Rashid Ghannouchi and I go back to 1994, when he was in UK exile and I wrote a piece that kept him from getting a US visa (http://goo.gl/nlwdc). In 2006, I urged US diplomats to steer clear of him at a conference (http://goo.gl/b7nZ7). Now that he's the big winner in Tunisia's election, it's me who's unlikely to get a visa—to Tunisia. At the link, a memory refresher: Ghannouchi thanks moms of suicide bombers.
The Intifada and the Fate of Arab Regimes | Al-Jazeera via MEMRI (July 2001)
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The Intifada and the Fate of Arab Regimes | Al-Jazeera via MEMRI (July 2001)
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"I bless the mothers who planted in the blessed land of Palestine the amazing seeds of these youths, who taught the international system and the Israeli arrogance, supported by the US, an important lesson."FP: Persuade Westerners about Jihadis? Lost cause. Just watch the West pump millions into Sharia Tunisia. New immigration to Europe too. The whole idea is to put Islamists in power and pump them full of Jizziya to realign them with the West. Good luck with that (see next for more evidence).
I guess a civilization that does not know or want to defend itself will not survive and, whether we like it or not, does not deserve to in evolutionary terms.
JoshuaPundit: Obama DOJ Bows To Islamists, Pulls References To Islam From Security Training Manuals
This would be pathetic if it weren't so dangerous. The Obama Department Of Justice is pulling back all training materials used for law enforcement and national security communities in order to eliminate all references to Islam:…
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Dwight C. Holton, the U.S. Attorney in Oregon told the Soros galley slaves over at Talking Points Memo that he had spoken with Holder directly about the the “egregiously false” training that took place at the FBI’s training headquarters at Quantico and at a U.S. Attorney’s office in Pennsylvania.
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This sort of sensitivity even embraces terrorists. Holton boasted that when he made the announcement of the arrest of the “Christmas tree bomber” Mohamed Osman Mohamud in 2010, he never mentioned a thing about The Religion of Peace. “In the 37-page complaint that laid out the allegations against Mohamed Mohamud, he is never once identified as a Muslim. We were very careful about that. It’s not relevant from our perspective, what’s relevant is the violence,” Holton said. “Every time I opened my mouth about that case, I said maybe two or three main points and one of them is ‘violence knows no country, no religion, no boundaries’,” Holton said.
Yes, we're simply overwhelmed with Jewish, Buddhist and Christian terrorists. Gotta keep an eye on them.
This is a man in charge of prosecuting terrorist cases in America.You're paying this clueless dhimmi's salary, folks.
FP: See what I mean?…
Dwight C. Holton, the U.S. Attorney in Oregon told the Soros galley slaves over at Talking Points Memo that he had spoken with Holder directly about the the “egregiously false” training that took place at the FBI’s training headquarters at Quantico and at a U.S. Attorney’s office in Pennsylvania.
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This sort of sensitivity even embraces terrorists. Holton boasted that when he made the announcement of the arrest of the “Christmas tree bomber” Mohamed Osman Mohamud in 2010, he never mentioned a thing about The Religion of Peace. “In the 37-page complaint that laid out the allegations against Mohamed Mohamud, he is never once identified as a Muslim. We were very careful about that. It’s not relevant from our perspective, what’s relevant is the violence,” Holton said. “Every time I opened my mouth about that case, I said maybe two or three main points and one of them is ‘violence knows no country, no religion, no boundaries’,” Holton said.
Yes, we're simply overwhelmed with Jewish, Buddhist and Christian terrorists. Gotta keep an eye on them.
This is a man in charge of prosecuting terrorist cases in America.You're paying this clueless dhimmi's salary, folks.
Elder of Ziyon: 'We'd rather do it ourselves'
Israel is a leader - in this region and perhaps worldwide the leader - in technology and equipment for extracting people from destroyed buildings, in setting up field hospitals quickly, and in many other fields that are relevant to countries suffering from natural disasters.
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On Sunday, there was an earthquake at a location that is a 1.5-hour flight from Israel. Israel offered to assist. Turkey said no …
But Israel Radio reports that Turkey has accepted assistance - from Iran and Azerbaijan, who are world experts in... nothing.
Is Turkey that stubborn? Look at a map. The quake area is described as 'southeastern Turkey along the Iranian border.' On this map, that area is part of what is labeled Kurdistan. Could it be that Turkey would rather 'lose' a few more Kurds as earthquake casualties? Could it be that Turkey fears contact between Israelis and other international rescuers and its Kurdish population for fear of what they might learn is really going on in Kurdistan? Could it be that Turkey fears Kurdistan will gain international support if rescuers go there?
I'd bet on it.
FP: Good bet. Haaretz special report: Turks frustrated by government's earthquake response …
On Sunday, there was an earthquake at a location that is a 1.5-hour flight from Israel. Israel offered to assist. Turkey said no …
But Israel Radio reports that Turkey has accepted assistance - from Iran and Azerbaijan, who are world experts in... nothing.
Is Turkey that stubborn? Look at a map. The quake area is described as 'southeastern Turkey along the Iranian border.' On this map, that area is part of what is labeled Kurdistan. Could it be that Turkey would rather 'lose' a few more Kurds as earthquake casualties? Could it be that Turkey fears contact between Israelis and other international rescuers and its Kurdish population for fear of what they might learn is really going on in Kurdistan? Could it be that Turkey fears Kurdistan will gain international support if rescuers go there?
I'd bet on it.
Despite the relative calm, many residents are complaining over the fact that the rescue efforts are “not serious."
Dugan Yalma, who witnessed rescue workers attempting to pull people out of a collapsed building in the heart of Van, and who was unaware that he was speaking to an Israeli reporter, told Haaretz that “there are simply not enough professionals. They work without careful handling. I do not understand why more international crews have not arrived. The Israelis have an excellent rescue team, why isn’t [Prime Minister] Erdogan allowing them to come?”
Yeah, that’s the Islamic model that should be followed.Dugan Yalma, who witnessed rescue workers attempting to pull people out of a collapsed building in the heart of Van, and who was unaware that he was speaking to an Israeli reporter, told Haaretz that “there are simply not enough professionals. They work without careful handling. I do not understand why more international crews have not arrived. The Israelis have an excellent rescue team, why isn’t [Prime Minister] Erdogan allowing them to come?”
Daniel Indiviglio: The Senate Moves to Subsidize Homes for the Rich
Anyone who hoped that we would begin to see how the mortgage market might function with a tiny bit less government support should be pretty disappointed today. The Senate approved a measure that would reinstate the high-cost mortgage limits that expired on September 30th. The move seeks to ensure that relatively affluent Americans will get slightly cheaper mortgages, while keeping the training wheels on the housing finance market.
For anyone who hasn't been following along, here's a detailed explanation. For a quick refresher, the government agreed to back bigger mortgages in 2008 when the credit markets froze up. At that time through September of this year, the mortgage limit was 125% of the metro area's median home price in 2007 or $729,750, whichever was smaller. Prior to this jump, the limit was set at just $417,000. As of this month, that limit declined to 115% of the metro area's median home price in 2010 or $625,500, whichever is smaller.
You can see that this policy is specifically geared towards relatively expensive mortgages. It isn't meant to lend a helping hand to Americans on the cusp of home ownership. It isn't even meant to assist the average homeowner, who will have an income above the metro area's average. In any city, those who raising the limit would benefit will be relatively affluent. The old limits should be allowed to expire.
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So we'll have to wait and see how this turns out, but we may see these limits reinstated after all. This demonstrates the tremendous power of the real estate lobby. It also shows the grim fate of housing finance policy reform: if Congress isn't even willing to cut the government's guarantee for relatively rich people, then broader reform is doomed. But on the bright side, the mortgage for that McMansion you have your eye on could be a little cheaper later this year.
FP: The logical conclusion of the corporate welfare state.For anyone who hasn't been following along, here's a detailed explanation. For a quick refresher, the government agreed to back bigger mortgages in 2008 when the credit markets froze up. At that time through September of this year, the mortgage limit was 125% of the metro area's median home price in 2007 or $729,750, whichever was smaller. Prior to this jump, the limit was set at just $417,000. As of this month, that limit declined to 115% of the metro area's median home price in 2010 or $625,500, whichever is smaller.
You can see that this policy is specifically geared towards relatively expensive mortgages. It isn't meant to lend a helping hand to Americans on the cusp of home ownership. It isn't even meant to assist the average homeowner, who will have an income above the metro area's average. In any city, those who raising the limit would benefit will be relatively affluent. The old limits should be allowed to expire.
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So we'll have to wait and see how this turns out, but we may see these limits reinstated after all. This demonstrates the tremendous power of the real estate lobby. It also shows the grim fate of housing finance policy reform: if Congress isn't even willing to cut the government's guarantee for relatively rich people, then broader reform is doomed. But on the bright side, the mortgage for that McMansion you have your eye on could be a little cheaper later this year.
CHART: Number Of Volunteers Performing Police Duties Triples
Volunteer civilians are increasingly filling police roles and nearly 12,000 police officers and sheriff's deputies will be laid off by the end of the year as local law enforcement agencies deal with budget cuts, according to a new report from DOJ's Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) program. The study also shows the first-ever national decrease in law enforcement positions in the 25 years they've been collecting data.
'Across the country, mayors, sheriffs, and chiefs have been asked - not only to do more with less - but also to make painful budgetary cuts,' Attorney General Eric Holder said in a speech on Monday. 'According to a new economic outlook report that our COPS office released this week - we expect that, by the end of this year, nearly 12,000 police officers and sheriff's deputies will have been laid off.'
According to the study:
By the end of the year, it's expected that nearly 12,000 police officers and sheriff's deputies will have been laid off.
Approximately 30,000 law enforcement jobs are unfilled.
An estimated 28,000 officers and deputies have faced week-long furloughs in 2010.
An estimated 53 percent of counties are working with fewer staff today than just one year ago.
2011 could produce the first national decline in law enforcement officer positions in at least the last 25 years.
Some agencies, the report finds 'have stopped responding to all motor vehicle thefts, burglar alarms, and non-injury motor vehicle accidents.' Overall, agencies have 'reported decreases in investigations of property crimes, fugitive tracking, a variety of white collar crimes, and even low-level narcotics cases.'
FP: Can you guess where this is going?
'Across the country, mayors, sheriffs, and chiefs have been asked - not only to do more with less - but also to make painful budgetary cuts,' Attorney General Eric Holder said in a speech on Monday. 'According to a new economic outlook report that our COPS office released this week - we expect that, by the end of this year, nearly 12,000 police officers and sheriff's deputies will have been laid off.'
According to the study:
By the end of the year, it's expected that nearly 12,000 police officers and sheriff's deputies will have been laid off.
Approximately 30,000 law enforcement jobs are unfilled.
An estimated 28,000 officers and deputies have faced week-long furloughs in 2010.
An estimated 53 percent of counties are working with fewer staff today than just one year ago.
2011 could produce the first national decline in law enforcement officer positions in at least the last 25 years.
Some agencies, the report finds 'have stopped responding to all motor vehicle thefts, burglar alarms, and non-injury motor vehicle accidents.' Overall, agencies have 'reported decreases in investigations of property crimes, fugitive tracking, a variety of white collar crimes, and even low-level narcotics cases.'
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