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Islamic Ministers back Sudanese president, defy ICC warrant.

Thu, 07 Aug 2008 12:05:33 -0500

When it comes to the rights of “Palestinians” and Iraqis, the ministers and other officials from the Islamic countries are quick to call for international action, appeal to International justice systems - among them the UN and Internation

Bad Procedure: The Hamdan Conviction (A Round-Up)

Thu, 07 Aug 2008 01:40:28 -0500

“The White House said the trial was fair and looked forward to more tribunals.” (BBC News) I’m sure. Salim Hamdan, who has been in custody since 2001, was acquitted of conspiracy, but convicted of providing material aid to terror

Joke of the day: Who's behind that burqa, Part 2

Wed, 06 Aug 2008 22:57:00 -0500

Guess this is another reason to have so many wives, other than being fruitful, multiplying and becoming the 2nd largest religion in the world, probably soon to overtake Christianity. Well, their women are just chattel anyway, right?

Quote of the Day Part 2

Wed, 06 Aug 2008 19:22:27 -0500

“I commend the military officers who presided over this trial and served on the hearing panel under difficult and unprecedented circumstances. They and all our Armed Forces continue to serve this country with valor in the fight against terrorism.

Guilt by association - Guantanamo style!

Wed, 06 Aug 2008 17:59:00 -0500

I see that a US military jury at Guantanamo Bay has convicted Osama Bin Laden's former driver of supporting terrorism. Salim Hamdan was found guilty of five of eight charges of supporting terrorism but acquitted him of two separate, more serious, cha

Pakistani Female Scientist To Face Terrorism Charges In New York

Wed, 06 Aug 2008 17:00:59 -0500

A U.S. educated Pakistani female scientist, who is accused of being an al-Qaeda operative, will appear in a New York court on Tuesday to face terrorism charges, said US officials. Aafia Siddiqui, who was extradited from Afghanistan, arrived in New Yo

Wait, Osama bin Laden was determined to do what?

Wed, 06 Aug 2008 15:30:00 -0500

By Michael J.W. StickingsThink Progress reminds us that:Today marks seven years since the day President Bush received a President's Daily Brief entitled "Bin Laden Determined to Strike in U.S." (See the memo here.) At the time, Bush was vacationing a

From UFAs to UFOs

Wed, 06 Aug 2008 15:15:55 -0500

I do not know about anyone else, but I would like to take a little rest from reading, pondering, discussing, and writing about the numerous allegations and accusations that have been flying back and forth between the presidential candidates recently.

Guantanamo jury gives mixed verdict on Bin Laden’s driver

Wed, 06 Aug 2008 14:57:47 -0500

Dandelion Salad By Carol Rosenberg www.mcclatchydc.com Miami Herald GUANTANAMO BAY NAVY BASE, Cuba — A U.S. military jury on Wednesday convicted Osama bin Laden’s driver of providing material support for terror but found him not guilty of a m

Open Trackback Linkfest 08/06/08

Wed, 06 Aug 2008 12:51:09 -0500

Welcome to Blog @ MoreWhat.com’s Open Trackback Secure the Borders Linkfest This is an open trackback linkfest. It happens on Tuesday and Saturday. Each linkfest is open until the next one starts. Trackbacks will be on the frontpage in a post calle

Stop The ACLU Blogburst: ACLU Crying About Osama’s Drivers Conviction

Wed, 06 Aug 2008 12:48:53 -0500

From Stop The ACLU Just a few minutes ago, Special Contributor wrote The ACLU are sure to crying about human rights violations any minute now. Yup! After a trial filled with overwhelming constitutional and procedural flaws, a jury of military office

Quote of the Day

Wed, 06 Aug 2008 12:24:15 -0500

“I welcome today’s guilty verdict in the first trial held under the Military Commissions Act (MCA). This process of bringing terrorists to justice has been too long delayed, but I’m encouraged that it is finally moving forward. I su

Jury Finds Bin Laden Driver Guilty of Supporting Terrorism

Wed, 06 Aug 2008 12:09:32 -0500

By Al Pessin Pentagon A U.S. military jury at Guantanamo Bay has convicted Osama Bin Laden’s former driver of providing material support to terrorism, but acquitted him on a charge of conspiracy, which alleged he was a key member of the Al-Qai

You Still Can’t Write About Muhammad

Wed, 06 Aug 2008 08:34:23 -0500

We read: “Starting in 2002, Spokane, Wash., journalist Sherry Jones toiled weekends on a racy historical novel about Aisha, the young wife of the prophet Muhammad. Ms. Jones learned Arabic, studied scholarly works about Aisha’s life, and

Human Rights Facts (52): The War on Terror

Wed, 06 Aug 2008 08:12:43 -0500

The War on Terror, started by the US government as a response to the September 11, 2001 terror attacks and later joined by other governments, has had and continues to have grave consequences for the human rights of their citizens and of citizens of o

France: Muslim school “in danger of disappearance” asks the State for positive discrimination

Wed, 06 Aug 2008 07:23:37 -0500

In the great hall of access to the school-high-school Réussite in Auvervilliers (Seine-Saint-Denis), a representative of the school receive the parents with the inscripctions “Good year 1429″ written in a wall. Veiled women hurry from on

Capital Punishment

Wed, 06 Aug 2008 06:50:00 -0500

I decided to do today's cartoon after a "loyal reader" sent me a copy of "Capital punishment for capital crimes" by Caroline Glick. After discussing the horrifying crimes being perpetrated against us she notes that: "ALL OF this raises the issue that

Mushroom Cloud

Wed, 06 Aug 2008 05:41:00 -0500

If you were born on Aug. 6, 1945 (and, in fact, former major league baseball pitcher Andy Messersmith, who played a pivotal role in the 1975 ruling that nullified baseball’s reserve clause, was born on that day), you are 63 years old today.The hist

Hamas speaks about possible uprising against Fatah in West Bank

Wed, 06 Aug 2008 04:50:23 -0500

From Albawaba.com: A senior Hamas official warned Tuesday the movement that took over Gaza Strip over a year ago could also overrun the West Bank if it is provoked by Fatah. The Hamas official, Dr. Sami Abu Zuhri, told The Associated Press that Fata

Muslimsk bloggare avslöjar extremister

Wed, 06 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0500