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at 3/20/2010 07:39:00 PM

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at 3/15/2010 06:32:00 AM

Caves with a view, wide open areas to play and scheme against the Great Satan, communal stoning pits, and, best of all, instant ammunition should a Joo move in next door!

Everything within a stones throw away!

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at 3/12/2010 10:07:00 PM

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at 3/11/2010 01:53:00 PM

at 3/09/2010 01:50:00 PM

Pam Geller over at Atlas Shrugs put together an outstanding reading list for the anti-Jihad movement...

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Ashamed to say, I only have four of these ten. But several others I'd recommend from my own collection (in no particular order):

"Blood of Lambs" by Kamal Saleem

"Lifting the Veil: The True Faces of Muhammad and Islam," by IQ Al Rassooli

"Understanding Muhammad - A Psychobiography" by Ali Sina

"Why We Left Islam," a collection of stories by former Muslimns

"America Alone" by Mark Steyn

at 3/08/2010 05:51:00 AM

John Patrick Bedell, the man who went on a shooting spree outside the Pentagon this week, was a Bush-hating, pot smoking, registered democrat. Although officials said he did not have any suspected links to terrorist groups, it was discovered this weekend that Bedell used the Arabic term “inshallah” or “God willing,” using Arabic font – “إن شاء الله” – on more than one on his internet postings.

Pentagon Shooter & Registered Democrat Used Islamic Terms, Jihad Code, Arabic Script In His Internet Postings

The Jihad our government doesn't want you to know about...

at 3/06/2010 10:18:00 AM

Robert Spencer, in an article about self-proclaimed "anti-Fascist" groups attempting to suppress free speech, defends the newest anti-Jihad movement, the English Defense League:

Since everyone who stands up for human rights and freedom against Islamic supremacism and violence is branded a racist nowadays, it's useful to look at the evidence. Here is a group that is so racist that it has featured a Sikh speaker, has a youth group that bears the slogan, "Black, White and Brown Unite," and says: "We welcome members from all over the political spectrum, and with varying views on foreign policy, united against Islamic extremism and its influence on British life. Everyone from those whose ancestral roots are in pre-Roman Britain to immigrants just arrived yesterday will be welcomed into the EDL with open arms as long as they are willing to stand up with us for English values and against Islamist hate."

Many people conflate the EDL with the genuinely racist and antisemitic BNP, which I repudiate utterly, but there seems to be a good deal of evidence to suggest that the EDL is not itself racist, white supremacist, antisemitic, neo-fascist, etc. At very least, they bear watching. In any case, these charges are invariably and inevitably trotted out by Leftists and their jihadist allies whenever anyone stands up against the Islamic supremacism that would deny our freedom of speech, freedom of conscience, and equality of rights before the law. After awhile, the wolf-crying becomes obvious.

I completely agree with Mr. Spencer. Although the EDL is relatively new, it should only be judged by its mission and its promotion of unity of all people opposed to the radical, Islamic ideology.

Those who support the Jihadist movement, as well as the ignorant and uninformed in the media, have been quick to label any who oppose open immigration and multiculturalism as "fascist" and "racist". Do not allow such dishonest labeling to influence your perception of truth and reality.

As Geert Wilders so perfectly states, it is not about rejecting individuals, but rather the violent ideologies that some immigrant groups bring with them to, and impose upon, more civilized societies:

(Cross-posted at Avid Editor's Insights and SnappedShot.com)

at 2/22/2010 02:16:00 PM

This man should have been our first black President. He is much too valuable for Congress.

Lt. Colonel Allen West For Congress

at 2/21/2010 11:02:00 AM

(Hat Tip: Jawa Report)

at 2/20/2010 12:48:00 PM

The Australian Islamist Monitor website has an interesting article analyzing a Muslim Public Affairs Council website.

The article examines Muslim attitudes on assimilation and the conclusions are quite disturbing, but far from surprising. Enjoy.

Western countries have a proud record of accepting people from different countries, races and religions. Our politicians are always bragging about how Multiculturalism has been a great success and anyone who disputes this is branded as a “racist”. Gordon Brown of the UK stands up in the House of Commons and talks about what a wonderful contribution Muslims have made to the UK. President Obama also praises the Muslim contribution to America, but behind this “political spin” the signs say that Muslims don’t integrate and cause social unrest as their numbers grow.

The Australian media also portray an image of harmony with Muslims and we often see our politicians and Police attending Ramadan and Eid celebrations. It is interesting therefore to examine what Muslims are instructed to do when living in Western countries. In the UK and Ireland, Muslims have established Muslim Public Affairs Committees to channel information to their local Ummah and to instruct.

In this article then we will examine some of the material that is posted on the Irish MPAC site for Irish Muslims to read about living in Ireland as a Muslim.

Read more:
The Anatomy of a Muslim Web Site

at 2/19/2010 11:12:00 AM

I'm an advocate of waterboarding and other interrogation techniques, but this is really going too far!

[NOTE: For some reason the embed doesn't always work for this video. If you are getting the message "No valid media file(s) found", click THIS link to view it.]

Video HERE.

at 2/15/2010 05:42:00 PM

Transcript:

"Let me say this... and I don't care about being popular or whatever. First thing you have to do is study and understand who you are up against.And you must realize that this is not a religion you are fighting against. You are fighting against a theopolitical belief system and construct. You're fighting against something that's been doing this thing since 622 a.d. - the 7th century - 1388 years...

You want to dig up Charles Martel and ask him why him why he was fighting the Muslim army at the Battle of Tours in 732? You want to ask the Venetian fleet at Lepanto why they were fighting a Muslim fleet in 1571? You want to ask…the Germanic and Austrian knights why they were fighting at the gates of Vienna in 1683? You want to ask people what happened at Constantinople and why today it is called Istanbul because they lost that fight in 1453?

You need to get into the Koran and understand their precepts, you need to read the Sira, you need to read the Hadiths. This is not a perversion. They are doing exactly what this book says."

And Col. West reminds us of what should be self-evident, contra the willfully blind, delusional apologetics embraced by our current political and military leadership:

"Until you get principled leadership in the United States of America that is willing to say that, we will continue to chase our tail, because we will never clearly define who this enemy is, and then understand their goals and objectives—which (are) on any jihadist website—and then come up with the right (and) proper objectives to not only secure our Republic but secure Western civilization."

Lt. Col. West is running for Florida's 22nd Congressional district. Support him!

(Hat Tip: Atlas Shrugs)

at 2/11/2010 08:58:00 AM

(Hat Tip: Atlas Shrugs)

Part one of a two part video. You can find the transcript for part one HERE.

Part two discusses how the current Administration has ignored the threatening Islamic insurrection from within our own government:

The Blogshevik has located a compilation of court documents from the Holy Land Foundations trial.

From The Blogshevik:

I will let Clare Lopez, Vice President of the Intelligence Summit and a professor at the Centre for Counterintelligence and Security Studies have the final word:

To be sure, enemy influence within the Intelligence Community didn’t begin in 2009. In fact, the blueprint for the Muslim Brotherhood information warfare operation against the West goes back to a 1981 MB document called “The Project” that was discovered in a raid in Switzerland. More recently, the FBI discovered the MB’s 1991 U.S. Manifesto in a 2004 raid, a manifesto that not only confirmed the existence of the Brotherhood in the U.S., but outlined its organizational structure and agenda in this country.

The dozens of groups listed as associates in that document include a number who’ve succeeded in forging close relationships inside the structures of U.S. national security. One of them is the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA, another unindicted co-conspirator in the HLF trial). The FBI itself has maintained a longstanding liaison relationship with ISNA officials and placed ads in its monthly publication seeking Muslim applicants to become agents. A top FBI lawyer named Valerie Caproni joined senior ISNA official Louay Safi on a 2008 panel discussion at Yale University for a discussion entitled “Behind the Blindfold of Justice: Security, Individual Rights, & Minority Communities After 9/11.” Worse yet, in the wake of the horrific November 2009 military jihad assault at Ft. Hood that took fourteen lives and left dozens injured, it was revealed that Louay Safi was at Ft. Hood providing seminar presentations about Islam to U.S. troops about to deploy to Afghanistan. That’s an amazing record of successful penetration. And it’s just the tip of the iceberg.

(Cross-posted at SnappedShot.com and Avid Editor's Insights)

at 2/10/2010 04:36:00 PM

As scientists come closer to completing a draft sequence of the Neanderthal genome, creating a living person from an ancient DNA sequence is becoming a real possibility, according to Archaeology Magazine.

In 2005, 454 Life Sciences began a project with the Max Planck Institute to sequence the genetic code of a 30,000 year old Neanderthal woman. Now nearly complete, the sequence will let scientists look at the genetic blueprint of humankind's nearest relative, understand its biology and maybe even create a living person.

(Source)

My bad! They may attempt to clone Neanderthals, not Muslims. Honest mistake.

at 2/09/2010 02:30:00 PM

Trick question! Liberals don't know how to debate!

But it took three to avoid addressing any real issues about Sarah Palin. Although Pam Geller raised valid issues, the best Joy Behar, Ron Reagan, and Stephanie Miller could do was hurl petty, childish insults at Sarah Palin and make cliterectomy jokes at the expense of suffering women.

See for yourself:

Pam still kept her cool and, in spite of the gang up against her, managed to expose even more liberal hypocrisy and venom.

Read more at Atlas Shrugs.

(Cross-posted at SnappedShot.com and Avid Editor's Insights)

at 2/09/2010 11:35:00 AM

...the ones who aren't Racists, Rightwing Extremists, or simply "un-American" citizens, of course.

The rest just dislike the Obamessiah only because they support terrorists:

In an oped in USA Today, John Brennan -- Assistant to the President and Deputy National Security Advisor for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism -- responds to critics of the Obama administration's counterterrorism policies by saying "Politically motivated criticism and unfounded fear-mongering only serve the goals of al-Qaeda."

So, it appears America is made up of the following:

1) Racists

2) Rightwing Extremists (this category includes Teabag Partiers and Veterans)

3) Un-Patriotic citizens

4) Terrorist supporters

or

5) Obama supporters

So, which are you?

(Cross-posted at SnappedShot.com and Avid Editor's Insights)

at 2/08/2010 10:44:00 AM

I'm sure the world knows by now, since the leftist blog-o-sphere has been covering it non-stop, that Sarah Palin wrote notes on her hand for her Tea Party speech Saturday night. (Oh, the humanity!!)

As Founding Bloggers notes, via the Gateway Pundit, it's just a silly observation which serves no purpose but to open a floodgate of misogynistic jokes about 'hand jobs'.

It appears the left would rather complain about splinters in another person's hand than concerning themselves about the log in their own eye.

Hypocrisy at it's best.

(Cross-posted at SnappedShot.com and Avid Editor's Insights)

at 2/05/2010 01:39:00 AM

I found this very creepy sheep picture at Michelle Malkin's website:

It is really kind of creepy, and since I have nothing else to post today I figured, what the heck...

I might cross post it somewhere, but I'm too lazy to link it.

at 2/01/2010 08:17:00 PM

From Foxnews:

A Muslim prayer leader accused of encouraging his followers to commit violence against the U.S. government was shot 20 times during an FBI raid at a suburban warehouse last fall, according to an autopsy report released Monday

This is really sad. I mean, come on! Can't you FBI guys aim any better than that? Bullets are expensive!

(Cross-posted at SnappedShot.com and Avid Editor's Insights)

at 2/01/2010 10:36:00 AM

"How dreadful are the curses which Mohammedanism lays on its votaries! Besides the fanatical frenzy, which is as dangerous in a man as hydrophobia in a dog, there is this fearful fatalistic apathy. Improvident habits, slovenly systems of agriculture, sluggish methods of commerce, and insecurity of property exist wherever the followers of the Prophet rule or live. A degraded sensualism deprives this life of its grace and refinement; the next of its dignity and sanctity. The fact that in Mohammedan law every woman must belong to some man as his absolute property - either as a child, a wife, or a concubine - must delay the final extinction of slavery until the faith of Islam has ceased to be a great power among men."
~Winston Churchill

I discovered a great new resource site about Islam. From quotes to games to valuable comparisons, it's all here at Crazy Islam.

at 1/29/2010 08:48:00 AM

Nonie Darwish was asked by Frontpage Magazine: "What can Westerners do to help inflict cracks into the Islamic Curtain?"

The first thing is get out of the way when Islam is about to explode, and it will. Muslim countries need not be rescued and they need to fall on their own and grow on their own. Do not try to help or hurt if a civil war happens in Saudi Arabia or Egypt. If we cannot have oil for a while, then let it be. When we try to help a Muslim country from self -destruction, due to Muslim on Muslim atrocities, like what happened to Kuwait by Iraq, we take away their ability to recognize their internal issues, see their true enemies and why they are in trouble.

The West must realize that it is not doing itself or the Muslim world a favor by political correctness — which actually has a negative effect on Muslims trying to reform their system. Western PC is telling them we just love you the way you are, terrorism, hate speech, good and bad, we still love you. The West must demand reciprocity and equal treatment from Muslim countries. If they build mosques in the US then we must have the right to build a Church in Saudi Arabia and other Muslim countries. By accepting a one way cultural impact from Islam, we are welcoming a disaster waiting to happen.

Read the entire Frontpage Magazine interview with Nonie Darwish HERE.

(Hat Tip: Howie at The Jawa Report)

at 1/25/2010 09:45:00 PM

"Ummat al-Kuffar" means the worldwide community of al-Kuffar.

Use of the term "Ummat" is most important as it shows we are united and stand together: United in the face of adversity. Supporting each other without hesitation or fear when it comes to our fundamental freedoms and genuine human rights.

Agnostics, Atheists, Bahá'ís, Buddhists, Christians (of all denominations), Confucianists, Deists, Hindus, Humanists, Jains, Jews, Mormons, Pagans, Pantheists, Rastafarians, Sikhs, Taoists... and indeed all of humanity in all of its wonderful diversity and brilliance UNITED & TOGETHER, SUPPORTING & PROTECTING EACH OTHER FROM THE OTHERWISE RELENTLESS MARCH OF ISLAMISATION

We're not interested in the "Politically Correct"; we're passionate about What's right!

Learn more about Ummat al-Kuffar. JOIN TODAY!

at 1/25/2010 05:14:00 PM

A new Lancet study claims Palestinian men are beating their wives because of Israel.

I kid you not.

They are blaming domestic violence in an Islamic society on Jews. Certainly, it wouldn't have anything to do with this:

"Men are the maintainers of women because Allah has made some of them to excel others and because they spend out of their property; the good women are therefore obedient, guarding the unseen as Allah has guarded; and those on whose part you fear desertion, admonish them, and leave them alone in the sleeping-places and beat them; then if they obey you, do not seek a way against them; surely Allah is High, Great." (Quran 4:34)

And it certainly couldn't have anything to do with countless accounts in the Hadith in which Muhammad approved of, or turned a blind at, his followers beating their wives. It is very unlikely that it has anything to do with Islam's perfect example himself beating his own wife.

And it doesn't matter that these findings directly conflict with this extensive study.

No.

It's the JOOS fault.

PajamasMedia has more on this story.

(Cross-posted at SnappedShot.com and Avid Editor's Insights)

at 1/25/2010 12:30:00 PM

at 1/24/2010 10:22:00 AM

at 1/23/2010 06:10:00 PM

From Gates of Vienna via a tweet from Infidel's Are Cool -

The quotes below are from a translated interview with Afshin Ellian, who will be called as a witness in the Wilders trial by Bram Moszkovicz:

You said the Wilders Trial reminds you of justice in your country of origin, Iran. Is that not somewhat exaggerated?

"The Netherlands, of course, is not comparable with Iran, but it’s about perception. If you cannot say that Islam is a backward religion and that Mohammed is a criminal, then you are living in an Islamic country, my friend, because there also you cannot say such things. Here I’m free to say that Christ was a faggot* and Mary was a whore, but apparently I should stay off of Mohammed."

at 1/23/2010 04:07:00 PM

As a public service for my anti-Semitic readers, I've decided to post this video to help you boycott Israeli products.

Mazel tov!

(Cross-posted at SnappedShot.com and Avid Editor's Insights))

at 1/23/2010 03:54:00 PM

If the West is to remain truly democratic, rational and valid criticism of Islam is a must...

How unfortunate it is that whenever someone attempts to show the facts of true Muhammadan Islam in unflattering manner in a public forum, he risks being tortured or killed by pious Muslims, even in the West. Alas!

The Muslim Ummah is utterly intolerant to criticisms of the Quran, Prophet Muhammad and Islam. Nonetheless, there are individuals who are brave enough to face the challenge of exercising their freedom of speech, their freedom of expression. Ibn-Waraq, Ayan Hisri Ali, Wafa Sultan and Maryam Namazie are some of the courageous individuals, who have chosen not to indulge in appeasing Muslims and political correctness. They have chosen to speak the historical, factual truth about Muhammadan Islam. And, unsurprisingly, they have been living under constant danger to their lives.

Another brave individual is the Danish cartoonist Kurt Westergaard. He drew the cartoons of Muhammad that appeared in a Danish newspaper in 2006 that hurled the entire Muslim world into violent frenzy. They started demonstrations and demanded death of the cartoonists and their publishers. On January 2, 2010, a Somali man, armed with axe and knife, entered Westergaar’s house and tried to kill him. This incident prompted me to write this article.

Muhammad cartoonThe reason for the attempted murder of Westergaar is his comical depiction of Muhammad, produced here.

He has drawn other depictions of Muhammad as well. It’s interesting to note that although the illustration may appear somewhat derogatory toward Muhammad, but it does make an accurate point in artistic form, i.e. the blood-soaked and war-filled life of Muhammad. That is exactly what the bomb depicts. I personally believe that it’s not inflammatory at all; it just makes a true representation of Muhammad in pictorial form.

This incident entails a number of issues within the context of western nations and within the context of a truly democratic set-up, which I will address in this article.

First: Why criticize Islam? And why should non-Muslims/atheists etc. indulge in such criticisms and ‘inflammatory actions’ when it’s already given that Muslim world will react violently.

Second: What is the use of such ‘transgressions,’ i.e. what good will come out of it?

Read the rest at Islam-Watch.

(Hat Tip: Atlas Shrugs)

at 1/22/2010 03:47:00 PM

This post is almost too vile to publish.

Jack Cafferty of CNN.com posted an editorial about a 13-year-old Saudi girl sentenced to 90 lashes for carrying a cell phone to school. The punishment is harsher than many Saudi thieves receive. She could very well die during the lashing.

The editorial goes on to point out how women are often treated as second-class citizens, with few rights.

Cafferty asks readers to respond to this question: What does it say when America’s ally Saudi Arabia sentences a 13-year-old girl to 90 lashes after bringing a cell phone to school?

The story is disturbing enough. But even more so, are the responses of CNN readers, most who live in America - the one country that rightfully condemns human rights abuses - more than any other.

Some response examples:

"We should respect the cultures of other countries as well as the rules of the school Both of which come above all else." - Mehra

"they know how to run a school. we should take note." - paul

"We need to hire Saudi teachers for our inner city schools. A few decapitations and all our problems would be solved." Mike, Syracuse, NY

"Because they enforce their laws, they do not have the crime issues we do so you can draw your own conclusions from that." - Doug, Dallas, Tx

"Good for Saudi Arabia. Go to school to learn, not talk on the phone or play games, what a novel idea." - Larry from Georgetown, TX

"It says we should 'MIND OUR OWN BUSINESS". Other countries have their own laws and customs and not every country conforms to our beliefs." - Sandy

"Their country and their laws, like it or not. I am sure we have laws that are offensive to people in other countries, including to our allies." - Mike from Denver

"It's none of our business how anybody raise their kids cause what works for one household may not work for the other so sometimes we have to be a little bit stricter but it all should be done in love and not of appearance to the public eyes" - Frandy

"Do you REALLY believe that the Saudis are going to lash this girl so bad that she is going to die or be really hurt? Come On!!! They just want to teach her a lesson. They have laws just like we do. There are broken and you pay the price. I was spanked in Elementary school with a big wooden board. It hurt! It was suppose too!" - Gayle G.

The last just shows how utterly clueless the left is about Islam... Gayle G. simply doesn't understand what an Islamic lashing is. This idiot seems to think a lashing is no worse than a paddling. That ignorance may explain the apathy displayed by many commenters in this thread. Gayle G. comments again:

"Like some people have said on here, the Muslims don't want their women running around without clothes on like in the U.S. and they don't want millons of people locked up in prisons. You do the crime and you pay a price, a big price." -Gayle G.

Yet another shining example of ignorance. Apparently Gayle G. has no problem with the ownership of women - slavery. She seems to support muslims controlling "their women" to suit the desires of their male owners. She also has no clue about the Islamic "justice" system, which often finds innocent people guilty of crimes based solely on sworn testimonies by vindictive, nefarious individuals.

It is people like Gayle G. who blindly continue to embrace the politically correct idea that religious extremism is shared equally among all faiths, and that Islam is peaceful, despite the behaviors and words of millions of muslims around the world and despite being disproportionately represented in acts of terrorism.

Liberal leaning CNN's audience is mostly democratic - the party of compassion (so it claims). Reading though these comments, however, one can see there is very little compassion or understanding for those helpless individuals living outside the limited, narcissistic world of the liberal mind.

(Cross-posted at SnappedShot.com and Avid Editor's Insights)

at 1/20/2010 05:43:00 PM

(Hat Tip: Jihad Watch)

Many thanks to GeertWilders.nl, via Jihad Watch, for the English translation (all emphasis mine):

Mister Speaker, judges of the court,

I would like to make use of my right to speak for a few minutes.

Freedom is the most precious of all our attainments and the most vulnerable. People have devoted their lives to it and given their lives for it. Our freedom in this country is the outcome of centuries. It is the consequence of a history that knows no equal and has brought us to where we are now.

I believe with all my heart and soul that the freedom in the Netherlands is threatened. That what our heritage is, what generations could only dream about, that this freedom is no longer a given, no longer self-evident.

I devote my life to the defence of our freedom. I know what the risks are and I pay a price for it every day. I do not complain about it; it is my own decision. I see that as my duty and it is why I am standing here.

I know that the words I use are sometimes harsh, but they are never rash. It is not my intention to spare the ideology of conquest and destruction, but I am not any more out to offend people. I have nothing against Muslims. I have a problem with Islam and the Islamization of our country because Islam is at odds with freedom.

Future generations will wonder to themselves how we in 2010, in this place, in this room, earned our most precious attainment. Whether there is freedom in this debate for both parties and thus also for the critics of Islam, or that only one side of the discussion may be heard in the Netherlands? Whether freedom of speech in the Netherlands applies to everyone or only to a few? The answer to this is at once the answer to the question whether freedom still has a home in this country.

Freedom was never the property of a small group, but was always the heritage of us all. We are all blessed by it.

Lady Justice wears a blindfold, but she has splendid hearing. I hope that she hears the following sentences, loud and clear:

It is not only a right, but also the duty of free people to speak against every ideology that threatens freedom. Thomas Jefferson, the third President of the United States was right: The price of freedom is eternal vigilance.

I hope that the freedom of speech shall triumph in this trial.

In conclusion, Mister Speaker, judges of the court.

This trial is obviously about the freedom of speech. But this trial is also about the process of establishing the truth. Are the statements that I have made and the comparisons that I have taken, as cited in the summons, true? If something is true then can it still be punishable? This is why I urge you to not only submit to my request to hear witnesses and experts on the subject of freedom of speech. But I ask you explicitly to honour my request to hear witnesses and experts on the subject of Islam. I refer not only to Mister Jansen and Mister Admiraal, but also to the witness/experts from Israel, the United States, and the United Kingdom. Without these witnesses, I cannot defend myself properly and, in my opinion, this would not be an fair trial.

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