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06 July 2010 "TOP TEN LIST 2010-07-06" SNIPPET: "The temporal context in which this list was generated is important, and will likely be forgotten over time. So for future reference, see the posts at Internet Haganah which immediately preceded the making of this list."

However, I was soon put at ease. After speaking with numerous Iranians from all walks of life – lower and upper class, religious and secular, Westernized and traditional, government- affiliated and civilian – I became convinced that this vilified member of the "Axis of Evil" is actually one of the most welcoming places for Americans to travel in the Middle East. Indeed, all Iranians with whom I spoke shared a positive opinion of Ameri- cans. Iranians don't hate America. On the contrary, many of them envy Americans to an unrealistic degree and think of the US as a paradise, a...

cut and paste: The oath of office that Ellison plans to take with his Koran binds members of Congress to uphold the constitutional law of the land. Islam, which recognizes no separation between religion and politics, calls for loyalty to sharia, or Islamic law, over any “manmade” law, which would include our constitution. Given Ellison’s associations with Islamic groups, including CAIR, NAIF, and American Open University (known to law enforcement as “Wahabbi Online,” according to WorldNetDaily.com), members of which have openly supported sharia, this swearing-in ceremony suddenly takes on an alarming significance that is by no means just symbolic.

This article will alarm you. Keith Ellison (Hakim-Mohammed), a black convert to orthodox sunni Islam is exposed by his own words, his nefarious associates, and his personal life as scofflaw. Do we now have a jihadist in Congress? Think that's hype? Read the story!

As we first suspected, the six imams bounced from a US Airways flight misled the public about the incident and likely staged the whole thing as a scheme to weaken security. Their actions undermine any good will and trust Muslim leaders have built since 9/11. And they call into question what we really know about these supposedly virtuous men we invite to the White House and other halls of power in gestures of tolerance. Are they really moderate? Do they really mean it when they renounce terrorism? Do they really have America's best interests at heart? -snip- Both CAIR and...

The Council on American-Islamic Relations is demanding Congress investigate US Airway's removal last week of six imams from one of its flights. The Muslim-rights group claims the imams, who were behaving suspiciously, posed no threat. It's "very, very inappropriate to treat religious leaders that way," a spokesman fumed. According to CAIR, imams are as harmless as Buddhist monks and deserve no less respect. Tell that to flight attendant Kimberly Banducci. According to police reports I've obtained, the Delta Air Lines veteran was assaulted by a Muslim cleric in a bizarre attack aboard a flight from Miami International Airport three years...

Six Seattle-area Muslims gathered in prayer Friday in front of a US Airways ticket counter at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to protest the removal of six imams from a flight in Minneapolis earlier this week. The prayer lasted eight minutes without incident. "We are asserting the right of Muslims to be free of fear, free of apprehension, to take an equal seat at the table," said Jafar Siddiqui, a member of American Muslims of Puget Sound. Afterward, airport patron Frank Meyers, of San Jose, Calif., accused airport terminal managers of being "politically correct" by allowing the prayer service to block a...

The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) called Tuesday for an investigation into the behavior of airline staff and airport security in the removal of six Muslim scholars from a US Airways flight a day earlier. A passenger raised concerns about the imams - three of whom said their normal evening prayers in the airport terminal before boarding the Phoenix-bound plane, according to one - through a note passed to a flight attendant, according to Andrea Rader, a spokeswoman for US Airways.

Excerpt - Six passengers were removed from a Phoenix-bound US Airways flight Monday at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport and questioned by police, airline and airport officials said. Authorities said the crew reported that the passengers were acting suspiciously. ~ snip ~

MINNEAPOLIS -- Six Muslim imams on Monday were removed from a US Airways flight at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport and questioned by police for several hours before being released, a leader of the group said. The six were among passengers who boarded Flight 300, bound for Phoenix, around 6:30 p.m., airport spokesman Pat Hogan said. A passenger initially raised concerns about the group through a note passed to a flight attendant, according to Andrea Rader, a spokeswoman for US Airways. She said police were called after the captain and airport security workers asked the men to leave the plane and...

Saudi Arabia's community of foreigners is trapped between bombings by Islamic terrorists, police torture and palace feuding For Westerners seeking the good life in a desert kingdom, Saudi Arabia offered easy money, sunshine every day and a whisky-driven illicit party scene where casual sex was taken for granted. 'Are you married or do you work in Saudi Arabia?' was a common joke, echoing the colonial antics of 'Happy Valley' in Kenya. But that is all over now. The Western community is living in fear. It has become the target of a series of bomb attacks, carried out by al-Qaeda-linked terrorists...