I’ve posted before how I think education is the magic bullet. Some of you may have seen Nicholas Kristof’s piece on Mukhtaran Bibi. You may not have caught his addendum and how to help support her. Remember, any little bit helps.
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(Un)Created(?) – Quran Desecration, part 2
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Where is Osama?
I was recently called to task, and rightly so, for not being specific about failed DOJ cases, and few come to mind: Yaser Hamdi (I seem to recall that a US citizen cannot be coerced by the gov’t into giving up his citizenship, and it strikes me that’s what happened here…. Detroit Sleeper Cell Brandon Mayfield (2, 3) James Yee (2) (Yes, I know this isn’t a DOJ case, but I’m working to establish a larger pattern in the gov’t in general) Terrorism Cases That Weren’t (but it doesn’t mean they weren’t guilty of something) Lackawanna Six (2, 3) Portland Seven José Padilla’s case is still pending, but I don’t know how much traction the gov’t will get with him.
Kill all Muslims
Kill all Muslims must be the new AQ commandment. The targets in the bombing in London were in Muslim neighborhoods. They are killing Muslims in Iraq. Now they are blowing up children in Egypt. I ask this question repeatedly, what are they doing to help Muslims? (A meme I return to again and again.) 2:156 5:32