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Dear JudgeBob, As predictable as the sun coming up in the East, a spokesman for an Islamic organization has condemned Congresswoman Sue Myrick’s “Ten Point Plan” to wake up America to the threat of Islamic terrorism. Just as predictably, the “condemnation” makes no attempt to refute the plan or make a factual case against it. The reason, as so aptly pointed out below, is that the Muslim spokesman cannot refute the plan. Thus, the “condemnation” consists of the same tired, worn-out, name calling and ad hominem attacks that are standard fare for Islamic apologists. It’s an age-old propaganda technique – if you can’t refute the message, try to destroy the messenger. We should be encouraged by this lame attempt to smear an honorable Congresswoman. It should motivate us to work even harder to spread the truth about Islamofascism far and wide! The more people see the truth, the more they will recognize that those who try to defend militant Islam have nothing to offer except, well, fear-mongering and name-calling. Shock horror: Muslim leader condemns Myrick anti-jihad plan! http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/020830.php "'Myrick's latest attempt at fighting terrorism is nothing more than a fear campaign,' said Jibril Hough, a spokesman for the Islamic Center of Charlotte. 'It is nothing more than a new McCarthyism, or Myrickism. As Muslims, we have become expendable as politicians like Myrick seek political gain.' "Myrick said she wants the group to give a point-by-point rebuttal of her plan." Yes, that would be most interesting. What could Jibril Hough say? Let's go through the Myrick Plan and see: 1. Investigate all military chaplains endorsed by Abdurahman Alamoudi, who was imprisoned for funding a terrorist organization. Alamoudi is doing 23 years for funding jihad terrorism. Is it possible that some of the military chaplains he endorsed shared his jihadist views? Can Jibril Hough explain why not? 2. Investigate all prison chaplains endorsed by Alamoudi. Same question as for #1. 3. Investigate the selection process of Arabic translators working for the Pentagon and the FBI. An FBI whistleblower has reported that Arabic translators there cheered the 9/11 attacks. Can Jibril Hough explain why this should not be a cause for concern? 4. Examine the non-profit status of the Council on American-Islamic Relations. The Council on American-Islamic Relations has had several of its officials convicted on jihad terror-related charges, and was named an unindicted co-conspirator in a Hamas funding case. Can Jibril Hough explain why its tax-exempt status should not at least be examined? 5. Make it an act of sedition or solicitation of treason to preach or publish materials that call for the deaths of Americans. Objections, Mr. Hough? 6. Audit sovereign wealth funds in the United States. If these funds may be used to conduct warfare against the U.S., what exactly is Mr. Hough's objection? 7. Cancel scholarship student visa program with Saudi Arabia until they reform their text books, which she claims preach hatred and violence against non-Muslims. It is demonstrably true that they do. Does Mr. Hough endorse this? 8. Restrict religious visas for imams who come from countries that don't allow reciprocal visits by non-Muslim clergy. This is simply in the interests of mutual tolerance and understanding, is it not, Mr. Hough? 9. Cancel contracts to train Saudi police and security in U.S. counterterrorism tactics. Given ongoing Saudi financing of the global jihad, what exactly is Mr. Hough's objection? 10. Block the sale of sensitive military munitions to Saudi Arabia. Same question as #9. But I doubt that Hough will provide a point-by-point refutation, for the same reason that John Esposito will not debate me. What can they say? "Muslim condemns Myrick plan: Senator says she welcomes dialogue on anti-terrorism proposal," by Jim Morrill for the Charlotte Observer (thanks to Twostellas):
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What makes America great is this; When Christianity goes astray, predominantly Christians in a democracy correct that church, that faith. This is not the case in Islam in a theocracy. It is up to predominantly Christians from democracies that correct Islamic, or Nazi, or Communist, or Christian or whatever banner evil pops its head up from under. This is why America is great, this is why we honor Israel, Australia, and the U.K. and whoever chips into the fight against evil. These are countries who self correct their own evils and face the threats evil perpetrates on others. Imperialism charges against these free countries is not only false, it is astoundingly ignorant of history, even recent history to equate honorable people, nations, and religions with those who wreak havoc on the rest of the world. It is profoundly arrogant and hypocritical for half of the free world to condemn these nations for our actions with military force to bring peace to their own regions and to answer attacks on their nations with overwhelming force. The moral compass of anyone who equates our actions with those of people who attack innocent citizens using 14 year old children to carry bomb belts into our midst and blow themselves up in the hope of killing as many innocents as possible, has to be 180* out or missing altogether. To compare Abu Graib or Guantanamo to people who saw off heads, who use piano wire to slice off the faces of children, to excuse any action on the basis of the desperation of the enemy is to lack reason and common sense.
Dispatches is an English version of a video news magazine similar to 20/20. These videos are one complete program revealing what is taught in many Muslim Mosques. It is well worth watching all six of these videos. As you watch them, keep in mind that the same funding and source of promotional material is being sent around the world, including to the mosques in the United States. The same brand of Islam is paid for and promoted by the same people who are supporting these mosques in England. No under cover operation has come to light on the U.S. mosques but they are sourced the same as those in England and around the world. I cannot re-iterate this enough. This is what is being taught inside mosques right here in the United States today.
Now bear with me here, I'm not done. Here in our own culture we have another religion going under the banner of Christianity who is preaching separation, racism, genocide, and believing America is the worst influence on the world. So, are all religions to blame for all the strife and wars around the world?
The attacks of these pathetically weak nutcases in the deserts will not remain pathetic forever. They are acquiring technology with the money we spend on their oil and then pronounce publicly their intentions to wipe Israel off the map even if it means their own country's destruction. I believe Ahmadenijad when he says such things. I see it in the actions of others with fewer resources than he has. I believe them when they say they intend to rule the world by terrorizing us into submission. They laugh at the idea that some of you excuse their behavior and chalk it up to their economic status. I am appalled at your world view when you continue such nonsense in the face of the evidence. Doctors who suicide in England and college graduates who perpetrated the attacks on 11 September 2001. There is no excuse for your behavior in the face of such threats to our culture, our security, and our homelands.
We must clear this theocracy from our midst. We must cleanse our own culture of this evil influence. We must encourage our government to investigate their theocratic institutions to retain our method of governance, law, and freedom. Theirs is not just a religion, this is not just a belief system, this is a societal, cultural, national threat in the form of a flawed theocracy and it is being fostered from within our midst. Every teaching that promotes violent overthrow should be destroyed, every one that teaches this violent overthrow of our governing system must be destroyed or incarcerated. Every teaching that advocates, supports, or encourages murderous behavior should be destroyed and its teacher incarcerated or destroyed. Every teaching that encourages separatism and inculcation of children to die in the attempt to kill an unbeliever must be destroyed and its teacher incarcerated or destroyed. There is no room in our free society for this theocracy. And there is little time to come to this conclusion and begin to take action. Every country that seeks technology which could be used in this theocratic endeavor must be stopped with overwhelming force. If need be, we must invade and build nations into democracies to prevent this evil threat from arising to once again threaten free cultures with terror and destruction with increasingly available technologies. In the name of freedom of speech, freedom of religion and no religion, in the name of leadership accountability, we must take action with overwhelming force to ensure our continued existence because their is no other force in the world capable of meeting this threat. There may not even be any other people with the will to take on this fight. This is not a couple of skirmishes with subversive powers, get used to the idea of confrontation because it is going to be around for a long time. Actually it has been going on for centuries, but now we are funding them with our appetite for oil and they are acquiring momentum and technology to make it big enough to become WWIII.
http://www.whattheyplay.com/features/grand-theft-auto-iv-11-things-parents-should-know/
Grand Theft Auto IV: 11 Things Parents Should Know
The biggest game of the year ships April 29. Are you ready?
By John, April 3rd, 2008
Few games are likely to be as popular, or as scrutinized as Grand Theft Auto IV, when it is released on April 29. Certain to be one of the biggest pop culture events of the year, it’s more than likely that tweens and teens (especially boys) are going to want to get their hands on it, and will no doubt try every persuasive argument in their repertoire to convince you why. To help prep you for the negotiations ahead, we’ve put together what we’ve learned about the game so you can make an informed decision for your family.
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like previous games in the series, the Grand Theft Auto IV story is
told with its tongue firmly planted in its cheek. Set in the New York
City-like Liberty City, the plot centers on Niko Bellic, an Eastern
European immigrant pursuing the “American Dream.” Through Niko’s eyes,
the game presents a satirical view of modern day America and pokes fun
at everything from social to economic issues, liberals to
conservatives, criminals to law enforcement.
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with previous games in the series, violence is central to the
experience, and the technology afforded by the Xbox 360 and PlayStation
3 means that the resulting injuries and deaths are shown in a much more
convincing fashion. Early trailers of the game have shown bodies thrown
through the air, and bullets cutting through flesh and spraying blood.
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document from the UK ratings body, the BBFC (which has given the game
an “18” rating) appeared online recently which stated, “the character
can pick up prostitutes and pay for three levels of service. What
follows is an un-detailed portrayal of masturbation, fellatio, and
intercourse. The character can also visit lap-dancing clubs and request
a private dance. While the game contains sexualized dancing and the
portrayal of sex, there is no sexualized nudity.” So, yes there’s sex,
but no you don’t see it.
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 The Rockstar Games Social Club is
a new website launching on April 15 that is integrated with players’
Xbox Live Gamertags, or PlayStation Network IDs. The club will be a
central hub for all future Rockstar releases, but GTA IV is the first
game to make use of it. The club acts as a very advanced “leaderboard”
and shows the progress of players in the game, as well as offering
contests, challenges, and a player Hall of Fame.
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language used throughout the game is pretty blue, and this also extends
to the in-game radio stations, and thinly veiled messaging on
billboards and signage in the game. For example, the Internet Cafes of
Liberty City are branded “TW@,” a large billboard can be seen in one of
the trailers that spells “CNT,” and there’s a building with a large
sign that reads “Cher Kov.”
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is the first game in the series where alcohol has been listed in the
ESRB descriptors. If the main character gets drunk in the bars of
Liberty City, his ability to navigate the environment is impaired and
both the controls, and the game’s camera are affected dramatically.
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this one under “potential extra charges to my credit card,” Rockstar
Games and Amazon.com have teamed up to make purchasing the GTA IV
soundtrack a fully interactive experience. As players cruise around
Liberty City listening to the in-game radio stations, they can “tag”
any of the 150 songs by opening the in-game cell phone and dialing a
specific number. Players will then receive a text message with the song
and artist name, and if they’re registered at the Rockstar Social Club
they’ll find an email in their inbox with a direct link to the Amazon
MP3 store.
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 Supplementing
the game’s single player mode is a wide variety of multiplayer modes
playable over either Xbox Live or the PlayStation Network. Gameplay
will include both “deathmatch” style combat and racing games for up to
16 players as well as a cops-against-crooks themed mode, and an
assassination game.
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August this year, there will be an exclusive downloadable episode of
extra content for the Xbox 360 version of the game. Specifics on how
much this will cost, or how it will be presented in the game have yet
to be revealed, but much of the new content is said to be triggered by
interactions with other characters in Liberty City.
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 For
those of you with gamers in the household with expensive tastes, or
with a need to indulge in "exclusive" versions of games, there is a
"Special Edition" of Grand Theft Auto IV shipping on April 29, too. For
$89.99 this package ships in a metal safety deposit box, and includes
the game (for either system) in special packaging, an art book, a
soundtrack CD, a keychain and a limited edition Rockstar duffel bag. In
order to guarantee getting this package, the game must be pre-ordered
from Amazon, Best Buy, Circuit City, EB Games, GameStop, Wal-Mart, or from the Rockstar Warehouse. |
The game is being released on both the 
I get a lot of newsletters sent to my email. Most of them are Christian or values based organizations which center their concerns on political or cultural current events. This came to me through One News Now. http://lists.afa.net/t/12632293/20410940/240/0/
I am posting this article because of the clarity it brings to the issue of media and its affects on American values. It doesn't prove immoral media intent, but it does make clear the American view of the affects of media on the family and the culture.
http://www.cultureandmediainstitute.org/specialreports/2007/MediaAssault/MAAV_sum.aspx
SPECIAL REPORT
The Media Assault on American Values
The conflict between the media,
personal responsibility and respect for religion.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
BY BRIAN FITZPATRICKSENIOR EDITOR, CULTURE AND MEDIA INSTITUTE
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Are the media influencing Americans to duck responsibility for their own decisions and behavior? By undermining core moral values, are the media leading Americans away from a mature acceptance of personal responsibility for their own lives and for their obligations to others?
According to the National Cultural Values Survey, a major study of American cultural and moral values, most Americans think so. The study, commissioned by the Culture and Media Institute, finds that large majorities of every significant demographic category of American adults believe the media are harming the nation’s moral values.
The first section of this CMI Special Report, The Media Assault on American Values, discusses the survey’s revelations about how the American public perceives the news and entertainment media. The survey addresses American perceptions of the influence of the media as a whole, and specifically of the news and entertainment industries.
The second section of the report analyzes the relationship between exposure to media and Americans’ acceptance of responsibility for their own lives and treatment of others. The survey compares American adults according to how many hours of television they watch, on average, every evening. This report defines Americans who watch an hour or less of television each evening as “light television viewers.” Americans who watch four or more hours of television each evening are “heavy television viewers.”
Major findings
1. 74 percent of Americans believe the nation’s moral values have declined over the past twenty years, and large majorities hold the media responsible for contributing to that decline.
Americans believe the media influence values.64 percent of Americans
agree the media are an important factor in shaping moral values in this country.
Only 7 percent say the media are not important in shaping moral values.
Americans believe the media are harming moral values. 68 percent of
Americans say the media have a negative impact on moral values in this country.
Only 9 percent say the media impact is positive.
Americans overwhelmingly blame Hollywood for harming moral values. 73 percent of Americans say the entertainment industry is having a negative impact on moral values in this country. Only 7 percent say the entertainment industry is having a positive impact.
Most Americans blame the news media as well. 54 percent of Americans believe the news media have a negative impact on moral values in this country. Only 11 percent say the news media have a positive impact.
2. The media are undermining America’s sense of personal responsibility. The more a person watches television, the less likely he will be to accept responsibility for his own life and for his obligations to the people around him.
Acceptance of responsibility to provide for his own needs. 64 percent of heavy TV viewers believe the government should be responsible for providing retirement benefits to Americans, compared to only 43 percent of light TV viewers. 63 percent of heavy TV viewers prefer government health care to private health care, compared to only 43 percent of light TV viewers.
Acceptance of responsibility to support the needs of others by making charitable contributions or volunteering time. 56 percent of heavy TV viewers did not volunteer time to worthy causes last year, compared to 27 percent of light TV viewers. 24 percent of heavy TV viewers made no charitable contributions in the past year, compared to 11 percent of light TV viewers.
Acceptance of responsibility to respect the rights of others by practicing classical virtues like honesty, reliability and fairness. 31 percent of heavy TV viewers say they would cheat a restaurant by paying a bill that omitted some items. Only 19 percent of light TV viewers said they would cheat the restaurant.
Acceptance of responsibility to uphold high moral standards on social and sexual issues like divorce, sex outside of marriage, abortion and homosexuality. 52 percent of light TV viewers would limit the availability of divorce, compared to only 44 percent of heavy TV viewers. 51 percent of light TV viewers describe themselves as pro-life, compared to 37 percent of heavy TV viewers.
3. The media are undermining commitment to religion. The more a person watches television, the less likely he is to value religious principles and obedience to God. 47 percent of light TV viewers attend church or religious services at least once per week, compared to 28 percent of heavy TV viewers.
4. The media have a seductive effect. The more a person watches TV, the less likely he is to believe the media are influencing the nation’s moral values. 78 percent of light TV viewers believe the media are harming American moral values, but only 58 percent of heavy TV viewers agree.
Conclusion
The widespread American belief that the news and entertainment media are damaging the nation’s moral values is clearly justified by the results of the National Cultural Values Survey.
The most telling finding is that increased exposure to television correlates with a decline in acceptance of personal responsibility. According to the survey, the more hours people spend in front of the television, the less likely they are to accept personal responsibility for their own lives and for their obligations to the people around them. They are less likely to conduct themselves honestly, and they are more likely to hold permissive attitudes about moral issues like divorce, extramarital sex, homosexuality and abortion. They are less likely to honor Godly values and religion in public life.
The great majority of Americans perceive a decline in the nation’s moral values. This is another way of saying Americans perceive erosion in the responsibility and integrity of their fellow citizens, sexual mores and the nation’s submission before God: the very areas apparently being undermined by the media.
Here we are again, seeing the new evidence of how low they will go to inflict their evil on the rest of us. This video explains how the terrorists are using prosthetics to disguise their suicide bombers as pregnant women. It goes on to reveal that they are recruiting people who look and sound like westerners and have the legitimate documentation to travel freely, to carry out their attacks on innocent civilians.
Original site can be found at:
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=9a4_1202868059
Profiling won't be an issue anymore, but accidental shootings of pregnant women within our airports and sports arenas may be. Lest we forget, they have already arranged it so that its now possible to mistakenly kill the mentally challenged and children by using them to carry out terrorist bombings.
We westerners have to understand that their's is a culture that values religious pride and identity above life, even the lives of their own children as evidenced not only by these unwitting suicide bombers, but also by their honor killings of daughters who refuse to wear the hijab or who've been raped or for just dating.
America does not target innocent civilians but the enemy uses the innocent as shields and as couriers to carry their bomb belts into our midst. The enemy is evil, real, and cunning. Their is no comparison between honorable men and women of our culture and those who consider it an honor to target our innocent and hide behind their innocent civilians. Cowardly tactics from cowardly ideologues.
About those who compare ours to theirs; you consider it bravery to attack honorable institutions and those who man them on the confidence that you will not be answered violence for violence. Beware; this is an open threat. If I catch any of you attacking one of these honorable people who cannot return blow for blow under threat of biased prosecutor and judges and this politically correct climate, I will step up to do so in their stead. Your right to freedom of speech does not include destruction of property public or private, and it certainly does not include any personal attacks to people in uniform.
