Category Archives: Terrorism

It can, and does, happen here

Posted on February 6, 2011 by Stephen W. Browne

Good news on the free speech front from Europe. Lars Hedegaard was acquited in Denmark of charges of saying true, but not nice things about Muslims resident in his country.

The hate-speech trial of Elisabeth Sabaditsch-Wolff in Austria is still ongoing though. Frau Sabaditsch-Wolff is facing similar charges stemming from… well it appears that in support of her xenophobic, racist, etc etc rants she (this is shocking but I have to say it) actually quoted the Koran

And in America a big-time Washington D.C. lawyer Paul Mirengoff, who happens to be a conservative blogger was made to grovel in public, take down a blog post, and shut up.

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Torture debate

Posted on October 11, 2010 by Stephen W. Browne

A discussion list I sometimes participate in had a comment from a retired English military officer, who thinks holding the prisoners at Guantanamo is our national disgrace. The discussion veered into torture, and whether waterboarding is torture or not, and … Continue reading →

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How to make an American citizen dead

Posted on October 6, 2010 by Stephen W. Browne

There’s something interesting going on in the ongoing right/left debate these days. One Anwar al-Awlaki has made Obama’s Hit Parade – to be terminated with extreme prejudice as soon as located with a reasonable degree of precision. Precision defined by … Continue reading →

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No, I’m not Jewish

Posted on June 7, 2010 by Stephen W. Browne

I experienced an interesting piece of synchronicity this morning as I was mulling over the news of the Peace Flotilla to Gaza. I came across this hilarious parody produced in Israel, “We Con the World.” It was evidently put together, … Continue reading →

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Here’s the image that’s causing the fuss

Posted on April 24, 2010 by Stephen W. Browne

“May Allah kill Matt Stone and Trey Parker and burn them in Hell for all eternity. They insult our prophets Mohammed, Jesus, and Moses.” – Zachary “Abu Talhah al-Amrike” on Revolution Muslim website, now taken down. Well as I said … Continue reading →

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What’s with the U.S. and Israel?

Posted on March 25, 2010 by Stephen W. Browne

Note: My weekend op-ed. Spiked. The Day of Judgment will not come about until Muslims fight the Jews (killing the Jews), when the Jew will hide behind stones and trees. The stones and trees will say O Muslims, O Abdullah*, … Continue reading →

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From WaPo: Authorities seek deal with Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab

Posted on January 29, 2010 by Stephen W. Browne

And it just keeps getting weirder. From the Washington Post: “Authorities are inching toward an agreement that would secure cooperation from the suspect in the failed Detroit airliner attack, according to two sources familiar with the case, even as fresh … Continue reading →

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The underwear bomber and how I got profiled

Posted on January 7, 2010 by Stephen W. Browne

Note: A slightly different version of this appeared as the weekend op-ed in the Valley City Times-Record. Well, 2009 sure went out with a bang. On November 5, Army psychiatrist Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, suffering from the hitherto-unknown “pre-traumatic stress … Continue reading →

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The trial of the… uh, ratings season?

Posted on November 15, 2009 by Stephen W. Browne

Khalid Shaikh Mohammed and four others are going to be tried in New York for the murders on 9/11. You don’t need me to list all of the responses, they’re all over the place. On the pro side, New York … Continue reading →

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