Archive for August, 2006

It was actually never until a year or two ago that I had ever heard of mosques being blown up by different sects. Recently I had a discussion with a group of Muslim friends about topical issues. The conversation quickly took a turn to the sectarian violence in Iraq upon which one brother blurted out: [...]

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Knowledge can be deadly sometimes; let the stupidity continue… BAGHDAD — Mohammed Shakir has been selling newspapers from his stall on the right bank of the Tigris River in Baghdad for 20 years. He used to offer a selection from all of Iraq’s political movements and parties – but no more. In his majority Sunni [...]

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If the war comes back who will get blamed for starting it? BEIRUT, Lebanon – Hezbollah said it foiled an Israeli commando raid early Saturday near its stronghold of Baalbek, a confrontation that could prove to be the biggest violation to date of the U.N.-brokered cease-fire between Israel and Hezbollah. Lebanese security officials confirmed a [...]

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Target: USA

18Aug06

If you build a better mouse trap the terrorists will build a better mouse…

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It’s not the most shocking plot twist in the world…but we will still see their movies. Hollywood heavyweights Nicole Kidman, Michael Douglas, Danny DeVito, Rupert Murdoch and more than 80 other stars played against type and entered stage right yesterday with an ad condemning Hezbollah in Lebanon, Hamas in Palestine and terrorists everywhere. â??We the [...]

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Article of Interest: I’m always fascinated with the birth of a meme. A new one recently surfaced amid the vitriolic rhetoric that gets dished out by the neoconservative punditry of the Internet: “Hezbollywood.” Google it and be in awe of its (as of this writing) 131,000 results. I’m almost surprised that Google even bothers to [...]

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The two IAF MP’s that glorified Zarqawi as a martyr in June and were sentenced rather harshly by the State Security Court recently have received reduced sentences through an appeal at the Cassation Court. Both sentences of 2 and 1.5 years have been reduced to 13 months and 100 JD fines. The MPs were seen [...]

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All Muslims and/or brown-skinned people should arrive at the airport 6 hours prior to their flight for advanced screenings. For your convenience please follow the “Brown’s Only” signs to the nearest interrogation room. LONDON – As airport security tightens, checkpoint lines grow and tempers fray amid fears of devastating airborne attacks, more and more Britons [...]

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