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Girl, 4, who is so sad she may need anti-depressants

A girl of four is being treated for stress and depression after she was refused a place at her local school.

Mollie Murphy became so distraught at being separated from her best friends that she had to see a doctor.

Last night, the youngster's mother spoke of her shock after the GP said he would consider a course of anti-depressants and counselling if Mollie's condition does not improve.

"When he said she had stress and depression at first I thought he must be joking," said 26-year-old hairdresser Victoria Anderson.

"I thought, how can a little girl suffer from that? It's an adult's problem and Mollie's only four. But he told me it does happen."

Although the number of children suffering from depression remains relatively low, experts claim the rate has dramatically increased in recent years.

According to research by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence, as many as 40,000 children and adolescents were prescribed anti-depressants in 2003.

Miss Anderson said her daughter started experiencing problems in September.

Due to a lack of places available at East Herrington Primary, in Sunderland, she was forced to travel to nearby Farringdon school.

Since then she has suffered from bouts of vomiting. She also regularly wets the bed and refuses to go to school at the start of each day.

"She had been with all her friends for a year at nursery and wanted to stay with them," said Miss Anderson.

"She screams and cries when I drop her off and is very quiet in class and clings to the teacher. She began to get really, really unhappy - to the point where she would make herself physically sick.

"I was so worried I took her straight to the doctor who made his diagnosis."

Despite a letter from GP Kevin Weaver recommending Mollie be reunited with her friends, local education officials refuse to change their mind. Dr Weaver, 49, defended his decision to consider prescribing anti-depressants to Mollie.

The GP, who has been practising for 24 years, said: "It would be highly unusual, I agree, but not unheard of.

"We try a variety of psychological therapies first but won't rule out anti-depressants even in a child of four years old.

"We get these types of cases every once and a while.

"It's quite different to depression in adults in so far as with children it manifests itself in physical symptoms like bed wetting or headaches whereas with adults it is more of a psychological illness."

Miss Anderson, who has two other children - Nell, two and seven-month-old Will - said she and partner David Murphy were now considering removing Mollie from the school to wait for next year's intake.

Sunderland City Council said it would not reconsider its decision but Mollie's family could take their case to the Local Government Ombudsman.

Last night, the Association for Family Therapy said it had 'serious concerns' about a four-year-old being prescribed antidepressants.

Chairman Barbara Warner said: "Research clearly tells us that supporting the family as a whole and helping the child can be far more effective and doesn't have the dangers of sideeffects or the child being seen as the focus of a problem."

Also see: Have toxins damaged millions of children?

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Conservatism did not lose

By Michelle Malkin -- Nov. 08, 2006 02:40 AM

I'm hanging it up for the night, er, morning. Unlike Michael Moore in 2004, however, I will not be staying in bed for three days in a catatonic state. I will not need PEST shock therapy. I will not move to Australia.

A moonbat reader e-mailed a taunt earlier this evening:

How's it feel to be a Loser, Loser?

The GOP lost. Conservatism prevailed. "San Francisco values" may control the gavels in Congress, but they do not control America. Property rights initiatives limiting eminent domain won big. MCRI, the anti-racial preference measure, passed resoundingly. Congressman Tom Tancredo, the GOP's leading warrior against illegal immigration--opposed by both the open-borders Left and the open-borders White House--won a fifth term handily. Gay marriage bans won approval in 3 states. And as of this writing, the oil tax initiative, Prop. 87--backed by deep-pocketed Hollywood libs, is trailing badly in California.

John Kerry's late-campaign troop smear galvanized bloggers and talk radio hosts, but it was not strong enough to overcome wider bipartisan voter doubts about Iraq. I'll weigh in further on the war and the GOP in the morning. For now, I am relinking to two columns by Washington Times writer Diana West that you should read in full and digest:

What President should say to us (part I).
Fighting sharia.

Michelle Malkin.com ** Conservatism did not lose

Posted by yaahoo_06iest at 4:40 AM EST

Updated: Wednesday, 8 November 2006 4:48 AM EST

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Demented-crat's Change (for the worse)

I'm was just watching RINO, "moderate", "maverick" John McCain cry a river over losing his fellow, RINO, "moderate" Senate collegue, Mike Dewine of Ohio. Waaaaaa!

And I myself have to express "great regret" that the RINO, libtard Senator Lincoln Chafee. Waaaaaa!

In case you haven't spotted the sarcasm yet, I'm not at all upset by MANY of these Republican losses. Although picking up Michael Steele in Maryland would've been nice... if it wasn't a libtarded, blue ass state. And Rick Santorum was not a shocker of a loss (another libtarded, blue ass state.)

As I sit and watch the election results trickle in, both the House and Senate are teetering on "change." Although the verdict on the Senate is still up in the air, it looks like the House of Representatives will be led by NAMBLA-ncy Pelosi, and the Demented-crats will hold the commitee chairman seats. This should be interesting...

First, I'd like to congradulate America's sworn enemy, radical islamic jihad, for their job well done -- coordinating with America's stealth enemy, the Demented-crat party -- in working for "change" in America's work towards national security, lower taxes, and an overall healthy economy. Glory be to Allah and Cindama bin Sheehan, it seems as if you've pulled it off.

Second, I wish to convey sincere condolences to the piss-lava libtard wing of the Demented-crat party, for not securing total victory in America's "change" for the absolute worst... with the re-election of Joe Leiberman over Ned Lamont. Waaaaaa!

And finally, I'd have to say this is not much of a "brave new world," but more of a cowardly old world -- in pre 9-11 fashion. This libtarded "change" the Demented-crats babbled about while running stealth (and fraudulent) "conservative, moderate" Dems to get elected -- should prove to be just what they said it wouldn't be... Investigation, investigation, investigation... cut & run, cut & run, cut & run... and socialism, socialism, socialism.

I always said I'm not in the prediction business, leaving the Demented-crats their monopoly on future telling, but in this all new climate where bullshit "checks and balances" prevail, I will get in on the act and make one prediction -- America is now about to be decidedly fucked on almost every level.

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Updated: Tuesday, 7 November 2006 11:19 PM EST

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WaPo Shocker: ‘Soldiers in Iraq Say Pullout Would Have Devastating Results’

By Noel Sheppard

This certainly wasn’t something I expected to see published just hours before a crucial election, but there it was in Monday’s Washington Post (hat tip to Patterico), “Soldiers in Iraq Say Pullout Would Have Devastating Results.” Granted, Josh White’s fabulous piece got relegated to page A13. But, let’s not look a gift-horse in the mouth (emphasis mine throughout):

For the U.S. troops fighting in Iraq, the war is alternately violent and hopeful, sometimes very hot and sometimes very cold. It is dusty and muddy, calm and chaotic, deafeningly loud and eerily quiet.

The one thing the war is not, however, is finished, dozens of soldiers across the country said in interviews. And leaving Iraq now would have devastating consequences, they said.

The article marvelously continued:

With a potentially historic U.S. midterm election on Tuesday and the war in Iraq a major issue at the polls, many soldiers said the United States should not abandon its effort here. Such a move, enlisted soldiers and officers said, would set Iraq on a path to civil war, give new life to the insurgency and create the possibility of a failed state after nearly four years of fighting to implant democracy.

And then quoted some of our soldiers in Iraq:

"Take us out of that vacuum -- and it's on the edge now -- and boom, it would become a free-for-all," said Lt. Col. Mark Suich, who commands the 1st Squadron, 89th Cavalry Regiment just south of Baghdad. "It would be a raw contention for power. That would be the bloodiest piece of this war."

White even addressed the political ramifications, and how soldiers and officers disagree with the Democrat view:

The soldiers declined to discuss the political jousting back home, but they expressed support for the Bush administration's approach to the war, which they described as sticking with a tumultuous situation to give Iraq a chance to stand on its own.

Leading Democrats have argued for a timeline to bring U.S. troops home, because obvious progress has been elusive, especially in Baghdad, and even some Republican lawmakers have recently called for a change in strategy. But soldiers criticized the idea of a precipitate withdrawal, largely because they believe their hard work would go for naught.

The article also depicted conditions that defy conventional wisdom:

Capt. Jim Modlin, 26, of Oceanport, N.J., said he thought the situation in Iraq had improved between his deployment in 2003 and his return this year as a liaison officer to Iraqi security forces with the 3rd Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, based here on FOB Sykes outside Tall Afar. Modlin described himself as more liberal than conservative and said he had already cast his absentee ballot in Texas. He said he believed that U.S. elected officials would lead the military in the right direction, regardless of what happens Tuesday.

"Pulling out now would be as bad or worse than going forward with no changes," Modlin said. "Sectarian violence would be rampant, democracy would cease to exist, and the rule of law would be decimated. It's not 'stay the course,' and it's not 'cut and run' or other political catchphrases. There are people's lives here. There are so many different dynamics that go on here that a simple solution just isn't possible."

And one truism that every American should consider this Election Day:

"This is a worthwhile endeavor," said Maj. Gen. Benjamin Mixon, commander of Multinational Division North and the 25th Infantry Division. "Nothing that is worthwhile is usually easy, and we need to give this more time for it to all come together. We all want to come home, but we have a significant investment here, and we need to give the Iraqi army and the Iraqi people a chance to succeed."

The piece concluded with some very powerful opinions from our brave men:

"We'll pull their feet out from under them if we leave," Lingenfelter said.

"It's still fragile enough now that if the coalition were to leave, it would embolden the insurgents. A lot of people have put their trust and faith in us to see it to the end. It would be an extreme betrayal for us to leave."

Sgt. Jonathan Kirkendall, 23, of Falls City, Neb., said he fears that many Americans think that building the country to viability will be "quick and easy," when he believes it could take many years. Kirkendall, of the 2nd Brigade, 10th Mountain Division in Baghdad, is on his third deployment to Iraq and celebrated his 21st and 23rd birthdays here.

"If they say leave in six months, we'll leave in six months. If they say six years, it's six years," said Kirkendall, who is awaiting the birth of his first daughter, due next week.

"I'm just an average soldier, and I'll do what they tell me to do. I'm proud to be a part of it, either way it goes, but I'd like to see it through."

Bravo, White and WaPo. This was a gutsy move the day before Election Day.

News Busters ~ Noel Sheppard ** WaPo Shocker: ‘Soldiers in Iraq Say Pullout Would Have Devastating Results’
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Updated: Monday, 6 November 2006 6:18 PM EST

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Saddam Hussein To Hang

Angry, shaking and defiant, Saddam Hussein was sentenced to death this morning by hanging for ordering the massacre of Iraqi civilians.

"Allahu Akbar!" (God is Greatest) and "Long live the nation!", he shouted, pointing defiantly at the judge as the verdict was delivered.

Looking away in disgust, and then staring angrily back at the judge he continued to shout "Long live the people and death to their enemies. Long live the glorious nation, and death to its enemies!"

He had refused to stand for the verdict and had to be lifted to his feet by two court bailiffs.

"Make him stand," the judge ordered as the former president stayed seated.

He then stood in silence and waited for his fate to be announced to the world.

Saddam was convicted of ordering the deaths of 148 Shia men and teenage boys in the town of Dujail in 1982.

The killings followed a failed assassination attempt against him and were intended to act as a grim warning to others not to oppose him.

The hearing has now been adjourned.

Saddam was on trial with seven co-accused:

Awad Hamed al Bander, former chief judge in Saddam's Revolutionary Court, has been sentenced to hang
Saddam's half-brother Barzan al Tikriti, head of the feared Mukhabarat intelligence service, was sentenced to hang
Vice President Taha Yassin Ramadan was sentenced to life in prison
Three Ba'ath party officials were sentenced to 15 years in prison
Abdullah Kazim Ruwayyid, former Ba'ath official, given15 years
Mizhar Abdullah Ruwayyid, former Ba'ath official, given 15 years
Ali Dayih Ali, former Ba'ath official, given 15 years
Mohammed Azawi Ali, a Ba'ath party official in Dujail, was cleared.

Saddam is in the middle of a second crimes against humanity trial and he is likely to appeal against the Dujail death sentence, which is likely to take two months.

He had wanted to face a firing squad - that request was refused.

Celebratory gunfire echoed across Baghdad while fighting broke out in the north of the city.

Sporadic violence has been reported in other parts of the country.

Security was stepped up in the capital in anticipation of a violent reaction to the verdict. Sunni supporters predicted a "firestorm" of violence.

Saddam, who was captured by US forces in December 2003, is still seen as the figurehead of many of the insurgent Sunni groups conducting a campaign of terror against Coalition troops and Iraqi civilians.

Defence minister Abdul Qader al Obeidi cancelled all army leave and recalled security forces already on holiday.

The trial is the first that Saddam has faced in the wake of his downfall.

It has been punctuated by walkouts, boycotts, hunger-strikes by Saddam and his co-defendants, the murder of three lawyers and the sacking of the original trial judge, who announced in court that he did not believe Saddam was a dictator.

It is possible the former Iraqi president's other trials for genocide and war crimes could now be brought forward.

UK Sky News ** Saddam Hussein To Hang
Also at: BBC News ** Death penalty for Saddam Hussein
Trembling Saddam Shouted: 'Life for the glorious nation, and death to its enemies!'
Associated Press ** Iraq clamps down --- Reuters ** 'Death without fear'

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Updated: Sunday, 5 November 2006 6:25 AM EST

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Power cuts strike western Europe

Power cuts have struck several countries in western Europe, leaving millions of people without electricity.

Power companies said the outage started in Germany with a surge in demand prompted by cold weather, and then spread to other parts of Europe.

Some five million people in France lost power, mainly in the east of the country and including parts of Paris.

"We weren't very far from a European blackout," a senior director with French power company RTE said.

Pierre Bornard told the French news agency AFP that two German high-voltage transmission lines failed, causing problems across western Europe.

This triggered a "house of cards" style system breakdown, he said.

Automatic security systems cut supplies to some customers to avoid a complete blackout.

Italy, Belgium and Spain were also affected by the power cuts.

Most electricity supplies were restored within two hours of the outage, and so far no injuries or accidents have been reported.

Fire brigades in France said they had to answer several calls from people stuck in lifts.

High speed rail links were also disrupted.

BBC News ** Power cuts strike western Europe

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Updated: Sunday, 5 November 2006 6:33 AM EST

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Democrats: 'No comment' on terrorists' endorsement

DNC, Clinton, Pelosi, Kennedy decline to discuss jihadists' vote of confidence

National leaders in the Democratic Party, including Howard Dean's Democratic National Committee, potential House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, possible presidential candidate Hillary Clinton and longtime party stalwart Ted Kennedy don't want to talk with WorldNetDaily about an endorsement their party has received.

The endorsement came via a WND article by Jerusalem bureau chief Aaron Klein, who interviewed leaders of several prominent Mideast terrorist organizations, including Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigades and Islamic Jihad.

"Of course Americans should vote Democrat," Jihad Jaara, a senior member of the Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigades terror group, and infamous leader of the 2002 siege of Bethlehem's Church of the Nativity, told WND.

"This is why American Muslims will support the Democrats, because there is an atmosphere in America that encourages those who want to withdraw from Iraq. It is time that the American people support those who want to take them out of this Iraqi mud," said Jaara, speaking to WND from exile in Ireland, where he was sent as part of an internationally brokered deal that ended the church siege.

Jaara and others told WND that they believe if the Democrats come into power because of the party's position on withdrawing from Iraq, that ensures victory for the worldwide Islamic resistance.

Together with the Islamic Jihad terror group, the Brigades has taken responsibility for every suicide bombing inside Israel the past two years, including an attack in Tel Aviv in April that killed American teenager Daniel Wultz and nine Israelis.

Muhammad Saadi, a senior leader of Islamic Jihad in the northern West Bank town of Jenin, said the Democrats' talk of withdrawal from Iraq makes him feel "proud."

"As Arabs and Muslims we feel proud of this talk," he told WND. "Very proud from the great successes of the Iraqi resistance. This success that brought the big superpower of the world to discuss a possible withdrawal."

But WND was unable to get a single comment from dozens of telephone calls made over two days and messages left with various leaders' offices and press secretaries.

"I'll see what we can do," was the best response WND obtained when asking for a comment on the endorsement, and that came from Deputy Press Secretary Andrew Hammill in Pelosi's office. It came on the third call to that office.

The Democratic National Committee was approached at least six times, and multiple messages were deposited on a voice mail system handled by the courteous Rosemary, who said, "We're extremely busy," but there was no response, even after one spokesman in Sen. Barack Obama's office referred WND to the DNC because such a question would be in "Chairman Dean's" territory.

The Democratic Leadership Council's response to multiple phone calls was similar, a promise to call back later.

At least three messages left with Sen. Clinton's office went unreturned after a receptionist forwarded the calls to an answering machine, which informed WND that, "No one is available to take your call at this time."

Calls to Sen. Kennedy's office actually reached a live person, who listened to the request and promised, "If we're able to we'll shoot you something. We can't promise."

Colorado Sen. Ken Salazar's office generated a merry-go-round of telephone numbers. A call to his Washington office generated a referral to a Denver office, which generated a referral to a press office, which generated a referral to a cell phone. When a spokesman answered that number, the caller was referred back to the press office, which had an answering machine attached to the line. Leave a message.

A call to Sen. Harry Reid also allowed the caller to leave a message.

On the Republican side, Sen. Tom Tancredo, of Colorado, said those Mideast leaders are right -- in one way.

He told WND that the assessment by terrorists who suggested U.S. voters choose the Democrats on Tuesday because they believe an expected removal of U.S. troops from the Mideast would hand their factions victory is hard to dispute.

"I guess the conclusion to which anyone could come … maybe they recognize that both the general nature of the Democratic Party and the people who are at its head are folks that would rather cut and run than stand their ground on an issue of this nature," he said.

"They're right. I also worry about a lot of things, the way the war has been prosecuted. But beyond Iraq, here's what I believe. I believe that there are more Republicans than Democrats that understand we are in a clash of civilizations.

"In fact the idea that Western civilization has advantages over other civilizations, that is not a concept that most Democrats would buy into and I think the radical Islamic groups recognize that," he said.

The president's recent statements also have given those factions reason to hope for better results under a Democrat Party leadership than the existing decision-makers.

"Our goal in Iraq is victory," Bush said during a campaign stop this week. "Victory in Iraq will come when that young democracy can sustain itself, and govern itself, and defend itself, and be a strong ally in the war against terrorists.

"The fighting in Iraq is tough, and I understand it's tough, and you know it's tough, and so does the enemy. They have no conscience. They kill innocent men, women and children. They film the atrocities, they broadcast them for the world to see. They offer no hopeful vision. The only thing they know is death and destruction.

"But they hope these violent images will cause us to lose our nerve. They make a big mistake. They do not understand the true strength of the United States. We don't run in the face of thugs and assassins, we'll defend ourselves," he said.

World Net Daily ~ Bob Unruh ** Democrats: 'No comment' on terrorists' endorsement
Origional Story: Mideast terror leaders to U.S.: Vote Democrat! (to destroy Israel, America)

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Updated: Saturday, 4 November 2006 1:58 AM EST

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October unemployment rate falls to 4.4%

WASHINGTON -- The unemployment rate dropped to 4.4%, its lowest in nearly 5-1/2 years, in October as 92,000 jobs were added and hiring in two prior months was revised up, a government report said Friday.

The October new-jobs figure was below economists' expectations for 125,000 but the Labor Department said 139,000 more jobs were created in August and September than it previously thought.

It revised up September's job-creation total to 148,000, nearly three times the 51,000 it reported a month ago, and said there were 230,000 new jobs in August instead of 188,000.

The unemployment rate fell in October to 4.4% from 4.6% in September. It was the lowest unemployment rate since 4.3% in May 2001 and was likely to fan concerns that labor markets are growing tight and could contribute to inflation pressures.

Average hourly earnings rose 0.4% to $16.91 -- higher than the 0.3% analysts had anticipated -- while the average work week edged up to 33.9 hours from 33.8. Over the year, average hourly earnings have risen 3.9%, the department said.

Most of the hiring in October was in service industries, where 152,000 jobs were created, while goods-producing industries shed 60,000 jobs.

Job losses in manufacturing, construction and retail were offset by gains in professional and business services, education and health, government and elsewhere.

Factories shed 39,000 jobs in October, fourth straight month of employment cuts. Construction companies got rid of 26,000 jobs, while retailers trimmed 3,500.

Professional and businesses services, meanwhile, added 43,000 jobs. Education and health expanded employment by 28,000, and the government payroll swelled by 34,000.

Contributing: Associated Press
USA Today ~ Reuters ** October unemployment rate falls to 4.4%

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Updated: Friday, 3 November 2006 10:53 AM EST

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Mideast terror leaders to U.S.: Vote Democrat

Withdrawal from Iraq would embolden jihadists to destroy Israel, America

JERUSALEM -- Everybody has an opinion about next Tuesday's midterm congressional election in the U.S. -- including senior terrorist leaders interviewed by WND who say they hope Americans sweep the Democrats into power because of the party's position on withdrawing from Iraq, a move, as they see it, that ensures victory for the worldwide Islamic resistance.

The terrorists told WorldNetDaily an electoral win for the Democrats would prove to them Americans are "tired."

They rejected statements from some prominent Democrats in the U.S. that a withdrawal from Iraq would end the insurgency, explaining an evacuation would prove resistance works and would compel jihadists to continue fighting until America is destroyed.

They said a withdrawal would also embolden their own terror groups to enhance "resistance" against Israel.

"Of course Americans should vote Democrat," Jihad Jaara, a senior member of the Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigades terror group and the infamous leader of the 2002 siege of Bethlehem's Church of the Nativity, told WND.

"This is why American Muslims will support the Democrats, because there is an atmosphere in America that encourages those who want to withdraw from Iraq. It is time that the American people support those who want to take them out of this Iraqi mud," said Jaara, speaking to WND from exile in Ireland, where he was sent as part of an internationally brokered deal that ended the church siege.

Jaara was the chief in Bethlehem of the Brigades, the declared "military wing" of Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas' Fatah party.

Together with the Islamic Jihad terror group, the Brigades has taken responsibility for every suicide bombing inside Israel the past two years, including an attack in Tel Aviv in April that killed American teenager Daniel Wultz and nine Israelis.

Muhammad Saadi, a senior leader of Islamic Jihad in the northern West Bank town of Jenin, said the Democrats' talk of withdrawal from Iraq makes him feel "proud."

"As Arabs and Muslims we feel proud of this talk," he told WND. "Very proud from the great successes of the Iraqi resistance. This success that brought the big superpower of the world to discuss a possible withdrawal."

Abu Abdullah, a leader of Hamas' military wing in the Gaza Strip, said the policy of withdrawal "proves the strategy of the resistance is the right strategy against the occupation."

"We warned the Americans that this will be their end in Iraq," said Abu Abdullah, considered one of the most important operational members of Hamas' Izzedine al-Qassam Martyrs Brigades, Hamas' declared "resistance" department. "They did not succeed in stealing Iraq's oil, at least not at a level that covers their huge expenses. They did not bring stability. Their agents in the [Iraqi] regime seem to have no chance to survive if the Americans withdraw."

Abu Ayman, an Islamic Jihad leader in Jenin, said he is "emboldened" by those in America who compare the war in Iraq to Vietnam.

"[The mujahedeen fighters] brought the Americans to speak for the first time seriously and sincerely that Iraq is becoming a new Vietnam and that they should fix a schedule for their withdrawal from Iraq," boasted Abu Ayman.

The terror leaders spoke as the debate regarding the future of America's war in Iraq has perhaps become the central theme of midterm elections, with most Democrats urging a timetable for withdrawal and Republicans mostly advocating staying the course in Iraq.

President Bush has even said he would send more troops if Gen. George Casey, the top U.S. commander in Baghdad, said they are needed to stabilize the region

The debate became especially poignant following remarks by Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., the 2004 presidential candidate who voted in support of the war in Iraq. Earlier this week he intimated American troops are uneducated, and it is the uneducated who "get stuck in Iraq."

Kerry, under intense pressure from fellow Democrats, now says his remarks were a "botched joke."

Terror leaders reject Nancy Pelosi's comments on Iraqi insurgency

Many Democratic politicians and some from the Republican Party have stated a withdrawal from Iraq would end the insurgency there.

In a recent interview with CBS's "60 Minutes," House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, stated, "The jihadists (are) in Iraq. But that doesn't mean we stay there. They'll stay there as long as we're there."

Pelosi would become House speaker if the Democrats win the majority of seats in next week's elections.

WND read Pelosi's remarks to the terror leaders, who unanimously rejected her contention an American withdrawal would end the insurgency.

Islamic Jihad's Saadi, laughing, stated, "There is no chance that the resistance will stop."

He said an American withdrawal from Iraq would "prove the resistance is the most important tool and that this tool works. The victory of the Iraqi revolution will mark an important step in the history of the region and in the attitude regarding the United States."

Jihad Jaara said an American withdrawal would "mark the beginning of the collapse of this tyrant empire (America)."

"Therefore, a victory in Iraq would be a greater defeat for America than in Vietnam."

Jaara said vacating Iraq would also "reinforce Palestinian resistance organizations, especially from the moral point of view. But we also learn from these (insurgency) movements militarily. We look and learn from them."

Hamas' Abu Abdullah argued a withdrawal from Iraq would "convince those among the Palestinians who still have doubts in the efficiency of the resistance."

"The victory of the resistance in Iraq would prove once more that when the will and the faith are applied victory is not only a slogan. We saw that in Lebanon (during Israel's confrontation against Hezbollah there in July and August); we saw it in Gaza (after Israel withdrew from the territory last summer) and we will see it everywhere there is occupation," Abdullah said.

While the terror leaders each independently compelled American citizens to vote for Democratic candidates, not all believed the Democrats would actually carry out a withdrawal from Iraq.

Saadi stated, "Unfortunately I think those who are speaking about a withdrawal will not do so when they are in power and these promises will remain electoral slogans. It is not enough to withdraw from Iraq. They must withdraw from Afghanistan and from every Arab and Muslim land they occupy or have bases."

He called both Democrats and Republicans "agents of the Zionist lobby in the U.S."

Abu Abdullah commented once Democrats are in power "the question is whether such a courageous leadership can [withdraw]. I am afraid that even after the American people will elect those who promise to leave Iraq, the U.S. will not do so. I tell the American people vote for withdrawal. Abandon Israel if you want to save America. Now will this Happen? I do not believe it."

Still Jihad Jaara said the alternative is better than Bush's party.

"Bush is a sick person, an alcoholic person that has no control of what is going on around him. He calls to send more troops but will very soon get to the conviction that the violence and terror that his war machine is using in Iraq will never impose policies and political regimes in the Arab world."

World Net Daily ~ Aaron Klein ** Mideast terror leaders to U.S.: Vote Democrat

Posted by yaahoo_06iest at 6:55 PM EST

Updated: Thursday, 2 November 2006 7:24 PM EST

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Four ACORN Members Charged With Felonies

This from a left-wing group that is, along with the Democrats, the nation's foremost opponent to voter ID laws:

Four people have been indicted on charges of voter fraud in Kansas City, officials said Wednesday.

Investigators said questionable registration forms for new voters were collected by the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, a group that works to improve minority and low-income communities.

The four indicted -- Kwaim A. Stenson, Dale D. Franklin, Stephanie L. Davis and Brian Gardner -- were employed by ACORN as registration recruiters. They were each charged with two counts.

Federal indictments allege the four turned in false voter registration applications. Prosecutors said the indictments are part of a national investigation.

ACORN and Project Vote recruit and assign workers to low-income and minority neighborhoods to register people to vote.

The Kansas City Election Board told KMBC they found suspicious forms, such as seven applications from one person and an application for a dead man.

"There is some motive behind it -- this is not accidental," said Ray James with the Kansas City Election Board.

You betcha there's a motive behind it.  It's called "let's steal an election." After all, according to ACORN bragging they've collected some 35,000 voter registrations in Kansas City alone:

Last month, ACORN claimed to have processed more than 35,000 voter registration applications in Kansas City since the summer.

And Kansas City is in a state where in one election, key for both national Republicans and Democrats, 35,000 is more than enough to swing the race.

So, just to sum it all up for you, ACORN is working with Democrats to oppose voter ID laws across the nation even as ACORN is guilty of submitting fraudulent voter registration in states with hotly contested Congressional races.

As I've said before, if this were a right-wing group that had opposed voter ID's and then was found to have submitted fraudulent voter registrations in areas where key races were taking place the media would be all over this. It'd likely be the biggest final story right before the election. As it is, the media isn't interested in covering this at all.

KX Net.com ** Four ACORN Members Charged With Felonies
Also at: Lone Star Times ** US Attorney cracks ACORN nuts
Kansas City Channel.com ** ACORN Workers Indicted For Alleged Voter Fraud
Missouri Net.com ** Four Voter Fraud Indictments Handed Up
KMBC, MO ** ACORN Workers Indicted For Voter Fraud
RedState, VA ** 4 ACORN Workers Indicted in KC (voter fraud in Missouri)

Posted by yaahoo_06iest at 3:47 PM EST

Updated: Thursday, 2 November 2006 3:56 PM EST

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