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Hamas has called for the Arab, Muslim, and free communities of the world to increase solidarity activities for Gaza over the next few days, specifically over the weekend. Hamas says the activities must become a symbol of protest against aggression, genocide, and ethnic cleansing of Gaza, and a denunciation of the murder of the leader and murderer Saleh al-Arouri, and Western, specifically American, support of the Zionist occupation. Zahar Jabareen, the deputy commander of Hamas' operations in Judea and Samaria, said that the assassination will only support the Hamas path of jihad.

Illegal Africans in Tel Aviv Israel News photo: Flash 90 In a show of chutzpah, illegal Sudanese work immigrants organized by subversive "human rights" groups demonstrated outside the government compound in Jerusalem Sunday against their own expected incarceration, as the cabinet held its weekly meeting. Minister of Interior Eli Yishai (Shas) said in reaction: "I am sorry about the condition of the Sudanese citizens, and also of the rest of the world's citizens upon whom fortune has not smiled. "However, my duty as a minister in the government of Israel is not toward the citizens of Africa, but to the...

Many thoughts went through my mind on this, my first trip to the March for Life in Topeka. The large number of young people who participated was extremely gratifying, for in them lies the hope of the future. There were many others there as well, but the enthusiasm, will and spirit of the young to overcome the "Culture of Death" really stayed in my mind. To this add the many legislators who came out to greet us at the Capitol on a cold, blustery day and the moms who brought their children and babies out to see and hear them....

Thousands of Muslims gathered in London on Saturday at a rally "to fight extremism and promote a moderate, inclusive version of Islam." The event's organizers, Minhaj-ul-Quran International, said prior to the event that some 12,000 Muslims are expected at Wembley Arena. The group's founder, Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri, told journalists that killing innocents is forbidden in Islam and Muslims must integrate into the societies in which they are living.

The extreme leftist group B'Tselem has released yet another anti-IDF report. The latest report, the contents of which were made public Monday morning, accuses Israeli security forces of denying the right of Palestinian Authority Arabs to demonstrate in favor of the upcoming vote in the UN Security Council for a Palestinian state. The report, which is based on an analysis by B'Tselem members of the way security forces are handling the weekly demonstrations held by Arab residents of the village of Nabi Saleh, argues that “Israel does not recognize the right of residents to demonstrate, and the military refers to...

*** National Day of Action for an Oil-Free President Wednesday June 9 5:00PM Kwik Trip Station, Corner of Civic Center Drive and 11th Ave NW (in Rochester) Sponsored by Moveon.org This Wednesday, we're pushing back with our National Day of Action for an Oil-Free President. We'll be gathering at gas stations around the country to reach out to voters and make sure they know John McCain is Big Oil's candidate and that he won't solve our energy crisis. Can you join the event in Rochester? Host: Lyle A.—fellow MoveOn member Where: Kwik Trip Station, Corner of Civic Center Drive and...

WASHINGTON, Sept. 13, 2006 -- When Noel Totten arrived home to find 40 leather-clad motorcyclists pulled up at his house in Bloomington, Minn., he knew why they’d come. Universal Recording artist Rockie Lynne, co-founder of Tribute to the Troops, presents a plaque to Noel Totten Sept. 8 at Totten's home in Bloomington, Minn. About 40 members of the group visited Totten's home to pay their respects for the loss of his brother, Chief Warrant Officer Eric W. Totten, 34, an Army Chinook helicopter pilot who died May 5 when his chopper went down in Afghanistan. Photo by William Moss  '(Click...

WASHINGTON, August 6, 2006 – Mosul police officers and Iraqi soldiers defeated a complex terrorist attack in eastern Mosul, Iraq, Aug. 4, U.S. military officials in Iraq reported. The attack included a suicide bomber using a car bomb, several improvised explosive devices and small-arms fire. The Iraqi security forces were led by Iraqi police and supported by Iraqi soldiers from 1st Battalion, 4th Brigade, 2nd Iraqi Army Division. Additionally, coalition soldiers from 2nd Battalion, 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, responded to the attack in support of the Iraqi police and army. Initial news reports from several news...

4/3/2006 - WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio (AFPN) -- Air Force Research Laboratory scientists are working on a novel unmanned air vehicle called SkyTote that will take off and land vertically like a helicopter, but also transition into horizontal flight like a conventional aircraft. SkyTote's primary mission is to deliver a payload to a specific point within a tactically relevant range and time. It is a Small Business Innovative Research Phase II effort orchestrated by AeroVironment Inc of Monrovia, Calif., for AFRL's Air Vehicles Directorate. According to AFRL's Tom Cord, SkyTote program manager, the aircraft is a concept demonstrator and...

Iraqi police graduates demonstrate procedures used to secure and transport suspects for the audience attending their graduation ceremony in Najaf, Iraq. U.S. Army photo Iraqi Police Graduates Demonstrate Abilities 167 Recruits graduate from the Najaf Police Academy. By U.S. Army Cpl. Michael Molinaro 2nd Brigade Combat Team FORWARD OPERATING BASE KALSU, Iraq, March 6, 2006 — The Iraqi police force continues to grow in strength as 167 recruits graduated from the Najaf Police Academy and joined their brothers in arms. "Today marks another step in the journey towards a safer, independent Iraq, and the graduates of the Iraqi Police...

ProtestWarrior Kentucky will demonstrate against a leftist fundraiser tomorrow, Saturday June 18, 2005, from approx 9 am to noon at the Louisville intersection of Douglas Blvd and Bardstown Rd. The Leftists of L-PAC (Louisville Peace Action Community) will be holding a fundraiser yard/bake sale in order to raise money for their stupid "Peace Takes Courage" media blitz. The whole point of their "Peace Takes Courage" program is to insinuate that peace takes courage and our soldiers don't have any. Bullshit, not in my town ladies. We will be there with signs supporting America, the President, our Troops, the War and...

So where is Muqtada al-Sadr and his Mehdi Army now? After taking serious losses against American and Iraqi forces and cynically hiding behind Shiite Islam’s most holy shrine in Najaf, these cowards have melted back into Iraqi society. Or have they? There are many questions to be answered regarding al-Sadr’s future, as he most certainly will oppose the growth of democracy in Iraq. Will al-Sadr and his thugs be held accountable for the violent crimes they committed in Najaf? During their reign of terror, they apparently held a kangaroo court. After Iraq’s top Shiite, Ayatollah Ali Sistani, pressured al-Sadr to...

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Chanting pro-immigrant slogans and carrying handwritten signs with messages such as "We Do The Hard Work," hundreds of people marched through a mostly Hispanic section of downtown Saturday to protest a series of recent Border Patrol arrests of illegal immigrants. More than 420 arrests this month by a Border Patrol unit based in Temecula have produced fear among immigrants and allegations of racial profiling. The Border Patrol said the unit has not arrested anyone in Los Angeles County and does not have the resources to do so, but many of the protesters Saturday were not convinced....

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Around 200 U.S. Army veterans and Vietnamese people demonstrated outside Democratic presidential front-runner John Kerry (news - web sites)'s New York headquarters on Saturday to protest his opposition decades ago to the Vietnam War. Waving American and South Vietnamese flags and singing the U.S. national anthem, they held up signs saying "Hanoi John," and "Kerry Betrayed Vietnam Vets." "We won't sit by and let the American people think that we are going to stand by somebody who stabbed us in the back," said Jerry Kiley, a veteran and one of the protest organizers. Kerry, a Massachusetts...

<p>SAN FRANCISCO -- Tens of thousands of anti-war protesters took to the streets Saturday in San Francisco, Washington, D.C., and scattered cities around the globe, calling on Americans to speak out against the Bush administration's preparations to go to war with Iraq.</p>