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Aussie Terrorists Defense: Bin Laden Didn't Commit 9/11, but if he Did, it's America's Fault....

What a piece of sub-human garbage. First he defends scum jihadis, then he blames America for al-Qaeda murdering 3000 innocent civilians as a defense.  Tell me you wouldn't love to break this guy's nose into a million little fragments?  One for each victim.....

THE jury in Australia's largest terrorism case has been asked to consider the "evil" America has done, as a court judges 12 Melbourne men accused of plotting to commit "violent jihad".

Opening the defence case today, lawyer Remy van de Wiel, QC, told the jury America had suffered an enormous blow to its pride as a result of the September 11 World Trade Center attack.

Mr Van de Wiel described the attacks as "evil and shocking".

"But don't forget, America has done many evil things too," Mr van de Wiel told the court.

He also told the Victorian Supreme Court jury to be cautious about forming the opinion that Osama bin Laden, who it has heard was a hero to the leader of the Melbourne group, was responsible for the 9/11 attacks.

"To say this was all orchestrated by Osama bin Laden is also very silly," he said.

"He has never claimed responsibility." (Wait, what?  Yes he has, about a THOUSAND different times! -ed.)

Mr Van de Wiel, who is representing Abdul Nacer Benbrika, the alleged leader of the group, also told the jury similarities existed between the teachings of the Bible and the Koran.

He pointed to sections of the Bible which detailed the "fanatical destruction of whole cities" and spoke of a "fanatical, vengeful God".

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WaPo: Sharia Isn't That Bad.....

Dhimmism is a fucking mental disorder.....

Keeping the Sharia Peace- by Jack Fairweather (WaPo/Newsweek)

Sharia law gets bad press in the West. It’s the body of law drawn from the Koran, reported sayings of the prophet, and centuries of jurisprudence, and in its most extreme form it prescribes punishments such as beheadings, amputations and stonings. Cases like that of the Saudi rape victim, who was sentenced to 200 lashes for meeting a man who eventually raped her, have largely come to define how we see Islamic law: at best, a kind of medieval anachronism; at worst, barbarous and anti-women.

In Afghanistan, tribal law suffused with Sharia is the only form of legal redress for the vast majority of the country. (A central justice system has yet to take off anywhere other than the capital, Kabul). Terrorism aside, few would argue the sophistication of Afghan crime; most is gun battles between warring families, theft of livestock and land, and government brutality. Those offenses can be found anywhere.

But what's remarkable about Afghanistan, and rural areas of countries like Jordan and Syria, is the degree of community and family cohesion. Terrorism again aside, crime is rarely committed by strangers. Tribal law, usually administered by elders or the local religious leader, is intended not as a form of public punishment but as conflict resolution.

.....“Is Sharia compatible with justice? The answer, of course, is yes,” he said. “But can it be abused? Also yes.”

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Kenyans Pissed at Hillary Over Obama Photo, Plan to Fine her, Payable in Goats....

Yes, really.....

NAIROBI, Feb 29 (Reuters) - Kenyan elders may impose a fine on U.S. presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton, payable in livestock, after a photo of her rival Barack Obama in robes dragged their people into the race for the White House.

The picture, which appeared on a U.S. Web site, showed the Illinois senator in a white headdress and traditional Somali attire during a 2006 visit to Wajir in Kenya's remote northeast.

Obama has battled a whispering campaign by fringe elements who wrongly say he is Muslim and his aides accused Clinton's campaign of "the most shameful, offensive fear-mongering" after the photograph was published.

Wajir elders resolved to file an official complaint with the U.S. Embassy in Nairobi, dropping earlier plans to hold a protest after Friday prayers.

They said they would also convene a traditional Somali court to investigate the matter. It can impose fines that are payable in cattle, goats or camels.

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Britain's Inevitable March Toward Sharia Continues Unabated...

Already the hub of Sharia banking, a major UK company announced today they will offer Sharia compliant insurance.  Multiculturalism?.....

Britain's first Sharia-compliant insurance company is to be launched in April by a former GE Capital insurance executive.

Conventional British insurance products are in conflict with Islamic beliefs, because the Koran prohibits riba, loosely translated as interest but interpreted by many progressive Muslims as usury or extortionate interest. Insurance also contains elements of uncertainty and gambling that make it unsuitable for devout Muslims.

Research for BIIH in Britain has shown a strong desire for an Islamic insurance product, as long as the cost and level of cover is comparable with existing conventional insurance policies. The insurance product will comply with Takaful, the Muslim insurance concept.

Bradley Brandon-Cross, the chief executive of BIIH, said: “The Muslim faith states that, because of various product features, conventional UK insurance options are in conflict with Islam - and this creates a dilemma for British Muslims. We are planning to create a British insurer that operates in a way that removes this dilemma and creates an exciting new sector in the British insurance market.”

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AP Reports Bush Resigned. Wakes up, Retracts Headline....

Someone was dreaming....

CORRECTED: Bush Aide Resigns- NYT (AP)

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Saudi Editorial: "German Minister Should Keep his Mouth Shut Regardless of Press Freedom"...

This is via the official Wahhabi mouthpiece, the Arab News....

The statement by Germany’s Interior Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble that European newspapers should reprint the controversial Danish cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) as a show of support for press freedom is astounding.

His ministry certainly understands the potential dangers. It has embarked on a damage limitation exercise, claiming his comments have been misinterpreted. They have not. The plain fact is that he said “all European newspapers should print these cartoons, with the explanation ‘We find them abysmal, too, but the exercise of press freedom is no reason to use violence’.”

The argument does not convince, especially coming from the interior minister of a country that consciously restricts press freedom. No German paper is allowed to question the Holocaust. (comparing some stupid cartoon to the Holocaust, you stay classy ed.)

And, what if freedom of the press stirs up violence? People should not have responded with violence to the cartoons — but that they did, and will almost certainly do again if they are reprinted. That is the fact of the matter and Schaeuble knows it. (so we should bow to (your) Muslim violence and curb our freedoms? -ed)

He should have kept his mouth shut, regardless of what he thinks about press freedom. In saying what he did and because he is the interior minister, his call to reprint is inevitably seen as Germany’s view. It is not for us to demand his resignation but it is impossible to believe that Germans will not do so. He has been grossly irresponsible. He is playing with fire. He has created a crisis for his country where there was none beforehand. He has sown division between Germany’s Muslims and non-Muslims and stirred up the potential for discord and disorder. That is hardly what is expected of a government minister whose remit is law and order. (In other words, shut the fuck up and be a good dhimmi -ed.)

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Which way is the Space Rock?....

Ever found yourself ready to pound your forehead into a prayer mat and been like, "where the fuck is Mecca?"  I know I have.  Well look no further, courtesy of the always unbiased BBC....

Muslim prayer calculator- BBC

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H/T:Pat

UK Muslim Leader Backs Prince Harry Fighting Taliban...

Just kidding, he wants Harry and the rest of the troops to hand Afghanistan back to the Taliban and al-Qaeda....

A LEADING Muslim spokesman provoked fury last night by describing Prince Harry as a “high-value target” in Afghanistan.

Inayat Bunglawala, of the Muslim Council of Britain, called for him to be brought home immediately and warned that his life was in danger. (No shit he's in danger, he's fighting a war -ed.)

But MPs called his outburst “highly irresponsible”.

Mr Bunglawala, assistant secretary-general of the organisation, said: “If he is still there I am sure many Afghans opposed to the British presence in Afghanistan will see him as a high-value target.

“We wish both him and his colleagues in the Army are brought back from Afghanistan, out of harm’s way.” Mr Bunglawala said the organisation wants troops to leave Afghanistan because of their “negative” effect. (He would prefer al-Qaeda take over and direct attacks on the UK -ed.)

“The presence of foreign troops appears to be counter-productive, galvanising opposition,” he added.

Tory MP Andrew Rosindell said the remarks were “highly irresponsible”.

He said: “This is an appalling thing for them to say. Prince Harry is showing tremendous courage in serving his country and bringing freedom to Afghanistan. We should be proud of him.”

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EU Court Rules Terrorists "Rights" are More Important than British Citizens....

Absolute fucking insanity!.....

Britain could be stuck with more than a dozen international terror suspects after a devastating ruling by the European Court of Human Rights.

Judges said the right of a fanatic to be protected from torture in his homeland was "absolute".

They rejected arguments that, in trying to deport an extremist to a country with a history of torture, the rights of British citizens to be protected from attack in their homeland should be considered, too.

The Strasbourg judges said guarantees from countries such as Tunisia and Jordan they would not torture any terror suspect deported by the UK may not be acceptable.

The blow came in a ruling against an attempt by the Italian government to deport a terror suspect to Tunisia.

Britain had "intervened" on the crucial case, in an effort to establish it could deport more than a dozen terror suspects being held in secure jails.

The court described as "misconceived" the UK and Italian arguments that the risk to a terror suspect should be balanced against the risk they pose to innocent civilians.

Judges instead said the terror suspect had an "absolute" right to protection from torture - and this must come first.

It effectively upheld an earlier judgement blamed by ministers for our woeful failure to deport extremists.

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Harry Reid Pledges to Continue Being a Douchebag...

Is it possible to suck any more than Harry Reid?....

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid pledged on Thursday to continue trying to end the Iraq war even though he lacks the votes to force a troop withdrawal.

The Senate wrapped up its first round of debate on the war this year with little fanfare. After two days of discussion, Republicans refused to advance the bill. As a result, Democrats were forced to shelve proposals by Sen. Russ Feingold, D-Wis., that would have cut off money for combat and demanded a new strategy for defeating al-Qaida. (Isn't that called the surge? -ed.)

The procedural wrangling left majority Democrats defeated, even without a final vote cast on either measure.

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Al-Qaeda Urges the Taliban to Hunt Down Prince Harry...

Too busy fucking goats to realize he left....

Self-proclaimed al-Qaida supporters urged the Taliban in internet postings Friday to hunt down and kill Britain's Prince Harry after hearing that he had been sent to Afghanistan for his army service.

The calls came after a US-based Web site leaked the news that Harry had been in Afghanistan for the past 10 weeks with his military unit. Britain's Defense Ministry has since announced he will be pulled out.

"We ask God to enable our beloved brothers in Taliban to seize this priceless booty because nothing would break the heart of his grandmother than if she lost him," said one poster, who called himself the Sweeping Army in a message Thursday.

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Pakistani Islamists Set Themselves on Fire Burning Effigies of Danish Cartoonists....

Safety first....

Activists from the Sunni Action Committee run for safety after they caught fire while burning an effigy during a protest in Karachi February 29, 2008. Protesters in Pakistan called on Friday for ties with Denmark to be severed over the republication of one of several cartoons of the Prophet Mohammad that led to violence in Muslim countries two years ago. REUTERS/Athar Hussain (PAKISTAN)

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SNL Taking Heat, Actor who Played Obama not "Black Enough"....

Don't mess with the Messiah....

When Barack Obama announced his candidacy for president last year, some observers questioned whether the senator from Illinois was "black enough" to embody the hopes and aspirations of African Americans.

Now a variation on that theme has emerged: Is Fred Armisen, who is not African American, "black enough" to embody Obama on "Saturday Night Live"?

Debate over that question has been pinging around the Internet since Armisen, a veteran cast member, donned darker makeup to portray the Democratic candidate for the first time Saturday. Armisen played Obama opposite Amy Poehler's Hillary Clinton in a sketch satirizing the supposedly cushy treatment his candidacy has received from the media.

"SNL" impresario Lorne Michaels said yesterday by phone that he thought the sketch played so well that the show intends to air another Obama/Clinton debate spoof tomorrow night, with Armisen and Poehler reprising their characters.

Maureen Ryan of the Chicago Tribune put the question bluntly: "Call me crazy, but shouldn't 'Saturday Night Live's' fictional Sen. Barack Obama be played by an African-American?" Ryan went on to conclude: "I find 'SNL's' choice inexplicable. Obama's candidacy gives us solid proof of the progress that African-Americans have made in this country. I guess 'SNL' still has further to go on that front."

Hannah Pool, a writer for the Guardian newspaper in Great Britain, suggested the whole setup had "minstrel" overtones.

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Taliban Threaten to Step up Attacks After 'Royal Aggression' by Prince Harry...

Drudge leaking this story is a garbage move...

Taleban insurgents threatened today to intensify attacks on British forces in southern Afghanistan after the news broke of Prince Harry's secret deployment in the war zone.

Shortly after Army chiefs confirmed that the Prince would be flown out of Afghanistan for security reasons, a Taleban spokesman said that his presence in Helmand province mean that the Royal Family had joined in the "aggression against Muslims".

It was the insurgent group's first reaction to the news that Harry had been directly involved in a combat tour in the area.

"Prince Harry’s presence in Afghanistan encourages our fighters to launch more attacks on British forces," Zabihullah Mujahid said. "The Royal Family is now directly participating in the aggression against Muslims."

His deployment was the result of a news blackout deal between the MoD and major news organisations, which broke down after his presence in Afghanistan was reported yesterday on the Drudge Report, a major American website.

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Hamas Rockets Will Soon be Able to Strike all of Israel...

Thanks to Iran....

'Hamas will soon be able to strike any target in Israel'- JPost

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Pakistan: Suicide Bomber Attends Funeral, Explodes, Kills 27....

Allah is pleased....

Suicide bomb at Pakistan funeral- BBC

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Islamic Terror Publications Thriving in "Moderate" Indonesia....

My favorite book title, "Becoming an infidel without knowing it," which I'm assuming is for preschoolers...

JAKARTA: Indonesia needs to keep closer tabs on a flourishing publishing network linked to the militant group Jemaah Islamiyah, which reflects a debate on tactics among Islamic extremists, an International Crisis Group report said Friday.

It said the profitable book business had been growing at a time when Jemaah Islamiyah, a regional network blamed for a string of deadly attacks in Indonesia including the 2002 Bali bombings, had been weakened and appeared to be rebuilding.

The increase in publications, which indicate a debate within Jemaah Islamiyah over the desirability of using Qaeda tactics, could be a sign that the organization was trying to rebuild by focusing on religious outreach and recruitment, the report said.

"These publishers are disseminating a radical message, but they also may be playing a positive role by channeling JI energies into jihad through the printed word rather than through acts of violence," said Sidney Jones of the International Crisis Group, a prominent Jakarta-based authority on Jemaah Islamiyah.

The report said that banning publications, which are often Arabic translations and include titles like "Join the caravan of martyrs" or "Becoming an infidel without knowing it" would be counterproductive, but there was a need for more scrutiny.

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Mahmoud Sez: "Salvation in the Other World is Mohamedan Islam"...

We need a sit-com like "laugh track" for his rants....

"Like those great events, the Islamic Revolution, too, was a long leap towards mankind's reaching the peak of perfection… The Iranian nation, the practicing Ulema, and the followers of the idea of leadership of the blessed (Wilayah) are shouldering the responsibility of keeping on hoisting the flag of a movement whose nature is the same as the revolutions of divine Prophets.

"The Only Perfect School of Thought That Can Lead Human Society towards Blessed Life in This World and Salvation in the Other World is Mohamedan Islam"

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More Bad News for Eurabia....

Esther at Islam in Europe has compiled an estimate of the percentage of Muslims in European prisons.  Considering the high numbers, especially in Spain and France, and the fact that Muslims are quite often radicalized in prison.  This is bad, bad, bad news....

Muslim population in European prisons- IIE

Estimating the percentages of Muslims in prisons across Europe is not simple. In some cases, such as Sweden, collecting such data is illegal. In many cases, the numbers are only estimates.

I linked to my sources, but note that not all sources have the same reliability level. EUMAP - EU Research program, NEWS - mentioned in the news.

Belgium - 16% (12.8% Moroccans, 3.1% Turks) (EUMAP)

Denmark - 20% (NEWS)

England+Wales - 8% (NEWS)

France - 50%-60% (NEWS, NEWS)

Germany - 18% foreigners, lowest estimate for Muslims - 5% (EUMAP)

The Netherlands: 20%, youth prisons - 26% (EUMAP)

Spain - 70% (NEWS)

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Saudi Arabia: Woman Will be Beheaded for Making a man "Impotent"....

One of the days Islam is going to make its way out of the 7th century...

BBSNews 2008-02-28 Twenty prominent religious leaders from a dozen faiths have united to call for the halt to the execution of a Saudi woman sentenced to death by beheading for the crime of "witchcraft."

Human Rights Watch, the largest human rights organization in the United States, has declared that the conviction of FAWZA FALIH is a travesty of justice. The BBC reports, "The illiterate woman was detained by religious police in 2005 and allegedly beaten and forced to fingerprint a confession that she could not read. Among her accusers was a man who alleged she made him impotent."

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