Poll: Muslims Believe Key U.S. Goal is to Undermine Islam

"Large majorities (an average of 79 percent) across all four countries believe the United States seeks to "weaken and divide the Islamic world," ranging from 73 percent in Indonesia and Pakistan to 92 percent in Egypt. Equally large numbers perceive that the U.S. is trying to maintain "control over the oil resources of the Middle East" (average 79 percent)".
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Poll

THE DEATH OF A MUSLIM WOMAN: another victim of a barbaric custom among Muslims in Europe

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"The Whore Lived Like a German"

Hatin Surucu just wanted to live her own life. Instead, she became Berlin's latest victim of honor killings. Her Turkish Muslim brothers allegedly gunned her down for adopting Western ways.

Leftist Rebels attack a key gas pipeline in Mexico

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Rebels attack a key gas pipeline in Mexico, forcing companies to temporarily shut down factories. A small, left-wing guerilla group vows to continue the attacks.

New Chinese Nuclear sub caught on Google Earth

"This may cause the Chinese military to become the latest organization to show concerns over what Google Earth can reveal to users. The U.S. government and Indian military are both worried about the high-level quality of satellite imagery which is available to users. A spy chief also predicted curbs on satellite photos may be needed for programs like Google Earth".
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Google Earth Captures China's New Ballistic Missile Submarine

The War Tapes - This is a must see war documentary about Iraq and the American soldiers that go there

"Remarkable. Very moving. Very real."
- Mark Bowden, Author of Black Hawk Down

The War Tapes, a powerfully distressing film in which director Deborah Scranton weaves together first-person video footage shot by three National Guardsmen in Iraq in 2004, roughly a year after the invasion began, gives us a literal soldier's-eye view of the current U.S. military nightmare: desolate rides through Baghdad and Fallujah, accompanied by the occasional explosion and always -- always -- the fear that the next IED will be the one that hits you. The soldiers speak movingly of that anxiety. It's almost intrinsic to the nature of movies that we begin to wait for that horrific event, the awful ''climax'' to the soldiers' dread.

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http://thewartapes.com/trailer/

U.S. No Longer Tallest Country in World

"America used to be the tallest country in the world. From the days of the founding fathers right on through the industrial revolution and two world wars, Americans literally towered over other nations. In a land of boundless open spaces and limitless natural abundance, the young nation transformed its increasing wealth into human growth".
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A review of Are We Rome?: The Fall of an Empire and the Fate of America - by Cullen Murphy

Pop Romanizing
by Victor Davis Hanson

"Brilliant Roman and American writers have left thoughtful observations about the ironies — and pathologies — of their seemingly unstoppable societies that changed the world abroad and in the process their once traditional citizenry within."

Science and Islam - Professionals find no problem turning radical

"Fundamentalist-type attitudes are relatively common among people in applied science in the Muslim world," Edis said. "The conception has been that modern science is developed outside, and we need to bring it into our societies without it corrupting our culture."

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Radicalism among Muslim professionals worries many

Great New documentary about The American occupation of Iraq

No End in Sight
The first film of its kind to chronicle the reasons behind Iraq’s descent into guerilla war, warlord rule, criminality and anarchy, NO END IN SIGHT is a jaw-dropping, insider’s tale of wholesale incompetence, recklessness and venality. Based on over 200 hours of footage, the film provides a candid retelling of the events following the fall of Baghdad in 2003 by high ranking officials such as former Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage, Ambassador Barbara Bodine (in charge of Baghdad during the Spring of 2003), Lawrence Wilkerson, former Chief of Staff to Colin Powell, and General Jay Garner (in charge of the occupation of Iraq through May 2003) as well as Iraqi civilians, American soldiers, and prominent analysts.

Watch the video clip here: http://www.noendinsightmovie.com/

The Bourgeois Empire versus the Islamist Barbarian

Empires and Barbarians-
From the American Interest Journal

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