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Quote: Rush Limbaugh On The U.S. Military And Peace

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Had I won the Nobel Peace Prize, what I would have done is awarded it to either the Bush administration for successfully disarming the nuclear program of North Korea and working diligently to do the same thing in Iran, or I would have awarded it to General Petraeus and the United States military. If there has ever been an engine for peace in the world, it is the United States military.” ~ Rush Limbaugh is an American radio presenter and conservative political commentator.

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YouGov Poll Finds Britons Have Negative Image Of Islam

MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 10:  Demonstators from the English Defence League march through the city-centre  on October 10, 2009 in Manchester, England. The English Defence League (EDL) held a demostration in the city's Picadilly Gardens where anti-right wing protesters also held a rally. The EDL slogan is that they are Peacefully Protesting against militant Islam and claim that 'it is not an act of Fascism to oppose Terrorists and Sharia'  (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)


A Muslim group in Britain, Exploring Islam Foundation, commissioned pollsters YouGov to find out what the British really think about Muslims. Here is the BBC take on the survey:

BBC home editor Mark Easton says the survey, conducted last month, paints a negative picture of British attitudes to Islam.

Asked if Muslims had a positive impact on British society, the YouGov poll found four out of 10 disagreed with the statement.

Half linked Islam with terrorism, just 13% thought it was based on peace and 6% associated it with justice.

Some 60% admitted they did not know much about the religion, but a third said they would like to know more.” ~ Source: BBC News

To see the full findings of the survey in .pdf  format click: YouGov/Exploring Islam Foundation Survey Results.

Apparently they have to run surveys to find out the obvious  !

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Accelerated Links – Israel, American Generals, Armenian Holocaust, Central Asia, Islamophobia, Saudi Arabia And Polygamy

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I Blog Therefore I Am

Today marks the end of my self imposed exile from the blogosphere. I have used the time away from the computer to revitalise my batteries and do some background reading.

Thank you to all the readers that have been visiting the blog waiting for updates. For those interested  (and if you have not already done so) you can keep abreast of the latest developments on Islam And The West via  RSS feed or  Twitter .

Its taken a while for me to come back, thanks for your patience. I hope to be reading your comments every soon.

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A Message From The Management: Taking A Break

Sunset in the Gaza

Going to be taking a break from blogging for a while, don’t know for how long. Lets see how things pan out. Until then you have my best wishes !

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