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• Florida pastor says he's canceling Quran-burning! Says he's been assured that NYC Islamic center will be moved away from Ground Zero!Read the full story here!More here.Click here for comments.

• Imam Rauf: Building on Submission.I have to admit, I have a certain admiration for the Ground Zero mosque Imam, Feisal Rauf. Whether he’s telling the government that his wife’s apartment is a mosque that seats 500 in order to get religious tax exemptions or writing absolute lies and prevarication in Pravda-on-the-Hudson, in order to fool the gullible and disguise himself, I have to give him credit for utter shamelessness and sheer nerve.He then finishes with the final lie, that the word Islam “comes from the word cognate to shalom, which means peace in Hebrew.”Actually it doesn’t come from salaam, the Arab word for peace but from aslama, which means submission."
  And that’s very different.Read the full scam story here.Click here for comments.

• Trump makes offer on Islamic center site.Real estate mogul Donald Trump has offered to buy the lower Manhattan site where a Muslim group plans to build an Islamic community center for 25 percent more than the current owners paid for it.Read the full story here.Click here for comments.

• Iran opposition group exposes secret nuke site.Mujahideen Khalq opposition group says secret Iranian uranium-enrichment site located northwest of Tehran; construction of facility got underway in 2005, despite Ayatollah regime's claim it halted nuke work that year, group says.A group representative said the Iranian authorities have so far spent $100 million on the project and completed about 85 percent of the construction.The group presented satellite pictures of excavation work at the alleged nuclear site, which they said supports information gleaned from sources "inside the Iranian regime" and showed what they said were four entrances and a tunnel.Read the full story here.Click here for comments.

• Rosh Hashanah begins and the Imam Rauf speaks out on Ground Zero mosque.Ironical That Imam Rauf Speaks Out At The Start Of The Jewish New Year?He chose as his venue for discussion that bastion of far-left liberal think CNN along with commentator Soledad O'brien.Build It Here Or Else!It appears that we are already the target of it's wrath as indicated by the crater in the ground where once stood the Twin Towers, and that if we continue to capitulate on every controversial issue, where exactly is that going to leave us.Read the full story here.Click here for comments.

• INTERPOL issues global alert for increased terror threat if Koran burning in US goes ahead as planned.LYON, France – INTERPOL has today issued a global alert to its 188 member countries following the request of Pakistan’s Minister of the Interior, and its own determination, that if the proposed Koran burning by a pastor in the US goes ahead as planned, there is a strong likelihood that violent attacks on innocent people would follow.ON "Innocent people !!!"Read the full story here.Click here for comments.

• Afghans protest Quran burning plan, torch US flag.Afghanistan – Hundreds of angry Afghans burned a U.S. flag and chanted "Death to the Christians" on Thursday to protest plans by a small American church to torch copies of the Muslim holy book on the anniversary of the Sept. 11 terror attacks.Religious and political leaders across the Muslim world, as well as several U.S. officials, have asked the church to call off the plan, warning it would lead to violence against Americans. Iraq, worried that it will unleash a backlash against all Christians, has beefed up security near churches.Read the full story here.Click here for comments.

• Ramadan to end tonight at sundown.Saudi Arabia, Lebanon and Egypt have set the date for the end of Ramadan, which can vary according to the sighting of the moon and thus be different from country to country. Eid al-Fitr, the feast that marks the end of fasting takes place over several days and provides millions of Muslims a chance to visit their home country, city, town or village.Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Lebanon announced they would celebrate the Islamic holiday of Eid al-Fitr on Friday, marking the end of the fasting month of Ramadan and the start of the month of Shawwal. Their respective Sunni religious leaders ruled on the day after days of discussions.The end of the month of fasting and purification depends on the sighting of the moon, and can therefore be observed on different days around the world.Until yesterday’s ruling, based on observing the progress of the new moon, it was not clear whether Eid would take place on Thursday or Friday.Read the full story here.Click here for comments.

• HT:Amnon&Jonathan.I saw it Coming!David Limbaugh, a practicing lawyer and New York Times bestselling author, proves ? beyond a reasonable doubt ? That President Barack Obama is guilty of crimes against liberty.Limbaugh builds a devastating case against Obama, detailing how his presidency is ambitiously unraveling the Constitution, actively rooting out American traditions and values, and encroaching upon our unalienable rights as Americans.Read the full story here.Click here for comments.

• Pastor may halt Quran burning if Obama asks.Says a White House request will not be ignored.Terry Jones, head of the Dove World Outreach Center, told USA Today he had not been contacted by the White House, Pentagon or State Department about Saturday's planned ceremony on the anniversary of the September 11 attacks.If he were "that would cause us definitely to think it over. That's what we're doing now. I don't think a call from them is something we would ignore," Jones told the daily.Read the full story here.Click here for comments.

• Egypt's Islamists demand US diplomats' expulsion over Koran burning."We call on all Muslims to put pressure on their governments to expel US ambassadors and to boycott US products until the US government takes action against this heinous crime,"Read the full story here.Click here for comments.

• Iranian Reactions To Koran Burning Plan.In a written statement, Golpaygani, who is a marja, or a Shi'ite source of emulation, warned against the consequences of burning the holy book of the Muslims:I along with 1.5 billion Muslims and true civilized people of the world condemn this spirit of savagery and denounce its great dangers for the humanity and ignition of the fire of great seditions, I warn the Pope and other Christian leaders that if such a gruesome and inhumane incident takes place in the U.S., we will hold the U.S. establishment and President Obama himself responsible and deserving to be put on trial. The pastor should be arrested immediately and his church should be shut down forever.And here is the reaction of blogger "Majma Divanegan" (Assembly of the Madmen or Lunatics) who writes that while Tehran seem to be outraged by the plans to burn the Koran, the rights of religious minorities namely the Bahai's are being violated in the Islamic Republic on a daily basis:Every year, every day, every moment, Baha'is in Iran are being harassed. The pressure on the Baha'is goes beyond burning books. No one here is surprised by the burning of the holy books of the Baha'is. Here it is a question of their life and death. The issue is the destruction of their cemeteries -- it has been taking place for the past 30 years without any [justice]. It seems that both in Iran and in the United States, there is only one religion that should not be insulted, its book should not be burned, one should not draw the cartoon of its prophet and one is not even allowed to make a small joke about it otherwise the world will face deadly consequences.I believe these phrases give a true reflection of what Islam stand for Nothing but "Submit or Perish"!Read the full story here.Click here for comments.

• Baha’is In Iran Await Justice for Demolished Homes, Graves.“Recently, there have been many attacks on Baha’i homes, cemeteries dug up, and sites of worship destroyed,” said Shastri Purushotma, the human rights representative for the U.S. Baha’i community. “But how can 50 houses be demolished without some prior arrangement to do that level of demolition? We don’t have documents showing the government was behind it, but all of these things need planning, heavy equipment, and government support."Nikoumanesh hopes to one day return to Ivel but knows the dangers she would face if she visited anytime soon. She and many members of the Iranian Baha’i diaspora continue to push for accountability in acts of vandalism toward Baha’is.Read the full story here.Click here for comments.

• Florida College Shuts Down Conservative Event After Seeing Anti-Obama Literature (Video).It begins… School officials at Palm Beach State College kicked members of the Young America’s for Freedom off campus after they saw anti-Obama literature at their table.It was offensive.The"Birth of a dictatorship?"Read and see the full story here.Click here for comments.

• UK radical urges flag protest over Koran-burning.British Muslim activists plan to burn the U.S. flag outside the American embassy on Sept. 11 to voice anger at plan by a U.S. Christian pastor to burn copies of the Koran the same day, a hardline Islamist said on Thursday.Choudary is the former leader of Islam4UK, an Islamist group that was banned under January 2010 counter-terrorism laws after it provoked public anger with a plan to march through a town where British troops killed in Afghanistan are honoured.Choudary follows the ultra-conservative Salafist brand of Islam, which is strongly influenced by Saudi Arabia's Wahhabi school, and campaigns for the establishment of Sharia (Islamic law) throughout the world.Read the full story here.Click here for comments.

• Iran says to free one detained American hiker.Iran will release one of the three detained American hikers accused of espionage, an official told Reuters on Thursday.Iran had said the three Americans would be put on trial, without giving a date. They have not formally been charged.Read the full story here.Click here for comments.

• India calls for media blackout of burning.New Delhi condems "deplorable act" and hopes US will take strong action."While we await the actions of the US authorities we appeal to the media, both print and visual media, to refrain from telecasting visuals or publishing photographs of this deplorable act."Read the full story here.Click here for comments.

• Feisal Abdul Rauf then and now -- positively the same guy.Feisal Abdul Rauf has taken to the opinion pages of the New York Times to reiterate his intent to build the Ground Zero mosque. Rauf is no stranger to those pages. On February 27, 1979, the Times published Rauf's letter to the editor in which he criticized American for failing to apologize to Iran for past misdeeds. Rauf added that "the revolution in Iran was inspired by the very principles of individual rights and freedom that Americans ardently believe in."Another head of this Hydra exposed?Read the full story here.Click here for comments.

• FBI Says Retaliation for Koran Burning 'Likely'.The FBI is concerned that Islamic extremists might attack and retaliate at this Saturday's Koran burning planned by radical Florida pastor Terry Jones.The intelligence bulletin states that Jones' advertising of the event drew an immediate response from a known terrorist website frequented by radicals. Postings on the Al-Faloja website included a forum member writing, "I wish to detonate myself in this church now. ... I want to become a martyr and detonate myself in this filthiest filth." Another member warned, "Oh you Americans, I swear by Allah if you do this deed await a war that you have not witnessed ... we will not rest until we kill tens of you in place of every letter in the book of Allah. ..."It's obvious why Islam is called "the religion of peace".7 million American Muslims are questioning the rights of the 300 Million Other Americans.Read the full story here.Click here for comments.

• Obama Couldn't Even Get 1200 People to Come to a Free Event in Cleveland on a College Campus Without Begging.With less than an hour before President Obama's scheduled speech, 75 seats remained empty in the recreation center at Cuyahoga Community College's Western Campus.So organizers went around campus and recruited more students to fill the seats.Student Jennifer Rahal, of Parma Heights, whose class was canceled today, was working on her art work in the coffee shop in the basement of the building when the call went out for more guests."Someone came into my English class and asked if we wanted to go to the speech," said Jillian Fizer of Olmsted Falls after the event. "Only seven out of about 27 raised their hand. I was surprised."Read the full story here.Click here for comments. 

• Political controversy over Islam surrounds 9/11 anniversary.For almost a decade, the annual commemoration of the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, has been seen as a day of national unity and sober remembrance. This year, contentious issues of religious freedom and national identity threaten to color the ninth anniversary of those tragic events.Read the full story here.Click here for comments. 

• HT:AmericanThinker.The Political Violence of the Bible and the Koran.One of the most frequently used arguments in the defense of Islam is that the Bible is just as violent as the Koran. The logic goes like this. If the Koran is no more violent than the Bible, then why should we worry about Islam? This argument suggests that Islam is the same as Christianity and Judaism. This is false, but the analogy is very popular since it allows someone who knows nothing about the actual doctrine of Islam to talk about it. "See, Islam is like Christianity; Christians are just as violent as Muslims." If this is true, then you don't have to learn anything about the actual Islamic doctrine.It is time for so-called intellectuals to get down to the basics of judging Islam by its actual doctrine, not making lame analogies that are sophomoric assertions. Fact-based reasoning should replace fantasies that are based upon political correctness and multiculturalism.Read the full story here.Click here for comments. 

• Spotlight on November 2010: A candid talk with Allen West.Freelance writing doesn’t pay much, but a compensating benefit is the opportunity one finds to meet and speak with really interesting people. Florida District 22 Congressional candidate Lt. Col. Allen West (USA, Ret.) is one such person, and I interviewed him for this article recently.Col. West is one of the most promising candidates on the GOP horizon for this election. He is a genuine conservative, unafraid to speak his mind and more importantly, take action to demonstrate his commitment.His candidacy has gone national on the strength of his inspiring speeches like this one, this one, this great Tea Party speech here, or his challenge to Democrats here. But many forget, or are not aware of the controversy that first put him in the national spotlight.Read the full story here.Click here for comments.

• Report: Ahmadinejad to visit Lebanon's border with Israel.Iran announces official presidential visit to Lebanon next month, Ahmadinejad's first since taking office in 2005.Lebanese media further reported that during his visit, the Iranian president was expected to meet with his Lebanese counterpart, Michel Suleiman, Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri and senior Hezbollah officials. Read the full story here.Click here for comments.

• Merkel honors Danish Mohammed cartoonist with freedom of the press award.Note the media buzz over this today and wonder, “Why does a limited defense of free speech by the leader of a Western democracy provoke such astonishment from the press corps?”It’s a rhetorical question, of course. Anything rare is astonishing.Presenting him with a press freedom award, Mrs Merkel said Mr Westergaard was entitled to draw his caricatures.“Europe is a place where a cartoonist is allowed to draw something like this,” she said…“We are talking here about the freedom of opinion and the freedom of the press,” Ms Merkel said at the ceremony in the German city of Potsdam…Read the full story here.Click here for comments.

• Rupert Mudoch Should Have Listened: The Paywall Disaster.When Rupert Murdoch announced that he intended to charge a subscription fee for his papers, some of us predicted that it was going be rough sailing for him. But, I guess some people just have to hit the iceberg to learn.Read the full story here.Click here for comments.

• The Koran: Don’t burn it. Read it.By Michelle Malkin.Another interesting byproduct of this situation is once again the disconnect between the “Islam equals peace” rhetoric and the reality people see on a daily basis. If Islam is so peaceful and only a “tiny minority’ of Muslims are “violent extremists”, why do we constantly have to be so damn sensitive to pissing them off?But when it comes to cartoons or a bunch of loons (a true ‘tiny minority) burning some books, the world has to go on red alert if it involves Islam. Why is that exactly?Read the full story here.Click here for comments.

• HT:Soccerdad.Mysterious decision at time magazine changed focus of issue from palestinians to israel.According to unconfirmed reports, this was an early draft of Time Magazine's now infamous cover of the September 13, 2010 issue.According to these unconfirmed reports, no reason was give for the editorial decision to change the focus on why Palestinians don't want peace to why Israel doesn't want peace.Read the full story here.Click here for comments.