Month: March 2005

Gaddafi Goes Off

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The Houston Chronicle is reporting that Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi grabbed the spotlight at an Arab summit this week:He said the world should thank Syria for maintaining peace in Lebanon and argued that what he called “Islamic terrorism” was mainly the result of the West’s cultural arrogance.The Arab leaders are expected to relaunch later in the day an Arab peace plan offering Israel normal relations in return for withdrawal to the 1967 borders and a Palestinian state.But Gaddafi went against the grain, preaching the minority view that the solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is for the two peoples to live together in a single state.But he drew sustained applause for airing views which many Arabs express in private but which their leaders rarely utter in public.

Kofi's Reform

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Claudia Rossett at Opinion Journal has a great piece out today about Kofi’s proposed “reforms”:…by way of a 63-page report stuffed with high-sounding declarations wrapped around dozens of proposals to take most of what the U.N.

Hello OnStar!

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Chitty Chitty Bang Bang From Chrenkoff: “A Cuban family that twice tried to reach Florida with vehicles converted into boats has made it to Miami, this time coming overland via Mexico from Costa Rica, the family’s lawyer said.”Luis Grass, his wife, Isora Hernandez, and their 5-year-old son, Angel Luis Grass Hernandez, entered the United States though the Texas-Mexico border on March 12.”They were held in custody in Brownsville, Texas until Sunday.

Saving a Christian Church in Iraq

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A Iraqi 5th Century Christian Church is saved from total destruction:The Iraqi daily Al-Mada recently carried a report about the ruins of what is believed to be the oldest Eastern Christian church, discovered in 1976 by an archeological team in the desert west of the holy Shi’ite city of Karbala.

"Pesky In-Laws"

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Here is the Most Offensive Article you may ever read…Schiavo Case Highlights In-Law Tensions By DAVID CRARY, AP National Writer Those darned Shiavo’s…

Opposition Gains in Kyrgyzstan

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A Frantic Monday Originally, a couple of weeks ago, there was speculation that “maybe” by the time of the presidential election in October the protesters would mobilize into some show of force.

Shiavo Judge Clinton Appointee

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The judge ruling on the Terri Shiavo Case did not convey when he would rule on the case:Armed with a new law rushed through Congress, the attorney for Terri Schiavo’s parents pleaded with a judge Monday to order the brain-damaged woman’s feeding tube re-inserted.

Destruction & Violence in Kyrgyzstan

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Southern Kyrgyzstan Protests Erupt Kofi Annan Weighs in on Kyrgyzstan:Kyrgyzstan’s government and opposition must exercise restraint after violent protests in southern towns over the results of this month’s parliamentary elections, said United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan.

Our Brave Marines

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During hostile action in Iraq, a Marine is hit and wounded and this brave Marine comes to his aid while taking hostile fire.A second Marine comes to the rescue and is struck by an enemy round.

Heavy Unrest in Kyrgyzstan

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President Askar Akayev said he had a plan to prevent a “Tulip Revolution” like what he saw in Ukraine and Georgia.

Judge Holds Key

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This whole story is really just too bizarre to believe.

Saving Greenland

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Junk Science News:Mongo has the goods on Global Warming and the Kyoto Treaty.

Riots in Kyrgyzstan

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Protesters Take Over Jalal-Abad Police Stations The AP is reporting:At least 10,000 pro-democracy protesters stormed a police station and forced workers to flee a governor’s office in Kyrgyzstan on Sunday, a government spokesman said, in the biggest demonstration since allegedly fraudulent elections last month.

First Injuries Reported in Kyrgyzstan

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Eighth Government Building is Taken Over By ProtestersOpposition demonstrations have taken place in several locations in Kyrgyzstan, including in Bishkek, Jalal-Abad, Talas, Kochkor, Toktogul, Bazarkorgon, Batken, and Nooken.

Bush to Sign Shiavo Bill

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President Bush is going back to Washington to sign an emergency bill to shift the Shiavo Case to Federal Courts.Michelle Malkin has a link to a great article from National Review on the Shiavo Case and more information on the case.Lorie Byrd from Polipundit has a great link of an Emmy Award winner speaking out for Terry.Terry Shiavo had her feeding tube removed on Friday.

Shia Raid Jordan Embassy

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The Shia are still protesting the Hilla massacre in Iraq:More than 2,000 Shiites marched Friday through Baghdad, with some breaking into the Jordanian Embassy and raising the Iraqi flag atop it, to protest the alleged involvement of a Jordanian in Iraq’s single deadliest suicide bombing — a Feb.

Assad, "Military Tension" & Rumors

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The Lebanese Foundation for Peace continues to report on “high tension in the Military” and that “things could break out at any moment” in Syria.

Churchill Woos the AP

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The latest interview by Dan Elliott of the Associated Press with Ward Churchill shows just how much this organization is out to touch with mainstream America and common decency:In a two-hour interview with The Associated Press, Churchill, 57, said he won’t back down as the school investigates him to see if he can be fired.

Genocide Salesman to Court

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The Dutchman accused of selling the chemicals from America and Japan to the Iraqis for their WMD program is going ot court today:Frans van Anraat, 62, is accused of complicity in genocide, the first time a Dutchman has faced that charge.The case includes evidence obtained from the former head of Iraq’s chemical weapons program, Ali Hassan al-Majid, otherwise known as Chemical Ali.

Kofi Honors Dead Terrorist

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American Jews were upset today to hear that after Kofi Annan dedicated the Holocaust museum that he went to lay a wreath on Arafat’s grave.

Gaping Holes in Oil for Food

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Well, the ‘whistle blower’ in the Oil for Food program at the UN told Congress today about the “Gaping Holes” in the program and that large amounts of aid did not reach the Iraqis.

Kyrgyzstan "Roundup"

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“Bishkek or Bust”* Protesters Promise to Mount a Ride to the CapitalTwo hundred and fifty followers of Akylbek Zhaparov who seized the administration of the Kochkor district (Naryn region of Kyrgyzstan) are prepared to mount their horses and ride to Bishkek.

Assad Update

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The Lebanese Foundation for Peace is expanding on a story they posted earlier on a Coup d’ Etat in Syria with more information on President Assad’s “move” to western Syria.

Lebanese Reporting Syrian Coup d' Etat

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The media is very tight in Syria but there are reports coming out that a Coup d’Etat may have happened in the capital of Damascus last night.

Weekend to Rally

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It’s been two years since the start of the Iraq War.

Accidental Tourist

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Hawaii Posts Terror Opportunities by Accident The State of Hawaii accidentally posted a draft copy of a confidential Homeland Security report that catalogues ways terrorists might strike in the United States:The report was deleted from Hawaii’s site late Tuesday night.

Inter-Faith Group in Egypt?

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This was news to me…More than 150 Islamic and Christian leaders and clerics from Egypt, Lebanon, Iraq, Palestine and Jordan came together in a Cairo hotel for a three-day dialogue between the International Islamic Forum for Dialogue and the Middle East Council of Churches.”The origin of all celestial religions is one, and their message is one, and that is to propagate virtue, good behaviour and obedience to God,” said Muhammad Sayyid Tantawi, the grand shaikh of al-Azhar, Sunni Islam’s most prestigious centre of learning.

Wictory Wednesday

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It is Wictory Wednesday and this week Polipundit is supporting Mark Kennedy of Minnesota for senator in 2006!

"Yurt Revolution" in Kyrgyzstan

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Governors Still Held Captive, US Ambassador Slams Elections, and New “Yurt” Government Offices Set UpProtesters continue to hold two governors in a province west of the capital, Bishkek on Tuesday:Protesters held a regional and a district governor captive for a second day in western Kyrgyzstan on Tuesday, and thousands rallied in the south to protest reported election fraud and demand that President Askar Akayev resign.The US Ambassador to Kyrgyzstan has blasted the current government for voting irregularities:The U.S.

Activist's Family Sues Cat

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This is unbelievable…The parents of a 23-year-old activist killed while trying to prevent the demolition of a Palestinian home is suing Caterpillar Inc., the company that made the bulldozer that ran over her.Rachel Corrie, a student at The Evergreen State College in Olympia, was standing in front of a home in a refugee camp in Rafah, near the Egyptian border, in March of 2003 when a bulldozer plowed over her.

Hallabja Slaughter

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March 16, 1988- Silence was Approval From Kurdo:Every March, mixed feelings of joy and sorrow fills the skies of Kurdistan.

Egypt Developed WMD for Iraq

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Here is a highly controversial assertion from Arutz Sheva news that Egypt was helping Iraq develop chemical weapons:Egypt secretly helped former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein in his chemical weapons program, according to a CIA report.The report, authored by the CIA’s Iraq Survey Group, says that Egypt sent specialists to Iraq in the 1980s to help him manufacture poison gas.

UN to Charge Israel for Fence

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Kofi Annan and the UN is registering property damage caused by the Israeli security fence:UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan said in Ramallah on Monday the United Nations is establishing a register of property damage caused by the security fence, as hundreds of Palestinians protested the barrier outside the Palestinian Authority’s Mukata compound in Ramallah.

Camel Jockey Update

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Camel jockeys will not be allowed to race under the age of 16 in the United Arab Emirates starting next month.

Another Take on Media Bias

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What the Study Doesn’t Tell You Bush Three Times more Likely to Get Bad Press During ElectionA study at Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism said that 36 percent of stories about Bush were negative compared to 12 percent about Kerry, a Massachusetts senator.

Kyrgyzstan Protests Heat Up

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Protesters Take Hostages as Tensions Rise Kyrgyzstan protesters continue to alledge widespread abuses after the second round of voting in the mountainous country:Governors Held Hostage: Protesters held a regional and a district governor hostage for a second day in western Kyrgyzstan on Tuesday, and thousands rallied in the south to protest alleged election fraud and demand that President Askar Akayev step down.

A UN World Tax

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African Leaders have banded together and asked the rich Western Nations to promote a “tech tax” on their citizens to help the poor struggling Africa nations.

Bahrain Joins Democracy Push

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The tiny country of Bahrain, home of the US Navy’s 5th Fleet, can’t help but notice all of the commotion in the area.

Getting Out the Youth Vote

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“The Enemies Have Plotted Against Iran’s Youth” The “Supreme Leader” (No, not D.

Kirsi Ali on "60 Minutes"

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Kirsi Ali, a Dutch parliament member, who is kept in a safe house (imprisoned) in Holland for making comments about Islam was on “60 minutes” last night.

Kyrgyzstan Results- Round 2

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News is starting to trickle in from the remote Kyrgyzstan about results from the second round of parliamentary voting that was held yesterday.

China Invokes Lincoln

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Preserving the Union In a twisted way, China has invoked Lincoln, the great US President who preserved the union, in their internet chat rooms and even in Parliament.

"Saving Milly"

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If you ae not watching “Saving Milly” on CBS it is half over so get in there and turn it on!