Russian ‘spy ring’ labelled nutty and feckless by former CIA agents Current and former US intelligence officials have expressed their bemusement at details of an alleged Russian spy ring uncovered by the FBI. telegraph.co.uk FBI agents photographed by a neighbour at 35B Trowbridge Road in Cambridge, Mass., a residence owned by Donald Heathfield and Tracey Foley Photo: AP A court-artist’s impression of five of the 10 Russian spy suspects Photo: AFP/GETTY IMAGES A defendant known as ‘Anna Chapman’ allegedly communicated with a Russian official in Manhattan in January Photo: Facebook Eleven “secret agents” have been arrested amid claims that the … Continue reading Russian ‘spy ring’ INNOCENT TWITS?

Wonder Woman, the most famous female super-hero in the world, will get a massive costume redesign and origin. telegraph.co.uk Lynda Carter as ‘Wonder Woman’ and her character’s new trendy make over This 69-year-old superheroine, published by DC Comics, will don a new — and less revealing – costume in the landmark 600th issue of her comic book, in stores this week. After spending decades fighting crime in star-spangled spandex, the time has come for Wonder Woman to update her costume that includes leggings. Related Articles Want an easy life? Pick up your husband’s socks Dame Vera Lynn: the original Forces … Continue reading Wonder Woman makeover!

Russian spy ring: Medvedev’s allies blame US politicians for ‘Right-wing conspiracy’ By Andrew Osborn telegraph.co.uk Dmitry Medvedev and Pres. Obama eat at Ray’s Hell Burger restaurant, Arlington (Photo: Reuters) Footage of US President Barack Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev munching burgers in an American diner last week went down a storm in Russia. It was shown ad nauseum until every Russian must have known off by heart exactly what condiments the two world leaders had to choose from and how many ice cubes they had in their respective drinks. News that eleven people in the United States have been … Continue reading Medvedev’s allies blame US politicians for spy ring

The stiff language of the second amendment dates back to 1791, and neither US political party dare upset gun-rights advocates Sahil Kapur guardian.co.uk, Wednesday 30 June 2010 00.20 BST Article history Guns line the walls of the firearms reference collection at the Washington Metropolitan police department headquarters in Washington. Photograph: Jacquelyn Martin/APIn a landmark victory for gun-rights advocates, the supreme court on Monday ruled by a margin of five to four that permissive federal gun statutes apply to all US states and cities. The McDonald v Chicago decision deemed unconstitutional an attempt by the crime-riddled capital of Illinois to regulate … Continue reading Bulletproof gun lobby strikes again

The press baron argued that the unjust federal ‘honest services’ law should go – and now it has been virtually overturned Dan Kennedy guardian.co.uk, Tuesday 29 June 2010 23.30 BST Article history There may come a time that the imprisoned press baron and former Daily Telegraph owner Conrad Black, convicted in 2007 of defrauding his own company, is celebrated as a hero in the annals of American justice. Along with two other plaintiffs of dubious reputation (former Enron master of the universe Jeffrey Skilling and a onetime Alaska legislator named Bruce Weyhrauch), Black persuaded the US supreme court that the … Continue reading Conrad Black, hero of US justice?

A bill seeking to outlaw boycotts of Israeli institutions and products – including in settlements – is diplomatically explosive Miri Weingarten guardian.co.uk, Wednesday 30 June 2010 10.00 BST Article history A new “anti-boycott bill”, the third in a series of proposed laws that aim to curtail the ability of civil society to criticise Israeli government policy, will punish Israelis or foreign nationals who initiate or promote a boycott of Israel. The bill not only prohibits boycotts of legal Israeli institutions, but also of settlement activities and products. It seeks to impose fines on Israelis who “promote boycotts” and transfer the … Continue reading Israel’s anti-boycott belligerence

Muslims in Russia celebrate the 100th anniversary of St Petersburg Mosque. On the 100th year, government officials, religious and social figures will attend the special ceremony to be performed. The ambassadors of Muslim countries will among those who will attend the ceremony. Cafer Nasibullahoglu, the imam of the mosque for 34 years and mufti of St Petersburg, said in the period when the St. Petersburg Mosque was built, 8 thousand of Muslims lived in the city. He also said that currently around 700 thousand of Muslims live in St. Petersburg and the historical mosque could not hold the capacity and … Continue reading Muslims in Russia celebrate the 100th anniversary of St Petersburg Mosque.

Thousands of Muslims walked through legendary canyon during a march to commemorate Bosnian spiritual leader on the 500th anniversary of his arrival. Thousands of Muslims on Sunday walked through legendary canyon during a march to commemorate Bosnian spiritual leader on the 500th anniversary of his arrival to Bosnia. The march saw thousands of Bosnian men, women and children, including some 500 men on horseback, climb a seven-kilometre (four-mile) path leading to a site on Mount Ajvatovica, sacred to Bosnian Muslims for more than five centuries. Walking up the hill, the pilgrims waved green Islamic flags with white crescents, before stopping … Continue reading Bosnians mark “Islam day” on 500th anniversary

Turkish State Minister Mehmet Aydin on Tuesday said Europe considered its own culture as “superior” and all other cultures as “enemy”. “The Europeans should quit seeing themselves the higher culture and get to know the Islam better,” Aydin told a “High-level Conference on Tolerance and Non-discrimination” of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) in Astana, Kazakhstan. Aydin said the Western world was under heavy influence of islamophobia, which he said needed urgent counter-action. “European politicians used islamophobia as a political chip at times of elections to get more votes. Unless urgent action is taken today, the world … Continue reading Turkish Minister says Europe sees other cultures “enemy”

The Challenges of Islamist Ideology to America’s Founding Principles Published on June 29, 2010 by Michael Nazir-Ali Abstract: What challenges does Islamism pose domestically to the core principles of Western plural societies, particularly the United States? Although Islamist rhetoric is sharp and polarizing, many of these tenets have been derived from classical Islamic sources, and Islamists reject any interpretations of them offered by “reform-minded” or “moderate” Muslims. Western European and British experiences point to potential areas of friction in public life. Specifically of note are the following Islamist tenets as they relate to specific core principles of Western legal and … Continue reading Challenges of Islamist Ideology to America’s Founding Principles?