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To: Proud_Infidel who wrote (9780)	9/1/2007 11:40:21 AM
From: DeplorableIrredeemableRedneck	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 20106

Saudis 'ban' pan-Arab newspaper Saudi newsstands did not offer al-Hayat on Monday or Tuesday Saudi Arabia has reportedly banned an influential pan-Arab newspaper after it criticised government ministries. Sources at the al-Hayat daily said it was banned after refusing to abide by information ministry orders, including scrapping a column by a Saudi writer. The paper, owned by a top Saudi prince, was not distributed this week in the conservative kingdom, officials said. Recent columns by Abdul Aziz Suwaid had tackled health care problems and a wave of mysterious deaths among camels. The government has blamed about 2,000 camel deaths on poor feed, denying the presence of an infectious disease. Other reports say the ban followed al-Hayat's disclosure that a Saudi extremist had played a key role in al-Qaeda in Iraq. Independent Saudi information officials have not commented on the reason for the ban, nor has the newspaper made any statements about it. Al-Hayat's headquarters are in London and it has offices and is distributed throughout the Middle East. It is owned by Prince Khaled bin Sultan, Saudi Arabia's deputy defence minister and son of its crown prince, Sultan bin Abdul Aziz. It describes itself as "an independent, international and Arab political daily paper". The paper has recently been cutting down in London owing to cost problems and relocating most of its operation to Lebanon.

To: Proud_Infidel who wrote (9780)	9/1/2007 12:02:46 PM
From: DeplorableIrredeemableRedneck	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 20106

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To: Proud_Infidel who wrote (9780)	9/1/2007 2:42:55 PM
From: FJB	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 20106

PAKISTANI SUPERSTAR'S Song Against Terrorism- #1 on MTV Earlier this month I posted the encouraging news on how 8 of the top 10 Pakistani music stars got together to voice their opposition to Islamic terrorism by releasing the song "We Are Not That". The song was No. 1 for four weeks on MTV: This music hit has become a big success in Pakistan. 8 out of the 10 biggest Pakistani music stars participated in the project. There have been 60,000-70,000 downloads which is an impressive figure for a poor country like Pakistan, which has few people with internet connections. The song was the brainchild of Waseem Mahmood whose children asked him to do something about the rising radicalization of Islam Children sing the lyrics in the streets. The Pakistani cricket team after being defeated by Ireland responded to the defeat saying, "We are not that." Ali Moeen, the lyricist of the song, just wrote a back a comment concerning the song's intent. Ali was responding to that earlier post: Hi All This is Ali Moeen, the lyricist of the song. I have been reading the comments posted on your blog by different people. Thanks for appreciating it. However there is a gross misinterpretation at places. The song/lyrics are at the outset an inhouse wake-up call as well as a message for other alienating ourselves from the scourage of generalizations of terrorism. The words "wo"(meaning "they") and "them" have been used for the terrorists exclusively to draw the line of distinction between them and us. This song has no innuendos or allusions towards west or anyother country. No... Not at all... It is only meant to declare the terrorists as OTHERS and not being one of us. I appreciate all again for taking the message forward and talking about it. Spread the message in the song as it is for the good of the world regardless of color, cast, creed, religion etc... Ali Moeen Again for you who missed it, here is the smash hit... "Yeh hum naheem" ("We Are Not That"): Wassem Mahmood, the brains behind the project, also wrote a comment on that earlier post to explain the intent of the song: Dear Doug I am Waseem Mahmood, the person behind the song. Poetry is open to interpretation but I assure you that there is not one single hint of anti westernism in the song. The whole idea was that a number of Muslims are in denial about the fact that a problem even exists - thus this was a wakeup call to them. We can only root out the problem once we accept that there is a problem.< The lies being spread refers to these acts being carried out in our name...not lies being spread in the west. The whole tone of the song is thus. The line about deep wounds is the only one that can refer to the west but it is to say that there is suffering on both sides. Hope that this helps. Congratulations again, to Ali and Waseem on their smash hit. And, thank you for your courageous stand against terrorism. Previously: SUPER!! Pakistani Superstars Sing Out Against Terrorism!! (Video) POSTED BY GATEWAY PUNDIT gatewaypundit.blogspot.com Message 23845222

To: Proud_Infidel who wrote (9780)	9/1/2007 3:44:18 PM
From: Elmer Flugum	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 20106

No treason about it, Brian. "Rebellion is permitted and justified when the government is not protecting the citizen’s inherent and inalienable rights." len

To: Proud_Infidel who wrote (9780)	9/2/2007 7:47:35 AM
From: FJB	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 20106

And a bit more: Florida Muslim Students Indicted (Video Update: CAIR Spokesman Calls Them 'Victims') Sat, Sep 1, 2007 at 8:40:21 am PST Those two Egyptian students at the University of South Florida who were caught with pipe bombs near a South Carolina Navy base have been indicted, and one of them turns out to have a history of involvement in terrorism. Ahmed Abdellatif Sherif Mohamed, 24, an engineering graduate student and teaching assistant at the Tampa-based university, faces terrorism charges for teaching and demonstrating how to use the explosives. According to officials familiar with the case, Mohamed has been arrested previously in Egypt on terrorism-related charges. He is said to have produced an Internet video showing how to build a remote-controlled car bomb. Mohamed and Youssef Samir Megahed, 21, also an engineering student, were stopped for speeding Aug. 4 in Goose Creek, S.C., where they have been held on state charges. Police found pipe bombs in their car near a Navy base in South Carolina where enemy combatants have been held. They have been held in a South Carolina jail while the FBI continued to investigate whether there was a terrorism link. It should be noted that after their arrest, the Council on American Islamic Relations immediately jumped out and defended these two, saying they were just “naïve kids” and the pipe bombs were nothing but “fireworks.” An Islamic community leader from Tampa, Fla., who’s been in touch with the families of the two detained college students, told The Post and Courier that Megahed and Mohamed are not troublemakers and that they were simply on a weekend trip to North Carolina. Ahmed Bedier, executive director of the Tampa chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, a civil rights organization for Muslims, said family members have told him they think the materials were leftover fireworks Megahed kept in his trunk since July 4. “Both of them are really naïve kids,” Bedier said. UPDATE at 9/1/07 9:37:41 am: Here’s video of a press conference held by CAIR and the Muslim Student Association immediately following the arrests, in which CAIR’s Ahmed Bedier says the two students are “victims.” (Around 1:52 / 16:41.) Message 23847181