Update on this Keystone Kops terror prosecution “” a luxury we can ill afford these days, but which seems to be in no short supply. From AP, : DETROIT – An immigrant who was once tried on terrorism charges in a case marred by prosecutorial misconduct plans to plead guilty next week to unrelated insurance […]
Archives for 2005
Janitor shot dead, rubber tapper slashed in Thailand
They will say: “But, but, Islam forbids killing the innocent!” Sure, but who decides who is innocent? From AFP, with thanks to Twostellas: BANGKOK (AFP) – A janitor of a government office was shot and killed in Thailand’s predominantly Muslim south, while an elderly rubber tapper was slashed by assailants, police said Thursday. Chai Yongyosying, […]
Muslims reach settlement with Dell on prayer at work
Dude! You’re gettin’ a prayer room! From AP, with thanks to RB: Muslim contract employees at the Dell Inc. plant in Nashville reached a settlement with the company on issues related to a dispute over prayer in the workplace, a national Islamic civil rights advocacy group announced yesterday in Washington. The Council on American-Islamic Relations […]
Come into my parlor…
…said the spider to the fly. A piece on hope and future prospects for the Middle East, by Silence Dogood: Things have been moving rapidly in the Middle East these last two weeks. Democracy seems to be breaking out all over. The neo-cons are vindicated and Secretary Rice is all smiles. Iraq is beginning to […]
Virginia man charged in Mideast funds transfer
“Va. man charged in Mideast funds transfer,” from AP, : WASHINGTON – A Virginia man was charged Wednesday with illegally wiring millions of dollars to Syria, Iraq, Lebanon and other nations. Louay Habbal allegedly wired more than $23 million from Mena Exchange, an unlicensed money transfer business he ran from his home in suburban Vienna, […]
Philippines: Retaliatory attacks feared as relatives bury slain prisoners
Pretext alert: they will retaliate for the deaths of the prisoners, with no admission whatsoever of the fact that their own actions led to those deaths. From
Letter To the Hellenic Parliament: Do Not Deny Genocide
Note the lengths to which the Turks have gone to cover up this genocide. The slightest mention of it anywhere will irk the Turk. Well, come and get me, Recep. The whitewashing of what was done to the Armenians and Greeks is just one element of the larger and time-honored Islamic project of whitewashing history […]
Jordan: Muslim guardian discounts Christian mother’s testimony
Siham Qandah update, from Compass Direct, with thanks to Nicolei: March 16 (Compass) — The Muslim guardian trying to wrest custody of two Christian children away from their widowed mother demanded yesterday that an Islamic court in Jordan discount the mother’s testimony because she is a Christian. But Abdullah al-Muhtadi’s attempt to play the “religion […]
Italy backpedals on Iraq pullout pledge; promises no more ransoms to jihadists
Silvio, get hold of yourself. “Berlusconi in trouble over troop pull-out pledge,” from the Times Online, : Silvio Berlusconi was tonight forced into a partial climbdown after his surprise announcement on live television last night that Italy would begin withdrawing its forces from Iraq in September. The off the cuff remark took Downing Street by […]
CAIR ‘Optimistic’ On Jobs Settlement With Dell
Dude, you’re cavin’ to CAIR! Dell dhimmitude update. From the Dow Jones Newswires, with thanks to Twostellas: WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- A national Islamic civil rights group was retained as legal counsel by 21 of 30 Muslim employees who were allegedly forced from a Dell Inc. (DELL) plant in Nashville, Tenn., for seeking to pray in […]