Blind man's guide dog barred from restaurant for offending Muslims

Alun Elder-Brown, a recruitment executive, said he was left feeling "like a piece of dirt" after being barred from bringing the animal into Kirthon Restaurant in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, on religious grounds.

The Guide Dogs for the Blind Association said the decision was illegal under the Disability Discrimination Act and Mr Elder-Brown, 51, is now considering suing the establishment in The Pantiles.

It follows a series of successful prosecutions of Muslim taxi drivers who refused to carry guide dogs in their cars because they considered them unclean on religious grounds.

Mr Elder-Brown was taking his girlfriend out to celebrate her birthday with her five year-old daughter last week when he was told he would have to leave his dog, Finn, tied up outside.

He showed a card issued by the Institute of Environmental Health Officers certifying he and his dog were allowed into any premises but an argument ensued and the owners threatened to call the police if he did not leave.

"It was humiliating and degrading, especially as there were a lot of people around me," he said.

"I was made to feel like a piece of dirt. They told me I couldn't come in because it was against their religious beliefs to have a dog in the restaurant.

"They then said I could leave Finn tied up outside. I stayed calm but when they threatened to call police I left."

He added: "It was horrible. It put a dampener on the whole celebration."

Under the Disability Discrimination Act it is illegal to refuse to serve a disabled person of give them a diminished level of service because of their disability.

Chris Dyson of Guide Dogs for the Blind said: "We are extremely concerned and disappointed that Alun was refused access to this restaurant.

"We very much hope that this restaurant will reconsider its decision and get in touch with the charity so that we can give them a better understanding of their requirements under the law and explain the important role that the guide dog plays for Alun."

The restaurant's owner, Amenur Abdussamad, was not immediately available for comment.

But Shamin Ahmed, a partner in the restaurant, said that he had written to Guide Dogs for the Blind to apologise for the incident.

He said that although the owners of the venue are Muslim, he insisted religion was not a factor in the decision to refuse Mr Elder-Brown.

“We were worried about the hygiene, that is what happened, it was a mistake,” he said.

“I have had a letter from Guide Dogs for the Blind, I have sent a reply apologising about that.... we found out afterwards that guide dogs are allowed, I didn’t know that.”

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/lawandorder/3775993/Blind-mans-guide-dog-barred-from-restaurant-for-offending-Muslims.html

South Ossetia Activist Tied to Russian KGB

Daily Kos Fascist Bloggers Celebrate President Bush Shoe Attack in Iraq

Liberals preach tolerance, but they do not practice what they preach one bit. Today's liberal is tomorrows Nazi and it will be a kinder and gentler fascism...

Fascist Arabs Celebrate Bush Shoe Attack

Too bad the Secret Service didn't shoot this savage in the head.....

A day after an Iraqi television journalist threw his shoes at President George W. Bush at a news conference here Sunday, his act of defiance toward the American commander in chief reverberated throughout Iraq and across the Arab world.

In Sadr City, the sprawling Baghdad suburb that has seen some of the most intense fighting between insurgents and U.S. soldiers since the 2003 invasion, thousands of people marched in his defense. In Syria, he was hailed as a hero. In Libya, he was given an award for courage.

Throughout much of the Arab world Monday, the shoe-throwing incident generated front-page headlines and continuing television news coverage. A thinly veiled glee could be discerned in much of the reporting, especially in the places where anti-American sentiment runs deepest.

Muntader al-Zaidi, 29, the correspondent for an independent Iraqi television station who threw his black dress shoes at Bush, remained in Iraqi custody Monday.

While he has not been formally charged, Iraqi officials said he faced up to seven years in prison for committing an act of aggression against a visiting head of state.

http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/12/15/mideast/shoe.php

Russian warships to visit Cuba Friday - Navy

TICK TOCK, TICK TOCK, TICK TOCK.......

MOSCOW, December 15 (RIA Novosti) - Three Northern Fleet warships will arrive in Havana on Friday for the Russian Navy's first visit to Cuba since the Cold War, a Navy spokesman said on Monday.

"This will be the first visit to Cuba by Russian warships since the Soviet days," Capt. 1st Rank Igor Dygalo said

The Admiral Chabanenko missile destroyer and two support ships will stay in Cuba until December 23.

"Cubans will have an opportunity to visit the Russian ships," he said.

http://en.rian.ru/russia/20081215/118858174.html

Russian warships to visit Cuba Friday - Navy

TICK TOCK, TICK TOCK, TICK TOCK.......

MOSCOW, December 15 (RIA Novosti) - Three Northern Fleet warships will arrive in Havana on Friday for the Russian Navy's first visit to Cuba since the Cold War, a Navy spokesman said on Monday.

"This will be the first visit to Cuba by Russian warships since the Soviet days," Capt. 1st Rank Igor Dygalo said

The Admiral Chabanenko missile destroyer and two support ships will stay in Cuba until December 23.

"Cubans will have an opportunity to visit the Russian ships," he said.

http://en.rian.ru/russia/20081215/118858174.html

MOSCOW, December 15 (RIA Novosti) - Russia's Admiral Levchenko missile destroyer and a support ship will begin a visit to Lisbon on Friday, a Navy spokesman said on Monday.

The Udaloy-class destroyer is part of a task force from Russia's Northern Fleet led by the Admiral Kuznetsov aircraft carrier, which is currently on its way to the Mediterranean.

"The visit will last until December 22," Capt. 1st Rank Igor Dygalo said.

Following the visit, the task force will pass through the Strait of Gibraltar, visit several ports in the Mediterranean, and participate in joint exercises with Russia's Black Sea Fleet.

Dygalo earlier said that Russia currently has three naval task groups on tours of duty in the world's oceans.

Another naval task force from the Northern Fleet, led by the Pyotr Veliky nuclear-powered missile cruiser, is currently on a tour of duty in the Caribbean. The Admiral Chabanenko missile destroyer and two support ships from this task force will visit Cuba on December 19-23.

Meanwhile, a task force from Russia's Pacific Fleet, comprising the Admiral Vinogradov, an Udaloy class missile destroyer, a tugboat, and two tankers, is in the South China Sea heading to the Indian Ocean to take part in the INDRA-2009 joint naval drills with the Indian navy.

Russia announced last year that its navy had resumed and would build up a constant presence in different regions of the world's oceans.

http://en.rian.ru/russia/20081215/118864957.html

Prophet predicts disaster will prevent Obama from taking office

I still think they may begin the riots before Christmas 2008, as I said."

These riots, according to his prophecy, will encourage the "old, hard-line Soviet guard" to seize the moment and rain down nukes on the United States, killing at least 100 million of us.

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-moment13-2008dec13,0,2231803.story

Palin Apologizes to Pastor for Fire at Her Church

The LIBERAL ATHEIST movement is responsible for this fire. The hate speech that they spew against Christianity is relentless and evil. The media is not reporting this ENOUGH.

If someone burnt down Obama's Marxist Church, there would be riots and 24 hour a day coverage on the socialist media.

LIBERAL FASCISM...They want to silence free speech, the right to bear arms and freedom of religion. The only religion that is allowed is environmentalism and MARXISM.

Gov. Sarah Palin apologized to a pastor at her home church in Wasilla after a suspected arsonist set it on fire -- possibly as a result of "undeserved negative attention" caused by her vice presidential campaign, her spokesman said.

The Wasilla Bible Church suffered an estimated $1 million worth of damages after a fire burned through it Friday night.

"Whatever the motives of the arsonist, the governor has faith in the scriptural passage that what was intended for evil will in some way be used for good," Palin spokesman Bill McAllister told local television station KTUU in a statement Saturday.

No one was injured in the fire, which was intentionally set while people -- including two children -- were inside.

Pastor Larry Kroon said by the time he got to the church, smoke was pouring out of the building. Sprinklers kept the fire from spreading beyond offices and classrooms, he said.

On Saturday, the local fire chief said the fire "is definitely suspicious."

Kroon declined to say if the blaze was politically motivated or directed at Palin, the failed Republican vice presidential candidate. He also declined to say whether the church has received any recent threats.

"I've had a lot worst calls at night," Pastor Larry Kroon told KTUU TV. "When one of your parishioners dies or loses a child, it's a whole different thing than the building's on fire."

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/elections/2008/12/14/sarah-palin-apologies-pastor-local-church/

Russia retakes Georgian village near South Ossetia

Russian troops retook a village near the breakaway region of South Ossetia Saturday just hours after withdrawing, Georgia's Interior Ministry and European Union peace observers said.

The move drew criticism from Georgia, the EU and U.S. Senator John Kerry, who was on a half-day visit to Tbilisi.

Georgian police had already moved into Perevi on Saturday to remove Russian-built roadblocks when Russian troops and helicopters unexpectedly returned, said Shota Utiashvili, an Interior Ministry spokesman.

"They left, and we went in with about 40 people to remove the roadblocks," he said. "While they were doing this, the Russians deployed a battalion of special forces with helicopters and armor and told the Georgian policemen to get out immediately," he said.

The Russian Foreign Ministry refused immediate comment and South Ossetian officials could not be immediately reached.

http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/12/13/europe/EU-Georgia-Russia.php

U.S. Calls Russia's Pact Anti-NATO

I am always talking about NATO for one reason, it certainly still is getting under the skin of the Russians. The only time the media mentions NATO is when they are blamed for killing civilians in Afghanistan or criticizing their tactics.

The Russians have been doing whatever they could to weaken and dismantle NATO since the 'staged' collapse of the USSR. The Russians tore down the wall, but that was only for cosmetic appearances; Eastern Europe and the CIA were not fooled. There were and still are many traitors in the CIA that have been downplaying the Russian strategy to destroy the USA and takeover Europe. This is one of the reasons why many Americans are ignorant to the grave danger that they are in from Russia and China.

The Russians want to create their own NATO for the purpose of using that branch of power to control and dominate Europe without even firing a shot.

HELSINKI -- Russian proposals for a new security pact in Europe are redundant and an attempt to weaken NATO, a senior U.S. diplomat said Thursday.



President Dmitry Medvedev says NATO is a Cold War relic, and Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov used a meeting of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe on Thursday to outline Moscow's ideas for an alternative.



The fallout from Russia's war with Georgia in August also caused friction at the two-day meeting in Helsinki.



U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Matthew Bryza said in an interview that Russia's proposal for a new collective security pact was directed at NATO.



"There is no need for some new architecture and it is pretty transparent, I think, what that's all about," Bryza said on the sidelines of the OSCE summit. "I think it's about looking for an alternative to NATO, which has worked so well. NATO makes Russia uncomfortable."



France, the current holder of the rotating European Union presidency, has said it was willing to discuss the Russian proposal. But most states in Europe, while saying they would listen to Russia's ideas, have shown little enthusiasm.



"We don't need new international institutions to get things done," Dutch Foreign Minister Maxime Verhagen said. "We only need the common political will to make present institutions work as they were intended to do."



Finnish Foreign Minister Alexander Stubb, whose country holds the rotating OSCE chairmanship, said no firm decision had been made on how to proceed with the Russian proposal.



"This is in the very early stages. We don't have anything concrete, as such, on the table as a proposal," Stubb told a news conference after a private lunch where Lavrov took part in discussions on the plan.



Some Western diplomats have said their governments want Russia to pledge its commitment to the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe before they will consider its new security proposals.



German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier offered to host talks on revamping the treaty. "We cannot allow the crisis in the CFE regime to lead to the loss of this pillar of European security," he said.