Month: March 2007

France Bans Bloggers From Filming Violence

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France this week banned laypeople from filming or broadcasting of acts of violence….Only, professional journalists are now allowed to film violence(?)

China Moves To Capitalism; Democrats Move To Socialism

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** Correction: Democrats define socialism.China is set to restore the private property rights that were abolished in 1949!Meanwhile…Hillary Clinton and the democrats are promising socialized medicine and 45,000 more union

Nancy Pelosi Slanders Bush!! Makes Ann Coulter Look Civil

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** Speaker Pelosi did not disappoint today in her attacks on innocent members of the Bush Administration!From The Gavel Pelosi slanders the President with bogus political accusations:Today’s guilty verdicts are not solely about the acts of one individual.This trial provided a troubling picture of the inner workings of the Bush Administration.

Islamist Websites Threaten Attacks on Prince Harry While in Iraq

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Al Qaeda is threatening the third in line to the British Throne.Al Qaeda continues to post threats against Britain’s Prince Harry as his tour of duty approaches.ADN Kronos reports:Third in line to the British throne, Prince Harry and his men will this week pose as hooded hostages in a training exercise in which they will use tear gas and stun grenades to free Harry from Islamist terrorists.

150 Years Ago Today… The Dred Scott Decision

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(Updated and Bumped)”In memory of a simple man who wanted to be free.” 150 Years Ago Today…A slave, Dred Scott, sued unsuccessfully for his freedom in the famous Dred Scott v.

Iranian Air Force Gears Up For War

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Kamangir reports that the Iranian Air Force is preparing for war…Note the Hezbollah symbol on the nose of the plane.The generals may want to rethink dragging banners behind the fighters.The planes were not built for speed…

Secular Islam Summit: Nonie Darwish Blasts 9-11 Conspiracy Nuts

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Secular Islam SummitDay 2: Afternoon SessionPRESS CONFERENCE: Speaker Nonie Darwish blasts the Muslim 9-11 Conspiracy Nuts:(38 seconds) Nonie Darwish – founder of ArabsForIsrael.com and author of They Call Me Infidel: Why I Renounced Jihad for America, Israel, and the War on Terror.

Secular Islam Summit: Secularism & Islamic Thought

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Update: Here’s a shot of me hard at work…Raquel Evita Saraswati from Project Ijtihad on left, GP, and Heather Smith who was working with the media, on right.And, look who else was at the summit…Here with the Founder and President of The American Congress for , Brigitte riel, who was speaking at the Intelligence Summit.Secular Islam SummitDay 2: Morning SessionSECULARISM AND ISLAMIC THOUGHTpanelists:Tashbih Sayyed Nonie DarwishWafa SultanIbn WarraqModerator: Michael LedeenSecularism and Islamic Thought Panelists: (left to right) Nonie Darwish, Wafa Sultan, Tashbih Sayyed, Ibn Warraq, adn moderator Michael Ledeen.Nonie Darwish – (You may have seen Nonie in the movie “Obsession”)founder of ArabsForIsrael.com and author of They Call Me Infidel: Why I Renounced Jihad for America, Israel, and the War on Terror.

Wafa Sultan Does Not Disappoint at Secular Islam Summit!

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Wafa Sultan did not disappoint in accepting the International Humanist Award at the Secular Islam Summit in Florida on March 4, 2007.Cox and Forkum honored Wafa Sultan earlier in 2006 for her brave interview on Aljazeera television.Wafa Sultan, a Syrian-American psychiatrist whose essays on Middle East issues are widely circulated in the Arabic press, accepts the International Humanist Award from “Free Inquiry” magazine for her courageous work.

Former Al-Zawahiri Associate Tawfik Hamid Speaks at the Secular Islam Summit

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**Live from Florida- the 2007 Secular Islam SummitDay 1- Late Afternoon March 4, 2007Former Al-Zawahiri associate, Tawfik Hamid spoke on the dangers of radical Islam at the Secular Islam Summit on March 4, 2007.Via the Secular Islam Summit:Tawfik Hamid – Born in Egypt to a secular Muslim family, as a teenager Tawfik Hamid joined Jammaa Islameia, a terrorist organization led then by Ayman al Zawahiri.

Secular Islam Summit: Reason, Not Revelation

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Day 1: Sunday March 4, 2007Author Ibn Warraq led off the summit today.Senior Research FellowIbn Warraq being interviewed by Andrew Marcus an independent filmmaker at the Secular Islam Summit.Look for the video at Pajamas!Ibn Warraq is the leadoff speaker at the Secular Islam Summit.

Iranian Women Arrested at Tehran Courthouse Protest

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The women were protesting the arrest of 5 women from last year’s Womens Rights protest.25 women were arrested outsid a courthouse in Tehran earlier today.The BBC reports:Iran’s authorities have arrested more than 25 women activists protesting outside a courthouse in Tehran.

Live Blogging From the 2007 Secular Islam Summit

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**Live from Florida- the 2007 Secular Islam Summit**Updated with pictures!”An age of reformation is upon us that needs desperately to be responded to by people who embrace not only the faith as a personal and private matter, but who also wish to see their countries and nations move forward in a progressive and prosperous way to catch up with the 21st century.”Banafsheh ZandSecular Islam Conference OrganizerKuwait News AgencyFebruary 27, 2007 Speakers List: (left to right-top to bottom) Shaker Al-Nabulsi, Nonie Darwish, Afshin Ellian, Manda Zand Ervin, Hassan Fatemolla, Tawfik Hamid, Shahriar Kabir, Nibras Kazimi, Irshad Manji, Salameh Nematt, Dr.

Zapatero Surrenders to ETA Terrorist's Demands

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In February it was reported by Lady Vorzheza that one of the ETA bloodier terrorists -25 people were directly killed and many more murdered following his orders- was on a hunger strike because he wanted to be freed before his punishment ends.

More Clashes in NW Iran- 16 Guard Members Killed in Fighting

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More trouble on the homefront…Fighting continued is northwest Iran this week- Several deaths were reported.13 Iranian Revolutionary Guards members were martyred in northwest Iran on Sunday when their helicopter was downed.

Thank You Rasha, Carol, Patrick & Phil

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Thank you Freedom for Egyptians, Carol Platt Liebau, and the guys at the News Buckit for filling in for me!I realize that there were some problems with blogger while I was away and appreciate your postings at Gateway Pundit while I was away!Much Thanks!

McCaskill presented with 'Rubber Stamp' Award!

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UPDATE BELOW: McCaskill says terrorism is not an emergency- Katrina and acting in Lebanon are immediate emergencies!!Middle, back right, and front right: Buckites Daniel Bell, Phil Hayes, and Jeremy Hagen.

Guest Bloggers at Gateway Pundit

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I will be out of town for a few days but have 3 very impressive replacements who will be blogging here while I am away…Freedom for Egyptians…”Freedom and Democracy are the only guarantees for human dignity, self-respect and human rights.”If you followed the Danish Cartoon Riots back in February 2006, you may have seen Freedom ‘s post.