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Report: Sharia Law has taken over many parts of Indonesia

Infidelesto — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 13:54:26 PST

Lewis M. Simons, journalist and co-author of The Next Front, tells of how Sharia law has supplanted constitutional law in some remote Indonesian islands. The poverty stricken residents have allowed Muslim clerics to collaborate with military and police officials to enforce the Islamic religious law.

With his co-author, Senator Christopher Bond, Lewis M. Simons, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, argues that Southeast Asia, and especially Indonesia, will be the next hot spot in the war on terror. The authors propose that the U.S., having lost credibility with failed military efforts in the Middle East, deploy “smart power” — civilians — instead of soldiers to defuse anger and create alternatives to violent movements. – Politics and Prose Bookstore

Lewis M. Simons is a freelance writer who won the 1986 Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting. He served as the foreign policy correspondent for Time magazine from 1996 to 1997 and bureau chief in Tokyo for Knight-Ridder Newspapers from 1989 to 1996. He has also been a correspondent for the Associated Press and a reporter for the Washington Post.

Simons is the author of Worth Dying For, published by William Morrow and Company, as well as numerous articles for the Atlantic Monthly, National Geographic, Smithsonian, and the New York Times. He lives in Washington, D.C.

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Video: Chris Matthews takes on CAIR leader Nihad Awad

Infidelesto — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 13:37:35 PST

Matthews coulda done better but hey, the more Awad speaks, the more he exposes his Islamist agenda… Awad pulls out his best Taqiyya he can find in regards to the Fort Hood attack.

Why MSNBC even has this guy on the air is a disgrace in an of itself. They obviously don’t know the history of this wolf in sheeps clothing…Just in case you didn’t already know, here’s a few of Awad’s past statements (via anti-cair.net)

“I am in support of the Hamas movement.”

“Our administration has the burden of proving otherwise.”(Awad’s response to muslim accusations that federal raids were a War against Islam and Muslims

“Address people according to their minds. When I speak with the American, I speak with someone who doesn’t know anything.”

“If you love Israel, you’re OK … If that is the litmus test, no American Muslim and no freedom-loving person is going to pass that test.”

Here’s the video of Matthews and Awad on Nov 11, 2009:

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Canada has a message for its immigrants

Infidelesto — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 12:04:35 PST

This is good news. Let’s hope other western counries follow suit, especially in Europe where it’s getting bad.

The Canadian government has just revamped its citizenship guide for immigrants. The document is titled “The Rights and Responsibilities of Canadian Citizenship.” According to Canada’s National Post,

“In Canada, men and women are equal under the law,” the document says. “Canada’s openness and generosity do not extend to barbaric cultural practices that tolerate spousal abuse, ‘honour killings,’ female genital mutilation or other gender-based violence. Those guilty of these crimes are severely punished under Canada’s criminal laws.”

Western governments are beginning to wake up to dangerous or “barbaric” practices among immigrants—especially among Muslim immigrants. Whether such practices are pre-Islamic, non-Islamic, even anti-Islamic (and people have argued all of the above), the truth is that certain “barbaric” practices are most often committed by Muslims against Muslims. Sikhs and Hindus, to a much lesser extent, also commit honor murders.

Read the whole report from Phyllis Chessler

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Obama to China: In Communism We Trust

Infidelesto — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 11:24:10 PST

U.S. President Barack Obama gestures as he delivers a speech at a hall in Tokyo, Japan, Saturday, Nov. 14, 2009.(AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye)

I admit, not those exact words, but you get the point. Here’s what he said today in China:

“The rise of a strong, prosperous [Communist] China can be a source of strength for the community of nations,”

Sure, Barack…

Meanwhile…China detained several political dissidents ahead of Obama’s visit to the country.

Is it too much to ask to throw in a words in defense of political freedom and free speech? Or would that ruffle China’s feathers too much? I should expect by now that Obama standing up for freedom is somewhat of an afterthought.

Here’s the video of his remarks:

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Not again…Obama bows to Japanese Emperor (Video added)

Infidelesto — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 10:58:14 PST

Barack takes another bow, this time in Japan…

How low will the new American president go for the world’s royalty?

This photo will get Democrat President Obama a lot of approving nods in Japan this weekend, especially among the older generation of Japanese who still pay attention to the royal family living in its downtown castle. Very low bows like this are a sign of great respect and deference to a superior.

To some in the United States, however, an upright handshake might have looked better. Remember Michelle Obama casually patting Britain’s Queen Elizabeth on the back during their Buckingham Palace visit? America’s royalty tends to make movies and get bad reviews and lots of money as a sign of respect.

Obama could receive some frowns back home as he did for his not-quite-this-low-or-maybe-about-the-same-bow to the Saudi king not so long ago. (See photo here)

Power Line adds: Obama’s breach of protocol is of a piece with the substance of his foreign policy. He means to teach Americans to bow before monarchs and tyrants.

Gateway Pundit adds: So will the White House deny he bowed here, too?

Here’s the video:

Ed Morrissey adds:

Flashback: NY Times Blasts President Bill Clinton For Almost Bowing to Emperor of Japan…

(NY Times 6/19/94)- It wasn’t a bow, exactly. But Mr. Clinton came close. He inclined his head and shoulders forward, he pressed his hands together. It lasted no longer than a snapshot, but the image on the South Lawn was indelible: an obsequent President, and the Emperor of Japan.

Canadians still bow to England’s Queen; so do Australians. Americans shake hands. If not to stand eye-to-eye with royalty, what else were 1776 and all that about? …

Guests invited to a white-tie state dinner at the White House (a Clinton Administration first) were instructed to address the Emperor as “Your Majesty,” not “Your Highness” or, worse, “King.” And in what one Administration aide called “some emperor thing,” an Army general was cautioned that he should not address the Emperor Akihito at all as he escorted him to the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery.

But the “thou need not bow” commandment from the State Department’s protocol office maintained a constancy of more than 200 years. Administration officials scurried to insist that the eager-to-please President had not really done the unthinkable.

Here’s him bowing to the tyrant in Saudi Arabia:

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Classy: CAIR using Fort Hood attack to raise money

Infidelesto — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:40:29 PST

From the Weekly Standard:

He suggest Muslims are under “attack” because of the seizure of 4 American mosques, as well as the ”backlash” against Muslims after the Ft.hood Muslim terrorist attack)

A friend emails: CAIR is trying to score some cash off of Fort Hood. Classy.

Urgent Action: Help CAIR Defend Your Community in Times of Crisis

Dear XXX,

As-salaamu alaykum(Peace be with you),

When a crisis such as the Fort Hood attack and now the government’s move to seize four American mosques occurs, CAIR is there to defend you and the Muslim community.

Within hours of the Fort Hood attack, CAIR, along with other organizations, held a news conference at its Washington, D.C. headquarters and issued a statement of condemnation to thousands of local, national and international media outlets.

Perhaps you saw CAIR spokespeople interviewed on MSNBC’s Hardball or on PBS’s NewsHour with Jim Lehrer, CNN, MSNBC, or the BBC. Or maybe you read CAIR quotes in the Washington Post, New York Times, Christian Science Monitor, or USA Today.

CAIR’s professional staff has been working non-stop in dealing with these crises.

CAIR provided advice and support for Islamic centers nationwide on how to handle the crisis, including ensuring your safety in case of an anti-Muslim backlash. CAIR soon became the most watched non-profit on You Tube.

Our tone and immediate response is paying off. Major media acknowledged the strong statement that American Muslims issued condemning the Fort Hood attack. On CNN, Anderson Cooper reported that CAIR “reacted to the shooting spree, condemning the attack in the strongest terms possible.” ON MSNBC’s Hardball, Chris Matthews noted that CAIR was “quick to condemn the massacre.”

But our efforts are not without associated expenses. Sending just one statement about the Muslim community’s stance against violence and extremism can cost thousands of dollars in staff time and distribution costs.

There’s no way for me to soften this: We need financial help to meet these crises and push back against those who seek to score political points off the Muslim community in the wake of the Fort Hood tragedy.

Please consider giving $5,000, $2,500, $1,000, $500, $250, $100, $50 or whatever you can.

If you donated in the past, please consider doubling that donation.

All contributions are zakat-eligible and tax-deductible.

Thank you for your support and may Allah bless you. We will continue to monitor the situation to prevent backlash against our community.

Nihad Awad

CAIR National Executive Director

P.S. Responding effectively to this crisis is pushing CAIR’s resources to the limit. Please donate right now. Then send this appeal to your friends and family, and post to Facebook, Twitter, and other Internet sites.

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5 Reasons Why putting 9-11 mastermind on trial in NY is Insane

Infidelesto — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:10:31 PST

Leaked photo of Khalid Shiekh Mohammed, the mastermind of the 9-11 attacks

These men are enemies of the US, not citizens or residents who committed a few murders. They don’t belong in a courtroom — they belong in a military tribunal, and at the end of a rope afterwards. KSM didn’t commit his “crime” in the US, after all; he committed it abroad, outside of the normal jurisdiction of the American court system.From the New York Times:

WASHINGTON — Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, the self-described mastermind of the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, and four other men accused in the plot will be prosecuted in federal court in New York City, the United States attorney general announced Friday.

For those of you who don’t realize why this is so insane, consider these few things:

KSM has already confessed and asked to be martyred – So why don’t we grant him that right? Justice will be served. Instead we have a lengthy show trial put on display at the expense of the American public.
What evidence? – What evidence do we REALLY have on him? Most of it is probably circumstantial based on eye-witness accounts and testimonies from informants. How do you PROVE beyond a shadow of a doubt that he’s guily of “masterminding” the 9-11 attacks? The defense has so much to work off of it’s not even fair.
These are not normal criminals. KSM wasn’t arrested the same way all criminals are arrested. He wasn’t read his Miranda rights, wasn’t given a lawyer, wasn’t given a phone call, wasn’t given the other NORMAL procedural rights given to a prisoner being held by the justice system. He was also subjected to enhanced interrogations. I can picture it now…”My Client was TORTURED!” There is a HUGE potential for the defense to use these arguments during trial claiming unfair and/or harsh treament which could ultimately lead to crucial evidence being dismissed from the case.
The danger of exposing our intelligence community – What’s going to happen? Will CIA and FBI agents be forced to testify? Will their identities be revealed? Will the judge allow classified intelligence allowed in as evidence to be brought forth to the public? The potential for this show trial is damning when you think about how it could expose our intelligence services tactics and thought process. When this kind of sensitive information goes public, it puts our country at greater risk, especially those who work within the intelligence community.
A Platform at Ground Zero to mock the 9-11 victims and their families – Just imagine the ridiculous defense tactics that will be used by the well-funded (You know for sure some left wing group will defend them (maybe Eric Holder’s old firm? They’ve got the experience). It’s a disgrace that a public platform will be used in the heart of manhatten to make a mockery of the suffering of 9-11 victims’ families.

Here is more reaction around the country…

NRO’s Andy McCarthy :

“So: We are now going to have a trial that never had to happen for defendants who have no defense. And when defendants have no defense for their own actions, there is only one thing for their lawyers to do: put the government on trial in hopes of getting the jury (and the media) spun up over government errors, abuses and incompetence. That is what is going to happen in the trial of KSM et al.

It will be a soapbox for al-Qaeda’s case against America. Since that will be their “defense,” the defendants will demand every bit of information they can get about interrogations, renditions, secret prisons, undercover operations targeting Muslims and mosques, etc., and – depending on what judge catches the case – they are likely to be given a lot of it.

The administration will be able to claim that the judge, not the administration, is responsible for the exposure of our defense secrets. And the circus will be played out for all to see – in the middle of the war. It will provide endless fodder for the transnational Left to press its case that actions taken in America’s defense are violations of international law that must be addressed by foreign courts. And the intelligence bounty will make our enemies more efficient at killing us.”

Joe Lieberman:

“It is inconceivable that we would bring these alleged terrorists back to New York for trial, to the scene of the carnage they created eight years ago, and give them a platform to mock the suffering of their victims and the victims’ families, and rally their followers to continue waging jihad against America.”

Sarah Palin

Criminal defense attorneys will now enter into delaying tactics and other methods in the hope of securing some kind of win for their “clients.” The trial will afford Mohammed the opportunity to grandstand and make use of his time in front of the world media to rally his disgusting terrorist cohorts. It will also be an insult to the victims of 9/11, as Mohammed will no doubt use the opportunity to spew his hateful rhetoric in the same neighborhood in which he ruthlessly cut down the lives of so many Americans.

It is crucially important that Americans be made aware that the mastermind of the 9/11 attacks may walk away from this trial without receiving just punishment because of a “hung jury” or from any variety of court room technicalities. If we are stuck with this terrible Obama Administration decision, I, like most Americans, hope that Mohammed and his co-conspirators are convicted. Hang ‘em high.

Senator John Cornyn(R- TX)

“These terrorists planned and executed the mass murder of thousands of innocent Americans,” he said. “Treating them like common criminals is unconscionable.”

Senator Jim Webb (D – VA)

“…They do not belong in our country, they do not belong in our courts, and they do not belong in our prisons…”

Rudy Giuliani

Returning some of the Guantanamo detainees to New York City for trial, specifically Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, has now brought us full circle — we have regressed to a pre-9/11 mentality with respect to Islamic extremist terrorism. Khalid Shaikh Mohammed should be treated like the war criminal he is and tried in a military court. He is not just another murderer, or even a mass murderer. He murdered as part of a declared war against us — America.

This is the same mistake we made with the 1993 terrorists who attacked the World Trade Center. We treated them like domestic criminals, when in fact they were terrorists. In the dangerous world we live in today, a nation unable to identify and properly define its enemies is a nation in danger.

Rush Limbaugh:

Folks, stop and think of what’s going to happen here. “Nothing results in more disclosures of government intelligence than civilian trials. They are a banquet of information, not just at the discovery stage but in the trial process itself, where witnesses — intelligence sources — must expose themselves and their secrets.” But it’s even worse than this. Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and his confederates have no defense.

They have admitted this! They asked to be executed and martyred last December. They wanted to go meet Allah and the 73 virgins. They have no defense. What’s going to end up on trial here — and this is the insidious part — what’s going to end up on trial here is the United States, the CIA, and our interrogation techniques. All of this is being done to satisfy the rabid, radical, far left that hates this country; that hates George W. Bush; that hates the US military.

Ed Morrissey:

These men are enemies of the US, not citizens or residents who committed a few murders. They don’t belong in a courtroom — they belong in a military tribunal, and at the end of a rope afterwards. KSM didn’t commit his “crime” in the US, after all; he committed it abroad, outside of the normal jurisdiction of the American court system.

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Video Shows Taliban Attack That Killed 9 U.S. Soldiers

Infidelesto — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 14:10:55 PST

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Feds seize 4 mosques, NY Skyscraper building owned by Muslim group

Infidelesto — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:19:37 PST

The largest Counter-terror seizure in US History? Dang…

I smell a lawsuit from CAIR. There are those who surely will say the FBI was targeting Muslims unfairly and that this is just another Islamophobic act of aggression by the infidel Americans in the intelligence community who hate all muslims.

In all seriousness though, it’s great to hear some people still have the guts to defend this country from Islamic terror. Damn good job by our intelligence services not being afraid to take action due to the politically correct nature of our society.

The Islamic Education Center is seen in Potomac, Md. on Thursday, Nov. 12, 2009. The center rents this building from the Alavi Foundation, which owns the building but does not run the center. Federal prosecutors filed a complaint Thursday seeking to seize the assets of the foundation. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

NEW YORK – Federal prosecutors Thursday took steps to seize four U.S. mosques and a Fifth Avenue skyscraper owned by a nonprofit Muslim organization long suspected of being secretly controlled by the Iranian government.

In what could prove to be one of the biggest counterterrorism seizures in U.S. history, prosecutors filed a civil complaint in federal court seeking the forfeiture of more than $500 million in assets of the Alavi Foundation and an alleged front company.

The assets include Islamic centers in New York City, Maryland, California and Houston, more than 100 acres in Virginia, and a 36-story office tower in New York.

Seizing the properties would be a sharp blow against Iran, which has been accused by the U.S. government of bankrolling terrorism and seeking a nuclear bomb.

A telephone call and e-mail to Iran’s U.N. Mission seeking comment were not immediately answered.

It is extremely rare for U.S. law enforcement authorities to seize a house of worship, a step fraught with questions about the First Amendment right to freedom of religion.

The action against the Shiite Muslim mosques is sure to inflame relations between the U.S. government and American Muslims, many of whom are fearful of a backlash after last week’s Fort Hood shooting rampage, blamed on a Muslim American soldier.

The mosques and the office tower will remain open while the forfeiture case works its way through court in what could be a long process. What will happen to them if the government ultimately prevails is unclear. But the government typically sells properties it has seized through forfeiture, and the proceeds are sometimes distributed to crime victims.

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You might be a Jihadi if…

Infidelesto — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 09:45:07 PST

In the spirit of Jeff Foxworthy’s famous “You might be a redneck if”, here’s a take for the jihadists, which for sure will be seen as “hatred against all Muslims” by the politically correct retards.

You Might Be a Jihadi if… – American Thinker

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