9/11 Anniversary: US Issues Worldwide Travel Alert to Americans
THE DAILY TELEGRAPH: A worldwide travel alert ahead of the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks has been issued by the US State Department, calling on Americans living and travelling abroad to remain vigilant.

The department said it had not identified any "specific threats" about possible attacks but that al-Qaeda and its affiliates had "demonstrated the intent and capability to carry out attacks" against the US and US interests.

"In the past, terrorist organisations have on occasion planned their attacks to coincide with significant dates on the calendar," the State Department said.

The alert expires on January 2, 2012, it said.

Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said there was "no specific or credible intelligence that al-Qaeda or its affiliates are plotting attacks" linked to the anniversary of the worst terror strikes on US soil.

But she added: "We remain at a heightened state of vigilance, and security measures are in place to detect and prevent plots against the United States should they emerge." » | Friday, September 02, 2011

Republikanerin Michele Bachmann nennt Hurrikan ein Zeichen Gottes

Türkei weist israelischen Botschafter aus
Der Streit um die Gaza-Hilfsflotte zwischen der Türkei und Israel hat sich verschärft. Die Regierung in Istanbul hat nun den israelischen Botschafter ausgewiesen

Deutsche Konvertiten zum Islam (aus der Sendung 'ML Mona Lisa' vom 13. Dezember 2009)

Congress Smarts President Obama
When the President of the United States says he wants to address Congress, it is not normally up for discussion but then again, these are far from normal times in Washington DC.

Barack Obama is taking heat for agreeing to reschedule a major economic speech, because Republicans effectively told him they had other plans.

Al Jazeera's Patty Culhane reports.

Gaddafi Loyalist Tribes in Western Libya
Muammar Gaddafi also says that tribes loyal to him are ready for battle. So how powerful are Libya's tribes and where do their loyalties lie?

Abgehörtes Telefonat: Berlusconi nennt Italien ein „Scheißland“
FRANKFURTER ALLGEMEINE ZEITUNG: Es ist der jüngste Ausfall von Silvio Berlusconi: Der Milliardär und Regierungschef soll Italien am Telefon ein „Scheißland“ genannt haben, das er in einigen Monaten verlassen wolle. Bei dem Anruf soll es auch um die Sexaffären Berlusconis gegangen sein. » | dpa | Freitag 02. September 2011

THE GUARDIAN: Berlusconi vows to leave 'shitty' Italy in conversation recorded by police: Transcripts from blackmail investigation reveal the Italian prime minister's frustration with his country » | John Hooper | Rome | Thursday, September 01, 2011

The PC Brigade Kills off Jesus Christ
THE DAILY TELEGRAPH (AUSTRALIA): A DECISION to use politically correct terms - which do not mention Jesus Christ - for dates BC and AD in the new national history curriculum was an act of Christian cleansing, church leaders said yesterday.

BCE (Before Common Era), BP (Before Present) and CE (Common Era) are the new neutral terms to replace the historical terms BC (Before Christ) and AD (Anno Domini).

Removing BC and AD from the curriculum was an "intellectually absurd attempt to write Christ out of human history", Anglican Archbishop Peter Jensen said yesterday.

"It is absurd because the coming of Christ remains the centre point of dating and because the phrase 'common era' is meaningless and misleading," he said.

It was akin to calling Christmas the festive season, Archbishop Jensen said.

The Reverend Fred Nile said the deletion was "an absolute disgrace ... the direction of the national curriculum is towards almost a Christian cleansing to remove from our history any references to the role Christianity had in the formation of Australia and still has today".

"This is the final insult to remove BC and AD which are still recognised around the world," he said. Read on and comment » | Miranda Devine | Friday, September 02, 2011

Root of Syrian Unrest: Politics or Religion?

Inside Gaddafi’s Secret Underworld

Gaddafi Delivers Second Audio Address
In a second audio message broadcast on a Syrian TV channel, Muammar Gaddafi called on his supporters to prepare for a long battle against Libya's new leaders

Russia Was Never on Gaddafi's Side, Nor NATO's - FM Lavrov
Russia has never supported Muammar Gaddafi, that's the key message from Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, who also opposed NATO methods to remove the former Libyan leader. Egor Piskunov has more on Russia's answer on the Libyan conflict. Also, to talk more about the future of the Libyan state, RT's joined by Chris Nineham from the "Stop the War Coalition" based in London.

George Clooney: Why I Won't Stand for President
The Hollywood actor explains why he will never stand for President

Head Scarf Ban More Than Safety Issue?
September 01, 2011: Muslim group cries foul

'There's Something Sad About a President This Ineffective'
September 01, 200: Newt Gingrich reacts to clash between Obama and Boehner over jobs speech

Colonel Gaddafi Issues Defiant Warning to Rebels that They Face a 'Long Battle' for Control of Libya
Libya's former leader Muammar Gaddafi calls on his supporters to set Libya alight as he vows to continue the fight against the rebel1

Gadhafi Vows No Surrender in Libya
THE GUARDIAN: TRIPOLI, Libya — Moammar Gadhafi warned from hiding Thursday that tribes loyal to him were well-armed and preparing for battle, hours after rebels hoping for a peaceful surrender extended the deadline for loyalist forces to give up in the longtime Libyan leader's hometown.

Gadhafi's audio statement, broadcast by Syrian-based Al-Rai TV, came as the rebels said they were closing in on the former dictator.

"We won't surrender again; we are not women [عربي], we will keep fighting," Gadhafi said. His voice was recognizable, and Al-Rai has previously broadcast several statements by Gadhafi and his sons.

Rebels have been hunting for the Libyan leader since he was forced into hiding after they swept into Tripoli on Aug. 20 and gained control of most of the capital after days of fierce fighting. » | Maggie Michael | Associated Press | Thursday, September 01, 2011

Muammar Gaddafi's Sons At Odds Over Surrender
Deposed Libyan leader Colonel Muammar Gaddafi's son and heir apparent, Saif al-Islam, tells Syria's al-Rai TV loyalists would never surrender to the rebels - while his brother Saadi, a former footballer, tells al-Arabiya TV he is ready to negotiate with rebels

Post-Gaddafi Libya: A Police Force Trained by Britain; and an Islamist Militia Backed by Qatar
TELEGRAPH BLOGS – ROB CRILLY: The challenges facing Libya as it tries to build a new government after 42 years of Gaddafi rule were all on display at Benghazi airport last night. A huge RAF jet loomed out of the darkness carrying 40 tonnes of banknotes – 280 million dinars worth of crisp bills which had been printed in Britain, but seized aboard the Sloman Provider after her crew had decided not to proceed to Libya in the early months of the uprising.

The banknotes will be used to pay public workers, who have received only a fraction of their wages for the past six months. More importantly, it will add liquidity to an economy which has been in suspended animation during the uprising.

It was the first shipment of frozen cash to arrive back on Libyan soil. David Cameron himself had overseen the logistics, keen that Britain’s key role in backing the rebels was on display on the eve of the Paris conference today. Read on and comment » | Rob Crilly | Thursday, September 01, 2011

Inside Story - Turkey Confronts EU Concerns
The government is taking a bold step to address discrimination against religious minorities but is it a move to appease the European Union or a bid to fend off the Islamist image of the ruling AK party?

Immer mehr Länder geben Gaddafi-Gelder frei
Grossbritannien hat umgerechnet 1,3 Milliarden Franken für humanitäre Zwecke nach Tripolis überwiesen. UNO-Generalsekretär Ban Ki Moon hat ebenfalls zu schneller Hilfe aufgerufen, damit sich die humanitäre Lage in Libyen verbessere.

Sunni Muslims Banned from Holding Own Eid Prayers in Tehran
THE GUARDIAN: Security police block access to houses rented by Sunni minority for worship

Sunni Muslims in Tehran have been banned from congregating at prayers marking the end of Ramadan.

Iran, a Shia country, ordered its Sunni minority not to hold separate prayers in Tehran for Eid al-Fitr, the Muslim festival that brings the month of fasting to an end. They were instead asked to have a Shia imam leading their prayers – something that is against their religious beliefs.

Hundreds of security police were deployed in the capital to prevent Sunni worshippers from entering houses they rent for religious ceremonies. » | Saeed Kamali Dehghan | Wednesday, August 31, 2011

Bahraini Boy Killed in Protest
A 14 year old boy dies from injuries as anti-government protesters clash with police in Sitra.

The death comes only days after the UN Human Rights Chief criticised Bahrain's treatment of pro-democracy protesters.

Al Jazeera's Charles Stratford reports - and a warning, viewers may find some of the pictures distressing.

Gaddafi’s Daughter to Leave Hospital After Giving Birth
OMAN DAILY OBSERVER: ALGIERS — Aisha Gaddafi, who gave birth in Algeria this week after fleeing Libya as her father’s regime crumbled, was to leave hospital in the southern town of Djanet yesterday, a government source said.

The government said Tuesday that she had crossed into Algeria on Saturday with her brother Hannibal, their mother Safiya — Gaddafi’s second wife — and the fugitive leader’s eldest son Mohammed.

“Both (mother and daughter) are in very good health,” said the source who requested anonymity. The government said on Tuesday that Aisha Gaddafi gave birth to a baby girl in the small southern town of Djanet [français], 2,300 kilometres south of Algiers, early on Sunday.

The government official declined to comment on tensions between Algiers and Libya’s National Transitional Council, which has all but vanquished Gaddafi and has called for the handover of the Gaddafi family members.

Algeria’s foreign ministry on Tuesday said the Gaddafi family members were allowed in the country “for strictly humanitarian reasons”.

The daily Ennahar newspaper reported yesterday that up to 62 Gaddafi clan members had entered Tunisia. » | Agencies | Thursday, September 01, 2011

Sharia Enshrined in Libyan Draft Constitution
THE NEW AMERICAN: Now that the U.S. military, under the auspices of NATO, has “liberated” Libya, that country is on a path to become the third such nation to establish Sharia as the principal basis for all future constitutional legislation.

With the pen of power placed in their hands by the armed forces of the United States, the members of the Libyan Transitional National Council (TNC) has released a draft of a proposed new constitution that enumerates Islamic Sharia law as its foundation.

Sharia, which means “path” in Arabic, is the sacred law of Islam. The precepts of Sharia have two sources: the Koran and the writings of Mohammed. Sharia is the code that is responsible for the stoning of adulteresses; the caning of rape victims; and the restrictions on dress, rights of inheritance, and marital status of women.

A document released by the TNC explicitly establishes Islam as the state religion and specifies that the principal source of all laws lawfully promulgated under the proposed constitution will be the precepts of Sharia. » | Joe Wolverton II | Friday, August 26, 2011

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Jesus or Muhammad?
Did Jesus Die by Crucifixion?

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Inside Story - Algeria - Libya Relations
Is al-Qaeda stoking the friction between Libya and its neighbour?

King Idris of Libya
Sayyid Muhammad Idris bin Sayyid Muhammad al-Mahdi al-Senussi was the King of Libya from 1951 to 1969, and the Chief of the Senussi Muslims. While out of the country he was deposed in a military coup led by Colonel Muammar al-Gaddafi. He died in Cairo in 1983 and was buried in Medina, Saudi Arabia.

THE WALL STREET JOURNAL: Libyan Prince: I’m Ready to Be King » | John W. Miller | Wednesday, April 20, 2011

Libya’s Crown Prince in Exile

Crown Prince Mohammed El Senussi – Biography »

History of Libya
Documentary film of some of the key events in Libyan history between the years 1911 – 1969

Prince Mohammed El Senussi (Official Website) »

Sky News - Mohammed El Senussi with Adam Boulton [March 22, 2011]

WIKI: Prince Mohammed El Senussi »

Mohammed El Senussi Statement [on] Libya [in Arabic]

CROWN PRINCE MOHAMMED’S OFFICIAL WEBSITE: Prince Mohammed El Senussi’s Personal Message (August 18, 2011) »

The Path of a Young German Salafist
SPIEGEL ONLINE INTERNATIONAL: Robert B. wore long robes, dreamed of paradise and called himself Abdul Hakiim. He and his friend were arrested in July for trying to enter Britain with bomb-making guides and al-Qaida propaganda. They now sit in a London high-security prison. But Robert's motivations remain a mystery.

A mother can't be fooled, and a mother notices when her child goes astray, says Marlies B. That's why she called the state authorities in October 2010 and asked if she needed to be worried about her son.

Her son Robert had changed. He'd converted to Islam, forsaken pork and alcohol, and now he wore a knit wool cap and wandered the city of Solingen, northeast of Cologne, in floor-length garments. Marlies B. says she'd never seen him this way. People asked her about it, and it was embarrassing. It frightened her.

At the end of July -- after a period when she couldn't reach him, either on his cell phone or at his apartment -- she printed out a statement from his bank account. (Robert had given her notarized power of attorney years before.) She noticed a flight booked for €447 ($647), and "all of my alarm bells went off," she says. She drove to a national-security office in Wuppertal.

"You're son is doing well," an official told her, asking her to take a seat in the hall. Marlies B. had an uneasy feeling. A mother knows, she says. Two other officials came upstairs. They had just searched Robert's apartment, and they told her that her son had been in a London prison since July 15. » | Julia Jüttner, Solingen | Tuesday, August 30, 2011

Grausamkeiten in Libyen
Jüngste Berichte aus Libyen zeugen von unfassbarer Brutalität auf beiden Seiten des Krieges. Es häufen sich Meldungen über Funde von verbrannten Leichen, Exekutionen, Folter und Massaker. Von Zehntausenden Gefangenen fehlt jede Spur.

Libyan Rebels Demand Return of Gaddafi Family from Algeria
Libya's National Transitional Council says the dictator's wife Safiya, who crossed the border into Algeria with Gaddafi's daughter Aisha, sons Hannibal and Mohammed and their children on 29 August, should be extradited. The family crossed at the south-western Libyan town of Ghadamis into Algeria, according to witnesses

Gaddafis Familie auf der Flucht
Gaddafis Frau und drei seiner Kinder, darunter sein Sohn Hannibal, haben das Land Richtung Algerien verlassen. Vom Diktator fehlt weiterhin jede Spur. Nahostkorrespondent Pascal Weber schätzt für «10vor10» die neusten Entwicklungen ein.

Gaddafis Familie in Algerien
Laut Angaben des algerischen Aussenministeriums ist Gaddafis Ehefrau mit den Kindern Mohammed, Hannibal und Aischa nach Algerien ausgereist. Der libysche Despot Muammar al-Gaddafi ist noch immer auf der Flucht. Die NATO hat erneut Luftangriffe auf Gaddafis Heimatstadt Sirte geflogen.

Muslim Student Group a Gateway to Jihad?
The Muslim Students Association is one of the largest Islamic organizations in America. Yet some terror experts are saying the group a recruiting tool for jihad.

Das geheime Leben der Hana Gaddafi
WELT ONLINE: Sie wurde vor 25 Jahren für tot erklärt – doch der Verdacht erhärtet sich, dass Gaddafi-Tochter Hana noch lebt. Offenbar arbeitet sie als Ärztin.

Ihr Leben war streng geheim, denn für die Öffentlichkeit durfte sie nicht existieren. Hana Gaddafi, die Tochter des Diktators, wurde im April 1986 nach dem US-Bombenangriff auf Tripolis vom Regime für tot erklärt – aus Propagandazwecken. In den letzten Tagen erhärtete sich der Verdacht: Hana Gaddafi ist am Leben.

Erste Hinweise hatte es gegeben, als die Schweizer Regierung Konten der Gaddafi-Familie einfrieren ließ, darunter auch das Vermögen einer Hana Gaddafi, geboren am 11. November 1985. Die junge Frau hatte in London gelebt, in Libyen Medizin studierte und anschließend als Ärztin gearbeitet.

Die Eroberung der Gaddafi-Residenz Bab al-Asisia förderte weitere Beweise zutage. Eine irische Reporterin stieß in Gaddafis Palast auf einen Raum, in dem ganz offenbar noch vor Kurzem eine junge Frau aus dem Diktatorenclan gelebt hatte. Im Regal standen DVDs der US-Serie „Sex and the City“ und CDs von den „Backstreet Boys“. Außerdem entdeckte die Journalistin Anti-Cellulite-Creme und Stofftiere. » | Florian Flade | Sonntag 28. August 2011

Ouragan Irene: la catastrophe annoncée n'a pas eu lieu
TRIBUNE DE GENÈVE: L'ouragan Irène, entre-temps rétrogradé tempête tropicale, a bel et bien frappé New York. Mais la catastrophe annoncée n'a pas eu lieu.

L’ouragan Iréne a frappé ce week-end la côte Est des Etats-Unis, faisant douze morts. Il a été rétrogradé en tempête tropicale alors qu’il atteignait New York, où il a provoqué des inondations et de fortes pluies. La catastrophe redoutée n’a toutefois pas eu lieu.

New York «s’en est sortie», a déclaré le responsable des services de secours de la ville Joseph Bruno. «Certaines parties de la ville sont inondées, il y a de la pluie, mais globalement, je pense que nous nous en sommes sortis», a-t-il déclaré sur CNN.

Il a également évoqué des «milliers d’arbres à terre ou endommagés, de nombreux débris, et des inondations». Plus de 70’000 personnes ont été privées d’électricité dans la métropole.

Mais en milieu de matinée, la pluie avait faibli, la circulation reprenait progressivement, et certains New Yorkais se promenaient en famille, dans une ville toujours privée de transports en commun. » | AFP | Dimanche 28 Août 2011

Gaddafi Extends Olive Branch?

Prof. Bernard Lewis - Radical Islam, Israel and the West

Prof. Robert Wistrich: An Interview

Robert Wistrich: Jihad and the Spread of Islamism

Anjem Choudary Invites World Religious Leaders to Embrace Islam (October 24, 2009)

Pat Condell: Europe Needs a Revolution