Another Christmas bomb; this time signed by al azhar the highest authority in sunnah islam

Philippines 'bomb plotter' is Al-Azhar envoy - clericBy Agence France Presse (AFP) Monday, December 24, 2007
CAIRO: An Egyptian man held in the Philippines for allegedly plotting a Christmas bomb attack is an envoy of Sunni Islam's highest seat of learning who was arrested by mistake, the institution's grand imam said on Sunday. Al-Azhar's Sheikh Mohammad Sayyed Tantawi told Egypt's official MENA news agency that he was personally following up the case of Sheikh Mohammad al-Sayyed Ahmad Mussa who was arrested by police in the Philippines on Tuesday. Mussa, identified by Philippine police as Mohammad Sayyed, was arrested during a raid on a flat in the Majad Islamic School in the southern city of Cotabato. An explosive device fashioned from a 60-millimeter mortar round and ball bearings attached to a timing device were recovered from his room. Philippine police said the Egyptian was captured after surveillance and that intelligence reports suggested he planned to detonate the bomb at an undisclosed location in the city on Christmas day. Among the items they said were recovered from his room was a booklet on the organization of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front, a rebel group that has been fighting to set up an Islamic state in the southern Philippines. Tantawi said he hoped Mussa would be released "within the coming couple of days" and that the arrest was a mistake. - AFP

The dirt in islam

In a report published in the Israeli Haaretz newspaper on December 9, 2007, we read that 74 percent of Israeli youth believe that the Arabs are less intelligent and that they are violent. Two thirds of the Israelis believe that the Arabs are "not clean," and half of the Israelis do not accept to live in a building where an Arab lives and do not allow an Arab to enter their homes, and do not allow their child to be with an Arab child. The Arabs are often humiliated and ridiculed at Israeli airports, the report adds. Israeli officials describe them as "cancer and snakes."
We believe that israelis are moderating their words in that respect and that the facts of mozlems are much worse. Further, israelis are limiting their words to arabs: we add to it all mozlems. Dirt comes from islam and the koran. The best way to look at a mozlem is through the lens of M15 or M16. Dont forget to clean your gun afterwards.

New syro-american deal.

Syria Arrests Top Officials in Hariri Murder CaseBashar's Relative Part of the Mystery.

Three top ranking Syrian officers have been arrested on suspicion of being involved in the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafiq Al Hariri.The three men are Jamea Jamea, former Syrian intelligence official in Lebanon, Said Rabah, Syrian intelligence official in Mount Lebanon, and Ghassan Bilal, director of Maher al Asad's (brother of Bashar al Assad) office.They are in jail near Damascus.Muhammad Makhluf, a relative of the President, is criticially ill in hospital, after a car crash. It's thought the 'accident' was an assassination attempt against him.It comes as America and Syria move closer to reaching an 'understanding' over Lebanon. Were these arrests part of the deal?

Happy Christmas

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Islamic hatred does not spare animals: a lamb in Yemen commits suicide on the eve of his feast.

Eid al adha or the feast of the lambs is its name. A yearly muslim ritual to commemorate apparently "Prophet Abraham" 's Biblical sacrifice way before the sad advent of islam whereas in fact it is only a gesture reflecting islamic babrbaric blood thirst & bypassing Jesus's sacrifice to clean our sins keeping in mind that each lamb symbolises a kaffir & certainly not forgetting that Jesus is the LAMB OF GOD. Muslims are trying thru this ritual to prepare a virtual murder of the ennemy of satan: "Jesus Christ" better known to muslims as prophet issa (a historical forgery and plagiarism negating the Messianic nature of Jesus Christ). Note that this day corresponds with the opening season of the Hajj in Mekka where muslims turn around a black stone, a sort of meteorite, throwing stones on the devil hiding inside. Mind you that the "holy" black stone has the form of a female sexual organ.
Feast of lambs as it is popularily known; poor lambs. On that gloomy islamic day millions of them fall vicitms of islamic hatred exactly like the dhimmis did; an animal dhimmitude phenomenon. And who said animals are not aware of it: I personally witnessed lambs crying like babies on their way to islamic beheading. But still read this strange story of a lamb committing suicide the night before his feast. This strange event happened on the eve of the 17th december of 2007 in Sana' the capital of yemen. Ali mohammad hussain was surprised when he opened his shop where he detained the lamb he wanted to slaughter for this big islamic occasion, to find that the door where the lamb was detained was closed from inside. He forced the door and found the lamb dead, hanged by a rope. The lamb knowing that islamic hatred was awaiting him, preferred to commit suicide and prevented islam to profit from his death.

Who is ally and who is not ally????

Rice Says Enmity With North Korea, Iran, Syria Need Not Be Permanent
By David Gollust State Department21 December 2007
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Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, in a year-end news conference Friday, left open the prospect of better relations with U.S. adversaries North Korea, Iran and Syria before the end of the Bush administration. Rice told reporters the United States doesn't have permanent enemies. VOA's David Gollust reports from the State Department.
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice gestures during a news conference at the State Department in Washington, 21 Dec 2007
The secretary of state made no attempt to minimize ongoing disputes, especially those with Iran over its nuclear program and ties to radical elements in the Middle East.
Rice would not rule out the possibility that the last year of the Bush administration might yield better relations with and possible visits to longtime adversaries like North Korea, Iran and Syria.
"We don't have permanent enemies, the United States doesn't," she said. "What we have is a policy that is open to ending conflict and confrontation with any country that is willing to meet us on those terms. And we've given very clear paths, with our allies, it's not a unilateral U.S, policy."
Rice reiterated an offer of open-ended dialogue with her Iranian counterpart at any time or venue, provided the Tehran government met international demands to stop uranium enrichment.
At the same time, she rejected recent suggestions by some policy analysts that the United States engage with Iran without conditions.
She said the demand that Tehran halt enrichment is enshrined in multiple resolutions by the U.N. Security Council and the International Atomic Energy Agency and reflects broad skepticism about Iran's professions of peaceful nuclear intentions.
"Why is it that this is at the center of the international effort on Iran? And it is because Iran should not be allowed to practice enrichment and reprocessing in order to solve the engineering problem of keeping (uranium centrifuge) cascades going in sequence so that they can learn to enrich, at first four percent, then 15 percent, then 50 percent, and eventually 98 percent and have fissile material for a nuclear weapon," she said.
Rice said the six-party accord, under which North Korea is to scrap its nuclear program in exchange for energy aid and diplomatic benefits, provides a clear pathway toward better political relation between Pyongyang and Washington.
She said she expects North Korea to honor the pledge it made in the Chinese-sponsored talks to make a complete and accurate declaration of all its nuclear programs, as required by year's end.
As to Syria, Rice noted that despite strains in the relationship, the United State invited Damascus to the Annapolis Middle East peace conference last month at which Syria was allowed to make its case for a comprehensive regional accord that would return the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights to Syria.
Rice said the gesture has not yet been reciprocated by better Syrian behavior, especially in what the United States sees as Syrian efforts to prolong the political impasse in Lebanon over electing a new president.
"There are those who had hoped that Syria would show a more constructive attitude toward the region as a whole, having started down this path," she noted. "That has not yet happened and it is extremely important that Lebanon, the Lebanese, be able to go to their parliament and elect a president. By all accounts they have a consensus candidate that they believe they can elect. And one has to ask why can't they get to the parliament and elect this president?"
Rice said Syria should prevail upon its Lebanese allies to let the election proceed and end a political crisis described as the most dangerous in Lebanon since the end of its civil war in 1990.
She said it is key to get the process right. The statement seems to leave open the possibility that North Korea could miss the deadline without derailing the deal.
Some information for this report was provided by AFP an d AP.

Merry Christmas

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Bush HQ is your medical refernce also

7 Medical Myths Even Doctors Believe
December 22, 2007
LiveScience
Popular culture is loaded with myths and half-truths. Most are harmless. But when doctors start believing medical myths, perhaps it's time to worry.

In the British Medical Journal this week, researchers looked into several common misconceptions, from the belief that a person should drink eight glasses of water per day to the notion that reading in low light ruins your eyesight. "We got fired up about this because we knew that physicians accepted these beliefs and were passing this information along to their patients," said Dr. Aaron Carroll, assistant professor of pediatrics at the Indiana University School of Medicine. "And these beliefs are frequently cited in the popular media." And so here they are, so that you can inform your doctor:
Myth: We use only 10 percent of our brains. Fact: Physicians and comedians alike, including Jerry Seinfeld, love to cite this one. It's sometimes erroneously credited to Albert Einstein. But MRI scans, PET scans and other imaging studies show no dormant areas of the brain, and even viewing individual neurons or cells reveals no inactive areas, the new paper points out. Metabolic studies of how brain cells process chemicals show no nonfunctioning areas. The myth probably originated with self-improvement hucksters in the early 1900s who wanted to convince people that they had yet not reached their full potential, Carroll figures. It also doesn't jibe with the fact that our other organs run at full tilt. Myth: You should drink at least eight glasses of water a day. Fact: "There is no medical evidence to suggest that you need that much water," said Dr. Rachel Vreeman, a pediatrics research fellow at the university and co-author of the journal article. Vreeman thinks this myth can be traced back to a 1945 recommendation from the Nutrition Council that a person consume the equivalent of 8 glasses (64 ounces) of fluid a day. Over the years, "fluid" turned to water. But fruits and vegetables, plus coffee and other liquids, count. Myth: Fingernails and hair grow after death. Fact: Most physicians queried on this one initially thought it was true. Upon further reflection, they realized it's impossible. Here's what happens: "As the body’s skin is drying out, soft tissue, especially skin, is retracting," Vreeman said. "The nails appear much more prominent as the skin dries out. The same is true, but less obvious, with hair. As the skin is shrinking back, the hair looks more prominent or sticks up a bit." Myth: Shaved hair grows back faster, coarser and darker. Fact: A 1928 clinical trial compared hair growth in shaved patches to growth in non-shaved patches. The hair which replaced the shaved hair was no darker or thicker, and did not grow in faster. More recent studies have confirmed that one. Here's the deal: When hair first comes in after being shaved, it grows with a blunt edge on top, Carroll and Vreeman explain. Over time, the blunt edge gets worn so it may seem thicker than it actually is. Hair that's just emerging can be darker too, because it hasn't been bleached by the sun. Myth: Reading in dim light ruins your eyesight. Fact: The researchers found no evidence that reading in dim light causes permanent eye damage. It can cause eye strain and temporarily decreased acuity, which subsides after rest. Myth: Eating turkey makes you drowsy. Fact: Even Carroll and Vreeman believed this one until they researched it. The thing is, a chemical in turkey called tryptophan is known to cause drowsiness. But turkey doesn't contain any more of it than does chicken or beef. This myth is fueled by the fact that turkey is often eaten with a colossal holiday meal, often accompanied by alcohol — both things that will make you sleepy. Myth: Mobile phones are dangerous in hospitals. Fact: There are no known cases of death related to this one. Cases of less-serious interference with hospital devices seem to be largely anecdotal, the researchers found. In one real study, mobile phones were found to interfere with 4 percent of devices, but only when the phone was within 3 feet of the device. A more recent study, this year, found no interference in 300 tests in 75 treatment rooms. To the contrary, when doctors use mobile phones, the improved communication means they make fewer mistakes. "Whenever we talk about this work, doctors at first express disbelief that these things are not true," said Vreeman said. "But after we carefully lay out medical evidence, they are very willing to accept that these beliefs are actually false."

What will Israel do? from Newsweek magazine

What Will Israel Do ?
December 21, 2007
Newsweek
Ehud Olmert, like George W. Bush, is trying hard to make it seem that nothing has changed, and that the international diplomatic coalition against Iran is still intact. "The state of Israel is not the main flag-bearer against the quirks of the regime in Tehran," the Israeli prime minister declared testily last week, after officials in his own government seemed to suggest that Israel had been left on its own by Washington.

Olmert said that the recent U.S. National Intelligence Estimate (NIE) on Iran--which stunned leaders around the world by concluding, after years of bellicose rhetoric from Bush officials about Iran's nuclear ambitions, that Tehran had halted its weapons program in 2003--has "generated an exaggerated debate" in Israel. "Some of us even interpreted the report as an American retreat from its support of Israel," Olmert said. "This is groundless … I trust and am confident that the United States will continue to lead the international campaign to stop the development of a nuclear Iran."But Olmert is not Moses; he can't hold back elemental forces all by himself. And a rising tide of opinion in Israel's intelligence and national-security circles believes that the NIE does signal American retreat--and, more profoundly, renewed Israeli isolation over what is deemed an existential threat out of Tehran. Gen. Ephraim Sneh, a former deputy defense minister who has warned for years that Israel would eventually have to confront Iran alone, told me that "today we are closer to this situation than we were three weeks ago ... we have to be prepared to forestall this threat on our own.
" Some prominent American experts think that the NIE all but assures Israeli military action at some point. "I came back from a trip to Israel in November convinced that Israel would attack Iran," Bruce Riedel, a former career CIA official and senior adviser to three U.S. presidents--including Bush--on Middle East and South Asian issues, told me Thursday, citing conversations he had with Mossad and defense officials. "And that was before the NIE. This makes it even more likely. Israel is not going to allow its nuclear monopoly to be threatened." Riedel said the Bush administration compounded the problem by failing to signal to the Israelis that the NIE assessment was coming. "Something like this should have been presented to the Israelis through professional intelligence channels," he said. Yuval Steinitz, a member of the right-wing Likud Party, told me that he had led a delegation of Knesset members to Washington a few weeks before the NIE was made public Dec. 3. Steinitz said he met with Vice President Dick Cheney, national-security adviser Stephen Hadley and other administration officials, but not even they seemed aware that their 2005 estimate that Iran was definitely pursuing nuclear weapons was about to be repudiated. Even though Iran was discussed, he said, "no one seemed to have any sign this was forthcoming," he says.Many Israeli experts are appalled by the tone of the report, which concludes with "high confidence" that Iran halted its "nuclear weapons program." The NIE arrived at this finding even though it also asserted that Washington now had concrete evidence of that program, and despite Tehran's brazen pursuit of uranium enrichment. Even formerly moderate European and Russian officials suggest that the report went too far, especially in concluding that the U.S. intel community still has "moderate confidence" that the suspension of the program continues. Uzi Arad, a former Mossad official and adviser to Benjamin Netanyahu, the former Likud prime minister, said that on a recent trip he made to Moscow, a Russian general poked fun at the naiveté of the NIE, commenting that if the Iranians had halted weapons development in 2003 it was partly because they were satisfied with progress there and wanted to devote investment to harder parts of the nuclear equation, like enrichment. In the end, these critics say, Iran is likely to be further emboldened by the report (Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad lost no time in boasting of America's "surrender"). "The irony is that the effect of this report may be self-negating--by itself it will accelerate Iranian acquisition of nuclear weapons," Arad said.Some experts question whether the Israelis have the capability to seriously damage Iran's nuclear program, which is secured in secret, hardened facilities around the country. But others point out that the new NIE gives evidence of far better intelligence on Iran--possibly including the whereabouts of its facilities. "It did state for first time that a military nuclear program was in motion until 2003," said Sneh. "That was a major revelation that should have been picked up, and it was very damaging incriminating evidence, justifying much harsher action against Iran."A few experts, such as David Albright of the Institute for Science and International Security in Washington, say the intel still seems scant on the location of Iran's secret centrifuge development and manufacturing complex. Still, Albright points out that the Israelis are likely encouraged by the nonreaction to their September airstrike on what is reported to have been a Syrian nuclear facility, which may have been a test run for Iran, or at least a warning directed at Tehran. "Israel has gotten away with it in a sense," says Albright. He suggests that any Israeli pre-emptive action might not be a "traditional strike" but could involve more "sabotage of equipment." The Israelis also know that the Arab states are terrified of an Iranian nuclear power, possibly to the point of looking the other way at another such strike.Sneh, like others, isn't conceding failure yet on the official Israeli and U.S. approach, which involves isolating Iran diplomatically and economically. A third U.N. Security Council resolution authorizing economic sanctions against Iran is expected to pass next year, but it is likely to be fairly hollow because of Russian and Chinese opposition. One reason for Bush's abruptly announced nine-day visit to the region in mid-January is to deal with the fallout from the NIE, which includes not only the possibility that Israel will act unilaterally but also that Bush's prized Annapolis peace process will stall. The Bush trip is, in part, an implicit concession to U.S. hawks that the NIE went too far in absolving Iran. It is also a conscious effort to reassure both Israel and the Arab states that Washington will stand up to Iran's increasing intrusiveness and hegemonic tendencies. A dominant conspiracy theory in Arab capitals in the wake of the NIE is that Washington is seeking to cut a deal with Tehran--one that would effectively allow it to keep its nascent uranium-enrichment capability--in exchange for Iranian help in stabilizing Iraq.Bush may also reassure the Israelis and Arab allies that the NIE overstated things in letting Iran off the hook. In yet another briefing to angry congressmen Wednesday, Director of National Intelligence Mike McConnell conceded that "we could have written parts of it more clearly," according to a senior congressman who was there. The ranking Republican member of the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, Rep. Peter Hoekstra, says he's calling for an independent commission to probe the report. "Most of the world looks at it and says it's an embarrassment to the United States because once again the U.S. intelligence community has dramatically changed its position," Hoekstra told NEWSWEEK. And it may well be that Washington must take back its words one more time to prevent the Israelis from acting on their own.

Egyptian imam throws a fatwa against a coptic billionaire. Article from l'orient l' jour

Égypte
Un islamiste lance une fatwa contre un milliardaire copte
Un cheikh islamiste a lancé hier une fatwa contre le magnat égyptien des télécommunications, Naguib Sawiris, un chrétien copte, qui s’était ému de l’islamisation rampante en Égypte. Dans ce décret religieux transmis à l’AFP, cheikh Youssef al-Badri, connu pour ses attaques contre l’intelligentsia égyptienne, demande aux musulmans de boycotter les compagnies de M. Sawiris. Naguib Sawiris, qui appartient à une puissante dynastie d’hommes d’affaires, contrôle notamment en Égypte la compagnie leader de téléphonie Mobinil, avec 10 millions d’abonnés.

The Growing Crisis Over Jerusalem

At the present time we are seeing a lot of political posturing ahead of the planned Middle-East peace summit in Annapolis--and we are hearing a lot of talk in the media about Israel having to give away much of Jerusalem as well as pulling out of West Bank settlements.

Headlines in Israel's Haaretz newspaper (Wednesday Nov. 14) reflect the posturing and the talk. 'Jerusalem Promises to freeze W. Bank settlement Construction' is the front page headline, supported by others such as 'Most Israelis ready to give up W. Bank.' Haaretz correspondent Aluf Benn writes: "These gestures are meant to make it clear that Israel does not intend to remain in the territories, and understands that its presence there is only temporary."

Other voices in Israel are warning against the planned Annapolis surrender. A member of the Knesset, Aryeh Eldad commented:

"The government is declaring open season for the Arabs to come and take whatever they want - future borders, Jerusalem, Judea and Samaria, refugees, and everything else."

Head of the Yesha Council (which is an administrative body for the West Bank), Danny Dayan, told Prime Minister Olmert that the Annapolis-planned transfer of 120,000 Jews from their homes in Judea and Samaria is something that Israel, as a society, will not be able to survive. 'Such a move would break the backbone of our society,' he said."

As to the West Bank settlers themselves there seems to be a growing mood of despondency among them. They would probably not admit to this, but it is not hard to detect it.

Moshe Kempinski, an orthodox Jew living in Jerusalem, has written an article in which he laments the current situation. He points to the pain of those who have lost loved-ones to terrorists, to the many funerals that have taken place. He points out that the protest marches, huge prayer gatherings and other legitimate means of expression (even singing songs) has apparently accomplished nothing. As these people--these settlers--face eviction from their homes and banishment from the Biblical heartland, what else can they do?

David Wilder of Hebron together with his colleague Noam Arnon has written an open letter to U.S. Secretary of State Rice appealing for a re-consideration of the present policy. After writing about the promises to Abraham in the Bible, and of the long history of the Jews and of this area, they warn of the bloodshed that the current U.S. policy will bring. They say:

Your schemes plainly include the deportation of tens of thousands of Jews from their localities and homes. Therefore, we wish to inform you that we do not intend to leave our homes on any terms. You will have to use force against us in order to transfer the territory, free of Jews, to the murderers' organizations - the PLO and Hamas. This is the direction in which you are leading the Middle East. Is this how the United States fights for justice and against Islamic terror?"

Concider: "Remember, O LORD, what is come upon us: consider, and behold our reproach. Our inheritance is turned to strangers, our houses to aliens. We are orphans and fatherless, our mothers are as widows."

Those words are literally true for many in Israel today--and especially in the West Bank area. As they face the future--and the results of Government policies enforced by the United States and others, it becomes clear that the way forward is hardly likely to be achieved through political activity. No one is listening to their cries, no one is taking any notice of their protest rallies--or reading their open letters. Deliverance has to come, eventually, in some other way.

Forging for Peace is a natural tendency afforded to those who understand the reality of truth, for most Nations have a similar need, however, Many of these countries have a priority relevent to their own agendas. The consequence of either can have an appauling outcome, but the former based on the reality of Truth is not surpassed by the latter. For indeed we will pray for the peace of Jerusalem, the eternal City that to this day, continues to usurp her authority, and will pay dearly for compromising that which was promised........so long ago!!!!!

The Rise of Autocratic Russia

It has been an interesting week again in many respects, but among all the news stories a really significant one has been the landslide election victory for Vladimir Putin in Russia. As reported by the Associated Press:

"Vladimir Putin's party won a crushing victory in parliamentary elections Sunday, paving the way for the authoritarian leader to remain in control even after he steps down as president.

"The vote followed a tense Kremlin campaign that relied on a combination of persuasion and intimidation to ensure victory for the United Russia party and for Putin, who has used a flood of oil revenues to move his country into a more assertive position on the global stage.

'The vote affirmed the main idea: that Vladimir Putin is the national leader, that the people support his course, and this course will continue,' party leader and parliament speaker Boris Gryzlov said after exit polls were announced."

The United States newspaper 'USA Today' reported the election as follows:

"European election monitors said Monday that Russia's parliamentary ballot was unfair, hours after President Vladimir Putin's party swept 70% of the seats in the new legislature

The victory paves the way for Putin to remain Russia's de facto leader even after he leaves office next spring. On Monday, Putin described the weekend's election as a vote of confidence in him. 'I headed the United Russia ticket and, of course, it's a sign of public trust.' Putin said in televised remarks.

The 'persuasion and intimidation' spoken of in those reports refers-- in part, at least--to the activities of the Russian youth group known by the name NASHI. Nashi appears to be much like the Hitler youth groups of the 1930's in many ways. A report in the Moscow Times described the anti-US fervour of this movement as they sought to influence the Russian elections. Under the headline NASHI SAYS U.S. PLANNING INSURRECTION it was reported:

"A U.S. Embassy spokeswoman called the claim 'ridiculous.''

Well, ridiculous or not, many Russians will believe it, just as Germans believed the tall stories told by Adolf Hitler and Joseph Goebells as the Nazis rose to power 70 years ago. There seems to be abundant evidence that today, we are witnessing the rise of a new autocratic Russia, and there is every sign that this Russia is becoming more and more hostile to the United States and Britain.

An article in the Jerusalem Post by the columnist and assistant editor, Caroline Glick said:

"Just ahead of Sunday's Duma elections, Russian President Vladimir Putin took yet another step towards ending the post-Cold War thaw in Russia's relations with the West by signing a law suspending Russia's participation in the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe. Starting next week, Russia will halt NATO countries' inspections and verifications of its military sites and will no longer be obligated to limit the number of its conventional weapons deployed west of the Urals. The signal the move sends former Soviet republics and satellites like Ukraine, Georgia, Poland and Rumania is a chilling one.

She went on to say, "Russia's hostility to the West extends from Europe to the Middle East." And that, of course, Russia, they have said, is the chief power mentioned in Ezekiel chapter 38. For example, Lowth, in his commentary of 1739 identifies Russia, saying that:

"The Septuagint interpreters (that is the Greek version of the Bible dating back to about 285 BC) take the word Rosh, commonly translated chief, for a proper name... Rosh, taken as a proper name, signifies those inhabitants of Scythi, from whence the Russians derive their name and original."

"There never has been such an age of conquest as that which will soon open upon the world; and as to the establishment of European freedom and independence, the war to be initiated is the setting in of an overwhelming inundation that will submerge them under one of the most terrible and scorching despotisms that ever wrung the heart of nations."

This is where current events are leading. The Nashi movement, the rise of an autocratic Russia, the hostility to the United States and the West, the extension of this into the Middle East-

Russia, The Prince of Rosh ( Captain ) and all his bands.........are in the final phase of Prepertory work, and you can bet they will come when you least expect it. Like it or not, they will come!!!!!

Homosexuality in islam: taboo or not taboo???

Look at prophet mohammad with ali; both were gay. I am not at all defending homosexuality but why mohammad the prophet of allat and ali his son in law were allowed to be homosexual while mozlem gays who do not belong to the ruling societies are persecuted??? Two weights two measures in islam. Bi samneh wa bi zayt !!! Hahahahaha; islam makes us laugh every day. Instead of laughing we better cry for allowing this social virus propagate and invade our shores.

Muslim and Hitler Connection

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BUSH IRAN RUSSIA & france

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Ya3four again

In gaza strip, because of shortage of fuel, the prices of donkeys (ya3four's) have reached unprecedented values.

Syria's come back???

Lebanon: A sellout to Syria?The Christian Science Monitor
Events in Lebanon are rarely just about Lebanon. They can't be, not with Syria, Iran, the US, France, and Israel all vying for influence in this tiny and tattered democracy. It's not surprising then, that the prospect of a new president in Lebanon also has implications for the region.In Lebanon, a bellwether for what ails the Middle East, the welcome news is this: After a year of political stalemate, key factions in parliament are coalescing around the choice of Army Chief Michel Suleiman as president. That's quite a feat for a deeply divided country that could easily tip back into civil war and that is still recovering from last year's brief war between Israel and Lebanon's Hizbullah militants.General Suleiman's election by parliament is not yet a done deal. But the main group opposing him, known as the March 14 Coalition and a pro-US force for democracy, now reluctantly supports him.True, March 14 doesn't like that Suleiman is Syria's preferred choice, that he is a military man, or that he is close to Hizbullah. On the other hand, Suleiman is popular for having rooted out radical Islamists from a Palestinian refugee camp this year, for keeping order in Beirut during Hizbullah-organized protests and sit-ins, and for positioning the Army as neutral.That Suleiman comes with a list of pros and cons is what makes him a compromise. It's also what raises his story to one of regional import.Some in the March 14 group view the general as a "sellout" to neighboring Syria. It was only in 2005 that peaceful Lebanese protesters threw off Syrian military occupation after the assassination of Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri. A preliminary United Nations investigation implicated Syrian and Lebanese security officials in the deed, but its latest report doesn't name names. March 14 believes Syria is also behind killings of anti-Syrian politicians, journalists, and civic leaders in Lebanon since the assassination.Suleiman was appointed Army chief when Syria occupied the country. He has a working relationship with Syrian military intelligence. March 14 feels betrayed by US support for Suleiman and its recent warming with Syria.Another way to look at Suleiman is not as a sellout, but as an "investment in" a new geopolitical dynamic that engages Syria in regional peace issues instead of isolates it. The Bush administration seems to be going in this direction by inviting Syria to last week's Israeli-Palestinian peace conference in Annapolis, Md., and expressing openness to an Israeli-Syrian peace deal over the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights.A US engagement strategy with Syria might look like this: Syria and Israel work out a peace deal that returns the Golan Heights to Damascus; that deal relieves Syria from having to support its anti-Israel military proxies Hizbullah in Lebanon and Hamas in Gaza – and loosens its relationship of convenience with Iran; that in turn improves regional stability.The US labels Syria as a supporter of terrorism, and that makes it difficult for the administration to switch gears like this. But isolating Damascus has not worked, and even Israel has made overtures to Syria. There is an opportunity now to move forward, and Suleiman could actually help that process along – in Lebanon and in the neighborhood.

When a mozlem knows Jesus is the Messiah & allat does not exist.....

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Goodbye Mr CIA; SEE you soon my friend

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Islamic car!!! is the koran its construction manual???

'Islamic car' to be made only in Muslim statesBy Agence France Presse (AFP) Thursday, December 13, 2007
TEHRAN: Iran is to lead the production of a new vehicle dubbed the "Islamic car" targeting Muslim markets and to be built only in Islamic states, its largest auto manufacturer Irankhodro said on Wednesday.
Irankhodro chief executive Manouchehr Manteghi said the vehicle would be a joint venture by members of the pan-Islamic grouping, the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC).
"The Islamic car is a joint brand among member states of the OIC targeting Muslim markets and aimed at boosting their economy and industry," he told reporters.
He added that delegations from the OIC, Turkey, and the Malaysian automaker Proton would meet in Tehran in January to prepare the framework of the project, which would later be debated at an OIC summit in March 2008.
"If it is adopted by the OIC, the project will be launched in March 2008 and take three years to complete at an estimated cost of $200 to $500 million," Manteghi said of the vehicle, which is yet to be designed.
He said the platform would be in either Iran or Malaysia and that Irankhodro would lead the project. "But any Muslim states which are interested will be welcome to join and have a share in the production."
Proton's managing director Syed Zainal Abidin Syed Mohammad Tahir had in November described the Islamic car as fitted with a compass to find the direction of Mecca and a compartment to keep the Koran.
But Manteghi said the Islamic features would come as "added options" to the car, which will be "presentable anywhere."
The state-owned Irankhodro is the largest car manufacturer in the Middle East with an annual production of about 550,000 units including Iran's flagship Samand, Peugeot 206 and Peugeot Pars, which is a face-lifted 405. - AFP

Sampson fake muslim fighter trapped by cashcow a Bush HQ real muslim fighter

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This is kinda cold.......No Tail no balls either>>>>Sampson24: Wouldn't you say?Sampson24: CASHCOW: its true i have a tail and no ballsSampson24: OMG~~!________I thought you meant me, didn't you?CASHCOW: noooo !Sampson24: Sorry babe, if that's what you meant..!Sampson24: These people don't care for me too muchSampson24: I used to work for them on PalCASHCOW: why ?Sampson24: But, it's coolSampson24: Long story,,,,,,,,,VERY LONGCASHCOW: bad times huh ?Sampson24: Most of the time, they bounce me.................Of course, I couldn't care lessCASHCOW: im sorrySampson24: Don't be......it goes with Sintandrew.Sampson24: I used to dig Alana...CASHCOW: what happen ?Sampson24: Who knows?Sampson24: It was years ago..Sampson24: Literally...............3 years backSampson24: She never showed any upfront attention___married too...CASHCOW: im so so sorrySampson24: sooooooooSampson24: R U an Israeli?Sampson24: I see.CASHCOW: you must aways check those things out before getting emotionally involvedCASHCOW: yesCASHCOW: I live in Fl for the time beingSampson24: I know.Sampson24: I see.Sampson24: I'Sampson24: I'am in L.A.Sampson24: U single?CASHCOW: Yes , I amSampson24: Better stay away from me...............I'am a Bad Guy.Sampson24: Naughty Boy HERE.CASHCOW: are you going to hurt me ?Sampson24: Oh Heck No.CASHCOW: you tell me you arre a bad guySampson24: I mean sexually............kinda wild.CASHCOW: I dont know about that, im getting over my old boyfriendSampson24: I see.Sampson24: I like women.....all of their nice stuff.Sampson24: All the above, all the below.CASHCOW: you do ? like what ?Sampson24: Ohhhhh, Come on CashCow.........want me to spell it out, I will!CASHCOW: yes CASHCOW: I cant read your mindSampson24: Ok, I like their face,their lips, their necks, their Tits, their NIPPLES, their abs, their pelvic, their PUSSIES, their Asses, Their Thighs, NEED MORE??CASHCOW: yes pleaseSampson24: Clits??_______Of course.........................Their Calves,,,,,,,,,,,Feet.............all the ABOVE BABY!Sampson24: Suck on ALL!Sampson24: Lick on ALL!Sampson24: KISS ON ALL!CASHCOW: well takes with any girlSampson24: What do you mean?Sampson24: Takes with any girl?CASHCOW: all girls have thatSampson24: Yes..........they do.......BUT!_______Some are more delicious than others, by far!CASHCOW: but what makes you different ?Sampson24: Sampson24: Good Question..Sampson24: Mature,Look Good, Money, Style...................Security.CASHCOW: age ?Sampson24: Sampson24: Too old for you.Sampson24: You're 28??CASHCOW: how old are you ?Sampson24: 48........CASHCOW: thats not to oldSampson24: For you?Sampson24: It's cool with me.......CASHCOW: i dated a guy that was 51 before , and he was alot of funSampson24: So AM I!Sampson24: Not Boring.......................Not Even.CASHCOW: now your not being yourselfSampson24: Meaning?CASHCOW: you got to be yourself around meSampson24: I always will be............CASHCOW: dont be anything that your notSampson24: Hey, There's times to be a little down, sure.Sampson24: BUT~!!!!!!!!!________I'am up and flying high most of the time..CASHCOW: I like it striaghtSampson24: No Drugs, No Alcohol..............CASHCOW: not in the fast laneSampson24: Me eitherCASHCOW: casualSampson24: No Drugs...................No Coke or any junk, get it?CASHCOW: yesSampson24: okSampson24: I have a little money.......Sampson24: Working is where it's at.CASHCOW: I love Flowers, the sent of a house like a garden i likeSampson24: hmmmmmmmmmmmmSampson24: What do you look like, have a picture of yourself?CASHCOW: I like to wear cutoff pantsSampson24: Any pic?CASHCOW: well its a pic when I dance in a clubSampson24: I like to wear suits................or Gap Jeans......Calvin Klein JeansSampson24: That's cool, can you send it my way?CASHCOW: by my old boyfriend, who wanted mr to make movies and I didnt want toSampson24: I understand Cash.Sampson24: That's cool....CASHCOW: its not a decent pic, i dont feel comforable sending it outSampson24: I would like to see ya.Sampson24: Semi nude or sumfin?_______That's fine. I won't pass it out.CASHCOW: L.A is a long waysSampson24: Just a look at you.Sampson24: A couple hours flight babeSampson24: Like 4CASHCOW: I dont knowCASHCOW: long distance realationships dont workSampson24: What town you in?CASHCOW: Panama CitySampson24: Listen, Alana and all these people know I am a nice guy. 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"The Relationship Between Russia and Iran"

What if Nazi Germany had developed the atomic bomb? The prospect is unthinkable. Would there be an Israel today? Would there be any Jews today?

Today, the modern day Haman, Iranian President Ahmadinejad, has threatened on several occasions to wipe Israel of the map, and it is well known that his country is trying to develop nuclear weapons.There are different estimates as to how long it would be until Iran would be able to join the nuclear club, however, the Daily Telegraph in the UK had a headline that read: "North Korea helping Iran with nuclear testing.

"The Telegraph also reported that: "Under the terms of a new understanding between the two countries, the North Koreans have agreed to share all the data and information they received from their successful test last October with Teheran's nuclear scientists." With the help of North Korea Iran could have the bomb much faster. It's crunch time, the sea and the waves are roaring and it is a fearful time in the earth.

There are signs that the United States is preparing for a confrontation with Iran. as reported that the USA has sent another Aircraft Carrier to the Gulf. It is very doubtful that either the United States or Israel want any kind of a conflict with Iran at the moment, they are both up to their eyes with other problems, however they are being forced into a corner.

It was also reported today on the Jerusalem Post website that Iran has received Russian Missiles for air defense. The system purchased by Iran is the Tor-M1, a high-precision missile system designed to destroy aircraft, manned or unmanned, and cruise missiles. Russia is also building the Bushehr reactor in Iran. As Europe is becoming increasingly dependent on Russia for natural gas and oil, Iran is even more dependent for political backing, weapons and defense. In fact, at any moment Russia could pull the plug on Iran's nuclear program. Why don't they?


There are probably two answers: Simple economics and control. Russia has about 6% of the world's oil reserves while Iran is sitting on about 10%. I'll bet that Russia would like control of that 10%. Yes, I think Russia would like control of Iran. When we turn to Ezekiel 38 we find Persia in verse 5 with those other fairly easy to identify nations Ethiopia and Libya. They are part of Gog's/Russia's company and he is a guard to them just the same as the rest of the company with him. The Hebrew word translated guard means custody or guard. So the idea is that Gog/Russia has guardianship over his entire company, he is the absolute ruler or autocrat.

Consider the authority he will have over the European continent, but he will have equal authority of Iran. Today Iran is slipping into Russia's grasp. It just maybe that as military threats and sanctions build against Iran, Russia will volunteer to take control and stabilize the situation -- and all because of a nuclear reactor that Russia so graciously provided.

Does Russia want Iran to have nuclear warheads? Probably not, but it does want control of Iran ...... We will have to watch closely as the inevidable will indeed unfold before our eyes.....

Between separation and veil, where does the Muslim woman stand?

Between separation and veil, where does the Muslim woman stand?
By Hayfaa Tlaiss

Critics of Islam continue to describe it as a gender-biased religion based on the superiority of men and the demeaned status of women. However, and with massive media attention on them, it seems the non-mixing between sexes and the strict dress codes imposed on some Muslim women remain the most debatable aspects. What is really heating up this debate, in addition to the failure of the West to understand the causes for such practices, is the fierce battle between Muslim scholars as each party tries to prove its interpretations as the correct ones.
The non-mixing between the sexes in all aspects of social and economic life seems to be the most prominent facet of Islam. This regulation is perceived by the West as clear-cut evidence about the token status that women in Muslim societies are given. This separation between genders, which continues to be the rule in several Muslim countries, makes it even harder for the West to understand the Muslim culture. As a result, the West deems Islam as incompatible with the pillars of today's modern business world that is based on freedom of movement and interaction.
On the one hand, conservative Muslim scholars support and defend this regulation, describing it as "a philosophy [that] serves the benefit of women." In their defense, they consider that this regulation protects women from the lustful desires of men who see them as seductive creatures. On the other hand, Muslim reformists and feminists believe it is unfair to isolate women just because of how they are perceived by men. This school of thought believes, in the absence of any direct command emphasizing the separation as a core requirement in the Muslim faith, that such a regulation needs to be revised. Fatima Mernissi, a pioneering Islamic feminist, takes this a step further, demanding the reinterpretation of Koranic verses assumed to promote such regulations in their historical contexts and in consideration of the reasons behind their revelation.
And yet, the veil remains the hottest, and perhaps the most contentious aspect that attracts the attention and arises the curiosity of the whole world about Islam. In the absence of any dress code imposed on men, and along with the strict dress code that some Muslim women are expected to wear, the headscarf is perceived by Westerners as limiting the freedom of women while men continue to enjoy an ample degree of freedom. Moreover, the hijab serves as confirmation of their assumptions about the inferior status of women in the Muslim faith, as suitable for child-raising and domestic chores only.
Apparently, the disagreements between the scholars have struck deep water as each party tries to pull the strings its way. The pro-veil Muslim party considers that since the feminine nature of women is highly valued and sensitive, the veil serves as another social rule that goes hand-in-hand with the non-mixing of the sexes to protect women. In supporting the non-oppressive nature of the veil and its respectful objective, the conservative Muslim scholars resort to their interpretation of the Koranic verse in which the veil is mentioned. ("O prophet! Tell your wives and daughters and the women of the believers to lower their outer garments on their persons. That is likely to allow them to be recognized and by consequence not to be molested." The Confederate Tribes 33:59). Furthermore, and to put an end to the Western claim that Islam represses the rights of women in society and treats her as a second-class creature, the Muslim conservatives again resort to their interpretation of the Koranic verses that describe the equality of creation of men and women from the same soul, emphasize gender equality in Islam and highlight the complementary roles of Muslim men and women ("Reverence. Your guardian Lord who created you from a single soul." The Women 4:1).
The climax of this controversy is reached when the feminists, and in defending their anti-veil stance, re-interpret the same verses that the conservatives used to prove their own stance. Hassan al-Turabi, a religious and Islamic political leader in Sudan and a leading progressive Islamist, considers that the previous verse is clearly addressed to the wives of the Prophet and cannot be generalized to all Muslim women. Similarly, Mernissi reinterprets it as evidence of the absence of a divine Koranic order asking all Muslim women to wear the veil, but limiting it only to the wives of the Prophet. To support their argument that the Koran does not order all Muslim women to wear the veil, the reformists resort to the following verse from their own subjective angle. ("O you who believe! Do not enter the houses of the Prophet unless permission is given ... and when you ask of them any goods ask of them from behind a curtain; this is purer for your hearts and [for] their hearts." The Confederate Tribes 33:53).
This conflict between Muslim scholars is further projected on the practices and beliefs of Muslim women. Some complain about the non-mixing because they perceive it as an obstacle preventing their progress through limiting the exchange of information and the building of networks. Many researchers seeking to understand Muslim culture have conducted research with women in several countries across the region and concluded that a lot of women in these societies do not feel disadvantaged, and do not perceive non-mixing as an obstacle for advancement. Similarly, anti-veil Muslim women consider it as a punishment for being female, while pro-veil women perceive it as a sign of identity and a dress code that allows them to be perceived as human beings and not sexual objects.
And therefore Muslim women
end up living in a state of diaspora. Chained by the patriarchal cultures of their countries that limit the
physical and intellectual freedom
of women, the many cultural practices that are mistakenly associated with Islam and stuck between the disagreements among the Muslim scholars on the interpretation of
the koranic verses addressing the
status of women in Islam, Muslim women continue to be trapped in this dilemma. They go to sleep and dream of answers to their unreciprocated questions: Does gender
separation serve our hopes and pursuits of advancement and progress in our careers? Is the veil a doctrine imposed by God and the Koran or by the prevailing social culture that is held in reserve?
Hayfaa Tlaiss is a doctoral researcher at Manchester Business School.

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Memorial to Cia

You are the ether, yet a matchless being
Whom God had snatched from penury and pain
To draw across the barricades of heaven.
To climb beyond the sun, beyond the moon;
In flight on flight, touching the highest star;
To be plunged to regions where the Spring is born,
Like the April wind,
You are the elements that are of God.
Up flowery stairways of eternity
whirled in wonder and untrammeled joy,
An atom, yet a portion of His dream—
His dream that knows no end. . . .

You learned what music meant; I read the years;
I found where rainbows hide, where tears begin;
I trod the precincts of time with you.

...........................................................................

I will miss you my friend, and will never forget the many moments of Laughter and sorrows that we shared for so many years in our room. God bless you always .....

Rest in Peace.

An old saying that is frequently attributed to Hadrian, one of the "Five Good Emperors" of Rome, "To be right too soon is to be wrong."

The siege of mecca

A tale the House of Saud would as soon forgetYaroslav Trofimov documents the siege of the Grand Mosque in Mecca by Wahabbi militantsBy David Barett Special to The Daily StarSaturday, December 08, 2007

Review
BEIRUT: In a fascinating and occasionally unsettling thriller, Yaroslav Trofimov, a staff writer for The Wall Street Journal, describes what could be termed the most under-reported event in modern Middle East history. While the world's attention was focused on the hostage crisis at the US Embassy in Tehran, in the wake of the 1979 Iranian revolution, another hostage crisis was developing in Mecca, the closed-off birthplace of Islam. What the Saudi state shrugged off as a "domestic crisis" was in fact the first large-scale operation by an international jihadi movement in modern times.
In "The Siege of Mecca: The Forgotten Uprising in Islam's Holiest Shrine and the Birth of Al-Qaeda," published last month by the UK's Allen Lane, Trofimov draws a background to the crisis based on history and the global issues that surrounded the attempt to usurp the House of Saud. He connects the siege of Mecca to the spread of hard-line Islamist movements in the aftermath, beginning with the Afghan-Soviet conflict.
However, the main attraction is the author's painstaking narrative of the siege of the Grand Mosque, and the internal politics of Saudi Arabia while the country's leaders tried to quell the most dangerous attack on their legitimacy in the history of the kingdom.
Juhayman al-Uteibi is not a household name, even in the minds of many who would claim to be well-versed in the history and politics of the Middle East. Yet it was Uteibi and a group of around 500 armed, hardcore Wahabbi followers who seized control of the Grand Mosque in Mecca on the first day of the Islamic New Year in 1400, or, on the Gregorian calendar, November 20, 1979.
The story relates how Uteibi and his followers seized the mosque and engaged in a bloody, two-week battle in a place where fighting and killing were believed to be strictly forbidden by the Koran. Uteibi's mission was fueled by distaste for the increasing liberalization of Saudi Arabia and what he viewed as the House of Saud's hypocrisy. The rebels included Mohammad al-Qahtani, whom the group insisted was the messianic figure of the Mehdi, placed on Earth to rescue true Muslims before to the coming of the apocalypse.
Numerous disastrous raids by the Saudi armed forces are detailed dramatically in "The Siege of Mecca," culminating in a CIA-assisted gas attack that failed miserably. Eventually, the Saudis resorted to secretly importing a French military team, entrusted with providing the Saudis with the necessary equipment and training to quell the fighting, which is believed to have caused more than 1,000 deaths. Whether or not the French ever set foot in the holy city of Mecca is still debated, with conflicting stories emanating from the men involved.
The ineptitude of the Saudi military apparatus during the crisis is clearly evident. Readers of Trofimov's book learn that the Saudi military is split into different factions to ensure that no one faction ever achieves a degree of power that could threaten the House of Saud's rule.
Despite the fact that Saudi Arabia is known for its secrecy and its muzzling of the local press, some of the public statements announced during the crisis still make for shocking, and even occasionally humorous reading. One statement a few days into the battle claimed victory, yet at the same time pointed out that forces would continue to engage until the problem was solved.
In fact, the Saudi refusal to disclose the truth instigated a vicious worldwide rumor mill, with both the US and Iran accused of being involved in the siege from different quarters.
Ironically, despite public statements by Saudi officials deeming the rebels "infidels and heretics," the outcome of the crisis saw the Saudis actually taking steps to apply the same agenda that Uteibi had been fighting for.
The intriguing relationship between the ruling Saudi officials and the religious establishment is noted by Trofimov. Along with the narrative of the siege itself, this is perhaps the most captivating part of the book.
Islamic legitimacy is the key to the existence and survival of the Saudi dynasty. Uteibi and his men brazenly challenged that legitimacy. In its moment of crisis, the Saudi leadership was forced to turn to the religious establishment for a fatwa, or religious edict, underlining its authority and providing it with permission to carry out whatever mission was needed to end the siege.
In return, Saudis rulers rolled back the liberalization measures that had been slowly evolving in the 1960s and 1970s, at the request of the ulama.
Interior Minister Prince Nayef (who is still in that position to this day) announced that women news announcers would be removed from screens, and companies were told not to employ women at all. The religious police were given permission to raid western enclaves, areas they previously did not have permission to enter. Finally, a large influx of cash was awarded to the ulama and Islamic universities to aid the spread of the Wahabbi creed around the world.
Despite the failure of his mission, his arrest and his eventual beheading, Uteibi's goals were being implemented.
A notable inclusion in the latter part of Trofimov's book is the comments of an Al-Qaeda militant inspired by the writings of Uteibi. While expressing deep admiration for Uteibi's uprising, he notes that if the rebels had opted to attack government installations instead, they would have likely achieved more success. The siege of the Grand Mosque left many Muslims uneasy and the Saudi monarchy was seen to be defending Islam, whereas an attack on government property would have been viewed solely as an attack on the Saudi dynasty. The future of the House of Saud, based on these premises, would appear precarious.
It is impossible to fault the author for his descriptions of the siege or for divulging fascinating tidbits concerning the Saudi establishment. However, one can be irritated by his tendency to include unnecessary information, such as the numerous references to the planning and building of the mosque itself by the Bin Laden construction firm. One imagines that had this been any other contractor it would not have warranted a mention. Yet because the Bin Laden name ties in with Trofimov's thesis, it seems to have been inserted at every opportunity.
Also the author of "Faith at War: A Journey on the Frontlines of Islam, from Baghdad to Timbuktu," Trofimov furthermore takes as fact the claim that the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt was responsible for an assassination attempt on President Gamal Abdel-Nasser. While Nasser insisted this was the case, concrete evidence has never been produced to support these allegations.
Finally, in terms of criticism, the narrative occasionally includes comments that border on the melodramatic. Perhaps the author was hoping to market the book toward an audience that reads mass market thrillers over more academic texts.
The material here is so compelling that such comments could have been deleted without sacrificing the book's appeal. In fact, "The Siege of Mecca" makes for compulsory reading, whatever its admittedly minor faults. It sheds light on a topic rendered even more intriguing by the continued attempts to blot the event out of history by the Saudi authorities. Trofimov's disclosure of fascinating details and his engaging narrative combine to create a tour de force which, once you begin, is incredibly difficult to put down.
Yaroslav Trofimov's "The Siege of Mecca: The Forgotten Uprising in Islam's Holiest Shrine and the Birth of Al-Qaeda" is published by Allen Lane in the UK and Doubleday in the US. The book is available at Virgin Megastores throughout the Mideast

Iran: Women Reject The 'Little Miseries'

Iran: Women Reject The 'Little Miseries' By Farangis Najibullah
Jelveh Javaheri is the most recent women's rights activist to be jailed
(kosoof.com)
Of the "little miseries" of a woman's life in the Islamic Republic of Iran, Gisoo knows all too much.
As a college student some 20 years ago, Gisoo briefly fell in love -- and got married. Yet there was no honeymoon. Shortly after the wedding, her husband made her quit studying and stay home. Ever since, he has made virtually every important decision in her life. Her husband even moved the family out of her native Tehran without consulting Gisoo. Now, she would like nothing more than a divorce -- but the price would be high.According to Iranian law, if a woman initiates a divorce, she loses her right to a share of the family's property. She would also lose access to her kids, because fathers get custody of all children over the age of 7. In short, Gisoo would be left virtually homeless -- with no money, no kids, and no decent job, given her interrupted studies.Now, women's activists from across Iran are rallying to defend women like Gisoo, who are the victims of daily abuses of their human rights. But in perhaps a sign of the challenge that their drive, the One Million Signatures Campaign, represents to Tehran's clerical regime, authorities have cracked down hard on the grassroots movement, detaining scores of its activists in recent weeks and months and accusing them of endangering national security.Campaign To End DiscriminationMembers of the signature campaign, which started in August 2006, say they want to change what they call inequitable laws -- such as polygamy, unequal legal compensation for men and women, and different ages of criminal responsibility for boys and girls (15 for boys, 9 for girls). Their goal is to present a petition with 1 million signatures urging parliament to change such laws. Jelveh Javaheri, a 30-year-old Internet journalist, recently became the fourth activist of the movement to be arrested and jailed since October. On December 1, the Revolutionary Court in Tehran charged her with inciting public opinion, propaganda against the state, and the publication of false information on websites. She's being held at Tehran's notorious Evin prison.Another member of the campaign, Maryam Hosseinkhah, was sent to Evin in November on similar charges and is awaiting trial, while Delaram Ali was sentenced earlier in the month to a prison term and flogging. The authorities requested the equivalent of $105,000 in bail for Hosseinkhah's release -- a sum her family says it cannot afford.Since its start, criminal cases have now been slapped on a total of some 40 campaign members. And yet, the movement insists it is nonpolitical. Speaking to RFE/RL from Tehran, Khadija Moqaddam, a member, says the group merely seeks to promote equal rights for women. "It's a campaign that started a year and a half ago to change discriminatory laws against women," Moqaddam says. "Its activities include talking to people directly to broaden their general knowledge about the issue. We also are trying to collect 1 million signatures and pass them on to the parliament, and ask the parliament to change the discriminatory laws."The campaigners say Iranian women are treated like "half-persons" under Islamic laws that first surfaced some 1,400 years ago. Still, campaigners say they are aware their counterparts in other Islamic societies, such as Saudi Arabia, probably face even worse discrimination.Demonstrations by women's activists have been broken up quickly by police (kosoof.com)Although women in Iran are required to follow an Islamic dress code, they have the right to work and vote, and participate in the country's political life. With some dress restrictions, Iranian women are able to take part in domestic and international sports competitions. And, unlike places such as Saudi Arabia, Iran does not bar women from driving cars by themselves.However, women's rights activist Raha Askarizadeh says there are still many laws that restrict rights and freedom. "Iranian women have no right to divorce," Askarizadeh told RFE/RL from Tehran. "If they marry a foreigner, they lose their Iranian citizenship. Their right to inheritance is smaller than their brothers'. When her husband dies, the wife gets only one-eighth of his property."Although Iranian officials have not officially criticized the campaign, its members came under pressure from authorities almost immediately after the movement was set up. At least 33 women -- with Javaheri and Hussienkhah among them -- were arrested in March for taking part in a peaceful protest. The women were eventually released.Nationwide CrackdownIn August, a court in Tehran sentenced two young female members of the campaign, Nasim Sarabandi and Fatemeh Dehdashti, to suspended prison terms. They were also found guilty of acting against the state by "spreading propaganda."In October, Ronak Safarzadeh was reportedly arrested at her home in Sanandaj in Kurdistan Province and is being held in a detention center at the local office of the Intelligence and Security Ministry. Shortly afterwards, in early November, the same office arrested another women's rights activist, 21-year-old Hana Abdi.Both women are being held without formal charges and they have reportedly been denied access to a defense lawyer. Their families claim they have no information about Safarzadeh or Abdi's whereabouts.The arrests have attracted international criticism and condemnation. The Paris-based Reporters Without Borders has called for an immediate release of the arrested women. And the European Parliament has strongly condemned the "dramatic increase in the repression of women" in Iran.But Iranian women activists say they are concerned that the recent arrests are just the beginning of a wider crackdown on women, and that they will be followed with more arrests and convictions."With 10 or even 100 such arrests, Iranian authorities cannot silence those who fight for the most basic social rights," women's rights leader Khadija Muqadam told RFE/RL from Tehran. "That's because there are millions of women and men in Iran who share the same values as the arrested members of the One Million Signatures Campaign."

A Journey from Islam to Christianity

A Journey from Islam to Christianity
By Gary Lane
CBN News
December 7, 2007
- Muslims who convert to Christianity face harsh persecution. Even those living in western countries aren't safe from retribution.

One man paid a heavy price for rejecting Islam to follow Christ, and his suffering came from those who once loved him the most.

Adam will never walk again.

His legs bear the scars of many operations to repair devastated muscle, tendon, and bones.

He suffered these injuries when he was thrown off a fourth-floor balcony at a shopping mall.

It’s a miracle he survived.

What’s more shocking is that the person who ordered the attack was his own mother.

“I received a letter from my mom, threatening me that she was going to kill me if I do not go back to Islam,” he said.

Adam is a Christian living in Canada, but he was born and raised a Muslim in Morocco.

“I was raised in a very strict family, I was punished all the time If I failed to comply by the teachings of Islam,” Adam began. “I remember it was Ramadan and I did not pray, and for that my mom hit me on my nose, and she broke it and it is still broken until now.”

At age 20, Adam moved to Canada and met many Arab Christians.

He also started watching Christian TV programs that challenged the teachings of Islam.

That led him to an Internet chat room, called “Pal Talk.”

“That's when I started gaining a lot of information about Islam that I felt were really strange and that's when I was convinced that this religion can not be from God,” Adam explained. “How can a religion that is based on killing and slaughter and terrorism come from God?”

He took his questions to a sheik in Canada and received a startling answer.

“I told him that this religion can not be from God and that I thought that Bin Laden and Al Zawaheri are terrorists. He replied ‘no they are not terrorists, they are the real Muslims.’ That's when I decided to leave Islam.”

Through Pal Talk and the ministry of father Zakaria Boutrous, Adam discovered the Bible and Jesus Christ.

“I finally felt like I found what I have been looking for all my life. I found a loving God, who died for me on the cross. I dedicated my time to study the Bible and pray and that's how I found my way to Jesus Christ.”

In most cases, that would be the happy ending of the story, but for this Muslim turned Christian, it was the beginning of many trials.

His wife of six years left him and his family began a campaign to force him to return to Islam.

They even had him arrested when went to Morocco for a visit.
“I was tortured everyday. Tthey used to hang me upside down and beat me up. After 21 days my mom came and asked me if I have changed my mind, I said that I would never forsake Christ even if she wanted to kill me.”

But the most vicious attack came after he returned to Canada.

A young Moroccan man, who said he was new in town, asked Adam to take him to a mall downtown so he could meet his cousin.

At the mall, Adam shared his faith with the two men.

As he was preaching the gospel, they pushed him off a balcony and he plunged four-stories to the hard floor below.

He didn't wake up for 15 days and has spent the last seven months in hospitals.

Doctors say he'll be confined to a wheelchair for life.

But Adam is not angry with the men who attacked him or his family.

“Even with all the pain, hurt and suffering I still rejoice because I know that I'm believing in the real God,” he said.

“What hurts most (is) knowing that my mom and my whole family believe in the wrong God. I always pray to God and ask him to bring them to Him and that's the only thing that will heal my wounds.”
And even from his hospital bed he's ministering to Muslims

He logs on to Pal Talk every day to tell them the truth about Islam.

He has a special message for former Muslims now following Jesus Christ.

“Jesus did not promise us virgins and he did not promise us rivers of wine. Instead he said ‘In the world you will have tribulations but be of good cheer. I have overcome the world.’ Believe me I felt the hand of God working through all the troubles I went through, I was denied by parents, friends and country, but with Christ all things are better.”


The Christian Broadcasting Network, Inc. © 2007

Mister CIA is alive in the heart of the BUSH HQ ACADEMY

The third of december will be an official day for the BUSH HQ. On the third of december 1997 the BUSH HQ academy started & on the third of december 2007 the BUSH HQ academy lost one of its founding members: our beloved MR CIA. Ten years of struggling against islamic infestation was enough to kill the body; the soul and the spirit survived and are fighting till the infestation is eradicated.
The spirit is still in the "THOU SHALL NOT KILL" academy & those who remain in that institute will keep the torch illuminating the darkness of many spirits dimmed by islam. The BUSH HQ academy will continue the fight the way MR CIA has inititated it till islam is extinct from our societies and declared a social hazard & illegal.
The soul went to paradise like an eagle supervising those carrying the light further so this light remains illuminating & radiating the shadows of the darkness of islam.
MR CIA did not die. Bill will die only when our BUSH HQ academy closes its doors. He is above sending shadows of rays leading the way to be followed closed eyes. He is witnessing mohammad and allat burning in the fire of hell below; what a great shahada. He is still hunting mohammetans with his Winchester & sending them to lucifer like shahids as well as fishing in waters of godly limpidity unlike that of zamzam where pathogenic bacteria grow. He is preserving his habit of Bar B Q's where the pork ribs are replaced by mohammad's ribs and the saucages & salami's are stuffed bowels of allat; all of this to feed his dogs with.
MR CIA we miss you here but we will never forget you; we are sure you will never forget us neither. You preceded us and soon all of us will meet above in the realms of God where you are founding a new BUSH HQ family and condemning those who kill to eternal grilling in the mohammetan cage called hell.
MR CIA our friend, companion brother and senior: we give you our word of honour that the room you started with us will keep on the job till islam dies. We promise you that our endeavour will double its impetus & our impacts on islam from now on will be lethal. No more jokes, no more mister nice guys. We are all MR CIA and MR CIA is all of us. In the name of alana, jojotay, flygirl, opus dei, thunderman, petesjoy and stever, your real companions since 10 years, I present to you my sincerest and deepest greetings asking you to prepare our places in the Godly BUSH HQ "THOU SHALL NOT KILL" you are founding above. Please do not forget to send us the admin code.
Your beloved brother Sintandrew.