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A Lebanese military officer has been killed after armed men brought down a Lebanese army helicopter flying over the southern village of Sejoud, military officials have said. Full Story ... more

The head of Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards, General Mohammad Ali Jafari, said on Wednesday that Israel is too vulnerable to Iran's longer-range missiles to dare launch an attack. Full Story ... more

Iraqi Shiite radical leader Moqtada al-Sadr said on Thursday that he has suspended indefinitely the activity of the Mahdi Army, his feared 60,000 strong militia. Full Story ... more

The American military will hand over responsibility for the security of Anbar Province, once a stronghold of the Sunni insurgency and one of the most violent regions in Iraq, to the Iraqi government as early as Monday, Iraqi and American officials said Wednesday. Full Story ... more

A university president and a top local official in a restive province north of Baghdad are suspected of giving weapons and government cars to al-Qaida in Iraq insurgents, according to arrest reports obtained Wednesday. Full Story ... more

The city's first airport is weeks away from opening, but already a bigger one is talked about. Land prices are soaring. Merchants say they don't remember business ever being so good. Full Story ... more

The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) has said it is not behind Tuesday night's abduction of an Israeli construction worker, Ehud Avni, in Nigeria's oil city of Port Harcourt. Full Story ... more

Der bekannte Orientalist Dr. Hans Peter Raddatz nimmt in der Frankfurter Neuen Presse Stellung zu einem ungebetenen Rat aus Malaysia. Der Au #223;enminister des dortigen islamischen Regimes hatte sich #252;ber die bevorstehende Anti-Islamisierungskonferenz von Pro-K #246;ln am 20. September entr #252;stet. Raddatz entgegnet mit Humor und Intelligenz und hat es nicht n #246;tig, in den #252;blichen Chor der vorauseilenden Distanzierung einzufallen. Ausschnitt aus der Frankfurter Neuen Presse: H ... more

In the first poll since the start of the Democratic convention, Gallup gives Barack Obama what RealClearPolitics calls #8220;a big bounce, #8221; taking a six point lead over his rival, John McCain. Democratic candidate Barack Obama has gained ground in the latest Gallup Poll Daily tracking average from Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, and now leads Republican John McCain among registered voters... ... more

The arrests this week of nearly 600 immigrant workers at a manufacturing plant in Laurel, Miss., are fueling a national debate over a federal system to check new hires' work documents, a program whose expansion the Bush administration has made a cornerstone of its fight against illegal immigration. In what they called the largest immigration sweep at a single site in U.S. history, federal agents raided a Howard Industries electrical transformer plant Monday despite the fact that the company last ... more

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Last week, Jordan's minister of information publicly confirmed that senior Jordanian officials have been meeting with Hamas in an effort to "solve pending security issues." These talks represent a significant shift for Amman, since relations between Jordan and the Palestinian group had been frozen for two years, following the arrest of three Hamas members in the kingdom on terrorism and weapons charges. As my colleague David Schenker and I argue in this co-authored piece, while the decision to ... more

CNBC just ran a feature entitled #8220;Electing the CEO of America. #8221; It #8217;s a great illustration of the insane expectations Americans invest in what #8217;s supposed to be a limited, constitutional office. As I write in that book, Over the second half of the 20th century, Gallup polls showed that an average of 41 percent of Americans per year cited economic issues as the most important problems facing America. Here, as usual, the buck stopped with the president, Rossiter ��s ��Manage ... more

Fred Thompson has written a compelling post for the good conservatives at RedState on rebuilding the conservative movement. First Fred outlines the principles of conservatism: The role of the federal government is limited to the powers given to it in our Constitution, and the bigger the government gets, the less competent it is to run our lives, and we must have leaders who understand that the market works best when it regulated and legislated least. A dollar belongs in the pocket of the perso ... more

Nach diversen Flaggenpannen mit den US-Stripes und Schwarz-Rot-Gold hat sich erneut gezeigt, dass bei der ARD etwas komplett verdreht ist - diesmal hat es die Stadt M #252;nchen erwischt, die (grafisch) einfach mal nach links gewendet wurde. Das Rathaus steht jetzt pl #246;tzlich links der Frauenkirche. Ob das eine tiefere Bedeutung hat? ... more

John McCain got to where he is #8212; the presumptive nominee of the Republican Party for president #8212; by building a reputation as a straight shooting maverick.  While part of that was always more mythical than real, a key part of building the mythos was his unprecedented access to reporters and, briefly, even bloggers. Now, he #8217;s changed strategies and the people who he once called... ... more

My colleague Tom Traina is looking ahead to the fall and scoping out some potential Supreme Court nominees for both Obama and McCain. He also points out that, as kind of a nature of the beast, you can #8217;t always predict what kind of Justice a nominee will turn into: Frequently, the appointment of justices is an attempt to fix a current political problem that just winds up resulting in three... ... more

As if the Temple of the One had not embarrassed the Democrats enough, the New York Times discovers that it links Barack Obama and Britney Spears #8212; again.  Team Obama complained when John McCain #8217;s #8220;Celebrity #8221; ad compared Obama and Spears to define Obama as a celebrity without any substance.  So why did they turn to the Spears team to design their Greek temple of a set? [...] Read the rest raquo; ... more

Between this and Drudge #8217;s teaser about possibly leaking the VP pick, they #8217;re clearly very nervous about letting this speech go off without the GOP getting a word in edgewise. [...] Read the rest raquo; ... more

Russia hasn #8217;t received the support it had hoped for from the members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization: DUSHANBE, Tajikistan - China and several Central Asian nations rebuffed Russia #8217;s hopes of international support for its actions in Georgia, issuing a statement Thursday denouncing the use of force and calling for respect for every country #8217;s territorial integrity. A... ... more

When his future gleamed brighter "Sadr said the militia would now focus more on cultural programmes. 'We have set a cultural programme for the Mahdi Army...'" A "cultural programme"? He doesn't mean a series of Mozart concerts, or Shakespeare in the park. He means the transformation of Iraq into a Sharia state, proceeding by means other than military. "Iraq's Sadr suspends militia operations," by Hassan Abdul Zahra for AFP, August 28 (thanks to James): NAJAF, Iraq (AFP) - Radical Iraqi Shi ... more

The season is really heating up now with the formation of Tropical Storm Hannah: Tropical Storm Hannah was christened early today in the Atlantic and is now cruising west-northwest at about 12 mph, according to a National Hurricane Center bulletin. Hannah, appearing to head toward Florida, was packing sustained winds of 45 mph and some strengthening was forecast before tomorrow. With tropical force winds extending out about 50 miles from the center, Hannah is already nearly as big as Gustav. Ne ... more

Well that would be lovely. He wasn #8217;t involved in the #8220;Sa #8217;ada sedition #8221; and was never charged as such. There #8217;s a government campaign targeting Hashimites thats more racial and political than religious. Some persons involved in Saada sedition to be released [27 August 2008] SANA #8217;A, Aug 27 (Saba) - Well-informed sources said on Wednesday that a number of detainees involved in the Saada sedition would be released. The sources were quoted by the military-run ... more

SAN #8217;A, Yemen (AP) - A Yemeni security official says police are cracking down on Muslims who have converted to Christianity. The official says at least nine people have been detained in recent months. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak to the media. Rights activists and a family member of one of those detained say they fear those arrested could be tortured or abused in prison. Conversion from Islam to any other religion is illegal in Yemen. S ... more

Prison convert. Philly News After 1 month, Philly native remains detained in Yemen A Philadelphia native who wanted to study Islam was yanked off a Yemeni bus with five other Americans last month and has been detained there since, according to authorities. LaToya Calloway-Gould, 34, of Reading, said that on July 30 the U.S. Embassy in Yemen notified her that her husband, Nasir Daymar Gould, 30, had been detained on July 27, six days after his arrival. Gould, who grew up at 51st Street and Hazel ... more

Yemeni Libyan relations normalizing with the end of the Sa #8217;ada War Interesting the way the agreement was signed by the political parties, not the governments themselves TRIPOLI, August 10 (SPA) - Yemen and Libya have signed an agreement under which Libya will set up a 400 megawatt electricity station in Yemen. The agreement was signed by the two countries General People #8217;s Congress parties, according to a report circulated today by Yemen News Agency #8220;SABA. #8221; Under the agr ... more

Seven people, most of them law enforcement officers, were killed Thursday by a roadside bomb that struck a police bus in Pakistan's restive North-West Frontier Province, officials said. "Suspected Islamist militants detonated a remote-controlled explosive device when the prison van was crossing a bridge over the Kurram River, killing six policemen and a passerby," a senior police officer, Waqas Hasan, said. Full Story ... more

Malaysia’s opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim took another step towards his goal of bringing down the government and implementing ambitious reforms when he rejoined parliament on Thursday after a decade’s absence. Full Story ... more

Zur Stunde ber #228;t der Rat der Stadt K #246;ln eine Verwaltungsvorlage, die gr #252;nes Licht f #252;r den Bau der umstrittenen Gro #223;moschee in K #246;ln Ehrenfeld geben soll. Die Ratsmehrheit von SPD, Gr #252;nen, FDP und SED (neuerdings #8220;Linkspartei #8221;) wird der Vorlage zustimmen. Die Fraktion Pro-K #246;ln hatte f #252;r den Nachmittag zu einer Mahnwache gegen den Entscheid aufgerufen. Rechts die Moscheegegner, links die SED-Anh #228;nger und in der Mitte die Heiratswilligen ... more

Canoeing! Exploring! Automatic weapons training! Parody by Jihad Watch reader Bob, sung to the tune of 'Camp Granada' with apologies to Allan Sherman: Hello Muddah, Hello Faddah Here I am at Camp Jihad, Gaza Things are fun and en-ter-tain-ing Hamas gives us para-mi-li-tar-y training I learn warfare called 'guerrilla' and explosives that can kill ya You remember Ah-med Fah-my He has taught me how to do real terror bomby. Call it Camp Kukamunga - NOT! "Summer camps in the Gaza Strip r ... more

As Barack Hussein Obama prepares to give his acceptance speech in Barackopolis at Invesco Field tonight, it's fitting to review his campaign's greatest hits. Danny Glover at Eyeblast has compiled a Top Ten Moments of Obama on the campaign trail from the past 19 months, set to appropriate music (HT - Michelle Malkin): 1. Farewell To Arms -- Obama's plan to dismantle U.S. defenses 2. Loveable Rogues - An open invitation for talks with global thugs 3. Bomb Iran -- Maybe, depending on what day y ... more

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Cute, especially the line about PBS, but in its own snide way it helps put the lie to the left #8217;s demagoguery of subliminal messages in McCain #8217;s ads. [...] Read the rest raquo; ... more

Perhaps the most devastating quote comes from Obama himself: #8220;If I were seriously to consider running on a national ticket, I would essentially have to start now, before having served a day in the Senate. Now there may be some people who are comfortable doing that, but I am not one of those people. #8221; The Democrats are going to regret getting caught up in the hysteria and nominating a totally unqualified candidate. Many of them already are. Join the Blogs of War Readers Facebook gro ... more

No wonder they banned text message news alerts, the good slice of the citizenry might have actually been informed.CN Yemen #8217;s vibrant cellular market will reach 10.5 million subscribers by end of 2012, a cellular penetration rate of 42.4%, fueled in part by the entrance of a 4th mobile operator at the end of last year, says a new report from the Arab Advisors Group. The Government of Yemen also fully owns and directly oversees the operations of the monopoly fixed line operator, Public Telec ... more

I dont think any of the EU #8217;s suggested reform were implemented. Presidential decree on SCER formation issued SANA #8217;A, Aug. 26 (Saba)- Presidential decree No. 12 for the year 2008 was issued on Tuesday on the formation of the Supreme Committee of Elections and Referendum of the following personnel: 1- Khaled Abdul-Wahab al-Sharif 2- Abdullah Muhsen al-Akwa #8217;a 3- Dr. Ja #8217;afer Saeed Ba-Salah 4- Dr. Mohammed Abdullah al-Sayani 5- Alawi Ali al-Mashhour 6- Abdu Mohammed al-Jund ... more

Hundreds of lawyers are rallying in major Pakistani cities and disrupting traffic. They are pressuring the government to reinstate dozens of judges fired by ex-President Pervez Musharraf. Full Story ... more

As yet another tragic attack takes place against Lebanese men in uniform, let #8217;s review who the culprits behind this attack might be:   In no particular order, here are the 4 most plausible theories making the rounds in Lebanon. Theory #1: The Culprits: Sunni Salafist terrorists Why it could be true: Alquaeda-linked jihadists were recently defeated and humiliated by the Lebanese Army in Naher el Bared. The idea is that the remnants of those jihadis have been on a quest for revenge ever ... more

I know, I know, yes - I've put this up before, but hell, let's see this again. Much of what he has said in the past has changed since the primaries - but he said the words and the real Obama hasn't changed. ... more

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According to Now Lebanon, Hizbullah fighters fired "warning shots" at a Lebanese army helicopter today flying over a Hizbullah security zone in the zone, killing an army soldier and forcing the helicopter to land in a nearby village. Inside sources told NOW Lebanon that Hezbollah fighters shot at a military helicopter earlier today. The helicopter was brought down ��because it crossed red lines that Hezbollah had warned the Defense Ministry and army command �� not to cross, the sources said. ... more

The NEFA Foundation has published several new items on its website which will be of interest to counterterrorism researchers. First, the NEFA Foundation has obtained video of a conversation with Taliban Deputy Commander Sirajuddin Haqqani, the son of the infamous Afghan mujahideen leader Jalaluddin Haqqani. Though only in his early thirties, Haqqani is considered one of the most powerful Taliban military commanders in Pakistan and Afghanistan, and has been rumored as a possible internal politic ... more

I am about this close to ditching the crap they call Zain - which I have now only started calling Shain - and throwing my lot with the devil. What the bloody hell is happening with this company? Since they changed their #8220;brand identity #8221; they #8217;ve gone almost completely down the toilet, at least as far as their wireless Internet service is concerned. It keeps dropping out and has become really unreliable. Their support is no great shakes either, there is no one on support after 1 ... more

This is an arabic topic written in english so bare with me on some of the translations. Yesterday there was a speach given in Aali about "al safara" or as they are known now as "tajdeed society". The speach was talking about how this group had false/wrong ideas. As proof, the shia clergy men have even asked other higher clergy men in Iraq and their response was that the tajdeed soceity were on [...] ... more

Whilst leaving the mosque after last Friday #8217;s prayer (sermon), a few young boys and a couple of Asians were collecting charities and giving away flyers for Omra trips during Ramadhan and #8216;Iftaar Saa #8217;im #8217; (A small donation given during ramadhan to break a muslim #8217;s fast at dusk). I took one of the flyers and saw that Iftaar Saa #8217;im costs a dinar! Last year it was only 500 fils! Doubled! Inflation has risen to astronomical heights to many countries around the worl ... more

Kaum zu glauben aber wahr: Dank der Gutmenschlichkeit deutscher Justiz ist der 18-j #228;hrige Erdinc S., der im Februar 2007 einen 44-j #228;hrigen Mann vor den Augen seiner Kinder grundlos ins Koma und in die Invalidit #228;t gepr #252;gelt hatte, auf freiem Fu #223;. Und siehe da, er hat wieder zugeschlagen! An derselben Stelle wie beim letzten Mal. Und wieder landete das Opfer im Krankenhaus. Das K #246;lner Amtsgericht hat Haftbefehl gegen den sogenannte #8220;Koma-Schl #228;ger #8221; von ... more

Democratic pundits are understandably nervous about the fact that Barack Obama #8217;s once impressive lead in the polls has all but vanished.  That #8217;s led to a lot of second guessing about the early convention speeches, the 50-state (or is that 57?) strategy, and so forth. TNR senior editor John Judis thinks Obama needs to make radical changes towards #8220;Avoiding a Long, Disappointing... ... more

Steven Donegal has achieved what I #8217;m pretty sure is an OTB first: An InstaLink to a comment, for this entry in yesterday #8217;s Obama as Jackie Robinson discussion. There #8217;s only one way to resolve this 3 am thing: reality TV. Set up a TV program where each candidate is called unexpectedly at 3am and tell them of some impending crisis in their campaign and see how they react. That... ... more

And prosecution insists that his actions had nothing to do with Shia rituals or practices (at least they did arrest him, always a good sign for otherwise dhimmified regions). "Shia Muslim convicted of child cruelty after forcing two boys to flog themselves," by Riazat Butt for the Guardian, August 28:A Shia Muslim was convicted of child cruelty yesterday after he forced two boys to flog themselves during a religious ritual. i, a warehouse supervisor, told the boys, aged 13 and 15, to beat th ... more

This should scare the hell out of every single American - Text of the e-mail the Obama campaign sent to supporters (via Chicagotribune.com): In the next few hours, we have a crucial opportunity to fight one of the most cynical and offensive smears ever launched against Barack. o is giving right-wing hatchet man Stanley Kurtz a forum to air his baseless, fear-mongering terrorist smears. He's currently scheduled to spend a solid two-hour block from 9:00 to 11:00 p.m. pushing lies, distortions, an ... more

Is this a wild guess or does "The Real Democratic Party" know something the rest of us don't (which isn't hard to do) ??? Interestingly, the blog post is dated August 28, 2008 at 12:53 pm - more than 3 hours from now. Does anyone have any inkling as to which? My hopeful guess is that it's a wild guess; If McCain chooses a woman, the election's over, if Pawlenty, the GOP has a serious tough road ahead. If McCain doesn't (or didn't) pick Hutchinson or Palin, he's nuts. Update: Just checked ... more

My war was in 1991, fought against a invading force foregoing a countries self-determination and rule. A soldier has to believe that their cause has been a just one. For without this belief, war has become an act of tyranny and we amount to mercenaries. King Khalid of Saudia Arabia offered our commander in chief to pay each American soldier in the Gulf War I $1500, he refused as he should have. I was proud to have served a noble cause of restoring a countries rights, borders and sovereignty. I h ... more

(India) Nine-year-old Jammu hostage recalls terror ... more

(Pakistan) Al-Qaeda militants moving to Pak's tribal areas ... more

(Pakistan) 9 killed in bomb blast in northwestern Pakistan ... more

Pakistan rocked by renewed violence and angry demonstrations ... more

(Pakistan) U.S.-Pakistani Brainstorming on Border Violence -- senior American and Pakistani commanders convene on an aircraft carrier in the Indian Ocean ... more

Iraq's al-Sadr may stay in Iran for years ... more

(Iraq) U.S. increases spending on contractors in Iraq ... more

Iraqi forces starting to lead but need US aid ... more

(Iraq) U.S. troops to hand back Iraq's Anbar province �� on September 1st ... more

U.S. transfers foreign fighters to home countries ... more

(U.S.) San Antonio airport has terrorism scare ... more

Al-Qaeda hates the House of Saud for what they see as its hypocrisy. "Yemen says 30 al-Qaeda suspects planned attacks in Saudi Arabia," from Middle East News, August 28: Sana'a, Yemen - Yemeni authorities have arrested 30 suspected members of the al-Qaeda terrorist network believed to have been plotting attacks in neighbouring Saudi Arabia, official sources said Thursday. The 30 men, all Yemenis, were captured in the south-eastern province of Hadhramout, where police forces dismantled an al-Q ... more

Team McCain is proving they know a little about technology themselves. "You know, I am a believer in ... in knowing what you're doing when you apply for a job. Uh, and I think that ... if I were seriously to consider running on a national ticket, I would essentially have to start now, before having served a day in the Senate. Now there may be some people who are comfortable doing that, but I am not one of those people." -- Barack Obama, 2004 and from the video.Taking a look 1:03 into the vide ... more

John McCain went to the vault from the Democratic primaries and found a treasure trove of comments from Democrats on the unreadiness of Barack Obama to lead the nation. [...] Read the rest raquo; ... more

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Twelve Americans are murdered every day by illegal aliens, according to 2006 statistics released by Rep. Steve King, R-Iowa. If those numbers are correct, it translates to 4,380 Americans murdered annually by illegal aliens �� more than the U.S. death toll of soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan combined. That's more ... ... more

Turning the tables again on Obama ��s speech-squelching thugs - at Michelle Malkin The complains that Obama and his blognots have a double standard about political opponents versus themselves once again presents itself in that Obama's people are "investigating" and threatening republican donors, while the elitists who've thrown obscene amounts of money ... ... more

The National Hurricane Center #8217;s 5:00 AM update: AN AIR FORCE RECONNAISSANCE PLANE HAS FOUND A SURPRISE THIS MORNING. GUSTAV HAS EITHER REFORMED TO THE SOUTH OR BEEN MOVING MORE TO THE SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OVERNIGHT. IN ADDITION #8230;THE PRESSURE IS DOWN 10 MB DURING THE LAST SIX HOURS. THE PLANE HAS NOT YET SAMPLED THE ENTIRE STORM #8230;BUT IT IS ASSUMED THE WINDS HAVE COME UP SLIGHTLY WITH THE SIGNIFICANT PRESSURE FALL AND THE INITIAL INTENSITY IS INCREASED TO 45 KT. MID-LEVEL DRY AIR #8230 ... more

I just haven #8217;t been able to muster the enthusiasm to watch much of the Democratic Convention coverage. It #8217;s a shame, too, as I understand John Kerry, Bill Clinton, and Joe Biden all gave the best speeches of their lives last night. Really, though, what were the odds? ... more

A Shafi'i manual of Islamic law that was certified in 1991 by the clerics at Al-Azhar University, one of the leading authorities in the Islamic world, as a reliable guide to Sunni orthodoxy, stipulates that “the caliph makes war upon Jews, Christians, and Zoroastrians...until they become Muslim or pay the non-Muslim poll tax.” It adds a comment by Sheikh Nuh ‘Ali Salman, a Jordanian expert on Islamic jurisprudence: the caliph wages this war only “provided that he has first invited [Jews, Ch ... more

Joe Biden declared last night that the challenges America faces require "more than a good soldier" in the White House, hailing Barack Obama as a wise leader who can deliver the change the nation needs. Biden appeared so desperate because he knows that John McCain is both a good soldier and a wise and independent leader, and that Obama is neither.The speakers at the Denver convention all said that John McCain is no different from George Bush. That they choose to misrepresent the truth shows just ... more

Given this collection of not-so-little issues (and many more) that Biden has now laid himself open to having to explain, Biden's use last night of his ability and tendency to "stretch" the truth or simply make things up, in criticizing John McCain's judgement (a rather personal attack for a "friend" to make on a "friend," don't you think?), is not what a more prudent politician would have done. The rocks he threw at McCain in Denver are very likely to be returned - multiplied many times over. ... more

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Today's Golden Oldie is from October 26 1981, twenty days after the assassination of Egyptian President Anwar Sadat. In Israel we were shocked at the lack of public response in Egypt to the murder of our "peace partner". I'm posting this cartoon today because Abie Nathan has just passed away. He was a true Israeli hero.According to the AP report that's just come in:Israeli peace pioneer Abie Nathan dies at 81EM (AP) -"Abie Nathan, the peace activist who made a dramatic solo flight to Egypt in a ... more

Menschenrechte m #252;ssten im Islam eher M #228;nnerrechte oder Rechte gesunder, starker M #228;nner lauten. Denn dass Frauen weniger wert sind, ist offensichtlich und f #252;r Behinderte hat man erst recht keine Verwendung. Sie schm #228;lern lediglich die Heiratsaussichten der Gesunden und m #252;ssen daher versteckt werden, wie die beiden Behinderten Bassam Musalmeh und seine Schwester Nawal (Foto), die im friedlichen Westjordanland von ihren pal #228;stinensischen Hamas-Eltern 40 Jahre lang ... more

#8220;Die sch #228;rfste Islamkritik, die jemals im deutschen Fernsehen zu sehen war #8221;, nannten begeisterte Leser zurecht den gestern ausgestrahlten Teil 2 der Dokumentation #8220;Koran im Kopf #8221;. Dort erkl #228;rt der Konvertit Barino, warum er dem Islam wieder den R #252;cken kehrt. Den als historisch zu bewertenden Film hat PI vorsichtshalber gesichert und archiviert. Man wei #223; ja nie. Richtig gl #252;cklich weden die WDR-Oberen kaum #252;ber den Ausgang des langj #228;hrigen ... more

I wonder how many Americans know of Barack Obama's proposals goal of bringing most charities under the federal umbrella in part by requiring all middle and high school children to do 50 hours of community service every year? Jim Lindgren at Volokh calls this the most worrisome of Obama's proposals:The details are on his campaign website and in his speeches calling Americans to service. ing almost all public middle schoolers, starting at the age of 10 or 11, to join his new cadres of community ... more

#8220;Dulden wir die Islamisierung Europas? #8221; fragt Dr. Udo Ulfkotte in einem seltenen Gastkommentar in der Welt. Der Beitrag ist lesenswert und die riesige Reaktion der Lesermeinungen beweist, dass die Leserschaft der b #252;rgerlichen Presse es mit gro #223;er Genugtuung aufnimmt, auch einmal in ihrer Zeitung zu lesen, was die meisten in der demokratischen Mitte des Volkes l #228;ngst denken, aber nur hinter vorgehaltener Hand zu sagen wagen. Aus Dr. Ulfkottes Gastkommentar: Die in Inge ... more

I find it odd that people like Raed Jarrar have adamantly opposed any production sharing agreements (PSAs), and yet Saddam's regime entered into a PSA with China, which both parties have agreed to amend (it is no longer a PSA) in order to make it fairer to Iraq.ReutersPublished: August 28, 2008Iraq reaches oil agreement with China"Iraq and China have agreed on the terms of a $3 billion oil service contract, the Iraqi oil minister said Wednesday, announcing his country's first major oil contract ... more

A bomb targeting a police van that was transporting prisoners killed at least nine people in Pakistan's violence-plagued northwest Thursday, state media reported. Among the casualties were six police officers, the Associated Press of Pakistan said. Another 12 people were wounded in the attack, in the town of Bannu in the North West Frontier Province. Full Story ... more

Three suspected militants have been shot dead and six hostages freed in the Jammu area of Indian-administered Kashmir, security forces said. They said two women and four children were rescued, but the militants had killed three male hostages. Full Story ... more

Federal, state, and local emergency teams joined forces along the Maumee to practice their terror drills A terrorist attack can happen without warning and emergency crews have to be able to respond immediately. One possible target is Toledo's port. Federal, state, and local emergency teams joined forces along the Maumee to practice their terror drills. Full Story ... more

The hijackers of a Sudanese airliner surrendered to authorities in Libya on Wednesday after releasing all the passengers and crew, Libya's aviation authority said. The airliner, with 95 people on board, was seized on Tuesday after leaving Sudan's war-torn Darfur region for Khartoum. It was forced to land at the remote Sahara desert oasis of Kufrah in southeastern Libya. Full Story ... more

During the first half of this decade, factional leader Yusuf Mohamed Siad, better known by his nickname Inda'ade, was notorious in Somalia for engaging in pirate activities and running a lucrative drug and weapons trafficking operation from the city of Merca, the provincial capital of the Lower Shabelle region. Full Story ... more

The BlogFather of Military Blogs, Colby Buzzell, who had received orders earlier this year to report to Iraq, won’t be deploying. In an article that appeared in the San Francisco Chronicle on May 8, 2008, Colby talked about receiving Orders in the mail. In his latest article for the September issue of Esquire Magazine, we learn Colby isn’t going back to Iraq.More here on Colby’s blog: My War.Thanks to Mary Ellen for the tip. ... more

This shouldn't come as much of a surprise--from Cliff Kincaid at Accuracy in the Media, who has been doing a wonderful job of exposing the radical ties between Obama and people like Frank Marshall Davis. Obama's Red Mentor Was A Pervert Now in this article, Kincaid says that "Frank" had sex with ... ... more

This isn #8217;t easy for me to say but it #8217;s something that must be said. The Republicans who #8217;ve signed onto the Senate #8217;s Gang of 16 have undercut the valiant efforts of House Republicans. What #8217;s worse is that the meager concessions they got in return won #8217;t bring meaningful price relief at the pump. Let #8217;s review the situation as of August 1: Democrats in the House and Senate shut down until after the conventions, refusing to even debate drilling. In fact, Spea ... more

I noted more than once that Mike Huckabee wasn #8217;t a true Republican. I #8217;m totally convinced now that he #8217;s a liar and a dirtbag. Putting it succinctly, he should be run out of the Republican Party. Wednesday afternoon, Mike Huckabee called into Rush #8217;s show. Follow this link to the transcript of the conversation. Here #8217;s what stood out for me from the interview: RUSH: Well, but wait a minute, that #8217;s true for both parties. And McCain #8217;s running ads right now fe ... more

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THIS CELL PHONE ILLUSTRATES OBAMA'S CHANGE CHARACTER - all things to all idiots ng>< $BlogFeedsVertical$> p://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Anti-mullah?a=NmzIAK"> ... more

First let me start by apologizing to the families of service members, the service members themselves and veterans that I have offended. I do not mean to insult those that already understand the impact of combat and war on a person or family. When I wrote this post I had in mind one of the audiences, the general public, I am targeting in my blog on another site. That message, to bring attention to the results of war from a psychological perspective of the soldier, veteran and their family. I writ ... more

THE TRUTH POPS OUT!August 26thComparing himself to Biden, Obama said something to the effect that he (Obama) was BORN in Kenya and raised by a single mother!Check for the audio of this before it gets scrubbed.Meanwhile Obama, the megolomaniac with exceedingly bad judgment, wants to be accepted as candidate in an ancient European style Temple stage setting. His adoring fans may see him as a hero in a toga but his long time friends like Ayers the convicted American terrorist, see him as the Marxis ... more

Believe it or not, these pictures were taken literally 100 meters from my house here in Huntsville, AL. While it wasn't a terrorist attack in my neighborhood, the explosion did shake the windows of my home and shatter others that were closer. Turns out that the driver of the vehicle was run off the road by a trash truck (who didn't stop or pull over by the way) and forced them into a ditch. Unhurt, but shaken, she drove home and parked the vehicle in front of her home. Apparently, running ... more

He even goes on to tell CSM's Gail Russell Chaddock that his views on social issues fall completely within Catholic doctrine. And Team Obama picked Biden to attract Catholics to the Democratic ticket? Yeah, right; let me know how that works for you, morons. ... more

Said one Democrat: "This is a disaster of mythical proportions." Said another: "It's not enough that he wants to be president -- he wants to be Zeus." Said the first: "Will he send down thunderbolts from the mountain?"You really can't make this stuff up, and the GOP couldn't have scripted it any better to perpetuate the elitist image that's already damaged "The One." . ... more

Too good to check, but check it I did. [...] Read the rest raquo; ... more

I have an article in the latest issue of The Sentinel, the West Point Combating Terrorism Center #8217;s journal. The piece is entitled A Preliminary Assessment of Counter-Radicalization in the Netherlands and describes various programs implemented by Dutch authorities, focusing particularly on those of the city of Amsterdam. The second part of the article analyzes the relationship between authorities and political Salafists/non-violent Islamists, a topic that has been addressed several times by ... more

I was in my friend Omar Shaheen #8217;s office earlier this afternoon, and as he is now a big wig magazine publisher and owner of FACT, he was given a new toy by Zain to check out. Omar was kind enough to allow me to have a shooftie for a few minutes. Unfortunately, he wasn #8217;t that keen on letting me walk away with it, even though I promised I would write a comparison article with the iPhone for FACT. Bummer. I should have curbed my enthusiasm and downplayed it a bit. Maybe then he would h ... more

Roba has had a pair of beloved sneakers for a little over 10 years. It is indeed a lovely sensation to hang on to anything for that long. The idea warmed me up, me, someone who has conditioned herself not to get attached to anything. I don't know - but as silly as it may be - I don't have a favourite pair of shoes, or bag, or jeans, or even a pullover or a jacket, or a suit, or a dress or a hair clip. And while it is sad - it all goes back to growing up with five sisters under one roof. Do... ... more

LIVE AT DNC. Biden video is on. Biden is talking about Bush and abuse of power. WTF? Bush went to Congress and to the UN every time to the consternation of America firsters, internationalists lasters. Abuse of power is the "fairness doctrine ". Abuse of power is Obama going to the Department of Justice to get a conservative advertisement off the air. Abuse of power is Obama going to the Department of Justice and trying to instigate an investigation of the conservative funder of those ads -- b ... more

RG posed an interesting question when he asked #034;How do we answer, 'When is daddy/mommy coming home?' #034; He also asks, #034;How many sons and daughters have this same dilemma in their young lives? Where does laying soldiers to rest leave their families? Why do we ignore these questions? #034; Please allow me to answer each of these questions one at a time - as an active duty Soldier, combat veteran, and father of three. Almost exactly three years ago, Cindy Sheehan posed a similar quest ... more

This IBD editorial that hit their site at 4:20 this afternoon, just hours before the DNCC begins tonight's "show," holds nothing back as it whops The Anointed One with what appears to me to be the literary equivalent of a full body slam by labeling him an outright liar; Annenberg Papers: Putting On Ayers?When Obama's association with William Ayers was raised at a Democratic debate this year, Obama replied: "This is a guy who lives in my neighborhood. . . . He's not somebody who I exchange ideas ... more

Any reason to place more stock in this rumor than every other rumor over the past three weeks? [...] Read the rest raquo; ... more

By g-d, it shocks me that this socialist pablum is still being sold to an unsuspecting public. Sucking at the teet of the state, that's all the Democrats know. Failed. Communism. Failed. Socialism failed. Just look to their idols across the pond. Europe failed. Internationalism and multi-lateralism - the very failed policy of Condi and Bush 2 is being trotted out, yet again. It's why we are in the pickle we are in - in Iran and Georgia. He spoke a having a strong defense. Ha! Who did more to ... more

Harry Reid #8217;s due to speak any minute now, followed a bit later by Evan Bayh and Tom Daschle. [...] Read the rest raquo; ... more

In fairness, his assignment might have had nothing to do with his treatment here. [...] Read the rest raquo; ... more

Apparently he will be driving. Delaware knows: where those money orders were sent from, when and how; and they know I had no idea they were fake; and they know the claims by Mr. Patel to police are out right false, as to never seeing me or having contact with me ... ... more

ARLINGTON, VA -- Today, U.S. Senator John McCain's presidential campaign released its latest television ad, entitled "Tiny." The ad highlights Barack Obama's belief that Iran "doesn't pose a serious threat" even though they support terrorism, are developing nuclear capabilities and repeatedly threaten to eliminate Israel. If Barack Obama doesn't consider those "serious threats" then he is dangerously unprepared to be president. The ad will air in key states. Transcript For "Tiny" (TV :30) ... more

Eight of the judges sacked last November by former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf have been reinstated. Full Story ... more

Police investigating alleged death threats against Prime Minister Gordon Brown said on Wednesday they had arrested two men on suspicion of terrorism. ... more

In a bid to close the net on terrorist networks, Algeria adopted a new law on August 3rd which authorizes the creation of 85 new border surveillance posts. ... more

After several days of calm following the recent wave of terrorist attacks in Algeria, three terrorists died early Wednesday (August 27th) morning in Naciria, Boumerdes, when a roadside bomb they were attempting to plant exploded prematurely, Echorouk reported. Two other roadside bombs in Boumerdes exploded in Souk Lhad without causing any casualties. ... more

Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe has threatened to form a new government without including the opposition, but has not withdrawn from talks aimed at forming a government of national unity. As VOA's Delia Robertson reports from our southern Africa bureau in Johannesburg, the opposition has condemned his comments as a recipe for disaster. ... more

And so a historic primary ends fittingly, with the great champion of delegate enfranchisement calling for an end to the state roll so that the Chicago machine politician might win by acclamation. [...] Read the rest raquo; ... more

An ABC News producer-reporter has been arrested for taking pictures of Democratic Senators and other VIPs, apparently from a public sidewalk. Police in Denver arrested an ABC News producer today as he and a camera crew were attempting to take pictures on a public sidewalk of Democratic Senators and VIP donors leaving a private meeting at the Brown Palace Hotel. Police on the scene refused to... ... more

US military says Baghdad bombing suspect detained and Top U.S. Marine sees shift from Iraq to Afghanistan ... more

Combat Flares in 3rd Area of Pakistan Border Belt ... more

John Gibson will have me as a guest at 7:10 ET to discuss Barack Obama and the Temple of the One in Denver.  Personality cult, or just a classic setting for public speeches?  John and I will discuss it #8212; hope you can join us! [...] Read the rest raquo; ... more

Just in case you were wondering if McCain #8217;s the only candidate willing to use the same meme over and over in increasingly ridiculous contexts to deflect criticism. [...] Read the rest raquo; ... more

I've noticed a lot of visitors coming to read the posts on Jack Idema. Maybe he's running his own strip club. Like this one that we have locally that I pass every once in a while when driving to my folks' house. Or...maybe he's doing more counterterrorism work. Or maybe he's laying on a ... ... more

Roman General posted a couple of questions that I would like to address in a separate post so everyone else can throw in their opinion on what I have to say. I am going to concentrate on one question that I feel strongly about. How do we answer, #034;When is daddy/mommy coming home? #034; Long time readers know I ��m a father of one with another on the way. I thought about the answer to that very question for several months before I deployed to Iraq last year. The answer I came up with isn ��t ... more