Saudi Arabia: Scholar issues edict calling for prosecution of prominent Saudis

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Saudi Arabia

Scholar issues edict calling for prosecution of prominent Saudis

AP Published: March 02, 2009, 19:21

Riyadh: A Saudi religious scholar has issued an edict calling for the prosecution of a royal tycoon and another Saudi businessman, accusing the men of being as dangerous as drug dealers because the television channels they own broadcast movies. The edict issued by Yousuf Al Ahmad, a government employee, is unusual in that it publicly chastises two such prominent Saudi figures by name – Prince Al Waleed Bin Talal and Waleed Al Ebrahim, a brother-in-law of the late King Fahd and owner of the Dubai-based MBC Group media conglomerate. It also comes about six months after the former head of Saudi Arabia’s highest tribunal said it was permissible to kill the owners of satellite television stations that show content deemed immoral. He did not name anyone specific. The edict issued on Saturday by Al Ahmad, a professor in the Islamic law department at the ultra-conservative Al Imam University, came in response to a question regarding Al Waleed’s assertions last month that there will be movie theatres in the kingdom one day and that movies play a “positive” social role in Saudi Arabia. “Movies are a tool that hypocrites use to implement their plot to Westernise society, corrupt it and drive it away from (religion),” said Al Ahmad in his response, posted on Islamlight.net, an Islamic website that contains news, columns and edicts. “It is a duty to bring him (Al Waleed) and people like him, such as Waleed Al Ebrahim, to justice,” he added. “They are no less dangerous … than drug dealers.” Al Waleed, who is a nephew of Saudi King Abdullah and is ranked as the world’s 13th-richest person by Forbes magazine, did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the edict. The director of marketing for MBC Group, Mazen Hayek, declined to comment. MBC Group includes several satellite channels that broadcast movies, entertainment, news and children’s programmes in Arabic and English – including American and European sitcoms and movies. Al Waleed owns Rotana, a popular network of Arabic satellite channels airing movies and music videos. source: http://www.gulfnews.com/news/gulf/saudi_arabia/10290934.html

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Was Hamas the Work of the Israeli Mossad?

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By Ramzy Baroud – March 5, 2009

While various Western governments are struggling to define a possible relationship with the Palestinian movement Hamas, some progressive and leftist circles are also uneasy regarding their own perception of the Islamic movement.

Some have even made the claim that Hamas is, more or less, an Israeli concoction. In fact, the accusation that Hamas was created by Israeli intelligence has become so commonplace that it often requires no serious substantiation. While the claim, as it stands, is erroneous, there is certainly a reason and history behind it. But was Hamas, in fact the work of the Israeli Mossad?

Bishop Williamson and `Holocaust Denial’: Why the Uproar?

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By Mark Weber
Director, Institute for Historical Review

March 4, 2009

The furor over the “Holocaust denial” remarks of Bishop Richard Williamson is not a controversy about historical truth, the role of history in society, anti-Semitism or “hate.” This affair is really about power — about those who really wield it in our culture, as well as about how and why that power is used.

Williamson is a 68-year-old English-born traditionalist Roman Catholic who has been fiercely criticized in recent weeks for his remarks about the Holocaust. In a Swedish television interview, which has been widely viewed on the Internet and quoted widely in the media, he expressed the view that no more than 300,000 Jews died in German concentration camps during World War II, and none were killed in gas chambers.

Boycott of Israel is Starting to Bite

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Tuesday, 3 March 2009

Shir Hever, an economist who writes for the Alternative Information Centre, has noted that Ha’aretz’s Economic Section has carried 4 articles recently about the growing effect of the Boycott movement on the Israeli economy.

It’s often difficult for activists to guage the effect of what they are doing and it is easy to become disheartening. However it is clear that the growing level of support for Boycott in the trade unions and similar organisations, coupled with a consumer boycott and individual businesses also refusing to trade with Israel is making its mark.

This is wonderful news!!!

Tony Greenstein

Israelis Are Beginning to See the Power of BDS
Shir Hever, Alternative Information Center (AIC)
Sunday, 01 March 2009

In recent years, there has been a gradual growth in the BDS (boycott, divestment and sanctions) movement, calling to put economic pressure on Israel until it recognizes the rights of the occupied Palestinian people and puts an end the occupation of the West Bank and Gaza Strip.

The Israeli attack on the Gaza Strip, starting on 27 December 2008, which lasted for nearly a month, has given this movement a powerful reason to redouble its efforts. Dozens of BDS campaigns have gained momentum and publicity; dozens of new ones were launched during or immediately after Israel’s attack on the Gaza Strip.

These campaigns range from calls to boycott goods from the illegal Israeli settlements in the West Bank, to calls to stop all economic contacts with Israel altogether. They include protests at sporting events, two countries cutting diplomatic ties with Israel (Bolivia and Venezuela), and many demonstrations around the world, attended by hundreds of thousands of protestors.

The growing protest against the atrocities committed by the Israeli military in the Gaza Strip have begun to change something in the Israeli political discourse, and the first indication of this can already be seen in the Israeli economic media.

Russian Mafia is in fact Jewish

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HILLARY, HAMAS AND HYPOCRISY

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March 5, 2009 at 10:20 am (Corrupt Politics, DesertPeace Editorial, Gaza, Hamas, Israel, Palestine, Two State Solution)

Earlier in the week, visiting U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton called for a ‘Two State Solution’ to the Israeli/Palestinian conflict. She made her statements when addressing the conference on Gaza held at the Egyptian border town of Sharma Sheikh.

All fine and good….. I personally have no problem with the ‘Two State Solution’, but I have a BIG problem with her meeting with Abbas and recognising him as the leader of the Palestinian people. It is Abbas that chose to leave his position as President when he pulled out of the coalition he shared with Hamas. It is Abbas, in collaboration with the State of Israel that is responsible for Gaza to be cut off from the rest of Palestine. It is Abbas that is responsible for the suffering endured by the million and a half Palestinians living in Gaza. Through his continued support and collaboration with the zionist regime, it is he that must take the blame for this suffering as much as the Israeli government.

Yet, despite all of the above, Ms. Clinton met with him yesterday as if he truly is a concerned ‘leader’ looking out for the genuine interests of his people. Nothing is further from the truth. Abbas is a traitor! Still, the visiting Secretary, chose to discuss this matter with him rather than with the elected leader Ismael Haniyeh.

Bashir slams ICC’s ignorance of Iraq, Gaza at a rally in Khartoum

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·Sudanese President Bashir on Thursday lashed out at ICC for its ignorance over Iraq and Gaza.

·The embattled president made the remarks at a massive rally in Sudan’s capital city Khartoum.

·”I thank the ICC’s decision, for it can do nothing but help unify the Sudanese people,” Bashir added.

Sudanese President Omar Al-Beshir(C) delivers a speech at a square beside his residence in Khurtum on March 5, 2009.(Xinhua/Zhai Xi) Photo Gallery>>>

www.chinaview.cn 2009-03-05 18:14:30

KHARTOUM, March 5 (Xinhua) — The Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir on Thursday lashed out at the International Criminal Court(ICC) for its ignorance over Iraq and Gaza at a massive rally in Sudan’s capital city Khartoum.

Three Canadian soldiers killed by roadside bomb in Afghanistan

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08:23, March 05, 2009

Three Canadian soldiers were killed when a roadside bomb blasted their armored vehicle during a patrol in southern Afghanistan, Canadian defense officials said on Wednesday.

Two others were injured in the incident which occurred northwest of Kandahar City at around 5:40 p.m. local time (1310 GMT) Tuesday, the National Defense Department said in a press release on its website.

The soldiers were conducting security operations in the area when the explosion occurred.

The injured were evacuated by helicopter to an airfield hospital.

Canada has 2,500 soldiers deployed in Kandahar province. This latest incident brought the death toll of Canadian soldiers in Afghanistan since 2002 to 111.

Source:Xinhua

source: http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90777/90852/6606379.html

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Two Fort Riley soldiers killed in Afghanistan

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Published Tuesday, March 3, 2009 at 1:48 p.m. CST

Fort Riley officials announced today that two soldiers with the 1st Infantry Division died of wounds suffered Feb. 24 in Kandahar, Afghanistan, when an improvised explosive device detonated near their vehicle.

Killed were Capt. Brian M. Bunting, 29, of Potomac, Md.; and Sgt. Daniel J. Thompson, 24, of Madison, Wis.

Fort Riley officials indicated in a news release that Bunting and Thompson were both individual ready reserve soldiers serving on a military transition team assigned to the 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division.

Bunting entered the Army in June 2002 and previously was assigned to the 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team in Syracuse, N.Y. He began serving with the 1st Infantry Division at Fort Riley in March 2008.

Thompson entered the Army in December 2001 and previously was assigned to the 715th military police company in Melbourne, Fla. He began serving with the 1st Infantry Division at Fort Riley in August 2008.

Transition team training is a 60-day training cycle at Fort Riley that prepares small teams of American soldiers, airmen and sailors to advise, teach, mentor and coach their Iraqi or Afghan counterparts.

To date, 161 Fort Riley Soldiers have died while serving in support of Operations Iraqi and Enduring Freedom.

source: http://cjonline.com/stories/030309/bre_afghanistan.shtml

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US soldier killed in attack on base in Iraq

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By SAMEER N. YACOUB, Associated Press Writer Sameer N. Yacoub, Associated Press Writer – Tue Mar 3, 4:50 pm ET

AP – Iraqi police officers sit on a police truck during a patrol in Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, March 1, 2009. …

BAGHDAD – Insurgents attacked a main U.S.-Iraqi base Tuesday in the northern city of Mosul, killing one American soldier and striking directly at the Iraqi command center for an offensive against the militants.

The barrage underscored the resilience of al-Qaida in Iraq and other groups after repeated attempts to break their hold in Mosul, a dangerous city where at least seven U.S. soldiers have been killed since early February.

With the U.S. combat role in Iraq set to end in August 2010, Mosul represents one of the key remaining showdowns with insurgents. American military planners have backed up Iraqi forces in the crackdown launched last month.

World Dictatorship! WAKE UP!

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March 4, 2009

There is just too much to cover to give my 2 cents because I have 2 tons of gold to give.

We’ve lived for several years in a delusion of democracy, freedom, and prosperity. Now, they’re taking it all away. 9/11 was just the groundwork to take away your rights. Runaway government spending, credit bubble, mortage bubble, oil price bubble, etc., all engineered to bust the economy and to bring in the solution of world dictatorship.

The Federal Reserve stole $9.7 trillion in the past 5 months since this started. That is enough to pay off the national debt. Are they using it to pay off the national debt? No, they’re using it to buy up real assets and set up world dictatorship with their central bank printing presses world-wide, ran by the bankers and global elite.

Is It Now Okay to Talk about Hitler’s Assumption of Dictatorial Power?

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by Jacob G. Hornberger

Wednesday, March 4, 2009

I know that it’s been considered improper to bring up Hitler in the context of what the Bush administration did for the past 7 years, but I wish someone would explain to me how Bush’s powers, as now revealed by those secret legal memos, were different from the dictatorial powers exercised by Hitler after the terrorist attack on the Reichstag in 1933, soon after Hitler became chancellor.

The purpose of the U.S. Constitution was to place constraints on the exercise of power. Yet, it’s now clear that for the past 7 years Bush wielded the power to ignore all constitutional restraints on his power as part of his “war on terrorism.” Since the president wielded omnipotent power over the American people, albeit secretly, how is that different from the omnipotent power that Hitler wielded over the German people?