Canada Burka controversy: Muslim woman crashes Anti-Burka press conference in Ottawa

ABSOLUTE MUST SEE!!!

From Eric Dondero:

The Conservative led Canadian parliament recently passed legislation banning the wearing of face coverings at citizenship ceremonies.

Watch as a lone "protester" unexpectedly shows up. Things get kind of heated. We won't spoil it for you. But the outcome is not what you would expect.

H/t our friends at BNI

2011/2012 Press Freedom Index released: U.S. falls to 49 under Obama

Netherlands, Austria, Switzerland, Finland, Norway, most free

Turkey, Egypt, Iran among most repressive

Pakistan world's most deadliest country for journalists

From Jim Lagnese:

Who knew? Botswana and Niger are now freer than the US. Namibia too.

From Reporters Without Borders:

“This year’s index finds the same group of countries at its head, countries such as Finland, Norway and Netherlands that respect basic freedoms.

“It is no surprise that the same trio of countries, Eritrea, Turkmenistan and North Korea, absolute dictatorships that permit no civil liberties, again occupy the last three places in the index. This year, they are immediately preceded at the bottom by Syria, Iran and China, three countries that... have been sucked into an insane spiral of terror, and Bahrain and Vietnam, quintessential oppressive regimes.

Several European countries fall far behind rest of continent... The crackdown on protests after President Lukashenko’s reelection caused Belarus to fall 14 places to 168th. At a time when it is portraying itself as a regional model, Turkey (148th) took a big step backwards and lost 10 places. Far from carrying out promised reforms, the judicial system launched a wave of arrests of journalists that was without precedent since the military dictatorship.

While Libya (154th) turned the page on the Gaddafi era, Yemen succumbed to violence between President Ali Abdallah Saleh’s opponents and supporters and languished in 171st position. The future of both of these countries remains uncertain, and the place they will allow the media is undecided. The same goes for Egypt, which fell 39 places to 166th... Already poorly ranked in 2010, Syria fell further in the index, to 176th position...

Pakistan (151st) was the world’s deadliest country for journalists for the second year running.

See the full chart at en.rsf.org

Photos - Geert Wilders, Party For Freedom leader - Netherlands, Heinze Christian-Strache, Freedom Party leader - Austria, Iran's Ahmadinijad, Turkey PM Erdogan. (Photo credit - Blogbeliefnet.com)

Newton, we have a problem

Trekkie convention coincidentally, just in time for the Nevada GOP primary

by Clifford F. Thies

The last thing Newton Einstein Gingrich needs after the shellacking he took in the last debate is a bridge collapsing because a ship loaded with space equipment rammed into it. But, there it is.

Click on this link (UK Daily Mail) to see this stunning photo.

Incredible images emerged of a hulking freighter wearing mangled pieces of a steel bridge on its bow after a collision in southwestern Kentucky Thursday night.

In the pictures, the 312-foot Delta Mariner idles, still partially in the bridge's path, and clearly looks much too large to fit beneath the aging Eggner Ferry Bridge, which crosses the Kentucky Lake Reservoir.

The cargo vessel was carrying space rocket parts for the United Launch Alliance, intended for a vehicle that was scheduled to be shot into orbit from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.

Additional; Hey, Newt fans, while many events are already sold out, some choice tickets still remain for the 2012 Star Trek Convention in Las Vegas. Following this link for all the details:

Creationent.com

Romney comfortable lead over Gingrich among Fla. Hispanic Republicans

49% to 23% with Fla. Latino GOPers

From ABC News, "Obama Leads by Wide Margins Among Latinos, but Florida in Play for GOP" Jan. 25:

In the Sunshine State, where about one in 10 likely Republican primary voters are Latino, Mitt Romney has a large, 26-point lead over his closest rival Newt Gingrich, 49 percent to 23 percent among Latino Republicans. Among all Florida Latinos, the margin is 35 to 20 in favor of Romney, with 21 percent undecided.

Romney’s support appears to be driven by the state’s most influential Latino Republican voting bloc, Cuban-Americans. Among Florida Latinos of Cuban origin... Romney leads Gingrich by 32 points, 49 percent to 17 percent.

Romney has secured the endorsement of a slew of key Florida Republicans with Cuban roots, such as Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart, and former Rep. Lincoln Diaz-Balart, a lineup that featured in a Spanish-language ad that the former Massachusetts governor released in the state.

Editor's note - Rep. Ros-Lehtinen, Chair of the House Homeland Security Comm., is a favorite of this website, being a staunch supporter of Israel, and fierce opponent of Radical Islam and the administration's politically correct policies on fighting terrorism.

Romney backs PR Statehood; Wins endorsement of Gov. Fortuño

From Eric Dondero:

The Statehood issue came up the other night at the debate. Rick Santorum said he'd go along with whatever Puerto Ricans decided for themselves. However, Wolf Blitzer quickly moved on and none of the candidates got a chance to answer the question directly.

Mitt Romney yesterday, addressed it head-on at the Hispanic Networking Leadership conference in Miami. The former Massachusetts Governor endorsed Statehood for Puerto Rico.

Via Fox:

"I expect the people of Puerto Rico will decide, like he feels, to become a state, and I can tell you that I will work with him that if that vote comes out in favor of statehood we will go thru the process in Washington to provide statehood to Puerto Rico."

The same day, PR's Republican Governor Luis Fortuño endorsed Romney, saying:

[he would] "provide economic stability for generations"

Puerto Rico will hold a referendum on Statehood in November.

Gay rights advocates in UK have had enough of Islamists

Images of a Gay Man with a noose around his neck

From Eric Dondero:

Three Muslim men are on trial in the United Kingdom for passing out literature on street corners calling for homosexuals to be put to death.

British gay rights groups are standing up to Islamists. Watch as a leading gay rights advocate sharply criticizes the views of the Islamist.

Edito'rs comment - Isn't violence against homosexuals a libertarian issue? Where is the rest of the libertarian movement, with stopping such human rights abuses? Does it not fit the template? Opposing Islamism in conflict with their foreign policy, perhaps?

UK: 43-year old Paki policeman sentenced to 18 years for rape of 7-year old girl

Rape Wave of European women by Immigrant men continues...

From the London Daily Mail, Jan. 22, "'Despicable' police officer who raped girl, seven, is jailed for 18 years""

A policeman was starting an 18-year jail sentence today for sex abuse which a judge described as one of the ‘most despicable’ cases he had ever heard.

The 43-year-old officer was sacked from Thames Valley Police after being disciplined for repeatedly threatening witnesses who had lodged complaints against him.

He had also phoned a 14-year-old girl witness in a case he was dealing with and asking her to go on a date him.

Judge Francis Sheriden jailed paedophile policeman Mohammed Younas after hearing how he raped a girl who was just seven years old and continued to abuse her for eight years.

Younas had denied the 15 counts of rape and sexual assault against him but was found guilty by a jury and on Friday was sentenced to 18 years in prison.
The court had heard Younas came to the UK from Pakistan... His father was a retired colonel in the Pakistan Army.

Photo credit - Daily Mail

UK: Ironically named Rapist convicted of seven counts

Sunny Islam's victims included a 15-year old girl

From Eric Dondero:

He's been called the "barking rapist," - heavily immigrant section of northeast London. Sunny Islam (that is his real name) taunted his female victims, telling them they had loose morals, and shouldn't be out at night unaccompanied by a male, right before he raped them.

From London24.com "Barking rapist jailed for “frenzied” sexual attacks" Jan. 27:

Sunny Islam, 23, of Salisbury Avenue, Barking, was found guilty of seven counts of rape, one count of assault by penetration and one count of kidnapping at Woolwich Crown Court in August 2011.

Officers were first made aware of the assaults following the kidnap and rape of a 15-year-old girl in the Barking area in September 2010.

The teenager had been walking in the Docklands area with her friend when Islam grabbed her at knifepoint and drove her to a secluded road in Barking.

He threatened her before raping her in his Renault Clio.

Further investigations soon led to the other attacks.

The four female victims were aged between 15 and 30 years when the offences are said to have happened between May and September 2010.

Detective Chief Inspector John Sandlin, of the Homicide and Serious Crime Command, (HSCC) who investigated the offences, said: “These were a series of terrifying assaults carried out by a man who actively preyed on vulnerable women.

He was sentenced to a total of 30 years, and won't be eligible for parole for at least 11.

Pakistan: Brother chops off both his sister's legs cause she "dishonored" the family

She allegedly had "loose morals"

From the International Herald-Tribune, "Honour killing: Suspect surrenders, ‘confident of acquittal’" Jan. 27:

Allah Bachaya has surrendered himself to Rohilanwali police after killing his sister in the name of honour but he is confident that he will be released in a matter of days.

Bachaya gave his arrest on Saturday after killing Alina* in an axe attack for alleged loose morals.

He told The Express Tribune that he was certain his brother-in-law would withdraw the case as it was a matter of family’s honour. “I have killed her because she brought disgrace to the family’s name,” Bachaya said.

“She had become a nuisance. I feel no remorse over my actions. I am backed by the family. They were in favour of my decision to kill her,” he said.

Bachaya said Alina* had eloped more than once with [different] men from the neighbourhood... Bachaya came over to his house on finding out that Alina* had returned. Following an argument, he said, Bachaya attacked Alina* with an axe, chopping both her legs. She died while she was being taken to hospital.

Editor's note - This is virtually the only website in the libertarian movement where you'll find news such as this. The non-interventionist/leftist wing of the movement are loathe to report any news critical of Islamism. They rant against Big Government, rightly so. But ignore the rising threat of Big Islam.

Romney on Israel and the Middle East: Peace through Strength

Best moment of last night's debate?

by Clifford F. Thies

From Haaretz.com, "Romney: Palestinians don't want two-state solution, they want to eliminate Israel":

"Israelis would be happy to have a two-state solution. It's the Palestinians who don't want a two-state solution; they want to eliminate the State of Israel,” Romney said.

Romney went on to say that “whether it's in the political discourse that is spoken either from Fatah or from Hamas, there is a belief that the Jewish people do not have the right to have a Jewish state."

"I believe the best way to have peace in the Middle East is not for us to vacillate and to appease, but is to say we stand with our friend Israel; we are committed to a Jewish state in Israel; we will not have an inch of difference between ourselves and our ally Israel," he added.

We here at Libertarian Republican think Mitt is right. If we are resolute in our support of Israel, it could help to actually help to break the decades long impasse in getting about implementing a two-state solution. In the long run, we would hope that all the people of the region would be able to live in peace and prosperity, with free trade, and where border crossings are routine. But, being realistic, we will never get there if we cannot break the impasse to a two-state solution.