Month: February 2007

Taliban Uses SAM Missile to Shoot Down US Helicopter

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The Taliban issued a statement on February 18, 2007 claiming they had shot down a US helicopter with a surface to air missile.Taliban fighters admit to a using sophisticated surface-to-air (SAM 7) missile to shoot down a US helicopter in Afghanistan on Sunday.

Pakistan Agrees to Give Saudi Arabia Nuclear Bomb

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This ought to brighten up your Monday…From Pakistani website The Nation:Our monitoring desk THE India-Israel nexus is again active in putting Pakistan in trouble by accusing the Islamic Republic of nuclear proliferation which is evident from the news carried by an Israeli website and later highlighted by an Indian newspaper.

The New Copperhead Democrats Set National Sacrifice Standard

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“…And the public welfare demand that immediate efforts be made for a cessation of hostilities.”Democratic Party Platform-1864-Today’s Copperhead democrats have set a new standard for maximum national sacrifice in confronting international enemies at 3,133 (2/17/2007).

Iranian Activist Ahmad Batebi Suffers Stroke in Evin Prison

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Very sad news coming from Iran today…It was known back in December that Ahmad Batebi, the imprisoned student leader in the infamous Ward 209 of Evin Prison, was being detained in the most unspeakable condition; his family, after visiting him in prison, described the status of his health to be extremely worrisome.Today Iranian bloggers are reporting that Ahmad Batebi has suffered a stroke in Evin Prison…Student Activist Ahmad Batebi has been in prison now for 2774 days.Via Serendip and Bereft:Ahmad Batebi had a brain stroke in the infamous Evin Prison and went into coma for 3 hours.

Iran Produces "Evidence" That US Was Behind Zahedan Blasts!

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Update: Charles Johnson notes that this photograph from Fars News is a fraud!Fars News released a photo (HERE) of the evidence that “terrorists are using US manufactured weapons.” The official pointed out that “the US and Britain intend to create a series of incidents in the southeastern Iranian province similar to what they have already done in Iraq.” Iranian officials invited representatives from the UN, Human Rights Watch, and other international bodies to witness evidence that the US and Britain were behind the recent terrorist attacks in Zahedan!(It sounds like they picked the correct groups for their presentation.)Fars News reported that the US and Great Britain were involved in the bomb blasts in southeastern Iran this month:Iran on Saturday invited international bodies to send envoys to Tehran to witness documents and other corroborative evidence showing involvement of foreign countries in recent terrorist blasts in the country’s southeastern provincial capital city of Zahedan.Director General for the political affairs of Sistan and Balouchestan governorate Soltan-Ali Mir told FNA that the US and Britain are behind the recent terrorist attacks in the city of Zahedan, adding, “Washington and London are facing serious challenges as their interests in the Middle-East region have been endangered.

Messiah Slips in Palmetto State

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Barak Obama Friday:Presidential hopeful Barack Obama told thousands of cheering supporters Friday night that seeing such a racially diverse crowd in the shadow of the South Carolina statehouse would have surprised people a generation ago.”Twenty years ago, nobody would have believed this crowd in South Carolina,” he said of the racially mixed group.

More on Democratic Copperheads & Republican White Flag Wavers

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FOX News: Deaths are down 80% in Baghdad according to some sources.(Geraldo Rivera in Iraq is kicking ass!)Democrats lost their senate vote today to condemn the War in Iraq 56-34A Jacksonian finds the solution to the worn out equipment problem that the dems keep talking about.”The most disgraceful Congressional action since the Democratic party united to defend slavery.”Ralph Peters at the New York Post via Lucianne:PROVIDING aid and comfort to the enemy in wartime is treason.

Pakistani Bomber Blows Up Courtroom in Quetta, 15 Dead

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A civil judge, five lawyers and some of the relatives of prisoners on trial were among those killed in the bomb blast.- CBS A Pakistani policeman looks at bloodstained documents scattered on the floor of a court after a bomb blast in Quetta.

Iraqi News Reports On The Surge in Baghdad

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Iraqi-American Haider Ajina sends the following two articles from the Iraqi media: 36 suspects nabbed in BaghdadBaghdad, Feb 16 (VOI, Voices of Iraq) – Some 36 suspects and wanted elements were detained, an explosive charge was defused and a large amount of weapons were confiscated in different parts in Baghdad, the central command of the Multi-National forces said on Friday.”Three suspects were captured in al-Shawaka and al-Ghizaliya neighborhoods, five in al-Jihad and al-Bayaa suburbs and four others in al-Karada district”, the central command said in a statement received by the independent news agency Voices of Iraq (VOI).”In Rasafa, east side of Baghdad, seven wanted elements were arrested, 16 in Adhamiyah neighborhood, in addition to another suspect, who admitted of perpetrating a lot of crimes in Al-Madain district, in Baghdad” it added.The Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki had announced on Wednesday the beginning of the major security plan codenamed (Rule of Law) in the Iraqi capital Baghdad in an attempt to drive out outlaws.The US-backed plan received support from all Iraqi parties participating in the political process.

On the Phone… Douglas Feith Comes Clean On Iraq & Terror!

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“These documents point out that the Iraqis were training something like 5,000-7,000 foreign terrorists (non-Iraqis) from around the Middle East and the Muslim world in Iraq in the several years leading up to the current war.”Doug FeithUnder Secretary of Defense for PolicyFebruary 16, 2007 One Jerusalem held a timely newsmaker blogger call with former Undersecretary of Defense for Policy Douglas Feith.

Siberian Light Is Back Up & Running

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An old friend, Andrew Young, has restarted the Russian blog Siberian Light.And, with all that is going on with poisons and assassinations and nukes and missiles…

Dems Risk Image Woes Over Iraq War Moves

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Ya think?Cut & runnersWeak-kneedDesertersLosersFrailShakyDelicateWeak on DefenseExposedCowardlyFaint-heartedVacillating…are a few words that come to mind.Cornhusker describes the latest democratic political antics this way:They’re over there on Capitol Hill moving numbers, men, and lives around on a make-believe battlefield like it was a f***ing chess board!!

Nutroots Bloggers Prove Sage Malkin As Prophet

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The Washington Post wrote an article about Michelle Malkin today.”A Hard Right Punch”Michelle Malkin says: “…you get a lot of ugly, hysterical, unhinged attacks…” I thought I’d count to ten and let the tinfoil hats heat up.This ought to be fun…Leading off- Sadly No:What I’m trying to say, Howie, is that Michelle Malkin is a first-class wacko.

How Soon America Forgets the Plans and Words of Al Qaeda

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As democrats proceed with their plans to undermine the war effort in Iraq…Al Qaeda plans and predictions move forward.Osama bin Laden spoke on how to wage war against the US during a PBS interview in 1998:After our victory in Afghanistan and the defeat of the oppressors who had killed millions of Muslims, the legend about the invincibility of the superpowers vanished.

College Bans Chapel Cross… Opts For Campus Sex Shows Instead

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God, our Father, hear our voices, Listen to our cry, Bless the College of our fathers, Let her never die…William & Mary’s Alma Mater Songby James Southall Wilson (Class of 1904)The bronze cross from the Wren Chapel at the College of William and Mary was removed after College President Gene Nichol ordered the cross removed to make the chapel less “faith-specific.” The chapel cross was removed in late 2006.

Syrian Intelligence Officer Sentenced in Iraq

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He was sent there to oversee a group of foreign fighters.He is joined by an Iranian Al Quds (Revolutionary Guard) leader who was arrested earlier this year in Iraq.

Iraqi Al Qaeda Leader Al-Masri Is Wounded

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UPDATE: NBC is reporting that he was taken into custody by the Allied Forces!Al-Arabiya is also reporting this breaking news.Update 2: (Friday AM) Pajamas Media has the latest.After a career in training terrorists in Iraq starting back in 2001 and leading the Iraqi Al Qaeda killers since the death of al-Zarqawi in June 2006…Abu Ayyub al-Masri finds himself wounded and on the run.Abu al Masri, the current leader of Al Qaeda in Iraq, organized terror camps in southern Iraq after he fled Afghanistan when the Taliban government fell in 2001.CNN is reporting this breaking news:BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) — The leader of al Qaeda in Iraq has been wounded and his top aide killed in a clash with police, an Iraqi Interior Ministry spokesman told CNN Thursday.The spokesman said Iraqi police encountered an insurgent group on the road between Falluja and Samarra and, in a firefight, wounded Abu Ayyub al-Masri.

Scheherezade Faramarzi: The AP's Iranian Regime Lackey

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Yesterday’s strange report by AP writer Scheherezade Faramarzi on the massive protests in downtown Beirut was no fluke.Faramarzi described the massive rally of pro-government protesters as “subdued” and “exhausted”…

Media Shrugs Off Massive Graft & Corruption of Chicago Dems

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The AP claims that the people just “shrug off” the massive graft and corruption at City Hall.Could it be because all of the crooks are democrats?The AP reports:A mayor (Richard Daley-democrat) overseeing an administration under federal investigation.

Left Finally Admits Murtha Undermines Troops and President Bush

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Via Instapundit and The Victory Caucus:MoveCongress.org admits what the rest of us knew all along…Click to EnlargeThe Left’s admission:Chairman Murtha will describe his strategy for not only limiting the deployment of troops to Iraq but “undermining” other aspects of the president’s foreign and national security policy.

MUST SEE!… Amazing Iraqi "No Terror" Campaign Ad

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You don’t need to speak Arabic to understand this video…This is an amazing anti-terrorism ad running on Iraqi television!Produced by www.noterror.info(1 minute in length)Andy Stewart writes:This email is from my Iraqi friend Aqeel.

300,000 Lebanese Gather to Remember Rafik al-Hariri

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UPDATE: Media whitewashes protest of 300,000 pro-government supporters!Meryl Yourish sends this peculiar AP account of today’s massive protest:The mood was subdued amid fears the divided country could erupt and exhaustion over the prolonged political crisis.

Explosion in Iran Kills Busload of Al Quds Members!!

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An explosion today killed a reported 18 Al Quds members traveling in a bus in southeastern Iran.Fars News is carrying this picture of one of those arrested after the blast earlier today A car bomb exploded killing 18 Al Quds members today in Zahedan, Iran:A car loaded with explosives blew up near a bus carrying members of Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guards in southeastern Iran, killing 18 of them, the state-run news agency reported today.

Richard Engel: NBC's Other Far Left Reporter & Arkin Buddy

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What is this Far Left anti-American loon doing reporting from Baghdad for NBC?Granted, he did one pro-military piece in his years of reporting from Iraq, but have you ever looked at the rest of his Far Left drivel?Richard Engel, the Far Left MSNBC Baghdad correspondent claimed “all of the US troops he talked to say it’s time to end this war.”It’s not the first time he’s offered his anti-American views from Iraq by a long shot.** July 2003- L.

Muqtada Al Sadr Flees to Iran!

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He booked to Iran two weeks ago and his band of thugs is “fracturing”…Al Sadr scampered to Iran before the surge of Baghdad.

Iraqi & Lebanese Shiite Leaders Speak Out Against Terror Regimes!

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“More and more Shiites are not prepared to follow those who want to turn back the clock of history and impose on us medieval traditions and customs,” Ahmad al-Assad Leader of the Lebanese Shiite party, KefayatFebruary 13, 2007 “We Are Like a Bird Born in a Cage – America Broke the Cage Open, but the Bird Does Not Know How to Fly.”Iyad Jamal Al-DinIraqi MP Hat Tip Bryan at HotAir and Jawa Report…Iraqi MP Iyad Jamal Al-Din: “We Are Like a Bird Born in a Cage – America Broke the Cage Open, but the Bird Does Not Know How to Fly.” And…Lebanese Shiite leaders spoke out against Hassan Nasrallh and his Iranian providers today.ADN Kronos reported:Hezbollah’s close ties with Iran are being viewed with suspicion by those Lebanese Shiites who fear their country’s sovereignity is being jeopardised.

Al Zawahiri Urges Democrats To Hurry Up!

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“The people chose you due to your opposition to Bush’s policy in Iraq, but it appears that you are marching with him to the same abyss.”Ayman al-ZawahriAl Qaeda #2 & Democratic SupporterFebruary 12, 2007 #2 is upset with democrats…Al Zawahiri wants action and he wants it now!Zawahiri released his year in review tape “Tremendous Lessons and Events in the Year 1427 AH”, the fourth tape he released so far this year.

Jimmy Carter Finds New Fans in Radical Islam & University Leftists

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Many Jewish leaders claim that Carter’s new book is giving legitimacy to an unfair comparison as “Israel Apartheid Week” opens at several universities this week.But, it is not just indoctrinated college students who are using Carter’s book for Anti-Israeli political fodder…The Palestinian Islamic Jihad website is just one radical website promoting Jimmy Carter’s anti-Israeli book Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid.Internet HaganahThe Palestine Chronicle also gives a thumbs up to the book:Jimmy Carter’s most recent book, Palestine Peace Not Apartheid, has raised a storm of criticism from the Derschowitz-AIPAC wing of American Judaism, stung by his even-handed recounting of events and conversations, as well as his straightforward presentation of the failure to implement UN Security Council resolutions.

Zealots Warn Barbers to Discontinue Their Un-Islamic Activity

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The Australian reports:BARBERS in a Pakistani tribal region have received Taliban-style warnings from religious zealots warning them against cutting or shaving beards.Notices were plastered on barber shops in Khar, the main town in the Bajaur tribal region bordering Afghanistan, and in nearby villages.

Bus Bomb Blasts in Lebanon!

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At least three are dead from the bus bomb blasts today near the Christian mountain town of Bikfaya, the ancestral home of the Gemayel family, a prominent political Christian family in Lebanon.

Gunman Opens Fire at Utah Mall! Several Deaths Reported

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Update: Astute s reports 18 year old Bosnian Muslim refugee, Sulejman Talovic, is named killer!The Salt Lake Tribune reports that 6 are dead and two men are in critical condition after being transferred to the hospital.Salt Lake City ABC4 has video of the news conference.The shooter has not yet been identified.A Salt Lake City Police officer squats with his gun drawn next to a body inside the Trolley Square Mall, Monday night, Feb 12, 2007, in Salt Lake City.

AP Shamelessly Spins for Vile Anti-Christian Nutroots Blogger

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Enough is enough, this hatemonger is sent packing…The vile Edwards bloggers were even the subject of the Talking Points Memo tonight on the O’Reilly Factor.Shortly after the program it was announced that blogger Amanda Marcotte unapologetically stepped down.This is just shameful…**Here are a few of the postings from Edward’s bloggers Amanda Marcotte and Melissa McEwan.And, here is how the AP spins that she was a “target” or “victim” and not the truth…That she is a hateful anti-Christian foulmothed liberal!From the AP:Targeted Quits Edwards CampaignOne of the chief campaign bloggers for Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards quit Monday after conservative critics raised questions about her history of provocative online messages.

John Howard Not Backing Down From Obama Remarks (Video)

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It’s no secret that Al Qaeda wanted Republicans out of office……But still, the comments by Prime Minister John Howard have democrats fuming.But, Howard did not back down today:”If America is defeated in Iraq, the consequences for the West will be catastrophic.” Australian Prime Minister John HowardFebruary 12, 2007 Prime Minister John Howard stood firm today defending his remarks on Obama and asking how an American loss in Iraq could possibly help Australia.Here is how John Howard answered his critics in Parliament today:(ABC News video- 45 seconds)Opposition candidate Kevin Rudd attacked Howard over his remarks although Al Qaeda and several enemies of America celebrated the democratic wins in November.

Ahmadinejad: "Death to America Does Not Mean Death to America"

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Diane Sawyer appears transfixed almost unblinking in her interview with the Iranian President Ahmadinejad when he says, “When you heard death to America slogans, I think you know it yourself, it is not related in any way to American public.”Thanks for clearing that up, Mahmoud.Diane Sawyer interviews President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in Tehran.(Bazteb News)Bazteb News posted the transcript from Diane Sawyer’s interview with Mahmoud Ahmadinejad that aired on Good Morning America:Sawyer: I can begin.

A Little History For Barak on "Bush's Allies On Other Side of World"

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Barak Obama may not be willing to attack Al Qaeda in Iraq but he lashed out at America’ staunchest ally in attacking the leader of Australia for something the world already knew…That pulling out of Iraq would be a HUGE win for terrorists and America’s enemies.Sadly, John Howard did not say anything (Video HERE) that Al Qaeda has not already said about democrats and elections.Australian Prime Minister John Howard hasdefended the size of Australia’s troop deployment in Iraq after a stinging rebuke from White House hopeful Barack Obama, calling Canberra’s contribution “appropriate”.

John Howard Slams Al Qaeda's Favorite Party (Video)

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It’s not like John Howard said anything that we haven’t already heard from the Al Qaeda terrorists themselves.Australia’s National 9 News aired this report on John Howard’s reaction to Obama’s call to flee Iraq by March of next year and the democratic plan to fight terror:(23 seconds)Really…