Appreciate them.
Snip: How far do the civil-liberties absolutists want to take their logic? Will troops in Afghanistan and Iraq soon have to read Miranda warnings to captured suspects and apply for a court's permission before searching a terrorist safe house? Or do such niceties stop at our borders, thereby giving al-Qaida and its ilk the freedom to operate unhindered only in the U.S.?
Only "miracle" can save teacher beaten by Muslim mob
Snip: A Buddhist teacher who was beaten into a coma by a mob demanding the release of Islamic insurgents has only a slim chance of survival, her doctor said Saturday. Juling Kamphongmoon sustained severe injuries, including blood clots in her brain, when she was beaten by Muslim villagers Friday who were holding two other women teachers hostage at a government school in southern Thailand.
Hindu couple tied to back of Muslim owned jeep and dragged to death
Snip: The Hindu couple from Herman in Pulwama was tied to the back of a Muslim-owned jeep. Then they were dragged through the mud until dead. What crime had they committed? They were Hindus.
Muslim intellectual says Arab elite must die
Snip: The author names over 200 "modern Arab intellectuals and authors whom he accuses of heresy—thus making it permissible to kill them.
Snip: Mr. Meek, who gives talks on Islam to church, school and civic groups, said in a recent interview that he and other Muslims are generally pleased with the documentary because it shows ordinary Americans who have thoughtfully chosen Islam.
Thanks to Mama Dearest for pointing to this article:
http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/opinion/columnists/guests/s_454662.html
"We must spy more"
By Max Boot
Sunday, May 21, 2006
ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Pretty much everyone agrees that our human-spy capacity is missing in action.
The chances that a CIA agent will be in the same cave as Osama bin Laden when the next 9/11 is being plotted are vanishingly small.
The chances that our porous border security or transportation security will stop the next gang of Islamist cutthroats aren't much better.
It's simply impossible to protect every inviting target in a continent-sized nation of almost 300 million people."
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Thanks to Fair Opinion for pointing to this thread:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1635745/posts
"Geek's' 9/11 analysis sheds light on NSA activities"
Cleveland ^ | May 21, 2006 | John Mangels
Posted on 05/20/2006 10:47:58 PM PDT by FairOpinion