http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/massacre/ en-us Thu, 31 Dec 2009 12:17:12 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2418252/posts AT least three people have been killed in a shooting at a Finnish shopping mall. Reports by state broadcaster YLE, citing police sources, said four people were dead. Independent MTV3 television put the figure at three dead. Around six shots were discharged from about 08:20 GMT in the Sello shopping centre in Espoo, west of the capital Helsinki. One or more people were shot at the Prisma grocery store. At least one employee was seen lying on the floor on the upper level of the centre. A man, described as being in his late teens and dressed in black, was... Herald Sun http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2418252/posts#comment Thu, 31 Dec 2009 12:17:12 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-rlc/2415383/posts The atrocities just keep coming from Muslims. No outrage or horror is too much for them. They never let up. Yesterday's Northwest Airlines flight #253 from Amsterdam to Detroit is just the latest. But keep checking the headlines, folks -- tomorrow it could easily be something new and worse. In the latest incident, 278 passengers could have been spectacularly slaughtered in mid-flight near Detroit. Fortunately, the jihadi failed. This time. But the lack of a ghastly bloodbath over the American heartland -- courtesy of the followers of Islam -- wasn't for lack of intent or desire. Give them credit: Muslims... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-rlc/2415383/posts#comment Sat, 26 Dec 2009 18:15:17 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2412326/posts The World Jewish Congress (WJC) Monday criticized the decision by Pope Benedict XVI to pave the way for the beatification of his controversial war-time predecessor Pius XII (Eugenio Pacelli), who was pontiff of the Catholic Church from 1939 to 1958. Benedict XVI's signature on the document certifying Eugenio Pacelli's (religiously defined) "heroic virtues" over the weekend came as a surprise since the pope's decision to move his World War II-era predecessor, Pius XII, a step nearer sainthood was taken less than a month before the pontiff's planned visit to Rome's main synagogue. "As long as the archives of Pope Pius... The Jerusalem Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2412326/posts#comment Mon, 21 Dec 2009 17:37:41 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2401005/posts AFP - The Philippines on Saturday announced the imposition of martial law in a southern province to quell a rebellion by a powerful clan accused of being behind the massacre of 57 people. President Gloria Arroyo placed Maguindanao province under military control late on Friday in an effort to contain heavily armed militias belonging to the provincial governor and other members of his Muslim clan, authorities said. "There's a rebellion in the area," Justice Secretary Agnes Devanadera said. "It was practically an overthrow of government." Arroyo's controversial move is the first time martial law has been declared in the Philippines... France24 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2401005/posts#comment Sat, 5 Dec 2009 16:40:10 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2400579/posts RAWALPINDI, Pakistan — A Taliban suicide squad targeted Pakistani military officers and their families praying at a mosque Friday close to army headquarters in a gruesome display of the militants' ability to strike at the center of power in this U.S.-allied, nuclear-armed nation. The barrage of bombs and bullets left 37 people dead, including seven senior officers and 17 children. The deaths of so many top brass inside a heavily fortified area a few miles from the capital was a major coup for the Pakistani insurgents, who are under pressure as the army pushes an offensive against their stronghold of... The Associated Press (hosted on Google) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2400579/posts#comment Fri, 4 Dec 2009 23:09:46 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2394608/posts A powerful political clan allied to the Philippine president, Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, is suspected of masterminding an election massacre that left 57 people dead, police said today. Four local commanders, including one provincial police chief, have already been relieved of their duties and confined to camp while being investigated for what the UN secretary general, Ban Ki-moon, called a "heinous crime". As the full extent of the carnage emerged, domestic and international pressure is growing on Arroyo to find and punish those responsible. In her first comments on the killings the president, who has declared a state of emergency in Maguindanao... Guardian UK http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2394608/posts#comment Thu, 26 Nov 2009 00:27:31 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2393676/posts When we give our Thanksgiving blessings around the dinner table on Thursday, let's all give thanks that we live in a country where ACORN's influence and accusations of election fraud are our greatest cause for concern: Manila, Philippines (CNN) -- Search teams pulled 24 more bodies out of shallow graves in the Philippines Tuesday bringing the death toll to 46 in a massacre linked to local elections, state-run media reported. The Philippine government declared a state of emergency in southern parts of the country following Monday's shooting, which government officials called the worse pre-election violence in the country's history. The... Flopping Aces http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2393676/posts#comment Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:12:55 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2391537/posts THEY were the words that launched one of the darkest episodes in Scottish history, remembered and resented to this day.• Clan Campbell murdered Clan MacDonald in Glencoe in 1692 Now the original handwritten order for the massacre at Glencoe "to fall upon the rebels ... and put all to the sword under seventy" goes on show in Edinburgh this week. Sent to Robert Campbell of Glenlyon, in 1692, the simple 20-line letter triggered the murder of 38 members of the MacDonald clan and is the centrepiece of an exhibition of cultural "treasures" at the National Library of Scotland. It is... The Scotsman http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2391537/posts#comment Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:59:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2388326/posts A friend who optimistically believes every cloud has a silver lining hopes the tragedy at Fort Hood was merely the work of a volunteer in the Insane Clown Army and not a terrorist attack on an American army base in our supposedly safe homeland. This struck me as symptomatic of the age we’ve entered; call it the Reality Show at the End of an Era. In the land of the free and the home of the brave the best we can hope for is a demented mass murderer because the alternative is too frightening to face. The New Media Journal http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2388326/posts#comment Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:48:39 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2386565/posts There can be no doubt that Major Nidal Hasan became radicalized, planned his jihad (holy war), and murdered thirteen people at Fort Hood, Texas. He had calling cards printed with "SoA" and "SWT" placed under his name. SoA means Soldier of Allah, and SWT, Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala means Glory to God (Allah). Was Hasan's murder spree an act of terrorism? By my definition, yes. The Secretary of Homeland Security will probably declare it to be a "Man-caused disaster." Unfortunately, the lesson, written in the blood of innocent Americans, Hasan's jihad should teach us is being missed or ignored. Our news... The New Media Journal http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2386565/posts#comment Sat, 14 Nov 2009 21:23:52 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2384276/posts In the wake of 911, the White House went to great measure to assure the Islamic community that America was not at war with Muslims. To the extent, that it initiated a campaign to entice Muslims to join our military. West Point, along with other service academies and military installations, opened prayer rooms and recruited Imams. Non-Muslim officers and pentagon officials, along with the Bush White House, began celebrating Muslim holidays. President Obama, on his recent apology tour, announced a “new beginning” with the Muslim world in his Cairo speech. Repairing our relations with the Muslim world was one of... David Horowitz's NewsReal Blog http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2384276/posts#comment Wed, 11 Nov 2009 23:57:28 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2383016/posts Warning from me: This is pretty graphic and is touching at the same time. You may need tissues handy... This was read on the air by J.D. Hayworth, talk show host at KFYI in Phoenix. He received it from an officer that was just about to enter the building at Ft. Hood where the shooting happened. He wanted an accurate account out there since so far there's a lot of different accounts and they've yet to come together into 1 complete version. Here's what he sent to KFYI: First-Hand Account from Ft. Hood Monday 11-09-2009 2:57pm MT Since I don't... KFYI http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2383016/posts#comment Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:04:13 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2383009/posts Those who hated former President Bush worked untiringly in the hours subsequent to the 9/11 attacks running down the man and his administration. No example of this could be more clearer than the scoffing and ridicule that the president received for his none reaction on September 11, 2001 when the president sat in a scheduled event in a Florida class room reading to children and then suddenly it was whispered in his ear that a second plane commandeered by terrorist had hit the other New York tower. Countless jokes and parodies have been made of the 2 to 7 minutes... Creating Orwellian Worldview http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2383009/posts#comment Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:52:33 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2382275/posts According to an intelligence source speaking to the Northeast Intelligence Network, forensic analysis of Nidal Malik HASAN’s computer and other media determined that HASAN had routinely visited al Qaeda and Islamic terrorist web sites in months and weeks leading to last week’s massacre at Fort Hood. According to this investigative source, HASAN also downloaded material from the web site operated by former Dar al Hijrah mosque leader and terrorist facilitator Anwar Nasser al Awlaki. As reported here, al Awlaki was an imam at the Dar al Hijrah mosque in Fall Church, Virginia in 2001, where he advised and facilitated two... Canada Free Press http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2382275/posts#comment Mon, 9 Nov 2009 18:29:23 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2381700/posts The lightly-built police heroine who is credited with halting the Fort Hood massacre almost died at the scene after losing half the blood in her body. Mother of one Sergeant Kimberley Munley confronted gunman Nidal Malik Hasan and, despite being wounded in both legs, brought him down with four shots. One of the shots cut an artery in her leg, leaving blood pumping out but she still managed to keep firing before collapsing. Heroine: Kim Munley, a civilian police officer, is the woman who brought Hasan down by shooting him four times before he could slaughter more people. Medic Francisco... Daily Mail http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2381700/posts#comment Sun, 8 Nov 2009 21:23:45 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2381984/posts President Obama came in for growing criticism over the weekend for his “insensitive” handling of the bloody shoot-out in Fort Hood, Texas, where 13 people were killed by a Muslim officer in the US Army. Mr Obama is not scheduled to arrive at America’s largest military base until tomorrow to attend a memorial service for victims of Major Nidal Malik Hasan, the Army psychiatrist who opened fire on a group of unarmed soldiers. The President’s jarring absence from Fort Hood — in contrast to a low-key visit by the former president George Bush on Friday — is not the only... Times Online (U.K.) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2381984/posts#comment Mon, 9 Nov 2009 09:08:33 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2380304/posts See page 29. HSPI PRESIDENTI TRANSITION TASK FORCE http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2380304/posts#comment Fri, 6 Nov 2009 21:20:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2380525/posts First of all, let’s get something out in the open and into the light of day.  As Obama’s state-run media now refuses to tell the truth about virtually anything and will always protect the ’politically correct’ (that’s PC according to the Left) groups despite said groups committing extreme and extraordinarily brutal atrocities, they continue to support them.  Note:  Terrorism is the business arm of the Left.  We should all simply ignore those that try to bamboozle us with articles that say the perpetrators of the wholesale slaughter of humans, in order to perpetuate a dim and anti-life ideology, are “troubled... Canada Free Press http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2380525/posts#comment Sat, 7 Nov 2009 01:44:46 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2380406/posts SILVER SPRING, Maryland (AFP) – Islam is "not responsible" for the bloodbath at an army base in Texas where Muslim-American army Major Nidal Malik Hasan allegedly gunned down 13 people, the prayer leader at the mosque where the officer regularly worshipped said Friday. "We offer our condolences and prayers to the families that have a person who died," said Imam Mohammed Abdullahi over loud-speakers that carried the weekly Muslim prayer to several hundred worshippers gathered at the mosque. "Islam is not responsible," he stressed. Many of the worshippers who had come to the mosque in this suburb of Washington knew... AFP on Yahoo http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2380406/posts#comment Fri, 6 Nov 2009 23:09:45 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2380254/posts One would think (hope) that by now President Obama couldn't reach any new lows with yet another display of crass, pathological narcissism. Yes, this post is almost a day late (a lifetime in blog years). I read about President Facetime's "shout out" yesterday but didn't have the stomach to watch it. In fact, after the news about Ft. Hood broke I didn't have much of a stomach for anything. Viewing the video today, I was stunned at how remarkably clueless Barack Obama is. His complete lack of understanding of what an appropriate presidential response under those circumstances should have been... Stephen Kruiser http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2380254/posts#comment Fri, 6 Nov 2009 20:22:20 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2380090/posts Major Nidal Malik Hasan, a U.S. Army psychiatrist, murdered twelve people and wounded twenty-one inside Fort Hood in Texas yesterday, while, according to eyewitnesses, “shouting something in Arabic while he was shooting.” Investigators are scratching their heads and expressing puzzlement about why he did it. According to NPR, “the motive behind the shootings was not immediately clear, officials said.” The Washington Post agreed: “The motive remains unclear, although some sources reported the suspect is opposed to U.S. involvement in Afghanistan and Iraq and upset about an imminent deployment.” The Huffington Post spun faster, asserting that “there is no concrete... Front Page http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2380090/posts#comment Fri, 6 Nov 2009 17:16:25 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2379984/posts ACTION ALERT: FT. HOOD SHOOTINGS November 6th, 2009 8 : 09 AM Our Family has a soldier stationed at Ft. Hood. We have contacted him and he is safe. Overnight I have made contact with friends at the 1st Cav and I am collecting cards and letters from the public of support for those who were injured and for the families of those who were killed. We will collect your cards and letters of support and get them to the correct individuals in bulk via Federal Express. Send them today! It costs you 44 cents to support these troops and... E-mail http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2379984/posts#comment Fri, 6 Nov 2009 15:50:31 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2379892/posts WASHINGTON – His name appears on radical Internet postings. A fellow officer says he fought his deployment to Iraq and argued with soldiers who supported U.S. wars. He required counseling as a medical student because of problems with patients. There are many unknowns about Nidal Malik Hasan, the man authorities say is responsible for the worst mass killing on a U.S. military base. Most of all, his motive. ... At least six months ago, Hasan came to the attention of law enforcement officials because of Internet postings about suicide bombings and other threats, including posts that equated suicide bombers to... Yahoo.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2379892/posts#comment Fri, 6 Nov 2009 13:59:12 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2379561/posts SANTA FE — The parents of a Fort Hood soldier were relieved the first word they got about the mass killings at the U.S. Army base near Killeen was their son was OK. Were it not for a mended broken foot, however, Pvt. James Hunt, who grew up in Santa Fe, might have been in the line of fire, his father said. A soldier opened fire at Fort Hood on Thursday, unleashing a stream of gunfire that left 12 [now 13] people dead and 31 [now 30 - R.I.P] wounded. Authorities killed the gunman and apprehended two other soldiers suspected... Galveston Daily News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2379561/posts#comment Fri, 6 Nov 2009 00:42:05 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2379528/posts There very little official information about Malik Nidal Husan, the alleged gunman in the Fort Hood shooting. It's not even clear how exactly his name is spelled. We've seen news reports referring to him as Malik Nadal Husan, Malik Nidal Husan, Malik Nadal Hussan, Malik Nidal Hussan, Nidal Malik Husan, and Nidal Malik Hussan. Business Insider.com Clusterstock http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2379528/posts#comment Thu, 5 Nov 2009 23:56:46 GMT