Indeed! “I can’t believe the same crowd that wanted Abu Ghraib pictures endlessly published find a photo confirming Osama bin Laden’s demise to be possibly inflammatory.”
I Miss W
Reaping the benefits of the Bush War For Oil: is there nothing that Obama can’t do?
“Abu Ahmad al-Kuwaiti was a senior al-Qaeda facilitator and subordinate of [Khalid Sheikh Mohammed]. Al-Kuwaiti worked in the al-Qaeda media house operated by [Khalid Sheikh Mohammed] in Kandahar and served as a courier.”
The file suggests that the courier’s identity was provided to the US by another key source, the al-Qaida facilitator Hassan Ghul, who was captured in Iraq in 2004 and interrogated by the CIA.
Bin Laden, Animated
Somewhat unsafe for work.
Also – Cheney’s “assasination ring” are today’s heroes. What a difference a Democrat makes.
(Heh).
Denier In Chief: We Are Not At War With Islam
Furthermore – pay no attention to where the one-in-a-million Islam distorting extremist chose to nestle his security fortress.
Breaking News – Bumped
Osama Bin Laden is dead, taken out by a covert US operation outside Islamibad. A huge setback for civil rights lawyers.
Update: Watched Obama and details of Bin Laden’s dispatch on CNN. Now switching to #CBC to see how other side’s taking it…
This earlier report was certainly related. Google map. Military base is located at corner of Kakul and Awami, Bin Laden compound reported to be on Kabul Road, “within 1,000 ft” of the base. (Edited to remove satellite photo until I have better info.)
Update – here’s a page showing the compound’s location.
More – Brief ABC video of the inside.
Morning reaction from a corner of Canadian Progressistan;
I’m closing comments on this post even more so because I cannot process the dancing in the streets I saw in the US last night. My soul is chilled and shaken. It aches and trembles on a level I cannot articulate. I am struck silent watching the mobs, as I was struck silent the day the twin towers came down.
Waterboarding – is there nothing it can’t do?
What We Really Need Is Democracy
With a head-chopping, totalitarian party to vote for.
A beheading, a few summary executions, a lynching, torturous interrogations, gross violations of the Geneva Conventions — directed at black African captives, with many performed before crowds yelling, “Allahu Akbar!” Those are some of the escapades of the Libyan mujahideen — those lovable “rebels” struggling for democracy in the Arab Spring.
Get our pilots out of there.
Is There Nothing That Obama Can’t Do?
In all my years working for the U.S. government I have rarely seen anything as mystifying as our outreach to Muslims. Do we really need it? Sure. We need to be reaching out to the Muslim leaders who are working to prevent radicalization, not the ones who are making it happen. But that isn’t what we’re doing.
Instead we’re having countless meetings from the Cabinet level on down with groups and individuals that we know are bad guys and who we’ve repeatedly said in court are actively working to support terrorist groups overseas. We even had [FBI General Counsel] Valerie Caproni meeting regularly with these Hamas guys to get their guidance. What advice do you think they were giving her?
And she knew exactly who she was dealing with. It was the FBI who went into federal court and said that CAIR is Hamas.
What We Really Need Is Democracy
With a totalitarian party to vote for;
Action can be taken under the Penal Code against those who cite Quranic verses with the ulterior motive of causing hatred or ill-will, Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Seri Jamil Khir Baharom said.
He added that while there was no law prohibiting non-Muslims from reciting verses from the Quran, they were only allowed to do so in an effort to know more about Islam….
“Based on the National Fatwa Council edict on Islamic affairs, the Government can take appropriate action against parties that abused Quranic verses for ulterior motives or to question Islamic practices.
“This is to ensure that racial harmony is maintained[.]” …
More here – Malaysia remains a “flawed democracy” due to a “gradual erosion of civil liberties and political culture in the past year…” I wonder what on earth could be causing it?
h/t Ken B.
Celebrate Diversity!
Finally – a reason to admire the French.
What We Really Need Is Democracy
With a totalitarian party to vote for….
Officials of the Muslim Brotherhood, Egypt’s leading Islamic group, have called for the establishment of a Saudi-style modesty police to combat “immoral” behavior in public areas in what observers say in another sign of a growing Islamic self-confidence in the post-Mubarak era.
In the political sphere, the Brotherhood led a successful drive to get voters to approve a package of constitutional amendments. On the street level, at least 20 attacks were perpetrated against the tombs of Muslim mystics (suffis), who are the subject of popular veneration but disparaged by Islamic fundamentalists, or salafis. After some initial hesitation, Islamic leaders have publicly praised the revolution.
This Is My Brother Mohammed, And This Is My Other Brother Mohammed
You know, we could solve a lot of problems in this old world if, every time a car went up in smoke in Paris, Volvo owners took to the streets to behead imams.
“A mob of deranged ululating blood-lusting head-hackers slaughter Norwegian female aid-workers and Nepalese guards — and we’re the ones with the problem?”
Maxed Out Mama – Ya know, I think it might have more to do with the “Kill Team” photos and also the long-running UN flap over defamation of religion. Some background. Something momentous happened at the UN Human Rights council in late March…
You know, we could solve a lot of problems in this old world if someone reminded Karzai that’s he’s always one unscheduled midnight helicopter drop from a “handover” of the Presidency.
Then killings broke out in Afghanistan — but, so far, nowhere else. Why Afghanistan? How did the Afghans know about it? Well, it appears that President Karzai told them. Why did he do that? Perhaps because it might give him some leverage in negotiations with America.
(Bumped)
Get Our Pilots Out Of There
US withdrawing its warplanes from Libya mission.
This Is My Brother Mohammed, And This Is My Other Brother Mohammed
Looting a Yemeni ammo factory – what could possibly go wrong?
Yemeni state media blamed the disaster on al-Qaida, saying terrorists who raided the factory had lured civilians into a “trap.” Residents said someone may have dropped a cigarette in the building Monday, triggering the explosions and resulting fire.
They’re Not Anti-Islamophobic
They’re on the other side – CNN celebrates jihad-martyrdom suicide bomber as hero
What We Really Need Is Democracy
With a totalitarian party to vote for.
“We are all worried,” said Amr Koura, 55, a television producer, reflecting the opinions of the secular minority. “The young people have no control of the revolution anymore. It was evident in the last few weeks when you saw a lot of bearded people taking charge. The youth are gone.”
h/t Oz
Iranian Made C-704 Missile Found Onboard the “Victoria”
What We Really Need Is Democracy
With a totalitarian party to vote for.
A leading figure in the Muslim Brotherhood (MB), Egypt’s largest opposition group, said on Monday that the MB’s new “Freedom and Justice Party” would continue to stick by its view that Christians and women are unsuitable for the presidency.
Good news for Islamic Women
Who says the status of women is not advancing in the Islamic world?
In fact they have a new magazine:
Al-Qaeda has launched a women’s magazine that mixes beauty and fashion tips with advice on suicide bombings.
This Is My Brother Mohammed, And This Is My Other Brother Mohammed
In The Immortal Words Of Tasnim Aslam* – “Anyone who describes Islam as a religion as intolerant encourages violence”.
The top Democrat on the House Homeland Security Committee says Thursday’s hearing on Islamic radicalism could be used by terrorists to inspire a new generation of suicide bombers.
Today I Am A Muslim, Too
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