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Greetings. After this weekend, this Take Our Country Back Blog will be moving to the new web site. Too many conservatives are getting zapped by the intolerant dweebs of the Obama Goons and seeing that this editing platform is a free site, Blogger can do pretty much what it feels like doing. Hence, I now have a paid site and will be migrating the last 1400+ posts shortly.
So, one day, you just may click this page somewhere and it will show up as "private". It has been fun but the intolerant Czarbie Goon Squads are brain dead idiots. They can come play at the new site which I OWN outright.
Pamela Geller brings word that the defense motion for replacement of the judicial panel on grounds of prejudice has finally been granted. The precipitating event was a blog post by Hans Jansen in which he revealed an attempt to influence his attitude toward the trial. The Professor and a member of the appellate court which ordered the trial were invited to a dinner party last May, three days before Jansen testified. The judge engaged the Professor in conversation about the trial, a breech of judicial ethics.
The defense moved to recall the witness, the judges denied the motion, holding open the possibility of recalling the witness at a later time. Seemingly marginal prejudicial statements by the chairman of the panel may also have been considered.
The trial will be repeated at some future date with a new panel of judges, prolonging disruption of the defendant's life and increasing his legal expenses. The trial is a massive waste of time, money and resource and should never have been initiated. The case was initially declined by the prosecutor and imposed by an appellate court. One cartoonist portrayed Wilders plugging a hole in a dike with his finger. In reality, he is sounding a warning about the leak, not plugging it. That role is socially significant and he should not be prosecuted for it. Small Voice, the blog in the second link above, has a chronological list of trial highlights including video clips of the reading of expert testimony.
Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu at SCICA His Excellency Prof. Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu Secretary General of the Organization of the Islamic Conference addressed the 9th Session of the Standing Committee for Information & Cultural Affairs in Dakar, Republic Of Senegal during the second week of October. '10. The interesting parts are excerpted below, followed by my commentary, linked through superscripts. You can read the entire speech in context through this link.
The rising intolerance of Islamic culture and traditions1 being perpetrated by marginal yet backed by powerful and motivated patrons and ultra right wing extremist political parties2 and their followers in parts of the western world is a matter of alarm to all Muslims . Over the past five years, the OIC had to face daunting and formidable challenges that sought to demean, insult and make mockery of our beloved and revered Prophet Muhammad3 (PBUH), defile the Holy Quran and distort the principles of tolerance4 and compassion5 embodied in Islam. The recent incidents of publication of a book containing the insulting cartoons of the noble Prophet (PBUH) by a Danish newspaper and the call to burn the Holy Quran by a pastor in Florida were disseminated by mass media. It fell on the General Secretariat and the Member States us to sensitize the conscience of the international community through use of the media of the dangerous implications6 of such actions. Mr. President, Excellencies, The OIC had to stand up to a well orchestrated and determined attack to undermine the overwhelming richness and greatness of Islamic culture and traditions and demonize Muslims as terrorists and extremists7. The perpetrators and activists of Islamophobia are doing their best in using all available mechanisms to corrupt the mindset of the ordinary people, in particular the youths, in developing a distorted view8 of Islam and Muslims. This attack on our poses a serious threat to global peace and security9. We are engaged with our Western counterparts to sensitize them of the mischief being caused by intolerance of Islam and Muslims and to encourage them to learn, understand and appreciate the values of tolerance and embracement of diversity10 that lies at the heart of Islamic culture. This culture of intolerance against Muslims and Islam has to be countered by a more committed political will11 on the part of the OIC Member States and I would appeal to all that we realize that it is high time to rise to the occasion. Our policy to deal with the issue should not be based on vengeance or revenge but to effectively prove the senseless absurdity and foolhardiness of those involved in taking the world towards the brink of instability and political and social disorder12. [...] The Observatory has undertaken an active role on countering attacks on our culture by issuing rejoinders and statements of condemnations. At the same time we are actively engaged with the political leadership and reputed international organizations and institutions of the west to underscore our concerns and to draw them to join us on a common platform to combat this dangerous phenomenon13.
We can not and will not tolerate Islam's postulate of divine mandate to conquer & subjugate the entire world, killing, raping and pillaging in the process.
2:216. Jihâd (holy fighting in Allâh's Cause) is ordained for you (Muslims) though you dislike it, and it may be that you dislike a thing which is good for you and that you like a thing which is bad for you. Allâh knows but you do not know.
8:39. And fight them until there is no more Fitnah (disbelief and polytheism: i.e. worshipping others besides Allâh) and the religion (worship) will all be for Allâh Alone [in the whole of the world ]. But if they cease (worshipping others besides Allâh), then certainly, Allâh is All-Seer of what they do.
Sahih Bukhari Volume 5, Book 59, Number 459: Narrated Ibn Muhairiz: I entered the Mosque and saw Abu Said Al-Khudri and sat beside him and asked him about Al-Azl (i.e. coitus interruptus). Abu Said said, "We went out with Allah's Apostle for the Ghazwa of Banu Al-Mustaliq and we received captives from among the Arab captives and we desired women and celibacy became hard on us and we loved to do coitus interruptus. So when we intended to do coitus interrupt us, we said, 'How can we do coitus interruptus before asking Allah's Apostle who is present among us?" We asked (him) about it and he said, 'It is better for you not to do so, for if any soul (till the Day of Resurrection) is predestined to exist, it will exist."
Sahih Bukhari Volume 5, Book 59, Number 627: Narrated Ibn 'Umar: The Prophet sent a Sariya towards Najd and I was in it, and our share from the booty amounted to twelve camels each, and we were given an additional camel each. So we returned with thirteen camels each.
"Ultra right wing extremist political parties" paints with a broad brush, smearing those who object to Islamization of Western Civilization with the taint of Nazism. The slur is spewed without naming the parties, specifying their platforms, or offering any evidence.
Muhammad has been dead since 638. He can not suffer any material harm from insults. We are condemned for pointing out the facts that he married a six year old girl and consumated the marriage three years later. We are condemned for pointing out the fact that he was a terrrorist. We found those facts redcorded in Islam's own canon of oral tradition, from his companions, not from his enemies. Is it possible that Allah selected such a man to be his final prophet?
Sahih Bukhari Volume 7, Book 62, Number 64: Narrated 'Aisha: that the Prophet married her when she was six years old and he consummated his marriage when she was nine years old, and then she remained with him for nine years (i.e., till his death).
Sahih Bukhari Volume 4, Book 52, Number 220: Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "I have been sent with the shortest expressions bearing the widest meanings, and I have been made victorious with terror (cast in the hearts of the enemy), and while I was sleeping, the keys of the treasures of the world were brought to me and put in my hand." Abu Huraira added: Allah's Apostle has left the world and now you, people, are bringing out those treasures (i.e. the Prophet did not benefit by them).
Tolerance? In Islam?? Where??? Allah will not tolerate any competitors! [Emphasis added.]
3:85. And whoever seeks a religion other than Islâm, it will never be accepted of him, and in the Hereafter he will be one of the losers.
We can also see how compassionate Allah & Moe are.[Emphasis added.]
24:2. The woman and the man guilty of illegal sexual intercourse, flog each of them with a hundred stripes. Let not pity withhold you in their case, in a punishment prescribed by Allâh, if you believe in Allâh and the Last Day. And let a party of the believers witness their punishment. (This punishment is for unmarried persons guilty of the above crime but if married persons commit it, the punishment is to stone them to death, according to Allâh's Law).
Once again the veiled threat is repeated. "dangerous implications". Muslims, stirred up by rabble rousing sermons, riot, destroying property and killing people. Instead of blaming the instigators & perpetrators, Muslims and their apologists blame Islam's critics.
Terrorism is an intrinsic sacrament of Islam, Established by Allah's word and Moe's excellent example. [Emphasis added.]
3:151. We shall cast terror into the hearts of those who disbelieve, because they joined others in worship with Allâh, for which He had sent no authority; their abode will be the Fire and how evil is the abode of the Zâlimûn (polytheists and wrongdoers).
8:12. (Remember) when your Lord inspired the angels, "Verily, I am with you, so keep firm those who have believed. I will cast terror into the hearts of those who have disbelieved, so strike them over the necks, and smite over all their fingers and toes."
8:57. If thou comest on them in the war, deal with them so as to strike fear in those who are behind them, that haply they may remember.
8:60. Against them make ready your strength to the utmost of your power, including steeds of war, to strike terror into (the hearts of) the enemies, of God and your enemies, and others besides, whom ye may not know, but whom God doth know. Whatever ye shall spend in the cause of God, shall be repaid unto you, and ye shall not be treated unjustly.
33:26. And those of the people of the Scripture who backed them (the disbelievers) Allâh brought them down from their forts and cast terror into their hearts, (so that) a group (of them) you killed, and a group (of them) you made captives.
59:13. Verily, you (believers in the Oneness of Allâh - Islâmic Monotheism) are more awful as a fear in their (Jews of Banî An-Nadîr) breasts than Allâh. That is because they are a people who comprehend not (the Majesty and Power of Allâh).
1. Allah made me victorious by awe, (by His frightening my enemies) for a distance of one month's journey. [Sahih Bukhari 1.7.331]
The real 'distorted view' is the "great religion of peace" malarkey spewed by Presidtnts Clinton, Bush & Obama.
The threat to global peace and security comes from Islam's demonic mandate to genocidal conquest. Allah demands "great slaughter" and killing and wounding "many of them". [Emphasis added.]
8:67. It is not for a Prophet that he should have prisoners of war (and free them with ransom) until he had made a great slaughter (among his enemies) in the land. You desire the good of this world (i.e. the money of ransom for freeing the captives), but Allâh desires (for you) the Hereafter. And Allâh is All-Mighty, All-Wise.
47:4. So, when you meet (in fight Jihâd in Allâh's Cause), those who disbelieve smite at their necks till when you have killed and wounded many of them, then bind a bond firmly (on them, i.e. take them as captives). Thereafter (is the time) either for generosity (i.e. free them without ransom), or ransom (according to what benefits Islâm), until the war lays down its burden. Thus [you are ordered by Allâh to continue in carrying out Jihâd against the disbelievers till they embrace Islâm (i.e. are saved from the punishment in the Hell-fire) or at least come under your protection], but if it had been Allâh's Will, He Himself could certainly have punished them (without you). But (He lets you fight), in order to test you, some with others. But those who are killed in the Way of Allâh, He will never let their deeds be lost,
Tolerance & diversity! Are Jews allowed to enter Saudi Arabia? How many churches are there in that kingdom?
That paragraph is a coded call for increased support for the annual resolutions "combatting defamation of religions" and the push for a binding protocol to insert the resolutions into ICERD.
The implication is that, by criticizing Islam, we bring the world to the brink of war. That is another incarnation of the veiled threat.
What is the danger in exposing the reality of Islamic doctrine & practice to public view? The only real danger comes from Muslims motivated to kill by those doctrines.
The lead article, a press release from CFI, is followed by a year old video clip of Christopher Hitchens and Lou Dobbs discussing the recent resolutions. After that, we get down to business: a panel discussion on the conflict between free speech and religious sensitivities. The subject at hand is Islamic demands for legislation to shield their deen from criticism. International PEN sponsored the event. Several participants are not native speakers of English and some of the concepts under discussion are not easy to express, so much of the discussion is difficult to listen to. Half of one exchange has been covered by several blogs including Front Page Magazine. Pakistan's Ambassador let fly with some heated remarks and hauled tail when a Canadian human rights advocate responded forcefully. In my view, the Ambassador's rant deserves more scrutiny, which it will receive presently. [Superscripts in the text are linked to my comments. Use your back button to return to the text.] This video is huge. With a download speed of 52K, it took a while to buffer and drained a great deal of memory. I foolishly clicked a link before rewinding to the interesting part, and wound up repeating the process.
From the PEN American Center, United Nations Side-session Panel Discussion with Dr. Agnes Callamard, director, ARTICLE 19 (UK), Professor Tariq Ramadan (Switzerland), Mr. Budhy M. Rahman, program officer, The Asia Foundation (Indonesia); Moderated by Mr. John Ralston Saul, writer, president of International PEN (Canada).
International PEN and its national centers are extremely concerned about ongoing processes in the United Nations aimed at combating defamation of religions. We are also concerned about an initiative by the UN Ad Hoc Committee on Complementary Standards, established in 2007 by the Islamic Conference (OIC) and a group of African countries, to draft a treaty that would ban religious defamation. Human Rights protect individual human beings, not institutions or religions. Criticism of religions and religious practices must be allowed, in particular when religions are viewed from a political point of view. As organizations representing writers, artists, and journalists of all faiths and none, we warn against any regulations prohibiting criticism of any religion or any set of ideas.
Against this background we have asked a group of high profile scholars, writers, and human rights defenders to join us for a side event in Geneva on the afternoon of September 16 in Room XXI of the UN Building.
Each year for the last decade, the UN and its human rights commission/council have debated and passed resolutions combating defamation of Islam/religions. Those resolutions give immoral support to local blasphemy laws, which facilitate oppression & persecution of minorities under Islamic regimes. The OIC wants them to be given the force of law so that critics of Islam can be prosecuted in the West. International PEN mentioned the Ad Hoc Cmte. which is working on a binding protocol to ICERD. Not much is known about the cmte.'s work and most people are unaware of it. My series of blog posts on the subject, including quotes from and links to the available documents, have been compiled into pdf files which you can download for study at leisure.
Ad Hoc Cmte Draft Document 120KB pdf containing Google's Translation of the French language draft plus links to references and blog posts.
[1:05:08] Ambassador Zamir Akram, Permanent Representative of Pakistan to the UN, Geneva says he needs more than one minute.. two? wanna limit my freedom of expression? Plenty of opportunity to talk in this building. But not before this meeting, which needs to hear from me because I speak not only for Pakistan but for the Islamic countries here. The President doubts it. Gets three minutes; declares himself "coordinator of the OIC". ,...
I think what you have started here is an unnecessary debate because we in the Islamic world do not look at this as a debate between freedom of expression and freedom of religion.1 We are not opposed to freedom of expression, what we are opposed to is the abuse of this freedom to insult a entire religious faith and belief system as well as the followers of the faith.2 Let me say that we--what we are seeking is equal treatment for Muslims especially in the West. And we believe that we are being denied this equal treatment because of double standards which Mr. Ramadan has also spoken about and we believe that this attitude on the part of the West is a example of sanctimonious arrogance. 3 Laws in the West do protect religious beliefs and there are countries that have blasphemy laws in the West itself. I can give you the names of the countries that do have them: Austria, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Netherlands, New Zealand, Spain, Switzerland and I can tell you each and every article in their constitutions which gives them these laws on blasphemy. The problem sir is also very apparent in the way that the West treats Muslims and the views and beliefs of Muslims and the way it treats for instance, antisemitism. There are laws in Western countries that will put a person in jail for antisemitic statements or denying the Holocaust.4 That is a treatment that is not extended to Muslims in this part of the world.5 The facts speak for themselves. We have before us the cartoon issue.6 We have before us the minaret--the ban on minarets in Switzerland. The posters in this ban campaign showed minarets designed as missiles.7 The linkage to showing that Muslims are in a way people who resort to violence and are dangerous persons.8 There is this film by Geert Wilders called Fitna which equates our holy book the Qur'an with Hitler's Mein Kampf. Not a single verse from the Qur'an has been quoted to demonstrate that Muslims or our Qur'an or our belief promotes violence by Mr. Wilders.9 The ban on the burqa10, the ban on the mosque in Manhattan11, and this 'burn a Qur'an day12'-- they are all manifestations of the same thing that is going on--that is taking place in the West13. Mr. Obama has taken a position against the burning of the Qur'an.14 And what has he been labeled as?15 A Muslim and he himself is denying that he is a Muslim as if being a Muslim is a crime16. What if he is a Muslim?17 That is somehow--we feel that it is extremely offensive18. There is racial profiling against Muslims19. Even if you are the most respectable person you are separated and you are put into a different pew when you are at an airport. Everyone of your bags is opened; you are stripped down to your --your clothes are stripped off your body; these are the realities of treatment that is being extended to Muslims in the West today20. So it is not about the defamation of Islam, sir, it is about the victimization of Muslims that has to be addressed and that is what we are seeking here.21 We are being linked to terrorism whereas terrorism has no religion22; there are examples of terrorists in every religious denomination. The IRA were not Muslims, they were Catholics. So -- and there are several other examples of terrorism that are [unintelligible] . Instead of promoting your view and other Western views; instead of promoting a dialog between Islam and other religious denominations os actually serving the cause of those who want to use religion and want to use this disinformation against Islam23 to promote greater victimization of Muslims. There is a failure and actually a refusal to try and understand what we are trying to say. [1:11:01 Interrupted by Raheel Raza]
"Thank you very much. I am a Canadian of Pakistani heritage and I would like to totally rebut what the honorable Ambassador here has said. I have lived in the West for over 25 years, I don't know where he's been living, but I think Muslims have more freedom in the West than they ever have in many Muslim lands. When you talk about inter-faith dialog there is absolutely no intra-faith dialog going on between the Muslim communities and dialog is a two way street. Mr. Ambassador, sir, I'm responding to what you said, so it is rude of you to get up and leave. However, I will say this for the rest of the audience here, that this is absolutely unacceptable; I mean freedom of speech is the most important human right we have and I totally support freedom of expression even if it is against my faith. When he speaks of Geert Wilders, Geert Wilders has the absolute freedom to say what he wants; it doesn't affect me personally, and neither does it harm my faith. The Western world, the Canadian Prime Minister and the American President were the first ones to condemn the burning of the Qur'an by the American Pastor Terry Jones. I would never have the freedom to stand up and speak as I do here in my own country of birth. So certainly, when we are talking about equal treatment of Muslims in the West. And also I would like to comment about Professor Ramadan spoke at length about western values--the western world; this is not a debate between Muslims and the West and unfortunately that is what it comes down to that is being divisible we are speaking here about human rights that extend to all faiths. And lets get over this victim ideology that we are Muslims and we are being persecuted and lets talk about the freedom of everyone in the room here today and lets get to the point of freedom of speech and freedom of religious expression.
1:13:22 Professor Ramadan answers some proceeding questions. I am not able to transcribe his remarks, his mind and mouth are not in synch.\ and I can't type fast enough. It is an important statement, which needs to be considered carefully and deliberately. Watch the gestures and expressions as you listen to his answer. He has a recent op ed piece that may help to clarify matters.
The debate is crucial because the OIC is demanding international and national legislation to criminalize all questioning & criticism of Islam. Islamic law expressly forbids all negative expression about Islam, its deity, Profit & scripture. Violation is punishable by execution. In essence, they want that law extended to and imposed upon us. The journalists seek to preserve the right of free expression, which is essential to the maintenance of cemocracy & liberty. Liberty can not be preserved if we can not issue warnings of threats to it. If we can't reveal the truth about Islam, we can't issue those warnings.
o11.10 -5- or mentions something impermissibleabout Allah, the Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace), or Islam.
o11.11 When a subject's agreement with the state has been violated, the caliph chooses between the four alternatives mentioned above in connection with prisoners of war (o9.14).
o9.14 When an adult male is taken captive, the caliph (def: 025) considers the interests (0: of Islam and the Muslims) and decides between the prisoner's death, slavery, release without paying anything, or ransoming himself in exchange for money or for a Muslim captive held by the enemy.
4U.N. Bans Criticism of Islam: Pretext & Context 09/08/08 This post contains vital information about the documents which serve as a basis for the treacherous resolutions passed by the General Assembly & Human Rights Council. It also has a link to the prime source of UN resolutions.
Ad Hoc Committee: New Resolutions 03/20/10 Competing Nigerian & American drafts in pursuit of a binding protocol to ICERD for the purpose of outlawing these blog posts.
Their scripture says that Jews "earned Allah's wrath" and "Christians went astray". It says that Allah, men and angels curse us. It describes us as the worst of living creatures. But we must not be allowed to reveal how their Profit married a six year old girl, murdered critics and was a terrorist.
Is there a better example of hypocrisy?
The U.S.A. does not have a blasphemy law, neither does it outlaw Holocaust denial. We allow open debate.
Criminalization of Holocaust denial is not a service to a religion, it is an exaggerated and mis-applied fear of a Nazi revival. Holocaust denial is not analogous to factual & rational criticism of Islam.
The Motoons, like most good comedy, include an element of exaggeration. They reflect the fact that Muhammad was, by his own admission, a terrorist. Here is what he said:: " I have been made victorious with terror (cast in the hearts of the enemy)," and "Allah made me victorious by awe, (by His frightening my enemies) for a distance of one month's journey. " The quotes come from Sahih Bukhari 4.52.220 & 1.7.331.
See the image and relevant quote at Andrew Bostom's site. Erdogan said that the "Minarets are our swords".
To the extent that Muslims are believers; to the extent that they implement Allah's imperatives they are dangerous and violent.
Fitna involves several verses from the Qur'an which are documented here: Fitna: Supporting Documentation 03/27/08. Those verses prove clearly and beyond doubt that Islam is intrinsically violent and aggressive, by design.
The burqa ban combines a tangential swipe of the cat's paw with a valid security interest. Anonymity can lead to impunity.
There are valid reasons for objecting to the mosque of triumph at ground zero. Even Tariq Ramadan agrees that the Park 51 project is an unnecessary provocation and insult to the surviving victims of the attack. If built, it will serve as a psychological boost to the proponents of terrorism.
Besides being a tangetial attack on Islam, burn a Qur'an day served to raise public awareness of the content of that vile volume of lies & threats. The books that were torn and burned were translations, not sacred books. Only the Arabic text is considered sacred and authentic.
Growing public awareness of the threats posed by Islam, both militant, demographic and political, is bringing about increasing resistance & objection to the spread of the war cult.
President Obama condemned burn a Qur'an day. He has not condemned Bible burning with equal intensity. Neither has he vociferously condemned burning Christians and churches. His bias is evident.
President Obama was identified as a Muslim long before his condemnation of bun a Qur'an day. His Muslim father makes him Muslim by default. His expressed admiration for the Adhan is another marker. His enrollment in primary schools as a Muslim documents the obvious. His conmversion to Christianity is an obvious political convenience. His expressed "duty" to protect Muslims from negative stereotyping stands outas clear evidence; it is not in his job description!
Is membership in the Mafia a crime? Should membership in an organized crime syndiicate be a crime? Moe began his criminal career with raids on camel caravans returning from trade missions. He graduated to invading local Jewish settlements, then to invading nearby kingoms. He sent extortion letters to his intended victims. He said that the "keys to the treasures of the world" had been given to him. He told his companions: By Allah, I am not afraid that you will be poor, but I fear that worldly wealth will be bestowed upon you as it was bestowed upon those who lived before you. So you will compete amongst yourselves for it, as they competed for it and it will destroy you as it did them." He said" The spoils of war were not made lawful for any people before us, This is because Allah saw our weakness and humility and made them lawful for us.".
A Muslim President, when America is under attack and threat of attack by Islam, is an exemplar of treason, the equivalent of a Nazi President in WW2.
Clarify that; the pronoun refers to:
the 'Muslim' lable
the denial
the implication that Islam is criminal
does the implication belong to President Obama ?
Who hijacked those aircraft? Was it elderly Baptist widows? Who tried to blow up Times Square? Was it a middle aged Catholic? Whp are the perpetrators of Islamic acts of terrorism? When we hear hoofbeats, we look for horses, not unicorns.
Subjecting all passengers to intrusive searches is time & money wasting idiocy. The simple solution: exclude Muslims from mass transit.
What is in the titles of the UN resolutions? "Combating defamation of Islam"..."combating defamation of religions". If the issue is 'victimization, why is that not reflected in the titles?
Examine what Brig. S.K. Malik wrote in "The Qur'anic Concept of War", a training manual for the Army of Pakistan. "Terror struck into the hearts of the enemies is not only a means, it is the end in itself. Once a condition of terror into the opponens heart is obtained, hardly anything is left to be achieved. It is the point where the means and the end meet and merge. Terror is not a means of imposing decision upon the enemy; it is me decision we wish to impose upon him."
Does anyone perceive the cognitive dissonance in this sentence? Inter-religious dialog is a weapon against Islam?