UN Vote on the Israeli fence, Tolerance

List of Articles:

* Soft on Islam

* Two Canadian Terror Sites Shut Down

* Why was Canada hiding amongst this group? -- Cameroon, Canada, El Salvador, Nauru, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Uganda, Uruguay, Vanuatu.

* George Soros Teaches the FBI Tolerance -- The guide grants Arab and Muslim concerns a higher priority than standard law enforcement practices -- Can you believe this?

Soft on Islam

Soft on Islam Klaus Rohrich Thursday, July 22, 2004

Last Sunday a Methodist minister in Coquitlam BC urged his parishioners to go out and set fire to all the area’s mosques. On the same weekend, a Catholic clergyman in Yonkers, N.Y. rigged a couple of his altar boys with dynamite-laden vests and sent them out to blow up the headquarters of the Muslim-American Association of New York. A month previous, a Baptist minister in Atlanta, Georgia called for the eradication of all Muslims and told his church that if they died while engaged in the act of killing Muslim "Infidels", they would be guaranteed a spot in Heaven, at the right hand of Jesus. A Rabbi in Stockholm, Sweden urged his Schul to form up gangs and "smite Muslims, wherever they may find them". [. . . . ]

If that doesn't get you to the Canada Free Press site, nothing will.


Two Canadian Terror Sites Shut Down

Two Canadian Terror Sites Shut Down Sean Beesley

Hamas and Hezbullah will have to find a new home to spread their murderous message, as their Canadian Hosted websites are shut down in British Columbia.

On Monday July 19th Canada Free Press Reported that 19 of 25 or 76 percent of the terror websites listed in a new report by the The Middle East Media Research Institute, were in fact hosted in the United States. While Canada was hosting as least one terrorist website. Following Monday’s report Canada Free Press attempted to contact the companies listed in the MEMRI report for comment. The only Canadian company listed, RackForce Hosting, has taken the issue very seriously and set a strong precedent with their response as described in their official statement. [. . . . ]

Arafat's Pilfered Profits

Arafat's Pilfered Profits Rachel Ehrenfeld, FrontPageMagazine.com | July 22, 2004. *Rachel Ehrenfeld is the author of Funding Evil: How Terrorism is Financed and How to Stop It and is the Director of the American Center for Democracy.

[. . . . ] Arafat’s control of the stolen wealth of the PLO and the Palestinian Authority enables him to continue to call the shots and shoot down, yet again, the prospect of a viable Palestinian State.

Jawad Ghussein, who was the secretary-general of the Palestinian National Fund until 1996, remarked yesterday on the phone from London, "the billions Arafat has stolen over the years from the Palestinian people facilitated the corruption of the Palestinian leadership, and is the source of his power over them." He went on to say that Arafat "took aid money and contributions that were earmarked for the Palestinian people, to his own account." Ghussein was in a position to know: for twelve years, he had deposited $7.5 to $8 million each month into Arafat's personal bank account.

The International Monetary Fund report "Economic Performance and Reforms under Conflict Conditions," released in September 2003 in Abu Dhabi, concluded that $900 million in PA revenues from 69 commercial enterprises belonging to the PA in the West Bank, Gaza and abroad, "disappeared" between 1995 and 2000. The report also found that the 2003 budget for Arafat's office, which totaled $74 million, was missing $34 million that Arafat had transferred to pay unidentified "organizations" and "individuals." Furthermore, the report revealed that at least 8 percent ($135 million) of the PA's annual budget of $1.08 billion is being spent by Arafat at his sole discretion. However, the IMF report did not take into account Arafat's control of 60 percent of the security-apparatus budget, which leaves him with at least an additional $360 million per year to spend as he chooses.

This report was followed by news that in the period between July 2002 and September 2003, Arafat transferred $11.4 million to his wife, Suha's French bank accounts. But recent information reveals that in 1996, Suha Arafat arrived in Buenos Aires with $30 million in cash that she invested in a business with other Palestinians. [. . . . ]

See also: The Arafat File containing these items:

* UN blames Arafat for 'chaos' -- 'Lack of political will' behind lawlessness in Palestinian areas

* Arafat's wife accused of money laundering

* Arafat 'diverted $300m of public money to Swiss bank account'

* Canada's Contribution

Why was Canada hiding amongst this group? -- Cameroon, Canada, El Salvador, Nauru, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Uganda, Uruguay, Vanuatu.

It couldn't support a democratic country trying to protect its citizens from terrorists?
General Assembly Plenary -- Tenth Emergency Special Session 20 July 2004

The representative of Uruguay said her delegation's abstention should not be seen as disrespect of the International Court of Justice or its advisory ruling. Uruguay had abstained because the text had considered only one side of an issue that everyone recognized was very complex. The issue of the wall should have been considered within the context of the overall situation in the region. By focusing on only one aspect, the Assembly was not contributing to the effort to ensure peace. Uruguay believed that returning to the Road Map was the best way forward.

[. . . . ] The representative of Canada said that, at time of the resolution referring the issue to the International Court of Justice, Canada had questioned whether the request was a useful step, given the highly charged political environment. There were elements of the opinion that reflected Canadian policy on the applicability of international law and opposition to the settlements within the Palestinian territories. Any action by the General Assembly should contribute to advancing a just, lasting and negotiated settlement to the conflict. The ICJ had said that the question of the wall was part of a greater whole. It was the Assembly's responsibility to consider the opinion as part of the greater whole, before adopting a resolution. The draft did not adequately discharge that responsibility.

He said Canada remained concerned with the barrier's adverse effect on the dire socio-economic situation in the occupied Palestinian territory. Although Israel had a duty to protect its citizens, its measures had to be in accordance with applicable humanitarian law. While Canada had concerns regarding the route of the barrier, the issue could not be seen in isolation from Israel's security concerns. Israel had the right to take measures to protect its people, including by restricting access to its territory, but had to do so in accordance with law. It was the responsibility of the international community to help create favourable conditions for the conflict's resolution in the context of the Road Map. . . .

What a pointless Canadian response! What is a country to do in the face of suicide bombers? Wait for the UN?


George Soros Teaches the FBI Tolerance -- The guide grants Arab and Muslim concerns a higher priority than standard law enforcement practices -- Can you believe this?

George Soros Teaches the FBI Tolerance Daniel Pipes and Sharon Chadha, FrontPageMagazine.com | July 22, 2004

The special agent in charge of FBI’s Washington Field Office has participated in a new initiative called the Promising Practices Guide: Developing Partnerships Between Law Enforcement and American Muslim, Arab, and Sikh Communities. This is a worrisome development because that guide’s adoption could significantly impede the war on terror.

[. . . . ] At first glance, this sounds promising, as it offers ways to take advantage of Arab, Muslim and Sikh unique “linguistic skills, information, and cultural insights” to develop new counterterrorism initiatives.

But the guide’s authors, Deborah A. Ramirez, Sasha Cohen O’Connell and Rabia Zafar, quickly alert the reader as to their true agenda. “The most dangerous threats in this war” they write, “are rooted in the successful propagation of anger and fear directed at unfamiliar cultures and people.” The most dangerous threat, they say, is not the very real violence of Islamist terror but the alleged bias of American authorities against some minority populations. The guide might present itself as an aide to counterterrorism but its real purpose is to deflect attention from national security to the privileging of select communities.

[. . . . ] The guide grants Arab and Muslim concerns a higher priority than standard law enforcement practices. For example, the routine rotation of law enforcement personnel is said to obstruct a sense of belonging; Salam Al-Marayati of the Muslim Public Affairs Council complained that “Once you know somebody [within law enforcement], they move [on].” The guide’s authors accept that constant rotations reduce the chance of corruption but nonetheless advocate that these communities be excepted and allowed to develop cozy relations with law enforcement. [. . . . ]