Now showing at MMIA: Nude images of passengers
Security officials gather and giggle at naked travelers in body scanner
By Chinedu Eze , 09.20.2010
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
The 3D full-body scanners procured for thorough body check of passengers at the nation's major airports for security reasons are now being abused by security officials from the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), THISDAY can confirm.
They use the machines, installed in the wake of the Farouk AbdulMutallab affair, to watch the naked images of female passengers for fun.
The controversial body scanners have been dubbed "e-stripping" in advanced countries because of the way they expose the nakedness of those being screened.
THISDAY discovered that during off-peak periods, the aviation security officials, who are trained on the use of the scanners, usually stroll from the cubicle located in a hidden corner on the right side of the screening area where the 3D full-body scanner monitors are located.
They do so to catch a glimpse of some of the passengers entering the machine and immediately go back to view the naked images, in order to match the faces with the images since the faces are blurred on the monitors while passengers are inside the machine.
The face that appears on the scanner's monitor is usually blurred so that the operator viewing the full body will not recognise who passes through the machine.
But by coming out to see the passenger in person and then going back to see his or her image, the objective of protecting the privacy of the passenger has been defeated.
THISDAY observed this development first-hand when it visited the screening area, passed through the conventional screening machine at 3pm last Saturday and observed that passengers were reluctant to use the new 3D full-body scanner.
To compel them to use it, one of the conventional scanners was put out of service, leaving the ones at the left end and another very close to the new scanner.
A FAAN senior official expressed shock in an interview with THISDAY, saying: "It is a breach of privacy. I will deal with it immediately I return to Lagos."
The official informed THISDAY that the actual passengers the scanner was meant for were US-bound passengers, who travel with Arik Air and Delta Air Lines.
But when THISDAY visited the airport last Saturday, these airlines were not checking in passengers.
In fact, it was only Emirates that had opened its check-in desk and passengers were just trickling in and passing through the screening machines.
"In Lagos, we ensure that passengers going to US through Arik Air and Delta pass through the full-body scanner. It is not compulsory for all passengers, but in Abuja all passengers meant for international flights pass through the full-body scanner," said the FAAN official.
THISDAY also learnt that two out of the four scanners at the Lagos airport are working, while the other two are not working because of non-functional monitors.
So far, only one 3D full-body scanner is working at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja.
FAAN recently ordered and procured 10 of the machines, which would be deployed in the four major airports in the country.
Since the failed underwear bomb attempt of US airliner by AbdulMutallab, in Detroit, Michigan, major airports in the world have deployed the 3D full body scanners for total body screening of passengers and crew to ensure safety in air travel.
However, there is anxiety over passengers' complete cooperation with the new screening method as some of them express fear that the radiation from the screening equipment is capable of causing health disorders like skin cancer.
Also, another class of passengers are resisting going through the screening machines for religious reasons, insisting that it is against their religion to expose their nakedness.
An aviation security expert told THISDAY in Lagos: "The scanner is capable of detecting and revealing substances that could pose security threats concealed on a person's body that other screening devices, such as metal detectors, cannot detect. The scanner can even reveal very small quantities of liquid explosives, non-metallic weapons, and plastic explosives that could be inimical to aviation safety."
The new device is expected to boost security operations at the nation's airports, as it helps to eliminate the threats posed by terrorists, drug carriers, and it will help to improve the image of the country on security.
http://odili.net/news/source/2010/sep/21/232.html
9/29/2010
Pelosi's negatives hit all-time high; as unpopular as BP
When will the house fall on this wicked witch from the west?
Pelosi's negatives hit all-time high; as unpopular as BP
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/blogs/beltway-confidential/Pelosis-negatives-hit-all-time-high-as-unpopular-as-BP-103977024.html#ixzz10vTmqWp0
Pelosi's negatives hit all-time high; as unpopular as BP
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/blogs/beltway-confidential/Pelosis-negatives-hit-all-time-high-as-unpopular-as-BP-103977024.html#ixzz10vTmqWp0
9/28/2010
10/2 Commie March in Washington, DC
On 10.2.10 We Will March For Our Nation's Future
Per the SEIU:
On Oct. 2nd, 2010, hundreds of thousands of people from all over the country will participate in an historic march in Washington D.C. to ensure a future of hope and unity for our nation. We will be marching to support the change we voted for:
* Funding for healthcare and schools.
* Unity not division.
* Renewable energy and green jobs.
* Jobs for all & an economy that works for everyone.
As healthcare workers, we need to bring our co-workers, our families, and our friends and stand up for our country’s future!
http://www.1199seiu.org/10210/
In addition, here are some other attendees of this Marxist loser march...
Young Communist League USA!
The YCL Organizing for the One Nation Working Together Rally in DC!
When Glenn Beck turned out an estimated 87,000 (white) people to his "I have a nightmare" hate-a-palooza on the anniversary of the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King's historic "I have a dream" speech he should have known that the masses would not allow it to go unanswered. That same day the One Nation Working Together rally was announced.
One Nation Working Together is a coalition of hundreds of progressive organizations including labor unions and peace and justice organizations from around the country most notably including the AFL-CIO and the NAACP who have put millions of dollars into providing transportation and assistance to get the word out.
The One Nation website states it's goals for the event "We march for a dream deeply rooted in the American dream. We march for jobs, justice, and education. We march for an economy that works for all. We march for a nation in which each person who wants to work can find a job that pays enough to support a family.
We march to create a million new jobs right away, because the national values that got us out of the Great Depression will get us out of the Great Recession.
We march to build a world-class public education system, from pre-school to community college and beyond - because our nation must start unleashing the greatness of every child today.
We march to end racial profiling and re-segregation– from Arizona to Atlanta. We march to defend the Voting Rights Act and the 14th Amendment. We march to advance human rights, civil rights, equal protection, and dignity for all.
We march to fix the broken immigration system – because no child should live in fear that her parents will be deported.
We march to ensure every worker has a voice at work. We march for green jobs and safe workplaces, so no worker will have to choose between her livelihood and her life.
We march for a clean environment, so no child is ever forced to decide between drinking the water or breathing the air and staying healthy.
We march to move our nation beyond this moment when a handful of Senators can block urgently needed progress – skewing our national budget towards tax cuts for the wealthy, unjustified military spending and prisons.
We march for peace abroad and job creation at home. We march for energy independence, public safety, and public transportation because the nation we want to build most is our own."
The Young Communist League will also be in full force with comrades traveling from the four corners of our country in solidarity.
For more info on the event and how you can participate...
http://www.yclusa.org/article/articleview/1903/1/6/
So now you know where your trash goes when you put it out on the curb.
Per the SEIU:
On Oct. 2nd, 2010, hundreds of thousands of people from all over the country will participate in an historic march in Washington D.C. to ensure a future of hope and unity for our nation. We will be marching to support the change we voted for:
* Funding for healthcare and schools.
* Unity not division.
* Renewable energy and green jobs.
* Jobs for all & an economy that works for everyone.
As healthcare workers, we need to bring our co-workers, our families, and our friends and stand up for our country’s future!
http://www.1199seiu.org/10210/
In addition, here are some other attendees of this Marxist loser march...
Young Communist League USA!
The YCL Organizing for the One Nation Working Together Rally in DC!
When Glenn Beck turned out an estimated 87,000 (white) people to his "I have a nightmare" hate-a-palooza on the anniversary of the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King's historic "I have a dream" speech he should have known that the masses would not allow it to go unanswered. That same day the One Nation Working Together rally was announced.
One Nation Working Together is a coalition of hundreds of progressive organizations including labor unions and peace and justice organizations from around the country most notably including the AFL-CIO and the NAACP who have put millions of dollars into providing transportation and assistance to get the word out.
The One Nation website states it's goals for the event "We march for a dream deeply rooted in the American dream. We march for jobs, justice, and education. We march for an economy that works for all. We march for a nation in which each person who wants to work can find a job that pays enough to support a family.
We march to create a million new jobs right away, because the national values that got us out of the Great Depression will get us out of the Great Recession.
We march to build a world-class public education system, from pre-school to community college and beyond - because our nation must start unleashing the greatness of every child today.
We march to end racial profiling and re-segregation– from Arizona to Atlanta. We march to defend the Voting Rights Act and the 14th Amendment. We march to advance human rights, civil rights, equal protection, and dignity for all.
We march to fix the broken immigration system – because no child should live in fear that her parents will be deported.
We march to ensure every worker has a voice at work. We march for green jobs and safe workplaces, so no worker will have to choose between her livelihood and her life.
We march for a clean environment, so no child is ever forced to decide between drinking the water or breathing the air and staying healthy.
We march to move our nation beyond this moment when a handful of Senators can block urgently needed progress – skewing our national budget towards tax cuts for the wealthy, unjustified military spending and prisons.
We march for peace abroad and job creation at home. We march for energy independence, public safety, and public transportation because the nation we want to build most is our own."
The Young Communist League will also be in full force with comrades traveling from the four corners of our country in solidarity.
For more info on the event and how you can participate...
http://www.yclusa.org/article/articleview/1903/1/6/
So now you know where your trash goes when you put it out on the curb.
Labor union true intentions
Trumka: Working-Class Anger Fueled by Right’s ‘Deeply Dishonest’ Message
The disturbing part about this AFL-CIO discussion is the Marxist tone of their views, and anti-capitalist stance. There is nothing wrong with labor unions, when they stick to the context of doing their job of handling disputes and ensuring safe and fair working conditions. The problem is most of that was already been solved and enacted. Apparently the people who run these labor unions now apply the resources of union dues to support leadership who clearly want to implement a Marxist agenda. The problem is they see fairness when everyone is equally miserable under a repressive government and labor union structure. In their push to seize power, the only one who benefits from such schemes are those in charge of the labor unions and the corrupt big government they work with.
"we need to fundamentally restructure our economy and re-establish popular control over the private corporations which have distorted our economy and hijacked our government. That’s a long-term job, but one we should start now."
The disturbing part about this AFL-CIO discussion is the Marxist tone of their views, and anti-capitalist stance. There is nothing wrong with labor unions, when they stick to the context of doing their job of handling disputes and ensuring safe and fair working conditions. The problem is most of that was already been solved and enacted. Apparently the people who run these labor unions now apply the resources of union dues to support leadership who clearly want to implement a Marxist agenda. The problem is they see fairness when everyone is equally miserable under a repressive government and labor union structure. In their push to seize power, the only one who benefits from such schemes are those in charge of the labor unions and the corrupt big government they work with.
"we need to fundamentally restructure our economy and re-establish popular control over the private corporations which have distorted our economy and hijacked our government. That’s a long-term job, but one we should start now."
9/27/2010
9/22/2010
Carter 2.0!
I hope to hear the words "I will not be seeking the office of President for 2012" from the epic failure that is the Obama administration. It's time to let someone with competence run. The President is not the same thing as being a community organizer.
The Carter-Obama Comparisons Grow
Walter Mondale himself sees a parallel.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704129204575505822147816104.html
By JOHN FUND
Comparisons between the Obama White House and the failed presidency of Jimmy Carter are increasingly being made—and by Democrats.
Walter Mondale, Mr. Carter's vice president, told The New Yorker this week that anxious and angry voters in the late 1970s "just turned against us—same as with Obama." As the polls turned against his administration, Mr. Mondale recalled that Mr. Carter "began to lose confidence in his ability to move the public." Democrats on Capitol Hill are now saying this is happening to Mr. Obama.
Mr. Mondale says it's time for the president "to get rid of those teleprompters and connect" with voters. Another of Mr. Obama's clear errors has been to turn over the drafting of key legislation to the Democratic Congress: "That doesn't work even when you own Congress," he said. "You have to ride 'em."
Mr. Carter himself is heightening comparisons with his own presidency by publishing his White House diaries this week. "I overburdened Congress with an array of controversial and politically costly requests," he said on Monday. The parallels to Mr. Obama's experience are clear.
Comparisons between the two men were made frequently during the 2008 campaign, but in a favorable way. Princeton University historian Sean Wilentz, for instance, told Fox News in August 2008 that Mr. Obama's "rhetoric is more like Jimmy Carter's than any other Democratic president in recent memory." Syndicated columnist Jonah Goldberg noted more recently that Mr. Obama, like Mr. Carter in his 1976 campaign, "promised a transformational presidency, a new accommodation with religion, a new centrism, a changed tone."
But within a few months, liberals were already finding fault with his rhetoric. "He's the great earnest bore at the dinner party," wrote Michael Wolff, a contributor to Vanity Fair. "He's cold; he's prickly; he's uncomfortable; he's not funny; and he's getting awfully tedious. He thinks it's all about him." That sounds like a critique of Mr. Carter.
Foreign policy experts are also picking up on similarities. Walter Russell Mead, then a fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, told the Economist magazine earlier this year that Mr. Obama is "avoiding the worst mistakes that plagued Carter." But he warns that presidents like Mr. Obama who emphasize "human rights" can fall prey to the temptation of picking on weak countries while ignoring more dire human rights issues in powerful countries (Russia, China, Iran). Over time that can "hollow out an administration's credibility and make a president look weak." Mr. Mead warned that Mr. Obama's foreign policy "to some degree makes him dependent on people who wish neither him nor America well. This doesn't have to end badly and I hope that it doesn't—but it's not an ideal position after one's first year in power."
Liberals increasingly can't avoid making connections between Mr. Carter's political troubles and those of Mr. Obama. In July, MSNBC's Chris Matthews asked his guests if Democrats up for re-election will "run away from President O'Carter." After much laughter, John Heileman of New York Magazine quipped "Calling Dr. Freud." To which Mr. Matthews, a former Carter speechwriter, sighed "I know."
Pat Caddell, who was Mr. Carter's pollster while he was in the White House, thinks some comparisons between the two men are overblown. But he notes that any White House that is sinking in the polls takes on a "bunker mentality" that leads the president to become isolated and consult with fewer and fewer people from the outside. Mr. Caddell told me that his Democratic friends think that's happening to Mr. Obama—and that the president's ability to pull himself out of a political tailspin is hampered by his resistance to seek out fresh thinking.
The Obama White House is clearly cognizant of the comparisons being made between the two presidents. This month, environmental activist Bill McKibben met with White House aides to convince them to reinstall a set of solar panels that Mr. Carter had placed on the White House roof. They were taken down in 1986 following roof repairs. Mr. McKibben said it was time to bring them back to demonstrate Mr. Obama's support for alternative energy.
But Mr. McKibben told reporters that the White House "refused to take the Carter-era panel that we brought with us" and only said that they would continue to ponder "what is appropriate" for the White House's energy needs. Britain's Guardian newspaper reported that the Obama aides were "twitchy perhaps about inviting any comparison (to Mr. Carter) in the run-up to the very difficult mid-term elections." Democrats need no reminding that Mr. Carter wound up costing them dearly in 1978 and 1980 as Republicans made major gains in Congress.
Mr. Fund is a columnist for WSJ.com.
The Carter-Obama Comparisons Grow
Walter Mondale himself sees a parallel.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704129204575505822147816104.html
By JOHN FUND
Comparisons between the Obama White House and the failed presidency of Jimmy Carter are increasingly being made—and by Democrats.
Walter Mondale, Mr. Carter's vice president, told The New Yorker this week that anxious and angry voters in the late 1970s "just turned against us—same as with Obama." As the polls turned against his administration, Mr. Mondale recalled that Mr. Carter "began to lose confidence in his ability to move the public." Democrats on Capitol Hill are now saying this is happening to Mr. Obama.
Mr. Mondale says it's time for the president "to get rid of those teleprompters and connect" with voters. Another of Mr. Obama's clear errors has been to turn over the drafting of key legislation to the Democratic Congress: "That doesn't work even when you own Congress," he said. "You have to ride 'em."
Mr. Carter himself is heightening comparisons with his own presidency by publishing his White House diaries this week. "I overburdened Congress with an array of controversial and politically costly requests," he said on Monday. The parallels to Mr. Obama's experience are clear.
Comparisons between the two men were made frequently during the 2008 campaign, but in a favorable way. Princeton University historian Sean Wilentz, for instance, told Fox News in August 2008 that Mr. Obama's "rhetoric is more like Jimmy Carter's than any other Democratic president in recent memory." Syndicated columnist Jonah Goldberg noted more recently that Mr. Obama, like Mr. Carter in his 1976 campaign, "promised a transformational presidency, a new accommodation with religion, a new centrism, a changed tone."
But within a few months, liberals were already finding fault with his rhetoric. "He's the great earnest bore at the dinner party," wrote Michael Wolff, a contributor to Vanity Fair. "He's cold; he's prickly; he's uncomfortable; he's not funny; and he's getting awfully tedious. He thinks it's all about him." That sounds like a critique of Mr. Carter.
Foreign policy experts are also picking up on similarities. Walter Russell Mead, then a fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, told the Economist magazine earlier this year that Mr. Obama is "avoiding the worst mistakes that plagued Carter." But he warns that presidents like Mr. Obama who emphasize "human rights" can fall prey to the temptation of picking on weak countries while ignoring more dire human rights issues in powerful countries (Russia, China, Iran). Over time that can "hollow out an administration's credibility and make a president look weak." Mr. Mead warned that Mr. Obama's foreign policy "to some degree makes him dependent on people who wish neither him nor America well. This doesn't have to end badly and I hope that it doesn't—but it's not an ideal position after one's first year in power."
Liberals increasingly can't avoid making connections between Mr. Carter's political troubles and those of Mr. Obama. In July, MSNBC's Chris Matthews asked his guests if Democrats up for re-election will "run away from President O'Carter." After much laughter, John Heileman of New York Magazine quipped "Calling Dr. Freud." To which Mr. Matthews, a former Carter speechwriter, sighed "I know."
Pat Caddell, who was Mr. Carter's pollster while he was in the White House, thinks some comparisons between the two men are overblown. But he notes that any White House that is sinking in the polls takes on a "bunker mentality" that leads the president to become isolated and consult with fewer and fewer people from the outside. Mr. Caddell told me that his Democratic friends think that's happening to Mr. Obama—and that the president's ability to pull himself out of a political tailspin is hampered by his resistance to seek out fresh thinking.
The Obama White House is clearly cognizant of the comparisons being made between the two presidents. This month, environmental activist Bill McKibben met with White House aides to convince them to reinstall a set of solar panels that Mr. Carter had placed on the White House roof. They were taken down in 1986 following roof repairs. Mr. McKibben said it was time to bring them back to demonstrate Mr. Obama's support for alternative energy.
But Mr. McKibben told reporters that the White House "refused to take the Carter-era panel that we brought with us" and only said that they would continue to ponder "what is appropriate" for the White House's energy needs. Britain's Guardian newspaper reported that the Obama aides were "twitchy perhaps about inviting any comparison (to Mr. Carter) in the run-up to the very difficult mid-term elections." Democrats need no reminding that Mr. Carter wound up costing them dearly in 1978 and 1980 as Republicans made major gains in Congress.
Mr. Fund is a columnist for WSJ.com.
9/17/2010
In panic, eating their own
6th District candidate Carter asks Pelosi to step aside
"Democratic District 6 Congressional candidate Brett Carter is asking U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi to step aside for the good of Democratic candidates..."
This is just too funny, but of course they will continue to blame Republicans...while this whole time the Democrats have had majorities in every branch of government the past 2 years.
"Democratic District 6 Congressional candidate Brett Carter is asking U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi to step aside for the good of Democratic candidates..."
This is just too funny, but of course they will continue to blame Republicans...while this whole time the Democrats have had majorities in every branch of government the past 2 years.
9/16/2010
Irony
Democrats spend on anti-health-reform advertisements
Seems that Democrats are scrambling to distance themselves as much as they can from the health care monstrosity that Obama put into place. Since its passing, it has become very unpopular and the cost savings rhetoric was just smoke are mirrors to get the bill passed.
During that time frame, Nancy Pelosi called you un-American for not supporting the health care legislation.
Now that election season is upon us, that health care monstrosity albatross is a liability for their re-election efforts.
While I am thankful some Democrats have wised up and starting listening to their constiuents, but I do need to ask...
WHY THE HELL DID YOU VOTE FOR THE HEALTH CARE BILL IN THE FIRST PLACE?
Seems that Democrats are scrambling to distance themselves as much as they can from the health care monstrosity that Obama put into place. Since its passing, it has become very unpopular and the cost savings rhetoric was just smoke are mirrors to get the bill passed.
During that time frame, Nancy Pelosi called you un-American for not supporting the health care legislation.
Now that election season is upon us, that health care monstrosity albatross is a liability for their re-election efforts.
While I am thankful some Democrats have wised up and starting listening to their constiuents, but I do need to ask...
WHY THE HELL DID YOU VOTE FOR THE HEALTH CARE BILL IN THE FIRST PLACE?
9/15/2010
Barney Frank vs. The Dining Room Table
Here is the background...this is Barney Frank being the marble-mouthed arrogant politician that he is.
That woman is Rachel Brown. While this video is 1-2 years old, now Rachel Brown is running for Congress. She is running for Barney Frank's job representing Massachusetts' 4th Congressional district. I love this country!
That woman is Rachel Brown. While this video is 1-2 years old, now Rachel Brown is running for Congress. She is running for Barney Frank's job representing Massachusetts' 4th Congressional district. I love this country!
9/14/2010
Fun in Somalia
Militants Kill Somalia Church Leader
Monday, September 13, 2010 (7:52 pm)
By BosNewsLife Africa Service with Joseph DeCaro, BosNewsLife International Correspondent
NAIROBI, KENYA (BosNewsLife)-- A leader of an underground Christian church movement in Somalia has been killed by Islamic militants and his four children taken from their mother as part of what locals say is a deadly campaign against Christians, BosNewsLife established Monday, September 13.
Al Shabaab fighters, who have pledged to turn Somalia into a strict Islamic state, broke into the house of Osman Abdullah Fataho in Afgoi on July 21 and shot him dead in front of his wife and four children, Christians said. The assailants reportedly abducted the survivors, later releasing the wife on the condition that she allow her children to become soldiers.
"We know they have taken the children to brain-wash them, to change their way of life from Christian to Muslim and to teach them the Quran," Christians said, speaking on condition of anonymity. Those kidnapped were identified as Ali Daud Fataho, 5, Fatuma Safia Fataho, 7, Sharif Ahmed Fataho, 10, and 15 year-old Nur Said Fataho.
News of the attack only recently emerged, as Fataho's murder has added to fear among the faithful in the lawless lands of central Somalia that are controlled by Islamic insurgents intent on punishing any person professing Christianity, Christians said. Other leaders of the Christian underground movement have left their homes for undisclosed locations.
DEADLY ATTACKS
His killing was the latest in a series of deadly attacks against Christians. In 2009, Islamic militants in Somalia killed at least 15 Christians, including women and children, according to local Christians and rights activists.
Al Shabaab, which has links with al Qaeda, has also banned radio stations from playing music and outlawed any "secular bell ringing" since it sounded too much as church bells.
The transitional government in Mogadishu is led by President Sheikh Sharif Sheik Ahmed who critics claim has embraced a version of Sharia, or Muslim law, that mandates the death penalty for anyone converting from Islam.
His administration only controls some areas of the capital, backed by African peacekeepers.
http://www.bosnewslife.com/13804-militants-kill-somalia-church-leader
Monday, September 13, 2010 (7:52 pm)
By BosNewsLife Africa Service with Joseph DeCaro, BosNewsLife International Correspondent
NAIROBI, KENYA (BosNewsLife)-- A leader of an underground Christian church movement in Somalia has been killed by Islamic militants and his four children taken from their mother as part of what locals say is a deadly campaign against Christians, BosNewsLife established Monday, September 13.
Al Shabaab fighters, who have pledged to turn Somalia into a strict Islamic state, broke into the house of Osman Abdullah Fataho in Afgoi on July 21 and shot him dead in front of his wife and four children, Christians said. The assailants reportedly abducted the survivors, later releasing the wife on the condition that she allow her children to become soldiers.
"We know they have taken the children to brain-wash them, to change their way of life from Christian to Muslim and to teach them the Quran," Christians said, speaking on condition of anonymity. Those kidnapped were identified as Ali Daud Fataho, 5, Fatuma Safia Fataho, 7, Sharif Ahmed Fataho, 10, and 15 year-old Nur Said Fataho.
News of the attack only recently emerged, as Fataho's murder has added to fear among the faithful in the lawless lands of central Somalia that are controlled by Islamic insurgents intent on punishing any person professing Christianity, Christians said. Other leaders of the Christian underground movement have left their homes for undisclosed locations.
DEADLY ATTACKS
His killing was the latest in a series of deadly attacks against Christians. In 2009, Islamic militants in Somalia killed at least 15 Christians, including women and children, according to local Christians and rights activists.
Al Shabaab, which has links with al Qaeda, has also banned radio stations from playing music and outlawed any "secular bell ringing" since it sounded too much as church bells.
The transitional government in Mogadishu is led by President Sheikh Sharif Sheik Ahmed who critics claim has embraced a version of Sharia, or Muslim law, that mandates the death penalty for anyone converting from Islam.
His administration only controls some areas of the capital, backed by African peacekeepers.
http://www.bosnewslife.com/13804-militants-kill-somalia-church-leader
9/02/2010
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