Adel Darwish, A Brave Soul...

Here is a man, willing to stand up and speak some truth, daring to to tell it like it is, because it is necessary. It is necessary to speak up, to create awareness and to possibly save lives. There are only a few within the Egyptian, Syrian, Iranian, etc. population who are willing and, perhaps, able to do so. It may take guts, as we say here in America, and it seems that Adel Darwish has them.

Here is an excerpt of what he has to say in his latest article:

It is a battle between the culture of vibrant life which is a basic human instinct, and the culture of death, as summed up by Egyptian playwright, Ali Salem, in Asharq al Awsat last month.

Terrorists want to ram their sick culture down other people’s throats and force them to change their way of life. Why not? They have already succeeded in forcing people to change their dress-code, their ways of entertainment and their way of life in regions where democracy has retreated.

Just compare the high standard of performing arts in Egyptian movies in the 1930s and 1940s with the poor standard of Egyptian television drama today. Self-censorship has always been the death of creative art. Fearing the outcry of Islamists or even the threat of terrorism that they pose, Egyptian television bosses were cowed into cutting out scenes and performances that have always been part of Egyptian culture.

We must never permit the culture of death-mongers to change our way of life or force us to change the way we eat, drink, dress, or enjoy ourselves.

Hundreds of thousands of white Britons marched in the 1970s to denounce an ultra right-wing nationalist organisation condemning its racist slogans against immigrants. Where are the British Muslims today? Why don’t they march in their thousands to denounce terrorism?

Why don’t Islamic scholars and clerics rule that coercing people into a different way of life is un-Islamic and that one of basic Islamic teaching is that “there is no compulsion in religion”?

Go to The Bill T Blog for the rest of the story, thanks Bill...

Give Me Your Tired, Your Poor...

"Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breath free..."

These were the words that echoed in the minds of many, who wanted a better life. This is not nessessarily so within islamic jihadists today. There are those that would have you believe that the suicide bombers and other jihadists are just that.

There may be some of the poor involved, but truly, many are well educated and are willing to sacrifice their careers for islam. Jihad has many faces.

Here is an excerpt from Family Security Matters...

"This is why we shouldn’t really be shocked that doctors have become killers, or that al Qaeda would viciously murder fellow Muslim villagers. Those who join in the Islamic Jihad movement have one goal in mind, and that is to (as Spencer states) bring the West “forcibly into the Islamic world.” Committing violence whenever and wherever is part and parcel of the quest. They look for weakness and capitalize on it. If we pull out Iraq now, as “peace” activists and the Democrat Party demand, we’ll hear of many more villages like the one Michael Yon describes. And who will the activists and Democrats blame? Not al Qaeda, but America, the world’s scapegoat, even here at home.

By then, however, placing blame will be irrelevant, as the Jihadists will be emboldened by our leaving. Give an inch and they will take more than just the proverbial mile. And not only will Iraq fall into their clutches, but their operatives around the world will heighten their assault. The worst thing we can do is show weakness. We must dig in our heels and ready ourselves for the long haul.

It’s what our enemies are doing as we speak."

Israel Shows Mercy, Again...

This type of report will not be seen on the mainstream media.
I picked this up at Lekarev.org

Most of the stories of Hamas brutality are not reported by frightened Gaza journalists, but the refugees that have been brought into Israel for medical treatment are now speaking freely. Here are just a few personal reports:

Fatan al-Hinawi, 9, was hospitalized in the children's ward of Ichilov Hospital in Tel Aviv after being wounded in Gaza. A bullet punctured her side, hit her spine, bowels, a kidney and came out the other side, hitting her arm. Al-Hinawi is one of five Palestinians, three of them children, who were caught in Hamas-Fatah cross fire and taken to Ichilov. Some are in serious condition and the staff at Ichilov Hospital, one of Israel's best hospitals, is giving them the best of care.

Shadi, a 23-year-old policemen, was attacked by Hamas gunmen a week ago. "There were five of them. They stood over me and shot my legs from the knee down. One of them put his Kalashnikov to my head. Instinctively I moved the barrel aside and the bullet hit my hand," Shadi told Haaretz yesterday. He arrived at Ichilov Hospital in critical condition with one leg amputated and the other leg crushed.

Later yesterday, Zecharia Alrai, 39, an officer in Fatah's elite Force 17 commando unit, arrived. He had been abducted by four Hamas gunmen a week ago. They loaded him into a jeep and drove him to an isolated spot, where they shot three bullets into his leg and dumped him. "That's not Islam. That's evil and hypocrisy. How ironic that Israel is rescuing us from our Muslim 'brothers,'" he said.

No mainstream news source has reported the clear truth about the Fatah-Hamas 'war'--there wasn't any. Fatah never fought. Whether the cause was conspiracy or not, two facts are certain: 1) The enormous resources provided to Fatah to fight Hamas in Gaza were essentially unused and are now in the hands of Hamas to attack Israel. 2) Enormous resources are now being provided to Fatah to fight Hamas in the West Bank.

Fatah never fought. Gaza was essentially handed over to Hamas.

Increasingly, stories are circulating from Fatah soldiers who felt abandoned by their leadership, as well as betrayed. From the very beginning of the fighting, the Fatah leadership in Gaza disintegrated and there were no decisive directives issued from Ramallah.

Some Fatah gunmen who have made it into Israel are saying that they suspect a decision was made by Abbas in Ramallah at the beginning of the Hamas agression to surrender Gaza to Hamas without a fight. Why? They were after something more expedient to their political plans.

These Fatah soldiers say, 'Look at the situation that Abbas, Israel and the US were in just before this Hamas takeover. All three were trapped in a seemingly impossible mess as Palestinian infighting increased, living conditions in Gaza went from bad to worse, and the diplomatic "peace process" was as good as dead. With the Palestinian territories now split in two, the US, Israel and Abbas suddenly have an opportunity to move forward, without having to entertain any compromise with Hamas. At least, this is how the betrayed soldiers see it.

Certainly other factors also came into play but the virtual surrender of Fatah to Hamas in Gaza last week is at the very least more than odd, given the vast resources that had been supplied to them by the US.

Round And Round We Go, Where We Stop...

Let's keep shoveling money into the pit my friends!

Dennis Ross has a solution for Fatah... NOT!

Here's an excerpt from SaneWorks.us:

"In this essay he takes the standard line: we should all jump on the secular Fatah bandwagon as a way to crush Hamas. Olmert is already on the wagon.

The problem of course is that Fatah is no less terror-driven than Hamas. And, Ross has a short memory. When he was part of the unrequited love team of Clinton-Barak after Arafat and Fatah rejected their overtures for a love fest at peace now, Ross wrote books, gave speeches and more about the futility of Fatah and its leadership. He repeated the old Israeli line: The Palestinians never lose an opportunity to lose an opportunity. Trite dribble."

Go to the main article here at USA Today, by Dennis Ross.

Digging The Hole, Deeper...

Well, the U.S. will continue to fund and supply weapons to the ill-fated Fatah, and Mahmoud Abbas. Also, Hamas scored big when taking the last Fatah stronghold in the Gaza.
See Aaron Klein's report here.

The question is, why? and will we learn from this debacle?

Go to Lazer Beams and read a very good analysis of the recent Hamas takeover and the U.S. planned re-finance of Abu Mazen, aka Mahmoud Abbas...

Do take the time to read these reports.

Just A Little Jab...

Yesterday was full of turmoil for Mahmoud Abbas and his Fatah party. As of yesterday, Hamas had taken over most of the critical security infrastructure and more, causing Abbas to dissolve the ever-failing unity government. They are in a dire situation and Hamas has declared domination of the Gaza with no intent of going back to a Fatah/Hamas style rule there.

While Hamas is killing many, execution style, bombing and firing upon hospitals creating absolute anarchy, MSNBC in this article, interjects this little snippet:

"Israel was also caught up in the Palestinian power struggle, with Palestinian security officials alleging that an Israeli tank shell killed six people — including five children — in Rafah on Thursday. The Israeli military denied there was any army fire in the area.

Hospital workers said the children were all siblings under the age 16 and were riding in a car at the time they were killed. The driver of the car was also killed, the security officials said."

It's good that MSNBC, as well as others, are showing the chaos taking place in Gaza and not necessarily sugar coating the events. The fact still remains, the media HATES Israel. They can't even report the destruction of two rival islamic factions without somehow bringing Israel into the mix.

The above quote was irresponsible and should have been edited out. The 'tank shelling', as indicated, was alleged. You see how they try to make Israel look bad by saying 'five children' were killed, and they were siblings under the age of sixteen. This quote was not based on FACT and never should have been printed, but hey, Arabs killing Arabs is understood, right? The Israelis kill children...

Hell In Gaza...

As most of you now know, there is civil war in the Gaza.

When Israel was in the Gaza none of this took place. Yes, the 'palestinians' were living in an impoverished condition. It was not the fault of Israel, but of the 'palestinian' authority. Where do you think the millions upon millions of international aide money is going? It's not going to the people that need it, just look at them...

There have been many there that want to immigrate to other parts of the world, and what do you think the response of their leadership was, it was this:

The rising number of Palestinians seeking to emigrate has prompted Jerusalem's Mufti, Mohammad Ahmed Hussein, to issue a fatwa prohibiting Palestinians from leaving Palestinian territories.

"Immigration from this blessed land is not permissible according to Islamic law," said the religious edict. "People who live in this land should not leave it for the invaders and occupiers."

That's right, this is for the good of their people, why else would they not be allowed to leave?
Ed Morrissey at FRONTPAGEMAG believes it's for this reason:

That's a sure sign of desperation. Imams now forbid movement of Palestinians even to other "blessed" lands, such as Muslim Egypt. Why? They know that if the Palestinians leave Gaza in droves, it will leave terrorist groups like Hamas, Fatah, and Islamic Jihad much more exposed to Israeli strikes.

The imams want their congregations to continue their roles as human shields so that terrorists can conduct holy wars. Isn't that special? No wonder they call Islam the Religion of Peace.

Now that the Gaza has exploded into a religious hell, no one wants to stay.

Hamas and Fatah, are full of devils, and these are the ones that we and the world want to give the opportunity to have their own state? Right next to the beloved Israel? FOOLS! Yes, we are fools if we press for that arrangement.

Israel, to their own detriment, leaves the Gaza, leaves their wonderful agricultural greenhouses etc., intact, for the 'palestinians' and what happens? The arab 'palestinians' destroy what was handed to them and now they are killing each other!

Give them a state? NEVER!

United For Peace And Justice?...

It's groups like this, the UFPJ, here in our own country, that are a detriment to us.

Their actions are such that are demoralizing to our troops, encouraging treason. They are also plainly anti-Jewish. They recently held a 'The World Says No to Israeli Occupation' rally in Washington D.C.. They are the type of organization that will unknowingly, or perhaps knowingly, welcome the muslim jihadist into our country because of their blind anti-Jewish, anti-American stance. They serve their own agenda and do not speak for the American people.

I'm sure the presence of Hamas, et al, love and will use these types for their own agenda...

Not All 'Palestinians' Hate The Great Satan...

There are some decent people that are trapped in the middle of the jihadist' mentality. Some of these people just want to have 'normal' lives and raise their families in relative peace. It seem that there is not more than an ounce of it in the Gaza strip or so-called Palestinian territories.

Where do these people want to go you ask? Most, it is reported, want to come here to the U.S., Canada or the E.U.. Interesting choices indeed and who could blame them.

Here's an excerpt from the JP:
Alarmed by the growing number of Palestinians who are emigrating from the Palestinian territories, the Palestinian Authority's mufti has issued a fatwa [religious decree] forbidding Muslims to leave.

Sources in the PA Foreign Ministry told The Jerusalem Post that some 10,000 Palestinians have filed requests to emigrate from the West Bank and the Gaza Strip since the beginning of the year.

See the whole story here at the Jerusalem Post.

Islam Is Using The Internet Too...

We are not the only ones using the power of the web to inform concerned citizens.

Islam too, is communicating to their base on the web. I have a few visitors from Islamic countries coming here to oB&B as well.

MEMRI has this example for us... check it out.

The 'Silent' Jihad In America...

There are certain activities, going somewhat unnoticed, here in our country, by those with devotion to destroy us. When a ring or small group of 'rogue thugs', who just happen to be muslim, are arrested for conspiracy, the media will report on it. Then it goes away and seemingly nothing else is done. We go about our normal day to day activities, waiting for the next baseball or football game...

Nothing wrong with enjoying sports, this is one of the freedoms our fathers fought and died for. That said, we must realize that this is not our father's world. We are reaching a point of complete world change if we do not awaken.

As citizens, we must be ready to 'see and tell' as needed. Don't be afraid of reporting 'suspicious' activities. Don't wait until the bomb has exploded then 'tell', it's too late at that point. I had a small case of ID theft just a few months ago. I made a purchase at a local business and someone used my card info to purchase one-way airline tickets on Al Jazeera Airways! They have no offices here on this continent. I called the FBI and reported it.

In light of the Ft. Dix incident, M Zuhdi Jasser of the American Islamic Forum for Democracy had these comments:

"News of the FBI’s arrests of six militant Islamists in New Jersey who plotted to kill our soldiers at Fort Dix was met yet again with the same tired responses of shock and dismissal from the mainstream media (MSM) and from major American Islamist organizations. An FBI agent poignantly noted that we “dodged another bullet.” The enemy is certainly rearming and germinating another cell somewhere."

And this:

"Will the FBI’s success here answer the question as to why we need to protect each and every citizen in America who practices the principle of “see something, say something” as the heroic video-store clerk (“John Doe”) did here? What if this “John Doe” had contrarily chosen to be silent due to a fear of litigation?

Will we continue to deny the fact that America is not exactly that far behind Europe in our susceptibility to homegrown terror cells?"

We must keep our eyes open and not be afraid to report, even if it ends up being nothing. Better it be nothing than someone being hurt, or worse, when we could have opened our mouths...

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al-Taqiyya...

The concept of 'al-Taqiyya' is to be considered. I do not know as absolute fact, but it is my suspicion that this concept is invoked with regularity among the muslim ranks.

You do hear this from muslim leaders. When they speak to Western audiences they say things that we may want to hear, and then when speaking to their muslim brothers, the truth comes out and it is quite different than what was spoken to the Western audience. I believe this same technique is used by the various Islamic organizations here in America...

Here are a couple of excerpts from the above link...

The word "al-Taqiyya" literally means: "Concealing or disguising one's beliefs, convictions, ideas, feelings, opinions, and/or strategies at a time of eminent danger, whether now or later in time, to save oneself from physical and/or mental injury." A one-word translation would be"Dissimulation."

Ibn Abbas also commented on the above verse, as narrated in Sunan al-Bayhaqi and Mustadrak al-Hakim, by saying: "al-Taqiyya is the uttering of the tongue, while the heart is comfortable with faith." NOTE: The meaning is that the tongue is permitted to utter anything in a time of need, as long as the heart is not affected; and one is still comfortable with faith.

Unless proven absolutely wrong, I would again say, this a normal practice among many muslims when addressing the 'infidels' ...

Catskill Mountains Commune Finaly Getting Some Attention...

It's about time, this group has been in existence for approximately twenty-seven years or so. The neighbors have complained and some have moved.
We must maintain certain freedoms for the citizens of the U.S. of A., but when there is suspicious activitie resembling the enemy that wants to destroy us and anything not muslim, then the authorities must move to end such activities...

Go to the Political Pistachio for the story on 'Islamberg Revisited'...

Will The Internet Slay Islam?..

This is an interesting question and one that points to what of Bullets and Bibles, and others, are trying to accomplish. At the very least, we want to create an awareness.

Go to the Global Politician, and read an article of the same title (as this post), this is an interesting take...
Here's an excerpt from David Wood:
The truth about Muhammad has been one of the world's best-kept secrets. For centuries, it has been virtually impossible to raise objections about the character of Muhammad in Muslim countries, for anyone who raised such objections would (following the example set by Muhammad himself) immediately be killed. Outside the Muslim world, there has been little interest in Islam. But things have changed. Now many people are interested in Islam, and Muslims aren't able to silence everyone. Moreover, with the advent of the Internet, it is now impossible to keep Muhammad's life a secret.

Atempts To Equate Islam With Terrorism Must Be Rejected...

Why is it, that very few within Islam will speak out against jihad?
Generally, when a 'moderate' muslim does speak, it is to say "this is a religion of peace, it has been hijacked by extremists outside of true islam." Mixed messages, always the mixed message...

Actions will speak much louder than words, my friends.

Go to Jihad Watch and you'll see the latest from Pakistani Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz.

Please take a moment to read the article...


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Inching It's Way Into Our Society...

What I'm referring to is Islam.

Islam, if most American muslims and those muslims here on visa have their way, is creeping into our society inch by inch. The goal here is 'dawah', the spread of islam. Many understand that total violence, here in our homeland, will not work yet, so it must be done lawfully.

Here is an excerpt from The Bill T Blog, helping to define 'Lawful Islamism'...

"Lawful Islamism" could be defined as the use of non-violent tactics to intimidate, threaten and pressure non-Muslims into accepting, or accommodating a totalitarian Islamic world-view in their cultures with a view toward moving Totalitarian Islamic views into the mainstream. And while the idea may sound far-fetched, it is happening on a grand scale in Europe today, and on an alarming scale in the United States of America. Totalitarian Islamists have attempted to pressure Minneapolis into creating a parallel legal structure to govern public transportation, filed lawsuits against journalists who attempt to report on the activities of Islamic groups, attempted to discover the identities of, and harass, citizens who report suspicious activities to authorities and are currently promoting a revision of school textbooks to support their views.

We are at war with Totalitarian Islam, whether we recognize it or not.

It is necessary to educate ourselves and somehow make our voices heard, "We will not stand for an Islamic takeover!"

Focus...

Dear readers,

Since I began this humble blog of mine, three months ago, I have posted on various subjects of which I feel passionately about. My first post describes what I wanted to accomplish and what some of my passions are.

There are many of us that have the same passions and concerns for our country (check them out on my right hand sidebar, blogs I enjoy) and express them very well. I am just a small fish in this big ocean, still learning the ropes.

Part of my original intent was to create some sort of awareness of the events around us, and with that in mind, I am narrowing my focus. It may take a bit of discipline on my part not to post on certain things I find interesting or exasperating.

I will begin to focus more on the activities of Islam here in our country. I believe there is a subtle , and not so subtle, danger that is lurking, to undermine our sovereignty and change the core values that we , as Americans, have grown up with. I will also continue to post the Wednesday Hero, to honor those that 'give some and those that give it all' to further secure our freedoms...

This is not based on racism, as some will claim, but to help create awareness.

I am open to all 'facts' and cooperation based on 'truth'.

Be well my friends, and a special thanks to Bill over at The Bill T Blog. Bill, unknowingly, helped me to choose the focus for this blog...

Additional 'Rights For The Muslim' In America...

YOUR RIGHTS AS A STUDENT

1. You have the right to inform others about your religion. You have the right to pass out literature or speak to others about Islam, as long as it is not done in a disruptive manner.
2. You have the right to wear religious clothing. You also have the right to wear clothing with a religious message, as long as other clothes with messages are allowed.
3. You have the right to organize student-led prayer on campus, as long as the service is not disruptive.
4. You may have the right to attend Friday prayer. The Supreme Court has upheld the right of states to allow students “release time” to attend religious classes or services.
5. You have the right to be excused from school for religious holidays. You should inform the school that you will be absent.
6. You have the right to be excused from class discussions or activities that you find religiously objectionable.
7. You have the right to form an extracurricular Muslim student group.

REACTING TO INCIDENTS OF ANTI-MUSLIM HATE

If you believe you have been the victim of an anti-Muslim hate crime or discrimination, you should:

1. Report the incident to your local police station and FBI office IMMEDIATELY. Ask that the incident be treated as a hate crime. Ask witnesses to give you their name and contact information.
2. Inform CAIR even if you believe it is a “small” incident. Incidents may be reported online at: http://www.cair-net.org/ireport/ or TEL: 202-488-8787, FAX: 202-488-0833, E-MAIL: cair@cair-net.org
3. Document the incident. Write down exactly what was said and/or done by the offender. Save evidence. Take photographs.
4. Act quickly. Each incident must be dealt with when it happens, not when convenient.
5. Decide on the appropriate action to be taken. Consider issuing a statement from community leaders, holding a news conference, organizing a protest, meeting with officials, or starting a letter writing campaign.
6. Mobilize community support. Contact CAIR and a local mosque or organization.
7. Stay on top of the situation.
8. Announce results. When the incident is resolved, make an announcement to the same people and organizations originally contacted.

REACTING TO ACTS OF DISCRIMINATION

1. Remain calm.
2. Report the discrimination to the appropriate authorities and to CAIR.
3. Document the discrimination. Save memos. Keep a detailed journal. Note the presence of witnesses. Keep copies of all correspondence. Create a “paper trail.”
4. Ask witnesses to give you their name and contact information.
5. Consider contacting a lawyer.
Take steps to increase security of your local mosque, Islamic center or school.

KNOW YOUR RIGHTS IF CONTACTED BY THE FBI

American Muslims support strong law enforcement. We also treasure civil rights. Your right to be politically active or to hold different beliefs/views is protected by the Constitution. If the FBI visits you, remember:

1. Never lie or provide false information to the FBI. Lying to an FBI agent is a crime.
2. You have no obligation to talk to the FBI, even if you are not a citizen. Refusing to answer questions cannot be held against you. It does not imply that you have something to hide.
3. You do not have to permit them to enter your home. FBI agents must possess a search warrant in order to enter your home. If they say they have a warrant, demand to see it before allowing them to enter. Even if they have a warrant, you are under no obligation to answer questions. ALWAYS have an attorney present when answering questions.
4. Contact CAIR and an attorney for advice.

Know your rights if contacted by the FBI? What would a person be doing that would cause the FBI to contact them?

As you can see, CAIR wants to be involved. Some of the suggestions for action, are almost incitement for rebellion in themselves...

The Threat Of 'Lawful Islam'...

Lawful Islam, this is a real threat being perpetrated today, in many societies of the world, including our own. I have posted on some examples in the past and Bill at The Bill T Blog, has reminded of the importance of 'know thy enemy'.

We have an enemy today that is cunning, and have a well thought out agenda of world domination, by any means. As Bill had pointed out, we are aware of the threats of violence and manipulation through fear. Fear is a great motivator, but it is not their only motivator.

Here are some examples from Islamist Watch, of 'lawful Islam' being put into place. We must educate ourselves and somehow make our voices heard.

Will you join in?..

The Three Missing Soldiers...

As many of you know, there were three US soldiers 'abducted' while on patrol near Mahmudiya, just south of Baghdad, three weeks ago.
Well, there are reports of three bodies having been found, in separate findings, that are the American soldiers. There are wounds on them indicating torture and two, being beheaded.

For the strong of heart and stomach, you can see photos here, from Michael Savage, purportedly of these men.
I post this photo link ONLY to demonstrate, to some that think we are dealing with legitimate 'freedom fighters', that this enemy is comprised of devils, nothing less. They are inhumane and full of hate for us. There are some good people of Iraq, but the enemy, many of which, are from surrounding countries as well, hate us and want to destroy us completely.

For the idiot people in our own country that cry about the panties on heads, leashes around the neck, and etc, you had better wake up before it is too late, even for yourselves.

This is reminiscent of the two Israeli soldiers that took a wrong turn and found themselves in Ramallah. They were subsequently tortured and killed with the bare hands of similar devils.

May their families find comfort in this difficult time... God help us.