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Obama Opposes Reparations?

Sat, Aug 2, 2008 at 8:43 am PDT

The Associated Press tells us that Barack Obama opposes the divisive, self-destructive “slavery reparations” concept. But the actual Obama statement they quote is a lot more nuanced, and seems pretty far from outright opposition. “I have said in the past — and I’ll repeat again — that the best ...

LGF, Election 2008, Barack Obama, Slavery, Reparations

Dubai: Slavery's New Mecca

Sun, Jul 6, 2008 at 12:47 pm PDT

In Dubai, the Arab country that tried to buy a controlling interest in American seaports and a 20% interest in the NASDAQ stock exchange, slavery is alive and well. To enter Dubai’s most notorious brothel, the Cyclone, I paid $16 for a ticket that the bursar stamped with the ...

LGF, Dubai, Slavery, Islam, Middle East

Daily Kos: McCain's Roots in American Slavery - Update: Obama's Ancestors Were Slaveholders

Fri, Jun 6, 2008 at 7:47 pm PDT

The Daily Kos Kids show their class once again: Daily Kos: John McCain’s Roots in American Slavery. There is no smear too low for them. UPDATE at 6/6/08 7:52:22 pm: And by the way: Obama’s slave-owning forebears revealed. THE maternal ancestors of Barack Obama, the Democrat who hopes ...

LGF, Daily Kos, Progressives, Slavery, John McCain

Ummah.com: Is It OK to Kill Children and Rape Women?

Sat, Jul 28, 2007 at 2:38 pm PDT

At the UK-based Islamic discussion forum Ummah.com, they’re discussing whether it’s all right to kill children while waging jihad: Impermissible to kill women and children in All circumstances? The verdict, according to a spiritual leader? No problem killing them. But you can only rape the women if you capture them ...

LGF, Ummah.com, Radical Islam, Islam, Jihad, Slavery

Jawdropper of the Day

Sat, Nov 18, 2006 at 10:47 am PST

Colorado’s Attorney General took a trip this week to Saudi Arabia, to explain to the leaders of the religious apartheid state why Colorado sentenced a Saudi man to 28 years in prison for enslaving and sexually assaulting his Indonesian housekeeper: Suthers reassures Saudis. (Hat tip: Doss.) Because in Saudi Arabia, ...

Saudi Arabia, Radical Islam, Islam, Shari'a, Slavery, Colorado

Egyptian Slavery in Southern California

Tue, Oct 24, 2006 at 8:10 am PDT

But really, who are we to judge their culture? Egyptians who enslaved girl, 10, get U.S. prison. (Hat tip: LGF readers.) LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Two Egyptian nationals who pleaded guilty to enslaving a 10-year-old Egyptian girl at their Southern California home, making her work long hours serving their family ...

Egypt, Slavery, Islam

Slavery Bust Makes Saudis Nervous

Wed, Sep 20, 2006 at 2:32 pm PDT

Whining is emphasized over seething in this episode of the non-stop campaign of disinformation from the apartheid theocracy of Saudi Arabia: Al-Turki Episode Makes Saudis Think Twice Before Sending Children to US. Homaidan Al-Turki, the Saudi poster boy for intimidation and harassment in this article, was sentenced to 28 years ...

Saudi Arabia, Slavery, Colorado, ArabNews

Saudi Slavery in Massachusetts

Mon, Sep 4, 2006 at 9:18 pm PDT

Saudi Prince’s Wife Charged With Enslaving 2 Women. (Hat tip: Newsbeat1.) (CBS4) WINCHESTER - A Saudi woman will plead guilty in court on Tuesday for allegedly forcing two Indonesian women to be her domestic servants in Winchester. Hana Al Jader will acknowledge she violated federal laws, according to her ...

Saudi Arabia, Slavery, Massachusetts

Who Are We To Judge?

Fri, Sep 1, 2006 at 6:20 pm PDT

The Saudi man sentenced to 28 years in prison today in Colorado for enslaving and sexually assaulting his Indonesian housekeeper told the court he committed no crimes—he was only following “basic Muslim behaviors:” Saudi gets long sentence. (Hat tip: LGF readers.) And the Saudi government posted his $400,000 bond. CENTENNIAL ...

Saudi Arabia, Slavery, Colorado

Saudi Slavery in Colorado

Tue, Aug 1, 2006 at 7:10 pm PDT

Woman jailed in housekeeper slavery case. (Hat tip: Morganfrost.) CENTENNIAL, Colo. - A woman was sentenced to two months in jail Tuesday for effectively stealing the services of an Indonesian woman who prosecutors said was held as a virtual slave for four years. Sarah Khonaizan, 35, a Saudi citizen who ...

Saudi Arabia, Slavery

Who Are We To Judge?

Sat, Jul 8, 2006 at 8:27 pm PDT

You may think stories like this, of Saudi slavery in a Denver suburb, are appalling: US Jury Convicts Saudi Man of Imprisoning Indonesian Housekeeper. A jury in the western U.S. state of Colorado has convicted a Saudi national of keeping his family’s Indonesian housekeeper captive for more than four years. ...

Saudi Arabia, Slavery

Arab Slavery in Southern California

Sat, Jul 1, 2006 at 8:05 am PDT

Ain’t multiculturalism grand? Egyptian couple in California plead guilty to slavery charges. (Hat tip: LGF readers.) LOS ANGELES (AFP) - An Egyptian couple living in southern California have pleaded guilty to slavery charges involving a now-16 year old girl they forcibly kept working in their home for two years, according ...

Slavery, Human Rights