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Ground Zero Imam: ‘I Don’t Believe in Religious Dialogue’

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By Walid Shoebat, at Pajamas Media

Is Imam Faisal Abdul Rauf — founder of the hugely controversial Ground Zero mosque — lying to the American public and his fellow New Yorkers?

We have uncovered extraordinary contradictions between what he says in English and what he says in Arabic that raise serious questions about his true intentions in the construction of the mosque.

On May 25, 2010, Abdul Rauf wrote an article for the New York Daily News insisting:

My colleagues and I are the anti-terrorists. We are the people who want to embolden the vast majority of Muslims who hate terrorism to stand up to the radical rhetoric. Our purpose is to interweave America’s Muslim population into the mainstream society. [emphasis added]

Oh, really?

Only two months before, on March 24, 2010, Abdul Rauf is quoted in an article in Arabic for the website Rights4All entitled “The Most Prominent Imam in New York: ‘I Do Not Believe in Religious Dialogue.’”

Yes, you read that correctly and, yes, that is an accurate translation of Abdul Rauf. And Right4All is not an obscure blog, but the website of the media department of Cairo University, the leading educational institution of the Arabic-speaking world.

In the article, the imam said the following of the “religious dialogue” and “interweaving into the mainstream society” that he so solemnly seems to advocate in the Daily News and elsewhere:

This phrase is inaccurate. Religious dialogue as customarily understood is a set of events with discussions in large hotels that result in nothing. Religions do not dialogue and dialogue is not present in the attitudes of the followers, regardless of being Muslim or Christian. The image of Muslims in the West is complex which needs to be remedied.

But that was two months ago. More recently — in fact on May 26, one day after his Daily News column –  Abdul Rauf appeared on the popular Islamic website Hadiyul-Islam with even more disturbing opinions. That’s the same website where, ironically enough, a fatwa was simultaneously being issued forbidding a Muslim to sell land to a Christian, because the Christian wanted to build a church on it.

In his interview on Hadiyul-Islam by Sa’da Abdul Maksoud, Abdul Rauf was asked his views on Shariah (Islamic religious law) and the Islamic state. He responded… Read More.

Very interesting series of questions to Obama

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Thank you NV for sending me this very interesting set of links. Lets begin here:

Here is a New York Times article on this issue

For Sestak Matter, a ‘Trust Us’ Response From White House

By PETER BAKER
Published: May 24, 2010

WASHINGTON — For three months, the White House has refused to say whether it offered a job to Representative Joe Sestak to get him to drop his challenge to Senator Arlen Specter in a Pennsylvania Democratic primary, as Mr. Sestak has asserted.

But the White House wants everyone who suspects that something untoward, or even illegal, might have happened to rest easy: though it still will not reveal what happened, the White House is reassuring skeptics that it has examined its own actions and decided it did nothing wrong. Whatever it was that it did.

“Lawyers in the White House and others have looked into conversations that were had with Congressman Sestak,” Robert Gibbs, the White House press secretary, said Sunday on “Face the Nation” on CBS. “And nothing inappropriate happened.”

“Improper or not, did you offer him a job in the administration?” asked the host, Bob Schieffer.

“I’m not going to get further into what the conversations were,” Mr. Gibbs replied. “People that have looked into them assure me that they weren’t inappropriate in any way.”

For the rest of this reassuring snow-job please click through to the New York Times article directly.

How Islamists Came to Dominate European Islam

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By Daniel Pipes

The 7/7 bombings in London, in which Islamists killed 52 and injured 700, prompted British authorities to work with Muslims to avoid future violence.

However, rather than turn to anti-Islamist Muslims who reject the triumphalist goal of applying Islamic law in Europe, they promoted non-violent Islamists, hoping these would persuade coreligionists to express their hatred of the West in lawful ways. This effort featured Tariq Ramadan (b. 1962), a prominent Islamist intellectual. For example, London’s Metropolitan Police partially funded a conference Ramadan addressed and Prime Minister Tony Blair appointed him to an official “working group on tackling extremism.”

Deploying an Islamist may have seemed like a original and clever idea but it was neither. Western governments have been allying without success with Islamists for decades. Indeed, they have been allying with Ramadan’s own family.

Dwight Eisenhower (center) received a Muslim delegation. Said Ramadan stood at right, clasping paper

In 1953, Dwight D. Eisenhower hosted a group of foreign Muslims that included Said Ramadan (1926-95), a leader of arguably the most influential Islamist organization of the twentieth century, the rabidly anti-West Muslim Brotherhood – and also Tariq’s father. The Eisenhower-Ramadan meeting took place in the context of sustained U.S. government efforts to rally Muslims against Soviet communism, in part by putting Said Ramadan on the CIA payroll. Talcott Seelye, an American diplomat who met with him about that time explains: “We thought of Islam as a counterweight to communism.” Continue Reading →

Petition against NYC 13 story ground zero Mosque to open 911 2011

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We Oppose the Mosque at “Ground Zero”

Add your name to the group of 30,914 people who have already signed using the Internet!

Please read our petition below and fill in the form to add your signature. Then, forward this petition to your friends and family.

(ACT! For America Privacy Policy: We value your privacy and we will not give, rent or sell your contact information to any other organization. By providing us this information you help us ensure that everyone who signs the petition participates only once.)

We Stand With the Victims of 9/11,
We Oppose the Mosque at “Ground Zero,” and
We Urge You to Join Us in Opposition

To Mayor Michael Bloomberg and the Elected Officials of New York:We the undersigned join with millions of Americans who are opposed to the founding of a mosque at the very site where Islamist jihadists destroyed the World Trade Center and took the lives of nearly 3,000 people.

We are opposed to the grotesque symbolism represented by the building of this mosque at “ground zero.” We are especially appalled that those pushing for this mosque have designated its grand opening date for September 11, 2011 – the ten year anniversary of the worst terrorist attack in U.S. history.

We are deeply disturbed by the insensitivity to the families of the victims of the 9/11 jihadist attack exhibited by Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf and his supporters. We find it grossly hypocritical that Islamists and their allies repeatedly lecture Americans about the need to be “sensitive” to Muslims while Imam Rauf and his allies practice the height of intolerance and insensitivity through the blatant act of building a mosque at “ground zero.”

We are offended by the views Imam Rauf has expressed about 9/11, such as his conspiratorial theory that Muslims did not perpetrate the 9/11 attack and that America’s policies were partly to blame for the attack. Such views are a slap in the face of the victims and families of 9/11.

We find it repulsive that Imam Rauf and his followers and supporters would seek to build a mosque near ground zero promoting the same Sharia ideology that the 9/11 hijackers used as the justification for their act of unconscionable murder.

Therefore, in deference to the families of the 9/11 victims and their memory, we call upon the elected officials of New York to oppose the building of this mosque near ground zero and for them to urge Feisal Abdul Rauf and his followers to find another location for it.

Please click here to go to the form and sign the petition. No matter how genuine or peaceful the principles of this mosque are, the fact that they intend to open on the 10th anniversary of 9-11 shows a poor intent as there simply is no way they cannot be aware of how it looks. It is a clear incitement and must be opposed.

Ground Zero mosque unbecoming

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By Zuhdi Jasser, The New York Post

Way too close: The proposed Cordoba House, a $100 million, 13-story Islamic cultural center and mosque, would replace the inset building two blocks away from Ground Zero.

Way too close: The proposed Cordoba House, a $100 million, 13-story Islamic cultural center and mosque, would replace the inset building two blocks away from Ground Zero.

In the 1960s, my parents left their despotic motherland of Syria for the promise of genuine liberty and religious freedom in America. In the decades since, we have led the construction of a number of mosques in the towns where we lived.

Some went up without challenge from the local community, but others met with palpable local discontent. In those cases, the law and the natural American affinity for religious freedom eventually paved the way to the ribbon cutting.

These were all humble mosques, funded locally by our congregations. It’s plain the planned “Ground Zero mosque” is something very different. Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf, his wife, Daisy Khan, and an investor intend to build “Cordoba House,” an ostentatious $100 million, 13-story Muslim community center including a gym, a swimming pool, a performance-arts facility and a mosque.

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Obama advisor refers to Jerusalem as “Al-Quds” but thats not the worst

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We are so fucked:

A friend of mine pointed out that I neglected to say who this was and what the circumstances of this speech are.
Here is who from Israelmatzav

Here’s Obama anti-terrorism czar John Brennan speaking about the beauty of Islam. Listen carefully. At the 1:33 mark, while he’s speaking in Arabic, he refers to Jerusalem as ‘al-Quds’ (which gets translated as Jerusalem) and at the 2:39 mark, he refers to meeting people from the non-existent country of ‘Palestine.’ At the end, he refers to loving al-Quds/Jerusalem.

Still working on where and why.

Democrats deny purple heart to Pvt. Long

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Readers of Vlad I’m sure will be aware of the long standing plea we have made to award Pvt’s Long, who was killed in a terrorist attack at the recruiting center, as well as another man who was injured in the shooting, the Purple Heart award for being wounded in the line of duty.

Both men where in uniform. Both men where on duty. They where shot by an enemy of the United States and an avowed ally of the Islamist enemies of the USA.

Yet for political reasons, where denied the award.

Here is the video I did for these men when it happened, and below that, an excellent article by Diana West:

May 19

Written by: Diana West
Wednesday, May 19, 2010 3:24 PM

The House Armed Services Committee today approved an amendment to the 2011 defense authorization bill that declares the 2009 shootings at the Little Rock recruiting station and at Ft. Hood to be acts of war. Or at least a lawyerly equivalent as acts “of an enemy of the United States.” This provision will enable the government to provide, as Marine Times reports, a “one-time payment equal to what those killed and wounded would have received if they were in a combat zone at the time of the shootings.”

But no Purple Hearts.

Killed by Muslims professing jihad, these battle dead will lie in their graves unrecognized by the US government whose uniform they wore.

Another disgrace.

The Marine Times story hints at some distasteful Democrat bargaining over this  — bargaining  I’d like to know more about.

The addition of the June 1 Little Rock shooting to the amendment was part of a compromise on a provision pushed by Republicans to make a point that the war on terror has hit home. As part of the compromise, the final bill also was narrowed so that casualties of the two shootings are not eligible for a Purple Heart or other combat-related benefits that Republicans had wanted in the bill.

How do they live with themselves?

Times Square Bomber denied bail, wants halal meals in the clink

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From The Ottawa Citizen

Accused N.Y. Times Square bomber denied bail

By Basil Katz, Reuters May 18, 2010 7:45 PM

NEW YORK – Suspected Times Square bomber Faisal Shahzad was ordered held without bail on Tuesday in his first court appearance since his arrest two weeks ago.

Magistrate Judge James Francis remanded Shahzad in custody after his court-appointed defense lawyer, Julia Gatto, opted not to challenge the prosecutors’ request that he remain jailed pending trial in Manhattan federal court.

Shahzad, 30, remained expressionless and silent as the judge read the charges. He spoke only once to say a statement about his finances was correct. Shahzad entered the courtroom unshackled, wearing a grey sweatshirt and grey sweat pants with white gym shoes, and was handcuffed before being led to jail.

Shahzad did not enter a plea and the next court date was scheduled for June 1.

The Pakistani-born man, who became a U.S. citizen last year, is accused of parking a crude car bomb in New York’s crowded Times Square on May 1. He was arrested aboard a Dubai-bound jetliner two days later.

He has been charged with 5 felonies, including attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction and trying to kill and maim people. He faces life in prison if convicted.

Prosecutors said Shahzad has admitted to the failed Times Square bomb attack and has been co-operating with investigators since his arrest on May 3.

Prosecutors said Shahzad, who has a wife and two children in Pakistan, had traveled to a Taliban and al-Qaida stronghold in Pakistan to receive bomb-making training.

The Pakistani Taliban, called Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan, has claimed responsibility for the attempted bombing.

Prosecutors say Shahzad has waived his right to remain silent and has provided valuable intelligence since his arrest, but a prominent defense lawyer on Tuesday raised questions about the unusually long time between Shahzad’s arrest and his first appearance in court.

Defense lawyer Ron Kuby, who does not represent Shahzad, called the elapsed time “unprecedented” and suggested Shazhad might have been “buried in the bowels of a Manhattan version of Guantanamo.”

Asked by Judge Francis if Shahzad had willingly given up his right to be presented in court sooner, Assistant U.S. Attorney Randall Jackson, one of the prosecutors in the case, said “yes.”

It remained unclear when Shahzad met with a defense lawyer for the first time. Gatto, the court-appointed lawyer who sat by Shahzad’s side at Tuesday’s 9-minute hearing, declined to speak with reporters.

At the hearing, U.S. Marshals emptied the court room ahead of the proceeding for a security sweep. Law enforcement officials formed a tight cordon inside the room, where about 20 journalists were allowed in.

Gatto asked the judge that specific instructions be sent to the Bureau of Prisons for Shahzad to receive halal meals.

Shahzad has been charged with five felonies in the May 1 incident: attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction, attempting acts of terrorism transcending national boundaries, using a destructive device in an attempted violent crime, transporting and receiving explosives, and trying to damage and destroy property with fire and explosives.

Shahzad lived in the neighboring state of Connecticut and had recently returned to the United States after spending several months in Pakistan.

Several people have been arrested in Pakistan in the case and U.S. authorities carried out raids last week in New York, Massachusetts, New Jersey and Maine, detaining three people.

A U.S. official said White House National Security Adviser James Jones and CIA Director Leon Panetta were in Pakistan to discuss the Times Square case and other matters, noting that the Pakistanis were “doing more” in the way of co-operation.

“The Pakistanis have done some good work on the Shahzad case,” the official said. “It’s important for them to have as fresh a picture as possible of how the United States views the threat from the tribal areas.”

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Wave of mass psychosis hits the Obama white house

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I dunno what to say about this. It’s like the O admin out clever’d itself. It knows exactly who what and why these terrorist attacks are taking place, but has conjured a myth that it can be defeated by stolidly refusing to admit the facts on the ground.

For the record, this has been tried, and it has never, ever, worked.

U.S.: NYPD Probe Suspicious Vehicle, Bomb Squad Called

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U.S.: NYPD Probe Suspicious Vehicle, Bomb Squad Called  STRATFOR
May 13, 2010
New York City police are investigating a vehicle in the Union Square area that appeared to be carrying at least two gas canisters, according to ABC News, Reuters reported May 14. The city’s bomb squad was called in to check out the vehicle parked near the intersection of 15th Street and Irving Place directly in front of the headquarters of the electric utility Con Edison. An NYPD spokesman confirmed investigation of a suspicious vehicle was under way in the Union Square area but could provide no further details. The Fire Department reported no radiation measured in the area

update:

U.S.: NYPD Declares No Threat In Union Square
May 14, 2010
New York City police investigators located the owner of the 1991 Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera, which was parked in front of the Con Edison utility building, AP reported May 14. The owner told police he had gas cans in his car because he mows lawns for his family. He parked the car in the area because he was attending a concert nearby, police said.

Four more men taken into custody in US over Times Square bombin

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FBI searches LI, NJ and Boston-area homes in Times Square bombing case

New York Post:

An army of FBI agents executed search warrants at several locations on Long Island, New Jersey and in the Boston suburbs this morning in connection with the failed Times Square car bombing, authorities said.

Attorney General Eric Holder has told Congress that “several people” have been taken into custody for immigration violations in the case.

“They do not relate to any known immediate threat. … This is part of an ongoing investigation,” he said.

In describing the development at a House Judiciary Committee hearing today, Holder said the arrests came as investigators looking into the bombing attempt executed search warrants.


Admitted Times Square bomber Faisal Shahzad
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Admitted Times Square bomber Faisal Shahzad

A law enforcement investigator carries a box as he steps out of a home in Watertown, Mass. Federal agents arrested two people and are searching locations in Massachusetts and New York on Thursday in connection with the failed Times Square car bomb.
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A law enforcement investigator carries a box as he steps out of a home in Watertown, Mass. Federal agents arrested two people and are searching locations in Massachusetts and New York on Thursday in connection with the failed Times Square car bomb.


Earlier in the day, FBI spokeswoman FBI spokeswoman Gail Marcinkiewicz said the searches stemmed from evidence gathered in the investigation pertaining to Faisal Shahzad, who tried to detonate an SUV loaded with explosives on a crowded street two weeks ago in Times Square.

FBI and Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents executed search warrants in “several locations in the Northeast,” according to a statement from ICE.

Four people — two on Long Island and two in the Boston area — have been taken into custody on alleged immigration violations in connection with the raids. Another location targeted by the feds is a print shop in Cherry Hill, NJ.

The FBI would not elaborate on the raids, although sources said those brought into custody helped in financing the attack.

“These searches are the product of evidence that has been gathered in the investigation subsequent to the attempted Times Square bombing and do not relate to any known immediate threat to the public or active plot against the United States,” said ICE spokeswoman Kelly Nantel.

The FBI would not confirm any addresses or locations, but Fox News reported that one of the raids was made in Watertown, right outside Boston. A law enforcement source told The Post that two others were picked up on Long Island.

Vinny Lacerra, 50, who lives across the street from the house raided in Watertown, said he was in his living room at 6 a.m. when he heard somebody shout: “FBI! Put your hands up!”

Lacerra told The Associated Press that he looked out his windows and saw 15 to 20 FBI agents with their guns drawn surrounding the house. He said about 15 minutes later, the agents went inside and came out with one man handcuffed and took him down the street.

“I was surprised to see this because this is what you see on TV,” said Lacerra. Continue Reading →

Of policy, trends and freedom of speech, and all which rely upon it.

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Here are some examples which are, to the best of my knowledge, in order of oldest to newest and show a policy being enforced, or one formed from a trend, or perhaps more insidiously, from some kind of manual.

First, the Israeli ambassador to the US was shouted down, and his speech ended before it began at California Irvine.

Then, former Belgian leftist, who had seen the effects of Islam on all the things he actually cared about, changes his mind and was about to speak at a Norwegian university on Islam and the following happened, where the disrupters credited the students at Irvine of showing them the way:

Lastly, we have todays winner. In a highly calculated ploy to destroy anyone who would oppose Islamic primacy in Europe, Lars Vilks is shouted down and attacked at a university in Sweden. Lots of  information here on Vlad if you want to scroll down a bit. I just felt that this is becoming sufficiently a calculated spreading pattern that it needs to be demonstrated as such, and as such, a counter strategy had better be deployed soon, if we wish to preserve any semblance of the things that gave humanity pretty much everything we have gained since the darkest most brutal and crushingly unfair points of our history.