South Korean official: Kim probably near hospital

How near is near? Is morgue considered near enough?

British "Islamic scholar" Refi Shafi aka Abu Rumaysah: Hitler Acted to Stop Evil Doctrine of Protocols of Elders of Zion

If you think that there might be a contradiction in the term "British Sheikh", rest assured - there isn't one, not anymore, and here comes the scholar:

Yep, and here is the essence of his speech:

In a lecture posted on the Internet on September 28, British Muslim scholar Refi Shafi, known as "Abu Rumaysah," said that the Jews were corrupters by nature. He cited "The Protocols of the Elders of Zion," saying: "Other people were aware of this evil doctrine and they did things to stop it. Like Adolf Hitler." Abu Rumaysah expressed his support of the Caliphate, saying that the people of Syria and Iraq had been blessed.

Thanks to a commenter The Corrector (see the comments to this post), the bio data of a wrong Muslim scholar with the same name was removed from this post.

No thanks to a commenter The Corrector, so far I wasn't able so far to find the right British "Islamic scholar" Refi Shafi aka Abu Rumaysah that appears in the clip above.

If a champion loser calls you a loser...

you must be an even bigger loser.

Am I right or am I right?

PETA and hot dogs? Nah...

Via Mandatory.

Renee Alfano, director of student life in MATC, insults Islam

Via Blazing Cat Fur.

Madison Area Technical College in Wisconsin allocates a room for praying, meditation and other ostensibly benign purposes*. So far the users of the room come from one category: Muslims.

But all would have been peachy and quiet if Renee Alfano hadn't decided to place a foot in her mouth, where it will remain lodged until further notice, I guess. Saying this: "... the room has become an oasis not just for Muslim students but for others with autism, post-traumatic stress disorder and mental illness."

This comparison of the exalted and enlightening Religion of Peace with aut... - no, I just can't repeat it - demands a response. Where is the Rage Boy when he is needed? Here:

(*) Methinks the MATC folks better restrict the use of that room for one single purpose. After all, Ms Alfano herself says: "Two people of the same sex can use it at a time." For the perpetually horny college students it could be a life saver. So there.

Why short men make better husbands? Pfui...

There is a long essay on the subject on BBC. You shall see there a lot of highfalutin ruminations. I even suspect that in a year or two one of these British universities somewhere in the boonies will produce a doctoral thesis on the subject, after dissection of a few hundred laboratory rats and/or monkeys and a huge investment in modern machines (that go "ping!", of course).

To prevent this dreadful possibility, I, as a typical specimen of the short people, can tell you: we are better husbands because our field of vision is much smaller than that of the tall, blond, blue-eyed, muscular and generally inferior characters that get all... whatever, you understand the point now. So there.

And, since machines that go "ping" were mentioned, enjoy this:

Watcher’s Council Nominations: Obola Edition

Council Submissions

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• VA Right! - Is President Barack Obola the October Surprise Republicans Need for a Wave?
• Bookworm Room – To fight Ebola, we need a Florence Nightingale – although the Marines are good too
• Joshuapundit-Burning Down The House Without Thinking
• Nice Deb – Ralph Peters Blasts Obama’s “Phony” Air Campaign: “He Doesn’t Want Dead Terrorists”
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• The Colossus of Rhodey – Calling Ben Afleck
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And meanwhile: Several EU countries are buying oil from IS

Several EU countries are buying oil from the terror organization IS. That was the startling announcement the EU ambassador to Iraq told the European Parliament recently.

Nice.

Western fear of angering Turkey leaves besieged Kurdish town at mercy of Islamic State

And you know what that means for the Kurds unlucky to remain there...

While Erdogan, the mad Turkish honcho, plays his power games with the West.

Turkish hostility to the embryonic Kurdish autonomous zones in northern Syria is the key to understanding Western and regional indifference to the fate of Kobani. Turkish armor is currently waiting on the border, facing Kobani, but no effort is being made to assist the Kurdish fighters. Indeed, the Turks have acted to prevent Kurdish volunteers from reaching the combat zone in recent days.

Bloody hell.

Picketing against kinky sex and masturbation in St. Petersburg

Left to right:
“We are against masturbation”, “Sex is only for procreation”, “I am against oral and anal sex”

It is important that you see a further (Photoshop) development of the subject and read the whole short article here.

And notice that the Russian government doesn't remain deaf and blind to the will of the people. Just recently the government landed a mortal blow to one of the mainstays of wanton and pointless sex:

Russia Bans Lacy Underwear: Customs Union Outlaws Lingerie Material Citing Health Concerns

That will learn them, one hopes.

144 virgins? Now you are talking. It's a deal!

Who can reject this: "But, whoever to be killed at the hands of Americans will receive 144 virgin Hoor Al-ayn in janat..."?

Not I, at any rate. 72 caused me some hesitation, but 144? Be a moron to miss that deal. I am going tomorrow to the closest US Consulate to ask for euthanasia by an American citizen.

P.S. I hope a healthy percentage of the gals knows to cook.

P.P.S. Yeah, and to prepare the duty roster.

Naomi Wolf and her two sources system

You may be curious why I have chosen to present two pictures of this illustrious lady, instead of only one. But, with a bit of patience, everything will become illuminated shortly.

To start with, a confession of ignorance: I just didn't know much about Naomi Wolf, and this lack of knowledge extends to the image. So, when I have seen her, obviously recent blond image on her Facebook page and her otherwise colored image in Wiki, I just wanted to make sure it's one and the same person.

And I have decided to follow Ms Wolf's own teaching about two sources, which is indeed the subject of this post. So there, you have the explanation of the double picture now.

As for the story: Ms Wolf came out with a smashing Facebook post, where she makes a statement on one subject and immediately adds another, even more explosive one. Here is the full text:

I stand by what I wrote today the videos of beheadings need to be independently confirmed before they are part of the historical record. They may well be completely accurate but there are not yet independent confirmations that they are accurate. On a larger picture note had an evening with a group of well-informed international attorneys and prosecutors. A Pakistani lawyer who is a fourth-generation scion of a major Pakistani political family explained what I keep hearing from many parts of the plugged in educated elite of the Middle East ISIS, he said, is grassroots Wahabism - the extreme and brutal version of Islam (many moderates say it bears no likeness to Islam.)

But these grassroots, uneducated, extremist people are funded heavily by a) Saudi Arabia b) Israel (!) and c) America. Why I asked. He replied Saudi Arabia which has 14,000 princes and princesses -- vast wealth -- wants to replicate its extremist version of Islam around the world for ideological reasons and have endless resources to do so. B) Israel has long had a policy of 'divide and conquer Muslim states and wants an alliance with Saudi Arabia and Egypt to go up against Assad and Iran (this is the third solid source we are hearing this 'new alliance from.) He said that Israel has heavily infiltrated the Egyptian army and security services by bribery, which is one reason Egypt did nothing for Gaza but close its borders. And C) America has several powerful factions Big Oil, war interests, right wing christians, AIPAC, the Armenians (!) who are trying to organize like AIPAC, and Arabists, who are the only groups who care about what happens in the Middle East. And they all mint money and prestige by having a brutal Muslim threat on the horizon.

He made the fascinating point that Israel benefits from funding ISIS too because the more brutal Islam looks, the better for Israel internationally. So the REAL struggle right now is…between extremist (wahabbi, Saudi-funded, etc) factions and moderate Muslims such as those responsible for the Arab spring. That is the news behind the news…so YEAH I want to source those videos properly.

So, according to this, a) we all need to double check the headcutting business and b) Saudi Arabia, Israel (!) and America are behind this. Of course, I am not qualified to comment on these revelations, I would like only to add an additional venue for thought. The beheading video recordings, done in the desert areas, could be easily concocted by Mossad people in Israel, showing a Saudi operative, trained by CIA in severing heads from the rest of the body.

Oh, and while we are at it, I would request (demand will be a better word) from CIA the data that proves that the above mentioned training was performed on humans and not on defenseless animals. Refusal to provide this proof should immediately get PETA involved.

Yes, and the gender question: all these clips don't have a single female beheader involved, which strongly suggests a possible male chauvinist bias in the ranks of ISIS. Should be addressed and treated ASAP.

And to prevent you all out there from laughing and/or calling the above presented theory baseless lunatic rant, here is a solid base for the above:

Very VERY bad, ISIS. But as my Iraqi source pointed out -- a bunch of angry extremists can not do this much harm without vast funding ….why is it odd to be open to what many parts of the world seem to be reporting -- that a) YES these are real crazed Muslim extremists and b) YES they are getting vast amounts of funding, PR skills, video editing technology, cameras, white tennis shoes, big black cars, Ninja outfits and face masks from…somewhere?

Bad ISIS, bad Saudis, bad Zionists and bad Americans... and another point to all that badness: these white tennis shoes. You would think that these bad powers what finance the whole shebang would use one of the reputable designer houses that could have prevented the horrible clash of colors the shoes create... I wonder that Ms Wolf, with her infallible fashion sense, failed to mention this.

But back to the two sources. It is a strict requirement, and Ms Wolf doesn't get tired repeating it:

For the record…sigh…internetland, I am not "calling into question the authenticity of the ISIS videos." I don't KNOW if they are authentic or not -- no one can -- because no one that I am aware of has found a second source for them. I am not making ANY assertions or drawing ANY conclusions. I am just…engaging in journalism which requires two independent sources before you can post or publish something as true. I wonder why this bears so much repeating….it used to be something all journalists abided by.

Yes, I am all for it, and here are some authentic additional sources:

NODISINFO ("Our mission is to provide information that isn’t twisted." Just like Ms Wolf, in fact):

Filthy Zionist Jews are Behind ISIS Terror Group

David Duke:

Horrors of ISIS Created by Zionist Supremacy

Iranian Press TV:

Zionism behind ISIL surge in Middle East

And, finally, a European pol:

Dutch Official Calls ISIS "A Zionist Plot"

And if you dare call one of these sources not authentic - go ahead, be it on your head. Anyway, as you can see, there is more than enough independent sources to add to the deposition by the Pakistani lawyer who is a fourth-generation scion of a major Pakistani political family. Case closed.

And now, with all the ducks in one orderly row, we can go back to the two pictures at the head of the post, two sources issue, the color clash question (see under tennis shoes), Naomi Wolf  and my irrepressible male chauvinism. The remaining question is: does dyeing your hair blond produce the same effect as if a person were born blond?

Just asking.

Addendum: Since I was told that the posts on Ms Wolf's FB page tend to disappear mysteriously or get changed even more mysteriously, I have taken snapshots of the posts quoted above and  placing them on this here page. So here (click on the relevant post if you need).

Hypocrisy is nothing new...

When Israel attacked Hamas military targets, including some that had mixed uses, it was condemned by the same Arab nations that participated in the joint United States-Arab attack in Syria. The difference of course is that the threat posed by ISIS is not nearly as imminent as the threats posed by Hamas. This is certainly true in relation to the United States and may also be true in relation to its Arab partners.

Among the most hypocritical nations participating in the US attack is, of course, Qatar, which not only condemned Israel for defending its civilians against Hamas rockets and tunnels, but actually funded the Hamas attacks and provided asylum for the Hamas terrorist leaders who ordered them. Hypocrisy is nothing new when it comes to the double standard applied by the international community against Israel. The United States and its Arab partners have the right to take preemptive action against terrorist groups without fear of UN condemnation, a Goldstone report, or threats to bring its leaders before the International Criminal Court. Yet everything Israel does, regardless of how careful it is to minimize civilian casualties, becomes the basis for international condemnation.

More in the excellent article by Alan Dershowitz.

Joe Biden jokes: sometimes it's a bitch indeed...

Of course, the whole universe is already used to the great tradition of famous VP's jokes, breathlessly waiting for the next one as a matter of routine by now.

This time, during his speech in Harvard JB didn't disappoint too:

Speaking at the Harvard Institute of Politics in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Biden was asked a question by the vice president of the student body, prompting Biden to joke about how he feels about being number two. "Isn't it a b****?" Biden said to laughs from the crowd. "I mean, excuse me, the vice presidency? I mean woah."

This is what ABC journo noticed in Harvard, anyhow.

But as you know, even a broken clock does a right thing twice a day, and there was another joke, where a completely different drama (AP reporter this time) developed.

Responding to questions following his speech at the Harvard Kennedy School on Thursday, Biden described Erdogan as "an old friend." Biden added: "He (Erdogan) said: 'You were right. We let too many people through.' Now they're trying to seal their border."

Leaving aside the joke about Biden's friendship with Erdogan, mentioning the fact that Turkey let quite a lot of crazy Jihadis to use its territory as a jumping board into Syria, makes the Turkish top dog mad. And Erdogan responded, in his endearing manner, immediately:

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday demanded an apology from U.S. Vice President Joe Biden and warned he would become "history for me" over comments in which he said the Turkish leader had admitted that Turkey had made mistakes by allowing foreign fighters to cross into Syria.

I don't know whether Erdogan's threat made Biden jump and how high. But I am sure another joke, involving the quite mad Turkish bozo and some random third party, is on the way. Courtesy of Joe Biden, the gift to humanity that keeps giving.

Update: as for the validity of Biden's statement, here is a bit of confirmation:

Disillusioned British jihadists stuck in Turkey because they are too scared to come back to UK

Hm... Turkey - isn't it where Mr Erdogan usually poops?

Update 2: the clown apologized!

Biden spoke with Erdogan by phone on Saturday, the White House said.

"The vice president apologized for any implication that Turkey or other allies and partners in the region had intentionally supplied or facilitated the growth of ISIL or other violent extremists in Syria," the White House said, referring to an acronym for the Islamic State group.

Oh boy... that sure does show the principled and strong stance of US of A...

Update 3: the joke continues to reverberate:

The United Arab Emirates said Sunday it wants "a formal clarification" of U.S. Vice President Joe Biden's recent comments that America's allies in the Middle East sent weapons and cash to extremists fighting in Syria.

At this rate apologizing will become a full time job. Finally an occupation!

Update 4: And now an apology to UAE:

The latest apology came in phone call from Biden to the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, representatives from both countries said Sunday. The vice president issued an apology to Turkey earlier during the weekend.

All that for accidentally telling the truth... poor Joe.

Ben Affleck - making a jerk out of himself in public

Who the heck, incidentally, declared Affleck an authority on anything?



Well, we know the answer to that question: the same people who made Bill Maher an authority on everything - medicine included.