14 year old girl lashed to death by Sharia law in Bangladesh-BBC

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2/2/11, "Four arrested after Bangladesh girl 'lashed to death'," BBC

"Four people including a Muslim cleric have been arrested in Bangladesh in connection with the death of 14-year-old girl who was publicly lashed. The teenager was accused of having an affair with a married man, police say, and the punishment was given under Islamic Sharia law.

Hena Begum's family members said a village court consisting of elders and clerics passed the sentence."...

Radical Islam is actually mainstream Islam

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"Andrew Young has written that the Carter State Dept thought Ayatollah Khomeini was

• "some kind of saint."...

2/1/11, "Radical Islam or Mainstream Islam?" American Thinker, Dave Gaubatz

Radical Islam. What does this mean? Does it mean that there are a few Muslims who take Islam to the extreme and cause violence throughout the world? In order for innocent people and countries to combat the threat of violent Islamic Jihad, we have to redefine "Radical Islam." If the majority of Muslims adhere to Sharia law (at least in their hearts), then we must confront the possibility that "Radical Islam"

• is actually mainstream Islam.

Sharia law is an all or nothing. A true Muslim can't take certain parts of Sharia and not adhere to certain aspects and not others. Physical Jihad is a part of Sharia law, and even when Muslims can't fight in the name of Islam, they must support the Mujahadeen (fighters) financially or at the very least in their heart.

• Many readers will criticize me for saying that 80 plus percent of Muslims desire Sharia in all aspects.

I can only say this because I have been going to Saudi Arabia and the Middle East since 1979, and the majority of Muslims do desire Sharia law to be implemented in all parts of the world. Not only do Muslims in the Middle East desire Sharia law and an Islamic Ummah (nation) worldwide, but unfortunately for Americans

• this means America as well.

While assigned to Iraq in 2003, I had the opportunity to interrogate numerous Enemy of Prisoners of War (EPW). I have to admit I was a bit selfish, but I wanted to know what were going to be the next attacks in America. Over and over we were told the next attacks were going to attack the "hearts" of Americans. I was persistent and wanted to know exactly what this meant. We were told the ‘hearts' of Americans were

• the children of America.

If Americans believe Al Qaeda and their cognates such as CAIR, ISNA, MSA, MANA, and a host of others will not attack our children, they are living with a false sense of security. I blame this false sense of security on our U.S. president and his administration. I also blame our FBI for attempting to make Americans feel safe,

• when in actuality they are not safe.

America can suffer another 11 Sept. 2001 physical attack much worse than we had on this day. The cards are in the hands of Islamic terrorists. They have the capability to carry out such attacks any day they desire. They have the support, money, knowledge, and most importantly the desire to carry out these attacks.

What is most frightening is that my researchers and I have conducted research at over 250 Islamic centers in America. The vast majority desire to destroy America, yet our House, Senate, president, and senior law enforcement officials

• give them the opportunity to harm our country and children.

The most important question people have is how do we stop the pending attacks? The answer is quite simple. Islam is not a religion. Islam (according to Islamic scholars) is a military, economic, and political ideology that uses ‘religion' to carry out their ultimate goal of world domination (again according to their own leading scholars both in the U.S. and Middle East).

The following are materials obtained at Islamic centers in the U.S., and this is what the

• Muslim children are being taught.

1. "The objective of Islamic Jihad is to put an end to the dominance of the un-Islamic systems of government and replace them with Islamic rule, Islam intends to bring about this revolution not in one country or in a few countries but in the entire world. Although initially it is the duty of every member of the Muslim party to work for revolution wherever he lives the final purpose is nothing but a world revolution. Any revolutionary ideology which upholds the good of all mankind, and is not of a mere national unit, cannot limit its horizons to those of any single country or nation."

• Book: "Come let us change this World" pages 106 - 107. Author: Sayyid Abul A'la Mawdudi. Founder of Jamaat-e-Islami (The Islamic Party), a political party in Pakistan.
  

2. "If you accept the whole of Islam in your life...a time will come when Communism will fear for its survival in Moscow, Capitalistic democracy will tremble for its safety in Washington and NewYork.

• Book: "Come let us change this World" page 83. Author: Sayyid Abul A'la Mawdudi. Founder of Jamaat-e-Islami (The Islamic Party), a political party in Pakistan.

3. "Islam requires the earth-not just a portion, but the whole planet"

Book: Jihad in Islam, by Syed Abul A'la Maududi. Page 10

4. "Every Muslim should have the desire for martyrdom in his heart. If he is unable to go into the battlefield, he should certainly have the desire for martyrdom in his heart."

• Pamphlet: "40 Hadith on Jihad" page 7. Author: Maulana Abdus Samad Siyal. Published in Pakistan.
  

5. "It is learnt from this Hadith that physical jihad will continue right till the day of resurrection and will be waged as such in some part or the other of the world". We do not deny the benefit of waging an academic and intellectual war. However, an intellectual war alone cannot be fought everywhere. There are special places and occasions for it. In short, despite waging a jihad with the tongue, pen, rationale and intellect, the Muslim community cannot be absolved of the duty of waging physical jihad".

Pamphlet: "40 Hadith on Jihad" pages 21 -22. Author: Maulana Abdus Samad Siyal. Published in Pakistan.

6. "A martyr will go directly to heaven".

• Pamphlet: "40 Hadith on Jihad" page 59. Author: Maulana Abdus Samad Siyal. Published in Pakistan.

7. "The only reward of those who make war upon Allah and His messenger and strive after corruption in the land, will be that they will be killed".

• Booklet: "Duties of the learned to Ignorant Muslims", page 5. Author: Abdul Qadir Oudah (Muslim Brotherhood/Egypt). Published in Pakistan.

8. "Whatever is against Sharia, is unlawful for Muslims, irrespective of any Government which has declared it lawful or has ordered it to be acted upon because the right of legislation for any Government is restricted to the condition that the law framed by it should be in accordance with the Sharia, its fundamentals and legal spirit. Now, if any Government considers it lawful to exceed these prescribed limits, then because of this attitude of the Government, unlawful shall not become of this attitude of the Government, unlawful shall not become lawful and it would not be lawful for any Muslim to act upon or enforce laws against the Sharia. Rather in such a situation it becomes obligatory for every Muslim to refuse to accept those laws and abstain from acting upon them, for it is unconditional for the Muslims to obey the orders of men in power".

• Booklet: "Duties of the learned to Ignorant Muslims", page 34. Author: Abdul Qadir Oudah (Muslim Brotherhood/Egypt). Published in Pakistan.

9. "Justice demands that tyranny and oppression should not be allowed to work havoc in the world." The Holy Qur'an clearly beings out the fact that Qital (physical Jihad/Fighting) is not an end in itself in Islam, but a means to a higher and nobler end - the welfare of humanity".

"The person who raises arms in order to curb tyranny and oppression and to eradicate evil are the blessed souls who fight in the way of Allah".

• Pamphlet: Jihad in Islam , page 15, by Abdul Hameed Siddiqi. (Jemmah Islamiyah) Published in Pakistan.

10. "The Islamic State is that it is an ideological state." The Qur'an and the Sunnah would be the chief sources of of the public law of the land".

• Pamphlet: Political Theory of Islam, pages 31 & 33. By S. Abul A'la Maududi (Founder of JI terrorist organization)

11. "The Front is Everywhere. You have been well aware now of the categorical injunction of the Islamic Shari'ah that whenever an enemy attacks any part of Darul Islam, Jihad for its defense becomes obligatory (Fard) on every Muslim." "Jihad is obligatory on all the Muslims does not necessarily mean that all of us should take to arms and proceed to the battle-front. Jihad is a very wide term and its connotation is not confined to just the clash of arms only. In fact it denotes the entire war-effort which is made to uphold our cause and win victory over the enemy. Out of the many and varied fronts of war, battlefield is just one of them. Warfare requires total effort and all sections of people-nay, each and every citizen in the rear-must contribute his share, however humble, to strengthen the capability of those fighting on the front line. This duty of doing our best, dedicated to enhance the fighting ability of our soldiers, is too a Jihad. Indeed, every bit of work done, the minutest service rendered, is Jihad. The gallantry and dedication of the armed personnel no doubt is the key to success but next in importance for the successful prosecution of war is the procurement of money, means, and material. Besides, the qur'an warns us that if a person fails to contribute financially, he in face invites his own doom".

• Pamphlet: "Call to Jihad", pages 9 - 10. Author: Syed Abul A'al Maududi (founder of JI terrorist organization).

12. "Islam wishes to destroy all States and Governments anywhere on the face of the earth which are opposed to the ideology and programme of Islam regardless of the country or the Nation which rules it. Islam requires the earth-not just a portion, but the whole planet. Towards this end, Islam wishes to press into service all forces which can bring about a revolution and a composite term for the use of all these forces is ‘Jihad'.

• Pamphlet: "Jihad in Islam", pages 9 -10. Syed Abul A'al Maududi (founder of JI terrorist organization).

13. "Slay the disbelievers whenever you find them. The disbelievers should be killed in whatever month or time they are found".

• Book: Ma'ariful Qur'an, Vol 1 page 534

14. "Islam is a revolutionary ideology and program which seeks to alter the social order of the whole world and rebuild it in conformity with its own tenants and ideals"

• Pamphlet: Jihad in Islam, by Syed Abul A'la Maududi, page 8

15. "Islam wishes to destroy all States and Governments anywhere on the face of the earth which are opposed to the ideology and programme of Islam regardless of the country or the Nation which rules it."

• Pamphlet: Jihad in Islam, by Syed Abul A'la Maududi, page 9

16. "Islam requires the earth---not just a portion, but the whole planet"

• Pamphlet: Jihad in Islam, by Syed Abul A'la Maududi, page 10

17. "The objective of the Islamic ‘Jihad' is to eliminate the rule of an un-Islamic system and establish in its stead an Islamic system of state rule. Islam does not intend to confine this revolution to a single State or a few Countries; the aim of Islam is to bring about a universal revolution."

• Pamphlet: Jihad in Islam, by Syed Abul A'la Maududi, page 24
  

18.

• Ali Al Timimi (editor)

Convicted in 2005 and serving life plus 70 years for advocating terrorism against America. Timimi is supported by CAIR, was their ‘man of the year', and is often invited by our Congressional leaders to give the opening prayer.

This book is distributed by Saudi Arabia as da'wah material. Public libraries throughout America have this book donated for our children to better

• understand Islam."

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2/2/11, "Following the Alinsky model, Obama's public message

• is always a lie.

It has absolutely no bearing on what's really happening. All we know is what the agitprop media are telling us. "...

• "There's No Abe Lincoln in the Muslim Hood," American Thinker, James Lewis

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Always great commenters to AT article. From the first comment, among those he blames are George Bush, Condoleeza Rice, and General Petraeus, and I completely agree:

"I blame it on our current president and his administration and on our last president and his administration, in particular the dangerous incompetent Condi Rice. I also very much blame our military, primarily the U.S. Army, by far

• the very worst army we have ever had.

And in that regard, extra special recognition must go to General David Petraues, General George Casey and Col. Denise Lind.""...


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Senators Barbara Boxer, Dianne Feinstein, other Democrats lecture in 2007 that lack of snow proves urgent global warming

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Update: 2/2/11, Barbara Boxer says she'll hold hearings to delve into climate realists or skeptics who don't buy into the organized crime racket of global warming that she likes so much.



Democrats in 2002, 2007, 2008 say they know what they know. Therefore, you are guilty and must pay billions.

via Tom Nelson

Democrats say Republicans look weak and broke in upcoming redistricting efforts

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2/1/11, "Campaigns and Elections: "As re-districting begins, Republicans are short on cash,"" Democrat Legislative Campaign Committee

"In his most recent column in Campaigns & Elections, Noah Rothman highlights some of the difficulties Republicans are facing as both parties prepare for redistricting across the country.

…[A]s the process gets underway in a series of first-round states, including New Jersey, Virginia, Kentucky, Mississippi and Louisiana, some party insiders are concerned that Republicans have failed to amass the funding necessary to capitalize on their advantages.

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“The DLCC has been working with the Foundation for the Future and NCEC [The National Committee for an EffectiveCongress] for almost five years to make sure Democratic state legislators have as much and as high-quality data as possible when they draw district lines and evaluate Republican gerrymanders,” [DLCC Executive Director Michael] Sargeant told C&E. However, he agrees that the failure of the MAPS project is a negative for Republicans. “By letting the MAPS project languish, the

• GOP isn't in as good of a position for redistricting as most think,” Sargeant said.

Roll Call’s Gonzalez reports that donors to MAPS lost faith in the group when they discovered that its “vision was too broad.” Underscoring the importance of MAPS to the Republican redistricting strategy, former RNC Chair Ed Gillespie told Hotline last week that, while there was still time to recover from the loss,

• the failure of MAPS has left Republicans at a distinct disadvantage in the first states to redistrict.

The notion that Republicans aren’t well-prepared for redistricting is nothing new. Politico picked up on this in June of last year, and the parties’ relative preparedness is discussed in “GOP lags in early redistricting race.”

Last Wednesday, a Hotline On Call post (Republicans Looking For Leadership On Redistricting) highlighted some anxieties from prominent GOPers.

"I've been surprised that I didn't see the party yearning for some sort of outside effort to get the map-making up and going," [former NRCC chair Tom] Reynolds told Hotline On Call. "Normally instead of having the party pay for that, someone on the outside would take that initiative and I haven't seen that leadership."

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Another Republican deeply involved in redistricting at the state level described the GOP's organization toward redistricting in one word: "Chaos."

Did Republicans not realize redistricting was getting underway this soon? Maybe next time they should set themselves an Outlook (Google?) calendar reminder."

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Big Government outspent big oil almost 4 to 1 in California to win lucrative cap and trade deal

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1/31/11, "$46M spent on failed Calif. global warming measure," AP, MercuryNews.com

"More than $46 million was spent for and against a failed November ballot measure that would have suspended California's landmark global warming law, according to campaign finance reports filed Monday.

Out-of-state oil companies and their supporters

• spent $10.5 million promoting Proposition 23, while

• opponents spent more than $36 million.

The initiative would have suspended the state's 2006 greenhouse gas reduction goals until California's unemployment rate, now 12.5 percent, drops to 5.5 percent and holds there for a year. That has occurred just three times in three decades.

Voters defeated Proposition 23 by a margin of 61.6 percent to 38.4 percent."...

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• Reference: 1/4/11, "Two Californias," V. Hansen
  

  
  

via Real Science via Climate Depot

King Obama tells Mubarak to leave

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2/1/11, "Envoy for Obama tells Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak to step aside," LA Times

"Frank Wisner, an envoy sent to Cairo at President Obama's request, tells Hosni Mubarak that he should not be part of the 'transition' that the U.S. has called for. 'This message was plainly rebuffed,' says a source."...

photo above from Weasel Zippers

Most Americans say GOP should consider Tea Party ideas-latest Gallup poll

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Gallup Poll Jan. 14-16, 2011

1/31/11, "Americans Believe GOP Should Consider Tea Party Ideas," Gallup Poll, L. Saad

"About 7 in 10 national adults, including 88% of Republicans, say it is important that Republican leaders in Congress take the Tea Party movement's positions and objectives into account as they address the nation's problems. Among Republicans, 53% rate this "very important."...

Although few Democrats (6%) are supporters of the Tea Party or even have a favorable view of it (11%), more than half say it is important that the Republican Party take the Tea Party's positions into account. Why this is the case is unclear, although Democrats may simply feel that the opposing party should pay attention to all of its constituencies."...


via American Thinker

Muslim Brotherhood no different from Evangelical Christians-El Baradei on ABC News

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11/29/10, Muslim Brotherhood protesting elections in Egypt, ap photo
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1/30/11 "'This Week' Transcript: Crisis in Egypt," ABC News
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"AMANPOUR: As you know, the administration is very concerned that if Mubarak goes, the inevitable replacement is the Muslim Brotherhood or some kind of Islamic fundamentalism.

ELBARADEI (Egyptian Ambasador to the U.S., Mohamed El Baradei): This is total bogus that the (ph) Muslim Brotherhood are religiously conservative. They are no way extremists. They are no way using violence. They are not a majority of the Egyptian people. They will not be more than maybe 20 percent of the Egyptian people. You have to include them

• like, you know, new evangelical, you know, groups in the U.S.,
  

• like the orthodox Jews in Jerusalem.

I mean, that is -- you -- they are not. This is -- this is what the regime used to -- sold to the -- to the West and to the U.S. "It's either us, repression, or -- or -- or Al Qaida-type Islamists." That is -- that's not -- this is not Egypt.

AMANPOUR: Are the Islamists behind this uprising?

ELBARADEI: Not at all. I mean, what -- what you saw is the young people. I mean, it's all 30 and below. It is organized plan, implemented by people who are 30 and below who are --

• absolutely have no ideology"...

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Reference: 12/6/10, "Majority of Muslims want Islam in politics, (Pew) poll says," LA Times, Meris Lutz

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