Everyone is my friend until they prove otherwise.
In their latest bid to provoke the government into attacking them and creating at flashpoint for extremists, Lal Masjid has kidnapped five Chinese Nationals
In their latest bid to provoke the government into attacking them and creating at flashpoint for extremists, Lal Masjid has kidnapped five Chinese Nationals, who worked at a massage parlor. Accusing the workers of being part of a brothel, they have appointed themselves the law, judge, and jury.
More from Darwaish at Pakistaniat.com
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The ABC News/Washington Post Poll offers some insight as to why the Mayor maintains a lead in public opinion polling.
I get the Guiliani campaign newsletter, and will be posting extracts from it on occasion. I will keep these to the facts and avoid the campaign rhetoric, although most of what Rudy says is straight ahead and not hard to interpret. Here are some interesting polling results:
The ABC News/Washington Post Poll offers some insight as to why the Mayor maintains a lead in public opinion polling.
- 55% of Republican primary voters say Rudy Giuliani is the strongest leader in the race – that is a 29-point lead over his nearest opponent.
- 53% say he has the best chance of being elected President in 2008 – a 31-point lead over his nearest opponent.
- 59% would trust him to handle a major crisis – a 36-point lead over his nearest opponent.
- Mayor Giuliani leads on other key attributes as well – he is the “most inspiring” and “best understands the problems of people like you”.
Disclaimer: I am firmly for Rudy Guiliani’s presidential bid, have contributed to his campaign, and hope to see him in the oval office in ’08.
Like Edwards, Newt Gingrich sees two Americas — however I like Newt’s divisor much more than the Breck Girl’s.
In Pakistan Nilofer Bhaktiar has served legal notice on Lal Masjid. Nilofer was the Tourism minister who resigned after having a Fatwah issued against her by the disowned, renegade madrassa
In Pakistan Nilofer Bhaktiar has served legal notice on Lal Masjid. Nilofer was the Tourism minister who resigned after having a Fatwah issued against her by the disowned, renegade madrassa.
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We traveled a great distance and rose a great height this week, crossing rolling farmland and plains to high plains, to high desert, to foothills. Along the way we had some weather; rain above the high plains.
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When Students Rule
A religious tribunal will by trying former president Khatami, a moderate as Iran goes, for shaking hands with a woman on a recent trip to Italy. The charges were brought by students, as is happening more frequently throughout the Islamic world. In the past when student movements that follow dark and evil ideologies are allowed to rule the outcome has never been good.
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Blogging is going to be spotty this week, I’m on the road awhile. I just watched my first installment of Dan Rather’s new show on HDnet, so far a loving tribute to the poor, misunderstood Zapatistas in Chiapas, Mexico. Lots of interviews with people wearing bandanas and masks with grievances against the government.
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A missle strike has hit a Taliban training camp in North Waziristan, this comes pretty closely following Mansoor “baby” Dadullah’s release of a tape threatening the US and UK with suicide bomber attacks.
A missile or bomb strike has hit a Taliban training camp in North Waziristan, this comes pretty closely following Mansoor “baby” Dadullah’s release of a tape threatening the US and UK with suicide bomber attacks. Total casualties are unknown (28 killed, 10 casualties reported,) but an estimated 45 assorted foreign Al Qaeda and Taliban fighters were in the camp according to local sources. The missile strike comes because of coordinated efforts from intel sources in Waziristan, drones, and very effective missiles fired from Afghanistan.
Again I will point out that not only are the Taliban heavily infiltrated, but they are also warring amongst themselves for lead. It’s entirely possible that these AQAM forces were turned in by rival forces.
Please stop by The Fourth Rail for the fullest report. Also H/T to Ornery Elephant for dropping this by in comments.
The Lal Masjid Fatwah calling for the death of the editors, publishers, and staff of Octane is still out there, and eventually some idiot will act on it. What are they upset about? This advertisement, which appeared in other magazines as well without the Fatwah. The text on the Ad said:
Adam and Eve
The apple the bone of contention.
The fool Abdul Aziz from Lal Masjid calls it blasphemy, and unlike the other crazy Fatwahs recently (breast feeding, etc,) this one has real potential to cause real harm to real people. While the Pakistanis raised quite a ruckus over restrictions in the press from PEMRA, it remains to be seen what they will say about this. Regardless, both are sinister attempts to strangle freedom, just from different sources.
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ABC is reporting that there are sucide bombers headed our way from Pakistan, see all the details & video at Little Green Footballs.
