Germany - 32,000 Islamist extremists in country

Now, this is whistling past the graveyard.

22 May 2006

BERLIN - The number of Islamist extremists based in Germany increased slightly last year but the country faces far lower threat of terrorist attacks than states which took part in the Iraq war, an official report said Monday.

There were 32,100 Islamists living in Germany last year - an increase of about 300 from 2004, said the report by Germany's domestic security agency, the Verfassungsschutz.

Germany has a Muslim minority of about 3 million out of a total population of 82 million, said the report.

The biggest Islamist group is Milli Gorus, a Turkish movement with 26,500 members.

Other groups are Hamas with about 300 members, Hezbollah with 900 and the Muslim Brotherhood with 1,300.

The Verfassungsschutz has no figures for the number of al-Qaeda members based in Germany, the report said.

Nope, no problem there. Of course, maybe Germans should fear your everyday Muslim more.

Hamburg - In Hamburg, a 40-year-old man beheaded his wife (39) . Afterwards, he ran, his wife’s head in his hand, to a nearby gas station and turned himself in to police. At the time of the brutal murder, both daughters (6 and 13) were in the apartment of the married couple.

The cops are clueless and struggle for a motive.

Investigators now try to figure out the motive for this unbelievable homicide. The situation escalated without any reason, according to homicide detectives. Atilla S., who had been living in this apartment for 10 years together with his wife, has not been registered for any criminal offense.

Might this give cause for alarm?

“We were not very close to him and his family”, says a relative. “ He is very conservative and attended the mosque on a regular basis. The rest of the family has a very Western lifestyle.”

This created a gap between husband and wife.

Poor choice of words?
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Iraq - Antiwar myths about Iraq, debunked.

This is the kind of thing that needs repeating often to counter the moonbats. More here.

The fact that the anti-war movement has been exposed as a Communist front organization, whose myths have been thoroughly debunked, may explain why they resort to forging documents and using fake war vets in anti-war videos.

John Kerry did the same thing with his Winter Soldiers during Vietnam.
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UK - BBC Questions Terror Arrest

Here are more reasons to stop funding the BBC.
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US - Wrong About Rove?

Howard Kurtz writing in the Washington Post notes Truth Out's credibility problem. In so doing, he asks a question, maybe the question, that also destroys the left's calim that Bush lied us into war in Iraq.

I reported yesterday (and if you missed it, start paying attention!) that the liberal Web site Truthout.org was standing by its claim that Karl Rove had been secretly indicted in the CIA leak case, despite strong denials by the White House aide's lawyer and spokesman.

Why the Rove team would lie about information that, if true, was certain to come out soon was never quite clear.

The same could be asked about team Bush. "Why the Bush team would lie about information that, if true, was certain to come out soon was never quite clear."

If Bush lied and knew there were no WMD in Iraq, didn't he and his advisors know they would be found out? If so, wouldn't they have at least planted some WMD?

Fortunately, we now have all the proof we need that Bush didn't lie.
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US - Jessie MacBeth's bogus war video

Here's Jessie MacBeth's bogus war video. See here for links exposing MacBeth as a fraud. He was never in the Rangers and those involved with making this video should be prosecuted for treason.

This is the Left for you. John Kerry with his Winter Soldiers lied about war crimes in Vietnam. Dan Rather and CBS used forged documents to smear Bush. The Democrats and the Left are the real "culture of corruption".


Get this video and more at MySpace.com

UPDATE

Google Video still has the original - for now.





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Iraq - Fake war crimes video

Remember how the Left say they don't support the war but they support the troops? Well now they've been caught faking a video alleging war crimes by US troops in Iraq during a time of war.

Since we are at war, shouldn't Jessie MacBeth and Pepper Spray,who produced the film, be proscecuted for treason? The film was of very good quality and well produced; this was no amateur production.

And shouldn't those invovled who belonged to Iraq Veterans Against the War that were involved in in it's production also be prosecuted? Here's what they are currently running on their website.

IVAW Statement on MacBeth Video

Iraq Veterans Against the War recently learned of a video interview with Jesse MacBeth that directs viewers to IVAW’s website and phone number. IVAW was not made aware of the creation of this video program and our input on it was never sought by its producers. Jesse MacBeth is not a spokesperson for IVAW and any claims made by MacBeth about his service have not been verified. We are currently investigating these claims and will have a full statement pending its resolution.

While Pepper Spray announce on their website that the video is no longer for sale at the request of the IVAW, it still carries MacBeth's bogus and treasonous claims.

Army Ranger's testimony shows war crimes were ordered from higher up the chain of command, and were common...

There is a current story in the US press about a squad of Marines that are being investigated for "war crimes" after they murdered a whole Iraqi family one night a few months back. US officials are approaching this story as if this wasn't standard procedure, and are focusing on holding the individual Marines accountable. Jessie Macbeth blows the lid off that story.

Macbeth is a former US Army Ranger, who served in Iraq for 16 months before being wounded and ultimately discharged. His squad did night raids, using the same techniques the Marines are accused of, 4 or 5 times a night for many months. Macbeth, who is now a member of Iraq Veterans Against the War was interviewed for the public access TV show "Indymedia Presents."

In this interview Jessie describes killing children to make the parents talk. He describes one episode where his squad responded to the much-reported incident in Falluja where 4 US mercenaries were killed and hung from a bridge. Shortly after Iraqis killed the mercenaries, according to Macbeth, his squad of Rangers gunned down Iraqis praying inside a mosque on a holy day, then hung some of the bodies from rafters, and defaced the mosque with graffiti.

None of it's true.

The US Army says he was never in the Army and the left have pulled the video from Youtube and MySpace. I managed to do a screen grab of the video. It's not great quality and is 58mb. I may see if I can reduce it and put it on the web. People need to see how treasonous the left really are.

Here's a screen grab of Pepper Spray's ad for Jessie.



Peace Films hosted the video but as you can see have now taken it down. But here's the cache copy of the website. Right click and click "open in new window" to see larger image. Note the Peacefilm link at the top and the title of the video "Jessie MacBeth: Former Army Ranger and Iraq war vet".



Has anyone seen MSM reporting on this scandal?

Whoever is responsible needs to go to jail - starting with Jessie MacBeth.

If all of this sounds familiar, it should. John Kerry and his Winter Soldiers did the exact same thing during Vietnam. John Kerry was never prosecuted.

UPDATE

Lot's more information here.

Have you noticed how quiet the left of the blogsphere is after having jumped all over the "scandal"? Just like they did over CBS's forged documents.

UPDATE

See the video here.

Technorati tagJesse MacBeth
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US - Fox News clobbers the competition

Which means, thankfully, more people are getting the truth.

CABLE NEWS RACE
MON., MAY 22, 2006
VIEWERS

FNC O'REILLY 2,105,000
FNC HANNITY/COLMES 1,666,000
FNC GRETA 1,494,000
FNC HUME 1,341,000
FNC SHEP SMITH 1,215,000
CNN KING 885,000
CNN DOBBS 702,000
CNN BLITZER 592,000
CNN COOPER 590,000
CNN ZAHN 527,000
CNNHN GRACE 487,000
MSNBC HARDBALL 471,000
MSNBC OLBERMANN 406,000

With MSNBC's low numbers, it's amazing Hardball and Olbermann are still on.
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US - Google biased to the Left?

Well, there's certainly a lot of evidence that points in that direction. See here and here.

So, why did Google News ban New Media Journal? This is by no means scientific, but looks interesting. Here's the results for a Google fight between New Media Journal and "screw them" Kos.



Michelle Malkin and Charles Johnson were banned long ago, so who knows what their actual results could have been. Here are their fight results.





Fortunately, there is an antidote to "screw them" Kos.


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UK: Muslim Scout Groups Choose Segregation

Western Resistance reports on how Muslims continue to refuse to integrate into British society. The irony of what some of these Muslims are saying is just too rich.

Sample:

The Welsh group's leader, Salah Aboulgasem, said: "If [the parents] know they are with other Muslims who can understand them and treat them better - and suit their needs - then they will be more than happy to bring them along."

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US - Left wing media wolves

So, you don't think the left wing media are a bunch of wolves, just waiting to attack the Administration at the mere thought of blood? Then check out this tid bit in the Washington Post.

The claim that President Bush's top political strategist had been indicted in the CIA leak investigation was written by a journalist who has battled drug addiction and mental illness and been convicted of grand larceny. That didn't stop more than 35 reporters -- from all the major newspapers, networks and newsmagazines -- from calling Luskin or Rove's spokesman, Mark Corallo, to check it out.

The reports appeared on the liberal Web site Truthout.org, run by Marc Ash, a former advertising man and fashion photographer in California. Jason Leopold, the author of the stories, directed inquiries to Ash, who says that "we stand by the story. We have multiple points of independent confirmation of what we originally reported. Our problem is, the prosecutor's office is under no obligation to go public."

Leopold acknowledges in a new book, "News Junkie," that he is a past liar, convicted felon and former alcoholic and cocaine addict. An earlier version of the book was canceled by publisher Rowman & Littlefield last year.

It's been ten days and still nothing.

Byron York shoots down the Left's latest loony theory.
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US - Google censoring the Right

I've commented in the past on Google's support for the Left. The American Thinker reports the problem is getting worse.
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US - Democrats and oil for food

Here's one more reason the Democrats have dropped their "culture of corruption" theme.
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US - Warship built out of Twin Towers wreckage

I haven't seen any thing about this in the US media, so it's interesting to see the UK media reporting it.

IN A city still emerging from the floods of Hurricane Katrina, a ship has begun to rise from the ashes of the September 11 terrorist attacks.

Bringing together America’s two great calamities of the 21st century, the USS New York is being built in New Orleans with 24 tonnes of steel taken from the collapsed World Trade Centre.

There is no shortage of scrap metal in New Orleans these days, but the girders taken from Ground Zero have been treated with a reverence usually accorded to religious relics. After a brief ceremony in 2003, about seven tonnes of steel were melted down and poured into a cast to make the bow section of the ship’s hull.

Some shipworkers say the hairs stood up on the backs of their necks the first time they touched it. Others have postponed their retirement so they can be part of the project.

What a great idea.
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UK - George Galloway: You ask the questions

and he tells the lies.

Here's the proof to refute much of what Galloway says in that Independent article.

There are currently at least 3 seperate investigations into Galloway and it would be nice to know the status of them. As I understand it, the Charities Commission has reopened their investigations based on new information provided by the UN and the US Congress.

This isn't over yet and with a bit of luck we may see Galloway in prison yet.
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UK - 230 terror suspects free to stay

and we pay them to stay!

MORE than 230 foreigners identified by MI5 and Scotland Yard as suspected terrorists have been allowed to stay in Britain as asylum seekers.

Home Office records show that nearly a quarter of the 963 people arrested in counter-terrorism operations in England and Wales since September 2001 have claimed refugee status, saying their human rights would be violated if they returned to countries such as Algeria, Iraq and Somalia.

While their applications are processed, all are entitled to state benefits such as free housing and legal aid to pursue their claims that they would be persecuted in their home countries.

Critics say the figures make a mockery of a much trumpeted announcement by Tony Blair after last July’s London bombings that the government would automatically refuse asylum to anyone engaged in terrorism.

Yes, it does.
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Iraq - Tips Lead Coalition Forces to IED Factory

The coalition get these kinds of tips all the time but MSM ignore them.

WASHINGTON, May 21, 2006 – Based on tips, coalition forces located and killed six terrorists, detained three and destroyed a safe house and multiple weapons caches in Ramadi during a search May 17 for a wanted terrorist known as the "Prince of IEDs," military officials in Baghdad reported today.

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Saudi Arabia - Islam hasn't been hijacked

Whenever there is an atrocity committed by Muslims, we are told that it's a minority or militant group who is hijacking Islam and that Islam is a peaceful, tolerant religion. This dispite all the evidence to the contrary. Time and again, in secret recordings made in mosques, we have seen this is not the case. Jews and Christians are often called apes and pigs and there are calls for their deaths.

These teachings are not spread merely in the mosque at prayer time. Muslims are taught in school from first grade to hate Jews and Christians. Here is a sampling of what is in the official Saudi textbooks.

First Grade: " Every religion other than Islam is false."

Fifth Grade: "It is forbidden for a Muslim to be a loyal friend to someone who does not believe in God and His Prophet, or someone who fights the religion of Islam."

Eigth Grade: "As cited in Ibn Abbas: The apes are Jews, the people of the Sabbath; while the swine are the Christians, the infidels of the communion of Jesus."

Tenth Grade: The 10th-grade text on jurisprudence teaches that life for non-Muslims (as well as women, and, by implication, slaves) is worth a fraction of that of a "free Muslim male."

That's the religion of peace and tolerance the left love so much.
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US - Heard the Good News?

Michael Barone reports on how well America, indeed most of the world, are performing.

"Things are better than you think. Yes, I know, most Americans are in a sour mood these days, convinced that the struggle in Iraq is an endless cycle of bloodshed, certain that our economy is in dismal shape, lamenting that the nation and the world are off on the wrong track. That's what polls tell us. But if we look at some other numbers, we'll find that we are living not in the worst of times but in something much closer to the best. What do I mean?"

Since there's a Republican in the White House most of the left wing meida either ignore or downplay the good numbers.
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US - Tape Shows Democrat Taking Bribe Money

The AP reports.

A [Democrat] congressman under investigation for bribery was caught on videotape accepting $100,000 in $100 bills from an FBI informant whose conversations with the lawmaker also were recorded, according to a court document released Sunday. Agents later found the cash hidden in his freezer.

At one audiotaped meeting, Rep. William Jefferson, D-La., chuckles about writing in code to keep secret what the government contends was his corrupt role in getting his children a cut of a communications company's deal for work in Africa.

As Glenn notes, this may explain why Jefferson had the National Guard secure his home after Katrina.

"Some readers may recall that Jefferson also used the National Guard to secure his home in New Orleans during the Katrina aftermath. Another triumph for Louisiana politics! However, the bribery story puts a new spin on this bit from the story about Jefferson's urgent visit to his home amid the flood: "Finally, according to the source, Jefferson emerged with a laptop computer, three suitcases, and a box about the size of a small refrigerator, which the enlisted men loaded up into the truck." Hmm."

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UK - BBC bias tricks

Here's another bias trick the BBC use.

The headline, in scare quotes, reads thus: US 'must end secret detentions'

Notice how the BBC make you think they are quoting someone, presumedly an important person, saying the US "must" end secret detentions. And they also imply that such facilities exist.

Now read the story.

The US should close any secret "war on terror" detention facilities abroad and the Guantanamo Bay camp in Cuba, a United Nations report has said.

The UN Committee against Torture urged the US to ensure no one was detained in any secret facility.

The report followed the first US appearance before the committee since the 11 September 2001 attacks.

A legal spokesman for the US state department said the report contained "factual and legal inaccuracies".

Which is usually true of BBC reports.

The US has been holding hundreds of terror suspects arrested since 11 September at facilities in Iraq, Afghanistan and Cuba. It has been accused of operating secret prisons and transporting some detainees to states which use torture.

Accused by whom? The BBC does not say of course. Nor does the BBC mention that two EU investigations found no evidence that any such facilities has ever existed.
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