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<p><span style="font-size: large; font-family: Pegasus;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">U.S. </span><span style="font-size: small; font-family: Pegasus;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">MILITARY...ATTACKED! FROM WITHIN</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"> Two stories coming out in the same day show the growing danger of the influence of Islam within our own foolishly tolerant society. There are two dead soldiers today. Dead because there is no way to tell the difference between a radical jihadist and a so called "moderate" Muslim. Worse, however, is news that Islam's influence has reached within the walls of the Pentagon itself. Thus guaranteeing Islam will become a greater influence within the ranks of our own military. Still think Sharia Law can't happen here?</span></span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: Pegasus;"><span style="font-family: Pegasus;"><span style="font-style: italic;"> An Iraqi soldier has opened fire on American troops, killing two and wounding three others, US and Iraqi officials have said. The incident happened during a joint patrol in the north on 26 December, but fuller details have only now emerged. An Iraqi general said the patrol had come under fire from gunmen in the city of Mosul, but his soldier had "abused" the situation and shot the Americans. It is thought to be the first such case since the US-led invasion of 2003. </span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"> The US initially reported the deaths of Capt Rowdy Inman, 38, and Sgt Benjamin Portell, 27, as resulting from hostile small arms fire. But Iraqi general Mutaa al-Khazraji said: "They (the joint patrol) were attacked by gunmen and the (Iraqi) soldier abused the situation and killed the two soldiers." He said the Iraqi serviceman had been "an insurgent infiltrator". He was arrested and is being questioned. (BBC News) </span><br /> <br /> Now who among us didn't see this coming? The gods of multiculturalism have demanded, and now extracted, their sacrifice. You can rest assured it will not be the last one. So much for the conventional wisdom that believes that giving these people jobs and a chance at a free life will make them dedicated to the cause of a unified free Iraq. It appears they have a belief system that runs a little deeper than even their own self interest. Now what do you think that could be? <br /> I have said before and will say again that religious beliefs run deeper than anything else in the human experience. People will do for a god what they would not even do for their families. They will even sacrifice their family members and themselves for the cause of their god. There must be within us who would resist them the courage to condemn a god that not only tolerates a perpetual war for world domination, but that actually demands it. That's right, I said condemn a god! <br /> I just got through watching senator, and presidential candidate, John McCain give a speech in New Hampshire. While giving this speech he had a group of men behind him. These men were World War 2 veterans. He constantly kept referring to their strength and resolve in the face of the monumental challenge of their lifetime when freedom was in jeopardy of being crushed at the hands of fascist idealism. Well the Japanese and **** fascists were nothing more than "johnny come latelies" in the in the history of oppression. They have nothing on 14 centuries of Islamic oppression. However, our ancestors did understand how to defeat such an enemy and, more importantly, they had the courage to implement tough measures to get them through the conflict. <br /> One of those tough measures was to keep many Japanese Americans under guard at internment camps during the war. This has been, over time, a much maligned and controversial decision on the part of the "greatest generation." But it did show that they understood that a multi ethnic society like the United States faces unique challenges when prosecuting a war. World War 2 was a war of survival, and they survived. They realized there was no foolproof way to discern the difference between a loyal Japanese American and a spy working on behalf of Japan. The War Department called for the discharge of all soldiers of Japanese ancestry from active service in early 1942. Even though some Japanese Americans did inevitably fight in the great war, they were generally forbidden from being involved in combat in the Pacific theater. Another tough decision. Another correct one as well. <br /> So now I ask you: how do you tell a "moderate" Muslim, assuming for the sake of argument that such a thing even exists, from a jihadist? You know the answer to that. You don't have any reliable method for doing so. It is a fatal flaw in the plan for Iraq's unity. It is actually quite surprising that this hasn't happened more often. But it has happened before, not by an Iraqi soldier, but an American one. Remember the story of Sgt. Asan Akbar from 2003? <br /><br /> <span style="font-style: italic;">Soldiers of the 101st Airborne Division grappled with the notion Sunday that one of their own was apparently solely responsible for the morning's gory grenade and rifle attack at a brigade headquarters here, killing a captain and injuring 15 others, including a brigade commander. The slain officer was identified as Army Capt. Christopher Scott Seifert, 27, originally of Williams Township, Pa. He was sleeping in his tent when the attack occurred. </span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"> Officers said the attacker apparently acted alone, and the suspect was identified as Sgt. Asan Akbar, 31, of the 326th Engineer Battalion. The Army released two Kuwaiti interpreters who were detained soon after the attack. Akbar, who is separated from his wife and has no children, has served with the Airborne's 326th Engineering Battalion for four years. Fellow soldiers described him as a loner who was not particularly good at his job. </span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"> Akbar came to 2nd Platoon a year ago as a "rehabilitative transfer," an Army term for moving a soldier to another unit because he doesn't get along with his colleagues or may benefit from a change in leadership. Akbar, an American citizen born Mark Fidel Kools, apparently grew up in California and was living in Moreno Valley, Calif., in 1999. He was a convert to Islam. </span><br /><br /> A perfectly predictable situation. His loyalty to Islam was greater than his loyalty to his country. Small wonder when you consider that Islam is its own government and does not allow for the recognition of "man-made" laws or "man-made" states. Yet who would dare even suggest, in our politically incorrect world, that Muslim soldiers should be carefully screened before being allowed to accompany their units into a Muslim dominated part of the world? This in spite of the fact that such "profiling" almost certainly would have prevented this particular incident. <br /> As tragic as these easily preventable deaths are, there is another story that is even worse. Worse because the infiltration of the Muslim ideology has found itself a home not just within the ranks of the military, but within the upper echelons where important policy is formulated. This story is damning! <br /><br /> <span style="font-style: italic;">Stephen Coughlin, the Pentagon specialist on Islamic law and Islamist extremism, has been fired from his position on the military's Joint Staff. The action followed a report in this space last week revealing opposition to his work for the military by pro-Muslim officials within the office of Deputy Defense Secretary Gordon England. </span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"> Mr. Coughlin was notified this week that his contract with the Joint Staff will end in March, effectively halting the career of one of the U.S. government's most important figures in analyzing the nature of extremism and ultimately preparing to wage ideological war against it. He had run afoul of a key aide to Mr. England, Hasham Islam, who confronted Mr. Coughlin during a meeting several weeks ago when Mr. Islam sought to have Mr. Coughlin soften his views on Islamist extremism. </span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"> Mr. Coughlin was accused directly by Mr. Islam of being a Christian zealot or extremist "with a pen," according to defense officials. Mr. Coughlin appears to have become one of the first casualties in the war of ideas with Islamism. The officials said Mr. Coughlin was let go because he had become "too hot" or controversial within the Pentagon. </span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"> Misguided Pentagon officials, including Mr. Islam and Mr. England, have initiated an aggressive "outreach" program to U.S. Muslim groups that critics say is lending credibility to what has been identified as a budding support network for Islamist extremists, including front groups for the radical Muslim Brotherhood. Mr. Coughlin wrote a memorandum several months ago based on documents made public in a federal trial in Dallas that revealed a covert plan by the Muslim Brotherhood, an Egyptian-origin Islamist extremist group, to subvert the United States using front groups. Members of one of the identified front groups, the Islamic Society of North America, has been hosted by Mr. England at the Pentagon.</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"> After word of the confrontation between Mr. Coughlin and Mr. Islam was made public, support for Mr. Coughlin skyrocketed among those in and out of government who feared the worst, namely that pro-Muslim officials in the Pentagon were after Mr. Coughlin's scalp, and that his departure would be a major setback for the Pentagon's struggling efforts to develop a war of ideas against extremism. Blogs lit up with hundreds of postings, some suggesting that Mr. England's office is "penetrated" by the enemy in the war on terrorism. </span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"> Kevin Wensing, a spokesman for Mr. England, said "no one in the deputy's office had any input into this decision" by the Joint Staff to end Mr. Coughlin's contract. A Joint Staff spokesman had no immediate comment. (Washington Times) </span><br /><br /> Thats right, you read that correctly. A Muslim apologist, Hasham Islam, has enough influence to get a Pentagon official FIRED from his job. Apparently Mr. Coughlin is capable of seeing through the facade of many Muslim organizations WITHIN the United States that are actively working on behalf of the STATE OF ISLAM. And make no mistake about it. That's how Muslims view Islam. It is the only government they recognize. They have infiltrated our country at a level that has now caused a decision to be made that will have alarming consequences. Tough decisions about Islamic Jihad will not be made by those looking out for Islam's best interest over ours! Our own country is betraying us In favor of the STATE OF ISLAM!<br /> This is not the first time high level operatives have used their influence to alter policy in favor of a direction detrimental to American interests. Consider the story of Solomon Adler, a Treasury Department official, and John Stewart Service, an American diplomat who served in the Foreign Service in China prior to and during the World War 2. Both were American citizens and both were Soviet spies. they used their positions during the Truman administration to author report after report condemning the anti-communist leader Chiang Kai-shek as corrupt and unworthy of American support, while fawning over the virtues of communist leader Mao Tse-tung and Chou En-lai. We all know how well that worked out for us now don't we? All along there was a denial by the democratic administration that there was any real threat of communist infiltration of the government. With the opening of the FBI files in 1995 we have learned a lot about this incident and many others that prove that the Soviets had successfully penetrated the U.S. government at the highest levels. It was no myth. McCarthy has long since been vindicated. <br /> Do not underestimate the ability of Muslims to alter American policy in the same manner. Islam demands loyalty but to one state, ISLAM. Their is not any allowance for a separation of Islam from the government. Islam is the government. Tough decisions will have to be made in order to keep our freedom. WE must separate Islam from our state. They have already achieved the firing of a Pentagon official who was too "critical" of them. <br /> This was done in the open for all to see. Hashan Islam isn't even a spy! Why is any Muslim allowed such a voice within our government? Did you think they could do such a thing? Now I ask you again: Do you still think Sharia Law can't happen here? Are you willing to do what is necessary to stop it?</span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif; color: #ff0000;">In an effort to make it easier when it comes to song reviews, we have added a new feature. On your artist page menu you will see that we added ALL SONG REVIEWS. This will basically give you a chronological order of all your song reviews in one location with a link to who wrote the review. I think this will make it a lot easier for all of us!</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif; color: #ff0000;">Also I just added a new banner on the side of your artist page that will allow you to link an image as shown below on any web page directly to your artist page. I am not the best artist so if anyone wants to do banners, by all means jump in!<br /> </span></p>
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<p>hey friends.. well&nbsp;my song with syntopia SEE THE LIGHT is still new and if you haven't gotten to know syntopia's music yet it's well worth the listen for that reason alone.. hey, maybe only for that reason.. lol.. here's&nbsp; the link.. thanks for listening and your reviews will be very much appreciated.. </p>
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<p>2nd song down the list.. cheers.. </p>
<p>jose aka rapster</p>

<p>I've been thinking, as always, about pulling the threads, digging down to the roots of my own musical interests and passions, prompted most recently by some of Vesa's terrific style recombinations and Rapster's evident fidelity to being open to new styles, genres, and tools. These guys and a host of others have wildly ecclectic tastes and a fearless drive to experiment. They're also blessed with a broad knowledge of what music is and can be -- art, self-expression, emotional amplifier, medicine, metaphor, inspiration... and a few hundred other functions and rewards that may suit a particular time or place or person better that those. They've cultivated what I think of as Great Ears, which I'm betting grew out of a lifetime of listening carefully to everything they can get their hands on, seeing the connections, filing the sounds away consciously and unconsciously.</p>
<p>I'm not trying to get all mystical here really... my own love of making music came out of a desire to sound as much as I could like the Rolling Stones as a teenager. Noticing that someone named Willie Dixon wrote Little Red Rooster, i started pulling my first threads more than thirty years ago and ever since have dug down through the roots of rock to the blues and beyond. Eventually I dug back to the very earliest recordings, where the lines between between traditions blur. Blues and Jazz are one. Blues and Country are one. Cajun, Acadian, Celtic and more are one. Skip James, Hank Williams and hard labor chain gang hollers on the Alan Lomax field recordings are one. Hopi drummers and Highlanders in New Guinea banging on logs. Joni and Mingus. Johnny Cash and Beck. Robert Plant and Alison Krauss. Burt Bacharach and Elvis Costello -- not just collaborators, but soul mates deep inside. Heck, Forest Pygmy singing sounds a whole lot like Tuvan throat singers. And on and on...</p>
<p>It truly is a wonderfful thing that the music of solitary musicians, crafting alone for personal enjoyment and fulfillment -- alongside the music of humanity's heritage -- can be heard and enjoyed on a global basis from right there where you're sitting.</p>
<p>Pull the threads. Listen up, ya'll.</p>

<p>well... things are moving on... i have now relocated to Ireland, and am in quite a rural area... its beautiful, but my internet is only via a 3G modem, and the signal is crap here (ie... not 3G... more like fast GPRS)..!!</p>
<p>as a result i will not be listening to much on here.. apologies... and will noit be reviewing either... more apologies..!! </p>
<p>i have pretty much bailed out of the guaco project for now, but they are going as a duo i think..? so... i might get back to a load of stuff i was doing a a 'side' project soon, and when the notion takes me... i will use a faster connection and get some of this stuff loaded up.</p>
<p>take care everyone..!! stu.. </p>

<p><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;">"Interactive Radio" on Mix Radio is proud to present the next Artist up for the "Mix Radio Center Stage Presentation" during my Saturday Night Rocks show on July 12, 2008: none other than the amazing <a href="http://www.mixposure.com/Self_Tort/">Brian Ralston, better known as Self Tort</a>. Brian has a really great set of tunes lined up for you and a very nice presentation to tell us a bit about himself and his music! He lists his influences to be: Jack Bruce, Pete Townsend, Ray Davies, Peter Gabriel, Gary Brooker and Richard Thompson! That's some nice company there!<br /><br />So, please tune in to <a href="http://www.mixposure.com/index.php?t=mix_radio">Mix Radio, the "Interactive Radio" via Mixposure.com</a> at 8 pm Eastern Time - USA and join us in the <a href="http://www.mixposure.com/chat/">Chat Room</a> for some fun chat during the show! There's always a great crowd hanging out, so don't be shy and come on in! In addition to Self Tort's great Center Stage Presentation, I will bring you a great mix of Independent Artist's music. After all, Mixposure is not only the home, but also the "Future of Independent Music"!!!<br /><br />
<p><span style="font-size: small; font-family: Verdana;"><em>You still have the opportunity to listen to last weeks show by going to the: <a href="http://www.mixposure.com/MixRadio/blog.php">Mix Radio Blogs Page here on Mixposure.com</a>, which also includes a link to last week's artists/songs I've played.</em><br /><br />
<p><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: Verdana;">We hope to see you this Saturday. Self Tort is a really great artist! Another Aussie, too! Those guys are really something else (and I mean that in a GOOD way)! <br /><br />Cheers,<br /><br />Mike</span></p>
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<p>well according to the MRI and my doctor so ,I know a lot of you will have a hard time believing this but his exact words where that "I have a normal brain"...yep caught me off guard too..<br />so I'll be around,<br />have a great day...<br />later down an worry free...<br />Will ~~~&gt;<a href="http://myspacetv.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&amp;videoid=22561475"><strong><span style="font-size: x-small; color: #003399;">Check out this video: Man Alive-Will Carroll</span></strong></a><br />&nbsp;on willcarroll.net and thanks to you all for your friendship...</p>
<p>&nbsp;now I got some drinkin to catch up on....</p>

<p>please check the HEMI tones site for some updates.&nbsp; Within the next seven days i will be taking down.. 8 songs from the site..</p>
<p>The news of what is bieng planned for the site is listed there in the biography</p>
<p>I will leave six of those songs up for anyone to download for the period of one week.&nbsp; after that they are gone for a while..</p>
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<p>PII'S PLAYHOUSE!!!!!!!!!!</p>
<p>PII HAS BEEN RELEASED FROM THE DEPTHS OFHELL!!!!<br />HE'S HAD A FULL NIGHTS SLEEP AND HE IS READY TO PARTY!!!!<br />COME ONE COME ALL...HE'S BURNING FOR YOU!<br />HE'S GONNA BURN DOWN THE HOUSE!!!!!!<br />BURN BABY BURN!!!!!!<br />6 PM EST 11 PM GMT</p>
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<div>I just wanted to take a moment and thank everyone for all of the reviews that are being done. We have a ton of new music coming in and I see a lot of reviews being done. For that I thank you! I never want this site to be a storage bin for people's music. Maybe the free account upgrade is helping? If so we may have to do this periodically lol.</div>
<div>I also wanted to say it was nice to meet a lot of you Saturday Night in the Chatroom for Mike K's Saturday Night Rocks Radio Broadcast. This is a weekly 4 hour long live show where Mike plays music from the Mixposure Artists. This week he featured my fellow admin ReaperSG aka RWK during the Mix Radio - Center Stage Presentation. It was cool getting the inside scoop on Rick . If you are free this Saturday Night, please stop in and say hello!</div>
<div>If you have not visited the Forums as of yet, please stop by and Introduce yourself. Also if you have heard a great artist on Mixposure, please let us know in Nigel and Brian's Corner. Maybe your band is already mentioned in there?</div>
<div>Please feel free to let me know if you have any questions or you can ask any of of mods or admins.</div>
<div>Additionally, I wanted to thank all of you that have upgraded and supported the site. It is greatly appreciated!</div>
<div>Dazed</div>
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