Spain seems to be doing very well at busting terrorists.
Unlike here in the UK where the police are afraid to arrest Muslims and if the police do get the nerve to search a Muslim's home, they must first take off their shoes, not use sniffer dogs or mount early morning raids.
It's been 6 months since the Muslim terror attacks on London and Tony Blair has yet to deport one single preacher of hate as he promised.
This is why it's called "Londonistan".
Meanwhile, in good ole everday Britain the Islamization of Britain continues.
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Thursday, January 12, 2006
Iran to be referred to UN
Boy, I bet this has got the mad mullahs worried!
Hey, that might even send Iran a letter telling them how angry the UN is.
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Hey, that might even send Iran a letter telling them how angry the UN is.
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US - Hillary Clinton took Abramoff money
Howard Dean says no Democrats took Abramoff money.
But according to this a lot of Democrats got Abramoff money - including Hillary.
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Howard Dean: “There are no Democrats who took money from Jack Abramoff. Not one. Not one single Democrat. Every person named in this scandal is a Republican. Every person in [this] investigation is a Republican. Every person indicted is a Republican. This is a Republican finance scandal. There is no evidence that Jack Abramoff ever gave any Democrat any money and we’ve looked through all those FEC reports to make sure that’s true.”
But according to this a lot of Democrats got Abramoff money - including Hillary.
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Turkey - PETA silent on slaughter of animals
You'd think the wakcos at PETA would speak out against this slaughter.
Oh, that's right, they're Muslims.
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ISTANBUL (Reuters) - The Muslim faithful are supposed to sacrifice sheep or other livestock for the Eid al-Adha festival, but in Turkey more than 1,600 people cut themselves and two died of heart attacks on Tuesday.
Turkey's streets annually run with blood as sheep and cattle have their throats cut on pavements and waste ground to commemorate Abraham's willingness to sacrifice his son for God. The scenes are decried by the secular media which every year calls for an end to the public slaughter.
Three people suffered heart attacks and two of them died while carrying out sacrifices, state-run Anatolian news agency said, and 1,664 were hospitalised nationwide, mostly from cuts suffered while trying to hold down struggling beasts.
Television showed a number of bulls escaping the knife and running down the streets. One butted open the door of a corner shop and took refuge inside. Angry bulls in at least two places attacked their would-be killers and put them in hospital.
But one man in the western province of Bolu solved the problem of how to catch an escaped bull by shooting it in the legs with a shot-gun and then cutting its throat.
Oh, that's right, they're Muslims.
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Iraq - Iraqis Fighting al Qaeda
Some good news from the New York Times.
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According to an American and an Iraqi intelligence official, as well as Iraqi insurgents, clashes between Al Qaeda in Mesopotamia and Iraqi insurgent groups like the Islamic Army and Muhammad's Army have broken out in Ramadi, Husayba, Yusifiya, Dhuluiya and Karmah.
In town after town, Iraqis and Americans say, local Iraqi insurgents and tribal groups have begun trying to expel Al Qaeda's fighters, and, in some cases, kill them. It is unclear how deeply the split pervades Iraqi society. Iraqi leaders say that in some Iraqi cities, Al Qaeda in Mesopotamia and local insurgent groups continue to cooperate with one another.
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US - Kennedys mangle reality
Good that some are noticing.
And Ted Kennedy thinks Goldwater was president.
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And Ted Kennedy thinks Goldwater was president.
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US - Tice and the NSA Leak
The American Thinker takes a look at Mr. Tice's history.
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Wednesday, January 11, 2006
US - Military Exceeding Recruitment Goals
But the AP does all it can to downplay the good news.
Just look at the headline for a start: "Army Meets December Recruiting Goal".
And yet in the first sentence we are told:
The Army didn't "meet" its goal as the AP headline misleads you, it exceeded its goal.
The lies continue...
But as this graph shows, the Army exceeded its goal in October and was at 105% of its goal.
And the Army exceeded its goal by 5% in November.
In addition, re-enlistment is far exceeding goals with some units re-enlisting at well over 100% of their goals - in Iraq.
Note this from the AP story:
Not surprising, since the left wing media routinely fake stories as well.
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Just look at the headline for a start: "Army Meets December Recruiting Goal".
And yet in the first sentence we are told:
The Army exceeded its monthly recruiting goal in December but must still pick up the pace to meet its target of 80,000 for the budget year ending Sept. 30.
The Army didn't "meet" its goal as the AP headline misleads you, it exceeded its goal.
The lies continue...
December was the seventh consecutive month that the Army met its goal.
But as this graph shows, the Army exceeded its goal in October and was at 105% of its goal.
And the Army exceeded its goal by 5% in November.
In addition, re-enlistment is far exceeding goals with some units re-enlisting at well over 100% of their goals - in Iraq.
Note this from the AP story:
The Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps also exceeded their monthly recruiting goals — which were all two to three times the Army's number. All four military services also met or exceeded their reenlistment goals for the month.
Not surprising, since the left wing media routinely fake stories as well.
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Iraq - UN Oil for Food Scandal Has Strong Feel
Maurice Strong, that is.
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Tuesday, January 10, 2006
Spain holds 20 'Iraq recruiters'
This seems to be an increase from the 10 reported yesterday.
As I said yesterday, Spain seems to be arresting a lot of Muslim terrorists.
Compare that to the UK where police are afraid to arrest Muslims, the media is afraid to call them Muslim terrorists or even identify them as Muslims and the Islamization of Britain is well underway.
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Spanish police have arrested 20 suspected militant Islamists thought to have recruited and trained sympathisers to join the insurgency in Iraq.
As I said yesterday, Spain seems to be arresting a lot of Muslim terrorists.
According to Spain's El Pais newspaper, in 2005 the Spanish authorities arrested about 90 suspected Islamist extremists, including 16 allegedly involved in recruiting insurgents to fight US-led forces in Iraq.
Compare that to the UK where police are afraid to arrest Muslims, the media is afraid to call them Muslim terrorists or even identify them as Muslims and the Islamization of Britain is well underway.
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Spain holds 10 suspects over Iraq attacks
Spain has been arresting a lot of terrorists lately.
And just the other day in Iraq, an arms depot was found in a mosque.
Remember this the next time someone tells you Islam is the religion of peace and tolerance or that it's only militants hijacking Islam.
Scroll through Western Resistance for more.
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MADRID (Reuters) - Spain on Tuesday arrested 10 people suspected of helping to recruit Islamist militants to carry out attacks in Iraq, Spanish state radio reported.
The early morning arrests were carried out in the Madrid and Barcelona areas and in the Basque region, the radio said.
No officials were immediately available for comment on the report.
The radio said those arrested included the imam of a mosque and that one suspect might be linked to an attack on an Italian military police base in southern Iraq.
And just the other day in Iraq, an arms depot was found in a mosque.
Remember this the next time someone tells you Islam is the religion of peace and tolerance or that it's only militants hijacking Islam.
Scroll through Western Resistance for more.
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Monday, January 09, 2006
UK - Galloway reality TV move defended
And the BBC is there to help with the defending.
Futher down we are told:
But two days ago The Guardian went undercover and proved Galloway is letting his people down.
His voters got what they deserve.
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The Respect coalition - which George Galloway MP represents - has hit back at criticism over his stay in TV's Celebrity Big Brother household.
Accusations that constituents were unable to get help with local issues were unfounded, said his spokesman.
Futher down we are told:
"George's constituency office continues to run as it has always done - the office is open five days a week and seven days a week by phone," the spokesman said.
But two days ago The Guardian went undercover and proved Galloway is letting his people down.
A helpful switchboard operator refers the caller to a number for Mr Galloway which proves to be his House of Commons office. That leads to an answering machine that promises that any message left will be returned. It was not.[...]
So the Guardian tried a different approach. A Google search throws up the Respect party website, which says their office is closed until January 6, because they are on the move to new premises in Shoreditch, east London. An answering machine takes a message, and again promises a call back. None comes.
The website gives a mobile number, which goes unanswered. Another outgoing message invites the caller to leave a message. Time to try another approach and a call to the House of Commons main switchboard and request to be put through to the MP's office leads to the phone ringing out for a minute, before the operator says: "There's nobody in his office."
Calls to personal mobile numbers for Mr Galloway do not work, and so the next call is to the Channel 4 press office, which says it cannot put a call through to Mr Galloway in the Big Brother house.[...]
Ms Bailey says she was surprised Channel 4 had said she could help constituents in need get help from their MP: "I'm George's media agent."
But what if I was a constituent needing help? Ms Bailey said: "I couldn't help you there. Presumably they [Channel 4] would have the numbers to call, which would be the constituency office."
His voters got what they deserve.
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Iran to hang teenage girl attacked by rapists
That's Islam for you.
She's not alone, read the rest of the story.
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Tehran, Iran, Jan. 07 – An Iranian court has sentenced a teenage rape victim to death by hanging after she weepingly confessed that she had unintentionally killed a man who had tried to rape both her and her niece.
She's not alone, read the rest of the story.
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Muslim Rape Wave in Sweden
Frontpage has the shocking story.
I've read the same thing is happening in France.
It's hard to say what's happening here in the UK as the police are afraid of Muslims.
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I've read the same thing is happening in France.
It's hard to say what's happening here in the UK as the police are afraid of Muslims.
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Saudi Arabia - crucifixes banned
And Charles has the nerve to say we're the intolerant ones.
Yes, it is outrageous, but that's the religion of peace and tolerance for you.
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Air crew on the only British airline that flies to Saudi Arabia have been told not to wear crucifixes or St Christopher medals on flights there so as not to offend the country's Muslims.
Stewardesses at BMI have also been told to cover themselves in the long abaya robes that Saudi women have to wear in public before they disembark in the capital Riyadh. In some instances, they are also advised to wear a headscarf.
The airline insists that the rules are part of its "obligation" to "respect the customs" of Saudi Arabia, a strictly conservative Muslim kingdom.
However, one unnamed BMI employee told a Sunday newspaper: "It's outrageous that we must respect their beliefs but they're not prepared to respect ours. BMI are asking too much of their staff on this one.
Yes, it is outrageous, but that's the religion of peace and tolerance for you.
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Iraq - US Troops Deaths Drop Dramatically
That should be the good news headline about this story. But what do we get from al Reuters? This headline:
Number of badly wounded soldiers on rise in Iraq
No doubt al Reuters would have preferred they died instead.
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Number of badly wounded soldiers on rise in Iraq
SAN ANTONIO, Texas (Reuters) - Military medical advances are keeping more soldiers alive in the Iraq War but also creating a growing pool of badly wounded veterans who will need expensive, long-term medical care, the U.S. secretary of Veteran Affairs said on Friday.
"We have cut fatalities a great deal and as a result of that we have people who are now seriously wounded who in previous wars would have been dead," Secretary Jim Nicholson in a visit with wounded soldiers at San Antonio's Brooke Army Medical Center.
No doubt al Reuters would have preferred they died instead.
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Iraq - Murtha "worried" about victory
Ace has the story.
A couple of points.
First, note that Murtha says he said we couldn't win a year ago. So much for the media's "surprise" when he recently repeated it.
Second, victory in Iraq is what the Democrats fear most.
No attacks on the US since 9/11, victory in Afghanistan and victory in sight in Iraq all add up to defeat for the Democrats - and they know it.
Ace also points out what the left really think.
Yes, they both are.
And as Ace notes, don't question their patriotism.
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"A year ago, I said we can't win this militarily, and I got all kinds of criticism." Now, Murtha told the strongly antiwar audience, "I worry about a slow withdrawal which makes it look like there's a victory when I think it should be a redeployment as quickly as possible and let the Iraqis handle the whole thing."
A couple of points.
First, note that Murtha says he said we couldn't win a year ago. So much for the media's "surprise" when he recently repeated it.
Second, victory in Iraq is what the Democrats fear most.
No attacks on the US since 9/11, victory in Afghanistan and victory in sight in Iraq all add up to defeat for the Democrats - and they know it.
Ace also points out what the left really think.
Reaction at the liberal blog, The Left Coaster, to the latest message from al-Qaeda's number two, Ayman al-Zawahiri:
I have to admit it is fun to see Al Qaeda play Bush like a violin.
Revealing.
Yes, they both are.
And as Ace notes, don't question their patriotism.
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US - CIA: Leaking about the leakers
If national security wasn't so important, this would be funny.
So, who leaked this story about the leakers? Whoever it is can't hide behind the whistleblowers law on this one.
If the government is serious about cracking down on security leaks, and they should be, they need to start taking the media to court and find out their sources.
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CIA director Porter Goss is redoubling efforts to prevent agents from divulging the spy agency's secrets to the media, and also plans to clamp down on former spies publishing books about their covert careers, Time magazine has reported.
Citing an anonymous former senior Central Intelligence Agency official, Time, in a report to hit newsstands this week, said on its website that CIA officials told employees during a meeting last week that leaking had gotten out of control and needed to stop.
So, who leaked this story about the leakers? Whoever it is can't hide behind the whistleblowers law on this one.
If the government is serious about cracking down on security leaks, and they should be, they need to start taking the media to court and find out their sources.
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Iran - No more games
Sounds like Israel has had enough.
Don't hold your breath that the UN will do anything meaningful.
Meanwhile, even ElBaradei, the head of the IAEA, has run out of patience.
Shortly after that Iran will have a nuke.
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The United Nations must urgently impose economic sanctions on Iran for continuing its nuclear program before the world wakes up to a nuclear nightmare, Foreign Minister Silvan Shalom said Monday.
"The issue of Iran should be immediately transferred to the United Nations and sanctions imposed on Iran," Shalom told a group of Jewish parliamentarians from around the world meeting in Jerusalem.
The foreign minister noted that Israeli experts believe that Iran was six months away from acquiring the know-how to make a nuclear bomb, warning the world that "time was running out" and that there was "no more time for games" in dealing with the critical issue of Iran's nuclear program.
Don't hold your breath that the UN will do anything meaningful.
Meanwhile, even ElBaradei, the head of the IAEA, has run out of patience.
"We will remove the seals and we have announced that we are ready to start research from tomorrow," a foreign ministry spokesman, Hamid Reza Asefi, said yesterday. "It depends on the IAEA to announce its readiness as this will take place under the agency's supervision," he added.
However, Mr ElBaradei, the head of the IAEA, disputed Tehran's assertion that 90 per cent of issues related to the resumption of research had been solved.
"I am running out of patience, the international community is running out patience, the credibility of the verification process is at stake and I'd like - by March - which is when my next report is, to be able to clarify these issues," he said.
Shortly after that Iran will have a nuke.
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Middle East - Conflict tourism
A good name for it.
And it gets the terrorists the news exposure they crave.
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Theirs is a cartoon version of the conflict: victim-Palestinians versus aggressor-Israelis. They ignore the increasingly messy and fragmented state of both sides in the battle. The kidnappings, for example, are emblematic of a Palestinian Authority descending into chaos, with rival factions vying for position and police officers storming government offices. Palestinian militants are using activists as pawns in their attempts to undermine the Palestinian Authority.
Yet Burton's picture-book story seems to have survived intact. She tried to explain to her captors: 'I came here to work with the Palestinian people and I feel I have been stabbed in the back.' (3) Their response to her lectures? 'They just told me politely to shut up.' She decided that they only did it because they were victims: she said she felt 'sorry for the guys' because of their 'shattered lives', and the fact that they were on the run and had family members killed in the conflict. It seems that Burton is more comfortable with Palestinians as mute victims, rather than as people who fight.
Activists may go searching for the gritty reality of conflict, but it appears to be a bit of a game. Unlike the Palestinians, these Westerners aren't really trapped; there is always the option of the next plane out. The visit from Burton's parents, for example, smacks of conflict tourism. It's hard to imagine the International Brigades in the Spanish Civil War getting mum and dad out to the front. The Burton family didn't seem to take their captors seriously: apparently her dad kept telling the kidnappers that he and his wife had a plane to catch.
And it gets the terrorists the news exposure they crave.
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US - Media Blinded by hate of Bush
The other day I pointed out how the New York Times hatred of Bush is so pronounced they used the recent mine tragedy to attack Bush. They tried to imply that Bush was responsible for the tragedy and that his appointments were endangering miners safety. When in fact mine safety has never been better.
Tim Blair reports the same thing from the Sydney Morning Herald’s Andrew West.
Once again someone pointed out that mine safety is far better under Bush than Clinton.
But as Tim says:
The media are so blinded by their hate they'll say anthing. If that doesn't work they just fake stories.
Just the other day one of the media's Democratic poster boys, Ted Kennedy, said Alito wasn't fit to be on the Supreme Court, claiming Alito was affected by "the Goldwater presidentcy".
Goldwater was never president and Alito was just 14 during that election.
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Contrary to what The Times would have you believe, the trend has been favorable (”reassuring,” if you will) for many years, especially the past four, where there has been a near-50% drop in fatalities. In fact, these results support the contention that staffing Interior with people who actually know their industry has led to greater safety.
Tim Blair reports the same thing from the Sydney Morning Herald’s Andrew West.
George Bush extended condolences to the families of the 12 coal miners killed in a disaster in West Virginia yesterday. Yeah, like he cares.
West’s evidence for this view:
Just take a look at his record on supporting workplace safety ... the Bush White House has systemically run down the very government agency responsible for enforcing safety in these most dangerous of workplaces ... Literally within days of taking up his appointment as president, he began dismantling the Clinton administration’s presidential directives protecting the nation’s workers. Now his administration’s negligence has manifested itself in the most tragic of ways.
Once again someone pointed out that mine safety is far better under Bush than Clinton.
But as Tim says:
West has made a damning error through shallow research. Yeah, like he cares.
The media are so blinded by their hate they'll say anthing. If that doesn't work they just fake stories.
Just the other day one of the media's Democratic poster boys, Ted Kennedy, said Alito wasn't fit to be on the Supreme Court, claiming Alito was affected by "the Goldwater presidentcy".
Goldwater was never president and Alito was just 14 during that election.
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UK - Madness of Political Correctness
You are not going to believe this one.
He and the courts should both be ashamed of themselves.
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A BLACK police bodyguard who protected the Duchess of Cornwall has won $70,000 compensation after suing Scotland Yard for "over-promoting" him because of political correctness.
He and the courts should both be ashamed of themselves.
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UK - Where's George Galloway?
That's what his constituents want to know.
And you know things have really turned against Galloway when the Guardian goes undercover to nail him.
The voters got what they deserved for electing this moron.
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And you know things have really turned against Galloway when the Guardian goes undercover to nail him.
Ms Bailey says she was surprised Channel 4 had said she could help constituents in need get help from their MP: "I'm George's media agent."
But what if I was a constituent needing help? Ms Bailey said: "I couldn't help you there. Presumably they [Channel 4] would have the numbers to call, which would be the constituency office."
As we had found out, this was not the case, and Ms Bailey added: "I'm George's media agent and that's what I can talk about."
But what does a constituent with a pressing problem do? "I can't give you any advice on that ... I can't help you, not my area."
The voters got what they deserved for electing this moron.
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Iraq - Zarqawi Mad at elections
Good.
Or maybe they simply reject you Zarqawi.
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CAIRO, Egypt (AP) -- An Internet statement in the name of the al-Qaida in Iraq terrorist group rebuked Sunnis for participating in last month's Iraqi elections, saying they had "thrown a rope" to save U.S. policy in the country.
The purported statement by group leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi also said his fighters decided not to disrupt the elections with attacks "to avoid killing some of the Sunnis who were confused" about whether to vote.
Or maybe they simply reject you Zarqawi.
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Spain - The Wages of Appeasement
Frontpage has the story.
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Iraq - Arms Depot hidden Mosque
And you thought these were holy places of worship.
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Iraqi forces from the ministries of Defense and Interior arrested 111 suspects in a number of operations carried out in Baghdad, Abughraib and Babel, said Monday the Iraqi Ministry of Defense in a statement.
The statement added that Iraqi military carried out a number of raids during the last 48 hours in Abughraib to arrest 73 suspects and confiscate a large amount of bombs, rockets and other weapons hidden in a mosque.
Meanwhile in Baghdad, security forces arrested 38 insurgents, believed to have participated in attacks against civilians and the military.
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UK - BBC and Bloggers
Paul Reynolds of the BBC is going to write an article on blogs and wanted some input from me. Here is my reply:
Paul,
I started my blog two years ago this March. My motivation was to expose the bias in the BBC’s reporting.
We are at war unlike any we’ve been in before and facing an enemy who wants one thing – to wipe out western civilization. The BBC, through its biased reporting, has sided with the enemy.
I am a Vietnam era veteran, note I said “era”. I was stationed on Okinawa during the final years of the war and worked in Naval intelligence. I saw first hand how the media aided the Communists and Viet Gong. You don’t have to take my word for it, they’ll tell you themselves how vital the media was to their success.
http://ussneverdock.blogspot.com/2005/05/vietnam-war-we-could-have-won.html
“Even Giap admitted in his memoirs that news media reporting of the war and the anti-war demonstrations that ensued in America surprised him. Instead of negotiating what he called a conditional surrender, Giap said they would now go the limit because America's resolve was weakening and the possibility of complete victory was within Hanoi's grasp.”
“Bui Tin, who served on the general staff of the North Vietnamese army, received South Vietnam's unconditional surrender on April 30, 1975. In an interview with the Wall Street Journal after his retirement, he made clear the anti-war movement in the United States, which led to the collapse of political will in Washington, was "essential to our strategy."
And the BBC is doing the same thing today. Again, you don’t have to take my word for it, listen to someone at the BBC who should know.
From Paul Adams, the BBC's defence correspondent:
BBC man criticises 'war bias'
"I was gobsmacked to hear, in a set of headlines today, that the coalition was suffering 'significant casualties'. This is simply not true," Adams said in the memo.
"Nor is it true to say - as the same intro stated - that coalition forces are fighting 'guerrillas'. It may be guerrilla warfare, but they are not guerrillas," he stormed.
"Who dreamed up the line that the coalition are achieving 'small victories at a very high price?' The truth is exactly the opposite. The gains are huge and costs still relatively low. This is real warfare, however one-sided, and losses are to be expected," Adams continued.
That’s your own people telling you that the BBC is lying in its coverage of the war in Iraq. It’s called aiding and abetting the enemy Paul.
Your own John Simpson was caught lying about the war in Iraq as well.
http://ussneverdock.blogspot.com/2005/01/iraq-bbc-lied-about-casualty-figures.html
If you follow the links in my post to the BBC’s web pages you’ll note that any connection to Simpson is gone including his picture that accompanied the original BBC report. I saved a copy of the original complete with Simpson’s photo and posted it on my blog.
When the BBC was caught calling the 7/7 Muslim terrorists “misguided criminals”, they denied anyone at the BBC had ever called them that.
Here’s the BBC’s reply to the charge.
But a BBC spokesman said: "We would welcome the full context of Mr Payack's comments, as his assertion that we labelled the July 7 perpetrators 'misguided criminals' appears to be complete nonsense to us They challenged GLM to prove the term had been uttered by one of their news staff.
Note the “We would welcome” part.
In fact those were the very words used to describe the Muslim terrorists who murdered over 50 innocent Britons on 7/7 and they were uttered by none other than John Simpson. Six months later and that webpage with Simpson’s words is still there.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4671577.stm
“Now that the bombs have exploded, and thousands of newspaper pages and entire days of air time have been devoted to the horror of it all, and to the poor, decent people who are dead and missing, and to the misguided criminals responsible, perhaps we can stand back from it all and catch our breath.”
The BBC aired “The Power of Nightmares” and said a world wide network of terrorists didn’t exist, that it was all a myth, an illusion, created by America. Again, you don’t have to take my word for it, just listen to the BBC.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/3755686.stm
“The most frightening of these is the threat of an international terror network. But just as the dreams were not true, neither are these nightmares.
In a new series, the Power of Nightmares explores how the idea that we are threatened by a hidden and organised terrorist network is an illusion.
It is a myth that has spread unquestioned through politics, the security services and the international media. “
Six months later over 50 innocent Britons were murdered by Muslim terrorists. Is the BBC partly to blame? Maybe some let their guard down after seeing the program and reading the BBC’s report. In fact, if you relied solely on the BBC you wouldn’t even know they were Muslim terrorists because the BBC refuses to name the enemy. The BBC refuses to do so because they are on their side.
What did the BBC do in the aftermath of the Muslim terror attack on London? Initial reporting called them terrorists and their acts terrorism. The next day the BBC stealth edited the reports and removed the “t” word.
Then the BBC hosted a show to get peoples feelings about the attack. Which peoples feelings were the BBC concerned about? They stacked the audience with Muslims by a margin of 15 to 1. If memory serves me that is the correct ratio.
I’ve proved beyond a shadow of a doubt that the BBC has sided with the enemy in my case against the BBC.
http://ussneverdock.blogspot.com/2005/01/bbc-is-turn-off-its-official.html
Unlike during Vietnam, today we citizens have a tool to fight back – blogs. The number of blogs exposing media bias is growing. Just have a look on the left of my blog under UK Media Watch.
And these blogs are having a dramatic impact.
Dan Rather and CBS were caught red handed using forged documents in an attempt to smear Bush and influence the outcome of the election. He and several of his colleagues are now gone thanks to Bloggers.
Eason Jordan of CNN falsely accused American soldiers of deliberately targeting journalists. He’s gone thanks to bloggers.
The senior news editor at the Guardian was fired for knowingly using a Muslim who was a member of an extreme Islamic organization to write a sympathetic article about the 7/7 Muslim terrorists thanks to a blogger.
Your own Gillgan and the two top men at the BBC are gone for bogus reporting.
These are but a few examples but they dramatically demonstrate what a danger old media, especially the BBC, are to our safety and security.
Our numbers will continue to grow and we will continue to fight “old media”.
Time to decide whose side you're on Paul.
Cheers, Marc
Paul,
I started my blog two years ago this March. My motivation was to expose the bias in the BBC’s reporting.
We are at war unlike any we’ve been in before and facing an enemy who wants one thing – to wipe out western civilization. The BBC, through its biased reporting, has sided with the enemy.
I am a Vietnam era veteran, note I said “era”. I was stationed on Okinawa during the final years of the war and worked in Naval intelligence. I saw first hand how the media aided the Communists and Viet Gong. You don’t have to take my word for it, they’ll tell you themselves how vital the media was to their success.
http://ussneverdock.blogspot.com/2005/05/vietnam-war-we-could-have-won.html
“Even Giap admitted in his memoirs that news media reporting of the war and the anti-war demonstrations that ensued in America surprised him. Instead of negotiating what he called a conditional surrender, Giap said they would now go the limit because America's resolve was weakening and the possibility of complete victory was within Hanoi's grasp.”
“Bui Tin, who served on the general staff of the North Vietnamese army, received South Vietnam's unconditional surrender on April 30, 1975. In an interview with the Wall Street Journal after his retirement, he made clear the anti-war movement in the United States, which led to the collapse of political will in Washington, was "essential to our strategy."
And the BBC is doing the same thing today. Again, you don’t have to take my word for it, listen to someone at the BBC who should know.
From Paul Adams, the BBC's defence correspondent:
BBC man criticises 'war bias'
"I was gobsmacked to hear, in a set of headlines today, that the coalition was suffering 'significant casualties'. This is simply not true," Adams said in the memo.
"Nor is it true to say - as the same intro stated - that coalition forces are fighting 'guerrillas'. It may be guerrilla warfare, but they are not guerrillas," he stormed.
"Who dreamed up the line that the coalition are achieving 'small victories at a very high price?' The truth is exactly the opposite. The gains are huge and costs still relatively low. This is real warfare, however one-sided, and losses are to be expected," Adams continued.
That’s your own people telling you that the BBC is lying in its coverage of the war in Iraq. It’s called aiding and abetting the enemy Paul.
Your own John Simpson was caught lying about the war in Iraq as well.
http://ussneverdock.blogspot.com/2005/01/iraq-bbc-lied-about-casualty-figures.html
If you follow the links in my post to the BBC’s web pages you’ll note that any connection to Simpson is gone including his picture that accompanied the original BBC report. I saved a copy of the original complete with Simpson’s photo and posted it on my blog.
When the BBC was caught calling the 7/7 Muslim terrorists “misguided criminals”, they denied anyone at the BBC had ever called them that.
Here’s the BBC’s reply to the charge.
But a BBC spokesman said: "We would welcome the full context of Mr Payack's comments, as his assertion that we labelled the July 7 perpetrators 'misguided criminals' appears to be complete nonsense to us They challenged GLM to prove the term had been uttered by one of their news staff.
Note the “We would welcome” part.
In fact those were the very words used to describe the Muslim terrorists who murdered over 50 innocent Britons on 7/7 and they were uttered by none other than John Simpson. Six months later and that webpage with Simpson’s words is still there.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4671577.stm
“Now that the bombs have exploded, and thousands of newspaper pages and entire days of air time have been devoted to the horror of it all, and to the poor, decent people who are dead and missing, and to the misguided criminals responsible, perhaps we can stand back from it all and catch our breath.”
The BBC aired “The Power of Nightmares” and said a world wide network of terrorists didn’t exist, that it was all a myth, an illusion, created by America. Again, you don’t have to take my word for it, just listen to the BBC.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/3755686.stm
“The most frightening of these is the threat of an international terror network. But just as the dreams were not true, neither are these nightmares.
In a new series, the Power of Nightmares explores how the idea that we are threatened by a hidden and organised terrorist network is an illusion.
It is a myth that has spread unquestioned through politics, the security services and the international media. “
Six months later over 50 innocent Britons were murdered by Muslim terrorists. Is the BBC partly to blame? Maybe some let their guard down after seeing the program and reading the BBC’s report. In fact, if you relied solely on the BBC you wouldn’t even know they were Muslim terrorists because the BBC refuses to name the enemy. The BBC refuses to do so because they are on their side.
What did the BBC do in the aftermath of the Muslim terror attack on London? Initial reporting called them terrorists and their acts terrorism. The next day the BBC stealth edited the reports and removed the “t” word.
Then the BBC hosted a show to get peoples feelings about the attack. Which peoples feelings were the BBC concerned about? They stacked the audience with Muslims by a margin of 15 to 1. If memory serves me that is the correct ratio.
I’ve proved beyond a shadow of a doubt that the BBC has sided with the enemy in my case against the BBC.
http://ussneverdock.blogspot.com/2005/01/bbc-is-turn-off-its-official.html
Unlike during Vietnam, today we citizens have a tool to fight back – blogs. The number of blogs exposing media bias is growing. Just have a look on the left of my blog under UK Media Watch.
And these blogs are having a dramatic impact.
Dan Rather and CBS were caught red handed using forged documents in an attempt to smear Bush and influence the outcome of the election. He and several of his colleagues are now gone thanks to Bloggers.
Eason Jordan of CNN falsely accused American soldiers of deliberately targeting journalists. He’s gone thanks to bloggers.
The senior news editor at the Guardian was fired for knowingly using a Muslim who was a member of an extreme Islamic organization to write a sympathetic article about the 7/7 Muslim terrorists thanks to a blogger.
Your own Gillgan and the two top men at the BBC are gone for bogus reporting.
These are but a few examples but they dramatically demonstrate what a danger old media, especially the BBC, are to our safety and security.
Our numbers will continue to grow and we will continue to fight “old media”.
Time to decide whose side you're on Paul.
Cheers, Marc
US - WaPo Shocked Bush Defends America
Townhall has the story.
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US - Letters to Europe
Instapundit notes these:
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A LETTER TO THE EUROPEANS from Victor Davis Hanson, and another one from Stephen Green. Plus, advice from Austin Bay.
They won't be able to say they weren't warned.
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Sunday, January 08, 2006
US - Katrina and the BBC
Yesterday I posted about the myths surrounding the Katrina disaster. In short, much of what you thought you knew about the disaster was wrong - thanks to the media.
I remember blogging about how the media were using the tragedy to attack Bush and America (search my blog using Katrina). Some of the worst reporting came from the BBC as Val MacQueen noted.
Now that the facts prove the media got it wrong, on purpose, I emailed the BBC's Paul Reynolds and asked if he would correct "the story". By which I ment the Katrina story not just one specific BBC article. Here is Paul's reply:
Paul did say he would pass my suggestion along.
Two points about his reply.
First, I was talking about the Katrina story and the BBC's abysmal reporting on the disaster as a whole not just one aspect. My point was, with evidence available that proves the BBC got most of the story wrong, would the BBC write a story to "correct" the false picture they painted. To be fair, perhaps Paul did not get my meaning and I should have been clearer.
As for the new twist of the elderly dying disproportionately, these people could have been saved had the New Orleans mayor, a Democrat, used the city's buses to evacuate them as called for in their disaster plan. A plan by the way the BBC claimed never existed.
Follow the link and you'll see a photograph of all those buses neatly lined up - and flooded.
And note this from the article I sent Paul:
But to answer Paul's challenge to send him a link to a BBC story that needs correcting, I'll send him this one for starters. But I want to stress, my original intention is to have the BBC write a story that shows how the media got it so badly wrong and to correct "the Karina story".
From the report I sent Paul.
And yet as you just read many victims cars were still in their driveways.
But the BBC is happy to continue their biased reporting.
There seemed to be buses and cars aplenty - nobody used them.
And again...
Some may say that and the BBC is glad to report it even though it's not true.
And again...
Yes, why did a disproportionate number of whites than blacks die?
Here's an example where the BBC tried to correct one aspect of the Katrina story. Don't worry, at the end of the report the BBC try and and keep this myth alive.
Which begs this question..
Oh, the last ones lapped it up.
I can. The BBC.
Because it fit their anti-American and anti-Bush agenda.
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I remember blogging about how the media were using the tragedy to attack Bush and America (search my blog using Katrina). Some of the worst reporting came from the BBC as Val MacQueen noted.
Now that the facts prove the media got it wrong, on purpose, I emailed the BBC's Paul Reynolds and asked if he would correct "the story". By which I ment the Katrina story not just one specific BBC article. Here is Paul's reply:
"What exactly is the story to correct? Link me to the story which said that more blacks died than whites and we have something to build on and correct in factual terms.
The figures actually reveal a terrible tragedy -- that older people died disproportionately. This to me, aged 59, is a new and tragic twist on the events."
Paul did say he would pass my suggestion along.
Two points about his reply.
First, I was talking about the Katrina story and the BBC's abysmal reporting on the disaster as a whole not just one aspect. My point was, with evidence available that proves the BBC got most of the story wrong, would the BBC write a story to "correct" the false picture they painted. To be fair, perhaps Paul did not get my meaning and I should have been clearer.
As for the new twist of the elderly dying disproportionately, these people could have been saved had the New Orleans mayor, a Democrat, used the city's buses to evacuate them as called for in their disaster plan. A plan by the way the BBC claimed never existed.
I would like to point out one glaring error Wells "reports".
The havoc of Katrina had been predicted countless times on a local and federal level - even to the point where it was acknowledged that tens of thousands of the poorest residents would not be able to leave the city in advance. No official plan was ever put in place for them.
Wells, being the typical incompetent BBC reporter, doesn't bother to learn the facts. Note this is from the Louisiana Emergency Operations Plan which is in PDF format.
"The primary means of hurricane evacuation will be personal vehicles. School and municipal buses, government-owned vehicles and vehicles provided by volunteer agencies may be used to provide transportation for individuals who lack transportation and require assistance in evacuating."
Follow the link and you'll see a photograph of all those buses neatly lined up - and flooded.
And note this from the article I sent Paul:
Lack of transportation was assumed to be a key reason that many people stayed behind and died, but at many addresses where the dead were found, their cars remained in their driveways, flood-ruined symbols of fatal miscalculation.
But to answer Paul's challenge to send him a link to a BBC story that needs correcting, I'll send him this one for starters. But I want to stress, my original intention is to have the BBC write a story that shows how the media got it so badly wrong and to correct "the Karina story".
The plight of those stranded amid the filth and the dead has highlighted a side of the city most tourists did not see - one in which two-thirds of its residents are black and more than a quarter live in poverty.
Anger is mounting among African-American leaders that this section was left behind when others fled.
Some say the chaos in Katrina's aftermath has exposed deep divisions in both the city and US society.
From the report I sent Paul.
For example, a comparison of locations where 874 bodies were recovered with U.S. census tract data indicates that the victims weren't disproportionately poor. Another database of 486 Katrina victims from Orleans and St. Bernard parishes, compiled by Knight Ridder, suggests they also weren't disproportionately African American.
Many of those trapped by Katrina's floodwaters lived in dilapidated neighbourhoods that were long known to be exposed to disaster if the levees failed. [How many we are not told. .ed]
And a large number would have had no means to flee the region as the storm loomed - a recent US census found that one-fifth of the city's residents had no access to a car.
And yet as you just read many victims cars were still in their driveways.
But the BBC is happy to continue their biased reporting.
A former leader of the black caucus in the House of Representatives agrees.
"It is one thing to receive a warning to get out - it's something else to have the ability to get out," Congressman James Clyburn said.
There seemed to be buses and cars aplenty - nobody used them.
And again...
Some say the response was slow because those most affected are poor.
Some may say that and the BBC is glad to report it even though it's not true.
And again...
But some hope that the aftermath of the hurricane will force people to confront the issue of inequality.
Yes, why did a disproportionate number of whites than blacks die?
In Orleans Parish, 62 percent of known Katrina victims were African American, compared with 66 percent for the total parish population.
In St. Bernard Parish, 92 percent of the identified victims were white. Census figures show that 88 percent of parish residents identified themselves as white.
Here's an example where the BBC tried to correct one aspect of the Katrina story. Don't worry, at the end of the report the BBC try and and keep this myth alive.
Reports of murder, rape and violence among the thousands trapped in New Orleans' shelters in the wake of Hurricane Katrina shocked the world. [those would be media reports like the BBC. .ed]
The city's police chief spoke of babies being raped. Mayor Ray Nagin told of Superdome evacuees "watching hooligans killing people, raping people".
Now, a month later, officials say many of the accounts were probably false or greatly exaggerated in a time of chaos. [note the "many" and "probably false" .ed]
New Orleans police confirm they have had no official reports of rapes or murders in the days after the city was catastrophically flooded. [no as in none not just "many" .ed]
And the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals says only two of the 14 bodies found at the Convention Center and Superdome had gunshot wounds. One of those is believed to have been shot elsewhere and brought to the Superdome.
Which begs this question..
Or were the accounts simply panic-fuelled rumours that took on the guise of truth as they were repeated by evacuees, officials - and waiting TV crews?
Oh, the last ones lapped it up.
Capt Marlon Defillo, of the New Orleans Police Department, points the finger squarely at the media for any exaggerated accounts.
"The news media wrote those reports and I cannot tell you where those stories came from," he told the BBC News website.
I can. The BBC.
Prof Enrico Quarantelli, who heads the Disaster Research Center at the University of Delaware, agrees the level of violence "clearly was exaggerated" - and says the broadcast media should have done more to scrutinise the accounts.
"Instead of... trying to verify them, they were putting people directly on [air]," he told the BBC News website.
Because it fit their anti-American and anti-Bush agenda.
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Cuba - Cuban Health Care Myth
For some strange reason people continue to believe in the Cuban health care myth. Just the other day at the pub I heard someone praising Cuba'a health care system and claiming it was better than in the US. This person also calimed Cuban pensioners were treated better than in the US.
My first reaction to all of this was, well then, why are so many risking their lives to escape Cuba? When Castro gave them the ok to leave a few years ago, over 100,000 Cubans left.
This post, which contains very graphic images, will dispel the Cuban health care myth. Warning: these photos are very graphic.
However, Cuba's healthcare system is much better than in most surrounding countries, but it comes at a price.
And it would seem you can get good health care in Cuba - if you can pay.
I for one believe that healthcare and education should be free for everyone and Cuba should be lauded for making them top prioritites. But I hardly think it's a justification that the "revolution" was a stunning success. Clearly, that is not the case.
Prompted by Lost Budgie
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My first reaction to all of this was, well then, why are so many risking their lives to escape Cuba? When Castro gave them the ok to leave a few years ago, over 100,000 Cubans left.
This post, which contains very graphic images, will dispel the Cuban health care myth. Warning: these photos are very graphic.
However, Cuba's healthcare system is much better than in most surrounding countries, but it comes at a price.
Whilst Cuba's medical achievements are undoubtedly laudable, they come at a price. The high priority that healthcare takes within government policy has meant a diversion of resources away from other sectors which, as a result, have suffered. Put bluntly, advances in biotechnology may not be fully appreciated by a population having to queue for hours to receive food rations. The introduction of emergency measures in 1990 to deal with the economic adversity precipitated by the collapse of the Soviet Union included near-total food-rationing. In part due to a lack of fuel, transport on the island is dire, with many Cubans cycling or walking. Housing stock is also in very bad shape. By the 1980s Cuba had a serious housing shortage and has since built virtually no new residential housing. Consequently, it is believed that some 15% of the country's housing stock is in poor condition, including some 1,000 houses that collapsed in the capital, Havana, in 1994 alone, and a further 4,000 that are still in a precarious state today. Poor nutrition and worsening housing and sanitary conditions have been associated with a rising incidence of tuberculosis - from 5.5 cases per 100,000 population in 1990 to 18.0 per 100,000 in 1997 (latest figure available). Thus, deteriorating standards of living are affecting Cuban health, despite all the positive achievements and efforts made on the medical care front.
And it would seem you can get good health care in Cuba - if you can pay.
Whilst on the one hand exporting medical experts abroad, Cuba also 'imports' patients by attracting ever-increasing numbers of health tourists. The economic crisis triggered by the end of the Cold War forced the Cuban government to start charging foreign visitors for medical treatment. Hitherto, foreigners were entitled to free medical assistance while visiting Cuba, just like their Cuban counterparts. Now, whole hospitals have been constructed that only cater for foreigners on a fee-for-service basis, including the Havana-based Hospital Cira Garcia, whilst some public hospitals reserve certain rooms for the private treatment of foreigners. Health tourism has become an invaluable source of much-needed foreign exchange.
I for one believe that healthcare and education should be free for everyone and Cuba should be lauded for making them top prioritites. But I hardly think it's a justification that the "revolution" was a stunning success. Clearly, that is not the case.
Prompted by Lost Budgie
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UK - Muslim Council of Britain boycotts Holocaust Memorial
Once again the MCB is exposed for what they are.
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UK - London bomber's '£120,000 estate'
This does not inspire confidence in British security services.
Western Resistance has more.
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Claims that one of the July 7 suicide bombers left a six-figure fortune mystified investigators last night.
A report in The Sun said that Shehzad Tanweer, 22, who detonated a bomb on the Underground at Aldgate station, killing eight people, had an estate valued at £121,000 net of taxes and debts.
Yet Tanweer, a British national of Pakistani descent, was a student until 2004 and worked for a few hours a week as an assistant in the fish and chip shop run by his father in Beeston, Leeds.
Questions were being asked how he could possess assets of such value.
The report came as a complete surprise to security officials who have spent the past six months investigating every aspect of Tanweer's life in an effort to discover why he took part in the atrocity and whether the terrorist cell was being run from overseas.
Western Resistance has more.
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US: CAIR Joins Boston Islamic Society Controversy
Western Resistance has the story.
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IRAN To Rewrite the HOLOCAUST
Gotta love the irony here.
Sounds like they've already made up their minds to me. Especially since "President Ahmadinejad has denied the Holocaust and called for Israel to be "wiped off the map".
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Tehran, 5 Jan. (AKI) - Iran has decided to rewrite and revise the history of the Holocaust. Following the repeated declarations by the Iranian president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, and other senior government officials on the need to re-examine the history of the genocide of the Jews during the Second World War, the association of Islamic Journalists of Iran has been tasked with quickly putting together an international conference on the Holocaust.
"President Ahmadinejad has placed at the centre of international attention, a very important question on the truthfulness of the version that Europe and the Zionists have imposed on the world on the murder of Jews during the years of the great war, and therefore we are of the opinion that it is useful and necessary to organise an international conference on that theme, where all the historians and researchers, even those that do not believe in the official version, will be able to express themselves freely," Mehdi Afzali, spokesperson of the Association of Islamic Journalists told Adnkronos International (AKI).
"We want to offer a free and democratic platform to the historians to examine in-depth this myth, seeing that in different European countries there exist laws against democracy and freedom that to do not allow intellectuals who believe in a version distinct from that which is officially pronounced on the Holocaust," added Afzali.
Sounds like they've already made up their minds to me. Especially since "President Ahmadinejad has denied the Holocaust and called for Israel to be "wiped off the map".
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UK - BBC "improves" on a WaPo article
Scott takes on Paul Reynolds, and wins again.
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UK - BBC Defends America?!?
Excuse me while I clean the coffee off my screen.
And the defender is Justin Webb no less!! Read Webb's quote at the top of this blog before reading this post at American Expatriate.
I'm stunned!!
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And the defender is Justin Webb no less!! Read Webb's quote at the top of this blog before reading this post at American Expatriate.
Sackur: One fascinating insight into human rights attitudes round the world I had in recent weeks was chatting to Mary Robinson who till very recently was the UN chief running the Human Rights Commission. She said the problem is that, because of what has happened, post-Iraq in particular, with Guantanamo Bay, Abu Ghraib, extraordinary rendition, a whole host of other things she listed, it is impossible now for countries like America which basically are democracies, which many people around the world have always looked up to - the problem is now they cannot take the moral high ground and lecture other countries on how they should impose human rights values. It doesn't work any more...
Webb: That's absolutely ludicrous, though, isn't it? I mean the view in America of that kind of comment is just to throw your hands up and say 'For goodness sake...' Look at the facts on the ground, look at the way that Iraq was run before the invasion, look at Iran now, and then look, for instance, at America. I mean, can you seriously say that there is some kind of moral equivalence between the way they treat their own people and the way Americans treat theirs, the way they behave on the world stage...?
Sackur: Justin, hang on, it's all about perception...
Webb: Ah, that's a different matter... Someone in the position that Mary Robinson is in, where it shouldn't be just about perception, it should be about a knowledge of the facts on the ground - that kind of thing is what so annoys people in this country, and not just Republicans, Americans of all political stripes, who just say to the rest of the world, 'For goodness sake: look at us without your soft anti-Americanism, or your dislike of McDonalds or whatever else, or your dislike of big people, powerful people, successful people... just look at the facts on the ground.' America is a very very free country...
I'm stunned!!
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UK - Police Scared of Muslim Gangs
In a three page article describing how political correctness has gotten out of hand in the UK, resulting in the Police being too afraid to arrest Muslims, The Times (UK) misses the irony in its own reporting. Here's their headline:
And throughout the article the Times continues to call them Asian gangs and not Muslim gangs.
It would seem political correctness has also infected the Times.
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Sarwar: police too scared of Asian gangs
And throughout the article the Times continues to call them Asian gangs and not Muslim gangs.
THE Macpherson report into the murder of Stephen Lawrence has led to a politically correct backlash with police afraid to investigate black and Asian crime for fear of being accused of racism, according to one of Britain’s most prominent Muslim MPs.
Mohammad Sarwar, the Labour MP for Glasgow Central, said some communities are being terrorised by black and Asian gangs, but, in many cases, police have failed to act.
The reluctance of police to tackle ethnic criminals has allowed gangs to operate with impunity in areas of Scotland, the north of England and parts of London.
Sarwar claims that black and Asian communities are as much the victims of this criminal activity as white people and he wants police forces to use a zero-tolerance approach to smash the gangs.
It would seem political correctness has also infected the Times.
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Denmark - Standing Up to Muslims
Good for them.
And there's talk of even tougher immigration laws.
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Mr. Rose, once a journalist in Iran, said he decided to commission the cartoons for Jyllands-Posten when he heard that Danish cartoonists were too scared of Muslim fundamentalists to illustrate a new children's biography of Muhammad.
Annoyed at the self-censorship he said had overtaken Europe since the Dutch filmmaker Theo van Gogh was murdered last year by a Muslim radical for criticizing Islam's treatment of women, Mr. Rose said he decided to test Denmark's free speech norms.
The cartoons were published amid the growth of an anti-immigrant sentiment in Denmark, reflected in the rise of the far-right Danish People's Party. The party, which holds 13 percent of the seats in the Danish Parliament, has helped to push through the toughest anti-immigration rules on the Continent, including a rule preventing Danish citizens age 24 or younger from bringing in spouses from outside Denmark.
Soren Krarup, a retired priest and leading voice in the party, said the Muslim response to the cartoons showed that Islam was not compatible with Danish customs. He said Jesus had been satirized in Danish literature and popular culture for centuries - including a recent much-publicized Danish painting of Jesus with an erection - so why not Muhammad? He also argues that Muslims must learn to integrate.
"Muslims who come here reject our culture," he said. "Muslim immigration is a way for Muslims to conquer us, just as they have done for the past 1,400 years."
And there's talk of even tougher immigration laws.
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US - Clinton Cover Up - Again
That's how it's looking.
Isn't that the whole point of an independent special prosecutor?
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Barrett's report has been finished since 2004. It remains unreleased. Lawyers for people named in the report have been petitioning the supervising judges to remove their clients' names and damaging allegations.
Pressure is rising from Republicans in Congress for release of the document while Democrats are resisting, fearing politically explosive revelations about Bill and Hillary Clinton and other Democrats. Barrett has given a tentative date of release as Jan. 19. But who knows what juicy nuggets will have been removed.
The proper objectives of law enforcement do not include protecting Mrs. Clinton's campaign for the presidency.
Reveal all and let the chips fall where they may.
Isn't that the whole point of an independent special prosecutor?
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Dutch lawmaker wants border shut to Muslims
Looks like many in the country back him.
Van Gogh's murder is proof of that.
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THE HAGUE: Maverick right-wing lawmaker Geert Wilders said yesterday he would weed out radical Muslims by sealing the border to non-Western immigrants for five years and shutting down mosques advocating fundamentalism.
Wilders, who inherited the populist mantle of slain politician Pim Fortuyn, told The Associated Press in an interview that the Netherlands must take strong measures to stamp out Islamic fundamentalism _ or face the collapse of the country’s democratic system.
“We were asleep for too long,” he said. “The Netherlands has been too tolerant to intolerant people for too long.”
Van Gogh's murder is proof of that.
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US - Biased AP Poll
No surprise there.
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AnkleBitingPundits did the heavy lifting to examine the inputs for this AP-Ipsos poll. Only 81% of respondents were eligible to vote, with no indication whether even those were registered and did vote in the last election. Respondents were 52-40 percent Democrats over Republicans, even though in the last election the split was 37 each (the rest being unaffiliated or third party).
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US - Another Soldier Takes on Murtha/Moran
Michelle has a video clip of another soldier standing up to Democrats Murtha and Moran.
Here is another video of a soldier standing up to these moonbats.
We need soldiers to do this at all of these press conferences.
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Here is another video of a soldier standing up to these moonbats.
We need soldiers to do this at all of these press conferences.
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US - Media vs Blogs
Instapundit has an interesting post on the subject.
Note this:
Let's hope but I fear that is a long way off.
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Note this:
UPDATE: Hugh Hewitt, on a different subject, makes a point that's relevant here: "We are now in the second of five stages of old media death. First there was denial, and now there is anger..."
Soon there will be bargaining --I'll be nice to you if you are nice to me-- and then depression and acceptance.
And then, perhaps, MSM will get back to putting out non-agenda driven news from a balanced newsroom, transparent in its ideological biases, and full of young and talented graduates as oppsoed to tenured and bitter time-servers.
Let's hope but I fear that is a long way off.
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US - Kennedy and the Goldwater Presidentcy
The Democrats hate Bush so much they will say anything no matter how whacky.
Have another drink Ted - of Kool Aid that is.
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Sen. Edward M. Kennedy (D-Mass.), hosting a morning roundtable with reporters, had nothing nice to say about Alito. "We here in the United States are not going to stand for monarchial tyranny," he said, protesting Alito's support for "unfettered, unlimited power of the executive." He faulted Alito for belonging to a group that was "anti-black and also anti-women." Kennedy wondered if "the average person is going to be able to get a fair shake" under Alito.
Briefly, Kennedy rewrote the outcome of the 1964 election. "This nominee was influenced by the Goldwater presidency," he said. "The Goldwater battles of those times were the battles against the civil rights laws." Only then did Kennedy acknowledge that "Judge Alito at that time was 14 years old."
Have another drink Ted - of Kool Aid that is.
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Iraq - French Hostage Rescued
That's what CNN says.
Somehow the BBC doesn't see it that way.
The Guardian has a third version of events.
Good thing MSM has all those fact checkers. At least the poor guy is safe now.
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BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- A French humanitarian worker who had been held hostage in Iraq for more than a month was freed Saturday during a joint U.S.-Iraqi military operation, the military said.
Bernard Planche, who worked for AACCESS on water projects in the country, was being held in a farmhouse west of Baghdad.
Conducting a joint search operation in the area, U.S. and Iraqi military came upon the farmhouse, and Planche's captors fled, leaving him free to walk away.
Somehow the BBC doesn't see it that way.
A French engineer who has been held hostage in Iraq since December has been freed, Iraqi security officials and the French government have said.
Bernard Planche, 52, was released at a US checkpoint near Abu Ghraib jail, west of Baghdad, on Saturday.
The Guardian has a third version of events.
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - A French engineer taken hostage in Iraq last month was found alive in a car, Iraqi police said Sunday.
Bernard Planche was found Saturday night after several men fled the car just before reaching a checkpoint in the western Baghdad suburb of Abu Ghraib, said Maj. Falah al-Mohammadawi.
Good thing MSM has all those fact checkers. At least the poor guy is safe now.
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Saturday, January 07, 2006
Blogroll Addition
I've added BBC Eye to the blog roll under UK media watch. Check him out.
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Sample posts:
Quiet over Peace
Interesting to note how the BBC is strangely silent on the Muslim Council of Britain's botcott of Holocaust Memorial Day. Normally the BBC can't get enough of the Religion of Peace. Why the sudden reticence?
posted by Cerdic at 9:59 AM 0 comments
Thursday, January 05, 2006
It's only words...
Five Live Drivel continues to not surprise. In awaiting Charles Kennedy's statement (no, not 'mine's a pint), they said that the Shadow Cabinet was split over his possible departure. Since the Shadow Cabinet is currently Conservative (I know the BBC hopes the LibDums will become the official opposition, but really), I suspect they're fervently hoping Good Time Charlie stays put. The LibDem Frontbench are another matter entirely. But then, facts and the BBC.....
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US - Washington Post Smears Blogger
Michelle is keeping tabs on the story.
I'm betting the corrections, if they come at all, will be half hearted and buried in the paper.
Michelle notes the contact info for the post if you want to add your two cents.
The Washington Post is committed to correcting errors that appear in the newspaper. Those interested in contacting the paper for that purpose can send an e-mail to corrections@washpost.com or call the main number, 202-334-6000, and ask to be connected to the desk involved -- National, Foreign, Metro, Style, Sports, Business or any of the weekly sections. In addition, the ombudsman's number is 202-334-7582.
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I'm betting the corrections, if they come at all, will be half hearted and buried in the paper.
Michelle notes the contact info for the post if you want to add your two cents.
The Washington Post is committed to correcting errors that appear in the newspaper. Those interested in contacting the paper for that purpose can send an e-mail to corrections@washpost.com or call the main number, 202-334-6000, and ask to be connected to the desk involved -- National, Foreign, Metro, Style, Sports, Business or any of the weekly sections. In addition, the ombudsman's number is 202-334-7582.
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Iraq - Soldier Exposes Murtha and Moran
Michelle has two posts, here and here, that exposes the hypocrisy of the Democrats.
The first link is a video of Sgt. Mark Seavey confonting both Murtha and Moran over their bogus assertion about the state of our military.
The second link is a transcript of the exchange.
Typical cut and run Democrats. This was a soldier who had just returned from Afghanistan and Moran ignored him.
Here's a question for these two bozos. If troop morale is so low in Iraq, why are they re-enlisting at record rates and exceeding quotas?
Sgt Seavey emailed Michelle:
You were outstanding Sgt. and I salute you!
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The first link is a video of Sgt. Mark Seavey confonting both Murtha and Moran over their bogus assertion about the state of our military.
The second link is a transcript of the exchange.
"Yes sir my name is Mark Seavey and I just want to thank you for coming up here. Until about a month ago I was Sgt Mark Seavey infantry squad leader, I returned from Afghanistan. My question to you, (applause)
"Like yourself I dropped out of college two years ago to volunteer to go to Afghanistan, and I went and I came back. If I didn't have a herniated disk now I would volunteer to go to Iraq in a second with my troops, three of which have already volunteered to go to Iraq. I keep hearing you say how you talk to the troops and the troops are demoralized, and I really resent that characterization. (applause) The morale of the troops that I talk to is phenomenal, which is why my troops are volunteering to go back, despite the hardships they had to endure in Afghanistan.
"And Congressman Moran, 200 of your constituents just returned from Afghanistan. We never got a letter from you; we never got a visit from you. You didn't come to our homecoming. The only thing we got from any of our elected officials was one letter from the governor of this state thanking us for our service in Iraq, when we were in Afghanistan. That's reprehensible. I don't know who you two are talking to but the morale of the troops is very high."
Moran - who is one of the few congressmen supporting [Democrat] Charlie Rangel's call to restore the draft - responded quickly: "That wasn't in the form of a question, it was in the form of a statement. But, uhh... let's go over here." And he took the next question.
Typical cut and run Democrats. This was a soldier who had just returned from Afghanistan and Moran ignored him.
Here's a question for these two bozos. If troop morale is so low in Iraq, why are they re-enlisting at record rates and exceeding quotas?
Sgt Seavey emailed Michelle:
I was so upset, you wouldn't believe it. I speak to large audiences regularly, but never such a hostile one, and never when I am so upset, so I was really nervous about how I came off.
You were outstanding Sgt. and I salute you!
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US - Everything you knew about Katrina was wrong
That's because MSM used the disaster to attack Bush. They tried, but failed again, to use the mine disaster to attack Bush.
Don't expect MSM to correct their version of events, even though the proof shows they were dead wrong.
Search my blog for more proof using "Katrina".
Remember the black entertainer that shouted "Bush hates Blacks" on TV? Where's his apology to Bush and the nation?
And don't count on the BBC to run this story.
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Don't expect MSM to correct their version of events, even though the proof shows they were dead wrong.
Search my blog for more proof using "Katrina".
Four months after Hurricane Katrina, analyses of data suggest that some widely reported assumptions about the storm's victims were incorrect.
For example, a comparison of locations where 874 bodies were recovered with U.S. census tract data indicates that the victims weren't disproportionately poor. Another database of 486 Katrina victims from Orleans and St. Bernard parishes, compiled by Knight Ridder, suggests they also weren't disproportionately African American.
Remember the black entertainer that shouted "Bush hates Blacks" on TV? Where's his apology to Bush and the nation?
And don't count on the BBC to run this story.
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US - Korean Arrested in UN Scandal
UN oil for food scandal that is.
The BBC could have done a lot better with this story. Park is just one of the dots that are being connected that lead directly to Koffi Annan.
Just look at how the dots are connected.
Note the Canadian connection. Here's a French connection and here. The Russians were in on it and so was George Galloway.
Just do a search of my blog using "oil for food".
No wonder Annan snapped at a recent press briefing - the noose is getting tighter.
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A South Korean man accused of accepting cash from Saddam Hussein has been held in the US as part of the probe into the United Nations oil-for-food programme.
Tongsun Park, a businessman and lobbyist, is accused of conspiring to subvert the scheme, which was misused by the former Iraqi leader.
Mr Park received at least $2m (£1.13m) from Baghdad for influencing the programme, according to charges.
The BBC could have done a lot better with this story. Park is just one of the dots that are being connected that lead directly to Koffi Annan.
Just look at how the dots are connected.
Note the Canadian connection. Here's a French connection and here. The Russians were in on it and so was George Galloway.
Just do a search of my blog using "oil for food".
No wonder Annan snapped at a recent press briefing - the noose is getting tighter.
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UK - BBC Criticizes George Galloway
I certainly never expected to see the BBC tell the truth about Galloway.
Those are very serious charges. So, why hasn't Galloway been charged?
And why hasn't he and his wife been charged with tax evasion for failing to report income from the UN oil for food scandal? The charity commission has reopend the investigation into his bogus charity but why isn't the Inland Revenue investigating him for tax evasion? No matter what the charity commission finds, the fact remains there is proof they did not report hundreds of thousands of pounds to the I.R.
Galloway's famous words to the US Senate were "show me the money". The Senate and the UN did just that.
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Teetotal Mr Galloway was thrown out of the Labour Party for inciting Arabs to fight British troops, inciting British troops in Iraq and threatening to stand against Labour in an election.
Those are very serious charges. So, why hasn't Galloway been charged?
And why hasn't he and his wife been charged with tax evasion for failing to report income from the UN oil for food scandal? The charity commission has reopend the investigation into his bogus charity but why isn't the Inland Revenue investigating him for tax evasion? No matter what the charity commission finds, the fact remains there is proof they did not report hundreds of thousands of pounds to the I.R.
Galloway's famous words to the US Senate were "show me the money". The Senate and the UN did just that.
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Al Qaeda No. 2 has a new tape out
So, why aren't we hearing from number one?
Come on. Not even an audio tape? Even tiny mp3 players have a built in voice recorder.
I'm leaning towards the idea ole binny is dead.
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U.S. officials also noted that while the world has heard from al-Zawahiri frequently in the past year, bin Laden has been silent since October 2004. They said bin Laden may be so worried about his security that he does not dare take the risk of recording a message and relying on others to get it out securely.
Come on. Not even an audio tape? Even tiny mp3 players have a built in voice recorder.
I'm leaning towards the idea ole binny is dead.
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Friday, January 06, 2006
US - NYT Uses Coal Tragedy to Attack Bush
The miners families, all miners and the public should be outraged by the New York Times use of the recent mine tragedy to attack President Bush.
But as Bissyblog points out:
There is no depth the New York Times won't sink to in their attacks on President Bush. But using the deaths of 12 miners has got to be a new low.
Be sure to read the updates at the end of Bizzyblog's post which contain a lot more information.
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Political figures from both parties have long defended and profited from ties to the coal industry. Whether or not that was a factor in the Sago mine’s history, the Bush administration’s cramming of important posts in the Department of the Interior with biased operatives from the coal, oil and gas industry is not reassuring about general safety in the mines. Steven Griles, a mining lobbyist before being appointed deputy secretary of the interior, devoted four years to rolling back mine regulations and then went back to lobbying for the industry.
But as Bissyblog points out:
Contrary to what The Times would have you believe, the trend has been favorable (”reassuring,” if you will) for many years, especially the past four, where there has been a near-50% drop in fatalities. In fact, these results support the contention that staffing Interior with people who actually know their industry has led to greater safety.
There is no depth the New York Times won't sink to in their attacks on President Bush. But using the deaths of 12 miners has got to be a new low.
Be sure to read the updates at the end of Bizzyblog's post which contain a lot more information.
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US - More Trouble for Hillary Clinton
The AP wants you to think that Clinton has been cleared of campaign finance wrongdoing.
That's nearly $1 million!
Ah, but which investigation and which laws? As you will see here, this is the beginning not the end of the "investigation". There's a lot about the specific laws that apply and this:
This is just starting not ending as the AP would have you believe.
This is in addition to the Barrett report due out later this month.
2006 looks to be a tough year for Hillary Clinton and could end here career. Let's hope so.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — A campaign fundraising group for Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton has agreed to a $35,000 fine for underreporting hundreds of thousands of dollars spent on a Hollywood fundraiser in 2000.
The organization, New York Senate 2000, agreed to a federal finding that it failed to report $721,895 spent on the fundraiser to boost the former first lady's campaign for the Senate, according to paperwork provided by Peter F. Paul, who helped finance the star-studded gala that drew Cher, Diana Ross, Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston.
That's nearly $1 million!
New York Senate 2000 lawyer Marc Elias said the agreement ends the investigation and comes with a letter from the FEC stating that Clinton did not violate the law.
Ah, but which investigation and which laws? As you will see here, this is the beginning not the end of the "investigation". There's a lot about the specific laws that apply and this:
Hillary will attempt to spin the finding by the FEC as an exoneration of her other Senate campaign committee and herself, because she was not found to be liable under FEC law. She will not refer to the fact that the FEC has no jurisdiction over Title 18 of the US Code. Her potential criminal liability based on Title 18, for aiding and abetting, conspiring, colluding with and misprisoning Mr Grossman's filing of material false statements to the FEC and the IRS, and then obstructing the federal investigation of those actions that led to the indictment and prosecution of her finance director, is under the exclusive jurisdiction of the Justice Department.
Considering the accountability of others like Lewis Libby for misleading government investigators about a non-crime, the voters of New York should demand a further investigation into Hillary's own conduct in hiding the identity and the amount donated by her largest contributor from the voters before her election, and then from the government agencies after the election..
When the FEC publishes all the documents supporting their findings within 45 days, and when NY Senate 2000 is forced to finally amend its false FEC reports as provided in the Conciliation Agreement, the truth will be there for even the blind to see.
The landmark civil suit Paul v Clinton et al begins the discovery phase in early 2006, after the California Supreme Court denied David Kendall's appeals to dismiss the case against both Clintons. The testimony under oath by the multitude of witnesses to Hillary's misconduct wil challenge Hillary and Bill to tell the truth in their own depositions or face the prospect of new perjury charges even more serious than those that emanated from Paula Jones' deposition of Bill.
This is just starting not ending as the AP would have you believe.
This is in addition to the Barrett report due out later this month.
When [special prosecutor] Barrett pulled on that thread, he reportedly unraveled a cloak hiding abuses of the Justice Department and the IRS. If recent teases about what's in his 400-page report are true, the previous administration [Clinton] was siccing agents on its political opponents.
2006 looks to be a tough year for Hillary Clinton and could end here career. Let's hope so.
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Iranian President Hopes Sharon Perishes
And that's coming from a fellow member state of the UN.
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"Hopefully, the news that the criminal of Sabra and Chatilla has joined his ancestors is final," President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was quoted as saying by the semiofficial Iranian Students News Agency.
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Iran skips Vienna nuclear meeting
And talks with the EU3 have broken down.
Not looking good.
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Talks with France, Britain and Germany on Iran's nuclear activities were halted last year.
Not looking good.
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Thursday, January 05, 2006
Iraq and Al Qaeda Connections Proof
Newsweek, no friend of Bush, has a slide show of documents (in PDF) proving the link between Iraq and al Qaeda.
Note these contacts go back as far as the 1990's when Clinton was in office. The Democrats have some explaining to do.
Correction: That should have been the 1990's as a commenter pointed out.
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Note these contacts go back as far as the 1990's when Clinton was in office. The Democrats have some explaining to do.
Correction: That should have been the 1990's as a commenter pointed out.
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Wednesday, January 04, 2006
Iraq - Bush Plans More Land Handover
In a somewhat upbeat BBC report about Iraq, the BBC once again show why they are unfit to report on America. At the end of the story we are told this:
Sorry Beale, but Americans have already made up their minds on that score.
The 48% are correct.
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With mid-term elections due later in the year, he needs to show the US public that his policies are showing dividends, our correspondent adds.
He still faces battles at home, too, not least in persuading Congress to accept anti-terror legislation, and justifying his decision to authorise spying.
Sorry Beale, but Americans have already made up their minds on that score.
December 28, 2005--Sixty-four percent (64%) of Americans believe the National Security Agency (NSA) should be allowed to intercept telephone conversations between terrorism suspects in other countries and people living in the United States. A Rasmussen Reports survey found that just 23% disagree.
Sixty-eight percent (68%) of Americans say they are following the NSA story somewhat or very closely.
Just 26% believe President Bush is the first to authorize a program like the one currently in the news. Forty-eight percent (48%) say he is not while 26% are not sure.
The 48% are correct.
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Disinformation: Media Myths About the War on Terror
Myths like these:
— There was no link between al Qaeda and Saddam Hussein (and no WMD in Iraq)
— That Halliburton made a fortune off Iraq
— Why Iraq is not "another Vietnam"
— Why Osama bin Laden is not a massively wealthy criminal mastermind, was not funded or trained by the CIA, and is not on dialysis
— Why poverty doesn’t cause terrorism Miniter gives you all the evidence to shoot down disinformation and refute those who mindlessly repeat it.
You can get the book here:
More myths debunked here and fake media stories here.
Be sure and read my case against the BBC.
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— There was no link between al Qaeda and Saddam Hussein (and no WMD in Iraq)
— That Halliburton made a fortune off Iraq
— Why Iraq is not "another Vietnam"
— Why Osama bin Laden is not a massively wealthy criminal mastermind, was not funded or trained by the CIA, and is not on dialysis
— Why poverty doesn’t cause terrorism Miniter gives you all the evidence to shoot down disinformation and refute those who mindlessly repeat it.
You can get the book here:
More myths debunked here and fake media stories here.
Be sure and read my case against the BBC.
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US - Daily Kos's Kool Aid
"Screw them" daily Kos now says screw Americans at home. Powerline has the story.
More than that, when Kos backs a Democrat for election it is the kiss of death. Note this:
Kos is the best thing that's happend for the Republicans since John Kerry.
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When he's not emulating Patrick Henry, Kos fancies himself some sort of new-age Democratic operative. But Dick Morris, a real operative, argues persuasively that if the Democrats are seen as not serious about protecting the homeland, they will remain in the wilderness. Thus, Kos performs a great service by revealing the nonchalance of liberal Democrats when it comes to this core issue. His service would be greater still if he were actually influential. In reality, I suspect his real contribution in 2008 will be to provide Hillary Clinton with a series of Sister Souljah moments.
More than that, when Kos backs a Democrat for election it is the kiss of death. Note this:
Gateway Pundit takes a look at "screw them" Kos.
Here is the important part.
Daily Kos raised more than $500,000 to assist the campaigns of fifteen candidates. None were elected.
That's worth repeating. Of the 15 candidates that Kos endorsed and raised over $500,000 for, not a single one was elected.
Which prompted this response:
And may I say, more than a few Republicans (oh, please, please, PLEASE give Markos more of a role in the Democratic Party!).
Kos is the best thing that's happend for the Republicans since John Kerry.
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US - Dean's War
Howard Dean that is.
Conclusion...
No depths including siding with terrorists.
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Conclusion...
There is simply no depth to which Howard Dean and the Democratic Party will not sink. First they commit a felony by leaking crucial intelligence information to the enemy; then they try to take advantage of their leak to slander one of the most highly qualified Supreme Court nominees in modern history. What a party!
No depths including siding with terrorists.
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US - Post Criticizes Bush for lack of pardons
Powerline has this bizzare story.
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US - Democrats Side With Terrorists
Michael Barone is spot on.
And MSM, the Democrats mouthpiece, are doing the same thing.
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"Ah, yes, the president and his people have a lot of enemies out there, but his friends are just as exercised. A reader from San Diego offered a view that was repeated in many different forms: 'Most liberals and some Democrats hate this president and will do anything to bring him down, including siding with terrorists against the president.' . . . [W]hen big chunks of the country begin to view their political adversaries as something close to traitors, we have arrived at a very dangerous time."[...]
I'd agree. But who is at fault here? I would edit the comments of Dionne's San Diego reader by changing "most liberals" to "more liberals," but otherwise he's got a point. Consider the case of Michael Moore. In June 2004, about half of the Democratic senators attended the Washington premiere of Moore's Fahrenheit 9/11. Sen. Bill Nelson of Florida emerged from the theater with a big smile and a thumbs up for photographers. At the Democratic National Convention, Moore was seated next to former President Jimmy Carter on Monday night.
This is the same Michael Moore who hailed the Iraqi insurgents as "Minute Men" and who said they will and should win. This is the same Michael Moore whose own website featured his statement that Americans are the stupidest people in the world. If that is not rooting for America's enemies, I don't know what is. Yet leading Democrats chose to associate themselves with him.
I find it impossible to resist the conclusion that these Democrats, in Dionne's correspondent's words, "hate this president and will do anything to bring him down, including siding with terrorists against the president." Or at least linking their cause with a prominent entertainer who sides with the terrorists and against the president. These Democrats have, at best, lost the capacity to distinguish between opponents of the president who wish the best for America and opponents of the president who don't.
And MSM, the Democrats mouthpiece, are doing the same thing.
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US - New York Times Chickens Come Home
Tigerhawk has the details.
I like the part about Joe Wilson's lies.
Remind the Democrats of that every chance you get.
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I like the part about Joe Wilson's lies.
According to the Senate Select Intelligence Committee Report, which has been banished from the pages of the NY Times (but which your hard-earned tax dollars paid for) Joseph Wilson lied about the following things:
- who recommended him for the junket (contrary to his assertions, it was his wife)
- who saw his report (according to sworn CIA testimony, his report was not shown to the White House because it "added nothing" to known intelligence
- whether it was even used in the SOTU address and in those "infamous 16 words" (it wasn't)
- whether Iraq, in fact, did try to get uranium from Niger:
The panel found that Wilson's report, rather than debunking intelligence about purported uranium sales to Iraq, as he has said, bolstered the case for most intelligence analysts. And contrary to Wilson's assertions and even the government's previous statements, the CIA did not tell the White House it had qualms about the reliability of the Africa intelligence that made its way into 16 fateful words in President Bush's January 2003 State of the Union address.
Remind the Democrats of that every chance you get.
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Iran - Crackdown Continues
Reuters reports.
More than 100 is rare?
Another North Korea but with Muslims in the making?
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TEHRAN (Reuters) - The Iranian government on Monday ordered the closure of a daily newspaper and banned a new women's bi-weekly from publication in the first media crackdown since President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad took office in August.
"The Supervisory Board on the Press agreed to the temporary closure of Asia newspaper and Nour-e Banovan and ordered their cases sent to court," said the Culture Ministry in the ban, a copy of which was obtained by Reuters.
No reason was given for the closure and ban although a journalist at the economic daily Asia said the paper had been given a warning in recent months for printing photographs of women considered to have been improperly dressed.
Nour-e Banovan, a planned bi-weekly publication aimed at women, has not yet been published. [so why the ban? .ed]
More than 100 publications have been closed by the Iranian government since 2000 although many have re-opened under different names and scores of titles still exist.
Reformist journalist Isa Saharkhiz said it was rare for the government, instead of the judiciary, to order the bans.
"The supervisory board had rarely in the past ordered the closure of a newspaper. The ban by the board indicates a new round of pressure on the press," he told Reuters.
More than 100 is rare?
Another North Korea but with Muslims in the making?
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US: Boston Islamic Society - The Enemy Within?
Western Resistance has some disturbing information.
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Iraq - US Soldiers Re-enlist by thousands
More proof that Iraq is not Vietnam.
Unexpected by a far left newspaper like the Seattle Times maybe.
Does this look like a shorfall to you?
Why do they do it?
It's called patriotism.
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U.S. soldiers risking their lives daily in combat are also re-upping by the thousands, bolstering the Army's flagging manpower at a time when many young Americans are unwilling to serve. Since 2001, the Army has surpassed its retention targets by wider margins each year, showing an unexpectedly robust ability to retain soldiers in a time of war.
Unexpected by a far left newspaper like the Seattle Times maybe.
While the force is facing a shortfall in recruitment of new soldiers, it raised its retention goal this year by 8,000 people and still exceeded it, with nearly 70,000 soldiers, or 108 percent of the target, choosing to stay in the Army.
Does this look like a shorfall to you?
Why do they do it?
Despite the risk and long months away from home, many soldiers such as Outen say serving in Iraq gives them a sense of purpose, a chance to use their skills and cement a bond with fellow soldiers who become like an extended family.
Outen's infantry unit, Bayonet Company of 2nd Battalion, 69th Armor Regiment, has lost three soldiers and received a dozen Purple Hearts and awards for valor. Yet the company of about 150 men met its retention goal two months early in 2005.
It's called patriotism.
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US - The Scandal that could sink Hillary Clinton
If the truth gets out that is.
Time for the report to be made public.
Update
More from Fox News.
Here's what started it all.
But then things got interesting.
Now you know why the Democrats want his report buried fast and deep.
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When [special prosecutor] Barrett pulled on that thread, he reportedly unraveled a cloak hiding abuses of the Justice Department and the IRS. If recent teases about what's in his 400-page report are true, the previous administration [Clinton] was siccing agents on its political opponents.
At the time, various Clinton critics, from the Heritage Foundation to The American Spectator magazine, found themselves under suspicious IRS audits. Was there a deliberate pattern? It's possible the Barrett report can tell us.
Alas, Barrett's work could be the first special prosecutor's report never to see daylight. Clinton operatives have taken advantage of a legal provision letting them blot out anything they feel damages their privacy. And Senate Democrats, with the unwitting cooperation of Senate Republicans, slipped into an appropriations bill a provision that would deep-six the report.
Time for the report to be made public.
Update
More from Fox News.
Here's what started it all.
In 1999, Cisneros pled guilty to a misdemeanor charge of lying to the FBI, paid a $10,000 fine and was later pardoned by Clinton.
But then things got interesting.
In the October court order, the judges specified that Section Five dealt with Barrett's investigation into tax-related matters and obstruction of justice charges beyond the Cisneros affair.
Now you know why the Democrats want his report buried fast and deep.
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