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Thanks - I was scratching my head wondering whether you'd be able to come up with another creative explanation. I guess we have our answer. So, anyone else want to tackle why this real terrorist plot (aka 'bomb plot to kill innocent americans') wasn't as hyped as fake terrorist plots mentioned in th...

shafique

I guess I should respect your unwillingness to answer what I thought were reasonable questions. (I re-read my questions, I couldn't see how they could be considered inflamatory - if anything, they were asking for clarifications based on my inability to find an anti-semitic remark in the speech). If ...

shafique

Hey, I thought your arguments that the FBI is wrong were indeed creative. Respect is given where it is due. ;) But back to the issue at hand: I'm especially interested in discussing the wrong perception that 'bomb plots to kill innocent civilians' in the US and Europe are more likely to come from Mu...

shafique

Disappointed, but not surprised that we're abandoning debate for glib remarks now.

So, back to Mr Meyer's talks about the Holocaust - surely a good thing for an 86 year old to tell Muslims about his experiences and counter any Holocaust deniers that may be attending?

Cheers,
Shafique

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Am I being cynical to think that the UN security council resolution passed to impose sanctions etc on Libya is 'too little, too late'?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-12589434

Cheers,
Shafique

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On the first page of this thread I already quoted what the political motivation was according to the reports. Here it is again - I've highlighted it for you. Here's some more info on the bomb plot from the Seattle Times. Political motivation - an 'Aryan homeland'?: In the 30 years between the Aryan ...

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Very interesting results indeed. Some 39% of Asian Britons, 34% of white Britons and 21% of black Britons now believe all immigration into the UK should be stopped permanently , or at least until the UK's economic situation improves. Meanwhile, 52% of Britons agree with the proposition "Muslims...

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These British Christians (I guess, given they are at church) are probably among those who don't think Immigration is a good thing:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aKc9EXo_CoU

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Rabbi Dov Lior is a controversial figure in Israel. He is racist and has argued that it is ok to kill women and children of non-Jews if Jews are at risk. This piece from Israeli newspaper Haaretz highlights other worrying issues with this section of Israeli politics - and it calls for this racist el...

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Two killed in Oman protests - :shock: Oman clashes: Two killed during protests in Gulf state Hundreds had gathered for a second day in the industrial city of Sohar to call for political reforms. At least five people were said to have been wounded when police fired tear gas and rubber bullets at prot...

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snap!!

shafique

Excellent post Mahmoud - I hope people take the time to read it and (more importantly) take in what you are saying.

My best wishes and prayers for you and all other Egyptians.

Cheers,
Shafique

shafique

Thanks Chocs. Bora - you asked about their political motivation, I gave it to you (on pg 1). ;) I didn't realise that the political motivations had to be reasonable or close to reality for a bomb plot to be called terrorism. Surely your logic would mean that any Moooslim fanatic that wishes to estab...

shafique

"Old fruity!" was an excellent line I thought ;) - and most Britons laugh at this sketch. Joking apart: What the survey does highlight though is that many of our fellow Britons are indeed racist. Racism is rife within the Asian, generally and within the British Asian, community - between r...

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Yet another pseudo-scholar blogger has been exposed by the guys over at Loonwatch. This time, an American blogger claiming to expose the veracity of the usual conspiracy theories about Mooslims/Islam etc by providing translations of Arabic literature/web sites etc - has been shown to be no better th...

shafique

Great post eh - I actually agree completely with the author. He's calling for more denunciations and more vocal opposition to the extremists. I think you've got totally the wrong end of the stick if you believe this furthers the Islamophobic myth that true Muslims are violent and should want to kill...

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Those that blame Israel/Zionists for all the ills in the world are no better than those who believe that Israel's very real crimes and injustices should be excused. Those who BELIEVE that all Israelis/fanbois etc are Zionist blood-suckers, hate all Gentiles etc are deluding themselves and are danger...

shafique

Now it is an FBI 'press officer'. Hmm - yet another supposition that isn't based on reality, I see - unless there's some new information not in the articles posted here. I guess the official FBI statistics were also created by media types. (I knew we hadn't seen the last of the 'creative explanation...

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It was too long a post for me to paste it here. The summary is that 'Translating Jihad' has been shown to be guilty of Completely Fraudulent Translations. The evidence in the article is comprehensive and the blogger is free to counter the specific examples given (not just minor mistakes, mind you). ...

shafique

Official stats/Evidence we can ignore - what is the difference? :) But seriously, the article in the Seattle Times just said the FBI (the organisation) has classified this as terrorism. Not a press officer or someone else that may be mistaken, the FBI: So far, the attempted bombing remains unsolved....

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Ever notice how the mention of real crimes is met with deflection?

Cheers,
Shafique

shafique

Who is this 'uninformed FBI press officer' you refer to?

Did you just invent him, or do you have some new information (not in the articles)?

Cheers,
Shafique

shafique

Hard to argue against arguments that involve imagined 'uninformed FBI press officers' - when the only information I've got is that the FBI has classified this as terrorism. (not a representative, news bunny, or media spin doctor, but the FBI) Can I also invent sources for my arguments too? ;) Cheers...

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Some analysis of the revolts - 10 'tentative observations'. Interesting points made, I thought. The Arab Revolts: Ten Tentative Observations Mouin Rabbani The extraordinary developments in Tunisia and Egypt during the first six weeks of this year, and more recently in Bahrain, Libya, Yemen and elsew...

shafique

Cool. thanks. I'll just stick to the Seattle Times factual account: So far, the attempted bombing remains unsolved. But the presumption is that it was a race-based hate crime, and has been labeled an act of domestic terrorism by the FBI . Should you find any new info - let me know. I'll have to thin...

shafique

? My conspiracy theory? FBI special agent Harrill says it is terrorism, AP, NBC, Seattle Times, Salon all report this fact and suddenly I'm the one with a conspiracy theory!! http://l.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/mesg/emoticons7/24.gif Bora - to answer you questions simply: ANYONE planting a bomb with the...

shafique

LOL - I was almost sure you were just having fun in the past few posts. It appeared you were trying to convince readers that the FBI were wrong and you and Dillon were right. :) FBI says this was a terrorist bomb plot. I can't see how I'm in the wrong for agreeing with the experts. Interestingly, th...

shafique

Sometimes I wonder which posts people are replying to. Bora and BM obviously didn't read the OP - so I can only imagine that FD is perhaps posting in the wrong thread? But let's see the evidence. 10 observations - how many times is the word Jew or Jewish used? Hmm. Once. as well as increasingly visi...

shafique

Let me get this straight - are you STILL seriously trying to convince me that you guys are right and the FBI, AP etc etc are all wrong? :shock: Kudos on the hubris. Let me tackle the other questions: And there you stand on the side of the law!!! You go Shaf!!!! Do you believe everything you read? I ...

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Not my title - but that taken from today's Israeli newspaper Haaretz. The frequency of articles on the dangers being faced from extremists with racist views and powers to impose these views shows the real concern there is over the issue in Israel. Compared with manufactured fears that seem to only e...

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