Volume 11
Obama Appoints Former Microsoft Security Chief New Cybersecurity Czar
It took seven months but President Obama has finally found someone to take the cybersecurity czar job no one wanted.
Obama to Investment Guru Buffett: Hi Cuz
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama, who won political support and has sought advice from investment guru Warren Buffett, may now feel even closer to the world’s second richest man.
Presentation by Architect on 9/11
Devastating scientific analysis of the official 9/11 explanation
Islamic Song About the Prayers
English language–song about praying the prayers, very nice song.
Exploring China’s Wild West
Xinjiang is China’s Wild West, a state of deserts and mountains peopled by Muslim Uighurs, and leaning more to Bokhara than Beijing. It has long had a troubled relationship with the rest of the country, slipping in and out of effective Chinese control as imperial power waxed and waned over the centuries.
Mohammed Ikram, ‘Green Hero’
Mohammed Ikram, Energy Manager and former Electrical Engineer for the USAG Detroit Arsenal, was awarded the 31st Annual Secretary of the Army Energy and Water Management Award.
A Talk with the Taliban
“If you want significant results, you have to talk to important people,” Norwegian diplomat and UN representative in the country Kai Eide declared the day before the elections to encourage discussions with the guerrilla movement’s leadership.
Looking for Love in All the Wrong Places
Stolen glances, quiet giggles and flushed faces are just a few of the hallmarks of mingling with the opposite sex in the Middle East.
Kafkaesque Justice Under the USA Patriot Act
Within a week the Justice Department unveiled the infamous “USA Patriot Act”.
Harun Yahya – Secrets of the Hypocrites
Conclusion of the book by Harun Yahya, The Secrets of the Hypocrites.
What Lies Beneath the War in Afghanistan
Truth is war’s first casualty. The Afghan war’s biggest untruth is, “we’ve got to fight terrorists over there so we don’t have to fight them at home.”
Dubai Officials’ Confidence-Building Britain, US Trip
DUBAI/LONDON (Reuters) – Two top Dubai officials are visiting Britain and the United States over the coming days to rebuild investor confidence after neighboring Abu Dhabi helped bail out the emirate’s flagship company.
Insurgents Intercept Drone Video in King-Size Security Breach
Amazing story from Wired magazine–insurgents able to watch and record drone video feeds
The Divine Language of Music
Ann Arbor–December 15–Tuesday night there was an interfaith event designed to open common bonds of humanity through celebration of spiritual music.
Community News (V11-I52)
Muslim women celebrated in new calendar / Support for Naperville Muslim center / Crescent Bancshares to raise $15m for bank acquisition in Chicago /
The Psychological Implosion of Our Soldiers
US Army Specialist Lateef Al-Saraji, a decorated combat veteran, came back from the occupation of Iraq with severe post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
American Hikers in Iran Are Too Useful to Release
Three Americans, journalist Shane Bauer, Josh Fattal and Sarah Shourd, have been detained in Iran since July 31, 2009 for entering the Islamic Republic from Iraq at a remote mountain border without visas.
Indian Muslims Need To “Correct” Their Image, Says Indian Vice President
Deliberating on identity of Indian Muslims, Ansari said: “India is not a part of the ‘Muslim World’ but is not away from it; not a Muslim majority state in statistical terms yet home to the third largest community of Muslims in the world; not a society focused on Muslim welfare only but one in which the Muslims, as an integral part of a larger whole, constitutionally claim the attention that every other section does. The Indian Muslim community also has a history of engagement with the larger Muslim world and has contributed in intellectual, cultural and material terms to its enrichment.”
Law School Study Finds Evidence Of Cover-Up After Three Alleged Suicides At Guantanamo In 2006
On the night of June 9-10 in 2006, three prisoners held at the Guantánamo prison’s Camp Delta died under mysterious circumstances.
