Report From Washington - June 24, 2011

Obama releases oil to punish traders - markets drop / Donate big to Obama and get a big Fed job / Senators want to protect religious freedom in the Middle East / Geert Wilders acquitted / Netherlands hate speech law still in effect / Delta Airlines "no Jew" policy - Is this real? / Muslims kill again in Nigeria / Release Asia Bibi now 

PRESIDENCY 
KILLING THE MARKETS TO SAVE THEM - Every week for the past six weeks the price of both oil and gasoline has fallen. This week President Barack Obama decided to release oil from the emergency reserves held by the US government. These reserves are for catastrophic situations -- not market interference. The last time the reserves were used was during the Katrina disaster when oil wells in the Gulf of Mexico were shut down. The release of oil, coordinated with other nations trying to "stop speculators" from pushing up the price of oil, caused the stock market to drop almost 2%. Did Obama not realize that traders who buy oil contracts also buy insurance on those contracts? The speculators were not hurt, but those issuing the insurance sure were. Because Obama interfered with the market there has been major disruption in the natural trading order. Oil company stocks, which are the backbone of many retirement funds, fell drastically. The effect on the actual price of gas? About five cents a gallon -- and that is temporary.
DONATE BIG TO OBAMA, GET A BIG JOB - Does Obama reward big money bundlers with jobs, commissions, stimulus money, government contracts, and more? Well, after two years in office nearly 200 of his biggest donors have received government jobs and posts or won federal contracts worth millions of dollars. This according to a study by The Center for Public Integrity which is available on Iwatch.

THE CONGRESS 

SENATORS: PROTECT RELIGIOUS FREEDOM IN MIDDLE EAST - This week U.S. Senator Roy Blunt (R - MO) introduced legislation that would create a new U.S. Department of State special envoy for religious minorities in the Middle East, aimed at promoting and protecting religious freedoms. U.S. Senator Carl Levin (D-MI), Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, is an original co-sponsor of the legislation. Blunt said, "As we observe political upheavals throughout the Middle East, I expect this bill will encourage the State Department to redouble its efforts to call attention to all religious minorities and demonstrate to leaders in the region that the United States takes religious freedom seriously."

RELIGION AND CULTURE 

WILDERS AND FREEDOM OF SPEECH - Dutch parliamentarian Geert Wilders was acquitted of "hate speech" charges by a Dutch court, after a circus of a trial during which the government attempted to jail him for telling the truth about Islam. Wilders, who leads the third largest political party in the Netherlands, said, "This is not so much a win for myself, but a victory for freedom of speech." It may be a relief to him that he will not spend the next 16 months in jail, but the way in which he was acquitted did not change the law under which he was prosecuted; it is still on the books. Read Nina Shea's the decision.  
DELTA AIRLINES' NO JEWS POLICY - Imagine the protests in the streets if Delta Airlines were to tell Muslims that they could not fly somewhere because the local customs would not permit them to enter that country? Those situations are impossible to conceive because they could never happen, right? But Delta Airlines is facing a similar moral dilemma as they get ready to complete an alliance with Saudi Arabian Airlines. The Delta-Saudi deal means adding Saudi Arabian Airlines (SAA) to Delta's SkyTeam Alliance. For the first time, this would allow Delta passengers to fly direct into Saudi Arabia, as long as passengers are not Jewish, do not have a passport from Israel or a passport that is stamped from Israel. Read more
 

NEW CHAIRMAN'S REPORT AVAILABLE

CHAIRMAN'S REPORT FOR JUNE 8, 2011 In depth material in this brand new issue: The Obama/Netanyahu battle over the pre '67 boundaries of Israel / Group ad in Wall Street Journal supporting Israel / More than Israel at stake / Congressional resolution supporting Israel / NYT: Burning Qur'an is news; plotting murder is not / ACLU defends Islam / Christian sisters forced to marry same Muslim man / Sharia for Egypt, says Muslim brotherhood / Christians attacked in Sudan
 

INTERNATIONAL

MUSLIMS KILL AGAIN IN NIGERIA - This past week at least two Christians were killed in an attack on a police station in Abuja, the capital of Nigeria. This is the first suicide bombing outside of the Islamic controlled north of the country and shows that the Islamic terror organization Boko Haram is expanding its operations. Previous killings of security officers, politicians and clerics have occurred in the Muslim north where the group is trying to enforce strict sharia law. The name of the group translates as "Western education is sacrilege." RELEASE ASIA BIBI NOW - Pakistani Christians are demanding the release of Asia Bibi, mother of five, who has been falsely accused of blasphemy and jailed for nearly two years. Blasphemy laws in Pakistan are used to blackmail Christians and steal their homes and land. This is just one more outrage. More at Pakistan Christian Post
 

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Report From Washington - June 17, 2011

Obama ignoring genocide of African Christians / President claims there are no "hostilities" in Libya / Senate drive for Child Interstate Abortion Notification / Obama appoints radical pro-abortion judge / The Weiner saga in the House / Atheist Newdow defeated again / "Under "God" OK in Pledge / Seventh graders forced to take sex survey / UK parliament debates persecution of Christians / UK atheist speaks out against Islamic cultural terror / Terror in the Nuba Mountains / Release Asia Bibi now!

PRESIDENCY 

OBAMA IGNORES GENOCIDE - Intelligence agencies have furnished compelling information to President Barrack Obama that the Muslim government of the Sudan is killing thousands of Christians in the Nuba Mountains. Mass murdering dictator Omar Hassan al-Bashir is moving 14 trucks loaded with chemical weapons to the Nuba Mountains in preparation for mass murder. Al-Bashir was charged with genocide by an international tribunal because of his actions in Darfur where he killed other Muslims, but Europe and the United States do not seem to have a problem when the victims of mass murder are Christians. Obama, who has supported the "Arab Spring" in Egypt, Libya and elsewhere, does not seem bothered by the wholesale murder of Christians in Africa.

NO "HOSTILITIES" IN LIBYA? - The daily bombings of Tripoli by our military, the attacks on the Libyan army and the tens of millions of dollars spent on munitions do not constitute "hostilities" and as a result, says President Obama, he does not have to seek authority to continue the war there under the War Powers Act. "It's bizarre that the administration has sent over a letter yesterday referring to the fact that we're not involved in hostilities in Libya," Senator Corker, (R-TN), said on the Senate floor. "I mean it's really totally bizarre when you look at what's going on right now in the air in Libya right now." Senator McCain, (R-AZ)., called yesterday's report from the administration a "confusing breach of common sense," and a "puzzling assertion." Senator Corker and Senator Jim Webb, (D-VA) introduced a bill requiring a "detailed justification" of the US operation in Libya from the administration. Even Democrats are astonished at Obama's disregard for Congressional oversight.

THE CONGRESS 

INTERSTATE ABORTION BAN - CIANA, the Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act, would prohibit a person who is not a parent knowingly taking a minor across state lines with the intent of obtaining an abortion, if it evades a parental involvement law in the minor's home state. CIANA also requires abortionists to notify parents at least 24 hours before performing an abortion on an out-of-state minor. The bill in the past has been introduced in both the House and Senate, but has failed under Democrat leaders. Senators Orrin Hatch (R-UT) and Marco Rubio (R-FL) are sponsoring the bill in the Senate. Although the bill will no be filed until June 21, please contact your Senators now and ask them to co-sponsor CIANA.

BLOCK PRO-ABORTION JUDGE - Both Republican Senators from Kansas, Pat Roberts and Jerry Moran, oppose the nomination of Steve Six by President Obama to the U.S. Court of Appeals. Pro-abortion former Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius appointed Six to district judge in 2005, and then appointed him as a replacement state Attorney General in 2007. During his time as Attorney General, rather than enforcing laws against late term abortions, Six actually assisted abortionists. Read the details at Kansans for Life. Contact your Senators and urge them to vote down the nomination of Steve Six.

THE WEINER HOUSE - When Anthony Weiner announced his resignation at a Senior Center in New York and some New Yorkers present actually cheered. Democrat leaders on Capitol Hill including Nancy Pelosi were relieved that the disturbed radical left congressman with sex twitting issues was gone. Anthony Weiner was best known nationally for his vicious personal attacks on Republicans, particularity women and Jews. Weiner, who claimed to be a Jew is married to a Muslim. Since no Rabbi would officiate his wedding it was done by none other than former President Bill Clinton. That along probably doomed the marriage.

RELIGION AND CULTURE 

ATHEIST NEWDOW DEFEATED AGAIN -This week the Supreme Court rejected atheist activist Michael Newdow's latest lawsuit challenging the words "under God" in the Pledge of Allegiance, this time after he lost in the First Circuit Count of Appeals in Boston. In March, the Supreme Court rejected Newdow's appeal from his loss in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco. My book, The Pledge: One Nation Under God, which details the history of the Pledge, retails for $14.99 but is now on sale for $7.99. In the book I present the arguments for "under God" in the Pledge and debunk Newdow's claims.

SEVENTH GRADERS FORCED TO TAKE SEX SURVEY - Seventh graders in a Massachusetts school were asked, "Have you ever had oral sex?" in a survey that had other graphic language which I cannot repeat here. The students were asked what they used to prevent pregnancy in their "last sexual encounter." The school admits it was graphic but says they had to administer it as part of a grant from the Department of Education. The Rutherford Institute is filing a complaint on behalf of the mother of two girls attending the Fitchburg School District. Read more

NEW CHAIRMAN'S REPORT AVAILABLE

CHAIRMAN'S REPORT FOR JUNE 8, 2011 In depth material in this brand new issue: The Obama/Netanyahu battle over the pre '67 boundaries of Israel / Group ad in Wall Street Journal supporting Israel / More than Israel at stake / Congressional resolutions supporting Israel / NYT: Burning Qur'an is news, plotting murder is not / ACLU defends Islam / Christian sisters forced to marry same Muslim man / Sharia for Egypt, says Muslim brotherhood / Christians attacked in Sudan

INTERNATIONAL 

UK PARLIAMENT DEBATE ON PERSECUTION OF CHRISTIANS -London lives in fear of Islam and there are entire areas of the city no Jew or Christian dares to enter. Even police fear some Islamic areas. Out of fear, police arrest Christians if they dare mention Christ in front of a Muslim, yet a brave Member of parliament, David Simpson, stood and exposed the persecution of Christians in Islamic nations and asked why government funds were being sent to these nations. It was a stunning moment as the MP detailed the persecution of Christians Text and video available  

UK ATHEIST SPEAKS OUT ON 'CULTURAL TERRORISM' - In the United States, atheists, gays, liberal professors and feminists all line up to support Islam and sharia law. Oddly, these are the first groups that will be either beheaded, hung or stoned to death in a Muslim takeover. Huffpost and the rest of the liberal media are all for Islam and sharia law simply because conservatives oppose a dual legal system in the United States that would weaken the Constitution. Whatever conservatives are against, the left must be for. However, the liberals in the United Kingdom are starting to feel the whip of Islam. One atheist who has stood consistently against the Islamization of Britain is Pat Condell and he is not afraid to criticize his fellow liberals. His latest video on Islamic Cultural Terrorism is a must see.
NUBA MOUNTAIN ATTACKS - There is a great new article on the attacks on Christians in the Sudan in the Miami Herald.
RELEASE ASIA BIBI NOW - Pakistani Christians are demanding the release of Asia Bibi, mother of five, who has been falsely accused of blasphemy and jailed for nearly two years. Blasphemy laws in Pakistan are used to blackmail Christians and steal their homes and land. This is just one more outrage. More at Pakistan Christian Post
 

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Report From Washington - June 10, 2011

Secretary Gates says NATO era over / Obama's failed Iran policy / Rep. Weiner's Jewish-Muslim Issues / Recess and almost recess / Minneapolis Somali suicide bomber / Another Christian martyr every five minutes / Asia Bibi still wrongly jailed

PRESIDENCY 

GATES SAYS NATO ERA OVER - When your alliance crumbles, who are your allies? In his final days as Secretary of Defense under Barack Obama, Robert Gates made it very clear that the North Atlantic Treaty Organization was failing. Speaking of Libya he said, "The mightiest military alliance in history is only 11 weeks into an operation against a poorly armed regime in a sparsely populated country, yet many allies are beginning to run short of munitions, requiring the U.S., once more, to make up the difference." Gates said most nations in the alliance do not meet the funding or manpower requirements and that he doubts Congress, facing escalating debt, will be willing to continue to be the backbone of NATO.  
OBAMA'S FAILED IRAN POLICY - A Rand Corp. researcher, Dr. Gregory Jones, released a report stating that Iran will have sufficient nuclear material to build a 40 kiloton bomb within 8 weeks. His research states that the world has gone past the point that would allow Iran's nuclear program to be stopped with airstrikes and only a costly invasion and military occupation would work at this point. When Barack Obama moved into the White House there was still an opportunity to stop Iran from becoming a nuclear nation; however, he decided on "engaging" the totalitarian nation in talks. Combining this nuclear development with NATO's poor performance against Libya and probably failure as an alliance, nearly assures Iran emerging as a world power.

THE CONGRESS

WEINER'S JEWISH MUSLIM ISSUES - There is a death sentence under sharia law against any non-Muslim man who marries a Muslim woman. Congressman Anthony Weiner is married to Huma Abedin, a Muslim woman who is a top aide to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. Her parents were devout Muslims who chose Saudi Arabia as their home, and her father was an Islamic scholar before his death. It seems that Congressman Wiener may have bigger problems than sending x-rated twits to strange women, as he has dishonored a Muslim family. Read more

RECESS AND SORT OF RECESS - The House was in recess this week, but the Senate continued to "work." Under the leadership of Majority Leader Harry Reid, the Senate conducts virtually no real business. The lone vote this week upheld a reduction in credit and debit card "swipe" fees. Wal-Mart and other major retailers wanted a reduction from about 44 cents to 12 cents a swipe, saying they would reduce their prices to customers. I certainly look forward to the 32 cent reduction in my overall bill the next time I grocery shop. What a joke! This is the government picking winners and losers yet again, as in GM and Chrysler. Profits were taken from banks and given to big box stores and consumers will never see a dime of benefit.

 

RELIGION AND CULTURE 

MINNEAPOLIS SOMALI SUICIDE BOMBER - A Muslim Somali woman living in Minnesota has identified her stepson as the suicide bomber who killed peace keepers in Somalia. Farah Mohamed Beledi died in the blast. The woman, looking at a photograph of the bomber this week said through an interpreter: "It is him." The Bush and Obama Administrations have moved tens of thousands of Somali Muslims to Minnesota since 9-11. Many work in the airline industry cleaning aircraft, since their illiteracy rate is high and most do not speak English. A large number of Somali men from Minnesota have "disappeared" in the last year to practice jihad. The FBI, who thought the bomber was another Minnesota man, has since confirmed Beledi as the bomber. 

NEW CHAIRMAN'S REPORT AVAILABLE

CHAIRMAN'S REPORT FOR JUNE 8, 2011 In depth material in this brand new issue: The Obama/Netanyahu battle over the pre '67 boundaries of Israel / Group ad in Wall Street Journal supporting Israel / More than Israel at stake / Congressional resolutions supporting Israel / NYT: Burning Qur'an is news, plotting murder is not / ACLU defends Islam / Christian sisters forced to marry same Muslim man / Sharia for Egypt says Muslim brotherhood / Christians attacked in Sudan
 

INTERNATIONAL 

EVERY FIVE MINUTES A CHRISTIAN IS MARTYRED - Every year 105,000 Christians are killed because of their faith. This shocking figure was disclosed by Italian sociologist Massimo Introvigne, representative of the OSCE (Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe) in a report titled "Combating Intolerance and Discrimination against Christians", at the International Conference on Inter-religious dialogue between Christians, Jews and Muslims, sponsored by the Hungarian Presidency of the European Union (EU) in Gödöllo, near Budapest. "Every five minutes", Introvigne said in his speech, "a Christian is killed for his faith." Read more  
SHARIA FOR EGYPT? - On May 28, 2011, the Egyptian daily Al-Yawm Al-Sabi published an article by Mamdouh Isma'il, an attorney for Egyptian Islamists and former jihad activist, titled "The People Want an Islamic Egypt." In the article, Isma'il called on Egyptians to turn out en masse for demonstrations demanding the establishment of an Islamic state in Egypt. Read more
RELEASE ASIA BIBI NOW - Pakistani Christians are demanding the release of Asia Bibi, mother of five, who has been falsely accused on blasphemy and jailed for nearly two years. Blasphemy laws in Pakistan are used to blackmail Christians and steal their homes and land. This is just one more outrage. More at Pakistan Christian Post
 

CHRISTIAN INTERNET STORE 

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Report From Washington - June 3, 2011

Obama, the debt and foreign aid / Obama's Homeland Security Islam issues / Congressmen join lawsuit to protect memorial crosses / Pastor files lawsuit to say "Jesus" / Judge says gays allowed to discriminate / Teacher beaten by Muslims / Bus ads call Jesus a Muslim prophet / Turkey's Christians under siege / Muslims attack Christians in Sudan

PRESIDENCY 

OBAMA, THE DEBT AND FOREIGN AID - The credit rating agency Moody's is now threatening to lower the rating of the United States because of massive debt. Lowering the rating from AAA would increase interest payments dramatically. Meanwhile, Obama's State Department and other agencies are giving money to nations that actually hold huge amounts of US debt including China. Fox News obtained a CRS report showing that in 2010 the U.S. gave $1.4 billion to 16 foreign countries that held at least $10 billion in Treasury securities.Incredibly enough, we are borrowing money from other nations and then giving it back to them in "aid" while still owing them the money. See full list 
OBAMA'S HOMELAND SECURITY - President Obama has nominated David Heyman as Assistant Secretary for Policy at the U.S.. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and at the same agency, Secretary Napolitano has appointme Arif Alikhan as Assistant Secretary for Policy Development. Both men are devout Muslims, and in her announcement Napolitano made that clear. When Catholics, Jews or Baptists are appointed or hired their religion is not mentioned, but why is that? Pandering to Islam and political correctness would be the answer. Alikan is associated with the Muslim Public Affairs Council (MPAC) "a public service agency working for the civil rights of American Muslims." Both men will have top security clearances. Several Muslims at the DHS who have top security clearances are associated with groups that claim Hamas and Hezbollah are humanitarian groups. Meanwhile, Secretary Napolitano has ordered an investigation of the Border Agents who work for her, because they are allegedly "profiling" Muslims at the Canadian border.

THE CONGRESS
CONGRESSMEN JOIN MEMORIAL LAWSUIT - Congressmen who are members of the Prayer Caucus headed by Randy Forbes (R-VA) filed an Amicus Brief in the Utah Roadside Cross Memorial Case. The amicus brief to the Supreme Court urged it to decide if crosses placed on Utah roadsides to honor fallen state troopers violate the Establishment Clause. Utah allows a private nonprofit organization to place cross memorials at sites where state troopers have been killed in the line of duty. The 10th Circuit held that the crosses were unconstitutional because they caused a reasonable observer to believe the state was endorsing a specific religion. Twenty states are also urging the Supreme Court to hear the case and overturn the ruling.

RELIGION AND CULTURE 
PASTOR FILES LAWSUIT TO SAY "JESUS" - Rev. Scott Rainey was allowed to pray in the name of Jesus at a Memorial Day celebration in Texas, but only after taking legal action.The pastor had been invited to pray at an event at a National Cemetery, but the Department of Veterans Affairs instructed the pastor that he would not be allowed to pray unless he removed references to Jesus. He sued and a federal judge held that the government was engaging in impermissible religious viewpoint discrimination, and was "forbidden from dictating the content of speeches" 

JUDGE: GAYS ALLOWED TO DISCRIMINATE - The North American Gay Amateur Athletic Association can limit the number of heterosexuals on its teams, according to a federal judge's order, which also ushers forward claims by three bisexual men who say they were kicked out of the Gay Softball World Series because they weren't gay enough. The three men were playing for a San Francisco softball team in the finals when a rival team challenged their sexuality, citing the rule that limits no more that two heterosexuals per team. Read more

NO 911 MOSQUE

BRITISH TEACHER BEATEN TO ENFORCE SHARIA THAT IMAM RAUF SAYS IS DEMOCRATIC- Four Muslim men in London, England were tried last week and found guilty of a vicious attack against a local schoolmaster named Gary Smith who was the head of religious studies at the Central Foundation Girls' School, an academically prestigious school for girls aged 11 to 18. The defendants in the case, ranging in age from 19 to 27, have admitted to causing Mr. Smith "grievous bodily harm" when they smashed his head with a concrete block, slashed his face with a knife and beat him with a metal rod. Smith required surgery after which he was unconscious for two days, and is still unable to work. Their reason for the attack, in recordings played before the court, was that "He's mocking Islam and he's putting doubts in people's minds. How can somebody take a job to teach Islam when they're not even a Muslim themselves?" Read more

INTERNATIONAL
AUSTRALIA BUS ADS OFFEND CHRISTIANS - The percentage of Muslims in Australia is very small, but with money from wealthy Arab states they make their presence known. The Australian organization Mypeace is purchasing ads on buses and billboards in Sydney claiming Jesus was a prophet of Islam. Read more

TURKEY'S CHRISTIANS UNDER SIEGE - John Eibner has written a masterful essay on the increasingly violent persecution of Christians in Turkey under the leadership of the first Islamist party to control that nation since the fall of the Ottoman Empire. He centers his story around the refusal of even the Western media to acknowledge the Islamist nature of the murder of a Bishop by a Muslim shouting 'Allah Akbar'. The world's refusal to admit the existence of ongoing persecution of Christians in Turkey is making the situation even worse for them. Middle East Quarterly

CHRISTIANS ATTACKED IN SUDAN - Christians are fleeing the border regions near the Muslim north of that nation as attacks against them continue amid fears of a new civil war between the Muslim Arab north and the Christian south. Hundreds have died in just the past two weeks. The Christian town of Abyei has been occupied by the Sudan Armed Forces and thousands more forced to flee. Read more
ARE WE FORGETTING ASIA BIBI - Remember Asia Bibi, the Pakistani Christian woman who has sat for over a year in a jail without trial on a blasphemy charge? Read more

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