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The French riots of 2005 Paris When It Sizzles: The intifada comes to France. The French use the euphemism "quartiers sensibles" — sensitive neighborhoods — for the troubled, predominantly Arab and African working-class suburbs of Paris and other cities that increasingly resemble a ticking bomb at the heart of their society. Hell no, we won't work. After the rampages last fall, mostly by unemployed and disaffected Muslims — almost universally referred to as "French youths" by an international press too afraid to reports facts that may not be considered polite — French Prime Minister Dominuque de Villepin has proposed measures designed to encourage French companies to hire more young workers. Muslim Riots Break Out in Denmark As Well. As Muslim riots spread across France, Denmark is also beginning to see its own Islamic Intifada. In Arhus, Denmark, young Muslims were heard chanting, "This land belongs to us!" Third night of unrest in Belgium. Vandals set fires in Belgium for a third straight night in what authorities called copycat violence patterned on the rioting in France. Cars torched at liberty's heart as Paris gripped by guerilla warfare. It is a French revolution in rioting — a war of attrition where the enemy is almost impossible to detect and the weapon is a Molotov cocktail. Their targets are cars, buses, schools, nurseries, gyms, warehouses and brasseries across Paris and in other cities. Comparisons with the Gaza Strip are impossible to avoid. Residents of Paris Suburbs at Gangs' Mercy. They move in packs at night, burning and wrecking. Their anger is both blind and targeted. They torch their own neighborhoods as well as symbols of the French state that some feel oppresses them. French Fried Muslim Madness. Here's the typical feed coming from liberal thought police central: "Riots have broken out in Paris suburbs. This wave of destruction has been at the hand of North African and Middle Eastern descent French youths who have been disenfranchised and unemployed by haughty white French people." Yeah, if you do a little digging, I bet you'd find that, as Mark Steyn wrote, the names of the "French youths" culpable for this anarchy are not Pierre, Patrice, Henri and Claude, but rather Habib, Achmed and Mohamed. The Islamist threat in France: This is not about Muslim poverty (the Islamist terrorists who hit London all had good jobs. Mohammed Atta, who struck us in New York, was well-born and came from a prosperous family). It is about radical Islamist self-confidence and contempt for the West. And, it is about Western weakness. Facing the facts: No one wants to admit what polls have long suggested — the French are finally reaping what they sowed with their longstanding, loose immigration laws and their egalitarian snobbishness. Here in the United States, Republicans are finally waking up to the fact that we too have the makings of a serious problem from excessive immigration. The Media ignore one key fact about Paris rioters: they're mostly Muslims. The rioters who have terrorized Paris for two weeks now have been called many things by the mainstream media: poor, disaffected, disenfranchised, mostly immigrants or children of. But one label applied to them in passing, if at all, is one that is certainly not unimportant or irrelevant: "Muslim." A thug by any other name... It's unclear how [Christophe] Bertossi would prefer that the violent young Muslims (invariably called "French youths" in the mainstream media) be treated. If torching cars and destroying schools isn't criminal and terrorist behavior, nothing is. Police Guard Paris Treasures From Rioters. Some 3,000 police fanned out around Paris on Saturday [11/12/2005] to prevent any attempts to attack high-profile targets such as the Eiffel Tower after a 16th straight night of unrest and arson. … "This is not a rumor," said National Police Chief Michel Gaudin. The famed Eiffel Tower and Champs-Elysees avenue were among potential targets, he said. In the following story, Lucianne pointed out that the word "Muslim" first appears at the end of paragraph seven. Police, Rioting Youths Clash in Central Lyon. Dozens of youths threw trash cans at police and attacked sidewalk shops in a main square of Lyon on Saturday night [11/12/2005] in the first clash between rioters and police in a city center after more than two weeks of violence in France, according to news reports. Vive la Difference! Francophiles may unclench. After weeks of national unrest, Jacques Chirac finally got tough on the car-broilers: He proposed job training for 50,000 of the unemployed malcontents. That'll teach 'em. Of course, job training is one thing; actual jobs are another. French riots: 126 cops hurt. France's national police service said on Wednesday [11/16/2005] that 126 officers had been injured since urban unrest first flared up nearly three weeks ago. It said a total of 2,888 people had been arrested since the violence started on October 27, and 8,973 vehicles had been destroyed by arson. Riots in the welfare state. France is a welfare state. The government controls the economy. Unions rule. Bureaucracies fight market forces so as to benefit factory workers, farmers, and civil servants. Wages are high, vacations are long, and benefits are generous. That means French businesses cannot afford to hire people who need jobs. Leftist hate for America: In the past, Europeans were unwilling or unable to protect themselves against Nazism and communism. Now they demonstrate an unwillingness to protect themselves against Islam hell-bent on conquering the West. We just might have to pull Europe's chestnut out of the fire — again. ...and 2006: Editor's Note: I don't want to blame the Islamic thugs in France for something that they haven't done, but I find it hard to believe that a completely different group of people is rioting this year, and they had nothing to do with last year's riots. I suspect it's the same young people. Still, even if the same people are in the streets again, the current French riots appear to have little to do with Islamic outrage and a lot to do with heavy-handed socialism, high unemployment and unfair labor laws. The French job funk: What American despairs that the French are having problems with their youth? Who among us laments that the snooty French, who look down their long noses at all things American … are paying the price for years of socialism? France's ghettoes boil as labour law protests spread. The youths attacked police officers and journalists, assaulted and robbed demonstrators and set cars and stores on fire in a terrifying reminder of the three weeks of riots that swept through France in November [2005]. Rioting for Ineptitude in France: In France's overly-planned, overly-socialist economy, the unemployment rate has hovered around 10 percent for decades, more than double the current rate of unemployment in the United States. For France's younger workers, the jobless rate stands at 23 percent, the highest in Europe. In the areas most severely hit by rioting over the past several weeks, unemployment rates are running in excess of 50 percent. French Student Riots: Why are students at the Sorbonne and other distinguished institutions out trashing the streets and attacking the police? Because they want privileges in the name of rights, and are too ignorant of economics to realize that those privileges cost them jobs. Paris 'smashers' shift attacks from property to people. The images are unnerving: hooded, swift-footed youths infiltrating protest rallies in the heart of tourist Paris, smashing shop windows, setting cars on fire, beating and robbing passers-by and throwing objects at the riot police. They are called the casseurs — the smashers. French despair: People hired in France who are under 26 years old can be dismissed by their employers within two years. For specific causes? No, for any cause. … But [the "First Employment Contract"] says … the McDonald's hamburger stand can dismiss a (young) employee without the need to file encyclopedic papers with various French ministries. Chirac: 'Oui Surrender!' True to Gallic tradition, President Jacques Chirac on Monday [4/10/2006] stared sternly at the rioters who've spent the last two weeks ravaging France and … surrendered. Bowing to pressure from rowdy adolescents and moss-backed unions violently opposed to proposed labor-law reform, Chirac provided la Belle France with a regrettable lesson: Riots pay. Update: French Police Faulted in Youths' Deaths. An internal police review of the 2005 electrocutions of two teenagers that triggered weeks of rioting in poor French neighborhoods faulted police officers for their handling of the case, a lawyer for the victims' families said Thursday [12/7/2006]. Editor's Note: Notice that the word "Muslim" is conspicuously absent in the story above. Islam in Prison: Islam in prison is not such a big problem, provided the converts are in for life. It's when they're released that the rest of us have trouble on our hands. Homegrown Islamic Jihad in the Bronx. Four African-American converts to Islam, all of whom converted to Islam in prison, have been arrested by the FBI just as they attempted to bomb two Riverdale synagogues, (the Riverdale Jewish Center and the Riverdale Temple), in the Bronx and a New York National Guard air base in Newburgh, New York where they lived and attended a mosque. Why do I begin by clearly stating the race and religion of the terrorists? Because the liberal mainstream media refuses to do so, or buries such facts on its back pages. Muslim inmates at Rawlins accommodated. The Wyoming Department of Corrections says it will allow Muslim inmates at the state penitentiary in Rawlins to time their meals to accommodate their daily prayers. The American Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit earlier this year on behalf of two Muslim inmates. Little Rock Shooting Suspect Joins Growing List of Muslim Converts Accused of Targeting U.S.. The suspect in the deadly shooting at a military recruiting center in Arkansas is the latest in a series of Muslim converts accused of planning or launching violent attacks in the U.S., part of what security experts call an alarming domestic trend. The attack came less than two weeks after a foiled bomb plot on two synagogues in Riverdale, N.Y., allegedly led by four men who converted to Islam in prison or shortly after their incarceration. Muslim Fanatics Hijack British Prison. Muslim prisoners have launched a reign of terror inside a top security British jail. The fanatics are forcing fellow inmates to convert to Islam or face punishment beatings. One man who stood up to the thugs was branded with a lump of hot metal, according to a prison source. The crisis at Whitemoor jail in Cambridgeshire has led to calls by staff for the 100 Muslim inmates there to be dispersed to other prisons round the country. Black Racists Recruited to Guide the Jihad. The prison, as the last bastion of racism and racial separatism, has become a prime recruitment center for radical Islam. Al Qaeda training manuals found by U.S. troops in Afghanistan reveal that America's black prisoners, who constitute nearly half of the nation's two million inmates, are viewed by terrorists as a potentially bountiful source of new jihadi recruits. Radical Islam Behind Bars: Federal, state, county, and city prison officials have wrestled since the horror of 9/11 with the presence of radical Muslim chaplains in our country's correctional systems. To the shock of most Americans, when they hear about it, missionaries of the ultrafundamentalist Wahhabi sect, financed by Saudi Arabia and supporting terrorism, have a monopoly on Muslim chaplaincies behind bars. America's Prisons: Breeding Grounds for Muslim Converts. As controls in the US on the access of outside Imams to prisoners have tightened, the problem of Islamist radicalization in US prisons is one that involves much more self-radicalization. This seems to be especially the case amongst certain segments of the African-American inmate population that has converted to Islam while in prison. It is notable that one of the more serious Jihadist terrorist plots, uncovered in Los Angeles by local law enforcement and the FBI, involved just such individuals. Wahhabism in the Big House: While some Muslim advocacy groups deny that extremist indoctrination is occurring in prisons, the evidence continues to mount. Muktar Said Ibrahim, arrested in the attempted bombing of London's Underground on July 21, reportedly converted to Islam while incarcerated, as did attempted shoe bomber Richard Reid before him. Jailhouse Blues: The New Islam Remains The Same Old Islam. Give credit to the Council on American Islamic Relations, the American Muslim Council and other members of the American Muslim disinformation lobby for using generous donations from foreign lands to package a sanitized version of Islam as peaceful and tolerant. But their fantasy Islam collides with the truth about life inside those countries where the religion is dominant. Why Islam Attracts Criminals: What exactly is it that makes people such as suspected "dirty bomber" Abdullah al Muhajir turn to Islamic extremism? According to sociologists of religion and theologians, it is the search for security and structure in their lives. Islamist radicals in prison: How many? The radicalization and recruitment of terrorists in US prisons present a threat of "unknown magnitude," according to national security experts. That's prompted leading analysts to call on Congress to set up a national commission to study the spread of radical ideologies in America's correctional systems. The Editor says... There's not a lot of correction being done in the "correctional systems", and there's not much penitence in the penitentiaries. Ex-Convicts Plead Guilty in Plotting Attacks on Military Sites. Two men accused of plotting behind prison walls to launch attacks on military sites, synagogues and other targets in 2005 pleaded guilty Friday [12/14/2007] to conspiring to wage war against the United States. Kevin James, 31, and Levar Haley Washington, 28, both pleaded guilty to seditious conspiracy charges. Authorities say James, Washington and two others were part of a California prison gang cell of radical Muslims planning attacks in the Los Angeles area. Spewing Poison in America's Prisons: Not long ago, an ex-con named Umar Abdul-Jalil gave a speech in which he said the "greatest terrorists in the world occupy the White House," and that the "Zionists of the media" should not be dictating "what Islam is to us." That was bad enough, but what was worse was the fact that Jalil is the chief Islamic chaplain in the New York City Department of Corrections. After his comments became public, he was suspended from his job. But New York's Mayor Bloomberg refused to dismiss him, claiming that his right to free speech covered such explosive comments. London Prison Changes Direction of Toilets in Respect to Islamic Law. Toilets in one London prison are getting a face-lift — or rather, a change in direction — to accommodate Muslim inmates who can't use them while facing Mecca, a British newspaper reported. The Editor says... A prison is not a hotel. Sometimes things don't go your way in prison. In my opinion, the inmates are very fortunate if they can determine which way is north, or whether the sun is shining outdoors. Concern Grows Over Prison Islam Converts. Recent arrests have focused attention on a potential terrorism danger that federal officials have been warning about — that inmates in state prison systems are particularly susceptible to radical Islamist ideology. Primary Sources: The U.S. prison system as a terrorist university. Despite recent cautionary examples like Jose Padilla, who is believed to have been radicalized in prison before allegedly plotting to detonate a dirty bomb (the shoe bomber Richard Reid is thought to have been similarly radicalized in a British prison), the Justice Department reports that safeguards against religious extremism in federal prisons are still remarkably lax. The Wrong Kind of Prison Fellowship: In August, law enforcement officials foiled a Jihadist plot to attack a synagogue and military recruitment center in Los Angeles. What made the plot especially disturbing wasn't only the nationality of the organizers — they were native-born Americans of non Middle-Eastern descent — but where the plot was hatched: inside Folsom prison. U.S. prisons becoming Islam battleground. While prison chaplains of various denominations argue that Islam offers a spiritual path to rehabilitation, others say it has the potential to turn felons into terrorists. The FBI calls prisons "fertile ground for extremists." Muslim inmate wins court fight. A federal judge has ordered prison officials to allow a Muslim inmate to be fed an appropriate diet and to wear a headpiece consistent with Islamic teachings. Criminals Recruited for "Islamic Army" in America: Islam is gaining an impressive number of American converts in prisons, almost all African-Americans, but political correctness has inhibited investigative reporting on the phenomenon. Less than 12 percent of American Muslims are of Arab descent. Native-born African-Americans account for roughly 42 percent, and immigrants from south Asia 24 percent. The others came to the U.S. from more than 100 countries. Plot renews fears of radical Islam in US prison. The arrest of four Muslim ex-convicts in an alleged homegrown terror plot in the Bronx is renewing fears about the spread of Islamic extremism in the nation's prisons. At least two of the four men suspected of plotting to bomb synagogues and shoot down military airplanes converted to Islam behind bars. The alleged mastermind is also a convert, and the fourth man identified himself as a Muslim when he entered prison. Radicals in Our Prisons. Amid all the shocking details in the disrupted plot to bomb Bronx synagogues and fire missiles at American military aircraft, one component of the case should come as no surprise — three of the alleged culprits converted to radical Islam in prison. Black Anti-Semites Recruited to Islam. My friend Phyllis Chesler has written a column about the recruitment of black anti-Semites in prison. The Black Muslim movement in America was racist and anti-Semitic in its origins and in no small measure began there — legitimizing of Jew hatred in the American mainstream after it had been driven under a rock in the post-WW II era. Because blacks were victims they could (and still can) get away with hate speech thatothers could not. Now Muslims have made a remarkably successful bid for the same kind of racist privilege. We mustn't hurt their feelings, after all. Muslim prisoners get their own cells after sharing row. A prison has agreed to give Muslims their own cells after they complained about sharing with other inmates. They were said to be unhappy at praying and eating near non-Muslims at Birmingham's Winson Green jail. It is thought to be the first time inmates have been segregated by religion. Prison bosses have decided to place them with other Muslims, or give them single cells when space is available. Muslim inmates sue over prayers. Two Muslim inmates held in a special unit at the federal prison in Terre Haute say they aren't allowed to pray in groups as often as their religion commands and have asked a federal judge to ease limitations on worship imposed by the Bureau of Prisons. The Editor says... Did their religion command them to do the things that sent them to the penitentiary? FBI: Radical Islamist Group Ruled by Inmate in "Supermax" Jail. [Scroll down] In this case, not only did a domestic Islamic terrorist organization arise from within the walls of our prison system, but the "Supermax" facility currently serves as the headquarters for this radical group. It appears FBI Director Robert Mueller's "relevant concerns" about bringing Gitmo's terrorists to the United States are not so far-fetched after all. So far as we know, no terror cells are currently being run from inside Guantanamo. Department of Justice Press Release: [Luqman Ameen] Abdullah was the leader of part of a group which calls themselves Ummah ("the brotherhood"), a group of mostly African-American converts to Islam, which seeks to establish a separate Sharia-law governed state within the United States. The Ummah is ruled by Jamil Abdullah Al-Amin, formerly known as H. Rapp Brown, who is serving a state sentence in USP Florence, CO, ADMAX, for the murder of two police officers in Georgia. The Detroit 'Ummah' and Radical Islam in America. Full details about the FBI's arrest in Detroit yesterday [10/29/2009] of a group of radical Muslims, during which their leader was killed in a shootout, are yet to become available, and it is too early to judge the real significance of these events. Nonetheless, what we already know is sufficient to make some general observations on the growing threat that homegrown radical Islam poses to America. Muslims call for justice at funeral for lslamic leader. Muslim leaders called for justice today at the funeral of Luqman Ameen Abdullah, the Islamic leader killed by FBI agents this week during a shootout in Dearborn. "We are looking for justice," said Imam Mohammed Elahi of the Islamic House of Wisdom to a packed crowd that spilled outside. "The closest road to Allah is justice. May Allah bless his soul." Elahi said. "Allah Akbar," God is great, the packed crowd said at times during the funeral. The Editor says... The Muslims will get justice soon enough. It may be tonight or tomorrow, or it may be another 500 years, but it's coming, and they're not going to like it. Dearborn Shoot-Out Opens a Window into Homegrown Terror. "We're not any fake terrorists, we're the real terrorists," Abdullah (aka Christopher Thomas) once bragged to an undercover informant, according to an FBI affidavit. Abdullah, 53, was a disciple of none other than H. Rap Brown. If you ever wondered what had become of the'60s Black Panther leader, well, he converted to Islam while in prison in the 1970s. And he apparently has not changed his mind about what he'd like to do to America. Nation of Islam Subsection Nation of Islam (Definition): A sect of Islam originating in America composed of black Americans. Followers, sometimes called Black Muslims, believe that Allah (God) appeared in 1930 to the last great prophet Elijah Muhammad, in the person of Wallace D. Fard. Elijah Muhammad borrowed many beliefs from traditional Islam but introduced important differences. Most notable was the focus on black oppression and equating Satan and evil with the white race. Brief biography of Louis Farrakhan. The Muslim Cult of Islam (now called the Nation of Islam) originated July 4, 1930. In 1933, Elijah Poole … changed his name to Elijah Muhammad and moved the sect to Michigan and then to Chicago. Louis Eugene Wolcott … changed his name to "Louis X" according to Black Muslim tradition, and later to Louis Farrakhan. Louis Farrakhan In His Own Words: "A decree of death has been passed on America. The judgement of God has been rendered and she must be destroyed…" [Harlem, NY, 8/9/1997] Farrakhan Blames Religious Divisions for World's Conflicts in Final Speech. Nation founder Wallace D. Fard attracted black Detroiters on the margins of society with a message of self-improvement and separation from whites, who he said were inherently evil because of their enslavement of blacks. The Nation of Islam, which promotes black empowerment and nationalism, was rebuilt by Farrakhan in the late 1970s after W.D. Mohammed, the son of longtime leader Elijah Mohammed, moved his followers toward mainstream Islam. Farrakhan says Democracy is the "Rule of the Devil". Nation of Islam leader Minister Louis Farrakhan has told his followers that President Bush's efforts to bring democracy to the Middle East represent "the rule of the devil." Some Key Nation of Islam Dates: The Nation of Islam formed in the early 20th century as a separatist movement to help blacks overcome racism and poverty. But it wasn't until 1978 that Imam W.D. Mohammed proclaimed that whites are fully human. Another Failed 'Farrakhan Test'. Whether Obama passed or failed the Farrakhan test might depend on where you stand on Obama's candidacy. But the exchange regarding the controversial Nation of Islam leader probably did Hillary Clinton some good, given Farrakhan's radioactivity in many parts of the country. Which raises the question: Where was Hillary Clinton when her husband, former president Bill Clinton, made nice with Louis Farrakhan? Wake up and smell the thuggery. The Nation of Islam thugs carried themselves like true believers given to hard work, self-respect and a community awareness of bettering the lives of those in black Philadelphia. But behind the clean-shaven masks, the dark suits and the bow ties, they were selling drugs, extorting money from businesses and either brutally beating or killing people, including a family in Washington that was victimized to the tune of two murdered adults and five drowned children. Louis Farrakhan Is Not a Muslim. Farrakhan subscribes to an American black religion founded in Detroit 50 years ago. His faith is not recognized as Islamic by real Muslims, and his teachings bear almost no resemblance to those of Islam. Farrakhan is as much a Muslim as the Shriner is an Arab. Farrakhan leads a group formally known as the "Nation of Islam," commonly called the Black Muslims. Louis Farrakhan Rips 'Wicked Jews' in Hollywood. It's been nearly a month since Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakahan blamed "Zionists and neo-cons" for "manipulating" President Bush into invading Iraq – before blasting "wicked Jews" in Hollywood for promoting "lesbianism [and] homosexuality." Yet, outside of a few newspapers in Chicago, the same press that showers positive coverage on Farrakhan's Million Man marches has yet to get around to covering his Feb. 26 Saviours Day speech. "Islamic Americans" vs. America: The current leader of the Nation of Islam, Louis Farrakhan, threatened some years ago to "lead an army of black men and women to Washington, D.C., and we will sit down with the president, whoever he may be, and will negotiate for a separate state or territory of our own." On a 1996 visit to the virulently anti-American regime in Teheran, Farrakhan declared that "God will destroy America at the hands of Muslims." Farrakhan in Cuba calls for "regime change" in US. Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan called for "regime change" in the United States on Monday and denounced "wicked" U.S. policies for turning the world against America. "We need a new government, we need regime change in America," he said at the end of a visit to Communist Cuba. A much more thorough history of the Nation of Islam, Part One, Part Two. Do blacks believe levee was blown? Was the levee break that precipitated the flooding of New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina the result of some government conspiracy against blacks? … Last week, Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan sparked controversy by spreading racist conspiracy theories. "I heard from a very reliable source who saw a 25-foot deep crater under the levee breach," Farrakhan said. "It may have been blown up to destroy the black part of town and keep the white part dry." Editor's Note: This may be the first time since 9/11/2001 that Louis Farrakhan has been quoted in the news media. He has kept an extremely low profile since people of his "religion of peace" unloaded on America four years ago. Black Muslim leader Farrakhan discloses illness. Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan, 73, has suffered new health problems relating to earlier diagnosed prostate cancer and has canceled all engagements, he said in a letter published on the Web site of his church. The Editor says... Mr. Farrakhan should spend his last remaining energy denouncing Muslim acts of terrorism, instead of using it to tell everyone how sick he is. Louis Farrakhan's First Congressman. At this particular time in history, it is a matter of note that Congress is about to receive its first Muslim member. ... [Keith] Ellison's Muslim faith has generated no controversy in the campaign. On the contrary, it has served to insulate aspects of his public record from close scrutiny in a city whose dominant news organ, the Minneapolis Star Tribune, is a paragon of political correctness. With the exception of columnist Katherine Kersten, the Star Tribune has scrupulously avoided examining Ellison's long train of troubling associations, foremost among them his ties to the Nation of Islam. Farrakhan ready for major speech. The Nation of Islam returns to its roots in the city for its annual national convention and conferences next week, and dozens of officials and clergy laid down the welcome mat Thursday [2/15/2007] for what may be Minister Louis Farrakhan's last major address. After a miraculous recovery... Farrakhan: 'I'm also a Christian'. A packed house welcomed Minister Louis Farrakhan to St. Sabina Catholic Church on Friday night with a standing ovation and cheers for his health. The 74-year-old provocative Nation of Islam leader, who has endured a series of health setbacks, didn't speak from the Quran but from the Bible. "Even though I am a Muslim — I don't apologize for that — I'm also a Christian," he told the crowd…. The Editor says... Sorry, Louis, but you can't play on both sides of that fence. Islam is not just another way to God or another path to Heaven -- it is incompatible with Christianity. If Christianity is true and valid then Islam cannot be. Obama's Farrakhan Test: Maybe for [Rev. Jeremiah A.] Wright and some others, [Louis] Farrakhan "epitomized greatness." For most Americans, though, Farrakhan epitomizes racism, particularly in the form of anti-Semitism. Over the years, he has compiled an awesome record of offensive statements, even denigrating the Holocaust by falsely attributing it to Jewish cooperation with Hitler — "They helped him get the Third Reich on the road." His history is a rancid stew of lies. Somewhat related... Farrakhan ordered to pay couple $350,000. The son of Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan will have to pay $350,000 to a Gary couple who suffered injuries when he crashed into their car, twice, while he was apparently in a drug-induced stupor. Farrakhan Casts a Long Shadow on the Campaign Trail. Louis Farrakhan, leader of the Nation of Islam and icon of black antisemitism in America, is emerging once again as a prominent factor in the political arena, causing trouble not only for Democratic presidential frontrunner Barack Obama but also for a number of other political candidates. Farrakhan: Stick With Obama. The issue arose Sunday [2/24/2008], when Farrakhan praised Obama before a large Nation of Islam gathering, even comparing him to the religion's founder, Wallace D. Fard Muhammad, who Farrakhan claims also had a white mother and black father. "A black man with a white mother became a savior to us," Farrakhan said Sunday. "A black man with a white mother could turn out to be one who can lift America from her fall." The Obama campaign moved quickly to distance itself from Farrakhan. Obama's Truthiness About Farrakhan: The question was about Farrakhan as a package deal. Did Obama accept his support? Did Obama reject his support? So far, no answer. And this was incredible. Before a national audience, Obama, whose very candidacy has come to symbolize a promise of "post-racial" "unity" in America, failed to reject the support of arguably the most racist and divisive figure in America. Update: Rev. Wright's Teachers: It turns out that a number of Jeremiah Wright's incendiary and racist comments are not new, and are traceable to leaders of the Black Muslim Movement. As it turns out, Wright's radical ranting is an echo. A glance back at history reveals an eerie connection between black separatists, the Nation of Islam (NOI) and Barack Obama's pastor. Although both NOI and Wright excel at racist and anti-American rhetoric, it now appears that they read from the same hymnal. Black Muslim killings gain new attention. [Scroll down] What happened that night continued a chain of violence that began on June 17, 1973, police said. The Webb-Trantham shootings weren't the first, nor were they the last, but they were, perhaps, the most pivotal. Trantham lived. Later, she identified Brooks as one of her attackers. For the first time, there was a solid tie to the Nation of Islam. Obama win will stir racial tension: Farrakhan. Louis Farrakhan, controversial leader of the Nation of Islam, hailed US president-elect Barack Obama as an extraordinary leader but warned his victory would stir up racial animosity. ... But he said the country remained "divided and polarised," and he warned that the president-elect faced a daunting task in taking the reins of the nation during one of the most troubled periods in its history. The Editor says... Huh? I thought there were predictions that if Obama lost there would be racial tension. People like Mr. Farrakhan benefit from racial strife, and he sounds a little disappointed to see it gradually disappear. Legendary Songwriter Now Marches to an Islamist Tune. Music and real estate mogul Kenny Gamble, alternatively known as Luqman Abdul Haqq, is one of the most powerful men in Philadelphia — and also among the most controversial. His effort to revitalize dilapidated South Philly neighborhoods stands at the center of the storm. While he grandiosely links his projects to "the saving of America," others have accused him of constructing a "black Muslim enclave." Jeremiah Wright Foreign Policy: Farrakhan's anti-Semitic activities spanned years. Months before the [1995 march on Washington], he was embroiled in an ugly, anti-Semitic episode. Khalid Abdul Muhammad, a senior Nation of Islam official, delivered three hours of remarks at New Jersey's Keane College that attacked whites, Jews, Catholics, homosexuals and white South Africans. Muhammad said, "[Jews] are a European strain of people who crawled around on all fours in the caves and hills of Europe, eatin' Juniper roots and eatin' each other. ... They're the blood suckers of the black nation and the black community." Did someone mention "Reverend" Jeremiah Wright? Nation of Islam sees Obama's election as call to action. Minister Louis Farrakhan on Sunday urged his followers not to become complacent by President Barack Obama's election and to work to repair communities. The Editor says... I thought there was an unspoken agreement that if we elected a black president, we wouldn't have to hear from Louie Farrakhan ever again. Louis Farrakhan: H1N1 Vaccine Developed to Kill People. "The Earth can't take 6.5 billion people. We just can't feed that many. So what are you going to do? Kill as many as you can," Farrakhan reportedly said during an event in Memphis, Tenn. "We have to develop a science that kills them and makes it look as though they died from some disease." Back to the Islam Index Page Back to the Home page 
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