http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/dhimmis/ en-us Wed, 16 Dec 2009 15:39:56 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2408745/posts While the detonation of a nuclear weapon in the United States is considered highly unlikely, Los Angeles and other U.S. cities are preparing for such a disaster by assessing old bomb shelters and preparing emergency response plans, the Los Angeles Daily News reported Monday. Global Security Newswire http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2408745/posts#comment Wed, 16 Dec 2009 15:39:56 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2386671/posts WASHINGTON — A nearly empty state prison in northwestern Illinois has emerged as a possible site to house detainees transferred from the Guantanamo Bay military prison in Cuba, the Obama White House told the Chicago Sun-Times on Saturday. Gov. Quinn and Obama discussed the federal purchase of the Thomson Correctional Center when Quinn was in Washington on Nov. 4 and visited the White House. Quinn and Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) will outline proposals for the future of the prison at press conferences in the Quad Cities, Chicago and Rockford on Sunday. Durbin’s office has been quarterbacking the potential sale of... Chicago Sun-Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2386671/posts#comment Sun, 15 Nov 2009 02:48:52 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2351297/posts A Denver airport shuttle driver from Afghanistan who plotted to blow up subway trains in New York City. A Jordanian who tried to destroy one of Dallas' tallest skyscrapers. An American who thought he was detonating a truck bomb aimed at a federal courthouse in Springfield, Ill. Law enforcement authorities who successfully stymied these attacks have been at pains to emphasize that there are no connections between the three. Of course there are. Maybe it will prove to be the case that the three suspects at the heart of these interrupted plots - Najibullah Zazi, Hosam Maher Husein Smadi and... The Washington Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2351297/posts#comment Wed, 30 Sep 2009 02:55:03 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2329372/posts Britain's release of Abdel Baset al-Megrahi-- the Libyan terrorist whose bomb blew up a plane over Lockerbie, Scotland in 1988, killing 270 people-- is galling enough in itself. But it is even more profoundly troubling as a sign of a larger mood that has been growing in the Western democracies in our time. In ways large and small, domestically and internationally, the West is surrendering on the installment plan to Islamic extremists. The ostensible reason for releasing al-Megrahi was compassion for a man terminally ill. It is ironic that this was said in Scotland, for exactly 250 years ago another... rcp http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2329372/posts#comment Tue, 1 Sep 2009 14:05:12 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2311809/posts Democrat bigwigs and their media shills have concocted a libelous narrative of the town hall phenomenon that has shaken up the party's health care plans. They meet the classic definition of Chutzpah, as explained by Leo Rosten in the Joy of Yiddish: Gall, brazen nerve, effrontery, incredible "guts"; presumption plus arrogance such as no other word, and no other language, can do justice to. A Chutzpanik may be defined as the man who shouts, "Help! Help!" while beating you up. A fair sample of the Democrats' narrative is provided by Bill Press' article "The Tea Baggers Are Back -- Crazy... The American Thinker http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2311809/posts#comment Sun, 9 Aug 2009 09:19:27 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2310205/posts A controversial Saudi-funded academy that teaches strict adherence to traditional Islamic law has been given the green light to expand its Virginia campus — a decision by local officials that infuriates opponents who say the school's teachings are anti-American. The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors voted 6-4 Monday to grant a zoning exemption to the Islamic Saudi Academy. The officials said the outcome was based strictly on zoning issues, not on what goes on in the school's classrooms. That left some in the community outraged. "How could they ... say they are such fine students? They are fine students but... foxnews.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2310205/posts#comment Fri, 7 Aug 2009 02:56:17 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2309446/posts LAST week on Long Island, opponents of the Democrats' government-take over health-care legislation outnumbered Obama supporters 10 to one. The ObamaCare foes toted American flags and signs that read "We Can't Afford Free Health Care" -- prompting one foe to stalk into the peaceful crowd, gesticulate wildly and shout unintelligible threats at the top of his lungs. These protests are an outgrowth of the broad Tea Party movement -- the coalition of fiscal conservatives and independents that caught fire after the Democrat majority rammed through the stimulus. The same Democratic Masters of Astroturf who encouraged their followers to use "in-your-face"... NY Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2309446/posts#comment Thu, 6 Aug 2009 10:44:37 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2294606/posts New clues emerged yesterday show ing just how much damage the Democrats' health-care plans will do to America's economy. (Warning: This subject may make you, uh, sick -- and good luck finding a doctor if the plans pass.) Start with comments from Douglas Elmendorf, the director of the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office: The Senate's plan "significantly expands the federal responsibility for health-care costs" -- even though President Obama and his fellow Dems claim to want to reduce costs. The CBO puts its price tag at some $600 billion over the next 10 years. The House scheme could run to $1.5... NY Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2294606/posts#comment Fri, 17 Jul 2009 09:31:09 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2273922/posts A prominent national Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization today called for clarification of a new administrative rule adopted by Michigan's Supreme Court that, if broadly interpreted, might allow judges to demand that witnesses remove religious head coverings during testimony in their courtrooms. SEE: State Court: Judges Can Dictate Witnesses' Attire http://tinyurl.com/mkta6j The Washington-based Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) said that forced removal of religiously mandated attire such as an Islamic headscarf, or hijab, would violate the constitutional right to religious freedom and would contradict President Obama's recent statement in support of the right to wear hijab. In his address... PR Newswire / Council on American-Islamic Relations http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2273922/posts#comment Wed, 17 Jun 2009 22:27:56 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2270068/posts Senior aides to President Barack Obama accompanied four Chinese Muslims and their lawyers on a flight from the Guantanamo Bay detention facility to Bermuda. The four Chinese Muslims, called Uighurs (WEE-gurs), were resettled in Bermuda on Thursday. The U.S. government had determined they were not enemy combatants and should be released. White House spokesman Tommy Vietor says that White House counsel Greg Craig and the special envoy charged with overseeing the closure of the prison at Guantanamo, Daniel Fried, were aboard the plane. KPSP-TV / The Associated Press http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2270068/posts#comment Fri, 12 Jun 2009 01:14:50 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2238795/posts Jerusalem Post - Without a clear time frame and set benchmarks, the dialogue US President Barack Obama plans to hold with Iran will fail to stop the Islamic republic from obtaining nuclear weapons, Strategic Affairs Minister Moshe Ya'alon has told The Jerusalem Post. In an exclusive, wide-ranging interview, his first since becoming a governmentminister on March 31, which will be published in Friday's Upfront magazine, the former IDF chief of General Staff said Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's appearance at the UN conference on racism in Geneva last week was reminiscent of the way the world treated Nazi Germany in the... The Jerusalem Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2238795/posts#comment Mon, 27 Apr 2009 15:57:31 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2234604/posts Since the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, jazz musician and Web designer Charles Johnson has devoted his blog, Little Green Footballs, to exposing Muslim extremism in and outside the United States. His targets have included the Council on American-Islamic Relations, filmmaker Michael Moore, Reuters, Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.), Dan Rather, and the late pro-Palestinian activist Rachel Corrie — who some LGF commenters (not Johnson) call “St. Pancake,” a tribute to the Israeli steamroller that killed her. LGF helped write the lexicon of the self-styled “anti-Jihadist” blogosphere — from “moonbat” (”an unthinking or insane leftist”) to “anti-idiotarian” (”anyone who grasps... The Washington Independent http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2234604/posts#comment Tue, 21 Apr 2009 20:49:26 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2224693/posts CRUCIFIXES, Bibles and all other Christian symbols have been banned from a hospital's chapel when it is not being used for a church service. The Mosman Daily has learnt that Royal North Shore Hospital in Sydney has bes been ordered to remove Christian content by New South Wales bureaucrats to avoid offending Muslims, Hindus or other non-Christian believers who may want to pray in the chapel. Hospital staff say that while the chapel was built for Christians, they now want the chapel to be completely non-denominational. An inspection of the chapel last week by the Daily found no trace of... news.com.au http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2224693/posts#comment Wed, 8 Apr 2009 08:32:25 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2193830/posts The problem of children's indoctrination, however, is not merely a British problem, such practices to some degree or another are slowly being introduced throughout Europe and in the US, (aside from that .pdf document in the last link, you can also see a different report here) in the interest of multiculturalism Islamic indoctrination. Over at Islam in Europe, you can watch a BBC show on Islamic extremists in Britain, other videos give a far, far, worse picture of the stark new reality... Lest you think that whatever may be happening over in the UK and elsewhere in Europe is merely... Telegraph/Daily Mail/You Tube/Freedom's Cost http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2193830/posts#comment Wed, 25 Feb 2009 18:22:46 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2182294/posts The Church of England announced Monday it had withdrawn its investments in a controversial company over the weekend following a threat by a group of vicars to publish a letter denouncing the Church's investment, but denied there were any political or ethical consideration in what it called an economically informed decision. The Church of England said Monday that it withdrew £2.2 million ($3.3 million) from Caterpillar Inc. in late December 2008 because of economic considerations. Israel used bulldozers bought from the U.S.-based manufacturer of construction and mining equipment to demolish Palestinian homes. " The Church of England withdrew shares it... Al Arabiya http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2182294/posts#comment Tue, 10 Feb 2009 14:16:23 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2168762/posts Note: Video included. January 21, 2009 For hate speech -- after declining to do so last year, which means that Islamic supremacist groups in the Netherlands have kept up the pressure on lawmakers until they got the outcome they wanted. Hate speech, of course, is in the eye of the beholder, and hate speech laws are tools in the hands of the powerful that they can use to silence the powerless and crush dissent. And make no mistake: even though the Muslims in the Netherlands and elsewhere in the West present themselves as embattled victims of racism and "Islamophobia," that... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2168762/posts#comment Wed, 21 Jan 2009 14:57:25 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2168542/posts LOS ANGELES (Billboard) – Yusuf, formerly known as Cat Stevens, will follow up 2006's "An Other Cup," his first secular album in 28 years, with a set that recalls his straightforward troubadour days. (snip) The single "Boots & Sand" features Paul McCartney and Dolly Parton -- with a video shot by Jesse Dylan, son of Bob -- while Michelle Branch and Gunnar Nelson assist on the track "To Be What You Must." Yahoo http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2168542/posts#comment Wed, 21 Jan 2009 03:38:48 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2163991/posts German Police Removed Israeli Flag 'To Calm' Muslims by Tzvi Ben Gedalyahu A German youth said police broke into his and his girl friend's apartment to remove a Jewish flag in order to calm screaming Muslim protesters. "Today, 10,000 people demonstrated against Israel here in my hometown of Duisburg and to express their solidarity with Hamas," said the writer in his report, originally posted on the Muqata blog site. He said he and his friend responded by placing two large Israel flags in the windows of their third floor apartment. "During the demonstration, which went through our street, the police... Arutz Sheva http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2163991/posts#comment Tue, 13 Jan 2009 22:09:53 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2157777/posts SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, December 30, 2008 “I have not seen such hatred in this country since Selma. That was when I really just shuddered and thought–they (the pro-Hamas-niks) are taking away our country.” (See below for her report, just in). FT. LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA. December 30, 2008 “This is not Gaza, or London, or Paris, or even Detroit. This is downtown Ft. Lauderdale, Florida.” Tom Trento is describing the intense demonstration against Israel that just took place. He made the video by quietly and bravely circulating among the pro-Palestine demonstrators so that we can easily hear their chants. At red-hot levels... The Chesler Chronicles http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2157777/posts#comment Fri, 2 Jan 2009 20:42:45 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2117040/posts Christian leader urges Islamic control of Temple Mount Claims his community 'belongs to the Palestinian national cause'JERUSALEM – A top Christian Palestinian leader here yesterday urged Islamic control of the Temple Mount while claiming Israel was threatening the site's famous Al Aqsa Mosque. "Regarding threats against the Al Aqsa Mosque from fanatic Jews, what is threatening you is threatening Christians. One who is attacking you is attacking Christians. We are one family and one people, and we belong to the Palestinian national cause," said Attallah Hanna, archbishop of Sebastia from the Greek Orthodox Church of Jerusalem. Jerusalem's Greek Orthodox Church... World Net Daily http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2117040/posts#comment Tue, 28 Oct 2008 01:12:02 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2059220/posts At a recent writers conference in Southern California, one of my colleagues on a screenwriters panel told the crowd of about 50 people that she hoped Barack Obama would win the presidency. A number of people applauded. When it was my turn to speak, I politely said that I disagreed with her politics and moved on to other topics. There was no applause for me, but several writers approached me afterward. Each dropped his voice to a whisper and, looking around to make sure no one would overhear, said, "Thank you for saying that." Which raises a question for all... Washington Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2059220/posts#comment Sun, 10 Aug 2008 00:21:28 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2016930/posts AMSTERDAM, Netherlands - A Dutch political cartoonist was arrested this week on suspicion of insulting people because of their race or religion through his work, authorities said Friday. The cartoonist, who works under the pseudonym Gregorius Nekschot, was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of violating hate speech laws and held overnight before being released, a spokeswoman for his publisher Uitgeverij Xtra said. "He was arrested with a great show of force, by around 10 policemen," the spokeswoman said. MSNBC http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2016930/posts#comment Fri, 16 May 2008 16:28:33 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2004925/posts Bardot’s “crimes,” such as they are, are straightforward: She has committed the sin of speaking frankly and unapologetically about her country’s hostile Muslim immigrant population and – what is evidently worse – questioning the compatibility of some Muslim religious practices with Western society. Common sense, one might think, or least subjects fit for fruitful debate. Her mistake was in thinking that she had the freedom to say so. But as France struggles to control a large (Muslims make up nearly ten percent of the country) and increasingly radicalized Muslim population critics of Islamism are finding themselves more actively persecuted by... Front Page Magazine http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2004925/posts#comment Mon, 21 Apr 2008 22:54:27 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2001953/posts PARIS (Reuters) - French former film star Brigitte Bardot went on trial on Tuesday for insulting Muslims, the fifth time she has faced the charge of "inciting racial hatred" over her controversial remarks about Islam and its followers. Prosecutors asked that the Paris court hand the 73-year-old former sex symbol a two-month suspended prison sentence and fine her 15,000 euros ($23,760) for saying the Muslim community was "destroying our country and imposing its acts." Since retiring from the film industry in the 1970s, Bardot has become a prominent animal rights activist but she has also courted controversy by denouncing Muslim... Reuters http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2001953/posts#comment Tue, 15 Apr 2008 17:45:29 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2001458/posts BAGHDAD, (AP) -- The U.S. military says it will release Associated Press photographer Bilal Hussein after more than two years in custody. The statement said Hussein will be freed Wednesday now that Iraqi judicial committees have granted him amnesty for all allegations. Hussein has been in custody since April 12, 2006 when he was detained by U.S. Marines for alleged links to insurgents. AP via SFGate http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2001458/posts#comment Mon, 14 Apr 2008 19:48:54 GMT