Replies

Correction to Post #1,158:
The child who wrote the poem was Sister Aisha, Age 13. I mistakenly identified the moderator, Amrikee, as the author.

******************
From their own thoughts:

How To Deal With Counter Terrorism Officials

Recently I have seen some things which are not necessarily beneficial for people to being saying to Counter Terrorism officials. Al-hamdulillah what was said was largely incorrect, but we should not go about advising them in just any old way. Many CT officials are better at what they are doing than one might think, and they will quickly identify how much you know and how they can benefit from you.

For example, if you think that Jarret Brachman's theories on Abu Yahya Al-Libi are incorrect, then it is not necessarily a good idea to tell him. If a theory a CT official has is incorrect, then let him keep pursuing it until his heart stops beating. The only exception to this is a situation where their incorrect view is harming the Muslims. For example, there are CT officials who seem to think that foreign policy has nothing to do with why America is a target. This causes wars and a continuation of American imperialism which hurts all Muslims except for a very small group among the leadership of America's puppets.

Also, if something is working, then continuously referrencing it is not a good idea. This just lets them know that it is working even if you keep on saying, "These guys are idiots," and other such things.

Sometimes you can say something which has absolutely no benefit or harm for either the US or the Muslims, and this will help to gain the trust of this official. If you are going to say something substantial to them, then make sure it ties back into foreign policy. For example, America will not be attacked as much if they pull out of Iraq and Afghanistan. This benefits both jihad and America, so there is nothing wrong with mentioning this to them.

Also, if America was to actually kill Shaykh Anwar, (al-Awlaki,) then it would have a wave of domestic attacks, in sha'a Allah, from Shaykh Anwar's supporters (may Allah preserve him and them). However, Shaykh Anwar also benefits jihad in general. They are not going to want to kill him any more than they already do, so you cannot really hurt the movement by making a suggestion like that.

These people can be manipulated, and it can even be done to the benefit of both jihad and the kuffar in the West. Or it can be one dimensional.

It should be noted that the definition of a combatant in Islam is anyone who advises the enemy, makes propaganda for them, or directly participates in the battle (in addition to other things). Therefore, the intelligence officials were not non-combatants.
***************
Remember that these are American Muslims.
***************

This is Abu Talhah al-Amrikee

Of Muslim Revolution at the RevolutionMuslim.com rally to invite President Obama to Islam .....
*********

Excerpts:

Cookbook pulped over 'ground black people' typo

SYDNEY -- An Australian publisher is reprinting 7,000 cookbooks over a recipe for pasta with "salt and freshly ground black people."
**************

Gates says U.S. lacks plan to curb Iran's nuke drive: report

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Defense Secretary Robert Gates has warned the White House the United States lacks an effective strategy to curb Iran's steady progress toward nuclear capability, The New York Times reported on Saturday, citing officials familiar with the document.

Gates' secret memorandum was sent in January to President Barack Obama's national security adviser, General James Jones, and it touched off an intense effort inside the Pentagon, the White House and the U.S. intelligence agencies to develop new options for the president.

Those options included a revised set of military alternatives, still under development, to be considered should diplomacy and sanctions fail to force Iran to change course.
*******************

Turkey Detains Mother for Newborn's "Honor Killing"

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkish police Friday detained an unmarried mother and six other people near Istanbul for their suspected role in the so-called "honor killing" of a 2-day-old baby girl, state news agency Anatolian said.

The baby was suffocated by her grandmother after the family learned the 25-year-old mother became pregnant out of wedlock, Anatolian said.

"My family decided to kill my baby," the mother told the police, according to Anatolian. "My 55-year-old mother choked the baby with a cloth. Then, my brothers buried the baby in a hole in the garden and covered the hole with cement."

Police found the body after receiving an anonymous phone call.

Among those detained were also a doctor and the doctor's secretary, They allegedly had agreed not to register the baby's birth in return for an undisclosed amount of money.

The baby's father is doing his military service and was not involved in the incident.
*****************

Monterey Perdue plant named in class action suit

MONTEREY -- Four people currently in managerial and supervisor positions at the Monterey Perdue plant and two former employees are named in a class action lawsuit recently filed against the company in regards to an illegal immigrant hiring scheme.

The suit was filed in U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Alabama Southern Division on behalf of all hourly-paid workers legally authorized to be employed in the U.S. who are or have been employed by Perdue Farms Inc. since March 2006 and involves HR personnel and plant managers at 16 Perdue plants. It was brought forward by five former employees of various plants in Alabama, Georgia and Barbara Allen of Tennessee.

Find out where your congressional representative really stands on immigration

We've put the results of our investigation into detailed reports on each member of Congress and their actions regarding immigration. So, while some members may try to spin it with speeches or double-talk, actions speak louder than words.

From border security to interior enforcement to foreign work visa's, you will find out your representatives true position when it comes to immigration reform. You can get started by selecting the state of the representative you are looking for on the sidebar.

Feds say Border Patrol vehicles being cloned by Mexican smugglers

Snip: The DHS report was sent to Border Patrol officials in Webb County, Texas, in March. It asked Border Patrol agents and local law enforcement officials to be on alert for "a suspected cloned marked Crown Victoria" the same vehicle type used by the agents.

Federal immigration authorities activated a new information-sharing system this week at the Clackamas County Jail, making it easier for deputies to identify criminal suspects who are in the country illegally.

The system, developed by the U.S. departments of Justice and Homeland Security, uses fingerprints, photos and biographical information. It will be extended in coming months to other Oregon counties as part of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Secure Communities initiative.

Targeting gangs imperils immigrant communities, advocates say

Police officers trying to snare gang members often instead profile immigrant communities, argued organizers at a panel last week.

Mexico sex trafficking soars

Mexico has become the top provider of sex slaves to the Americas, according to the United Nations.