the concept of Polictical Islam

The Study of Political Islam
By Jamie GlazovFrontPageMagazine.com February 5, 2007
Frontpage Interview’s guest today is Bill Warner, the director of the Center for the Study of Political Islam (CSPI). CSPI’s goal is to teach the doctrine of political Islam through its books and it has produced a series on its focus. Mr. Warner did not write the CSPI series, but he acts as the agent for a group of scholars who are the authors.
FP: Bill Warner, welcome to Frontpage Interview.
Warner: Thank you Jamie for this opportunity.

FP: Tell us a bit about the Center for the Study of Political Islam.

Warner: The Center for the Study of Political Islam is a group of scholars who are devoted to the scientific study of the foundational texts of Islam—Koran, Sira (life of Mohammed) and Hadith (traditions of Mohammed). There are two areas to study in Islam, its doctrine and history, or as CSPI sees it—the theory and its results. We study the history to see the practical or experimental results of the doctrine.

CSPI seems to be the first group to use statistics to study the doctrine. Previous scientific studies of the Koran are primarily devoted to Arabic language studies.

Our first principle is that Koran, Sira and Hadith must be taken as a whole. We call them the Islamic Trilogy to emphasize the unity of the texts.

Our major intellectual breakthrough is to see that dualism is the foundation and key to understanding Islam. Everything about Islam comes in twos starting with its foundational declaration: (1) there is no god but Allah and (2) Mohammed is His prophet. Therefore, Islam is Allah (Koran) and the Sunna (words and deeds of Mohammed found in the Sira and Hadith).

Endless ink has been wasted on trying to answer the question of what is Islam? Is Islam the religion of peace? Or is the true Islam a radical ideology? Is a moderate Muslim the real Muslim?

This reminds a scientist of the old arguments about light. Is light a particle or is light a wave? The arguments went back and forth. Quantum mechanics gave us the answer. Light is dualistic; it is both a particle and a wave. It depends upon the circumstances as to which quality manifests. Islam functions in the same manner.

Our first clue about the dualism is in the Koran, which is actually two books, the Koran of Mecca (early) and the Koran of Medina (later). The insight into the logic of the Koran comes from the large numbers of contradictions in it. On the surface, Islam resolves these contradictions by resorting to “abrogation”. This means that the verse written later supersedes the earlier verse. But in fact, since the Koran is considered by Muslims to be the perfect word of Allah, both verses are sacred and true. The later verse is “better,” but the earlier verse cannot be wrong since Allah is perfect. This is the foundation of dualism. Both verses are “right.” Both sides of the contradiction are true in dualistic logic. The circumstances govern which verse is used.

For example:

(Koran of Mecca) 73:10: Listen to what they [unbelievers] say with patience, and leave them with dignity.

From tolerance we move to the ultimate intolerance, not even the Lord of the Universe can stand the unbelievers:


(Koran of Medina) 8:12: Then your Lord spoke to His angels and said, “I will be with you. Give strength to the believers. I will send terror into the unbelievers’ hearts, cut off their heads and even the tips of their fingers!”

All of Western logic is based upon the law of contradiction—if two things contradict, then at least one of them is false. But Islamic logic is dualistic; two things can contradict each other and both are true.

No dualistic system may be measured by one answer. This is the reason that the arguments about what constitutes the “real” Islam go on and on and are never resolved. A single right answer does not exist.

Dualistic systems can only be measured by statistics. It is futile to argue one side of the dualism is true. As an analogy, quantum mechanics always gives a statistical answer to all questions.

For an example of using statistics, look at the question: what is the real jihad, the jihad of inner, spiritual struggle or the jihad of war? Let’s turn to Bukhari (the Hadith) for the answer, as he repeatedly speaks of jihad. In Bukhari 97% of the jihad references are about war and 3% are about the inner struggle. So the statistical answer is that jihad is 97% war and 3% inner struggle. Is jihad war? Yes—97%. Is jihad inner struggle? Yes—3%. So if you are writing an article, you can make a case for either. But in truth, almost every argument about Islam can be answered by: all of the above. Both sides of the duality are right.

FP: Why, in your view, is there so much ignorance about the history and doctrine of political Islam in the West?

Warner: First, let’s see how ignorant we are about the history of political Islam. How many Christians can tell you how Turkey or Egypt became Islamic? What happened to the Seven Churches of Asia mentioned in Paul’s letters? Find a Jew who can tell you the Jewish history of dhimmitude (second class citizens who serve Islam). What European knows that white women were the highest priced slaves in Mecca? Everyone knows how many Jews Hitler killed, but find an unbeliever who can tell you how many died in jihad over the last 1400 years.

We are just as ignorant about the doctrine of Islam. An FBI agent gets two hours of training on Islam and most of that is how not to offend the imam. We are fighting in Iraq. Who utilizes the political, military doctrine of Islam to plan strategy? Who can find a single rabbi or minister who has read the Koran, Sira and Hadith? What governor, senator, congressmen or military leader displays a knowledge of the political doctrine of Islam? Try to find a course available in a college about Islamic political doctrine and ethics. Graduates are schooled in Islamic art, architecture, poetry, Sufism, and a glorious history that ignores the suffering of the innocent unbelievers. Graduates read comments about the Koran and Hadith, but do not read the actual doctrine.

FP: So why this ignorance?

Warner: Let’s start at the beginning. When Islam burst out of Arabia into a decaying Byzantine world, the unbelievers recorded it as an Arabic invasion. Similarly, the invasion of Eastern Europe was by Turks; the invasion of Spain was by Moors. Our scholars were incapable of even naming the invaders.

Mohammed killed every single intellectual or artist who opposed him. It was fear that drove the vast majority of the media not to reprint the Mohammed cartoons, not some imagined sensitivity. Fear is a fabulous basis for ignorance, but that is not enough to explain it all. What accounts for the almost psychotic aversion to knowledge about Islam? Beyond fear is the realization that political Islam is profoundly foreign to us.

Let’s examine the ethical basis of our civilization. All of our politics and ethics are based upon a unitary ethic that is best formulated in the Golden Rule:

Treat others as you would be treated.

The basis of this rule is the recognition that at one level, we are all the same. We are not all equal. Any game of sports will show that we do not have equal abilities. But everyone wants to be treated as a human being. In particular, we all want to be equal under the law and be treated as social equals. On the basis of the Golden Rule—the equality of human beings—we have created democracy, ended slavery and treat women and men as political equals. So the Golden Rule is a unitary ethic. All people are to be treated the same. All religions have some version of the Golden Rule except Islam.

FP: So how is Islam different in this context?

Warner: The term “human being” has no meaning inside of Islam. There is no such thing as humanity, only the duality of the believer and unbeliever. Look at the ethical statements found in the Hadith. A Muslim should not lie, cheat, kill or steal from other Muslims. But a Muslim may lie, deceive or kill an unbeliever if it advances Islam.

There is no such thing as a universal statement of ethics in Islam. Muslims are to be treated one way and unbelievers another way. The closest Islam comes to a universal statement of ethics is that the entire world must submit to Islam. After Mohammed became a prophet, he never treated an unbeliever the same as a Muslim. Islam denies the truth of the Golden Rule.

By the way, this dualistic ethic is the basis for jihad. The ethical system sets up the unbeliever as less than human and therefore, it is easy to kill, harm or deceive the unbeliever.

Now mind you, unbelievers have frequently failed at applying the Golden Rule, but we can be judged and condemned on its basis. We do fall short, but it is our ideal.

There have been other dualistic cultures. The KKK comes to mind. But the KKK is a simplistic dualism. The KKK member hates all black people at all times; there is only one choice. This is very straightforward and easy to see.

The dualism of Islam is more deceitful and offers two choices on how to treat the unbeliever. The unbeliever can be treated nicely, in the same way a farmer treats his cattle well. So Islam can be “nice”, but in no case is the unbeliever a “brother” or a friend. In fact, there are some 14 verses of the Koran that are emphatic—a Muslim is never a friend to the unbeliever. A Muslim may be “friendly,” but he is never an actual friend. And the degree to which a Muslim is actually a true friend is the degree to which he is not a Muslim, but a hypocrite.

FP: You mentioned earlier how logic is another point of profound difference. Can you touch on that?

Warner: To reiterate, all of science is based upon the law of contradiction. If two things contradict each other, then at least one of them has to be false. But inside of Islamic logic, two contradictory statements can both be true. Islam uses dualistic logic and we use unitary scientific logic.

Since Islam has a dualistic logic and dualistic ethics, it is completely foreign to us. Muslims think differently from us and feel differently from us. So our aversion is based upon fear and a rejection of Islamic ethics and logic. This aversion causes us to avoid learning about Islam so we are ignorant and stay ignorant.

Another part of the aversion is the realization that there is no compromise with dualistic ethics. There is no halfway place between unitary ethics and dualistic ethics. If you are in a business deal with someone who is a liar and a cheat, there is no way to avoid getting cheated. No matter how nice you are to a con man, he will take advantage of you. There is no compromise with dualistic ethics. In short, Islamic politics, ethics and logic cannot be part of our civilization. Islam does not assimilate, it dominates. There is never any “getting along” with Islam. Its demands never cease and the demands must be met on Islam’s terms: submission.

The last reason for our aversion to the history of political Islam is our shame. Islam put over a million Europeans into slavery. Since Muslims can’t be enslaved, it was a white Christian who was the Turkish sultan’s sex slave. These are things that we do not want to face.

Jews don’t want to acknowledge the history of political Islam, because they were dhimmis, second class citizens or semi-slaves, just like the Christians. Jews like to recall how they were advisors and physicians to powerful Muslims, but no matter what the Jew did or what position he held, he was still a dhimmi. There is no compromise between being equal and being a dhimmi

Why should a Hindu want to recall the shame of slavery and the destruction of their temples and cities? After Hindu craftsmen built the Taj Mahal, the Muslim ruler had their right hands cut off so that they could not build anything as beautiful for anyone else. The practice of suttee, the widow throwing herself on the husband’s funeral pyre, came about as a response to the rape and brutality of the Islamic jihad as it sweep over ancient Hindustan.

Blacks don’t want to face the fact that it was a Muslim who rounded up their ancestors in Africa to wholesale to the white slave trader. The Arab is the true master of the African. Blacks can’t accept the common bond they share with whites: that both Europeans and Africans were slaves under Islam. Blacks like to imagine Islam is their counterweight to white power, not that Islam has ruled them for 1400 years.

Dualistic logic. Dualistic ethics. Fear. Shame. There is no compromise. These are the reasons we don’t want to know about Islam’s political history, doctrine or ethics.

FP So is there such a thing as non-political Islam?

Warner: Non-political Islam is religious Islam. Religious Islam is what a Muslim does to avoid Hell and go to Paradise. These are the Five Pillars—prayer, charity to Muslims, pilgrimage to Mecca, fasting and declaring Mohammed to be the final prophet.

But the Trilogy is clear about the doctrine. At least 75% of the Sira (life of Mohammed) is about jihad. About 67% of the Koran written in Mecca is about the unbelievers, or politics. Of the Koran of Medina, 51% is devoted to the unbelievers. About 20% of Bukhari’s Hadith is about jihad and politics. Religion is the smallest part of Islamic foundational texts.

Political Islam’s most famous duality is the division of the world into believers, dar al Islam, and unbelievers, dar al harb. The largest part of the Trilogy relates to treatment of the unbelievers, kafirs. Even Hell is political. There are 146 references to Hell in the Koran. Only 6% of those in Hell are there for moral failings—murder, theft, etc. The other 94% of the reasons for being in Hell are for the intellectual sin of disagreeing with Mohammed, a political crime. Hence, Islamic Hell is a political prison for those who speak against Islam.

Mohammed preached his religion for 13 years and garnered only 150 followers. But when he turned to politics and war, in 10 years time he became the first ruler of Arabia by averaging an event of violence every 7 weeks for 9 years. His success did not come as a religious leader, but as a political leader.

In short, political Islam defines how the unbelievers are to be dealt with and treated.

FP: Can you touch briefly on the history of political Islam?

Warner: The history of political Islam starts with Mohammed’s immigration to Medina. From that point on, Islam’s appeal to the world has always had the dualistic option of joining a glorious religion or being the subject of political pressure and violence. After the immigration to Medina, Islam became violent when persuasion failed. Jihad entered the world.

After Mohammed’s death, Abu Bakr, the second caliph, settled the theological arguments of those who wished to leave Islam with the political action of death by the sword. The jihad of Umar (the second caliph, a pope-king) exploded into the world of the unbelievers. Jihad destroyed a Christian Middle East and a Christian North Africa. Soon it was the fate of the Persian Zoroastrian and the Hindu to be the victims of jihad. The history of political Islam is the destruction of Christianity in the Middle East, Egypt, Turkey and North Africa. Half of Christianity was lost. Before Islam, North Africa was the southern part of Europe (part of the Roman Empire). Around 60 million Christians were slaughtered during the jihadic conquest.

Half of the glorious Hindu civilization was annihilated and 80 million Hindus killed.

The first Western Buddhists were the Greeks descended from Alexander the Great’s army in what is now Afghanistan. Jihad destroyed all of Buddhism along the silk route. About 10 million Buddhists died. The conquest of Buddhism is the practical result of pacifism.

Zoarasterianism was eliminated from Persia.

The Jews became permanent dhimmis throughout Islam.

In Africa over 120 million Christians and animists have died over the last 1400 years of jihad.

Approximately 270 million nonbelievers died over the last 1400 years for the glory of political Islam. These are the Tears of Jihad which are not taught in any school.

FP: How have our intellectuals responded to Islam?

Warner: The basis of all the unbeliever’s thought has collapsed in the face of Islamic political thought, ethics and logic. We have already mentioned how our first intellectuals could not even name the invaders as Muslims. We have no method of analysis of Islam. We can’t agree on what Islam is and have no knowledge about our suffering as the victims of a 1400-year jihad.

Look at how Christians, Jews, blacks, intellectuals and artists have dealt with Islamic doctrine and history. In every case their primary ideas fail.

Christians believe that “love conquers all.” Well, love does not conquer Islam. Christians have a difficult time seeing Islam as a political doctrine, not a religion. The sectarian nature of Christian thought means that the average non-Orthodox Christian has no knowledge or sympathy about the Orthodox Christian’s suffering.

Jews have a theology that posits a unique relationship between Jews and the creator-god of the universe. But Islam sees the Jews as apes who corrupted the Old Testament. Jews see no connection between Islam’s political doctrine and Israel.

Black intellectuals have based their ideas on the slave/victim status and how wrong it was for white Christians to make them slaves. Islam has never acknowledged any of the pain and suffering it has caused in Africa with its 1400-year-old slave trade. But blacks make no attempt to get an apology from Muslims and are silent in the presence of Islam. Why? Is it because Arabs are their masters?

Multiculturalism is bankrupt against Islam’s demand for every civilization to submit. The culture of tolerance collapses in the face of the sacred intolerance of dualistic ethics. Intellectuals respond by ignoring the failure.

Our intellectuals and artists have been abused for 1400 years. Indeed, the psychology of our intellectuals is exactly like the psychology of the abused wife, the sexually abused child or rape victim. Look at the parallels between the response of abuse victims and our intellectuals. See how violence has caused denial.

The victims deny that the abuse took place: Our media never reports the majority of jihad around the world. Our intellectuals don’t talk about how all of the violence is connected to a political doctrine.

The abuser uses fear to control the victim: What was the reason that newspapers would not publish the Mohammed cartoon? Salman Rushdie still has a death sentence for his novel. What “cutting edge” artist creates any artistic statement about Islam? Fear rules our intellectuals and artists.

The victims find ways to blame themselves: We are to blame for the attacks on September 11, 2001. If we try harder Muslims will act nicer. We have to accommodate their needs.

The victim is humiliated: White people will not talk about how their ancestors were enslaved by Islam. No one wants to claim the victims of jihad. Why won’t we claim the suffering of our ancestors? Why don’t we cry about the loss of cultures and peoples? We are too ashamed to care.

The victim feels helpless: “What are we going to do?” “We can’t kill 1.3 billion people.” No one has any understanding or optimism. No one has an idea of what to try. The only plan is to “be nicer.”

The victim turns the anger inward: What is the most divisive issue in today’s politics? Iraq. And what is Iraq really about? Political Islam. The Web has a video about how the CIA and Bush planned and executed September 11. Cultural self-loathing is the watchword of our intellectuals and artists.

We hate ourselves because we are mentally molested and abused. Our intellectuals and artists have responded to the abuse of jihad just as a sexually abused child or a rape victim would respond. We are quite intellectually ill and are failing at our job of clear thinking. We can’t look at our denial.

FP: So summarize for us why it is so crucial for us to learn the doctrine of political Islam.

Warner: Political Islam has annihilated every culture it has invaded or immigrated to. The total time for annihilation takes centuries, but once Islam is ascendant it never fails. The host culture disappears and becomes extinct.

We must learn the doctrine of political Islam to survive. The doctrine is very clear that all forms of force and persuasion may and must be used to conquer us. Islam is a self-declared enemy of all unbelievers. The brilliant Chinese philosopher of war, Sun Tsu, had the dictum—know the enemy. We must know the doctrine of our enemy or be annihilated.

Or put another way: if we do not learn the doctrine of political Islam, our civilization will be annihilated just as Egypt’s Coptic civilization was annihilated.

Since unbelievers must know the doctrine of political Islam to survive, CSPI has written all of its books in simple English. Our books are scholarly, but easy to read. As an example, anyone who can read a newspaper can pick up A Simple Koran and read and understand it. It is not “dumbed down” and contains every single word of the original.

Not only is the language simple, but logic has been used to sort and categorize. Context and chronology have been restored. The result is a Koran that is an epic story ending in triumph over all enemies of Allah. All of our books and philosophy may be found at our center's website.

Islam declares that we are the enemies of Allah. If we do not learn the political doctrine of Islam we will end up just like the first victims of Islam—the tolerant, polytheist Arabs of Saudi Arabia who became the Wahabbis (a very strict branch of Islam) of today, the most intolerant culture on the face of the earth.

FP: Bill Warner, thank you for joining us today.

Warner: Jamie, thank you for your kindness and efforts.
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Manure: You may be walking on it soonFri, 09 Feb 2007 10:42 pm PST AP - Home-buyers of tomorrow could find themselves walking across floors made from manure. Researchers at Michigan State University and the U.S. Department of Agriculture insist it's no cow pie in the sky dream. They say that fiber from processed and sterilized cow manure could take the place of sawdust in making fiberboard, which is used to make everything from furniture to flooring to store shelves. And the resulting product smells just fine. Full Story
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Safety officials eye child seat reformsThu, 08 Feb 2007 01:59 pm PST AP - Citing confusion over child safety seats in cars, federal officials said Thursday they plan to undertake a new education campaign for parents and upgrade rules for the seats. Full Story
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Three donors shape future of museumFri, 09 Feb 2007 02:33 pm PST AP - From Mark Rothko's bold works with color to Gerhard Richter's realistic painting of two burning candles, a new exhibit of art from the last 60 years provides a glimpse of the Dallas Museum of Art's future. Full Story
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Modern art sales fetch European recordFri, 09 Feb 2007 11:48 am PST AFP - London auction houses Christie's and Sotheby's celebrated a record week of modern art sales, with a Francis Bacon painting crowning deals worth nearly 800 million dollars. Full Story
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Alleged fake cop had 'police station'Sat, 10 Feb 2007 04:36 am PST AP - Henry Terry had all the right accessories to impersonate a police officer, prosecutors say: authentic-looking uniforms, a car with lights and sirens, a pair of handcuffs. But Terry took it a step further, setting up a personal police station where he kept records of possible crimes and sometimes interrogated "suspects" who were handcuffed to a chair, said Suffolk County District Attorney Thomas Spota. Full Story
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Envoys debate China's N.Korea nuke plan
Report: U.S. airstrike kills 8 Kurds
Violence erupts at Jerusalem holy site
Palestinians cheer Hamas-Fatah agreement
NATO allies question Afghan troop surge
Alcatel-Lucent plans to cut 12,500 jobs
8 killed in U.S. airstrike near Baghdad
Cuba sends key drug suspect to Colombia
UN rights mission to Darfur still waiting for visas
Singapore Airlines results up sharply, boosted by one-off gains
Muslim lifeguards patrol Sydney beach
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Envoys debate China's N.Korea nuke planFri, 09 Feb 2007 01:56 am PST AP - Envoys to international talks on ending North Korea's nuclear weapons program struggled Friday to find a compromise as differences emerged over a Chinese proposal on how to begin the disarmament process. Full Story
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Report: U.S. airstrike kills 8 KurdsFri, 09 Feb 2007 03:55 am PST AP - A U.S. airstrike hit a Kurdish position in northern Iraq, killing at least eight Kurdish troops and wounding six, Iraqi officials said Friday. The U.S. military said it was looking into the report. Full Story
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Violence erupts at Jerusalem holy siteFri, 09 Feb 2007 04:14 am PST AP - Israeli police stormed Islam's third holiest shrine Friday after hundreds of angry Islamic worshippers threw stones and bottles in an eruption of outrage over contentious Israeli renovation work at a disputed Old City holy site. Full Story
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Palestinians cheer Hamas-Fatah agreementFri, 09 Feb 2007 02:14 am PST AP - Gazans danced in the streets, honked car horns and set off fireworks to celebrate a Hamas-Fatah power-sharing deal they hope will avert civil war. Full Story
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NATO allies question Afghan troop surgeThu, 08 Feb 2007 11:29 pm PST AP - Defense Secretary Robert Gates is getting a lukewarm response to his plea for NATO allies to send more troops and aid for a spring offensive in Afghanistan. Full Story
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Alcatel-Lucent plans to cut 12,500 jobsFri, 09 Feb 2007 04:51 am PSTAP - Telecommunications equipment maker Alcatel-Lucent said Friday it swung to a loss in the fourth quarter and increased by 3,500 the number of jobs it plans to cut. Full Story
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8 killed in U.S. airstrike near BaghdadFri, 09 Feb 2007 03:23 am PSTAP - A U.S. airstrike killed eight suspected terrorists and destroyed a building south of Baghdad, the U.S. military said Friday. Full Story
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Cuba sends key drug suspect to ColombiaFri, 09 Feb 2007 01:17 am PSTAP - Cuba deported reputed drug kingpin Luis Hernando Gomez Bustamante to Colombia, which plans to extradite him to the United States to face trafficking and money laundering charges, officials said Thursday. Full Story
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UN rights mission to Darfur still waiting for visasFri, 09 Feb 2007 04:31 am PST AFP - The United Nations assessment mission to the strife-torn Sudanese region of Darfur is still awaiting visas from Khartoum one day before its departure, the mission's head has said. Full Story
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Singapore Airlines results up sharply, boosted by one-off gainsFri, 09 Feb 2007 04:34 am PST AFP - Singapore Airlines (SIA), one of the region's top carriers, has said its three months to December net profit jumped 48.6 percent on the back of record revenues and one-off gains from the sale of a leasing business. Full Story
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Muslim lifeguards patrol Sydney beachFri, 09 Feb 2007 02:55 am PST AP - A team of Muslim lifeguards _ including a woman dressed in a modest "burquini" _ began patrols this week on a Sydney beach that was the scene of frenzied race riots between Australia's Caucasian majority and its Middle Eastern minority in late 2005. Full Story
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Smith autopsy to be performed Friday
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Smith autopsy to be performed FridayFri, 09 Feb 2007 02:22 am PST AP - As a former Playboy playmate, jeans model, widow of an octogenarian oil tycoon and reality TV star, Anna Nicole Smith's life played out like an extraordinary tabloid tale. It appears her death will too. Full Story
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Norway Reveals Doomsday Vault's DesignThu, 08 Feb 2007 04:01 pm PSTLiveScience.com - Designs for a doomsday vault for seeds of the world, to be carved deep into frozen rock on an island not far from the North Pole, were revealed today by the government of Norway. Full Story
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Thai woman tells of 25-year detour after catching wrong busWed, 07 Feb 2007 11:55 pm PST AFP - A Thai mother who was lost for 25 years after catching the wrong bus home has spoken of her ordeal after being reunited with her family thanks to simple song. Full Story
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Government sued over citizenship delaysThu, 08 Feb 2007 03:52 pm PST AP - Eight immigrants who have waited years for their citizenship applications to clear tougher post-9/11 background checks claim in a lawsuit filed Thursday that the delays violate their constitutional rights of due process. Full Story
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Pentagon says pre-war intel not illegalFri, 09 Feb 2007 03:24 am PST AP - A "very damning" report by the Defense Department's inspector general depicts a Pentagon that purposely manipulated intelligence in an effort to link Saddam Hussein to al-Qaida in the runup to the U.S. invasion of Iraq, says the chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee. Full Story
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Rare white tiger triplets born at Argentine zooThu, 08 Feb 2007 12:28 pm PST Reuters - Three rare white tiger cubs delighted visitors at the Buenos Aires zoo on Thursday, tumbling in the grass of their enclosure in their first public appearance since being born late last year. Full Story
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Walt Disney rescues hand-drawn animationThu, 08 Feb 2007 03:45 pm PSTReuters - Hand-drawn animation, out of fashion in the computer age, experienced a rescue worthy of a fairy tale on Thursday, when Walt Disney animators announced they would bring back the art form to the big screen. Full Story
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Canadian mint to unveil coin worth one million dollarsThu, 08 Feb 2007 12:11 pm PST AFP - The Royal Canadian Mint will soon unveil a gold coin worth one million Canadian dollars (850,000 US dollars), an official told AFP. Full Story
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States try to ban driver distractionsThu, 08 Feb 2007 11:24 am PST AP - Put down the flute and keep your eyes on the road. Full Story
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Anna Nicole Smith lived in glare of tabloidsThu, 08 Feb 2007 05:54 pm PST Reuters - From her first Playboy centerfold and marriage to an 89-year-old oil tycoon to the mysterious death of her adult son, Anna Nicole Smith lived her life in a special corner of America -- the often garish world of supermarket tabloids. Full Story
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For women, nothing's like the smell of men's sweatThu, 08 Feb 2007 06:42 am PST Reuters - For women, apparently there's nothing like the smell of a man's sweat. Full Story
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Candy with a surprise inside! Okay, it's a fingerThu, 08 Feb 2007 06:36 am PST Reuters - A man in Germany was put off his Italian chocolate treat when he noticed that a bump in the bar was not a nut but part of a human finger. Full Story
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Violence erupts at Jerusalem holy siteFri, 09 Feb 2007 04:14 am PST AP - Israeli police stormed Islam's third holiest shrine Friday after hundreds of angry Islamic worshippers threw stones and bottles in an eruption of outrage over contentious Israeli renovation work at a disputed Old City holy site. Full Story
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What drew us to Anna NicoleThu, 08 Feb 2007 08:00 pm PST AP - Anybody who arrived from Mars and wanted to know what all the fuss was over this Anna Nicole Smith would do well to watch just one clip: her appearance at the 2004 American Music Awards. Full Story
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Brazilian saves grandson from anacondaFri, 09 Feb 2007 03:05 am PST AP - A 66-year-old Brazilian saved his grandson from the grip of a 16-foot-long anaconda by beating the snake with rocks and a knife for half an hour, police said Thursday. Full Story
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Venezuela to nationalize power companyThu, 08 Feb 2007 06:49 pm PST AP - President Hugo Chavez's government clinched the nationalization of Venezuela's largest private electric company Thursday, signing an agreement to buy a controlling stake in Electricidad de Caracas from its U.S.-based owner, AES Corp., for $739 million. Full Story
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Ku Klux Klan reportedly on the riseThu, 08 Feb 2007 01:43 pm PST Reuters - The white supremacist Ku Klux Klan is on the rise in the United States and is exploiting the issue of illegal immigration to attract new members, according to a new report by the Anti-Defamation League. Full Story
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U.S. says 1 in 150 children have autismFri, 09 Feb 2007 02:44 am PST AP - The largest U.S. study of autism has found that the troubling condition is more common than previously understood. Full Story
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Palestinians cheer Hamas-Fatah agreementFri, 09 Feb 2007 02:14 am PST AP - Gazans danced in the streets, honked car horns and set off fireworks to celebrate a Hamas-Fatah power-sharing deal they hope will avert civil war. Full Story
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Snow squalls bury upstate New YorkThu, 08 Feb 2007 10:30 pm PST AP - While the northern Plains and Northeast shiver in dangerously cold temperatures, the folks in upstate New York are keeping warm shoveling snow _ lots of snow. Full Story
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U.S. military says copter down in Iraq
China to increase imports from Africa
Rival Palestinian leaders meet in Mecca
Child porn ring uncovered in Austria
Envoys gather for N. Korea nuclear talks
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Census dept. official killed in Iraq
Church names 1st female bishop in Cuba
Vogts agrees to coach Nigeria
Glitter's Vietnam jail term cut by 3 months
Murder in paradise kills romantic dream of utopia
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U.S. military says copter down in IraqWed, 07 Feb 2007 04:47 am PST AP - A Sea Knight helicopter went down northwest of Baghdad on Wednesday, the military said, the fifth helicopter lost in Iraq in just over two weeks. Full Story
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China to increase imports from AfricaWed, 07 Feb 2007 04:52 am PST AP - Chinese President Hu Jintao promised Wednesday to increase imports from Africa, responding to fears about the trade deficit that increased as China pumped unprecedented aid, investment and loans into the poor but resource-rich continent. Full Story
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Rival Palestinian leaders meet in MeccaWed, 07 Feb 2007 03:46 am PST AP - Rival Palestinian leaders on Wednesday began open-ended talks in Islam's holy city optimistic that they could reach an agreement to end their bloody street battles and resume the peace process with Israel. Full Story
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Child porn ring uncovered in AustriaWed, 07 Feb 2007 04:08 am PST AP - Austrian authorities said Wednesday they have uncovered a major international child pornography ring involving more than 2,360 suspects from 77 countries, including hundreds in the United States, who paid to view videos of young children being sexually abused. Full Story
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Envoys gather for N. Korea nuclear talksWed, 07 Feb 2007 02:26 am PST AP - Envoys to North Korean disarmament talks began gathering Wednesday, and the chief U.S. negotiator said he expected "hard bargaining" over new proposals to get the North to abandon its nuclear programs. Full Story
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Parcel bomb injures Welsh office workerWed, 07 Feb 2007 04:50 am PSTAP - A letter bomb exploded at a motor vehicle office in Wales on Wednesday, injuring a woman in the third such attack in as many days. Full Story
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Census dept. official killed in IraqWed, 07 Feb 2007 02:19 am PSTAP - A female official with the Census Department was shot to death Wednesday while she was riding to work with her husband in northern Iraq, police said. Full Story
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Church names 1st female bishop in CubaTue, 06 Feb 2007 11:09 pm PSTAP - The Episcopal Church has named a woman as bishop in Cuba, the first such appointment by the church in the developing world, church officials said Tuesday. Full Story
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Vogts agrees to coach NigeriaWed, 07 Feb 2007 04:40 am PST AFP - Former Germany and Scotland boss Berti Vogts has officially agreed to coach Nigeria until the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. Full Story
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Glitter's Vietnam jail term cut by 3 monthsWed, 07 Feb 2007 04:47 am PST AFP - A Vietnamese court has reduced British pop singer Gary Glitter's prison term for child molestation by three months, a judge said, moving forward his release date to August 2008. Full Story
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Murder in paradise kills romantic dream of utopiaWed, 07 Feb 2007 12:50 am PST AFP - The first murder in 150 years on Norfolk Island, a South Pacific paradise with a colourful link to the famous mutiny on the Bounty, killed more than just one young woman. Full Story
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U.S. military says copter down in Iraq
Democrats seek tougher action on Iraq
U.S. astronaut released from jail
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TiVo, Amazon.com offer video downloads
Gates: Secure data remain key challenge
Singer Frankie Laine dies at 93
Celtics lose 15th straight game
U.S. military confirms transport chopper down in Iraq
Palestinian rivals start crisis talks in Mecca
China retakes center stage in North Korea crisis
Afghans flee town as Taliban dig in for NATO raid
French Muslims sue magazine over cartoons
Gunmen kill seven in Acapulco
U.S. sent pallets of cash to Baghdad
U.S. awards record number of green buildings
China's Hu rejects 'colonial' tag on South Africa visit
Rival Palestinian leaders vow to reach deal in Mecca
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U.S. military says copter down in IraqWed, 07 Feb 2007 04:47 am PST AP - A Sea Knight helicopter went down northwest of Baghdad on Wednesday, the military said, the fifth helicopter lost in Iraq in just over two weeks. Full Story
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Democrats seek tougher action on IraqWed, 07 Feb 2007 03:45 am PST AP - Tired of waiting for an opportunity to try to stop the war in Iraq, some Democrats say they want to use legislation approving billions of dollars in war spending to insist that President Bush not send more troops. Full Story
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U.S. astronaut released from jailWed, 07 Feb 2007 04:51 am PST AP - A NASA astronaut is free on bail but she has to wear a monitoring device after being charged with attempted murder in a case allegedly involving a possible romantic rival. Police in Orlando, Fla, say the evidence linked to Lisa Nowak includes a steel mallet, knife, rubber tubing and garbage bags. Full Story
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Rival Palestinian leaders meet in MeccaWed, 07 Feb 2007 03:46 am PST AP - Rival Palestinian leaders on Wednesday began open-ended talks in Islam's holy city optimistic that they could reach an agreement to end their bloody street battles and resume the peace process with Israel. Full Story
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Astronaut charged in kidnap-murder plotTue, 06 Feb 2007 05:37 pm PST Reuters - A U.S. space shuttle astronaut was accused on Tuesday of trying to kidnap and kill a rival for the affections of a male astronaut after she drove 950 miles wearing diapers to confront the woman. Full Story
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Death toll of U.S. troops in Iraq risingWed, 07 Feb 2007 04:21 am PST AP - More American troops were killed in combat in Iraq over the past four months _ at least 334 through Jan. 31 _ than in any comparable stretch since the war began, according to an Associated Press analysis of casualty records. Full Story
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TiVo, Amazon.com offer video downloadsWed, 07 Feb 2007 04:44 am PSTAP - Amazon.com Inc. and TiVo Inc. have jumped into the digital download wars _ with a twist. The new partners will beam movies and TV shows directly to their customers' living rooms. Full Story
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Gates: Secure data remain key challengeWed, 07 Feb 2007 04:42 am PST AP - Keeping information secure in this age of laptop-lugging workers is the tech industry's most formidable challenge, Microsoft Corp. Chairman Bill Gates said Tuesday. Full Story
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Singer Frankie Laine dies at 93Wed, 07 Feb 2007 04:41 am PST AP - Frankie Laine, the big-voiced singer whose string of hits made him one of the most popular entertainers of the 1950s, died Tuesday. He was 93. Full Story
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Celtics lose 15th straight gameWed, 07 Feb 2007 04:39 am PST AP - The Boston Celtics are in the midst of the worst losing streak in club history and there is no relief in sight. Boston dropped its 15th straight game, losing to Detroit 109-102 on Tuesday night. The Celtics last won on Jan. 5 and have allowed at least 100 points in five straight games. Full Story
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U.S. military confirms transport chopper down in IraqWed, 07 Feb 2007 04:42 am PSTReuters - The U.S. military confirmed on Wednesday that a transport helicopter had come down near Baghdad but declined comment on any casualties. Full Story
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Palestinian rivals start crisis talks in MeccaWed, 07 Feb 2007 03:31 am PST Reuters - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and his Hamas rivals began crisis talks on Wednesday with a pledge not to leave Saudi Arabia until they had reached an agreement that would end deadly factional fighting. Full Story
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China retakes center stage in North Korea crisisWed, 07 Feb 2007 01:06 am PST Reuters - Delegates to six-party talks began converging on the Chinese capital on Wednesday seeking to defuse North Korea's smoldering nuclear crisis, but envoys and analysts cautioned that any final deal is a distant prospect. Full Story
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Afghans flee town as Taliban dig in for NATO raidWed, 07 Feb 2007 03:38 am PST Reuters - More than 1,000 villagers have fled a southern Afghan town as Taliban fighters dig in to repel NATO efforts to drive them out, residents and officials said on Wednesday. Full Story
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French Muslims sue magazine over cartoonsWed, 07 Feb 2007 12:35 am PST Reuters - A French court case shining light on the gray area where free speech and religious sensitivities overlap opens on Wednesday when Muslim groups sue a satirical magazine that published cartoons of the Prophet Mohammad. Full Story
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Gunmen kill seven in AcapulcoTue, 06 Feb 2007 08:29 pm PST Reuters - Gunmen disguised as soldiers launched brazen attacks on police stations and killed seven people on Tuesday in the violent Mexican resort of Acapulco, defying a military crackdown against drug gangs. Full Story
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U.S. sent pallets of cash to BaghdadTue, 06 Feb 2007 05:46 pm PST Reuters - The U.S. Federal Reserve sent record payouts of more than $4 billion in cash to Baghdad on giant pallets aboard military planes shortly before the United States gave control back to Iraqis, lawmakers said on Tuesday. Full Story
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U.S. awards record number of green buildingsTue, 06 Feb 2007 09:46 pm PSTReuters - A record number of buildings, from skyscrapers to supermarkets, won special recognition by U.S. regulators for being energy efficient in 2006. Full Story
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China's Hu rejects 'colonial' tag on South Africa visitWed, 07 Feb 2007 03:36 am PST AFP - Chinese President Hu Jintao has refuted any suggestion that Beijing was forming neo-colonialist ties with Africa in its bid to access the vast natural resources of the world's poorest continent. Full Story
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Rival Palestinian leaders vow to reach deal in MeccaWed, 07 Feb 2007 04:43 am PST AFP - Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas and Hamas supremo Khaled Meshaal have vowed not to leave the Muslim holy city of Mecca without a deal to end their deadly power struggle. Full Story
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US at a loss as Iraq helicopter toll mounts
With seven deaths in three weeks, Iraq is becoming increasingly dangerous for the several hundred US military helicopters flying missions there. more
- Religion on march in China- Porn ring scandal reaches Australia

I am not a terrorist: Brigitte
Frenchman accused of plotting to blow up nuclear and military sites in Australia denies allegations. more
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Court remands murder suspect
12:23pm Melbourne man held over fatal stabbing of suspected drug dealer. more
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Bush wants health, education funds for war
George Bush proposes cuts to health care, education, and transportation, searching for new money to pay for defence programs and Iraq war. more
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Witness backs Hicks abuse fears
12:23pm US officer reported sexual abuse of Taliban prisoners weeks after David Hicks says he was anally penetrated by American captors. more
Hicks could be sent home, says Ruddock

Friendly-fire video unleashes storm
7:13am Cockpit video of two US pilots mistakenly killing a British soldier in Iraq has been leaked to the media. more
- US astronaut charged with attempted murder- Bush wants health, education funds for war

- US military 'shirt-front' Hicks lawyer

US sets up last-ditch plan to end conflict
US campaign to stabilise Baghdad expected to commence, with officers saying it would be on a scale "unlike anything the city has seen". more
- Helicopter toll alarms American military- Iraqi Air Force in battle to get off ground

PM spoke his mind: White House
6:24am John Howard was exercising free speech when he said terrorists would welcome a Democratic presidential win, spokesman says. more
Howard defiant on Obama

Bombs kill 76 in Baghdad markets
Three bomb attacks at Baghdad markets kill at least 76 as Iraqis mark first anniversary of a Shi'ite shrine bombing. more
- Saddam vice-president sentenced to death- Roadside bombs made in Iran, claims US

Obama hits back at Howard
6:10am US presidential hopeful Barack Obama blasts John Howard's comments on troop withdrawal from Iraq as "empty rhetoric". more
Howard attacks US presidential hopeful

US militarism destabilising the world: Putin
Russian President berates US, saying Washington's militarism has fostered global instability and forced vulnerable nations to seek nuclear weapons. more
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Seven dead in US chopper crash
6:24am US troops aboard a military helicopter die as it crashes near Baghdad, the fifth aircraft to be lost in Iraq in three weeks. more
I am not a terrorist: Brigitte Hicks torture inquiry sought

Blair backs US after video leak
Tony Blair defends "special relationship" with US after video of mistaken attack by US warplanes that killed British soldier was leaked to media. more
- Democrats lead witch-hunt over Iraq's missing billions- Iran accuses US of kidnap plot

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