THERE IS NO SECOND PLACE

An Islamic school in New York City?

Where is the ACLU on this matter.  This seems like a matter of separation of church and state.  I don't think they can use public money.

NYC Officials Accused of Withholding Information on Arab School
By Fred Lucas
CNSNews.com Staff Writer
August 06, 2007

(CNSNews.com) - New York City officials have not been open or candid, critics say, about a controversial public school set to open in Brooklyn next month that will teach Arab language and culture -- the Khalil Gibran International Academy.

A local group, Stop the Madrassa Community Coalition, fears the school will become a Muslim-oriented school that promotes a religious and political agenda to its incoming sixth-grade class.

Administrators have claimed otherwise, but the coalition has received few details about the school's curriculum, faculty, textbooks and students, so its questions are still unanswered.

The suspicions are fueled by comments made by the school's incoming principal, Debbie Almontaser, as well as by some of her allegedly radical Islamist associations.

She has said, for instance, that U.S. foreign policy is "racist" and that the U.S. "triggered" terrorism by not being a fair mediator in the Middle East.

Further, the advisory board for the school includes three imams (Islamic leaders), as well as Christian and Jewish clergy.

"What's to hide? We know what we see," said Pamela Hall, a New York resident and a spokeswoman for the Stop the Madrassa Community Coalition. (A madrassa is a Muslim school). "We see a religious advisory board and a principal with a track record in radical Islam," Hall said.

The group filed a Freedom of Information Act request with city and state agencies last month for more information on the school.

The school is not religious and will be shut down if it becomes religious, said Joe Klein, chancellor of the New York City Department of Education, in several news accounts.

"It would be against the Constitution for a public school to teach a religion," Melody Meyer, spokeswoman for the city's Department of Education told Cybercast News Service. "Religion will not be affecting the curriculum."

Even though New York City has Greek, Chinese, and Russian public schools to teach distinct cultures, those cultures aren't as intertwined with a single faith as are Arabs and Islam, said John Matthies, assistant director of Islamist Watch, which has monitored the situation.

He also expressed concerns about the advisory board for the school.

"I don't know why all these religions are on the board. It's evenly divided among Christians, Jews, and Muslims, seemingly to allay concerns," Matthies told Cybercast News Service.

Yet the make-up of the advisory board "absolutely" did not have anything to do with religion, said Meyer.

"The board was chosen because they are people who could speak to the hearts and minds of the community," she said. "They were chosen based on their ability to communicate."

Meyer added that the curriculum and textbooks would be the same as those of other New York City schools.

Meanwhile, the Arab-American Family Support Center, which initially organized the school, said on its website that the school would include Arabic as a second language and college prep courses in common subjects such as science, math and social studies.

Hall, who described the Stop the Madrassa Community Coalition as a "broad spectrum" of about 50 parents, teachers and other New York City residents, said citizens want to know how the school will be monitored by the city.

They want to ensure it isn't influenced by politics or religion, and the lack of transparency from New York City officials hasn't boosted their confidence.

Hall wants more information on how history will be taught. She further noted that some English-language textbooks have been published that teach the radical Islamist perspective of history.

Meyer said there would be no point of view in history classes: "We have rigorous accountability on public schools that measures student performance and a grade for each school. We have feedback from students and parents should any concern come up. Schools do not operate in isolation."

It was in March, this year, when New York City Department of Education officials announced the establishment of the academy, named for Khalil Gibran, a Lebanese Christian poet.

The school faced near-immediate controversy when parents and teachers at the original site of the school - inside an existing Brooklyn public school - objected to its location. Officials then chose to move the school's proposed location in June to occupy space in another school in Brooklyn and agreeing to invest in construction at the school.

The school will host grades 6-12, but it will include only a sixth grade class the first year and then expand each year as students are promoted. The academy will enroll 60 students at a cost of more than $12,000 per pupil and about five faculty members - all certified teachers, Meyer said.

Some of the contention about the Academy surrounds Almontaser's past political comments such as, "Fundamentalist Muslims were blamed for the terror attacks ... I have realized that our foreign policy is racist; in the 'war against terror' people of color are the target."

She has also said, "terrorist attacks have been triggered by the way the USA breaks its promises with countries across the world, especially in the Middle East, and the fact that it has not been a fair mediator with its foreign policy."

Almontaser was also given an award by the controversial Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR), an organization that Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and others in Congress have accused of having ties to terrorism.

"In this situation, they are giving a green light to an inexperienced principal who has ties to an Islamic organization," said Hall.

Others contend that Almontaser has reached out to all communities.

"Through joint coalition work in Brooklyn against hate crimes, she has demonstrated her support for the civil liberties of all people," Joel J. Levy of the Anti-Defamation League, a Jewish anti-discrimination group, said in a letter last May to The New York Sun.

"She is deeply committed to creating an inclusive learning environment that embraces the unparalleled diversity of New York City," Levy said.

Opponents concede the school will open after Labor Day as planned. But the protests will continue, and the school will be closely watched, said Hall.

"When the school meets, we're not just going to say, 'oh, we lost' and walk away," Hall said. "This is the tip of the iceberg. When the school opens, it will be a harder fight."

911 CHANGED EVERYTHING.

911 CHANGED EVERYTHING. 

I believe that we are in a world war (World War IV) instigated by Islamic Fascist using asymmetrical forth generation terrorist tactics.  I believe this war started by the Islamic Fascist began more than 20 years ago in Beirut.  The bombing of the Marine barracks in Lebanon when Ronald Reagan was President.  This war may last longer than the half century that the Cold War lasted and our survival as a nation is at stake.

As countries like Iran arm themselves with nuclear weapons the threat becomes ever more serious and more intimate.  Attacks like the 911 attack paralyze with devastating effect on . the life style of other wise free Americans and a devastating impact on the economy.  After 911 people were afraid to fly.  People canceled their travel plans.  The Airlines almost went bankrupt.  Remember what happened to the stock market.  That precipitous drop in the stock market cost Americans trillions of dollars in wealth, wealth on paper that disappeared.  Think about the overhead on our economy.  Hundreds of billions of dollars in overhead cost that are unproductive have been incurred since 911.  All of the people that have been hired by the TSA, airport security, security at buildings.  These are people that could be doing other things more productively.   The overhead cost undermines our standard of living.

After 911 there was an unquestioned demand on the part of Americans for politicians to respond to the events of 911 and put procedures in place to prevent terrorist from carrying out another attack.  This added layer of security has been fabulously expensive.  These are some examples of how everything changed after 911.

the first day of spring

Where are we now? 

Americans  need to find candidates to sign on to these basic principles.

1.  Will aggressively pursue the war on terrorism.

2.  Nominate and confirm judges that will follow the constitution.

3.  Close the borders and enforce the immigration laws.

4.  Repeal Article XVI of the Constitution and implement the Fair Tax.

5.   Vote for real cuts in spending, eliminate corporate welfare, be fiscally conservative.

6.  Reform Social Security.  Privatize

7.  Reform medicare and medicaid.

8.  Reform the education system with vouchers.

9. Continue to reform the welfare system to really help.

10. Reform the drug laws.  By legalizing, taxing and regulating we will take revenue out of the hands of terrorist.

We have a majority in both houses of Congress.   We have the Presidency.  We don't need the Democrats.  If they (the democrats) will not participate go on without them.  No excuses.  JUST DO IT!!!!

So what the truth

The war against terror is world wide and every person is at risk. We are fighting Islamic fascist who want to kill all infidels.  We (the United States) are not receiving heavy casualties.  A new government in Iraqi is being formed.  The Iraqi security forces are growing in number and taking on more responsibility for their own security.  The United States is on schedule to draw down our forces after the vote on December 15th.

Terrorism is the murdering of the innocent.  The Islamic fascist subjugate women, hate Jews and execute homosexuals.  This is a religious war, Osama bin Laden's speeches are filled with religious arguments and theological language.  Many Muslims throughout the world have not denounced the Islamic fascist they have been silent in their criticism and even celebrate them.  This is a fundamentalist war against humanity against those that believes in freedom and modernity.

World War III, or the cold war, lasted fifty years.  World War IV, the war on terrorism, could last even longer.

This war will end only when the terrorist are all dead or they give up their idea that we must all be dead.  We are in Iraqi now and we must chase the terrorist to the ends of the earth.  There can be no place for them to hide.  This war has everything to do with 9-11.  THERE IS NO SECOND PLACE.

Who Caused 9-11?  19 religious young men under the influence of Al-Quida, who believe all infidels deserve to be killed because they are sinners?

There are 1.3 billion Muslims.  I think it is reality that 100,000 could be taught to become martyrs.   Who are the homicide bombers?  Islamic fascist?

Is Al-Quida controlled by the CIA?  Was the CIA and Mossad taking this act of terrorism on 9-11 to take away America's freedom through the Patriot Act?  Why was Able Danger disbanded six months before 9-11?  Timeline of Able Danger http://www.cooperativeresearch.org/timeline.jsp?timeline=complete_911_timeline&before_9/11=ableDanger  This is possible and this is the core that we must find.

The war on drugs:  The problem is there is a war on drugs but just some drugs pharmaceuticals are OK other drugs are illegal.  This issue must be addressed.  All drugs should be legalized, regulated and taxed.

For years the government fought the war on drugs.  What is the war on drugs?  An instrument to take away our freedoms.  The police forces around the country started taking money at airports if it was over ten thousand dollars.  The ticket agent that turned you in go a cut, the cops got a cut.  Then they took cars and houses.  But that was just the beginning soon the Environmental Protection Agency was taking property because you abused a wet lands, or bothered some mouse.  Now the Supreme Court says that the government can tale your property and give it to someone else, if they can realize a greater tax base.  This is not the America I grew up in.

The main stream media is the democratic brain.  They write something and the democrats try to implement it.

How do we solve the immigration problem?  All Americans that want to help in the war effort should spend a week of their vacation at the boarder with the Minute Men.

One of the most important issues facing us is tax reform.  All congressmen should be lobbied to pass the Fair Tax.

Quick Review of the left - Before 911 the left was anti-American and anti-capitalism.  Post 911 the left wanted to blame the attacks on the United States foreign policy.   The left falls back on the argument that the United States created Osama bin Laden in its war against communism.  The lefts main enemy in the United States is the religious right.  They rally against corporate globalism and U.S. military domination.  The lefts problem is they have no ideas to solve the worlds problems.

IMMIGRATION, NEW ORLEANS, FIGHT FOR EUROPE

How do we solve the immigration problem?   Take U.S. foreign aid to Mexico and give it directly to the illegal immigrants that are here.  You have an amnesty for illegals to turn themselves in and receive a % of the aid that would go to Mexico.  If they turn themselves in they would be able to get a small business loan to open a business in Mexico as long as they make all their employees speak English.  After a period of time as a responsible person, repaying the loans they would get on the list to become an American citizen.  If they don't volunteer to turn them selves in they will be deported with nothing.  We need to get a handle on this problem. 

Estimates are that 1 billion dollars a year are spent on health care, another billion on education and 25%  of the people in jail are illegals.  A portion of the savings in these three areas could go toward paying for repatriation.

What about New Orleans I advise you read http://www.disaster-resource.com/articles/rebuilding_bullock_haddow.sht

..."Part of this consensus process involves educating the entire community, including community leaders, concerning the new and old methods for mitigating hurricane and flooding hazards. This process must include full consideration of both structural mitigation actions and non-structural actions. There are of number of structural actions to be considered including strengthening the existing levees to resist a category 4 or 5 hurricane, building storm water diversion canals, enhancing and/or expanding the existing pumping system and dune reconstruction.

But these structural actions alone will not solve the problem. Non-structural actions such as restoring the wetlands below New Orleans, conserving existing wetlands throughout the Gulf Coast region, upgrading and strictly enforcing building codes especially in the area of structural elevation standards must also be considered and incorporated into the recovery plan. "...

The front in Europe is on the rise.  I recommend this blog http://jihadwatch.org/

"Fire and Fury on the Euro-Arab Street

The Nation takes stock. Good. If left and right can unite against the external threat, we will have all the time we want to discuss amongst ourselves tax rates, spending, and the scope of government regulation.

"This is the beginning of the war!" a French Muslim boy called out in the middle of the recent riots in Le Blanc Mesnil, just north of Paris.

But is it? Or was the war really going on already?

Few Americans have heard of him, but in Europe, more and more are becoming familiar with the name--and the ideas--of Dyab Abou Jahjah, founder of the now-international Arab European League (AEL) and the Muslim Democratic Party. Handsome, charismatic, well-educated and multilingual, he has the perfect makings of a political leader, or perhaps better said, a man poised to lead a revolution. And he knows it.

More to the point: As the fury of Muslim youth explodes across the landscape of Western Europe, it's time that others know it, too.

The AEL, founded in Belgium in 2000--in other words, before September 2001--now has branches in the Netherlands and France, and intends to spread across the EU, with plans to participate in future European Parliamentary elections as the Muslim Democratic Party. With battle cries like "Whatever Means Necessary" and frequent condemnations of America, Jahjah--who called the 9/11 attacks "sweet revenge"-- recruits Muslim youth to spread his ideology, a vague series of ideas that occasionally appear moderate but, when added together, call for violent resistance, the destruction of Israel and the introduction of Sharia (Islamic) law in Europe.

Most recently, Jahjah issued a public statement supporting Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's declaration calling for Israel to be wiped off the map. "The foundation of Najad's reasoning is intellectually defendable," he writes in English (the statement in its entirety can be found here), "and despite the fact that his regime is no perfect example of political morality, I argue that his position on this matter is the only possible moral one." (Ironically, the man slain filmmaker Theo van Gogh once called "a pimp for Allah" continues his rant with mention of a "mythical racial-religious holy promise by some god in some religious book"--by which, of course, he means the Old Testament. Despite such statements, Jahjah repeatedly insists he has "nothing against the Jews.")

I've thought a lot about Jahjah in the past few days: Jahjah who never condemned the killing of van Gogh by a Dutch Muslim fundamentalist; Jahjah who finds the destruction of Israel "the only possible moral" option; Jahjah who has on several occasions incited riots on the streets of Antwerp and now defends the ongoing rioting of Muslim youth outside of Paris. I've thought of Jahjah as Muslim youths riot, too, in Arhus, Denmark, presumably in protest against the publication in a national newspaper of a cartoon drawing of Mohammed.

As they say, read it all."

Drilling in the Alaska National Wildlife Refuge is a national security issue.  Representatives that voted against the drilling most be put on notice vote right or be voted out.

THE WAR ON TERRORISM

First question-How is the war going.  The United States holds the line in Iraq waiting for the December elections.  Gaza is becoming more radicalized the Palestine Authority is in conflict with the terrorist and seem to be headed for civil war after the elections.  The fight for Europe has begun with the fighting in France.

Authorities say drug traffickers and Islamic militants are helping to organize the unrest, via the internet and mobile phones, among the black North African immigrant communities who make up a significant part of many poor suburban housing estates.

Fighting has spreed to Denmark.

Quick Review of the left - Before 911 the left was anti-American and anti-capitalism.  Post 911 the left wanted to blame the attacks on the United States foreign policy.   The left falls back on the argument that the United States created Osama bin Laden in its war against communism.  The lefts main enemy in the United States is the religious right.  They rally against corporate globalism and U.S. military domination.  The lefts problem is they have no ideas to solve the worlds problems.

Terrorism is the murdering of the innocent.  The Islamic fascist subjugate women, hate Jews and execute homosexuals.  This is a religious war, Osama bin Laden's speeches are filled with religious arguments and theological language.  Many Muslims throughout the world have not denounced the Islamic fascist they have been silent in their criticism and even celebrate them.  This is a fundamentalist war against humanity against those that believes in freedom and modernity.

The war on drugs:  The problem is there is a war on drugs but just some drugs pharmaceuticals are OK other drugs are illegal.  This issue must be addressed.  All drugs should be legalized, regulated and taxed.

WAR ON TERRORISM, LIBERAL MEDIA BIAS

First question: how is the war against terror going?  We are fighting Islamic fascist who want to kill all infidels.  The Iraqi security forces are growing in number and taking on more responsibility for their own security.  The Iraqi people voted for the Constitution and the main street media has hardly said a word.  We are at war and in war THERE IS NO SECOND PLACE.  If we do not fight the war in Iraq we will fight the war in America. 

Second question:  Is there a liberal bias in the main stream media?  I now think that there is not a liberal bias but that the main stream media is the democratic brain.  They write something and the democrats try to implement it.

The Supreme Court is one of the most important issues of our day.   We can only hope that President Bush has not made the same mistakes that so many of the past Republican Presidents have made.  Perhaps he will get another chance to make a pick and he can get a true Constitutional conservative in there like  Luttig, McConnell or Jones.  The courts over the last 60 years have been participating in Judaical activism, making law not found in the Constitution.  The most recent example is the takings law, eating away at the fifth amendment.

How do we solve the immigration problem?  All Americans that want to help in the war effort should spend a week of their vacation at the boarder with the Minute Men.   http://www.alipac.us/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=769

One of the most important issues facing us is tax reform.  All congressmen should be lobbied to pass the Fair Tax.   http://www.fairtax.org/

Another issue is spending.  The Republicans need to be the party of fiscal conservatism.  Today there was a vote in the Senate to take money out of the transportation bill, earmarked to Alaska, to help with the Katrina Hurricane and it was voted down 82 to 15.  Check this out on Radio Blogger http://www.radioblogger.com/  This is unacceptable.  I heard on the radio two new categories for Congressmen. The SWINE - Senators Who Ignore Needless Expenditures and Saws - Senators Against Wasteful Spending.  The list of the 82 will be under the SWINE.  The 15 will be under the SAWS.  This is the beginning to find those with like minds that deserve to be re-elected or find someone new.  We need to vote the SWINE out.

America is a unique and special nation.  America was the first Republic with a Constitution that acknowledges that its citizens have rights.  To be an American gives you a duty to preserve these rights for the next generation.  I believe America stands for freedom that is why people have come here for two hundred years. 

Today we need another contract with America.  Ten issues that we can agree upon that will change America for the better.  Reform social security, reform medicare and Medicaid, reform the public education system with vouchers and of course reform the tax system.  We have a majority in Congress and the White house no more excuses  JUST DO IT!!!