Dajjal's Posts - The 4 Freedoms Library2024-03-29T06:53:11ZDajjalhttp://4freedoms.com/profile/Dajjalhttp://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/110495735?profile=original&width=48&height=48&crop=1%3A1http://4freedoms.com/profiles/blog/feed?user=2c9qy39c6piho&xn_auth=noShari'ah: Reliance of the Travellertag:4freedoms.com,2010-09-23:3766518:BlogPost:287062010-09-23T05:11:45.000ZDajjalhttp://4freedoms.com/profile/Dajjal
An Islamic site posted two pdf versions. One is complete, all 1251 pages including the academic certifications. It is a low resolution scan, not easy on the eyes but legible. With Acrobat 8 you can copy and paste the text, but editing may be necessary, the ocr has problems with rn, c & e. <br></br><br></br>The second version is a high res. scan but it starts with Book f, skipping a-e. If memory serves, the link is basically the same, with the addition of a numeral 2 ahead of the extension. I…
An Islamic site posted two pdf versions. One is complete, all 1251 pages including the academic certifications. It is a low resolution scan, not easy on the eyes but legible. With Acrobat 8 you can copy and paste the text, but editing may be necessary, the ocr has problems with rn, c & e. <br/><br/>The second version is a high res. scan but it starts with Book f, skipping a-e. If memory serves, the link is basically the same, with the addition of a numeral 2 ahead of the extension. I included links at Crusader's Armory. inthe Sharia menu.<br/><br/>It is possible to link to a specific page in the file by appending a simple code to the url. For example, this one gets the reader into Book o9.0, which defines jihad. <br/><br/><span style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://www.islamicbulletin.com/free_downloads/resources/reliance_complete.pdf">http://www.islamicbulletin.com/free_downloads/resources/reliance_complete.pdf</a></span>#page=617<br/><br/>To aim at a different page, change the number to the right of the equal sign at the end. Adding #page=nnn to the url of any pdf should work. <br/>International Qur'an Petitiontag:4freedoms.com,2010-09-23:3766518:BlogPost:287022010-09-23T04:30:00.000ZDajjalhttp://4freedoms.com/profile/Dajjal
Even though I renewed it, it seems that Petition Site pulled it down.<br></br>
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I reposted it here: <a href="http://www.petitionspot.com/petitions/IntlQuranPtn/">http://www.petitionspot.com/petitions/IntlQuranPtn/</a><br></br>
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Unfortunately, Petition Spot uses a plain text editor, so the html format and links were lost. I posted the original html here:…<br></br>
Even though I renewed it, it seems that Petition Site pulled it down.<br/>
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I reposted it here: <a href="http://www.petitionspot.com/petitions/IntlQuranPtn/">http://www.petitionspot.com/petitions/IntlQuranPtn/</a><br/>
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Unfortunately, Petition Spot uses a plain text editor, so the html format and links were lost. I posted the original html here:<br/>
<a href="http://islamexposed.blogspot.com/2010/09/international-quran-petition.html">http://islamexposed.blogspot.com/2010/09/international-quran-petition.html</a><br/>
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You can easily copy the html version and paste it into an email.<br/>
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If you would like to post the petition widget on your site, copy and paste this code into the body section of your html.Terrorism Fatwa: Faeces!tag:4freedoms.com,2010-03-11:3766518:BlogPost:192762010-03-11T08:39:43.000ZDajjalhttp://4freedoms.com/profile/Dajjal
You may have heard that a Sufi Sheikh living in England issued a 600 page fatwa against terrorism. Don't take it at face value!!! Here is why.<br />
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Shaykh-ul-Islam Dr Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri has issued a 600 page fatwa, written in Urdu, which he hopes to have translated and published in English.<br />
The fatwa is entitled: FATWA ON SUICIDE BOMBINGS AND TERRORISM. I have linked the title to an 88 page English summary in pdf format. It is likely that when published in English, the fatwa will appear on or…
You may have heard that a Sufi Sheikh living in England issued a 600 page fatwa against terrorism. Don't take it at face value!!! Here is why.<br />
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Shaykh-ul-Islam Dr Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri has issued a 600 page fatwa, written in Urdu, which he hopes to have translated and published in English.<br />
The fatwa is entitled: FATWA ON SUICIDE BOMBINGS AND TERRORISM. I have linked the title to an 88 page English summary in pdf format. It is likely that when published in English, the fatwa will appear on or near this minhaj books page.<br />
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Taken at face value, the fatwa appears to condemn violence against civilian populations without reservation. It places the greatest emphasis on condemning attacks against Muslims, particularly against Mosques. Unfortunately, I can not accept the fatwa at face value.<br />
Cherry Picking: quote out of context<br />
Beware of trickery: quoting the Qur'an out of context to distort the meaning of an ayeah, giving it a false application.<br />
This occurs on page 52 of the description & summary where, writing about the terrorists, this citation is made:<br />
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The Holy Qur’an has vividly described them in this verse:<br />
“It is those whose entire struggle is wasted in worldly life, but they presume they are doing very good works.” (Al-Qur’an, 18: 104)<br />
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In fact, that verse describes disbelievers; Jews & Christians. Observe the context. [Hilali & Khan quoted, linked to Pickthall, Shakir & Yusuf Ali; links below to Hilali & Khan and ten parallel translations Emphasis added for clarity.]<br />
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18:100. And on that Day We shall present Hell to the disbelievers, plain to view,<br />
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18:101. (To) Those whose eyes had been under a covering from My Reminder (this Qur'ân), and who could not bear to hear (it).<br />
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18:102. Do then those who disbelieve think that they can take My slaves [i.e., the angels, Allâh's Messengers, 'Iesa (Jesus), son of Maryam (Mary), etc.] as Auliyâ' (lords, gods, protectors, etc.) besides Me? Verily, We have prepared Hell as an entertainment for the disbelievers (in the Oneness of Allâh Islâmic Monotheism).<br />
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18:103. Say (O Muhammad ): "Shall We tell you the greatest losers in respect of (their) deeds?<br />
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18:104. "Those whose efforts have been wasted in this life while they thought that they were acquiring good by their deeds!<br />
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18:105. "They are those who deny the Ayât (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) of their Lord and the Meeting with Him (in the Hereafter). So their works are in vain, and on the Day of Resurrection, We shall not give them any weight.<br />
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18:106. "That shall be their recompense, Hell; because they disbelieved and took My Ayât (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) and My Messengers by way of jest and mockery.<br />
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Hilali & Khan<br />
Qur'an Browser<br />
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Al-Taqeyya<br />
On page 33, a new section begins, entitled "THE QUESTIONS THAT SPRING TO MIND AND THEIR BRIEF ANSWERS"<br />
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Q: The first question in this connection that concerns all relates to use of force to spread beliefs: is it lawful for a group or organisation to use force to promote and put into effect their own creed and beliefs in the name of reforming others’ beliefs and ideologies, presuming themselves to be on the right path? Does Islam allow, somehow, the killing of people because of ideological differences, looting their wealth and properties and destroying mosques, religious places and shrines?.<br />
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A: Islam is a religion of peace and safety that champions love and harmony in society. According to Islamic teachings, only such a person will be called a Muslim at whose hands the lives and properties of all innocent Muslims and non-Muslims remain safe and unhurt. The sanctity of human life and its protection occupies a fundamental place in Islamic law. Taking anyone's life for nothing is an act that is forbidden and unlawful. Rather, in some cases, it amounts to infidelity.[...] [Emphasis added, spelling original.]<br />
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Is it lawful for Islam to use force to promote and establish itself'; to make it superior over all other religions? Let us consult Reliance of the Traveller, the handbook of Shari'ah.<br />
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O9.8: The Objectives of Jihad<br />
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The caliph (o25) makes war upon Jews, Christians, and Zoroastrians (N: provided he has first invited them to enter Islam in faith and practice, and if they will not, then invited them to enter the social order of Islam by paying the non-Muslim poll tax (jizya, def: o11.4) -which is the significance of their paying it, not the money itself-while remaining in their ancestral religions) (O: and the war continues) until they become Muslim or else pay the non-Muslim poll tax (O: in accordance with the word of Allah Most High,<br />
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"Fight those who do not believe in Allah and the Last Day and who forbid not what Allah and His messenger have forbidden-who do not practice the religion of truth, being of those who have been given the Book-until they pay the poll tax out of hand and are humbled" (Koran 9.29),<br />
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the time and place for which is before the final descent of Jesus (upon whom be peace). After his final coming, nothing but Islam will be accepted from them, for taking the poll tax is only effective until Jesus' descent (upon him and our Prophet be peace), which is the divinely revealed law of Muhammad. The coming of Jesus does not entail a separate divinely revealed law, for he will rule by the law of Muhammad. As for the Prophet's saying (Allah bless him and give him peace),<br />
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"I am the last, there will be no prophet after me,"<br />
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this does not contradict the final coming of Jesus (upon whom be peace), since he will not rule according to the Evangel, but as a follower of our Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace) ). [Emphasis & link added.]<br />
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Does Islam allow killing people because they are not Muslims and seizing their property? Once again, we turn first to Shari'ah for the answer. Book O, Chapter 9, Section 25 lists eight duties of subordinate rulers. The last item in the list is of interest to us.<br />
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O25.9<br />
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-8- and if the area has a border adjacent to enemy lands, an eighth duty arises, namely to undertake jihad against enemies, dividing the spoils of battle among combatants, and setting aside fifth (def: o10.3) for deserving recipients.<br />
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Of course that could only refer to established enemies of Islam who have been harassing & attacking Muslims, right? Wrong!<br />
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O9.1The Obligatory Character of Jihad<br />
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[...] In the time of the Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace) jihad was a communal obligation after his emigration (hijra) to Medina. As for subsequent times, there are two possible states in respect to non-Muslims.<br />
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The first is when they are in their own countries, in which case jihad (def: o9.8) is a communal obligation, and this is what our author is speaking of when he says, "Jihad is a communal obligation," meaning upon the Muslims each year. [...]<br />
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Muslims have an annually recurring communal obligation to attack disbelievers even though they are in their own countries, peacefully attending their own domestic affairs. Allow killing people and taking their property? No, it is required, not allowed.<br />
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According to the Sheikh, " Islam is a religion of peace...at whose hands the lives and properties of all ...innocent non-Muslims remain safe and unhurt". The truth is that Allah issued imperatives to wage jihad against pagans until resistance ceases and Allah has a monopoly; against Jews & Christians until they are subjugated and make annual extortion payments. When we read Surahs al-Anfal & at-Taubah, we learn that Islam is permanent war.<br />
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8:39. And fight them until there is no more Fitnah (disbelief and polytheism: i.e. worshipping others besides Allâh) and the religion (worship) will all be for Allâh Alone [in the whole of the world ]. But if they cease (worshipping others besides Allâh), then certainly, Allâh is All-Seer of what they do.<br />
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9:29. Fight against those who (1) believe not in Allâh, (2) nor in the Last Day, (3) nor forbid that which has been forbidden by Allâh and His Messenger (4) and those who acknowledge not the religion of truth (i.e. Islâm) among the people of the Scripture (Jews and Christians), until they pay the Jizyah with willing submission, and feel themselves subdued.<br />
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So all innocent people remain safe and secure in their property? Caution! Words spoken by Muslims do not mean what you want them to mean, their meaning is assigned by the Muslims who speak them. Innocent means Muslim. If you are not Muslim, you are a rebel against Allah, waging war against him.<br />
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Another question and answer, found on pages 36 & 37 respectively, provides more proof that the fatwa is malignant maundery.<br />
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Q: The third question arises: does Islam offer clear commands on the sanctity of human life? Is it lawful to<br />
kidnap and assassinate foreign delegates and innocent and peaceful non-Muslim citizens to avenge the<br />
injustices and disruption of the non-Muslim global powers?<br />
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A: The importance Islam lays on the sanctity and dignity of human life can be gauged from the fact that<br />
Islam does not allow indiscriminate killing even when Muslim armies are engaged in war against enemy<br />
troops. The killing of children, women, the old, infirm, religious leaders and traders is strictly prohibited. Nor<br />
can those who surrender their arms, confine themselves to their homes and seek shelter of anyone<br />
be killed. The public cannot be massacred. Likewise, places of worship, buildings, crops and even trees<br />
cannot be destroyed. On the one hand, there is a clear set of Islamic laws based on extreme discretion, and on<br />
the other, there are people who invoke the name of Islam to justify the indiscriminate killing of people,<br />
children, and women everywhere, without any distinction of religion or identity. It is a pity that such<br />
barbaric people still refer to their activities as Jihad.<br />
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Lets see what Muhammad, the founder of Islam said about the sanctity of human life.<br />
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Sahih Bukhari Volume 1, Book 8, Number 387:<br />
Narrated Anas bin Malik:<br />
Allah's Apostle said, "I have been ordered to fight the people till they say: 'None has the right to be worshipped but Allah.' And if they say so, pray like our prayers, face our Qibla and slaughter as we slaughter, then their blood and property will be sacred to us and we will not interfere with them except legally and their reckoning will be with Allah." Narrated Maimun ibn Siyah that he asked Anas bin Malik, "O Abu Hamza! What makes the life and property of a person sacred?" He replied, "Whoever says, 'None has the right to be worshipped but Allah', faces our Qibla during the prayers, prays like us and eats our slaughtered animal, then he is a Muslim, and has got the same rights and obligations as other Muslims have."<br />
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Our blood and property are not sacred to Muslims and we have no rights until we become Muslim. Now let us examine the proscription on killing women and children; surely it must be founded on morality?<br />
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Muslim Book 019, Number 4294:<br />
It has been reported from Sulaiman b. Buraid through his father that when the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) appointed anyone as leader of an army or detachment he would especially exhort him to fear Allah and to be good to the Muslims who were with him. He would say: Fight in the name of Allah and in the way of Allah. Fight against those who disbelieve in Allah. Make a holy war, do not embezzle the spoils; do not break your pledge; and do not mutilate (the dead) bodies; do not kill the children. [...]<br />
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Note the acts which would defile and profane a holy war; two of them are relevant to our quest for truth.<br />
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* Make a holy war<br />
o do not embezzle the spoils<br />
o do not kill the children<br />
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What do embezzlement and killing children have in common? Our first hint will come from Shari'ah.<br />
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O9.13<br />
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When a child or a woman is taken captive, they become slaves by the fact of capture, and the woman's previous marriage is immediately annulled.<br />
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Is it clear to you yet? If not, Ibn Taimiyyah has the final clue for you, from The Religious and Moral Doctrine On Jihad.<br />
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As for those who cannot offer resistance or cannot fight, such as women, children, monks, old people, the blind, handicapped and their likes, they shall not be killed, unless they actually fight with words [e.g. by propaganda] and acts [e.g. by spying or otherwise assisting in the warfare].<br />
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Some [jurists] are of the opinion that all of them may be killed, on the mere ground that they are unbelievers, but they make an exception for women and children since they constitute property for Muslims.<br />
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I emphasized the most critical clause in case there might be some readers with limited comprehension skills. The proscription on killing women and children is economic, not moral.<br />
In the matter of those who surrendered; the Sheikh asserts that they must not be killed. Muhammad's excellent companions reveal the truth.<br />
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Sahih Bukhari Volume 4, Book 52, Number 280:<br />
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Narrated Abu Sa'id Al-Khudri:<br />
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When the tribe of Bani Quraiza was ready to accept Sad's judgment, Allah's Apostle sent for Sad who was near to him. Sad came, riding a donkey and when he came near, Allah's Apostle said (to the Ansar), "Stand up for your leader." Then Sad came and sat beside Allah's Apostle who said to him. "These people are ready to accept your judgment." Sad said, "I give the judgment that their warriors should be killed and their children and women should be taken as prisoners." The Prophet then remarked, "O Sad! You have judged amongst them with (or similar to) the judgment of the King Allah."<br />
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So, what did Muhammad do?<br />
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Sunan Abu Dawud Book 38, Number 4390:<br />
Narrated Atiyyah al-Qurazi:<br />
I was among the captives of Banu Qurayzah. They (the Companions) examined us, and those who had begun to grow hair (pubes) were killed, and those who had not were not killed. I was among those who had not grown hair.<br />
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They surrendered after a long siege, Muhammad decapitated them and threw them into a trench, then he did the same to their adolescent sons. Can you say genocide? Can you recognize the fact that, like all Muslims, the learned Sheikh is a liar; that his fatwa is malignant manure? If not, then do the nation a favor, burn your voter registration card.Facebook Bias: pro Islamtag:4freedoms.com,2010-03-11:3766518:BlogPost:192752010-03-11T08:35:51.000ZDajjalhttp://4freedoms.com/profile/Dajjal
The "Ban Islam!!" and "Ban Islam" Facebook groups were arbitrarily deleted along with several smaller, more obscure groups variously named <br></br>
"F**** Islam". <br></br>
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Many Muslim groups which disparage Judaism, Christianity & America remain up, including a FB group created to demand the deletion of :Ban Islam!!"; whose creator posted a death threat on the wall at "Ban Islam". <br></br>
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The following was published at…
The "Ban Islam!!" and "Ban Islam" Facebook groups were arbitrarily deleted along with several smaller, more obscure groups variously named <br/>
"F**** Islam". <br/>
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Many Muslim groups which disparage Judaism, Christianity & America remain up, including a FB group created to demand the deletion of :Ban Islam!!"; whose creator posted a death threat on the wall at "Ban Islam". <br/>
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The following was published at <a href="http://www.snooper.wordpress.com/">http://www.snooper.wordpress.com/</a> and elsewhere. It probably won't work, but I will paste it in. <br/>
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In October of '09, a group of Muslims who demanded the deletion of an anti-Islamic Facebook group organized a boycott of Facebook The blog post I wrote about their boycott is still receiving views from all over the world, long after "Qur'an Toilet Paper Roll" was deleted, recreated and deleted again.<br/>
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My involvement in Facebook resulted from a Google Alert for "Ban Islam" which linked to a post on the "Ban Islam!!" group. That post included an error which I wanted to correct. That is how I got hooked. I had to register a Facebook account and join the group in order to comment on the post. "Ban Islam!!" grew to more than 3000 members. It was a lively forum with many informative articles. <br/>
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Then it was gone. No notice, no warning, no chance to save content; it was arbitrarily deleted March 8. I immediately invited my friends to join the smaller, less active group "Ban Islam". Other members invited their friends, and the group grew rapidly. Then, when I refreshed a page after commenting, it disappeared, arbitrarily pulled down just as its larger brother had been. The groups creator started over, and the group was deleted again the next day.<br/>
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Yes, we did bash Islam. I, for one, cursed it. I tried to concentrate on well documented and logical arguments, but almost everyone backslides occasionally. Muslims joined our groups to comment and sometimes to debate with us. Many of them confined their activities to the wall, posting obscenities, suggestions related to sexually deviant status & activities and insults.<br/>
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On February 17, two new wall posts appeared, posted by unfamiliar persons: "Ahmad Faris" and "Steve Brule", who posted a list of the administrators of "Ban Islam!!' followed by "they must die", linking the posts to a new Facebook Group "DELETE GROUP = BAN ISLAM!!". One of the members had read the wall posts and saved a screen shot, tagging other members with it. In my haste, I overlooked the death threat, concentrating on the fact that they copied our admin list. I followed the link and saw this.<br/>
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Screen shot of DELETE GROUP...<br/>
The Admin list from "Ban Islam!!" in the left sidebar.<br/>
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Our Admin list as it appeared on the opposition group.<br/>
Why list our administrators on a page demanding our deletion? There is only one possibility: intimidation. They later added the death threat, in a foreign language. We followed up by reporting them to Facebook, who took no action. At the time of this writing, it is still available. The page has been edited to remove the death threat. I would like to show you the screen shot of the threat. Unfortunately, it was stored in the group's photograph section, which was deleted with the group.<br/>
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Facebook also deleted several smaller anti-Islamic groups with offensive titles. It appears that Facebook has acted to appease the demands of Muslim groups. Observe the size of some of them. (Click the image for enlargement.)<br/>
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Partial list of groups demanding deletion of anti-Islamic groups.<br/>
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Unfortunately, Facebook's aversion to "hate speech" seems to be monopolar. Each item in the following list is a link to a Facebook group which attacks Judaism or Christianity. Most of them have an obscenity in their names. Do not click on these if you are easily offended!!!!<br/>
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* <a href="http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=6727627346">http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=6727627346</a><br/>
* <a href="http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=51606817657">http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=51606817657</a><br/>
* <a href="http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=5217004763">http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=5217004763</a><br/>
* <a href="http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=5495283726">http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=5495283726</a><br/>
* <a href="http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=40252079273">http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=40252079273</a><br/>
* <a href="http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=352583432196">http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=352583432196</a><br/>
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In protest of this evident bias, members of the deleted groups are organizing a three day boycott of Facebook commencing at 12:01 am March 31 through 12:01 am April 2.<br/>
<br/>Best of Men: Actually the Worsttag:4freedoms.com,2010-03-11:3766518:BlogPost:192742010-03-11T08:25:11.000ZDajjalhttp://4freedoms.com/profile/Dajjal
<a href="http://bestofmen.org/">http://bestofmen.org/</a><br />
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It gives the appearance of a multiple choice poll, but, on this visit, I do not see a vote button.<br />
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The page was created by a Saudi Web Developer. It is obvious that the purpose is to make Islam appear more popular than it is by operating an unscientific, self-selected poll which is publicized exclusively through Muslim fora.<br />
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Lets give them a surprise! Alert your Jewish, Christian & Atheist friends to go and vote for someone other…
<a href="http://bestofmen.org/">http://bestofmen.org/</a><br />
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It gives the appearance of a multiple choice poll, but, on this visit, I do not see a vote button.<br />
<br />
The page was created by a Saudi Web Developer. It is obvious that the purpose is to make Islam appear more popular than it is by operating an unscientific, self-selected poll which is publicized exclusively through Muslim fora.<br />
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Lets give them a surprise! Alert your Jewish, Christian & Atheist friends to go and vote for someone other than Moe.Unusual Visitationtag:4freedoms.com,2009-11-07:3766518:BlogPost:86562009-11-07T07:33:27.000ZDajjalhttp://4freedoms.com/profile/Dajjal
Freedom Ain't Free had a spike to 200 hits. 77 were to one post:<br />
snooper.wordpress.com/2009/04/10/al-nafisi-incites-terrorism/<br />
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That post features a video in which the Sheikh chortles about the possibility of carrying 5# of anthrax spores over the border and "throwing it up in the air" to kill hundreds of thousands of Americans.<br />
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Why would DHS log into that post and hang around for 12 hours? Why now, thirteen months after the post was published? Is there a new threat they are not telling us…
Freedom Ain't Free had a spike to 200 hits. 77 were to one post:<br />
snooper.wordpress.com/2009/04/10/al-nafisi-incites-terrorism/<br />
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That post features a video in which the Sheikh chortles about the possibility of carrying 5# of anthrax spores over the border and "throwing it up in the air" to kill hundreds of thousands of Americans.<br />
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Why would DHS log into that post and hang around for 12 hours? Why now, thirteen months after the post was published? Is there a new threat they are not telling us about?Urgent: H.Res.763 Opposition to Defamation Resolutionstag:4freedoms.com,2009-10-24:3766518:BlogPost:67762009-10-24T03:08:36.000ZDajjalhttp://4freedoms.com/profile/Dajjal
Source: <a href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-hr763/show#" target="_blank">Open Congress</a><br />
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H.Res.763 - Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United Nations resolutions on the "defamation of religions" are incompatible with the fundamental freedoms of individuals to freely exercise and peacefully express their religious beliefs.<br />
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A blog post about a hearing held recently by the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission mentioned a Sense of the House resolution…
Source: <a href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-hr763/show#" target="_blank">Open Congress</a><br />
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H.Res.763 - Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United Nations resolutions on the "defamation of religions" are incompatible with the fundamental freedoms of individuals to freely exercise and peacefully express their religious beliefs.<br />
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A blog post about a hearing held recently by the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission mentioned a Sense of the House resolution submitted by Representative Ted Poe,. Republican, of Texas and 12 Co-Sponsors:<br />
Rep. Dan Burton [R, IN-5], Rep. James Forbes [R, VA-4], Rep. James Forbes [R, VA-4], Rep. Trent Franks [R, AZ-2], Rep. Duncan Hunter [R, CA-52], Rep. Bob Inglis [R, SC-4], Rep. Doug Lamborn [R, CO-5], Rep. Jeff Miller [R, FL-1], Rep. Joseph Pitts [R, PA-16], Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen [R, FL-18], Rep. Paul Ryan [R, WI-1], Rep. Paul Ryan [R, WI-1], Rep. Christopher Smith [R, NJ-4] and Rep. Zach Wamp [R, TN-3].<br />
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The resolution was introduced September 22 '09 and referred to the House Foreign Affairs Committee.<br />
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No news or blog coverage of the issue was found in the news section of the web page. Only 36 people had viewed it. A poll in the right sidebar shows 100% viewer support.<br />
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CRS summary from <a href="http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/D?d111:1:./temp/%7EbdpA7k:@@@D&summ2=m&%7C/bss/d111query.html%7C" target="_blank">Thomas</a>.<br />
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SUMMARY AS OF:<br />
9/22/2009--Introduced.<br />
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Underscores the value of respectful speech while affirming that the freedoms of speech and religious exercise are integral to free societies and human dignity.<br />
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Urges the Secretary of State to make every effort to defeat the passage of resolutions on the "defamation of religions" at the United Nations and other resolutions or international instruments that threaten the free and peaceful exchange of ideas, beliefs, and truth claims.<br />
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Calls on the United Nations (U.N.) to abandon efforts to adopt the flawed concept of "defamation of religions."<br />
Urges U.N. member states to focus on protecting the fundamental freedom of individuals to peacefully express their religious beliefs and to avoid supporting resolutions that threaten freedom of expression.<br />
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The text of the resolution follows, as found at <a href="http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c111:H.RES.763:" target="_blank">Thomas</a>.<br />
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111th CONGRESS<br />
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1st Session<br />
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H. RES. 763<br />
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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United Nations resolutions on the `defamation of religions' are incompatible with the fundamental freedoms of individuals to freely exercise and peacefully express their religious beliefs.<br />
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES<br />
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September 22, 2009<br />
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Mr. POE of Texas (for himself, Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN, Mr. FRANKS of Arizona, and Mr. INGLIS) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs<br />
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RESOLUTION<br />
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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United Nations resolutions on the `defamation of religions' are incompatible with the fundamental freedoms of individuals to freely exercise and peacefully express their religious beliefs.<br />
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Whereas since 1999, the United Nations has annually passed a resolution on the `defamation of religions' in the Human Rights Council (previously the Commission on Human Rights) and in the General Assembly;<br />
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Whereas unlike traditional defamation laws, which punish false statements of fact that harm individual persons, measures prohibiting the `defamation of religions' punish the peaceful criticism of ideas;<br />
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Whereas United Nations resolutions on the `defamation of religions' contradict United States Constitutional protections of free speech and the free exercise of religion;<br />
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Whereas the concept of `defamation of religions' is fundamentally inconsistent with the principles outlined in the United Nations' founding documents, including the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which affirms the protection of persons, rather than ideas;<br />
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Whereas Article 18 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights recognizes that `Everyone has the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion; this right includes freedom to change his religion or belief, and freedom, either alone or in community with others and in public or private, to manifest his religion or belief in teaching, practice, worship and observance';<br />
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Whereas Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights recognizes that `Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression; this right includes freedom to hold opinions without interference and to seek, receive and impart information and ideas through any media and regardless of frontiers';<br />
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Whereas the sponsor of these United Nations resolutions, the Organization of the Islamic Conference, has indicated that it is seeking to create a legally binding mechanism to combat the `defamation of religions';<br />
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Whereas such resolutions provide international support for domestic anti-blasphemy laws in some countries;<br />
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Whereas domestic anti-blasphemy laws are often used by governments to punish the peaceful expression of disfavored religious beliefs and ideas;<br />
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Whereas the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights has confirmed that there is no international consensus on the concept of `defamation of religions', and multiple United Nations Special Rapporteurs have acknowledged that the difficulties in providing an objective definition of the term `defamation of religions' at the international level make the whole concept open to abuse;<br />
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Whereas the United States Constitution does not guarantee, and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights does not recognize, the right to have one's beliefs protected from challenge or criticism, or the right not to be offended;<br />
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Whereas existing legal instruments already address discrimination, personal defamation, and incitement to violence in ways that are more carefully focused to address those specific problems without unduly threatening the rights of speech and religious free exercise; and<br />
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Whereas legal efforts alone cannot foster an environment of respect and religious freedom, and education and public diplomacy are vital tools in the protection of a peaceful and robust exchange of ideas and beliefs: Now, therefore, be it<br />
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Resolved, That the House of Representatives--<br />
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(1) underscores the value of respectful speech and civil dialogue, at the same time that it affirms that the freedoms of speech and religious free exercise are integral to the health of free societies and the dignity of the human person;<br />
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(2) strongly urges the Secretary of State to make every effort to defeat the passage of future resolutions on the `defamation of religions' at the United Nations, and other resolutions or international instruments that would threaten the free and peaceful exchange of ideas, beliefs, and truth claims;<br />
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(3) calls on the United Nations to abandon all efforts to adopt or affirm the flawed concept of `defamation of religions'; and<br />
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(4) urges fellow Member States of the United Nations to focus on protecting the fundamental freedom of individuals to peacefully express their religious beliefs, and to avoid supporting resolutions that threaten the freedom of expression.<br />
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After reading the resolution and pasting its text into this blog post, I suspended my writing, and went immediately to <a href="http://www.congress.org/" target="_blank">http://www.congress.org/</a> where I entered my Zip Code and clicked the Federal Officials link, subsequently sending a strongly worded email to President Obama, my Senators and my Representative urging them to duplicate the resolution in the Senate and get it passed.<br />
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Keeping and maintaining our Representative Republic; maintaining and enforcing our Constitution and preserving the Bill of Rights is up to us. Nobody else will do it for us. We must speak out on the issue of significant threats to our rights. The pending protocol to ICERD and Defamation Resolution are threats to our right of free expression, which we must strenuously oppose with all possible vigor.<br />
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I urge my fellow citizens to click the link to congress.org and send emails to their Representative & Senators. I urge citizens of the European Union to contact their MP and MEP demanding that they oppose the protocol and resolution. Get it done!<br />
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Links, in serial order:<br />
<a href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-hr763/show#">http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-hr763/show#</a><br />
<a href="http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/D?d111:1:./temp/%7EbdpA7k:@@@D&summ2=m&%7C/bss/d111query.html%7C">http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/D?d111:1:./temp/%7EbdpA7k:@@@D&summ2=m&%7C/bss/d111query.html%7C</a><br />
<a href="http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c111:H.RES.763">http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c111:H.RES.763</a>:<br />
<a href="http://www.congress.org/">http://www.congress.org/</a>One Congressman is on it!!!tag:4freedoms.com,2009-10-24:3766518:BlogPost:67542009-10-24T00:32:53.000ZDajjalhttp://4freedoms.com/profile/Dajjal
<a href="http://icarizona.blogspot.com/2009/10/rep-franks-calls-on-un-to-uphold.html">Details Here</a><br />
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A hearing was held on the subject of Defamation of Islam projects at the <i>Useless</i> Nations. I am now reading remarkable remarks by Trent Franks. Legislation is mentioned, we need to follow up on it.
<a href="http://icarizona.blogspot.com/2009/10/rep-franks-calls-on-un-to-uphold.html">Details Here</a><br />
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A hearing was held on the subject of Defamation of Islam projects at the <i>Useless</i> Nations. I am now reading remarkable remarks by Trent Franks. Legislation is mentioned, we need to follow up on it.CAIR hits the fantag:4freedoms.com,2009-10-15:3766518:BlogPost:39452009-10-15T06:47:15.000ZDajjalhttp://4freedoms.com/profile/Dajjal
Paul Sperry and David Gaubatz have uttered a new book likening CAIR to a Mafia, documenting much of the nasty stuff they've been engaged in. WND Books is the publisher, so the story is all over WND. The Anti-Terrorism Caucus is calling for an investigation.<br />
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This could become very interesting. At minimum, litigation will ensue. It could be a long, rough ride.
Paul Sperry and David Gaubatz have uttered a new book likening CAIR to a Mafia, documenting much of the nasty stuff they've been engaged in. WND Books is the publisher, so the story is all over WND. The Anti-Terrorism Caucus is calling for an investigation.<br />
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This could become very interesting. At minimum, litigation will ensue. It could be a long, rough ride.Wanna Go 2 Prison?tag:4freedoms.com,2009-10-13:3766518:BlogPost:33882009-10-13T10:30:05.000ZDajjalhttp://4freedoms.com/profile/Dajjal
Six Days from now the Ad Hoc Committee on Complementary Standards will meet to write their protocol to ICERD. The protocol will become binding, enforcable international law, unlike the UNHRC & General Assembly resolutions. The information you need to know is in this 126.1 K pdf file: http://www.box.net/shared/an4lg50v3p .<br />
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So you think the Senate won't ratify it and the Traitor won't sign it? You'd better think again!!! There is a solid majority of AssWholes in the Senate and On September…
Six Days from now the Ad Hoc Committee on Complementary Standards will meet to write their protocol to ICERD. The protocol will become binding, enforcable international law, unlike the UNHRC & General Assembly resolutions. The information you need to know is in this 126.1 K pdf file: http://www.box.net/shared/an4lg50v3p .<br />
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So you think the Senate won't ratify it and the Traitor won't sign it? You'd better think again!!! There is a solid majority of AssWholes in the Senate and On September 30, the U.S. Delegation to the HRC indicated assent to the Ad Hoc Cmte. Who knew? I just discovered the remarks last night while searching Eye On the UN for other information. My blog post on what I discovered is here: http://snooper.wordpress.com/2009/10/13/unhrc-us-delegation-reveals-treachery/ .<br />
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Open Doors has a petition campaign lobbying to defeat the next Defamation of Religions Resolution. You can learn about it here: http://snooper.wordpress.com/2009/10/08/reject-the-defamation-of-religions-resolution/<br />
. To the best of my knowledge, there is no organized campaign against the ICERD protocol. The only thing going is my International Qur'an PetitionL http://www.thepetitionsite.com/15/international-quran-petition , which now has 89 signatures.<br />
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'Slime accuses us of human rights violations; the petition documents 'slime's violations of ICERD, ICCPR & CPPCG and prays to the World Court for injunctive relief.<br />
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I am pushing the petition as hard as I can; I need your help. Please sign the petition and send it to everyone you can hope to influence. Ask the recipients to forward it to their contacts.<br />
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This is a list of recent visitors to the Ad Hoc Cmte. post:<br />
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Canada - Foreign Affairs Ministry<br />
Croatia Ministry Of Foreign Affairs<br />
United Nations Office At Geneva<br />
Swiss Federal Government<br />
Spainish Mission To The Un<br />
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That post has a total of 12 hits at Freedom Ain't Free, that's all. I first learned of it from the IHEU's joint statement last year. I had a tough time finding more information. Please join this crusade, help me to inform others.Two new poststag:4freedoms.com,2009-10-08:3766518:BlogPost:23032009-10-08T11:05:20.000ZDajjalhttp://4freedoms.com/profile/Dajjal
At http://www.snooper.wordpress.com, I have posted one about a petition for indictment of Ahmedinejad and another calling for defeat of the next defamation of Islam resolution soon to be submitted to the general assembly.<br />
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A third post is getting all the attention at Bloggersbase. It exposes Sarah Palin's abject ignorance of Islam. She is repeating Shrub's…
At http://www.snooper.wordpress.com, I have posted one about a petition for indictment of Ahmedinejad and another calling for defeat of the next defamation of Islam resolution soon to be submitted to the general assembly.<br />
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A third post is getting all the attention at Bloggersbase. It exposes Sarah Palin's abject ignorance of Islam. She is repeating Shrub's mistakes.<br />
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http://snooper.wordpress.com/2009/10/08/cufis-indictment-of-ahmadinejad/<br />
http://snooper.wordpress.com/2009/10/08/reject-the-defamation-of-religions-resolution/<br />
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Please sign onto and propagate those petitions.Deliaring the General Assemblytag:4freedoms.com,2009-09-27:3766518:BlogPost:15612009-09-27T23:24:08.000ZDajjalhttp://4freedoms.com/profile/Dajjal
I specialize in deliaring the mendacious statements of Muslims & apologists. The past week has been invested in deliaring several of the speeches to the high level session of the General Assembly.<br />
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Due to the extreme volume, density & chunkiness of Obama's turd, the greatest part of the effort was devoted to it.<br />
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Here, in reverse order of posting, are the links to Freedom Ain't Free. Note: at Bloggersbase, each of these posts had 20 to 30 readers logged on as soon as it was…
I specialize in deliaring the mendacious statements of Muslims & apologists. The past week has been invested in deliaring several of the speeches to the high level session of the General Assembly.<br />
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Due to the extreme volume, density & chunkiness of Obama's turd, the greatest part of the effort was devoted to it.<br />
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Here, in reverse order of posting, are the links to Freedom Ain't Free. Note: at Bloggersbase, each of these posts had 20 to 30 readers logged on as soon as it was posted.<br />
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http://snooper.wordpress.com/2009/09/27/netanyahu-wastes-his-breath/<br />
The bottom line: get rid of Islam or suffer perpetual attack. President Obama and the UN side with your enemy; they are not going to help you. You must help yourself. Get a clue before it is too late!<br />
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http://snooper.wordpress.com/2009/09/26/ahmadinejad-at-the-u-n-spewing-feces/<br />
Therefore, we emphasize that: – The only path to remain safe is to return to Monotheism (believing in the Oneness of God) and justice, and this is the greatest hope and opportunity in all ages and generations.<br />
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That sentence accomplishes the dawah, setting the stage for an attack. He can use his nuke as soon as he can construct and deliver it. The following paragraph is is extremely important, read it with great care, afterward I will show you its true meaning.<br />
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http://snooper.wordpress.com/2009/09/26/obamination-treachery-at-the-u-n-global-economyexporting-jobs/<br />
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http://snooper.wordpress.com/2009/09/26/obaminationtreachery-at-the-u-n-global-malarkey/<br />
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http://snooper.wordpress.com/2009/09/25/obamination-treachery-at-the-u-n-unilateral-disarmament/<br />
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http://snooper.wordpress.com/2009/09/25/obamination-treachery-at-the-u-n-war-path/<br />
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http://snooper.wordpress.com/2009/09/24/obamination-treachery-at-the-un-national-interest/<br />
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http://snooper.wordpress.com/2009/09/24/obamination-treachery-at-the-un-false-promises-and-narcissism/Crusader's Armorytag:4freedoms.com,2009-09-24:3766518:BlogPost:12092009-09-24T04:25:33.000ZDajjalhttp://4freedoms.com/profile/Dajjal
http://crusadersarmory.co.cc is now up and running, hopefully permanently. I believe that I have fixed all the broken local links.<br />
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There was a problem with the server and the hosting company had 3000 sites to migrate.<br />
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At present, I am in the early stages of dissecting Obama's treasonous UN address, in preparation for a series of flamers.
http://crusadersarmory.co.cc is now up and running, hopefully permanently. I believe that I have fixed all the broken local links.<br />
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There was a problem with the server and the hosting company had 3000 sites to migrate.<br />
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At present, I am in the early stages of dissecting Obama's treasonous UN address, in preparation for a series of flamers.Join the Crusadetag:4freedoms.com,2009-09-20:3766518:BlogPost:9112009-09-20T01:33:17.000ZDajjalhttp://4freedoms.com/profile/Dajjal
A new Crusade commenced August 18, 2009 with the posting of the <a href="http://www.thepetitionsite.com/15/international-quran-petition" target="_blank">International Qur'an Petition</a>.<br />
At the time of this writing, 65 people have signed the petition.<br />
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The petition is an indictment of Islam on charges of human rights violations which are intrinsic to its canon of scripture, tradition. & jurisprudence. The relevant provisions of international human rights covenants are juxtaposed with…
A new Crusade commenced August 18, 2009 with the posting of the <a href="http://www.thepetitionsite.com/15/international-quran-petition" target="_blank">International Qur'an Petition</a>.<br />
At the time of this writing, 65 people have signed the petition.<br />
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The petition is an indictment of Islam on charges of human rights violations which are intrinsic to its canon of scripture, tradition. & jurisprudence. The relevant provisions of international human rights covenants are juxtaposed with relevant quotes from Islam's canon. The quotes are linked to source for easy verification and, where applicable, contextual exploration.<br />
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The petition prays to the World Court for injunctive relief. Of course there is no real possibility of the case being heard on its merits or relief being granted. But the petition is a clear, concise explanation of the attributes which render Islam absolutely intolerable. As such, it can serve as a powerful educational and motivational instrument<br />
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Signatories are urged to copy and paste the petition into an email and send it to their entire downstream with an exhortation to sign & forward it.<br />
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A <a href="http://snooper.wordpress.com/2009/08/07/proscribe-islam-petition-rough-draft/" target="_blank">blog post</a> containing the full text of the cited quotes is also available in the form of a 71kb pdf file which may be cross posted and used as an email attachment.<br />
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A <a href="http://www.box.net/shared/q7ejhiyah2" target="_blank">64kb chm file</a>, compiled from half a dozen blog posts, details Islam's violation of ICERD, ICCPR. & CPPCG.<br />
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Racism, conquest, murder, rape, slavery & genocide make Islam intolerable & subject to abolition under international law. Now is the time to push this issue. We have a huge public education task to complete before anything good can happen in the real world. Propagation of the International Qur'an petition can be the first step in informing and activating our fellow citizens.<br />
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From October 19-30, the Ad Hoc Committee on Complementary Standards meets to formulate their proposed protocol to ICERD. That protocol will criminalize our criticism of Islam. Unlike the annual <i><b>Defamation of Islam</b></i> resolutions passed by the General Assembly & UNHRC, the protocol will be enforcible international law.<br />
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Are you going to sit idly by while our First Amendment rights are contravened, or are you going to raise truth?<br />
After learning about the committee, I wrote a series of blog posts about it.<br />
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<li><a href="http://snooper.wordpress.com/2009/08/04/ad-hoc-cmte-non-paper/" target="_blank">Ad Hoc Cmte: Non-Paper</a></li>
<li><a href="http://snooper.wordpress.com/2009/08/03/adhoc-committee-african-submission/" target="_blank">AdHoc Committee: African Submission</a></li>
<li><a href="http://snooper.wordpress.com/2009/08/03/adhoc-cmte-usa-submission/" target="_blank">AdHoc Cmte USA Submission</a></li>
<li><a href="http://snooper.wordpress.com/2009/08/03/adhoc-cmte-pakistani-submission/" target="_blank">AdHoc Cmte: Pakistani Submission</a></li>
<li><a href="http://snooper.wordpress.com/2009/08/01/ad-hoc-cmte-iranian-submission/" target="_blank">Ad Hoc Committee: Iranian Submission</a></li>
<li><a href="http://snooper.wordpress.com/2009/08/01/ad-hoc-committee-on-complementary-standards/" target="_blank">Ad Hoc Committee on Complementary Standards</a></li>
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Now I have created and posted the International Qur'an Petition and its supporting documents. I cross posted it on ten blogs, and I created a Facebook group which has grown to 136 members.<br />
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To have any chance of eventual success, this Crusade needs more Knights to carry it to the world. Signing the petition is the first step. If you will follow up by emailing the petition to everyone you can hope to influence, exhorting them to sign and forward it, it just might catch the media's eye. Imagine the effect it could have if it begins to peak while the Committee is meeting!