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Somalia: Was President right to shake Hillary Clinton's hand?

Oh brother, here we go again with Islam's 'don't touch the wimmen' nonsense.

From Somaliweyn:  Was President right to shake Mrs. Clinton's hand?

"According to the wholesome Islamic religion Muslims of different gender are not allowed to shake hands or embrace one another, unless they are people who cannot marry each other in terms of the Sharia law, for instance a mother can shake hand give a kiss or hug her son, likewise a boy can do the same to his biological sister, mother, his maternal and paternal aunts.
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There was scandal coming out among the different sectors of the Somali communities whether President Shariff Sheikh Ahmed was right to shook hand on Wednesday the 5th of August 2009 with the US secretary of state Mrs. Hillary Clinton in the Kenyan capital Nairobi.

The matter was put forwards to the advanced Muslim scholars and this is what they had to say:

The President was perfectly right to shake hand with Mrs. Hillary Clinton simply because during the empire of Caliph Omar May blessing of Allah be upon him, there was a battle between the Eastern Roman empire and the Muslims in the sacred land of Shaam, and in the battle a number Muslim martyrs including the esteemed follower of Prophet Mohammed Peace Be Upon Him Abdullah Ibnu Hudeyfa were caught by the Christians and taken to the king of the Christian empire..."

(I won't bore you with the details and there's more Islamogobbledygook on why it was okay to shake Hillary's hand at the link, including the part of the story where evil Christians boil Muslims in hot oil.  P.S.  I call bull shi& on this story.)

Colorado: Anti Sharia rally held outside JBS Meatpacking.

Dang, I wish I could have been there.

From the Greeley Tribune:

A group calling itself Coloradans Against Sharia (Islam law) Task Force or CAST will hold a protest rally from 2-4 p.m. today at the JBS USA plant at 8th Avenue and H Street in Greeley.

The group is new — only adopting the CAST name on Thursday — and aims to attract about 50 people to the meatpacking plant for the rally, according to the group's leader, Michael Gale of Greeley. The JBS plant was selected as the location for the protest after the fall 2008 controversy surrounding the call for breaks to be timed to coincide with the Ramadan celebration, Gale said.

“We've been getting concerned about Islamic law in America, it's not just Greeley — it's not just the packing plant. We're talking about Islamic law in the United States,” Gale said.

According to Cobbler (In the comments section of the article)

Just got back. At 2:20 there were 30 people and when i left at 250 there were about 40. No one was there at 2pm because you have to park 3 blocks away LOL.

(More later if I can find out anything.)

Aw crap. Put the party hats away is right.

A fifth of European Union will be Muslim by 2050

Britain, Spain and Holland will have an even higher proportion of Muslims in a shorter amount of time...

Read it and weep, my friends.

Sharia Flu: It's spreading.

It's now the official law of the land in Somalia (oxymoronic, I know.)

The president of Somalia's interim government, Sheikh Sharif Ahmed, has officially signed Shari'ah into law as the Horn of Africa country's national legislation, Radio Garowe reports.

President Sheikh Sharif told a press conference at the Villa Somalia presidential compound on Wednesday afternoon that he is unaware of why armed groups oppose the law.

About those 'armed groups'?  They are now being joined by government troops putting Somalia on the verge of al-Qaeda takeover.

Meanwhile, just across the Gulf of Aden:  Al Qaeda calls for Islamic rule after Yemen violence

Al Qaeda on Wednesday called for Islamic rule in Yemen and vowed to retaliate for what it said was the killing of civilians in clashes between police and locals in the south, where secessionist sentiment is strong.

The country is trying to shake off an image of violence and lawlessness to promote tourism and foreign investment. It is battling Al Qaeda, separatist calls in the south and Shia rebels in the north. “The time for the rule of Islam has come so that you could bask in the justice and tolerance it brings,”

LOL about that basking "in justice and tolerance that Sharia brings"  line.

Afghanistan: ANOTHER girls school gets gassed.

From Reuters: 

Five young girls slipped briefly into comas and nearly 100 were taken to hospital after a gas attack on their school on Tuesday, the third in a series of such incidents north of Kabul, Afghan officials said.

The early morning mass-poisoning at Qazaaq school was likely the work of Taliban sympathizers hostile to girls' education, the head of security for Kapisa province told Reuters.

"We don't think that the Taliban have done this, but the people who collaborate with and support the Taliban have done this," said Afghan Colonel Sha Agha, who is in charge of security for the second district of Kapisa, where the school is located.  (Ed. note:  Hey Colonel, wake up and smell the poison gas!  It's the freaking Taliban, no matter how you slice it.)

"We have taken security measures to prevent such incidents happening again, and by doing more patrols, I am checking on schools during the night," he added.

The symptoms were the same as those shown by victims of suspected attacks on two girls' schools in nearby Charikar town. One poisoning took place on Monday and another on April 26. Scores of pupils were taken ill in each case.

In the latest attack more than 130 people were affected, with 98 students and 6 teachers admitted to hospital, said doctor and provincial public health head Wahid Rahim. He said five had slipped into comas but all had been revived.

Patients were vomiting, dizzy and some lost consciousness.

"There was a very bad smell in my classroom this morning and the teacher immediately told us to evacuate, but we couldn't walk to get out of the school, we were very weak, sick and dizzy. When I opened my eyes we were in hospital," said 12 year-old Leda.

"I am so sad, what went wrong with our school? I want to study," the sixth-grader said from her hospital bed in a ward of around 20 pale girls, most with drips in their arms.

"We knew about the incident in Charikar, but we didn't think such incidents would happen in our school. Right now we are very scared to continue with our education, to learn," said Aara Gul, 15, waiting for medication.

Pakistan: Taliban victims reveal tales of brutality and beheadings...

At least they didn't play Marco Polo with my rotten cousins, Greg and Jeff weren't waterboarded!

It's important to note that many refugees are afraid to come forward because of the Taliban sympathisers and spies hiding in plain sight in the refugees camps.  Now, that's abject fear. 

Although, if I was faced with the atrocities this young woman was faced with, I would be pretty freaked out.  Knowing me, I would be babbling like a madwoman and would be instantly discounted as a psycho.

Truth be told, I don't think Mom and Pop American Idol comprehend the brutality of the enemy that we face.  And from the comfort of the La-Z-Boy, they really don't want to know about it.  No thanks.  When does Dancing With the Stars start?

The moonbats OTOH, having no core beliefs or true faith to fall back on, are just afraid to come out and acknowledge pure evil.  In other words, they can't handle the truth. 

From The Scotsman:

She remembered recognising her distant relative almost instantly, even though his head had been severed and placed on his back, punishment the Taleban claimed was for spying.

The horrific discovery was just one example used yesterday by Kulsoom, a 16-year-old Pakistani refugee, to describe life in the Swat Valley under Taleban control. As tens of thousands flood refugee camps to escape fighting between the army and militia, some are cautiously sharing their stories, detailing how extremists ran roughshod over cities and hamlets.

The Taleban's brand of Islamic law proved too harsh for many residents in the relatively conservative region of Pakistan, and it appears to be a major reason large numbers of the displaced support the military's latest offensive in the area.

Kulsoom, who comes from Swat's main city of Mingora, said she quit a housekeeping job that helped support her family because of growing Taleban restrictions on women's movements. She said she was stopped on the street while wearing a regular veil and warned by Taleban fighters to wear an all-encompassing burka instead. Then, there was the sickening moment a few months ago when she found the body of her relative.

"All I could think was that I missed the old days when we were happy," said Kulsoom.  As her mother warned her to not say too much, the young girl first declared: "I'm not scared of them!" then later begged that details about her be limited.

Saudi Arabia: "It's okay to slap the wife around if she spends too much."

And this from a judge at a seminar on domestic violence, no less.  Just more of those Muslim family values in action, folks!

From Arab News:

A Jeddah court judge’s approval of husbands slapping their wives on the face if they spend money lavishly on unnecessary things triggered a hue and cry during a seminar on domestic violence here recently.

“If a person gives SR1,200 to his wife and she spends SR900 to purchase an abaya (the black gown) from a brand shop and if her husband slaps her on the face as a reaction to her action, she deserves that punishment,” said Judge Hamad Al-Razine.

The judge made this comment in the presence of Princess Adila bint Abdullah, deputy chairperson of the National Family Safety Program, who attended the seminar on the role of judicial and security institutions in preventing domestic violence.

Al-Razine was explaining the causes of an increase in domestic violence in the country, adding that women were also equally responsible. “But nobody puts even a fraction of blame on them,” he said before making the controversial comment.

(I say why not blame Islam?)

Pakistan: Taliban attack Mohmand region.

Get the wagons in a circle, pilgrims.

"Peshawar is increasingly endangered and encircled," said a Western diplomat in Pakistan. "It's a troubled map."

<-- map courtesy of The Long War Journal.  It shows the Taliban presence in the Islamabad region. Information obtained from open source and derived by The Long War Journal based on the presence of Taliban shadow governments, levels of fighting, and reports from the region. Map created by Bill Raymond for The Long War Journal. Last updated: April 24, 2009.  Click on map for larger view.

From the LA Times.

Dozens of militants attacked a Pakistani security outpost Saturday in an area near the Afghan border, leaving 18 people dead and adding another trouble spot to the nation's extended list.

At a time when Pakistan's army has gone on the offensive against Pakistani Taliban fighters spreading out from the Swat Valley, the attack called into question how effective and long-lasting some of its efforts may be.

Saturday's attack in the northwestern Mohmand tribal region took place in an area where the military had claimed it had driven out the militants and dismantled various mini-states.

The clash underscored the frustration Pakistan's traditionally trained and organized army faces battling a fluid insurgency. It also raises questions about why the military hasn't done more to change its orientation away from conventional warfare or at least build up its capacity to battle both kinds of foes.

The army said in a statement Saturday that about 100 insurgents attacked the Spinal Tangi post before sunrise. "Sixteen militants were killed in retaliatory fire," the statement said, while two members of the security forces also died.

The area is strategically important given its proximity to Peshawar, the capital of the North-West Frontier Province. "Peshawar is increasingly endangered and encircled," said a Western diplomat in Pakistan. "It's a troubled map."

US: Pentagon seeks wartime powers for dealing with Pakistan

Is it game on?

Not if your a lily-livered Democrat, because they all object to the deal.

From Dawn.

The Obama administration wanted Congress to give wartime authorities to US military commanders dealing with Pakistan, US officials told a congressional panel. Under the new proposal, the US Central Command will have the same unfettered authority in its dealings with Pakistan as it enjoys in the combat zones of Iraq and Afghanistan.

The Centcom will also have complete control over US military assistance for Pakistan and will not have to consult other US departments or agencies before disbursing those funds. Traditionally such military aid flows through the State Department and is subject to Foreign Assistance Act restrictions.

US Secretary of Defence Robert Gates revealed the outlines of the new programme during a congressional hearing on Thursday, telling lawmakers they needed to approve US military aid to Pakistan with a sense of wartime urgency.

BOHICA

The Pentagon is seeking $400 million this year for the new Pakistan Counterinsurgency Capability Fund, with an additional $700 million for 2010. Overall, the administration is seeking as much as $3 billion over the next five years in funding for the Pakistani military.

Pakistan: Meanwhile back in Shangla...the Taliban are cooling their heels.

From The Hindu:

There were no reports of Taliban withdrawing from Shangla, another district near Buner which the militants had entered on Wednesday.  Shangla is located only 10 km from the strategic Karakoram highway that connects Pakistan and China.

Meanwhile, Pakistani security forces entered Kalpani, the ancestral village of Taliban-backed radical cleric Sufi Mohammad in the north-west.

Security forces have started consolidating their positions and military gunships were flying over the area, Geo TV reported.

Fear had gripped the people of the area soon after the arrival of security forces, the channel said.

The village lies in Dir district of the North West Frontier Province (NWFP). It shares its western border with Afghanistan and its eastern border with NWFP’s Swat district.

Are battle lines being drawn?