Eight Days After House Hearing on Inmate Radicalization, Feds Bust Muslim Converts on Terror Plot
June 23, 2011 No Comment
Last Wednesday as Rep. Peter King conducted hearings on Muslim inmate radicalization in America's prisons, MSNBC was busy attacking the proceeding as unnecessary and/or unfairly targeted to unfairly single out the Islamic faith. Well, eight days later comes this development as reported by ABCNews.com in a June 23 article entitled, “Feds: Prison Converts to Extremist Islam Planned Ft. Hood-Style Assault in Seattle” (emphasis mine):
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Still not clear on what your gaming options will be like with Windows Phone Mango ? Then Microsoft’s now got you covered with a fairly extensive overview of its new Games Hub, which has actually been tweaked a bit further from earlier previews it’s offered. One of the biggest changes is that the Hub now includes features previously relegated to the separate Xbox Live Extras app, including improved Xbox Live messaging, integrated achievements (complete with comparison views with your friends), and the ability to edit your Xbox Live profile — not to mention fully animated 3D avatars. The Hub also boasts a new Collection view that promises to let you more easily manage your installed Windows Phone games, and it’s literally been brightened up a bit across the board. Check out the gallery below for a closer look, and hit the source link for some more details. Gallery: Windows Phone ‘Mango’ Games Hub Microsoft details the new Games Hub for Windows Phone Mango originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 23 Jun 2011 17:53:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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A Southwest Airlines pilot has been suspended after he accidentally broadcast a conversation where he used homophobic slurs to refer to several flight attendants, and went on to describe how “ugly” some women were. On March 23, an unidentified pilot was speaking to someone else when his microphone became stuck. Unfortunately, what he had to
Continue reading …The International Energy Agency will release 60 million barrels of oil over the next month, in a bid to “offset the Libyan disruption,” the group announced today. The oil will come from the strategic reserves of the IEA’s 28 member nations, and will be portioned out at a rate of…
Continue reading …JK Rowling has revealed details about her mysterious “Pottermore” website , and sorry, but it’s not an eighth Harry Potter book. Rather, it’s an “online reading experience” where fans can experience the existing story in a new way, and where, Rowling says, she will share “additional information I’ve been hoarding for…
Continue reading …(CNN) – A majority of Americans would consider voting against President Obama in the 2012 election, and of those voters…
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VLOG #6- Voldemort just needs a hug Pottermore finally announced! (Better Version) Harry Potter fans are waiting for the official launch of Pottermore on Thursday by JK Rowling tortoiseontour says: oh wait, pottermore has social networking built in! can't wait to send e-owls to my facebook frienwho the fuck cares
Continue reading …‘Pottermore’ Secrets Revealed: J.K. Rowling’s New Site is E-Book Meets Interactive World
June 23, 2011 No CommentGulping gargoyles! Just when it seemed the Harry Potter franchise was finally avada kedavra-ed, J.K. Rowling has launched the website “Pottermore” to continue the story of the young boy wizard. (See what she’s doing with the wordplay there?) The site, which Rowling launched via YouTube, will sell her seven Potter novels as e-books and audiobooks
Continue reading …A right-wing politician in the Netherlands who called Islam “fascist” and compared the Koran to Mein Kampf has been acquitted of inciting hatred against Muslims, reports the BBC . “It’s not only an acquittal for me, but a victory for freedom of expression in the Netherlands,” said Geert Wilders, whose supporters…
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