Archive for September, 2007
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  • Sep, 07

U.S. raids bolster Taliban

SYLHET, Bangladesh -. Pakistan is too weak to have repelled recent American ground and air raids on suspected Taliban targets within its borders. It has protested the violations of its sovereignty by its “war on terror” ally and fired what appears to be symbolic shots at some intruding U.S. drones.

Meanwhile, in a desperate effort to […]

  • 26
  • Sep, 07

Condell’s attack on shariah law in the UK blocked by YouTube

THE poison of shariah law which has begun infecting Britain is of considerable concern to many, not least British comedian Pat Condell, who posted an attack on this creeping Islamic threat to our legal system on YouTube.
Condell, of course, does not mince his words, and his video predictably got up certain noses. So YouTube, to […]

  • 22
  • Sep, 07

Color me puzzled

I have a question. Why is the billboard that you see to the left here alright to display along a public highway, but a plan by a Muslim group to display similar messages regarding Islam on the New York subway system is causing outrage? (Granted, it’s a New York Post article, but still) The outrage […]

  • 20
  • Sep, 07

Al-Qaeda Plots New Terror Attacks In Britain

al Qaeda is planning a new wave of terror attacks on Britain, security chiefs have warned.
Intelligence agencies are tracking four plots to unleash carnage on our cities.
And they fear there could be up to a dozen more in the early planning stages. The terror operations are thought to centre on London and Birmingham.
Two are understood […]

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  • Sep, 07

FREE: The Thieves #1 by The Hedge Knight’s Ben Avery

Here in time for Easter, grab this great comic book for free! It’s written by the same guy who gave us the comic book adaptation of George R. R. Martin’s The Hedge Knight. Ben Avery’s a pretty cool guy. By the way, you’ll want to be on the lookout for his future projects…
Want to grab […]

  • 13
  • Sep, 07

Muslim candidate kills Christian for refusing to vote for him

The candidate’s slogan was probably, “Vote for me and nobody gets hurt”.
Last April, supporters of Mohammad Abdul Sattar, Muslim candidate in Punjab province, Pakistan, opened fire on a group of Christians who had refused to vote for him, killing Javed Masih. Local Christians claim the candidate was among the shooters.
Four months later, widow […]

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  • Sep, 07

How Could Any Muslim Want to Vote for McCain After This?

I believe the following videos (hat-tip to Br. Abdullah’s email for pointing me to this post on Huff-Po) say so much more about the kind of campaign and the kind of voters that McCain is courting than anything the candidates could have said. While you see diversity among Obama supporters, what diversity do you see […]

  • 07
  • Sep, 07

7 Russians Die In S. Ossetia Blast

After the conflict that occurred there are some kinks still being worked out…

The soldiers died when a car full of explosives blew up near a Russian military base in the regional capital, Tskhinvali, local officials said.
Georgia said Russia organised the explosion as a pretext to delay withdrawing troops from South Ossetia.
But Russia blamed Georgia, saying […]

  • 04
  • Sep, 07

Having trouble with the Internet? Try this solution

I’ve heard from many people about problems with their Internet connection. Apparently many of the Saudi ISP’s did not patch a major DNS flaw revealed 2 months ago. Guess STC is too busy advertising and not patching ;).
The best solution is to use OpenDNS. Just follow this guide and just change the DNS settings for […]

  • 01
  • Sep, 07

Truck bombing in Pakistan kills dozens

Warm, loving, serene, tolerant, rational practitioners of the Religion of Peaceâ„¢ pink daisies and warm fuzzy bunnies are believed to be behind a massive truck bombing at the Mariott Hotel in Islamabad, Pakistan. (hat tip:LGF)

From ABC News:
A massive truck bomb destroyed half of Islamabad’s best-known hotel Saturday, killing at least 40 people, wounding more than […]