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United StatesThe Muslim Brotherhood has been active in the US since the 1960s. Its stated goals have included propagating Islam and creating havens for Muslims in the US, and integrating Muslims. A main strategy has been dawah or Islamic renewal and outreach. In the 1960s, groups such as U.S. military personnel, prison inmates and African-Americans were specifically targeted for dawah. According to a report done by the NEFA Foundation which cites evidence from the United States v. Holy Land Foundation trial, the goal of the Muslim Brotherhood in the USA is Enablement of Islam in North America, meaning: establishing an effective and stable Islamic Movement led by the Muslim Brotherhood which adopts Muslims’ causes domestically and globally, and which works to expand the observant Muslim base, aims at unifying and directing Muslims’ efforts, presents Islam as a civilization alternative, and supports the global Islamic state wherever it is.[78] The NEFA Foundation report further explains that in the same document where the goal is stated, considerable time is spent explaining the concept of settlement which is central to the Muslim Brotherhood-led efforts in North America. Settlement is defined as follows: The process of settlement [of Islam in the United States] is a "Civilization-Jihadist" process with all the word means. The Ikhwan must understand that all their work in America is a kind of grand Jihad in eliminating and destroying the Western civilization from within and "sabotaging" their miserable house by their hands and the hands of the believers so that it is eliminated and God's religion is made victorious over all religions. Without this level of understanding, we are not up to this challenge and have not prepared ourselves for Jihad yet. It is a Muslim's destiny to perform Jihad and work wherever he is and wherever he lands until the final hour comes, and there is no escape from that destiny except for those who choose to slack.[79] Organizations in the US started by activists involved with the Muslim Brotherhood include the Muslim Students Association in 1963,[19] North American Islamic Trust in 1971, the Islamic Society of North America in 1981, the American Muslim Council in 1990, the Muslim American Society in 1992, and the International Institute of Islamic Thought in the 1980s.[19] According to the Washington Post, Muslim activists say MSA's members represent "all schools of Islam and political leanings – many are moderates, while others express anti-U.S. views or support resistance against Israelis."[19] The Holy Land Foundation trial has led to the release as evidence of [80] several documents on the Muslim Brotherhood. One of these documents, dated in 1991, explains that the goal of the Muslim Brotherhood in the U.S. is “settlement”, defined by the author as a form of jihad aimed at destroying Western civilization from within and allowing for the victory of Islam over other religions.[81] In another one of these documents, "Ikhwan in America", the author alleges that the activities of the Muslim Brotherhood in the US include going to camps to do weapons training (referred to as Special work by the Muslim Brotherhood),[82] as well as engaging in counter-espionage against US government agencies such as the FBI and CIA (referred to as Securing the Group).[83] In November 2008 the Holy Land Foundation was found guilty of illegally funding Palestinian militant group Hamas, which is designated by the United States as a terrorist group.[84 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muslim_Brotherhood#Main_activity-plan

No, its NOT quite the same. Im only pointing out that light rail when used for the right purpose can and does work. The right tool for the right job. Its a simple concept. And if you clicked the link, you get an immediate redirect to the right one. Youre too lazy for two clicks of a mouse?

The primary point many are making that light rail, no matter WHERE its utilized, is a boondoggle. I am simply countering that with an example of a light rail application that is very successful. And if you bothered to read the wiki, theres plans to expand it to reach lower Manhattan and other locations, which might still not put it on the scale of INTER city travel, but still make it a very good, workable system for INTRA city travel. So there.

Youre citing a web app from the St. Petersburgh Times as your source about media accuracy? You idiot.

The light rail system they put in that circles all the JFK airport terminals and then connects the airport to the railroad station in Queens (AirTrain) is a HUGE success. Just saying..... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AirTrain_(JFK)

What a schmuck.

And if that was the postion through time, wed all be driving on dirt roads right now. Im not sure if THIS project is a great idea, but the notion of pushing back on govt. subsidized infrastructure improvements out of hand is woefully short-sighted. Go for a drive on any pothole-filled road or sit in traffic on a highway interchange that hasnt been updated or expanded since the 50s and tell me the US transportation system as a whole doesnt need MASSIVE updating. Heck....look at the Northeast AMTRAK corridor. Ever think that MAYBE the reason it sucks so bad is becuase the last time the track and switch system was upgraded or streamlined was during the Roosevelt Administration? The FIRST one?

Yet someone suggests one of your union pals ups their contribution to their Health Care by .00000000000001% and you go apeshit.

A mistake is treasonist? Good lord.

"Let believers not take infidels for friends and allies instead of believers. Whoever does this shall have no relationship left with God--unless you but guard yourselves against them, taking precautions."

Says the guy defending the religion that believes infidels are to be killed. Says the guy defending the religion where all non beleivers are "lower" and dont have equal rights.

Thats wasnt the issue or the question. YOU stated that American's fear of Islamists is based on false propaganda and is baseless. I'm challenging you on that. So the question is....Do you think that American's fear of Islamists is baseless? The rhetoric which leads to widespread violence and the killing of thousands?

And UNlike the propaganda bogeymen **** spead bythe Nazi regime, Amercians have real bona fide images to back up their opinions. AND FOR YOU......SOMEONE WHO PHYSICALLY SAW AMERICAN AIRLINES FLIGHT 77 CRASH INTO THE PENTAGON..... to prop up the above blameshifting nonsense is pretty !@#$ing reprehensible and reckless. Youre smarter than that....or so I thought.

Chicot....their mission statement or motto states they want to form a Caliphate and do so THROUGH VIOLENCE. That is their STATED MISSION. Cut the ****. Again, let them have Egypt and whatever pile of sand they want. But go one step towards Israel or !@#$ with the shipping lanes and expect to meet the business end of a JDAM. Deal?

I say let the Islamists take over. Then promply put TWO Carrier Air Wings in the Med off the Egyptian coast, a third in the Red Sea and tell all the ragheads "Just TRY to make a move on Israel or !@#$ with the shipping lanes through the Suez Canal and see what happens." But we dont do such things anymore becuase we can never project power and have become a bunch of pussies. Where the !@#$ is Reagan or JFK when we need them?

If this is all a recent trend, how come all the records being broken are from, like...the 20s or the 40s?

If he's right he is right...if he is wrong....he is STILL right. Must be nice.

I say let the Islamists take over. Then promply put TWO Carrier Air Wings in the Med, a third in the Red Sea and tell all the ragheads "Just TRY to make a move on Israel and see what happens." But we dont do such things anymore becuase we can never project power and have become a bunch of pussies. Where the !@#$ is Reagan or JFK when we need them?

Baseball has a luxury tax to assist with competitive balance, you dummy. The Yanks pay tens of millions in luxury tax and the rest of the team like the Mets and Sox keep their salaries at the tax threshold. Also, baseball's ratings are trending low, but overall high, locally and their ticket sales are through the roof. There is not a SINGLE baseball team that is "out of the mix" due to poor revenues or a competitive inbalance. Baseball is enjoying more or less a complete renaissance recently. As popular as football? No. But HARDLY "suffering" becuase of some false competitive inbalance.

Actually,...if you bothered to read my whole post, its clear I DID wind up reading it. I clearly explained that I watched more less every show of his for over ten years and to you, thats "not listening enough"??!!!?? Again...slowly this time....I HAVE listened to him. I have watched him. I have read him. More or less everything that fell out of his smirking pie-hole since moustaches were still in style. And again...you dont get to choose the responses you want to get. Dont !@#$ing post if you dont want a response. The ideology that "ALL Republicans are evil" is balanced, huh? And wait a second.....now Maher is a "silly symbolic" thing??!!!?? Are you kidding?

Dude...if you dont want responses, then dont !@#$ing post.

I dont have to watch it...becuase I have been watching Bill Maher for over a decade. I was a disciple of his from back when he actually WAS fair to both sides, on Politically Incorrect. Then I followed him to HBO for years. I decided to abandon him when he lectured Americans on its "gluttony" one night. Im sorry, Im NOT going to be lectured about gluttony from a clown who spends every weekend at the !@#$ing BASECAMP of gluttony...the Playboy Mansion and Hollywood, at large. He then lurched HARD left and took a militant "ALL Republicans are eeeviiil!!...ALL the faithful are rubes" tact, while again showing utter hypocrisy on the subject by labeling the right and the faithful "intolerant and bigoted." So yes...insufferable, hypocritical prick. Excuse me for not taking seriously a schumck who ADMITS he got his political religion from celebrity cocktail parties. And by the way....the Pirates ADMITTED they dont put the money back into the club and the Yankees pay the MLB luxury tax. So chalk this as another half-assed commentary by Maher.

God, what an insufferable prick. Yeah, Bill....Im sure your helping all those unwashed masses get into the next Playboy Party youre on the guest list for.

NIFA sat on its hands for eight years while a Democrat was in office. The first Republican is elected County Executive and suddenly they come out of the woodwork? With that said, I had very high hopes for Mangano and to a point still do. But when he was giving speeches about "cutting waste and spending" while at the SAME time erecting HUGE signs at the entrance to every County park that read 'ED MANGANO WELCOMES YOU TO XXXX PARK", I realized we have just another NY political hack on our hands.

Ya know thats not really true at all. Becuase for every "retread" that gets another shot, five "hot coordinators" get their first. Although I must admit the Wade Phillips cycle of going from DC to HC over and over and over again is getting tiresome. Just stay as a DC Wade...your half-assed blank stares as your 12-4 team ***** the bed in the first round of the playoffs is getting old.