Blog Smith

Blog Smith is inspired by the myth of Hephaestus in the creation of blacksmith-like, forged materials: ideas. This blog analyzes topics that interest me: IT, politics, technology, history, education, music, and the history of religions.

Wednesday, September 25, 2013

Ian Hunter Mott the Hoople to stage poignant first gig without their dementia-struck drummer

First gig without drummer

Islamist Mosque Attended by the Accused Boston Bombers

System Failure: The Boston Bombing Premieres Wednesday, Sep. 25 @ 8:30p ET Then available on-demand Could the Boston bombings have been prevented? Multiple agencies knew of the radicalization at the mosque the Tsarnaev brothers attended in Boston and were informed that it was a potential breeding ground for homegrown terrorists. Is this mosque radicalizing the moderate Muslim community in Boston?

http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2013/09/25/for-the-record-exposes-radicalized-foundation-of-the-mosque-attended-by-the-accused-boston-bombers/

Tuesday, September 24, 2013

1964-1965 Baseball Cards

The 1964 Topps Baseball set includes 587 cards; the last series of cards in this set (523-587) is harder to find due to scarcity. Important rookie cards in this set include: Tony Conigliaro, Tommy John, Richie Allen, Phil Niekro, Tony LaRusso, and Lou Piniella.

Hall of famers found in this set include: Al Kaline, Bill Mazeroski, Billy Williams, Bob Gibson, Brooks Robinson, Carl Yastrzemski, Casey Stengel, Dick Williams, Don Drysdale, Duke Snider, Eddie Mathews, Ernie Banks, Frank Robinson, Gaylord Perry, Hank Aaron, Harmon Killebrew, Hoyt Wilhelm, Jim Bunning, Juan Marichal, Lou Brock, Luis Aparicio, Mickey Mantle, Nellie Fox, Orlando Cepeda, Phil Niekro, Roberto Clemente, Robin Roberts, Ron Santo, Sandy Koufax, Walter Alston, Warren Spahn, Whitey Ford, Willie Mays, Willie McCovey, Willie Stargell, Yogi Berra.

The High Dollar Cards in this set include:

    * 1964 Topps #50 Mickey Mantle: 5 - EX
    * 1964 Topps #125 Pete Rose: 5 - EX
    * 1964 Topps #440 Roberto Clemente: 5 - EX
    * 1964 Topps #300 Hank Aaron: 5 - EX
    * 1964 Topps #150 Willie Mays: 5 - EX
    * 1964 Topps #103 Curt Flood: 5 - EX
    * 1964 Topps #225 Roger Maris: 5 - EX
    * 1964 Topps #423 Tops in NL - Willie Mays / Hank Aaron: 5 - EX
    * 1964 Topps #541 Braves Rookie Stars - Phil Niekro / Phil Roof: 4 - VG/EX
    * 1964 Topps #331 AL Bombers - Roger Maris / Norm Cash / Mickey Mantle / Al Kaline: 3 - VG
    * 1964 Topps #29 Lou Brock: 6 - EX/MT
    * 1964 Topps #55 Ernie Banks: 6 - EX/MT

http://www.deanscards.com/c/47/1964-Topps

The 1965 Topps Baseball Card set features 598 standard size cards.  The subsets for the 1965 Topps Baseball cards are the league leaders (1-12) and World Series highlights (132-139).  The high number series (371-598) is slightly more difficult and expensive to collect.

The key rookie cards from this set include #16 Joe Morgan, #236 Denny McLain, #477 Steve Carlton, #526 Jim Hunter, and #581 Tony Perez.

http://www.deanscards.com/c/50/1965-Topps

1965 Topps Baseball features a checklist of 598 cards and is packed with a mouth-watering assortment of big name rookie cards. Among these are 1st year cards of Steve Carlton (#477), Joe Morgan (#16), Jim Hunter (#526), Tony Perez (#581), and Denny McLain (#236). Other notable rookies include, Luis Tiant (#145), Bert Campaneris (#266), Tug McGraw (#533), and Mel Stottlemyre (#550). Veterans anchoring the set include Sandy Koufax (#300), Hank Aaron (#170), Willie Mays (#250), Mickey Mantle (#350), Roberto Clemente (#160), and Pete Rose (#207), to name a few.http://www.cardboardconnection.com/1965-topps-baseball-cards-2

Monday, September 23, 2013

Sunday, September 22, 2013

Ian Hunter, 20 September 2013, Friday, 6:00PM DOORS / 8:00PM START

Lounge Lizard

http://youtu.be/i5eDzjbXerg

Who Do You Love?

http://youtu.be/4tx4uo0jafQ

Who Do You Love

One of the Boys

http://youtu.be/FWYB7IyquXc

All The Way From Memphis

http://youtu.be/lz20LX9_1ak

I Wish I Was Your Motehr/Ships/Roll Away The Stone/All The Young Dudes

http://youtu.be/4rDju6sXnGw

Saturday, September 21, 2013

Ian Hunter, 21 September 2013, Saturday, 6:00PM DOORS / 8:00PM START

155 Varick Street New York, NY 10013 (212) 608-0555

What For

http://youtu.be/ElKZw8Igob8

Once Bitten, Twice Shy

http://youtu.be/MK8n4Uc9tRg

Once Bitten, Twice Shy

http://youtu.be/lz20LX9_1ak

Lounge Lizard

http://youtu.be/an0tNvL3y1s

Lounge Lizard

, 20 September?

http://youtu.be/hsAcuEJX_vw

Standing In My Light

, 20 September?

http://youtu.be/LmldTe_cdQY

Standing in My Light

http://youtu.be/kbPmnAAvqf8

Golden Age of Rock N Roll

Who Do You Love/One of the Boys

http://youtu.be/l4KhvxH48gY

One Of The Boys

http://youtu.be/EMepvLID-nI

All The Way From Memphis

http://youtu.be/Q7WlxqlM1vY

All The Way From Memphis

, 20 September?

http://youtu.be/cm3slKFqOAU

The Moon Upstairs

http://youtu.be/BZrkqZP2GDo

Life

http://youtu.be/F0T2_nZaOeM

All The Young Dudes

http://youtu.be/lwIJEsJVcPA

Friday, September 20, 2013

FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE, RISE OF THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE AND WHAT’S HAPPENING TODAY

Fall and Rise of Civilizations

http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2013/08/21/buck-sexton-traces-parallels-between-fall-of-the-roman-empire-rise-of-the-ottoman-empire-and-whats-happening-today/

Thursday, September 19, 2013

Students Banned from Passing Out Constitutions on Constitution Day at Modesto Junior College

Modesto Junior College in California told a student that he could not pass out copies of the United States Constitution outside the student center on September 17, 2013—Constitution Day. Captured on video, college police and administrators demanded that Robert Van Tuinen stop passing out Constitution pamphlets and told him that he would only be allowed to pass them out in the college's tiny free speech zone, and only after scheduling it several days or weeks ahead of time.

This video contains the relevant portions of Van Tuinen's experience. The three full, unedited videos taken by the students can be watched below:

Video 1: http://youtu.be/8Jvkm0kuTMI
Video 2: http://youtu.be/T-uvjBEYQbE
Video 3: http://youtu.be/gi9AXgIUXpA

‘IMPEACH OBAMA’ PROTESTERS ARRESTED IN MISSOURI

‘PUBLIC HAZARD’? VIDEO OF STATE TROOPERS ARRESTING ‘IMPEACH OBAMA’ PROTESTERS

Wednesday, September 18, 2013

Red Lines Obama

O’Reilly Battles Military Experts Over U.S. Intervention in Syria

Bill O'Reilly debates two military analysts, Lt. Col. Ralph Peters and Col. David Hunt, who both agree there are still too many unknowns in Syria to justify military action.

Tuesday, September 17, 2013

Bill Clinton Calls for ‘Rebuilding Our Education System’ with a ‘Common Core’

http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2013/08/28/bill-clinton-calls-for-rebuilding-our-education-system-with-a-common-core/

Monday, September 16, 2013

Navy Yard Shooter: Mohammed Salem (not Alexis) Had "Secret" Clearance

Law enforcement officials told NBC News that Alexis created a webpage with the name "Mohammed Salem."

Video of Mohammed Salem Stalking Halls

http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2013/09/25/fbi-releases-chilling-new-video-of-navy-yard-shooter-stalking-halls-with-shotgun/

There were originally three suspects: "The white male in the tan outfit has been identified and is not a suspect or person of interest." I have not found his name or identification anywhere but he was cleared. Oddly, the original report stated: "The two at large suspects were dressed in military garb but are not believed to be U.S. service personnel." Elsewhere, his description included a "khaki like uniform." The cleared suspect was "carrying a handgun and wearing a tan Navy-style uniform and a beret." If that is the case, what was a non-service personnel doing on a Navy base in military garb?

In addition, "authorities are looking for another man:" "a black man in his 50s with a long rifle in an olive colored garb." Another report stated this was a "olive-green, military-style uniform."

"Witnesses described a gunman opening fire from a fourth-floor overlook, aiming down on people in the cafeteria on the main floor. Others said a gunman fired at them in a third-floor hallway. It was not clear whether the witnesses on different floors were describing the same gunman.

Earlier reports may not be accurate since a Reuters report came at 9:12 PM EST.

The killer had "secret" clearance and was assigned to start working there as a civilian contractor with a military-issued ID card, his firm's CEO told Reuters.
"He did have a secret clearance. And he did have a CAC (common access card)," said Thomas Hoshko, CEO of "The Experts," which was helping service the Navy, Marine Corps intranet as a subcontractor for a Hewlett-Packard Enterprise Services contract.

Asked when he was supposed to start work, Hoshko said in a telephone interview: "That's what I got to find out, if he was supposed to start today ... It's not clear to me."

In contrast, the original report was the primary shooter is dead; he "was a civilian contractor who reportedly stole a military ID to gain access to the Navy Yard."

He was an "employee of a company called "The Experts," a subcontractor for an HP Enterprise Services military contract, Hewlett-Packard said."

HP said the contract was "to refresh equipment used on the Navy Marine Corps Intranet (NMCI) network."
He "claimed to be suffering from PTSD after helping rescue efforts in New York following the 9/11 terrorist attacks."

In 2004, he was arrested in Seattle for shooting the tires of someone's car during an anger-fueled 'blackout'.
The shooter "was arrested for disorderly conduct in August 2008 in DeKalb County, Georgia. He was released from custody after posting $364 bond (and posing for a booking photo). The details and disposition of the misdemeanor case could not be obtained."



He spent nearly four years in the Navy as a full-time reservist from May 2007 until he was discharged in January 2011: he was discharged in for 'misconduct.' During his military service "he was awarded the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal and the National Defense Service Medal."

The killer "was arrested in Fort Worth in 2010 for discharging a firearm." The charge was dropped against him.

The Orion at Oak Hill apartments in Fort Worth began eviction efforts against Aaron Alexis later in September 2010. Records show that he moved from the Oak Hill apartments in December 2010.

In early-July, a male roommate of Alexis’s called Fort Worth cops to report his suspicion that Alexis “put unknown substance in gas tank to damage vehicle,” according to a July 5 report.

He "recently visited Thailand and had been to Japan with a computer defense contractor, where he worked in information technology."

A friend--no name was given--said Alexis loved Buddhism. “He loved to go to temple, go to meditate in Thai and English,” the friend said. “He could do both of them.”

Nutpisit Suthamtewakul calling the shooter his "best friend" and they were roommates. He is the "owner of Happy Bowl Thai in White Settlement, TX.

Chris Childs, director of TheBlaze TV’s “The Pat & Stu Show,” told us he frequently visited the Thai restaurant Alexis worked at in Fort Worth, and got to know him over time.
“The thing that really struck me was the fact that he was really big into the shooter video games,” Childs told TheBlaze.

The Star-Telegram's Bud Kennedy and copy editor Sandy Guerra-Cline describe the Aaron Alexis they knew, as a gentle waiter at a White Settlement Thai restaurant. (Sept. 16, 2013) Video by Kathy Vetter/Star-Telegram



Suthamtewakul was married in 2008.
Groom: NUTPISIT SUTHAMTEWAKUL Age: 27 Born: 1980 or 1981 Bride: HATHAIRAT VICHAIDIST Age: 56 Born: 1951 or 1952
Cf. 161200 SUTHAMTEWAKUL NUTPISIT 27 VICHAIDIST HATHAIRAT 56 11/25/2008 220 TARRANT

Another source references different names for the owners of the restaurant:

"Kristi Suthamtewakul said in an interview. Alexis met Oui Suthamtewakul, Kristi’s husband."
The shooter's Texan landlord, Somsak Srisan, is on the Board of Directors at the Thai Community Center of North Texas. He married in 2001.

Cf. 175835 SRISAN SOMSAK 25 HOANGSI DONG 18 06-Nov-1980
Interestingly, the base "also serves as the location for court martials, or military trials."























Obama-backed FSA Jihadists Executing Children by Firing Squad for Supporting Bashar al-Assad


Terrorists in Syria Executing Children for Supporting Assad - عاجل اعدام طفلين شيعة من قبل دولة العراق والشام الاسلامية

Sunday, September 15, 2013

Syria: nearly half of rebel fighters Islamists, Al Qaeda

IHS Jane's report

Nearly half the rebel fighters in Syria are now aligned to jihadist or hardline Islamist groups according to a new analysis of factions in the country's civil war.

Two factions linked to al-Qaeda, Jabhat al-Nusra and the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) - also know as the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Shams (ISIS) - have come to dominate among the more extremist fighters.

Project_Veritas detained while meeting former US Attorney Jim Letten - "Truth To Power"

Saturday, September 14, 2013

Ian Hunter & The Rant Band - Tyne Theatre, Newcastle 2010

Roll Away The Stone

Saturday Gigs and All The Young Dudes

Syria2R - Obama's NextGen Foreign Policy

Poll: Majority of Americans Have Never Heard of Common Core

http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2013/08/26/poll-majority-of-americans-have-never-heard-of-common-core/

Friday, September 13, 2013

Anti-Common Core Candidate Claims School Board Member Called 911 and Had Deputy Remove Him From Meeting

http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2013/09/26/school-board-member-calls-911-and-reportedly-has-deputy-throw-candidate-out-of-meeting-after-speaking-out-against-common-core/

Defense Department Teaching Documents Suggests Founding Fathers Were “Extremists”

Defense Department Teaching Documents Suggests “Extremists”

School recites Muslim poem instead of Pledge of Allegiance on 9/11

Boston school recites Muslim poem instead of Pledge of Allegiance on 9/11 anniversary

Thursday, September 12, 2013

SYRIA VIDEO: Jihadists attack St. Thecla's convent and nuns, witnesses report desecrations, forced conversions to Islam in Syrian Christian village

Online Jihadis Celebrate 12th Anniversary Of 9/11

Online Jihadis Celebrate 12th Anniversary Of 9/11

Who is Profiting from Common Core?

Dollars received by Pro-Common Core speakers:

I. Joan Benso, CEO of Pennsylvania Partnerships for Children (PPC) :
3 separate grants from the Gates Foundation for a total of $935,859
 

II. David Patti, CEO Pennsylvania Business Council (PBC)
One Grant From Gates Foundation $257,391

III. Carolyn Dumaresq, Executive Deputy Secretary of PA Dept. of Education
One Grant From Gates Foundation $526,960 to PA Department of Education


Impressions from Monday's Common Core event held at Notre Dame:
Dr. Williamson Evers of the Hoover Institution stated breaks that proponents of Common Core have absolutely no grass roots on this issue, and are terrified of our numbers and energy among activists.
 
Dr. Sandra Stotsky of the University of Arkansas noted that state boards of education around the U.S. adopted the Common Core standards before the standards were actually written, and that this breach of procedure might open up these actions by state boards to a legal challenge through the office of a state's Inspector General, or the equivalent office.  Dr. Stotsky also noted that CCSS emphasizes writing over reading, when decades of experience tell us this should be the other way around.
 
Andrew Kern of the CiRCE Institute noted that it is stories that help children develop their minds, not the informational texts favored by Common Core.
 
Dr. James Milgram of Stanford University stated that CCSS embraces the teaching of Geometry without proofs, and the teaching of Algebra without conics and logarithms, even though these are the effective methods for teaching this material.
 
Ze'ev Wurman of the Hoover Institution noted that success in college mathematics, and achieving a STEM degree, depends more on taking challenging mathematics courses in high school than any other single factor.  Common Core abandons the idea of having students take the gateway course of Algebra I in grade 8, which is critical to the students reaching Trigonometry, Pre-Calculus, and Calculus in high school.  Mr. Wurman also stated that CCSS expects students in grades 1-2 to master difficult concepts, then slows to almost no progress in learning expectations in grades 3-6.  As a result, by grade 8, students are one or two complete grade levels behind the expectations of previous Indiana standards.  Students do not close this achievement gap during high school.
 
Dr. Megan Koschnick, a clinical child psychologist from Indianapolis, described how Common Core pushes certain abstract learning concepts down to kindergarten and first grade, even though many children at these ages have not yet reached the reasoning stages required for this learning.  This will likely cause stress and discord for students, teachers, and parents.
William Estrada of the Home School Legal Defense Association and Jane Robbins of the American Principles Project both raised excellent points regarding the depth and scope of the data collection and sharing that is planned as part of CCSS.

Welfare Pays More Than Work

The Work versus Welfare Trade-Off: 2013

http://www.cato.org/publications/white-paper/work-versus-welfare-trade

Wednesday, September 11, 2013

Try to Figure Out Obama on Syria

White House Time Line

Robert Spencer, Pamela Geller, (and others) Speaks at AFDI 9/11 Press Conference, Ground Zero, 9/11/13 03

Alan T DeVona 911 First Responder Speaks at AFDI 9/11 Press Conference, Ground Zero, 9/11/13

Ashraf Ramelah Speaks At AFDI 9/11 Press Conference, Ground Zero, 9/11/13

Last Statement by Islamists on 9/11

Last statement by Islamists Praising Allah on 9/11

http://www.fbi.gov/news/pressrel/press-releases/fbi-releases-copy-of-four-page-letter-linked-to-hijackers


In the four-page document, written in Arabic, that was found in the baggage of the suspected ringleader behind the carnage, Mohamed Atta, there are 90 mentions of Allah in the text. The Observer, Sunday 30 September 2001 11.31 EDTThe
THE LAST NIGHT 1) Making an oath to die and renew your intentions.
Shave excess hair from the body and wear cologne.
Shower
2) Make sure you know all aspects of the plan well, and expect the response, or a reaction, from the enemy.
3) Read al-Tawba and Anfal [traditional war chapters from the Qur'an] and reflect on their meanings and remember all of the things Allah has promised for the martyrs.
4) Remind your soul to listen and obey [all divine orders] and remember that you will face decisive situations that might prevent you from 100 per cent obedience, so tame your soul, purify it, convince it, make it understand, and incite it. Allah said: 'Obey Allah and His Messenger, and do not fight amongst yourselves or else you will fail. And be patient, for Allah is with the patient.'
5) Pray during the night and be persistent in asking Allah to give you victory, control and conquest, and that He may make your task easier and not expose us.
6) Remember Allah frequently, and the best way to do it is to read the Holy Qur'an, according to all scholars, as far as I know. It is enough for us that it [the Qur'an] are the words of the Creator of the Earth and the plants, the One that you will meet [on the Day of Judgment].
7) Purify your soul from all unclean things. Completely forget something called 'this world' [or 'this life']. The time for play is over and the serious time is upon us. How much time have we wasted in our lives? Shouldn't we take advantage of these last hours to offer good deeds and obedience?
8) You should feel complete tranquility, because the time between you and your marriage [in heaven] is very short. Afterwards begins the happy life, where Allah is satisfied with you, and eternal bliss 'in the company of the prophets, the companions, the martyrs and the good people, who are all good company'. Ask Allah for his mercy and be optimistic, because [the Prophet], peace be upon him, used to prefer optimism in all his affairs.
9) Keep in mind that, if you fall into hardship, how will you act and how will you remain steadfast and remember that you will return to Allah and remember that anything that happens to you could never be avoided, and what did not happen to you could never have happened to you. This test from Almighty Allah is to raise your level [levels of heaven] and erase your sins. And be sure that it is a matter of moments, which will then pass, Allah willing, so blessed are those who win the great reward of Allah. Almighty Allah said: 'Did you think you could go to heaven before Allah knows whom amongst you have fought for Him and are patient?'
10) Remember the words of Almighty Allah: 'You were looking to the battle before you engaged in it, and now you see it with your own two eyes.' Remember: 'How many small groups beat big groups by the will of Allah.' And His words: 'If Allah gives you victory, no one can beat you. And if He betrays you, who can give you victory without Him? So the faithful put their trust in Allah.'
11) Remind yourself of the supplications and of your brethren and ponder their meanings. (The morning and evening supplications, and the supplications of [entering] a town, and the [unclear] supplications, and the supplications said before meeting the enemy.
12) Bless your body with some verses of the Qur'an [done by reading verses into one's hands and then rubbing the hands over whatever is to be blessed], the luggage, clothes, the knife, your personal effects, your ID, passport, and all your papers.
13) Check your weapon before you leave and long before you leave. (You must make your knife sharp and must not discomfort your animal during the slaughter).
14) Tighten your clothes [a reference to making sure his clothes will cover his private parts at all times], since this is the way of the pious generations after the Prophet. They would tighten their clothes before battle. Tighten your shoes well, wear socks so that your feet will be solidly in your shoes. All of these are worldly things [that humans can do to control their fate, although Allah decrees what will work and what won't] and the rest is left to Allah, the best One to depend on.
15) Pray the morning prayer in a group and ponder the great rewards of that prayer. Make supplications afterwards, and do not leave your apartment unless you have performed ablution before leaving, because the angels will ask for your forgiveness as long as you are in a state of ablution, and will pray for you. This saying of the Prophet was mentioned by An-Nawawi in his book, The Best of Supplications. Read the words of Allah: 'Did you think that We created you for no reason...' from the Al-Mu'minun Chapter.
THE SECOND STEP
When the taxi takes you to (M) [this initial could stand for matar, airport in Arabic] remember Allah constantly while in the car. (Remember the supplication for entering a car, for entering a town, the supplication of place and other supplications).
When you have reached (M) and have left the taxi, say a supplication of place ['Oh Allah, I ask you for the best of this place, and ask you to protect me from its evils'], and everywhere you go say that prayer and smile and be calm, for Alah is with the believers. And the angels protect you without you feeling anything. Say this supplication: 'Allah is more dear than all of His creation.' And say: 'Oh Allah, protect me from them as You wish.' And say: 'Oh Allah, take your anger out on [the enemy] and we ask You to protect us from their evils.' And say: 'Oh Allah, block their vision from in front of them, so that they may not see.' And say: 'Allah is all we need, He is the best to rely upon.' Remember Allah's words: 'Those to whom the people said, "The people have gathered to get you, so fear them," but that only increased their faith and they said, Allah is all we need, He is the best to rely upon.' After you say that, you will find [unclear] as Alllah promised this to his servants who say this supplication:
1) They will come back [from battle] with Allah's blessings
2) They were not harmed
3) And Allah was satisfied with them.
Allah says: 'They came back with Allah's blessings, were not harmed, and Allah was satisfied with them, and Allah is ever-blessing.'
All of their equipment and gates and technology will not prevent, nor harm, except by Allah's will. The believers do not fear such things. The only ones that fear it are the allies of Satan, who are the brothers of the devil. They have become their allies, Allah save us, for fear is a great form of worship, and the only one worthy of it is Allah. He is the only one who deserves it. He said in the verses: 'This is only the Devil scaring his allies' who are fascinated with Western civilisation, and have drank the love [of the West] like they drink water [unclear] and have become afraid of their weak equipment, 'so fear them not, and fear Me, if you are believers.'
Fear is a great worship. The allies of Allah do not offer such worship except for the one Allah, who controls everything. [unclear] with total certainty that Allah will weaken the schemes of non-believers. Allah said: 'Allah will weaken the schemes of the non-believers.'
You must remember your brothers with all respect. No one should notice that you are making the supplication, 'There is no Allah but Allah,' because if you say it 1,000 times no one will be able to tell whether you are quiet or remember Allah. And among its miracles is what the Prophet, peace be upon him, said: 'Whoever says, "There is no Allah but Allah," with all his heart, goes to heaven.' The prophet, peace be upon him, said: 'If you put all the worlds and universes on one side of the balance, and "No Allah but Allah" on the other, "No Allah but Allah" will weigh more heavily.' You can repeat these words confidently, and this is just one of the strengths of these words. Whoever thinks deeply about these words will find that they have no dots [in the Arabic letter] and this is just one of its greatnesses, for words that have dots in them carry less weight than those that do not. And it is enough that these are the words of monotheism, which will make you steadfast in battle [unclear] as the prophet, peace be upon him, and his companions, and those who came after them, Allah willing, until the Day of Judgment.
Do not seem confused or show signs of nervous tension. Be happy, optimistic, calm because you are heading for a deed that Allah loves and will accept. It will be the day, Allah willing, you spend with the women of paradise.
[poetry] Smile in the face of hardship young man/For you are heading toward eternal paradise
You must remember to make supplications wherever you go, and anytime you do anything, and Allah is with his faithful servants, He will protect them and make their tasks easier, and give them success and control, and victory, and everything...
THE THIRD PHASE
When you ride the (T) [probably for tayyara, aeroplane in Arabic], before your foot steps in it, and before you enter it, you make a prayer and supplications. Remember that this is a battle for the sake of Allah . As the prophet, peace be upon him, said, 'An action for the sake of Allah is better than all of what is in this world.' When you step inside the (T), and sit in your seat, begin with the known supplications that we have mentioned before. Be busy with the constant remembrance of Allah. Allah said: 'Oh ye faithful, when you find the enemy be steadfast, and remember Allah constantly so that you may be successful.' When the (T) moves, even slightly, toward (Q) [unknown reference], say the supplication of travel. Because you are traveling to Almighty Allah , so be attentive on this trip.
Then [unclear] it takes off. This is the moment that both groups come together. So remember Allah , as He said in His book: 'Oh Allah, pour your patience upon us and make our feet steadfast and give us victory over the infidels.' And His words: 'And the only thing they said Allah, forgive our sins and excesses and make our feet steadfast and give us victory over the infidels.' And His prophet said: 'Oh Allah, You have revealed the book, You move the clouds, You gave us victory over the enemy, conquer them and give us victory over them.' Give us victory and make the ground shake under their feet. Pray for yourself and all your brothers that they may be victorious and hit their targets and ask Allah to grant you martyrdom facing the enemy, not running away from it, and for Him to grant you patience and the feeling that anything that happens to you is for Him.
Then every one of you should prepare to carry out his role in a way that would satisfy Allah. You should clench your teeth, as the pious early generations did.
When the confrontation begins, strike like champions who do not want to go back to this world. Shout, 'Allahu Akbar,' because this strikes fear in the hearts of the non-believers. Allah said: 'Strike above the neck, and strike at all of their extremities.' Know that the gardens of paradise are waiting for you in all their beauty, and the women of paradise are waiting, calling out, 'Come hither, friend of Allah .' They have dressed in their most beautiful clothing.
If Allah decrees that any of you are to slaughter, dedicate the slaughter to your fathers and [unclear], because you have obligations toward them. Do not disagree, and obey. If you slaughter, do not cause the discomfort of those you are killing, because this is one of the practices of the prophet, peace be upon him. On one condition: that you do not become distracted by [unclear] and neglect what is greater, paying attention to the enemy. That would be treason, and would do more damage than good. If this happens, the deed at hand is more important than doing that, because the deed is an obligation, and [the other thing] is optional. And an obligation has priority over an option.
Do not seek revenge for yourself. Strike for Allah's sake. One time Ali bin Abi Talib [a companion and close relative of the prophet Muhammad], fought with a non-believer. The non-believer spit on Ali, may Allah bless him. Ali [unclear] his sword, but did not strike him. When the battle was over, the companions of the prophet asked him why he had not smitten the non-believer. He said, 'After he spat at me, I was afraid I would be striking at him in revenge for myself, so I lifted my sword.' After he renewed his intentions, he went back and killed the man. This means that before you do anything, make sure your soul is prepared to do everything for Allah only.
Then implement the way of the prophet in taking prisoners. Take prisoners and kill them. As Almighty Allah  said: 'No prophet should have prisoners until he has soaked the land with blood. You want the bounties of this world [in exchange for prisoners] and Allah  wants the other world [for you], and Allah is all-powerful, all-wise.'
If everything goes well, every one of you should pat the other on the shoulder in confidence that (M) and (T) number (K). Remind your brothers that this act is for Almighty Allah. Do not confuse your brothers or distract them. He should give them glad tidings and make them calm, and remind them [of Allah ] and encourage them. How beautiful it is for one to read Allah 's words, such as: 'And those who prefer the afterlife over this world should fight for the sake of Allah .' And His words: 'Do not suppose that those who are killed for the sake of Allah are dead; they are alive... ' And others. Or they should sing songs to boost their morale, as the pious first generations did in the throes of battle, to bring calm, tranquillity and joy to the hearts of his brothers.
Do not forget to take a bounty, even if it is a glass of water to quench your thirst or that of your brothers, if possible. When the hour of reality approaches, the zero hour, [unclear] and wholeheartedly welcome death for the sake of Allah. Always be remembering Allah . Either end your life while praying, seconds before the target, or make your last words: 'There is no Allah but Allah, Muhammad is His messenger'.
Afterwards, we will all meet in the highest heaven, Allah willing.
If you see the enemy as strong, remember the groups [that had formed a coalition to fight the prophet Muhammad]. They were 10,000. Remember how Allah  gave victory to his faithful servants. He said: 'When the faithful saw the groups, they said, this is what Allah  and the prophet promised, they said the truth. It only increased their faith.'
And may the peace of Allah be upon the prophet.
• The document was released by the F.B.I. and translated for The New York Times by Capital Communications Group, a Washington-based international consulting firm and by Imad Musa, a translator for the firm.


Obama's Recovery Worse Than Recession

Incomes Have Dropped Twice as Much During the 'Recovery' as During the Recession

Obama on Islam

Obama on Islam

"Islam has a proud tradition of tolerance.”
Barack Hussein Obama
“it is important for Western countries to avoid impeding Muslim citizens from practicing religion as they see fit”
Barack Hussein Obama
“We will convey our deep appreciation for the Islamic faith, which has done so much over so many centuries to shape the world for the better, including my own country.”
Barack Hussein Obama
“The contribution of Muslims to the United States are too long to catalog because Muslims are so interwoven into the fabric of our communities and our country”
Barack Hussein Obama
“I have lived in a Muslim-majority country… I know, because I am one of them.”
Barack Hussein Obama
“As a student of history, I also know civilization’s debt to Islam.”
Barack Hussein Obama
“Islam has demonstrated through words and deeds the possibilities of religious tolerance and racial equality.”
Barack Hussein Obama
“And since our founding, American Muslims have enriched the United States.”
Barack Hussein Obama
“And I consider it part of my responsibility as President of the United States to fight against negative stereotypes of Islam wherever they appear.”
Barack Hussein Obama
“Moreover, freedom in America is indivisible from the freedom to practice one’s religion. That is why there is a mosque in every state of our union, and over 1,200 mosques within our borders. That is why the U.S. government has gone to court to protect the right of women and girls to wear the hijab, and to punish those who would deny it.”
Barack Hussein Obama
“We are not nor have we even been at war with Islam”
Barack Hussein Obama
“Whatever we once were, we are no longer a Christian nation”
Barack Hussein Obama
“We Do Not Consider Ourselves a Christian Nation”
Barack Hussein Obama
“I will stand with the Muslims should the political winds shift in an ugly direction.”
Barack Hussein Obama.....H/T BlueSky

Tuesday, September 10, 2013

Ron Paul Curriculum: The Story of Liberty, K-12

http://www.ronpaulcurriculum.com/

Connecticut’s Himes’ and Blumenthal’s Townhall on Syria Turned On Its Head By Mysterious “Agitator”

Congressman Jim Himes / Senator Richard Dick Blumenthal Syria TownHall Meeting - Darien, CT 9/8/13

Obama Lets Russians Peek at U.S. Nuclear Defense

Russians Inspect Missile Defense Base in California

Monday, September 9, 2013

Rand Paul Urging a ‘No’ Vote on Syria

Rand Paul letter

Isaiah Applies to Syria?

Isaiah 17:1-3.

The verse reads, “’See, Damascus will no longer be a city but will become a heap of ruins. The cities of Aroer will be deserted and left to flocks, which will lie down, with no one to make them afraid. The fortified city will disappear from Ephraim, and royal power from Damascus; the remnant of Aram will be ike the glory of the Israelites,’ declares the Lord Almighty.”

Economic Warfare Super Panel - William Scott

Economic Warfare Institute at American Center for Democracy www.econwarfare.org & www.acdemocracy.org July 9. 2012

Saturday, September 7, 2013

False Flag Graham: Nuke Bomb To Charleston

False flag operation in motion by Feds

Ian Hunter, Diary of a Roadie: Mott The Hoople's 1974 European Tour by Philip John

Philip John

PEDOPHILIA, INCEST, AND GRAPHIC SEX: EXCERPTS FROM A COMMON CORE READING LIST BOOK FOR 11TH-GRADERS

PEDOPHILIA, INCEST, AND GRAPHIC SEX

Once the Common Core guidelines are published online, they are accompanied by this statement: (emphasis added)

When excerpts appear, they serve only as stand-ins for the full text. The Standards require that students engage with appropriately complex literary and informational works; such complexity is best found in whole texts rather than passages from such texts.

Thus, if a student were to continue reading the entire text there are some examples of what the child will read.

Pages 84-85:  “He must enter her surreptitiously, lifting the hem of her nightgown only to her navel. He must rest his weight on his elbows when they make love, to avoid hurting her breasts…When she senses some spasm about to grip him, she will make rapid movements with her hips, press her fingernails into his back, suck in her breath, and pretend she is having an orgasm. She might wonder again, for the six hundredth time, what it would be like to have that feeling while her husband’s penis is inside her.”
Pages 130-131:  “Then he will lean his head down and bite my t** . . . I want him to put his hand between my legs, I want him to open them for me. . . I stretch my legs open, and he is on top of me…He would die rather than take his thing out of me. Of me. I take my fingers out of his and put my hands on his behind…”
Pages 148-149:  “With a violence born of total helplessness, he pulled her dress up, lowered his trousers and underwear. ‘I said get on wid it. An’make it good, n*****, Come on c***. Faster. You ain’t doing nothing for her.’ He almost wished he could do it—hard, long, and painfully, he hated her so much.”
Pages 162-163:  “A bolt of desire ran down his genitals…and softening the lips of his anus. . . . He wanted to f*** her—tenderly. But the tenderness would not hold. The tightness of her vagina was more than he could bear. His soul seemed to slip down his guts and fly out into her, and the gigantic thrust he made into her then provoked the only sound she made. Removing himself from her was so painful to him he cut it short and snatched his genitals out of the dry harbor of her vagina. She appeared to have fainted.”
Page 174:  “He further limited his interests to little girls. They were usually manageable . . . His sexuality was anything but lewd; his patronage of little girls smacked of innocence and was associated in his mind with cleanliness.” And later, this same pedophile notes, “I work only through the Lord. He sometimes uses me to help people.”
Page 181:  “The little girls are the only things I’ll miss. Do you know that when I touched their sturdy little t*** and bit them—just a little—I felt I was being friendly?—If I’d been hurting them, would they have come back? . . . they’d eat ice cream with their legs open while I played with them. It was like a party.”

Macey France exposes some pretty shocking support for those topics, from the author herself:

In fact, the author of the book, Morrison, says that she wanted the reader to feel as though they are a “co-conspirator” with the rapist. She took pains to make sure she never portrayed the actions as wrong in order to show how everyone has their own problems. She even goes as far as to describe the pedophilia, rape and incest “friendly,” “innocent,” and “tender.” It’s no wonder that this book is in the top 10 list of most contested books in the country.

The presence of the book on Common Core’s list, combined with Morrison’s descriptions of incest, rape, and pedophilia as “friendly,” “innocent,” and “tender” have sparked outrage in some communities. Parents in one Colorado school district are petitioning for the removal of “developmentally inappropriate and graphical content from the instructional reading list.” They are not asking for the book to be banned or even removed from the library, just taken off the suggested reading list.

http://politichicks.tv/column/warning-graphic-common-core-approved-child-pornography/#full-bio

NYPD Enforces Sharia Law: Can't Write Tickets When Islamists are Praying and Blocking Citizens

Tens of Thousands Support the Pope Over the Warmonger Obama

Thousands

Livestream

Friday, September 6, 2013

Ian Hunter, The Scenery - Thread of time

The Scenery To make a man cry / Thread of time Impact Belgium IMP 10.004 - 1967

Old Guy Punks Class of Impressionable College Kids

http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2013/09/06/student-pulls-off-impressive-fake-professor-prank-on-the-first-day-of-class-tricks-everyone-until-the-real-professor-shows-up/

Pope Opposes War Monger Obama

Just war theory requires a military defense meet a set of strict qualifications, including that “the damage inflicted by the aggressor on the nation or community of nations must be lasting, grave, and certain,” “all other means of putting an end to it must have been shown to be impractical or ineffective,” and ”the use of arms must not produce evils and disorders graver than the evil to be eliminated.”

http://www.catholicherald.co.uk/news/2013/09/03/pope-calls-all-catholics-to-pray-and-fast-for-syria-on-saturday/

Mainstream media attacks Pope to defend their Savior

http://newsbusters.org/blogs/matthew-balan/2013/09/06/cbs-laments-popes-religious-street-protest-anti-obama-pro-putin

Christian Rejects McCain''s Support for Islamist Forces in Syria, Town Hall 5 Sept. '13

Brigadier General Salim Idris, who Sen. John McCain has called a "fine leader" and who leads the Supreme Military Council of the Free Syrian Army (FSA), which is supported by the Obama administration, told Al Jazeera in a May 8 video interview that “Israel is an enemy country” and that Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad and the Lebanese terrorist group Hizballah are "Israeli collaborators."

Cf. http://atlasshrugs2000.typepad.com/atlas_shrugs/2013/09/us-backed-moderate-syrian-rebel-commander-israel-is-an-enemy-country.html

Bush Better Than Obama for Black Unemployment

Under Obama, black unemployment back to twice the white rate

Thursday, September 5, 2013

Ron Paul on MSNBC’s “Now W/ Alex Wagner” and Syria

Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy

Take Local Control and Rid Your School of Common Core Standards

Get Rid of Common Core Standards

Phila. could be marketed as a natural gas hub

Phila. could be marketed as a natural gas hub

Rand Paul: Why I’m Voting No on Syria

If American interests are at stake, then our goal should not be stalemate

Obama's Military Support for Brutality

Obama supports the brutality of Syrian rebels and Al-Qaeda.

Cf. http://nyti.ms/17QH7pl

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/05/world/middleeast/brutality-of-syrian-rebels-pose-dilemma-in-west.html?hp&_r=0

Wednesday, September 4, 2013

Kidney

http://www.yourkidneys.com/kidney-education/Diet-and-nutrition/15-super-foods-for-kidney-health/2924

http://www.comprehensive-kidney-facts.com/kidney-health.html

http://www.comprehensive-kidney-facts.com/kidney-health.html

How the Tesla Model S is Made

Cards

http://www.deanscards.com/

Peg Luksik on Common Core

September 11, 2013 at 7:00 PM West Chester Tea Party presents Dr. Peg Luksik on Common Core Education Higher Ground Conferences & Cafe 910 South High Street West Chester, PA 19382 http://highergroundconferences.com/directions.htm seating is limited please register here https://nightstars.eventbrite.com?ref=elink" questions please contact RSVP@WestChesterTeaParty.com

Michigan State University Professor of Creative Writing William Penn First Day Rant

Rand Paul vs. John Kerry Over the Constitution, Syria

Swedish Reporter Confronts Obama on Nobel Peace Prize

GOP Congressman Challenged John Kerry With Benghazi

Rep. Jeff Duncan (R-S.C.) during the House Foreign Affairs Committee’s hearing on Syria Wednesday got into a tense back and forth with Secretary of State John Kerry after the congressman brought up last year’s deadly Benghazi terror attack to question the White House’s credibility on foreign affairs.

'Obama's Presidential Library'

Cf. http://www.breitbart.com/InstaBlog/2013/09/04/Outrage-over-Outhouse-Labeled-Obama-s-Presidential-Library

How To Test a AA battery

Tuesday, September 3, 2013

SHARIAH LAW AND ORDER

Ian Hunter, acoustic piano, David Johansen, Flamingo Road

Mo. Man Tries to Stick Up Clerk Who Also Happens to Be a Four-Deployment Iraq War Vet

Jon Lewis Alexander, 54, is no ordinary store clerk. He has worked several “high risk” jobs and served four tours of duty in Iraq during his 30 years in the U.S. military.

And his training shows.

Video surveillance shows a would-be thief entering the store late Saturday night where Alexander works in Marionville, Mo.. The thief hesitates for a moment and pulls a gun – but not fast enough to dissuade Alexander from pulling his own Walther PPX 9 mm handgun and sticking it in the hapless thief’s mouth.

McCain Supports Islamists

McCain: Shouting 'Allahu Akhbar!' Same as Christians Shouting 'Thank God!'

Monday, September 2, 2013

Free Condoms Are a ‘Constitutional Right’

Watch Students at This Week’s March on Washington Claim Free Condoms Are a ‘Constitutional Right’

Prescott: Real Community for Firemen

When 19 Men Die Fighting a Terrible Fire, This Is the Way a Real Community Responds

Loud, Whining Noises

http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2013/09/01/is-there-an-earthy-explanation-to-these-loud-whining-noises-supposedly-coming-from-the-sky-or-are-they-part-of-a-larger-worldwide-phenomenon/

American Military vs. Obama

http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2013/09/02/treason-or-free-speech-are-these-anti-syria-strike-pictures-from-u-s-military-members-okay-blaze-poll/

1952 Topps Wings Friend or Foe Trading Cards

Aviation Through the Eyes of Kids in the Mid-1950s

Non-Sports Cards

Egyptian Mirages

It’s dismaying when conservatives share the Left’s lack of foreign-policy realism.

Sunday, September 1, 2013

Common Core Math: Wrong is Correct

School Official Says It Doesn’t Matter if Students Get Simple Math Wrong Under Common Core

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Several news outlets have seized on remarks made last month by Grayslake, Ill. Community Consolidated School District 46 curriculum coordinator Amanda August in which she said it matters less if students answer 3 x 4 incorrectly as long as they can explain how they arrived at their final answer.

Saturday, August 31, 2013

How to Track Obama

http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2013/08/30/turning-the-tables-group-challenges-domestic-surveillance-by-tracking-obama/

Islamists Attack Christians in Egypt

http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2013/08/30/egypts-attack-on-christians-caught-on-tape-muslim-mob-storms-coptic-church-topples-cross-while-chanting-allahu-akbar/

Americans Work Significantly Less Than in 1950s

Charts Showing Just How Much Americans Work Compared to the French, Germans and Chinese

Friday, August 30, 2013

Million Islamists to March to Celebrate Death, 9/11 Anniversary

On “Hannity,” Dr. Zuhdi Jasser, debated one of the organizers behind the controversial “Million Muslim March” planned on the anniversary of 9/11 in Washington, D.C. Jasser dismissed Chris Phillips as a “stooge and a frontman.”

http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2013/08/19/muslim-scholar-goes-off-on-million-muslim-march-organizer-youre-a-stooge-and-a-frontman/

Thursday, August 29, 2013

Update: Christian Churches Destroyed by Islamists in Egypt

Catholic churches and convents
1. Franciscan church and school (road 23) - burned (Suez)
2. Monastery of the Holy Shepherd and hospital - burned (Suez)
3. Church of the Good Shepherd, Monastery of the Good Shepherd - burned in molotov attack (Asuit)
4. Coptic Catholic Church of St. George - burned (Minya, Upper Egypt)
5. Church of the Jesuits - burned (Minya, Upper Egypt)
6. Fatima Basilica - attacked - Heliopolis
7. Coptic Catholic Church of St. Mark - burned (Minya - Upper Egypt)
8. Franciscan convent (Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary) - burned (Beni Suef, Upper Egypt)
9. Church of St. Teresa - burned (Asuit, Upper Egypt)
10. Franciscan Church and School - burned (Asuit, Upper Egypt)
11. Convent of St Joseph and school - burned (Minya, Upper Egypt)
12. Coptic Catholic Church of the Sacred Heart - torched (Minya, Upper Egypt)
13 Convent of the Sisters of Saint Mary - attacked (Cairo)
14. School of the Holy Shepherd - attacked (Minya, Upper Egypt)

Orthodox and Evangelical Churches
1. Anglican Church of St. Saviour - burned (Suez)
2. Evangelical Church of St Michael - surrounded and sacked (Asuit, Upper Egypt)
3. Coptic Orthodox Church of St. George - Burned (Minya, Upper Egypt)
4. Church of Al-Esla - burned (Asuit, Upper Egypt)
5. Adventist Church - burned, the pastor and his wife abducted (Asuit, Upper Egypt)
6. Church of the Apostles - burned (Asuit, Upper Egypt)
7. Church of the Holy renewal - burned (Asuit, Upper Egypt)
8. Diocesan Centre Coptic Orthodox Qusiya - burned (Asuit, Upper Egypt)
9. Church of St. George - burned (Arish, North Egypt)
10. Church of St. George in al-Wasta - burned (Beni Suef, Upper Egypt)
11. Church of the Virgin Mary - attacked (Maadi, Cairo)
12. Church of the Virgin Mary - attacked (Mostorod, Cairo)
13. Coptic Orthodox Church of St. George - attacked (Helwan, Cairo)
14. Church of ​​St. Mary of El Naziah - burned (Fayoum, Upper Egypt)
15. Church of Santa Damiana - sacked and burned (Fayoum, Upper Egypt)
16. Church of St. Theodore - burned (Fayoum, Upper Egypt)
17. Evangelical Church of al-Zorby - Sacked and destroyed (Fayoum, Upper Egypt)
18. Church of St. Joseph - burned (Fayoum, Upper Egypt)
19. Franciscan School - burned (Fayoum, Upper Egypt)
20. Coptic Orthodox Diocesan Center of St. Paul - burned (Gharbiya, Delta)
21. Coptic Orthodox Church of St. Anthony - burned (Giza)
22. Coptic Church of St. George - burned (Atfeeh, Giza)
23. Church of the Virgin Mary and father Abraham - burned (Delga, Deir Mawas, Minya, Upper Egypt)
24. Church of St. Mina Abu Hilal Kebly - burned (Minya, Upper Egypt)
25. Baptist Church in Beni Mazar - burned (Minya, Upper Egypt)
26. Church of Amir Tawadros - burned (Minya, Upper Egypt)
27. Evangelical Church - burned (Minya, Upper Egypt)
28. Church of Anba Moussa al-Aswad- burned (Minya, Upper Egypt)
29. Church of the Apostles - burned (Minya, Upper Egypt)
30. Church of St Mary - arson attempt (Qena, Upper Egypt)
31. Coptic Church of St. George - burned (Sohag, Upper Egypt)
32. Church of Santa Damiana - Attacked and burned (Sohag, Upper Egypt)
33. Church of the Virgin Mary - burned (Sohag, Upper Egypt)
34. Church of St. Mark and community center - burned (Sohag, Upper Egypt)
35. Church of Anba Abram - destroyed and burned (Sohag, Upper Egypt)

http://atlasshrugs2000.typepad.com/atlas_shrugs/2013/08/latest-tally-of-muslim-brotherhood-destruction-of-churches-.html#more

Wednesday, August 28, 2013

Muslim Brotherhood torches Christian school, parade nuns through streets as "prisoners of war"

http://atlasshrugs2000.typepad.com/atlas_shrugs/2013/08/video-.html

Tuesday, August 27, 2013

Striking Syria Will Make U.S. Military ‘Al-Qaeda’s Air Force’

Dennis Kucinich (D., Ohio)

Does Obama know he’s fighting on al-Qa’ida’s side?

‘All for one and one for all’ should be the battle cry if the West goes to war against Assad’s Syrian regime

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War Monger Obama Ticks Off Both China and Russia

In scenes reminiscent of the Cold War Obama has escalated tensions between the two largest antagonists in the post-War period: China and Russia. Obama seems determined not to recognize the priority and key nature of a Syrian warm-water port for Russia, and he has not grasped that China's oil policies are now directly tied to the Middle East and Africa. Nonetheless, he blindly follows faculty lounge water cooler talk as American foreign policy.

China Takes Aim at Western Ideas

China Takes Aim at West

Monday, August 26, 2013

Questions About Cruz and Natural Born Citizen

Canada-born Ted Cruz became a citizen of that country as well as U.S.

Sunday, August 25, 2013

Obama's Failed Egypt Policy

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/explosion-and-gunfire-exchanged-at-mosque-standoff-as-egypt-death-toll-hits-173-in-two-days-of-bloodshed-8772314.html

Saturday, August 24, 2013

Egypt Uproar

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/egypt/10247031/Egypt-protest-march-on-Friday-of-anger-live.html

Friday, August 23, 2013

Thursday, August 22, 2013

Update: Christians Reading Bible at DMV, Not Guilty

Christians who read the bible before the DMV were found not guilty.

Wednesday, August 21, 2013

Obama's brother linked to Muslim Brotherhood

Obama's brother linked to Muslim Brotherhood

Muslim Brotherhood Attacks Christian Churches in Egypt

Churches
 Alexandria
  1. Father Maximus Church
Arish
  1. St George Church | Burned 
Assiut
  1. Good Shepherds Monastery |  Nuns attacked
  2. Angel Michael Church | Surrounded
  3. St George Coptic Orthodox Church 
  4. Al-Eslah Church| Burned 
  5. Adventist Church | Pastor and his wife kidnapped 
  6. St Therese Church 
  7. Apostles Church | Burning 
  8. Holy Revival Church | Burning 
Beni Suef
  1. The Nuns School 
  2. St George Church | al-Wasta
Cairo
  1. St Fatima Basilica | Heliopolis | Attempted Attack
Fayoum (Five churches)
  1. St Mary Church | El Nazlah 
  2. St Damiana Church | Robbed and burned
  3. Amir Tawadros (St Theodore) Church
  4. Evangelical Church | al-Zorby Village | Looting and destruction
  5. Church of Joseph | Burned 
  6. Franciscan School | Burned 
Gharbiya
  1. Diocese of St Paul | Burned 
Giza
  1. Father Antonios
  2. Atfeeh Bishopric
Minya 
  1. Church of the Virgin Mary and Father Abram | Delga, Deir Mawas 
  2. St Mina Church | Abu Hilal Kebly, Beni Hilal 
  3. Baptist Church | Beni Mazar 
  4. Deir Mawas Bishopric
  5. Delga Church | Attacked 
  6. The Jesuit Fathers Church | Abu Hilal district
  7. St Mark Church | Abu Hilal district
  8. St Joseph Nunnery 
  9. Amir Tadros Church 
  10. Evangelical Church 
  11. Anba Moussa al-Aswad Church
  12. Apostles Church 
Qena
  1. St Mary’s Church | Attempted Burning
Sohag
  1. St George Church 
  2. St Damiana | Attacked and burned 
  3. Virgin Mary | Attacked and burned 
  4. St Mark Church & Community Center
  5. Anba Abram Church | Destroyed and burned 
Suez
  1. St Saviours Anglican Church 
  2. Franciscan Church and School | Street 23 | Burned 
  3. Holy Shepherd Monastery and Hospital 
  4. Good Shepherd Church (molotov cocktail thrown)- Relationship with Holy Shepherd Monastery unknown.
  5. Greek Orthodox Church 
Christian Institutions
  • House of Father Angelos (Pastor of Church of the Virgin Mary and Father Abram) | Delga, Minya | Burned 
  • Properties and Markets of Copts | al-Gomhorreya Street, Assiut
  • Seventeen Coptic homes | Delga, Minya | Burned
  • YMCA | Minya| Burned 
  • Coptic Homes | Qulta Street, Assiut | Attacked
  • Offices of the Evangelical Foundation & Oum al-Nour | Minya
  • Coptic-owned shops, pharmacy, and hotels | Karnak and Cleopatra Streets, Luxor | Attacked and Looted
  • Dahabeya Nile Boat | Minya| Church-owned 
  • Bible Society bookshop | Cairo | Burned 
  • Bible Society | Fayoum 
  • Bible Society | al-Gomohoreya Street, Assiut 

Cf. http://atlasshrugs2000.typepad.com/atlas_shrugs/2013/08/list-of-the-churches-and-institutions-that-have-been-destroyed-by-muslim-brotherhood-supporters-toda.html

Tuesday, August 20, 2013

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"The Butler" Distorts Race Relations

The film's retelling of history comes at a real social cost.

Director Lee Daniels: America More Racist Since Obama Became President

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