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Monday, October 13, 2008
November 01, 2008
NOVEMBER 01, 2008 Visit our News page TRAIL OF TERROR (also
see 20 point plan of Islamic takeover, below) Islamic takeover of U.S. already under
way Expert warns 'mainstream
media' providing 'talking points' of Arab countries TRAIL
OF TERROR (also see 20 point plan of Islamic takeover, below) Islamic takeover of U.S. already under way Expert warns 'mainstream media' providing 'talking points' of Arab
countries Islamic takeover of U.S. already under way Expert warns 'mainstream media' providing 'talking points' of Arab
countries | | | An expert on terrorism is warning the United States should
be fighting Islamization, which she believes already is under way. And author Brigitte Gabriel should know: She watched it
happen in her native Lebanon.
"Lebanon used to be the only majority Christian country in the Middle East,"
Gabriel told radio talk show host Andrea Shea King in a recent hour-long interview. "Most people today do not know that. We were the majority, the Muslims were the minority,
but as the years went by, the Muslims became the majority because of their birth rate, but also because of our open-border
policy.
"We welcomed everyone into our country," Gabriel said, and people didn't realize that the
"minority," the Muslims in the society, "was not tolerant" and "did not believe all people were equal."
"They tried to impose their way of thinking on us, and they succeeded," she said.
The result,
Gabriel said, was that a radical terrorist organization tied to Islam, Hezbollah, now rules in Lebanon.
As WND reported, Gabriel is fearful that terrorists believe now is the time to strike at America, while it is
distracted by financial tension and election turmoil. She expressed the concerns during an interview with KSFO's Barbara Simpson, when she also discussed her new book, "They Must Be Stopped: Why We Must Defeat Radical Islam and How We Can
Do It."
Gabriel's new interview with King is available on BlogTalkRadio.
She noted it's been seven years since the Sept. 11, 2001, act of war on U.S.
soil by Islamists, but America is falling to Islam's attack, and the battle already is far advanced.
"They
do not need to fire a single bullet to destroy us," she said. "They are taking over our country culturally, just
like they have taken over Europe."
She said Islam is being taught across the U.S.
as part of world history courses for seventh graders.
"A three-week course is teaching students to memorize
and recite Islamic prayers and verses from the Quran," she said. "Students have to adopt Islamic names, fast for
a day to experience Ramadan, the holiest of Islamic religious holidays, and write about their experience as a Muslim at the
end of the program. The exercises during the class include encouraging students to incorporate Arabic phrases such as Allahu
Akbar in their speeches, and for students to imagine they were meeting disciples on a pilgrimage to Mecca. This is a state-approved
curriculum, using state-adopted textbooks that have been part of the instructional program in California for over a decade."
WND reported this week that a new study shows U.S. textbooks provide "information" such as that Jesus was
a Palestinian and the nation of Israel imposes terrorism on others but is not a victim a terrorism.
"Now
it is being rolled out nationwide. One book I discuss in particular is 'Across the Centuries,' published by Houghton
Mifflin. The Muslim Council on Education has been busy working with the State Department of Education and America's top
three publishers who …are literally rewriting history," Gabriel said.
"'Across the Centuries'
is a staple in the State of California. This textbook is at best, a well of misinformation. It is 558 pages long and covers
the 1500 years from the fall of the Roman Empire and the French Revolution. The text includes 55 pages devoted to Islam, seven
pages noting the Middle Ages in Europe, and six pages of Christian history. The chapter on the Byzantine Empire received only
six pages. The chapter on Islam accounts for 10 percent of the text, while Christianity and Judaism are almost entirely absent,"
she said.
"This is public education approved by the State Board of Education nationwide! Our students are
being indoctrinated into Islam in our public schools and we don't even have a clue! How can this be allowed to be taught
in public schools in America? Most people do not know about it because it is flying under the radar!" she said.
At the university level it's worse, she said.
"What's been happening for the last 16 years, Saudi
Arabia and the Gulf states ... because of the money coming from the oil, they have been pumping millions of dollars into our
universities appointing Arab professors who are anti-American, anti-Israel, who have been basically brain-washing our students
into believe we are the problem," she said.
"The children, who have been educated in American universities
for the last 16 years, have graduated and are now working ... not influenced ... by our patriotic education as Americans,
but they have been influenced by Arab thinking ... [and] hatred based on revenge," she said.
"The writing
is on the wall. Who would have thought that Shariah would come to Harvard University with regulated women-only gym hours?
That an imam in Des Moines, Iowa, gave an opening prayer at the 2007 Iowa Legislature's opening session in which he called
on Allah to give victory over those who disbelieve? Muslim taxi drivers in Minnesota who refuse to pick up passengers carrying
alcohol? The first Islamic public school, the Kahlil Gibran Academy, that opened in 2007, funded by tax dollars! American
colleges designating Islamic prayer rooms on campus for use by Muslims only!" Gabriel said.
"Those of
us who come from the Middle East and see what's happening in the U.S. ... shake our heads in amazement," she
said, calling her book a warning. "We are coming up to a very important election. This is the time we need to understand
what is at stake, why our voice counts, why we need to go out and vote. This is the time to make a difference before it is
too late," she said.
She said that's why besides her book, she's launched the ActForAmerica.org website.
"We launched this out of American Congress for Truth as our activism
and political lobbying arm because I realized talking by itself is only wasting hot air and is entertainment. Action is the
only way that's going to make a difference," she said. "History reveals that the apathetic give way to the passionate,
the complacent are subdued by the committed. ACT for America.org is mobilizing people all over the country and giving them
the tools to resist the Islamic infiltration in our society on every level: schools, governments, universities and corporations.
"Our work is vital in educating the American public about what is happening behind the scenes," she
said.
"I encourage people to go to our website Act for America.org. I know we have citizen action training
seminars coming up in Kansas City and in Indianapolis within the next two weeks. Sign up and attend them if you are in those
areas. And check where we have chapters across the country and either join a chapter, or if there's no chapter in your
community, sign up to lead one. Organized power at the grass roots level trumps the voices of political correctness,"
Gabriel said.
"The radical Islamists promised to destroy us, and as you know from the recent war in Lebanon,
that country is now nearly Islamic," she said.
Click here to continue reading this article. Must Be Watched Here we will highlight the key issues of Islam and terrorism, to
make visitors to our site aware of what's been going on in the Islamic world, usually unknown to most Americans. . ________________________________________________________ Islam’s Twenty Point “Plan” To Take
Over In
United States of America
As reported by Anis Shorrosh,
author of “Islam Revealed” as well as in Joseph Farah’s G2 Bulletin
We were in the forefront of discovering
how dangerous Islam is.
1. Terminate America's freedom of speech by replacing it with statewide and nationwide hate-crime bills. America's freedom of speech by replacing it with statewide and nationwide hate-crime bills. 2. Wage a war of words using black leaders like Louis Farrakhan, Rev. Jesse Jackson
and other visible religious personalities who promote Islam as the religion of African-Americans while insisting Christianity
is for whites only. What they fail to tell African-Americans is that it was Arab Muslims who captured them and sold them as
slaves. In fact, the Arabic word for black and slave is the same, ''Abed.'' 3. Engage the American public in dialogues, discussions, debates
in colleges, universities, public libraries, radio, TV, churches and mosques on the virtues of Islam. Proclaim how it is historically
another religion like Judaism and Christianity with the same monotheistic faith. 4. Nominate Muslim sympathizers to political office to bring about favorable legislation toward
Islam and support potential sympathizers by block voting. 5. Take control of as much of Hollywood, the press, TV, radio and the Internet as possible by buying the related corporations or a controlling
stock. 6. Yield to the fear of the imminent
shut-off of the lifeblood of America – black gold. America’s economy depends on oil and 41 percent of it comes from the Middle East. 7. Yell ''foul, out-of-context, personal interpretation,
hate crime, Zionist, un- American, inaccurate interpretation of the Quran'' anytime Islam
is criticized or the Quran is analyzed in the public arena. 8. Encourage Muslims to penetrate the White House, specifically with Islamists
who can articulate a marvelous and peaceful picture of Islam. Acquire government positions and get membership in local school
boards. Train Muslims as medical doctors to dominate the medical field, research and pharmaceutical companies. (Ever notice
how numerous Muslim doctors in America are, when their countries need them more desperately than America?) Take over the computer industry. Establish
Middle Eastern restaurants throughout the U.S. to connect planners of Islamization in a discreet way. 9. Accelerate Islamic demographic growth via: - Massive
immigration (100,000 annually since 1961).
- Use no birth control whatsoever – every baby of Muslim parents is automatically
a Muslim and cannot choose another religion later.
- Muslim men must marry American women and Islamize them (10,000 annually). Then
divorce them and remarry every five years – since one can't legally marry four at one time. This is a legal solution
in America.
- Convert
angry, alienated black inmates and turn them into militants (so far 2,000 released inmates have joined al-Qaida
worldwide). Only a few ''sleeper cells'' have been captured in Afghanistan and on American soil.
10. Reading, writing, arithmetic and research through the American educational system, mosques
and student centers (now 1,500) should be sprinkled with dislike of Jews, evangelical Christians and democracy. There are
currently 300 exclusively Muslim schools in the U.S. which teach loyalty to the Quran, not the U.S. Constitution.
In January of 2002, Saudi Arabia’s Embassy in Washington mailed 4,500 packets of the Quran and videos promoting Islam to America's high schools
– free of charge. Saudi Arabia would not allow the U.S. to reciprocate. 11. Provide very
sizeable monetary Muslim grants to colleges and universities in America to establish ''Centers for Islamic studies'' with Muslim directors
to promote Islam in higher-education institutions. 12. Let
the entire world know through propaganda, speeches, seminars, local and national media that terrorists have hijacked Islam,
when in truth, Islam hijacked the terrorists. 13. Appeal to
the historically compassionate and sensitive Americans for sympathy and tolerance towards Muslims in America who are portrayed as mainly immigrants
from oppressed countries. 14. Nullify America's sense of security by manipulating
the intelligence community with misinformation. Periodically terrorize Americans with reports of impending attacks on bridges,
tunnels, water supplies, airports, apartment buildings and malls. 15. Form riots and demonstrations in the prison system demanding Islamic Sharia as the
way of life, not America's justice system. 16. Open numerous charities
throughout the U.S., but use the funds to support Islamic terrorism with American dollars. 17. Raise interest in Islam on America's campuses by insisting freshman take at least one course on Islam. 18. Unify the numerous Muslim lobbies in Washington, mosques, Islamic student centers,
educational organizations, magazines and papers by Internet and an annual convention to coordinate plans, propagate the faith
and engender news in the media. 19. Send intimidating messages
and messengers to the outspoken individuals who are critical of Islam and seek to eliminate them by hook or crook. 20. Applaud Muslims as loyal citizens of the U.S. by spotlighting
their voting record as the highest percentage of all minority and ethic groups in America.
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ACT for America |
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October 13, 2008
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Saturday, September 27, 2008
September 30 2008
Not all Muslims are terrorists but "almost" all terrorists are Muslims...to ignore the incredible
damage that has, and is being done to the world and to America by Islamic radicals is intellectually dishonest...we
are not at war with terrorists any more than we were at war with Blitzkrieg warfare during WWII..it was a tactic...Terrorism,
in a like manner, is a clear tactic of Islamic expansionism...if we can't acknowledge this obvious truth then
we have no future... Now please see the truth that awaits the world... http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=3369102968312745410
1:57 pm est
Septembe 28, 2008
Not all Muslims are terrorists but "almost" all terrorists are Muslims...to ignore the incredible
damage that has, and is being done to the world and to America by Islamic radicals is intellectually dishonest...we
are not at war with terrorists any more than we were at war with Blitzkrieg warfare during WWII..it was a tactic...Terrorism,
in a like manner, is a clear tactic of Islamic expansionism...if we can't acknowledge this obvious truth then
we have no future...
1:55 pm est
SEPTEMBER 28, 2008 Must Be Watched
Here we will highlight the key issues of Islam and terrorism, to make visitors to our site aware of what's been going on in the Islamic world, usually unknown to most Americans. ________________________________________________________ Islam’s Twenty Point “Plan” To Take
Over In
United States of America
As reported by Anis Shorrosh,
author of “Islam Revealed” as well as in Joseph Farah’s G2 Bulletin
We were in the forefront of discovering
how dangerous Islam is.
1. Terminate America's freedom of speech by replacing it with statewide and nationwide hate-crime bills. America's freedom of speech by replacing it with statewide and nationwide hate-crime bills. 2. Wage a war of words using black leaders like Louis Farrakhan, Rev. Jesse Jackson
and other visible religious personalities who promote Islam as the religion of African-Americans while insisting Christianity
is for whites only. What they fail to tell African-Americans is that it was Arab Muslims who captured them and sold them as
slaves. In fact, the Arabic word for black and slave is the same, ''Abed.'' 3. Engage the American public in dialogues, discussions, debates
in colleges, universities, public libraries, radio, TV, churches and mosques on the virtues of Islam. Proclaim how it is historically
another religion like Judaism and Christianity with the same monotheistic faith. 4. Nominate Muslim sympathizers to political office to bring about favorable legislation toward
Islam and support potential sympathizers by block voting. 5. Take control of as much of Hollywood, the press, TV, radio and the Internet as possible by buying the related corporations or a controlling
stock. 6. Yield to the fear of the imminent
shut-off of the lifeblood of America – black gold. America’s economy depends on oil and 41 percent of it comes from the Middle East. 7. Yell ''foul, out-of-context, personal interpretation,
hate crime, Zionist, un- American, inaccurate interpretation of the Quran'' anytime Islam
is criticized or the Quran is analyzed in the public arena. 8. Encourage Muslims to penetrate the White House, specifically with Islamists
who can articulate a marvelous and peaceful picture of Islam. Acquire government positions and get membership in local school
boards. Train Muslims as medical doctors to dominate the medical field, research and pharmaceutical companies. (Ever notice
how numerous Muslim doctors in America are, when their countries need them more desperately than America?) Take over the computer industry. Establish
Middle Eastern restaurants throughout the U.S. to connect planners of Islamization in a discreet way. 9. Accelerate Islamic demographic growth via: - Massive
immigration (100,000 annually since 1961).
- Use no birth control whatsoever – every baby of Muslim parents is automatically
a Muslim and cannot choose another religion later.
- Muslim men must marry American women and Islamize them (10,000 annually). Then
divorce them and remarry every five years – since one can't legally marry four at one time. This is a legal solution
in America.
- Convert
angry, alienated black inmates and turn them into militants (so far 2,000 released inmates have joined al-Qaida
worldwide). Only a few ''sleeper cells'' have been captured in Afghanistan and on American soil.
10. Reading, writing, arithmetic and research through the American educational system, mosques
and student centers (now 1,500) should be sprinkled with dislike of Jews, evangelical Christians and democracy. There are
currently 300 exclusively Muslim schools in the U.S. which teach loyalty to the Quran, not the U.S. Constitution.
In January of 2002, Saudi Arabia’s Embassy in Washington mailed 4,500 packets of the Quran and videos promoting Islam to America's high schools
– free of charge. Saudi Arabia would not allow the U.S. to reciprocate. 11. Provide very
sizeable monetary Muslim grants to colleges and universities in America to establish ''Centers for Islamic studies'' with Muslim directors
to promote Islam in higher-education institutions. 12. Let
the entire world know through propaganda, speeches, seminars, local and national media that terrorists have hijacked Islam,
when in truth, Islam hijacked the terrorists. 13. Appeal to
the historically compassionate and sensitive Americans for sympathy and tolerance towards Muslims in America who are portrayed as mainly immigrants
from oppressed countries. 14. Nullify America's sense of security by manipulating
the intelligence community with misinformation. Periodically terrorize Americans with reports of impending attacks on bridges,
tunnels, water supplies, airports, apartment buildings and malls. 15. Form riots and demonstrations in the prison system demanding Islamic Sharia as the
way of life, not America's justice system. 16. Open numerous charities
throughout the U.S., but use the funds to support Islamic terrorism with American dollars. 17. Raise interest in Islam on America's campuses by insisting freshman take at least one course on Islam. 18. Unify the numerous Muslim lobbies in Washington, mosques, Islamic student centers,
educational organizations, magazines and papers by Internet and an annual convention to coordinate plans, propagate the faith
and engender news in the media. 19. Send intimidating messages
and messengers to the outspoken individuals who are critical of Islam and seek to eliminate them by hook or crook. 20. Applaud Muslims as loyal citizens of the U.S. by spotlighting
their voting record as the highest percentage of all minority and ethic groups in America.
# # #
1:52 pm est
Saturday, August 9, 2008
JIHAD AND THE GROWING SURRENDER OF AMERICAN COUNTER TERRRORISM
|  | “Jihad Prevention Act” would deny U.S. visas to advocates
of ‘Sharia’ law, expel Islamists already here
WASHINGTON, DC – Amid disturbing revelations
that the verdicts of Islamic Sharia courts are now legally binding in civil cases in the United Kingdom, U.S. Representative
Tom Tancredo (R-Littleton) moved quickly today to introduce legislation designed to protect the United States from a similar
fate.
According to recent news reports, a new network of Sharia courts in a half-dozen major cities in the U.K.
have been empowered under British law to adjudicate a wide variety of legal cases ranging from divorces and financial disputes
to those involving domestic violence.
“This is a case where truth is truly stranger than fiction,”
said Tancredo. “Today the British people are learning a hard lesson about the consequences of massive, unrestricted
immigration.”
Sharia law, favored by Muslim extremists around the world, often calls for brutal punishment
– such as the stoning of women who are accused of adultery or have children out of wedlock, cutting off the hands of
petty thieves and lashings for the casual consumption of alcohol. Under Sharia law, a woman is often required to provide numerous
witnesses to prove rape allegations against an assailant – a near impossible task.
“When you have an
immigration policy that allows for the importation of millions of radical Muslims, you are also importing their radical ideology
– an ideology that is fundamentally hostile to the foundations of western democracy – such as gender equality,
pluralism, and individual liberty,” said Tancredo. “The best way to safeguard America against the importation
of the destructive effects of this poisonous ideology is to prevent its purveyors from coming here in the first place.”
Tancredo’s bill, dubbed the “Jihad Prevention Act,” would bar the entry of foreign nationals who
advocate Sharia law. In addition, the legislation would make the advocacy of Sharia law by radical Muslims already in the
United States a deportable offense.
Tancredo pointed to the results of a recent poll conducted by the Centre for
Social Cohesion as evidence that the U.S. should act to prevent the situation in Great Britain from replicating itself here
in the United States. The poll found that some 40 percent of Muslim students in the United Kingdom support the introduction
of Sharia law there, and 33 percent support the imposition of an Islamic Sharia-based government worldwide.
“We
need to send a clear message that the only law we recognize here in America is the U.S. Constitution and the laws passed by
our democratically elected representatives,” concluded Tancredo. “If you aren’t comfortable with that concept,
you aren’t welcome in the United States.” Source: Border Fire ReportH/T: Shariah Finance Watch |
|
September 20, 2008
Jeffrey Imm Anti-Jihad League of America
http://anti-jihad.org/blog/2008/09/jihad-and-surrender/
In the "stealth Jihad" war of ideas over the past
year, one American institution after another has signaled its willingness to surrender to the advocates of Islamic supremacism -- our homeland security, our military, and our law enforcement. Islamic supremacist groups have "guided" such American government organizations to create a
"terror lexicon" that excludes "Jihad," to promote "progress" over "liberty," to blackball those who would confront the Muslim Brotherhood and Islamic supremacists, to "train" our law enforcement, and to openly promote engagement with Islamic supremacist organizations as part of counterterrorism tactics.
TERROR ATTACK IN YEMIN
SEPTEMBER 18, 2008
Not all Muslims are terrorists but "almost"
all terrorists are Muslims...to ignore the incredible damage that has, and is being done to the world and
to America by Islamic radicals is intellectually dishonest...we are not at war with terrorists any more than we were
at war with Blitzkrieg warfare during WWII..it was a tactic...Terrorism, in a like manner, is a clear tactic of
Islamic expansionism...if we can't acknowledge this obvious truth then we have no future...
Independents Unbound: Another Terrorist Attack On Our Embassy (Yemin)
Christian Theology Students Forced off Campus
by Mob of Islamic Hard-linersJAKARTA, Indonesia —
Hundreds of Christian theology students have been living in tents since a mob of angry Muslim neighbors stormed their campus
last month wielding bamboo spears and hurling Molotov cocktails. The incident comes amid
growing concern that Indonesia's tradition of religious tolerance is under threat from Islamic hard-liners. In talks since the attack, the Arastamar Evangelical School of Theology has reluctantly agreed to shut its 20-year-old
campus in east Jakarta, accepting an offer this week to move to a small office building on the other side of the Indonesian
capital. "Why should we be forced from our house while our attackers can walk freely?"
asked the Rev. Matheus Mangentang, chairman of the 1,400-student school. The government of President
Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, which relies on the support of Islamic parties in Parliament, is struggling to balance deep Islamic
traditions and a secular constitution. With elections coming next April, the government seems unwilling to defend religious minorities, lest it be portrayed as
anti-Islamic in what is the world's most populous Muslim-majority country. The July 25 attack,
which injured 18 students, was the culmination of years of simmering tensions between the school and residents of the Kampung
Pulo neighborhood. Senny
Manave, a spokesman for the Christian school, said complaints were received from neighbors about prayers and the singing of
hymns, which they considered disturbing evangelical activity. Several neighbors refused to comment,
saying they feared that could further strain relations. A prominent banner, signed by scores of people, has been hung over
an entrance to the neighborhood. "We the community of Kampung Pulo demand the campus be closed
and dissolved," it says. The assault began around midnight, when students woke to the crash
of stones falling on their dormitory roof as a voice over a loudspeaker at a nearby mosque cried "Allah Akbar,"
or "God is great" in Arabic. The unidentified speaker urged residents to rise up against
their "unwanted neighbors," said Sairin, the head of campus security, who goes by a single name. The attack followed a claim that a student had broken into a resident's house, but police dismissed the charge. Uneasy relations date to 2003, when neighbors began to protest the school's presence. Last year, residents set
fire to shelters for construction workers to try to stop the campus from expanding deeper into the neighborhood. Some also
questioned the legality of the school's permit. Christian lawmaker Karol Daniel Kadang accused
property speculators of provoking last month's incident to clear the land for more profitable use, after the school refused
to sell out. He also blamed the government for failing to build interfaith relations, which he
and others believe are beginning to fray. "People are still tolerant, but there is a growing
suspicion among Muslims of others," said Prof. Franz Magnis-Suseno, a Jesuit priest who has lived in Indonesia for half
a century. He added that the police have failed to prevent both attacks on minorities and the
forced closure of Christian churches and nontraditional mosques by mobs incited by radical Muslims. "The
state has some responsibility for this growing intolerance, namely by not upholding the law," he said. A mob stormed a church service last Sunday in another east Jakarta neighborhood, forcing dozens of Christian worshippers
to flee, said Jakarta Police Chief Col. Carlo Tewu. No arrests have been made. Since being driven
from campus, nearly 600 female students have been sleeping under suspended tarps at a nearby scout camp, where they had to
dig trenches to keep water out during downpours. Classes are held with megaphones in the sweltering summer heat, under trees
or the tarps. A similar number of male students live in a guesthouse. The remainder have returned to their families. Food, water and school supplies are donated by church groups and community charities. "We
feel like refugees in our own country," said Dessy Nope, 19, a second-year student majoring in education. "How can
you study here? I only followed 20 percent of my last lesson. It's difficult to concentrate." Christians have not been the only targets for Muslim hard-liners, who this year set fire to mosques of a Muslim sect,
Ahmadiyah, that they consider heretical. In June, the government ordered members of the sect to
return to mainstream Islam, sparking concern among activists who fear the state is interfering in matters of faith and caving in to the
demands of radicals. "We're living in a country where there are many religions, but the
government cannot prevent the actions of fundamentalist groups," said Manave, the school spokesman. "The government
cannot protect minorities."
Christian Theology Students Forced off Campus
by Mob of Islamic Hard-linersJAKARTA, Indonesia —
Hundreds of Christian theology students have been living in tents since a mob of angry Muslim neighbors stormed their campus
last month wielding bamboo spears and hurling Molotov cocktails. The incident comes amid
growing concern that Indonesia's tradition of religious tolerance is under threat from Islamic hard-liners. In talks since the attack, the Arastamar Evangelical School of Theology has reluctantly agreed to shut its 20-year-old
campus in east Jakarta, accepting an offer this week to move to a small office building on the other side of the Indonesian
capital. "Why should we be forced from our house while our attackers can walk freely?"
asked the Rev. Matheus Mangentang, chairman of the 1,400-student school. The government of President
Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, which relies on the support of Islamic parties in Parliament, is struggling to balance deep Islamic
traditions and a secular constitution. With elections coming next April, the government seems unwilling to defend religious minorities, lest it be portrayed as
anti-Islamic in what is the world's most populous Muslim-majority country. The July 25 attack,
which injured 18 students, was the culmination of years of simmering tensions between the school and residents of the Kampung
Pulo neighborhood. Senny
Manave, a spokesman for the Christian school, said complaints were received from neighbors about prayers and the singing of
hymns, which they considered disturbing evangelical activity. Several neighbors refused to comment,
saying they feared that could further strain relations. A prominent banner, signed by scores of people, has been hung over
an entrance to the neighborhood. "We the community of Kampung Pulo demand the campus be closed
and dissolved," it says. The assault began around midnight, when students woke to the crash
of stones falling on their dormitory roof as a voice over a loudspeaker at a nearby mosque cried "Allah Akbar,"
or "God is great" in Arabic. The unidentified speaker urged residents to rise up against
their "unwanted neighbors," said Sairin, the head of campus security, who goes by a single name. The attack followed a claim that a student had broken into a resident's house, but police dismissed the charge. Uneasy relations date to 2003, when neighbors began to protest the school's presence. Last year, residents set
fire to shelters for construction workers to try to stop the campus from expanding deeper into the neighborhood. Some also
questioned the legality of the school's permit. Christian lawmaker Karol Daniel Kadang accused
property speculators of provoking last month's incident to clear the land for more profitable use, after the school refused
to sell out. He also blamed the government for failing to build interfaith relations, which he
and others believe are beginning to fray. "People are still tolerant, but there is a growing
suspicion among Muslims of others," said Prof. Franz Magnis-Suseno, a Jesuit priest who has lived in Indonesia for half
a century. He added that the police have failed to prevent both attacks on minorities and the
forced closure of Christian churches and nontraditional mosques by mobs incited by radical Muslims. "The
state has some responsibility for this growing intolerance, namely by not upholding the law," he said. A mob stormed a church service last Sunday in another east Jakarta neighborhood, forcing dozens of Christian worshippers
to flee, said Jakarta Police Chief Col. Carlo Tewu. No arrests have been made. Since being driven
from campus, nearly 600 female students have been sleeping under suspended tarps at a nearby scout camp, where they had to
dig trenches to keep water out during downpours. Classes are held with megaphones in the sweltering summer heat, under trees
or the tarps. A similar number of male students live in a guesthouse. The remainder have returned to their families. Food, water and school supplies are donated by church groups and community charities. "We
feel like refugees in our own country," said Dessy Nope, 19, a second-year student majoring in education. "How can
you study here? I only followed 20 percent of my last lesson. It's difficult to concentrate." Christians have not been the only targets for Muslim hard-liners, who this year set fire to mosques of a Muslim sect,
Ahmadiyah, that they consider heretical. In June, the government ordered members of the sect to
return to mainstream Islam, sparking concern among activists who fear the state is interfering in matters of faith and caving in to the
demands of radicals. "We're living in a country where there are many religions, but the
government cannot prevent the actions of fundamentalist groups," said Manave, the school spokesman. "The government
cannot protect minorities."
Christian Theology Students Forced off Campus
by Mob of Islamic Hard-linersJAKARTA, Indonesia —
Hundreds of Christian theology students have been living in tents since a mob of angry Muslim neighbors stormed their campus
last month wielding bamboo spears and hurling Molotov cocktails. The incident comes amid
growing concern that Indonesia's tradition of religious tolerance is under threat from Islamic hard-liners. In talks since the attack, the Arastamar Evangelical School of Theology has reluctantly agreed to shut its 20-year-old
campus in east Jakarta, accepting an offer this week to move to a small office building on the other side of the Indonesian
capital. "Why should we be forced from our house while our attackers can walk freely?"
asked the Rev. Matheus Mangentang, chairman of the 1,400-student school. The government of President
Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, which relies on the support of Islamic parties in Parliament, is struggling to balance deep Islamic
traditions and a secular constitution. With elections coming next April, the government seems unwilling to defend religious minorities, lest it be portrayed as
anti-Islamic in what is the world's most populous Muslim-majority country. The July 25 attack,
which injured 18 students, was the culmination of years of simmering tensions between the school and residents of the Kampung
Pulo neighborhood. Senny
Manave, a spokesman for the Christian school, said complaints were received from neighbors about prayers and the singing of
hymns, which they considered disturbing evangelical activity. Several neighbors refused to comment,
saying they feared that could further strain relations. A prominent banner, signed by scores of people, has been hung over
an entrance to the neighborhood. "We the community of Kampung Pulo demand the campus be closed
and dissolved," it says. The assault began around midnight, when students woke to the crash
of stones falling on their dormitory roof as a voice over a loudspeaker at a nearby mosque cried "Allah Akbar,"
or "God is great" in Arabic. The unidentified speaker urged residents to rise up against
their "unwanted neighbors," said Sairin, the head of campus security, who goes by a single name. The attack followed a claim that a student had broken into a resident's house, but police dismissed the charge. Uneasy relations date to 2003, when neighbors began to protest the school's presence. Last year, residents set
fire to shelters for construction workers to try to stop the campus from expanding deeper into the neighborhood. Some also
questioned the legality of the school's permit. Christian lawmaker Karol Daniel Kadang accused
property speculators of provoking last month's incident to clear the land for more profitable use, after the school refused
to sell out. He also blamed the government for failing to build interfaith relations, which he
and others believe are beginning to fray. "People are still tolerant, but there is a growing
suspicion among Muslims of others," said Prof. Franz Magnis-Suseno, a Jesuit priest who has lived in Indonesia for half
a century. He added that the police have failed to prevent both attacks on minorities and the
forced closure of Christian churches and nontraditional mosques by mobs incited by radical Muslims. "The
state has some responsibility for this growing intolerance, namely by not upholding the law," he said. A mob stormed a church service last Sunday in another east Jakarta neighborhood, forcing dozens of Christian worshippers
to flee, said Jakarta Police Chief Col. Carlo Tewu. No arrests have been made. Since being driven
from campus, nearly 600 female students have been sleeping under suspended tarps at a nearby scout camp, where they had to
dig trenches to keep water out during downpours. Classes are held with megaphones in the sweltering summer heat, under trees
or the tarps. A similar number of male students live in a guesthouse. The remainder have returned to their families. Food, water and school supplies are donated by church groups and community charities. "We
feel like refugees in our own country," said Dessy Nope, 19, a second-year student majoring in education. "How can
you study here? I only followed 20 percent of my last lesson. It's difficult to concentrate." Christians have not been the only targets for Muslim hard-liners, who this year set fire to mosques of a Muslim sect,
Ahmadiyah, that they consider heretical. In June, the government ordered members of the sect to
return to mainstream Islam, sparking concern among activists who fear the state is interfering in matters of faith and caving in to the
demands of radicals. "We're living in a country where there are many religions, but the
government cannot prevent the actions of fundamentalist groups," said Manave, the school spokesman. "The government
cannot protect minorities."
Christian Theology Students Forced off Campus
by Mob of Islamic Hard-linersJAKARTA, Indonesia —
Hundreds of Christian theology students have been living in tents since a mob of angry Muslim neighbors stormed their campus
last month wielding bamboo spears and hurling Molotov cocktails. The incident comes amid
growing concern that Indonesia's tradition of religious tolerance is under threat from Islamic hard-liners. In talks since the attack, the Arastamar Evangelical School of Theology has reluctantly agreed to shut its 20-year-old
campus in east Jakarta, accepting an offer this week to move to a small office building on the other side of the Indonesian
capital. "Why should we be forced from our house while our attackers can walk freely?"
asked the Rev. Matheus Mangentang, chairman of the 1,400-student school. The government of President
Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, which relies on the support of Islamic parties in Parliament, is struggling to balance deep Islamic
traditions and a secular constitution. With elections coming next April, the government seems unwilling to defend religious minorities, lest it be portrayed as
anti-Islamic in what is the world's most populous Muslim-majority country. The July 25 attack,
which injured 18 students, was the culmination of years of simmering tensions between the school and residents of the Kampung
Pulo neighborhood. Senny
Manave, a spokesman for the Christian school, said complaints were received from neighbors about prayers and the singing of
hymns, which they considered disturbing evangelical activity. Several neighbors refused to comment,
saying they feared that could further strain relations. A prominent banner, signed by scores of people, has been hung over
an entrance to the neighborhood. "We the community of Kampung Pulo demand the campus be closed
and dissolved," it says. The assault began around midnight, when students woke to the crash
of stones falling on their dormitory roof as a voice over a loudspeaker at a nearby mosque cried "Allah Akbar,"
or "God is great" in Arabic. The unidentified speaker urged residents to rise up against
their "unwanted neighbors," said Sairin, the head of campus security, who goes by a single name. The attack followed a claim that a student had broken into a resident's house, but police dismissed the charge. Uneasy relations date to 2003, when neighbors began to protest the school's presence. Last year, residents set
fire to shelters for construction workers to try to stop the campus from expanding deeper into the neighborhood. Some also
questioned the legality of the school's permit. Christian lawmaker Karol Daniel Kadang accused
property speculators of provoking last month's incident to clear the land for more profitable use, after the school refused
to sell out. He also blamed the government for failing to build interfaith relations, which he
and others believe are beginning to fray. "People are still tolerant, but there is a growing
suspicion among Muslims of others," said Prof. Franz Magnis-Suseno, a Jesuit priest who has lived in Indonesia for half
a century. He added that the police have failed to prevent both attacks on minorities and the
forced closure of Christian churches and nontraditional mosques by mobs incited by radical Muslims. "The
state has some responsibility for this growing intolerance, namely by not upholding the law," he said. A mob stormed a church service last Sunday in another east Jakarta neighborhood, forcing dozens of Christian worshippers
to flee, said Jakarta Police Chief Col. Carlo Tewu. No arrests have been made. Since being driven
from campus, nearly 600 female students have been sleeping under suspended tarps at a nearby scout camp, where they had to
dig trenches to keep water out during downpours. Classes are held with megaphones in the sweltering summer heat, under trees
or the tarps. A similar number of male students live in a guesthouse. The remainder have returned to their families. Food, water and school supplies are donated by church groups and community charities. "We
feel like refugees in our own country," said Dessy Nope, 19, a second-year student majoring in education. "How can
you study here? I only followed 20 percent of my last lesson. It's difficult to concentrate." Christians have not been the only targets for Muslim hard-liners, who this year set fire to mosques of a Muslim sect,
Ahmadiyah, that they consider heretical. In June, the government ordered members of the sect to
return to mainstream Islam, sparking concern among activists who fear the state is interfering in matters of faith and caving in to the
demands of radicals. "We're living in a country where there are many religions, but the
government cannot prevent the actions of fundamentalist groups," said Manave, the school spokesman. "The government
cannot protect minorities."
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September 1, 2008
IRAQIS TAKE CONTROL OF ONCE BLOODY ANBAR PROVINCE
Democrats should be jumping for joy. The most important goal for an Iraqi province has been met. Self
reliance. Yet there is silence from the media. There has been no response from those anti-war mongers, who wanted
immediate pullout, including democrat presidential candidate Barack Obama. These people, who thrive on bad news,
these people who will make up bad news if there is none to be had, are soon to be discovered as the angry, anti-Republican's,
who would do anything (including hurt America) to get elected. They root for gasoline prices to go higher, they
root for more layoffs, they root for more people to lose their homes, they root for poverty. After all, it is those
misfortunates who will need what your democratic politician promises to do for them.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080901/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraqWHY HAS THE MEDIA BEEN SILENT? PERHAPS THEY DON'T WANT TO WIN? AUGUST 17 THE SURGE
HAS WORKED SO WELL IN IRAQ, THAT OVER THE PAST FEW MONTHS, A SURGE HAS BEEN PLANNED FOR AFGHANISTAN. THAT TOO WILL
WORK. STANDING STILL, WHEN TERRORISM WON'T GO AWAY, IS TAD AMOUNT TO GIVING OUR WORLD AWAY TO ISLAM. WE MUST
DEFEAT ISLAMIST PLANS OF WORLD DOMINATION. IT BEGINS WITH ONE STEP. THAT WAS IRAQ. THE SECOND STEP IS AFGHANISTAN. IF
YOU TRULY LOVE YOUR FREEDOM AND COUNTRY, YOU MUST ALLOW ANY SURGE AGAINST ISLAMISTS TO CONTINUE AND NOT BE SO NAIVE,
AS TO THINK THEIR PLANS DON'T EXIST. MANY MUSLIMS HAVE TRIED TO WARN US. WE MUST LISTEN TO THOSE WHO UNDERSTAND ISLAM
AND WHAT THE OBLIGATION IS TO ISLAM. WORLD DOMINATION IS THEIR GOAL. IF YOU EXAMINE HOW FAR THEY HAVE COME, YOU
WOULD HAVE TO DO SOMETHING. IF YOU WON'T MAKE THE EFFORT, DON'T STOP THOSE WHO WILL.
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