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Dubai airports will not use hi-tech full-body scanners because they "contradict Islam" and violate passengers' privacy, according to reports — even though the scanners can detect terrorist threats like those posed by the Christmas Day bomber. Neither of Dubai's two airports will use the scanners "out of respect for the privacy of individuals and their personal freedom," the head of airport security for the emirate told Al-Bayan daily, AFP reported.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 31, 2007 – An audio tape released by Osama bin Laden yesterday purports that al Qaeda does not kill innocent civilians, but the terrorist network’s actions contradict this claim, a coalition spokesman said yesterday. During a news conference in Baghdad yesterday, Navy Rear Adm. Gregory J. Smith, director of communications for Multinational Corps Iraq, told reporters that al Qaeda car bombings, suicide attacks and torture houses are evidence that the network targets innocent civilians, and belie conflicting messages the group avows. “Al Qaeda’s extreme, Taliban-like ideology and deliberate disregard for human life has led to its rejection by...

Does the Bible Contradict Itself?by Wayne JacksonInfidels frequently claim:  "The Bible is filled with mistakes and contradictions!"  Yet when they are challenged to cite such contradictions, critics will usually generalize by suggesting, "Oh, there are many of them."  Or else they will introduce a difference between passages, which will not, in fact, constitute a contradiction at all.It ought to be initially observed that the principle of "innocent until proven guilty" surely must be applied to the Bible.  As we normally assume a person to be truthful until it is demonstrated otherwise, so also, a book - including the Bible -...

OK, we shouldn't be surprised by now that Burkett is exposed as a fraud, but I found this contradiction so glaring I can't believe the press hasn't picked up on it: Burkett is claiming that he was given the documents by someone named Lucy Ramirez (or her shadowy courier). From USA Today: "Burkett said he arranged to get the documents during a trip to Houston for a livestock show in March. But instead of being met at the show by Ramirez, he was approached by a man who asked for Burkett, handed him an envelope and quickly left, Burkett recounted."...