April 28, 2006
Via The Local :Sweden's largest Muslim organisation has demanded that Sweden introduce separate laws for Muslims, according to Swedish television. Sweden's equality minister Jens Orback called the proposals "completely unacceptable".Sharia Law is unacceptable in general I think. I suggest that if Muslims in Sweden want to live in a nation with Sharia Law they should move to one. When in RomeÂ…..The Swedish Muslim Association, which represents around 70,000 Muslims in Sweden, has sent a letter to all Sweden's main political parties suggesting a number of reforms, SVT's Rapport programme reported.
The proposals include allowing imams into state (public) schools to give Muslim children separate lessons in Islam and their parents' native languages. The letter also said that boys and girls should have separate swimming lessons and that divorces between Muslims should be approved by an imam.
The letter provoked an instant, and damning, response from integration and equality minister Jens Orback.
"We will not have separate laws in Sweden. In Sweden, we are all equal before the law. In Sweden, we have fought for a long time to achieve gender-neutral laws, and to propose that certain groups should not be treated like others is completely unacceptable."
Orback said he had spoken to representatives of the Swedish Muslim Council, and they did not support the association's position.
"We have freedom of speech, we have the right to opinions and we have the right to make proposals - but if a law is going to be changed, it must be the same for everyone."
Asked whether the proposal plays into the hands of racists, Orback said that it did.
"I think it is very problematic and unfortunate that people who have been in Sweden for so long make proposals such as this that are so opposed to our intentions, when we are fighting for women's rights and the right to divorce," Orback replied.
Liberal Party leader Lars Leijonborg also slammed the idea of separate laws.
"Sweden has equality between men and women. To introduce exceptions for Muslims so that women can be oppressed with the support of the law is completely unacceptable to me," Liberal leader Lars Leijonborg wrote in a statement.
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Previous Jawa Report coverage here and here.
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Iranian President President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Via Yahoo News :
The Iranian nation won't give a damn about such useless resolutions,"If leftist and Actors like Clooney finally see the evil genocide of Islamic Terrorism in Darfur they can also help with Iran. NPR reported that Iran is the #1 and only remaining producer of Caspian Sea Caviar. All other nations have stopped harvesting Caviar in the Caspian to preserve and prevent sturgeon becoming extinction there. You can start helping by boycotting all Caspian Sea Caviar. Iran may not give a damn about resolutions but they will earn 158 million dollars this year harvesting Caviar. I bet they do give a damn about 158 million bucks worth of unpurchased caviar.
Others : California Conservative and Hot Air.
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Bloomberg :Terrorists killed more than 14,500 people in 11,000 attacks across the globe last year, the U.S. State Department said in its annual report on terrorism.Al-Qaeda Threat
The al-Qaeda terrorist network remains a threat, with plans to attack the U.S. in a manner to match ``or even surpass the terror of 9/11,'' Henry Crumpton, the U.S. State Department's anti-terrorism chief said.
``Al-Qaeda is not the organization it was four years ago,'' the report said. The group's leaders are scattered and on the run, while its Afghan safe haven is gone. Its relationship with the Taliban has diminished, and its finances and logistics have been disrupted, Crumpton said.
For these reasons, ``al-Qaeda and its affiliates are desperate to claim Iraq as their own,'' Crumpton said. ``We and our allies, along with the emerging Iraqi government, must deny Iraq to al-Qaeda.''
Al-Qaeda is fragmented and desperate to create a safe have in Iraq.
Yahoo News : "Al-Qaida is not the organization it was four years ago," the report said.The terrorist have threatened the American people directly with attacks even larger then the 9-11 attacks. After this years failure to produce civil war in Iraq by bombing Shite holy places it seems that the desperate Abu Musab al-ZarqawiÂ’s message last week indicates a change in strategy. Since he has been unable to drag large blocks of SunniÂ’s into a civil war he attempted to start he has not turned his attention to the Sunni themselves. Branding as Apostates any who cooperate with the new Iraqi government and targeting they and their families for murder. Just after ZarqawiÂ’s message last week there have been several targeted murders of prominent Sunni politicians and their families. By turning on his own sect he hopes to use fear to stop the participation of Sunni Muslims in the advancement of a new Iraqi government.However, "overall, we are in the first phase of a potentially long war," it said. "The enemy's proven ability to adapt means we will go through several more cycles of action/reaction before the war's outcome is no longer in doubt. It is likely we will have a resilient enemy for years to come."
A new generation of extremists, some of them getting training through the Internet, is emerging in cells that are likely to be more local and less meticulously planned, the report said. These small groups, empowered by technology, are very difficult to detect or counter, it said.
"We must maintain unrelenting pressure against al-Qaida," Henry Crumpton, the U.S. ambassador in charge of counterterrorism, said Friday at a briefing at the State Department. "We know they aim to attack the U.S. homeland."
Zarqawi to Sunnis : Be extremely aware, those who join these apostate forces have nothing with us except the sharp swords, and between them and us will be nothing except grave days and nights.Sunni of Iraq, will you stand for this murderer ruling over you? He stands in the way of both your freedom and our exit. Destroy him for he is certainly a murderer of his own and cares for nothing but power. He ignores the orders of his commanders while singing their praises. Truly he is the liar and the hypocrite. Fight and destroy al-Qaeda so all our peoples can have peace. Surely you heard him ignore and do the opposite of Bin LadenÂ’s call for you to come to Sudan. He has failed his assignment and now desperately rebels against his own, so has become his blood lust! Abu Musab al-Zarqawi must be destroyed.
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Pajamahadeen Indeed(note: Captain's Qarters is back up!).
Freedomdogs :Frank J from IMAO and I want to try to steal a march on the port side of the blogosphere. We want to proudly usurp their insulting jargon and turn it against them, and have a little fun while we do it. We'd like to fully embrace the moniker "101st Fighting Keyboardists" and the chicken hawk as our mascot.More here from Donklephant
When we looked into it, it turns out that the chicken hawk is a pretty impressive predator. ItÂ’s the largest of its family. This species vigorously defends its territory, getting even more aggressive when the conditions get harshest. It adapts to all climates. Most impressively, it feeds on chickens, mice, and rats.Middle Earth Journal needs to get their head our of their Sci Fi books (substitute rectal reference here) for just a minute. Seems they would prefer that our troops not have the support of the nation they fight for. So we should just sit by and not support those fighting? Should an ordinary citizen not be allowed to support our nation and troops? Should we stop publishing the evil of the enemy or exposing their propaganda? I think not. I think ordinary citizens have a duty to help as they can with what they have. More than one way to skin a cat and there are also many ways to help in the fight. Men working at Centcom have thanked me for publishing their work. Hostages and their families and families of troops who gave their lives have thanked both Rusty and I for blogging their issues. We'll take their word for it that it helps. Wear the badge of The Pajamahadeen proudly.
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From Reuters.com:
Iraqi and U.S. forces have killed a senior member of al Qaeda in Iraq, Interior Ministry sources and the U.S. military said on Friday.Samarra is a stronghold for Sunni Arab miscreants, the city where a Shi'ite shrine was attacked in February. Intelligence reports led to the raid in which Humadi al-Takhi and two other thug terrorists were killed. According to Reuters, the news hasn't been independently verified. It appears that someone wants to see the body.Humadi al-Takhi, who they said was a district commander of the group, was killed in a raid on a house on Friday about 10 km (6 miles) northeast of the city of Samarra, 100 km (60 miles) north of Baghdad.
This latest success follows yesterday's news of the Iraqi Forces' capture of Abdul Khadir Makhol, senior leader of al Qaeda in the Tikrit region.
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April 27, 2006
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KIDNAPPERS STOPPED; VICTIM RESCUEDRelease Date:
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MULTI-NATIONAL DIVISION - NORTH
101ST AIRBORNE DIVISION (AIR ASSAULT)
TIKRIT, IRAQ (FOB SPEICHER)
APO AE 09363
TIKRIT, Iraq– An Iraqi civilian kidnapped in Samarra was rescued April 27 when Soldiers from 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division stopped the would-be kidnappers’ vehicles and released the citizen.Units stationed in Samarra had already been aware of a “be on the lookout” (BOLO) report for a silver sedan suspected of being involved in a kidnapping when some alert Soldiers noticed a pair of silver sedans along a major thoroughfare in southern Salah ah Din province.
The two automobiles were parked next to each other as observers noticed the occupants passing what appeared to be a rifle between the two vehicles. Soldiers began pursuit of the vehicles but were unable to maintain contact.
The pursuing Soldiers radioed other troops in the area to be on the lookout for the two sedans.Soon afterward another patrol spotted one of the sedans and was able to stop the vehicle. Three occupants inside the car were detained while the vehicle was searched. While searching the vehicle Soldiers soon discovered the bound and gagged kidnap victim inside the trunk of the car.
Shortly thereafter Soldiers stopped two more cars matching the description of the suspected criminals involved, and detained their two occupants.
The victim was promptly transported to a nearby military medical facility and the five detainees taken to a secured location for further questioning.
Anti-Iraqi Forces, to include criminals, continue to victimize the common people of Iraq as they threaten and extort its citizens. Coalition and Iraqi security forces will continue to work together to eliminate this type of criminal threat so that the streets will be safe for all Iraqis.
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From NewKerala.com:
Northwest Frontier Province (NWFP) Minister Sirajul Haq said the public would confront those who remained neutral if US attacked Iran. "As a Pakistani, I announce that if US attacks Tehran, it would be considered as an attack on Pakistan and Peshawar," he said.In another development, the leader of Pakistan's largest Islamist party Jamaat-e-Islami (JI), Qazi Hussain Ahmed, announced on Sunday that he would have the religious parties' alliance, Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA), "force the government to support Iran if America attacked it." Ahmed also praised terrorists who are fighting coalition forces in Iraq and Afghanistan.
And from the Northwest Frontier Post (no link), it's reported that the goal is nation-wide Shariah Law and that Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) is achieving considerable success at recruiting.
The NWFP Senior Minister Sirajul-Haq has said MMA government would pave way for enforcement of Shariah based on social justice to remove centuries old English system of human exploitation from the country.Prudent observers should also note that Senior Minister Sirajul-Haq has recently spent time assuring Iranian President Ahmadinejad that the Pakistani people would support Iran in the event of U.S. aggression. "The people of Pakistan would not shy away from making any sacrifice for their Muslim brethren," he said.MMA was gradually heading towards success and we would soon emerge triumphant in this mission, he added.
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On this occasion, eminent religious scholar and Muhtamim Darul Uloom Taleemul Quran Maulana Saleh Faqir announced joining J.I. alongwith 70 other Ulema and hundreds of students and followers by appreciating active role of the party for enforcement of Shariah in the country. A local political and social figure Bashir Shakargah also announced joining JI with his 72 supporters.
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1) Do the Geneve Conventions protect terrorists? This is a question of fact.
2) Should the Geneva Conventions protect terrorists? This is a question of opinion.
I'll let Ace answer the latter first:
There are many reasons to object to extending Geneva Convention protections with full force to those, like Islamicists, who delight in cruelty and inhumanity. But one reason is psychological in nature, and nevertheless worth considering.Do I have to even say read the rest?We cannot agree with the Islamists that we are subhuman and only they are entitled to honorable and humane treatement. We must insist, particularly with these racist thugs who consider those who do not share in their creed to be animals, that honor is based on reciprocal conduct and by compact.
We cannot agree that their status as fervent Islamists makes them our superiors and creates obligations towards them that they do not extend in return towards us.
For, if we do, are we not confirming their racist beliefs? Are we not telling them that we are, just as they believe, inferior to them by God's decree, and as such, fit only for slaughter or subjugation?
So, the answer to #2 is no, terrorist [my word] ought not be covered by the Geneva Conventions. But are they covered? This is a question of fact.
The Conventions apply to all prisoners of war. Should we consider Islamist insurgents prisoners of war? Let's see if they meet the conditions of a prisoner of war according to Article 4:2 of the Conventions:
(b) That of having a fixed distinctive sign recognizable at a distance...Do the brave mujahidin wear uniforms or other regalia recognizable at a distance? No, they do not. Unless, of course, one considers Addidas knock-offs a distinctive sign. more...(d) That of conducting their operations in accordance with the laws and customs of war.
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Police have registered cases against the editor and publisher of a Danish newspaper and several other European dailies over their publication of cartoons depicting the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), under a blasphemy law that carries the death penalty, an officer said.Remember, Pakistan is a moderate Muslim country and an ally in the war on terror.
Internet giants Yahoo, Hotmail, and the search engine Google were also named in the cases for allowing access to the drawings of the Holy Prophet (PBUH) that were considered sacrilegious by Muslims. A lawyer who runs a citizensÂ’ rights group submitted the cases.Not that I wouldn't like to see Google stoned to death, but a line has to be drawn somewhere. I'm also a little disappointed that The Jawa Report wasn't named as co-defendant. Although, I did get a letter yesterday from a reader in Saudi Arabia who tells me that she can't access The Jawa Report there. Apparently the Saudis consider it a 'hate' website. This website is 'hate', killing homosexuals....that's just love differently shown. Go figure.
Islamic tradition bars any of drawings of the Holy Prophet (PBUH), favourable or otherwise, in a policy to discourage idolatry. Lawyer Iqbal Haider, who runs Awami Himayat Tehrik or PeopleÂ’s Support Movement, had petitioned the Supreme Court against the publication of the cartoons under a blasphemy law that allows the death penalty for anyone guilty of insulting the Holy Prophet (PBUH) or the holy Quran.All emphasis mine. What can you say about a religion that kills you for saying things they don't like? But I'm sure, these are just misunderstanderers of Islam...
Cases were registered on Tuesday against Jyllands-Posten, its editor, publisher, a cartoonist, and newspapers in France, Italy, Ireland, Norway and the Netherlands at a police station in Karachi on the court’s orders, said Tariq Malik, an official at the station.Don't expect this to go anywhere, but still, it says a lot.“It is now the government’s job to contact the Interpol and bring the offenders to a court of law in Pakistan,” Haider said on Wednesday.....
A government prosecutor, who opposed the petition, says PakistanÂ’s courts have no jurisdiction over a crime committed abroad.
Asia News adds this to the initial AP piece:
Since 1996, the year the law entered into force, dozens of Christians have been killed for defaming Islam, 560 people were charged with the crime and 30 are awaiting judgment. Often the law is used to settle personal scores.
Via Gateway Pundit who has more.
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UPDATE: Ian, "DonÂ’t you dare question their patriotism!" Indeed.
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Like the Oscar or the Emmy, it is simply an in-house award. The Oscar & Emmy represent what Hollywood think, not what America thinks. Or did you actually believe most Americans are impressed with gay cowboys as art?
The Pulitzer represents what the media thinks about itself. It's a pat on the back to reporters who report what other reporters want to hear.
It is masturbation. No, it's a circle jerk. Nothing more, nothing less.
Can the Pulitzer committee be so crass as to use a political calculus for determining worthy recipients? You. Bet. Your. Ass.
This is the Pulitzer committee. These are who they give the Pulitzer to: Pulitzer Prize Given to Terrorists
Color me unsurprised.
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How do Muslim astronauts pray five times a day in space when a "day" in orbit is only 90 minutes? How does one determine where Mecca is in a constantly moving space station?These were some of the questions Islamic scholars and scientists wrangled with in a seminar Tuesday, as Malaysia, a Muslim country, prepares to send its first citizen into space next year....
"Our astronaut will stay in the International Space Station for about seven to eight days. Among the important needs of this astronaut, should he be a Muslim, is a guide on how to perform the prayer ritual in space," Mohamad Ruddin Abdul Ghani, permanent secretary of Malaysia's Science, Technology and Innovation Ministry, said in a speech at the "Islam and Life in Space" seminar.
Parenthetically, this is the same moderate country that fines people for not attending Friday prayers.
But as Zainal Abidin Abdul Rashid of Malaysia National University pointed out at the seminar, the space station circles the Earth 16 times in 24 hours, with a sunrise and sunset occurring about every 90 minutes."Does this mean we have to perform 80 prayers a day," he said in his seminar paper.
He proposed that Earth time, especially the time zone in Mecca, be used as the reference point to determine the prayer schedule.
On the issue of "qiblat" or the direction of Mecca, suggestions range from installing a special rotating seat so that the Muslim astronaut could turn easily toward Mecca, to using calculator that can determine qiblat direction and the prayer schedule.
Then there is also the question of how to perform ablution, a ritual cleansing of the body, with water-rationing in space.
Also, how does one do the prayer ritual of kneeling and prostrating under zero gravity?
So, while the West was busy putting people into space, the Ummah was busy worrying about whether or not it's halal to drink Tang? Brilliant.
This goes a long way in explaining the myth of the 'Golden Age of Islam'. Never. Happened.
One important question not addressed at the conference is this: Does the prohibition against eating pork extend to outer space? And if it does, is there at least a Miss Piggy exception?
Hat tip Joel who found it at Nobody's business.
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In our first post on this topic I said that after hearing about Exxon Mobil's "in your face greed" involving their $400 million share of the booty awarded to their CEO (one Democratic Senator called it a "shameful display of greed"), I decided to do two things - establish a new category on this blog entitled "Corporate Greed", and never never never ever buy anything from Exxon Mobil or it's subsidiaries for the rest of my life. I also suggested that readers do the same, and to pass the word around.
Now it looks like Bee County in Texas has the same idea, and they're asking the entire state of Texas to take similar action:
This week, Bee County became the first in the state, possibly the country, to pass a resolution asking motorists to boycott (Exxon Mobile) fuel pumps beginning Monday.While I'm not suggesting we boycott until Exxon Mobile brings the gasoline prices all the way down to $1.30 a gallon, I am suggesting that we do so until prices return to pre-Katrina prices. It's time that we fought back against corporate greed and Exxon Mobile is as good a place as any to begin to engage the oil companies and fight back. Call it picking our own battleground and time - the place is Exxon Mobile and the time is now.County elected officials said they would ask others in the state to follow suit.
"Hey, the American people are tired," Martinez said. "What we did is we simply took action instead of complaining.
"We're offering our residents a beacon of hope."
... the boycott call is targeted only at Exxon Mobil gasoline until retailers agree to drop the price to $1.30 a gallon. Martinez said he's especially miffed about reports that former Exxon Mobil CEO Lee Raymond received a retirement package worth $400 million.
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Christian Science Monitor : "Before, I thought there was no Zarqawi, he was just a fiction. But now I believe in him. He's really out there,'' says Thalib Jabbar, a businessman in Baghdad. "Zarqawi wants to show his power and frighten people. But in reality, he's the one who should be afraid. We want him dead."Oh powerful chipmunk may you find your little fat cheeks be stuffed with cyanide and the cat waiting outside your burrow always.That's a common sentiment among many ordinary Iraqis, one played on by Iraqi officials Wednesday who condemned Zarqawi as a foreigner trying to destroy their country. Their strong response highlights the risk such a video poses for Zarqawi: The effort to show his strength within the insurgency also puts a foreign face on the movement, leaving an opening for his opponents to appeal to national unity.
In his video, the powerful and chipmunk-cheeked Zarqawi said the Iraqi government, "whether made up of the hated Shiites or the secular Zionist Kurds or the collaborators among the Sunnis, will be tools of the crusaders and a poison dagger in the heart of the Islamic nation."
The Jawa Report has full video and transcripts here.
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BBC News :The Cairo bureau chief of TV channel al-Jazeera has been arrested by Egyptian police for allegedly spreading false information on the Sinai bombs.Indeed where does the number one terrorist propaganda outlet, al-Jazeera, get a lot of things?The interior ministry said Hussein Abdel Ghani had falsely reported a blast in eastern Sharkia province.
Mr Abdel Ghani said in a phone call broadcast on the Qatar-based channel he was the victim of "a complete police kidnapping operation - beyond the law".
The interior ministry said the arrest concerned the false reporting of an explosion in Sharkia on Wednesday.
A spokesman said: "[Hussein Abdel Ghani] said there were incidents in Sharkia and nothing happened. He's spreading confusion.
"When he said there was an explosion in Sharkia, leading everyone to ask about it, about something that didn't happen, where did he get that from?"
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A leading Cuban dissident has said she was badly beaten up by government supporters as she headed for a meeting organised by United States officials.
Not so bad, I guess...
Martha Beatriz Roque said about a dozen people pushed her to the ground in front of her Havana home and one of them punched her in the face.The 60-year-old economist was jailed in 2003 with 74 other dissidents but was freed a year later on health grounds.
The coop de gracie:
A man then entered the building and hit her in the face after she shouted "Down with Fidel".
A 60 year old woman shouts "down with Fidel" with a fist aimed for her face.
Suddenly, 3 bucks a gallon doesn't seem so important.
I think Castro's grip is slipping, based on this part:
Human rights groups say attacks on dissidents are increasing and are part of organised attempts to intimidate government critics.
To quote Princess Leia to Grand Moff Tarkin:
The more you tighten your grip, the more star systems slip through your fingers
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April 26, 2006
From The Sun Online:
Jail bosses are rebuilding toilets so Muslim inmates don't have to use them while facing Mecca.Jeez, with stuff like this going on, one would expect there to be a thriving community of Muslim comedians. And, what in the heck does a Muslim do in an airplane lavatory? I don't think it's possible to sit sidesaddle on an airplane toilet.Thousands of pounds of taxpayers money are being spent to ensure lags are not offended.
The Islamic religion prohibits Muslims from facing or turning their backs on the Kiblah -- the direction of prayer -- when they visit the lav.
Muslim lags claimed they have had to sit sideways on prison WCs.
But after pressure from faith leaders the Home Office has agreed to turn the existing toilets 90 degrees at HMP Brixton in London.
Hat Tip: PCWatch
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Right. We're sure you were there for your daughter's birthday, Sophia.... Or maybe it was to see the baby daddy?
In any event, here's the story: Clinton was about to hit his second shot on the fifth hole at Las Vegas Country Club on Saturday when Secret Service agents shut down the fireworks about to be launched by Sophia's daughter. more...
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