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LGF Archives: January 2006

Tuesday, January 31, 2006

The Lies and Distortions of Robert Fisk

Tue, Jan 31, 2006 at 9:02:11 pm PST

At Commentary, Efraim Karsh delivers the definitive fisk of Robert Fisk’s latest work of error-riddled agit-prop: The Great War for Civilisation. It is difficult to turn a page of The Great War for Civilisation without encountering some basic error. Jesus was born in Bethlehem, not, as Fisk has it, in Jerusalem. ...

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RIP: Coretta Scott King

Tue, Jan 31, 2006 at 8:36:37 pm PST

Civil rights icon Coretta Scott King dies at 78. ATLANTA (Reuters) - Coretta Scott King, who surged to the front of the fight for racial equality in America after her husband Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in 1968, has died at age 78, friends and family said on Tuesday. ...

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Internships Open at CAIR, College Credit Available

Tue, Jan 31, 2006 at 8:30:00 pm PST

Received tonight from an LGF operative: From: Ahmed Ghappour To: Middle Eastern Law Students Association Sent: Monday, January 30, 2006 7:29 PM Subject: CAIR Internships... The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) is the largest non-profit civil rights organization in the United States dedicated to empowering the Muslim community in America through political and ...

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Hamas Begs, Pleads, Threatens

Tue, Jan 31, 2006 at 7:40:00 pm PST

Hamas urges West to drop aid funding threat. Well, of course they do. It’s hard to push the Jews into the sea without cash to buy bullets, explosives, and RPGs from neighboring Arab countries. Oh, excuse me. I meant, cash to provide social services and health care.

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Slate Floats the Fake But Accurate Theory Again

Tue, Jan 31, 2006 at 7:24:06 pm PST

These guys just never stop trying to pull that wool back over our eyes. The latest mainstream media mouthpiece to float the idea that the CBS Texas Air National Guard memos—shown conclusively to be obvious frauds—could possibly be genuine is Timothy Noah at Slate. At issue, you may recall, was whether ...

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State of the Union Transcript

Tue, Jan 31, 2006 at 7:01:50 pm PST

Here’s the full text of tonight’s State of the Union address: SOTU, January 31, 2006.

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SOTU, January 31, 2006

Tue, Jan 31, 2006 at 6:26:26 pm PST

The State of the Union speech is on, and Cindy Sheehan was arrested for unfurling a moonbat banner before it even started. The White House has streaming video... UPDATE at 1/31/06 6:29:31 pm: Mother Sheehan was invited into the chamber to try to embarrass the President by Democratic Representative Lynn Woolsey: Capitol ...

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Hamas Leader: "Why Should We Recognize Condoleezza Rice, or Israel's Right to Exist?"

Tue, Jan 31, 2006 at 3:29:37 pm PST

Courtesy of MEMRI TV, Hamas Leader Mahmoud Al-Zahhar rants on Hizballah’s Al-Manar TV, spelling out Hamas’s utter rejection of Israel’s right to exist and their plans to indoctrinate more Palestinian children into a life of violence and murder. [Video] Mahmoud Al-Zahhar: We will not give up the resistance in the sense of ...

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LGF in Danish

Tue, Jan 31, 2006 at 3:12:53 pm PST

LGF reader Dan forwarded a scan of today’s edition of the Danish newspaper Urban, featuring a mention of “Sma Gronne Fodbolde” in connection with the Buy Danish campaign: Dan comments on the article: Today you have been mentioned in the big Danish Newspapers, congrats! :) However, I want to point out an ...

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Muslim Gang Runs UK Prison

Tue, Jan 31, 2006 at 1:03:45 pm PST

According to the Mirror, a security report from Britain’s Belmarsh prison describes a jail run by Al Qaeda. (Hat tip: LGF readers.) VIOLENT Islamic extremists are terrorising inmates at Britain’s toughest jail with an iron fist as they trawl for al-Qaeda recruits. The gang of thugs - known as The Muslim Boys ...

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Tuesday Morning Open

Tue, Jan 31, 2006 at 9:16:11 am PST

Thread #19,023 is now open...

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Hamas Demands Return of Seville to Islam

Tue, Jan 31, 2006 at 9:05:48 am PST

In its latest issue, the Hamas children’s web site Al Fateh demands the return of the Spanish city of Seville to the “lost paradise” of Al Andalus. (Hat tip: Newsbeat1.) The children’s website Al Fateh, property of the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas, demands in its most recent issue the return of ...

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Iran Invites Blair to Holocaust Denial Conference

Tue, Jan 31, 2006 at 9:00:11 am PST

Iran will hold a “conference” to investigate the Holocaust, in a triumph of bizarre Islamic cognitive dissonance. And to show how crazy they really are, they’ve invited Tony Blair. (Hat tip: Regime Change Iran.) TEHRAN: Iran on Sunday called on British Prime Minister Tony Blair to attend its scheduled Holocaust conference ...

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WaPo Columnist: Hamas Leader Mousa Abu Marzook

Tue, Jan 31, 2006 at 8:32:41 am PST

What the hell is wrong with the Washington Post? Who decided it would be a good idea to let a deported Hamas terrorist recite his propaganda talking points? This really is hitting bottom, folks. Convicted terrorist Mousa Abu Marzook: What Hamas Is Seeking. Shame on the Washington Post. UPDATE at 1/31/06 8:50:13 am: And ...

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Monday, January 30, 2006

Zombie's Mohammed Image Archive

Mon, Jan 30, 2006 at 7:10:04 pm PST

Images of Mohammed, down through the ages.

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JihadTV Runs Another Hostage Video

Mon, Jan 30, 2006 at 4:20:08 pm PST

Al Jazeera has run a new video of hostage Jill Carrol, wearing a Muslim headscarf and weeping: Another Jill Carrol Hostage Video Emerges.

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Iranian Spies in the IAEA?

Mon, Jan 30, 2006 at 4:07:06 pm PST

The Telegraph has a report that Iran is secretly infiltrating the International Atomic Energy Agency. Iran has formed a top secret team of nuclear specialists to infiltrate the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in Vienna, the UN-sponsored body that monitors its nuclear programme, The Daily Telegraph has been told. Its target is ...

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Danish Paper Apologizes to Islam for Cartoons

Mon, Jan 30, 2006 at 2:46:12 pm PST

The Jerusalem Post says Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten has apologized for their Mohammed cartoons. A Danish newspaper on Monday issued an apology to the world’s Muslims for publishing caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad that sparked a furor in the Islamic world. The drawings “were not in violation of Danish law but have undoubtedly ...

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Zawahri's Excellent Rant

Mon, Jan 30, 2006 at 11:16:43 am PST

Speaking of a cartoon jihad, Ayman al-Zawahiri is beginning to sound like an Islamofascist version of Dr. Evil: Al-Zawahri Calls Bush a ‘Butcher’ in Video. Al-Zawahri, shown in the video wearing white robes and a white turban, said a Jan. 13 airstrike in the eastern village of Damadola killed “innocents,” and ...

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Hamas News is Good News

Mon, Jan 30, 2006 at 11:12:56 am PST

Here’s an on-target piece about the Hamas victory from Jeff Jacoby: Hamas victory is good news. (Hat tip: Tammy Bruce.) I think the sweeping Hamas victory is by far the best result that could have been hoped for. I say that not because Hamas is anything other than a blood-drenched terrorist group, ...

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Clinton: "Totally Outrageous Cartoons Against Islam"

Mon, Jan 30, 2006 at 10:22:39 am PST

Bill Clinton compares the Danish cartoons to “anti-Semitic prejudice,” at a conference in Doha, Qatar: Clinton warns of rising anti-Islamic feeling. DOHA (AFP) - Former US president Bill Clinton warned of rising anti-Islamic prejudice, comparing it to historic anti-Semitism as he condemned the publishing of cartoons depicting Prophet Mohammed in a ...

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Arab States: No Problem with Hamas

Mon, Jan 30, 2006 at 10:03:41 am PST

Here’s a shock: Arab neighbors will work with Hamas-led cabinet. CAIRO (Reuters) - All the Arab governments around Israel will deal directly with a Palestinian cabinet dominated by the militant Islamist group Hamas, ignoring U.S. and European attempts to isolate the group, analysts said on Monday.

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Terrorists Need Cash

Mon, Jan 30, 2006 at 9:46:25 am PST

The reality of a Hamas-led government begins to sink in, as the terror masters beg for the money spigot not to be cut off: Hamas, Abbas Urge West to Continue Aid. GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip - Hamas and Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas asked the international community Monday not to cut aid ...

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The Cartoon Jihad Continues

Mon, Jan 30, 2006 at 9:35:50 am PST

The Religion of Peace™ is raging today over those Danish cartoons depicting Mohammed: Protests Over Muhammad Cartoon Grow. BEIRUT, Lebanon - The controversy over Danish caricatures of Prophet Muhammad escalated Monday as gunmen seized an EU office in Gaza and Muslims appealed for a trade boycott of Danish products. Denmark called ...

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Handel Fires Back at CAIR

Mon, Jan 30, 2006 at 8:16:48 am PST

Los Angeles radio host Bill Handel, currently under attack by the Council on American-Islamic Relations, is refusing to knuckle under: Drudge Report Flash. Los Angeles’s top talkradio station is under fire from a Muslim group because of comments made earlier this month by morning man Bill Handel. The Council on American-Islamic ...

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Sunday, January 29, 2006

Hamas Offers Israel a Truce

Sun, Jan 29, 2006 at 7:32:52 pm PST

Hamas offers Israel a truce. You know, a strategic truce. One that expires when it’s no longer needed.

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Sunday Night Beach

Sun, Jan 29, 2006 at 7:04:36 pm PST

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Cox & Forkum: Thugocracy

Sun, Jan 29, 2006 at 6:09:26 pm PST

Once again, Cox & Forkum get it exactly right:

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Rice: No Aid for Hamas

Sun, Jan 29, 2006 at 6:05:06 pm PST

Rice Rules Out Aid to Hamas Government. LONDON - U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Sunday ruled out any American financial aid to a Hamas government in the Palestinian territories and said Washington wants Arab nations and others to cut off money as well. Humanitarian aid to the Palestinians, many of ...

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Nuke Watchdog Barks in the Night

Sun, Jan 29, 2006 at 5:47:12 pm PST

The IAEA’s blind, toothless nuclear watchdog, Mohamed AlBaradei, says the whole nuclear proliferation thing would go away if the imperial forces would only stop humiliating people in North Korea, the Middle East, and Kashmir. (Hat tip: Ethel.) ElBaradei backed the quest for new technologies, but more immediately he called for international ...

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Scenes from the Stupidverse

Sun, Jan 29, 2006 at 4:57:23 pm PST

Chavez Backs Sheehan Plan for Bush Protest. Well, of course he does. I mean, duh. CARACAS, Venezuela - Cindy Sheehan, the peace activist who just announced that she is weighing a run for Senate, plans to protest again outside President Bush’s Texas ranch, Venezuela’s president said Sunday with Sheehan by his side. Hugo ...

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Hamas First Legislative Act: Shari'a Law

Sun, Jan 29, 2006 at 4:25:30 pm PST

Looks like the Palestinians described in the previous post have good reason to be nervous. The number one priority on Hamas’ domestic agenda is imposing shari’a law. (Hat tip: Benchmark.) JERUSALEM — The incoming Hamas government will move quickly to make Islamic sharia “a source” of law in the West Bank and ...

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Palestinians Nervous, Circulating Hamas Jokes

Sun, Jan 29, 2006 at 3:14:42 pm PST

The Associated Press reports that some Palestinians are nervous that Hamas might do exactly what they’ve said many times they will do, and impose strict Islamic law: Nervous Palestinians Circulate Hamas Jokes. RAMALLAH, West Bank - A slew of jokes circulating among Palestinians following Hamas’ landslide election victory reflects concerns that ...

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Muslim World Still Freaking Out Over Danish Cartoons

Sun, Jan 29, 2006 at 2:49:12 pm PST

Al Jazeera says the Arab League and the Organization of the Islamic Conference (a name that doesn’t really make sense) are going to demand that the United Nations pass a resolution banning attacks on religious beliefs and imposing sanctions on countries that transgress. (Hat tip: filtrat.) Of course, by “attacks on ...

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The Danish Anti-Boycott

Sun, Jan 29, 2006 at 12:49:27 pm PST

Since Islamic nations have begun boycotting Denmark over a Danish paper’s publication of cartoons depicting Mohammed, here’s an easy way to show your support for freedom of speech and enjoy some delicious Havarti cheese at the same time: Buy Danish.

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Sunday Open

Sun, Jan 29, 2006 at 9:20:24 am PST

Lo! What Sunday open thread is this?

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The Ummah Reviews the Latest Murder Video

Sun, Jan 29, 2006 at 8:33:09 am PST

Peek under the rock at British radical Islamic discussion forum ummah.com and you’ll get a glimpse of the UK’s terrorist subculture, as these Muslims watch snuff films and praise the work of mujahideen snipers: Juba Video - Ummah.com. Before September 11 and for a short while afterward, these same kinds of ...

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Norway to Continue Contact with Hamas-run PA

Sun, Jan 29, 2006 at 8:21:45 am PST

Jan Haugland writes about the appalling left-wing government of Norway, who will continue dealing with the Palestinian Hamas-led terror state without any interruption, at Secular Blasphemy: Instead of abiding by the European Union’s list of designated terrorist organisations, Norway chose to subscribe to the much shorter list from the United Nations. ...

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Saturday, January 28, 2006

Mama Moonbat Hangs with the Big Boys

Sat, Jan 28, 2006 at 9:08:18 pm PST

Mother Sheehan puts a lip lock on Venezuelan strongman Hugo Chavez, in a moment that will live in infamy. (Click picture to expand.)

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"Peaceful Nuclear Armament"

Sat, Jan 28, 2006 at 8:44:20 pm PST

Tonight on MEMRI TV, the chairman of the Union of Arab Lawyers comes out in favor of nuclear weapons for Iran, and all Arab countries: [Video] Sameh ‘Ashour: We support the Iranian people and leadership against the American intervention. We support their right to peaceful nuclear armament. If Iran wants to develop ...

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Cycle of Violence: Wheels Within Wheels

Sat, Jan 28, 2006 at 6:18:07 pm PST

Today’s ride: 51.06 miles. Broke out the full-finger gloves and doubled up on socks today, because despite the brilliant sunshine it was chilly out there by the beach. Rode down into Palos Verdes, climbed up out of Malaga Cove and took the super-secret scenic route, with an unusual fascist headwind ...

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Hamas Will Keep on Killin'

Sat, Jan 28, 2006 at 3:14:47 pm PST

Hamas Says It Will Not Change. So when does the bombing start? GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip - Following their resounding election victory, the Islamic militants of Hamas met the question of whether they will change their stripes with a loud “no”: no recognition of Israel, no negotiations, no renunciation of terror. But ...

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Kos and Huffington Drive the Dems Left

Sat, Jan 28, 2006 at 2:57:39 pm PST

The vitriolic “progressive” blogosphere may end up sinking the Democratic Party, as they launch vicious attacks against any Democrat who fails to embrace their wacko far-left agenda: Blogs Attack From Left as Democrats Reach for Center. (Hat tip: Carl.) Democrats are getting an early glimpse of an intraparty rift that could ...

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Saturday Morning Open

Sat, Jan 28, 2006 at 9:19:43 am PST

It’s sunny but a bit on the cold side, and here’s an open thread for Saturday...

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It's Hitler By a Landslide

Sat, Jan 28, 2006 at 9:09:08 am PST

LGF reader Ben F notes that Hitler was indeed elected to the Palestinian parliament; he was twelfth on the national Fatah list of candidates. Ben comments: Of the 66 national seats, the terror factions took 60 (30 for HAMAS, 27 for FATAH, 3 for PFLP). The other six winners include former ...

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Saddam Ordered WMD Attack on Israel

Sat, Jan 28, 2006 at 9:04:56 am PST

A former Iraqi air force deputy who claims that Saddam Hussein’s weapons of mass destruction were airlifted to Syria also says that Saddam ordered a WMD strike on Israel during the first Gulf War. (Hat tip: LGF readers.) The former deputy of the Iraqi air force, General Georges Sada, revealed on ...

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Friday, January 27, 2006

Song for the Ages

Fri, Jan 27, 2006 at 9:04:15 pm PST

It’s In The Koran.

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The Cartoon Jihad

Fri, Jan 27, 2006 at 8:59:40 pm PST

Saudi Arabian stores are boycotting Danish products because of those evil infidel cartoons published by Jyllands-Posten. (Hat tip: Judith.) Riyadh, 26 Jan. (AKI) - A Saudi Arabian company which owns some 60 stores throughtout the country says it will not stock Danish products until Denmark’s largest daily paper apologises for publishing ...

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Friday Night Wave

Fri, Jan 27, 2006 at 8:06:55 pm PST

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Palestinian Hitler Watch

Fri, Jan 27, 2006 at 6:05:17 pm PST

We’re still waiting to hear whether Hitler was elected in the Palestinian “City of the Bombers,” Jenin.

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Al-Guardian Gives Insanity a Bad Name

Fri, Jan 27, 2006 at 5:58:51 pm PST

I’ve come to believe that some of the journalists who write for Britain’s most delusional mainstream paper, the Guardian, are completely insane. (I know some of their political cartoonists are.) The latest case in point: Jonathan Steele’s “analysis” of the Hamas election victory. It’s moral equivalence at its purest and ...

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Mama Moonbat for Senate

Fri, Jan 27, 2006 at 5:37:13 pm PST

If you live in California, Mother Sheehan (currently hanging out with Chavez cronies in Venezuela) wants to be your senator! Received from the Cindy Sheehan mailing list (with hat tips to several LGF readers): For immediate release: Friday, January 27, 2006 Contacts: Jodie Evans, (310) 621-5635 (in Venezula and US) Medea Benjamin, (58 416) 208-0134; ...

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Mainstream Media Moment of Zen

Fri, Jan 27, 2006 at 5:28:52 pm PST

Canada’s left-wing Islamist-sympathizing Toronto Star gushes over Jimmy Carter: Jimmy Carter’s secret mission for peace. At 81, clear-eyed and calm, America’s most beloved ex-president — who yesterday sanctified the Palestinian election as head of the 950-strong international observer mission — took the earthquake in stride.

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Suicide Attack Warning Over Danish Cartoons

Fri, Jan 27, 2006 at 5:12:01 pm PST

The Jawa Report notes warnings on Islamic forums of a suicide attack in Denmark. The reason: those cartoons again. They’re going nuts in Baghdad too: Iraqis protest against anti-Islamic Danish cartoons. In a virulent sermon from the pulpit of his mosque in the Shiite Kadhimiya neighborhood of Baghdad, Sheikh Hazem al-Aaraji described the ...

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Teddy Hangs with the Kos Kidz

Fri, Jan 27, 2006 at 4:54:05 pm PST

The entire Democratic Party is rushing to hop on the Daily Kos loser’s bandwagon. (Not a single candidate backed by Kos in the last election won office.) The latest to jump aboard is Teddy Kennedy: Daily Kos: Thank You for Helping To Stop Alito. During the last presidential campaign, John F. Kerry ...

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Friends of Hamas in Madison, WI

Fri, Jan 27, 2006 at 3:45:14 pm PST

At Madison Wisconsin’s Capital Times we find open support of Hamas from three recognizable types. (Hat tip: artw.) The blatant liar: But Mohammed Abed, a graduate student and lecturer at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, said it is untrue that Hamas has refused to negotiate with Israel or recognize the Jewish state. “The leadership ...

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Friday Open Thread

Fri, Jan 27, 2006 at 11:34:04 am PST

It’s the end o’ the week open thread...

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The Terrorist Government Charter

Fri, Jan 27, 2006 at 9:06:57 am PST

The Hamas Charter: "Our struggle against the Jews is very great and very serious...The Movement is but one squadron that should be supported by more and more squadrons from this vast Arab and Islamic world, until the enemy is vanquished and Allah’s victory is realised... The Islamic Resistance Movement is one of ...

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Palestinian Civil War Watch

Fri, Jan 27, 2006 at 8:38:29 am PST

It’s Friday and the sheikhs are preaching in Gaza mosques, which naturally results in gun battles: Hamas, Fatah battle over results. GAZA (Reuters) - Hamas and Fatah gunmen exchanged fire in the Gaza Strip on Friday, fuelling fears of Palestinian turmoil following the Islamic militant group’s crushing victory over the long-dominant ...

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Al-Reuters Biased Headline of the Day

Fri, Jan 27, 2006 at 8:29:19 am PST

The day is still young, but we already have a strong contender for the biased headline of the day, from al-Reuters World News: NATO treads cautiously into Afghan quagmire. (Hat tip: GeoPoliticalReview.)

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CAIR Goes After Handel

Fri, Jan 27, 2006 at 8:18:06 am PST

Radical Islamic front group CAIR is seething and whining and demanding an apology from radio host Bill Handel for a joke he made about the annual blood sacrifice at the Hajj pilgrimage. ANAHEIM, Calif. — A Muslim civil liberties group demanded an apology Thursday from the host of a Los Angeles-area ...

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Thursday, January 26, 2006

Two Versions of Google

Thu, Jan 26, 2006 at 8:32:57 pm PST

tiananmen - Google Image Search. tiananmen - Google Image Search in China.

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Thursday Night Cloudscape

Thu, Jan 26, 2006 at 6:31:10 pm PST

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LA Times Endorses McCloskey

Thu, Jan 26, 2006 at 5:44:22 pm PST

In today’s edition, the Los Angeles Times gives former Bay Area congressman Paul N. “Pete” McCloskey a broad endorsement, calling him “the best thing that could happen for the district, the state, the nation and possibly the Republican Party:” Grand Old Pete. But they neglect to mention his links to an ...

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No More Hiding Behind the PA

Thu, Jan 26, 2006 at 5:14:49 pm PST

At NRO, Emanuele Ottolenghi makes an eloquent case for the “worse is better” argument, as applied to the new Palestinian Hamas Government: Hamas Without Veils. (Hat tip: LGF readers.) Hamas’s favored outcome was not victory, but a strong showing that would leave Hamas with the best of both worlds: It would ...

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That Didn't Take Long

Thu, Jan 26, 2006 at 3:28:38 pm PST

Immediately following the landslide election victory for the Hamas terror gang, ex-president Jimmy Carter is already calling for more funding for the Palestinian government. And to any nations that might have pesky laws preventing aid to terrorists, Carter says, “Hey! Don’t let a small thing like that stand in the way! ...

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Death Cult Democracy

Thu, Jan 26, 2006 at 2:38:10 pm PST

The Palestinian mother who raised her sons to be suicide terrorists, and is a celebrity in Gaza, has been elected to the Palestinian Parliament. (Hat tip: SoCalJustice.) GAZA, Jan. 26, 2006 — - Mariam Farahat, who was elected to the Palestinian parliament, can work a crowd like a veteran politician — ...

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Subverting China's Google Firewall

Thu, Jan 26, 2006 at 2:26:24 pm PST

Here’s a company that helps Chinese internet users get around their government’s totalitarian controls: Dynamic Internet Technology. (Hat tip: Kokonut Pundits.)

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Arabs Jubilant at Hamas Victory

Thu, Jan 26, 2006 at 12:59:44 pm PST

The Palestinians have voted for a terrorist gang openly dedicated to genocide and the destruction of Israel. The so-called “peace process” was a sham all along and most clear-thinking people knew it, but now the mask is completely off. And the Arab world exults at the bloodshed to come: Arabs jubilant ...

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Thursday Open Thread

Thu, Jan 26, 2006 at 9:11:53 am PST

An open thread for a Hamas Thursday...

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How I Stopped Worrying and Learned to Love Hamas

Thu, Jan 26, 2006 at 9:10:51 am PST

According to al-Reuters, Arabs around the world believe the US will learn to love Hamas. Or at least submit to it. In the face of widespread admiration for Hamas and a decline in support for Fatah in the Arab world, Arab leaders too are likely soon to start treating Hamas with more ...

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Iran Asks for Direct Flights to US

Thu, Jan 26, 2006 at 9:05:04 am PST

From the “Living in an Alternate Universe” file: Iran Wants Direct Civilian Flights To The US. (Hat tip: Ken.) Iran has asked the United States to allow direct flights between the two countries after a break of more than two decades, a senior civil aviation official said on Thursday. The request comes ...

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Palestinians Elect Hamas, World Shocked

Thu, Jan 26, 2006 at 8:57:00 am PST

World leaders are shocked ... shocked! at the Palestinian people’s embrace of violence and terror. PARIS - World leaders, uneasy at the prospect of a Hamas-led Palestinian government, immediately exerted pressure on the Islamic militants Thursday to recognize Israel and renounce violence as a precondition for support. That a group listed as ...

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Carter's Seal of Approval

Thu, Jan 26, 2006 at 8:34:45 am PST

Ex-President Jimmy Carter certifies the Palestinian elections. JERUSALEM - Former President Carter said Thursday the Palestinian elections were “completely honest, completely fair, completely safe and without violence.” Carter, who led an international observer team from the National Democratic Institute, also said he hoped that the Hamas Islamic group would act responsibly now ...

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Palestinians Choose Terror

Thu, Jan 26, 2006 at 8:17:20 am PST

Hamas has won a huge majority in Palestinian parliamentary elections, as the Palestinian people choose a violent, terroristic, Islamic totalitarian government. The fighting has already started: Fatah, Hamas activists clash after election. “Activists.” Feh. RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - Hamas and Fatah activists clashed at the Palestinian parliament in the West Bank city ...

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Pajamas Media: China Syndrome

Thu, Jan 26, 2006 at 8:09:01 am PST

China Syndrome is the new blog we’ve set up at Pajamas Media to track blogosphere reactions to the news that Google will censor search results in China.

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Wednesday, January 25, 2006

Nature's Gradient

Wed, Jan 25, 2006 at 8:25:04 pm PST

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Galloway: Double-Plus Ungood

Wed, Jan 25, 2006 at 7:23:43 pm PST

George Galloway, the noted Stalinist/Marxist/dictator-sympathizing British MP, has done a lot to promote the cause of Big Rapacious Media with his revenue-generating appearance on the UK’s weird Marxist-tinged “Big Brother” TV series: Galloway evicted from Big Brother. Politician George Galloway has become the fourth contestant to be evicted from Channel 4’s ...

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Iran: We'll Put Israel in "Eternal Coma"

Wed, Jan 25, 2006 at 5:37:47 pm PST

The rattling of sabers gets louder. (Hat tip: piehole.) Were Israel to attack Iran’s nuclear facilities, Iran would respond so strongly that it would put the Jewish state into “an eternal coma” like Prime Minister Ariel Sharon’s, the Iranian defense minister said Wednesday. “Zionists should know that if they do anything evil ...

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Abu Mazen Says...

Wed, Jan 25, 2006 at 4:41:17 pm PST

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ACLU Sues US on Behalf of Tariq Ramadan

Wed, Jan 25, 2006 at 11:32:44 am PST

The ACLU apparently believes we don’t have enough spokesmen for radical Islam in the US: ACLU Sues to Let Muslim Scholar Enter US. NEW YORK - The American Civil Liberties Union sued the U.S. government Wednesday for preventing a Muslim scholar from entering the country, arguing that the government was using ...

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British Dhimmitude Watch

Wed, Jan 25, 2006 at 10:24:07 am PST

One year after the Islamic bombings in London, mayor Red Ken Livingstone will host an exhibition glorifying Islam. Europe’s biggest exhibition of modern-day Islam will take place in London a year after the 7 July bombings in an effort to depict the religion in a positive light. The Mayor of London, Ken ...

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Anti-Zionism at Davos Conference

Wed, Jan 25, 2006 at 10:02:36 am PST

An official booklet handed out to attendees of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, contains an outrageously malicious anti-Israel article by Mazin Qumsiyeh, a lecturer at Duke and Yale Universities: Boycott Israel. (Hat tip: LGF readers.) More at Ynet: Anti-Zionism at Davos Conference. The booklet, titled “Global Agenda,” bears the logo ...

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Imam of Pop Wraps Up

Wed, Jan 25, 2006 at 9:11:11 am PST

The mercurial Imam of Pop has reinvented himself again, as an Islamic woman: Michael Jackson Spotted in Robe and Veil. MANAMA, Bahrain - Michael Jackson visited a mall in Bahrain’s capital Wednesday, covering himself in a black abaya robe traditionally worn by conservative Bahraini women and a veil hiding his face. The ...

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Google Will Pass the Global Test

Wed, Jan 25, 2006 at 8:49:43 am PST

Google has agreed to censor search results in China. SAN FRANCISCO - Online search engine leader Google Inc. has agreed to censor its results in China, adhering to the country’s free-speech restrictions in return for better access in the Internet’s fastest growing market. The Mountain View, Calif.-based company planned to roll out ...

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Hamas Will Keep on Killin'

Wed, Jan 25, 2006 at 8:22:29 am PST

As the Palestinian elections proceed today, Hamas has a problem. They’ve spent all that money on a PR campaign to make them look more “moderate,” but their leaders are too stupid to get with the program and keep their mouths shut: Hamas goes to urns refusing to disarm. GAZA CITY (AFP) ...

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Galloway's Pal Uday

Wed, Jan 25, 2006 at 8:13:38 am PST

His appearance on the Big Brother TV show makes him look like a clown, but here’s a reminder that British MP George Galloway is a genuinely bad man—video of Galloway hanging out and laughing with Saddam Hussein’s mass-murdering son Uday: My pal the psychopath. (Hat tip: LGF readers.)

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Tuesday, January 24, 2006

The Reuters Defense

Tue, Jan 24, 2006 at 8:01:40 pm PST

It’s a first. Al-Reuters notices Little Green Footballs, in their defense of the LA Times columnist who admitted he doesn’t support US troops: L.A. Times writer defends incendiary Iraq column. LOS ANGELES, Jan 24 (Reuters) - A Los Angeles Times columnist who infuriated conservatives by writing that he does not support ...

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A Booming Palestinian Business

Tue, Jan 24, 2006 at 6:56:29 pm PST

Here’s the New York Times, on the latest Booming Business in Gaza: Tunneling. RAFAH, Gaza Strip - Yasser Qishta, 25, shows a visitor into his near-finished house, a two-story cinderblock structure with a pristine, pastel interior, all new paint and gleaming ceramic tile. The house cost him $32,000, a fortune for ...

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Another Assassination Attempt on Ahmadinejad?

Tue, Jan 24, 2006 at 6:44:45 pm PST

Several LGF readers emailed today to point out that this incident may have been another attempt on the life of the Iranian madman: Six killed in Iran bomb attacks. At least six people were killed and 40 injured in two blasts in the south-western Iranian city of Ahwaz, police said. The two ...

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Democracy Palestinian Style

Tue, Jan 24, 2006 at 6:39:47 pm PST

Palestinian Pol Slain on Eve of Vote. NABLUS, West Bank - Palestinian gunmen linked to the ruling Fatah movement killed one of their party leaders Tuesday, increasing tensions on the eve of parliamentary balloting and raising doubts about a new pledge by armed groups in the West Bank and Gaza to ...

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Mama Moonbat Hails Chavez

Tue, Jan 24, 2006 at 6:30:03 pm PST

As we noted last Sunday, Mother Sheehan is in Venezuela praising the thug Hugo Chavez: US anti-war protester Cindy Sheehan hails Venezuela’s Chavez. CARACAS (AFP) - Anti-war protester Cindy Sheehan, mother of a US soldier killed in Iraq, joined more than 10,000 anti-globalization activists in Caracas, where she hailed Venezuela’s leftist ...

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Iran Denounces "Holocaust Defenders"

Tue, Jan 24, 2006 at 6:08:21 pm PST

The mullahs continue deliberately flaunting their disdain for the West, in a surreal demonstration of delusional politics: Iran defends anti-Holocaust conference. Iran Tuesday defended its plan to organize a conference to examine what it terms the scientific evidence for the Holocaust, the official Islamic Republic News Agency reported. Foreign Ministry spokesman Hamid ...

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Austrian Muslims Demand All Teachers Wear Hijab

Tue, Jan 24, 2006 at 3:16:54 pm PST

Muslims in the Austrian city of Linz are demanding that all schoolteachers must wear a head scarf; here is a Google translation of an article at Austrian news site kurier.at: Fathers want head cloth for teachers. Three Muslim fathers demanded a head cloth obligation for teachers in an elementary school in ...

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Gitmo Detainee Stands Trial in Yemen

Tue, Jan 24, 2006 at 10:09:30 am PST

One of those poor abused innocent Guantanamo Bay detainees, released last year, is now on trial in Yemen. SANAA, 24 January 2006 — A Yemeni man repatriated last year from the US prison camp in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, appeared before a state security court in Sanaa yesterday charged with drug trafficking. Karama ...

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LA Times Oped: I Don't Support Our Troops

Tue, Jan 24, 2006 at 9:33:09 am PST

Joel Stein, former staff writer for TIME magazine, is an honest leftist. No pussy-footing around for him; he comes right out and tells the truth (and the LA Times publishes it): I don’t support our troops. (Hat tip: Newslinker.) I DON’T SUPPORT our troops. This is a particularly difficult opinion to ...

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Zombie: Walk for Life West Coast

Tue, Jan 24, 2006 at 9:22:11 am PST

LGF operative zombie’s latest photo essay documents the bizarre political circus at the Walk for Life West Coast in San Francisco.

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Canada's Liberals Lose Big

Tue, Jan 24, 2006 at 8:40:53 am PST

Canada’s Liberal Party has lost its grip on the government, an amazing shift in popular opinion that bodes well for US-Canada relations: Martin to resign as leader. Stephen Harper will become the 22nd prime minister of Canada after his Conservatives won a minority government last night, ending 12 years of Liberal ...

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Bolton: A Nuclear Iran is Not Acceptable

Tue, Jan 24, 2006 at 8:24:51 am PST

The Jerusalem Post has more of United Nations Ambassador John Bolton’s statements to Israel’s Herzliya conference on policy and security: the Bush administration will not tolerate nuclear weapons in the hands of the mullahs. (Hat tip: LGF readers.) US President George W. Bush will not accept a nuclear Iran, John Bolton, ...

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Monday, January 23, 2006

Harper Win Predicted

Mon, Jan 23, 2006 at 8:07:51 pm PST

Tonight Canada is taking a big step away from the deranged Liberal left: Canada’s Major Media Predict Harper Win. OTTAWA - Canada’s major media predicted victory for Conservative leader Stephen Harper in national elections Monday night, an outcome that was expected to push Canada to the right and lead to improved ...

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We Got Mail!

Mon, Jan 23, 2006 at 7:54:01 pm PST

Received tonight from an apparent fan of CODEPINK, somewhere on the Left Coast: Well, well....can’t stand some real women handling the situation you WHITEGUYS have started and don’t know how to remove your thing from your furthest point of contact, huh. Let Free dim Ring. “Gettin’” any? Bet not! Lysistrata is ALIVE AND WELL! ...

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Bolton: Threat to Wipe Israel off the Map is a Threat Against the World

Mon, Jan 23, 2006 at 6:33:42 pm PST

DEBKAfile is the only source on the web right now for this report, on a statement by US Ambassador to the UN John Bolton at Israel’s Herzliya security conference. (Hat tip: Liz Ard.) An IAEA crisis meeting has been called for Feb. 2, but director Elbaradai wants it postponed by ...

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The Kids of Hamas

Mon, Jan 23, 2006 at 6:19:39 pm PST

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Do the Galloway

Mon, Jan 23, 2006 at 3:44:08 pm PST

I must admit, it’s a lot of fun to watch a really bad person make a complete ass out of himself: The Political Teen - George Galloway In Tights (VIDEO). UPDATE at 1/23/06 5:36:31 pm: And with the Political Teen’s permission, here’s the video. Neither LGF nor The Political Teen are responsible ...

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Monday Open Thread

Mon, Jan 23, 2006 at 10:09:12 am PST

It’s not easy to keep coming up with new, creative ways to announce it, but here’s the Monday open thread...

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Galloway Jumps the Shark

Mon, Jan 23, 2006 at 8:44:40 am PST

This is London headlines the story: George sinks to new low. And it’s hard to argue with that. (Hat tip: LGF readers.) UPDATE at 1/23/06 8:48:05 am: Galloway’s radical Islamic constituency isn’t pleased with his infidel exploits: A Fatwa for Galloway.

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Assad's Arafish Conspiracy

Mon, Jan 23, 2006 at 8:38:07 am PST

Chinless ophthalmologist Bashar al-Assad jumps aboard the conspiracy bandwagon: Assad says Israel had Arafat killed. (Hat tip: Jihad Watch.) The Syrian president Bashar al-Assad has caused outrage by accusing Israel of murdering Yasser Arafat. He used what was billed as a speech on democratic reform to accuse Israel of a “methodical and ...

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The Maple Revolution

Mon, Jan 23, 2006 at 8:26:48 am PST

Mark Steyn is calling for a Maple Revolution, as Canada goes to the polls: Countdown to liberation: One day to go! UPDATE at 1/23/06 9:06:48 am: But don’t bother searching the Canadian blogs for election results, because it’s against the law. Blogging on election day is going to be a tricky thing. In ...

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CODEPINK Snoozes and Loses

Mon, Jan 23, 2006 at 8:21:38 am PST

The anti-American (actually, anti-decency) freaks of CODEPINK have lost the right to demonstrate outside Walter Reed Army Medical Center, because they didn’t renew their permits. The Redhunter has the story, with pictures—and a special appearance by Rep. John Murtha: The Pinkos Sound the Retreat! (Hat tip: RaiderDan.)

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Silence That Speaks Volumes

Mon, Jan 23, 2006 at 8:17:30 am PST

On January 6 we noted the rather amazing revelation that the Pope believes Islam is incapable of reform. But although you could hardly imagine a more newsworthy story, the world’s mainstream media has avoided this subject as if it were radioactive—and in a way, it is. Here’s Diana West on the ...

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Sunday, January 22, 2006

Mama Moonbat Goes to Caracas

Sun, Jan 22, 2006 at 8:35:44 pm PST

U.S. Activist Cindy Sheehan To Open World Social Forum In Caracas, Venezuela. U.S. antiwar activist Cindy Sheehan will open the World Social Forum in Caracas on Tuesday together with other political and cultural leaders from diverse nations with a mass action, organizers for the event said Sunday. Sheehan, mother of a dead ...

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Hitler Runs for Office in the PA

Sun, Jan 22, 2006 at 8:05:42 pm PST

The Palestinians are about to elect Hitler. JENIN, West Bank — The candidate’s name is Jamal Abu Roub, but everyone here calls him Hitler because, well, that is the name he has answered to quite comfortably since he was a teenager. Roub, 40, is a leader of the militant Al Aksa Martyrs ...

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Muqtada Al-Sadr Backs Iran

Sun, Jan 22, 2006 at 7:48:08 pm PST

Shi’ite cult leader Muqtada al-Sadr says his holy warriors (the “Mahdi Army”) will come to the defense of Iran. TEHRAN, Iran - The Iraqi cleric who once led two uprisings against U.S. forces said Sunday that his militia would help to defend Iran if it is attacked, the official Islamic Republic ...

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Pirates Suck

Sun, Jan 22, 2006 at 6:43:45 pm PST

On the graph of improving nations, Somalia’s line is red and headed down: US Navy Seizes Pirate Ship Off Somalia. DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - The U.S. Navy boarded an apparent pirate ship in the Indian Ocean and detained 26 men for questioning, the Navy said Sunday. The 16 Indians and 10 ...

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Sunday Night Wheel

Sun, Jan 22, 2006 at 6:29:54 pm PST

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Iran Secretly Expanding Nuke Sites

Sun, Jan 22, 2006 at 4:30:51 pm PST

According to a very disturbing report at the Telegraph, satellite images reveal secret expansion of Iran’s Natanz nuclear facility: Iran extends nuclear plant in secret. (Hat tip: Link Mecca.) Iran has secretly extended the uranium enrichment plant at the centre of the international controversy over its resumption of banned nuclear research ...

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Hamas TV "Shut Down"

Sun, Jan 22, 2006 at 3:03:59 pm PST

The story is titled: Hamas TV station shut down. (Hat tip: Killian Bundy.) But if you read past the headline, it looks like Uncle Hazim is still on the air. Gaza City - The Palestinian public prosecutor on Sunday decided to close down a television station belonging to the radical Islamic Hamas ...

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Sunday the Open

Sun, Jan 22, 2006 at 9:04:23 am PST

Thread #18,916 is now open for verbiage...

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WaPo: US Funds Aiding Fatah

Sun, Jan 22, 2006 at 8:55:56 am PST

The Washington Post’s subheadline for this story is “Bush Administration Uses USAID as Invisible Conduit.” Well, it’s not so invisible any more, is it? US Funds Enter Fray In Palestinian Elections. RAMALLAH, West Bank — The Bush administration is spending foreign aid money to increase the popularity of the Palestinian Authority on ...

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Israeli Election Primer

Sun, Jan 22, 2006 at 8:37:38 am PST

An excellent post from Carl in Jerusalem sums up the political situation in Israel as elections approach: Israeli Election Update - a Primer.

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Malaysian Islamic Supremacism

Sun, Jan 22, 2006 at 8:29:26 am PST

A group of non-Muslim Malaysian cabinet ministers has been “convinced” to withdraw a memo that calls for the protection of the rights of religious minorities: Malaysian ministers retract memo on religious rights. KUALA LUMPUR (AFP) - Malaysia’s non-Muslim ministers have withdrawn a controversial memorandum which called on Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad ...

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Another Batch of RoP Snuff Films

Sun, Jan 22, 2006 at 8:05:22 am PST

At ummah.com, a popular British Muslim discussion forum, another batch of murder videos has been posted: jihadi videos from iraq.

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Saturday, January 21, 2006

Egypt Vouches for Hamas

Sat, Jan 21, 2006 at 9:59:45 pm PST

The latest installment in the Hamas disinformation campaign comes from our pals the Egyptians: Egypt says Hamas recognizes existence of Israel. CAIRO (Reuters) - The Palestinian militant group Hamas recognizes the existence of Israel and will go along with negotiations with the Jewish state, Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit said ...

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Saturday Night Harbor

Sat, Jan 21, 2006 at 9:55:40 pm PST

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There Goes Harry Again

Sat, Jan 21, 2006 at 5:04:10 pm PST

Ex-calypso singer turned full-time moonbat (and “good-will spokesman” for UNESCO) Harry Belafonte says Homeland Security is just like the Gestapo: Belafonte Continues Tirade Against Bush. (Hat tip: Errol Phillips.) NEW YORK, Jan. 21, 2006 (AP) — Entertainer Harry Belafonte, one of the Bush administration’s harshest critics, compared the national Homeland Security ...

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Saturday Morning Open Thread

Sat, Jan 21, 2006 at 9:03:07 am PST

Here’s the open thread for a sunny Saturday morning...

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Radical Islamic Book Review

Sat, Jan 21, 2006 at 9:00:30 am PST

So what’s Osama doing with all his free time while he hides in caves and cellars? Apparently, catching up on his reading: Useful Idiot ‘Glad’ Osama Recommends His Book.

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Report: Ransom Money Found on Osthoff

Sat, Jan 21, 2006 at 8:54:42 am PST

German “hostage” Susanne Osthoff’s story smelled funny before. But now it’s beginning to reek. Report says ransom money found on Osthoff. (Hat tip: LGF readers.) BERLIN (Reuters) - Part of the ransom money alleged to have been paid by the German government to win the freedom of Iraq hostage Susanne Osthoff ...

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UN Ducks Responsibility for Map Erasing Israel

Sat, Jan 21, 2006 at 8:51:34 am PST

Eye on the UN has a look at the deeply dysfunctional pathology that drives the United Nations: UN Claims Map Erasing Israel Just ‘Historical’. (Hat tip: Pooh.)

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A Fatwa for Galloway

Sat, Jan 21, 2006 at 8:07:35 am PST

George Galloway, the malevolent British MP who got into office by pandering to radical Islam, has now been awarded another type of honor by the Religion of Peace™—his very own fatwa: There is no dignity except in Islam. (Hat tip: earth2papa.) Sadly, it is very distressing to see many Muslims in ...

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Friday, January 20, 2006

Jawa Report Helps Nab Terror Supporter

Fri, Jan 20, 2006 at 8:13:29 pm PST

Rusty Shackleford Helps Nab Would-be Terrorist, and LGF applauds.

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Flipper Posts at Kos

Fri, Jan 20, 2006 at 5:28:19 pm PST

Unbelievable. Apparently no rhetoric is too extreme for erstwhile presidential candidate John F. Kerry, as he posts at one of the web’s premier progressive loony bins: Daily “Screw Them” Kos: Real Hardball. (Hat tip: Robin.)

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The Hamas PR Blitz

Fri, Jan 20, 2006 at 2:13:40 pm PST

Here’s one reason why we’re seeing a sudden flood of disinformation about Hamas from mainstream media: New-look Hamas spends $180k on an image makeover. Hamas is paying a spin doctor $180,000 (£100,000) to persuade Europeans and Americans that it is not a group of religious fanatics who relish suicide bombings and ...

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The Absurd Dead End of Multiculturalism

Fri, Jan 20, 2006 at 10:46:45 am PST

In Britain, defense attorneys for radical Islamic preacher Abu Hamza have hit on a novel approach. They’re arguing that Hamza’s hate speech and incitement to murder cannot possibly be criminal—because it comes straight from the Koran. COPIES of the Koran were handed to the jurors in the Abu Hamza trial yesterday ...

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Progressives Show Their Colors

Fri, Jan 20, 2006 at 9:30:51 am PST

Publius Pundit has caught the “progressive” freaks at CODEPINK in an amazingly vile deception. They photoshopped a picture of an Iranian woman demonstrating for freedom into a banner advertising their anti-freedom cut-and-run campaign. I put the two images together:

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Ahmadinejad Meets Palestinian Terrorist Leaders

Fri, Jan 20, 2006 at 8:45:16 am PST

Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad took a little trip to Syria to meet with the leaders of the most murderous terrorist organizations on the planet: Ahmadinejad meets radical Palestinian chiefs in Syria. DAMASCUS (AFP) - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad met in Damascus with the leaders of 10 radical Palestinian movements including Islamic ...

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Jimmy Carter Supports Including Hamas in Elections

Fri, Jan 20, 2006 at 8:39:50 am PST

Ex-president Jimmy Carter (and there’s never been a more “ex” president than Carter) applauds the participation of the Hamas terrorist gang in Palestinian government: Carter: Hamas involvement in PA elections good. (Hat tip: zulubaby.) Former US president Jimmy Carter expressed optimism Friday over Hamas’s participation in next week’s Palestinian parliamentary elections. Carter ...

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New York Times Eulogizes Another Suicide Bomber

Fri, Jan 20, 2006 at 8:22:14 am PST

You’ll never see a better demonstration of the twisted ideology at the heart of the New York Times than Steve Erlanger’s eulogy for the Islamic Jihad suicide bomber who tried to commit mass murder in Tel Aviv yesterday: Into the West Bank Abyss: From Student to Suicide Bomber. (Hat tip: ...

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Thursday, January 19, 2006

Would-Be Pope Killer Inks Film Deal

Thu, Jan 19, 2006 at 8:54:14 pm PST

The man who tried to kill Pope John Paul II has walked out of Turkish prison and into an $8 million film deal: Pope’s failed assassin to star in film of attack. (Hat tip: Chicken Kiev.) MEHMET Ali Agca, the man who shot Pope John Paul II, has struck a £4.5 ...

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The Girls of Hamas

Thu, Jan 19, 2006 at 11:40:21 am PST

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Chirac Threatens to Nuke Someone

Thu, Jan 19, 2006 at 9:00:29 am PST

Unilateral cowboy Jacques Chirac is brandishing his nukes: France ‘would use nuclear arms’. (Hat tip: Pooh.) French President Jacques Chirac has said France would be ready to use nuclear weapons against any state which launched a terrorist attack against it. Speaking at a nuclear submarine base in north-western France, Mr Chirac said ...

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And Again

Thu, Jan 19, 2006 at 8:28:23 am PST

The Palestinian death cult strikes again in Tel Aviv: 15 Wounded in Tel Aviv Restaurant Bombing. TEL AVIV, Israel - A Palestinian suicide bomber blew himself up at a Tel Aviv fast-food stand Thursday, killing himself and wounding 15 people in an apparent attempt to destabilize the region just a ...

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Dead Man Offers Phony Truce

Thu, Jan 19, 2006 at 8:24:17 am PST

Osama has popped up again (on Al Jazeera of all places!) threatening attacks on the West and offering a “hudna”—the same type of phony Islamic “truce” used by Hamas, intended to give Al Qaeda time to regroup and rearm: Bin Laden Warns of Attacks, Offers Truce. (Hat tip: LGF readers.) CAIRO, ...

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Wednesday, January 18, 2006

Gratuitous Green-Glowing Pig Thread

Wed, Jan 18, 2006 at 7:41:59 pm PST

Taiwan breeds green-glowing pigs. Scientists in Taiwan say they have bred three pigs that “glow in the dark”. They claim that while other researchers have bred partly fluorescent pigs, theirs are the only pigs in the world which are green through and through. The pigs are transgenic, created by adding genetic material from ...

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Got a Big Fish in Pakistan

Wed, Jan 18, 2006 at 3:25:09 pm PST

One of those killed in last week’s Predator strike against terrorists in Pakistan was Al Qaeda’s master bomb maker. (Hat tip: Link Mecca.) ABC News has learned that al Qaeda’s master bomb maker and chemical weapons expert was one of the men killed in last week’s U.S. missile attack in eastern ...

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Flying Pig Moment of the Day

Wed, Jan 18, 2006 at 11:05:51 am PST

The European Union has suspended a payment of $42 million to the Palestinian Authority. The European Union has suspended 35 million euros ($42 million) in aid to the Palestinians, citing their lack of budgetary discipline, the EU’s commissioner for external relations said on Tuesday. The rare sanction underscored intensified foreign donor scrutiny ...

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Wednesday Becomes Open

Wed, Jan 18, 2006 at 10:37:42 am PST

It’s the late morning Wednesday open thread...

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Slate Uses Fake Missile Photo

Wed, Jan 18, 2006 at 9:21:54 am PST

The fake photo used by the New York Times to illustrate the story of the Pakistani missile attack was prominently featured at Slate this morning, then quickly removed without an explanation. The American Thinker caught ’em. UPDATE at 1/18/06 11:40:44 am: A reader has informed me that the fake photo also appears ...

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The Saudis Are Reading

Wed, Jan 18, 2006 at 9:15:55 am PST

Little Green Footballs is mentioned in a recent edition of the Saudi-owned (published in Britain) Arabic daily Dar Al Hayat, in a story about the blogger who goes by the name The Religious Policeman. Here’s a partial translation of the article, at an Arab blog: Anon Bloggers and Credibility.

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Death Cult Kids' TV

Wed, Jan 18, 2006 at 8:43:22 am PST

It’s the Hamas version of Mr. Rogers—Uncle Hazim, who runs the children’s show on Hamas TV: Warm and Fuzzy TV, Brought to You by Hamas. (Hat tip: LGF readers.) Mr. Sharawi, 27, wearing a long black leather coat with a hood over a green suit and tie, fixed with a pin, ...

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Tuesday, January 17, 2006

Holocaust Deniers Come Out of the Woodwork

Tue, Jan 17, 2006 at 9:31:02 pm PST

Insane, anti-rational Holocaust denial from Iranian “political analysts,” one of whom is in the United Kingdom, courtesy of MEMRI TV: [Video]

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Doing Business with Iran

Tue, Jan 17, 2006 at 8:10:33 pm PST

Anne Bayefsky shines the spotlight on Kofi Annan: Doing Business with Iran. (Hat tip: Newsbeat1.) Backstabbing by United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan reached another low-water mark late last week, as Annan worked furiously to undo European and American efforts to bring Iran before the Security Council. Reminiscent of his 1998 comment ...

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Gratuitous Shatner Thread

Tue, Jan 17, 2006 at 6:57:17 pm PST

Shatner Sells Kidney Stone for Charity.

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Happy Birthday, Ben

Tue, Jan 17, 2006 at 6:45:45 pm PST

If Benjamin Franklin had been immortal (and Lord knows we could use him about now) he would have been 300 years old today.

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"Paradise Now" Not a Hit in Nablus

Tue, Jan 17, 2006 at 3:56:33 pm PST

The “progressives” who run the Golden Globe Awards have given the prize for best foreign film to the sick pro-Palestinian suicide bomber film “Paradise Now.” But back in the city of Nablus, the terrorist center where the movie was shot, the locals don’t think much of it: Palestinian Film Gets ...

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Tuesday Open Thread

Tue, Jan 17, 2006 at 11:31:10 am PST

Here’s an open thread for Tuesday...

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ACLU and CAIR Try to Block Intel Gathering

Tue, Jan 17, 2006 at 9:25:03 am PST

The American Civil Liberties Union joins forces with radical Islamic front group CAIR, to protect the rights of terror suspects to make calls to their superiors overseas: ACLU Sues to Stop Domestic Spying Program. NEW YORK - Civil liberties groups filed lawsuits in two cities Tuesday seeking to block President Bush’s ...

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Al Qaeda Threatens UN in Pakistan

Tue, Jan 17, 2006 at 8:33:27 am PST

Caller threatens al Qaeda attack on UN. (Hat tip: Miriam.) QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — A threatening phone call that forced the United Nations to temporarily close offices in southwestern Pakistan said al Qaeda would attack the world body’s offices there, the top U.N. official in Pakistan said Tuesday. The phone call was ...

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Monday, January 16, 2006

Our Friends the Saudis

Mon, Jan 16, 2006 at 7:54:21 pm PST

Our friends the Saudis have found a way to blame Iran’s nuclear apocalypse-in-the-making on Israel: Saudi FM opposes Iranian attempts to build nukes. (Hat tip: Link Mecca.) In an interview broadcast Monday by the British Broadcasting Corp., Prince Saud al-Faisal said Western nations’ failure to stop Israel from becoming a nuclear ...

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Egypt Denounces Iran's Manhattan Project

Mon, Jan 16, 2006 at 6:36:37 pm PST

The Egyptian government breaks ranks with the Arab world, in a statement denouncing the very obvious (yet still denied) nuclear intentions of Iran: Egypt on Iran: We will not accept a new nuclear power. Egypt on Monday said it supported using nuclear technology for peaceful purposes but rejected the emergence of ...

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The Hebron Riots

Mon, Jan 16, 2006 at 6:26:37 pm PST

Settlers in the West Bank town of Hebron have been rioting over a report that they will be evicted, and today the Israeli government cracked down: Israelis Restore Order After Hebron Riots. HEBRON, West Bank - Israeli police seized buildings and rooftops in a Jewish settler enclave in Hebron on Monday, ...

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Markos vs. Sullivan

Mon, Jan 16, 2006 at 6:08:58 pm PST

It’s a slap-fest at Daily “Screw Them” Kos, as Markos tortures the English language into an attack on Andrew Sullivan: Daily Kos: That’s an easy question... (Hat tip: Soxblog.) What idiots like Sullivan don’t understand is that institutions like MoveOn and Daily Kos are a reaction to the Right Wing’s tactics ...

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Democracy Palestinian Style

Mon, Jan 16, 2006 at 2:08:29 pm PST

Gaza gunmen reject storing arms for vote: minister. GAZA (Reuters) - Militants in Gaza have rejected a Palestinian Authority plan to put their weapons in storage during next week’s parliamentary election as a way to reduce the risk of violence, the Interior Minister said on Monday. ... Palestinian Interior Minister Nasser Yousef ...

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Monday Morning Open Thread

Mon, Jan 16, 2006 at 11:37:01 am PST

Here’s an open thread for the remains of Monday morning...

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"May Allah Destroy Her"

Mon, Jan 16, 2006 at 8:56:42 am PST

At the UK Islamic supremacist site ummah.com, devoted followers of the Religion of Peace fantasize about murdering Dutch MP Ayaan Hirsi Ali: Hirsi Ali’s film Submission - Ummah.com. 12-06-2005, 03:51 PM Refugee Agent X Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Karachi / London Posts: 1,551 Points: 233 Rep Power: 4 Does any1 remember what happened to the director in Holland ...

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NYT Runs Fake Missile Photo

Mon, Jan 16, 2006 at 8:40:21 am PST

The New York Times ran a staged Al Qaeda propaganda photo on the home page of their web site, and Thomas Lifson at The American Thinker has the details. Pakistani men with the remains of a missile fired at a house in the Bajur tribal zone near the Afghan border. ...

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Sunday, January 15, 2006

Sunday Night Surf

Sun, Jan 15, 2006 at 8:48:09 pm PST

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RoP in Glasgow

Sun, Jan 15, 2006 at 8:16:54 pm PST

Islamic group urges Catholic school to move to Muslim faith. (Hat tip: Killian Bundy.) AN ISLAMIC campaign group has called for a Catholic primary school to be based on the Muslim faith. The Campaign for Muslim Schools said 90 per cent of pupils at St Albert’s Primary, in the Pollokshields area of ...

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Your Uncle Walter's Going On and On...

Sun, Jan 15, 2006 at 8:13:36 pm PST

Uncle Walter joins the moonbats: Cronkite: Time for U.S. to Leave Iraq. PASADENA, Calif. - Former CBS anchor Walter Cronkite, whose 1968 conclusion that the Vietnam War was unwinnable keenly influenced public opinion then, said Sunday he’d say the same thing today about Iraq. “It’s my belief that we should get out ...

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Cycle of Violence: Chilling Descent

Sun, Jan 15, 2006 at 5:15:34 pm PST

Today’s ride: 41.07 miles on an astoundingly beautiful day, through crisp Los Angeles air scrubbed clean by yesterday’s rainstorm. Getting cooler out there, and I had to break out some of the warmer clothes to deal with it—arm warmers, undershirt, head scarf. Rode south into Palos Verdes and did some ...

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RoP Roadshow Sidelined

Sun, Jan 15, 2006 at 4:34:55 pm PST

The British government’s plan to promote a more tolerant version of Islam to young Muslims is not turning out very well: Fears over radical hijack of imams’ tour. (Hat tip: Van Impe.) Plans to counter the threat of Islamic extremism by sending imams on a ‘roadshow’ tour of the UK to ...

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Canadian PM Runs Anti-American Attack Ads

Sun, Jan 15, 2006 at 3:03:51 pm PST

Canada’s Liberal government is about to be voted out of office, and in desperation they’re running overtly anti-American attack ads: CTV Video. (Hat tip: Paul.)

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Ahmadinejad: West is in Dark Ages

Sun, Jan 15, 2006 at 9:13:35 am PST

Iranian “president” Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is now directly threatening the West. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the hardline President of Iran, launched an angry tirade against the West yesterday, accusing it of a ‘dark ages’ mentality and threatening retaliation unless it recognised his country’s nuclear ambitions. In a blistering assault, Ahmadinejad repeated the Islamic regime’s position ...

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RoP Holocaust Conference in Iran

Sun, Jan 15, 2006 at 8:43:19 am PST

Iran has announced plans to hold a conference on the “scientific aspect” of the Holocaust, a hatefest that promises to go far beyond the infamous United Nations Durban conference: Iran plans Holocaust conference. (Hat tip: LGF readers.) TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran, whose president has denied the Holocaust, said Sunday it ...

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Mondo Hollywood: Sinise and Heaton

Sun, Jan 15, 2006 at 8:31:43 am PST

At Pajamas Media’s Mondo Hollywood blog, we have video interviews with actors Gary Sinise and Patricia Heaton, from the American Film Renaissance festival at Mann’s Chinese Theater.

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A Quick Tour of the Ranting Left

Sun, Jan 15, 2006 at 8:28:48 am PST

The Metafilter mooks are ranting and raving about Little Green Footballs again, in a topic about Iran’s nuclear aspirations (a subject they either dismiss or blame on President Bush): How will we be prepped for war with Iran? And here’s some more incoherent ranting about LGF (and several other center-right bloggers ...

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Saturday, January 14, 2006

Palestinian Civil War Watch

Sat, Jan 14, 2006 at 8:38:21 pm PST

Disgruntled Policemen Block Roads in Gaza. JERUSALEM - Dozens of Palestinian gunmen, including off-duty policemen, blocked two major roads in the Gaza Strip for more than an hour Saturday in the latest sign of chaos gripping the area ahead of Jan. 25 elections. With the violence bolstering Hamas’ prospects in the legislative ...

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A Madman with Nuclear Dreams

Sat, Jan 14, 2006 at 5:35:25 pm PST

The Telegraph has a look at the ‘Divine mission’ driving Iran’s new leader—an apocalyptic death cult vision of the end of time. In November, the country was startled by a video showing Mr Ahmadinejad telling a cleric that he had felt the hand of God entrancing world leaders as he delivered ...

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Saturday Afternoon Avocado

Sat, Jan 14, 2006 at 4:11:11 pm PST

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Reunified Islam: Not Just for Radicals

Sat, Jan 14, 2006 at 2:06:34 pm PST

Here’s a piece from the Washington Post that is unusually direct (for MSM) about the dream palace of Islam—a reunified caliphate in a world dominated by the ummah: Reunified Islam: Unlikely but not wholly radical. (Hat tip: Allah.) The goal of reuniting Muslims under a single flag stands at the heart ...

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Pajamas Does Mondo Hollywood

Sat, Jan 14, 2006 at 10:25:11 am PST

Today at Pajamas Media we’re launching a new blog for the opening of the American Film Renaissance, featuring video clips and interviews by documentarians Andrew Marcus and Clay Champlin: Mondo Hollywood. UPDATE at 1/14/06 12:06:15 pm: And by the way, Mondo Hollywood now accepts comments, with free registration through the Typekey system. ...

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Galloway Goes Feline, World Creeped Out

Sat, Jan 14, 2006 at 9:57:12 am PST

One of the creepiest things I have ever witnessed: Galloway ‘cat’ act sparks anger. (Hat tip: LGF readers.) George Galloway has been branded a “laughing stock” by a Labour opponent after the Respect MP imitated a cat on Celebrity Big Brother. Mr Galloway, 51, went on all fours, purred and pretended to ...

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John Bolton Stands Up

Sat, Jan 14, 2006 at 9:21:59 am PST

US Ambassador John Bolton shows the world how to have a spine, castigating Kofi Annan and the United Nations for a disgusting Palestinian Solidarity event, held every year, that features a map omitting the state of Israel: US decries Palestinian map display at U.N. event. UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - U.S. Ambassador ...

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Friday, January 13, 2006

Friday Night Beach

Fri, Jan 13, 2006 at 10:27:31 pm PST

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Throw Stones at Devil, Get Immediate Response

Fri, Jan 13, 2006 at 7:32:11 pm PST

Scott Adams comments on this year’s human stampede in Mecca, that claimed more than 350 lives at last count: The Dilbert Blog: The Devil. I think it’s interesting that when you pray to God for a new bike, it hardly ever materializes in your bedroom within seconds. But when you throw ...

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Breaking: Al-Zawahiri Pushing Up Daisies?

Fri, Jan 13, 2006 at 5:52:27 pm PST

Lots of readers emailing about this story from ABC News, where they’re reporting that the Egyptian physician/Al Qaeda terror leader Ayman al-Zawahri may have been killed in Pakistan: Pakistani Military Sources Say Zawahiri May Be Dead. Jan. 13, 2006 — Today, according to Pakistani military sources, U.S. aircraft attacked a compound known ...

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Friday Open Thread

Fri, Jan 13, 2006 at 10:17:57 am PST

Here’s open thread #18,847 ...

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NY Muslim Leader: Holocaust Numbers "Are Too Much"

Fri, Jan 13, 2006 at 9:41:10 am PST

New York Muslim Leader Backs Iranian In Saying Holocaust Is ‘Exaggerated’. (Hat tip: LGF readers.) The leader of a large Shiite mosque in Queens has joined the new Iranian president in disputing the Holocaust, saying the Nazi massacre of an estimated 6 million Jews during World War II “has been exaggerated.” “The ...

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VDH: The Multilateral Moment?

Fri, Jan 13, 2006 at 8:51:15 am PST

Victor Davis Hanson’s new column examines the costly options for dealing with Iran: The Multilateral Moment? There are two parameters we should accept — namely, that Iran should not be allowed to arm its existing missiles with nukes and that Israel should not have to do the dirty work of taking ...

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Reuters Promotes Hamas

Fri, Jan 13, 2006 at 8:29:33 am PST

Mainstream media is working hard to legitimize Hamas, as al-Reuters Palestinian propagandist Nidal al-Mughrabi helpfully informs us that the new catchword for Hamas is “pragmatism:” Hamas manifesto offers softer line ahead of vote. GAZA (Reuters) - Hamas has omitted its long-standing call to destroy Israel from a manifesto for the Palestinian ...

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Thursday, January 12, 2006

Large Quantities of Disposable Cell Phones Purchased

Thu, Jan 12, 2006 at 9:15:21 pm PST

A pattern of suspicious purchases, reported by ABC News: Surge in Sale of Disposable Cell Phones May Have Terror Link. (Hat tip: Ed Mahmoud.) Jan. 12, 2006 — Federal agents have launched an investigation into a surge in the purchase of large quantities of disposable cell phones by individuals from the ...

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Terror Ship Intercepted

Thu, Jan 12, 2006 at 7:33:38 pm PST

A ship full of weapons has been intercepted on its way to the Gaza Strip: Lebanese nab terrorists headed for Gaza. (Hat tip: LGF readers.) The Lebanese army caught a boat on its way to Israel last week that was loaded with weapons, including long-range missiles, Channel 1 revealed Thursday night. According ...

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Blandly Misleading Headline of the Day

Thu, Jan 12, 2006 at 7:16:54 pm PST

The blandly misleading headline of the day, from the Associated Press (who, along with Reuters, has apparently stopped identifying when their wire stories are written by Palestinian stringers): Three Palestinians Killed in Violence. Of those “three Palestinians,” one blew himself up and the other two were “militants” involved in a gun ...

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Just Another Day in SF

Thu, Jan 12, 2006 at 6:50:43 pm PST

LGF operative zombie sends a new photo report; a slice of life in that city by the bay: My San Francisco Day.

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Major Terror Plot Ignored (Again)

Thu, Jan 12, 2006 at 6:13:07 pm PST

In December we had this story at LGF, from a South African site: Algerian Group Suspected of Planning US Attacks. Rome - Three Algerians arrested in an anti-terrorist operation in southern Italy are suspected of being linked to a planned new series of attacks in the United States, interior minister Giuseppe ...

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The Wolcott Treatment

Thu, Jan 12, 2006 at 10:13:44 am PST

A most excellent column by Michael Fumento at the American Spectator, on everyone’s favorite vitriolic Vanity Fair columnist: The James Wolcott Treatment. Every once in awhile, in the spirit of “know thy enemy,” you have to brace yourself and take a peek inside the fetid mind of an influential defeat-nik. “Enter, ...

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MSM Howler of the Day

Thu, Jan 12, 2006 at 9:52:41 am PST

Israel’s acting Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has told President Bush that there can be no progress toward peace with Hamas in the Palestinian government. And this prompted Agence France Presse to issue our mainstream media howler of the day: Israel and the United States both regard Hamas, responsible for the majority of ...

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Columbia Dean Admits Taking Saudi Junket

Thu, Jan 12, 2006 at 9:49:34 am PST

A dean of Columbia University who was assigned to investigate claims of hostility to Israel at the school took a luxurious trip to Saudi Arabia at the expense of the royal family in 2004: Columbia Dean Admits Taking Saudi Junket. (Hat tip: Carl in Jerusalem.) Months before a Columbia University dean ...

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Saudi Cleric Paranoia Watch

Thu, Jan 12, 2006 at 9:40:12 am PST

Top Saudi cleric Sheikh Abdul Rahman al-Sudeis says: never mind the Hajj stampede that kills 345 people—it’s the West that’s scaring people away from Islam. (Hat tip: Terp Mole.) MECCA (Saudi Arabia): A top Saudi cleric told Muslim pilgrims marking the climax of Haj on Tuesday that the West was using ...

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345 Killed in Annual Sacrifice

Thu, Jan 12, 2006 at 8:35:11 am PST

It’s time for the annual human sacrifice at the Hajj pilgrimage, as this year’s Hajj stampede kills hundreds during the “Stoning the Devil” ritual. MINA, Saudi Arabia (CNN) — At least 345 people have been killed in a stampede during a symbolic stoning ritual at the annual Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi ...

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Unserious Consequences

Thu, Jan 12, 2006 at 8:23:37 am PST

A good OpinionJournal piece on the feckless European Union approach to Iran’s nuclear ambitions: Unserious Consequences. Iran’s decision yesterday to resume what it dubs “nuclear research” is garnering stern criticism in unexpected quarters. Mohammed ElBaradei, head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), says he’s “running out of patience” with Tehran. French ...

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Religion of Tolerance Attacks Liquor Stores In Oakland

Thu, Jan 12, 2006 at 8:21:32 am PST

Muslims Clash Over Oakland Liquor Stores. (Hat tip: LGF readers.) They weren’t your ordinary thugs. Dressed in bow ties and dark suits, nearly a dozen men carrying metal pipes entered a corner store, shattered refrigerator cases and smashed bottles of liquor, wine and beer, terrifying the clerk but stealing nothing. The just ...

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The Wonder of Shari'a

Thu, Jan 12, 2006 at 8:19:44 am PST

Iran to hang teenage girl attacked by rapists. (Hat tip: LGF readers.) 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. The ...

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RoP on Trial in Britain

Thu, Jan 12, 2006 at 8:09:49 am PST

Above you see followers of Islamic supremacist Abu Hamza, outside the court where he is on trial for inciting terrorism: Hamza ‘had Big Ben as terror target’. (Hat tip: SoCalJustice.) Abu Hamza, the Muslim preacher, had a 10-volume terrorism manual at his home which was dedicated to Osama bin Laden and ...

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Wednesday, January 11, 2006

Wednesday Night Marina

Wed, Jan 11, 2006 at 10:59:57 pm PST

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Attempted Assassin Gets Life in Georgia

Wed, Jan 11, 2006 at 5:52:58 pm PST

The man who tried to kill President Bush with a hand grenade last year in the former Soviet state of Georgia has been sentenced to life in prison. (Hat tip: stuiec.) TBILISI (Reuters) - A man who tried to blow up U.S. President George W. Bush with a grenade in the ...

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The Carnival of the Alito Hearings

Wed, Jan 11, 2006 at 3:08:25 pm PST

At Pajamas Media we’ve set up a special one-issue blog to cover blogosphere reactions and ruminations on the Alito confirmation hearings: Mondo Alito.

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Open Alito Thread

Wed, Jan 11, 2006 at 10:21:31 am PST

Supreme Court hearings have become one of the most disheartening and infuriating long-running farces in American politics. Here’s an open thread to discuss the Alito confirmation hearings...

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Fischer: Sharon "Not a Man of Peace"

Wed, Jan 11, 2006 at 8:48:26 am PST

Former German foreign minister Joschka Fischer mouths off about Ariel Sharon: Sharon not a man of peace: ex-German FM Fischer. Apparently, however, Yasser Arafat was. “He was not a man of peace, neither as a politician nor as a soldier,” Fischer said of Sharon, whose political future has been thrown into doubt ...

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Tuesday, January 10, 2006

The Envelope, Please...

Tue, Jan 10, 2006 at 9:58:36 pm PST

With 21,381 votes cast in the second round, and despite the best efforts of many Venezuelans to tilt the poll toward the estimable Hugo Chavez, we’re very pleased to announce that the winner of the 2005 Idiotarian of the Year Award (Fiskie for short) is none other than the mainstream ...

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The Feeble Thrashing of the Marginal Moonbat

Tue, Jan 10, 2006 at 9:19:38 pm PST

An all-star moonbat tribunal composed of retired CIA analyst Ray McGovern, authors William Blum and Larry Everest, Code Pink, Mike Hersh (Progressive Democrats of America/After Downing Street), Kevin Zeese (Director, Democracy Rising; candidate for U.S. Senate in Maryland), Travis Morales (World Can’t Wait — Drive Out the Bush Regime) and ...

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Syria Urged Sistani to Declare Jihad

Tue, Jan 10, 2006 at 8:13:48 pm PST

According to Paul Bremer, Syria ‘tried to fuel a holy war in Iraq against US and Britain’. (Hat tip: Allah.) President Bashar al-Assad of Syria secretly incited Iraq’s top Shia leader to declare holy war against US and British forces, according to Washington’s former administrator in the country. In his new book, ...

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When Sacrificial Animals Attack

Tue, Jan 10, 2006 at 7:01:26 pm PST

Sacrificial beasts strike back in Turkey. (Hat tip: Hulugu.) 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 ...

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Qaddafi: A Champion of Women's Lib

Tue, Jan 10, 2006 at 2:18:54 pm PST

Libyan crazyman (and noted babe magnet) Muammar Qaddafi has been caught rambling incoherently on Libyan TV and Al Jazeera again. Who needs tanks and fighter jets when you can just booby-trap the populace? (Hat tip: Allah.) “In our current circumstances, we don’t need to buy tanks, airplanes, missiles, or other huge ...

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Tuesday Becomes Open

Tue, Jan 10, 2006 at 9:25:50 am PST

It is the open thread for the Tuesday morning...

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Iran Laughs at the IAEA

Tue, Jan 10, 2006 at 8:42:11 am PST

Iran has removed IAEA seals from their uranium enrichment equipment: Iran’s Move Brings Scorn From U.S., Others. A strongly-worded letter is no doubt in the offing. TEHRAN, Iran - Iran removed U.N. seals on uranium enrichment equipment and resumed nuclear research Tuesday, defying demands it maintain a two-year freeze on its nuclear ...

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Totten's Iraq Initiative

Tue, Jan 10, 2006 at 8:38:51 am PST

Michael J. Totten is going to northern Iraq to see for himself (and write about) developments in the northern area of Kurdistan, and he’s requesting donations to help with expenses: Send Me to Iraq.

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Ale-Less in Gaza

Tue, Jan 10, 2006 at 8:32:34 am PST

Telegraph reporter Patrick Bishop notices that Gaza has not improved since the Israeli withdrawal: After all these years, I am ale-less in Gaza. (Hat tip: LGF readers.) At the end of a day like yesterday, I would normally retire to the UN Beach Club, a low-rise concrete joint whose seediness is ...

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Monday, January 09, 2006

The Lady Was a Spy

Mon, Jan 9, 2006 at 7:49:19 pm PST

Susanne Osthoff, the ex-hostage who exhibited an amazing sympathy for her captors and showed up on German TV wearing a burqa, was apparently a spy for German intelligence. (Hat tip: Killian Bundy.) WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 (UPI) — Susanne Osthoff, the German archeologist kidnapped by Iraqi gunmen on Nov. 25 and released ...

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Jihadis Increasing the Kill Rate

Mon, Jan 9, 2006 at 7:27:37 pm PST

The global jihad’s latest tactic deliberately plays on the West’s worst fears: HIV Bombers. (Hat tip: LGF readers.) AL-QAEDA is recruiting suicide bombers who are infected with the AIDS virus, according to documents revealed to the Sunday Mirror. Terror chiefs are also targeting fanatics who suffer other lethal blood diseases such as ...

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Iranian Pilgrims in Mecca Shout "Death to America"

Mon, Jan 9, 2006 at 10:21:53 am PST

Iranian pilgrims in Mecca for the Hajj demonstrate the peaceful, tolerant nature of Islam, via MEMRI TV. [Video] Crowd: Israel is the enemy of Allah. Man: May the hands of the infidels be chopped off. Crowd: May the hands of the infidels be chopped off. Man: May the hands of the infidels be chopped off. Crowd: ...

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Monday Open Thread

Mon, Jan 9, 2006 at 10:11:09 am PST

Here’s an open thread for another Monday morning...

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Osama Bin Dead?

Mon, Jan 9, 2006 at 9:25:22 am PST

Michael Ledeen says his sources in Iran have told him Osama bin Laden died of kidney failure last month. According to Iranians I trust, Osama bin Laden finally departed this world in mid-December. The al Qaeda leader died of kidney failure and was buried in Iran, where he had spent most ...

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Preaching Holy War During Hajj

Mon, Jan 9, 2006 at 8:44:19 am PST

It’s time for the yearly Hajj, the pilgrimage to Mecca that all Muslims are obligated to endure once in their lives. And this year, the message from one of Islam’s holiest sites is that Islam is at war with the West: Hajj Pilgrims Told of War on Islam. (Hat tip: ...

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All Martyrdom, All the Time

Mon, Jan 9, 2006 at 8:34:04 am PST

If it helps them kill infidels, Dark Ages savages don’t hesitate to use the technology of the West: Hamas launches television station in the Gaza Strip. (Hat tip: Laurence Simon.) The Islamic Hamas group has launched a TV station in the Gaza Strip, a first step toward setting up a satellite ...

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Sunday, January 08, 2006

The Year In Military Heroism

Sun, Jan 8, 2006 at 8:56:36 pm PST

American war heroes, honored at Riehl World View: 2005: The Year In Military Heroism.

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Sunday Night Harbor

Sun, Jan 8, 2006 at 8:51:47 pm PST

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Al-Arabiyah is Giving Suicide Bombing a Bad Name

Sun, Jan 8, 2006 at 3:47:11 pm PST

Abu Mazen’s Fatah party, Israel’s partner in peace, is outraged at Al-Arabiyah television for airing a program critical of female suicide bombers. (Hat tip: PDM.) Fatah gunmen on Saturday threatened to shut the offices of the pan-Arab Al-Arabiyah satellite TV station in the West Bank and Gaza Strip after accusing it ...

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Turkey to Free Would-Be Pope Assassin

Sun, Jan 8, 2006 at 3:39:31 pm PST

Turkey to free gunman who shot pope in 1981. A Turkish court has approved the release of the man who shot Pope John Paul II in 1981, saying he has completed his prison term, the semi-official Anatolia news agency reported Sunday. Turkish citizen Mehmet Ali Agca, 46, was extradited to Turkey in ...

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There Goes Belafonte Again

Sun, Jan 8, 2006 at 3:07:25 pm PST

Calypso singer turned hate-spewing UNICEF “goodwill ambassador” Harry Belafonte is in Venezuela, expressing his solidarity and admiration for Hugo Chavez and calling George Bush “the greatest terrorist in the world.” (Hat tip: LGF readers.) Belafonte led a delegation of Americans including actor Danny Glover, Princeton University scholar Cornel West and farmworker ...

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No Cameras Allowed

Sun, Jan 8, 2006 at 2:09:47 pm PST

Here’s something you don’t see every day; in fact, I thought no cameras were allowed in here: a 360 degree view of The Prophet’s Mosque - the Final Resting Place of the Messenger of Allah. (Hat tip: Headmistress Sondrak.)

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Sunday Morning Open

Sun, Jan 8, 2006 at 9:48:11 am PST

It’s thread #18,802, for a sunny Sunday morn...

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Iran's Manhattan Project Rushes Ahead

Sun, Jan 8, 2006 at 9:40:56 am PST

Iran to resume nuclear research. Iran says it will resume nuclear fuel research on Monday, despite international appeals to desist. Officials say seals at nuclear research centres will be removed, ending a two year suspension. The European Union has warned such a move could jeopardise a return to negotiations on Iran’s sensitive nuclear ...

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The Times Misquotes the Roadmap

Sun, Jan 8, 2006 at 9:38:42 am PST

Mediacrity is all over The New York Times, as they misquote the “roadmap to peace”—a disturbingly common occurrence.

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Sheehan: Bush is Ten Times Worse Than Osama

Sun, Jan 8, 2006 at 9:27:16 am PST

At Michael Moore’s site, the moonbat “peace mom” dispenses her special brand of wisdom, with the headache-inducing title: The Opposite of Good is Apathy. (Hat tip: Decision ‘08.) “I would say 30,000 more or less have died as a result of the initial incursion and the ongoing violence against Iraqis,” said ...

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Saturday, January 07, 2006

We Got Mail!

Sat, Jan 7, 2006 at 10:31:09 pm PST

Venezuelan readers are really getting into this year’s Fiskie poll; I’m seeing thousands of referrals from Venezuelan sites and email services, all voting for Hugo Chavez. (Right now however, Cindy Sheehan has taken a commanding lead, probably due to a link from James Taranto in Best of the Web.) Here are ...

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Hamas Thinks Big

Sat, Jan 7, 2006 at 8:23:16 pm PST

Ladies and gentlemen, I give you the next Palestinian government. Its initials are HAMAS. GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip - The militant Islamic Hamas group spoke openly for the first time Saturday about the possibility of forming the next Palestinian government after this month’s parliamentary elections. Hamas is expected to deliver a major drubbing ...

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Spiritual Leader Accepts Deportation

Sat, Jan 7, 2006 at 7:11:53 pm PST

Canada denied his first preference, so Fawaz Damra (lgf: search), the “spiritual leader” of the Islamic Center of Cleveland, will be relocating to one of four Middle Eastern countries instead: Damra accepts deportation order. Fawaz Damra, spiritual leader of the Islamic Center of Cleveland, agreed Thursday to a deportation order that ...

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The Kos Body Armor Kontroversy

Sat, Jan 7, 2006 at 6:56:02 pm PST

One of the Kos Klones opined yesterday: Daily Kos: Study: Hundreds of Marines Could Have Been Saved By Extra Body Armor. Please, dear God: set the bureaucratic bungling aside. Streamline whatever is going on. I don’t give a rat’s ass how much these things cost - as much as I hate ...

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AP Still Fawning Over Mama Moonbat

Sat, Jan 7, 2006 at 6:35:36 pm PST

Here’s an Associated Press release that just drips with sympathy for Cindy Sheehan, in her latest appearance with another deluded media entity, Sean Penn: Sean Penn, Cindy Sheehan highlight Sacramento peace forum. (Hat tip: Killian Bundy.) Peace activist Cindy Sheehan said Saturday that America will get out of Iraq when millions ...

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Killed Because He Wouldn't Convert to Islam

Sat, Jan 7, 2006 at 5:58:02 pm PST

You may or may not think Pat Robertson’s latest comment about Ariel Sharon being struck down by God was incredibly stupid. (I do.) But stupid though it may have been, it’s a long way from this kind of religious supremacism: Son killed ‘for not changing to Islam’. (Hat tip: LGF readers.) And ...

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Saturday Morning Open Thread

Sat, Jan 7, 2006 at 9:50:27 am PST

It’s the Saturday morning open thread... (Is there an echo in here?)

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RoP in Thailand

Sat, Jan 7, 2006 at 9:49:14 am PST

More mass murder in southern Thailand: Militants shoot dead five. (Hat tip: aussiemagpie.) FIVE people have been shot dead in separate attacks by suspected Islamic militants in Thailand’s restive south while a former Thai prime minister has called for peace in the troubled region. Four suspected militants on two motorcycles opened fire ...

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US-Based Saudi Prof: There Was No Such Thing As the Holocaust

Sat, Jan 7, 2006 at 8:48:31 am PST

Dr. Abdullah Muhammad Sindi, a US-based Saudi professor of political science who has taught at UC Irvine and Cal State Pomona agrees wholeheartedly with the Holocaust denial of Iranian president Ahmadinejad. And he’s teaching American students. From an interview with the Iranian Mehr News Agency, December 26, 2005: Interviewer: “Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad ...

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Democracy Palestinian Style

Sat, Jan 7, 2006 at 8:36:28 am PST

I wonder if Jimmy Carter will certify this election? Palestinian militants order vote observers to quit Jenin. RAMALLAH, West Bank (AFP) - Followers of the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades have ordered international observers overseeing this month’s Palestinian election to leave the Jenin area of the northern West Bank. “We are sorry to tell ...

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Death Cult Press Conference

Sat, Jan 7, 2006 at 8:24:35 am PST

The AP tells us this Palestinian terrorist press conference was calling for a halt to the kidnapping of foreigners and the storming of government buildings. Never mind those masks and grenade launchers. These are the good guys. (Click picture to expand.)

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Friday, January 06, 2006

Dhimmitude in the UK

Fri, Jan 6, 2006 at 7:00:16 pm PST

A British gay advocacy group that dared to speak out against the Dark Ages hatred of radical Islam has been attacked—by other gay rights groups, with the aid of the Orwellian “London-wide Race Hate Crime Forum”—and forced to issue groveling apologies. Jeff at Beautiful Atrocities has a few words of ...

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Venezuela Rocks the Fiskie Vote

Fri, Jan 6, 2006 at 1:13:09 pm PST

If any of you lizards want to see Cindy Sheehan or The New York Times win the Idiotarian Award this year, you’d better start canvassing and shaking hands and knocking on doors—because the Venezuelans have been emailing and posting on forums again to get people to vote for Hugo Chavez, ...

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Our Friends the Saudis

Fri, Jan 6, 2006 at 1:06:13 pm PST

What passes for sophisticated political humor at ArabNews, the English-language web site of the apartheid kingdom:

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Microsoft Shuts Down Chinese Blog

Fri, Jan 6, 2006 at 12:35:43 pm PST

Another of America’s largest corporations has complied with the demand of the Chinese government, to stifle the free speech of a Chinese blogger: Microsoft Shuts Down Chinese Blog. (Hat tip: ciaospirit.) BEIJING - Microsoft Corp. has shut down the Internet journal of a Chinese blogger that discussed politically sensitive issues, including ...

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Pope Benedict on Islam and the West

Fri, Jan 6, 2006 at 9:26:49 am PST

Here’s a fascinating exchange between radio host Hugh Hewitt and Father Joseph Fessio, a student and friend of Pope Benedict XVI, about the pope’s views on the possibility of an Islamic Reformation: HH: Father Fessio, before the break, you were telling us that after the presentation at Castel Gandolfo by two ...

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Sharon Shows "Significant Improvement"

Fri, Jan 6, 2006 at 9:18:38 am PST

The latest wire report on Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon: Sharon Improves but Still in Coma. Prime Minister Ariel Sharon showed “significant improvement” after five hours of emergency brain surgery Friday, with doctors stopping the bleeding and relieving the pressure inside his skull, a hospital official said. Sharon, 77, remains in serious ...

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Galloway Joins Big Brother

Fri, Jan 6, 2006 at 8:53:40 am PST

Malevolent British MP George Galloway is joining the cast of UK reality show Big Brother (the “celebrity” version). (Hat tip: LGF readers.) George Galloway came under fire today for his decision to desert politics for reality television and spend up to three weeks in the Big Brother house instead of looking ...

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When Pravda West Columnists Attack

Fri, Jan 6, 2006 at 8:37:59 am PST

LA Times columnist Michael Hiltzik has responded to Patterico’s devastating critique of the endemic bias at the Times, with a time-honored leftist tactic—by attacking him personally, impugning his motives, and calling him a “Stalinist:” More on Hiltzik from Comrade Patterico.

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Thursday, January 05, 2006

Sharon and Iran

Thu, Jan 5, 2006 at 8:24:17 pm PST

The blogosphere is mulling the implications of Ariel Sharon’s debilitating stroke tonight. Standouts: 1) ShrinkWrapped: Do We Now Return to the Garden of the Finzi-Continis? 2) Kobayashi Maru: Fasten Your Seatbelts: Sharon, Israel, Iran, and... UPDATE at 1/5/06 9:07:55 pm: The Officers’ Club: Iran Ditches the UN...Now What?

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Syrian Ex-VP Supports Regime Change

Thu, Jan 5, 2006 at 8:07:49 pm PST

Big news in Middle East politics, as a former vice president of Syria calls for the toppling of Bashar Assad. (Hat tip: Allah.) BEIRUT, Lebanon - A former Syrian vice president who has openly broken with President Bashar Assad intensified his criticism Thursday, saying the Damascus regime had outlived its time ...

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Fiskie Finals Now Open

Thu, Jan 5, 2006 at 6:48:08 pm PST

The race for Idiotarian of the Year 2005 is on. It’s turning out to be a surprising contest. Front runner Hugo Chavez came out of the pack suddenly to take a commanding lead over Cindy Sheehan and The New York Times, thanks to an influx of Venezuelan visitors who really ...

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Clash of Civilizations Watch

Thu, Jan 5, 2006 at 3:12:37 pm PST

World leaders hope Sharon recovers. Iranian President Hopes Sharon Perishes.

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Thursday Open Thread

Thu, Jan 5, 2006 at 11:19:40 am PST

Here’s an open thread for Thursday...

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Meet the Candidate

Thu, Jan 5, 2006 at 8:45:31 am PST

Andrew G. Bostom takes a look at the twisted theology that drives people like “Umm Nidal,” the Palestinian mother who raised three sons to become suicidal mass murderers, and is now running for elective office as a Hamas candidate for the Palestinian Legislative Council: Meet Candidate “Martyr Mom.” During a recent ...

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RoP Beheads High School Teacher

Thu, Jan 5, 2006 at 8:22:01 am PST

High School Teacher Beheaded in Afghanistan. KABUL, Afghanistan, Jan. 4 - Suspected Taliban insurgents dragged a high school teacher from his house on Tuesday night and beheaded him, the latest killing in southern Afghanistan in what seems to be a campaign against educated community leaders, Afghan officials said Wednesday. The headless body ...

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Death Cult Celebrates

Thu, Jan 5, 2006 at 8:16:57 am PST

At Boker tov, photos of Palestinian children handing out candy and flowers in celebration over Ariel Sharon’s stroke.

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Wednesday, January 04, 2006

The French Intifada Continues

Wed, Jan 4, 2006 at 10:59:22 pm PST

Here’s an incident that happened on New Year’s Day, but was completely ignored by world media: Gang terrorizes train in France. (Hat tip: LGF readers.) PARIS — A gang of more than 20 youths — thought to be North African immigrants — terrorized hundreds of train passengers in a rampage of ...

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Now They're Egypt's Problem

Wed, Jan 4, 2006 at 8:34:16 pm PST

Palestinians Enter Egypt After Border Smash. RAFAH, Gaza Strip - Hundreds of angry Palestinians streamed into Egypt on Wednesday after militants with stolen bulldozers broke through a border wall, and two Egyptian troops were killed and 30 were wounded by gunfire in the rampage. About 3,000 Egyptian Interior Ministry troops who initially ...

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Palestinian Terror Leader: Sharon's Stroke is "God's Gift"

Wed, Jan 4, 2006 at 6:21:06 pm PST

The leader of the PFLP, currently hiding from justice in Syria, calls Ariel Sharon’s cerebral hemorrhage a gift from God. Pan-Arab satellite television broadcasters beamed out largely straightforward, nonstop live coverage early Thursday from outside the hospital where Prime Minister Ariel Sharon struggled for his life. But a radical Palestinian leader in ...

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Ariel Sharon in Critical Condition

Wed, Jan 4, 2006 at 3:15:42 pm PST

At Mere Rhetoric Omri Ceren is translating Hebrew and web updates on the condition of Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon; the situation is critical.

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The Letterman Emergence

Wed, Jan 4, 2006 at 2:01:39 pm PST

Michelle Malkin has a transcript, as David Letterman tangles with Bill O’Reilly, denounces the Iraq War, and defends Cindy Sheehan. The Political Teen has the video.

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Chavez Comes Alive in Fiskie Polling

Wed, Jan 4, 2006 at 12:54:17 pm PST

Quite a few Venezuelans have been voting for Hugo Chavez in our contest for Idiotarian of the Year 2005, and he’s actually pulling ahead of Cindy Sheehan (although the New York Times is still leading the pack). Many of these voters are coming from this Venezuelan discussion forum: Ayuda a ...

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Breaking: Ariel Sharon Rushed to Hospital

Wed, Jan 4, 2006 at 12:40:34 pm PST

Israel’s Sharon Rushed to Hospital. (Hat tip: dbarron.) Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon was rushed to a hospital late Wednesday, his office said, after feeling unwell. Israeli media reported that he apparently suffered another stroke. The announcement said he was taken to Jerusalem’s Hadassah Hospital, where he was scheduled to undergo ...

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Wednesday Open

Wed, Jan 4, 2006 at 12:23:22 pm PST

Here’s a lunchtime open thread for Wednesday...

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Watch the Streets of Iran

Wed, Jan 4, 2006 at 11:42:53 am PST

There’s a bit of hopeful news from Iran; as madman Ahmadinejad tries to move the country into a nuclear-armed stone age, a backlash is brewing: Iran’s future? Watch the streets. For months Iranian activists and even moderate clerics have been concerned about the radical tendencies of Iran’s new president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. ...

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Kidnapping Corrie's Parents

Wed, Jan 4, 2006 at 9:02:15 am PST

The Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigades (part of the so-called “mainstream” Fatah party) stole two bulldozers today and used them to demolish a section of the wall on the Gaza-Egypt border. (Hat tip: LGF readers.) Last Sunday the Washington Post told its readers that the opening of the border was “one of ...

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Tuesday, January 03, 2006

Head of Syrian Intelligence Defects

Tue, Jan 3, 2006 at 9:40:43 pm PST

DEBKAfile is reporting that the head of Syrian intelligence has defected to London. Retired General Ali Duba, known as father of Syrian intelligence and loyal aide of Presidents Assad father and son has fled to London from Damascus. This defection follows the blunt charges leveled against Bashar Assad by former Syrian vice ...

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Palestinian Civil War Watch

Tue, Jan 3, 2006 at 8:58:55 pm PST

In Gaza today, gunmen protested the arrest of a colleague in the kidnapping of useful idiot Kate Burton, by storming a government office and threatening to blow it up. GAZA (Reuters) - About 20 Palestinian gunmen stormed into a government office in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday to protest the arrest ...

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Another Scoop from the New York Times

Tue, Jan 3, 2006 at 8:28:28 pm PST

Not since Abu Ghraib has the world witnessed such horror: Muslim Scholars Were Paid to Aid U.S. Propaganda - New York Times.

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Iran Working on a Nuclear Missile

Tue, Jan 3, 2006 at 6:54:13 pm PST

A report at the Guardian: Secret services say Iran is trying to assemble a nuclear missile. (Hat tip: LGF readers.) Imagine my surprise. The Iranian government has been successfully scouring Europe for the sophisticated equipment needed to develop a nuclear bomb, according to the latest western intelligence assessment of the country’s weapons ...

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Interview with the Murder Mom

Tue, Jan 3, 2006 at 5:18:44 pm PST

It’s the Egyptian version of 60 Minutes on Dream2 TV, featuring an interview with murderous Palestinian mother Umm Nidal, aka Mariam Farahat. (Courtesy of MEMRI TV.) [Video] Interviewer: Umm Nidal is a woman who voluntarily sacrificed her sons for the sake of resisting the occupiers. This woman always declared loud and clear: ...

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Tuesday Morning Open

Tue, Jan 3, 2006 at 10:21:46 am PST

Thread #18,756 is now open ...

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Palestinian Car Swarm Watch

Tue, Jan 3, 2006 at 9:55:12 am PST

An Israeli air strike got two Islamic Jihad terrorists late Monday night in Gaza: Two militants killed in Gaza missile strike. And you know what that means. Car swarm. (Click picture to expand.) With the usual bizarre wire service captions, telling us that Palestinians are inspecting, onlooking, or gathering around the blasted wreckage. ...

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Iran's Manhattan Project Rushes Ahead

Tue, Jan 3, 2006 at 9:24:59 am PST

One thing the president of Iran has in common with other powerful madmen throughout history: he does not bother to hide his intentions. Iran’s president criticises detente foreign policy. TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Tuesday told lawmakers the foreign policy of detente adopted by his two predecessors had ...

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Monday, January 02, 2006

America is Not a Land from the Outer Space

Mon, Jan 2, 2006 at 11:16:08 pm PST

In an article poignantly titled, “What if America’s presence in Iraq is crushed?” Hadi Jalomarai lets us know that the jihad in Iraq is revenge for native Americans. (Hat tip: Allah.) Those putting all their eggs in the U.S. basket in Iraq should remember that America is not a land from ...

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AP Hits Bottom, Digs

Mon, Jan 2, 2006 at 11:02:13 pm PST

Here’s an Associated Press photo caption that refers to suicidal mass murderers as “martyrs.” (Hat tip: LGF readers.) (Click picture to expand.) Um Nidal, mother of three Palestinian martyrs delivering a speech at a celebration at the 18th foundation anniversary of Palestinian militant group, Hamas, on Friday Dec.30, 2005, in the Syrian ...

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Palestinian Civil War Watch

Mon, Jan 2, 2006 at 9:25:04 pm PST

To protest against growing lawlessness, Palestinian “police” trashed government buildings and terrorized the inhabitants today: Palestinian police storm offices in Gaza Strip. GAZA (Reuters) - About 200 policemen stormed government offices in the southern Gaza Strip town of Rafah on Monday to protest at the failure of the Palestinian Authority to ...

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Cindy Sheehan vs. The New York Times

Mon, Jan 2, 2006 at 6:40:36 pm PST

We’re approaching 10,000 votes for this year’s Fiskie (lgf: search) and you can still rock the vote here. But this year, the two front-runners are way ahead of the pack, and very much neck-and-neck: Cindy Sheehan vs. The New York Times. 22. Cindy Sheehan | 2354 | 24.5% 23. The New York Times ...

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Democracy Palestinian Style

Mon, Jan 2, 2006 at 4:47:26 pm PST

It’s clear that Abu Mazen is a powerless figurehead and the situation in the Palestinian Authority is way beyond his control. So now he’s seizing on the one pretext that always works in Palestinian politics: blaming Israel. RAMALLAH, West Bank - Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas said Monday for the first time ...

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Chavez: Descendants of "Christ-killers" Control the World

Mon, Jan 2, 2006 at 12:48:45 pm PST

At Mideast Dispatch Archive, Tom Gross points out that Venezuelan strongman Hugo Chavez is joining ranks with Iranian “president” Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, and spewing antisemitism reminiscent of 1930s Germany: Venezuelan President Chavez: “The descendants of the Christ-killers” control the world. Speaking at a rehabilitation center on December 24, the controversial left-wing president ...

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Weapons Flowing Across Egyptian Border

Mon, Jan 2, 2006 at 10:22:12 am PST

Israel: Anti-aircraft missiles smuggled into Gaza. JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Palestinians have smuggled anti-aircraft missiles into the Gaza Strip along with tons of other military hardware since Israel withdrew in September, an Israeli intelligence report said on Monday. The missiles were smuggled into Gaza across the border from Egypt, the Shin Bet ...

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Sunday, January 01, 2006

Iranian Insanity Watch

Sun, Jan 1, 2006 at 9:26:03 pm PST

More crazy talk from Iranian “president” Mahmoud Ahmadinejad: Iran: Europe wanted to complete Holocaust. Hard-line Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who said the Nazi attempt to eradicate Jews in the Holocaust was a “Myth,” has now charged that European countries sought to complete the genocide by establishing Israel, a Jewish state in ...

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Steyn: It's the Demography, Stupid

Sun, Jan 1, 2006 at 6:51:26 pm PST

At the New Criterion, a powerful point from Mark Steyn: It’s the demography, stupid. (Hat tip: LGF readers.) Most people reading this have strong stomachs, so let me lay it out as baldly as I can: Much of what we loosely call the western world will survive this century, and much ...

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Torrential Chomsky Watch

Sun, Jan 1, 2006 at 6:25:37 pm PST

Hey, kidz! It’s file-sharing for radicals and progressives! ChomskyTorrents.

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Wildly Inappropriate Hostage Reaction Watch 3

Sun, Jan 1, 2006 at 6:21:27 pm PST

That “shootout” reported by Palestinian “security officials” earlier today has now been downgraded to “briefly came under fire,” and the Italian “peace activist” who was “freed” is the latest in a series of kidnapped/released left-wing activists who express wildly inappropriate reactions: Italian hostage freed in Gaza ‘still for the Palestinians’. Firing ...

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The Professor of Terror

Sun, Jan 1, 2006 at 6:09:55 pm PST

Ronald Radosh explains why Islamic Jihad leader Sami Al-Arian got off this time: The Professor of Terror. The acquittal on December 6 of Sami al—Arian, a former professor of computer engineering at the University of South Florida, on eight counts relating to terrorism was a setback not only for the Department ...

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Right Islam vs. Wrong Islam

Sun, Jan 1, 2006 at 3:51:45 pm PST

A piece at OpinionJournal by former president of Indonesia Abdurrahman Wahid, Right Islam vs. Wrong Islam, has provoked two interesting blog posts; Chapomatic on the concept of Hirabah, and Jihad Watch, where Robert Spencer sees the same old denial of painful truths.

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Palestinian Child Abuse

Sun, Jan 1, 2006 at 11:21:44 am PST

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Jacoby: Questions the Islamic Society Should Answer

Sun, Jan 1, 2006 at 11:10:14 am PST

In the Boston Globe, Jeff Jacoby raises some important Questions the Islamic Society should answer. The federal monitors have been checking for physical radiation, but there are other ways in which mosques can be radioactive. Last year, for example, Freedom House issued a report on the extent to which Saudi publications in ...

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French Youths Get a Bit Carried Away

Sun, Jan 1, 2006 at 10:38:42 am PST

Rowdy French youths frustrated at their disenfranchisement torched 425 cars last night. PARIS Rowdy revelers in France torched 425 vehicles overnight in scattered New Year’s Eve unrest that has become an annual problem in troubled neighborhoods, the national police chief said Sunday. Last year, 333 cars were burned. Police Chief Michel Gaudin ...

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Palestinian Hostage Games

Sun, Jan 1, 2006 at 10:34:24 am PST

Another European “peace activist” kidnapped and then released, this time with a “shootout” that mysteriously hurts no one: Palestinian Security Forces Free Hostage. GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip - Palestinian security forces stormed a building where an Italian hostage was being held Sunday, freeing the man after a shootout with his kidnappers, ...

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Apartheid Prince in New York Times

Sun, Jan 1, 2006 at 10:29:01 am PST

The New York Times interviews Saudi Prince Al Waleed bin Talal about his huge donations to American universities: Big Imam on Campus. (Hat tip: LGF readers.) Have you told Harvard, as you told the City of New York, that the U.S. needs to “adopt a more balanced stance toward the Palestinian ...

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Another Trip Around the Sun

Sun, Jan 1, 2006 at 12:07:10 am PST

Here’s the first open thread of 2006... happy New Year!

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