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Post by dolphie on Oct 29, 2009 1:08:40 GMT -5
www.investors.com/NewsAndAnalysis/Article.aspx?id=510339Flying Imams Victory Posted 10/26/2009 06:49 PM ET Homeland Security: A suspect Islamist group is gloating that a cash settlement in the so-called Flying Imams case is a "victory for civil rights." If it's a victory, it's one for future hijackers. Three years ago, six Islamic clerics sued US Airways and Minneapolis airport police for discrimination and false arrest after they were bounced from a Phoenix-bound flight for behaving much like the 9/11 hijackers. Some yelled "Allah, Allah, Allah," and changed their seats while asking for seat belt extensions they never used. Though situated throughout the cabin, the six men appeared to be acting in concert. Witnesses also said they loudly cursed the U.S. Also raising flags, half of them had no checked baggage and what appeared to be one-way tickets. The imams didn't seem to have a case — until that is, they got liberal federal judge Ann Montgomery to hear it. A Clinton appointee, she denied the defendants' request for dismissal. And her ruling, strongly worded in favor of the plaintiffs, made it clear law enforcement wasn't immune from being sued. Convinced they wouldn't succeed at trial, the defendants settled. The imams' attorney — a board member of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, which financed the case — says the deal involves an undisclosed amount paid to his clients by airport police. Details are sealed. The airport authority issued a statement saying insurance limits its liability to $50,000. "The settlement of this case is a clear victory for justice and civil rights," said CAIR Executive Director Nihad Awad. These imams, whose leader admitted once supporting Osama bin Laden, are not the victims of discrimination. The victims are passengers who are now more vulnerable to terrorist attack. The settlement threatens to have a chilling effect on security at our nation's airports. Even pilots will now think twice about removing anyone, but especially Arabs or Muslims, behaving in a suspicious or threatening manner. Before the settlement, Awad tried to equate the case with a landmark civil-rights case. "If we win in this case," he intoned, "this will go down in history, like Rosa Parks did 50 years ago." But CAIR's agenda goes far beyond civil rights. The FBI says CAIR is a Hamas front and has cut off formal ties to it. The Justice Department has blacklisted the group as an unindicted co-conspirator in the largest terror finance case in U.S. history. And now some in Congress believe CAIR is a national security threat, and have called for an investigation into its aggressive lobbying against the Patriot Act and other post-9/11 security measures. The Hill probe is based in part on internal CAIR documents revealed in "Muslim Mafia: Inside the Secret Underworld That's Conspiring to Islamize America," an expose of the radical Saudi-funded Muslim Brotherhood in America and its network of terror-supporting fronts. Internal documents also show that CAIR used the Flying Imams case to push Congress to "criminalize" anti-terrorist profiling by airlines. Despite the payoff, Minneapolis airport police insist they will remain "vigilant" in maintaining the security and safety of travelers. Thanks to CAIR, however, passengers will be left to wonder. =================================== =================================== Yet Muslims can use religion as a reason to be rude, obnoxious, contemptuous - to break airflight rules AND they are rewarded for it.
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Post by EscapeHatch on Oct 29, 2009 9:45:23 GMT -5
God leans to the right. He proves it in nature and in physics. It takes less energy to get a rocket into earth's orbit by sending it eastward versus westward. When you look at a globe of the earth, east is to the right and west is to the left. A rocket traveling tangentially to the earth heading east, or to the right from God's point of view, only needs about 10.7 km/sec get into earth's orbit but needs 11.7 km/sec traveling west, or to the left. He clearly put a penalty on things going left. The west coast is generally drier than the east coast. On the map, you will note that the west coast is the left coast. God smiles more on the east coast, and rewards them with more rain. He has left a symbol of the left coast's depravity as a reminder of His displeasure of the people on the left coast. God calls it Sodom and Gomorrah. We call it San Francisco. Ever wonder why the left coast suffers from strong earthquakes? Hmmm? The final proof that God favors those on the right is: . wait for it . . . wait for it . . . . the Sun always rises at the right side of the country, and makes a hasty retreat to the left. Verily thine, Hatch.
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Post by Rocket on Oct 29, 2009 10:19:02 GMT -5
Larry David 'Pissing on Jesus' An email received today: “First let me state that I’ve been a fan of “Curb Your Enthusiasm” for many years and, even though Larry David is a liberal, I generally enjoy the writing and Larry’s antics. However, this time what I saw made me feel a little sick, extremely disappointed and a bit angry as well. I will never watch the show again as I have lost all respect and feelings of good will for Mr. David. “Did you happen to see the episode to which I refer? Assuming you did not catch the episode, briefly stated: Larry pisses on the face of a painting of Jesus Christ, followed by mocking of Christians who believe the piss drop on the face of Jesus is a tear, thus they’ve witnessed a miracle. I wonder how many other viewers, Christian and non Christian, are similarly shocked and disgusted? Of course, the hypocrisy is that Mr. David would never exhibit such gross contempt for any other religion, especially Islam. “Can you imagine the shit storm that would follow if David pissed on a painting of the prophet Muhammad?
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Post by dolphie on Oct 29, 2009 11:19:16 GMT -5
Larry David 'Pissing on Jesus' An email received today: “First let me state that I’ve been a fan of “Curb Your Enthusiasm” for many years and, even though Larry David is a liberal, I generally enjoy the writing and Larry’s antics. However, this time what I saw made me feel a little sick, extremely disappointed and a bit angry as well. I will never watch the show again as I have lost all respect and feelings of good will for Mr. David. “Did you happen to see the episode to which I refer? Assuming you did not catch the episode, briefly stated: Larry pisses on the face of a painting of Jesus Christ, followed by mocking of Christians who believe the piss drop on the face of Jesus is a tear, thus they’ve witnessed a miracle. I wonder how many other viewers, Christian and non Christian, are similarly shocked and disgusted? Of course, the hypocrisy is that Mr. David would never exhibit such gross contempt for any other religion, especially Islam. “Can you imagine the shit storm that would follow if David pissed on a painting of the prophet Muhammad? Thank you Rocket. I was looking for this. I had scanned over it and lost it amongst some research I was conducting for a client. newsbusters.org/blogs/noel-sheppard/2009/10/28/curb-your-enthusiasm-larry-david-urinates-picture-jesusSo, explain this: Urinating on Christ is humor. Cartoons about Islam means death.
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Post by dolphie on Oct 29, 2009 11:25:03 GMT -5
God leans to the right. He proves it in nature and in physics. It takes less energy to get a rocket into earth's orbit by sending it eastward versus westward. When you look at a globe of the earth, east is to the right and west is to the left. A rocket traveling tangentially to the earth heading east, or to the right from God's point of view, only needs about 10.7 km/sec get into earth's orbit but needs 11.7 km/sec traveling west, or to the left. He clearly put a penalty on things going left. The west coast is generally drier than the east coast. On the map, you will note that the west coast is the left coast. God smiles more on the east coast, and rewards them with more rain. He has left a symbol of the left coast's depravity as a reminder of His displeasure of the people on the left coast. God calls it Sodom and Gomorrah. We call it San Francisco. Ever wonder why the left coast suffers from strong earthquakes? Hmmm? The final proof that God favors those on the right is: . wait for it . . . wait for it . . . . the Sun always rises at the right side of the country, and makes a hasty retreat to the left. Verily thine, Hatch.
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Post by bruce on Oct 29, 2009 11:52:07 GMT -5
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Post by EscapeHatch on Oct 29, 2009 13:52:09 GMT -5
Two men shot at an LA area synagogue. Wonder who and why. Police are calling it a hate crime (per Fox news).
From MSNBCNo one should jump to conclusions yet. The man was apparently released.
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Post by Tired in CV on Oct 29, 2009 15:12:27 GMT -5
That is a good question! The police can't tell us, the news can't tell us, the witnesses don't have much information, the police have a person in custody who LOOSELY fits a GENERAL description. BUT, I bet you will tell us.....right? Up to this point, there have been several recent attacks on people in rches. No connections of the crimes have been mentioned as being from of a terrorist group. Yet, they are mentioned as targets in Al Qaida training information and we have recently seen an increase in "home grown" terrorist groups who sympathize with Al Qaida. This attacker, if ever found, will not likely be connected to a terrorist group either. But I am sure that the attacks will be coming soon and it won't be just black rches from the KKK! ALTHOUGH, attacking black rches could be a tactic from Al Qaida to increase racial tensions and divide the people. What better way to add to their fold. They are already recruiting blacks in prisons and also working the cities as well. Whether Obama is Muslim or not, he WAS and he is a good recruiting tool for them as well!
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Post by EscapeHatch on Oct 29, 2009 15:15:43 GMT -5
Interesting twist from an unusual direction:
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Post by Tired in CV on Oct 29, 2009 15:22:40 GMT -5
Interesting twist from an unusual direction: VERY INTERESTING INDEED! Are they stating this so quickly to cover the tracks of their involvement? OR are they actually concerned for what took place? I would hope it is the latter. It will take more actions like this to gain their trust after all they have done!
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Post by dolphie on Oct 29, 2009 15:43:09 GMT -5
Interesting twist from an unusual direction: VERY INTERESTING INDEED! Are they stating this so quickly to cover the tracks of their involvement? OR are they actually concerned for what took place? I would hope it is the latter. It will take more actions like this to gain their trust after all they have done! It is CAIR trying to look good. They are under the microscope right now and trying hard to escape the judicial bullet shot in their direction by the Land of the Free and Home of the Brave. ---------- If you all have not got the book: Muslim Mafia - I suggest getting it. I have not read by a short section at the beginning and am struck by the depth of research, collection of data, and what these people discovered. What really shocked me is that (and trust me - I hate to admit this - I thought the Muslim infiltration in the USA was due to our presence over there in the last 50yrs+/-) they were here in the early 60s ish. They already had an agenda to infiltrate and transform our country into a muslim country. BEFORE - what the propagandists report.
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Post by EscapeHatch on Oct 29, 2009 16:01:50 GMT -5
I know, I know, I KNOW!! I leave out two important facts of Nature and you jump all over me. I should have finished: Happy now?
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Post by dolphie on Oct 29, 2009 16:04:29 GMT -5
I know, I know, I KNOW!! I leave out two important facts of Nature and you jump all over me. I should have finished: Happy now? HAHAHA You are impossible!
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Post by Turk on Oct 29, 2009 16:14:20 GMT -5
Fox is reporting the suspect has been released
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Post by EscapeHatch on Oct 29, 2009 16:23:31 GMT -5
Just read the same thing. The description, loose as it is, is still what the police are operating with.
Caveat: With the hood of a hoodie pulled down, anyone could look like anyone in it shadow.
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