In case we find
ourselves starting to believe all the anti-American sentiment and
negativity, we should remember the UK's Prime Minister Tony Blair's
words in January 2003, during his address to British ambassadors in
London, he said::
"...I sometimes
think it is a good rule of thumb to ask of a country: are people
trying to get into it or out of it? It's not a bad guide to what sort
of country it is."
Only two defining
forces have ever offered to die for you:
1. Jesus Christ
2. The American G. I.
One died for
your soul, the other for your freedom.
Canadian Free Press
2008/3/11
...Sinisterist Radical Islam, like Fascism, Bolshevism and Nazism,
preaches transitory alliances. Different groups of Moslems murder
each other one day and form an alliance to murder third parties
another day. It is not accidental that today Moslems work closely with
North Korean Marxist atheists against Jews and Christians, who are
“peoples of the book.” It is no accident that the Arabs, whose
ethnicity is most closely associated with Islam, have the expression
“The enemy of my enemy is my friend.”
This is just like all Sinisterists. As noted already, Fascists were
one day friends with Bolsheviks and enemies of Nazis and the next day
enemies of Bolsheviks and friends of Nazis. This cannibalism exists
within Fascism, Bolshevism, Nazism and other forms of Sinisterism.
Fascism purged itself of other Fascists. Bolshevism purged itself of
other Bolsheviks. Nazism purged itself of other Nazis. Sinisterist
Radical Islam purges itself of other Sinisterist Radical Moslems. The
bewildering warfare within Sinister Radical Islam is explained best by
a variation on the old phrase “Follow the money,” to wit: “Follow the
power.” The purpose of Sinisterist Radical Islam is not just power,
but crushing every internal and external opponent. There are no
loyalties within it except an individual loyalty to the lust for
power.
The pervasive cannibalism of Sinisterist Radical Islam is an important
reason why Islamic nations fail. Although war against the unbeliever
always is acceptable, the worldly pleasures that Islam embraces, the
permission to lie and to murder and to rob are not the sorts of
attitudes that can be carefully cordoned off so that only non-Moslems
are deceived, murdered or robbed. A prime example of this is the
savage and long war between Sunni and Shia. Many centuries since
Christians peacefully resolved the Great Schism of Christianity,
Moslems continue to kill and to persecute each other because of this
schism in Islam. ...
FrontPageMag
2007/11/29 ...Our
enemy is political Islam and a movement based upon it: the political
Islamic movement. Political Islam holds that Islam should have a
dominant say in governing the affairs of government. There are
good reasons for this outlook, going back to Islamic scriptures.
Islamic trilogy, consisting of the Koran, Hadith and Sira, is the
basis of political Islam. In the past few years sophisticated
scientific analysis of the trilogy has been carried out. The Center
for Study of Political Islam has published a series along these lines.
Their analysis points to a very dominant political nature of the
trilogy – i.e. domination of political deeds of Islam’s founder
Mohammed – as opposed to spirituality. Hence it is very reasonable to
conclude that political Islam is almost Islam. In the
context of the trilogy, inner political Islam prevents Muslims from
acquiring new knowledge to create a better future for themselves;
external political Islam commands them to wage a religious war (called
jihad) with unbelievers until the whole humanity is converted to
Islam. Trilogy-based evidence and early Islamic history
suggest that political Islam’s intent on absolute control of Muslim
masses and channeling of their energies toward conquest gives an
impression of an ideology that is primarily designed for extending the
powerbase of Mohammed during his times and that of extended tribes of
Saudis, non-Saudi Arab Muslims and non-Arab Muslims (in that order)
subsequent to his death. This strong political component
also means that Islam may not be structurally amenable to reform or
moderation. If one takes away this political component, there is no
Islam. Mosques not only bring trilogy to Muslim
communities but they also function as social centers. Due to the
political domination of the trilogy, clerics are naturally inclined
toward political activism, including multi-front jihad directed at
unbelievers. It is ascertained in my book that political Islam,
through its socially networked nodes called mosques, is the swamp that
creates mosquitoes called jihadis, radicals, militants and extremists,
and importantly, gets Muslim populations to support them.
We should view political Islam, not radical or militant Islam, as our
main enemy. Any movement based on the political ideology
outlined in the trilogy has to have powerful and resourceful backers
in order to be successful. Saudi Arabia, Iran and Pakistan have
powerful political Islamic movements within that fuel movements
elsewhere – both in other Muslim majority nations and in nations with
Muslim minorities. These three nations are called, Axis of Jihad in my
book. Saudi and Iranian funding for mosques can be seen as
the most efficient way of advancing jihad, by funding nodes of social
network in Muslim communities. Also, the axis of jihad nations or
political Islamic movements in these nations has created powerful
proxies – be it Al-Qaeda, Afghan Taliban (by Saudi Arabia and
Pakistan) or Hezbollah (by Iran). In this context we can
now identify the weakness in American strategy in the war on terror.
America is trying to neutralize proxies and radicals while doing
little to neutralize the axis of jihad and the global political
Islamic movement. While I agree with the initial assault on Saddam’s
regime and the Taliban, the continued occupation of Iraq – and even
Afghanistan appear to be expensive, time-consuming and draining
diversions. We are now further identifying the enemy: a
political ideology of conquest that inspires terror, mosques as the
nodes that spawn jihad and axis of jihad as the main backer nations of
the ideology and the nodes. ...The Koran was
the first book of the trilogy to be put together, and that was done
several decades after the death of Mohammed. In a Hadith it is said
that Koranic verses were collected from bits of bone, stone,
parchment, date palm leaves, and also from the memories of those who
had memorized it. Clearly, leaves, stones, bits of bone,
and people’s memory are not reliable forms of note-taking or
information storage when Mohammed delivered his “revelations”. This is
common sense. For something as profound as God’s “revelations,” there
shouldn’t be an iota of doubt about their authenticity. We can make a
powerful assertion that available evidence makes the claim of
associating these revelations with God not scientifically credible.
...
Will You Believe Or
Not?
Time Is Quickly
Running Out To Escape What Will Soon Be Inescapable!
Choose Jesus Today!
It Is YOUR Choice You Know.
Jordan will
vote this year, under a controversial law
The Daily Star
2007/4/27
Speculation was rife over the last several months that King Abdullah
II would exercise his constitutional prerogative to delay Jordan's
parliamentary elections, due to take place this year. Regional
instability, Islamist governing parties in Iraq and Palestine, and
discontent over Jordan's rising inflation and subsidy cuts were cited
as potential reasons. Major national organizations and figures,
however, including the National Center for Human Rights and the
Council of Professional Association Presidents, came out strongly
against a delay. King Abdullah ended the speculation on March 2, and
against the advice of some of his closest advisors, declared that the
elections will be held this year. With elections on the
way, Jordan's controversial electoral law is once more under scrutiny.
Influential figures and organizations, including Islamic Action
Front (IAF) secretary general Zaki Bani Irsheid and The Jordan Times,
have called on the government to change the "one-vote" law used in
parliamentary elections since 1993. That system allows each voter one
vote, regardless of how many parliamentary seats represent the voter's
district. The system puts political parties at a disadvantage, as they
effectively cannot run slates or lists of candidates in each district
because voters only get one choice. The law therefore benefits
independent candidates with strong personal or tribal connections to a
significant number (but not necessarily a majority) of the district's
voters. ...
Arab and Asian
Leaders Seek Common Values at Young Arab Leaders Global Action Forum
Dubai City Guide
2007/4/27 The Young Arab Leaders (YAL) launched the inaugural YAL Global
Action Forum: Arab and Asian Dialogue today. Organised under the
patronage of His Majesty King Abdullah II Bin Al Hussein of the
Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan and Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong of the
Republic of Singapore, the 1½ day forum brings together over
150 government, business, academic and civil society leaders from Asia
and the Middle East. ...His
Majesty King Abdullah II Bin Al Hussein, in a speech delivered by HRH
Prince Feisal Bin Al Hussein, expressed his keenness to support the
Young Arab Leaders and stressed the importance of building trust
between the Arab leaders and their Asian, European and American
counterparts through dialogue and the exchange of ideas.
...
Strange bedfellows
Al-Ahram 2007/4/26 When Acting Israeli President Dalia Itzik (President
Moshe Katsav has been suspended from office for allegedly committing
sexual offences) met Jordan's King Abdullah II last week, the
king reportedly told her and the accompanying delegation everything
they loved to hear. According to the Israeli media, the
king told the visiting Israeli officials that, "we are in the same
boat, we have the same problems, and we have the same enemies."
The Israeli daily, Haaretz, reported that the king reiterated these
comments a number of times and that "those at the meeting" understood
the remarks as referring to "Iran, Hizbullah and Hamas".
The king also reportedly said at one point, "do you want Iran on the
banks of the Jordan?" More significantly, Abdullah II is
said to have told the Israeli delegation that clauses in the Arab
Peace Plan pertaining to the Palestinian refugees' right of return
should be understood as referring to "compensation" not
"repatriation", and that "everything will be consensual and that the
Arab Peace Plan was not actually a plan but merely a talking point."After former
Knesset speaker Reuven Rivlin, who took part in the meeting,
reminded the king that Arab League Secretary Amr Moussa had referred
to the plan as a "take-it-or-leave-it offer," the king reportedly told
Rivlin, "leave him to me." ...Abdul-Sattar
Qassem, professor of political science at An-Najah University in
Nablus and former presidential candidate, argued that Palestinians
would attach more credibility to the Hebrew press reports on the
King's statements than to denials by Jordanian officials.
"It is true the Israelis lie a lot, but Arab leaders lie even more,
they are inured to lying to their people and to deceiving and
misleading them.
...There is no doubt that the Jordanian leadership, namely
King Abdullah II, is very
worried about the possible ramifications and turbulence that may
engulf the region, especially its most vulnerable spots, such as
Jordan, if the Palestinian-Israeli conflict is allowed to linger on
without resolution. ...Hence, his desperate attempts to get Israel to
accept the Arab Peace Plan.
King Condoles Syrian
President
Jordan News Agency
2007/4/26
...King
Abdullah II on Thursday sent a cable to Syrian President
Bashar al-Assad condoling him in his name ...
? John 5:43 "I am
come in my Father's name (HASHEM), and ye receive me not: if another
shall come
"in his own name" (HASHEMITE), him ye will receive.
King receives former
Iraqi President
Jordan News Agency
2007/4/26
...The King
reiterated Jordan’s support for all efforts seek to achieve Iraq's
stability and security to restore its vital role in the
region. Al Yawir, for his part valued
His Majesty King Abdullah’s historical role towards Iraq and its
people.
DEBKAfile: Saudis
uncover new al Qaeda ring backed by Iran. They detain 172 in air
terror plot against oil sites
DEBKAfile
2007/4/27 Saudis and foreign nationals were among the detainees. They
included terrorists trained to fly aircraft and carry out suicide
attacks against “public figures, oil facilities, refineries and
military zones” – some outside the kingdom, said the interior
ministry spokesman Brig. Mansour al-Turki Friday, without elaborating.
One had planned to storm a prison and release the inmates.
"They had reached an advance stage of readiness and what
remained only was to set the zero hour for their attacks," he
said. ...
Olmert Warns Of Looming War With Syria
CrossRhythms
2007/4/27 Israeli officials decided to publicly warn during April that a
major conflict may be looming with Syria in the coming months.
This came after further evidence emerged that the Baathist
regime ruling from Damascus is stepping up war preparations, along
with allied Hizbullah militia forces in Lebanon. Meanwhile
political fallout from last year's Second Lebanon War continued to
swirl in Israel, with government cabinet ministers, legislators and
regular citizens waiting for the release of the seminal Winograd
Committee report on the conflict, expected in late April or early May.
Many analysts predict the report could spell the end of Prime Minister
Ehud Olmert's public career, along with current Defense Minister Amir
Peretz. ... Another of many 'rumors
of war'.
DEBKAfile Exclusive: Frontrunner as next
Revolutionary Guards chief threatens US world interests and Israel if
Iran is attacked
DEBKAfile
2007/4/26 Mohammad
Baqer Solghadr, deputy interior minister, has been tagged for this top
post by Iranian leaders engrossed in war preparations, according to
DEBKAfile’s Iranian sources. He told the official Iranian news agency
IRNA Thursday: “Nowhere would be safe for America with (Iran’s)
long-range missiles… we can fire tens of thousands of missiles every
day.” He added: “With long-range missiles Iran can also
threaten Israel as America’s ally” and US Middle East bases.
DEBKAfile’s military sources report that Solghadr was not overstating
Iran’s missile capabilities. The Islamic Republic’s expanded war
preparations must be taken into account as encompassing Syria, the
Lebanese Hizballah and the Palestinian Hamas, the Jihad Islami, the
Fatah-al Aqsa Brigades and the Popular Resistance Committees.
Tehran has armed and harnessed these allies and proxies for response
to a US or Israeli attack on Iran which Tehran is certain is planned
for the summer months. They have been fed with an
assortment of missiles of varying ranges by Iranian air and sea lifts.
Putting together the missile arsenals piled up in Iran, Syria,
and amassed by Hizballah and Palestinian groups yields a total that
makes a daily barrage of several thousand missiles against Israel and
US regional bases feasible. This deterrent, put in place over several
months, allowed Zolghadr to issue his threat with confidence.
... Another of many 'rumors
of war'.
Syria's Ruling Party Wins in Vote
The
Washington Post 2007/4/26
The government said Thursday that Syria's ruling coalition took an
overwhelming majority of seats in parliamentary elections that were
boycotted by the opposition as a farce. The rubber-stamp
legislature is likely to consolidate the rule of President Bashar
Assad, who is expected to seek its nomination to run for a second
seven-year term in July. There had been no doubt about the
outcome, because the constitution guarantees the Baath Party and its
allies a two-thirds majority in the parliament. ...Dissident Maamoun
Homsi, a former lawmaker who was imprisoned before he fled abroad,
scoffed at the results as forgeries. "No parliament in the
world today appoints two-thirds of its members without competition ...
and allows the rest to be hand-picked by intelligence agencies,"
he said in a statement e-mailed to The Associated Press in Beirut. ...
Arab
'boycott Israel' conference held in Damascus
Israel
Insider 2007/4/26
Fourteen Arab states gathered in Damascus this week for a four-day
conference focused on boycotting Israel. The event is
being sponsored by the Arab League and marks the fourth time the
representatives have met in the past 18 months. So-called
US allies Iraq and Saudi Arabia are among the countries represented at
the conference, despite US pressure on the two countries to end their
enforcement of the boycott, which bans business with Israel or
business in Israeli-made goods. ..."The Arab boycott of Israel will
remain an influential tool and strong backer of the Palestinian people
until the establishment of their independent state with Jerusalem as
its capital and the restoration of all the occupied Arab territories,"
Muhammad al-Ajami, director of the Syrian Office for the Boycott of
Israel, said to the official Syrian news agency SANA. ...
Abbas opens Swiss museum exhibition on Gaza history
The
Jerusalem Post 2007/4/26
...Speaking to reporters after a tour of the archaeological treasures
on display at Geneva's Museum of Art and History, Abbas declined to
field questions from reporters about the viability of the Fatah-Hamas
unity government, or the fragile state of a cease-fire agreed with
Israel in the Gaza Strip. Focusing on cultural issues,
Abbas announced that his government was looking to build a new museum
of Palestinian history in the West Bank city of Bethlehem. He said the
project would complement a US$30 million archaeological museum planned
in Gaza, where the objects currently on show in Geneva will be
permanently housed. ...
Jordanian police arrest man for killing his sister, supposedly to
uphold family 'honor'
International Herald Tribune 2007/4/26 Jordanian authorities arrested a man accused of killing his
30-year-old sister on suspicion that she had a love affair, even
though he had earlier signed a pledge to the police that he would not
harm her, a police official said Thursday. The
crime, which took place in the eastern industrial city of Zarqa on
Wednesday, brings to eight the total number of women killed since
January in what is known as "honor crimes." An
average of 20 women are killed by male relatives each year in Jordan,
a largely conservative Muslim society where men have the final say in
all family matters. Many here consider sex out of wedlock an
indelible stain on a family's reputation. Some women in
conservative circles of the society have been killed simply for
dating.The police official, insisting on
anonymity because he is not allowed to speak to the press, said the
suspect allegedly sprayed his sister with seven bullets in broad
daylight and fled the crime scene. The woman died instantly of
her wounds, the official said. ...
Siniora Praises
Jordan’s Continued Support to Lebanon
Jordan News
Agency 2007/4/25 Lebanese
Prime Minister Fouad Siniora expressed thanks and appreciation to
Jordan, under the leadership of His Majesty King Abdullah II, for its
continued support to Lebanon
in various fields. ...
King stresses
need to ensure quality of higher education
Jordan News Agency
2007/4/25
...King Abdullah II
underlined the necessity to draw up a clear plan that could improve
quality of higher education in the five coming years and ensure the
right of the youth generation to acquire university education that
helps them to compete in the world market. ...
? Daniel 8:25 And through
his policy also he shall cause craft to prosper in his hand
Siniora Praises
Jordan’s Continued Support to Lebanon
Jordan News
Agency 2007/4/25 Lebanese Prime Minister Fouad Siniora expressed thanks and
appreciation to Jordan, under the leadership of His Majesty King
Abdullah II, for its continued support to Lebanon in various
fields. ...
Khaddam preaches democracy
Monsters &
Critics 2007/4/25
...Speaking to United Press International from his heavily
guarded luxurious villa in a fancy Parisian neighborhood, where he
sought exile after losing favor with the current regime, Khaddam for
31 years was part of the established Baath Party he is now fighting to
overthrow. ...As a next step, Khaddam, who has joined forces
with the Muslim Brotherhood and other smaller parties opposed to
Damascus who call themselves the National Salvation Front, plans to
open a liaison office in Washington 'to inform the Syrian people and
then to inform the U.S. administration and American institutions on
what is really going on in Syria.' By joining forces with
the Muslim Brotherhood, Khaddam may have lit a very slow-ticking time
bomb. But Khaddam brushes off these fears, saying they would never
move towards an Islamic state in Syria. 'The aim of the
opposition is to establish a democratic state in Syria, the principles
of which have already been established and agreed upon with the Muslim
Brotherhood as part of the pact of the National Salvation Front,'
Khaddam told UPI. ...
? Daniel 7:8 I considered
the horns, and, behold, there came up among them
another little horn, before whom there
were three of the first horns plucked up by the roots
Jordan to host
G-11 summit
MENAfn
2007/4/24 King Abdullah launched the G-11 in September last year, and the
group its first summit on the sidelines of the United Nations General
Assembly in New York. During the launch, the Monarch said
member states should adopt a common goal: To make foreign aid
responsive to local needs, shift from loans to grants to keep
countries from reaccumulating debt, lobby wealthy countries to open
their markets to developing country production, especially in the
agricultural sector, and channel savings from debt into strengthening
education and public health sectors.
Jordan is the current secretary general of the group, and the Monarch
will chair its meetings here, according to Bassem Awadallah, head of
the King Abdullah II Fund for Development. ...
? Daniel 8:25 And through
his policy also he shall cause craft to prosper in his hand
Umniah and
Save the Children Team up to support Young People in Jordan
MENAfn
2007/4/24
..."NAJAH" is
a pilot program developed by Save the Children through the support of
the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) in
Jordan and targets Jordanian youth aged between 18-24 in an effort to
better link young people to their community and the economy.
The NAJAH program supports the national youth strategy envisioned by
their majesties, King Abdullah II and Queen Rania Al Abdullah to fight
unemployment, poverty and illiteracy among Jordanian youth and
children. ...
? Daniel 8:25 And through
his policy also he shall cause craft to prosper in his hand
Interview: Khaddam cautions on Damascus
United Press
International 2007/4/24
Former Syrian Vice President Abdel-Halim Khaddam, now out of favor
with President Bashar Assad's regime, spoke at length from his exile
in Paris with UPI International Editor Claude Salhani. He cautioned
that Damascus wants to thwart the international tribunal investigating
the murder of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri and intends
to re-enter Lebanon.
? Daniel 7:8 I considered
the horns, and, behold, there came up among them
another little horn, before whom there
were three of the first horns plucked up by the roots Continued and all the
more justification
for Assad's soon uprooting.
Mideast WEF and G11
to meet in Jordan
France24 2007/4/23 The World Economic Forum for the Middle East will be held in
Jordan from May 18-20 in the presence of world and Arab politicians,
an official said in Amman on Monday. Representatives
of the G11, grouping 11 developing countries, will meet on the
sidelines of the gathering, Bassem Awadullah, vice
president of the administrative council of the King Abdullah II Fund
for Development, told a news conference. ...
King Receives Prince
Khaled Al Faisal
Jordan News Agency
2007/4/23
...King Abdullah II on Monday received HRH Prince Khaled Al
Faisal bin Abdul Aziz, Chairman of the Arab Thought Foundation,
currently visiting Jordan to take part in the 4th Arab Education
Forum, organized by the foundation. King Abdullah praised
Prince Khaled's efforts in supporting intellectual activities in the
Arab world. These efforts have contributed to catering for creative
Arab nationals and to enriching the Arab culture. For his
part, Prince Khaled Al Faisal expressed appreciation to King
Abdullah for patronizing deliberations of the forum which will kick
off in Amman on Tuesday. He pointed out that
King Abdullah sets an
example for the Arab leaders who support Arab intellectuals and think
tankers.
He also paid tribute to the King’s efforts to support the Palestinian
cause and promote
peace and security
in the region
...
? 1
Thessalonians 5:3 For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then
sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with
child; and they shall not escape.
HM KING HAMAD HAILS TIES
WITH JORDAN
Bahrain News Agency
2007/4/23
HIS MAJESTY THE KING, HAMAD BIN ISA AL KHALIFA, TODAY HAILED THE
DISTINGUISHED BAHRAINI-JORDANIAN TIES, STRESSING HIS KEENNESS TO
BOLSTER THEM IN ALL FIELDS,
ESPECIALLY THE MILITARY
ONE.
...
Review of the
Arab press
United Press
International 2007/4/23 Egypt's al-Ahram
said it in a commentary it was surprised by comments attributed to
Jordan's King Abdullah II on giving up the right of return for
Palestinian refugees.
The semi-official daily added it was as if the king was being more
generous towards Israel by volunteering that the Arab countries will
take part in paying compensation to the Palestinian refugees.
"It's strange for an
Arab official to sympathize with Israel and to forget the duty of
sympathizing with the Palestinians who were forced into exile from
their homes,"
it said. ...
Jordan to Chair
Meeting for Arab Chiefs of Staff in Cairo
Jordan News Agency
2007/4/23 Jordan will
chair at the Arab League Headquarter in Cairo on Wednesday, a meeting
held for the first time in 25 years for Arab chiefs of staff.
Director of the Military Affairs Department at the Arab League, Marwan
Al Gharabli said
the two-day meeting will discuss issues related to enhancing
Arab military cooperation, joint training, military sport activities
and scientific research in military domains.
...Representatives
of Arab chiefs of staff held a meeting yesterday that was chaired by
Jordan to prepare for the chiefs of staff meeting, during which they
discussed working papers presented by Arab countries.
This could be a major step towards building a joint Arab military
force to combat terrorism.
? Revelation 6:2 And I saw, and behold a white
horse: and he that sat on him had a bow; and a crown was given
unto him: and he went forth conquering, and to conquer.
Japanese Grant of
JD 16 million for Jordan
Jordan News Agency
2007/4/23 The Japanese
Government provided Jordan with a grant of JD16 million to finance the
“Developing of Jordan’s Civil Defense Appliances” project.
Minister of
Planning Suheir Al-Ali noted during the exchange of notes ceremony on
Monday at the Ministry of planning and International Corporation that
signing the agreement comes
as a response to His
Majesty King Abdullah II's directives of modernizing and upgrading the
capacities of the General Directorate of Civil Defense.
...It is worth noting that Japan, since the year 1999, provided
Jordan with assistance in the value of US$321 million, of
which US$60 million as a loan, in addition to the technical assistance
program that is managed by the Japanese International Cooperation
Agency (JICA). ...
? Daniel 8:25 And through
his policy also he shall cause craft to prosper in his hand
The money keeps pouring in to build his kingdom and empire.
Jordan king’s
proposed visit to Israel hits snags
Khaleej Times
Online 2007/4/23
...At least
30 deputies of the Jordanian lower house of parliament have submitted
a memorandum urging an ‘immediate halt to all negotiations and
meetings’ with Israel,
parliamentary sources said. The signatories, who included
both Islamists and pro-government lawmakers, cited Israel’s ‘failure
to abide by any truce with the Palestinians as well as its failure to
implement any UN Security Council resolutions pertaining to the
Palestinian question.’ Less than 24 hours after Israeli
newspaper Ma’ariv reported on Friday that Prime Minister Ehud Olmert
had extended an invitation to Abdullah to visit Israel, Israeli troops
killed nine Palestinians in new attacks on the West Bank and the Gaza
Strip, house members said.
The Jordanian royal
court confirmed that the Israeli premier had extended the invitation
to the monarch during a telephone conversation on Wednesday, but said
the king ‘has neither accepted nor refused the invitation’.
...
Is Islam Compatible With Democracy? Part I
Global
Polititian 2007/4/23
“I will cast terror into the hearts of those who disbelieve. Therefore
strike off their heads and strike off every fingertip of them.” — The
Koran, 8.12 “Allah’s Apostle said, ‘I have been made
victorious with terror (cast in the hearts of the enemy)’” — Hadith of
Bukhari, Volume 4, Book 52, Number 220 “He who strikes
terror into others is himself in continual fear.” — Claudian, Roman
poet Occasionally I get annoyed over the fact that I am
compelled to spend significant amounts of my time refuting Islam, an
ideology that is flawed to the core and should be totally irrelevant
in the 21st century. But then I try to see it from a positive angle:
The good part about our confrontation with Islam is that it forces us
to deal with flaws in our own civilization. It has already exposed a
massive failure in our education system and our media, both filled
with anti-Western sentiments and ideological nonsense. These
legacies from the Western Cultural Revolution of the 1960s and 70s
have left us unable to recognize the Islamic threat for what it is.
Thus, when we are confronted now with the question of whether or not
Islam is compatible with democracy, we also have to ask under what
conditions a democratic system is able to function. ...
Kuwaiti Crown Prince
commends King Abdullah’s efforts in defending Arab and Muslim causes
Jordan News Agency
2007/4/22 Kuwaiti Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al Ahmed Al Jaber Al Sabah
highly appreciated His Majesty King Abdullah II’s continued efforts
and his wise and brave stand in defending Arab and Muslim causes at
all levels. He also commended the close brotherly ties linking
Jordan with Kuwait. ...
King Meets General
Mufti of Jordan
Jordan News Agency
2007/4/22
...King
Abdullah II said it was important to stand up against fatwas
(religious edicts) that would run contrary to religious preaching, and
build an integrated society that is free of intellectual, social and
political misconduct.
During a meeting with the General Mufti of Jordan, Nooh Al Qudah,
the King highlighted the important
role of iftaa’ in addressing challenges facing the region and
enhancing the ideal values called for by Islam. ...The King said it
was important to regulate the process of issuing fatwas needed by
citizens in their daily life based on the rules of religion and
Islamic Shariaa to ensure equality and justice among all.
...
The king spares no effort to maintain control of the religion of
Islam.
Jordan denies
Israeli reports on king's remarks
People's Daily
Online 2007/4/22 The Jordanian Royal Court denied remarks on the Palestinian
issue attributed Friday to Jordan's King Abdullah II by the Israeli
newspaper Ha'aretz, the Jordan Times reported on Sunday.
"What some Israeli newspapers quoted the king to have said
during his meeting on Thursday with the Speaker of the Israeli
Knesset, Dalia Itzik, is completely baseless and false," Amjad
Adayleh, head of the Media Department at the royal court, was quoted
as saying in an official statement.
Ha'aretz, quoting Israeli lawmakers who attended the meeting, said
King Abdullah had told Itzik that "Instead of talking about the
Palestinian right of return (in an Arab peace initiative), it might be
necessary to talk about the right to compensation." ...
This is now the
propaganda via the internet that the king is using to push (more
like coerce) Israel into his 'peace' compromise.
However, God calls it a 'covenant with death'.
Isaiah 28:15-18
Because ye have said, We have made a covenant with death, and
with hell are we at agreement; when the overflowing scourge
shall pass through, it shall not come unto us: for we have made
lies our refuge, and under falsehood have we hid ourselves: 16
Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD, Behold, I lay in Zion for a
foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious corner stone, a
sure foundation: he that believeth shall not make haste.
17 Judgment also will I lay to the line, and righteousness to
the plummet: and the hail shall sweep away the refuge of lies,
and the waters shall overflow the hiding place. 18 And
your covenant with death shall be disannulled, and your
agreement with hell shall not stand; when the overflowing
scourge shall pass through, then ye shall be trodden down by it.
Hamas demands Jordan
clarify remarks
Dunton Springs
Evening Post 2007/4/21
The militant group
Hamas demanded Saturday that Jordan clarify its stance on the
Palestinian right of return
after an Israeli daily reported that the Jordanian king spoke in favor
of paying compensation to Palestinian refugees instead.
The report Friday in the
Haaretz newspaper
claimed King Abdullah II had told a visiting Israeli parliamentary
delegation this week that he favored the payments over granting
Palestinian refugees and their millions of descendants the right to
return to Israel , as Palestinians have long demanded.
Israel objects to the right of return, saying such an influx would
mean the end of Israel‘s existence as a Jewish state.
Hamas, whose
leader Khaled Mashaal is based in Syria , demanded an explanation from
Amman because of the "seriousness" of the comments the paper had
attributed to Abdullah.
Another Damascus-based radical
Palestinian faction,
the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, denounced
Abdullah‘s alleged comments, saying they reflected a "top alliance
with the Zionist enemy."
...
Jordan Seizes Tape
of Royal's Interview
WTOPNews.com
2007/4/21
Jordanian authorities on Saturday confiscated a videotape of an Al-Jazeera
interview with the country's former crown prince in which the
broadcaster said the Jordanian royal sharply criticized U.S. policies
in the Middle East as "destructive." Ghassan Ben Jeddou,
Al-Jazeera's bureau chief in Beirut, Lebanon, interviewed Prince
Hassan in Amman. On the tape, the journalist said the prince had
also cited U.S. reports that a national security adviser in Saudi
Arabia was financing Sunni militants to fight the Iranian-backed
militant group Hezbollah, which is based in Lebanon. The
Qatar-based satellite broadcaster identified the Saudi official as
Prince Bandar bin Sultan, a former ambassador to Washington.
Ben Jeddou said in a statement the prince had criticized U.S. policies
in the Middle East as "destructive." Jordan is considered one
of Washington's closest allies in the Arab world.
The tape was confiscated as Ben Jeddou was about to leave the kingdom.
No further details were immediately available. Nasser
Judeh, the chief Jordanian government spokesman, confirmed the
confiscation but said it had nothing to do with the content of the
interview with Prince Hassan, the uncle to Jordan's King Abdullah II
and a one-time heir to the throne. Ben Jeddou said
Jordanian authorities informed Al-Jazeera's office in Amman that the
seizure was "an official measure by Jordanian authorities" and that
they have "no problem with Al-Jazeera." ...
Jordan's Abdullah
tells Israel: We share same enemies
Haaretz
2007/4/21 Jordan's King
Abdullah II yesterday told a delegation of Knesset members that "we
are in the same boat, we have the same problem. We have the same
enemies."
The king reiterated the comments a number of times, which those at the
meeting said referred to Iran, Hezbollah and Hamas.
Abdullah also emphasized that he spoke not only for Jordan but for a
group of states in the region.
The king asked at
one point: "Do you want Iran on the banks of the Jordan?"
...
French
Magazine Describes King as Courageous Leader
Jordan News
Agency 2007/4/20 A French
magazine described His Majesty King Abdullah II as a courageous leader
who works without rest to realize peace in the Middle East.
The magazine added that
French President
Jacque Chirac,
who met with King Abdullah last week,
hailed His Majesty
and described him as a king of peace and progress in his country and
the region.
Bishop Dawni
Hails Jordanian Efforts in Preserving Islamic and Christian Holy
Places
Jordan News
Agency 2007/4/20 Bishop Suhail Dawni of the Episcopalian Church of Jerusalem,
Jordan and Middle East hailed the Jordanian efforts being exerted to
preserve the Islamic and Christian holy places in Palestine. He called on followers of all religions to fight the
Israeli excavations around the Al Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem....He added that they are honored with the Hashemite family and its
role in preserving citizens and the Christianity existence, thanking
His Majesty King Abdullah for his great efforts in looking for the
holy places and preserving the coexistence.
It appears obvious to me that this so called
Bishop has no regard for what God thinks about anyone dividing His
land Israel, in that he honors King Abdullah II, the very one pushing
the so called 'Arab peace plan' that will further split Israel.
Iraq may hold twice as much oil
Financial
Times 2007/4/19
Iraq could hold almost twice as much oil in its reserves as had been
thought, according to the most comprehensive independent study of its
resources since the US-led invasion in 2003. The potential
presence of a further 100bn barrels in the western desert highlights
the opportunity for Iraq to be one of the world’s biggest oil
suppliers, and its attractions for international oil companies – if
the conflict in the country can be resolved. If confirmed,
it would raise Iraq from the world’s third largest source of oil
reserves with 116bn barrels to second place, behind Saudi Arabia and
overtaking Iran. ...
Commments: Very high stakes indeed! And do you
suppose that Russia and Iran aren't interested?
Article and comments
contributed by Bob Anderson.
A solution for the
world's energy crisis may come in the form of a pig.
BBCNews 2007/4/19 American oil
company ConocoPhillips and Tyson Foods,
the world's biggest meat producer,
have announced that
they will produce diesel from pork fat.
Cows and chickens will also be transformed to power motor vehicles.
The companies say that this renewable source of energy will be
cleaner than conventional diesel. It is hoped that it will be
available at petrol
stations by the end of the year. "It is chemically
equivalent to diesel itself," said Geoff Webster, who is
managing the scheme for Tyson Foods, in an interview with the BBC
World Service.
"It has lower Carbon Dioxide, it is zero sulphur, so many
positive benefits for the environment."...
Oh, how sweet it is!
Lower fuel prices finally, and with added benefits!! Payback may
really be hell to some though that believe
in Jahannam such
as
Muslims.
Remember this one?
Prince Al Hassan:
Achieving Justice on International Level Contributes in Global
Democracy Jordan News Agency
2007/4/19
...Prince Al
Hassan Bin Talal said that democracy is a universal and relative
concept, that no nation or society can claim ownership over the values
and precepts of democracy. Prince Hassan remarks came
during the "US democracy strategy:
An American-Jordanian dialogue"
conference which kicked off today.
The prince added that democracy is a
process and a condition, not merely the show of vote-casting, since
there is confusion on the subject because there is rarely any
clarification on the use of the word, as a process, as a state or
condition, or as an outcome. Prince Hassan stressed that
the realization of international justice enhances not only peace, but
also the internationalization of democracy, the sense of a more lawful
and legitimate world order. ...
You can bet your bottom dollar that they will
redefine democracy in their own image, and at the same time get US to
buy into it, then force it down not only our but the rest of the
world's throats. And yu can bet your bottom dollar that it's new
definition is in the image of Islam.
Separate But
Equal
FrontPageMag
2007/4/17
In his recent address to Congress, King Abdullah II of Jordan
dramatically quoted FDR’s famous “four freedoms speech” as a means to
describe American foreign policy as freedom from fear, freedom from
want, freedom of speech, and freedom of religion. The goal of the
speech was to call for greater US involvement in facilitating an
Israeli-Palestinian peace process. What is significant about this call
is the Palestinian conundrum that Adbullah himself faces in Jordan.
Unlike the Palestinian cause in the West Bank, Lebanon, or
Syria, the cause in Jordanian refugee camps is not as plastered all
over the place as in other Arab countries where Palestinians reside.
Thanks in part to an efficient secret police force, the Hashemite cult
of personality remains dominant, at least in public. But Jordan’s
demographics continue to work against Abdullah and his dynasty.
...Although Jordan under Abdullah could serve as a positive example
for how Palestinians could become assimilated in an Arab country, the
desire to keep the Palestinians in their dire state is greater. In the
end, the ongoing factional violence which includes kidnappings and
assassinations now threatens to return the streets of Gaza to a state
of war. And the so-called unity government is just a tactical truce to
be held until one party believes unity no longer serves its interests.
Israel tells Syria to quit “ultimatums”
Khaleej
Times Online 2007/2/17 Israeli Deputy Prime Minister Shimon Peres said on Tuesday that
Syria had to stop using “the language of ultimatums” in its peace
overtures to the Jewish state. The time of using
the language of ultimatums has passed... It is time that Syria
seriously consider peace,” Peres told Israeli public radio.
He was responding to comments by Syrian Information Minister Mohsen
Bilal, who warned on Monday that Israel would face the alternative of
“resistance” if it rejected Arab peace initiatives. ...
? Daniel 7:8 I considered
the horns, and, behold, there came up among them
another little horn, before whom there
were three of the first horns plucked up by the roots Continued and all the
more justification
for Assad's soon uprooting.
Khaza’eleh: Jordan
works to achieve King’s vision to be a center for technology
Jordan News Agency
2007/4/16 Minister of Industry and Trade Salem Al Khaza’leh said that
Jordan is working hard, motivated by ambition to
bring the vision of His Majesty King Abdullah II to reality by making the kingdom a center for
science, technology and advanced industries.
...
? Daniel 8:25 And through
his policy also he shall cause craft to prosper in his hand
Jordanian-Saudi
Economic Forum Opened
Jordan News Agency
2007/4/16
Deputizing for His
Majesty King Abdullah II, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of
Finance Zeyad Fariz opened on Monday the Jordanian-Saudi Economic
two-day Forum with the participation of 50 Saudi businessmen along
with Jordanian businessmen and a number of officials and economists
from both countries. ...Chairman of Jordan Chamber of Commerce
Haider Murad said the forum comes as a fruit of joint efforts of the
chambers of commerce to strengthen cooperation between the private
sectors in both countries. He called on increasing the
volume of bilateral trade, especially that the two countries have a
diversity of products which would expand the trade exchange throughout
benefiting from the strong political relations between them.
During the forum, the establishment of the Jordanian-Saudi
Company for Developing Projects was announced at a capital of US$0.5
billion to start investing in the fields of real estate, industry and
finance. ...
? Daniel 8:25 And through
his policy also he shall cause craft to prosper in his hand