Part1: Basic incompatibility of Western thought and Muslim theocracy

"Not all Muslims are terrorists, but all terrorists are Muslims," said radio talk show host Peter Boyles last week on www.khow.com in Denver, Colorado.

Boyles' remarks followed a horrific mass killing by Muslim U.S. Army Major Nadal Malik Hasan at Fort Hood, Texas.  Hasan blasted away at 42 military personnel and civilians as they stood defenseless in line awaiting deployment processing for the Middle East.  He screamed, "Allah Akbar, Allah Akbar!" while unloading his firearms into the bodies of U.S. troops.

Constructivism has been ubiquitous for decades; educators can hardly write a grant proposal without using this trendy term. But what does it mean?

The constructivist concept seems to be contained inside a short phrase: CONSTRUCT NEW KNOWLEDGE, as in, "Students shouldn't be focused on acquiring information or submitting to other people's ideas; education should be concerned with constructing new knowledge." I've seen a hundred such formulations. Finally, one really wants to know, is that saying anything? Nothing? What exactly?

Warnings that Democrats plan to scrap pro-life Stupak amendment language in Senate

WASHINGTON, D.C., November 8, 2009 (LifeSiteNews.com) - Celebration over the dramatic victory of a pro-life amendment in the House health care bill late Saturday night was quickly dimmed by the passage of the bill, which not only presents a plethora of other dangers, but also could lose even the hard-won pro-life language in later proceedings.

At approximately 10:20 p.m. EST Saturday night, the U.S. House voted 240-194 to approve an amendment to H.R. 3962 that maintains long-standing federal policy on abortion by banning government-appropriated funds from covering elective abortions.  Then, just before 11 p.m., House lawmakers voted 220-215 to pass the massive health care overhaul.  One Republican voted for the bill.

It's getting harder by the minute to say he just "snapped": Fort Hood jihadist linked to 9/11 jihadists

But never fear, the mainstream media will keep looking for a motive! "Fort Hood shooting: Texas army killer linked to September 11 terrorists," by Philip Sherwell and Alex Spillius for the Telegraph, November 7 (thanks to all who sent this in):