Daily Archives: May 7th, 2006 «

 

Islamic scholars will issue pro-Hamas fatwa

Posted by: ST on May 7, 2006 at 3:03 pm » 11 Comments

Scholars for the so-called religion of peace will meet in Doha, Qatar next week to issue a pro-Hamas fatwa which will urge Muslims to financially support Hamas and the rest of the Palestinians who are feeling the pinch of US and EU funding cuts since the terror group was elected by the Palestinian people back [...]

 

Representative Pete Hoekstra opposes Hayden as next CIA director

Posted by: ST on May 7, 2006 at 2:22 pm » 11 Comments

An interesting development: May 7 (Bloomberg) — The chairman of the U.S. House Intelligence Committee urged the White House not to nominate Air Force Lieutenant General Michael Hayden to head the civilian Central Intelligence Agency. Hayden, 61, a veteran intelligence official, is likely to be nominated, perhaps as soon as tomorrow, a senior administration official [...]

 

Camp Bastion in Afghanistan

Posted by: ST on May 7, 2006 at 12:15 am » Comments Off

Michael Yon has posted photos of Camp Bastion in Afghanistan that are incredible. Make sure you check ‘em out. (Hat tip: Blackfive) Camp Bastion, once completed, will be the base for British forces, who have formally been handed responsibility for a dangerous area in Afghanistan called Helmland. Read more about it here.