Month: April 2005

Pastor Arrested for Holding Service

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Reader Adam Smith sent me this article on Pastor Bori Oginni of Lighted Path Ministries in Florissant, Mo:Oginni pastors Lighted Path Ministries International, a non-denominational Christian church, serving St.

Muslims Protest in London

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Representatives from the Muslim Faith in London staged a protest today against the heavy pressure by authorities:Up to 2000 people from more than 50 Islamic organisations in Britain have demonstrated in London to condemn what they called heavy-handed procedures in the fight against global terrorism.”The basic message is that the Muslim community wants to voice its opposition to what it views as the oppression of the war on terror,” said Imran Wahid of Hizb ut-Tahrir, one of the groups behind the protest march.He said Muslims were angered by so-called “control orders” imposed by the British authorities on terrorism suspects, and by the US detention of terrorism suspects without trial at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.For those of you who are not familiar with Hizb ut-Tahrir Party:Its aim is to resume the Islamic way of life and to convey the Islamic da’wah to the world.

The Sgrena Case

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The US verses Giuliana “They napalmed Fallujah” SgrenaDefendent- The United StatesU.S.

Chinese Journalist Sentenced 10 Years

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Shi Tao, a Chinese writer, poet, and artist, was sentenced to 10 years in jail today for passing “national secrets”:Shi Tao, a Chinese journalist, was on Saturday sentenced to 10 years of imprisonment for being found guilty of illegally providing top state secrets to overseas organizations.

Yet, Another Mass Grave Found

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So, when will the Leftists in the States and the Communists in Italy start to change their mind about our rescue of Iraq?Investigators have uncovered a mass grave in southern Iraq containing as many as 1,500 bodies, most of them thought to be Kurds forcibly removed from their homes in the late 1980s.

Belarus Opposition to Meet Bush

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From Interfax:Belarussian opposition leader Anatoly Lebedko intends to visit Tbilisi on May 10 and try to meet with U.S.

Saudi Sheik Admits His Call for Jihad

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Not just “any sheik”, but the Head of The Supreme Council in Saudi ArabiaEarlier this week I posted here on the Saudi Sheik who says one thing when the camera is on and something completely different when the camera goes off.

Riverview High Protest

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Does anyone else out there notice all of the protests waged by college or high school students lately?

Trouble Ahead for Assad

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An Israeli military expert has predicted tough times ahead for Syria’s Assad:Syrian President Bashar al-Assad could be ousted from power as his regime fractures under immense political pressure, the head of Israel’s military intelligence said in an interview published Friday.

100 Dead in Togo Violence

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* 100+ deaths reported by Opposition* 7,000 refugees flee the violence* German Cultural Center torched* Opposition official’s home surroundedThe Opposition Party has told news sources that over 100 people have died in the aftermath of Sunday’s flawed elections.

Lebanese Protest at Parliament

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Son of Slain President Clubbed at Protest Army troops and riot police made repeated baton charges to stop irate families and relatives of Lebanese prisoners in Syria from storming into the Lebanese parliament as it opened a vote of confidence debate in Lebanon’s new government Tuesday.Screaming protestors were clubbed down to the ground at downtown Beirut’s Star Square of the parliament building as the clash flared into a fist fight and troops used rifle butts to subdue the demonstrators.Waving national flags and banners of Samir Geagea’s Lebanese Forces and Gen.

Jewish Ban "Not" Anti-Semitic?

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Russian officials held up the original ruling banning Jewish groups by saying that the ruling was “not” Anti-Semitic.

Putin Visits Arafat's Grave

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Laying a wreath at Arafat’s grave Russian President Vladimir Putin visited the grave site of the late Palestinian leader and terrorist Yassir Arafat: Russian President Vladimir Putin laid a wreath on the late-Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat’s tomb Friday morning and held talks with Arafat’s successor, Mahmoud Abbas, but Palestinians held out little hope for concrete results.

Quiet in Togo

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A Cardboard Coffin for a 6-Year-old boy who was shot by pro-government militia men in Togo.Things appear to be calming down some in Togo but that may be because the Opposition forces with their sticks and slingshots are no match for the pro-government forces with guns.

Walkout in Oklahoma

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Well, these democrats did not run for the border like their Texan kin, but they still did not show up for work in the Oklahoma Senate today.

Salted Nuts

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So, how long can the liberals continue to obstruct, ridicule and tear down the Republican agenda without the country realizing that they offer no ideas of their own?

Uh-Oh! Student Protest Backfires

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Student protesters at SIUE just found out that the protest they just supported means less money in their pockets.

A Russian First

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John Robert Holden is the first black to play for a Russian National Team The first black to play for a Russian National Team ‘ever’ was anounced this Tuesday:U.S.

Youth Minsk Activist Injured

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A fourteen year old activist at the Minsk, Belarus rally was injured during his arrest by SWAT police dring the protest on Tuesday.

Terror Sheik on Payroll

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The Palestinian Authority is funding a sheik who accuses Israel and the US of conquering Arab world:Official Palestinian Authority (PA) sponsored television broadcast a sermon this past Friday that accused Israel and the United States of seeking to conquer the Arab world.

Hundreds Flee Togo Violence

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Slingshots and Rocks The Military went door to door in Lome to get people out on the street to clean the city:Many of the people using dustpans, bare hands and bundles of reeds to clear the streets in Lome’s opposition stronghold of Be said they had been forced to work by police and soldiers, who stood nearby or watched from trucks mounted with machine guns.The suburb of Be was the scene of the fiercest clashes between youths who erected burning barricades and hurled rocks at security forces firing tear gas and rubber bullets.The violence erupted just minutes after Gnassingbe was declared victor on Tuesday.Assou, 39, said the security forces were going house-to-house on Thursday and ordering people out to help clean up the barricades and spent tear gas canisters.”They smashed in the door.

Youth Protesters Arrested in Belarus

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Protesters Burning a Picture of Lukashenko in Minsk A rally in Minsk commemorating the anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear incident landed 40 youth demonstrators from Belarus, Ukraine and Russia into jail:Among the detainees are the leader of the All-Ukrainian youth public association “National Alliance”, deputy of Lutsk city council Ihor Guz, the chairperson of Minsk regional branch of the United Civil Party Maryna Bahdanovioch, the leader of the Belarusian youth organization “Young Front” Zmitser Dashkevich, and activist of the Young Front Pavel Lisichonak, the leader of the Freedom Party Syarzhuk Vysotski and others.As we have informed, about 40 protesters were arrested yesterday for the attempt to deliver a petition to Alyaksandr Lukashenka with a demand to pay attention to aftermaths of Chernobyl catastrophe.

200 Years of Tradition

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Things are getting ugly as the Democrats are breaking over 200 years of tradition with their filibusters of qualified judicial nominees.

Quote of the Day 4-27-05

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Chrenkoff has some choice quotes from leftists in Congress but this one is my favorite from Sen.

Deaths Reported as Togo Erupts

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Eleven deaths have now been officially reported in clashes between the ruling party and opposition forces in Togo in the aftermath of the disputed Sunday election.

Saudi Sheik Double Talk

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Sheik Saleh Al Luhaiden is the Head of the Supreme Council in Saudi Arabia, the judicial branch of the Kingdom, and a country accused of numerous human rights violations.

Tymoshenko, "Model" Politician

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Ukrainian Prime Minister Sports Her Trademark Hairdo on Elle The China Daily reports that this month Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko has appeared on the front cover of Elle magazine in Ukraine posing in a designer dress.

MSM-Aljazeera Love-Fest

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The extreme elements of the US Main Stream Media are teaming with Aljazeera to paint a very ugly and untrue picture of the United States and the Bush Administration.

Black Smoke Rising in Togo

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Black Smoke Over Togo Violence broke out in the Capital of Lome as the dictator’s son was just announced the winner of the Togo presidential election with 60% of the vote.

Another Iraqi Speaks Out

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Evidently, word is spreading among Iraqi bloggers about the more recent efforts in the West to criticize the Iraqi War as this huge mistake.

Six Degrees of "Che"

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Riding Bikes, Reading Marx Ebedmelech at Ropes and Rags is having a Che contest.

A Bad Day for a Communist Appeaser

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Earlier, I had written about the communist writing Italian hostage here and here.Today the US was cleared of the friendly fire incident that killed the driver of her getaway car:A preliminary report from a joint U.S.-Italian investigation has cleared the American soldiers of any wrongdoing and provides new details into the shooting.Intelligence agent Calipari had just negotiated Sgrena’s release from Iraqi kidnappers on March 4 when the two and a driver headed for the Baghdad airport in a compact rental car.It was dark when the Italians turned onto a ramp leading to the airport road where the U.S.

Iraqi Pre-War Security

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Ahmad from Iraqi Expat wrote a very informative post today about a truth that has been lost from the MSM.

Environmental Genocide

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Since the environmentalists insisted on banning the use of DDT in Africa in fighting malaria, the malaria cases have more than tripled.

PA Still Preaching Hate

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Although the Palestinian Authority was supposedly on the road to hate-free rhetoric on the airwaves, that has not exactly been the case, as this article from Arutz-Sheva suggests:”Our enemy has become strong and fed on us like prey in our lands, in the East and in the West, because we are weak, and our only strength lies in the Koran,” Mudeiris said in his speech.

ACLU Goes Global

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The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) recently anounced the opening of their first London office: Recognizing that it can no longer achieve its mission merely by watching policy-makers in Washington, D.C., and state capitals nationwide, the American Civil Liberties Union announced yesterday that it is going global.

Welcoming the Mayor

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This crew of construction workers weren’t too impressed with his leadership style, I guess:The mayor of Iran’s second largest city has been beaten up after he challenged workers on an illegal construction site, the conservative Kayhan newspaper reported Sunday.

Death & Violence in Togo Election Aftermath

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**Reports of Violence, Death and Destruction in the Aftermath of Togo’s Presidential Election*** From 1-3 deaths reported in the capital of Lome already* Police and military are accused of firing on opposition crowds* Massive voter fraud accusations from both sides* Hospitals are filling* Destruction in the streetsI had been posting on the upcoming election in Togo all week here, here, here, here and here.

Dissecting a Liberal Headline

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“Conservatives See Win in Rise of New Pope” This was one of the most insulting headlines I have seen in quite some time!

OBL's Missouri Connections

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Today’s online Post Dispatch has a lengthly article about Ziyad Sadaqa, the man who purchased a much used and much traveled phone for the OBL network and the Islamic American Relief Agency that Sadaqa worked for in Columbia, MO.

Togo Votes

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Women Queue in Lome, Togo.

Iran Clears Bloggers of Charges

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Iran releases bloggers of charges:The court of justice examining lawsuits of several ladies accused of weblogging cleared them of the charge, Judiciary spokesman Jamal Karimi-Rad said.

The Iranian Monafeqin

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Iran held a grand peace parade in the troubled city of Ahwaz in southern Iran on Friday.

IPN: Iran Executes Teenage Protesters

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A report from Iran Press News states that the government in Iran staged the anti-American, anti-Israel, anti-Monafeqin, march in Ahwaz yesterday (no surprise).

O'Neill Speaks

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Polipundit cites an interview of John O’Neill of swiftboat fame today.

Togo, Images of Courage and Death

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A United Opposition Rally on Friday in LomeIf I were telling the news…If I were a news man this is what I would say.