This makes me want to vomit. This man should be hung by his balls and the women of the area should be allowed to execute his death sentence with wooden spoons. Might take a while but itÂ’s worth it for a man who murdered his 4 year old daughter in the name of honor.

Yahoo News:Bibi recounted how she was woken by a shriek as Ahmed put his hand to the mouth of his stepdaughter Muqadas and cut her throat with a machete. Bibi looked helplessly on from the corner of the room as he then killed the three girls — Bano, 8, Sumaira, 7, and Humaira, 4 — pausing between the slayings to brandish the bloodstained knife at his wife, warning her not to intervene or raise alarm... ..."I was shivering with fear. I did not know how to save my daughters," Bibi, sobbing, told AP by phone from the village. "I begged my husband to spare my daughters but he said, 'If you make a noise, I will kill you.'"... ..."The whole night the bodies of my daughters lay in front of me," she said.... ...The next morning, Ahmed was arrested...…"I thought the younger girls would do what their eldest sister had done, so they should be eliminated," he said, his hands cuffed, his face unshaven. "We are poor people and we have nothing else to protect but our honor." Ahmed, who did not resist arrest, was unrepentant. "I told the police that I am an honorable father and I slaughtered my dishonored daughter and the three other girls," he said. "I wish that I get a chance to eliminate the boy she ran away with and set his home on fire."

What a retard!! The youngest girl was four years old and the others seven and eight years old. Maybe if the men in this part of the world actually worked instead of sending their wives to the brick factory they might be worth a plug nickel. Typical of most idiots they always look outward for the source of their problems. If Pakistan does not give this man the firing squad then they are a nation of cowards as well. If you want to see what a jerk of this magnitude looks like click below. I'll not show this scumbag's pic on the front page.

Also see In The Bullpen more...

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(Riyadh, Saudi Arabia) A Saudi Arabian court sentenced a 32-year-old Indian migrant worker, Puthen Veetil Abdul Latheef Noushad, to have his eye gouged out as punishment for blinding a Saudi man in a fight. Apparently, Noushad was working at a gas station when he got into a fight with a Saudi customer regarding the bill. The Saudi man lost his eyesight from injuries sustained in the fight.

Noushad claims he acted in self-defense but the Saudi court imposed the sentence anyway. An appeals court will review the case and, if the ruling is upheld, the Supreme Court will address the issue. Human Rights Watch has joined the fray, asking Saudi King Abdullah for clemency.

Under Saudi Arabia's interpretation of Islam, mutilation is an acceptable form of punishment. The loss of body parts is regularly specified by the courts. I think it's barbaric, however, I understand that it's proven to be quite effective in reducing recidivism. (via LGF)

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Some of you may have heard of Michael. He is a reporter that resides in Lebanon and also blogs here. Today Mike sends us news that La Weekly has picked up his account of the meeting. Mike also has written for The Wall Street Journal, The Daily Star and Tech Central Station.

Michael Totten:The LA Weekly has published my first-person account of meeting and hanging out with Hezbollah.
Word has it that these guys are media savvy, that they know how to make a terrific impression on the press. It isn't true. If they were friendly and civilized with me I would have written that they were friendly and civilized. But they weren't, So I wrote this instead. They have no one to blame for this bad press but themselves.

Just a taste so you can get the flavor.

I sat at a set table draped with a clean white cloth. Yellow chicken, fatty beef, brown and white rice, hummus, yogurt and vinaigrette salads were spread out in front of me. There was plenty of bottled water to go around. The food didn't look great, but it looked okay. (And it was.) I smiled when it occurred to me that my meal was paid for by the Islamic Republic of Iran. It was about time they did something for residents of the Great Satan.

Now go read the rest.

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As a co-blogger and long time blogident of The Jawa Report I’ve seen a lot of bad examples of Islam. I’ve seen beheadings and Rusty has taught us all the ideology that the terrorists follow. Also I’ve met Muslims here, although they are hard to find, that totally reject that doctrine and call for reform. The recent meeting in Saudi Arabia of Muslim leaders shows that Islamic nations are keenly aware of the perception Islam itself is the problem. They work very hard to disavow the terrorist doctrine and project an appearance of a peaceful intent. I for one have taken every opportunity I’ve had to publish those who call for reform of Islam and for peace. A couple of Muslims I’ve had contact with have stated that Islamic nations need to look inward for the source of their problems. Often times just the opposite happens. Rich western nations are blamed for oppressing the great progress Islam would have could have should have brought. One thing I’ve learned in life if you find yourself in a bad situation blaming others does not solve much. This “victims” attitude leads to hate and violence that only breeds worse conditions. Remember Anger leads to hate, hate leads to suffering. The roots of this violent “blame game” are in the scriptures of the Koran. Being who Howie is I really hate to say what I must now say. But the problem is it’s true. Christians no longer force confessions and death sentences for “non believers”. In other words we have progressed and reformed. Without a root reform and change in attitude of Islam war is inevitable and Islam itself is in danger of destruction. If it’s a fight you are looking for I’m sure the west can accommodate you. But if peace, reform and progress are Islam’s true nature. If Islam can live in peace with the rest of the world and tolerate all the other faiths I have two words for you. Show me.

Frontpagemag:Now for the first time, a key Pentagon intelligence agency involved in homeland security is delving into Islam's holy texts to answer whether Islam is being radicalized by the terrorists or is already radical. Military brass want a better understanding of what's motivating the insurgents in Iraq and the terrorists around the globe, including those inside America who may be preparing to strike domestic military bases. The enemy appears indefatigable, even more active now than before 9/11Â… Â…
The internal document explains that Islam divides offensive jihad into a "three-phase attack strategy" for gaining control of lands for Allah. The first phase is the "Meccan," or weakened, period, whereby a small Muslim minority asserts itself through largely peaceful and political measures involving Islamic NGOs -- such as the Islamic Society of North America, which investigators say has its roots in the militant Muslim Brotherhood, and Muslim pressure groups, such as the Council on American-Islamic Relations, whose leaders are on record expressing their desire to Islamize America.

In the second "preparation" phase, a "reasonably influential" Muslim minority starts to turn more militant. The briefing uses Britain and the Netherlands as examples.

And in the final jihad period, or "Medina Stage," a large minority uses its strength of numbers and power to rise up against the majority, as Muslim youth recently demonstrated in terrorizing France, the Pentagon paper notes.

Others: Jihad Watch and American Thinker.

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(Riyadh, Saudi Arabia) Kings and presidents of the 57 nations comprising the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) will meet for an emergency summit meeting tomorrow in the city of Mecca. Saudi King Abdullah bin Abdel Aziz called the meeting to discuss the Muslim world's pressing issues and predicaments. According to OIC officials, the meeting's emphasis will be "reforming, restructuring, and redefining the OIC charter and its mission."

Specific agenda items to be considered include:

- Adoption of a 10-year plan to restructure the Islamic nation,

- Approve a name change for the OIC to "Organization of Islamic Countries,"

- Discuss and implement proposals to address Islamophobia,

- Implement a strengthened Islamic academy of jurists to issue unified fatwas,

- Discuss and implement reduced obstacles to trade and business among Muslim countries,

- Discuss proposals for the empowerment of women, and

- Discuss a proposal for OIC member countries to collectively design and build a passenger plane. Late-night joke writers take note.

Notably, the leaders of all 57 member states of the OIC have been invited to the meeting with the exception of non-Muslim leaders. Non-Muslims are not allowed in Mecca (Makkah). According to OIC spokesman Atta Mannan, "Reports in the local media that they would monitor the proceedings on closed circuit television in Jeddah are not true," he said. "We can't expect the heads of state to sit in Jeddah while the summit is taking place in Makkah," he said. "They will, however, be represented by high-level delegations."

OIC Secretary General Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu stated that the body wants to have a significant role in resolutions adopted by the UN. He also stated that the OIC should have a seat on the UN Security Council. The summit is planned to end on Thursday.

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