“Little Obama”

Filed under:General — posted by Jack on 8/22/2010 @ 10:29 pm

“Little is known about Barack Obama’s life as a kid growing up in Indonesia from ages six to 10, aside from the brief memories recounted in his book Dreams of my Father. But Little Obama, an imminent film from Indonesian production company Multivision Plus, promises to shed new light on the young “Barry” Obama.

Is the film going to be political?
“It’s just the story of a boy,” says Dematra. “It’s about his friendships, his hobbies, just a childhood story.” Although he hopes the film will show how Indonesia’s rich racial and religious melting pot shaped Obama’s character, Dematra says he “does not want the message of the film to be political in any way.” He is considering cutting a scene in which Obama tries on a sarong during Muslim prayer in case it is misinterpreted.”

http://theweek.com/article/index/203327/what-is-little-obama

Iran unveils new “Symbol of Death” (drone bomber)

Filed under:General — posted by Jack on @ 12:40 pm

This photo released by the Iranian Defense Ministry, shows Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, as he speaks during a ceremony of inauguration of the Karrar, or striker in Farsi, which the Iran claims is the first domestically-built, long-range, unmanned bomber aircraft, at the Malek-e Ashtar University, 22 Aug 2010

“Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is hailing the country’s first domestically built drone bomber. The unmanned aircraft, unveiled Sunday, is the latest in a series of Iranian announcements of military advances.

The Iranian military displayed the drone, dubbed the Karrar – or “striker” – at a ceremony attended by top officials. State media say it can carry out long-range attacks up to 1,000 kilometers carrying a 200-kilogram bomb.

President Ahmadinejad called the Karrar a symbol of death to Iran’s enemies.”

http://www1.voanews.com/english/news/Iran-Shows-Off-Unmanned-Long-Range-Bomber-101251954.html

First of all, does it seem strange to anyone else that they had this big unveiling at a University? Not making any inferences, just thought that was weird.

I certainly am glad that they have assured us that their nuclear plants are going to be used for peaceful purposes only [taqiyya] and they would never think of attacking anyone with nuclear weapons, even if they happened to accidentally make some [taqiyya] and really, they just want to get along, we don’t need to be at all anxious about them getting new missiles, new drones, all that stuff [taqiyya].

Once that new Cordoba House mosque is built in NYC, we will all learn how tolerant [taqiyya] and peaceful [taqiyya] Islam is. Now, the Cordoba House, that is not a symbol of death at all, it’s a symbol of togetherness and cooperation and peace [taqiyya]. They just want to be part of the American Dream [taqiyya] and have no intention at all of trying to change or overcome or tear down our culture [taqiyya].

Anyone who thinks that or says anything negative is just an ignorant bigot who is willing to trash Freedom of Religion in America [taqiyya].

Australian court rules that a Muslim woman must remove her burka while testifying

Filed under:General — posted by Jack on @ 1:05 am

The full Islamic veil covers the whole body except the eyes and hands Photo: GETTY

An Australian court has ruled that a Muslim woman must remove her burka while she gives evidence so that the jury can assess her facial expressions.

Judge Shauna Deane of the Perth District Court said that it was “inappropriate” for the woman, only identified as Tasneem, to have her face covered while testifying in the A$752,000 (£433,000) fraud trial.

Lawyers for Tasneem, 36, had asked the judge to allow her to give evidence while wearing the burka because she had not removed the veil in public as an adult and would find the experience highly stressful.

However, the defence raised concerns about how the jury could assess her credibility if they could not see her face. They argued that wearing the garment was a cultural, not a religious, choice and that even in Islamic courts women were required to remove the veil.

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