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Iran Rattles Its Saber One Again

September 24th, 2009 · Comments Off

Says Reuters:

President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has raised the stakes against Israel by describing the Holocaust as a lie, just as world powers are trying to decide how to deal with the nuclear ambitions of an Iran in political turmoil.
“The pretext (Holocaust) for the creation of the Zionist regime (Israel) is false … It is a lie [...]

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Tags: Iran · Islamofascism · Israel · Judaism · Muslim/Islam · Palestine · Terrorism · War

Update on Neda

June 25th, 2009 · Comments Off

From the UK Guardian:

The Iranian authorities have ordered the family of Neda Agha Soltan out of their Tehran home after shocking images of her death were circulated around the world.
Neighbours said that her family no longer lives in the four-floor apartment building on Meshkini Street, in eastern Tehran, having been forced to move since she [...]

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Tags: Iran · Islamofascism · Muslim/Islam

Neda

June 22nd, 2009 · Comments Off

From The Ibtimes (UK), of Saturday’s events in Iran:

Iranians are set to gather at 4pm (12:30 British time) for a rally to mourn the death of 27 year old student Neda Agha Soltani, dubbed the “Angel of Iran” after her death, allegedly at the hands of a Basij militiaman was caught on camera.
Neda was killed [...]

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Führer Ahmadinejad Threatens Israel Again

May 17th, 2008 · Comments Off

From The Earth Times:

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Tuesday that Israel would “be soon swept away” from the Palestinian Territories by the Palestinians. It is the second time within less than three years that the Iranian president predicted the eradication of the Jewish state.
The first time was in 2005 when Ahmadinejad hoped that Israel would [...]

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Tags: Iran · Islamofascism · Terrorism

Islam = 30 Lashes For Walking Dog

March 6th, 2008 · Comments Off

From Adnkronos International:

A 70-year-old man has been sentenced by an Iranian judge to four months in jail and 30 lashes for going out on the street with his dog.
The incident took place in Shahr Rey, a suburb of Tehran when the owner of the dog was caught by a police who quickly handcuffed the man. [...]

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Tags: Absurd · Crime/Law · Dogs/Pets · Iran · Islamofascism · Muslim/Islam

Gays Should Be Hanged, Says Iranian Minister

November 15th, 2007 · Comments Off

From the Times Online:

Homosexuals deserve to be executed or tortured and possibly both, an Iranian leader told British MPs during a private meeting at a peace conference, The Times has learnt.
Mohsen Yahyavi is the highest-ranked politician to admit that Iran believes in the death penalty for homosexuality after a spate of reports that gay youths [...]

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Tags: Absurd · Crime/Law · Iran · Islamofascism · Muslim/Islam

Islamo-Fascism Awareness Week

October 22nd, 2007 · Comments Off

From the website:

During the week of October 22-26, 2007, the nation will be rocked by the biggest conservative campus protest ever – Islamo-Fascism Awareness Week, a wake-up call for Americans on 200 university and college campuses.
The purpose of this protest is as simple as it is crucial: to confront the two Big Lies of the [...]

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Tags: Al Qaeda · Dhimmitude · Egypt · Hamas · Hezbollah · Iran · Iraq · Islamofascism · Israel · Muslim/Islam · Pakistan · Palestine · Saudi Arabia · Terrorism · The Left · The Right · The US · War

Lee Bollinger Swaps Spit With Ahmadinejad

September 25th, 2007 · Comments Off

Columbia University said it does not plan to call off a speech by Iran’s president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, despite pressure from critics including the City Council speaker, who said the Ivy League school was providing a forum for “hate-mongering vitriol.”
The US State Department calls Iran a state sponsor of terror, and Ahmadinejad has called the Holocaust [...]

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Tags: Absurd · Iran · School · The Left · The US

Remembering 9/11

September 11th, 2007 · Comments Off

0759 EDT – American Airlines Flight 11, a Boeing 767, departs Logan Airport with 81 passengers and 11 crew.
0814 EDT – United Airlines Flight 175, a Boeing 767, departs Logan Airport with 56 passengers and 9 crew.
0820 EDT – American Airlines Flight 77 departs Dulles Airport.
0842 EDT – United [...]

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Tags: Afghanistan · Al Qaeda · Hamas · Hezbollah · Iran · Iraq · Islamofascism · Israel · Lebanon · Muslim/Islam · New York · Pakistan · Palestine · Saudi Arabia · Syria · Terrorism · The US

Is America Today The France Of Yesterday?

August 1st, 2007 · Comments Off

By Thomas Sowell at RealClearPolitics.com:

Back in the 1930s, the governments of the democratic countries knew what Hitler was doing — and they knew that they had enough military superiority at that point to stop his military buildup in its tracks. But they did nothing to stop him.
Instead, they turned to what is still the magic [...]

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Tags: Election · Iran · Islamofascism · Terrorism · The Left · The Right · The US · War

Do You Still Not See Evil?

June 4th, 2007 · Comments Off

From Reuters:

Iran’s president said on Sunday the Lebanese and the Palestinians had pressed a “countdown button” to bring an end to Israel.
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who triggered outrage in the West two years ago when he said Israel should be “wiped off the map“, has often referred to the destruction of the Jewish state but says [...]

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Tags: Dhimmitude · Iran · Islamofascism · Israel · Lebanon · Muslim/Islam · Palestine · Terrorism

“Guiding” Iranian Women

May 30th, 2007 · 1 Comment

I suppose when the world, even the United States, gives you a pass for murdering innocent civilians worldwide, beating up and murdering your own women becomes that much easier – especially if you’re a 7th century Muslim barbarian.

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Tags: Censorship · Crime/Law · Dhimmitude · Iran · Islamofascism · Muslim/Islam

The “Victory Caucus”

February 16th, 2007 · Comments Off

The Victory Caucus: We support victory in the war against radical Islamists.

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Tags: Afghanistan · Al Qaeda · Blog · Dhimmitude · Hamas · Hezbollah · Internet · Iran · Iraq · Islamofascism · Israel · Lebanon · Media · Military · Muslim/Islam · Pakistan · Palestine · Saudi Arabia · Terrorism · The US · War

Another Flip-Flopping Democrat

January 30th, 2007 · Comments Off

Hat tip to Brutally Honest:

Back on January 13th, 2006, according to Democracy Now, we learn that Iran threatened to halt snap inspections of its nuclear sites by the United Nations if its nuclear program is referred to the Security Council.
Senator John Kerry (D-MA) said, “Ultimately if we are not able to find any diplomatic resolution [...]

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Tags: Iran · Terrorism · The Left

The Words Of Ayatollah Khomeini

January 5th, 2007 · Comments Off

The following is a series of quotes by Ayatollah Khomeini.

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Tags: Iran · Muslim/Islam