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Msg to Obama: Time for a war on ‘youths’. Montreal riots

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Ok. Let me add two things together justly or not before I paste this article from the Montreal Gazette. First, by definition, youths are, well young. Typically that’s what ‘youth’ mean. However in this article, EVERYONE who was arrested, and presumably participating in these riots is OVER EIGHTEEN. The article however refers to them repeatedly as “youths”.

So now the second factor in this equation:

When in fashion minorities behave in an antisocial way in Europe the media seems to be under self censorship or in some cases government instructions to refer to the perpetrators as ‘youths’ instead of say, oh Muslims if that happens to be the case. Typically, you can tell if they are Muslims if adults are arrested, an adult in this case would be over eighteen, and not named whereas if they are white Canadian you will always read the name of whoever the police bring in. If the criminals are black typically you get a name and no description. I know I am sticking my neck way out here, but I begin to think that world media uses the term ‘youth’ to mean Muslim. If I am wrong in this case, the fault lies with governments and with media organizations that deliberately execute policies which attempt to keep the general public in the dark and therefore make us have to guess at the truth and facts of events which effect us all.

If Muslims are not responsible for the various riots and anti social acts around the world then for the love of good community relations start telling us who is doing these things. I refuse to believe that the problem is youth. Especially when, as in this story, most of those people arrested are old enough to have kids of their own at school.

From The Montreal Gazette:

Nine arrested in Montreal North melee

MONTREAL – Police arrested nine people on charges of assault with a weapon, trespassing, vandalism and public mischief Tuesday night after dozens of youths gathered in a Montreal North park hurled objects at police and went on a rampage in the neighbourhood, breaking windows and damaging cars.

Those arested are all over the age of 18, police said.

Police went to Carignan Park, at the corner of Rolland Blvd. and Renoir St., around 10 p.m. after getting a call about a fight.

It was the second call of the evening about a fight at the park, Montreal police Constable Daniel Lacoursiere said.

By the time police arrived, the fight had broken up but there were 50-75 youths near the basketball courts, he said.

Police remained on the scene as a preventive measure, Lacoursiere said.

The youths then started to throw rocks and bottles at the officers, and police cleared the park.

Some of the youths took to the streets, vandalizing cars, homes and a school in the area.

One officer was slightly hurt while making an arrest, Lacoursiere said.

© Copyright (c) The Montreal Gazette

UPDATE: seven arraignments made of legal adults, NO NAMES GIVEN:

Mathilde Pagé, 22, and mother to a Montreal North pre-schooler, was still unsettled yesterday after having witnessed a rock-throwing mêlée in Carignan Park from her apartment window late Tuesday night.

“Of course, I’m worried” about how the next months will play out in the district, she said. “It isn’t even summer yet – and this happens.”

Seven men were arraigned at the Montreal courthouse yesterday on charges ranging from assault to attempted murder, in the wake of the violent confrontation at the corner of Rolland Blvd. and Renoir St. that thrust the district back into the public spotlight. Kept in detention, all are to appear in court today for bail hearings. Five are in their 20s. Two are 19-year-old twins.

Pagé, a Quebec City native, said she was attracted to the area by “nice parks, lots of children and pretty good rents.” But, she added, “the young people lack respect for the police and police also lack respect for the young people.

“We don’t want to leave our apartment after 9 (p.m.)”

The 530-student Le Carignan elementary school adjacent to the park is “in a hot zone,” said Jean-Yves Cardin, one of the school’s music teachers.

Less than 24 hours earlier, dozens of youths had hurled objects at police and gone on a rampage, breaking windows and damaging cars.

“But people have too much of a tendency to stereotype Montreal North,” Cardin said. As proof, he pointed to an ambitious musical presented last night – and again tonight at 7 p.m. – by 200 children from the school, in the Maison Culturelle communautaire de Montréal North, north of the park at 12004 Rolland. It’s next to the parking lot at Henri-Bourassa Park where Fredy Villanueva was shot and fatally wounded by a Montreal police officer last August.

Cardin’s lively stage cast of 200 youngsters (ages 6 to 11) is backed with 50 musicians and a fancy light show. The production, L’étrange grenier (The Unusual Attic), tells a tale of toys that come to life after being abandoned by a rich child, and is woven with themes on consumerism, social disparity and abandonment.

Two 15-year-old girls sitting in the park said area police treat young people differently, depending on skin colour.

“When we are two or three or four blacks or Latinos sitting together, then the cops stop and ask questions,” said Johanne Lespinasse, who is black.

“When they are white, the cops pass right by,” said her friend, Krystine D’Amato, who is white.

The two describe themselves as best friends.

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© Copyright (c) The Montreal Gazette

Mich.: Witnesses May Have To Remove Veil

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Ginnah Muhammad and lawyer Nabih Ayedfrom CBS News 

The Michigan Supreme Court voted Wednesday voted to give judges authority over how witnesses dress in court after a Muslim woman refused to remove her veil while testifying in a small claims case.

A statewide court rule letting judges regulate the appearance of witnesses, such as asking them to remove face coverings, was approved by a 5-2 vote. The dissenters said there should be an exception for people whose clothing is dictated by their religion.

Justices heard last month from a Muslim woman who sued because her small claims case was dismissed when she refused to remove her veil.

Hamtramck District Judge Paul Paruk told Ginnnah Muhammad he needed to see her face to judge her truthfulness. The 45-year-old from Detroit kept her niqab on during the 2006 hearing.

“If state courts can require people to remove their veils to get their driver’s license photos, they can require people to testify without a veil absent some extraordinary circumstance,” said CBS News legal analyst Andrew Cohen.

“The reason we don’t see many of these stories is that it’s absolutely fundamental in a trial for the judge and jurors and defendants to see the facial expressions of a witness who is testifying, unless that witness is in mortal danger of being identified,” said Cohen, so I think this challenge will fail.”

Some Muslim leaders interpret the Quran to require that a woman wear a headscarf, veil or burqa in the presence of a man who is not her husband or close relative.

After Muhammad sued the judge, the Michigan Judges Association and Michigan District Judges Association pressed a court rule that gave judges “reasonable” control over the appearance of parties and witnesses to observe their demeanor and ensure they can be accurately identified.

“No First Amendment right is absolute,” said Cohen, “and this one bends to other amendments which protect a defendant’s right to a fair trial, which includes allowing the judge and jury to measure the facial expressions of witnesses. So this ruling is NOT a surprise, nor particularly controversial.”

The two justices who voted against the rule Wednesday said they favored a religious exception endorsed by the American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan and religious groups.

Muhammad originally went to court to contest a $3,000 charge from a rental-car company to repair a vehicle that she said thieves had broken into.

The Detroit area is home to one of the country’s largest Muslim populations. Legal observers have said the veil flap is a cutting-edge issue that will arise elsewhere in the United States.


Arabic Christian group sues City of Dearborn after police restrict its First Amendment rights

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By Robert Spencer from Jihad Watch:

I received this email from my attorney, William Becker. It is a sad day when American law enforcement officials restrict the First Amendment rights of Americans in order to accommodate Muslims. As you know, Dearborn, Michigan, features the most highly concentrated population of Muslims in the nation. My clients, Arabic Christian Perspective (ACP), and Pastor George Saieg attend the annual Arab International street festival there every year handing out Christian material to Muslims. They do this along the public sidewalks that run along the street, where the festival is conducted. It is open to the public and admission is free. Business establishments along the street remain open during the festival. It is a bold thing to do, but in the five years ACP has been going there, it has never encountered any problems. Now, the Dearborn Police Department has asked ACP to stand on a single corner, where they will be unable to freely mingle with festival gatherers and unable to reach their intended audience. This is a violation of its First Amendment rights. The Thomas More Law Center, based in Ann Arbor, has agreed to assist me in this matter. Today they filed a complaint, and sent a letter to the city attorney. I will keep you post

ABC TURNS PROGRAMMING OVER TO OBAMA; NEWS TO BE ANCHORED FROM INSIDE WHITE HOUSE

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Not that this is unusual or anything, but I can’t help but notice that Obama and his administration seem to be a great deal like what critics of the Bush administration claimed Bush was, but in fact he was not. That is to say, it isnt that Obama is similar to Bush, its that Obama is what his fans claimed the Bush admin was. Remember how the democrats and BDS (Bush derangement syndrome people) claimed Bush was a dictator and would end elections? Well of course that didnt happen but the Democratic party was seeking to end term limits the moment Obama was elected and before he even took office. Now we have this from the Drudge Report: (H/T GOV)

On the night of June 24, the media and government become one, when ABC turns its programming over to President Obama and White House officials to push government run health care -- a move that has ignited an ethical firestorm!

Highlights on the agenda:

ABCNEWS anchor Charlie Gibson will deliver WORLD NEWS from the Blue Room of the White House.

The network plans a primetime special -- 'Prescription for America' -- originating from the East Room, exclude opposing voices on the debate.

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Late Monday night, Republican National Committee Chief of Staff Ken McKay fired off a complaint to the head of ABCNEWS:

Dear Mr. Westin:

As the national debate on health care reform intensifies, I am deeply concerned and disappointed with ABC's astonishing decision to exclude opposing voices on this critical issue on June 24, 2009. Next Wednesday, ABC News will air a primetime health care reform “town hall” at the White House with President Barack Obama. In addition, according to an ABC News report, GOOD MORNING AMERICA, WORLD NEWS, NIGHTLINE and ABC’s web news “will all feature special programming on the president’s health care agenda.” This does not include the promotion, over the next 9 days, the president’s health care agenda will receive on ABC News programming.

Today, the Republican National Committee requested an opportunity to add our Party's views to those of the President's to ensure that all sides of the health care reform debate are presented. Our request was rejected. I believe that the President should have the ability to speak directly to the America people. However, I find it outrageous that ABC would prohibit our Party's opposing thoughts and ideas from this national debate, which affects millions of ABC viewers.

In the absence of opposition, I am concerned this event will become a glorified infomercial to promote the Democrat agenda. If that is the case, this primetime infomercial should be paid for out of the DNC coffers. President Obama does not hold a monopoly on health care reform ideas or on free airtime. The President has stated time and time again that he wants a bipartisan debate. Therefore, the Republican Party should be included in this primetime event, or the DNC should pay for your airtime.

Respectfully,
Ken McKay
Republican National Committee
Chief of Staff

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ABCNEWS Senior Vice President Kerry Smith on Tuesday responded to the RNC complaint, saying it contained 'false premises':

"ABCNEWS prides itself on covering all sides of important issues and asking direct questions of all newsmakers -- of all political persuasions -- even when others have taken a more partisan approach and even in the face of criticism from extremes on both ends of the political spectrum. ABCNEWS is looking for the most thoughtful and diverse voices on this issue.

"ABCNEWS alone will select those who will be in the audience asking questions of the president. Like any programs we broadcast, ABC News will have complete editorial control. To suggest otherwise is quite unfair to both our journalists and our audience."

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Britain commits cultural suicide.

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As if the cultural identity of indigenous Britons wasn’t diluted enough.

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 new British youth“Earned Citizenship” Scandal Allows Invaders Quicker Access to British Passports if They ‘Mentor a New Refugee’ or Join a Strike

The “earned citizenship” programme to be introduced in December 2010 will grant immigrants a British passport two years quicker than normal if they can show that they have “mentored a new refugee” or been active in a trade union (possibly by going on strike).

The earned citizenship programme forms part of the Government’s Borders, Immigration and Citizenship Bill which claimed that newcomers would have to “earn” the right to stay in the UK and be given a new “path to citizenship.” Initially, Government ministers had said that some form of community work such as running a local scout group would contribute towards gaining citizenship.

Now, however, the Home Office has said that immigrants will win fast track approval for British citizenship if they take part in trade union activities, canvass for political parties, volunteer for a “faith” organisation or “mentoring a newly-arrived refugee.”

Migrants who complete 50 hours of such voluntary work will be entitled to receive British citizenship after six years – two years earlier than if they do nothing. Observers point out that migrants cannot vote until they become citizens, so by offering British passports to those who take part in Labour Party-supporting trade union activities, the Government is effectively growing its own immigrant vote.

There is also no definition of what constitutes a “faith organisation” either. This would easily be simply joining the activities of a local mosque, which is part of many immigrants’ lifestyle choice in any event.

The most outrageous suggestion, however, is that an immigrant can gain two years remission off the passport application process by “mentoring a new refugee.” The absurd situation will therefore arise where immigrants – possibly ‘refugees’ or ‘asylum seekers’ can speed up their applications by aiding other ‘asylum seekers’ to settle in Britain.

As if this was not astonishing enough, the Home Office document which spells out the rules says that employers will be expected to give immigrants paid time off during working hours to complete this “voluntary service.”

The Home Office document says: “We are keen for migrants to participate in our civic and political life and we recognise the important part that political parties and trade unions play in our democracy. Canvassing and handing out leaflets will qualify as active citizenship because it includes interaction with other party members.”

Christian Man Raped, Murdered for Refusing to Convert to Islam, Family Says

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Now if the main-stream media would only start reporting on the hundreds or thousands of cases of forced convertion that happen in Islamic society all under the nose of police and government officials. I’m sure some of this will be addressed in Obamas next speech to his Muslim brothers and sisters.

Convert or Die. Infidel

Convert or Die. Infidel

FOX NEWS
  A young Christian man was raped and brutally murdered in Pakistan for refusing to convert to Islam, and police are doing nothing about it, the victim’s brother and minister told FOXNews.com.Pakistani police reportedly found the body of Tariq “Litto” Mashi Ghauri — a 28-year-old university student in Sargodha, Pakistan — lying dead in a canal outside a rural village in Punjab Province on May 15. He had been raped and stabbed at least five times.

“They have sexually abuse him, torture him with a knife on his testicle and genitals,” Ghauri’s brother, 24-year-old Salman Nabil Ghauri, said. “They have tortured him very badly, and after that they have stabbed five times with a knife and killed him.”
The family believes Litto Ghauri was murdered by the brothers of his Muslim girlfriend, Shazi Cheema, after they found him in a compromising sexual position with their sister.

The Rev. Haroon Bhatti, a Christian clergyman in the village and a friend of the Ghauri family, said Cheema’s three brothers came to Litto Ghauri’s house on May 11 and gave him an ultimatum: Marry their sister and convert to Islam.“On that farmhouse — four days there — we all, Christians and family, were searching for him,” the Rev. Bhatti said. “I was with him. I was searching for him.”

 After police discovered the body, Ghauri’s death was declared a homicide and the family filed paperwork with the Atta Shaheed police station in their small village, Adda 44SB. But Ghauri’s brother said police still have not arrested the alleged killers and have refused to meet with his family. Continue Reading →

U.S. Lawmaker Says Obama Administration Ordered FBI to Read Rights to Detainees

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FOX NEWS  A senior Republican on the House Intelligence Committee is accusing the Obama administration of quietly ordering the FBI to start reading Miranda rights to suspected terrorists at U.S. military detention facilities in Afghanistan.

The move is reportedly creating chaos in the field among the CIA, FBI and military personnel, according to Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Mich. The soldiers, especially, he says, are frustrated that giving high value detainees Miranda rights — the right to remain silent, the right to an attorney — is impeding their ability to pursue intelligence on the battlefield, according to a story first reported by the Weekly Standard.

“What I found was lots of confusion and very frustrated people on the front lines who are trying to, well, make Afghanistan successful for the United States and its allies,” said Rogers, who serves on the House Intelligence Committee.

Rogers, a former FBI special agent who served in the U.S. Army, just returned from Afghanistan and a visit to Bagram Air Base, where he said the rights are being read. Continue Reading →

Middle Eastern Gangs Of Australia & The Truth About The Cronulla Riots

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BBC shows real if subtle bias against BNP

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[kaltura-widget wid=”7idkm80zbc” width=”410″ height=”364″ addpermission=”3″ editpermission=”3″ /]Please watch this video clip from the BBC showing an egg attack from one of Europes so called ‘anti fascist’ groups against Nick Griffin, head of the BNP. Notice how he attempts to refer to Mr. Grifins security men as thugs. I am certain he would not have used the same terms refering to the security detail of any other party leader.

As I have already stated, I do not know what to make of the BNP nor do I endorse them. I merely know that they have not attempted to silence others. They have not used force or violent intimidation against other parties. They have been the victims of violence and threats and violent intimidation by other parties as well as the so called anti fascists. Therefore, I know that the anti fascists are in fact fascists by any rational definition. As for the BNP we shall see. Many people I respect seem not to trust them. However they offer no evidence for their suspicions. When I listen to what the BNP actually says and does publicly I tend to agree with them. Typically genuine tyrants and fascists are quite up front of their fascist agendas as they are proud of them. In any case, watch this reporting and decide who the fascists are. The ones giving a speech or the ones attacking them and preventing a speech.

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Stained: Mr Griffin, with egg clearly visible on his suit, is rushed to his car

Stained: Mr Griffin, with egg clearly visible on his suit, is rushed to his car Sharp exit: A burly minder struggles to drag Mr Griffin to safety

Target: A smashed egg can be seen flying behind Mr Griffin's head

Target: A smashed egg can be seen flying behind Mr Griffin's head

Rough: A woman is barged aside for the BNP leader and MEP Andrew Brons

Rough: A woman is barged aside for the BNP leader and MEP Andrew Brons

'Be honest with me, Sarge - did you vote BNP?'

'Be honest with me, Sarge - did you vote BNP?'

Muslims attacking East Indians in Australia?

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[kaltura-widget wid=”2p30m7ffbk” width=”410″ height=”364″ addpermission=”3″ editpermission=”3″ /]When I first saw this story a few weeks ago I wondered why the media reporting was leaving out the ethnicity of the attackers. I was wondering why the public would be left to use their imagination as to why a bunch of white  Australian men were all of a sudden turning on Indian students. As usual the media is keeping the public misinformed by only reporting part of the story. Although this next story is more of the same it does tease us with some of the facts. So I will let the reader make up their own mind. Mine was about 90% made up 2 weeks ago. Today it is 99.9%.

from BBC

 

Police in Sydney, Australia, had to be called to Harris Park suburb on Monday night to quell an angry crowd, provoked by two new alleged attacks on Indians.

An Indian man in his 20s was allegedly set upon by a group of men of Middle Eastern appearance, and another Indian was injured in a separate attack. At least 200 Indian men then gathered, shouting demands for “justice”.

The latest incidents come after several attacks on Indians, which the government denies are racist.

Where’s the heart Obama?

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Army Pvt. William Long died from a bullet fired from a self described enemy of the United States. I only hope that Americans demand both he and Pvt. Quinton I. Ezeagwula receive proper military honors in the form of a purple heart. The only difference between these two soldiers and the rest of the fine men and women fighting Islamic fanatics overseas, is that the enemy came to them. I urge Americans not to let Obamas politically correct stance on Islam overshadow this most recent terrorist attack on Americans.

 The Purple Heart is awarded in the name of the President of the United States to any member of an Armed Force who, while serving with the U.S. Armed Services after 5 April 1917, has been wounded or killed, or who has died or may hereafter die after being wounded;

           (1) In any action against an enemy of the United States;

           (2) In any action with an opposing armed force of a foreign country in which the Armed Forces of the United States are or have been engaged;

           (3) While serving with friendly foreign forces engaged in an armed conflict against an opposing armed force in which the United States is not a belligerent party;

           (4) As a result of an act of any such enemy of opposing armed forces;

           (5) As the result of an act of any hostile foreign force;

           (6) After 28 March 1973, as a result of an international terrorist attack against the United States or a foreign nation friendly to the United States, recognized as such an attack by the Secretary of the department concerned, or jointly by the Secretaries of the departments concerned if persons from more than one department are wounded in the attack; or,

           (7) After 28 March 1973, as a result of military operations, while serving outside the territory of the United States as part of a peacekeeping force.

           (8) After 7 December 1941, by weapon fire while directly engaged in armed conflict, regardless of the fire causing the wound.

           (9) While held as a prisoner of war or while being taken captive.

       b. A wound for which the award is made must have required treatment by a medical officer.

Gag Order Issued in Army Recruiter Shooting Case

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One has to wonder why this case, which has received so little coverage already, will now receive none. I guess the Americans are worried that openly discussing the facts in this case might offend the Muslim community. The same Muslim community that supplied the religious teachings responsible for this American citizen to become a Jihadist. Muhammad’s lawyer will try to convince the courts he was indoctrinated to hate during his two week incarceration in Yemen. When in fact he was turned here in America and went to Yemen to meet, greet and support Jihadist there.

[I would like to add a weird thought of my own. It seems to me that this soldier should get a full military funeral for death in action. Clearly he deserves one and not to give him one would be a crime. However, if he does get one, it would be de facto admission that the USA is at war WITH ISLAM. Now this would make a fool of Obama and waste a lot of time he spent on his reach out to the Muslim world tour, but there seems no way out of this one to me. Eeyore for Vlad]

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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. —  A judge has issued a gag order in the capital murder case against the man accused of killing one soldier and wounding another at a military recruiting office in Arkansas.

Judge Alice Lightle issued the order Monday after prosecutors requested it to block court officials and police from discussing the case.

Jim Hensley, attorney for suspect Abdulhakim Muhammad, said last week his client was influenced by hardened terrorists with whom he was jailed in Yemen.

Muhammad allegedly wanted to kill as many soldiers as he could because of harm he believed the military has done to Muslims.

Killed at the west Little Rock office was Army Pvt. William Long of Conway, who had just completed basic training and never saw combat.

Global Warming Activist Laurie David Fined for Wetlands Violations—Oh, Never Mind

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From Big Hollywood:

by Pam Meister

News broke last week that Laurie David, former wife of Larry David (of Seinfeld and Curb Your Enthusiasm fame), was fined for wetlands violations at her Martha’s Vineyard home – and it wasn’t the first time, either:

The property owned by Ms. David off North Road was the subject of a series of wetlands violations in 2005, when construction of a stone fire pit, barbecue grill area and wooden stage for a children’s theatre with seating was begun in a wetland without a permit.

Ms. David, as you may recall, produced the Goracle’s epic documentary, An Inconvenient Truth.  She also wrote The Down-to-Earth Guide to Global Warming for children (doing her part to convince one in three frightened children that the earth will implode before they grow up), and went on a much ballyhooed bus tour with fellow greenie Sheryl “One Sheet” Crow in order to help Save The Earth™ a couple of years back. How riding around the country in an exhaust-spewing bus and using up oodles of electricity for Sheryl’s musical stylings was supposed to “help” is beyond me. But wait, the bus was powered by vegetable oil instead of that dastardly fossil fuel, and pal Sheryl is committed to being green by driving a hybrid and using cold water to wash her clothes. Forgive my cynicism; I’m convinced.

Fortunately for Ms. David, her contractor was fully prepared to take the heat:

The new infractions occurred during the construction of a tennis court. Workers installed a makeshift road with boards and stones and drove heavy machinery across the resources area making a path to the tennis court site. Attempts to reach Ms. David were unsuccessful but Bart Thorpe, who said he is the contractor on the job, took full responsibility for the violations yesterday.

“She’s obviously a very busy person and she trusted the contractor, just like last time,” he said. “And I inadvertently made a mistake. It’s something she had no knowledge of and had nothing to do with, and it’s a minor thing.”

Perhaps, as “the boss,” the buck should stop with Ms. David. But it’s all in a day’s work for the “do as I say” celebrity set. David’s in good company with folks like Arianna Huffington for her penchant for flying on corporate jets while decrying the evils of SUVs and the like. Continue Reading →

Israel to Obama: “No You Can’t!”

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You have to admit. For a guy with so much on his plate at home, Obama sure seems preoccupied with Israel and it’s affairs.

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North Korea is launching missiles, Iran is building nukes, Saudi Arabia is sponsoring hate that translates into worldwide terrorism, Sudan is still massacring and raping, China is busy ethnic cleansing Tibet into a Chinese province… but the Obama Administration is furious, yes “furious” at only one country, Israel.

What did Israel do? Well it’s building a hotel in Jerusalem.

Washington is furious over the Interior Ministry’s anticipated approval of a plan to build a new hotel in East Jerusalem, just 100 meters from the Old City’s walls. In conversations with Israeli officials, senior American officials have made it clear that they want Israel to freeze all plans for expanding the Jewish presence in East Jerusalem, and especially in the Holy Basin – the area adjacent to the Old City. 

What right does Israel have building a hotel in its own capital anyway? So far we’ve had Secretary of State Hillary Clinton demand an end to Jewish babies being born, as if she were Pharaoh dressed up in a power suit. The administration has demanded an absolute freeze on settlements, with Jerusalem to be viewed as a “settlement” too, in exchange for Abbas and Hamas, maybe sorta stepping up their security cooperation. The double standard here isn’t exactly hard to find.

The Muslim world can build nukes (Iran), commit genocide (Sudan), occupy anyplace they want including the territory of a NATO ally (Turkey), and Obama will come hat in hand to them, bearing apologies and huge aid packages. Continue Reading →