For The First Time, Minorities Surpass Whites In U.S. Births
source: Huffington Post | By HOPE YENPosted: 05/17/2012 12:02 am Updated: 05/17/2012 9:06 am WASHINGTON (AP) — For the first time, racial and ethnic minorities make up more than […]
“New York Muslims commemorate 9/11 with blood drives” video is one of the nominees for CNN iReport Awards
Source: CNN New York Muslims come together to donate blood and get their fellow New Yorkers to donate blood in memory of 9/11. The Muslims for Life (www.muslimsforlife.org) campaign […]
US military under fire for ‘anti-Islam class’ – Americas
Source: aljazeera.com More ‘Anti-Islam’ Courses at US Military, AlJazeera Reveals Posted on 12 May 2012 by Emperor AlJazeera uncovered another “anti-Islam” class in the US military. The class seems to have been lifted directly from the talking points of extremists such as Pamela Geller, Robert Spencer: US Military Under Fire […]
America is un-white: Minority babies are now majority in United States
Washington Post: For the first time in U.S. history, most of the nation’s babies are members of minority groups, according to new census figures that signal the dawn of an […]
Washington coordinates arms supplies to Syrian rebels: US officials
The US has coordinated the climbing number of illegal shipment of more advanced weapons to anti-Damascus Syrian rebels paid for by Persian Gulf Arab states, US and foreign officials say. […]
Turkey under the influence of scholar Fethullah Gulen: CBS
A report aired on the US-based CBS channel says Turkey is influenced or at least inspired by the country’s Islamic scholar, Fethullah Gulen, who runs a multi-billion-dollar foundation in Pennsylvania. […]
Businesses are recovering, but Washington didn’t help
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — It’s a question that could determine if President Obama gets to serve another term: Are you better off than you were four years ago? CNNMoney put the question to six small business owners — Democrats, Republicans and independents. across the political spectrum. Their answer: They are […]
In Washington, Mixed Messages Over Tighter Rules for Wall St.
Conflicting signs are emerging in Washington over whether JPMorgan Chase’s surprise trading loss will spur tighter regulation on Wall Street. One of the banking industry’s main regulators appeared to indicate that it would oppose new efforts to rein in risky Wall Street activities, while other regulators emphasized caution. Still, a […]
Consumer sentiment at 4-year high in early May
(Reuters) – U.S. consumer sentiment rose to its highest level in more than four years in early May as Americans were upbeat about the job market and buying plans improved, a survey showed on Friday, offering an encouraging sign for the economic recovery. Separate data earlier in the day showed […]
Preparing for the Evacuation of Israel
by Fabius Maximus Summary: This article by guest author Franz Gayl (Major, USMC, retired) looks ahead beyond Israel’s current moment in the sun. They face a divided Arab people and even more fragmented Islamic societies, which they overawe by their massive military strength — exercised in the shadow of the […]
US military course taught officers ‘Islam is the enemy’
A course for US military officers has been teaching that America’s enemy is Islam in general and suggesting that the country might ultimately have to obliterate the Islamic holy cities of Mecca and Medina without regard for civilian deaths, following second world war precedents of the nuclear attack on Hiroshima. […]
Out Now “Bailout”: The Demise of American Middle Class
usabailout.com: Must Watch Fed up with corrupt “bail-out” banks trying to foreclose on them, five Chicagoans drive to Vegas with stacks of cash withheld from bailed out banks—to give themselves […]
How Employer-Sponsored Insurance Drives Up Health Costs
http://www.forbes.com/sites/aroy/2012/05/12/how-employer-sponsored-insurance-drives-up-health-costs/ In 1942, Franklin Delano Roosevelt signed the Economic Stabilization Act, which exempted health insurance from its mandated wage controls: the original sin of America’s flawed health-care system. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) A new study in Health Affairs is attracting attention for its depiction of how powerful hospitals are extracting “steep payment increases” from insurers. But what […]
Kansas lawmakers pass anti-Islamic law measure
Source: USA Today. TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) – A bill designed to prevent Kansas courts or government agencies from making decisions based on Islamic or other foreign legal codes has cleared the state Legislature after a contentious debate about whether the measure upholds American values or appeals to prejudice against Muslims. […]
JPMorgan Sought Loophole on Risky Trading
WASHINGTON — Soon after lawmakers finished work on the nation’s new financial regulatory law, a team of JPMorgan Chase lobbyists descended on Washington. Their goal was to obtain special breaks that would allow banks to make big bets in their portfolios, including some of the types of trading that led […]
Same-sex marriage an election hot topic in USA
http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/apps/cvp/3.0/swf/cnn_416x234_embed.swf?context=embed&videoId=bestoftv/2012/05/10/bts-presidential-same-sex-marriage-history.cnn How can the West disallow marriage with a second woman, while seeming keen to allow marriage of a man to a man! A marriage between two men or two women does not add to population or future GDP.
Pentagon course taught Islam is the enemy, suggested Hiroshima-type solution for Mecca: Report
Source: The Star, Canada May 11, 2012 00:05:00 Pauline Jelinek and Robert Burns The Associated Press WASHINGTON—A course for U.S. military officers has been teaching that America’s enemy is Islam […]
The Blood of the Martyrs is the seed of the Church – or is it the Mosque this time?
Written by Zia H Shah A Kansas City woman who converted from Christianity to Islam has been awarded $5 million in punitive damages by a jury who found the telecommunications […]
U.S. Military Taught Officers: Use ‘Hiroshima’ Tactics for ‘Total War’ on Islam
http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2012/05/total-war-islam/ Lt. Col. Matthew A. Dooley’s Joint Staff Forces College presentation on “A Counter-Jihad Op Design Model” (.pdf) calls for violent measures in a war against Islam View all The U.S. military taught its future leaders that a “total war” against the world’s 1.4 billion Muslims would be […]
‘It will lead to war’ – Ron Paul fights to end military aid for Israel
Russian TV: Presidential hopeful Ron Paul has condemned a plan being considered in the United States House of Representatives that would allow for the US to continue aiding in the […]