American Glob

Which is the only reason I can imagine for what NASA is currently up to…

NASA Administrator Charles Bolden said in a recent interview that his “foremost” mission as the head of America’s space exploration agency is to improve relations with the Muslim world.

Though international diplomacy would seem well outside NASA’s orbit, Bolden said in an interview with Al Jazeera that strengthening those ties was among the top tasks President Obama assigned him. He said better interaction with the Muslim world would ultimately advance space travel.

Charles Krauthammer, for one, is not amused.

Heh. Gateway Pundit says, “Don’t hold back, Charles.”

Given that NASA used to be related to space travel, I knew I had to consult The Jawa Report on this development. As usual, they did not disappoint…

A couple goals missing from Obama’s new International Social Justice Department (formerly NASA) is anything to do with the atmosphere, space, or aeronautics. This makes sense, especially when considering job creation efforts don’t create jobs and economic stimulus comes closer to invigorating the rear sphincter valve than the economy.

The award for best snark of all goes to I Own The World.

Case in point? A few of our Navy SEALs caught a high profile terrorist recently and they’re facing a court martial because they gave said detainee a bloody lip. God forbid…

“Navy SEALs have secretly captured one of the most wanted terrorists in Iraq — the alleged mastermind of the murder and mutilation of four Blackwater USA security guards in Fallujah in 2004. And three of the SEALs who captured him are now facing criminal charges, sources told FoxNews.com.”

“The three, all members of the Navy’s elite commando unit, have refused non-judicial punishment — called an admiral’s mast — and have requested a trial by court-martial.”

“Ahmed Hashim Abed, whom the military code-named “Objective Amber,” told investigators he was punched by his captors — and he had the bloody lip to prove it.”

Oh my! A bloody lip? Heavens to Murgatroid…

I’m with Don Surber. They Should Have Just Shot Him.

“The message is getting clearer to the American military on how to handle people like KSM: Better dead than alive. Less paperwork.”

No kidding, Don. I couldn’t agree more.

Rusty at The Jawa Report puts it all in perspective:

“Imagine: Hey guys, thanks for putting your life on the line and in a job well done capturing Osama bin Laden, but now I’m going to bust you down to private because one of you might have kicked him once while he was down and the rest of you covered it up.”

“I think I’m going to be sick.”

Agreed, Rusty.

Hey America… can we please stop vilifying the people who are risking their lives to keep us safe?

As some news outlets attempt to spin Major Hasan’s murder spree into anything but terrorism, ABC News has now reported that Hasan attempted to contact al Qaeda.

“U.S. intelligence agencies were aware months ago that Army Major Nidal Malik Hasan was attempting to make contact with people associated with al Qaeda, two American officials briefed on classified material in the case told ABC News.”

“It is not known whether the intelligence agencies informed the Army that one of its officers was seeking to connect with suspected al Qaeda figures, the officials said.”

“Rep. Peter Hoekstra (R-MI), the ranking Republican on the House Intelligence Committee, said that he requested the CIA and other intelligence agencies brief the committee on what was known, if anything, about Hasan by the U.S. intelligence community, only to be refused.”

Read the whole thing.

In a related news item, a radical imam named Anwar Awlaqi is praising Hasan as a hero. I don’t want to link to Awlaqi’s website but you can read all about his writings at the Jawa Report.

“Yemeni-American jihad propagandist Anwar has been off line for a bit but manages to surface long enough to lavish praise on murderer Nidal Hasan. NEFA had the statement:”

“Nidal opened fire on soldiers who were on their way to be deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan. How can there be any dispute about the virtue of what he has done? In fact the only way a Muslim could Islamically justify serving as a soldier in the US army is if his intention is to follow the footsteps of men like Nidal.”

Read it all.

So how about it media… Can we call Hasan a terrorist now?

First of all, why does the President of the United States have a pro-Sharia law advisor in the White House???

Second of all, why is she appearing on British television saying things like this?

“The group believes in the non-violent destruction of Western democracy and the creation of an Islamic state under Sharia Law across the world.”

“Miss Mogahed appeared alongside Hizb ut Tahrir’s national women’s officer, Nazreen Nawaz.”

“During the 45-minute discussion, on the Islam Channel programme Muslimah Dilemma earlier this week, the two members of the group made repeated attacks on secular “man-made law” and the West’s “lethal cocktail of liberty and capitalism”.”

“They called for Sharia Law to be “the source of legislation” and said that women should not be “permitted to hold a position of leadership in government”.”

Jihad Watch points out the obvious:

“Yes, all that hand-chopping and stoning really isn’t all that bad, if you look at it from the right perspective.”

The Jawa Report has video.

Paging Glenn Beck…

Please pick up the courtesy telephone…

Of the seven persons in question, 6 of them are United States citizens. The story is from the LA Times. We have taken the liberty of correcting their use of language below:

“Reporting from Washington — Federal authorities in North Carolina on Monday arrested seven men persons who they said had trained with high-powered weapons as part of a terrorist man caused disaster conspiracy to wage an Islamic holy war man caused disaster overseas.”

“The men persons — including a father who, authorities said, trained in jihad man caused disaster camps in Pakistan and Afghanistan, and his two sons — sought to provide material support to terrorists persons and to murder, kidnap, maim and injure people overseas, according to a seven-count federal indictment. The indictment did not allege that the group was plotting attacks man caused disasters on U.S. soil.”

“If convicted, the suspects persons, all but one of whom are U.S. citizens, could face life in prison.”

“At least some of the men persons were willing to die as martyrs persons, according to the indictment, which described a plot that began in 2006 and lasted until earlier this month. It said that the North Carolina residents had raised donations to support their training and had recruited and radicalized others — “mostly young Muslims persons or converts to Islam, to believe . . . the idea that violent jihad man caused disaster was a personal obligation on the part of every good Muslim person.”

For comprehensive coverage of this story, be sure to visit the JAWA REPORT.