Somali Pirates are Muslims, DHS on Guard Against 'Right Wing Extremists', Traditional Values Over?

1) The Somali Pirates are Really Muslims, just as they were 200 years ago… The United States tried to play nice with the Barbary pirates and even inked a few treaties. That language, too, has a striking ring. The Barbary States were Muslim, as is Somalia.  …Eventually, though, Americans felt humiliated paying off a bunch of knife-sucking thugs in blousy pants. That’s what led to the Barbary Wars, first in 1801 when Jefferson became president, and again in 1815, when James Madison sent the United States Navy to shell the Barbary Coast. The battles became the stuff of legend — “the shores of Tripoli” in the Marine Hymn — and were critical in developing the nation’s young Navy. See: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/12/weekinreview/12gettleman.html?ref=africa 1a) Somali Insurgents Fire at U.S. Congressman During Visit to Mogadishu See: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,514935,00.html 2) Homeland Security on guard for 'right-wing extremists' Returning U.S. military veterans singled out as particular threats WASHINGTON – A newly unclassified Department of Homeland Security report warns against the possibility of violence by unnamed "right-wing extremists" concerned about illegal immigration, increasing federal power, restrictions on firearms, abortion and the loss of U.S. sovereignty and singles out returning war veterans as particular threats. See: http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=94803 …So, if you disagree with Obama on amnesty for illegals or stand up for the Second Amendment, you are branded a "rightwing extremist" by the Department of Homeland Security and become the subject of scrutiny by some 850,000 local and state law enforcement personnel. See: http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=94799 3) Ahmadinejad: Iran now has the ability to produce nuclear fuel Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Saturday that Iran now controls the entire cycle for producing nuclear fuel with the opening of a new facility to produce uranium pellets. See: http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1077726.html 4) Obama officials working against Netanyahu? Rallying Congress for fear Israeli PM will bypass White House JERUSALEM – In anticipation of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's visit to Washington next month, the Obama administration has been briefing Congress on its position regarding establishing a Palestinian state, according to informed Israeli diplomatic sources.  The sources said Obama's team fears Netanyahu may try to rally support in Congress against the president's policies, prompting the White House to act first by detailing for members of Congress Obama's positions regarding a Palestinian state and freezing Jewish construction in the West Bank. The White House is stressing that it holds Israel's security paramount but that Obama believes establishing a Palestinian state is crucial for Middle East peace. See: http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=94601 5) Critics say U.S. lawmakers erred by meeting with Castro brothers WASHINGTON -- Two former Cuban political prisoners and congressional backers of the U.S. embargo against Cuba Thursday lambasted a Congressional Black Caucus visit to Havana for overlooking the plight of dissidents on the island. Republican Reps. Chris Smith of New Jersey and Frank Wolf of Virginia said they've been trying to visit with political prisoners, but have twice been blocked from visiting Cuba by the Castro government. They were filing a third request Thursday. ''The Cuban government routinely denies lawmakers who have criticized its human rights record any access to the country itself,'' Smith told reporters. ``But for members of Congress who signal they will be docile, it rolls out the red carpet.'' See: http://www.miamiherald.com/news/breaking-news/story/992309.html 6) Glenn Beck - Schumer: traditional values are 'over' See: http://www.glennbeck.com/content/articles/article/198/23945/ 7) Minn. court declares Franken leading vote-getter ST. PAUL, Minn. – A Minnesota court confirmed Monday that Democrat Al Franken won the most votes in his 2008 Senate race against Republican Norm Coleman, who had already announced plans to appeal the decision. See: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090414/ap_on_go_co/minnesota_senate