The Rant

   Minnesota has an Islamic Charter School K 1-8 with campuses at Inver Grove Heights and Blaine. Tarek ibn Ziyad Academy pocketed $65,260 in state money in 2006-2007.  It was founded by the Minnesota chapter of the MAS (Moslem American Society) which  is the name by which the Muslim Brotherhood Operates in America . Tarek ibn Ziyad is the name of the eighth century Muslim conqueror of Spain.  The Muslim Brotherhood is embarked on a "grand jihad" aimed at "eliminating and destroying the Western civilization from within."    Welcome to America!  What a country!   

I personally do not think that prostitution should be prosecuted as a crime. It is a waste of taxpayer money to pursue such relatively victimless crimes.   Furthermore, it appears to me to be the sort of crime that is selectively prosecuted, since there seem to be ads for hookers in many common local "throw away" magazines, with the names changed to Masseurs to protect the not so innocent.   This is what totalitarian regimes do:  they create a web of laws that is impossible to obey and which no one is expected to obey completely, and then selectively prosecute those who are not in political favor.  If this was what was being done to Spitzer, then I do not approve of such a scheme.  However, Spitzer made a career out of prosecuting similar crimes ,  ( see this too )  so he has been hoist on his own petard, and I have little sympathy with him.   

Bob: Scott Horton is one of my favorite commentators. Here he raises questions reminiscent of the Nixon era enemies list. While the American public willingly like lemmings will through privacy and the 4 th amendment out the window to gain their security, our govenment continues its march to gain access to any and all information about anyone. Always couched as a necessary power to stop drug lords, terrorist and other bad guys, the rest of us give up our privacy. No doubt it is ironic that Spitzer got hoisted on his on petard, but as you read this article ask yourself, how is a SAR (Suspicious Activity Report) intiated and once filed, even if the originally claimed activity is found benign, does the statute allow the IRS or Federal Government to root around in all the financial affairs of the target without a warrant? Scott Horton, The New Republic Published: Wednesday, March 12, 2008 On Monday a friend gave me a copy of a memorandum ( pdf ) that Attorney General Michael Muka

Islam continued to lead the world by example as the religion of peace.   A kidnapped Iraqi Archbishop was found dead.       There was no comment by Islamic religious authorities   There are 70,000 Christians remaining in Iraq.  Many have been targeted by Islamic  "extremists.      Bombs exploded earlier outside of three Christian churches.  Several Christian priests have been kidnapped.  Meanwhile, the Organization of the Islamic Conference called on Europe and A merica to take stronger steps against Islamaphobia .  Leaders warned that the perception in the west linking Muslims to terrorism, especially since the 9-11 attack, would make Muslims more radical.  In other words, America's false belief that some moslems are terrorists will cause more moslems to actually become terrorists. 

     Issue: An Iranian Man was arrested and sentenced to 4 months in jail and 30 lashes for walking his dog, since dogs are considered "unclean" in Islam (along with unbelievers).  So if you went for a walk with an unbeliever, would you risk the same fate?        Muhammad did not like dogs.  "Angels do not enter a house wherein there is a dog." Bukhari 4.54.448 " Prayer is annulled by a dog, a donkey and a woman (if they pass in front of praying people)" Bukhari 1.4.173  Apparently women and donkeys are also unclean.   "Were dogs not a species of creatures I should command that they all be killed; but kill every pure black one."  Sunan Abu dawud 16.2839

Mahatma Gandhi's fight with his ego is an example of true Jihad, sa id eminent spiritual leader from Turkey, Sheika Cemainur Sargut .      "It is unfortunate that the west is trying to project Muslims as using violence, there are lots of so called Jihadi groups in Christianity ready to kill Muslims."  I did a search in Google for Jihadi Christian but could find no hits.  I do not recall any stories of suicidal Christians blowing themselves up to kill Islamic women and children.   Assuming that there are any such groups, can they justify such conduct from the words of their founder, Jesus, who said, "You have heard that it was said, 'You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.' But I say to you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who spitefully use you and persecute you, that you may be sons of your Father in Heaven; for He makes His sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the j