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10. juni 2007
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It appears even jihadis have some sort of rulebook that they largely abide by. As a rule of engagement, however, it is as you'd expect not very restrictive. A NYT article outlines the following rules:
Rule No. 1: You can kill bystanders without feeling a lot of guilt.
Rule No. 2: You can kill children, too, without needing to feel distress.
Rule No. 3: Sometimes, you can single out civilians for killing; bankers are an example.
Rule No. 4: You cannot kill in the country where you reside unless you were born there.
Rule No. 5: You can lie or hide your religion if you do this for jihad.
Rule No. 6. You may need to ask your parents for their consent.
Number 4 may come as a bit of a surprise.
Read the whole article for the "justifications."
6:59:58 PM 
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Americans believe in both creationism and evolution:
Majorities of Americans say both evolution and creationism are likely explanations for life on Earth in a new USA Today/Gallup Poll.
Two-thirds said creationism, which the poll defined as the idea that God created humans in their present form within the past 10,000 years, is definitely or probably true. More than half, 52%, said evolution, the idea that humans evolved from less-advanced life-forms over millions of years, is definitely or probably true. All told, 25% say both creationism and evolution are definitely or probably true.
Obviously, just about everybody didn't pay attention to the question.
Creationism as defined in the question is totally incompatible with evolution, and with the real world.
2:44:47 PM
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The MSM picks up an old story about the rise of Islamic extremism in Africa:
U.S. counterterrorism officials are paying renewed attention to an increasingly dangerous incubator for extremism: a swath of northern and sub-Saharan West Africa, from the Atlantic coast of Morocco and Mauritania to the harsh deserts of Chad.
The centerpiece of terrorism problems in the region is Algeria's Salafist Group for Preaching and Combat, better known by its French initials GSPC. Late last year, it joined forces with Osama bin Laden and renamed itself al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb, an Arabic term used to refer to North Africa.
"The threat from al-Qaida's presence in the region is significant, very dangerous and potentially growing in a couple of cases," Assistant Secretary of State David Welch told the House Foreign Affairs Committee on Wednesday.
In interviews, senior government officials go even further as they talk about recent developments in the impoverished region of North Africa, the Sahara, and the grasslands to the south known as the Sahel. The vast area has the potential to become more volatile, said three senior officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of their positions.
You read about it here quite some time ago.
5:57:15 AM
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