Thu, Nov 4, 2010 at 1:07:11 pm
I posted this as a comment in our earlier thread about George W. Bush's acknowledgment that he approved waterboarding for terror suspects after 9/11, but refused to consider it "torture." I thought it might be of interest to our general audience, as a look at why my opinions have changed ...

Thu, Nov 4, 2010 at 8:49:30 am
One of the interesting revelations in George W. Bush's soon-to-be-released memoir is that he personally approved the use of waterboarding. In his book, titled "Decision Points," Bush recounts being asked by the CIA whether it could proceed with waterboarding Mohammed, who Bush said was suspected of knowing about still-pending terrorist ...

Fri, Sep 24, 2010 at 3:24:45 pm
Yesterday we noted the Texas State Board of Education's latest obsession: a resolution to limit what textbooks can print about Islam, based on out of context selections from books that haven't been used for seven years. The Republican creationists and fanatics on the board have decided it's their job to ...

Fri, Aug 20, 2010 at 3:36:32 pm
Fundamentalist wacko Franklin Graham says President Obama is infected with the seed of Islam. "I think the president's problem is that he was born a Muslim, his father was a Muslim. The seed of Islam is passed through the father like the seed of Judaism is passed through the mother. ...

Sat, Jun 19, 2010 at 9:51:48 am
It’s always nice to see Little Green Footballs featured on a local news show; but it would be hard to imagine how a reporter could get things any more wrong than Al Ruechel does in this confused piece for Florida’s BayNews9. [Video] For example: Don’t expect to hear both sides of any ...

Sat, May 15, 2010 at 10:12:43 am
Lars Vilks, the Swedish artist who drew a series of sketches showing Mohammed as a “roundabout dog,” is the target of a new round of attacks from Muslim fanatics, and today his home was vandalized. It was the latest in a week of attacks on the 53-year-old cartoonist, who was ...

Thu, Apr 22, 2010 at 2:24:32 pm
So here we go again with a very touchy Islamic group threatening “South Park” creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker with death because the cartoon show dared to have a cartoon character version of Mohammed, the revered prophet of Islam, revered so much that if you don’t revere him some ...

Wed, Apr 7, 2010 at 7:16:24 pm
Just coming over the news wires: a Qatari citizen is under arrest after allegedly attempting to set off an explosive device on United Flight 663, originating in Washington DC, headed to Denver … UPDATE at 4/7/10 7:36:35 pm: It may have been a Qatari diplomat who was smoking in the bathroom, then ...

Thu, Jan 14, 2010 at 11:59:59 am
Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Mars) suggests that President Obama or Attorney General Holder advised Al Qaeda leader Khalid Sheikh Mohammed to plead not guilty so he could have a show trial in Manhattan. Sometimes it seems as if right wing politicians are in a contest to see who can uncork the ...

Sun, Jan 3, 2010 at 10:59:11 am
Umar Farouq Abdulmutallab was not the first Al Qaeda terrorist to use a PETN bomb hidden in his underwear; the terrorist who tried (and failed) to assassinate Saudi prince Mohammed bin Nayef in August used the same method.

Sat, Jan 2, 2010 at 1:31:18 pm
As of January 1st, Ireland has enacted an atavistic law that makes “blasphemy” punishable by a fine of up to $35,000. It’s amazing that a civilized country in 2010 is deliberately putting in place laws from the Dark Ages. An Irish atheist group immediately challenged this stupid and dangerous legislation by ...

Sat, Jan 2, 2010 at 7:43:19 am
Yesterday in Denmark, a Somali armed with an axe and a knife was shot after trying to break into the home of the cartoonist who drew the infamous cartoon of Mohammed with a bomb for a turban: Somali shot after allegedly attempting to attack Danish cartoonist. (CNN) — A Somali ...