More Evidence The US Is Fighting A Crusade

Coded references to New Testament Bible passages about Jesus Christ are inscribed on high-powered rifle sights provided to the United States military by a Michigan company, an ABC News investigation has found.

The sights are used by U.S. troops in Iraq and Afghanistan and in the training of Iraqi and Afghan soldiers. The maker of the sights, Trijicon, has a $660 million multi-year contract to provide up to 800,000 sights to the Marine Corps, and additional contracts to provide sights to the U.S. Army.

U.S. military rules specifically prohibit the proselytizing of any religion in Iraq or Afghanistan and were drawn up in order to prevent criticism that the U.S. was embarked on a religious “Crusade” in its war against al Qaeda and Iraqi insurgents.

One of the citations on the gun sights, 2COR4:6, is an apparent reference to Second Corinthians 4:6 of the New Testament, which reads: “For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.”

Other references include citations from the books of Revelation, Matthew and John dealing with Jesus as “the light of the world.” John 8:12, referred to on the gun sights as JN8:12, reads, “Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”

Trijicon confirmed to ABCNews.com that it adds the biblical codes to the sights sold to the U.S. military. Tom Munson, director of sales and marketing for Trijicon, which is based in Wixom, Michigan, said the inscriptions “have always been there” and said there was nothing wrong or illegal with adding them. Munson said the issue was being raised by a group that is “not Christian.” The company has said the practice began under its founder, Glyn Bindon, a devout Christian from South Africa who was killed in a 2003 plane crash.

Supreme Court of Pakistan detailed ruling in NRO case

The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Tuesday released the detailed judgment in the National Reconciliation Ordinance case.

The 287-page detailed ruling was penned by the Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry.

The judgment was signed by Justice Khalil Ramday on Jan 12 before his retirement.

Citing the example of Filipino dictator Ferdinand Marcos, the ruling said that the Philippine government had also brought the looted money by the dictator back to the country from Switzerland, which could be taken as a reference.

According to sources, the Supreme Court declared the NRO null and void, and contrary to the Constitution of Pakistan. It has also termed the controversial ordinance in contrast to the national interest and violates the several clauses of the Constitution.

It may be reminded here that the Supreme Court (SC) in its short judgment on Dec 16, 2009 had struck down the controversial NRO, saying it is null and void.

The court has said that the NRO ensured legal cover to corruption by the privileged class

In its landmark and the expected judgment, a 17-member bench of the apex court headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry had declared the NRO an instrument void ab initio, being ultra vires and violative of various constitutional provisions including Articles 4, 8, 25, 62(f), 63(i)(p), 89, 175 and 227 ofthe Constitution.

Former federal minister Dr Mubashar Hassan, former bureaucrat Roedad Khan, Qazi Hussain Ahmed and Chief Minister Punjab Mian Shahbaz Sharif had challenged the NRO before the Supreme Court in 2007.

“All steps taken, actions suffered, and all orders passed by whatever authority, any orders passed by the courts of law including the orders of discharge and acquittals recorded in favour of the accused persons, are also declared never to have existed in the eyes of law and resultantly of no legal effect,” the court had ruled in its short order read out by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry.

The larger bench of the apex court ruled that all cases in which the accused persons were either discharged or acquitted under Section 2 of the NRO or where proceedings pending against the holders of public office had got terminated in view of Section 7 thereof, a list of which cases has been furnished to this Court and any other such cases/proceedings which may not have been brought to the notice of this Court, shall stand revived and relegated to the status of pre-5th of October, 2007 position.

The Court had also directed the concerned courts including the trial, the appellate and the review courts to summon the persons accused in such cases and then to proceed in the respective matters in accordance with law from the stage from where such proceedings had been brought to an end in pursuance of the above provisions of the NRO.

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Tuesday released the detailed judgment in the National Reconciliation Ordinance case.

The 287-page detailed ruling was penned by the Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry.

The judgment was signed by Justice Khalil Ramday on Jan 12 before his retirement.

Citing the example of Filipino dictator Ferdinand Marcos, the ruling said that the Philippine government had also brought the lootedmoney by the dictator back to the country from Switzerland, which could be taken as a reference.

According to sources, the Supreme Court declared the NRO null and void, and contrary to the Constitution of Pakistan. It has also termed the controversial ordinance in contrast to the national interest and violates the several clauses of the Constitution.

It may be reminded here that the Supreme Court (SC) in its short judgment on Dec 16, 2009 had struck down the controversial NRO, saying it is null and void.

The court has said that the NRO ensured legal cover to corruption by the privileged class

In its landmark and the expected judgment, a 17-member bench of the apex court headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry had declared the NRO an instrument void ab initio, being ultra vires and violative of various constitutional provisions including Articles 4, 8, 25, 62(f), 63(i)(p), 89, 175 and 227 ofthe Constitution.

Former federal minister Dr Mubashar Hassan, former bureaucrat Roedad Khan, Qazi Hussain Ahmed and Chief Minister Punjab Mian Shahbaz Sharif had challenged the NRO before the Supreme Court in 2007.

“All steps taken, actions suffered, and all orders passed by whatever authority, any orders passed by the courts of law including the orders of discharge and acquittals recorded in favour of the accused persons, are also declared never to have existedin the eyes of law and resultantly of no legal effect,” the court had ruled in its short order read out by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry.

The larger bench of the apex court ruled that all cases in which the accused persons were either discharged or acquitted under Section 2 of the NRO or where proceedings pending against the holders of public office had got terminated in view of Section 7 thereof, a list of which cases has been furnished to this Court and any other such cases/proceedings which may not have been brought to the notice of this Court, shall stand revived and relegated to the status of pre-5th of October, 2007 position.

The Court had also directed the concerned courts including the trial, the appellate and the review courts to summon the persons accused in such cases and then to proceed in the respective matters in accordance with law from the stage from where such proceedings had been brought to an end in pursuance of the above provisions of the NRO.

The 17-member bench comprised of Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry Justice, Javed Iqbal, Justice Sardar Muhammad Raza Khan, Justice Khalil-ur-Rehman Ramday, Justice Mian Shakirullah Jan, Justice Tassadduq Hussain Jillani, Justice Nasir-ul-Mulk, Justice Raja Fayyaz Ahmed, Justice Chaudhry Ijaz Ahmed, Justice Muhammad Sair Ali, Justice Mahmood Akhtar Shahid Siddiqui, Justice S Khawja, Justice Anwar Zaheer Jamali, Justice Khilji Arif Hussain, Justice Rahmat Husain Jafferi, Justice Tariq Parvez and Justice Ghulam Rabbani.

Petition filed for protection of Asif Ali Zardari

A petition has been filed in Lahore Registry of Supreme Court requesting constitutional indemnity to the presidential office.

Petitioner Barrister Zafarullah of Watan Party in his petition stated that the judiciary could not act against the president due to the constitutional protection to the office.

The petitioner argues that under Article 242 of the constitution the president could not be summoned to any court of the law as he is the head of the state.

Tolerance’ other than excessive use of ‘banning’

Amjad Malik writes on Home Secretary’s ban on a UK outfit
Reports that Home Secretary under Terrorism Act 2000 has proscribed yet again ‘islam4UK,’ a web based UK platform associated with Al-Muhajroun headed by Omar Bakri Mohammed who went into self exile to Lebanon a few years ago, and his group was banned too. the proscription which has come into force from Thursday 14 January in UK whereby police will have powers to arrest its members, and freeze its accounts and assets worldwide as ‘Islam4UK’ earlier announced to hold an anti-war march in the market town of Wootten Basset, Wiltshire carrying empty coffins which ultimately led to its ban. Proscription will mean that the membership of that organization will be a criminal offence punishable up to 10 years of imprisonment in UK.

Its long been established that British media forcefully project a few as the leaders of mainstream Muslims though they are required cautiously to note that as Abu Hamza and Omar Bakri were not representative of Islamic faith , similarly Islam4UK, or Al-Muhajroun has not majority backing and they are like BNP of Muslim community. They are not representative of faith or Muslims and as the community have Muslim Ministers of religion, councilors, members of Parliament, and Peers to canvass and convey their lawful legitimate concerns to Govt or to use protest when needed, so their by force projection asMuslim representative is untimely, protested and unacceptable. By using this ban, discussion on other unwanted topics like ban on hiijab will be ensued which ay cause stir and will cause tocommunity relation. Muslims are on number of occasion has emphasized that extremism and radicalization has no place in any society thereforeproscription of those two organizations must remain an individual matter who are advancing a political plus religious ideological argument lacking majority support other than spreading Islamic faith.

The venue of the said anti war march through Wotten Basset was controversial carrying empty coffins which potentially would have caused enormous hurt of feelings to residents of the area . Those grieving families whose siblings have died in reality in the line of duty during war in Afghanistan deserve sympathy not retaliation and our heart goes for those who lost their loved one’s. Those anti war protests could have been counterproductive and may act like a fuel on fire to already grieving families, and could potentially spark community retaliation and reactions and riots which was not a desirable act carrying the public opinion and or support of the Muslim community. Having said that it is also a fact that majority of Muslims & other communities were against Iraq war and mostly are against war in Afghanistan though they all are in support of Govt’s drive to hunt AL-Qaeda leadership for the attacks of 9/11 in United States to bring those to accounts.

Two wrongs cannot make a right and tolerance and commonsense must be used by both sides, as holding procession to the area where soldier’s families are already grieving is not at all a desirable act and lacked Muslim support, and proscription which must be used as a last resort is not a proportionate step forward either where other alternates are available as these groups have reemerged with a different name and necessary deterrence has not been effective in the past. Those individuals firebrands if have breached any of the UK law must be charged and tried to separate the chaff from grain and not to confuse political arguments with religious practice. Exercising freedom rights and protest is a legitimate way of expressingcommunity’s concerns to the Govt. Islam4UK is not a Muslim representative group and remains a tiny outfit which must be dealt with available measures.

Home Secretary had an option to refuse permission through police to such protestors to hold a march in the area under public good reasons which would have been a justified act and would have attracted massivecommunity support. Muslims of UK are law abiding and tolerant citizens and it is highly commendable that the community patiently is bearing with the marches of English defence league the whole last year and Muslims are expressing concerns at the latest English Defence League protest due to take place in stoke on Trent next week, it will be a question forHome Secretary as to how he addresses the anxiety of Muslims on these far right group’s protests which may have a potential to turn into riots as well as discharge his duty to protect public and ensure freedom of protest and assembly. Mere silence on this will mean two different approaches of application. Muslims would have expected him to react similarly like theHome Secretary patiently dealt with the demonstrations of far rights groups throughout the country last year and controlled them through police. It was expected that he could have persuaded a few ‘nutters’ to change the venue and or resort to common sense and hold their marches elsewhere, andproscription should have been used as a last resort.

Muslims as well as Christians and people of other faith(s), nationalities, colour and creed have openly protested against the war in Iraq on the streets of London

And people appreciate that the freedom to hold those protests are valid means to convey public opinion and its welcoming sign for thecommunity that the Iraq enquiry is underway which is an indication that other avenues and venues are possible and available to organizations to express their lawful feelings.

Home Secretary whilst using banning powers must be fair too and must practice

even handedness as it is noted that in 2001 whilst banning LeT, a Pakistan base

outfit, the Home Secretary failed to ban India based militant organization(s) RSS and VHP in UK which were openly involved in Gujrat Riots and were physically

collecting funds in UK to build Ram Mandar in place of Babari mosque, and it

raised legitimate concerns of the Muslim community, but British Govt held to its

meaningful silence on the topic and differentiated terrorism in Pakistan and India differently.

Having said all this those groups which are banned in UK may appeal if they object to their proscription to POAC (Proscribed Organisation Appeals Commission) within limitations, and that’s the lawful course of action rather than reemerging with a different name as that will mean either their political ideology is faulty orHome Secretary’s ban was right.

Barrister Amjad Malik is a Chairman of (APL) an Association of Pakistani Lawyers

Ufone’s another ground breaking Background Music service

Islamabad – January 15, 2010: Ufone recently launched Ufone Background Music, another first of its kind service in Pakistan.

Ufone has clearly set itself apart as the industry leader in value added services. The launch of the new ‘Ufone Background Music’ has proven yet again that Ufone has a bundle of the most exhilarating value added services within the industry.

With this service the subscribers can create a unique ambiance for every conversation they have. To subscribe SMS ‘SUB’ to 770 or dial 770 from Ufone. After subscribing and selecting the back ground music the subscribers will simply dial 77 before the recipients number e.g. 7703335199942 and can talk to their friends or loved ones with the song playing in the background of the conversation. A Back Ground Music call can be made to any number, any network in Pakistan.

The last year has seen an array of firsts from Ufone starting from Ufone Call Block Service, Ufone SMS Buddies, UBid, UConnect and many more. This service has raised the bar for competitors to come up with newer services to try to keep up with the pace at which Ufone is going.

Mr. Syed Sherjeel Bin Hassan Manager Value Added Services said ‘This service will help create a completely new user experience & we look forward to cater to the needs of each one of our valued customers’

Awaz-e-Dost, American Propaganda Through SMS and Spy Mission

USA representative Richard Halbrook have arranged a meeting with PTA, and all other telecom operators of Pakistan to launch a Propaganda Through SMS namely Awaz-e-Dost . Nusrat Javed and Mustaq Minhas in their show Bolta Pakistan have unfolded some hidden facts about this meeting and Propaganda Through SMS called Awaz-e-Dost. As per some media representative this service will also spy on your calls and your geographical location.

Elite US Troops Ready To Combat Pakistani Nuclear Hijacks

A propaganda cartoon that appeared in Western media

The propaganda against Pakistan’s nukes continues. Now that the US/Indian backed terrorists have recieved a kicking by the Pakistan Army, the attention is turning to the so called ‘Extremist elements within the Pakistani security establishment, Army/ISI’.

The US army is training a crack unit to seal off and snatch back Pakistani nuclear weapons in the event that militants, possibly from inside the country’s security apparatus, get their hands on a nuclear device or materials that could make one.

The specialised unit would be charged with recovering the nuclear materials and securing them.

The move follows growing anti-Americanism in Pakistan’s military, a series of attacks on sensitive installations over the past two years, several of which housed nuclear facilities, and rising tension that has seen a series of official complaints by US authorities to Islamabad in the past fortnight.

“What you have in Pakistan is nuclear weapons mixed with the highest density of extremists in the world, so we have a right to be concerned,” said Rolf Mowatt-Larssen, a former CIA officer who used to run the US energy department’s intelligence unit. “There have been attacks on army bases which stored nuclear weapons and there have been breaches and infiltrations by terrorists into military facilities.”

Professor Shaun Gregory, director of the Pakistan security research unit at Bradford University, has tracked a number of attempted security breaches since 2007. “The terrorists are at the gates,” he warned.

In a counterterrorism journal, published by America’s West Point military academy, he documented three incidents. The first was an attack in November 2007 at Sargodha in Punjab, where nuclearcapable F-16 jet aircraft are thought to be stationed. The following month a suicide bomber struck at Pakistan’s nuclear airbase at Kamra in Attock district. In August 2008 a group of suicide bombers blew up the gates to a weapons complex at the Wah cantonment in Punjab, believed to be one of Pakistan’s nuclear warhead assembly plants. The attack left 63 people dead.

A further attack followed at Kamra last October. Pakistan denies that the base still has a nuclear role, but Gregory believes it does. A six-man suicide team was arrested in Sargodha last August.

Fears that militants could penetrate a nuclear facility intensified after a brazen attack on army headquarters in Rawalpindi in October when 10 gunmen wearing army uniforms got inside and laid siege for 22 hours. Last month there was an attack on the naval command centre in Islamabad.

Pakistani police said five Americans from Washington who were arrested in Pakistan last month after trying to join the Taliban were carrying a map of Chashma Barrage, a complex in Punjab that includes a nuclear power facility.

The Al-Qaeda leadership has made no secret of its desire to get its hands on weapons for a “nuclear 9/11”.

“I have no doubt they are hell-bent on acquiring this,” said Mowatt-Larssen. “These guys are thinking of nuclear at the highest level and are approaching it in increasingly professional ways.”

Nuclear experts and US officials say the biggest fear is of an inside job amid growing anti-American feeling in Pakistan. Last year 3,021 Pakistanis were killed in terrorist attacks, more than in Afghanistan, yet polls suggest Pakistanis consider the United States to be a greater threat than the Taliban.

“You have 8,000-12,000 [people] in Pakistan with some type of role in nuclear missiles — whether as part of an assembly team or security,” said Gregory. “It’s a very large number and there is a real possibility that among those people are sympathisers of terrorist or jihadist groups who may facilitate some kind of attack.”

Pakistan is thought to possess about 80 nuclear warheads. Although the weapons are well guarded, the fear is that materials or processes to enrich uranium could fall into the wrong hands.

“All it needs is someone in Pakistan within the nuclear establishment and in a position of key access to become radicalised,” said MowattLarssen. “This is not just theoretical. It did happen — Pakistan has had inside problems before.”

Bashir Mahmood, the former head of Pakistan’s plutonium reactor, formed the Islamic charity Ummah Tameer-e-Nau in March 2000 after resigning from the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission. He was arrested in Islamabad on October 23, 2001, with his associate Abdul Majeed for alleged links to Osama Bin Laden.

Pakistan’s military leadership, which controls the nuclear programme, has always bristled at the suggestion that its nuclear facilities are at risk. The generals insist that storing components in different sites keeps them secure.

US officials refused to speak on the record about American safety plans, well aware of how this would be seen in Islamabad. However, one official admitted that the United States does not know where all of Pakistan’s storage sites are located. “Don’t assume the US knows everything,” he said.

Although Washington has provided $100m worth of technical assistance to Islamabad under its nuclear protection programme, US personnel have been denied access to most Pakistani nuclear sites.

In the past fortnight the US has made unprecedented formal protests to Pakistan’s national security apparatus, warning it about fanning virulent anti-American sentiment in the media.

Concerns about hostility towards America within elements of the Pakistani armed forces first surfaced in 2007. At a meeting of military commanders staged at Kurram, on the border between Pakistan and Afghanistan, a Pakistani major drew his pistol and shot an American. The incident was hushed up as a gunfight.