Amid cries of ‘Allah o Akbar’ (god is great), a young boy, barely 12 years old, lifts his machete and strikes at his victim who is lying on the ground, all tied up for the kill.
Waving a ‘V’ for victory sign with his right hand, the boy picks up the severed head and shows it around to the chants of applause from an ...
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The idea is to get a veiw on what issue the Dems has lost trust of the American People on. In other words what area is the most urgent it fix to get back into good graces. Yes I know I could myself select more than one but pick the Issue that bothers you the most
The idea is to get a veiw on what issue the GOP has lost trust of the American People on. In other words what area is the most urgent it fix to get back into good graces. Yes I know I could myself select more than one but pick the Issue that bothers you the most
13 May 08 - 02:39How MTV, Labor and the Democrats are selling Immigration
Is two posts I want to make on this. The video and the below article. I will tomorrow start my "Veiwpoint" posts on issues on my website rather than my blog. The MTV "Chose or Lose" speaks for itself
There must be a better, more effective way than the spectacle of a plant raid to deal with the nation's immigration dilemma, a labor spokesman and a University of Iowa sociology professor said Monday.
Scott Frotman, spokesman for the United Food and Commercial Workers in Washington, D.C., said raids like the one Monday at the Agriprocessors Inc. plant in Postville ...
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Federal prosecutor Reid J. Schar told jurors earlier Monday that Rezko had parlayed success as a fundraiser for Gov. Rod Blagojevich into the clout to engineer a $7 million shakedown scheme in state government.
But Duffy scoffed at that, saying he believed Rezko had raised more money for St. Jude's Children's Hospital, President Bush and Sen. Barack Obama than for Blagojevich. ...
Locke Lord Strategies to Represent the Islamic Republic of Pakistan in the United States
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Islamic Republic of Pakistan has retained Locke Lord Strategies, the Washington, D.C. based public affairs and government relations entity of Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell LLP, to represent it in the United States. Leading the team representing Pakistan is Partner Mark Siegel who has long ties with the leadership of the new democratically elected government of Pakistan. He served as Pakistan's Washington lobbyist from 1988-1990 and then again from 1993-1996.
Husain Haqqani, the Ambassador-designate of Pakistan to the United States, said that "the Embassy of Pakistan looks forward to working closely with Mark Siegel and his team from Locke Lord Strategies in strengthening the bilateral relationship between the U.S. ...
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MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — U.S. missiles destroyed the house of the man identified by the American military as the top al-Qaeda commander in Somalia, killing him and 10 others on Thursday. Analysts warned that the pre-dawn attack could undermine peace talks while having little impact on the Islamic ...
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11 May 08 - 15:17Hezbollah begins violent push to take over lebanon
A rifle is put on the coffin during funeral ceremony for Alaa Tarek Chaaban and Afif Fuad Naser, in Chouweifat, south of Beirut, Lebanon, Sunday, May 11, 2008. Alaa Tarek Chaaban and Afif Fuad Naser, members of the Druze community were killed in recent violent clashes.
(AP Photo/Darko Bandic)
Hezbullah begins its efforts to undermine the Lebanese government and if they take over counties military that means danger to Israel. This could get very serious.
11 May 08 - 14:27Obama "Bush was right about Gulf War"
Obama took the step to say that the First Gulf War was a good decison. But seems he forgot his own party was against it including some well know senators
The leftist President of Bolivia Evo Morales is trying to change the Bolivian Constitution. This has upset many in the country. Now a region has voted to suceed from Bolivia and Evo Morales says its illegal under the NEW constitution he plans to put forward.
BOULDER, Colo. (CBS4) ― Two self-proclaimed former terrorists drew a huge crowd as they spoke the the University of Colorado in Boulder Wednesday night.
Security was tight for the speech which was titled 'Why we want to kill you."
More than 1,000 students packed the room where Walid Shoebat and Kamal Saleem spoke. ...
In these times, the future of black America is at stake. I don't mean that figuratively. I mean that literally! President Bush will name at least two if not three Justices to the Supreme Court of the United States of America.
An awful lot is at stake in the naming of those Justices. George Herbert Walker Bush named Clarence Thomas to the Supreme Court. That set in motion a radical drift in the court's thinking. The drift, of course, was to the right. The drift was toward conservatism. The drift was anti-black and the drift was anti-women!
Franken: 'Accountant Made A Mistake' On Back Taxes
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Pat Kessler ST. PAUL (WCCO) ― A Minnesota candidate for U.S. Senate said he plans to pay thousands of dollars in back taxes owed in other states.
Democratic candidate Al Franken said his accountant messed up and gave him bad tax advice that left $70,000 of owed taxes in 17 states where he earned income going back to 2003.
Most of the income was from speeches and other paid appearances. Franken said he takes ultimate responsibility for the errors and will pay the money back.
This is a more telling video of the close relationship between Obama and Reverend Wright. It comes just after Obama declares he is running for Presiident. Reverend Wright states that Obama sought him out about his run for President
Of course Obama is just saying Wright's sermons went in one ear and out the other
CIA role claim in Kennedy killing
New video and photographic evidence that puts three senior CIA operatives at the scene of Robert Kennedy's assassination has been brought to light.
The evidence is a result of a three year investigation
18 March 08 - 05:18The man who is now more dangerous than Osama
Rising Terror Chief Worries U.S. Officials
Baitullah Mesud, Accused Bhutto Assassination Mastermind, Emerges As Global Nemesis
CBS) Pictures obtained by CBS News from Pakistani sources are among the first public images ever to surface of a man U.S. intelligence officials call "one of ...
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The Man Behind the Hype: Who Is Barack Obama?
The Illinois Senator Is Preparing To Announce His Presidential Bid, But How Much Do You Know About Him?
SLIDESHOW: The Rise Of Barack Obama
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by Mike Flannery
CHICAGO (CBS) ― Before he has even one full term under his belt, Sen. Barack Obama has become one of the most famous members of the U.S. Senate. And on Saturday, at the age of 45, he's prepared to announce he's running for the highest office in the land.
CBS 2 Political Editor Mike Flannery reports on the man behind the hype.
Having been born in Hawaii to a mother raised in Kansas and a father from East Africa, Obama has long addressed different audiences in different ways.
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Iraqi President Saddam Hussein has offered asylum to bin Laden, who openly supports Iraq against the Western powers.
Despite repeated demands from Washington, the Taliban refused to hand over bin Laden after the August 7 bombings of the U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania, demanding proof of his involvement in terrorist activities.
However, in recent weeks, both the United States and Britain have renewed their pressure on the Taliban to expel bin Laden.
Pakistan, a strong ally of the Taliban and one of only three countries to recognize the movement's control over Afghanistan, also has been asked by the United States to use its influence to have bin Laden expelled from Afghanistan.
"We have been asked, but we can't force the Taliban to do anything they don't want to do," ...
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