DIE PRESSE:
GB: Erzbischof will Scharia-Rechtssprechung
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Friday, February 08, 2008
TIMESONLINE: A senior Church of England clergyman called today for the resignation of the Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, over his remarks supporting Sharia in England.
The call, from a long-standing member of the Church's governing body, the General Synod, demonstrated the strength of the backlash Dr Williams that faces from within his own Church — as well as from political and other faith leaders.
The senior Synod member, who insisted on remaining anonymous, told The Times: "A lot of people will now have lost confidence in him. I am just so shocked, and cannot believe a man of his intelligence could be so gullible. I can only assume that all the Muslims he meets are senior leaders of the community who tell him what a wonderful book the Koran is.
"There have been a lot of calls today for him to resign. I don't suppose he will take any notice, but yes, he should resign."
The Bishop of Southwark, the Right RevTom Butler, also challenged the Archbishop's comments. "It will take a great deal more thought and work before I think it's a good idea," he said.
Although the means of forcing an archbishop out of office are so costly and arcane — short of his committing a criminal act, he could never be made to go — the row represents the most serious threat to the authority of his office since he became Archbishop five years ago. Archbishop of Canterbury 'should resign' over Sharia row >>> By Ruth Gledhill, Religion Correspondent, and Joanna Sugden
TIMESONLINE:
Why the Archbishop is Wrong about Sharia
TIMESONLINE:
Sharia in Britain: the reaction
TIMESONLINE:
Archbishop of Canterbury argues for Islamic law in Britain
DAILY EXPRESS:
’Muslim Laws Must Come to Britain’
DAILY MAIL:
Bishops' backlash as Archbishop of Canterbury defends calls for sharia law
THE TELEGRAPH:
Bishop: Impossible to have sharia law in UK By Jonathan Petre, Andrew Porter and Gordon Rayner
TELEGRAPH TV VIDEO:
More on the Shariah Row
NZZ Online:
Scharia-Justiz für britische Muslime?: Merkwürdige Gedanken des Erzbischofs von Canterbury
«Katastrophe für den Zusammenhalt der Gesellschaft»: Kritik an Scharia-Äusserungen von anglikanischem Erzbischof
DIE ZEIT:
London: Erzbischof befürwortet Scharia
LE FIGARO:
Le primat des anglicans n'exclut pas la charia Par Cyrille Vanlerberghe, correspondant à Londres
LE MONDE:
Pour l'archevêque de Cantorbéry, l'adoption pour partie de la charia est "inévitable"
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BREITBART.COM: A property fund backed by an investment arm of the Dubai government bought prime west London property from the Queen's portfolio, the monarch's property managers announced on Wednesday.
The Crown Estate, which manages Queen Elizabeth II's real estate, said in a statement on its website that it had sold the Metropole building and 10 Whitehall Place to a consortium led by International Hotel Investments (IHI) for 130 million pounds (174 million euros, 255 million dollars).
One of IHI's principal shareholders is Istithmar, the investment arm of state-owned tourism company Dubai World.
"IHI’s bid stood out from a strong field of competitors with a proposal to refurbish the building rather than rebuild behind the existing facade," Charles Gardner, the head of office portfolio at The Crown Estate, said in the statement.
"We were impressed by IHI’s track record and are confident that they will restore the once grand Metropole Hotel to its former glory." Dubai fund buys historic London site from Queen >>>
Hat tip to Always On Watch for this article.
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DAILY EXPRESS: Hook-handed preacher of hate Abu Hamza will finally be kicked out of Britain after Home Secretary Jacqui Smith signed his extradition papers.
Hamza, who has called for non-Muslims to be killed and branded Jews “filthy blasphemous traitors”, will be sent to the US to face terror charges.
The former Imam of Finsbury Park Mosque in North London is wanted in the US on 11 terror charges including playing a key role in a kidnap plot which ended with the deaths of four people.
If convicted Hamza faces a lifetime behind bars. At Last: Hamza Is Kicked Out to Face Trial in US >>> By Sara Dixon
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Thursday, February 07, 2008
Mitt Romney, the only contender for the White House who seemed truly to understand the dangers of radical Islam and the intentions of the Jihadis, pulls out of the race. It’s a sad day for America. - ©Mark
Hat tip: Ray Boyd
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Only a matter of some days ago, we learnt that the United Kingdom is to recognize polygamous marriages. This, of course, is to accommodate the Muslims. The taxpayer will have to pick up the tab. It will hasten the Islamization of our once great country, since more and more children will be born, at taxpayers' expense, to Muslim families.
Now, today, we get this nonsense from the Archbishop of Canterbury! One could be forgiven for believing that the political élite are involved in some sort of conspiracy to undermine the system!
As the Archbishop of Canterbury, and being the leader of the Anglican Communion worldwide, this man should be upholding Christian values, not Islamic ones. If the leader of the Anglican Communion doesn't defend Christian values, then who can we expect to do it?
But instead of that, this weak, cowardly, fawning man chooses to side with the very religion which is engaged in a war against the West, against Judeo-Christian civilization, against all that Christianity stands for. This is really quite, quite unbelievable!
The churches are emptying more with each passing day; yet all this man can think of doing is standing up for Muslims, the Christian Church's traditional archenemy.
What this man should be doing is preaching that there is no salvation other than through the Lord Jesus Christ, for that is what a true Christian is supposed to believe. He therefore should be spending his time trying to figure out how to fill the empty churches again. After all is said and done, isn't that the raison d'être of an archbishop in the first place? To fill churches.
Muslims need no help to establish Shariah law in the UK; indeed, it is already operating in many no-go areas throughout Europe, including the UK. Moreover, there is no doubt about it that it will spread, because there is nobody in power strong enough, or determined enough, to stop Islam and Shariah taking root.
Does the Archbishop of Canterbury not realize that each and every country which Islam has ever entered, and has been allowed to put down roots, it has eventually taken over? Each and every single one of them! There is only one exception to this rule, and that was Moorish Spain. But it took the Spaniards over five hundred years to reclaim their land for themselves, and there was much bloodshed in the process, much bloodshed in the 'Reconquista'.
Is this what we want for our country? Is this the legacy we wish to bequeath to our children?
It seems to me that the best thing that this Archbishop can do is hang his head in shame, and resign. The already weakened Church can do without his sort. Moreover, he must surely realize that Muslims deny the Christ, they deny the crucifixion, they deny Jesus as the Son of God. So they would do him out of a job straightaway. Muslims are not in the habit of compromising; it's their way or no way.
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YAHOO NEWS: WASHINGTON - John McCain effectively sealed the Republican presidential nomination on Thursday as chief rival Mitt Romney suspended his faltering presidential campaign. "I must now stand aside, for our party and our country," Romney prepared to tell conservatives.
"If I fight on in my campaign, all the way to the convention, I would forestall the launch of a national campaign and make it more likely that Senator Clinton or Obama would win. And in this time of war, I simply cannot let my campaign, be a part of aiding a surrender to terror," Romney will say at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington.
"This is not an easy decision for me. I hate to lose. My family, my friends and our supporters... many of you right here in this room... have given a great deal to get me where I have a shot at becoming President. If this were only about me, I would go on. But I entered this race because I love America, and because I love America." McCain seals GOP nod as Romney suspends >>> By Liz Sidoti
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This is an outrage! That the Archbishop of Canterbury, the leader of the Anglican Communion worldwide, should state such a ridiculous thing is nothing short of disgusting.
This man is not worthy of the office he holds. He is weak and cowardly and pathetic!
There must be ONE law for all people in the United Kingdom. We must do ALL in our power to stop this. It will lead to the Balkanization of the United Kingdom. This man, I am sorry to say, is a fool!- ©Mark
BBC: The Archbishop of Canterbury says the adoption of certain aspects of Sharia law in the UK "seems unavoidable".Mark Alexander (Paperback)
Dr Rowan Williams told Radio 4's World at One that the UK has to "face up to the fact" that some of its citizens do not relate to the British legal system.
Dr Williams argues that adopting parts of Islamic Sharia law would help maintain social cohesion.
For example, Muslims could choose to have marital disputes or financial matters dealt with in a Sharia court.
He says Muslims should not have to choose between "the stark alternatives of cultural loyalty or state loyalty". Sharia law in UK is 'unavoidable' >>>
LISTEN TO THIS OUTRAGEOUS BBC AUDIO:
The Archbishop of Canterbury on the ‘Unavoidability’ of Sharia Law
BBC:
The End of One Law for All?
DAILY EXPRESS:
Archbishop: We Should Adopt Muslim Law in UK
THE INDEPENDENT:
Archbishop of Canterbury warns sharia law in Britain is inevitable By Ben Russell and Colin Brown
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Thank God Gordon Brown has made the right decision this time. I hope that this decision is the first of many yet to come.
Yusuf al-Qaradawi is a despicable man; he preaches hatred of Jews, homosexuals, and believes that women should be beaten when they disobey their husbands. This is the year 2008 not the year 600! We don’t need, and certainly do not want, people such as Qaradawi to come to our shores to preach such intolerance and hatred. Keep him out, and keep all the others out that are like him. And while you’re at it, Mr Brown, show us what you are made of and kick all the other people out of our country who preach such intolerance. Deport them! There should be no place in the United Kingdom (or Europe) for such people. We, the British, are sick to death of them. Such intolerant people should not be made welcome here. They are an affront to our civilized society.
If the Muslims of the UK are outraged because of your decision, then let them be. First of all, it doesn't take much to make them outraged (the least little thing will do it), and secondly, we, the true British people, are equally outraged that such fossils should be allowed to enter the United Kingdom to preach their intolerance and hatred of Jews and homosexuals.
All I can say is al hamdu lillah (praise be to Allah) for this government decision. May there be many, many more like it. - ©Mark
TIMESONLINE: Yusuf al-Qaradawi, a controversial Muslim cleric who defends suicide attacks, has been refused a visa to enter to the UK after a campaign by David Cameron.Mark Alexander (Paperback)
The Muslim Council of Britain (MCB) said that it deplored the decision and accused the government of caving in to “unreasonable demands spearheaded by the Tory leader”.
Muhammad Abdul Bari, the secretary-general of the MCB, said that Dr al-Qaradawi enjoyed respect as a scholar throughout the Muslim world.
“I am afraid this decision will send the wrong message to Muslims everywhere about the state of British society and culture,” he said.
“Britain has had a long and established tradition of free speech, debate and intellectual pursuit. These principles are worth defending, especially if we would like to see them spread throughout the world.”
The British Muslim Initiative (BMI) described the decision to bar al-Qaradawi, an “eminent scholar”, as “an unwarranted insult to British Muslims”.
Muhammad Sawalha, the BMI president, said: “We would have to go as far back as the medieval age when scholars were hounded and vilified in order to find a similar retrograde decision.”
The 81-year-old Egyptian-born preacher is now based in Qatar and makes regular appearances on al-Jazeera television, clad in white robes, where he denounces anti-Muslim sentiment in the European media.
Sources close to Dr al- Qaradawi said that his visa application had had support within the Home and Foreign Offices. "But the Zionist lobby placed huge pressures to block the visa application and Prime Minister Gordon Brown eventually backed that position," they added.
It is understood that Dr al-Qaradawi, who is banned from entering the United States, applied for a medical visa almost a year ago. In August he was hospitalised for a stomach ulcer, and in November he was treated for a cracked vertebra apparently caused by a slipped disc.
In a fax from the British embassy in Doha, his application was refused, reportedly citing Article 41 of the United Nations charter, which relates to threats to peace and security.
The cleric last visited the UK in 2004, where he was welcomed by Ken Livingstone, the Mayor of London, and chaired the annual meeting of the European Council of Fatwa and Research at London's City Hall.
His visit prompted protests from Jewish groups and gay people, who regard him as anti-Semitic and homophobic. He has called for the death penalty for homosexuality and the destruction of the state of Israel. Muslim outrage as Yusuf al-Qaradawi refused UK visa >>> By Jenny Booth
Hat tip to Ray Boyd for drawing my attention to this article.
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LE FIGARO: Les islamo-conservateurs veulent autoriser le port du voile dans les universités publiques.
La porte des facultés s'entrouvre pour le foulard islamique : les députés devaient voter dans la nuit de mercredi à jeudi un amendement de la Constitution afin d'autoriser le port du voile sur les campus. Cette première étape franchie, il restera un second tour, samedi, puis une modification du texte régissant le Conseil de l'enseignement supérieur (YÖK) pour dégager la voie du fichu dans les universités. Et il faudra encore probablement passer l'obstacle de la Cour constitutionnelle pour boucler le parcours législatif de cette réforme, portée par les islamo-conservateurs (AKP) et l'extrême droite (MHP).
Ces derniers jours, Abdullah Gül, le président de la République, et Recep Tayyip Erdogan, le premier ministre, ont multiplié les déclarations apaisantes pour tenter convaincre de leur attachement à la laïcité. «Je confierais plutôt la garde d'un foie à un chat que celle de la laïcité» au gouvernement, leur a rétorqué Deniz Baykal, qui dirige le Parti républicain du peuple (CHP). Le leader de la gauche nationaliste a annoncé son intention de porter l'affaire devant la Cour constitutionnelle, en espérant rejouer le scénario du printemps 2007 : c'est sa formation qui avait contesté, avec succès, la première tentative d'Abdullah Gül à l'élection présidentielle. Le Parlement turc ouvre la porte des universités au voile >>> Par Laure Marchand
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Please forgive the multiple posts wherever you find them. For some inexplicable reason, some posts seem to be 'multiplying' themselves! They are cloning each other! I am NOT posting the same blog several times. Whenever I see a duplicate post, I erase it.
Please bear with me on this one. It's a problem which will take a little time to solve.
Sincerely
Mark
THE TELEGRAPH: Barack Obama claimed a "big victory" on Super Tuesday after winning 13 states and establishing a slender lead over Hillary Clinton in the number of delegates who will pick the Democratic candidate for President of the United States.
"Last night we won more delegates and we won more states in every region of this country," he told supporters in Chicago after an agonisingly close contest in which more than 10 million Democrats voted.
"We won big states and small states. We won red states and blue states and swing states." The Clinton campaign claimed it was in the driving seat by counting super-delegates - party bigwigs who can choose who they back - who had made an early commitment to the former First Lady. Mr Obama insisted he was "the underdog" despite claiming victory and a delegate lead.
"Senator Clinton is a formidable opponent," he said. "She’s got a familiar and well-appreciated name. She’s got a political machine honed over two decades or so.
"From my perspective, this makes her the front runner in every single contest."
In an extraordinary and dramatic night, Mrs Clinton won eight states, including the big prize of California, and the overall popular vote by a single percentage point. Mr Obama swept 13 states.
But the two candidates are now neck and neck in a battle that will continue well into the spring and possibly even to the Democratic convention in August when the delegates meet to pick their candidate. Barack Obama 'ahead of Hillary Clinton' >>> By Toby Harnden in Chicago
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Wednesday, February 06, 2008
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DIE PRESSE: Mit Pistolen, Gewehren und Granaten bedrohen die Kinder Erwachsene und stürmen ein Haus: Der Fernsehsender al-Arabija zeigte ein Video, das angeblich von al-Qaida stammt.
Die Kinder auf dem Video sind vielleicht zehn bis zwölf Jahre alt. Sie tragen Sturmmasken, Gewehre, Pistolen, Handgranaten und Granatwerfer. Ein Junge mit einem Sprengstoffgürtel ist zu sehen. Später stürmen die Burschen ein Haus und halten den Erwachsenen Pistolen an den Kopf. Der arabische Fernsehsender al-Arabija hat das Video ausgestrahlt, das angeblich von al-Qaida stammt und die Ausbildung von Kindersoldaten zeigt. Al-Qaida-Video: Kinder als Terroristen >>>
DIE PRESSE:
Kinder als Terroristen: Das al-Qaida-Video
DAILY MAIL:
Caught on camera: The 10-year-old Al Qaeda fanatics ready to launch terror attacks in Iraq By David Williams
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DAILY EXPRESS: New immigration rules will stop doctors from outside the EU applying for postgraduate training posts in the UK, it has been announced.
The Home Office has laid out new regulations to prevent overseas doctors applying for foundation and speciality training posts.
It follows criticisms that homegrown doctors are unable to find jobs once they graduate from UK medical schools. Non-EU Doctors Barred from UK Posts >>>
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DAILY EXPRESS: A BRITISH preacher told hundreds of young Muslims it was their duty to fight UK troops in Iraq, a court heard yesterday.
Trevor Brooks urged them to help buy guns and bombs for insurgents there, instead of giving cash to charity.
The cleric, also known as Abu Izzadeen and Omar Brooks, said the Black Watch regiment was in Fallujah to rape and kill women and children, Kingston Crown Court in south-west London heard.
He told the crowd at Regent’s Park mosque in central London to join the insurgency in Iraq. He said they must choose between the camp of Allah, whose “prince” was Osama Bin Laden, or Satan’s camp led by George Bush and Tony Blair.
In a video of the November 2004 rant played in court Brooks, 32, of Leyton, east London, was heard saying: “We are terrorists – terrify the enemies of Allah.” He added: “The jihad is all our responsibility on every single Muslim.” Cleric ‘Incited Muslims to Kill Western Soldiers’ >>> By Padraic Flanagan
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WASHINGTON TIMES: Lost amid the national distractions of a Super Bowl and Super Tuesday, the clock is running down on an immense sale of precision-guided munitions and other advanced weapons to Saudi Arabia and several of the smaller oil-rich Gulf States the Saudis dominate.
Unless two-thirds majorities in both houses of Congress adopt resolutions of disapproval by Feb. 14, these transactions will proceed. All other things being equal, it is a safe bet the Saudis will augment their already vast arsenal with these new American arms.
After all, many in official Washington recognize the growing aggressiveness of Iran is a threat to U.S. interests in the region — from Iraq to Israel to the flow of oil through the Persian Gulf. Even before Bush administration efforts to prevent Tehran's Islamofascist mullahs from obtaining nuclear weapons were undone by a politicized National Intelligence Estimate, the step of up-arming rival nations was an obvious move. In the aftermath of that NIE, it became the only game in town.
Thanks moreover to the Saudis' considerable influence in U.S. corridors of power — cultivated over many years and at a cost of untold millions of dollars spent on lavish retainers, trips and other inducements for politicians, former officials and lawyer-lobbyists — the latest weapon sale has been greased like one of the Gulfies' petrodollar-powered "sovereign wealth" acquisitions. Apart from 100 or so mostly Democratic congressmen who have declared their opposition to such further arming of the Saudis, scarcely a discouraging word has been heard about the whole matter.
President Bush's latest sop to the Saudis nonetheless provides something valuable — what educators call a "teaching moment."
The notion that the United States' vital interests will be served by providing the Saudis and their minions with billions of dollars in additional arms fundamentally rests on the proposition that Saudi Arabia is indeed a "reliable ally." Would anybody in their right mind propose such sales if we had reason to believe they might be used against us — either by the original owners or by a successor government? Presumably not. Security teaching moment >>> By Frank J. Gaffney Jr.
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SOCIAL SENSE: For quite some time, I’ve been bothered by the fact there are people migrating to the United States, and who after living here for the required period of time, petition the United States to become naturalized citizens. Then, at the naturalization ceremony where every applicant swears an oath of loyalty to our Constitution, immigrants promise to be citizens of good repute, joining with us as full members of our society, enjoying the benefits of freedom, and pledging to defend America against all enemies, both foreign and domestic. Subsequently, many of these people begin working in opposition to our society of laws. Some of them demonstrate actively, others are covert in their work to refute their voluntary obligation to obey our secular laws, claiming that their religious law demands their first devotion. Moral Judgement >>> By Mustang
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SPIEGELONLINE INTERNATIONAL: Hillary Clinton's narrow lead over Barack Obama shows that the center ground of American society is shrinking. She is finding it increasingly hard to clinch majorities. The old campaign adage that many minorities don't make a majority still applies. But for how long?
Barack Obama has powerful allies. The Kennedy Clan has lent him its halo. The media are banging his drum. Young people have lifted him to cult status with their applause.
But Barack Obama also has a powerful opponent he has so far been unable to beat: the middle ground of American society. The majority of that middle ground is still refusing to follow his message of change and hope. Converted into power, the most important currency of politics, that means that the senator from Illinois is strong -- but not strong enough -- to topple Hillary Clinton. She's ahead in the fight for the Democratic nomination, but her lead is narrowing. Clinton Narrowly Ahead as Obama Fails to Clinch Center Ground >>> By Gabor Steingart
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ISRAEL HASBARA COMMITTEE: 1. Food and fuel supplies, cigarettes, cola, cement, mattresses and various and sundry other purchases were carted back to Gaza from Egypt during the recent border breach between the neighboring countries. Other commodities, not so harmless, were also transferred into the Strip. Yuval Diskin, head of Israel's domestic intelligence said Sunday, 3 February 2008, "massive" amounts of sophisticated weaponry had also been brought into Gaza during the prolonged breach of its border with Egypt. He calculated the transported weapons to include long-range rockets, anti-tank and anti-aircraft missiles and other rocket-manufacturing materials. Diskin also warned the open borders had allowed the return of many terrorists from Iran, Syria and Egypt. He said these people who were trained in Iran and other places would likely contribute to the improvement of terrorist activities in Gaza. (Sources: Yahoo News/IHC)
2. Pausing for glimpses into the encroachment of radical Islam in the UK, realizing how rapidly it is changing the face of a Western society disposed to accommodate rather than combat it, should serve as a mammoth warning to other nations. British organizations including those of health, welfare, education and national security are kowtowing to Muslim demands in ways that will eventually affect not only the integrity and character of their own nation but serve as examples to Islam as to what can be accomplished, given time and persistence, in many Western societies. Israel has been the proverbial “canary in the coal mine” for decades, saying what we are dealing with in the Jewish nation in terms of Islamic coercion, violence and terrorism is coming your way - stand strong against it. (Source: IHC)
3. Just wait until UK tax payers get a hold of this: Although bigamy is a crime in Britain, UK lawmakers have recently decided husbands with multiple wives may claim extra welfare benefits. This means polygamous marriages will now be recognized formally by the state, so long as the weddings took place in countries where the arrangement is legal. This latest ruling, of course, will be of greatest gain to Muslim men with multiple wives. To accommodate these Islamic family overlords, new UK guidelines will allow income support for all of the wives to be paid directly into the husband's bank account. Also polygamists may be eligible for additional housing assistance and council tax benefits to reflect the larger property needed for his family. The ruling could cost taxpayers millions of pounds. Such is the ongoing fruit of accommodating Islamic cultural/religious norms and demands. In the not too distant future UK citizens will wonder if they are living in the good old British homeland or in new Islamabad. (Sources: UK Telegraph/IHC)
4. Some Asians - “Asian” now being politically correct terminology for UK Muslims - in the police force and in British Government jobs have been accused of obstructing the crackdown against so-called honor killings. “Asian” officials have been charged with failing to protect and assist women desperate to escape abusive situations and arranged marriages. Even worse they are reportedly encouraging harsh penalties for those whom they believe to be breaking Islamic cultural and religious bans. In some cases terrified victims seeking official help have been tracked by a network of “Asian” males working in Government and social services offices. Reports of such betrayal are according to a study written by the think-tank Social Cohesion. Equally as sad, non-“Asian” officials and police officers are scared of acting against families who abuse their relatives for fear of being accused of racism, the report says. (Sources: Dhimmi Watch/IHC)
5. Or how about this story from the UK medical world? Muslim medical students are refusing to obey new compulsory hygiene rules required to stop the spread of deadly infections because they say it is against their religion. They object to removing their arm coverings during surgery and to rolling up their sleeves when washing their hands because, according to Islam, such actions are immodest. Documents from Birmingham University reveal some students would prefer to quit the course rather than expose their arms and warn the issue could lead to legal action. Hygiene experts said this week no exceptions should be made on religious grounds. One doctor suggested Muslim women should not choose medicine as a career if they feel unable to abide by the guidelines everyone else has to follow. But the Islamic Medical Association insisted that covering all the body in public, except the face and hands, was a basic tenet of Islam. An association spokesman said one idea might be to produce long, sterile, disposable gloves which go up to the elbows. His suggestion is another instance of how to comply with, rather than resist, Islamic codes being imposed upon host countries that do not embrace such dogma. (Sources: UK Telegraph/IHC)
6. A senior European Commissions official responsible for combating racism and antisemitism in Europe last week claimed nearly half of all antisemitic incidents throughout Europe originate from radical Islamic elements. He said his assessment was based on European Union reports. The information was conveyed in a recent meeting with Minister for Diaspora Affairs, Isaac Herzog. Responsible for coordinating government activities in combating antisemitism at the cabinet level, Herzog told media sources it was not new that a large percentage of antisemitic incidents were being linked to radical Islam. He continued European governments are responding to this "aggressively," including educating Muslim imams throughout the Continent on European values, principles of democracy and the rights of women. European and international institutions are also beginning to respond to antisemitic discourse through education, according to the Minister. This has been recently observed in Germany: Education officials have authorized use of a new comic book throughout the country’s school systems to instruct lower reading level students with facts surrounding the Nazi-imposed Jewish Holocaust and to combat Holocaust denial. (Sources: J.Post/IHC) Israel Hasbara Committee: Overview of Leading News >>>
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CANADA FREE PRESS: The great debate on medical care is taking place in this year’s presidential campaign. Much is made of the fact that care costs too much and that government isn’t doing enough to provide coverage for the poor and elderly. Be careful - you may regret ever-encouraging government - controlled medicine.
Case in point, this report from England (Don’t treat the old and unhealthy, say doctors) where full government health care is “provided” free to every citizen. For years, free market advocates like myself have had to endure lectures from our little socialist friends about the glories of “free” health care. We keep pointing out that nothing is free - and now the folks in England may be paying for that health care with their lives - literally.
When government gets overburdened and revenues don’t keep up with all the grand plans of a horde of politicians, someone has to feel the pain. Today, England’s treasury can’t keep up with the massive costs of health care. So the bureaucrats, such fiscally responsible folks - just serving the people, you understand - have decided the best way to cut costs is to stop providing health care to those who are too old or those who leave “unhealthy lives.” Of course, government gets to decide who they are.
It’s important to note here that the reason health care cost so much today is because government got involved in health care in the first place. It mostly started for the United States back in the 1960’s under Lyndon Johnson’s “compassionate” policy of universal health care. From that time a visit to the doctor went from costing a few dollars to hundreds, affordable only through insurance payments. It’s no coincidence that the quality of health care also started to go down as the costs soared. Socialized medicine does not work. Period. Beware: “Free” medical care will kill you - on purpose! >>> By Tom Deweese
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