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Sheila Jackson-Lee: A Homeland Security Chief In Bed With Islamists
Sheila Jackson-Lee: A Homeland Security Chief In Bed With Islamists:
Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee reportedly is vying to replace Janet Napolitano as Homeland Security secretary. It would be hard to find a choice worse than the gonzo Houston Democrat.
Jackson-Lee has the backing of the Congressional Black Caucus, which has been aggressively lobbying President Obama to diversify his Cabinet.
Given Obama’s radical second-term picks — from Thomas Perez to Mel Watt — we can’t be sure he’ll pass on the recommendation, nutty as it is.
According to the Houston Chronicle, the head of the Black Caucus last week in a letter to Obama praised Jackson-Lee …
Petition to White House Demanding Brotherhood be Declared Terrorists has over 120K Signatures
Petition to White House Demanding Brotherhood be Declared Terrorists has over 120K Signatures:
A petition to the US administration to declare the Muslim Brotherhood a terrorist group has gathered 120,000 signatures as of 5pm on Tuesday.
The petition was created on 7 July and gathered more than a hundred thousand signatures in less than a month.
The petition, offered by We the People portal on the White House website stated that the Brotherhood had a long history of violence and terrorism against its opponents.
It also accused the Brotherhood of having direct ties with terrorist groups such as Hamas.
“The Muslim Brotherhood has shown in …
al-Qaeda Leader Vows to Free Gitmo Prisoners
al-Qaeda Leader Vows to Free Gitmo Prisoners:
Al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahri slammed U.S. treatment of hunger striking inmates at Guantanamo Bay and said the group would spare no effort to free them, according to an audio recording posted on the Internet on Wednesday.
Zawahri also said Shi’ite Hezbollah’s intervention in the conflict in Syria was an attempt to promote Iranian hegemony over the country.
“The (hunger) strike by our brothers at Guantanamo unmasks the true ugly face of (the United States of) America,” Zawahri said in an audio recording posted on an Islamist website and whose authenticity could not be verified.
“We pledge to …
Twelve People Killed in Two Explosions in Nigeria
Twelve People Killed in Two Explosions in Nigeria:
The military Joint Task Force (JTF) battling the Islamic insurgents in northern Nigeria has said 12 people were killed in two explosions that rocked the northern city of Kano on Monday evening.
“(Some) 12 persons were confirmed to have died from both incidences, while a couple of others who sustained various degrees of injuries were rushed to hospital for medical attention,” the JTF spokesman, Cpt. Ikedichi Iweha, said in a statement.
He said an undisclosed number of people were rushed to the hospital for medical attention.
The death toll given by the military adds to the …
Muslims in Europe Call For Violent Uprising Against The Netherlands
Muslims in Europe Call For Violent Uprising Against The Netherlands:
In several European countries, young Muslims protested against the arrest of a 19-year-old woman from Zoetermeer. A group of men demonstrated on Saturday in front of the Dutch Embassy in London demanding the release of the Zoetermeer. Other groups also protested for her release in Germany and France.
The 19-year-old from Zoetermeer, named Oum Usamah, was arrested two weeks ago for trying to recruit Dutch Muslims for the civil war in Syria. Via the internet she called upon Muslims in several European countries to protest her arrest.
In London, a group of men …
Saudi Website Editor Sentenced to 7 years, 600 lashes for Violating ‘Islamic Values’
Saudi Website Editor Sentenced to 7 years, 600 lashes for Violating ‘Islamic Values’:
The editor of a Saudi Arabian social website has been sentenced to seven years in prison and 600 lashes for founding an internet forum that violates Islamic values and propagates liberal thought, Saudi media reported today.
Raif Badawi (pictured), who started the “Free Saudi Liberals” website to discuss the role of religion in Saudi Arabia, has been held since June 2012 on charges of cyber-crime and disobeying his father – a crime in the kingdom.
Al Watan newspaper said the judge had also ordered the closure of the website.
France was concerned …
The Ongoing Extermination of Christians in the Sudan
The Ongoing Extermination of Christians in the Sudan:
The Sudanese authorities are tracking down converts from Islam in their latest bid to rid the country of Christianity; they threatened to kill one Christian for refusing to divulge names.
In accordance with sharia law, apostasy – leaving Islam – is punishable by death in Sudan, although nobody has been executed for the “crime” in nearly 20 years. Almost 170 people were however jailed or charged in 2011 and 2012.
The danger for converts has increased following the secession of South Sudan in July 2011; Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir has repeatedly stated his intention to strengthen sharia law, …
Tommy Robinson Pledges to Return to East London Mosque
Tommy Robinson Pledges to Return to East London Mosque:
The leader of the group The English Defence League has pledged to return to the East London Mosque once bail conditions preventing him from entering Tower Hamlets are lifted.
Tommy Robinson was arrested along with fellow EDL leader Kevin Carroll at Aldgate in June during what they say was a charity walk following the murder of Drummer Lee Rigby in Woolwich.
He was bailed to return to an east London police station in August, with conditions imposed preventing him from entering Tower Hamlets.
But on Friday he used social networking site Twitter to say: “I …
The Battle over Murfreesboro Mosque: Plaintiffs ask State Supreme Court for Ruling
The Battle over Murfreesboro Mosque: Plaintiffs ask State Supreme Court for Ruling:
An Islamic Center of Murfreesboro leader Tuesday questioned why plaintiffs opposed to government approval of mosque construction continue to appeal their case.
“We have already wasted enough energy and money on this issue,” said Saleh Sbenaty, a board member with the ICM and a 20-year professor at Middle Tennessee State University in Murfreesboro. “We have been here for over 30 years. This is our home. We are productive members of our community. We have no other place to go.”
Plaintiffs’ attorneys Joe Brandon Jr. of Murfreesboro and Thomas Smith of Franklin …
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