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Bad Craziness at Newsmax: Obama Risks a Domestic Military Intervention

Wed, Sep 30, 2009 at 9:03 am PDT

Newsmax columnist John L. Perry published this article at the site yesterday, and it’s apparently been tossed down the memory hole. For obvious reasons. This is the original URL; it now redirects to Newsmax’s front page. But unfortunately for Newsmax and their attempt to cover it up, Google’s cache still has a copy: ...

Barack Obama, Sedition, Coup, Military, Extremism, Far Right, Bad Craziness

More Scenes From a Tea Party

Sun, Sep 13, 2009 at 5:30 pm PDT

A few more photos from the Washington DC tea party demonstration, starting with one of the most repulsive posters I think I’ve ever seen. “Stop him now before it’s to [sic] late! It’s not about Obamacare it’s about power! When we smell the burning flesh from the ovens it will be ...

Tea Party, Protest, Demonstration, Washington DC, Hitler, Nazi, Barack Obama, Satan, Coup, Birthers, Racism

Onion: All Hail Octavia

Tue, Aug 4, 2009 at 7:15 pm PDT

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Onion, Humor, Congress, Politicians, Economy, Gold, recession, Coup, Video

Military Coup Attempt in Qatar?

Mon, Aug 3, 2009 at 5:23 pm PDT

The MEMRI Blog notes that several Arab media sources are reporting a failed military coup attempt in the Persian Gulf country of Qatar. Various Arab websites are reporting on the sudden firing of senior Qatari military officials after they staged a failed coup attempt. According to the report on the liberal ...

Qatar, Persian Gulf, Saudi Arabia, Coup, MEMRI

Honduran Troops Detain Journalists

Tue, Jun 30, 2009 at 10:35 am PDT

The Honduran military has been interrupting news broadcasts and clamping down on freedom of the press. TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) — Honduran troops detained seven international journalists covering the aftermath of a military coup Monday, freeing them unhurt a short time later. The government also took at least two television stations ...

Honduras, Central America, Coup, Media

Honduras Coup Update

Mon, Jun 29, 2009 at 3:19 pm PDT

Here’s the latest news from the coup in Honduras, where pro-Zelaya demonstrators showed up at presidential offices today, as the Obama administration tried hard to seem like they weren’t totally surprised: Protesters Confront Soldiers After Coup in Honduras. TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — One day after the country’s president, Manuel Zelaya, was ...

Honduras, Central America, Coup, Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton

Was There a Coup Attempt in Iraq?

Thu, Dec 18, 2008 at 12:59 pm PST

Earlier reports about a “coup attempt” in Iraq may have been false: Iraqi officer arrests related to ‘terror’: general. BAGHDAD (AFP) — A top Iraqi general said on Thursday that security forces reportedly arrested in connection with an attempted coup were actually detained on suspicion of aiding “terrorism.” “The office of ...

Iraq, Coup, Terrorism

Religion of Peace Strikes Again in Thailand

Mon, Dec 4, 2006 at 10:17 am PST

Five more dead as some schools reopen in Thai south. YALA, Thailand (AFP) - Five people have been killed by suspected Islamic separatists in Thailand’s deep south, as some schools reopened for the first time in a week after a wave of arson and bombings. A 32-year-old Muslim man and his three-year-old ...

Thailand, RoP, Islam, Jihad, Coup

Religion of Peace Strikes Again in Thailand

Sun, Dec 3, 2006 at 5:11 pm PST

Insurgents in southern Thailand burn teacher alive. Bangkok - Insurgents shot a school director Friday afternoon in southern Thailand then set his vehicle on fire killing him in the flames, the English-language Bangkok Post newspaper website reported. Police said the director of a school in Pattani province, 750 kilometres south of Bangkok, ...

Thailand, RoP, Islam, Jihad, Coup

Religion of Peace Killing Teachers in Thailand

Sat, Nov 25, 2006 at 8:42 am PST

Despite the appointment (by military coup) of a Muslim prime minister, and his obsequious apology to Muslims for the previous government’s policies, the killing in Thailand is getting worse: Teacher slayings shut Thai schools. (Hat tip: LGF readers.) BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) — Hundreds of schools in Thailand’s restive south will shut ...

Thailand, RoP, Islam, Jihad, Coup

Religion of Peace Strikes Again in Thailand

Sat, Nov 18, 2006 at 7:36 am PST

Despite the new prime minister’s apology to Muslims: Five shot dead in Thailand’s Muslim south. (Hat tip: LGF readers.) FIVE people were shot dead and one policeman was wounded in a string of drive-by shootings by suspected Islamic militants in Thailand’s restive Muslim-majority south, police said. A 60-year-old Buddhist cattle raiser was ...

Thailand, RoP, Islam, Jihad, Coup

RoP Strikes Again in Thailand

Fri, Nov 10, 2006 at 1:37 pm PST

The new Prime Minister of Thailand apologized to Muslims for his predecessor’s harsh policies and promised to institute shari’a law in the south, but it doesn’t seem to be having the desired effect: 8 Bomb Blasts in Thailand Injure 9. BANGKOK, Thailand — Eight bombs exploded almost simultaneously at car and ...

Thailand, RoP, Islam, Jihad, Coup

Religion of Peace Strikes Again in Thailand

Mon, Nov 6, 2006 at 7:52 pm PST

Islamists in southern Thailand don’t seem to be accepting the new Prime Minister’s apology: Karaoke bar bombs wound five in Thailand. BANGKOK: Militants detonated three small bombs at karaoke bars and at a roadside in Thailand’s rebellious Muslim south, wounding five people including two policemen. The latest attack in a nearly three-year-old ...

Thailand, RoP, Islam, Jihad, Coup

Religion of Peace Strikes in Thailand Despite PM's Apology

Sat, Nov 4, 2006 at 8:54 am PST

Note to Thailand’s Prime Minister Chulanont Surayud: how’s that apology to Muslims working out for you? Thailand ‘rebels’ attack schools. Suspected Muslim insurgents in southern Thailand have burnt down three schools and shot and wounded a teacher. The attacks took place overnight on Saturday in the Muslim-dominated province of Yala. They came after Prime ...

Thailand, RoP, Islam, Jihad, Coup

Thai PM Apologizes to Muslims, Urges Shari'a

Thu, Nov 2, 2006 at 10:57 am PST

The new Muslim prime minister of Thailand, installed by military coup, has apologized to Muslims in the south. And he’s urging the “limited use” of shari’a law. PATTANI, Thailand - Thailand’s interim prime minister publicly apologized Thursday for the former government’s hard-line policies against an Islamic insurgency, promising an investigation into allegations ...

Thailand, RoP, Islam, Jihad, Coup

Pakistan ISI Coup Plot Foiled

Sun, Oct 15, 2006 at 8:23 am PDT

Pakistan foils coup plot. (Hat tip: LGF readers.) KARACHI - A plot to stage a coup against Pakistan’s President General Pervez Musharraf soon after his recent return from the US has been uncovered, resulting in the arrest of more than 40 people. Most of those arrested are middle-ranking Pakistani Air Force ...

Pakistan, Islam, Musharraf, RoP, Coup

The Real Subtext of the Thai Coup

Thu, Sep 21, 2006 at 4:18 pm PDT

As I noted Tuesday, the acting prime minister installed by the Thai military coup is a Muslim—and this report confirms that it’s a relevant point, mostly ignored by Western media: Thailand’s Muslim coup leader could soothe Islamic unrest. (Hat tip: Hulugu.) Yala, Thailand (ANTARA News) - Thailand’s southern Muslims, who widely ...

Thailand, Coup

Thailand Coup Installs Muslim Prime Minister

Tue, Sep 19, 2006 at 5:34 pm PDT

In the Thailand military coup, the acting prime minister installed by the army is a Muslim who wants to negotiate with the jihadis in the south. Sondhi, who is known to be close to Thailand’s revered constitutional monarch, will serve as acting prime minister, army spokesman Col. Akarat Chitroj said. Sondhi, ...

Thailand, Coup