Dissecting Obama’s Message to Iran

via TPM Cafe I found this interesting condemnation of Rep. Keith Ellison for something he didn’t say. Yes, he most likely was referring to Bush, but no, there was no direct 1-1 correlation. If this story gets any traction it will be interesting to see how it plays out. Perhaps, “Anti-Semitic Muslim Congressman denies Holocaust?” I think in the wingnutosphere “Anti-Semitic Muslim” is redundant, but then I don’t speak ignant. I wonder why no one is concerned that the AG most likely has a little hole drilled in your bathroom to see if you are “American” in your actions. Sounds…

This interview is very good and worth reading all of it. Reflections on Osama bin Laden, and his continuing relevance – Threat Matrix. 7. In the past few years, many people have begun to perceive bin Laden as an uncaring terrorist who has no hesitation about spilling the blood even of fellow Muslims. Does he still enjoy important support among Muslims?  And there is good reason for this perception. In December 2009, the Combating Terrorism Center at West Point released a report finding that only about 12% of al Qaeda’s victims are Western. Those who had to live under the…

Matt Reed: What you didn’t know about Sharia law, privatization , GOP election ‘reforms.’ | FLORIDA TODAY | floridatoday.com. Since 9/11, authorities have identified an average of seven Muslim-American terror suspects a year in domestic plots or attacks, including those caught in the early stages of planning, according to tracking by UNC sociologist Charles Kurzman. Those bad guys (and gals) represent 0.0004 percent of the U.S. Muslim population.  Tip of the iceberg, you say? Even if we multiplied the number of known domestic plotters by 10, it would still mean that 99.996 percent of U.S. Muslims have had no link…