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Turkish PM Heavy Handed Approach

June 3, 2013 By 2 Comments

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The Prime Minister of Turkey wants to hang people for calling him names Twitter. The Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, can’t seem to take the heat from his opponents. In a speech on June 02, 2013, he said, “Consider the sincerity in these protests. Social media is full of fabricated news, baseless claims and accusations against me for days…
Therefore we should hang those people to the trees” he went on to say

“Those tactless people are twitting and messaging that “we are under violence and dying, police panzers are crushing us” And many people who share and retweet these are hundreds of fascist”

For those of you who do not know what a police panzer is, it is a Turkish police vehicle that looks like a bulldozer.
police brutality

Here is a video of the very “lie” the Prime Minister wants these “fascists” to be hung for:
protestors and detractors complain about his
Heavy handed approach

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McCain Visits Rebels In Syria

June 1, 2013 By Leave a Comment

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Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz., shown) and his goal of openly intervening in the Syrian conflict on behalf of the foreign-backed rebels — many of whom openly fight under the banner of al-Qaeda — suffered a major setback this week after a public relations stunt backfired in spectacular fashion. Media reports that surfaced Thursday claimed some of the opposition fighters he met and posed for pictures with during a recent trip to Syria were actually extremists. In fact, the radicals are accused of kidnapping Lebanese pilgrims from a village in Aleppo province.

The news, first reported by Al Jadeed and The Daily Star newspaper in Lebanon, sparked widespread ridicule and criticism of the senator as his office scrambled to deal with the embarrassing negative publicity. It also further confirmed long-held suspicions among lawmakers and analysts that, contrary to claims made by Sen. McCain and others pushing for another open U.S. war in the Middle East, rebel forces might be just as bad as the Assad regime — maybe worse.

Sen. McCain, who is often at odds with his party and is regularly derided by conservatives as a “RINO,” sneaked across the border into Syria to give Western-backed rebel fighters a quick PR boost. He was also hoping the trip would help build support for overt U.S. intervention on behalf of the opposition, which continues to come under fire worldwide. Among the criticism: human rights abuses, firing on civilian protesters, cannibalism, massacres, using chemical weapons, deep ties to terrorist groups, Islamic extremism, openly announcing an ethnic cleansing program aimed at Shia Muslims, mass-murdering Christians, and more.

McCain has long been claiming that the U.S. government would be able to identify and vet the “good” elements among opposition fighters before overtly sending heavy military weapons. In an ironic twist, however, even his own staff was apparently unable to do so. According to the Lebanese paper, among the rebels who Sen. McCain met were men identified by two survivors as kidnappers involved in holding Shia pilgrims hostage.

One image of the senator, for example, reportedly featured Mohammad Nour, fingered as the top spokesman and photographer for the Northern Storm brigade (Asifat al Shamal) responsible for the kidnappings. Another man who reportedly met with McCain, Abu Ibrahim, was also implicated by freed hostages as part of the kidnapping operation. Some non-governmental organizations involved in the senator’s trip are now claiming that Ibrahim may be dead, but the brigade’s supposed new leader did indeed meet with McCain, the groups admitted.

Other news reports, however, say Ibrahim is actually still the commander of the kidnapping rebel brigade in question. The group, which McCain met with in Syria, according to organizers, has been holding nine hostages for over a year amid intense negotiations. The two who were released are confident that the man pictured with McCain was indeed among the kidnappers.

“I recognized him immediately,” Anwar Ibrahim, one of the kidnapping victims who was finally released last year, was quoted as saying by The Daily Star. “He was the photographer who was brought in to take our photos [during captivity]. He works with the kidnappers. He knows them very well … I don’t know anything about why McCain was visiting, or what he wanted, but I was very surprised to see [Mohammad Nour] there.”

In widely quoted statements to the media, a spokesman for Sen. McCain was in full damage-control mode. “In coordination with the Syrian Emergency Task Force, Senator John McCain traveled to and from Syria with General Salim Idris, the chief of staff of the Supreme Military Council of the Syrian opposition, to meet with two senior Free Syrian Army commanders,” spokesman Brian Rogers explained. “None of the individuals the Senator planned to meet with was named Mohamad Nour or Abu Ibrahim. A number of other Syrian commanders joined the meeting, but none of them identified himself as Mohamad Nour or Abu Ibrahim.”

According to McCain’s spokesman, the U.S.-based “Syrian Emergency Task Force” echoed his claims, saying the Sen. McCain did not go to Syria to specifically meet with any rebels named Mohamad Nour or Abu Ibrahim. The group, which helped coordinate the senator’s half-baked publicity stunt, also said that two of its members were present at the meeting and confirmed that none of those in attendance identified themselves as the kidnappers in questions. However, if McCain really did meet and pose with kidnappers, that would be “regrettable,” Rogers continued.

“A number of the Syrians who greeted Senator McCain upon his arrival in Syria asked to take pictures with him, and as always, the Senator complied,” the spokesman added. “If the individual photographed with Senator McCain is in fact Mohamed Nour, that is regrettable. But it would be ludicrous to suggest that the Senator in any way condones the kidnapping of Lebanese Shia pilgrims or has any communication with those responsible. Senator McCain condemns such heinous actions in the strongest possible terms.”

While the news has been picked up by media outlets and wire services worldwide, McCain’s spokesman tried, indirectly at least, to pin the blame for the scandal on Assad supporters. “It’s not surprising that the pro-Hezbollah forces supporting the Assad regime who originally promoted this distortion would seek to smear anything and anyone supporting the Syrian opposition,” Rogers said, apparently referring to one of the first sources to report the news, Al Jadeed.

Still, despite the embarrassing scandal and the increasingly horrifying reports about Syrian rebel atrocities, McCain is standing firm. “The senator believes his visit to Syria was critical to supporting the many brave Syrians who are fighting for their lives and the freedom of their country against a brutal regime and its foreign allies that are massacring Syrian citizens on Syrian territory,” his spokesman added. The foreign allies of the regime include the Russian government and the Iranian regime.

McCain and other pro-war politicians in Congress have been loudly demanding even more overt intervention on behalf of the rebels. President Obama and his administration, meanwhile, have been quietly helping to arm, fund, and train the rebels virtually from the start. Of course, WikiLeaks documents showed that the opposition has been receiving U.S. tax dollars since before the armed uprising even began. But certain elements in Congress want more.

As was the case in Libya, the U.S. government and its allies among Western powers and Sunni Arab dictatorships appear to be hoping to topple the regime without having to put “boots on the ground.” The primary tactic has been the use of “rebels,” many of whom are foreign mercenaries openly fighting for al-Qaeda and the imposition of sharia law after the dictator falls.

Even the Free Syrian Army (FSA) rebel alliance, touted by McCain and others as the “good guys,” recently announced an ethnic cleansing program aimed at exterminating Shia Muslims and especially members of the Alawite faith. Christians are also in the crosshairs, with news reports this week saying that an entire Christian village was massacred by rebels.

In recent months, as The New American has been reporting since 2011 when the “revolution” began, the truth about the Islamist rebels has been more widely reported. The facts paint a very different picture than what McCain and his allies are spouting, and some lawmakers have urged caution. Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.), for example, recently blasted his colleagues on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee for voting to support arming the allies of al-Qaeda.

While McCain’s propaganda stunt may have backfired, the gruesome war in Syria marches on, pitting Islamist rebels against a brutal but secular dictator who protected minorities. Estimates suggest as many as 100,000 people have already been killed, with another 1.5 million being forced to flee the country so far. Why American policymakers would seek to pour fuel on the fire by deepening U.S. involvement remains unclear. The death toll, however, will undoubtedly continue to soar.

Reblog from Alex Newman

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Hindu Women in India Found Raped and Chopped Into Pieces by Muslims

February 24, 2013 By 1 Comment

Muslims rape Hindu women and chop them into pieces.

Originally Posted by sharia unveiled on August 11, 2012

The effects of Islam are deadly. Numerous Hindu Women in India are Being Found: Raped, Mutilated and Decapitated

The jihad against the Hindu is centuries old, with over 80 million Hindu slaughtered –and that’s a low estimate. The jihadi war continues to this day. The ongoing gruesome slaughter of Hindu by Muslims is scrubbed entirely from the news coverage in the West.

Here are some recent news-links (below) that would explain the recent riots in Assam state (India), where indigenous Bodo Hindus and many of the four million illegal Muslim infiltrators (from neighboring Bangladesh) fought pitched battles starting from July 19, 2012 for the next two weeks.

Google News links on Assam riots
The Muslims started the riots; the Hindu gave a fitting response.
According to official (underplayed) version, the death toll is 73; and that 200,000+ displaced people now reside in refugee camps, after their homes were burnt down in the violence.
But according to my reliable sources (on the ground), the unofficial death toll and refugee count is much larger.
It is in one of those unreported attacks in Assam’s villages that the Hindu women were raped and chopped up (as seen in the photograph above).
Given the strong, historical Islamic penchant for necrophilia, may be the reason why these Hindu women were chopped up in such a manner so that more Muslims could commit necrophilia long after the women breathed their last breath.
editorial footnote: A very special thank you to Pamela Geller for writing this story and for all of the courageous work you do on a daily basis for the rights of, not only muslim women and children but, ALL women and children of ALL beliefs and backgrounds.
-s/m@shariaunveiledhttp://shariaunveiled.wordpress.com/2012/08/11/hindu-women-in-india-found-raped-and-chopped-into-pieces-by-muslims/

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The bodies of dead Hindus who were killed along with 10 others by Muslims near a Hindu temple in Marad (Kerala)

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Racism is Narrative from Democrats on 9/11 Benghazi Attack

November 21, 2012 By 4 Comments

Susan Rice as she addresses "Face The Nation"

Leave it to the Democrat party to call anyone a racist who disagrees with them. I am so tired of hearing the likes the Congressional Black Caucus arguing that John McCain, Ambassador John Bolten, and anyone else who calls for answers regarding Benghazi is a racist. For example  simply because Senator John McCain is  holding Susan Rice accountable for her role in the dissemination of lies and distortion concerning the Benghazi attack they call him a racist.

 

These are the undisputed facts: On Sept 14th Susan Rice went on five talk shows to promote the narrative that the Benghazi attacks which killed four Americans including our US Ambassador Chris Stevens was a result of a  ”spontaneous, angry crowd” the idea was that some obscure youtube video which makes fun of Islam’s prophet had so enraged the crowds they decided to attack our embassy in Benghazi. Why would this administration need to cover up the fact the attack was Al-Qaeda? Could it be because it does not fit the narrative that all is great in the Middle East now that Bin Laden is dead? Is it true that Al-Qaeda is on the run? Clearly Al-Qaeda has been emboldened lately, and no it is not on the run as President Obama has been saying.

The mainstream media ran amok with the story of “a spontaneous attack due to an offensive video against their prophet” .  It never occurred to anyone that 80% of the people in that particular area don’t even have a pc, or that rocket propelled grenade launchers didn’t all of a sudden appear at the compound. Obviously this was a planned attack. Even the Libyan leader admitted the very next day the attack was Al-qaeda. At the same time the administration was parading U.S Ambassador Susan Rice and the lie that it was some obscure video. To get to the bottom of the lie, to find out how the ambassador could have been so wrong, she must be questioned.

General Patraeus when questioned this past week, said he specifically included the phrase that it was a terrorist attack from Al qaeda.  Somehow that sentence never made it to the talking points Susan Rice touted. It has yet to be determined who omitted that sentence from the briefing talking points given to Ambassador Rice. Instead of the Democrats trying to find the truth the first thing they do is use the race card against all persons questioning Susan Rice. Is this administration hiding something? Playing the race card has become such a common technique,  Republicans expect it. Don’t like what the Republicans are asking you ? Yell RACISM! That is sure to change the subject, and shut them up! Fortunately it won’t work this time. This time we will get to the bottom of it. This could be President Obamas WATERGATE.

NBC NEWS link

Washington Post Link to General Patraeus testimony:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/petraeus-arrives-on-capitol-hill-for-closed-door-benghazi-hearings/2012/11/16/ab0dd2f8-2fea-11e2-ac4a-33b8b41fb531_story.html

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Do Not Forget Bowe Robert Bergdahl in Captivity in Afghanistan. This is His Story.

April 6, 2012 By 1 Comment

Military status and disappearance

Bergdahl is assigned to the 1st Battalion, 501st Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, based at Fort Richardson, Alaska.  He went missing on June 30, 2009.  Since then, the Taliban has released five videos showing him in captivity. The Taliban have demanded $1 million and the release of 21 Afghan prisoners and Aafia Siddiqui in exchange for Bergdahl’s release. They have threatened to execute Bergdahl if Siddiqui is not released. Most of the Afghan prisoners they want freed are being held at Guantanamo Bay.

At the time of his capture, Bergdahl’s rank was that of Private First Class (E-3). In June 2010, he was promoted to Specialist (E-4) during his absence. On June 17, 2011 he was promoted to the rank of Sergeant (E-5).

Bergdahl is assigned to the 1st Battalion, 501st Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, based at Fort Richardson, Alaska.[4] He went missing on June 30, 2009. Since then, the Taliban has released five videos showing him in captivity. The Taliban have demanded $1 million[5] and the release of 21 Afghan prisoners and Aafia Siddiqui in exchange for Bergdahl’s release. They have threatened to execute Bergdahl if Siddiqui is not released. Most of the Afghan prisoners are being held at Guantanamo Bay.

In the videos,  Bergdahl appeared downcast and frightened.  A Department of Defense statement issued on July 19 confirmed that Bergdahl was declared “missing/whereabouts unknown” on July 1, and his status was changed to “missing/captured” on July 3.

In the 28-minute video his captors hold up his dog tags to establish the captured man is Bergdahl.  Bergdahl gives the date as July 14 and mentions an attack which occurred that day.

Accounts of his capture differ. The version offered by Bergdahl, in the video, is that he was captured when he fell behind on a patrol.  CNN, in its report, cites both Taliban and U.S. military sources, the former alleging he was ambushed after becoming drunk off base, and the latter denying that claim stating: “The Taliban are known for lying and what they are claiming (is) not true.”

A Department of Defense spokesperson, Lieutenant Commander Christine Sidenstricker, said, “I’m glad to see he appears unharmed, but again, this is a Taliban propaganda video. They are exploiting the soldier in violation of international law.”

According to the Associated Press, General Nabi Mullakheil of the Afghan National Police said the capture occurred in Paktika Province. Their other sources inform them that he was captured by a Taliban group led by Maulvi Sangin, who has moved him to Ghazni Province. The Guardian quoted sources who speculated about the increased difficulty of a rescue mission if Bergdahl had been smuggled across the nearby border into Pakistan.

CNN described two Pashto-language leaflets the U.S. military was distributing in seeking Bergdahl.  One showed a smiling GI shaking hands with Afghan children, with a caption that called him a guest in Afghanistan. The other showed a door being broken down, and threatened that those holding Bergdahl would be hunted down.

In December 2009,  five months after Bergdahl’s disappearance, the media arm of the Afghan Taliban announced the release of a new video of  ”a U.S. soldier captured in Afghanistan,” titled “One of Their People Testified.” In the announcement the Taliban did not name the American, but the only U.S. soldier known to be in captivity is Bergdahl.

U.S. military officials have been searching for Bergdahl, but it is not publicly known whether he is even being held in Afghanistan or in neighboring Pakistan, an area off-limits to U.S. forces based in Afghanistan.

On December 25, another video was released that features Bergdahl in a combat uniform and helmet.  He describes his place of birth, deployment to Afghanistan and subsequent capture. He then makes several statements regarding his humane treatment by his captors, contrasting this to the abuses suffered by insurgents in prisons. He finishes by saying that America should not be in Afghanistan and that it is just another Vietnam.

On April 7, 2010, the Taliban released a third video of Bergdahl, now with a full head of hair and a beard, pleading for the release of Afghan prisoners held at Guantanamo and Bagram.

In November 2010, Bergdahl appeared briefly in a fourth video.

In May 2011, Bergdahl appeared briefly in a fifth video.

In December 2011, it was reported that Bergdahl tried to escape three months earlier but was recaptured after three days.

Threat of reprisal

On February 4, 2010, the Afghan Taliban demanded the release of Aafia Siddiqui, a Pakistani scientist who was convicted by a U.S. court on charges of attempting to murder U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan, and threatened to execute Bergdahl if their demand was not met. The Taliban claimed that members of Siddiqui’s family had requested their assistance.

Reports of joining the Taliban

Fox News reported in August 2010 that a Taliban commander named Haji Nadeem said Bergdahl was helping to train the Taliban in bomb making and infantry tactics. The Pentagon dismissed the reports as Taliban propaganda.

Pentagon refutes Taliban propaganda

NBC’s chief Pentagon correspondent Jim Miklaszewski spoke to military and intelligence officials about the story, and they tell him the report is far from credible, and to consider the source — a Taliban commander by the name of Haji Nadeem.

“They immediately poked holes in it by pointing out that Nadeem said when Bergdahl was captured after walking away from his combat outpost, for whatever reason, that when the Taliban took him into custody they made him take off all his clothes and his body armor for fear that there was a GPS locator implanted in either the armor or his clothing. But the fact of the matter is Bowe left the base with nothing more than a compass and a bottle of water. He left his weapon and his body armor behind, so the story already doesn’t hold much water from the get-go. And the fact that the source of the information is actually a Taliban commander of sorts indicates it is nothing more than pure propaganda.”

Miklaszewski says the military continues to focus on Bergdahl’s safe return.

A spokesman for Bowe Robert Bergdahl’s family says the family has no comment

In conclusion

Since we do not know the truth about our soldier in captivity; we can only assume he is trying to stay alive until he is rescued. If this story were to gain traction with the national news media it would go far in keeping him alive. Every American citizen should be writing, calling, and emailing their state senator, and congressperson for the release of this young soldier. If it were your brother, son, boyfriend, or husband you would not stop until you were sure your loved one was safe.

It is up to you to help Bowe because clearly he can not help himself at this time. Please pray for the safe return of Bowe Robert Bergdahl, and share this story. It is the least you can do for one of our men who went to fight for your country.

 

 

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Will the U.S stand with Israel when the Caliphate is Established?

January 31, 2012 By 16 Comments

It’s been almost a year ago to the date. On Feb 1,2011 Glenn Beck announced to the world that the RADICALS, ISLAMIST, COMMUNISTS, and SOCIALISTS,  would work together against Israel, and against capitalism, and would work together to overturn stability. Now nearly a year later their dream of establishing a Caliphate has almost come to fruition. All you have to do is read the newspapers from around the world and you notice the headlines sound more and more as if the Islamist are taking over the world. Egypt Islamist secure 75% of their Parliament. The Middle East now is closer to starting their Caliphate. Today, Tuesday January 31,2012; Egypt’s newly elected lawmakers took aim at the country’s military rulers, accusing them of trampling on democratic norms and overstepping their powers by passing laws, including a crucial one regulating presidential elections. Led by the Islamist Muslim Brotherhood movement, the parliament is the first elected since the fall of President Hosni Mubarak last February. Since its founding in 1928, the Muslim Brotherhood (Hizb al-Ikhwan al-Muslimun) has profoundly influenced the political life of the Middle East. Its motto is telling: “Allah is our objective. The Prophet is our leader. The Qur’an ( Koran ) is our law. Jihad is our way. Dying in the way of Allah is our highest hope.” This is the group who is eager to assert its authority in the face of the powerful military council that took power after Mubarak’s fall and is in charge of managing the country’s transition to civilian rule.

Lawmaker Mohammed el-Beltagy, a member of the Brotherhood’s Freedom and Justice Party, called the generals’ decision to unilaterally pass the election law politically “unjustified” and said parliament must make clear that it is the country’s sole legislative power. ”Let it be a clear message to the Egyptian street that the parliament has become the only and unchallenged legislative authority,” el-Beltagy told lawmakers. The Muslim Brotherhood will establish Shari’a Law in Egypt and when it does Egypt will be just like Iran. My concern is for the young people of Egypt who will not like this new way of life. If the Islamist take over. This WILL usher in the Caliphate that President Ahmadinejad has long been praying for, and this can only mean less freedoms for the moderates in the Middle East and more danger for Israel. The stated goal of the Muslim Brotherhood, and the radicals of Islam is to establish a worldwide Caliphate to rule under Shari’a Law, and covert all Infidels. Infidels means unbelievers. The way of the Qur’an is clear. Covert or die. A Caliphate means war will yet again likely break out and all those peace loving liberals will be disappointed because our country will be at war again. To them I say this. Isn’t it better to avoid a war with Iran by not allowing them to have nukes?

 

Today Florida votes for a GOP nominee. The U.S needs a president who will stand with Israel. A president who will stop Iran form developing Nucleaur weapons. Americans this is your time to stand firm in what you believe and vote accordingly. Every time we vote, I say it is the most important vote of my time, but this time….it really is.

 

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Iran’s Terrorism Exposed!

October 17, 2011 By Leave a Comment

 

By Mshari al-Zaydi, A Saudi journalist and expert on Islamic movements and Islamic fundamentalism as well as Saudi affairs. Mshari is Asharq Al-Awsat’s opinion page Editor, where he also contributes a weekly column. Has worked for the local Saudi press occupying several posts at Al -Madina newspaper amongst others. He has been a guest on numerous news and current affairs programs as an expert on Islamic extremism. 

What if Iranian officer Gholam Shakuri had succeeded; via his agents in assassinating the Saudi Ambassador in Washington, perhaps even blowing up the Saudi Arabian embassy there?

When it came time to point the finger I admit I wouldn’t have been surprised if Al Qaeda had carried out an operation such as this, not because I am prejudiced, but because the general context of such an attack, as well as the prevailing logic and the organization’s history, all support it carrying out such operations.

The Quds Force, commanded by General Qassem Suleimani, has had a hand in a series of operations and actions across the region, and has been dubbed the Iranian , as it is Tehran’s between the world of light and the world of darkness, or between the realm of countries and states, and that of groups. It is the illegitimate face of the Iranian regime, the gateway to terrorism and off-the-book “black” operations. The Quds Force is nothing more or less than the dark side of the Islamic Republic of Iran.

As for General Suleimani, he is none other than the custodian of Iraqi politics and security, and he governs the country from somewhere on the Iranian – Iraqi border. The Quds Force has an unmistakable presence in Baghdad’s impenetrable Green Zone, via Iranian agents stationed there.

We can clearly see General Qassem Suleimani’s fingerprints in our region, from Hezbollah in Lebanon to the Shiite militias in Iraq to the sleeper cells in the Gulf, the Huthi rebels in Yemen, and the loyalist groups in Pakistan and Afghanistan.

The danger of the foiled terrorist operation in Washington, which targeted the Saudi ambassador and embassy, is that Iran could easily have gotten away with this. Even more dangerous than this, is that this foiled terrorist operation raises a question that is nearly impossible to answer, namely: what other operations have the Quds Force – or other Iranian intelligence apparatus – carried out in the region which others have been blamed for? What about the assassination of a Saudi diplomat in Karachi last May?

 

The mistake of Iran’s agents in Washington was akin to a slipup made by a master thief who has grown complacent after the fourth or fifth successful burglary. For during the initial operations, the thief would be very careful and alert, but if he continued not to get caught, he might grow complacent or start to take greater risks, until he is caught.

Iran is not so dumb that it would seek to carry out an operation of this kind for the first time. There are two major issues that clearly explain why Iran would try this. Firstly, it is clear that the Iranian [intelligence] apparatus previously successfully carried out operations such as this – worldwide – that have not been traced back to it. Therefore, they laboured under the delusion that this operation would be like its predecessors. Secondly, and more importantly in my view, the Iranians have found themselves facing intense regional pressure, with their Syrian ally facing internal problems, the [Arab] Gulf victory in Bahrain, not to mention the Huthi setback in Yemen. Therefore, this assassination attempt was a desperate bid to turn the tables and preoccupy Saudi Arabia and the US with something new, by framing Al Qaeda for this operation.

 

In short, this failed operation uncovered what was hidden, exposed the language of lies and hypocrisy and revealed the truth of this confrontation.

 

Yes, a state of covert war exists between Saudi Arabia and Iran on the one hand and between Iran and the international community on the other, and I do not believe that the international community will allow Iran to capitalize on the regional vacuum and overrun the Middle East.

We have moved from one condition to another and so our policies, rhetoric and positions must reflect this. It is absolutely imperative that this happens, there is no other option.

 

One last word to those who promote the Iranian claim – being repeated by the Muslim Brotherhood – that this whole story is nothing more than a fabrication and a lie. Is the US – which uncovered this plot via Justice Department – a banana republic, like Syria, not possessing any oversight bodies able to uncover the most basic of lies?

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Is U.S intervention in Libya About Currency and Gold?

May 27, 2011 By 14 Comments

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WHY GHADAFFI NOW?

Some say the U.S intervention in Libya is a humanitarian mission. President Obama has said “It is clear the people of Libya must be protected” but could it be the U.S president is really protecting the Central Bankers of the world, The Fed? Did you know President Omar Ghadahfi planned to introduce the gold dinar? A single African currency made from gold. Dr. James Thring from the Ministry Of Peace and Legal Action Against War said “Introducing gold as currency is one of these things you almost have to plan in secret, because as soon as you say you are going to change over from the dollar to something else you’re going to be targeted” he went on to say “There were two conferences on this; one in 1996 and the other one in 2000. Ghadahfi organized it in Moscow. Everyone was interested with almost all the African countries very keen on the idea. Ghadahffi didn’t give up on his idea. On March 30,2009 in Doha, Qatar he met again with nations where he called on African and Muslim nations to join together to create this new currency. This new currency would rival the dollar and the Euro. The plan was to sell oil and other resources only for gold dinars.

This idea would shift the economic balance of the world. Imagine if a country’s wealth depends on how much gold they have on hand, not how many dollars they trade. Libya has 144 tons of gold. The UK has double that but it also has ten times the population of Libya.

 

PEOPLE IN THE KNOW SPEAK:

In a television interview with the BBC, Anthony Wile, The founder of The Daily Bell said ” If Gadahffi had an intent to try to reprice his oil or whatever else his country was selling in the global markets, and accept something else as a currency, or maybe launch a gold dinar currency any move such as that would certainly not be welcomed by the power elite today who are responsible for controlling the worlds’ central banks, so yes that is certainly something that would cause his immediate dismissal and the need for other reasons to be brought forth for removing him from power.” What is amazing to me is that Mr. Wile has just given legitimacy to all the conspiracies out there about the Central Banking System, and the Fed yet no one reported it.

 

HAS THIS HAPPENED BEFORE?

This also reminds me of another war which seemed to happen without much reasoning. Could it be this was about to happen before? In 2000 Saddam Hussein announced Iraqi oil would be traded in Euros not dollars. That would explain why there was only a small group of nations willing to take arms against Saddam along side the US. Changing from dollars as the world currency to Euros would have been a windfall for European nations who were in desperate need of a financial boost. Needless to say sanctions, and an invasion by the U.S followed.  Some say because the US was desperate to prevent OPEC from transferring oil trading and all its member countries to the Euro. A gold dinar would have had serious consequences for the world financial system but it also would have empowered the people of Africa, who are mostly Muslim nations.  If the world currency switched from US dollars to gold it would render the Central bankers mostly irrelevant with regard to the control they wield over the world. If it is in the best interest of the Central Bank to keep the dollar as the world currency then we can surmise the Central bankers are motivated to do all they can to keep things the status quo. This is another testament to the power the Central Bank has over the world. Power it is holding on to with an iron fist through war.

 

AMERICAN BLACK ACTIVIST RESPONDED

Cynthia McKinnley, the former Democrat U.S Congresswoman said “The United States should welcome the self determination of African nations. They certainly have denied self determination to Africans inside the United States. We are not surprised by anything the United States would do to hinder self determination of Africans on the continent of Africa.”

 

THE RESULTS OF A CHANGE IN CURRENCY TO GOLD

The UK and the US governments keep their gold locked up in vaults, and although China has been busy buying up gold for several years now it is no secret there is not enough gold to go around, but that’s not the case in Libya. If the world currency changed from the dollar and Euro to gold a gold dinar would have given the power to oil rich African and Middle Eastern countries to say to America ” Sorry the price of oil has gone up and we want payment in gold” The US and its’ allies couldn’t literally afford it.

 

MY OPINION

I wish I had a crystal ball, then I could tell you what to do. It is obvious to me the world powers are desperately trying to keep control. As much as I hate the Fed and the control the World Bank has over our economies. The thought of Muslim countries controlling the worlds’ financial economies sends chills down my spine. Do I like war? Of course not. Do I like the Central Bank? Of course not, but if the world is making a shift from the dollar to gold shouldn’t our president be trying to shore up the country’s gold? It seems he does not want gold to be the standard. Is he protecting us from the Muslim nations? He claims Islam to be a great religion therefore I doubt he is worried about that. What is the thinking of the Fed buy back? Why are we printing mass amounts of dollar bills? Is this the solution? Is it making it worse? The question which begs to be asked is, Mr. President who are you working for ?

 

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Anti Jihadists Creed

May 15, 2011 By Leave a Comment
I am a citizen-soldier in a new war
Here to defend my land, my people, my heart, my mind, my faith, my civilization. 

I am a defender of Truth –
At times, before men;
At times, in secret struggle
Allied with a coalition of the willing.

I am a revolutionary engaged in an information war –
A counter-propagandist, counter-jihadist, et contra tyrannum.

I will not be deceived;
I will not bow down to oppression
Or be bested by those who hate freedom.

I will not be subjugated by the enemy,
For I will not submit.
Dhimmitude is not my future.

I will not renounce my faith
nor yield my culture to the evil ones,
But I will fight them in its defense
Until they are defeated.

I will use my intellect to defeat falsehood and disrupt the enemy,
Remaining vigilant in the face of subterfuge.

I will not be part of a culture of death,
But will fight for life and liberty.
For I am a warrior against Evil
Charged to spread Truth until the end of days
Aspiring to the glorious hope that awaits
When good will prevail.

My fate is thus entrusted to a Faith held dear,
By which I gather strength
For, in the end, should harm or martyrdom befall me -
I will not desert the cause.
I will fight the good fight
And look to the path of those who have gone before.

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Libyan Government Freed Four N.Y. Times Journalists

March 22, 2011 By Leave a Comment

NYT caught in the crossfire

Six days after they were captured while covering the conflict between government and rebel forces in the eastern city of Ajdabiya. They were released into the custody of Turkish diplomats and crossed safely into Tunisia in the late afternoon, from where they provided a harrowing account of their captivity.  They entered Lybia through the eastern region of  over the Egyptian border. None had visas to cover the insurrection. They were detained in Ajdabiya by forces loyal to Qaddafi.

The journalists; Anthony Shadid, The Times’s Beirut bureau chief, a Pulitzer Prize winner for  international reporting; two photographers, Tyler Hicks and Lynsey Addario, and a reporter and videographer, Stephen Farrell, who in 2009 was captured by the Taliban in Afghanistan and was rescued by British commandos. This was an experienced crew, but nothing could prepare them for being in the clutches of the enemies hand.

The four had been covering the insurrection near Ajdabiya last Tuesday when they decided that it was getting too dangerous for them to continue.  Their driver, inadvertently had driven into a checkpoint manned by forces loyal to Colonel Qaddafi. By the time they knew they were in trouble, it was too late.

“I was yelling to the driver, ‘Keep driving! Don’t stop! Don’t stop!’ ” Mr. Hicks recalled. “I knew that the consequences of being stopped would be very bad.”

The driver, Mohamed Shaglouf, is still missing. Hind sight is 20/20.  If the driver had tried to drive straight through, Mr. Hicks said, “ the vehicle certainly would have been fired on. ” The soldiers flung the doors to their sedan wide open so quickly that they had little if any chance to get away. As they were being pulled from the car, rebels fired on the checkpoint, sending the four running for their lives. “You could see the bullets hitting the dirt,” Mr. Shadid said.

All four made it safely behind a small, one-room building, where they tried to take cover.  They told all four to empty their pockets and ordered them on the ground. And that is when they thought they were seconds from death.

“I heard in Arabic, ‘Shoot them,’ ” Mr. Shadid said. “And we all thought it was over.”

Then another soldier spoke up. “One of the others said: ‘No, they’re American. We can’t shoot them,’ ” Said Mr. Hicks

The soldiers grabbed whatever they could get their hands on to tie up their prisoners: wire, an electrical cord from a home appliance, a scarf. One removed Ms. Addario’s shoes, pulled out the laces and used them to bind her ankles. Then one punched her in the face and laughed.

“Then I started crying,” she recalled. “And he was laughing more.” One man grabbed her breasts, the beginning of a pattern of humiliating behavior she would experience from her captors over the next 48 hours.

“There was a lot of groping,” she said. “Every man who came in contact with us basically felt every inch of my body short of what was under my clothes.”

Their captors held them in Ajdabiya until the fighting with the rebels died down. Soldiers put the four in a vehicle and drove them out of the city around 2 a.m. One threatened to decapitate Mr. Hicks. Another stroked Ms. Addario’s head and told her repeatedly she was going to die.

“He was caressing my head in this sick way, this tender way, saying: ‘You’re going to die tonight. You’re going to die tonight,’ ” she said

Their vehicle stopped repeatedly at checkpoints, each time allowing for a new group of soldiers to land a fresh punch or a rifle butt in their backs. The first night they spent in the back of a vehicle. The second night they spent in a jail cell with dirty mattresses on the ground, a bottle to urinate in and a jug of water to drink.

On the third day they were on the move again, this time to an airfield. Mr. Shadid, who speaks Arabic, had overheard one of the soldiers saying something about a plane, and the four assumed they would be flown somewhere. As they were loaded on the plane they were blindfolded and their hands were bound tightly with plastic handcuffs.

They landed on Thursday in Tripoli, where they were handed over to Libyan defense officials. They were transferred to a safe house, where they said they were treated well. They were each allowed a brief phone call.

That was the first time since their capture two and a half days earlier that their whereabouts became known to their families and colleagues at The Times.

Their disappearance had kicked off an intensive search effort. The Times canvassed hospitals and morgues, beginning a grim process-of-elimination search. The paper also turned to a variety of people on the ground who might have heard or seen something, security contractors for Western businesses, workers for nongovernmental organizations. It also notified American diplomats.

The State Department got word by phone to Jeffrey D. Feltman, the assistant secretary of state for Near Eastern affairs on Thursday afternoon that the journalists were safe , this information came from an aide to Abdullah al-Senussi, the head of Libyan military intelligence and the brother-in-law of Colonel Qaddafi, Mr. Feltman said. The arrival of the four journalists in Tripoli was just the beginning of three days of frustrating, and tense negotiations conducted by a State Department consular officer, Yael Lempert. Libyan officials kept changing their demands for the conditions of the journalists’ release, and an allied coalition, including the United States, began bombing Tripoli to enforce a no-fly zone. Several Libyan agencies were involved in the negotiation, which added to the confusion.

First the Libyan government demanded that an American diplomat come to Tripoli to take the journalists, State Department officials said. The United States, which closed its embassy in Libya last month, refused. After initially resisting, the Libyans agreed to allow the Turkish Embassy to act as an intermediary.

The release was scheduled for Sunday but was delayed until Monday because of the bombing. The four were turned over to Turkish diplomats Monday afternoon, and were driven to the border with Tunisia.

While Monday was a day for celebration and relief at The Times, other news organizations covering the conflicts in Libya and elsewhere in the Arab world have not been so lucky. According to the Committee to Protect Journalists, 13 journalists are either missing or in government custody. The missing include four from Al Jazeera, two from Agence France-Presse and one from Getty Images. In addition, six Libyan journalists are unaccounted for, the group said.

Others have died. A Libyan broadcaster was killed Saturday while covering a battle near Benghazi. A cameraman for Al Jazeera was killed in the same area on March 12, the first death of a journalist in Libya during the current conflict. Now that the four are safe Bill Keller the Executive Editor of the NY Times said  “We’re particularly indebted to the government of Turkey, which intervened on our behalf to oversee the release of our journalists and bring them to Tunisia,”  Assitance was also granted throughout the week by diplomats from the United States and United Kingdom. Story Source

 

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