Tuesday, June 30, 2009
A warm welcome to our UAC friends
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A Warm Welcome to Our Friends in the United American Committee! By Brigitte Gabriel, President, ACT! for America Dear Solstice, I am delighted to announce the addition of the members of the United American Committee (UAC) to the ACT! for America citizen action network. A week ago Jesse Petrilla, the founder of the United American Committee, sent an email to UAC members telling them of this exciting news. In that email he wrote: “I am very pleased to announce that in order to build cohesion, and keep the members of United American Committee active in the fight against Islamic jihad, we will be adding the UAC membership to the ranks of ACT! for America, thus helping to further strengthen and unite the efforts against our enemies. While UAC will remain a separate entity, our members will now benefit from receiving ACT! for America updates, and are encouraged to find and get involved with local ACT! chapters. Soon you will be receiving a welcoming message from ACT! officials.” Jesse founded the United American Committee in 2004 with the goal, as he said in his email to the UAC members, “to spark a national movement against jihad…” As he further stated in his email, “that effort now exists, and ACT! for America is leading the way.” We in ACT! for America applaud Jesse’s efforts over the past five years and are thankful and humbled by the words he shared about us in his email. Our UAC friends are to be commended for their patriotism and activism in the face of the rising threat of radical Islam, and I know there have been instances where UAC and ACT! for America members have been working together toward this common goal. As a consequence of this action by Jesse and the UAC, the ACT! for America network is now bigger and stronger. I have sent an email message to the UAC members, welcoming them to our network and encouraging them to get involved with our chapters or even to explore starting ACT! for America chapters where they live. I’d like to close by quoting one last time from Jesse’s email to the UAC membership: “I hope that UAC members, united with members of ACT! for America, will be a force to be reckoned with on the grassroots front.” That is my sincere hope as well. I applaud Jesse’s expression of unity and desire for us to work together. In the struggle against radical Islam we have many challenges ahead of us, but with that kind of spirit I have no doubt that we will prevail. Always devoted,  Brigitte Gabriel ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ACT for America P.O. Box 12765 Pensacola, FL 32591 http://www.actforamerica.org/ ACT for America is an issues advocacy organization dedicated to effectively organizing and mobilizing the most powerful grassroots citizen action network in America, a grassroots network committed to informed and coordinated civic action that will lead to public policies that promote America’s national security and the defense of American democratic values against the assault of radical Islam. We are only as strong as our supporters, and your volunteer and financial support is essential to our success. Thank you for helping us make America safer and more secure. HOW CAN I TELL OTHERS ABOUT YOUR ORGANIZATION? Send a personalized version of this message to your friends. HOW CAN I SUPPORT YOUR ORGANIZATION? Click here to give an online donation. |
Rubin in Wall St. Journal: "The Troop Drawdown Could Be Costly for Iraq"
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June 29, 2009 War on Women News - RealCourage.org
Pakistan "Honor killings": Couple, including teenage bride, mother, sister murdered
http://www.realcourage.org/2009/06/honor-killing-charsadda/
-- Honour killings: Couple, 3 relatives gunned down
-- "More than three-dozen attackers were dressed in Punjab police uniforms and fully equipped to avenge the so-called
dishonour brought to the family due to the elopement of the girl."
http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=185739
-- Couple shot dead for eloping - police
-- AFP: "Relatives of a Pakistani teenager who eloped and married without parental consent shot her dead in a raid on
her new home which also killed her husband and in-laws, police said."
--- "'They killed the bride, the mother and sister of the bridegroom,' said Charsadda district police official Saleem Jan."
--- "'They beat them first and then shot them dead,' he told AFP."
http://www.news.com.au/story/0,27574,25708922-23109,00.html
-- Newly-wed couple among five shot dead in Charsadda
--- police describe the bride aged 18-19 was "from the deeply conservative Mardan district next to Charsadda"
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\06\30\story_30-6-2009_pg7_6
--- "Human rights groups have strongly condemned the practice of honour killings in Pakistan, which claim the lives of
hundreds of women each year."
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/pakistan/5687077/Pakistani-family-shot-dead-in-honour-killing-after-wedding.html
Bahrain Offers Women No Protection from Spousal Rape
http://thewip.net/contributors/2009/06/bahrain_offers_women_no_protec.html
http://www.realcourage.org/2009/06/bahrain-spousal-rape/
-- "Getting a divorce and custody of one's children is very difficult in Bahrain, even in cases where a husband sexually attacks his wife."
-- "Similar to almost all Arab and Islamic countries, Bahrain offers women no protection from their sexually abusive husbands"
-- "Scholar and judge at the Shariah courts, Shaikh Mohsin Al Asfoor says men have the right to demand sexual relations
with their wives as the word 'rape' doesn't exist between couples."
-- Mohsin Al Asfoor: "Shariah courts have declined many cases filed by women against their husbands because they forced
them to have sex, especially females who signed the marriage contracts but were waiting to be wedded, because Islamic regulations are
clear in the right of men to have sex with their wives whenever they wish"
-- "Religious educator Fatima Busandel agrees with Shaikh Al Asfoor saying that women can't say no to their husbands and
that if they tolerate hardship in their sexual relations they will receive God's blessing for trying to protect their homes."
Bangladesh: Islamic supremacist fatwa used for public whipping of woman 200 times
http://www.realcourage.org/2009/06/bangladesh-fatwa-whipping/
-- Fatwa leads to 303 whips
-- Piara Begum whipped
-- "Piara, mother of five children, fell unconscious soon after the lashings and was taken to the Upazila Health Complex.
The on-duty doctor ANM Bashir Ahmed said her condition was critical and she needed better treatment."
http://www.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=94686
-- Bangladeshi woman whipped 200 times in public
-- "A 40-year-old widow was whipped 202 times along with a man, following an edict issued by a local religious
leader for her alleged involvement in 'anti-social activities' in southeastern Bangladesh, prompting police to arrest six persons. "
-- "Piara Begum, a mother of five, was whipped 202 times while 25-year-old Mamun Miah was executed 101 lashes
before hundreds of people in Comilla on Saturday."
-- "The widow had earlier filed a case under the women and children repression prevention act accusing eight persons
including the arrested six and 10 to 12 unidentified people."
-- "Dudmiah, who executed the whippings, said on being produced in the court: 'I executed the fatwa issued by
local religious leaders; I was given the task as a senior villager.'"
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/World/World/Bangladeshi-woman-whipped-in-public/articleshow/4717044.cms
Saudi Arabia: Child Marriage Not Prohibited Under "Sharia Law"
http://www.realcourage.org/2009/06/saudi-child-marriage-sharia/
-- Saudi working on child marriage curbs: rights chief
---- "Aiban said the problem is that under Islamic sharia law, the foundation of the Saudi justice system has
no prohibition on child marriage and new regulations have to be crafted in harmony with sharia principles."
http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/world/06/28/09/saudi-working-child-marriage-curbs-rights-chief
Iranian Women Were Emancipated -- on January 7, 1937
http://www.andrewbostom.org/blog/2009/06/28/iranian-women-were-emancipated%e2%80%94on-january-7-1937/
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Warren Air Force Base Conducts National-level Terror Exercise Posted: 30 Jun 2009 12:22 AM PDT
A simulated terrorist attack on a 90th Missile Wing ICBM launch This national-level exercise involving 11 federal agencies and Accident response and associated consequent management Close and careful coordination with a number of federal The exercise challenged responders in several ways. Balancing Minutes counted in determining which terrorist group was As response elements arrived from across the nation, the wing’s Twentieth Air Force Commander Maj. Gen. Roger W. Burg. General Burg then led the federal agency response for In addition to the FBI, major exercise players included the “This is the first time the country has brought together This story comes to us via Homeland Security - National |
DHS Report Concludes General Aviation Security Threat is Posted: 30 Jun 2009 12:05 AM PDT
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At any given moment, U.S. Adm. Mike Mullen is juggling at least The final hours before taking off for Moscow to iron out Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the fight against the Taliban “The biggest concern I have right now is in the broader Middle At the same time Mullen says, “We’re increasing the number of Mullen says al-Qaida’s main goal “is to attack Western But another threat, North Korea, is most pressing. “What is most important in my view is that somehow this leader He pulled no punches when discussing Kim Jong il’s “He is somewhat unpredictable. Clearly that’s the case,” says When asked about U.S. military preparation to deal with a “I think we’re very well postured and in a position to be able When pressed on just what would be done, Mullen says the U.S. While clear on the threats, he’s keenly aware of the advantage via Mullen outlines top U.S. threats – wtop.com. This story comes to us via Homeland Security - National |
Planned Racial Violence Spurs Lockdown By Sherriff Arpaio Posted: 29 Jun 2009 07:22 PM PDT
Ten thousand inmates in Maricopa County jails were placed on The lockdown means visitation, phone calls and nonessential Inmates will be allowed out of their cells for court Lee said in a press release that the planned riot was spurred The lockdown will continue until tensions subside. This story comes to us via Homeland Security - National |
Detonated Blasting Cap Found On Tracks Near Train Station Posted: 29 Jun 2009 07:06 PM PDT
Wenham Mass. Kids looking for rocks along the train The discovery temporarily shut down a section of the parking Police Sgt. Jeffrey Tobey said there was no evidence of any In fact, the detonated blasting cap wasn’t even on the tracks Tobey said the two kids brought their discovery to the Hamilton Hamilton police contacted MBTA police who are now working with via Detonated This story comes to us via Homeland Security - National |
Yemeni Jet Crashes Near Comoros Islands – 150 Onboard Posted: 29 Jun 2009 06:51 PM PDT
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