Archive for May 7th, 2008

Wednesday’s Flight 93 Memorial Blogburst

7 May, 2008

No more do-overs for terrorist memorializing architects
Defenders of the crescent design keep accusing Tom Burnett Sr. of trying to get an improper “do over” after failing back in 2005 to sway the design-competition jury. But who is really seeking the do-over? The American people rose up in protest in 2005 when they saw that the [...]

Front Page Magazine Interviews Bill Warner

7 May, 2008

Here’s an engaging interview sent in to us by Matamoros:
Kafir Dreams
By Jamie Glazov
FrontPageMagazine.com | 5/7/2008
Frontpage Interview’s guest today is Bill Warner, the director of the Center for the Study of Political (CSPI) and spokesman for IslamPoliticalIslam.com.

FP: Bill Warner, welcome to Frontpage Interview.
Warner: Thank you Jamie.
FP: I’d like to talk to you today [...]

U.S. Military Confirms Former Guantanamo Detainee Carried Out Suicide Attack in Iraq

7 May, 2008

Anyone surprised by this?
Ex-Guantanamo prisoner carried out Iraq suicide attack
By Associated Press
CNSNews.com
May 07, 2008
San Juan, Puerto Rico (AP) - The U.S. military is confirming that a former Guantanamo detainee from Kuwait carried out a recent suicide attack in northern Iraq.
A spokesman for U.S. military’s Central Command told The Associated Press on Wednesday that Abdallah [...]

Turkey: Three Armed Men Threaten to ‘Get Rid’ of Christian Pastor

7 May, 2008

Just more proselytizing from the religion of peace… Nothing to see here… Move along…
TURKEY: ARMED MEN THREATEN CHURCH
Incident in Ankara marks seventh threat of violence in past four months.
ISTANBUL, May 7 (Compass Direct News) – Three men, one of them armed with a gun and wearing gloves, threatened a Protestant church and its [...]

Preferential Treatment of Muslim Students at an Illinois School Sparks Complaints From Parents

7 May, 2008

Ah, yes…  The joys of multiculturalism…
School accused of favoring Muslim students
May 7, 2008
TINLEY PARK, Ill., May 7 (UPI) — A suburban Chicago school district has put cultural diversity on its meeting agenda after a complaint that Muslim students received preferential treatment.
The principal at Prairie View Middle School allowed a group of Muslim students to have [...]

Maryland Court Rejects Islamic divorce

7 May, 2008

A small gesture of anti-dhimmitude from the courts…

Man’s attempt to circumvent state law is rejected
By Nick Madigan | Sun reporter
May 7, 2008
Saying “I divorce thee” three times, as men in Muslim countries have been able to do for centuries when leaving their wives, is not enough if you’re a resident of Maryland, the state’s highest [...]

German Court Rules Against Muslim Girl Who Tried Skipping Co-ed Swim Class

7 May, 2008

Archaic Islam meets the modern West…

German Muslim girl can’t skip swim lessons: court
7 May 2008 - The Local.de
A Muslim girl in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia cannot skip co-ed swimming lessons because of religious prohibitions against wearing formfitting clothing, a German court ruled on Wednesday.
The administrative court in Düsseldorf ruled that the state’s responsibility [...]

Another Book Fair Honoring Israel Faces Protests

7 May, 2008

Book fair faces protests for honouring Israel
(AFP) - Khaleej Times
7 May 2008
ROME - The Turin book fair opening on Thursday, like its Parisian counterpart in March, honours Israel on the 60th anniversary of the Jewish state’s creation, sparking fresh Muslim anger and boycott calls.
Writer and professor Tariq Ramadan on Monday criticised the planned presence of [...]