June 10, 2004

An update on the GOOD news from Iraq (that you won't see on TV): Over 400,000 kids have up-to-date immunizations. School attendance is up 80% from levels before the war. Over 1,500 schools have been renovated and rid of the weapons stored there so education can occur. The port of Uhm Qasar was renovated so grain can be off-loaded from ships faster. The country had its first 2 billion barrel export of oil in August. Over 4.5 million people have clean drinking water for the first time ever in Iraq. The country now receives 2 times the electrical power it did before the war. 100% of the hospitals are open and fully staffed, compared to 35% before the war. Elections are taking place in every major city, and city councils are in place. Sewer and water lines are installed in every major city. Over 60,000 police are patrolling the streets. Over 100,000 Iraqi civil defense police are securing the country. Over 80,000 Iraqi soldiers are patrolling the streets side by side with US soldiers. Over 400,000 people have telephones for the first time ever. Students are taught field sanitation and hand washing techniques to prevent the spread of germs. An interim constitution has been signed. Girls are allowed to attend school. Textbooks that don't mention Saddam are in the schools for the first time in 30 years. 4:11:51 PM

Scholar: Quran says Israel belongs to Jews Contends Islam's book decrees land is for people of Moses Interesting fact, the Quran doesn't mention Jerusalem even once.  Why do so many Muslim Iman's feel it is such a holy place according to the Quran? 1:11:12 PM

Jailed Muslim leader and Libya agent claim Libya plotted death of ... CBC News, Canada -A jailed American Muslim leader and a Libyan intelligence agent have told U.S. and Saudi authorities they were involved in a Libyan plot to assassinate the ruler of Saudi Arabia... The plot was disclosed separately by Abduraham Alamoudi, an American Muslim leader jailed in Alexandria, Va., on charges of having illegal financial dealings with Libya; and by Col. Mohamed Ismael, a Libyan intelligence officer currently in Saudi custody.  Abduraham Alamoudi, is a founder of the American Muslim Council and the American Muslim Foundation.   The American Muslim Council published two editions of the Muslim Legal Directory, the second of which contains a "Guide to Your Legal Rights."   12:34:25 PM