In the News XXXIV

Death of Benazir Bhutto

I personally had little faith in her as a leader. Her administration was cursed with corruption and she was not very efficient in routing out the menace of Islamofascism. Still in the failed state of Pakistan she was probably the best of a pitiful bunch of leadership candidates.

For more on US Warnings to Bhutto on threats to her life read:
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5h1aBshjF1CnfJ4noaEXA_Vb8dm-gD8TSTRBG0

The article below makes the case as to why Musharraf (despite the allegations by Bhuttos widower) is not responsible for the Bhutto assassination.
http://in.rediff.com/news/2007/dec/31bhutto7.htm

Romney leads Huckabee. Edwards ahead of Hillary and Barack
I can understand Mitt Romney's high ranking in the Polls although I am still at a loss to explain how Mike Huckabee who has such a tenuous hold on foreign politics is so highly rated. Edwards over Clinton now thats shocking.
Imagine a Romney v Edwards election - The Battle of the Scheisters.

Front Page Magazine selects General David Petraeus as man of the Year. An Excellent Choice.

http://www.frontpagemag.com/Articles/Read.aspx?GUID=5625EC33-FAFD-4489-B2FC-0E9802BAA9A6

More signs that Olmert is caving in.
http://www.reuters.com/article/featuredCrisis/idUSL01414065
Its time that Olmert is run out of office before he ruins the country.

Muslim population in European Cities
Source: http://islamineurope.blogspot.com/2007/11/muslim-population-in-european-cities.html

These numbers seem a bit high. I'll let you be the judge.

Marseilles - 25% (200,000 of 800,000)
Malmo - ~25%
Amsterdam - 24% (180,000 of 750,000)
Greater Amsterdam - 12.7%
Stockholm - 20% (>155,000 of 771,038)
Brussels - ~20% (some say 33%)
Moscow - 16%-20% (2 million of 10-12 milllion) - Surprising!!!
Greater London - 17% (1.3 million of 7.5 million)
Luton - 14.6% (26,963)
Birmingham 14.3% (139,771)
The Hague - 14.2% ( 67,896 of 475,580)
Greater Hague - 11%
Utrecht - 13.2% (38,300 of 289,000)
Greater Utrecht - 7%
Rotterdam - 13% (80,000 of 600,000)
Greater Rotterdam - 9.9%
Copenhagen - 12.6% (63,000 of 500,000)
Leicester - 11% (>30,000 of 280,000)
Aarhus - ~10%
Zaan district (Netherlands) - 8.8%
Paris - 7.38% (155,000 of 2.1 million)
Antwerp- 6.7% (>30,000 of >450,000)
Hamburg - 6.4% (>110,000 of 1.73 million)
Berlin - 5.9% (~200,000 of 3.40 million)