MFS - The Other News

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• Maricopa County Arizona supervisors spending like Michelle Marie Antoinette Obama.Michelle Obama has caught hell from Americans of all political persuasions because she is spending the taxpayer’s money at a dizzying rate at a time when the SGS unemployment rate is now 21.7%..

• Fury over Richard Dawkins's burka jibe as atheist tells of his 'visceral revulsion' at Muslim dress.His investigations for the documentary left him shocked. In one Muslim school in Leicester none of the pupils believed in evolution. He said: ‘Their first recourse was not “what’s the evidence?” but “what does the Koran say?”

• Iran digs mass graves for US troops.Teheran defies US Adm. Mike Mullen's contingency strike plan.In a morbid show of bravado, Iran has dug mass graves for US troops should the United States decide to implement Adm. Mike Mullen's contingency plan to strike Iran, a former commander of the Revolutionary Guard said.That will save the US Army a lot of work thanks guys at least it's dugg in the Islamic way ,don't want to deny your guys a decent burial! 

•  Religion, Doctors At Odds Over Mental Health In India.In India, there is only 1 psychiatrist for every 400,000 people, according to a recent study by the Indian government. It is one of the lowest ratios anywhere in the world.It means that most people in India go untreated for substance abuse problems, severe depression and psychotic disorders. Or rather, they go untreated by doctors. Instead, they turn to the gods. Many people believe one particular South Indian temple can heal the mentally ill.

• Google-Verizon plan: Why you should worry.Ominous references to the "public Internet" inescapably suggest something else entirely.The game is on to create a parallel Internet. It'll still be packet-switched. But they won't call it the Internet anymore. That's an end game we should not encourage.

• Iran Holocaust-denying website angers Israel.Yad Vashem museum says site – which features sketches of long-nosed Jews conspiring to create 'the great lie' of Shoah – is yet another example of Iran's continued contempt of Nazi genocide of six million Jews.

• Greg Gutfeld: I’m Planning to Open Islamic Gay Bar Next to Ground Zero Mosque.As you know, the Muslim faith doesn't look kindly upon homosexuality, which is why I'm building this bar. It is an effort to break down barriers and reduce deadly homophobia in the Islamic world.

• Why Muslims Like Me Agree With the Tea Party Activists.A furious debate is raging over the construction of the so-called ground zero mosque.Asra Nomani on why the Tea Party activists have a point.

• Some Girls' Puberty Age Still Falling.More than a decade after researchers found that some American girls were beginning puberty as young as 7, new data show that the average age for whites and Latinas may still be in flux.Compared with data from the 1997 study, the age at which puberty begins did not fall for African American girls, although they still mature at younger ages than white or Latina girls. It's not clear why there was no change for black girls. "Perhaps black girls have approached a biologic minimum".

• HT:WeaselZippers.Uncovered Interview With Ground Zero Mosque Imam: Islamic Terrorism Caused by West “Humiliating” and “Ignoring” Muslim World.But don’t worry, Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf is a “healer” and will “bridge the divide” between the West and the Islamic world.

• HT:WeaselZippers.Obama is Eligible to Be President – of Kenya.What a coinky-dink! The August 4th vote ratifying Kenya’s new constitution coincided with Barack Obama’s birthday.Bonus! Under Kenya’s new constitution Sharia and Abortion are now legal, too!

• Dems digest food stamp cuts.As they prepare to slash food stamps to pay for Medicaid and teachers’ salaries, House Democrats are facing up to a harsh reality: To save some social programs, they’ll have to sacrifice others.

• Prospects of Religious Freedom Appear Grim in Islamic Maldives.MALÉ, Maldives, Aug. 10 (Compass Direct News) - Visitors to this Islamic island nation get a sense of religious restrictions even before they arrive. The arrival-departure cards given to arriving airline passengers carry a list of items prohibited under Maldivian laws - including "materials contrary to Islam."While the Maldivians do not have a choice to convert out of Islam or to become openly atheist, foreigners in the country can practice their religion only privately.In previous years several Christian expats have either been arrested for attending worship in private homes or denied visas for several months or years on suspicion of being connected with mission agencies.According to "liberal estimates," the number of Maldivian Christians or seekers "cannot be more than 15," said one source."I wish I could attend church, but I am too scared to look for one," said a European expat worker. "I have not even brought my Bible here; I read it online. I don't want to take any chances.Hmmm what's the description of a dictatorship?"Islam a religion of tolerance?"

• 20 Real Estate Horror Stories.Think the housing market is bad? Try selling these homes. From a recent deal on the real Amityville Horror home to the address where Charles Manson murdered Sharon Tate, VIEW OUR GALLERY of plots that have made a killing.

• A year ago today Lockerbie bomber was given 3 months to live... he's still going strong. Angry relatives of Lockerbie victims called yesterday for the medical records of freed bomber Abdelbaset Al Megrahi to be made public. They say it is vital that the evidence which led to his release from a Scottish jail on compassionate grounds can be scrutinised. Exactly a year ago, Scottish Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill was told the Libyan had just three months to live because of cancer. Megrahi was returned to his homeland 11 days later. And then there's off course Ghadaffi's personal friend,he's also friends with BP........follow the dots.

• Obama’s Birthday Fun Lasts Five Days-Maybe He’s Really 13?With Michelle and the girls out of town, Obama’s never-ending fantasy week reminded me of the 1988 movie Big with Tom Hanks.

• Fox News: New Islamic center in Memphis dedicated to "peace and tolerance" hires "Hoax of the Holocaust" scholar Yasir Qadhi.Plans to Build Massive Islamic Centers Raise Concerns in Tennessee.Binhazim, a Muslim chaplain at Vanderbilt University and a director at Islamic Center of Tennessee, made headlines in January when he said that as a Muslim, he had no choice but to "go with what Islam teaches," which is that homosexuality "is punishable by death."

• Iran to Further Boost Air Defense Power.A senior Iranian military commander announced on Sunday that the country will boost the firepower of its air defense units with new radar and defense systems.
• Iran's Newly-Launched Submarines to Boost Security in Persian Gulf.Iran's Defense Minister Brigadier General Ahmad Vahidi announced on Sunday that Iran has launched four home-built submarines in the country's southern waters earlier today in a move to protect security in the Persian Gulf.

• Canada:Farmers out $3B from bad weather: BMO.Estimates are that one-fifth of cropland in the Prairies will go unseeded.That matches estimates for Manitoba. In Saskatchewan, it has been reported that up to 40 per cent of farmland could go unseeded or, if it were seeded, would not produce a crop

• Virginia Lawmakers Blast Gates Plan to Cut Major Military Command.Gates, in a lengthy press conference Monday afternoon, outlined his plan to eliminate Joint Forces Command in Norfolk, Va., and seek deep cuts elsewhere in the budget. He acknowledged the economic impact the closure could have for thousands of workers in the Norfolk region, but stood by his decision as a critical step in bringing defense spending under control. "I am determined to change the way this department has done business for a long time," Gates said.

• HT:WeaselZippers.Texas Islamic Center President Claims Ground Zero Mosque Opponents Are Fueling Attacks On His Mosque.The president of an Islamic Center in Texas says backlash against the proposed mosque at Ground Zero has made its way over to the Lone Star State and is manifesting itself in acts of hatred against his congregation.“On a Friday, early morning, somebody came and sprayed extremely obscene graffiti in the parking lot. It’s a huge graffiti drawing of Uncle Sam having sex with God, with Allah.”

• HT:IslamoNazism.Secretary-General of the MB in (Israel's "peace partner") Jordan: "The Role of the Jordanians Is One of Blood and Martyrdom... The Time for Us to Play Our Role Is Drawing Near".We will not be bound by the peace treaty with Israel, because this is an illegitimate treaty, imposed upon the Jordanian people. Our people, throughout the country, rejects this treaty, as well as any policy that stems from it.

• Obama, Reid, and Pelosi: Unholy Triumvirate of Disaster.Some people in Casper, Wyoming are out of work and in need of money: their unemployment benefits ran out. The money they and their employers paid into the system were paid out to them during the allotted.Just like a checking account, when the money’s gone, it’s gone. Banks takes a dim view of spending money that isn’t there. The banking term for writing checks on accounts without money in them is called “insufficient funds” or “NSF”.The cops call it crime.

• The Obama's petty hypocrisy.Mrs. Obama also has become a crusader against obesity, another worthy goal. She created a White House garden and has proclaimed, “Dessert is not a right”. However her quote “let’s hear it for vegetables!!!” rings a little hollow when her husband shouts, “Who wants a burger?!”. And it seems everywhere they go Mr. Obama gets a burger and Mrs. Obama gets ice cream. If they want to encourage Americans to not go for the easy, cheap fast food, they should shun the easy food provided by the chef on call 24 hours a day.

• Google and Verizon's vision for open internet.Both champion strict enforcement of a transparent and open wireline broadband service but suggest loopholes for wireless.This means providers could give priority to certain online traffic.

• U.S. Supersizes Afghan Mega-Base as Withdrawal Date Looms.Anyone who thinks the United States is really going to withdraw from Afghanistan in July 2011 needs to come to this giant air base an hour away from Kabul. There’s construction everywhere. It’s exactly what you wouldn’t expect from a transient presence.

• Flight Attendant Uses Emergency Slide to Escape Dispute.A JetBlue flight attendant apparently upset with an uncooperative passenger on a just-landed flight unleashed a profanity-laden tirade on the public-address system, pulled the emergency-exit chute, slid off the plane and fled Kennedy International Airport, a law enforcement official said.Updated here.

• Scientists find key to a good night's sleep.Neuroscientists discover a brain activity that blocks the sounds that wake a sleeping person.
  How is it that some people can sleep through sirens, blaring music or even an earthquake, while others will wake up if anyone so much as tiptoes into the room?

• Horrible Obama-Smashing Carnival Game Wows Jersey Shore Patrons.Last week, a fair near Allentown, Pennsylvania grabbed some attention for its "Alien Attack" shooting-gallery game, where one could shoot at Barack Obama's likeness. The game was pulled. But there's still a similar game on the Jersey Shore boardwalk!