http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/targetrich/ en-us Mon, 10 Sep 2007 03:50:17 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1893775/posts It's a bit late, I know. But I should post this. On September 9, 2007, a pre-9/11 celebration of sorts will be taking place in New York City, as Islamists from across the Tri-State area will congregate there for the 22nd Annual Muslim Day Parade. If past parades are any indication, law enforcement will need to be on high alert, as the participants have been amongst the most radical in the nation. Will the city allow this denigration of a very somber day to take place, or will it remember its many victims of terrorism and shut it down? The... FrontPage Magazine http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1893775/posts#comment Mon, 10 Sep 2007 03:50:17 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1839460/posts Saudis Arrest Christian for Entering Mecca By Michael Freund The Jerusalem Post, May 25, 2007 www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1178708675932&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull Saudi officials have arrested a man in Mecca for being a Christian, saying that the city, which Muslims consider to be holy, is off-limits to non-Muslims. Nirosh Kamanda, a Sri Lankan Christian, was detained by the Saudi Expatriates Monitoring Committee last week after he started to sell goods outside Mecca's Great Mosque. After running his fingerprints through a new security system, Saudi police discovered that he was a Christian who had arrived in the country six months earlier to take a job as a... IMRA http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1839460/posts#comment Fri, 25 May 2007 01:50:18 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1714427/posts Anger in Holland over 'apartheid' Islamic hospital By (Filed: 05/10/2006) Plans for a Muslim-only hospital in Holland have sparked a heated debate over its separate all-male and all-female wings, halal food and roster of duty imams. A populist Right-wing party described the plan for the clinic in south Rotterdam as "a step backwards to the Middle Ages". There will be segregation between the sexes, with male patients treated by an exclusively male nursing and medical staff and similar arrangements for females. Holland's once proud multi-cultural model, which promoted tolerance of a rapidly growing immigrant population, has been sharply questioned in... www.telegraph.co.uk http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1714427/posts#comment Thu, 5 Oct 2006 19:40:01 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1664634/posts (A quite bizarre story about Alton Towers (an amusement park in England) and a deliciously politically incorrect (but sane!) commentary...) A couple's plans for a £5,000 wedding at Alton Towers were thrown into confusion yesterday after it emerged that the theme park had double booked them with a fun day for 20,000 Muslims. Amanda Morris, 30, and her fiance, Scott Lee, 31, have been told that if they go ahead with the ceremony they will not be allowed to go on celebratory rides together. Furthermore, Miss Morris and her female guests will have to cover up to be in line... The Telegraph (UK) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1664634/posts#comment Wed, 12 Jul 2006 22:41:43 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1633517/posts BY JAY ROOT Knight Ridder Newspapers ALTAR, Mexico - Some towns thrive on manufacturing. Others are known for their fertile soil or tourist attractions. In Altar there is only one industry of any visibility and consequence: immigrant smuggling. A 60-mile drive along the back roads to the United States, this dusty town is the last stop on the line, a place to buy water, food and the accoutrement of choice for illegal desert crossers - a backpack. "Altar is just like a big Wal-Mart for smugglers," said Sean King, spokesman for the Tucson, Ariz., sector of the U.S. Border Patrol,... Kansas City Star http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1633517/posts#comment Wed, 17 May 2006 03:34:49 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1612164/posts LOS ANGELES - In Los Angeles, Eun Sook Lee will march on behalf of Korean illegal immigrants, at least 50,000, living in southern California. On Boston Common, Punam Rogers will join other Indian émigrés, as well as business clients and students from China, Germany, and Britain. In Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Ivalier Duvra will take to the streets to draw attention to Haitian newcomers who he says need refugee status. Coming on the heels of demonstrations in several larger cities, a National Day of Action on Immigrant Rights Monday is expected to involve people in some 90 US municipalities, well above... The Christian Science Monitor http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1612164/posts#comment Mon, 10 Apr 2006 00:51:02 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1573709/posts Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has accepted an invitation to visit Cuba from President Fidel Castro, in gratitude for Cuba's support of Iran's nuclear program, the official Granma newspaper said on Tuesday. Ahmadinejad accepted the invitation in Tehran from Cuban Ambassador Felipe Perez Roque. During his visit, the Iranian leader will attend the September 11-16 Non-Aligned Summit in Havana, the daily said. On Saturday in Vienna, Cuba, Venezuela and Syria voted against a resolution of the International Atomic Energy Agency to refer Iran to the UN Security Council over a nuclear program the West suspects is weapons-oriented. The Iranian President recently... AFP http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1573709/posts#comment Tue, 7 Feb 2006 19:41:44 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1562795/posts JERUSALEM - Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas' Fatah Party will only form a coalition government with parties willing to negotiate with Israel and will not ask Hamas militants to join if they do not renounce violence, a top official said Sunday. However, Fatah's top candidate, jailed Palestinian uprising leader Marwan Barghouti, said Sunday that Fatah and Hamas "are heading toward being partners in the field, and in parliament." Barghouti, interviewed in an Israeli prison by the Arab satellite TV station Al-Jazeera, did not say what partnership he envisioned. Recent polls indicate that Fatah and Hamas are running neck-and-neck ahead of Wednesday's... AP on Yahoo http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1562795/posts#comment Sun, 22 Jan 2006 18:11:23 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1546969/posts SAUDI Arabia has said more than half a million Muslims had arrived for next month's haj pilgrimage to Mecca and had been checked for disease, amid fears about the global spread of bird flu. State news agency SPA quoted Health Minister Hamad al-Manei as saying the 622,000 pilgrims who had arrived up to now for the rites, due to begin in the second week of January, were "clear of any virus or illness". "Anyone found to have an illness is sent back to his country immediately," he said, adding the kingdom had beefed up health checks at arrival points around... Herald Sun http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1546969/posts#comment Mon, 26 Dec 2005 00:08:25 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1544300/posts Heavy crowd gathers in L.A. for funeral of executed former gang leader at 18:39 on December 20, 2005, EST. LOS ANGELES (AP) - Celebrities from hip-hop star Snoop Dogg to motivational speaker Tony Robbins lamented the execution of Stanley Tookie Williams at a funeral Tuesday that drew hundreds to the violence-wracked area where Williams founded the murderous Crips gang three decades ago. Mourners, including gang members flashing hand signs, waited in line to enter the 1,500-seat Bethel AME Church. Under heavy police presence, vendors sold T-shirts with Williams' picture, and a large TV set up in the parking lot allowed... 940 Montreal News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1544300/posts#comment Wed, 21 Dec 2005 00:11:08 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1539934/posts This guy has to be the highth of stupid. He has decided to embed himself in with insurgent groups for Time magazine. CBS News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1539934/posts#comment Wed, 14 Dec 2005 03:23:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1531826/posts Insurgents have attacked US bases and government offices in Ramadi, in western Iraq, and then dispersed throughout the city, residents say. Scores of heavily-armed insurgents fired mortars and rockets at the buildings and then occupied several main streets. The attack came as local leaders and US military officials were meeting at the al-Anbar provincial governor's office. Ramadi has been a rebel stronghold for many months. Residents in Ramadi told the Reuters news agency that hundreds of heavily armed men in masks were patrolling the main streets of the city and had set up checkpoints. Citizens said leaflets distributed by the... BBC http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1531826/posts#comment Thu, 1 Dec 2005 10:20:57 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1529263/posts A MASSIVE mosque that will hold 40,000 worshippers is being proposed beside the Olympic complex in London to be opened in time for the 2012 Games. The project’s backers hope the mosque and its surrounding buildings would hold a total of 70,000 people, only 10,000 fewer than the Olympic stadium. Its futuristic design features wind turbines instead of the traditional minarets, while a translucent latticed roof would replace the domes seen on most mosques. The complex is designed to become the “Muslim quarter” for the Games, acting as a hub for Islamic competitors and spectators. “It will be something never... The Sunday Times (London) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1529263/posts#comment Sun, 27 Nov 2005 14:44:11 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1523276/posts Iran's volunteer Islamic militiamen are vowing to form a human chain along the length of the country's borders as a show of force against international pressure on Tehran's atomic program. Iran faces referral to the UN Security Council for possible sanctions after failing to convince the world its nuclear fuel program is intended for power stations rather than warheads. Mohammad Hejazi, head of the volunteer basij militia, swore he had enough people to girdle the country. "Nine million basij will form a human chain around Iran on November 26 in support of the country's right to peaceful nuclear energy," he... The Age http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1523276/posts#comment Wed, 16 Nov 2005 19:58:53 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1516002/posts CONSULTANTS have been appointed to draw up plans to build the world's first "crime campus" in the west of Scotland, The Scotsman can reveal. Four brownfield sites in Strathclyde are understood to have been identified as a potential home for the groundbreaking campus, which would pull together law enforcement organisations such as the Scottish Drugs Enforcement Agency (SDEA), the National Crime Intelligence Service and Crown prosecutors. Property consultants Drivers Jonas will report to the Scottish Executive next month on various options on the location and scale of the facility, which was initially priced at £40 million, although the final cost... Scotsman http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1516002/posts#comment Sat, 5 Nov 2005 02:19:45 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1514142/posts Monday, 31 October 2005, 11:06 GMT Ghettos shackle French Muslims Rioting by youths in a Paris suburb has highlighted the discontent among sections of France's immigrant population. The BBC News website's Henri Astier explores the sense of alienation felt by many French Muslims. When Nadir Dendoune was growing up in the 1980s, his home town of L'Ile Saint-Denis, north of Paris, was a fairly diverse place. "We were all poor, but there were French people, East Europeans, as well as blacks and Arabs," says Mr Dendoune, 33, an author and something of a celebrity in his estate. Two decades on,... BBC http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1514142/posts#comment Wed, 2 Nov 2005 16:53:08 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1512155/posts The head of Israel's counter-terrorism task force says militants from Osama bin Laden's Al Qaeda network have slipped into the Gaza Strip. In an interview with Army Radio, the counter-terrorism chief, Danny Arditi, said Al Qaeda militants had crossed into Gaza from Egypt's Sinai Peninsula in the chaotic aftermath of Israel's pullout from the Palestinian territory. For several days after the withdrawal, thousands of people were allowed to cross the Gaza-Egypt border unhindered. Brigadier-General Arditi says Al Qaeda already has several cells in the Sinai, which have carried out two attacks in the last year, leaving more than 100 people... ABC News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1512155/posts#comment Sun, 30 Oct 2005 20:05:19 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1509941/posts Israel should be "wiped off the map": Iran president Agence France-Presse | October 26, 2005 Posted on 10/26/2005 2:44:55 AM PDT by HAL9000 Original Article on FRKHALID MASHALThis cult is dangerous and should be dealt with now FR http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1509941/posts#comment Thu, 27 Oct 2005 02:15:35 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1509213/posts JEDDAH, 25 October 2005 — World leaders will meet to tackle the tough issues facing the Muslim world in a two-day summit beginning in Makkah on Dec. 7. The Extraordinary Islamic Summit, being held under the mantle of the Organization of the Islamic Conference, offers Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah his first opportunity after ascending the throne to address the leaders of the 57 Muslim countries. The summit follows a September meeting in Makkah where many of the world’s leading Muslim scholars and intellectuals helped formulate a new vision for the OIC and to set the agenda... Arab News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1509213/posts#comment Wed, 26 Oct 2005 00:16:50 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1504240/posts Tehran, Iran, Oct. 17 – Volunteers for suicide bombing operations will be honoured during a ceremony attended by senior Iranian government officials later this month, the spokesman for the “Headquarters for Commemoration of Martyrs of Global Islamic Movement” said on Sunday. The gathering which will take place in Tehran on October 30 has been entitled “Men of the Sun”, Mohammad-Ali Samadi announced in an interview with the state-owned Mehr news agency. Samadi said that forms would be provided to attendees to volunteer for suicide operations, adding, “Until now, 40,000 people have signed up for martyrdom-seeking operations and three battalions of... Iran Focus http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1504240/posts#comment Tue, 18 Oct 2005 00:29:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1490064/posts JEBALIYA, Gaza Strip - A large explosion went off Friday at a Hamas rally where group members paraded with homemade weapons and explosives, killing four Palestinians and wounding 25, hospital officials said. Seven of the wounded were in serious condition, they said. Witnesses pulled body parts out of a vehicle that appeared to have been destroyed by the blast. An unmanned Israeli aircraft flew over the militant group's rally, but the Israeli military denied involvement in the blast. AP http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1490064/posts#comment Fri, 23 Sep 2005 17:01:18 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1470795/posts In an introductory speech in Madison for antiwar British politician and author George Galloway, actress Jane Fonda is making her first public statement against the occupation of Iraq. Fonda is scheduled to give her 20-minute introduction to Galloway, a Member of Parliament, at the Wisconsin Union Theatre Sept. 18 at 7 p.m. She is also scheduled to speak the following night in Chicago as Galloway continues his national speaking tour. Chris Dols, the local organizer for Galloway's tour, said that these two speeches are the only that Fonda will give with Galloway, who was expelled from the Labor Party after... Madison.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1470795/posts#comment Thu, 25 Aug 2005 22:12:34 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1463781/posts I just heard that my son's friend maybe going to Crawford with his parents as part of a larger protest with Cindy Sheehan. Has anyone else heard about this? The parents are leftist hollywood types who are active on the local level but I think this must be a huge event if they are going to go and take the entire family... Heads Up? Ara http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1463781/posts#comment Mon, 15 Aug 2005 17:40:46 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1463139/posts Palestinian official indicates Gaza to be center for all terrorists after retreat ["Asked about the transport of Palestinian militants to the Gaza Strip after the Israeli pullout, Zaki said he hoped once Palestine is liberated, it would become a center for all good men, be they Arab or other."] Palestinians restructure command in Lebanon By Mohammed Zaatari Daily Star staff Friday, August 12, 2005 www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_ID=1&article_ID=17572&categ_id=2 BEIRUT: Brigadier General Sultan Abu al-Aynayn, chief of the Fatah movement in Lebanon, has been promoted to Chief Palestinian Officer in Lebanon, making him the supreme authority over the country's Palestinian community. Abbas Zaki, a... IMRA http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1463139/posts#comment Sun, 14 Aug 2005 15:34:16 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1377889/posts Many argue that communism will never be possible because of "human nature". The essence of this false argument is the belief that a communist society would consist of an all-powerful central government that would tell everybody what to do--and would therefore undermine the creative initiative of individuals and the search for happiness. • This argument is based on two false assumptions: (1) It assumes that a communist society will look like the former Soviet Union, or the current China, North Korea, etc (ie: corrupt police states with a feudal-style ruling class) (2) It assumes that people will only work in... Bolshie Mod Manifesto http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1377889/posts#comment Tue, 5 Apr 2005 17:50:57 GMT