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Nigerian man to divorce 82 wives

Mon, 01 Sep 2008 09:54:32 GMT

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Mr Bello Abubakar challenged Muslim scholars two weeks ago

A Nigerian religious leader with 86 wives has accepted an Islamic decree ordering him to divorce all but four of them, local authorities say.

A spokesman for the emir of Bida told the BBC that Mohammadu Bello Abubakar, 84, agreed on Saturday to comply with the decree.

Last week one of Nigeria's top Islamic bodies, the Jamatu Nasril Islam, sentenced him to death.

The sentence was lifted but he was threatened with eviction from his home.

Earlier, Mr Abubakar had challenged Islamic scholars, saying there was no punishment stated in the Koran for having more than four wives.

"I have not contravened any established law that would warrant my being banished from the land... There is no law that says one must not marry more than four wives," the AFP news agency reported him as saying.

The former teacher and Islamic preacher lives in Niger State with his wives and at least 170 children.

Many of the wives live three to a room

Tags: weird, marriage, muslims, islam

MPs too scared to talk about forced marriage 'in case they lose Muslim votes'

Tue, 02 Sep 2008 04:54:04 GMT

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Clip Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Politicians are too scared to speak out against forced marriage in case they lose valuable Muslim votes, according to a veteran Labour MP.

Ann Cryer said politicians in areas with high Muslim populations, many of which are Labour heartlands, should be at the forefront of the campaign to stop young couples being made to wed against their will by their families.

But she claimed that some politicians are afraid to speak out on the issue in case they alienate Muslim voters. The forced marriage unit at the Foreign Office deals with an estimated 300 cases every year, most of them involving teenage girls from Pakistani or Bangladeshi families.

Mrs Cryer, who is stepping down as MP for Keighley in West Yorkshire at the next general election, added that local Muslim leaders are not doing enough to encourage integration and accused them of trying to keep immigrants who move to Britain "in the backwoods".

It comes just days after Gordon Brown praised her "brave" campaign against forced marriage

Tags: islam, muslims, islamofascism, politics, marriage, crime

Media Bias 101

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 02:57:34 GMT

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Clip Source: moonbattery.com

In case anyone was wondering whose side the shallow supermarket rag Us Weekly is on:

This pretty much sums up the role of the media in this election.

Unsurprisingly, Us Weekly's publisher Jann Wenner, who also publishes the equally contemptible Rolling Stone, is a big Obama donor.

Tags: media, bias, liberals, toilet paper

Jihadist post $50,000 bounty online for Pastor after CAIR campaign

Fri, 05 Sep 2008 08:45:31 GMT

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Clip Source: ohioagainstterror.blogspot.com

As reported yesterday by “Archangel” and the Northeast Intelligence Network, an internet message offering a $50,000 bounty on the head of Columbus-area Pastor Rod Parsley for defaming Islam appeared earlier this week on the notorious “Ekhlass” online forum. Parsley is the pastor of World Harvest Church.

The complicity of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), particularly the Ohio chapter, in this violent threat must be noted. Since May, CAIR has waged a media campaign against evangelical pastors, particularly Pastor Parsley, and made a number of statements stoking the flames of Christophobic bigotry (statements, by the way, given plenty of attention by the Columbus Dispatch). The campaign by CAIR has attempted to marginalize evangelicals Christians by seeking to silence any criticism of the wave of violence caused by Islamic radicalism all over the world.

Tags: islam, muslims, islamofascism

Somalia: Islamist Fighters Shut Down Restaurants

Fri, 05 Sep 2008 08:49:08 GMT

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Clip Source: allafrica.com

Islamist fighters have forced several restaurants to close for Ramadan in middle Shabelle because it would "violate the sanctity" of the month.

Authorities said serving daily meals are contrary to the order of Ramadan and it has been blocked the opening of restaurants during daylight hours during the month of fasting.

Several daily restaurants in the Ramadan have also been detained by the Islamic fighters.

The commander of Islamist fighters in Maxaas area where the incident happened Ali Bile has made it known that no-one will be permitted to violate the sanctity of the month.

The start of the ninth and holiest month in the Muslim calendar is determined by the sighting of the new moon, which means Muslims in various countries begin Ramadan at dawn one different days.

Tags: islam, muslims, islamofascism, restaurants

Credit Where It's Due [Mark Steyn]

Fri, 05 Sep 2008 00:46:17 GMT

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clipper's remarks: I trust even now Maureen Dowd is working on a hilarious new column mocking proposed names for the Governor's first grandchild. Perhaps Richard Cohen can just take the week off and they can rerun his insightful analysis comparing the Palin nomination to Caligula making his horse a consul. Whereas we sophisticates all know that if McCain were as smart as Obama he'd have nominated a dead horse to be his consul. No wait...

Clip Source: corner.nationalreview.com

I would like to thank the US media for doing such a grand job this last week of lowering expectations by portraying Governor Palin - whoops, I mean Hick-Burg Mayor Palin - as a hillbilly know-nothing permapregnant ditz, half of whose 27 kids are the spawn of a stump-toothed uncle who hasn't worked since he was an extra in Deliverance.

How's that narrative holding up, geniuses? Almost as good as your "devoted husband John Edwards" routine?

Tags: sarah palin, us media, john edwards

Life in Russia

Fri, 05 Sep 2008 16:56:05 GMT

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Clip Source: www.englishrussia.com

After a short summer break ER is back to life with daily updates.

Tags: russia, lifestyle

Home Run

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 14:30:40 GMT

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clipper's remarks: circle the bases.........................

Clip Source: 710knus.townhall.com

Tags: politics, palin

"What" "Who,ME?" Denying Uneven Questioning

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 22:15:13 GMT

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Clip Source: newsbusters.org

If a hypothetical tabloid owned by, say, Richard Mellon Scaife, had a cover story with scurrilous accusations about Joe Biden, do you think Chris Matthews would be waving it about on camera and Keith Olbermann citing it? Neither do I. But if for some reason they did, would they possibly fail to mention the mag's ownership?

But Matthews saw fit—not once but twice—to display the cover

story "Babies, Lies and Scandals" about Sarah Palin. Olbermann alluded to it as well. And who is the owner of Us? Jann Wenner

a big-time donor to Barack Obama. How big a donor?

The Countdown host began by getting off what could prove to be the evening's biggest laugh line.

KEITH OLBERMANN: As much as we try to steer this away from Governor Palin, I imagine that this is continuing to be a matter of interest

Stop, Keith. You're killing me.

OLBERMANN: How does a candidate's

winding up on a tabloid magazine with words "scandals" and "pregnancies"

help that composite picture that Mr. Davis is talking about?

Victory in Anbar

Fri, 05 Sep 2008 04:58:45 GMT

clipped by: Rustee

Clip Source: outsidethewire.com

The road Abraham travelled passed through villages and cities whose names have changed or been lost to the ages.

One of those is the ancient city of Anbar.

Persians, Romans and Arabs all fought battles over this ancient city.

The Roman leader Gordian died at Anbar.

The Arab General Khalid wrested the city from the Persians.

Centuries later, U.S. Marines and Soldiers fought house to house in the same city. We know it now as Fallujah.

Scarsely two years ago, Al Anbar province was thought to be lost. But just yesterday, control of the province was handed over to the Iraqi government.

This victory will not be splashed across the headlines above the fold. It will be buried under a hurricane, a Vice Presidential nominee and the Republican Convention.

But it is a victory worthy of the ages as the coalition and Iraqi citizens defeated one of the greatest evils of our time.

Like Abraham, Gordian and the others of history who tread the banks of the Euphrates river--they have made their mark.

Democrats want Alaska oil money, but not live there!

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 05:27:17 GMT

clipped by: The REAL Napster
clipper's remarks: People in Alsaka get to reap the windfall of a balanced state budget (they even have a surplus, oooh bad word...) yet the-hold-out -their-hand democrats want a piece of that action! You want it - MOVE TO ALASKA you spineless idiots. The people of Alaska also get some free land! Imagine that. The nerve!
I have good friends that live in Anchorage and they say most of the whiners here wouldn't survive.

Clip Source: clipmarks.com

Every Alaskan gets $3200 from oil money - for nothing!

$22,400 for a family of 7, like Palin's. When oil companies pay taxes to Alaska, they deduct it from their federal taxes, and we of the other 49 make up the difference. 85% of budget from oil companies; residents pay no income or sales taxes, and state is rolling in dough, while most states are laying off teachers.
How ironic, when an Alaska Republican opposes a windfall profits tax, and favor reduced government services - when they live, in part, off of government handouts from revenue the oil industry pays them to get oil to us!

masbury says:

Tags: greedy, democrats, tax, alaska

Giuliani flattens temple Obama

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 06:24:07 GMT

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clipper's remarks: I mean really. I have NEVER seen this guy so fired -up. He tore the Obamination a new rear end. They won't be able to sit for a week!

Next up was VP nominee Sarah Palin and she finished off the pieces of Temple Obama that Rudy didn't obliterate. THE BEST LINE-
"Hope, is NOT a strategy!"

Clip Source: www.msnbc.msn.com

Giuliani launches all-out attack on Obama

Ex-McCain rival says Democrat has no executive experience — ‘nada’

ST. PAUL, Minn. - Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani castigated Democratic Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois as a flipflopping lightweight in his keynote address Wednesday night, launching the heaviest sustained attack so far on the Democratic ticket at the Republican National Convention.

Giuliani discarded that playbook, casting Obama as “a gifted man with an Ivy League education” who was “immersed ... in Chicago machine politics.” He described Obama as a no-show during his tenure in the Illinois state Senate and a man who, once he got to Washington, was a “celebrity senator [with] no leadership, no legislation to really speak of.”

“This is not a personal attack. It’s a statement of fact,” he said. “Barack Obama has never led anything. Nothing. Nada. Nada. Nothing.”

Tags: rudy giuliani, flattens, obama

13 High Speed Photographs

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 15:12:40 GMT

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Clip Source: digital-photography-school.com

SPLASH! BANG! WHIZ! CRASH! Today we present 13 high speed photography images for your viewing pleasure.

Tags: photography, photographs, art

Racism Reason For Palin's Appeal - B.Williams

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 14:44:52 GMT

clipped by: davboz
clipper's remarks: MSNBC crew nervously blames Repubs for their bias.

Clip Source: newsbusters.org

Subtract the subdued demeanor and the good tailoring, and how much difference is there between Brian Williams and Keith Olbermann? Take Williams' post-Palin speech analysis. Was the Nightly News anchor suggesting Palin's appeal is rooted in racism? He certainly made a clarion call to his fellow MSMers to keep up the good fight against her. Have a look at the video, here. First is a clip of Ann Curry interviewing a woman delegate after the Palin speech, then Williams, then Joe Scarborough this morning.

'She's like a moose going after a cabbage'

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 14:35:51 GMT

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Clip Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

'She's like a moose going after a cabbage'

Locals in Wasilla shouted and cheered as they watched Sarah Palin’s speech

Tags: palin, politics