New Cities Rise from Saudi Desert
Good news for the Saudi economy, no doubt. Now, all the Saudis will have to do is modernize their mediæval mindset to go with these ultra-modern developments and cities! - ©Mark

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"…labourers [mostly from Asia] are cheap and are prepared to do jobs that Saudis refuse to do."

BBC: King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia has a vision which if successful could soon transform the Kingdom's economy and society.

Six major developments will be built across the Kingdom over the next 15 years, the centrepiece being King Abdullah Economic City, 100km (62 miles) north of Jeddah.

The new city is rising from the sands of the Arabian Desert and when complete it will stretch over 150 sq miles (388 sq km).

The developers say that by 2020 more than one million jobs will have been created, in a city that will be home to two million people.

"This is on a scale unheard of before in the world," said Fahd al-Rasheed the CEO of Emaar, The Economic City, which is developing the site.

"[The King Abdullah Economic City] includes one of the largest ports in the world, an education zone, a resort zone etc. It is the size of Washington DC and is being built in 15 years".

Diversification

With the price of oil showing no sign of weakening, the government of Saudi Arabia is planning for a future when the commodity will eventually run out.

The revenues that are being generated are enormous - every day more than 11 million barrels of oil are pumped. At current market prices that is worth well over $1bn (£510m) daily.

During the last oil boom, vast sums of money were spent by the government on projects that failed - Saudi Arabia famously tried to "make the desert bloom" with water-intensive agriculture schemes.
Now the Kingdom is trying to invest more sensibly in the future to solve several challenges:

• Diversification of the economy
• A booming population (40% of Saudis are under 15)
• Growing unemployment
• Improving skills and education amongst Saudis

New Cities Rise from Saudi Desert >>> By Crispin Thorold, King Abdullah Economic City, Saudi Arabia | June 11, 2008

BBC:
Saudi Arabia’s Dual Identity >>> By Crispin Thorold | June 19, 2008

Cross-posted at The Shrewd Economist >>>

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Pat Condell: Why Debate Dogma?

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Pat Condell: A Word to Islamofascists

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Israël négocie en Egypte les termes d'une trêve avec le Hamas
TRIBUNE DE GENÈVE: Israël négocie jeudi avec l'Egypte les termes d'un accord sur une trêve dans la bande de Gaza contrôlée par le Hamas, après avoir renoncé à lancer dans l'immédiat une opération militaire d'envergure.

Le général de réserve Amos Gilad, un haut responsable du ministère de la Défense, était attendu au Caire dans la journée pour des entretiens avec des responsables égyptiens, a précisé une porte-parole de ce ministère, sans donner plus de précisions. Selon la radio publique, M. Gilad devait rencontrer le chef des renseignements égyptiens Omar Souleimane, qui joue un rôle clé d'intermédiaire entre Israël et le Hamas pour mettre fin aux violences et procéder à un échange de prisonniers afin d'obtenir la libération d'un soldat israélien, Gilad Shalit, détenu par les islamistes depuis deux ans. Israël négocie en Egypte les termes d'une trêve avec le Hamas >>> | 12 Juin 2008

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Die EU zittert
ZEIT ONLINE: Rund drei Millionen Iren stimmen heute über den EU-Reformvertrag ab. Die EU-Kommission hat bisher alle Spekulationen darüber abgelehnt, was im Falle eines „Neins“ der Iren geschehen soll

Irland ist das einzige der 27 Mitgliedstaaten der Europäischen Union, in dem aufgrund der Verfassung direkt vom Volk darüber entschieden wird, ob das neue Vertragswerk ratifiziert wird. In letzten Umfragen lagen Gegner und Befürworter des „Vertrags von Lissabon“ nahezu gleichauf. Etwa 20 Prozent waren noch unentschieden. Die Auszählung der Stimmen beginnt am Freitagmorgen; erste Hochrechnungen werden am Vormittag erwartet.

Der EU-Reformvertrag, der die Gemeinschaft auf eine neue Rechtsgrundlage stellen soll, ist bisher von den Parlamenten in 17 Mitgliedstaaten ratifiziert worden. Zuletzt hatte am Mittwoch das finnische Parlament mit großer Mehrheit den Vertag gebilligt. Er tritt in Kraft, wenn sämtliche 27 EU-Staaten zugestimmt haben. Die EU-Kommission hat bisher alle Spekulationen darüber abgelehnt, was im Falle eines „Neins“ der Iren geschehen soll. „Es gibt keinen Plan B“, hatte EU- Kommissionspräsident José Manuel Barroso erklärt.

In Irland unterstützen alle führenden Parteien ein „Ja“ zum Vertrag von Lissabon. Regierungschef Brian Cowen warnte, Europa würde in einen Zustand der Unsicherheit zurückfallen, falls der Reformvertrag abgelehnt würde. Die EU zittert >>> | 12. 6. 2008

DIE PRESSE:
Europa auf der Kippe: Schicksalsabstimmung in Irland >>> | 12. 6. 2008

TAGES ANZEIGER:
Irland entscheidet über Schicksal der EU >>> Von Peter Nonnenmacher | 11. 6. 2008

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The Principled Conservative, David Davis, Resigns Position as Shadow Home Secretary in Protest Over the Erosion of British Freedoms
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DAILY EXPRESS: SHADOW home secretary David Davis has today resigned as an MP to take a stand against the relentless erosion of British freedom by the Government.

Mr Davis said he was forcing a by-election to protest against the “insidious” erosion of civil liberties in Britain.



The move comes in the wake of yesterday's victory for the Government over the 42-day terror detention plan.



The Tory frontbencher spearheaded the Conservatives’ failed bid to defeat the Government over extending detention without charge, which caused disquiet among some Tory MPs.



Speaking this lunchtime Mr Davis said he acting against "the slow strangulation of fundamental British freedoms by this Government". 



As the resignation drama unfolded in Westminster, a Lib Dem spokeswoman confirmed the party would not be fielding a candidate in the resulting Howden and Haltemprice by-election - giving Mr Davis a clear run against a Labour candidate. [Source: David Davis Quits in Stand Against the Erosion of British Freedom] By Julia White | June 12, 2008

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Unlike Others, the US Defends Freedom to Offend in Speech
NEW YORK TIMES: VANCOUVER, British Columbia — A couple of years ago, a Canadian magazine published an article arguing that the rise of Islam threatened Western values. The article’s tone was mocking and biting, but it said nothing that conservative magazines and blogs in the United States do not say every day without fear of legal reprisal.

Things are different here. The magazine is on trial.

Two members of the Canadian Islamic Congress say the magazine, Maclean’s, Canada’s leading newsweekly, violated a provincial hate speech law by stirring up hatred against Muslims. They say the magazine should be forbidden from saying similar things, forced to publish a rebuttal and made to compensate Muslims for injuring their “dignity, feelings and self-respect.”

The British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal, which held five days of hearings on those questions here last week, will soon rule on whether Maclean’s violated the law. As spectators lined up for the afternoon session last week, an argument broke out.

“It’s hate speech!” yelled one man.

“It’s free speech!” yelled another.

In the United States, that debate has been settled. Under the First Amendment, newspapers and magazines can say what they like about minorities and religions — even false, provocative or hateful things — without legal consequence.

The Maclean’s article, “The Future Belongs to Islam,” was an excerpt from a book by Mark Steyn called “America Alone” (Regnery, 2006). The title was fitting: The United States, in its treatment of hate speech, as in so many other areas of the law, takes a distinctive legal path.

“In much of the developed world, one uses racial epithets at one’s legal peril, one displays Nazi regalia and the other trappings of ethnic hatred at significant legal risk, and one urges discrimination against religious minorities under threat of fine or imprisonment,” Frederick Schauer, a professor at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard, wrote in a recent essay called “The Exceptional First Amendment.” American Exception: Unlike Others, U.S. Defends Freedom to Offend in Speech >>> By Adam Liptak | June 12, 2008

THE WALL STREET JOURNAL:
U.S. v. Canada When It Comes to Free Speech >>> Posted by Dan Slater | June 12, 2008

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Twaddle from the Top
This is an excellent and informative article. It shows us, however, that there is no clear thinking at the top; further, it shows us that the powers-that-be are obfuscating the truth about Islam and our enemies. They are withholding information from the people. In so doing, we are endangering our civilization, and making it very difficult for us to win this war.

Moreover, this sort of nonsense will only make it even more difficult for the politicians to take the people along with them in their fight (as weak as that fight is at the moment) against the real enemy: Islam.

If you don’t believe me, check out what Magdi Cristiano Allam, the recent Muslim convert to Roman Catholicism, said about his old faith: Islam Is “Intrinsically Violent”, Warns Muslim Convert, Magdo Cristiano Allam

The simple questions we should be asking ourselves right now are these: Do we really want to win this war? Or are the feelings of Muslims more important to us than saving our civilization? - ©Mark

TOWNHALL.COM: have obtained a document prepared for the Department of Homeland Security, which is not posted on the DHS website. It is an internal handbook telling employees what they should and should not say when speaking about our enemies. The document does say that these guidelines are not mandatory but it is clear throughout the paper that failure to make use of these guidelines would be frowned upon. Some of the views in this document are right on target. I regard others as an effort to evade the truth.

For example, the guidebook says when Osama bin Laden or others try to draw the US Government into a debate we should offer only minimal, if any, response to their messages. When we respond loudly we raise their prestige in the Muslim world. And what al-Qaeda and its affiliates do is damning enough without ascribing to al-Qaeda and its affiliates motives or goals they have not articulated. Our audiences have more familiarity with the terrorist messages than we do and will immediately spot US Government embellishments.

Under the title "Don't Invoke Islam," the guidebook says, "although the al-Qaeda network exploits religious sentiments and tries to use religion to justify its actions, we should treat it as an illegitimate political organization, both terrorist and criminal."

Those are laudable goals. But when the guidebook says we must change the discussion from the West v. Islam or a clash of civilizations, we need to emphasize that terrorists misuse religion as a political tool to harm innocent civilians across the globe. True enough but the truth is we do have a clash of civilizations. Unless citizens understand the big picture they never will take the war against terrorists seriously. The Decline of Correct Terminology >>> By Paul Weyrich | June 11, 2008

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New Study Finds Belief in God Linked to IQ
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THE TELEGRAPH: People with higher IQs are less likely to believe in God, according to a new study.

Professor Richard Lynn, emeritus professor of psychology at Ulster University, said many more members of the "intellectual elite" considered themselves atheists than the national average.

A decline in religious observance over the last century was directly linked to a rise in average intelligence, he claimed.

But the conclusions - in a paper for the academic journal Intelligence - have been branded "simplistic" by critics.

Professor Lynn, who has provoked controversy in the past with research linking intelligence to race and sex, said university academics were less likely to believe in God than almost anyone else. Intelligent People 'Less Likely to Believe in God' >>> By Graeme Paton, Education Editor | June 12, 2008

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The Saudis Alone Are Responsible for Their Own Bad Image
It’s good to see that someone in Saudi Arabia is willing to tell the truth about how badly foreign domestic staff are generally treated there. - ©Mark

SAUDI GAZETTE: WITH a shake in her hands she struggled to hide, she put down the tray of beautifully arranged cookies on the table, followed by a sparkling clean tea pot and cups.

“New maid,” the guests asked their hosts.

“Yes, she just arrived here a couple of days ago,” said the host.

“Thank you,” said the guest’s wife to the apparently terrified maid.

“Those are delicious-looking cookies. What’s your name?”

The maid, taken aback with a question she never saw coming, looked at the guest and turned her gaze down to the floor.

“It’s OK, tell her,” said her mistress.

“Fatima,” her barely perceptible voice finally came while she shivered.

“Is anything wrong?” the guest asked.

Both the hosts smiled. “Fatima, it’s OK. Those are our friends,” the mistress told her.

Obviously reassured, but without uttering a single syllable, Fatima made for the kitchen.

“Is she OK?” asked the female guest.

After a brief pause, the mistress told her guests Fatima was a runaway maid. The guests asked their hosts whether hiring a runaway made [sic] could invite trouble with the law.

“No amount of trouble can match what she’s been through,” said the mistress.

She went on to tell her guests about Fatima’s story. She had been brought into the Gulf country as a maid by a family in another city. For months, her former mistress beat her, overworked her, had her do the cooking and the laundry for her eight children, never gave her a day off, and, over and above all that, she never paid her a dime.

But her troubles didn’t end there. The mistress’s eldest son tried to rape her more than once, and her eldest daughter would abuse her and call her names on a whim. When she complained to her master and mistress, they threw her out of the household with nothing but the clothes on her back.

The story of Fatima is the same one as hundreds, if not thousands, of domestic workers who have to deal with similar abuses in the Kingdom and elsewhere in the GCC. They have nowhere to go to, and no law protects them with adequate forcefulness that can relieve their pain and suffering. Our [Saudi’s] Bad Image: We’re Responsible >>> By Shady N. Janzeir | June 11, 2008

SAUDI GAZETTE:
Housemaid with ‘Torture’ Wounds Dies in Hospital >>> | June 12, 2008

BBC:
Qatari Law ‘Will Protect’ Maids >>> | June 17, 2008

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Islam Spreads In The West, Christianity In The Mideast
RIGHT SIDE NEWS: There are well over a billion Muslims in the world today, and the numbers keep growing. Islam is not only prospering in Middle East countries, but in the West as well. Muslim neighborhoods have sprouted up across mainland Europe and the UK, as well as in the good old United States – parts of the world considered predominantly Christian.

Should Christians be concerned? Certainly. Christians should be more concerned, perhaps, that too many Christian churches are weak and worldly and full of mushy, lifeless messages. If the Western Church were full of the Spirit of God and gushing life, there would be little to draw people to Islam.

Both Christianity and Islam, however, are missionary religions. Christian missionaries and evangelists spread the Good News that Jesus Christ died for our sins, and Muslims spread Islam. Yet, if people decide they want to leave Christianity, they are free to go. Jesus never chased people down and forced them to follow him. Judgment might await unbelievers, but believers do not pick up stones to hasten the journey. In fact, many Christians pray desperately for their loved ones who walk away from Christ, waiting with hope for the prodigal's safe return.

Leaving Islam, however, is not such an easy thing. Even in the West, Muslim young people resist telling their families they have converted to Christianity out of honest fear. And while Muslims are free to spread their faith in the West, Christians are not necessarily free to preach the Gospel to Muslims. Islam Spreads In The West, Christianity In The Mideast >>> Koinonia House | June 5, 2008

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Islam Is “Intrinsically Violent”, Warns Muslim Convert, Magdi Cristiano Allam
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CATHOLIC NEWS AGENCY: Rome - Italian journalist and Muslim convert to Catholicism, Magdi Allam, warned this week that Islam is growing as a result of the ideology of relativism that pervades the West and claims that there are many truths instead of one unique Truth.

In an article published by the magazine Mundo Cristiano and quoted by Analisis Digital, Allam explained that relativism, which attributes “equal dignity to everything regardless of the content” has made it possible for extremism and Islamic terrorism “to be introduced and to take root” in Europe, to the point that there are Islamic extremists with European citizenship who “act upon and spread an ideology of hatred and violence.”

Likewise, Allam, who was recently baptized by Benedict XVI, said it was impossible to be a moderate Muslim, because the religion of Islam is “physiologically violent, as confirmed by certain verses from the Koran that defend an ideology of hatred, violence, death and condemnation of those who are not Muslims. This way of thinking comes from Mohammed,” Allam said, adding that Islam is an “intrinsically violent” religion.

Asked about his conversion to the faith, Allam said he was convinced by the preaching and testimony of Benedict XVI, whose “strong affirmation of the relationship between faith and reason as a foundation for understanding the authenticity of true religion” fascinated him. [Source: Islam’s Growth Result of Western Relativism, Warns Muslim Convert] May 28, 2008

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Nepal’s Ousted King Gyanendra Quits Palace
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BBC: The deposed king of Nepal, Gyanendra, has moved out of the palace in the capital Kathmandu where his family lived for more than a century.

Mr Shah, as he is now known, and his wife Komal swept out of the compound in the back of a black Mercedes as scores of riot police guarded the main gate.

Earlier, he said he had returned his crown but would not go into exile and would work for the republic's benefit.

Last month, Nepal's Maoist-led assembly voted to abolish the monarchy.

The palace in the centre of Kathmandu is to become a museum.

Gyanendra and his wife are moving to a new, temporary residence outside the city.

'The people's verdict'

A police and army escort followed the ex-monarch's car as he left for Nagarjun, in the north-western suburbs of Kathmandu.

The couple will live in a large, comfortable but ordinary-looking house there.

A few loyalist onlookers called for Gyanendra to stay on as his car left but many in the crowd near the palace seemed happy to see him go, correspondents say.

"This marks the beginning of a new Nepal and the end of a dynasty that has done nothing but harm this country," Devendra Maharjan, a farmer who had come to Kathmandu to see the king leave the palace, told The Associated Press.

"If it had not been for the kings, Nepal would probably not have remained a poor nation."

Giving an unprecedented news conference at the palace earlier, the former monarch said he had given his priceless crown to the Nepalese government for its protection.

"I have no intention or thoughts to leave the country," Gyanendra said.

"I have assisted in and respected the verdict of the people." Nepal's Ousted King Quits Palace >>> | June 11, 2008

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Hymenoplasty: The New and Growing Trend Among Muslim Women in Europe to 'Restore' Their Virginity
INTERNATIONAL HERALD TRIBUNE: PARIS - The surgery in the private clinic off the Champs-Élysées involved one semicircular cut, 10 self-dissolving stitches and a discounted fee of $2,900.

But for the patient, a 23-year-old French student of Moroccan descent from Montpellier, the 30-minute procedure represented the key to a new life: the illusion of virginity.

Like an increasing number of other Muslim women in Europe, she had a "hymenoplasty," a restoration of her hymen, the thin vaginal membrane that normally breaks during the first act of intercourse.

"In my culture, not to be a virgin is to be dirt," said the student, perched on a hospital bed as she awaited surgery Thursday. "Right now, virginity is more important to me than life."

As Europe's Muslim population grows, many young Muslim women find themselves caught between the freedoms that European society affords and the deep-rooted traditions of their parents' and grandparents' generations.

Gynecologists report that in the past few years, more Muslim women are asking for certificates of virginity before marriage.

That trend in turn has created a demand among cosmetic surgeons for hymen replacements, which, if done properly, they say, will not be detected and will produce tell-tale vaginal bleeding on the wedding night. The service is widely advertised on the Internet; there are medical tourism packages to countries like Tunisia where the procedure is less expensive.

"If you're a Muslim woman growing up in more open societies in Europe, you can easily end up having sex before marriage," said Hicham Mouallem, a doctor in London who performs the surgery. "So if you're looking to marry a Muslim and don't want to have problems, you'll try to recapture your virginity." For Muslim Women in Europe, a Medical Road Back to Virginity >>> By Elaine Sciolino and Souad Mekhennet | June 10, 2008

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Bush Pushes for Solidarity Against Iran
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Der Weg der Türkei in die EU ist weit
DIE PRESSE: Solange nicht einmal die Türken selbst wissen, welche Art von Staat die moderne Türkei ist, brauchen Beitrittsgegner nicht zu zittern.

Die europäischen Feinde eines türkischen EU-Beitritts dürfen sich freuen. Denn die Türkei nimmt ihnen derzeit die Arbeit ab: Argumente dafür zu liefern, warum das Land noch lange nicht reif für die Europäische Union ist.

Das zeigt der Streit zwischen der regierenden AKP von Premierminister Recep Erdogan und den Höchstgerichten. Dieser Streit tobt gleich an zwei Fronten: Als Aufwärmübung kippten die Höchstrichter vor kurzem die von der AKP beschlossene Lockerung des Kopftuchverbots, nun bereiten sie sich auf den „Super-Gau“ für die AKP vor – zu entscheiden, ob die Partei verboten werden sollte. Immerhin, so der Generalstaatsanwalt, sei die AKP aus der bereits aufgelösten „Wohlfahrtspartei“ hervorgegangen und stelle „ein Zentrum von Aktivitäten gegen den säkularen Staat“ dar. Der Weg der Türkei in die EU ist weit >>> Von Doris Kraus | 11.6.2008

DIE PRESSE:
Erweiterung: Französische Barrikade für Türkei >>> Von Rudolf Balmer | 04.06.2008

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Türkei: Erdogan greift Richter an >>> Von Jan Keetman | 11.6.2008

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Die politische Korrektheit ist politisch nicht korrekt
DIE PRESSE: Wenn der vermeintlich rücksichtsvolle Sprachgebrauch auch auf „falsche“ und „richtige“ Inhalte ausgedehnt wird, wird die politische Korrektheit zu ihrer eigenen Bedrohung und zu einer Gefahr für die Meinungsfreiheit.

Nennt mich nicht Nigger“ hieß ein Titel, der in den Fünfzigerjahren in einer Taschenbuch-Reihe des katholischen Herder-Verlags erschienen ist. Der jugendliche Leser, der ich damals war, bekam eine erste Lektion davon, was später als „politische Korrektheit“ um die Welt gehen und zu einer wichtigen intellektuellen Bewegung werden sollte. PC, wie die unterdessen gängige Abkürzung dafür heißt, kommt aus den USA, wo in einer multiethnischen Gesellschaft verschiedene Gruppen um Anerkennung und Repräsentation kämpfen. Um den traditionell Benachteiligten unter ihnen zu helfen, wurden zunächst praktische Gleichstellungsmaßnahmen durch „affirmative action“ („positive Diskriminierung“) geschaffen, vor allem Quotensysteme im Erziehungssystem und bei der Postenvergabe.

Als diese nicht ausreichend erschienen, der Diskriminierung von Minderheiten durch die Mehrheitskultur wirksam zu begegnen, entwickelte sich vor allem in der akademischen Welt der Ost- und Westküste ein weit verzweigtes System der vermeintlichen Rücksicht auf Empfindlichkeiten von Minderheiten und Außenseitern durch sprachliche Wendungen. Es sollte nicht mehr der weiße, heterosexuelle, dem anglosächsischen Kulturkreis zugehörige Mann das Maß der Dinge sein. „Kaukasisch“ lautet die ebenfalls dem Geist der PC entsprungene Bezeichnung für diese Welt.

Diskriminierung in beide Richtungen

Verständlich, dass vor allem die Schwarzen in den USA als die Gruppe ausgemacht wurde, die am meisten der politischen Correctness bedarf. Das verächtlich gebrauchte Wort „Nigger“ und auch „Negro“, das ein Lehnwort aus dem Spanischen ist, wurden zunächst durch „black“ ersetzt. Aber auch dieser Hinweis auf die Hautfarbe schien diskriminierend, sodass sich heute im offiziösen Gebrauch das gestelzte „afro-american“ durchgesetzt hat. In der Umgangssprache oder in den Zeitungen kann man nach wie vor des „black man“ nicht entraten. Man stelle sich eine Reportage über Barack Obama vor, in der es immer heißt, er habe „einen afroamerikanischen Vater und eine kaukasische Mutter“. Dass die Diskriminierung auch umgekehrt wirken kann, beweist übrigens auch Obama, der als schwarzer Angehöriger der in Elite-Universitäten erzogenen Oberschicht sich verächtlich über die weiße Unterschicht äußerte. Die politische Korrektheit ist politisch nicht korrekt >>> | 11.6.2008

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Etats-Unis: des scanners d'aéroports qui voient sous les vêtements
eMARRAKECH: New York : Dix aéroports américains, dont JFK à New York et l'aéroport international de Los Angeles, ont commencé à installer des scanners qui permettent de voir sous les vêtements des passagers, a annoncé le Département américain des Transports.

Ces cabines transparentes se referment complètement sur le passager, et émettent des "ondes millimétriques" qui percent les tissus à la recherche de métaux, céramiques, plastiques, matériaux chimiques ou explosifs, précise l'autorité de sécurité aérienne sur le site internet du Département des transports.

L'image en trois dimensions, transmise à un agent dans une pièce séparée et fermée, brouille le visage, poursuit le texte. Etats-Unis: des scanners d'aéroports qui voient sous les vêtements >>>

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Muslim Parents to Blame for Children Turning to Extremism!
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Tosh! Balderdash! Poppycock! Islam is the problem, because it's an extremist ideology comprising 90% politics and 10% religion. This man is talking through his hat; and I'm pretty sure he knows it. - ©Mark

THE TELEGRAPH: British Muslim parents are to blame for leaving their children open to the lure of Islamic extremism, according to an influential academic

Dr Farhan Nizami CBE, a key adviser on Islam to the Prince of Wales, accused British Muslims of failing to make sure their children learn to speak English or supporting them in their education.

He said this leaves them alienated from mainstream society and exposed to being groomed by radical Islamic groups.

It is the first time Dr Nizami, the director of the Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies, which has links with Oxford University, has spoken out about the failure of Muslims to integrate with British society.

The academic institution, whose patron is the Prince of Wales, carries considerable influence and aims to build bridges between Islam and the West.

His comments come just weeks after the Bishop of Rochester, the Rt Rev Michael Nazir-Ali, warned that radical Islam is filling the "moral vacuum" created by the decline of Christian values in Britain.

Speaking to The Daily Telegraph, Dr Nizami said Muslims would never play a full role in British society until they improved their education, language and aspirations. Muslim Parents to Blame for Children Turning to Extremism >>> By Jonathan Wynne-Jones in Kuala Lumpur, and Martin Beckford | June 11, 2008

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Do You Recognize This Guy?
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Barack Hussein Obama Vows to Wage Jihad on Christian American Doubters >>> By Musa al-Khawarizmi | June 10, 2008

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