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Contrary to flag etiquette, the rainbow flag was hoisted higher than the American flag. The campaign in Binghampton, New York, June 3, had an interesting twist. As we raised the American flag to begin our efforts in favor of traditional marriage, a group of people standing on the opposite side of the street – in front of City Hall – were about to do the same. However, they were not raising old glory. Instead they were hoisting the very symbol of the opposition: a rainbow flag, with the approval of city mayor Matthew Ryan. Breaking with flag etiquette Those in...

The Interfaith Agenda rolls on... Just last week we had the Ground Zero mosque Imam Rauf revealing the old switcheroo, and now this:Looks like there will be no parade in Binghamton, NY this year to celebrate Muhammad's birthday. Instead, they will be holding an "Interfaith Program" in nearby Owego, NY.Here's what it says on the website of Binghamton's "United Muslim-Christian Forum":Upcoming Event: UMCF Interfaith Milad Celebration is April 16th!FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMarch 26, 2011Muslims and Christians to Celebrate the 4th Annual Milad-un-Nabi Honoring the Birth of the Holy Last Messenger Muhammad(Eternal Peace and Blessing be upon him)(Owego, New York) -...

update from February 18, 2011: Trial postponed for a second time.WBNG-TV Action News, February 18, 2011:The Broome County District Attorney's Office says the court has postponed the murder trial for Abdusalam al-Zahrani, 45, from Saudi Arabia.An examination by two Broome County psychologists this week determined he is incompetent to stand trial. [...]The DA's office says doctors concluded Al-Zahrani lacks the capacity to understand the proceedings against him or assist in his own defense.An order of examination has been issued, and he will be committed to a state mental health facility.He could be tried if and when he is found to...

Welp, it's that time again. Time for the "United Muslim-Christian Forum" a.k.a. the "Muslims of America" from Islamberg to go all Interfaith/Co-Exist/Universalist/Pluralist on us in Binghamton, NY. This time, they'll be repeating last year's Interfaith-arific gathering which was described as the "1st Annual celebration of the birth of Jesus, Son of Mary." From their press release:In this upcoming joyful holiday season, where love and reverence for Jesus, born of the chaste Mary, is widely celebrated by Christians the world over, the United Muslim-Christian Forum (UMCF) is embarking on its 2nd annual event as a time for Muslims to acquaint those...

some photos of Bill Clinton speaking at a rally for a desperate Maurice Hinchey. Binghamton, NY.

event: Tea Party Rally yesterday... put on by The Southern Tier Tea Party in Binghamton, NY... http://www.stteaparty.com/ here are my photos from the event: http://c5c5c5.wordpress.com/2010/08/21/tea-party-august-21-2010/ This was a rally to get both Maurice "Karl Rove planted the Rathergate memos" Hinchey and George Phillips (conservative who hopes to oppose him in this year's election) to participate in a Q&A. Just as expected, George showed up and Hinchey did not. the local media reports were pretty bad. two out of three local tv news outlets couldn't be bothered to report. Fox 40 was the only one: http://www.wicz.com/news2005/viewarticle.asp?a=15453 and the local newspaper article...

Binghamton City Hall, New York, was the scene of a spiritual and psychological battle on June 4, 2010. On one side of the street one could see the white and gold Papal flag in front of a group of forty Catholics including TFP members and led by ten friars in grey habits. Across the street in front of city hall, stood a hundred homosexual activists under the "Gay Pride" flag Mayor Matthew Ryan had just hoisted on equal level with the state and national flags. Father Johannes Smith of the Franciscan Friars of the Immaculate led the group of forty...

Story here. The suspect is named Abdulsalam Al-Zahrani.Ironically, his victim, Professor Richard Antoun is described as "a caring and gentle man who spent his life trying to dispel stereotypes about different cultures, especially Middle Eastern cultures"

Can't post link. Story is here

Gannett News, so link only: http://www.theithacajournal.com/article/20091015/NEWS01/910150392/Stimulus+creates+only+3.5+jobs+in+Tier+s+10+counties But the headline says it all.

As a native of Binghamton, now ensconced on the other coast, I was extremely distressed to see MY hometown in the national and even international news because some lowlife decided to go on a rampage against otherwise innocent people. NO ONE in their right mind wants to read and hear about such happenings. I am no exception. There are some really troubling aspects to this which I would have expected a responsible media to examine and start crusading about, but I guess I was expecting more than the editors of the Press and Sun-Bulletin were ready to deliver. The burning...

BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — A Vietnamese immigrant who killed 13 people and himself at an upstate New York civic center fired 98 shots from two handguns in just over a minute, according to police.

INGHAMTON, N.Y. (AP) - Gun control advocates are seizing on the Binghamton, N.Y., shooting as a reason to increase the price of ammunition. Police say man who gunned down 13 people at the immigration center fired nearly 100 shots from two handguns in a little more than a minute. If he bought the ammunition online, he could have paid as little as $40 for those rounds. Gun control advocates say if a man who complained about only getting $200 in unemployment a month could afford to repeatedly practice shooting, the price of ammo should go up to curb violence. Gun...

BINGHAMTON, N.Y. -- The man who gunned down 13 people at an upstate New York immigration center fired 98 shots from two handguns in a little more than a minute, police said Wednesday. --snip-- "I asked our range officer and he said easily in a minute you could rip off 98 rounds," said Police Chief Joseph Zikuski. "Our range people tell us it was over in a minute, a minute and a half. It doesn't take long. Especially, it's our understanding that he was an accomplished marksman." --snip-- Police found full magazine clips on the ground inside the center, suggesting...

BINGHAMTON, N.Y. (AP) - A rambling letter from the gunman who killed 13 people at an immigrant community center offers a glimpse inside the mind of an angry, paranoid man who saw himself as a victim and was intent on destroying other lives before he took his own, analysts say. It's hard to say, though, whether friends or relatives would have noticed the demons that tormented 41-year-old Jiverly Wong leading up to Friday's massacre at the American Civic Association. Police have speculated that Wong, who was ethnically Chinese but was from Vietnam, was angry over losing a job and frustrated...

BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — A Vietnamese immigrant who killed 13 people and himself at an upstate New York civic center fired 98 shots from two handguns in just over a minute, according to police. Ballistics reports show that 41-year-old Jiverly Wong fired 87 times from a 9mm Beretta and 11 times from a .45-caliber handgun...

As the nation gets a clearer picture of two killers who have made headlines in recent days -- one near Pittsburgh, one in Binghamton, N.Y. -- some are wondering whether Americans have too much access to guns. ... "They were all legal," his friend Edward Perkovic said of the weapons. "He had about four guns. I've been in houses where they have gun cases with 20 guns. He had a small, small amount of guns." "We have 32 people being murdered by guns every day in this country," said Michael Wolkowitz, a board member of the Brady Center, which lobbies...

It was President Bush's fault. And Newt's. When a student went on a rampage and killed 32 students at Virginia Tech in April of 2007, then-Senator Joe Biden, at the time running for the Democrats' presidential nomination, knew exactly who to blame. He pinned the blame squarely on the man in the Oval Office. And former House Speaker Newt Gingrich. Now Vice President Joe Biden is silent on the topic of presidential responsibility for the mass murders in Binghamton and Pittsburgh. Nor has he laid blame at the feet of current House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.

In the last few months, there have been several cases of mass murders on U.S. soil. On April 3, 2009, Jiverly Wong went into an American Civic Association and murdered 13 people. Wong wounded over 20 others and allegedly held hostages for hours before killing himself. The forty one year old had been going to the Civic Association to attend language lessons, and was angered over losing his job. He was teased due to to his lack of English language skill as well. These massacres follow a predictable pattern, and it is certain that there will be more attacks as...

Even if police officers had immediately entered the immigrant center where a gunman had just shot down 13 people, the victims' injuries were so severe that none would have survived, a county prosecutor said Sunday. But police didn't enter the American Civic Association until nearly 45 minutes after the first 911 calls came in at 10:30 a.m. Friday. They began removing the wounded about 15 minutes after that. It took more than two hours to clear the building. Survivors reported huddling for hours in a basement, not knowing whether they were still in danger after the gunman, 41-year-old Jiverly Wong,...

Omri Yigal rode to the hospital Saturday afternoon with his wife's passport and a photo taken at one of their many happy moments. He hoped the photograph would help the authorities identify her, but he had been told the victims were disfigured by the large-caliber bullets. "They call it 'unrecognizable,' the bodies are 'unrecognizable,'" Yigal said. "That's what they were telling me." He had not yet even received formal notification that Dolores Yigal was among those who died in the massacre at the American Civic Center. He had also been warned not to take this as a reason to hope....

BINGHAMTON, N.Y. – Even if police officers had immediately entered the immigrant center where a gunman had just shot down 13 people, the victims' injuries were so severe that none would have survived, a county prosecutor said Sunday. The shooting at the American Civic Association stopped shortly after the first 911 calls came in at 10:30 a.m. Friday, but police didn't enter the building until nearly 45 minutes later. Survivors reported huddling for hours in a basement, not knowing whether they were still in danger

NPR.org, April 4, 2009 · Jiverly Wong was upset over losing his job at a vacuum plant, didn't like people picking on him for his limited English and once angrily told a co-worker, "America sucks." It remains unclear exactly why the Vietnamese immigrant strapped on a bulletproof vest, barged in on a citizenship class and killed 13 people and himself, but the police chief says he knows one thing for sure: "He must have been a coward."

Why is it that when terrorism happens at home we diagnose it faster and more precisely? --- Police and Wong’s acquaintances portrayed him as an angry, troubled 41-year-old man who struggled with drugs and job loss and perhaps blamed his adopted country for his troubles. His rampage “was not a surprise” to those who knew him, Zikuski said. --- International terrorists blame America but thanks to liberal sensibilities it is claimed that we don’t understand them or that they just need to be handled carefully. No, America is their scapegoat and they blame us for their own personal shortcomings, as...

Reuters published a story today, April 4, detailing some nonsense from a Taliban terrorist who has claimed "responsibility" for Friday's shooting rampage in Binghamtom, New York. The question that comes to mind is why? Why did Reuters imagine this idiotic claim, this obvious lie, was worth reporting to the world? Does Reuters not have the good sense God gave a door knob? Why would Reuters pass this Taliban propaganda off as news? From Peshawar, Pakistan, Reuters reports that this Taliban leader wannabe has said that the murderous rampage perpetrated by an unhinged Vietnamese immigrant was done by his "men." This...

Last week the Pakistani Taliban threatened an attack on the White House. Today they have claimed responsibility for yesterday's brutal attack in Binghamton NY.

The gunman who killed 13 people in a rampage at an immigrant community center and then committed suicide was wearing body armor, indicating he was prepared to battle with law enforcers, the Binghamton police chief said today.

A portrait of an angry, isolated man is beginning to emerge of Jiverly Wong, the shooter who is believed to have killed 13 victims before turning the gun on himself at a civic center for new immigrants in Binghamton, New York on Friday. Voong was the "kind of guy who would come in mad one day and shoot people," said Kevin Greene, who described himself as a former co-worker of the alleged shooter at a Shop Vac assembly plant that had since closed, the New York Daily News reported. A string of attacks in the U.S. in the last month...

A Pakistani Taliban militant leader has claimed responsibility for the attack on a U.S. immigration center in New York state in which 13 people were killed, Reuters reported.

A gunman invaded an immigration services center in downtown Binghamton, N.Y., during citizenship classes on Friday and shot 13 people to death and critically wounded 4 others before killing himself in a paroxysm of violence that turned a quiet civic setting into scenes of carnage and chaos. The killing began around 10:30 a.m. and was over in minutes, witnesses said, but the ordeal lasted up to three hours for those trapped inside the American Civic Association as heavily armed police officers, sheriff’s deputies and state troopers threw up a cordon of firepower outside and waited in a silence of uncertainty....

Pakistani Taliban commander Baitullah Mehsud has claimed responsibility for attack on a New York immigration services centre. He said, a Pakistani and another man carried it out. On Friday, a gunman has killed at least thirteen people at an American immigration service centre at Binghamton in New York State. A number of other people were injured, some of them seriously, and hostages were seized in the incident which lasted several hours. Local police say the gunman has been found dead and all the hostages have been released. The New York governor said it was a tragic day for the state....

BINGHAMTON, N.Y. – The two receptionists at the American Civic Association community center barely had time to react when a gunman stormed in the front door and shot them at close range before firing on a roomful of immigrants taking a citizenship class. One receptionist survived, playing dead, before crawling under a desk and calling 911. Police Chief Joseph Zikuski said she stayed on the phone for 90 minutes, "feeding us information constantly," despite a serious wound in the abdomen.

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) - Pakistani Taliban militant leader Baituallah Mehsud claimed on Saturday responsibility for an attack on a U.S. immigration center in New York state in which 13 people were killed. "I accept responsibility. They were my men. I gave them orders in reaction to U.S. drone attacks," Mehsud told Reuters by telephone from an undisclosed location.

·11250 Waples Mill Road ·   Fairfax, Virginia 22030    ·800-392-8683   New York: Six Anti-Gun Bills to be Heard Next Week!   Friday, April 03, 2009   Please Contact Your State Legislators Today! Next week the Assembly Codes Committee will take up various anti-gun bills in an attempt to further their divisive agenda.  The following anti-gun bills have been placed on the agenda for Monday, April 6:Assembly Bill 1093, sponsored by Assemblywoman Amy Paulin (D-88), would impose new requirements on firearm retailers and require that they obtain insurance to cover criminal acts committed after the legal sale of a firearm.  The companion bill to AB...

14 Dead in NY Citizenship Massacre... Culprit found dead in building... Gunman had worked at IBM, recently let go...

Traveling in Europe this week, President Obama's White House released a statement after the fatal shootings in Binghamton, N.Y., today that apparently killed 13 people plus the shooter, and injured others. And New York Gov. David Paterson appeared on the scene with numerous other officials to express his concern and make a rather strange statement. First, President Obama: Michelle and I were shocked and deeply saddened to learn about the act of senseless violence in Binghamton, N.Y., today. Our thoughts and prayers go out to the victims, their families and the people of Binghamton. We don’t yet know all the...

Officials: No Hostage Situation -- A 'Classic Spree Killing' Gunman Identified As Jiverly Voong, 42, Of Johnson City Voong Recently Let Go From Job At IBM BINGHAMTON, N.Y. (CBS) ― Law enforcement officials stand outside the American Civic Association where a gunman killed at least 12 people on April 3, 2009, in Binghamton, N.Y., before turning the gun on himself. A gunman opened fire at an immigration services center in downtown Binghamton on Friday, killing 13 others before taking his own life, in what's being described as a "classic spree killing," according to CBS News correspondent Bob Orr. A law...

Time after time multiple victim public shootings occur in gun free zones, public places where citizens are not legally able to carry guns. The horrible attack today in Binghamton, New York is no different. Every multiple victim public shooting that I have studied where more than three people have been killed has taken place where guns are banned. You would think that it would be an important part of the news stories for a simple reason: Gun-free zones are a magnet for these attacks. Extensive discussions of these attacks can be found here and here. We want to keep people...

(Binghamton, N.Y. / ABC News) -- As many as 13 people have been shot dead and wounded dozens in a shooting rampage inside an upstate New York civic association building that caters to immigrants, according to federal and state authorities. The gunman, Jiverly Voong, allegedly held dozens of people hostage for several hours before shooting himself to death, police said. According to multiple state law enforcement officials, the gunman entered the one-story American Civic Association in downtown Binghamton about 10 a.m. today and began his shooting spree. A senior law enforcement official told ABC News that 13 people were shot...

A gunman opened fire at an immigration services center in downtown Binghamton on Friday, killing as many as 13 people before authorities found him dead, officials said. Gov. David Paterson said at a news conference that 12 or 13 people had been killed. A law enforcement official said the body of the man believed to be the gunman was found in an office of the American Civic Association building. The official was not authorized to speak publicly about the details of an ongoing hostage situation and was talking on condition of anonymity. The gunman barricaded the rear door of the...

Check out the screencap. VP Joe Biden decried the “senseless violence” of the Binghamton shootings today while addressing Al Sharpton’s National Action Network and standing before a backdrop filled with the group’s slogan: No Justice, No Peace. You know, Al Sharpton. He of Freddie’s Fashion Mart and Crown Heights riot infamy. View video here.

A gunman walked into an immigration services center in downtown Binghamton on Friday, killing an unknown number of people, wounding at least six and taking as many as 41 hostage, officials said.

Governor reports fatalities; sources tell NBC death toll could reach 13 BINGHAMTON, N.Y. - Several people were killed Friday when a gunman walked into an immigrant services center and opened fire, Gov. David Paterson said. "I speak for all of New York when I offer my prayers for the victims and families of this tragedy," Paterson said hours after the gunman shot several people and took dozens hostage. The gunman had already blocked the back door with his car, authorities said. NBC's Pete Williams cited city and state officials as saying that as many 13 people might have been killed....

BINGHAMTON, N.Y. (AP) - A gunman walked into an immigration services center in downtown Binghamton on Friday, killing an unknown number of people, wounding at least six and taking as many as 41 hostage, officials said. Two handguns were recovered at the scene, said a law enforcement official who was not authorized to speak publicly about the details of an ongoing hostage situation and was speaking on condition of anonymity. Mayor Matthew Ryan told the Binghamton Press & Sun Bulletin that the gunman had a high-powered rifle. The FBI was sending hostage negotiators and an evidence response team to the...

(CNN) -- Authorities are at the scene of a building in Binghamton, New York, where there are "multiple" shooting victims and hostages are being held, a county spokesman said. Broome County Director of Emergency Services Brett Chellis said there is an "active" shooting situation at the American Civic Association, and that several law enforcement agencies are at the scene. Chellis did not provide numbers of victims or hostages, and had no further details. According to the United Way of Broome County Web site, the civic association assists immigrants and refugees with immigration and personal counseling, resettlement, citizenship, family reunification.

BINGHAMTON, N.Y. - At least four people were shot and dozens were taken hostage Friday at an immigration services center, according to officials and news reports. NBC's Pete Williams cited city and state officials as saying that as many 13 people might have been killed. But Williams cautioned that the information was very preliminary and may change as the hours go by because police were still searching the building. At least 41 people were in the American Civic Association building at the time of the shooting, The Binghamton Press & Sun Bulletin reported

Right Side News reads from Douglas Hagmann's website about Mumbai and Minneapolis. The only difference between the two is the passage of TIME. Mumbai is headed here and sooner or later, we will be hit hard and fast by Islamic terrorists. What are we doing now to stop them? When will our government wake up and call these terrorists by name and stop banning the terms from their own dictionary? Policital correctness has the potential of killing hundreds and perhaps thousands of innocent Americans. The Third Jihad and other films all warn of the inevitable attacks in the US, such...

The Very Rev. Gerald N. Dino, a Binghamton native, will be installed as bishop of the Byzantine Catholic Diocese of Van Nuys on Thursdayin Phoenix, Ariz., where the 13-state diocese is headquartered.Dino, who grew up in the Downs Avenue area of the First Ward and graduated from Binghamton Central High School in 1958, was appointed to the position late last year by Pope Benedict XVI. Dino’s home parish was Holy Spirit Byzantine Catholic Church on Clinton Street in Binghamton.Dino will become the only Broome County native to ascend to the office of bishop, Broome County Historian Gerald Smith said after...

March 31, 2008 Group Tied to Pakistani Terrorist to Parade in Binghamton, NY Instead of those plastic toy swords sold at normal parades, they will be selling replicas of the one used by Mohammed to behead infidels.... The city of Binghamton, New York granted a group with ties to Islamic terrorist Sheikh Mubarek Ali Gilani a permit to publicly celebrate Milad-un-Nabi, or Muhammed’s birthday, in the streets of Binghamton this Saturday. The Muslims of the Americas (MOA), the name used by Jamaat ul Fuqra, or “Community of the Impoverished,” was issued a permit for a public celebration that includes a...

Multiple Victims Reported at Binghampton Shooting Last Edited: Monday, 03 Mar 2008, 6:35 PM CST Created: Monday, 03 Mar 2008, 6:29 PM CST MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WHBQ FOX13 myfoxmemphis.com) -- Memphis Police are responding to reports of multiple victims at a shooting on Lester Street near Faxon Avenue in Binghampton.