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The Taliban

  • Blogs

    May 2, 2012

    Allen West Blames Obama for Afghanistan Suicide Bombing

    In a tweet this morning, Congressman Allen West linked to an article detailing a suicide bombing in Kabul, the Afghan capital that President Barack Obama had just departed from, and... took the side of the Taliban."Pres flew into Afghanistan at night for 7 hrs," West wrote. "As sun came up, Taliban ... More >>

  • Calendar

    March 1, 2012

    Wage War on Hungry Bellies

    In a tweet this morning, Congressman Allen West linked to an article detailing a suicide bombing in Kabul, the Afghan capital that President Barack Obama had just departed from, and... took the side of the Taliban."Pres flew into Afghanistan at night for 7 hrs," West wrote. "As sun came up, Taliban ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 27, 2012

    Allen West May Have a Totally Legitimate Point About the Afghanistan Qur'an Burning

    ​When Congressman Allen West starts talking about Islam, people whose livelihoods depend on pageviews usually break out their camcorders, because the odds are pretty good someone's going to get really offended.But West has posted several Facebook messages about the recent uproar over the burning o ... More >>

  • News

    February 2, 2012

    South Florida Muslims Seek a New Way to Get Along in the Wake of Terrorism Charges and Bigotry

    ​When Congressman Allen West starts talking about Islam, people whose livelihoods depend on pageviews usually break out their camcorders, because the odds are pretty good someone's going to get really offended.But West has posted several Facebook messages about the recent uproar over the burning o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 14, 2012

    Allen West Advises That Everyone "Chill" Over the Video of Marines Wizzing on Corpses

    Rep. Allen Bernard West​As someone once wisely said, "It's better to be pissed off than pissed on."In this case, it's allegedly the Taliban that's been pissed on, and Rep. Allen West who's pissed off.West says he's "assessed" the video, and people should "chill" because they're getting "over-e ... More >>

  • News

    November 10, 2011

    In the Heart of Darkness: Veterans Hunt Alligators to Heal the Wounds of War

    Rep. Allen Bernard West​As someone once wisely said, "It's better to be pissed off than pissed on."In this case, it's allegedly the Taliban that's been pissed on, and Rep. Allen West who's pissed off.West says he's "assessed" the video, and people should "chill" because they're getting "over-e ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 11, 2011

    Allen West Confirms Americans Aren't Star Trek Characters, Rips on Occupy Movement

    ​If you're a constituent of Rep. Allen West -- or even if you aren't -- it's time to subscribe to the congressman's "Weekly Wrap-Up."The entertainment value is always on high, and it'll give you an idea of what West has been postulating over the last week -- like the time he dedicated a few lines ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 14, 2011

    The World According to GOP Presidential Candidates

    ​In case you didn't notice -- between coverage of the Casey Anthony trial, Anthony Weiner, and Anderson Cooper probably wearing a skin-tight shirt -- CNN held a debate between hopeful Republican presidential candidates last night.You can guess what happened when Rick Santorum, Michele Bachmann, Ne ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 7, 2011

    Religious Groups Gear Up For Margate Mosque Protest

    Photo by Matthew Hendley"No Jihad in our backyard," one of the "pro-American" sentiments displayed at today's announcement​Mustaches, Gadsden flags, and rampant Islamophobia.We have the rest of the story too.Religious groups, tea party activists, and residents of Margate showed up this morning ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 6, 2011

    Tea Party Fort Lauderdale, Other Groups Protesting to Shut Down Margate Sunni Mosque

    wix.comThe Masjid Jamaat Al-Mumineen mosque in Margate​If you happen to be in Margate tomorrow night, be on the lookout for a few of South Florida's more religulous outside the Masjid Jamaat Al-Mumineen mosque.The protest comes in response to the arrest of 24-year-old Izhar Khan -- the mosque's im ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 26, 2011

    Allen West Suggests Congressmen Should "Get Shot at a Few Times" to Change Opinion on Afghanistan

    briansdesk.com​The U.S. House is nearing two different votes demanding that President Barack Obama set a definite timetable on troop withdrawal from Afghanistan, but Rep. Allen West doesn't want to hear any of that hippie talk. Instead, Lt. Col. West would prefer that congressmen urging an exit f ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 16, 2011

    Local Muslims May Support Terrorists or Strive for Peace -- Depending on Whom You Ask

    Prosecutors say the six men supported the Taliban in Pakistan.​If you believe the feds, the group of local Muslims arrested across South Florida this past weekend were supporters of terrorism and worked to fund those who would kill and kidnap in the name of Islam. The four-count indictment claims ... More >>

  • Film

    September 9, 2010

    "The Tillman Story" Sets the Record Straight

    Prosecutors say the six men supported the Taliban in Pakistan.​If you believe the feds, the group of local Muslims arrested across South Florida this past weekend were supporters of terrorism and worked to fund those who would kill and kidnap in the name of Islam. The four-count indictment claims ... More >>

  • Film

    May 20, 2010

    Summer Movie Preview

    Prosecutors say the six men supported the Taliban in Pakistan.​If you believe the feds, the group of local Muslims arrested across South Florida this past weekend were supporters of terrorism and worked to fund those who would kill and kidnap in the name of Islam. The four-count indictment claims ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 19, 2010

    Allen West Trained Muslim Fighters -- Before Declaring U.S. Must Fight Muslims

    Flickr: South Florida Tea PartyWest (left) posing with tea party protesters, who admire his blunt style.​During his 2010 congressional campaign, Allen West has talked tough not just about terrorism but about the Muslim world. In a speech that gained national attention last month he charged that Is ... More >>

  • Film

    December 3, 2009

    War Film Brothers a Family Trauma Drama

    Flickr: South Florida Tea PartyWest (left) posing with tea party protesters, who admire his blunt style.​During his 2010 congressional campaign, Allen West has talked tough not just about terrorism but about the Muslim world. In a speech that gained national attention last month he charged that Is ... More >>

  • Culture

    October 29, 2009

    Two Jews Walk Into a War: Florida Stage Play Is Like Dumb & Dumber -- but Dumber, and Set in Kabul

    Flickr: South Florida Tea PartyWest (left) posing with tea party protesters, who admire his blunt style.​During his 2010 congressional campaign, Allen West has talked tough not just about terrorism but about the Muslim world. In a speech that gained national attention last month he charged that Is ... More >>

  • Film

    July 16, 2009

    Afghan Star

    Flickr: South Florida Tea PartyWest (left) posing with tea party protesters, who admire his blunt style.​During his 2010 congressional campaign, Allen West has talked tough not just about terrorism but about the Muslim world. In a speech that gained national attention last month he charged that Is ... More >>

  • Articles

    July 16, 2009

    Judging a New Kind of Idol

    Flickr: South Florida Tea PartyWest (left) posing with tea party protesters, who admire his blunt style.​During his 2010 congressional campaign, Allen West has talked tough not just about terrorism but about the Muslim world. In a speech that gained national attention last month he charged that Is ... More >>

  • Film

    April 23, 2009

    Palm Beach on Film

    Three film-fest flicks offer likable hipsters, peace for a day, and barely likable Scotland.

  • News

    March 26, 2009

    We Head to Afghanistan to Find Out What's Been Gained by Eight Years of War

    Three film-fest flicks offer likable hipsters, peace for a day, and barely likable Scotland.

  • News

    February 26, 2009

    Guantánamo's Final Days

    America prepares to shutter the infamous prison camp, and jihad looms.

  • News

    January 22, 2009

    Jug or Not

    BSO takes the "fun" out of funbags

  • News

    September 25, 2008

    Packing a Tune

    You'd never know he's an aspiring pop star, a massage therapist, and an accused arms dealer

  • Music

    June 26, 2008

    Toby Keith

    You'd never know he's an aspiring pop star, a massage therapist, and an accused arms dealer

  • Film

    May 1, 2008

    Mighty Avenger

    Robert Downey Jr.'s Iron Man is a thing to marvel at

  • News

    March 29, 2007

    Amnesty for Somalis!

    They're dissed 'cause they're not across the border

  • Film

    July 27, 2006

    Rhinestone in the Rough

    Woody Allen's second straight English excursion is a failed return to comedy.

  • News

    June 8, 2006

    From Gitmo With Love

    The elephant in Guantanamo's living room gets 4,200 calories a day and a Koran.

  • Calendar

    October 20, 2005

    This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

    The elephant in Guantanamo's living room gets 4,200 calories a day and a Koran.

  • Music

    January 27, 2005

    Steve Earle

    The elephant in Guantanamo's living room gets 4,200 calories a day and a Koran.

  • News

    September 30, 2004

    Bush's Crimes

    Impeach the president? Yes. A well-documented case ties him to Abu Ghraib.

  • Music

    January 1, 2004

    The Best of 2003

    Ranking and filing our Local Top Ten

  • News

    December 25, 2003

    A Christmas Confession

    Columnist repents, vows to stop killing Christian fundamentalists

  • Music

    December 11, 2003

    Toby Keith

    Shock'n Y'all (Dreamworks)

  • News

    December 4, 2003

    Letters for December 4, 2003

    You weren't duped for a teeny-tiny minute?

  • Calendar

    October 16, 2003

    It's Kansas, Not Indiana

    A hero from Africa makes the local scene

  • Film

    August 21, 2003

    Habitat for Inhumanity

    The "asylums" depicted in The Magdalene Sisters undermine both the Catholic Church and the popular image of Ireland

  • News

    July 10, 2003

    Gunning for Profit

    Opportunists make a fortune supplying guerrillas and terrorists from South Florida gun shops

  • Calendar

    May 8, 2003

    Blackzilla's Comin'!

    Leaving half-baked cities in its wake

  • News

    May 1, 2003

    Political Therapy

    Talking war with dissident Jim Mullins is good for a battle-scarred psyche

  • News

    March 27, 2003

    Letters for March 27, 2003

    A Hate-Love Relationship

  • Music

    February 13, 2003

    Hank's Think Tank

    What's the Henry Rollins alternative to war? Talk. And more talk.

  • News

    November 28, 2002

    Letters for November 28, 2002

    Pot laws are no joke, dude

  • News

    August 15, 2002

    Letters for August 15, 2002

    Misreading Islam is fundamental

  • News

    August 1, 2002

    The War Within

    Listen to the leaders of two South Florida mosques tied to terror

  • Music

    July 25, 2002

    Jello Biafra

    The Big Ka-Boom, Part One (Alternative Tentacles)

  • Film

    February 21, 2002

    Thinking Bigotry

    A racist Billy Bob gets funky in Monster's Ball

  • News

    October 11, 2001

    Fair Game

    A terrorism survivor and expert digs into the bin Laden dilemma

  • News

    September 27, 2001

    1984 and Counting

    Media attempts to find a face for terrorism -- and to fashion a response -- evoke George Orwell

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