Islam Center’s Eerie Echo of Ancient Terror
Amir Taheri– Should there be a mosque near Ground Zero? In fact, what is pro posed is not a mosque — nor even an “Islamic cultural center.” In Islam, every structure linked to the faith and its rituals has a precise function and character. A mosque is a one-story gallery built around an atrium with […]
Sonora, Mexico is angry at the influx of Mexicans into Mexico.
The shoe is on the other foot and Mexicans from the State of Sonora, Mexico don’t like it. The State of Sonora is angry at the influx of Mexicans into Mexico. Nine state legislators from the Mexican State of Sonora traveled to Tucson to complain about Arizona ‘s new employer crackdown on illegal’s from Mexico […]
Obama Stimulus: $111 Million Created Only 55 Jobs!
The Los Angeles City Controller said on Thursday the city’s use of its share of the $800 billion federal stimulus fund has been disappointing. The city received $111 million in stimulus under American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) approved by the Congress more than year ago. “I’m disappointed that we’ve only created or retained 55 […]
One Nation Under Revolt
First of a three-part series, excerpted from “Mad as Hell: How the Tea Party Movement is Fundamentally Remaking Our Two-Party System” The Tea Party movement has become one of the most powerful and extraordinary movements in recent American political history. It is as popular as both the Democratic and Republican parties. It is potentially strong […]
Rep. Taylor becomes first Dem to back repealing health reform
A Democratic lawmaker signed onto a Republican petition to repeal healthcare reform. Rep. Gene Taylor (D-Miss.) signed onto a discharge petition drafted by Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa), Taylor’s office confirmed. His office would not offer any additional comment. Taylor is the first Democrat to sign onto the petition, a reflection of the tough electoral climate […]
U.S. Poverty Rate Jumps To 14.3 Percent
The poverty rate jumped to 14.3 percent in 2009, up from 13.2 percent a year earlier and the highest rate since 1994, the Census Bureau said Thursday. Last year, a record 43.6 million people were in poverty, up from 39.8 million in 2008 — the third consecutive increase. “The number of people in poverty in […]
‘It’s hell. I can’t stand it!’ What Michelle Obama REALLY thinks of being First Lady
Michelle Obama thinks being America’s First Lady is ‘hell’, Carla Bruni reveals today in a wildly indiscreet book. Miss Bruni divulges that Mrs Obama replied when asked about her position as the U.S. president’s wife: ‘Don’t ask! It’s hell. I can’t stand it!’ Details of the private conversation, which took place at the White House […]
French Officially Ban Islamic Burka
The French parliament has approved a ban on wearing a full-face veil in public.
Muslim Threats Force Seattle Artist Into Hiding
At the urging of the FBI, Molly Norris, the Seattle-based illustrator and cartoonist whose satirical drawing marking “Everybody Draw Mohammed Day” resulted in death threats, global protests and impassioned debate about religion and censorship, has been forced to change her name and abandon her former life as a result of her controversial cartoon. The news […]
Hamas: ‘2.5 Million Virgins’ Wait for Martyrs
In a recent speech, Hamas PLC Speaker Ahmad Bahr, extolling the virtues of martyrdom and Jihad, said that 2.5 million black-eyed virgins were waiting at the gates of a single palace in the Garden of Eden, a palace which could be entered only by prophets, by the righteous, and by martyrs: “In the Garden of […]
Mosque Erected on Christian Cemetery
A cleric of hard-line Muslims has constructed a mosque on a Christian cemetery in Pakistan. Muslims in Sargodha, Pakistan, were led by a hard-line cleric to construct the mosque at that particular location. It was originally believed the workers were building an addition to the already existing mosque, but the group has been desecrating Christians’ […]
