by David J. Jonsson - 9/11/2006
In my book Islamic Economics and the Final Jihad: The Muslim Brotherhood to the Leftist/Marxist - Islamist Alliance, in Chapter 2 I wrote:
In his short story, "The Metamorphosis," Franz Kafka described the transformation of a human into a vermin. He could also have written the plot for the mutation of the Christian nations into the coming new caliphate--one world under Islam - a world without borders. After all, Gregor Samsa found himself transformed into an insect one morning. Thus, Samsa lies in a room, examines his new physical state, and considers how he will be able to explain being late for work. Samsa does not waste any time thinking about why he has become an insect and how to escape the situation. Instead, there is only apathy, quiet resignation - the man accepts the undeniability of the surreal situation. He lies quietly with shallow breath - thinking, feeling, and acting as if he were unchanged.
There is not that much of a difference between the metamorphosis of a person into an insect and that of a group of states into a caliphate.
A similar fate is befalling the West - European countries and North America. They question nothing, they do nothing, and they observe their metamorphosis with little discernible recognition, much less appropriate agitation. Once the smoke clears from the stage and the new caliphate shows its true colors, they will catch sight of an ugly creature - and that creature will be themselves.
Monday, September 11, 2006
Wednesday, August 30, 2006
Red Cross Ambulance Libel Exposed
The report, using photographic evidence, finds that each of these claims spread by the international media is, in fact, false.
media outlet to cover this story of an apparent anti-Israel hoax. Fox states that comparisons of different photos of the vehicle in question and similar vehicles indicate that the hole in the roof had been there all along, previously filled by a vent. In addition, a comparison between a number of pictures of the ambulance show considerable rust around apparent bullet holes, indicating that whatever damage had been done to it occurred long before the recent conflict."
Media agencies that aired Ambulance Lie are:
Associated Press
ITV News (ITN)
Time Magazine
The Guardian
Boston Globe
The Age
NBC News
New York Times
Original analysis is by Zombietime.
Thursday, August 24, 2006
Thursday, August 17, 2006
Saturday, August 12, 2006
The Forgotten Refugees
In 1945 there were up to one million Jews living in the Middle East and North Africa outside the Palestine Mandate - many living in communities dating back more than three millennia. Today, there are several thousand.
A film about the mass exodus of up to one million jews from Arab countries and Iran in the 20th century. Calendar of International Premier of the film.
Algeria
Egypt
Iran
Iraq
Lebanon
Libya
Morocco
Syria
Tunisia
Yemen
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A film about the mass exodus of up to one million jews from Arab countries and Iran in the 20th century. Calendar of International Premier of the film.
Algeria
Egypt
Iran
Iraq
Lebanon
Libya
Morocco
Syria
Tunisia
Yemen
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Friday, August 11, 2006
Suicide and Other Bombing Attacks in Israel
Suicide and Other Bombing Attacks in Israel Since the Declaration of Principles (Sept 1993) - that is since the Oslo "Peace Process" started.
Statistics from Israeli Ministry Of Foreign Affairs.
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Statistics from Israeli Ministry Of Foreign Affairs.
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Palestinian propaganda
from LGF on 2006.08.10:
EDS NOTE GRAPHIC CONTENT ** A Relative carries the body of Rajaa Abu Shaban, 5, into Shifa hospital in Gaza City, Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2006. On Thursday, doctors said that the 5-year-old Palestinian girl initially believed to have been killed by an Israeli military strike Wednesday apparently died after sustaining head injuries during a fall from a swing in the same area shortly before the strike.(AP Photo/Adel Hana)
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EDS NOTE GRAPHIC CONTENT ** A Relative carries the body of Rajaa Abu Shaban, 5, into Shifa hospital in Gaza City, Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2006. On Thursday, doctors said that the 5-year-old Palestinian girl initially believed to have been killed by an Israeli military strike Wednesday apparently died after sustaining head injuries during a fall from a swing in the same area shortly before the strike.(AP Photo/Adel Hana)
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Thursday, August 10, 2006
THE ABDICATION OF LEBANESE LEADERS. State of Denial
Article by Michael Béhé published in The New Republic
Only at TNR Online | Post date 08.07.06
The politicians, journalists and intellectuals of Lebanon have, of late, been experiencing the shock of their lives. They knew full well that Hezbollah had created an independent state in our country, a state including all the ministers and parallel institutions, duplicating those of Lebanon. What they did not know--and are discovering with this war, and what has petrified them with surprise and terror--is the extent of this phagocytosis....
Part 2 Lebanon a victim? What a joke!
Update:
some people(like cedarseed) questioned the personality of the author while admitting presented facts been correct and valid.
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Only at TNR Online | Post date 08.07.06
The politicians, journalists and intellectuals of Lebanon have, of late, been experiencing the shock of their lives. They knew full well that Hezbollah had created an independent state in our country, a state including all the ministers and parallel institutions, duplicating those of Lebanon. What they did not know--and are discovering with this war, and what has petrified them with surprise and terror--is the extent of this phagocytosis....
Part 2 Lebanon a victim? What a joke!
Update:
some people(like cedarseed) questioned the personality of the author while admitting presented facts been correct and valid.
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Wednesday, August 09, 2006
Staged photos and smelly captions
August 08 2006
"Fauxtography" alert: NYTimes and USNews; plus Time and Reuters' Issam Kobeisi from Michelle Malkin (Lebanese pieta and garbage dump flames).
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"Fauxtography" alert: NYTimes and USNews; plus Time and Reuters' Issam Kobeisi from Michelle Malkin (Lebanese pieta and garbage dump flames).
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Hamas and Hezbollah: friends and colleagues (video)
"Palestinian" fighters speak on their collaboration with Hezbollah in their war against Israel.
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Tuesday, August 08, 2006
from Extreme Makeover - Beirut Edition
Following two notes were descriptions for the photos of apparently the same woman. Some bloggers suggest she also resembles the famous Green Helmet. Photos were featured on BBC news site.
A Lebanese woman wails after looking at the wreckage of her apartment, in a building, that was demolished by the Israeli attacks in southern Beirut July 22, 2006. REUTERS/Issam Kobeisi (from Yahoo News)
A Lebanese woman reacts at the destruction after she came to inspect her house in the suburbs of Beirut, Lebanon, Saturday, Aug. 5, 2006, after Israeli warplanes repeatedly bombed the area overnight.(AP Photo/Hussein Malla) (from Yahoo News)
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Following two notes were descriptions for the photos of apparently the same woman. Some bloggers suggest she also resembles the famous Green Helmet. Photos were featured on BBC news site.
A Lebanese woman wails after looking at the wreckage of her apartment, in a building, that was demolished by the Israeli attacks in southern Beirut July 22, 2006. REUTERS/Issam Kobeisi (from Yahoo News)
A Lebanese woman reacts at the destruction after she came to inspect her house in the suburbs of Beirut, Lebanon, Saturday, Aug. 5, 2006, after Israeli warplanes repeatedly bombed the area overnight.(AP Photo/Hussein Malla) (from Yahoo News)
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False report on casualties coming from Lebanese prime minister are recalled
CNN:
"The massacre in Houla, it turned out that there was one person killed," Siniora said. "They thought that the whole building smashed on the heads of about 40 people. ... Thank God they have been saved."
Siniora had earlier told Arab foreign ministers in Beirut that the attack "was a horrific massacre ... in which more than 40 martyrs were victims of deliberate bombing."
Siniora said he had based the initial tally on unspecified information that he had received. He offered no other explanation for the error.
Washington Post:
Earlier, emotions ran high at a meeting of Arab League foreign ministers in Beirut, where Siniora tearfully relayed a report -- which later proved inaccurate -- of 40 people killed in airstrikes on Houla. Hours later, Siniora corrected himself, saying only one person was killed in the bombing.
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"The massacre in Houla, it turned out that there was one person killed," Siniora said. "They thought that the whole building smashed on the heads of about 40 people. ... Thank God they have been saved."
Siniora had earlier told Arab foreign ministers in Beirut that the attack "was a horrific massacre ... in which more than 40 martyrs were victims of deliberate bombing."
Siniora said he had based the initial tally on unspecified information that he had received. He offered no other explanation for the error.
Washington Post:
Earlier, emotions ran high at a meeting of Arab League foreign ministers in Beirut, where Siniora tearfully relayed a report -- which later proved inaccurate -- of 40 people killed in airstrikes on Houla. Hours later, Siniora corrected himself, saying only one person was killed in the bombing.
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Monday, August 07, 2006
Hizbollah fighter admitted he was trained in Iran
Mon 7 Aug 2006 2:30 PM ET
JERUSALEM, Aug 7 (Reuters) - A Hizbollah fighter captured by Israel has told interrogators he received training in Iran and arrived there on a flight from Syria, a tape of the interrogation released by the Israeli army showed on Monday.
During questioning the man also confessed to taking part in the cross-border raid on July 12 in which two Israeli soldiers were captured, the incident which sparked the current conflict.
"We trained in Iran," the man, who gave his name as Mahmoud Ali Suleiman, told the interrogator. "We went from Beirut in civilian cars... to the airport in Damascus."
Suleiman, who gave his age as 22, said between 40 and 50 people went with him for the training, which involved instruction in the use of anti-tank weapons. He didn't say when the training took place or how long it lasted.
Video voice in Arabic, Hebrew script on screen.
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JERUSALEM, Aug 7 (Reuters) - A Hizbollah fighter captured by Israel has told interrogators he received training in Iran and arrived there on a flight from Syria, a tape of the interrogation released by the Israeli army showed on Monday.
During questioning the man also confessed to taking part in the cross-border raid on July 12 in which two Israeli soldiers were captured, the incident which sparked the current conflict.
"We trained in Iran," the man, who gave his name as Mahmoud Ali Suleiman, told the interrogator. "We went from Beirut in civilian cars... to the airport in Damascus."
Suleiman, who gave his age as 22, said between 40 and 50 people went with him for the training, which involved instruction in the use of anti-tank weapons. He didn't say when the training took place or how long it lasted.
Video voice in Arabic, Hebrew script on screen.
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Sunday, August 06, 2006
Lebanon, war, Reuters and fake photo (via dolboeb@lj)
On Saturday Aug 5 2006, 6:36 AM ET Reuters had published a photo featuring smoke billows from burning buildings destroyed during an overnight Israeli air raid on Beirut's suburbs.
Photo, credited to Reuters photographer Adnan Hajj has been found fake by to numerous bloggers, that explained in great deal of details what and how was altered in the photo.
On Sunday Aug 6, 6:36 AM ET Reuters has admitted to publishing false photo (HAS ISSUED A KILL OF THE PREVIOUS VERSION) and replaced it with what it said to be an original version.
The photographer Adnan Hajj unanimously labeled a liar. "Favorite Hezbollah photographer", also happen to be the one behind infamous Qana pictures.
The story:
Photographers on sportsshooter.com discussed the item first.
Jeff Harrell reflects on the story and explains what was done to the photo in plain words.
From REUTERSGATE! The Tipping Point @pajamasmedia.com
ynet.com sums the story: Reuters admits altering Beirut photo
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Photo, credited to Reuters photographer Adnan Hajj has been found fake by to numerous bloggers, that explained in great deal of details what and how was altered in the photo.
On Sunday Aug 6, 6:36 AM ET Reuters has admitted to publishing false photo (HAS ISSUED A KILL OF THE PREVIOUS VERSION) and replaced it with what it said to be an original version.
The photographer Adnan Hajj unanimously labeled a liar. "Favorite Hezbollah photographer", also happen to be the one behind infamous Qana pictures.
The story:
Photographers on sportsshooter.com discussed the item first.
Jeff Harrell reflects on the story and explains what was done to the photo in plain words.
From REUTERSGATE! The Tipping Point @pajamasmedia.com
ynet.com sums the story: Reuters admits altering Beirut photo
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Lebanon, Hezbollah, war and media (via deargen@lj)
The other day our neighbor’s relative came from Lebanon. He is a Christian. Here is what he has been saying:
- The best thing in Lebanon right now is to die from natural cause or from a disease. Hizballah will pay for the funeral and provide a death allowance to family members. That is, so long as the name of the deceased is put on the list of the “victims of Israeli military atrocities.” The body may also be taken to wreckage sites and photographed, in which case the payout will be larger. The authorities know this, and so do the foreign journalists, but they prefer not to talk about it for various reasons.
- Hizballah does not allow photographing or videotaping to be done freely inside towns. Only the sites that they designate can be shown, and only in the ways that Hizballah wants them to be presented. For example, buildings that were destroyed a long time ago could be described as the aftermath of recent bombings.
Everyone knows about this but reporters either have reasons not to talk about it or they are simply scared to do so.
- All Hizballah military centers are located within civilian neighborhoods. Civilians are discouraged from leaving them. Sometimes they get threatened, but more often they are simply told that if they leave, they would lose their properties and all their belongings. People believe it, and they often decide to test their luck [and stay].
_translated by muchnik.livejournal.com, via sid75@lj
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- The best thing in Lebanon right now is to die from natural cause or from a disease. Hizballah will pay for the funeral and provide a death allowance to family members. That is, so long as the name of the deceased is put on the list of the “victims of Israeli military atrocities.” The body may also be taken to wreckage sites and photographed, in which case the payout will be larger. The authorities know this, and so do the foreign journalists, but they prefer not to talk about it for various reasons.
- Hizballah does not allow photographing or videotaping to be done freely inside towns. Only the sites that they designate can be shown, and only in the ways that Hizballah wants them to be presented. For example, buildings that were destroyed a long time ago could be described as the aftermath of recent bombings.
Everyone knows about this but reporters either have reasons not to talk about it or they are simply scared to do so.
- All Hizballah military centers are located within civilian neighborhoods. Civilians are discouraged from leaving them. Sometimes they get threatened, but more often they are simply told that if they leave, they would lose their properties and all their belongings. People believe it, and they often decide to test their luck [and stay].
_translated by muchnik.livejournal.com, via sid75@lj
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Saturday, August 05, 2006
Friday, August 04, 2006
UN and Hezbollah flags fly together right off Israeli border.
via liormania@flickr.com
As stated, this picture was taken about 3 years ago from Israeli outpost on the northern border.
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As stated, this picture was taken about 3 years ago from Israeli outpost on the northern border.
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Religion of Peace?
The Quran, virtually on every page, is a manifesto for religious intolerance. -- Sam Harris
Not seen on CNN.
Actual photos of Muslims who marched in the streets of London.... "Religion of Peace" Demonstration.
Read their protest signs and posters. Judge for yourself.
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Not seen on CNN.
Actual photos of Muslims who marched in the streets of London.... "Religion of Peace" Demonstration.
Read their protest signs and posters. Judge for yourself.
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Thursday, August 03, 2006
The media war against Israel (from Mideast Dispatch Archive)
Mideast Dispatch Archive: The media war against Israel
Large sections of the international media are not only misreporting the current conflict in Lebanon. They are also actively fanning the flames.
The BBC World Service has a strong claim to be the number-one villain. It has come to sound like a virtual propaganda tool for Hizbullah. <..>
International television channels have used the same footage of Beirut over and over, showing the destruction of a few individual buildings in a manner which suggests half the city has been razed.
A careful look at aerial satellite photos of the areas targeted by Israel in Beirut shows that certain specific buildings housing Hizbullah command centers in the city’s southern suburbs have been singled out. Most of the rest of Beirut, apart from strategic sites like airport runways used to ferry Hizbullah men and weapons in and out of Lebanon, has been left pretty much untouched. <...>
“CNN senior international correspondent” Nic Robertson admitted that his anti-Israel report from Beirut on July 18 about civilian casualties in Lebanon, was stage-managed from start to finish by Hizbullah. He revealed that his story was heavily influenced by Hizbullah’s “press officer” and that Hizbullah have “very, very sophisticated and slick media operations.” <...>
Writing on his blog while reporting from southern Lebanon, Time magazine contributor Christopher Allbritton, casually mentioned in the middle of a posting: “To the south, along the curve of the coast, Hezbollah is launching Katyushas, but I’m loathe to say too much about them. The Party of God has a copy of every journalist’s passport, and they’ve already hassled a number of us and threatened one.”<...>
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Hamas profile (from MIPT Terrorism Knowledge Base)
Founding Philosophy: Hamas is a violent outgrowth of the Muslim Brotherhood. The Muslim Brotherhood is a Sunni, Islamist, religious movement that originated in Egypt and seeks broad social, moral, and political reforms based upon Islam.<...>Hamas is dedicated to creating an Islamic state in the territory of "Palestine" (all of Israel and Palestinian Territories). According to Hamas' charter, the land of Palestine has been endowed to Islam, and it is therefore the duty of all Muslims to liberate Palestine through violent jihad.
Current Goals: Hamas remains zealously dedicated to its violent, Islamist goals and seeks to destroy Israel and replace the Palestinian Authority with an Islamic state.
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Current Goals: Hamas remains zealously dedicated to its violent, Islamist goals and seeks to destroy Israel and replace the Palestinian Authority with an Islamic state.
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Hezbollah profile (from MIPT Terrorism Knowledge Base)
Founding Philosophy: Hezbollah is an umbrella organization of various radical Islamic Shi'ite groups and organizations which receives substantial financial and philosophical support from Iran.<...>
The group is led by religious clerics who promote the establishment of an Islamic state in Lebanon. <...>
Current Goals: Hezbollah's stated objectives include the establishment of a Shiite theocracy in Lebanon, the destruction of Israel and the elimination of Western influences from the region.
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The group is led by religious clerics who promote the establishment of an Islamic state in Lebanon. <...>
Current Goals: Hezbollah's stated objectives include the establishment of a Shiite theocracy in Lebanon, the destruction of Israel and the elimination of Western influences from the region.
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Selected pictures from Israel under attack
Zion Brown is a fashion and addvertisement photographer.
Last week he went out to document the other subject.
"I'm a photo journalist. Here some of views thru my eyes. In every day im photographing beautifull models & addvertisement but thanks to Hasan Nasralla & his terroristic organization this horrors replacing everyday view in Israel. Not like arabian journalist because of pride & honor to the dead ones & in jured we are not taking pictures of people with blood. But here some of tragedy of the last week."
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Last week he went out to document the other subject.
"I'm a photo journalist. Here some of views thru my eyes. In every day im photographing beautifull models & addvertisement but thanks to Hasan Nasralla & his terroristic organization this horrors replacing everyday view in Israel. Not like arabian journalist because of pride & honor to the dead ones & in jured we are not taking pictures of people with blood. But here some of tragedy of the last week."
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Rockets fallen in Haifa (slideshows by len2004@gmail)
Every day Hezbollah fires more than 100 rockets into Israel territory.
One dot on a map is Haifa.
These slides offer an account of the impact caused by some of them.
No photos of human casualties.
1 July 17
2 July 20
3 July 20
4 July 24
5 July 24
6 July 25
Slides are by Lenny M.
Courtesy of Professor Daniel Hershkovitch, Haifa Technion (Technical University).
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One dot on a map is Haifa.
These slides offer an account of the impact caused by some of them.
No photos of human casualties.
1 July 17
2 July 20
3 July 20
4 July 24
5 July 24
6 July 25
Slides are by Lenny M.
Courtesy of Professor Daniel Hershkovitch, Haifa Technion (Technical University).
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Wednesday, August 02, 2006
Tuesday, August 01, 2006
Kfar Qana 2?
Original analysis by Richard North:
Milking-it
Who-is-this-man
Green-helmet-mystery-continues
More questions:
What it takes to print a giant poster in war zone?
Second opinion.
Could it be that they moved bodies from Tyre to Qana?
Hezbollywood? Evidence mounts that Qana collapse and deaths were staged
By Reuven Koret July 31, 2006
Update
HonestReporting calls on the media to examine the Qana tragedy in context. 1 August 2006
Update.
AP admits initial reports on Qana casualties was doubled and offers excuses. AP now cites Human Rights Watch that reported late Wednesday on 28 people died in the village Sunday after it was hit - not 54 as the Human Rights Watch (and AP itself added two to this number) initially reported.
Update 2
Alright, explain this one!
Qana - the director's cut
Update 3
Video showing "Green Helmet" directing the movie.
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Milking-it
Who-is-this-man
Green-helmet-mystery-continues
More questions:
What it takes to print a giant poster in war zone?
Second opinion.
Could it be that they moved bodies from Tyre to Qana?
Hezbollywood? Evidence mounts that Qana collapse and deaths were staged
By Reuven Koret July 31, 2006
Update
HonestReporting calls on the media to examine the Qana tragedy in context. 1 August 2006
Update.
AP admits initial reports on Qana casualties was doubled and offers excuses. AP now cites Human Rights Watch that reported late Wednesday on 28 people died in the village Sunday after it was hit - not 54 as the Human Rights Watch (and AP itself added two to this number) initially reported.
Update 2
Alright, explain this one!
Qana - the director's cut
Update 3
Video showing "Green Helmet" directing the movie.
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Sunday, July 30, 2006
Saturday, March 11, 2006
UN ambulance picking up fighters in Gaza Strip
UN ambulance picking up fighters in Gaza Strip
Added by soskin@youtube March 11, 2006
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Added by soskin@youtube March 11, 2006
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Tuesday, February 21, 2006
Wafa Sultans speaks about Clash of Civilizations theory
Wafa Sultan speaks up (video from youtube.com).
On February 21, 2006, she spoke from Los Angeles on Al Jazeera, where she argued with the host and Dr. Ibrahim Al-Khouli about the Samuel Huntington Clash of Civilizations theory, scolding Muslims for treating non-Muslims differently and for not recognizing the accomplishments of non-Muslim society, while using its wealth and technology. The video subtitled by MEMRI circulated widely on weblogs and through e-mail.
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On February 21, 2006, she spoke from Los Angeles on Al Jazeera, where she argued with the host and Dr. Ibrahim Al-Khouli about the Samuel Huntington Clash of Civilizations theory, scolding Muslims for treating non-Muslims differently and for not recognizing the accomplishments of non-Muslim society, while using its wealth and technology. The video subtitled by MEMRI circulated widely on weblogs and through e-mail.
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