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To: FaultLine who wrote (19300)	12/10/2003 5:16:48 AM
From: LindyBill	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793690

Michelle is right. The media is spiking this aspect of the murders. THE D.C. SNIPER'S JIHAD By MICHELLE MALKIN December 10, 2003 -- FROM the moment John Allen Muhammad and Lee Malvo were arrested in the Beltway-area sniper case last fall, the media and Muslim activists wanted us to believe that the serial killings had absolutely nothing to do with Islamic terrorism: * CNN downplayed Muhammad's religious conversion - calling him by his old name, John Allen Williams, when his identity was first revealed. Malvo was cast as a clueless dupe with no true convictions. * Nihad Awad of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) argued: "There is no indication that this case is related to Islam or Muslims." * Chicago Sun-Times columnist Richard Roeper railed against conservative commentators such as the indomitable Mark Steyn, who had taken note of Muhammad's Islamic faith and his reportedly expressed anti-American sentiments after the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Roeper also ridiculed National Review columnist James Robbins for astutely observing that the sniper was acting "like a jihadist warrior." Roeper smugly concluded: "An awful lot of conservatives really, really wanted the snipers to be terrorists. But they were wrong. I'll say that because they never will." Now it is time for Roeper, CAIR and the militant "Religion of Peace" propagandists to face the facts once and for all. A chilling stack of evidence, introduced by Malvo's own lawyers last week at his capital murder trial, exposes accused sniper Malvo as an unrepentant Muslim extremist. He may not have been a card-carrying member of al Qaeda, but as Claremont Institute fellow John Hinderaker notes on Power-lineblog.com, Malvo was more of a "freelance" Islamofascist - as legions of aggrieved fanatics around the world are. Malvo's violent drawings and anti-American and anti-Semitic rantings show him to be every bit as blood-thirsty, hatemongering and martyr-craving as any Sept. 11 hijacker or Palestinian suicide bomber. Among Malvo's jailhouse artwork: Exhibit 65-006: A self-portrait of Malvo in the cross hairs of a gun scope shouting, "ALLAH AKBAR!" The word "SALAAM" scrawled vertically. A poem: "Many more will have to suffer. Many more will have to die. Don't ask me why." Exhibit 65-016: A portrait of Saddam Hussein with the words "INSHALLAH" and "The Protector," surrounded by rockets labeled "chem" and "nuk." Exhibit 65-043: Father and son portrait of Malvo and Muhammad. "We will kill them all. Jihad." Exhibit 65-056: A self-portrait of Malvo as sniper, lying in wait, with his rifle. "JIHAD" written in bold letters. Exhibit 65-057: Shown on this page. Note the American flag and the Star of David drawn in crosshairs. Exhibit 65-067: A suicide bomber labeled "Hamas" walking into a McDonald's restaurant. Another drawing of the Twin Towers burning captioned: "85 percent chance Zionists did this." More scrawls: "ALLAH AKBAR," "JIHAD" and "Islam will explode." Exhibit 65-103: A lion accompanies chapter and verse from the Koran ("Sura 2:190"): "Fight in the cause of Allah those who fight you and slay them wherever ye catch them." Exhibit 65-109: Portrait of Osama bin Laden, captioned "Servant of Allah." Exhibit 65-117: The White House drawn in crosshairs, surrounded by missiles, with a warning: "Sep. 11 we will ensure will look like a picnic to you" and "you will bleed to death little by little." Exhibit 65-133: Reference to "Islamic counter attack force . . . ICAF." Exhibit 65-114: Self-portrait of Malvo as sniper. Rant says, "they all died and they all deserved it." Exhibit 65-101: Malvo's thought for the day: "Islam the only true guidance, the way of peace." Ten Americans were murdered at the hands of the Beltway-area snipers. Malvo's lawyers say he was insane and "brainwashed." No more so than your average madrassa student in Jeddah or America-hating cave dweller in Tora Bora. Malvo is, in his own words, a "believer" of Allah and a "soldier" for "JIHAD." Stop telling me Islam had nothing to do with it. . nypost.com

To: FaultLine who wrote (19300)	12/10/2003 6:46:52 PM
From: KLP	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793690

Hi FL...LOL...with the folks who try to write their bi-weekly and weekly columns, and with the intent of influencing us on whatever ...probably not a lot of difference. You don't like Coulter, and probably don't read her...I have the same apathy to Franken as as you do to Coulter, but I usually read him. BUT, most of us are even bothering to post here because we enjoy staying current (or at least trying) on a variety of news and opinions of all sides, so as to try to ward off ignorance. Many of the columnists would do well to do the same as most of us. Some of them only write about one narrow view, and blow off the rest. Evidently they don't realize they are transparent. How are you doing, BTW..? Hope you are doing much better! Hey KLP, what's the difference between ignorance and apathy?

To: FaultLine who wrote (19300)	12/11/2003 2:45:16 AM
From: LindyBill	Respond to of 793690

California Insider A Weblog by Sacramento Bee Columnist Daniel Weintraub December 10, 2003 A deal is in sight I am hearing that an agreement is imminent on the first pieces of a budget recovery plan: a $15 billion bond and a constitutional amendment to establish a rainy day reserve. Details are sketchy at this point but it sounds as if the deal will follow the framework of a proposal first offered by a group of moderate lawmakers led by Assembly members Keith Richman and Joe Canciamilla. The reserve would be established by setting aside a portion of state revenues beginning with one percent in 2006-07 and eventually climbing to three percent, with the reserve itself allowed to build to 10 percent of the general fund. Half the reserve each year would be applied to debt repayment. The measure would also require a balanced budget and create new rules for reducing spending mid-year. Members of the Assembly and Senate have been advised by the leadership to be ready for session by 11 am Thursday. sacbee.com