08-01-11: Muslim Rapes Christian Toddler for Failure to Convert to Islam [PLUS: The Missing Link between Al Qaeda & Breivik]

Conscientious Objector, Unless You're an Infidel by Gadi Adelman Naser Jason Abdo admitted planning an attack on Fort Hood but last year he had been granted "conscientious objector" status because he said he could not kill fellow Muslims. * VIDEOS * TODAY'S HOT PICKS * 1. SHOCKING VIDEO: Christian Persecution: Muslim rapes Christian Toddler for Failure to Convert to Islam 2. VIDEO: CNN's Don Lemon And Sen. Rand Paul [R] Clash Over The Tea Party's Role In The Debt Crisis 3. VIDEO: Senator Rubio [R] Debates Senator Kerry [D] on Senate Floor 4. Atheists' Lawsuit Against Displaying Ground Zero Cross at 9/11 Museum is Insane 5. VIDEO: UCLA professor's new book empirically demonstrates liberal media bias 6. Vice President charging Secret Service for cottage rental 7. VIDEO: NBC News' Most Recent Star, Al Sharpton, as He Carries Out His Host Assignment with Flawless Execution 8. VIDEO: Iranian Woman Blinded, Disfigured by Acid Shows Mercy to Attacker from Receiving the Same Fate 9. VIDEO: 'Future is up to us': Israel protest gathers 150,000 10. How Mexican killers got U.S. guns from 'Fast and Furious' operation Inspiration As Perversion: The Missing Link Between Al Qaeda And Breivik Nancy Kobrin, PhD, Joan Lachkar, PhD Two psychologists examine the common inspirations that helped to mold the mindsets of both the Oslo killer and Al Qaeda jihadists. From the Petersburg Mine to the Wright Flyer This Week in American Military History Military History, W. Thomas Smith, Jr. Commemorating this week's anniversaries of defining events in American military history. Today's Hot Topics We choose, you peruse. 1. Reid, McConnell endorse deal, will present to rank and file Monday [THE HILL] 2. Debt Deal: What's In It [AP] 3. Suspect arrested in slayings of U.S. Consulate employees [WT] 4. How they resolved the defense spending issue in the debt limit compromise [WASHINGTON EXAMINER] 5. Bush to Be in NYC to Mark 10th Anniversary of 9/11 [ABC] 6. Yemen's Ailing President Calls for End to Street Protests [FOX] 7. Former White House Advisor Van Jones Goes on NPR to Promote His Anti-Tea Party Group [THE BLAZE] 8. Within months after Becoming President, a covert operation was launched to allow gun sales to people with ties to the Mexican drug cartels [HUMAN EVENTS] 9. ObamaCare Fallout: Boston Scientific to lay off 1,200-plus While Hiring 1000 in China, Company mum on effect in Mass. [NEWS ALERT] 10. Violence in Iraq Increasing; June Deadliest Month for U.S. Soldiers in 2 Years [CNS] Who Are The 'Galactically Stupid' in the Debt Ceiling Debate? Frank Hill Some people blame Senator Harry Reid. Some think of President Obama. Others think it is Speaker John Boehner. The Tea Party is getting its share of the blame as well. Breivik and Totalitarian Democrats Caroline Glick In the mind of illiberal Norwegians, terrorism is justified if the ideology behind it is considered justified, for Palestinians to murder Israeli children because their ideology is right. Fifth Column Sabotage against the USA and against our Critical Infrastructure Tom Marin, Maj. Gen. Paul Vallely, US Army (Ret) Over the course of the last several years, some Americans are gradually waking up to the fact that our "essence of being" as a nation and as individuals is under a constant state of attack. Obstructionist Politics: Denying a Vote Frank Salvato If partisanship in Washington, DC, is the thing that the American people most loathe about the political class in our country, recent debt ceiling debates must make some people furious. The Media, Absurdity and Knee-Jerk Analysis: Equating the Norway bombing and the latest Fort Hood incident. John Bernard How can the media compare Norwegian killer Anders Behring Breivik to Naser Jason Abdo, an alleged Islamist terrorist? White House's Over-the-Cliff Moment Salena Zito Future historians may wonder why the White House failed to focus on the consuming issue of the present time: the economy -- and, in particular, jobs. What's Really Killing Carbon Capture And Storage? Paul Driessen Bloomberg magazine bemoans dying interest in carbon capture and storage (CCS), while the boss hastens its demise. Click here to sign up for FSM's e-mail updates!