A God Who Hates – by Pamela Geller

Posted By Pamela Geller On December 10, 2009 @ 12:11 am In FrontPage | 12 Comments

A God Who Hates: The Courageous Woman Who Inflamed the Muslim World Speaks Out Against the Evils of Islam.
By Wafa Sultan
St. Martin’s Press, 2009
256 pages

Wafa Sultan’s seminal moment was when she took on an Islamic cleric on Al-Jazeera. The clip went viral on Youtube, and it really was a defining moment in the clash of civilizations. Here was a woman, basically considered “property” in the Muslim world and expected to do what she was told, turning around after she had been interrupted numerous times, and saying in effect, “Quiet, it’s my turn.”
Now comes her new book, A God Who Hates, which will undoubtedly prove to be a key resource in the resistance to jihad and Islamization. In it, the brilliant psychiatrist from Syria, now an American citizen, tells her own story.

( Read more... )[To order a copy of A God Who Hates, click here ^[1].]
Pamela Geller is the founder, editor and publisher of the popular and award-winning weblog AtlasShrugs.com. She has won acclaim for her interviews with internationally renowned figures, including John Bolton, Geert Wilders, Bat Ye’or, Natan Sharansky, and many others, and has broken numerous important stories — notably the questionable sources of some of the financing of the Obama campaign. Her op-eds have been published in The Washington Times, The American Thinker, Israel National News, Frontpage Magazine, Big Government, World Net Daily, and New Media Journal, among other publications. She is the co-author (with Robert Spencer) of The Post-American Presidency: The Obama Administration’s War on America ^[2] (forward by Ambassador John Bolton), coming soon from Simon and Schuster.

Will Europe Put its Foot Down? – by Hege Storhaug

Posted By Hege Storhaug On December 9, 2009 @ 12:20 am In FrontPage | 34 Comments

“Either Islam will be Europeanized, or Europe will be Islamized.” In recent years this prediction has been made by many major experts, among them the American Bernard Lewis ^[1], the Syrian-born German Bassam Tibi ^[2], and the French Gilles Kepel ^[3]. This is, without question, an uncomfortable and sensitive topic, but it’s one that is very pertinent now that the Swiss have put their foot down and said that they will not accept another minaret within their borders.

( Read more... )( Read more... )This essay originally appeared in Norwegian on the website of Human Rights Service, www.rights.no ^[8], and was translated into English by Bruce Bawer.

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Obama for World President? – by David Gutmann

Posted By David Gutmann On December 8, 2009 @ 12:08 am In FrontPage | 5 Comments

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Obama’s Landscape of Anti-Semitism – by Jamie Glazov

Posted By Jamie Glazov On December 8, 2009 @ 12:15 am In FrontPage | 11 Comments

Frontpage Interview’s guest today is Pamela Geller, founder, editor and publisher of the popular and award-winning weblog AtlasShrugs.com. She has won acclaim for her interviews with internationally renowned figures, including John Bolton, Geert Wilders, Bat Ye’or, Natan Sharansky, and many others, and has broken numerous important stories — notably the questionable sources of some of the financing of the Obama campaign. Her op-eds have been published in The Washington Times, The American Thinker, Israel National News, Frontpage Magazine, World Net Daily, and New Media Journal, among other publications. She is the co-author (with Robert Spencer) of the soon to be released, The Post-American Presidency: The Obama Administration’s War on America ^[1] (forward by Ambassador John Bolton).


( Read more... )[To get the whole story on why the Left is attracted to anti-Semitism, read Jamie Glazov’s new book, United in Hate: The Left’s Romance with Tyranny and Terror. ^[2]]

A Little Bit of History, Mr Obama

Come Home for the Holidays concert

When: Dec. 12, 7:30 p.m.

Where: Warner Theatre

How much: At press time, tickets, ranging from $15 to $50, were nearly sold out. No online reservations are being accepted now. Call 455-1375. Other performances, though, include Dec. 13 at the Academy Theatre in Meadville at 2 and 7 p.m.

The tinsel: Step aside, Robin. Another boy wonder has emerged. His name: Sasha Voinov, a 12-year-old pianist from Pittsburgh, who'll be the Pops' special guest for its holiday concert.

Voinov will play Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 21 and "Variations on a Christmas Tune," his own composition. He studies at the City Music Center of Duquesne University and has won the 2009 Pittsburgh Concert Society Young Artist Auditions award and other prizes.

The Erie Philharmonic Chorus and Young People's Chorus of Erie will also perform, directed by Jason Bishop. Expect a singalong component and such holiday fare as "Sleigh Ride" and "Winter Wonderland." Wegmans will provide intermission treats.

Under the Islamic Veil: Faces Disfigured By Acid

Posted By Phyllis Chesler On November 23, 2009 @ 12:31 pm In Uncategorized | 19 Comments

Коллекция имён  и фамилий

Видимо, в прошлой инкарнации я  была сорокой. Не могу пройти мимо  того, что блестит... ? Когда я  работала экскурсоводом в Пушкинских Горах и жила в деревенской избе, я записывала особенности псковского говора. В Эрмитаже - вопросы экскурсантов. А вот, оказавшись в Израиле, и по бюрократической работе сталкиваясь с огромным количеством имён, я не смогла оставить в небрежении удивительные имена и фамилии и стала их коллекционировать..
   Как сказал живущий в Иерусалиме поэт Александр Верник, "при определённых обстоятельствах любое слово может стать еврейской фамилией".

Клянусь! – все имена-отчества-фамилии подлинные!

Выражаю здесь благодарность Лене Виленской, которая за последние три месяца пополнила эту коллекцию бесценными экспонатами.

Огромное спасибо всем - и тем, кто хохочет, и тем, кто подбрасывает материал! Не обижайтесь, если я не всё беру в коллекцию. Она, с одной стороны, ограничена по национальному признаку (прости меня, дорогая политкорректность!), а, с другой стороны, я ищу какой-то уникальности, неожиданности. Скажем, фамилия Копытман – очень распространенная, и эффект неожиданности пропадает. Или я почти не беру самый ходовой вариант - фамилия, образованная из профессии. Например, в Иерусалиме проживают художник Лекарь, актёр Пекарь, доктор Кантор и математик Столяр! Я их всех знаю лично, но в коллекцию не взяла:)) ? 
 

ШЕКСПИР, Сонет 66

Tired with all these, for restful death I cry, -
As to behold desert a beggar born,
And needy nothing trimm'd in jollity,
And purest faith unhappily forsworn,
And gilded honour shamefully misplac'd,
And maiden virtue rudely strumpeted,
And right perfection wrongfully disgrac'd,
And strength by limping sway disabled,
And art made tongue-tied by autority,
And folly (doctor-like) controlling skill,
And simple truth miscall'd simplicity,
And captive good attending captain ill:
Tired with all these, from these would I be gone,
Save that, to die, I leave my love alone.

П Е Р Е В О Д Ы:

МАРШАК (классический)                                           ПАСТЕРНАК    

Зову я смерть. Мне видеть невтерпеж                Измучась всем, я умереть хочу.
Достоинство, что просит подаянья,                 Тоска смотреть, как мается бедняк,
Над простотой глумящуюся ложь,                        И как шутя живется богачу,
Ничтожество в роскошном одеянье,                И доверять, и попадать впросак,

И совершенству ложный приговор,                И наблюдать, как наглость лезет в свет,
И девственность, поруганную грубо,                И честь девичья катится ко дну,
И неуместной почести позор,                        И знать, что ходу совершенствам нет,
И мощь в плену у немощи беззубой,                И видеть мощь у немощи в плену,

И прямоту, что глупостью слывет,                        И вспоминать, что мысли заткнут рот,
И глупость в маске мудреца, пророка,                И разум сносит глупости хулу,
И вдохновения зажатый рот,                        И прямодушье простотой слывет,
И праведность на службе у порока.                И доброта прислуживает злу.

Все мерзостно, что вижу я вокруг...                Измучась всем, не стал бы жить и дня,
Но как тебя покинуть, милый друг!                Да другу трудно будет без меня.

НОВЫЙ (современный) ПЕРЕВОД

Когда ж я сдохну! До того достало,
Что бабки оседают у жлобов,
Что старики ночуют по вокзалам,
Что "православный"- значит - бей жидов!

Что побратались мент и бандюган,
Что колесят шестерки в шестисотых,
Что в загс приходят по любви к деньгам,
Что лег народ с восторгом под сексотов.

Что делают бестселлер из говна,
Что проходимец лепит монументы,
Что музыкант играет паханам,
А быдло учит жить интеллигента.

Другой бы сдох к пятнадцати годам ,
Но я вам пережить меня не дам!

By Art Moore

CAIR Executive Director Nihad Awad shakes hands with intern Chris Gaubatz, aka David Marshall, at CAIR's national headquarters in Washington, D.C., in 2008

In the wake of the sensational ACORN video sting operation by two young investigators, an even more daring and devastating undercover investigation – this one infiltrating the nation's most aggressive Muslim "civil rights" organization for six months – has produced stunning revelations about the supposedly "moderate" group, backed up by 12,000 pages of documents and 300 hours of covert video obtained during the secret op.

As revealed in a new book detailing the operation and its findings, the Washington, D.C.-based Council on American-Islamic Relations, or CAIR, is not the beneficent Muslim civil-rights group it claims to be. Indisputable evidence now shows CAIR and other "mainstream" Islamic groups are acting as fronts for a well-funded conspiracy of the Muslim Brotherhood – the parent of al-Qaida and Hamas – to infiltrate and destroy the American system.

Until now, CAIR has remained a powerful force in the nation's capital and across the country, from demanding the Obama administration stop FBI counter-terrorism tactics to compelling a school district to apologize to Muslims.

Chris Gaubatz and CAIR Communications Director Ibrahim Hooper working the CAIR booth at the 45th annual convention of the Islamic Society of North America in Columbus, Ohio, in 2008

Certificate signed by Nihad Awad and awarded to Chris Gaubatz for completing his internship

In fact, reveals "Muslim Mafia," in the White House President Obama is hiring Muslims – including an adviser who advocates compliance with Shariah law – based on resumes solicited from Muslim Brotherhood fronts.

Meanwhile, the FBI is in conflict internally about how to deal with the Brotherhood, with some top officials in favor of maintaining outreach, while counter-terror case agents in the field strongly object, pointing to evidence the network is a factory for homegrown terror and is secretly carrying out activities hostile to the U.S.

"They've achieved outrageous penetration at senior levels of our government," veteran FBI special agent John Guandolo warns in the book.

Until recently, the FBI engaged in outreach activities with CAIR, including forcing rookie agents to take cultural field trips to area mosques.

The "Muslim Mafia" authors obtained notes revealing the FBI even has offered to sponsor Muslim youth camps with the Boys Clubs of America.

Dave Gaubatz

A shortage of Arab linguists and dozens of discrimination suits by Arab and Muslim employees has prompted the FBI to recruit from Brotherhood-related groups, such as the Islamic Society of North America

A Muslim agent who drew national attention when he refused to tape-record a fellow Muslim during a terrorism investigation was promoted and now recruits other Muslims to become agents and linguists.

'Hit sheets'

The book also presents evidence CAIR has prepared "hit sheets" on its critics in the news media in an effort to intimidate them into silence.

Internal memos show, for example, top officials privately met with CNN executives in Atlanta to press them to cancel Glenn Beck's program on its Headline News network. Beck now has a highly rated afternoon show on the Fox News Channel.

CAIR's campaign to boycott leading nationally syndicated radio talk-show host Michael Savage's advertisers cost more than $160,000, the book reveals. The authors recount how CAIR ran out of money before it could crack Savage's most loyal sponsors.

The book also includes new revelations about CAIR's role in the "flying imams" case in 2006 in which six Muslim leaders were removed from an airline flight in Minneapolis after passengers and crew members reported what they believed to be suspicious behavior.

"Muslim Mafia" also exposes CAIR's secret agenda to criminalize anti-terror profiling by police and private entities.

Paul Sperry

Gaubatz is a veteran federal investigator and counter-terrorism specialist who served for more than a decade as a special agent in the U.S. Air Force's elite Office of Special Investigations. He held the U.S. government's highest security clearances, including Top Secret/SCI (Sensitive Compartmented Information), and was briefed in many so-called black projects.

Gaubatz also is a State Department-trained Arabic linguist with more than two decades of experience in the Middle East, including tours in Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Jordan and Iraq. In 2003, he led a 15-man team to rescue the family members of the Iraqi lawyer credited with saving Army Private First Class Jessica Lynch.

Sperry, a media fellow at Stanford University's Hoover Institution, is former Washington bureau chief for Investor's Business Daily and former Washington bureau chief of WorldNetDaily.com.

The writer of this brilliant piece remains unknown.

It was posted to a blog on the internet 18 June 2009. 
 

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“In my life, in my own small way, I have tried to give back to this country that has given me so much,” she said.  “See, that’s why I left a big law firm for a career in public service,“ Michelle Obama.

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"Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch.  Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the vote." - Benjamin Franklin, 1759