The greater danger for most of us lies not in setting our aim too high and falling short; but in setting our aim too low, and achieving our mark.
~ Michelangelo
Tuesday, July 31, 2012
Forget 370 million, second India blackout leaves 670 million without power!
Previous post: India's power grid crashes - 370 million without electricity...(7/30/12)
By Frank Jack Daniel
REUTERS
NEW DELHI | Tue Jul 31, 2012
(Reuters) - Hundreds of millions of people across India were left without power on Tuesday in one of the world's worst blackouts, trapping miners, stranding train travellers and plunging hospitals into darkness when grids collapsed for the second time in two days.
Stretching from Assam, near China, to the Himalayas and the northwestern deserts of Rajasthan, the outage covered states where half of India's 1.2 billion people live and embarrassed the government, which has failed to build up enough power capacity to meet soaring demand...
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Monday, July 30, 2012
Those who will be in Paradise ...those the Prophet saw inside and those marched to Hell (hadith)
Narrated Usama: The Prophet said,
"I stood at the gate of Paradise and saw that the majority of the people who entered it were the poor, while the wealthy were stopped at the gate (for the accounts). But the companions of the Fire were ordered to be taken to the Fire. Then I stood at the gate of the Fire and saw that the majority of those who entered it were women."
Bukhari (Book #62, Hadith #124)
"I stood at the gate of Paradise and saw that the majority of the people who entered it were the poor, while the wealthy were stopped at the gate (for the accounts). But the companions of the Fire were ordered to be taken to the Fire. Then I stood at the gate of the Fire and saw that the majority of those who entered it were women."
Bukhari (Book #62, Hadith #124)
A Muslim is the brother and/or sister of another Muslim ... (hadith)
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar:
Allah’s Apostle said, “A Muslim is a brother of another Muslim, so he should not oppress him, nor should he hand him over to an oppressor. Whoever fulfilled the needs of his brother, Allah will fulfill his needs; whoever brought his (Muslim) brother out of a discomfort, Allah will bring him out of the discomforts of the Day of Resurrection, and whoever screened a Muslim, Allah will screen him on the Day of Resurrection . “
Sahih Bukhari, Book # 46
Allah’s Apostle said, “A Muslim is a brother of another Muslim, so he should not oppress him, nor should he hand him over to an oppressor. Whoever fulfilled the needs of his brother, Allah will fulfill his needs; whoever brought his (Muslim) brother out of a discomfort, Allah will bring him out of the discomforts of the Day of Resurrection, and whoever screened a Muslim, Allah will screen him on the Day of Resurrection . “
Sahih Bukhari, Book # 46
India's power grid crashes - 370 million without electricity...
On Monday, Northern India suffered a massive blackout affecting 370 million people, stopping all communications and running back up power where possible at the airport and hospitals. The worst blackout to hit India in a decade, believed to be caused by a surge in demand for electricity in the summer heat that the grid could not just keep up...
(click here to read the full details on AP)
(click here to read the full details on AP)
Audit reveals $200 million wasted on Iraqi Police program that the Iraqi themselves DID NOT want
US audit: $200M wasted on Iraqi police training
ASSOCIATED PRESS/NYPOST
Posted: July 30, 2012
BAGHDAD — US auditors have concluded that more than $200 million was wasted on a program to train Iraqi police that Baghdad says is neither needed nor wanted.
The Police Development Program- which was drawn up to be the single largest State Department program in the world - was envisioned as a five-year, multibillion-dollar push to train security forces after the US military left last December. But Iraqi political leaders, anxious to keep their distance from the Americans, were unenthusiastic.
A report by the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction, released Monday, found that the American Embassy in Baghdad never got a written commitment from Iraq to participate. Now, facing what the report called Baghdad's "disinterest" in the project, the embassy is gutting what was supposed to be the centerpiece of ongoing US training efforts in Iraq.
According to the report, the embassy plans to turn over the $108 million Baghdad Police College Annex to Iraqis by the end of the year and will stop training at a $98 million site at the US consulate in the southern city of Basra. Additionally, the number of advisers has been cut by nearly 90 percent - from 350 to 36.
"A major lesson learned from Iraq is that host country buy-in to proposed programs is essential to the long-term success of relief and reconstruction activities. The PDP experience powerfully underscores that point," auditors wrote in a 41-page summary of their inspection. An advance copy was provided to The Associated Press.
Auditors noted that it "has clearly been difficult" for American diplomats to secure a solid commitment from Iraq's government to participate in the training program. Still, the report concluded, "the decision to embark on a major program absent Iraqi buy-in has been costly" and resulted in "a de facto waste."
The findings call into question funding needs at the largest US embassy in the world, as the Obama administration prepares its new spending plan for the 2013 fiscal year that begins Oct 1. While auditors said it's unknown how much the embassy in Baghdad is requesting, additional money for the police program "may not be needed."
Despite years and billions of dollars of training, Iraq's police force remains a vulnerable target for militants. On Sunday, seven police were killed and nine more wounded in bombings and shootings near the former al-Qaida stronghold of Fallujah, about 64 kilometers (40 miles) west of Baghdad. It appeared to be the latest strike by the Sunni insurgency as it seeks to reclaim areas where US troops ousted them...
(click here to read the full article)
ASSOCIATED PRESS/NYPOST
Posted: July 30, 2012
The Police Development Program- which was drawn up to be the single largest State Department program in the world - was envisioned as a five-year, multibillion-dollar push to train security forces after the US military left last December. But Iraqi political leaders, anxious to keep their distance from the Americans, were unenthusiastic.
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According to the report, the embassy plans to turn over the $108 million Baghdad Police College Annex to Iraqis by the end of the year and will stop training at a $98 million site at the US consulate in the southern city of Basra. Additionally, the number of advisers has been cut by nearly 90 percent - from 350 to 36.
"A major lesson learned from Iraq is that host country buy-in to proposed programs is essential to the long-term success of relief and reconstruction activities. The PDP experience powerfully underscores that point," auditors wrote in a 41-page summary of their inspection. An advance copy was provided to The Associated Press.
Auditors noted that it "has clearly been difficult" for American diplomats to secure a solid commitment from Iraq's government to participate in the training program. Still, the report concluded, "the decision to embark on a major program absent Iraqi buy-in has been costly" and resulted in "a de facto waste."
The findings call into question funding needs at the largest US embassy in the world, as the Obama administration prepares its new spending plan for the 2013 fiscal year that begins Oct 1. While auditors said it's unknown how much the embassy in Baghdad is requesting, additional money for the police program "may not be needed."
Despite years and billions of dollars of training, Iraq's police force remains a vulnerable target for militants. On Sunday, seven police were killed and nine more wounded in bombings and shootings near the former al-Qaida stronghold of Fallujah, about 64 kilometers (40 miles) west of Baghdad. It appeared to be the latest strike by the Sunni insurgency as it seeks to reclaim areas where US troops ousted them...
(click here to read the full article)
Sunday, July 29, 2012
Remember and pray for your parents this Ramdan
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July 28, 2012
- [ ♥ Your Mother ♥ ] -
" Your mother bore you for 9 months,
She watched her feet well, She struggled to climb stairs,
She got breathless real quick,
She bore excruciating pain,
She suffered many sleepless nights,
She became your nurse, your chef, your teacher, your cleaner, your friend.
She struggled for you. But did she see it as a struggle?
No, she saw it as a Blessing From Allah SWT! "
Love your Mother, And Your Father coz whatever you do for them in this Life, it will NEVER compensate for what they have done for you when you were still in the womb, and after when you were born!
" Rabir Humhuma Kama Rabayani Sageerah "
How do we expect Allah to help us when we are NOT truly sincere?
" How do u expect the Help of Allah to descend upon this Ummah when we cry and moan when its time to pray Taraweeh for an hour or two, but many of us queue and lineup for the new iphone for hours upon end and shop till we DROP!
How do u expect the Help of Allah to descend upon this Ummah when the Hijaab was sent as a form of protection but WE altered it for it to become a fashion statement!
How do u expect the Help of Allah to descend upon this Ummah when we cant even sit for 10mins to read Al-Quran but can sit n play COD (call of duty) until 3-4am!
We can sit in sheesha lounges mixin with the boys n girls n smokin some pipe blowin some hoops!
How do u expect the Help of Allah to descend upon this Ummah when we cant even give £5 to the masjid but can easily blow £100 on a pair of jeans! "
Allah will NOT help change a person UNLESS THEY CHANGE THEMSELVES!
#FACT!
Change b4 u start complaining about where is Allahs Mercy n Blessings !
Its ur own fault that Allah is not showering u with his Ultimate Mercy Nor His Blessings!
Ya Allah make us of those who do good and follow those of the righteous and make us of those who DONT follow shaitaan n his evil ways! Ameen Ya Rabb!
#Goes to me 1st n foremost
How do u expect the Help of Allah to descend upon this Ummah when the Hijaab was sent as a form of protection but WE altered it for it to become a fashion statement!
How do u expect the Help of Allah to descend upon this Ummah when we cant even sit for 10mins to read Al-Quran but can sit n play COD (call of duty) until 3-4am!
We can sit in sheesha lounges mixin with the boys n girls n smokin some pipe blowin some hoops!
How do u expect the Help of Allah to descend upon this Ummah when we cant even give £5 to the masjid but can easily blow £100 on a pair of jeans! "
Allah will NOT help change a person UNLESS THEY CHANGE THEMSELVES!
#FACT!
Change b4 u start complaining about where is Allahs Mercy n Blessings !
Its ur own fault that Allah is not showering u with his Ultimate Mercy Nor His Blessings!
Ya Allah make us of those who do good and follow those of the righteous and make us of those who DONT follow shaitaan n his evil ways! Ameen Ya Rabb!
#Goes to me 1st n foremost
The game of this life ...
The game of life is like the game of boomerangs, deeds and words return to us sooner or later with astounding accuracy
~ Florence Skinner
Saturday, July 28, 2012
"We have to be grateful and learn to stay grateful."
In some places, you get a bread, throw it to the ground and then roll it on the mud and finally you leave the bread. Soon after that, children and adults alike will run and fight for that one bread!!
While we have been going to the kitchen or toilet, some people have to walk several miles daily just to get a pail full of water.
When we study the life of people who are less fortunate than us, we will understand how blessed our life has been actually. At times, we may have been taking the good things we have for granted. We have to be grateful and learn to stay grateful.
Let’s contribute more to charity and community service. Our life is this world is more than merely making money. Many rich people have trouble sleeping peacefully at night. Why is that so?
While we have been going to the kitchen or toilet, some people have to walk several miles daily just to get a pail full of water.
When we study the life of people who are less fortunate than us, we will understand how blessed our life has been actually. At times, we may have been taking the good things we have for granted. We have to be grateful and learn to stay grateful.
Let’s contribute more to charity and community service. Our life is this world is more than merely making money. Many rich people have trouble sleeping peacefully at night. Why is that so?
Personally, the duty of a rich person is to help at least one poor guy. If this is practised by many, we may be able to eliminate poverty.. maybe one day. (:
“Then which of the Blessings of your Lord will you both deny?”
- Surah Ar-Rahmaan (Chapter 55)
The Quran answers our common questions about this dunya, this life, but will you take heed o` youth?
Posted by:
Islamic Reflections
July 26, 2012
1) WE ALWAYS ASK: Why was I TESTED?
AL-QURAN ANSWERS: "Do men think that they will be left alone saying,'We believe', and that they will not be tested? We did test those before them, and Allah will certainly know those who are true from those who are false." Sura Al-Ankabut [29:2-3]
2) WE ALWAYS ASK: Why I never get what I wanted?
AL-QURAN ANSWERS: " It is possible that you dislike a thing which is good for you, and that you love a thing, which is bad for you. But Allah knows, while you know not." Surah Al-Baqarah [2:216]
3) WE ALWAYS ASK: Why was I burdened this way?
AL-QURAN ANSWERS: "Allah does not place a burden to a soul greater than it can bear. It gets every good that it earns, and it suffers every ill that it earns." Surah Al-Baqarah [2:286]& " So verily, with every difficulty there is relief: (repeated) Verily, with every difficulty there is relief." Surah Al-Insyirah [94:5-6]
4) WE ALWAYS ASK: Why am I losing hope?
AL-QURAN ANSWERS: "So lose not heart, nor fall into despair: For you will be superior if you are true in Faith." Surah Al-Imran [3:139]
5) WE ALWAYS ASK: How can I face it?
AL-QURAN ANSWERS: " O you who believed! Persevere in patience and constancy; vie in such perseverance; strengthen each other; and fear Allah that you may prosper." Surah Al-Imran[3:200] & "And seek(Allah's) help with patient, perseverance and prayer: It is indeed hard, except to those who bring a humbly submissive (to Allah)." Surah Al-Baqarah [2:45]
6) WE ALWAYS ASK: What do I get from all these?
AL-QURAN ANSWERS: "Indeed, Allah has purchased from the believers their lives and properties (in exchange) for that they will have the garden (of Paradise)..." Surah At-Taubah [9:111]
7) WE ALWAYS ASK: To whom could I depend?
AL-QURAN ANSWERS: "(Allah) suffice me: there is no god but He: On Him is my trust- He the Lord of the Throne (of Glory) Supreme." Surah At-Taaubah [9:129]
8) WE ALWAYS ASK: But I can't take it anymore!
AL-QURAN ANSWERS: "...and never give up hope of Allah's Soothing Mercy; truly No one despairs of Allah's Soothing Mercy. except Those who have no faith." Surah Yusuf [9:87]& "Despairs not of the Mercy of Allah: for Allah forgives All sins for He is Often- Forgiving, Most Merciful." Surah Az-Zumar [39:53]
Source: iluvislam.com
AL-QURAN ANSWERS: "Do men think that they will be left alone saying,'We believe', and that they will not be tested? We did test those before them, and Allah will certainly know those who are true from those who are false." Sura Al-Ankabut [29:2-3]
2) WE ALWAYS ASK: Why I never get what I wanted?
AL-QURAN ANSWERS: " It is possible that you dislike a thing which is good for you, and that you love a thing, which is bad for you. But Allah knows, while you know not." Surah Al-Baqarah [2:216]
3) WE ALWAYS ASK: Why was I burdened this way?
AL-QURAN ANSWERS: "Allah does not place a burden to a soul greater than it can bear. It gets every good that it earns, and it suffers every ill that it earns." Surah Al-Baqarah [2:286]& " So verily, with every difficulty there is relief: (repeated) Verily, with every difficulty there is relief." Surah Al-Insyirah [94:5-6]
4) WE ALWAYS ASK: Why am I losing hope?
AL-QURAN ANSWERS: "So lose not heart, nor fall into despair: For you will be superior if you are true in Faith." Surah Al-Imran [3:139]
5) WE ALWAYS ASK: How can I face it?
AL-QURAN ANSWERS: " O you who believed! Persevere in patience and constancy; vie in such perseverance; strengthen each other; and fear Allah that you may prosper." Surah Al-Imran[3:200] & "And seek(Allah's) help with patient, perseverance and prayer: It is indeed hard, except to those who bring a humbly submissive (to Allah)." Surah Al-Baqarah [2:45]
6) WE ALWAYS ASK: What do I get from all these?
AL-QURAN ANSWERS: "Indeed, Allah has purchased from the believers their lives and properties (in exchange) for that they will have the garden (of Paradise)..." Surah At-Taubah [9:111]
7) WE ALWAYS ASK: To whom could I depend?
AL-QURAN ANSWERS: "(Allah) suffice me: there is no god but He: On Him is my trust- He the Lord of the Throne (of Glory) Supreme." Surah At-Taaubah [9:129]
8) WE ALWAYS ASK: But I can't take it anymore!
AL-QURAN ANSWERS: "...and never give up hope of Allah's Soothing Mercy; truly No one despairs of Allah's Soothing Mercy. except Those who have no faith." Surah Yusuf [9:87]& "Despairs not of the Mercy of Allah: for Allah forgives All sins for He is Often- Forgiving, Most Merciful." Surah Az-Zumar [39:53]
Source: iluvislam.com
For the Muslimah: Learn about Ruling on Hayd (Menstruation) & Nifaas (post-partum bleeding) and Istihaadah
MuslimFaith.WordPress.Com
Ruling on Hayd (Menstruation) & Nifaas (post-partum bleeding) and Istihaadah
Posted on July 28, 2012
Hady Linguistically means; menstruation, in arabic it means flowing.
And according to the Scholars; Natural blood that is not caused due to illness or injury, which flows from the furthermost part of the woman’s womb, whilst she is in a state of good health, at a specific time.
The Characteristics of the blood of Hayd are:
1-Thick
2-Black in colour
3-Unpleasant smell
As comes in the hadeeth: “If it is the blood of hayd then it is black and known.” (Saheeh al Jaami’-765)
Istahaadah; is chronic bleeding that is red in color (the same characteristics as normal blood) which is caused by a vein due to illness. The Prophet (pbuh) said to fatimah bint abu hubaysh: “This (i.eistihadah) is from a blood vein, not (usual) menstruation. so, when your real menstual period begins, give up performing prayer.” (Bukhari & Muslim)
[...]
Nifaas (post-partum bleeding):
It is the name for the blood that flows from the uterus after childbirth, regardless of whether the child survived or not (taken from Fiqh as-Sunnah, v.1, p.70). It was given this name because it is likened to the “breathing” of the womb or because a “nafs” has exited from it...
The Ruling of Hayd:
It was mentioned by Islam Q&A Fatwa no: 70438, What a menstruating woman is not allowed to do whist she is in the period of menses;...
(click here to read the full article)
Posted on July 28, 2012
Hady Linguistically means; menstruation, in arabic it means flowing.
And according to the Scholars; Natural blood that is not caused due to illness or injury, which flows from the furthermost part of the woman’s womb, whilst she is in a state of good health, at a specific time.
The Characteristics of the blood of Hayd are:
1-Thick
2-Black in colour
3-Unpleasant smell
As comes in the hadeeth: “If it is the blood of hayd then it is black and known.” (Saheeh al Jaami’-765)
Istahaadah; is chronic bleeding that is red in color (the same characteristics as normal blood) which is caused by a vein due to illness. The Prophet (pbuh) said to fatimah bint abu hubaysh: “This (i.eistihadah) is from a blood vein, not (usual) menstruation. so, when your real menstual period begins, give up performing prayer.” (Bukhari & Muslim)
[...]
Nifaas (post-partum bleeding):
It is the name for the blood that flows from the uterus after childbirth, regardless of whether the child survived or not (taken from Fiqh as-Sunnah, v.1, p.70). It was given this name because it is likened to the “breathing” of the womb or because a “nafs” has exited from it...
The Ruling of Hayd:
It was mentioned by Islam Q&A Fatwa no: 70438, What a menstruating woman is not allowed to do whist she is in the period of menses;...
(click here to read the full article)
"Allah the Almighty is sufficient for us"
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“Sufficient for us is Allah, and [He is] the best Disposer of affairs.”
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Dua
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This is dunya ...
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Islamic Reflections,
July 26, 2012
Islamic Reflections,
July 26, 2012
I learned something today.
Again.
This is dunya. Dunya. Not a place of ease. Only glitter.
The place where you have to feel cold and hungry.
The place where you have to worry and feel scared.
The place where it gets cold.
So cold, sometimes.
The place where you have to leave the people you love.
Where you can’t get attached, because even if you do, it doesn’t make it stay, it just makes it hurt when it doesn’t.
The place where happiness and sadness are only players, waiting for their next line in a play…
— Yasmin Mogahed
Thursday, July 26, 2012
The Friday kutbah (sermon) verses
"O you who have believed, fear Allah as He should be feared and do not die except as Muslims [in submission to Him]." [Sura Al-Imran 3:102]
"O mankind, fear your Lord, who created you from one soul and created from it its mate and dispersed from both of them many men and women. And fear Allah , through whom you ask one another, and the wombs. Indeed Allah is ever, over you, an Observer." [Surah An-Nisa 4:1]
"O you who have believed, fear Allah and speak words of appropriate justice."[Surah Al-Ahzab 33:70]
"He will [then] amend for you your deeds and forgive you your sins. And whoever obeys Allah and His Messenger has certainly attained a great attainment." [Surah Al-Ahzab 33:71]
Good things never last ... but better maybe in store
'Sometimes good things fall apart so better things can fall together.'
- Marilyn Monroe
Wednesday, July 25, 2012
Mystery woman to N.Korean leader solved - its his WIFE
Original blog post: Mystery solved? N. Korean leader`s mystery woman reveled
A girl can't say no if the Dear Leader wants a wife: Kim Jong-un marries mystery woman spotted at his side
July 25, 2012
Britain has David Cameron enthusing about his date nights with wife Samantha.
America has the Obamas happily puckering up for the kiss cam at a baseball match.And North Korea – well, North Korea has the announcement that its leader has a wife.
The country’s official state broadcaster made the revelation after weeks of speculation over the identity of a woman who has been seen accompanying Kim Jong-un at recent engagements.
It named her as ‘Comrade Ri Sol-Ju’, and she is believed to be in her twenties or early thirties.
By the notoriously secretive standards of the communist state, it’s practically a Hello magazine world exclusive.
The announcement is the first insight the world has had into the private life of Kim, 28.
State television said Miss Ri took part in a ceremony marking the completion of a Pyongyang amusement park.
It released a photo of her walking alongside Kim, wearing a red polka dot jacket and smiling nervously.
North Korean watchers in South Korea had previously said the woman might be Hyon Song-wol, a former singer with the Bochonbo Electronic Music Band.
Intelligence agencies had suggested Kim and the pop singer first became romantically involved ten years ago, after he returned home from his studies at a private academy in Switzerland.
It was claimed that Kim’s late father, Kim Jong-il, had ordered him to end the relationship, and she ended up marrying an officer in the North Korean army instead.
Photos aired by state television recently showed her standing beside Kim during a visit to a kindergarten, smiling as he hugged and talked to children.
Kim, the world’s youngest head of state, became leader last December following the death of his father.
A girl can't say no if the Dear Leader wants a wife: Kim Jong-un marries mystery woman spotted at his side
- Named by state broadcaster as Ri Sol-ju
- The naming of his wife silenced the rumours that his mystery woman was a married pop-star with whom he reportedly had an affair
- His wife is also a performer, it is alleged, with YouTube videos where the woman pictured with the leader performs
July 25, 2012
America has the Obamas happily puckering up for the kiss cam at a baseball match.And North Korea – well, North Korea has the announcement that its leader has a wife.
The country’s official state broadcaster made the revelation after weeks of speculation over the identity of a woman who has been seen accompanying Kim Jong-un at recent engagements.
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| North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un and his wife, named as Ri Sol-ju, visit the Rungna People's Pleasure Ground in Pyongyang in these undated pictures |
By the notoriously secretive standards of the communist state, it’s practically a Hello magazine world exclusive.
The announcement is the first insight the world has had into the private life of Kim, 28.
State television said Miss Ri took part in a ceremony marking the completion of a Pyongyang amusement park.
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| A smiling leader and his wife at the amusement park. It has not been confirmed how long the couple have been married |
North Korean watchers in South Korea had previously said the woman might be Hyon Song-wol, a former singer with the Bochonbo Electronic Music Band.
Intelligence agencies had suggested Kim and the pop singer first became romantically involved ten years ago, after he returned home from his studies at a private academy in Switzerland.
It was claimed that Kim’s late father, Kim Jong-il, had ordered him to end the relationship, and she ended up marrying an officer in the North Korean army instead.
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| Kim Jong-un visit the Rungna People's Pleasure Ground, which is nearing completion. It is the latest move in the young leaders bid to be more like his grandfather rather than his father Kim Jong-il |
Other educated guesses suggested the mystery woman might be a younger sister.
South Korea’s unification ministry said yesterday that it appeared Miss Ri was the woman who had been pictured several times at Kim’s side at public events in recent weeks.Photos aired by state television recently showed her standing beside Kim during a visit to a kindergarten, smiling as he hugged and talked to children.
Kim, the world’s youngest head of state, became leader last December following the death of his father.
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| Married: North Korean leader Kim Jong-un with Ri Sol-ju, the woman state media have confirmed is his wife |
House passes Ron Paul's 'Audit the Fed’ bill (TR NEWS)
...but unfortunately the bill will die in the Senate
RT NEWS
July 25, 2012
Ron Paul (T.J. Kirkpatrick / Getty Images / AFP)
A bill introduced by Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas) to audit America’s central bank, the Federal Reserve, passed the US House of Representatives overwhelmingly Wednesday afternoon by a 327-98 vote.
Paul’s ongoing efforts to call for increased transparency in the Federal Reserve have become a hallmark of his tenure in Congress and of his current campaign for the presidency.
Rep. Paul is still vying for the GOP nomination and intends to speak at the Republican National Convention in Florida next month. And although Paul has as recently as this week refused to endorse presumptive party nominee Mitt Romney, the former Massachusetts governor has supported the congressman’s proposal to audit the Fed.
"Ron Paul's 'Audit The Fed' bill is a reminder of his tireless efforts to promote sound money and a more transparent Federal Reserve," Romney writes on his official Twitter page.
During the Wednesday afternoon vote in Washington, D.C., Paul received backing from all House Republicans but one, as well as support from 89 congressional Democrats.
Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-Ohio), was among those on the opposing party of Paul’s that still saw reason to support the bill. "The Fed creates trillions of dollars out of nothing and gives it to banks,” Rep. Kucinich said before Wednesday’s vote. “Congress is in the dark. The Fed sets the stage for the subprime meltdown. Congress is in the dark. The Fed takes a dive on LIBOR. Congress is in the dark. The Fed doesn’t tell regulators what is going on. Congress is in the dark.”
"It is time for us to bring the Fed into the sunshine of accountability," the democratic congressman continued...
(click here to read the full article at RT NEWS)
July 25, 2012
Ron Paul (T.J. Kirkpatrick / Getty Images / AFP)
A bill introduced by Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas) to audit America’s central bank, the Federal Reserve, passed the US House of Representatives overwhelmingly Wednesday afternoon by a 327-98 vote.
Paul’s ongoing efforts to call for increased transparency in the Federal Reserve have become a hallmark of his tenure in Congress and of his current campaign for the presidency.
Rep. Paul is still vying for the GOP nomination and intends to speak at the Republican National Convention in Florida next month. And although Paul has as recently as this week refused to endorse presumptive party nominee Mitt Romney, the former Massachusetts governor has supported the congressman’s proposal to audit the Fed.
"Ron Paul's 'Audit The Fed' bill is a reminder of his tireless efforts to promote sound money and a more transparent Federal Reserve," Romney writes on his official Twitter page.
During the Wednesday afternoon vote in Washington, D.C., Paul received backing from all House Republicans but one, as well as support from 89 congressional Democrats.
Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-Ohio), was among those on the opposing party of Paul’s that still saw reason to support the bill. "The Fed creates trillions of dollars out of nothing and gives it to banks,” Rep. Kucinich said before Wednesday’s vote. “Congress is in the dark. The Fed sets the stage for the subprime meltdown. Congress is in the dark. The Fed takes a dive on LIBOR. Congress is in the dark. The Fed doesn’t tell regulators what is going on. Congress is in the dark.”
"It is time for us to bring the Fed into the sunshine of accountability," the democratic congressman continued...
(click here to read the full article at RT NEWS)
Israel orders 8 Palestinian villages to be razed for army bases despite evidence that the villages have existed since 1830
RT NEWS
July 23, 2012
Israeli soldiers fire their weapons during a training session near Beqa'ot in the West Bank (Reuters/Handout)
Israel’s Defense Ministry has ordered eight Palestinian villages in the West Bank to be razed, claiming the land is needed for military training. Hundreds of Palestinians are to be displaced despite evidence that the villages have existed since 1830.
The residents of the villages, located in the southern region of Hebron, are accused of “illegal dwelling in a fire zone.” The government said in a memo to the Supreme Court on Sunday that the 1,500-plus residents will be moved to the nearby city of Yatta, Israeli newspaper Haaretz reported. The Defense Ministry has obtained evidence the Palestinians have permanent homes there...
(click here to read the full article at RT NEWS)
July 23, 2012
Israeli soldiers fire their weapons during a training session near Beqa'ot in the West Bank (Reuters/Handout)
Israel’s Defense Ministry has ordered eight Palestinian villages in the West Bank to be razed, claiming the land is needed for military training. Hundreds of Palestinians are to be displaced despite evidence that the villages have existed since 1830.
The residents of the villages, located in the southern region of Hebron, are accused of “illegal dwelling in a fire zone.” The government said in a memo to the Supreme Court on Sunday that the 1,500-plus residents will be moved to the nearby city of Yatta, Israeli newspaper Haaretz reported. The Defense Ministry has obtained evidence the Palestinians have permanent homes there...
(click here to read the full article at RT NEWS)
Secret NYPD cell operated in New Brunswick, NJ and gets flushed by 911 call ?!?
RT NEWS
July 25, 2012
“Really? In New Brunswick?” asks a baffled 911 operator as an alarmed caller reports an empty flat strewn with photos of terrorists and Muslim books. But when the FBI dashed to the scene, they find not a terrorist cell but a New York police hideout.
Nothing promised such a major embarrassment for the New York Police Department on a June day. Then the 911 telephone line of the New Brunswick Police rang. An alarmed resident of the New Jersey town was saying he had come across something very suspicious.
[...]
"There's computer hardware, software, you know, just lying around,” continued the caller. “There's pictures of terrorists. There's pictures of our neighboring building that they have."
"In New Brunswick?" the dispatcher asked – still seemingly unconvinced.
Though the two were talking back in 2009, the tape of the call has only this week been obtained from the New Brunswick Police Department, following a court action by the Associated Press.
The caller, Salil Sheth, had just been doing his job, conducting a routine inspection and had come across a flat which almost screamed 9/11. Rushing to the scene, the FBI found a small apartment with no furniture or clothes, but with two computers, dozens of black plastic boxes and piles of Muslim literature on the solitary table.
A closer look at apartment No.1076 caused eyebrows to be raised even higher. This was no terrorist cell, but a secret hideout of New York City Police Department detectives, who later proved to have been gathering intelligence on the Muslim community of New Brunswick. But the NYPD had not bothered to inform local officers and agents of the operation.
The materials found at the apartment showed New York officers had been using various techniques to spy on New Brunswick Muslims. They had infiltrated mosques, eavesdropped in cafes, kept tabs on student groups, including some at Rutgers University. This had enabled the officers to build databases on virtually anything...
(click here to read the full article on RT NEWS)
July 25, 2012
Nothing promised such a major embarrassment for the New York Police Department on a June day. Then the 911 telephone line of the New Brunswick Police rang. An alarmed resident of the New Jersey town was saying he had come across something very suspicious.
[...]
"There's computer hardware, software, you know, just lying around,” continued the caller. “There's pictures of terrorists. There's pictures of our neighboring building that they have."
"In New Brunswick?" the dispatcher asked – still seemingly unconvinced.
Though the two were talking back in 2009, the tape of the call has only this week been obtained from the New Brunswick Police Department, following a court action by the Associated Press.
The caller, Salil Sheth, had just been doing his job, conducting a routine inspection and had come across a flat which almost screamed 9/11. Rushing to the scene, the FBI found a small apartment with no furniture or clothes, but with two computers, dozens of black plastic boxes and piles of Muslim literature on the solitary table.
A closer look at apartment No.1076 caused eyebrows to be raised even higher. This was no terrorist cell, but a secret hideout of New York City Police Department detectives, who later proved to have been gathering intelligence on the Muslim community of New Brunswick. But the NYPD had not bothered to inform local officers and agents of the operation.
The materials found at the apartment showed New York officers had been using various techniques to spy on New Brunswick Muslims. They had infiltrated mosques, eavesdropped in cafes, kept tabs on student groups, including some at Rutgers University. This had enabled the officers to build databases on virtually anything...
(click here to read the full article on RT NEWS)
NSA whistleblowers: Government spying on every single American (RT NEWS)
RT NEWS
July 25, 2012
The TSA, DHS and countless other security agencies have been established to keep America safe from terrorist attacks in post-9/11 America. How far beyond that does the feds’ reach really go, though?
The attacks September 11, 2001, were instrumental in enabling the US government to establish counterterrorism agencies to prevent future tragedies. Some officials say that they haven’t stopped there, though, and are spying on everyone in America — all in the name of national security.
Testimonies delivered in recent weeks by former employees of the National Security Agency suggest that the US government is granting itself surveillance powers far beyond what most Americans consider the proper role of the federal government.
In an interview broadcast on Current TV’s “Viewpoint” program on Monday, former NSA Technical Director William Binney commented on the government’s policy of blanket surveillance, alongside colleagues Thomas Drake and Kirk Wiebe, the agency's respective former Senior Official and Senior Analyst.
The interview comes on the heels of a series of speeches given by Binney, who has quickly become better known for his whistleblowing than his work with the NSA. In their latest appearance this week, though, the three former staffers suggested that America’s spy program is much more dangerous than it seems.
In an interview with “Viewpoint” host Eliot Spitzer, Drake said there was a “key decision made shortly after 9/11, which began to rapidly turn the United States of America into the equivalent of a foreign nation for dragnet blanket electronic surveillance.”
These powers have previously defended by claims of national security necessity, but Drake says that it doesn’t stop there. He warns that the government is giving itself the power to gather intel on every American that could be used in future prosecutions unrelated to terrorism.
“When you open up the Pandora’s Box of just getting access to incredible amounts of data, for people that have no reason to be put under suspicion, no reason to have done anything wrong, and just collect all that for potential future use or even current use, it opens up a real danger — and to what else what they could use that data for, particularly when it’s all being hidden behind the mantle of national security,” Drake said.
Although Drake’s accusations seem astounding, they corroborate allegations made by Binney only a week earlier. Speaking at the Hackers On Planet Earth conference in New York City earlier this month, Binney addressed a room of thousands about the NSA’s domestic spying efforts. But in a candid interview with journalist Geoff Shively during HOPE, the ex-NSA official candidly revealed the full extent of the surveillance program.
“Domestically, they're pulling together all the data about virtually every U.S. citizen in the country and assembling that information, building communities that you have relationships with, and knowledge about you; what your activities are; what you're doing. So the government is accumulating that kind of information about every individual person and it's a very dangerous process,” Binney said.
Drake and Binney’s statements follow the revelation that law enforcement officers collected cell phone records on 1.3 million Americans in 2011. More news articles are emerging every day suggesting that the surveillance of Americans — off-the-radar and under wraps — is growing at an exponential rate.
July 25, 2012
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Testimonies delivered in recent weeks by former employees of the National Security Agency suggest that the US government is granting itself surveillance powers far beyond what most Americans consider the proper role of the federal government.
In an interview broadcast on Current TV’s “Viewpoint” program on Monday, former NSA Technical Director William Binney commented on the government’s policy of blanket surveillance, alongside colleagues Thomas Drake and Kirk Wiebe, the agency's respective former Senior Official and Senior Analyst.
The interview comes on the heels of a series of speeches given by Binney, who has quickly become better known for his whistleblowing than his work with the NSA. In their latest appearance this week, though, the three former staffers suggested that America’s spy program is much more dangerous than it seems.
In an interview with “Viewpoint” host Eliot Spitzer, Drake said there was a “key decision made shortly after 9/11, which began to rapidly turn the United States of America into the equivalent of a foreign nation for dragnet blanket electronic surveillance.”
These powers have previously defended by claims of national security necessity, but Drake says that it doesn’t stop there. He warns that the government is giving itself the power to gather intel on every American that could be used in future prosecutions unrelated to terrorism.
“When you open up the Pandora’s Box of just getting access to incredible amounts of data, for people that have no reason to be put under suspicion, no reason to have done anything wrong, and just collect all that for potential future use or even current use, it opens up a real danger — and to what else what they could use that data for, particularly when it’s all being hidden behind the mantle of national security,” Drake said.
Although Drake’s accusations seem astounding, they corroborate allegations made by Binney only a week earlier. Speaking at the Hackers On Planet Earth conference in New York City earlier this month, Binney addressed a room of thousands about the NSA’s domestic spying efforts. But in a candid interview with journalist Geoff Shively during HOPE, the ex-NSA official candidly revealed the full extent of the surveillance program.
“Domestically, they're pulling together all the data about virtually every U.S. citizen in the country and assembling that information, building communities that you have relationships with, and knowledge about you; what your activities are; what you're doing. So the government is accumulating that kind of information about every individual person and it's a very dangerous process,” Binney said.
Drake and Binney’s statements follow the revelation that law enforcement officers collected cell phone records on 1.3 million Americans in 2011. More news articles are emerging every day suggesting that the surveillance of Americans — off-the-radar and under wraps — is growing at an exponential rate.
Just plain horror: Nigerian man raped by his own five wives to death
Indian Express
Agencies : Abuja, Wed Jul 25 2012, 15:40 hrs
In an extraordinary case of jealousy, a Nigerian man - husband of six - was allegedly raped to death by his five spouses as he was paying too much attention to his sixth wife in east-central Benue state.
Uroko Onoja, a wealthy businessman, was having sex with his youngest wife when the other five women attacked him with knives and sticks, demanding that he have sex with all of them at once.
Onoja, who resisted their attack, was overpowered by the women who ordered that the sex march begin with the youngest wife and to continue in that order to the top, Nigeria's Daily reported.
Onoja stopped breathing when the fifth woman was making her way to the bed.
According Onoja's youngest wife, five other spouses ran into the forest realising that their husband is no more.
Village head Okpe Odoh said that the matter had been reported to the police, who have already arrested two of the wives following the incident last week.
Agencies : Abuja, Wed Jul 25 2012, 15:40 hrs
In an extraordinary case of jealousy, a Nigerian man - husband of six - was allegedly raped to death by his five spouses as he was paying too much attention to his sixth wife in east-central Benue state.
Onoja, who resisted their attack, was overpowered by the women who ordered that the sex march begin with the youngest wife and to continue in that order to the top, Nigeria's Daily reported.
Onoja stopped breathing when the fifth woman was making her way to the bed.
According Onoja's youngest wife, five other spouses ran into the forest realising that their husband is no more.
Village head Okpe Odoh said that the matter had been reported to the police, who have already arrested two of the wives following the incident last week.
Tuesday, July 24, 2012
Even though the devil is chained up this Ramadan, the Shayataeen are running loose - fitnah of the woman
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"The shaitaan may be chained, BUT the shayateen are coming out!
The sudden hot weather here will cause fitnah as women love dressing inappropriately during the hot days, real test for us who are fasting.
Brothers lower your gaze n protect ur hayaa and also dress modestly dont be walking half naked showing ur body parts n truth be told no one wants to see ur flabs! :)"
Sikm4n | Islamic Channel
July 24, 2012
"The shaitaan may be chained, BUT the shayateen are coming out!
The sudden hot weather here will cause fitnah as women love dressing inappropriately during the hot days, real test for us who are fasting.
Our evil actions and habits nullify the fasts in Ramadan - so why continue to do them? (Warning to the youth)
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Abu Hurairah also reported that the Prophet (SAW) said: "Allah does not need the fast of one who does not abandon false speech or acting according to his false speech.
He also reported the Prophet (SAW) as saying: "Whoever does not abandon falsehood in word and action, then Allah Mighty and Majestic has no need [i.e. will not accept] that he should leave his food and drink". [Bukhari]
Subhanallah, this is the time we all stop our evil actions, whether it be backbiting, slandering, smoking, habits which are harmful to ones Deen, those which are done privately and openly, the HARAM! Relationships that we engage ourselves in! Astaghfirullaah...
This is the time we PULL ourselves from these habits and purify our actions and make them pleasing to the All-Mighty.
Those who are in Haram Relationships atm, il give u [sic] advice, Get married or leave the relationship asap! Coz [sic] if ur sinning in this month doing what u do with the other person, Subhanallah...
Only ALLAH KNOWS if ur fasting is being accepted as this is considered a major sin in Islam.. And if ur fasts are not accepted then youl b [sic] fasting for 18hours for NO REASON!
Starving for no reason...
Get married or Leave it b4 [sic] Ramadan finishes inshaa'Allah.
Just a simple naseeha to those who are in this situation, not attacking anyone here inshaa'Allah. :)
Assalamu Alaikum
Sikm4n | Islamic Channel
July 24, 2012
- [ Be Mindful Of Ur Fasts ] -
He also reported the Prophet (SAW) as saying: "Whoever does not abandon falsehood in word and action, then Allah Mighty and Majestic has no need [i.e. will not accept] that he should leave his food and drink". [Bukhari]
Subhanallah, this is the time we all stop our evil actions, whether it be backbiting, slandering, smoking, habits which are harmful to ones Deen, those which are done privately and openly, the HARAM! Relationships that we engage ourselves in! Astaghfirullaah...
This is the time we PULL ourselves from these habits and purify our actions and make them pleasing to the All-Mighty.
Those who are in Haram Relationships atm, il give u [sic] advice, Get married or leave the relationship asap! Coz [sic] if ur sinning in this month doing what u do with the other person, Subhanallah...
Only ALLAH KNOWS if ur fasting is being accepted as this is considered a major sin in Islam.. And if ur fasts are not accepted then youl b [sic] fasting for 18hours for NO REASON!
Starving for no reason...
Get married or Leave it b4 [sic] Ramadan finishes inshaa'Allah.
Just a simple naseeha to those who are in this situation, not attacking anyone here inshaa'Allah. :)
Assalamu Alaikum
The reality of our modern day society and youth
"We live in an age now, where the only buttons are 'like' and 'unlike.' We live in an age where people can just approve you or disapprove but without telling you why..."
- A Wise Scholar
The power of knowledge, yet we roam about in ignorance
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Knowledge raises the low people but ignorance brings down the mighty people - Ali (RA)
Eyewitnesses report Anaheim police shot dead handcuffed prisoner!!! The police state just continues to roll on...
Anaheim police kill another man, cops filmed firing on women & children at protest (PHOTOS, VIDEO)
RT NEWS
July 23, 2012
Anaheim police shoot dead another man (Image from Twitter/@amberjamie99pct)
Anaheim police have shot dead yet another man just a day after killing 24-year old Manuel Diaz. The previous day's shooting sparked a protest against police brutality that was violently broken up by authorities.
Police say the second shooting took place on Sunday, when anti-gang crime officers spotted a stolen SUV and started chasing it. Three suspects were said to have jumped out of the SUV, with police continuing their pursuit on foot. The men reportedly opened fire at an officer, and the policeman retaliated by shooting dead one of the shooters.
However, eyewitnesses say police shot dead a man who was already handcuffed, OC Weekly reports.
Family friends told the Weekly that the victim was Joel Acevedo, a resident of Anaheim.
Residents on the scene allegedly tried to take photos from a second floor of an apartment block, but police obscured their view with flash lights. The second alleged killing took place a few blocks away from the place where 24-year-old Manuel Diaz was gunned down by police on Saturday.
Cops use rubber bullets and release dog on protesters
In the wake of Diaz's death, roughly 200 people gathered to protest police brutality and pelted cops with bottles.
Police attempted to break up the crowds firing beanbag rounds and tear gas. A shocking video of the riot shows women and children amongst the panicking demonstrator, fleeing for cover.
Footage shows a police dog slipping from an officer’s hand and taking down one of the protesters and biting his arm before being brought under control.
“They just released the dog, and I had my baby and my stroller,” resident Susan Lopez told local television channel KCAL.
Demonstrations have raged in Anaheim since Saturday afternoon when Diaz died of his wounds after being shot by cops.
On Sunday enraged protesters stormed the local police station amid chants of “no justice, no peace” and "cops, pigs, murderers."
Two officers spotted three men, one of whom was Diaz, acting suspiciously in an alleyway, the police's account of the story says. The men tried to run from police, but one of the officers gave chase and fatally shot Diaz next to an apartment complex.
A video showing the moments right after the shooting has emerged on YouTube. The video also shows that Diaz’s head was covered in blood, raising doubts about whether the police’s actions were justified. There have also been complaints online that police did not do enough to help the wounded Diaz, who apparently was still twitching at the beginning of the video.
The video’s description says that the witness who took the video has chosen to remain anonymous over fear of reprisals.
A policeman levels his gun at protesters. Credit: KCAL9/RT
Police dog takes protester down and bites his arm. Credit: KCAL9/RT
Police fire rubber bullets at protesters. Credit: KCAL9/RT
RT NEWS
July 23, 2012
Anaheim police shoot dead another man (Image from Twitter/@amberjamie99pct)
Anaheim police have shot dead yet another man just a day after killing 24-year old Manuel Diaz. The previous day's shooting sparked a protest against police brutality that was violently broken up by authorities.
However, eyewitnesses say police shot dead a man who was already handcuffed, OC Weekly reports.
Family friends told the Weekly that the victim was Joel Acevedo, a resident of Anaheim.
Residents on the scene allegedly tried to take photos from a second floor of an apartment block, but police obscured their view with flash lights. The second alleged killing took place a few blocks away from the place where 24-year-old Manuel Diaz was gunned down by police on Saturday.
Cops use rubber bullets and release dog on protesters
In the wake of Diaz's death, roughly 200 people gathered to protest police brutality and pelted cops with bottles.
Police attempted to break up the crowds firing beanbag rounds and tear gas. A shocking video of the riot shows women and children amongst the panicking demonstrator, fleeing for cover.
Footage shows a police dog slipping from an officer’s hand and taking down one of the protesters and biting his arm before being brought under control.
“They just released the dog, and I had my baby and my stroller,” resident Susan Lopez told local television channel KCAL.
Demonstrations have raged in Anaheim since Saturday afternoon when Diaz died of his wounds after being shot by cops.
On Sunday enraged protesters stormed the local police station amid chants of “no justice, no peace” and "cops, pigs, murderers."
Two officers spotted three men, one of whom was Diaz, acting suspiciously in an alleyway, the police's account of the story says. The men tried to run from police, but one of the officers gave chase and fatally shot Diaz next to an apartment complex.
A video showing the moments right after the shooting has emerged on YouTube. The video also shows that Diaz’s head was covered in blood, raising doubts about whether the police’s actions were justified. There have also been complaints online that police did not do enough to help the wounded Diaz, who apparently was still twitching at the beginning of the video.
The video’s description says that the witness who took the video has chosen to remain anonymous over fear of reprisals.
A policeman levels his gun at protesters. Credit: KCAL9/RT
Police dog takes protester down and bites his arm. Credit: KCAL9/RT
Police fire rubber bullets at protesters. Credit: KCAL9/RT
Monday, July 23, 2012
O' Muslims Blame Yourselves - by Sheikh Khalid Yasin
Published on Jul 21, 2012 by LoveAllah328
O' Muslims Blame Yourselves - by Sheikh Khalid Yasin
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