Democratic Senator on UN Vote: Obama Admin “encouraged anti-Israeli sentiment”
by UN Watch:
(Following is a press release just issued by US Senator Robert Menendez, a Democrat from New Jersey)
Menendez: US Must Veto Flawed UN Resolution that Fuels Anti-Israeli Sentiment, Threatens Israel-Palestine Negotiations from Moving Forward
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Gulf of Mexico drilling companies push back on Obama’s ‘de facto moratorium’
By Amanda Carey:
“Our education campaign will call him out on the facts: The Obama administration is not issuing deepwater drilling permits, and the results have been devastating. It’s hurting tens of thousands of workers, increasing prices for gasoline and heating oil, and making America even more dependent on foreign oil,” said Hornbeck.
Jim Adams, the president of OMSA added that Obama’s response to the oil spill over the summer was “unreasonable, unwarranted, unfair and unlawful.”
The Daily Caller reported that Texas-based Seahawk Drilling last week became the first company in the Gulf to go bankrupt as a result of the government-imposed shortage of shallow-water permits.
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Public-Sector Union Bosses Fight to Stay in Control: What are YOU going to do about it?
by LaborUnionReport
At this very moment, the battle for America’s future is happening in states all around the country as newly-elected governors try to wrest control from tax-eating unions. Today’s battle is just the beginning of what America will be facing through 2012 and beyond. It is a battle that, if lost, will likely have catastrophic consequences on the fiscal well being of many of the states and, as a result, the nation as a whole.
Nowhere is the fight the loudest than in Wisconsin, where over 10,000 union supporters protested Madison’s Capitol Square on Tuesday and about 1,000 protesters demonstrated outside Governor Scott Walker’s private home Tuesday night.
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Greedy, selfish Marxist revolutionaries.
The world’s most dangerous broadcaster
Melanie Phillips:
I have only just caught up with the BBC1 documentary on the Dutch politician Geert Wilders that was transmitted on Tuesday evening. Did I say documentary? ‘Europe’s Most Dangerous Man’ was a vicious hatchet job that was a disgrace to journalism. More than that, it could be argued that by presenting Wilders as a latter-day Nazi who was likely to foment war in Europe between Muslims and non-Muslims, it was in effect inciting violence or the murder of a politician who is already under armed guard 24/7.
There were several aspects of this programme that should have caused any responsible broadcaster to sling it straight into the trash.
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Group targets Speaker Boehner’s (small-h) house
By: Barbara Hollingsworth:
When did demonstrating at the private homes of politicians or corporate executives become an acceptable way to voice one’s political opinions?
Nearly two dozen activists from DC Vote swarmed House Speaker John Boehner’s Capitol Hill residence at 7:30 Thursday morning, chanting “Don’t tread of D.C.” and “No taxation without representation” to protest congressional “meddling” in the District’s local affairs, in particular a House continuing budget resolution that would cut $80 million in federal payments and prohibit the city from using local funds to pay for needle exchange programs and abortions.
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Wisconsin governor to fugitive Dems: Do your job, chumps; Video: Tea partier confronts runaway Dem
by Allahpundit:
Two clips here, one of Walker and the other of another Republican who once had to hang tough with unions. Compare and contrast. Oh, by the way, have I mentioned that Obama’s online DNC operation is helping to coordinate the protests in Wisconsin? In case you were unclear on how high the stakes are here and what this means for other states eyeing “corrective measures” for their own budgets, that should bring it into focus. A quote from John Boehner: “I’m disappointed that instead of providing similar leadership from the White House, the president has chosen to attack leaders such as Gov. Walker, who are listening to the people and confronting problems that have been neglected for years at the expense of jobs and economic growth. I urge the president to order the DNC to suspend these tactics.”
Pushing Al Jazeera on Americans
Ed Lasky:
Recently, the Boston Globe (owned by the New York Times) published an op-ed by Juliette Kayyem advocating that more American cable companies carry Al Jazeera
What could go wrong? What harm could more inflammatory misinformation cause? Al Jazeera is filled with Muslim speakers promoting anti-Americanism, anti-Semitism and calling for violence.
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At UN, US sides with Israel’s enemies on settlement issue
Rick Moran:
It’s being billed by the administration as a “compromise” – a move to forestall a Palestinian motion that would almost certainly force the US to use a veto to block it.
In reality, it is just another demonstration of the Obama administration’s hostility to Israel.
Foreign Policy:
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The Persecution & Prayer Alert
The Persecution & Prayer Alert
The Voice of the Martyrs, Canada
http://www.persecution.net
Thursday, February 17, 2011
“Once we serve God surely we must go the way of the cross,
so I will not quarrel against the Lord for what has happened.”
– Pastor Quang, Vietnam
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In this week’s edition: reports from Iran, Pakistan, Afghanistan and
Uzbekistan
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1. Seven Iranian Christians released
(Source: VOM-USA)
Seven Iranian Christians who were arrested on December 26, along with
31 other believers, were recently released from prison on bail. On
January 26, two men and a woman were released in Isfahan. Three days
later, four women were released from Tehran’s notoriously brutal Evin
prison. The release of one of the women, Sara Akhaven, involved her
family giving up their trade license in exchange for her bail. If
authorities decide Sara has broken bail, however, the family’s
livelihood will be gone. Sadly, the trade license was not valuable
enough to secure bail for Sara’s sister, Leila, who remains in prison.
Some of the original 31 Christians who were arrested have reportedly
been released.
The recently released believers reported that they spent over a month
in solitary confinement and endured hours of interrogation and
torture. It is likely that those who remain detained continue to face
the same brutal treatment. Among those who remain in prison is a
couple with two children. Although their mother, Maryam, has been able
to phone her children from prison, they have not heard from their
father, Rasool, in over a month. All of the other prisoners have
reportedly been able to call their families, so there is great concern
for Rasool’s condition.
Thank the Lord for the release of these believers. Pray that they will
remain faithful in witnessing about Christ. Pray all imprisoned
Christians in Iran will be released. Pray they will be emboldened and
equipped by God’s grace as they suffer. Pray for Iranian Christians
who face extreme pressure and opposition under the government’s new
policy of “religious cleansing.”
To learn more about the suffering of Iranian Christians, go to
http://www.persecution.net/iran.htm
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2. Pakistani Christian killed by Muslim employer
(Source: Agenzia Fides)
A young Christian man was recently killed by his Muslim employer in
Gujranwala district, Punjab province, Pakistan. On February 5, Imran
Masih, 24, stayed home from his job as a driver for two local Muslims
because he was ill. When Imran returned to work the next day, his
employer verbally confronted him, attacked him and killed him. Imran’s
body was brought to his father, Lal Masih, the next day, with the
employer claiming that he committed suicide. Lal, who is also employed
by the same estate, said that his son’s body was covered in blood and
bore clear signs of torture. Local people also reported that they had
heard the employer insult and attack Imran the night of his death. Lal
went to the police station to file a report about the unjust treatment
of his son’s death. However, the assistant sub-inspector refused to
accept it, allegedly due to the influence of the Muslim employer in
the area.
Only after activists from the All Pakistan Minorities Alliance made a
public protest in Gujranwala did the police officially record formal
murder charges and damages against the employer and his accomplices.
Pray for the family members and friends mourning the loss of Imran.
Pray that, as sufferings overflow, their comfort in Christ will abound
(2 Corinthians 1:5). Pray the truth in Imran’s death will come to
light. Ask God to change the hearts and minds of the Muslim
responsible for this brutal murder, leading to repentance.
To learn more about the persecution of Christians in Pakistan, visit
http://www.persecution.net/pakistan.htm
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3. Update: Christian Convert from Islam facing execution in
Afghanistan
(Source: World Evangelical Alliance – Religious Liberty Commission)
Said Musa, who was imprisoned for converting from Islam to
Christianity, is reportedly facing execution. A 15-year employee of
the International Committee of the Red Cross in Kabul, Afghanistan,
Said, 45, was arrested on May 31, 2010, after a television station in
Kabul broadcast images that allegedly showed Western Christians
baptizing Afghans. Since his arrest, he has remained in Kabul
Detention Center, where he has reportedly suffered sexual assault and
torture and been denied access to a lawyer.
In the second week of February, an Afghan judge reportedly informed
Said that he would be hanged within days if he did not renounce his
faith in Christ and reconvert to Islam. Godfrey Yogarajah, the
Executive Director of The Religious Liberty Commission of the World
Evangelical Alliance, recently called attention to the illegal and
unjust treatment of Said. “The arrest of Said in the first place and
the subsequent demands for death for apostasy violate at least three
provisions of the Constitution of Afghanistan,” he said. Said’s trial
is reportedly the first for apostasy that has reached near execution
since the Taliban’s fall.
Pray for God’s enduring comfort and peace for Said in prison. Pray
that, even in chains, he will exalt and praise his Lord — a God of
compassion, justice and truth. Pray for his release. Pray also for
Said’s wife and six children, who fled to Pakistan after his arrest,
that they, too, will continue to find strength in Christ.
To find out more about the opposition facing followers of Christ in
Afghanistan, go to http://www.persecution.net/afghanistan.htm
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4. Uzbek Christians facing prosecution after police raid
(Source: Forum 18 News)
Authorities who raided a Christian meeting in Syrdarya Region, central
Uzbekistan, in January, are reportedly preparing to prosecute several
of the Christians present. On January 6, 12 police officials broke
into the home of Pastor Andrey Shevchenko, where approximately 25
members of an unregistered local Baptist church were gathered to
celebrate the baptism of Christ. The officials confiscated DVDs, CDs
and Christian books. They also forced some of the believers to write
statements. Pastor Andrey showed the police documents proving that the
material had been purchased from the officially registered Bible
Society of Uzbekistan. However, police told him that the literature
would be sent to the State Religious Affairs Committee in the capital
Tashkent for “expert analysis.” In early February, police reported
that they are planning to prosecute Pastor Andrey and other local
Christians under the code of Administrative Offences for “violation of
the law on religious organisations” and “illegal storage, production,
import or distribution of religious materials.”
Pray for strength of faith for these Christians as they face
opposition. Pray they will not face charges or fines. Pray they will
bear witness to the love and grace of Christ, even to their
persecutors. Pray Uzbek authorities will treat all of their citizens
with true justice.
You can find out more about the trials facing the Church in Uzbekistan
at http://www.persecution.net/uzbekistan.htm
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The Persecution & Prayer Alert is a ministry of The Voice of the
Martyrs, Canada. (Mailing address: P.O. Box 608, Streetsville,
Ontario, L5M 2C1)
Tel. (905) 670.9721. Website: http://www.persecution.net
Iran Ups its Anti-Israeli Ante
by Stephen Brown, FrontPage:
With protests gathering steam in Bahrain, demonstrations reported in Libya, and clashes between pro- and anti-government movements in Yemen, Iran has exacerbated Middle Eastern tensions even further with its reported plan to send two warships through the Suez Canal. Israeli government officials and the Israeli Navy are closely monitoring two Iranian warships, which are anticipated to make a rare crossing of the Suez Canal. This would be the first time since 1979 the Iranian Navy has used the canal, and it is believed the ships’ destination is Syria. The Iranians, it was reported, are planning to send a “fleet” to the Mediterranean for a year.
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Environmental Defence opens up the war chest to fight Canada’s enviro minister
By Ezra Levant:
The Tides Foundation is one answer. As researcher Vivian Krause revealed, that San Francisco-based foundation alone gave Smith $310,000 to fight the oilsands. Five U.S. donors alone have poured $190 million into Canadian anti-oil and anti-forest lobbies in the past 10 years.
If the roles were reversed — if Canadians spent huge sums interfering with U.S. domestic a airs — Congress would convene hearings and our ambassador would be summoned.
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Prayer requested
For those of you who are TBK readers and Christians would you please take a moment to pray for my wife. Suffice it to say that she needs healing in her neck and arms, especially her right arm. A few years ago she sustained injuries from an unprovoked attack and is in severe pain and barely able to use her right arm. X-rays, MRIs, an ultrasound and physiotherapy have done nothing and her condition continues to deteriorate.
Thank you,
Tim
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