by the New York Times.

A wacky leftist judge from California struck down the president’s right to designate a group as being a terrorist organization!

BIG UPDATE BELOW: The imam at the mosque in question where the “6 Sunni torchings” supposedly took place is accused of being a member of Saddam’s secret police by his own congregation!

Maj.

John Stephenson has the story and video of the Mojave Desert Cross.Dan Riehl has more.

If Minority Leader John Boehner read the blogs……Today would be an excellent day for the Minority Leader to read the blogs.

The Islamic Party of Turkey let the Pope know on Sunday how they felt about his planned visit to their country.Members of the Islamic party “Saadet Partisi” (the Felicity Party) followers protest against this week’s visit of Pope Benedict XVI to Turkey.

Winston is writing a letter and is asking for help.

The following is a Haider Ajina translation of a headline and article, which appeared in Iraq’s Almuatin on November 28th: “Iraq’s Basra has not been affected by occurrences in Sadr City, Sunnis live with their Shiites brethren in peace” Sheik Khalid Almulah, Imam and speaker at Alaabanchi (Sunni) Mosque in Basra, said that what happened in Sadr City lately did not affect Basra.

Flopping Aces discovered this past weekend that the Associated Press is using bogus sources in its reports from Iraq!(Check out the update!) Centcom sent a press release out on Monday and included this information: We at Multi-National Corps – Iraq made it known through MNC-I Press Release Number 20061125-09 and our conversations with your reporters that neither we nor Baghdad Police had any reports of such an incident after investigating it and could find no one to corroborate the story.

** The Associated Press is busted for its fraudulent Iraqi reports!!!

Iran offers to assist the Great Satan!

Winston and Azarmehr are reporting that Tehrani university students are clashing with thugs from the Iranian regime.

Pope Benedict wanted to open the channels of communication… It looks like he may get that this week in Turkey.

STACLU reported on the Saturday Maine Wal-Mart blasts.Hat Tip Rich Two 15 year old boys were arrested after they were identified from the Wal-Mart surveillance video and by peers at a local McDonalds.

The students in Santa Cruz were not impressed with the planned land redistribution by Bolivian President Evo Morales and let him know it!Students of the eastern state of Santa Cruz shout as they demonstrate against the government of Evo Morales in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, some 650 kilometers (404 miles) east of capital La Paz on Tuesday, Nov.

** Stone Throwers for Peace!

They can disguise it any way they want to… but it’s obvious this is not about respect for the troops.

Here’s an honest tip for Michael Moore: Less fury… More facts!

The AP repeats the Far Left insanity today: It now has taken the US longer to squelch the insurgency in Iraq than win the Second World War.

Earlier today the media was gloating over the grand announcement that Israel and the Palestinians had agreed to a ceasefire!

Amazing!It was the largest protest in Venezuelan history!V-Crisis has the story and more photos from the demonstration today in Caracas.(Hat Tip Instapundit) Venezuela News and Views has video!

It looks like the story about the 6 Sunnis who were dragged from a mosque and torched… …Is bogus!

Despite threats from Hezbollah to take down the government and the assassination of Pierre Gemayel earlier in the week, the Lebanese cabinet went ahead and approved an international tribunal to investigate the 2005 Hariri assassination.

A prominent Turkish official believes religion(s) should not be blamed for violence and terrorism.

The 30 member block of Muqtada al-Sadr representatives say they will walk out of (the 270 member) Parliament if al-Maliki meets with President Bush this week.

The United Nations condemned Israel for planting landmines along the southern Lebanese border after the 33 Day War this past summer: Four members of an international demining team have been wounded in an Israeli-laid minefield in south Lebanon, a UN spokeswoman said, adding it was the first evidence of use by the Jewish state of anti-personnel mines in the summer conflict.

An estimated 100,000 Iranians have been executed under the mullahs of Iran……Including 4,000 gays.They are given their “Choice of Deathstyles”– Pajamas Media – A Jacksonian points out this link to the Boroumand Foundation.

During Friday prayers in Tehran the Iranian Regime claimed that the US and Zionists were behind the assassination of Pierre Gemayel in Beirut: Tehran’s substitute Friday prayers leader Hojjatoleslam Ahmad Khatami on Friday held the US and the Zionist Regime of Israel responsible for assassination of Lebanese Industry Minister Pierre Gemayel.

The Autobahn.

Democrat Fred Phelps and his midguided flock are at it again.

Hezbollah Shia supporters protested what they said were insults against Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah at the funeral of an assassinated anti-Syrian minister Pierre Gemayel earlier in the day by blocking the road to the airport on Thursday night.Lebanese Shi’ite Muslims protest in the street in Beirut suburbs November 23, 2006.

Happy Thanksgiving from the Leftists at the Huffington Post!A Little Prayer and Lot of Hatred from one of the loons at the HuffPo.

Powerline reported today on the latest violence in Iraq: I found that the murder rate in Iraq was 140 per 100,000 (the usual way in which murder rates are expressed).

Just Unbelievable!In this photo released by Hamas, Thursday, Nov.

Pierre Gemayel was buried today.And once again, the Lebanese did not bow to terror.

Do you remember the story about Lance Cpl.

A shocking report from Kuwait says that Syrian reporters were calling Lebanese newspapers inquiring about Gemayel’s murder before his assassination took place!Lebanese mourners carry the coffin of Lebanon’s Industry Minister Pierre Gemayel in Bekfaya, November 22, 2006.

Good for #41!Former U.S.

The Iranian religious police frown on couples mingling in public.Stefania has more pictures from this “love arrest” at Publius Pundit.

** The Kofi Farewell Tour ** Kofi Annan weeps… One genocide was actually confronted during his tenure.

Please!… Someone make this man quit repeating his lies about our military!

A Muslim friend writes in about those 6 praying imams removed from the US Airways flight in Minneapolis: Greetings Jim, As a person raised a Muslim and practicing Islam.

The Lebanon Daily Star reports: Pierre Gemayel is the fifth figure to be assassinated in the past two years in Lebanon.

This Leftist just can’t throw in the towel.

** This is an important piece of legislation would eliminate the awarding of attorney’s fees to groups challenging the constitutionality of displays on public property.

“Today Pierre was martyred for the cause.

The men were chanting ‘Allah, Allah, Allah,’ as they were transported down the jetway.Omar Shahin from Phoenix was removed from the US Airways plane after he stood and recited Muslim prayer with 5 other imams on the plane before takeoff.

A federal judge is ordering Sisayehiticha Dinssa, 34, from Dallas, to remain locked up in Michigan.