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Jury finds Afghan family guilty in honor killings

A jury on Sunday found three members of an Afghan family guilty of killing three teenage sisters and another woman in what the judge described as "cold-blooded, shameful murders" resulting from a "twisted concept of honor," ending a case that shocked and riveted Canadians.Pros …

PLO ambassador says Palestinian state should be free of Jews – USATODAY.com

The Palestine Liberation Organization's ambassador to the United States said Tuesday that any future Palestinian state it seeks with help from the United Nations and the United States should be free of Jews. "After the experience of the last 44 years of military occupation and a …

Is Iraq Ready to Lose an American Military Presence?

A seemingly farcical and losing battle by American-backed Iraqi forces raises some serious questions about the future of the fledgling Middle East democracy (which today we find has the 2nd largest oil reserves on Earth).

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Fidel Castro firmly backs Israel's right to exist: report

Fidel Castro, the longtime president and leftist icon who stepped aside during a health crisis but still leads the Cuban Communist Party, has told a reporter that Israel definitely has the right to exist. "Yes it does, without a doubt..."

Why Time magazine is wrong

Israelis defending themselves from wars of aggression for the first three decades of the State's existence. The tension of regular terror outrages that brought unbearable carnage to Israel's streets and unspeakable pain to so many Israeli families.

Millions of Virgins; Millions of Martyrs. These Guys Have Followers and They Really Mean It

Yes, it's true; a fringe minister with just fifty followers in America wanted to burn a Koran. But he didn't.

America Speaks! Historic 911 Rally Draws 40,000

Tens of thousands descended upon Ground Zero today to remember those we lost nine years ago, and to save the American principles of freedom that the sharia tramples. Crickets are chirping in taqiya media newsrooms nationwide (although they were all there).

Why US government could not have stopped the Koran bonfire

The United States stands apart from many other Western democracies in priding itself on a near absolute commitment to allowing freedom of speech. It is enshrined in the First Amendment to the US constitution, alongside the right to free exercise of religion.

Why Time Doesn't Care About Israel

Polls repeatedly show that Israelis strongly support a two-state solution to the conflict. But it may, indeed, be true that Israelis have grown skeptical of any breakthroughs with the Palestinian leadership now divided between Fatah in the West Bank and Hamas in control of Gaza.

PA TV to kids: Israeli cities Haifa, Jaffa, Lod, Ramle, Acre are all "occupied cities"

Official Palestinian Authority TV continues to teach children that all of Israel is "occupied Palestine." A repeating message on the children's show The Best Home, currently broadcast three times a week during the month of Ramadan, is that all Israeli cities are "occupied" Palest …

Ground Zero Mosque Developer Is a Thug With Checkered Past

Sharif El-Gamal, reveals a violent criminal past that included beating up a former tenant and an arrest for patronizing (not merely soliciting) a prostitute.

Guest essay: Remember 9/11: No 'Ground Zero mosque'

The bipartisan "9/11 Commission Report" states, "the enemy is not just 'terrorism,' some generic evil. The catastrophic threat is more specific. It is the threat posed by ISLAMIST terrorism. The enemy is sophisticated, patient, disciplined and lethal.

Why it will be good for Muslims if the Ground Zero Mosque is stopped

Imam Rauf, an Egyptian born in Kuwait, is the son of the founder of the Islamic Center of New York, whose leaders have consistently been telling their congregants that someone other than Muslims was responsible for the 9/11 attacks.

No One Knows About Persian Cats (Movie Review)

As a result of being an underground film with underground content, both the film and the music can be hard to get a hold of, not least because the subject matter and many of the featured music styles (lumped together as "Western") are currently banned by the [Iranian] regime.

Obama hedges on endorsement of Ground Zero mosque

President Obama refined his defense of the Ground Zero mosque Saturday, saying his previous comments defended the right to build it, not the "wisdom" of its location.

Siena Poll: NYers Oppose NYC Mosque

By a margin of 61 to 26 percent, New Yorkers oppose the proposal to build the Cordoba House, a multi-story Muslim Cultural Center in lower Manhattan two blocks from the site of the World Trade Center according to a new survey released today from the Siena College Research Institu …

Can You Handle The Truth?: Poll Shows The Shocking Reality of Arab Public Opinion

The idea that appeasement, concessions, and flattery will make a big shift has been proven wrong in fact and practice, though no doubt the mythology that Obama has transformed America's position in the region will persist among the very elites and "experts" who should know better.

Why the Ground Zero Mosque is Counterproductive to the Islamist Cause

And while the main issue at stake (whether or not the 9/11 mosque should be built) has little to do with exposing Muslim doctrines or Islamist ideologies per se, consider: the more it is discussed in the media, the more the great majority unfamiliar with the larger issues begin t …

Today's Example of Ridiculous Media Bias Against Israel

But Lebanese soldiers opened fire on the Israelis who were working and in no way acting aggressively. The fact that journalists were standing next to the Lebanese soldiers shows that they knew Israel was going to do this maintenance and were observing.

IRAN: Media declare Hezbollah victory after Abdullah, Assad visit Lebanon

The Iranian media have cast a recent summit meeting of leaders from Syria, Saudi Arabia and Lebanon as a victory for Iran and its ally in Lebanon, the militant group Hezbollah, but some observers say the Islamic Republic is secretly worried that its role in Lebanon may be compro …

Our World: Lights, Camera, and peace process!

Obama's decision to upgrade the PLO mission in Washington signals that he is willing to consider accepting a Palestinian state formed outside the framework of a peace deal with Israel.

IDF believes single Lebanese officer behind border shooting

Israel Defense Forces analysts believe that the Lebanese sniper fire at the Israel-Lebanon border on Tuesday, which killed Lt. Col. Dov Harari and seriously wounded Captain Ezra Lakia, was in fact an ambush planned by a Lebanese officer who was encouraged by his commanders.

More Sharia Law in Gaza: Hamas Crackdown on Mannequins

Any mannequins shaped like women must be dressed in modest clothing... [Hamas] has banned women from riding motorcycles, required men to wear shirts while swimming in the sea, and has ordered female attorneys to wear a headscarf while in court.

My cats: Salt & pepper?

The black one with one ear just showed up. We found the patch-work, white-with-a-touch-of-brown "rag-doll" at a local shelter. Polar opposites? Salt & pepper? Not at all as you can see from the picture. The black one is the matriarch -- the elder.

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Richardson: "Temporary Victory" on Arizona Law

A federal judge's decision to block key provisions of Arizona's controversial immigration enforcement law has renewed the debate about overhauling the nation's immigration policies.

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