Catching Up on Monday
Study: 3 in 4 U.S. mosques preach anti-West extremism - Secret survey exposes widespread radicalism (WND)
The Mapping Sharia in America Project, sponsored by the Washington-based Center for Security Policy, has trained former counterintelligence and counterterrorism agents from the FBI, CIA and U.S. military, who are skilled in Arabic and Urdu, to conduct undercover reconnaissance at some 2,300 mosques and Islamic centers and schools across the country."So far of 100 mapped, 75 should be on a watchlist," an official familiar with the project said.
Islamist Recommendations or Mandates? by R. John Matthies at Family Security Matters
Not long ago a list of “unique issues affecting Muslim Americans” was posted at the Muslim Americans for Obama ’08 website. This describes a number of “recommendations” drafted to advance the discussion of lawful Islamism and exceptional accommodation in the United States. These suggest both that “Islamic” comportment is beyond reproach, and that one is always correct to press the case for inviolable “Muslim” space.The “recommendations” described are neither fantastical nor improbable. In fact, if the United States has by this time failed to enact the variety of accommodations embraced by our Western allies, it is clear that, on the ground and across the United States, private institutions and local governing bodies have taken the lead in obliging Islamist groups. This is simply to say that the present list of wishes (untouched for spelling and grammar) has become very real for many.
QUESTION: What are issues and recommendations for solutions that are unique to Muslim Americans?1. A Law against harrassment of Muslim women wearing Hijab at the Airport, DMV and other public arenas.
2. Institute a Law to allow Muslim Employees to take a hours off from work for Friday Jummah [congregational] Prayer.
3. Make the 2 Eid’s [holidays to mark the end of Ramadan and the Festival of Sacrifice], recognized National Holidays on Calendars with days off from work.
4. Optional Halal meals in federal buildiings, public schools and colleges.
5. Provide prayer areas suitable for Salah [ritual prayer] and Jummah, in public and private facilities. (i.e. Malls, Airports, Universities and government buildings.)(continue reading)
6. Organize a Muslim American group to assist in recommendations for US foreign policy affecting majority Muslim countries.
Trial Begins in Terror Case Against Ex-Navy Sailor, Fox News, hat tip Ron
Prosecutors allege that Hassan Abu-Jihaad sent details of the location and vulnerabilities of a Navy battle group to suspected terrorism supporters in London.
SDI's Skeptics Suffer Setback With Direct Hit, Investors Business Daily, hat tip Steve T. at Internet Network Radio
The Aegis class cruiser Lake Erie ("Courage, Determination, Peace," reads her shield) was pitching and rolling in heavy seas west of Hawaii on the night of Feb. 20.Her mission was to shoot down a disabled satellite that was tumbling toward the Earth's atmosphere. ... Apparently, the firing window was only 30 seconds.
General rejoicing? Not exactly. The Washington Post reports, "Scientists, arms-control advocates and others said the shoot-down was based on questionable modeling by the government of the risks to human health and was a danger to the future peaceful use of space."
Questionable modeling? Aren't these the same people who argue that we must all abandon our passenger cars because computer modeling suggests the world may be getting a bit warmer? (continue reading)
Bio-Foolish Behavior, Investors Business Daily
Environment: In 2005, America used 15% of its corn crop to replace just 2% of its gasoline. Two new studies say use of biofuels will leave the world a warmer and hungrier place.
Contract with Conservatives, Cajun Tiger's Rants and Raves
A lot of leading conservatives including Newt and others are talking about what is being called a Contract with Conservatives. The main point is that Republican party and its leaders need to reassure conservatives that they still stand for the principles that Reagan won with and the class of '94 won with. If we would go back to our core and then govern in accordance with these principles we can regain the majority and hold it this time. Here is a great list from the above article of what it means to be a conservative: (continue reading)
Why Chinese Companies Fail In The US, Part II. China Law Blog
A couple weeks ago, I did a post setting out lists as to why Western companies fail in China and my own list of why Chinese companies fail in the United States. Nina Ying Sun over at the Plastics News Blog (I know it sounds boring, but it most emphatically is not) has made some excellent comments on my explanations for Chinese company failures in the United States
Michelle Obama Unplugged, byBob Parks: "Remember the damage an unleashed Teresa Heinz Kerry did to her husband’s campaign? Michelle Obama may have started down that same road, and did so sober."
By the way, the Princeton Library will not make her thesis public until November 5th, 2008: the day after the general election. [snip]Michelle Obama later earned a paltry $320,000 a year as a "Community Affairs" director for the University of Chicago Hospitals, and currently lives in a $1.6 million home in Chicago. While a hospital director, she was also named to the corporate board of TreeHouse Foods, a Wal-Mart supplier. That $51,200-a-year gig began in 2005; the year Barack entered the United States Senate. Was she qualified for that board seat? Obviously, that doesn’t matter now. (continue reading)
We Stand Above, Investors Business Daily
The Presidency: Just days after his wife declared she had never been proud of her country until now, Barack Obama says America mustn't act like "we stand above the rest of the world." A disturbing pattern is emerging. [snip]"If we think that meeting with the president (of the United States) is a privilege that has to be earned, I think that reinforces the sense that we stand above the rest of the world at this point in time."
A president who doesn't understand that America stands above the rest of the world is likely to be — especially in wartime — a president who, like Jimmy Carter, leads us into a dangerous national decline. (continue reading)
Acid Attack On Two Turkish Girls For Wearing Short Skirts, Christians Under Attack
A high school senior and an elementary school student were attacked in the Mediterranean town of Mersin with strong acid spray. In two separate incidents within the same hour both girls
Ebay, Wikipedia, and Digg: Why Self-Rule on the Internet Will Not Work, Britannica Blog
Ace and “The G-Spot”, at Bear Creek Ledger
Ace at Ace of Spades has a post up on a study done by researchers on the female “G-Spot”. It’s the comments you have to go read for your Friday funnies. Gave me a good laugh for my Friday humor
Check out Stormwarning's interview at The Pakistani Spectator. Check out the other newest interviews of MT Nguyen here and Graham Parsons here
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