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Moderate Abbas: “If there is an independent Palestinian state with Jerusalem as its capital, we won’t agree to the presence of one Israeli in it”

Yet people still delude themselves into believing that supporting the Palestinian jihad against Israel is to support justice and human right. Islamic Tolerance Alert from the oppressed “Palestinians”: “Abbas vows: No room for Israelis in Palestinian state,” by Khaled Abu Toameh in the Jerusalem Post, December 25 (thanks to Tanguy Veys): Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud [...]

Report: Karzai in favor of official Taliban presence in Turkey

You may want to read this one sitting down. “Report: Karzai open to Taliban setting up office in Turkey,” from CNN, December 25: (CNN) — Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai said Friday that he’d welcome a Taliban office opening in Turkey, that country’s state-run news agency reported, adding that such a development could help peace talks [...]

Marine Commandant Suggests Presence Of Gays Would Endanger The Lives Of Straight Marines

Speaking to reporters this afternoon, Marine Commandant Gen. James Amos — who has opposed repealing Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell — suggested that if Congress lifts the ban against open service and allows gays to serve without hiding their sexual orientation, the Marines could be so distracted that they would die in the line of duty: [...]

Marine Commandant Suggests Presence Of Gays Would Endanger The Lives Of Straight Marines

Speaking to reporters this afternoon, Marine Commandant Gen. James Amos — who has opposed repealing Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell — suggested that if Congress lifts the ban against open service and allows gays to serve without hiding their sexual orientation, the Marines could be so distracted that they would die in the line of duty: [...]

Arab jihad fighters and preachers growing presence in North Caucasus

Waging jihad on behalf of the umma is a supra-national endeavor. “Jihad in the Caucasus?,” by Stephanie Findlay in Macleans, December 2 (thanks to Harold): An increasing number of recent terrorist attacks in Russia’s North Caucasus have attracted the attention of analysts who point to a growing role of Arab fighters and even preachers in [...]

Wikileaks: Hezbollah’s presence in Brazil

It’s generally known that Hezbollah is active in Latin-America. Basically it’s not new what wikileaks reveal, but still it’s worth to mention. This is what wikileaks has so far released: “While the majority of Brazil’s Muslims are moderate in orientation and the overwhelming majority is moderate in deed and action, genuine radical elements do exist [...]

Afghan President: U.S. Should Reduce Military Presence

Afghanistan’s President, who has become a thorn in America’s side in recent years thanks to allegations of corruption, election fraud, and secret deals with Iran, is now saying that he thinks the United States needs to reduce its military presence in his country: President Hamid Karzai said on Saturday that the United States must reduce [...]

Morocco: Presence of Israeli guests at culture fest offends Muslims

And they accuse city authorities of — horror of horrors! — “using invitations to Israelis to attend cultural and intellectual events to normalise relations with the Jewish state.” Islamic Tolerance Alert from modern, moderate Morocco: “Morocco: Israeli guests at culture fest rile Islamists,” from AKI, October 22 (thanks to C. Cantoni): Rabat, 22 Oct. (AKI) [...]

“Jews who exaggerate the presence of Islamophobia become leading proponents of the campaign to sanitize and understate Islamic extremism”

Of course, the very concept of “Islamophobia” was invented precisely in order to divert attention away from the global jihad and Islamic supremacism. “Candidly Speaking: Islamophobia and the Jews,” by Isi Leibler in the Jerusalem Post, September 27 (thanks to Bob): It is surely high time for Diaspora leaders to stop living in denial and [...]

Time for a Diplomatic Presence in Pyongyang

Jimmy Carter is off in North Korea again.  He’s supposed to bring home 31-year-old Aijalon Mahli Gomes, a Boston resident who was arrested in January for illegally crossing into the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea from China. Obviously Kim Jong-il believes that allowing such high-profile rescue missions provides some propaganda value.  Former President Bill Clinton [...]

Commander: U.S. could have military presence in Iraq after 2011

Gen. Ray Odierno tells CNN that in certain circumstances “potentially, we could be [in Iraq] beyond 2011.” (Photo Credit: CNN) (CNN) – Less than two weeks before the scheduled end of U.S. combat operations in Iraq, the top U.S. military commander in the country tells CNN that the United States could have a presence there [...]

Andrea Mitchell Wistfully Yearns for Ted Kennedy’s Presence In Passing Liberal Legislation

On Friday’s edition of MSNBC’s Andrea Mitchell Reports, Mitchell brought on the Boston Globe’s Peter Canellos to pine for the widow of Ted Kennedy, Vicki, to challenge Republican Scott Brown for the Massachusetts Senate seat, as well as imagine how effective the liberal "lion" would be in championing health care and unemployment extension legislation if [...]