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Islamic Society of Boston Abandons Lawsuit Against The David Project
Islamic Society of Boston Drops Lawsuits Against David Project, Concerned Citizens, Boston Herald and Fox, Abandoning All Of Its Claims Without Receiving Any Payment
David Project to Continue Public Records Lawsuit To Force Disclosure of Evidence on Boston Redevelopment Authority-Islamic Society Land Deal
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The ISB’s decision to drop all of its claims against all of the 17 defendants it sued back in 2005 alleging “defamation” and accusing them of conspiring to violate its civil rights comes just months after the defendants—who included a Muslim cleric, a Christian political science professor and the Jewish daughter of Holocaust survivors, as well as Boston civic leader William Sapers and national terrorism expert Steven Emerson—had begun through their lawyers to conduct discovery into the ISB’s financial records, its receipt of millions of dollars in funding from Saudi Arabian and other Middle Eastern sources, its contributions to certain organizations and the records of certain of its officers and directors.(snip)
http://www.davidproject.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=234&Itemid=102
Thanks to both of you.
Thanks for that link, Velveeta.
I’ll add it my collection on the VT massacre.
Why?
THANKS for that update, Velveeta.
http://www.michellemalkin.com/archives/000337.htm
“IN DEFENSE OF INTERNMENT”
By Michelle Malkin · August 03, 2004 06:44 AM
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“In Defense of Internment: The Case for ‘Racial Profiling’ in World War II and the War on Terror (Hardcover)”
by Michelle Malkin (Author)
Has there been any official, government reaction to the inclusion of “Virginia Tech” in this video?
It is curious that OC Jihadist mentions it, and the VT investigation still hasnt given a solid answer as to what drove Cho....
NBC never released an unredacted transcript have they?
Answering your questions:
OPINION-SPECULATION: I have not seen a claim on the internet by a jihadi of any type of official status claiming the VT Massacre as their own.
Cho seemed to have been very disturbed, not a nice guy and MAY have been inspired by internet videos he watched.
I don’t recall seeing a complete transcript.
To the other question, I haven’t heard any official reaction by a government type regarding the speech.
http://pewresearch.org/assets/pdf/muslim-americans.pdf
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http://www.frontpagemag.com/Articles/ReadArticle.asp?ID=28496
“300,000 Supporters of Suicide Attacks in America”
By Robert Spencer
FrontPageMagazine.com | May 30, 2007
Some of the results of the Pew Research Center poll of Muslims in America were startling: twenty-six percent of Muslims between the ages of eighteen and twenty-nine affirmed that there could be justification in some (unspecified) circumstances for suicide bombing, and five percent of all the Muslims surveyed said that they had a favorable view of Al-Qaeda. Given the Pew Center’s estimate of 2.35 million Muslims in America, and the total of thirteen percent that avowed a belief that suicide bombings could ever be justified, that’s over 300,000 supporters of suicide attacks. And 117,500 supporters of Al-Qaeda.
It is unfortunate that the Pew Center pollsters were not equipped with a follow-up question for those who expressed support for suicide bombing, asking them about the circumstances in which they would consider it justified, and whether they would ever consider it justified in the United States.”
Post no. 1352 is an article snippet.
Click on the frontpagemag.com link to read the whole article.
THE WEEKLY PIRACY REPORT - REPORT SNIPPET - QUOTE:
http://www.icc-ccs.org/prc/piracyreport.php
Weekly Piracy Report
23-29 May 2007
The following is a summary of the daily reports broadcast by the IMB’s Piracy Reporting Centre to ships in Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Ocean Regions on the SafetyNET service of Inmarsat-C from 23 to 29 May 2007.
ALERT
Chittagong anchorage, Bangladesh
Forty seven incidents have been reported since 28.01.2006. Pirates are targeting ships preparing to anchor. Ships are advised to take extra precautions.
The 2006 Annual IMB Report on Piracy and Armed Attacks against Ships is now published. Please see the end of this page to order.
Suspicious crafts
18.04.2007: 2320 LT: Entrance Cartagena Colombia.
A container ship, while disembarking her pilot on the port side noticed, on radar, one unlit suspicious boat approaching from the stbd side at high speed. The master alerted the crew. The boat came very close to the vessel (about 10 m from the hull). On seeing the alert crew on ship’s side, the boat retreated and disappeared into the darkness. The master informed the Centre to alert other vessels calling Cartagena, Colombia.
Recently reported incidents
25.05.2007: 0315 LT: Posn 01:19.3N - 104:16.3E, Singapore Straits
Robbers in a speedboat tried to board a tanker underway from the stern. On seeing the robbers the anti piracy watch keeper, informed the OOW who raised the alarm. The robbers aborted the attempt and escaped in their speedboat. Crew conducted an investigation and found nothing missing / no damage to ship. VTIS informed.
23.05.2007: 0310 LT: Posn 10:15.30N - 107:05.06E, Vung Tau, Vietnam.
Robbers, from a speedboat, boarded a product tanker at anchor. Duty crew spotted them and informed the D/O who raised the alarm and crew mustered. Robbers stole ship’s stores and escaped in the waiting boat. Port control and ship’s agents informed.
22.05.2007: Posn 07:45N - 102:02E, Gulf of Siam, Thailand
The master of a tanker carrying 100,000 ltrs of fuel oil, to supply fishing vessels at sea, was ordered by a pirate, who used to be a crewmember to come alongside his vessel. Once alongside the pirate hijacked the tanker. On 24.05.2007 at 0200 LT the pirates shot and killed the master. Three crewmembers jumped overboard. A passing fishing boat later picked them up. The fishing boat contacted the Thai navy and police. The police dispatched two marine police boats and a navy aircraft to locate / detain the vessel. The police caught the pirate who tried to escape, in a fishing boat. The police located the tanker with the remaining three-crew members and took it to the marine base for investigation.
21.05.2007: 2300 LT: Posn 07:08N - 054:36E, Somalia.
An unidentified small craft followed a tanker at a distance of 7 miles. As the ship altered course and speed to increased distance between them, the small craft adjusted her course. The small craft followed the vessel for several hours before moving away. PRC forwarded the masters message to coalition forces to render necessary assistance.
20.05.2007: 0330 LT: Posn 02:55N-046:04E, 300 NM from coast, Kenya.
A general cargo ship underway observed an unlit vessel at a distance of 3 miles. When called on VHF they replied that they could not speak English and they were only fishing. They asked the vessel’s course and kept following the vessel. Master suspected piracy, and took anti piracy measures and altered course to keep away from vessel. When suspicious vessel’s distance increased, vessel resumed course / journey
19.05.2007: 1205 LT: Enroute from Merka to Kismayo, Somalia.
Heavily armed pirates with machine guns opened fire on a general cargo ship. The ship sent a distress message, which was received by a passing ship and Merka port authority. The authorities sent two armed boats, which rescued the ship. One crew was injured.
26.04.2007: Spratly Islands, South China Sea.
Armed pirates boarded a fishing vessel and robbed it of its catch while it was taking shelter due to engine trouble. The master informed his family; about the robbery and that, another vessel was approaching it. All contact with the fishing vessel was lost since the master’s last call. The fate of vessel and crewmembers is unknown
http://www.danielpipes.org/article/4589
“The Soviets’ Six-Day War”
by Daniel Pipes
New York Sun
May 29, 2007
NOTE: The following text is a quote:
https://www.osac.gov/Reports/report.cfm?contentID=68882
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Warden Message: Threat of Attacks in Lebanon
Consular Affairs Bulletins
Middle East / N. Africa - Lebanon
29 May 2007
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26 May 2007
Warden Message: Continuing Threats in Lebanon
21 May 2007
Warden Message: Lebanon Clashes
10 Apr 2007
Worldwide Caution Public Announcement
21 Feb 2007
Lebanon 2007 Crime & Safety Report
13 Feb 2007
Warden Message: Lebanon Bus Bombings
U.S. Embassy Beirut issued the following Warden Message on May 29, 2007:
The U.S. Embassy wishes to advise Americans that Fatah al-Islam has renewed its threat of attacks against Western-associated locations in Lebanon. In addition, similar credible threats have been made by the militant group Jund al-Sham and Al-Qaeda. The Embassy strongly urges Americans residing in Lebanon to review their planned movements and to remain vigilant during this time. American citizens should also carefully assess the need to visit popular gathering spots or other public places where large numbers of people gather. Ongoing fighting between Lebanese security forces and Fatah al-Islam militants in Tripoli and around the Nahr el-Bared Palestinian camp in Northern Lebanon has the potential to spark related violence. Americans should avoid the Tripoli region and we urge any remaining Americans in the area to depart if they have not yet done so.
For the latest security information, Americans should regularly monitor the Department’s web site at http://travel.state.gov where the current Worldwide Caution Public Announcement, Middle East and North Africa Public Announcement, Travel Warnings and other Public Announcements can be found. Up-to-date information on security can also be obtained by calling 1-888-407-4747 toll free in the U.S. and Canada, or, for callers outside the U.S. and Canada, a regular toll line at 1-202-501-4444. These numbers are available from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Eastern time, Monday through Friday (except U.S. federal holidays).
Americans living or traveling in Lebanon are encouraged to register with the nearest U.S. Embassy or Consulate through the State Department’s travel registration website, http://travelregistration.state.gov , so that they can obtain updated information on travel and security within Lebanon. Americans without Internet access may register directly with the nearest U.S. Embassy or Consulate.
The Embassy is located in Awkar, near Antelias, Beirut, Lebanon. Public access hours for American citizens are Monday through Thursday, 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. However, American citizens who require emergency services outside of these hours may contact the Embassy by telephone at any time. The telephone numbers are (961-4) 542-600, 543-600, and fax 544-209. Website: http://lebanon.usembassy.gov .
http://www.frontpagemag.com/Articles/ReadArticle.asp?ID=28518
“Venezuela’s Totalitarian Turn”
By Jacob Laksin
FrontPageMagazine.com | May 30, 2007
ARTICLE SNIPPET: “Hugo Chavez may be setting the stage for what he calls “21st century socialism,” but his communist revolution won’t be televised — at least not by any television outlet not slavishly loyal to Venezuela’s emerging dictator.
Sending its clearest signal yet that 21st century socialism will be no more tolerant of free speech than its 20th century predecessor, the Venezuelan government, acting on earlier threats, last week refused to renew the license of Radio Caracas Television (RCTV), the country’s most watched and, with nearly 54 years on the air, oldest operating television broadcaster. Before the government-enforced blackout, the station had been among the last to retain its independence in a country where the media has been reduced to a propaganda arm of the regime. Replacing RCTV will be TVes, which has Chavez’s personal endorsement as “socialist television.” To add insult to injury, the Supreme Court, packed with government apparatchiks, has ruled that RCTV must also surrender its equipment to TVes.
“With this move, Chavez has crossed the dictatorial Rubicon,” Thor Halvorssen, president of the New York-based human rights watchdog the Human Rights Foundation (HRW), told me this week. A pro-democracy activist whose mother was murdered by Venezuelan security officers in 2004, Halvorssen notes that the clampdown against RCTV had been foreshadowed by Chavez’s increasingly militant diatribes against independent media.”
WASHINGTON TIMES.com: "SECOND PASSENGER SAW SUSPICIOUS BEHAVIOR" by Audrey Hudson (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "The second passenger, a frequent business traveler who asked not to be identified, provided a copy of her itinerary confirming she was on the June 29 Northwest Airlines Detroit-to-Los Angeles Flight 327, which was disrupted by 14 Syrian passengers later identified as musicians. The passenger, who was riding in first class, said the constant foot traffic and strange behavior she witnessed in the front cabin frightened her as much as it did Annie Jacobsen, the first passenger who publicly reported the incident. "I thought I was going to die," the second passenger told The Washington Times.") (July 30, 2004)
WASHINGTON TIMES.com: "SYRIAN MUSIC STAR SINGS PRAISE OF SUICIDE BOMBERS" by Audrey Hudson (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "The Syrian singer of a band that was detained by the FBI's Terrorism Task Force for suspicious activity during a recent flight to Los Angeles has written about the "glorification" of suicide bombers to liberate Palestine. Singer Nour Mehana's latest album includes the song "Um El Shaheed," or "Mother of a Martyr," said Aluma Dankowitz of the Middle East Media Research Institute. (July 29, 2004)
WASHINGTON TIMES.com: "SYRIANS FLEW WITH EXPIRED VISAS" by Audrey Hudson (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "The Washington Times reported last week that flight crews and air marshals say terrorists are testing airline security and conducting probes, and cited several incidents including the one involving the musicians that set off alarms with security officials. Since the report, several other pilots and marshals have come forward and confirmed that groups of men are conducting what looks like dry runs for a terrorist attack.") (June 27, 2004)
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