The View: Hot Topics: Tim Tebow's Religion!

The View: Hot Topics: Tim Tebow's Religion!

How do you feel about Tebow’s open expressions of belief in God?

Is Tim Tebow’s faith “fair game” for ridicule by comics?

Would Tebow be mocked if he was a Muslim and shouted “Allahu Akbar” after each touchdown?

Friday, 10th

Friday Aug 10th @ LGBT Center/Carriage House 3907 Spruce

9:30 Group Presentations

12:00 Lunch & Film Screening Please Vote for Me

1:00 Concluding Round Table: Best Practices and Implications for the Future
Ken Hung, The CHOICES program
Lesley Solomon

3:00 Certificates

Thursday, 9th

Thursday Aug 9th @ Education Commons 233 South 33rd

9:30 Skype session with teachers from South City International School Kolkata, India. In this interactive session the participants will discuss best practices for teaching about Revolution and Peace in their classrooms with teachers from one of the leading international schools in Kolkata, India.

10.30 Skype session with faculty from University of Cairo, Egypt talking about the       revolution in Egypt.

**Return to LGBT Center/Carriage House 3907 Spruce

12:00 Lunch & Discussion Global Education Motivators

Wayne Jacoby has been a global educator for more than 30 years. Wayne co-founded Global Education Motivators (GEM) in 1981 with two other educators when he was a high school social studies teacher for the Springfield (Montgomery County) School District in suburban Philadelphia. Wayne has been President of GEM since its creation and develops and administers the work of GEM from Chestnut Hill College in Philadelphia. GEM was formed to help bring the world into the classroom at a time when few people were doing it. Under the premise that open communication is an important key to world peace, Wayne was very active with school- to-school student video letters and other early uses of communication technology that was supported by global networks such as the United Nations. In the late 1980’s he also helped develop and manage the first on-line database of the United Nations. It was called UNISER (UN Information Services). In this same ten year period he supervised the development and implementation of cultural “hands-on” study/travel programs for educators to Canada, China, Hawaii, India, Japan and Southeast Asia. These experiential learning programs for teachers helped them broaden their perspectives on the world and passed this on to their students. This type of work led to several awards including the Freedoms Foundation’s Outstanding Achievement Award and the Beyond War Foundation award for his commitment to solving global problems and various awards from schools in the tri-state area. Wayne retired from the Springfield School District in 1995 to work full-time at GEM. In 1999 he began developing international videoconferencing programs for Partners in Distance Learning, a consortium of US school districts involved in interactive video conferencing. This set the stage for the variety of distance learning programs he does today.

1:00 Panel & Discussion: Science & Technology

Ed Aguilar directs "Peace Voter Education PA" -- a project designed to inform voters, through clear and concise Voter Guides, what the issues are of peace, the rule of law, global sustainability, defense budgets, and nuclear policy in 2012.  The guides are based on a standard Candidate Questionnaire, being distributed to candidates for Senate, House, and President for this fall's election.  Based on responses, the guides will inform voters on what the various candidates' positions are on peace, defense, and sustainability issues.  It is our view that an informed citizen is an informed voter, and that an informed voter will make the changes we need.  For 22 years Aguilar worked as a Special Master in the Philadelphia Courts, enforcing consent decrees in class action cases on civil and constitutional rights. In July, 2000, he joined Business Leaders for Sensible Priorities, and became its director for six years in PA. In February of 2006, he co-founded the Project for Nuclear Awareness (PNA), which works on issues of peace, justice, and nuclear disarmament, together with Dr. Craig Eisendrath, former State Department nuclear policy specialist; John Haas, of Rohm and Haas; and Fred Heldring, ex-President of PNB Bank in Philadelphia. Agulilar is on the board of Physicians for Social Responsibility/Phila. and Envision Peace Museum, which is establishing an online and physical museum of peace issues in Philadelphia. He is an advisor to Common Cause, the electoral reform organization, and LCNP-- the Lawyers Committee on Nuclear Policy in NY, which works with the UN on nuclear disarmament, as well.  He is writing a book on A New US Foreign Policy for the 21st Century.

Jacques deLisle’s research and teaching focus on contemporary Chinese law and politics, including: legal reform and its relationship to economic reform and political change in China, the international status of Taiwan and cross-Strait relations, China’s engagement with the international order, legal and political issues in Hong Kong under Chinese rule, and U.S.-China relations. His writings on these subjects appear in a variety of fora, including international relations journals, edited volumes of multidisciplinary scholarship, and Asian studies journals, as well as law reviews. DeLisle is also professor of political science and director of the Center for East Asian Studies and associate director of the Cener for the Study of Contemporary China at Penn and director of the Asia Program at the Foreign Policy Research Institute. He has served frequently as an expert witness on issues of P.R.C. law and government policies and is a consultant, lecturer and advisor to legal reform, development and education programs, primarily in China.

3:00 Group Work

Wednesday, 8th

Wed. Aug 8th @ LGBT Center/Carriage House 3907 Spruce St.

9:30 Panel & Discussion: The Role of Faith & Spirituality

Cheikh Anta Babou joined the history department of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia in 2002. Dr. Babou teaches African History and the History of Islam in Africa. His research focuses on mystical Islam in West Africa and Senegal and on the new African diaspora. Babou has published extensively on the Muridiyya Muslim order of Senegal and the Senegalese diaspora. His book, Fighting the Greater Jihad: Amadu Bamba and the Founding of the Muridiyya of Senegal, 1853-1913 was published by Ohio University Press in 2007. Dr. Babou’s articles appeared in African Affairs, Journal of African History, International Journal of African Historical Studies, Journal of Religion in Africa, Africa Today and other scholarly journals in the United States and in France. He has presented papers in international scholarly meetings on Islam and the transnational migration of West African Muslims. He is an editor of the Journal of African History circa 2011-2016, and is also affiliated to the African Studies Center and the Center for Africana Studies. His current research project examines the experience of West African Muslim immigrants in Europe and North America.

Deven Patel joined the department of South Asia Studies in 2007, where he is an Assistant Professor. His research and teaching interests includes Sanskrit language and literature (belles-lettres, epics, and drama); the history, aesthetics, and reception of Indian literatures; Indian philosophy; theory and the intellectual history of pre-modern South Asia; contemporary literary and cultural theory; Pali, Prankrit; Hindi and Gujarati language and literature; translation and translation theory in South Asia contexts. Dr. Patel earned a B.A from Columbia University, and completed his graduate work at the University of California, Berkeley.

11:00 Teaching Peace and Revolution through the Arts

Stanford Thompson is a musician and educator who is passionate about using music education and performance for social innovation. From 2004 until 2008 he was the founding Director of Operations for the Atlanta Trumpet Festival. He also serves as the President and Artistic Director for the Reading Summer Music Institute since 2008, Program Director of the Meru (Kenya) Music Project since 2009, founding Director of Tune Up Philly in 2010, and Executive Director of the El Sistema-inspired program Play On, Philly! in 2011. For El Sistema-inspired programs he has designed and consulted, Stanford has secured over $1 million in funding which has lead to the direct impact of thousands of children around the world. In Philadelphia, specifically, his students have performed on the stages of the Kimmel Center, Mann Music Center, and the Wanamaker Building and collaborated with students during the first national convening of El Sistema-inspired programs in the United States. The network of children orchestras in Philadelphia are expanding to diverse neighborhoods and steadily proving their impact on social ills the targeted communities face. Stanford is a graduate of The Curtis Institute of Music where he holds a Bachelor’s degree in performance and the New England Conservatory’s Abreu Fellows Program. He serves on the board of the American Composers Forum Philadelphia Chapter and recognized as one of Philadelphia’s top 76 Creative Connectors. He has presented at international conferences at TED, League of American Orchestras. Sistema Canada, and El Sistema USA.

12:30 Lunch & Discussion South Asian American Digital Archive

Samip Mallick is the Executive Director of the South Asian American Digital Archive. He was formerly the Director of the Ranganathan Center for Digital Information (RCDI) at the University of Chicago Library. He holds a M.S. in Library and Information Sciences from the University of Illinois, a Bachelors degree in Computer Science from the University of Michigan College of Engineering and has done graduate work in Ancient Indian History at Jawaharlal Nehru University in New Delhi, India. He was also previously the Assistant Bibliographer for the Southern Asia Collection at the University of Chicago Library and has worked for the South Asia and International Migration Programs at the Social Science Research Council (SSRC).

1:30 Teaching Peace and Revolution through the Arts cont.

Lisa Jo Epstein (Master's & Ph.D. in Theatre, University of TX at Austin) is a professional theatre director, educator, community-based teaching artist and co-founder of Gas & Electric Arts. She is the only Philadelphia-area theatre teaching artist who trained extensively with Augusto Boal, founder of the Theatre of the Oppressed (TO) in both the US and at the Center for Theatre of the Oppressed in Paris France. She also trained in directing and physical theatre at the world-renowned French theatre company, the Théâtre du Soleil. As Gas & Electric Arts' Education Director, Lisa Jo brings over two decades of facilitating experiential TO workshops with many populations around issues of identity and empowerment, community-building, diversity and social justice. She has worked with teens and adults in diverse locations --nationally and internationally-- from community centers to colleges and universities, public and private schools, from halfway homes and residential treatment centers to social service agencies. As one of Boal's "multipliers," Lisa Jo has trained countless people in TO techniques through workshops, professional development (particularly for teachers) and residencies.
Gas & Electric Arts' Theatre of the Oppressed education is a core aspect of our mission to stimulate dialogue amongst youth and adults alike. For our company, Lisa Jo also created our immersive summer TO programs that normally run for 6 weeks, 4 times per day for at least 3 hrs per day. One is called "Power gRRRls" which is exclusively for teen girls, and the other is "Teens for a Change" (mixed group). Prior to founding Gas & Electric Arts, Lisa Jo was an Assistant Professor at Tulane University where she won awards for teaching and directing, inside the university and for her work in the community. In the Philadelphia area, she has taught at Swarthmore, Temple University, Arcadia, University of the Arts and Rutgers Camden.

3:00 Group Work

Tuesday Aug 7th @ Education Commons 233 South 33rd

Tuesday Aug 7th @ Education Commons 233 South 33rd
The Education Commons is located in Weiss Pavilion and attached to Penn's stadium on 33rd street between Walnut and Spruce. The entrance to the Commons is through the Fox Fitness Center. Take the elevator or stairs up one floor to level 3, and enter through the glass doors.

9:30 Breakout Workshops (Choose either A or B)

A.1) Think, Care, Act: Hands-on Peace & Human Rights Education for Elementary and Middle School

Susan Gelber Cannon is an American educator with 30 years of experience in elementary and middleschool classrooms. Her special fields of interest are character, global, multicultural, and peace education: developing teaching methods to help children to think, care, and act honorably and globally. Trained in moral development at Harvard Graduate School of Education, she teaches history and English, as well as Model UN, peacemaking, and debate at The Episcopal Academy, near Philadelphia, PA, in the United States. Cannon has also taught middle school students and trained teachers in China and Japan. She gives presentations and workshops on peace education at conferences globally. She and her husband (the artist J. Kadir Cannon) initiated a Citizens’ Peace Tour in 2006, to Japan, China, Canada, Denmark, and Norway. Cannon created www.teachforpeace.org to give teachers, parents, and students rationales and resources to teach and work for peace locally and globally. Her blog provides updates, news, and inspirations for teaching for peace. Cannon’s book, Think, Care, Act: Teaching for a Peaceful Future, details methods to teach for peace.

A.2 ) Anti-Bias Curriculum in Elementary & Middle School: Creating classrooms in which change is empowering, work is meaningful and community is genuine

Beverly Braxton is a veteran New York State public school teacher, education consultant and adjunct professor.  She has 28 years experience in Partners in Education (PIE), an alternative program she helped develop in the Warwick Valley Central School District. The PIE program is based on multi-age classroom practices, utilizes integrated curriculum, and encourages parent-teacher partnerships.  Beverly values democracy, diversity, and peace education in teaching practices and has extensive experience helping teachers create community and multicultural learning environments in their classrooms.  She is a graduate of the Humanistic/Multicultural Education Program at SUNY New Paltz. She also has training in mediation, conflict resolution, and NVC (non-violent communication) and incorporates these practices in her work with students and parents.  She has taught preservice and in-service teachers at the college level and in several school districts.  She is the recipient of numerous teaching awards, fellowships, and honors, and is currently a member of the Hudson Valley Writing Project.

B.) Peace Education & Human Rights for High School & Post-Secondary Levels

Charlotte DiBartolomeo received her Masters in Conflict Transformation with a specialty in Intercultural Service, Leadership & Management from The School for International Training in Brattleboro, Vermont. She also holds a graduate certificate in civil society building. She has studied post conflict reconstruction in Sarajevo, Bosnia, and has served as an NGO delegate to the United Nations. She has been a trainer and facilitator for seventeen years working in both the corporate and governmental sector. In addition to her training experience, Charlotte was a crisis interventionist, mediator and peace educator for senior high school students for eight years. She also developed and instructs a graduate certificate in peace education at Arcadia University. In 2008 she founded Red Kite Project, a training and consulting organization dedicated to helping people move through conflict.

Zach Stone holds a degree in Counseling and Behavioral Health from Drexel University and certificates in crisis intervention, victim/offender conferencing, addiction studies, human services, and family home interventions.  He specializes in human behaviors, communications, conflict management, and violence prevention.  Zach has spent the last decade as a mediator, facilitator, and corporate coach.  He has worked in the Philadelphia justice system, corporate, government, and academic sectors. For the past 12 years Zach has worked with youth utilizing the Help Increase the Peace Program. He is on staff at Drexel in the behavioral health department and is a regular speaker with the Association for Conflict Resolution and the International Coaching Federation.

12:00 Lunch

1:00 Panel & Discussion: Youth Perspectives on Peace & Revolution
Jamal Alsarraj is a University of Pennsylvania undergraduate alumnus, who has participated in a variety of research and international development programming since graduating. Born in the United Arab Emirates from an Iraqi background and having immigrated to the United States early in his life, Jamal has always been interested in the social and political dynamics affecting transnational and multi-ethnic populations. He has previously reported on global developments affecting various refugee populations for the United Nations Online News Center and evaluated multi-sector trends for both an urban development firm and strategy think- thank. Most recently, Jamal has started collaborating with the Philadelphia Global Water Initiative on projects related to water resource management in the Global South. He continues to grow more interested in the nexus between environmental/resource security and political conflict.
Ayuen Ajok is originally from Bor, a small village in South Sudan. In 1987, an insurgent group from North Sudan attacked his village. Like many of his friends, he fled to Ethiopia, where they stayed as refugees for 4 years. In 1991, they traveled back to Sudan where constant attacks from the North led them to leave for Kenya the following year. In 1992, he became registered as a refugee at the Kakuma Refugee Camp. Ajok and his friends often went without food or water for long periods of time. The camp was often raided, and boys were routinely kidnapped. In spite of everything, they managed to learn from teachers who used the ground as a blackboard. After spending 8 years in Kakuma, Ajok came to the U.S. in 2000. He graduated from high school, Temple University, and most recently Arcadia University, with an M.A. in International Peace and Conflict Resolution. He is described as one of the "Lost Boys of Sudan," a term used for male refugee children from South Sudan who were resettled to United States. Ajok’s daily life and professional aspirations are motivated by the challenges and hardships he endured during Sudan’s civil war.

Jessica E. Lee is a Ph.D. candidate at Bryn Mawr Graduate School of Social Work and Social Research.  Her research interests include acculturation and assimilation of refugees and immigrants, health care utilization, and health policy.  She received her M.S.S. from Bryn Mawr and an M.L.A. in Medical Discourse and a Certificate in Gender Studies from the University of Pennsylvania.  She is an Albert Schweitzer Fellow partnering with the Nationalities Service Center as well as the Philadelphia Refugee Mental Health Collaborative. The goals of her Schweitzer project are to help refugees with high medical needs to navigate the health care system in Philadelphia and to implement a refugee mental health-screening tool at refugee health clinics.

Parangkush Subedi (PK) was born in Bhutan. He lived for 17 years in the UNHCR managed refugee camps in eastern Nepal as a refugee and came to the United States in July 2008 under a refugee resettlement program in Clarkston, Georgia. He moved to Philadelphia in 2011 for his current job as a Refugee Health Coordinator at HIAS-PA (Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society). In 2009, PK was granted permanent residency status along with his family members. He eagerly awaits the year 2013 when he can obtain U.S. citizenship. PK completed an undergraduate degree in science in India, MS in Thailand and MPH from Emory University, Atlanta, GA. PK has teaching experience as well experience working with NGOs in the refugee camps in Nepal. PK’s family and over 100,000 Nepali speaking Bhutanese nationals were evicted from their homes between 1990-1993 by the Royal Government of Bhutan. The reason behind their sudden eviction is still mysterious; however, the King and his coterie used the peoples’ demand for human rights and democracy as an excuse to justify the expulsion. Today 1/6th of the total population of Bhutan lives in exile in different parts of the world (USA, Canada, Australia, Nepal, India, Netherland, Denmark, New-Zealand, UK).

3:00 Group Work

Monday 9:30

9:30 Registration & Welcome Middle East Center, Labaron Palmer South Asia Center, Raili Roy African Studies Center, Anastasia Shown Center for East Asian Studies, Melissa Jen DiFrancesco Peace Day Philly, Lisa Parker Teacher introductions 10:30 Major Revolutions in the Middle East, Asia and Africa Shahana Chattaraj is a postdoctoral researcher in Global Cities at the Lauder Institute for the 2012-2013 academic year. She holds a Ph.D. in public affairs (urban planning/sociology) from Princeton University and a master’s degree in city planning from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Shahana’s research interests are located broadly at the intersection of globalization, economic development and urbanization in emerging economies, with a particular interest in state-business-civil society relations in globalizing cities, the informal economy, and emerging patterns of socio-economic and socio-spatial inequality in urban centers. Her dissertation compares urban restructuring in the context of globalization in Mumbai and Shanghai, with a focus on the role of the sub-national state. While at Lauder, Dr. Chattaraj will be preparing an article for publication on the political economy of Mumbai, and working on a book manuscript based on her dissertation. She will also be leading a graduate seminar on Cities in the Global Economy, and co-teaching a City and Regional Planning course on urban poverty, as well as advising Lauder students in their own research. Dr. Chattaraj is also involved in a comparative urban research project on urban governance with the Center for Policy Research, New Delhi, and is collaborating with the Penn Institute of Urban Research on two projects. Prior to her doctoral studies, Dr. Chattaraj has worked with the United Nations Population Fund and the World Bank as well as a community organization in New Delhi, where she grew up. 12:00 Lunch & Film Screening God Grew Tired of Us 1:00 Teaching Peace and Revolution Lesley Solomon Lesley Solomon is a "master" teacher who has worked previously with the Center for East Asian Studies providing teacher-training programs throughout the year (National Consortium for Teaching About Asia). Lesley is now a retired teacher but she taught world history, international relations, Asian history, and world literature at the middle, high school and college levels. She has earned in a PhD in International Relations. 2:30 Group Work

Pro-Free Speech in Stockholm

Anti-Islam protesters gather in Sweden by reuters

Caliphate? Saudi invites Iran for the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation

Caliphate? Saudis invite Iran for the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation

Rise of the Caliphate

Anita Moncref, ACORN Whistleblower

Part 1

Part 2

Immediately labeled as "domestic terrorism," Possibly Multiple Shooters in Wisconsin Incident and Feds on Scene

The shooter was on the Federal government's observation list.


WASHINGTON -- Federal investigators had “looked at” Sikh temple gunman Wade Michael Page more than once because of his associations with right-wing extremists and the possibility that he was providing funding to a domestic terrorist group, but law enforcement officials at the time determined there was not enough evidence of a crime to open an investigation, a senior U.S. law enforcement official said.

The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak to the media, would not say Monday which law enforcement agency had considered investigating Page, or when.

http://www.latimes.com/news/nation/nationnow/la-na-nn-investigators-kept-tabs-alleged-sikh-temple-shooter-20120806,0,2390104.story

"OAK CREEK - AUGUST 6: FBI special agent in charge, Teresa Carlson holds a photograph of a subject that the FBI wants to interview and is asking for any information as she speaks at a press conference on the shooting at the Sikh Temple of Wisconsin where yesterday a gunman fired upon people at service August, 6, 2012 in Oak Creek, Wisconsin. At least six people were killed when the shooter identified as Wade Michael Page opened fire on congregants in the Milwaukee suburb. The suspect who was a United States Army veteran was shot dead in a shootout with police. (Credit: Getty Images)."

http://www.theblaze.com/stories/presser-reveals-new-details-about-victims-timeline-of-sikh-shooting/

FoxNews reported that the person of interest was cleared of any involvement; however, there was no released information about why this non-Sikh person, on the scene, was not involved.

The shooter's mother stated "in the last 12 years I have not been in contact with him at all since his dad and I divorced."
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2184602/Wisconsin-temple-shooting-Devastated-mother-Sikh-temple-killer-Wade-Michael-Page-apologizes-sons-victims.html
The shooter was "trained in psychological warfare," had a recent break-up, and financially difficulties. He was discharged from the service because of working issues, and excessive drinking. "On July 15, Page moved to a duplex across the street. After the FBI searched that residence Sunday, Weins said he returned to the apartment and found only a computer desk, chair and an inflatable mattress." "Online records show Page had a brief criminal history in other states, including pleading guilty to misdemeanor criminal mischief after a 1994 arrest in El Paso. He received six months' probation. Page also pleaded guilty to driving under the influence in Colorado in 1999 but never completed a sentence that included alcohol treatment, records show." "The FBI was leading the investigation because the shooting was considered domestic terrorism. The agency said it had no reason to believe anyone other than Page was involved." "Page was issued five pistol-purchase permits in 2008 in North Carolina, paying a $5 fee for each. The Cumberland County Sheriff's office declined to release his application form, which requires another person to affirm the applicant is of "good moral character." The forms also typically ask about military experience of applicants, who must pass a criminal background check." "Page did not have the additional permit needed to legally carry a concealed weapon."

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_SIKH_TEMPLE_SHOOTING?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2012-08-05-15-14-22


"Page served as a "psychological operations specialist" between April 1992 and October 1998, ending his career at the base at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, home to the US Army's airborne forces and Special Operations Command.

He was a qualified parachutist who received several good conduct awards and a National Defense Service Medal, but never won significant promotion.

He had a general discharge and was ineligible for reenlistment, Oak Creek Police Chief John Edwards told reporters."

http://ca.news.yahoo.com/7-killed-us-sikh-temple-shooting-police-185640479.html


"Tattoos on the body of the slain Sikh temple gunman and certain biographical details led the FBI to treat the attack at a Milwaukee-area temple as an act of domestic terrorism."
http://www.latimes.com/news/nation/nationnow/la-na-nn-sikh-temple-domestic-terrorism-20120805,0,6094643.story
ABC reported that "the shootings are the work of a `white supremacist' or `skinhead.'"
http://abcnews.go.com/US/sikh-temple-oak-creek-wisconsin-officials-white-supremacist/story?id=16933779#.UB8uEP2iPqI



The evidence is stated so vaguely, including no details, this easily could be made up.
The "Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act of 2007 defines homegrown terrorism as the `use, planned use, or threatened use of force or violence by a group or individual born, raised, or based and operating primarily within the United States or any possession of the United States to intimidate or coerce the United States government, the civilian population of the United States, or any segment thereof, in furtherance of political or social objectives.'”
Cf. GovTrack.us. H.R. 1955--110th Congress (2007): Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act of 2007, GovTrack.us (database of federal legislation) http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?tab=summary&bill=h110-1955
No details on how the investigation has determined that this was domestic terrorism so quickly.
In contrast, despite his contacts with a known international terrorist, Nidal Hasan was not considered a terrorist.
"The FBI and U.S. Army determined that Hasan acted alone and as of yet have found no evidence of links to terrorist groups. They are satisfied that his communications with Awlaki, targeted in 2010 as a dangerous Al Qaeda leader, posed no threat at the time. The decision by Attorney General Eric Holder not to charge Hasan with terrorism was controversial, and it was widely debated as to whether Hasan could be called a "terrorist".[10] One terrorism analyst believed Hasan was "acting individually because he doesn't want to deploy overseas".[11] Hasan has been charged with 13 counts of premeditated murder and 32 counts of attempted murder.[12][13"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nidal_Malik_Hasan
The initial incident call went out at 10:30 am according to a police spokesperson: FoxNews, 5:15 p.m.

FoxNews reported possibly multiple shooters.
The shooting started about 10 a.m.
"Someone who sent a text message to a Journal Sentinel reporter shortly before noon said that there were two shooters with children possibly as hostages."
http://www.jsonline.com/news/crime/reports-of-people-shot-at-sikh-temple-in-oak-creek-qc6cgc0-165059506.html
"There were conflicting reports about whether another gunman had taken hostages inside the temple. Local news agencies, citing text messages from people inside have reported that two or more gunmen could have been involved."
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/06/us/shooting-reported-at-temple-in-wisconsin.html
Though early reports had suggested there may have been more than one attacker, he said officers had not identified any other gunmen.
http://www.cnn.com/2012/08/05/us/wisconsin-temple-shooting/index.html
Police did not initially identify any additional gunman on scene, but did not rule out the possibility of additional shooters.
http://www.todaystmj4.com/news/local/165061026.html
One witness told Newsradio 620 WTMJ's Dan O'Donnell that at least one, possibly four gunmen were hiding inside the temple after they started shooting.
http://www.todaystmj4.com/news/local/165061026.html
Police say they don't think there is a second shooter involved.
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2012/08/05/possible-injuries-after-shooting-at-sikh-temple-in-wisconsin/
Unidentified persons stated there were two or more shooters.
Yet, at least one source already concluded there was only one, crazed, gunman.
"Among the deceased is the gunman, who apparently acted alone."
The shooter was a white male in his 30s.
"We have no idea," one of the temple's committee members, Ven Boba Rihe, said of the motive. "It's pretty much a hate crime. It's not an insider."
How would he know the motive?
Information broadcast over a police radio frequency said one witness told law enforcement the shooter was a white male with a heavy build, bald head and wearing a sleeveless T-shirt.
http://oakcreek.patch.com/articles/several-people-reported-shot-at-sikh-temple
Numerous police agencies had responded to scene to assist Oak Creek, including the Milwaukee County Sheriff's Department and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
The Joint Terrorism Task Force, a collection of federal, state and local law enforcement, was on the scene of the shooting by 1 p.m. Those task forces, several of which are situated around the country, typically work quietly to prevent terrorism attacks but also respond to mass shootings to help coordinate law enforcement. Sources said it was too early to say if this will be considered an act of terrorism.
U.S. Attorney James Santelle said he expected federal law enforcement will play a role in the investigation. Exactly what that role is remains to be seen, Santelle said.
In previous mass shootings, the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives trace the gun or guns used in the shooting. FBI also may take on a general investigative role, as they have in the past, helping with search warrants or conducting out of state aspects of the investigation.
http://www.jsonline.com/news/crime/reports-of-people-shot-at-sikh-temple-in-oak-creek-qc6cgc0-165059506.html

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Mark Clayton

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Jihad is the Way by leader of the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt

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TWO CLASS SOCIETY: OBAMA POPULARITY SOARS -- IN DC!

Obama "is most popular in Washington DC, where his job approval rating is an astonishing 83 percent."

SENATE RULES COMMITTEE BLOCKS TEA PARTY DEBT COMMISSION FROM PRESENTING BUDGET PROPOSAL

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Upset about Romney's money?

SOLYNDRA UPDATE

The House Energy and Commerce Committee released its final report Thursday on the 18-month investigation of the failure of energy company Solyndra, that collapsed 2 years after receiving a $535 million loan grantee. Three subpoenas were issued in the investigation, with five hearings and the review of over 300,000 documents.

Joined Friday by Tara Setmayer, communications director for Rep. Dana Rohrabacher, the ‘Real News’ panel discussed the latest developments in the Solyndra controversy and whether the scandal is still warranting the media attention it deserves.

Islamist Restricts American Military Votes

Previous to her working at the Department of Justice, Lema Bashir was a  legal adviser with the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) in Washington, D.C. The ADC:

• Opposes U.S. aid to Israel
• Opposes ethnic profiling of Arab Americans
• Supports Palestinian "martyrdom" campaigns in Israel

With the Justice Department, the Obama for America Campaign, the Democratic National Committee, and the Ohio Democratic Party filed suit in OH to strike down part of that state's law governing voting by members of the military. Their suit said that part of the law is "arbitrary" with "no discernible rational basis."

http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2012/08/02/obama-campaign-sues-to-restrict-military-voting