Obama Backs Mosque Near Ground Zero : NPR

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"President Barack Obama on Friday forcefully endorsed allowing a mosque near ground zero, saying the country's founding principles demanded no less.
'As a citizen, and as president, I believe that Muslims have the same right to practice their religion as everyone else in this country,' Obama said, weighing in for the first time on a controversy that has riven New York City and the nation."

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Obama abandons Mideast - Israel Opinion, Ynetnews














"After dozens of years of intensive American activity in our region – pressures, schemes, deals, mediation, diplomacy, threats, concessions, doctrines – a disturbing silence suddenly prevailed. The current US President, Barack Obama, disappeared from the Middle Eastern landscape while creating a power vacuum. Arab regimes hated George W. Bush, but they also feared him and were cautious. Obama simply doesn’t exist."

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The Point of No Return - Magazine - The Atlantic

"For the Obama administration, the prospect of a nuclearized Iran is dismal to contemplate— it would create major new national-security challenges and crush the president’s dream of ending nuclear proliferation. But the view from Jerusalem is still more dire: a nuclearized Iran represents, among other things, a threat to Israel’s very existence. In the gap between Washington’s and Jerusalem’s views of Iran lies the question: who, if anyone, will stop Iran before it goes nuclear, and how? As Washington and Jerusalem study each other intensely, here’s an inside look at the strategic calculations on both sides—and at how, if things remain on the current course, an Israeli air strike will unfold."

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Imam behind support for Ground Zero mosque, Feisal Abdul Rauf may do fundraising on Federally funded trip - NYPOST.com

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First a Question: Why are we U.S. taxpayers funding a mission trip to increase worldwide understanding of American Islam, and when can we expect to fund a similar trip on behalf of Christianity? I don't think so....
"The imam behind a plan to build a mosque near Ground Zero is set to depart on a multi-country jaunt to the Middle East funded by the State Department -- raising concerns that taxpayers may be helping him with the controversial project's $100 million fund-raising goal."

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TV SPECIAL ON AMERICA, ISRAEL AND ISLAM — “COLLISION COURSE” - NOW VIEWABLE ONLINE - Joel Rosenberg’s Weblog











“Collision Course” is a one-hour TV special that examines geopolitical trends in the Middle East in light of Bible prophecy. It includes a brief documentary opening on the tensions in the Middle East, followed by extended excerpts of addresses by Mosab Hassan Yousef, Lt-General (ret.) Boykin, Tim LaHaye, Pastor Skip Heitzig, Pastor Greg Laurie and Joel C. Rosenberg delivered at the Harvest Prophecy Conference in April 2010.

The program is new viewable online at http://wakeupabq.org/"

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Obama to host Ramadan dinner at the White House














How is it he completely ignored the National Day of Prayer and then joyfully hosted this Ramadan Dinner? A Christian wouldn't do that... but a Muslim would.

"President Obama will host an iftar — the special evening meal observed during Ramadan — on Friday night in the White House dining room. Obama participated in a similar gathering last year (shown here)."

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Social Security in the red this year - Washington Times

Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, second from right, speaks about the Social Security and Medicare Trustees Report, Thursday, Aug. 5, 2010, at the Treasury Department in Washington. Joining him, from left are, Social Security Administration Commissioner Michael J. Astrue, Labor Secretary Hilda Solis, and Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
"Social Security will pay out more this year than it gets in payroll taxes, marking the first time since the program will be in the red since it was overhauled in 1983, according to the annual authoritative report released Thursday by the program's actuary."

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NTEB: Minnesota Under Attack From Sharia Law

This is one the best, clearest-cut examples of how Muslims are attempting to convert America to Sharia law. It is a bold, overt, and aggressive campaign to change the fiber of American way of lfe. The sad part is that it appears to be working.

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SPACE.com -- Perseid Meteor Shower Lives Up to Its Promise

"The 2010 Perseid meteor shower lived up to its promise of a meteor per minute just before dawn today, providing an excellent celestial spectacle for people around the globe who had dark and clear skies."

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Side Note:
Makes me think of this song....

How the Pakistani Floods Help the Taliban - Newsweek


"It showed ordinary Pakistanis that the government isn’t there for them. Besides sharing the wrenching loss of loved ones, homes, possessions, farms, livestock, livelihoods, and businesses, many of Pakistan’s millions of flood victims also seem to have another loss in common: their faith in government and its ability to help them."

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PAGER - Rapid Assessment of an Earthquake's Impact
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DID YOU KNOW THERE WAS A 100% CHANCE OF AN EARTHQUAKE TODAY!

YES! There's a 100 percent chance of an earthquake today! Though millions of persons may never experience an earthquake, they are very common occurrences on this planet. So today -- somewhere -- an earthquake will occur.

It may be so light that only sensitive instruments will perceive its motion; it may shake houses, rattle windows, and displace small objects; or it may be sufficiently strong to cause property damage, death, and injury.

It is estimated that about 700 shocks each year have this capability when centered in a populated area. But fortunately, most of these potentially destructive earthquakes center in unpopulated areas far from civilization.

Since a major portion of the world's earthquakes each year center around the rim of the Pacific Ocean (Ring of Fire), referred to by seismologists as the circum-Pacific belt, this is the most probable location for today's earthquake. But it could hit any location, because no region is entirely free of earthquakes.

Stating that an earthquake is going to occur today is not really "predicting earthquakes". To date, they cannot be predicted. But anyone, on any day, could make this statement and it would be true. This is because several million earthquakes occur annually; thereby, thousands occur each day, although most are too small to be located. The problem, however, is in pinpointing the area where a strong shock will center and when it will occur.

Earthquake prediction is a future possibility, though. Just as the Weather Bureau now predicts hurricanes, tornadoes, and other severe storms, the NEIC may one day issue forecasts on earthquakes. Earthquake research was stepped up after the Alaska shock in 1964. Today, research is being conducted by the USGS and other federal and state agencies, as well as universities and private institutions. Earthquake prediction may some day become a reality, but only after much more is learned about the earthquake mechanism

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