Billy Joel is not a fan of the Star Spangled Banner.And, the lyrics are really “very difficult to understand” in this day and age.The song is really a slog.At least that what Joel said when asked about singing the National Anthem at the Super Game on Sunday.It showed…
Nutjobs hold hands across the pond.
John Edwards discovers his new neighbors may not be so hip to higher taxes.
LGF notes the latest headline from the leading democratic blog Daily Kos:Arkin Was Right – We Do Have a Mercenary Army and They Do Owe Us!
The people of Dhaka remain united in their attempts to cut back on carbon emissions.After the religious celebration, a few pilgrims caught a ride back home on the Dhaka train…Bangladeshi Muslim pilgrims crowd over a train as they return home after a three-day Islamic congregation at Tongi, about 20 kilometers (12 miles) north of Dhaka, Bangladesh, Sunday, Feb.
STACLU has a few of this week’s slips.
Jules Crittenden tells you why and how.
Iraq says they have proof that half of the bombers are coming from Syria.
Aryamehr reported on Thursday the news about an armed uprising against the Iranian regime by the Lor, Bakhtiari and Qashqai tribes.
(Update Below)FOX News scored a first tonight…One year after the Mohammad cartoon riots and after the death of the Danish imam Abu Laben who started it all, FOX News was brave enough to show the original 12 Danish cartoons tonight in a TV Special “Radical Islam: Terror in Its Own Words”** Chad Evans YouTubed the FOX Special.He has the whole FOX Special YouTubed so just do a search to get clips 2-6.One of the conroversial Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons- Mohammad with a donkey that started riots caused the deaths of at least 139 people.The Investigative Project’s research, along with film and video from the Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI), also based in Washington, feature heavily in the documentary, hosted by FOX News anchor ED Hill.Other footage was obtained by FOX producers and cameramen, and from other news sources.Hill’s investigative report shows dozens of shocking clips from Islamic television of Islamic clerics and leaders openly advocating violent attacks on the U.S.
Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani spoke out against sectarian conflict in Iraq and called on all Muslims to unite against the violence.ZeeNews reports:The Iranian-born cleric called on all Muslims to work to overcome sectarian differences and calm the passions, which serve only “those who want to dominate the Islamic country and control its resources to achieve their aims.” Top Iraqi religious cleric Grand Ayatollay Ali al-Sistani once again called for peace and unity in Iraq.Radio Free Europe reports:Iraq’s top Shi’ite cleric, Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, called today for Muslim unity and an end to sectarian conflict.In his first public statement in many weeks, Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani said differences between Sunnis and Shi’ites have existed for centuries but should not be the cause for bloodshed.The Iranian-born cleric, one of his country’s most influential figures, cited what he called a “desperate need for unity and for renouncing divisions” and for “avoiding sectarian fanaticism.”Al-Sistani also accused unspecified individuals and groups of working to widen the schism among Muslims.Al-Sistani was apparently referring to Abdullah bin Jabrain, a key member of Saudi Arabia’s clerical establishment, who recently described Shi’ites as “the most vicious enemy of Muslims.” Long live Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani!The Ayatollah shows considerable restraint considering the absolute horror the terrorists are dumping on his beloved country.Previously:Iraq’s Spiritual Leader Calls for Unity & the Disarming of Militias Real Developments in IraqGrand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani Expresses Solidarity with Pope!
This ought to soothe tensions in the Middle East…A top Saudi Wahhabi cleric declared that Shia Muslims are heretics and should be driven from their land:A top Saudi Sunni cleric on Monday declared Shiites around the world to be heretics and urged Sunni Muslims around the world to expel Shiites from their land.Abdullah bin Jabrain, a key members in Saudi Arabia’s clerical establishment, joined a chorus of other senior figures from the kingdom’s hard-line Wahhabi school of Sunni Islam who have deemed Shiites as infidels, the latest sign of increasing sectarianism in the Middle East.”Some people say that the rejectionists (Shiites) are Muslims because they believe in God and his prophet (Muhammad), pray and fast.
Doug Ross reports on this historic mark of BDS at the NYT.
This liberal rag is going to be force fed some serious crow in the coming days…Keep the following headline in mind when the Bush Administration releases their report on Iran’s role in fomenting violence in Iraq:U.S.
Iran announced again today that scientists had developed a new herbal AIDS cure.
A storm is brewing in Turkey after the media showed images of the teenage murder suspect posing with the Turkish flag and police officers after his arrest for the murder of editor Hrant Dink.The Orthodox Christian editor of the Agos paper, Dink angered Turkish nationalists with repeated assertions that the mass killings of Armenians during the early 20th century was genocide.
The DNC showed its true colors today.Imam Husham Al-Husainy, the director of the Karbalaa Islamic Educational Center mosque, at the Democratic National Committee meeting today:”…Through you, god, we unite, so guide us to the right spot we wish for peace, equality and help us to stop the war and violence, and oppression and occupation.” That about says it all.This same Imam rejoiced and gathered with followers and led prayers for the death of Saddam Hussein earlier this year.But, now he prays for the end of occupation?Unless, of course, he’s praying for an end to the “other occupation”.HotAir has the video.Jihad Watch has a shocking analysis of the imam’s prayer.Debbie Schlussel believes that this Dearborn imam is no moderate.
Truly, a headline fit for a Friday night…U.S.
Military power surges ruin jihadist designs each and every day.Here’s how to protect yours.Hat Tip Larwyn
An Oregon man, Robert Caldwell, was busted trying to buy batteries that power surface-to-air missile systems to sell to Iran, according to U.S.
Aryamehr, a terrific Iranian blogger who frequently reports news and video from inside the regime is reporting news of an armed struggle by the Lor, Bakhtiari and Qashqai tribes in Iran against the regime.Isfahan Province in IranSource Ettelaat:According to the latest reports armed struggle against the Islamic Regime occupying Iran has begun by the Lor, Bakhtiari and Qashqai tribes of Iran.
You already heard about the students at Amir Kabir University in Tehran jeer and boo President Ahmadinejad of the Islamic Republic of Iran when he came to their university to speak.Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (R) shakes hands with student supporters while leaving the Amir Kabir University in Tehran.
75% of Iraqi Suicide Bombers are foreigners says a senior US official and they are coming through Syria.Reform Party of Syria has the story.
One Jerusalem held a blogger conference call today with Israeli Ambassador Dore Gold.Here is a bit of an introduction to the blogger call today:Jerusalem has always been at the heart of the battle between Islam and the West.
German court issues arrest warrants for 13 CIA agents.Jacques Chirac is OK with Iranian nukes.Hat Tip Eric Klien at Lifeboat Foundation
“On 14 January 2006, judges in a Tehran criminal court cleared Nazanin Fatehi of pre-meditated murder following a trial session held on 10 January, but ordered her to pay diyeh (blood money) to the family of the man she killed in self-defence in March 2005.
On Monday January 29, 2007, The New York Times published photos and posted video of a dying American soldier in Baghdad.The article on the Times website originally showed Staff Sgt.
Figure this one out?…It certainly isn’t because Libya is involved in the “occupation” of Iraq.Al Qaeda threatened the Libyan government this week in a video released on an Al Qaeda website.
Undercover reporters in Italy filmed Muslim Clerics calling for sharia law.Muslims pray outside the Viale Jenner in Milan.
