Month: November 2008

British Couple at Taj Hotel: "We Thought We Were Safe, Then CNN Stepped In" (Updated)

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A scene of death from Mumbai (The Mirror)A British couple trapped at the Taj Mahal Hotel during the terror attack claims CNN put their lives in danger.Wales Online reported, via :A SOUTH Wales couple caught in the Mumbai terror attacks claimed last night that CNN put their lives at risk by broadcasting where they were.Lynne and Kenneth Shaw, of Penarth, warned that terrorists were listening in to the media to pinpoint Western victims.Mrs Shaw claimed the American cable TV channel had broadcast details of where they were at the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel.She has appealed to the media to be careful with the information it broadcasts because safety could be compromised and lives lost.The couple flew back into Heathrow yesterday morning on a flight arranged by the British Consulate.Mrs Shaw had been forced to hide under a table as terrorists stormed the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel.She and her husband were later rescued by Gurkhas and taken straight to the Australian Embassy for safety.The couple were at the end of a month-long visit to India and were staying in Mumbai for a few days before heading back to the UK.From her home in Penarth yesterday, Mrs Shaw said: “We have been asked by the British terror police not to talk to the press.“But the reason I would not want to talk to anyone is because our safety was actually compromised by CNN, which broadcast where we were.“The terrorists were watching CNN and they came down from where they were in a lift after hearing about us on television.

Figures… WaPo Fluff Piece Uses Lib Think Tank to Praise Obama & Bash Bush

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Just because the election is over does not mean the media bias was put on hold until the next campaign…Today, the Washington Post used a lib military think tank to praise Obama and bash Bush:“Open and serious debate versus ideological certitude will be a great relief to the military leaders,” said retired Maj.

Obama Will Introduce Hillary as His Secretary of State Monday

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Obama will announce Hillary as Secretary of State at a news conference on Monday.The AP reported:A deal with Bill Clinton over his post-White House work helped clear the way for Hillary Rodham Clinton to join President-elect Barack Obama’s national security team as secretary of state, reshaping a once-bitter rivalry into a high-profile strategic and diplomatic union.Obama was to be joined by the New York senator at a Chicago news conference Monday, Democratic officials said, where he also planned to announce that Defense Secretary Robert Gates would remain in his job for a year or more and that retired Marine General James M.

Muslim-Christian Clashes Leave Hundreds Dead In Nigeria

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About 7,000 people fled their homes and were sheltering in government buildings and religious centres following clashes that left up to 300 dead.Nigerian Rebels (Javno)The Muslims thought the elections were rigged and started rioting in Central Nigeria.Hundreds are dead.Reuters reported:Clashes between Muslim and Christian gangs triggered by a disputed election have killed more than 200 people in central Nigeria, the Red Cross said on Saturday, in the worst unrest in the country for years.The army sent reinforcements to police a 24-hour curfew on the city of Jos, which lies at the crossroads of Nigeria’s Muslim north and Christian south, after rival groups of youths burned homes, shops, mosques and churches.Hundreds of bodies were brought to the town’s main mosque in preparation for a mass burial.”I counted 218 dead bodies at Masalaci Jummaa.

Insanity Alert– Mumbai Muslim Terrorists Tell Media: "Stop Hating Us"

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Mumbai Muslim Terrorists Tell Media: “Stop Hating Us”Excuse me?You just shot up the train station, drove through town and shot up people at bus stops, blew up bombs in hotels and restaurants, took hostages and killed 150 innocent people and you are asking people to “stop hating us?”That’s insane.The Mumbai terror email that was sent by Deccan MujahideenHyd to the Indian media was traced to a Russian IP address: The Herald Sun reported, via :THE terror group that ruthlessly struck at Mumbai’s heart has demanded an end to persecution of Muslims and the release of militants from prison…Deccan Mujahedeen, which said it was responsible for the Mumbai assault on Wednesday night, takes its title from the Deccan plateau that covers much of south India.

Wal-Mart Worker Trampled on Black Friday (Video)

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A worker died after being trampled at a Long Island Wal-Mart: The workers tried to revive the man but he had died in the stampede.Minutes before the doors opened at the Long Island Wal-Mart this morning.

British Hate Preacher Choudary Gloats Over Mumbai Terror Attacks

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Anjem Choudary: “Any Brits killed had only themselves to blame.”British hate preacher Anjem Choudary blamed the Mumbai attacks on Great Britain.Choudary has spoken out about conquering Great Britain from the outside.The Daily Star reported:HATE preacher Anjem Choudary last night praised the slaughter of 125 people in Mumbai.And in a vile rant he said any Brits killed had only themselves to blame for being on the “battlefield” in the war Muslims nuts are waging against the world.Extremist Choudary, 41, the right-hand man of exiled cleric Omar Bakri, 50, and former leader of banned hate group al-Muhajiroun, said the attacks were revenge for the West’s “crusades” against Islam.

MUMBAI MASSACRE– Up To 7 Terrorists Were Brits!… Over 160 Dead …Update: NO SURVIVORS at Jewish Center …Update: They Weren't Brits

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UPDATE: Up to SEVEN of the terrorists were Brits and may have come from Leeds and Bradford where London’s July 7 bombers lived -Daily Mail.Another of the detainees is reported to be a Mauritian national and at least one of the dead terrorists was a Pakistani national.160 are dead.Mumbai officials say more than 150 people in total have now died in the attacks.

Video Captures Mumbai Terrorist Killing

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Islamic terrorists killed at least 125 in coordinated Mumbai attacks.The terrorists attacked 10 different targets in the business district including the Taj Mahal and Trident Hotels and a Jewish prayer and study centre.Video captured terrorist killings in Mumbai.(Warning: Graphic content)Click HERE to watch video.More…

Iraqi Vets Forced to Lick Supposed Urine Off the Ground in Wisconsin

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Two Iraqi veterans were forced to lick supposed urine off the ground and eat a plant soaked in the liquid when they were stopped by police officers in Wisconsin.Wisconsin State Journal and LGF reported:Two Wisconsin National Guardsmen filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against the city of Wisconsin Dells, its police chief and three officers because they were forced to lap up what was believed to be human urine from the ground last summer.

Iraqi Parliament Backs US Withdrawal Plan

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The Iraqi Parliament agreed to allow American troops stay in the country for three more years until 2012.Local Ameriyah boys dive into the Ameriyah Pool during a grand reopening celebration Nov.

Obama Tells Disappointed Supporters: "I Am the Change."

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Oh, brother…Barack Obama told his disappointed supporters who voted for him on the promise of change only to find him appoint old Clintonites and Bush cabinet members not to be upset– “I am the change.”McClatchy reported:President-elect Barack Obama essentially said Wednesday that he is the change, striving to assure Americans that he’ll shake up Washington despite filling his administration with old hands from the Clinton administration and the capital’s corridors of power.”Understand where the vision for change comes from, first and foremost,” Obama said.

Happy Thanksgiving 2008!

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Turkey Talk–“Not only were we spared but we got a $20 billion bailout.”A cartoon by Michael RamirezWell, this morning I joined two thousand other local athletes for the 26th Annual Kirkwood/Webster Turkey Day Run.There was a 3 mile and 6 mile race today.

NYC On Thanksgiving Terror Alert

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New York City is under threat of a Thanksgiving terrorist attack.The FBI reported that Al-Qaeda was planning to bomb Penn Station.An attack could paralyze transit between Boston, New York and Washington.

Today's MSM Obama Fluff Piece

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Elizabeth Drew wrote a flowery piece on Barack Obama at The New York Review of Books today.The first line is a real laugher:As he demonstrated in his campaign for the presidency, Barack Obama thinks long.

Syria Honors Child Killer Samir Kuntar With Its Highest Medal

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This week Samir Kuntar was honored by the Syrian President.Kuntar is famous for crushing the skull of a 4 year-old Israeli girl.Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad (R) welcomes released Lebanese prisoner Samir Kontar in Damascus November 24, 2008.

Happy Basij Week!

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Happy Basij Forces Week!Basij units stage parade in Tehran.

It Was a Hoax– That the Left Would Allow Oil Exploration & Drilling

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Back in July Democratic Speaker Nancy Pelosi said she was not about to let the United States drill or develop our domestic energy reserves.Pelosi said this about high gas prices: “Drilling is a hoax!”Here’s the unbelievable video:(16 seconds) Pelosi’s answer to the gas crisis: “Drilling is a hoax.”But, in August after gas prices continued to rise Pelosi fell for the hoax…She said that she would consider a vote on drilling.This was out of character for the Far Left Speaker and her party.For decades, Democrats have blocked efforts to responsibly develop the energy resources our country possesses, transforming vast areas of opportunity into “The No Zone.”Over the past 30 years:Democrats have blocked the development of new sources of petroleum.Democrats have blocked drilling in ANWR.Democrats have blocked drilling off the coast of Florida.Democrats have blocked drilling off of the east coast.Democrats have blocked drilling off of the west coast.Democrats have blocked drilling off the Alaskan coast.Democrats have blocked building oil refineries.Democrats have blocked clean nuclear energy production.Democrats have blocked clean coal production.

UN General Assembly President Accuses Israel of Apartheid & Calls For Boycott

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The President of the UN General Assembly accused Israel of apartheid and called for a boycott, divestment and sanctions from the podium last week.EYE on the UN reported:NEW YORK – The President of the UN General Assembly has launched an unprecedented attack on a UN member state from the Assembly podium.

Andrew Breitbart Challenges Radical Gays to Protest a Mosque (Video)

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Andrew Breitbart hit back at Hollywood tonight for blacklisting the Proposition 8 supporters.Breitbart joined Laura Ingraham on The O’Reilly Factor tonight and challenged the gay activists to go protest at the local mosques for gay marriage:Link: Andrew Breitbart blasted the radical Left for blacklisting individuals and whole institutions for their support for Prop 8.He also asks why Barack Obama gets a pass from the hard left for his regressive attitude on gay rights while Mormons and conservatives are targeted.Andrew doesn’t hold back.

"Boiling Frog Socialism" Makes Its Way to America

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Elio Bonazzi warns of the democrat’s “Boiling Frog Socialism” at Hudson New York today.This same model has doomed Europe to high unemployment and meager growth but that won’t stop the Democrats from pushing this dysfunctional system on America: Once socialism has taken over in a society it’s extremely difficult, if not impossible, to revert its trend.

Holy Land Foundation Guilty On Funneling $12 Million to Hamas

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The Holy Land Foundation, the largest Islamic charity in the US, was found guilty of funneling over $12 million to Hamas today.The Dallas Morning News reported:A jury on Monday determined that the Holy Land Foundation and five men who worked with the Muslim charity were guilty of three dozen counts related to the illegal funneling of at least $12 million to the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas.

Alan Colmes Is Leaving Top Rated "Hannity and Colmes"

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Maybe being humiliated by conservatives night after night just got old.Colmes is leaving his top-rated program on FOX News.Breitbart reported:FOX News Channel’s (FNC) Alan Colmes will relinquish his role as co-host of Hannity & Colmes at the end of the year.

Hezbollah Has 42,000 Missiles

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Well, here’s a shocker…The Hezbollah terrorist organization now has 3 times as many missiles as it did before the Second Lebanon War in 2006.The Jerusalem Post and Jihad Watch reported:Defense Minister Ehud Barak on Monday cautioned that Hizbullah had greatly improved its capabilities since the Second Lebanon War and was in possession of rockets that could reach as far south as Dimona.

Obama Is a House Slave– Kofi Is an Errand Boy

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Monday Morning Racism…When Barack Obama meets without preconditions with the world’s thugs next year he may want to chastise them first for their racist attacks.Before Al-Qaeda labeled Obama a “house negro” the regime in Iran was already using the term.Michael Rubin reported at The Corner:** In an 11 November commentary, Borna News Agency, which is close to Ahmadinezhad, called Obama a “house slave,” adding that those who “trust such a politician lack maturity, if they are not committing treason” — a likely reference to Iranian moderates.

Tracking the Religious Vote in 2008

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The Barna Group, via LGF, has an interesting analysis on how people of faith voted in 2008.There are several significant findings on who Christians, Evangelicals, Catholics, Jews and atheists voted for this year compared to previous elections.

Al-Qaeda Thanks Iranian Regime For Infrastructure Assistance

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The Iranian regime is providing “monetary and infrastructure assistance” to Al-Qaeda according to a letter signed by terrorist leader Ayman al-Zawahiri that was intercepted recently.It is believed that Iran is protecting Saad Bin Laden, the son of Osama Bin Laden, and other Al Qaeda leaders including Saif al-Adel who fled Afghanistan in 2001.

Confidential Witness Ready to Blow Up Clinton & Holder Confirmations

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Doug Ross received a sworn declaration from a confidential witness who is prepared to testify and should testify in the confirmation hearings of Hillary Clinton and Eric Holder.Click to EnlargeThis could get interesting.Doug Ross has more on the witness.

Chavez Faces Test in Venezuelan Regional Elections

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Almost 17 million Venezuelans were registered to vote in Sunday’s elections for 22 governors, 328 mayors and 233 local legislators -China View.Long lines marked the election day nationwide (Paulo Pérez Zambrano / El Universal) Venezuelans voted today in regional contests on what is considered a referendum on the Chavez socialist revolution.CNN reported:Venezuelans swarmed the polls on Sunday to cast ballots in hundreds of gubernatorial, mayoral and legislative elections.But for President Hugo Chavez, the election is about himself — and he’s not even on the ballot.Widely seen as a test of his influence over voters, Sunday’s elections are the first since Venezuelans shot down a referendum that would have allowed Chavez to run for his third six-year term.Turnout was high for the voting, electorial officials told The Associated Press.

CODE PINK: YOU'VE GOT (HATE) MAIL!

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The women of Code Pink, including top Barack Obama bundler Jodie Evans are currently hobnobbing with representatives of the awful Iranian regime in Tehran.They posted about their adventures at the Code Pink blog yesterday and included this photo from Tehran:Code Pink founder Medea Benjamin, Col.