1. Town moves against Islamic school

Comment #189102 by Monera Man on June 5, 2008 at 12:58 pm

"Dirty Harry" Fanusi Khiyal wrote:

*sigh* And people wonder why I find the 'rubble doesn't cause trouble' school of foreign relations more attractive every day.

I and I'm sure many others here on this site
await the posted copies of the recruitment
papers of whatever army will have you.

When are you going to follow through buddy?

Or will it be someone elses' kid as usual?

2. URGENT APPEAL: Please Help Protect Ayaan Hirsi Ali

Comment #89357 by Monera Man on November 20, 2007 at 11:32 am

Thanksgiving telethon time for Ali, courtesy of Sam Harris-

Once again, the money and the resources are there, just not for her...

From Wikipedia article about Erik Prince, founder and owner of Blackwater-

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erik_Prince

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Philanthropy and political donations

Prince serves as vice president of the Edgar and Elsa Prince Foundation, which gives money to organizations of the Christian right. Salon reports that "between July 2003 and July 2006, the foundation gave at least $670,000 to the Family Research Council and $531,000 to Focus on the Family"[15] headed by James Dobson. The foundation is also a major donor to Calvin College[16], a conservative Christian institution in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Prince also serves as a board member of Christian Freedom International, a non-profit group with a mission of helping "Christians who are persecuted for their faith in Jesus Christ."

Since 1998, Prince has personally donated over $200,000 to Republican causes.[17][18][19]

Prince had also contributed money to the Green Party of Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, though this has been interpreted as an unsuccessful attempt to help Republican candidate Rick Santorum in his race against Democratic challenger Bob Casey.[20]

Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards has characterized Prince as one of George W. Bush's "political cronies."[21] Prince has denied using family clout to obtain contracts for Blackwater.[22]

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Do you think if she strapped some copies of the "The Book of Virtues" and
"The Bell Curve" to her chest it would serve as a bulletproof vest?

Certaintly her AEI "friends" have some extra copies...

3. Interview with Ayaan Hirsi Ali

Comment #80648 by Monera Man on October 22, 2007 at 1:39 pm

I'm sick and tired of this site being turned into a
forum for Ali's hysteria.

Set up your own blog Ali, and take your armchair crusaders
over there.

Or are you worried that you won't get the exposure
level of the RDF site because you have nothing else to
offer besides "kill da ay-rabs"?

Fanusi Khiyal said:

Okay, first of all GPG, Ayaan Hirsi Ali is right to blame the West for appeasing Islam. We're not some powerless housewise, we're the greatest civilisation in human history.


As I understand it, she is in favour of gettting rid of Saddam Hussein, but believes the Wilsonian mission to spread democracy is doomed to fail, because of the tyrranical nature of Islam.

When will you be enlisting to go fight in the Middle East, Mr.
Armchair Caesar?

4. Ayaan Hirsi Ali at AAI 07

Comment #79986 by Monera Man on October 19, 2007 at 1:06 pm

That is- So she just took off after the meeting..

5. Ayaan Hirsi Ali at AAI 07

Comment #79985 by Monera Man on October 19, 2007 at 1:05 pm

So she just took after the meeting, with
no word to her "friends" or her masters at
the AEI?

I call "publicity stunt" on this mess.

Keep after them Pantore...If she's associated
with the AEI she's a manipulator pure and
simple.

6. The Problem with Atheism

Comment #77253 by Monera Man on October 8, 2007 at 9:31 pm

Downunder wrote:

Whether you like it or not, fact is that the word 'atheist' creates a negative image.

Following this kind of advice --always being on the defensive from a well-monied propaganda machine--
has worked wonders for the Democrats in the US, right?

You need to take a good long look at why you have internalized the opposition viewpoint,
whether you realize it or not. Otherwise you are not going to get anywhere with any kind of argument.

7. The Problem with Atheism

Comment #77239 by Monera Man on October 8, 2007 at 8:22 pm

The commentary on this thread is truly disturbing. While some people here are talking about
no need for atheists to organize, this is what theocratic christians in the US have been doing
(for some time now).This is a online video of the documentary "God's Next Army".

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-7630851222567912489

I think I'll just skip Harris' articles on this site from here on out.

8. Hirsi Ali Returns to the Netherlands after Losing Body Guards

Comment #76171 by Monera Man on October 5, 2007 at 12:51 am

Obscured by Clouds:

It would be wise of you to generally avoid anybody associated
with the AEI, these guys *are* the kind of people Roger Waters
was ranting about in "The Bravery of Being out of Range".

Not the kind of company for a Pink Floyd fan to keep..

9. Hirsi Ali Returns to the Netherlands after Losing Body Guards

Comment #75726 by Monera Man on October 3, 2007 at 1:18 pm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Enterprise_Institute

AEI has received more than $30 million (combined) in funding from sources including:[20]

* The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, Inc.
* Castle Rock Foundation
* Coors Brewing Company
* Earhart Foundation
* ExxonMobil
* JM Foundation
* Microsoft Corporation [1]
* Philip M. McKenna Foundation, Inc.
* John M. Olin Foundation, Inc.
* Rockefeller Brothers Fund[21]
* Sarah Scaife Foundation
* Scaife Family Foundation
* Smith Richardson Foundation


Guess the Scaifes and the Olins couldn't cough up a coupla bucks
for some Blackwater rent-a-thugs huh?

They had the bucks for Charles Murray though.

The AEI and their "friends" have *plenty* of money.

But not for her.

One less viper to worry about.