News links for Jan 30 2014 – 1

1. Johansson stepping down as Oxfam ambassador

A statement released by Johansson’s spokesman Wednesday said the 29-year-old actress has “a fundamental difference of opinion” with Oxfam International because the humanitarian group opposes all trade from Israeli settlements, saying they are illegal and deny Palestinian rights.

2. Bangladesh Islamist leader Motiur Rahman Nizami to hang

Motiur Rahman Nizami (C), a leader of Bangladesh Jamaat-E-Islami, arrives at a court before a verdict of an arms smuggling case in Chittagong January 30, 2014. Motiur Rahman Nizami arrives at court in Chittagong to hear the verdict

The head of Bangladesh’s main Islamist party, Motiur Rahman Nizami, has been sentenced to death for arms smuggling, prompting fears of fresh unrest.

3. Obama’s SOTU Claims on Iran Debunked at Same Day Congressional Hearings; Iran Agreement Text Being Withheld

Just hours before President Obama delivered his State of the Union address (1/28/14), which included remarks (analyzed here) lauding how the P5 +1 agreement “halted” Iran’s nuclear weapons development program, a joint Congressional hearing demonstrated otherwise. Gregory S. Jones, a Senior Researcher at the Nonproliferation Policy Education Center testified that “the great flaw in the deal” was “it permits Iran to retain centrifuge enrichment.” He added, pointedly,

Thank you Andrew Bostom, M, Richard and all. Much more to come. And something truly indicative of the attitude of Quebecers towards their Islamic invaders this afternoon as well.

 

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4 Replies to “News links for Jan 30 2014 – 1”

  1. #3 The only reason to withhold the text of the agreement is that it gives Iran a lot more then we have been told about.

  2. 2./ If this islamist “leader” can be sentenced to Death, why cant we do the same with the imans in the U.K.??…… I mean, give them a “FAIR” trial first,…..and then, sentence them ALL to Death.