Rudyard Kipling"
“When you're left wounded on Afganistan's plains and
the women come out to cut up what remains, Just roll to your rifle
and blow out your brains,
And go to your God like a soldier”
General Douglas MacArthur"
“We are not retreating. We are advancing in another direction.”
“It is fatal to enter any war without the will to win it.” “Old soldiers never die; they just fade away.
“The soldier, above all other people, prays for peace, for he must suffer and be the deepest wounds and scars of war.”
“May God have mercy upon my enemies, because I won't .” “The object of war is not to die for your country but to make the other bastard die for his.
“Nobody ever defended, there is only attack and attack and attack some more.
“It is foolish and wrong to mourn the men who died. Rather we should thank God that such men lived.
The Soldier stood and faced God
Which must always come to pass
He hoped his shoes were shining
Just as bright as his brass
"Step forward you Soldier,
How shall I deal with you?
Have you always turned the other cheek?
To My Church have you been true?"
"No, Lord, I guess I ain't
Because those of us who carry guns
Can't always be a saint."
I've had to work on Sundays
And at times my talk was tough,
And sometimes I've been violent,
Because the world is awfully rough.
But, I never took a penny
That wasn't mine to keep.
Though I worked a lot of overtime
When the bills got just too steep,
The Soldier squared his shoulders and said
And I never passed a cry for help
Though at times I shook with fear,
And sometimes, God forgive me,
I've wept unmanly tears.
I know I don't deserve a place
Among the people here.
They never wanted me around
Except to calm their fears.
If you've a place for me here,
Lord, It needn't be so grand,
I never expected or had too much,
But if you don't, I'll understand."
There was silence all around the throne
Where the saints had often trod
As the Soldier waited quietly,
For the judgment of his God.
"Step forward now, you Soldier,
You've borne your burden well.
Walk peacefully on Heaven's streets,
You've done your time in Hell."
Turkey: Erdogan taking advantage of pandemic to scapegoat Christians and deny them basic rights
Tuesday, June 30, 2020
Ruined Church in Turkey by the Turks
Jihad Watch : While socialists and Antifa attack the history of the U.S. and the
U.K. and ignore their development of societies that recognize and
protect equal justice for all, Christians are being massacred and
persecuted in majority-Muslim countries, with little international
attention given to their plight.
“Turkish authorities have started to
simply assign land owned by a community or a private person to other
owners, in effect expropriating it from the Christians. During the armed
confrontation with the Kurds, churches in this part of the country have
also been destroyed.”
Since 2016 and before that, Jihad Watch has been reporting about how rapidly re-Islamizing Turkey was escalating the persecution of Christians, some of whom even live in fear
of their own neighbors killing them. Attacks on Christian cemeteries in
Turkey have also increased. In March, Muslims screaming “Allahu akbar” disrupted a Christian funeral.
Scholar Alexander Görlach also noted that the Turkish government was
taking advantage of the coronavirus pandemic and recession to pressure
and scapegoat Christians. And while the West welcomes Muslim migrants,
“In the wake of the recent Turkish military offensive in northern Syria,
some 200,000 people, many of them Christians, have been forced to flee
their homes.
They are currently unable to return due to the conflict.” “Opinion: Christians a welcome scapegoat in Turkey,” by Alexander Görlach, DW, June 23, 2020:
The persecution of Christians in Turkey continues. While
the world is busy fighting the COVID-19 pandemic, dealing with mass
unemployment and a global recession, the Turkish government is taking
advantage of the situation to further pressure minorities. The
marginalization of Turkey’s Christians isn’t new for President Recep
Tayyip Erdogan: He’s been busy reorganizing his secular republic into a
mixture of Ottomanism and Islam for some time now.
Recently, the Syriac-Aramaic Christians in the country’s southeast,
in particular, had to fear for their rights and property. This religious
community is one of the world’s oldest churches. Aramaic, the language
the community uses in worship, is thought to have been spoken by Jesus
Christ himself.
Systematic discrimination
Turkish authorities have started to simply assign land owned by a
community or a private person to other owners, in effect expropriating
it from the Christians. During the armed confrontation with the Kurds,
churches in this part of the country have also been destroyed.
In the wake of the recent Turkish military offensive in northern
Syria, some 200,000 people, many of them Christians, have been forced to
flee their homes. They are currently unable to return due to the
conflict. Erdogan has promised to let the churches be rebuilt. But the
long-running and systematic discrimination against Turkey’s Christian
minority suggests he isn’t really serious about reviving Christian
religious life.
On trial for following his faith Take the case of Sefer Bilecen. In January, the Syriac Orthodox
priest from Mardin in southeastern Turkey was accused of being a member
of a terrorist group. He is said to have given water and bread to
Kurdish fighters who knocked at the gate of his monastery.
In his defense, the priest has argued that he would provide help to
anyone who asked for it — it’s his Christian duty. He has since been
released from prison after various aid organizations intervened, but is
still on trial.
Step by step, using a nationalist and Islamic rhetoric, Turkey’s Christians are becoming a welcome scapegoat for Ankara.
Stop the harassment of Boo Su-Lyn - Commander S THAYAPARAN (Retired) Royal Malaysian Navy
Monday, June 29, 2020
Boo Su-Lyn
Malaysiakini : “I have no doubt that the nation has suffered more from undue
secrecy than from undue disclosure. The government takes good care of
itself."- Daniel Schorr
COMMENT | It is frustrating that the police are questioning the health news portal CodeBlue's editor-in-chief
for reporting on the Sultanah Aminah Hospital fire in 2016 that killed
six patients, which was classified as an official state secret at the
time.
What's so frustrating about the interrogation of Boo Su-Lyn (above)
is that this is an instance where the system worked, but the political
apparatus is failing us. The fact that there was “confusion” over what
exact laws she broke further highlights the capriciousness of the
“investigation”.
Now,
it has been reported that former Court of Appeal judge Mohd Hishamudin
Yunus, who was the chairperson of the Human Rights Commission of
Malaysia (Suhakam) has also been called in for questioning.
The
then Pakatan Harapan government, in one of its attempts to present the
findings of their investigation into the fire, acknowledged that there
were failures among various agencies. Former health minister Dr
Dzulkefly Ahmad, in arguing for transparency said, "What we want is
transparency, including the weaknesses of the hospital or others
(agencies), which will be revealed next week."
Google, Facebook, Twitter censorship kills Voice of Europe site
Sunday, June 28, 2020
Voice of Europe
Jihad Watch : This is sad news, as Voice of Europe was a primary source for news about
the jihad in Europe.
That’s precisely why Google, Facebook, and Twitter
targeted it for destruction. And they won’t stop with Voice of Europe.
They’re determined to silence all of us, and their endeavor is well on
its way to success, with virtually no pushback from anyone. The freedom
of speech and free society as a whole is on the brink, but the people
being targeted and destroyed have already been smeared to the degree
that no one wants to spring to their defense and get tarred in the same
way. “Farewell,” by Arthur Lyons, Voice of Europe, June 22, 2020:
Dear Followers,
The editorial staff at Voice of Europe’s regrets to inform you, our
readers, that we will be ceasing our news publishing operations
indefinitely. Our decision, of course, comes with the heaviest of hearts
and follows months of increased censorship from Google, Facebook, and
Twitter.
Furthermore, our ability to monetize our content, which had
already been greatly diminished as a result of the virus’s economic
effects, was recently taken away completely when our ad platforms banned
us outright. Unfortunately, we do not receive nearly enough financial
support from you, the readers, to cover the costs of our operation.
For
all of these reasons, we’ve decided to end Voice of Europe. Like you, we at Voice of Europe are also deeply concerned about the
dark place that our society seems to be headed. We have clearly entered a
time where sharing facts which aren’t in line with the mainstream
narrative is no longer tolerated. We are grateful for the support that you’ve shown us over the years.
Meanwhile in NOT so great britain : Three gay men identified as murder victims in Libyan migrant’s stabbing spree in Reading
The Victims of the Reading stabbings
Jihad Watch : Here is another piece of the puzzle concerning the Reading attack.
The penalty for homosexual acts in Islamic law is death. “While the
police declared it as a terror incident, it was not clear if it was a homophobic attack
or a hate crime, as many users on social media claimed it was.” It may
have been both a terror attack and one targeting homosexuals.
The Reading attack has been a case where media and authorities have
bent over backwards to conceal important information. But when added up,
the available evidence strong suggests that the government is
downplaying yet another jihad attack. Forbury Gardens, where the “frenzied attack” took place, was also the venue for a Black Lives Matter protest earlier that day.
More details about the Reading terror attack can be found HERE. “Three Gay Friends Killed in U.K. Terror Attack,” by Daniel Reynolds, Advocate, June 24, 2020:
How Global Times punctured China's 'no causalities' claim
Saturday, June 27, 2020
Calling China's military aggression against India a threat, The United States is reviewing its global troop deployment. Meanwhile, The Global Times has spilled the beans on Chinese casualties in the border clash with India.
Scotland: Glasgow on lockdown as man stabs three people dead and knifes cop in “major incident”
Glasgow Knife Attack
Jihad Watch : Jihad? Maybe. If it is, will authorities ever acknowledge that? Probably not. “Knifeman ‘stabs three victims dead in Glasgow hotel before being
shot by armed police’ as major incident is declared,” by Martin
Robinson, Mailonline, June 26, 2020:
Glasgow is on lockdown today amid unconfirmed reports
that three people have been stabbed to death in a hotel stairwell by an
attacker who knifed a policeman before being shot dead by armed
officers. The Scottish city centre is on lockdown after Police Scotland
declared a ‘major incident’ at around 1pm before officers with automatic
weapons stormed the Park Inn hotel in West George Street.
BBC reporter Catriona Renton is on the scene and tweeted: ‘Understood
three dead in a stairwell of hotel. Had been stabbed. Police shot
suspect’ with the corporation reporting the male knifeman was shot dead. Footage from the scene showed armed units running down the road and
witnesses saw ‘bloodied’ people being taken from the Park Inn hotel on
stretchers. The hotel is believed top have been used as temporary
accommodation for asylum seekers during the coronavirus crisis.
One man, Shaun, who was staying inside the Park Inn Hotel in Glasgow
says he saw a man enter the reception area and stab two people. His
mother was also staying inside and he called her to stay in the room. Police Scotland have not said what has happened other than that the
‘situation is contained – there is no danger to the public’ – the
Scottish Police Federation has confirmed that one of their officers was
stabbed.
Witness Craig Milroy, who saw the aftermath of the incident from an
office building nearby, said he had seen four people taken away in
ambulances. He told the PA news agency: ‘I saw a man lying on the ground, of
African descent, with no shoes on. He was on the ground with someone
holding his side – I don’t know if it was a bullet wound, a stab wound,
or what it was.’
Mr Milroy said the man was one of the four taken away by medics and believed him to be a victim of an attack. He added: ‘After that we saw commotion, ambulances further up and we
saw armed police all running into the hotel next to the Society Room. ‘We were still standing outside, after that the police all came down,
the riot police and triage team told us to go back in and lock the
door.’
Horrified witnesses claim ‘multiple’ people may have been stabbed in a broad daylight knife attack.
Tactical Advantage of the finger points at Pangong lake - India China Border Standoff
In this video we'll look at the finger points near the Pangong Lake / Pangong Tso and what is it's strategic and tactical advantage.
Traditionally, India has been controlling Fingers 1 to 4. There is even an Indian post near Finger 4. The area between Finger 4 and 8 has been a matter of dispute and it is called as a grey area. But this year in 2020, the Chinese troops have built a camp on finger 4.
This is where both the military has often witnessed confrontations when patrol teams face-off. Even in 2017 during the Doklam standoff, the Chinese troops entered finger 4 area.
The so-called Islamic State (IS) used children as soldiers and slaves willing to kill. Officially, the IS is considered defeated, but its propaganda videos are still circulating on the Internet. They depict the merciless way the IS treats children.
Children were a means to an end for the IS: Young boys - condemned to kill and die for the caliphate. Teenage girls, kidnapped, raped and enslaved. But not all children were abducted by the IS warriors. Hundreds of them were brought to Syria by European parents to serve the caliphate.
All these children are victims of a reign of terror, but they can become perpetrators at any time - even in their countries of origin in Europe. The so-called Islamic State is considered defeated. Former fighters are returning to their homelands - including Germany. But what does it mean for these IS returnees when they have to realize that their dream of the "Islamic world revolution", for which they left their homeland, has shattered?
What does it mean for society and the security authorities to accept the former fighters back into European countries? Are they an uncontrollable terrorist potential? And what is happening to the European citizens who are currently still in Iraq and Syria - men, women and children who are now in camps and prisons there?
This film follows in the footsteps of the children and their families and lets those affected have their say.
Australian intelligence officers raid Shaoquett Moselmane's premises over alleged China links
Australia's counter-espionage agency raided the house of New South Wales state legislator Shaoquett Moselmane amid investigation into alleged Chinese influence in the country's political affairs.
Minnesota State Rep: Antifa and Muslim Groups Plan to ‘Police Minneapolis Under Muslim Rule’
Steve Green
Jihad Watch : It would have sounded farfetched just weeks ago. It doesn’t anymore. My latest in FrontPage:
As the city of Minneapolis moves to dismantle its police force, Minnesota state Rep. Steve Green on Tuesday stated
the obvious that virtually everyone else has been tiptoeing around and
pretending isn’t there: “What you’re looking at, in my humble opinion,
is communism moving into Minneapolis and St. Paul.” And not just
Communism, but the Leftist/Islamic alliance. Green asserted that Antifa
and Muslim organizations plan to “police Minneapolis under Muslim rule.”
Those who scoff at such a notion simply aren’t paying attention to
recent developments.
The Minneapolis City Council voted two weeks ago
to abolish the city’s police force. Its plans beyond that have so far
been sketchy, but something is going to have to be put in place as an
alternative to the police. The New York Times noted
that “many have called for relying more on self-policing by the
community, in the way attendees often do at events like music festivals,
with the police stepping in only when a true emergency arises. Some
cited as an example how, in the days after the killing of Mr. Floyd,
teams made up of dozens of members of the American Indian Movement
patrolled streets and directed traffic in the Little Earth housing
community in Minneapolis.”
If members of the local community end up policing Minneapolis, what
might that look like? Back in 2016, a series of Minneapolis Muslims in
man-on-the-street interviews stated
matter-of-factly that they preferred Islamic law over American law. We
have seen Sharia patrols in Germany, Britain, and even New York City,
where the Muslim Community Patrol (MCP) is decked out in uniforms that
strong resemble New York Police Department uniforms, and drives cars
carefully designed to look like NYPD cars, to enforce “fundamentals of the Sharia.”
Muslim leader Siraj Wahhaj explained what that meant: “The mosques
need protection and the MCP cars can help stop people who were not
following the rules and regulations of the sharia, doing what
they’re not supposed to be doing, but still doing it.” According to a
Muslim involved with the MCP, this would involve stopping “Muslim women
being out after dark, Muslim men hanging out in the corners doing dope,
Muslims drinking liquor,” and enforcing, “basically, the fundamentals of
the Sharia.”
If such a community patrol is launched in Minneapolis, it is likely
to focus on the same things, but not do anything about the fact that the
5th Congressional District in Minneapolis, Rep. Ilhan Omar’s district, is the jihad terror recruitment capital
of the United States. Stopping young Muslims from engaging in jihad
activity is unlikely to be a high priority for a group that is dedicated
to enforcing Sharia, since Sharia calls upon Muslims to wage war
against and subjugate unbelievers.
The Sharia enforcers’ hard-Left allies in Antifa would have no
problem with this. Islam historically has never had any difficulty
coexisting with authoritarian governments; in fact, it is free republics
that have never proved to be compatible with Islamic law. Consequently,
Steve Green’s words don’t appear farfetched at all. The unholy alliance
of Leftists and Islamic supremacists sees that its moment is now, and
is grabbing all it can. How likely is it that Minneapolis really could end up under Islamic
rule, with the blessing and cooperation of the hard-Left?
According to
the Minnesota Reformer,
another Minnesota state Representative, Mohamud Noor of Minneapolis,
did not deny the truth of Green’s statements. Instead, when asked about
them, he “said rather than talk about things that inflame people and
create division, Minnesota needs to address the challenge before it.”
And of course, talk of Antifa/Islamic rule in Minneapolis might “inflame
people,” so keep quiet. Keep quiet, that is, if you oppose such an
eventuality, not if you favor it. Said Noor: “Minnesota is awake. They
understand the challenges; they have been hearing the challenges for far
too long. And we can’t wait any longer.” Steve Green may turn out to have been a prophetic voice far sooner
than anyone expects.
And if any free people who may still be in
Minneapolis want to head this off, the time is now to “inflame people” –
not to riot and destroy after the manner of the Left, but to stand up
decisively now and stop the power-grab of these insidious totalitarian
forces.
In NOT so great britain : Muslim threatens to murder ex-Muslim and his family “live on TV, in front of everyone” for criticizing Islam
Harris Sultan
Jihad Watch : Are British authorities going to protect Harris Sultan or ignore this
for fear of offending Britain’s rapidly growing and restive Muslim
community, which they seem intent on appeasing? What do you think?
“Muslim ‘blogger’ threatens to murder ex-Muslim’s pet dog and slaughter him and his family live on TV for ‘criticizing Islam,’” OpIndia, June 20, 2020 An Ex-Muslim atheist has urged people on social media to
help authorities trace a Muslim blogger in the United Kingdom after the
latter threatened him and his family in one of his blogs. The blogger
took offence at Harris Sultan for allegedly criticising Islam. Harris
Sultan has authored a book, ‘The Curse of God: Why I left Islam’.
In the video shared by Sultan, the Muslim blogger says, “So, Harris,
tell me, you are speaking about women’s rights, basically you want them
to run around naked, sure that’s your opinion but when you target Islam,
it becomes personal for us and we have to reply to you. Get it?” He
continued, “To us, they are our family, they live in our hearts. Anyone
who targets my prophet or Allah, I will go after his family.”
The blogger then went on to say that he has stalked Sultan’s family
on Instagram and Facebook. He says that he has stalked the Facebook
profiles of Sultan’s mother, his sister and his ‘white’ wife. The
blogger says that all the information has been downloaded and everything
is on file. The blogger further says, “Now I will slaughter them live
on TV, in front of everyone.” The blogger also speaks of killing Sultan’s pet dog….
The blogger’s primary grudge appears to be Harris Sultan’s criticism
of Islam and appears motivated enough to hurt him and his family
physically for it.
Germany: Officials plan ban on alcohol to prevent recurrence of riots by Muslim migrants screaming “Allahu akbar”
Stuttgart Riots
Jihad Watch : If the Allahu-akbaring rioters weren’t stopped from drinking by
Islam’s ban on alcohol, why do German authorities think a ban by secular
authorities that the rioters don’t respect will work?
“Whimsical: Alcohol ban in Stuttgart should pacify migrants’ party scene,” Wochenblick, June 24, 2020 (thanks to Medforth):
With a seemingly strange proposal, German authorities now
want to prevent the devastation of the weekend from being repeated: a
ban on alcohol in downtown Stuttgart is to fix it. Up to 500 people recently rioted in Stuttgart, numerous videos show
both the extent and the fact that mainly immigrants took part. Later,
the police even admitted that out of 24 people arrested – eight are in
custody – the majority were from a migrant background and a “colorful
mix across the globe” was responsible for the riots. “Party scene” as an eye opener for alcohol bans.
Obviously you don’t want to separate yourself completely from the
original and much-criticized narrative of the “party scene”. Because in
Baden-Württemberg, which is governed by black and green, they now want
to develop a ten-point concept. According to Krone, this includes the
usual control measures and video surveillance, as well as alcohol and
residence bans in the catalog.
CDU State Minister of the Interior Thomas Strobl also wants to help
the city of Stuttgart with the creation of its own security concept. He
justified his push for the restricted zones as follows: “I hope that the
night from Saturday to Sunday opened some eyes.” The inclined observer
may assess whether he is among the sighted now … Effectiveness of a ban on alcohol is doubtful.
In fact, there was significant intoxication among those arrested. A
23-year-old had about 2.23 per thousand alcohol in the blood. In view of
documented “Allahu Akbar” calls, the question also arises whether such a
ban really applies.
Because drinking alcohol would be “haram” anyway –
at least for the Muslims among the rioters – religiously prohibited.
Journalists, political leaders, policy makers and researchers have been revealed as members of a larger Chinese spy ring. WION's Executive Editor Palki Sharma Upadhyay tells you how China espionage activities abroad are growing.
Malaysiakini : "The periodic power struggles within Umno have often produced unexpected revelations of great interest to the people." – Kua Kia Soong
COMMENT| What a wonderful mess Pakatan Harapan is in now. The catfight between
former prime minister Najib Abdul Razak and former prime minister
(twice) Dr Mahathir Mohamad over who is more corrupt is indicative of
how Malaysians need to move on.
Like the Covid-19 pandemic, when
the mainstream Malay establishment is in convulsions, it ruthlessly
points out the deficiencies of the system. In this particular instance,
the systemic corruption that plagues the Malaysian political and
economic systems.
As Kua Kia Soong reminded
us in a press statement titled 'Malaysia's financial scandals - memory
jolt for forgetful politicians', one example (of systemic corruption) is
how politicians were benefiting from preferential share allocations
originally designed to help “ordinary Malays” under the NEP.
The barbaric Yulin dog meat festival has opened in defiance of government restrictions in China. Allowing mass gathering in an unhygienic meat market is a public health risk. But, Chinese authorities have done nothing to stop the festival.
Mortality : ".. managed to throw Anwar and PKR under the bus, shoot Harapan in the foot and play into the hands of PN by furthering narratives that the DAP was aligning with Mahathir for protection against the PN government" - yes, Anthony Loke should go back to his father's duck rice shop to help!!
"Lim Guan Eng picked a fight with the MCA over the TAR UC funding and saying "your time is up, your time is over”.- yes, the height of the arrogance of power by LGE!!
MCA has the last laugh while LGE has not finished licking his wound yet!!
Malaysiakini : “There's an old saying in Tennessee — I know it's in Texas,
probably in Tennessee — that says, fool me once, shame on — shame on
you. Fool me — you can't get fooled again.”— George W Bush
COMMENT
| When then Pakatan Rakyat managed to deliver a body blow to the Umno
regime in the 13th general election, former prime minister Dr Mahathir
Mohamad spewed out propaganda demonising the Chinese community, the DAP
and Malays who voted for the coalition. He claimed - "But
Kit Siang (DAP advisor Lim Kit Siang) came and brought his 'Malaysian
Malaysia' concept aimed at creating Chinese hatred towards the Malays;
that they (the Malays) purportedly gained everything after
independence." - which is cute as far as propaganda goes. But more importantly of the Malay community, it was further reported that - “Dr
Mahathir noted that the Malay community was getting weaker and more
divided due to the attitude of some Malays who were hungry for power and
positions to the extent of forgetting the community's basic struggle
for its race, religion and country. 'They want to gain power in whatever
way. Even if they have to sell their own race to get what they want,
they will do it,' he said.”
In NOT so great britain : Muslim stabs random people in the neck, three feared dead, two more in critical condition, “terror-related”
Sunday, June 21, 2020
Attack in Reading
Jihad Watch : “When you meet the unbelievers, strike the necks” (Qur’an 47:4). The Stupid Fcuking brits never learn their lessons. “Reading stabbings: Man arrested after three feared dead in Forbury
Gardens attack – latest news,” by Mike Wright, Steve Bird and Jack
Hardy, Telegraph, June 20, 2020: Police have arrested a man at the scene of stabbings in
Reading in which three people are feared dead and two are in critical
care in hospital.
The Telegraph understands the incident is being treated as terror-related. A source told the Telegraph there were three individuals declared
dead at the scene and two transferred to the emergency department of
Royal Berkshire Hospital, where they are receiving resuscitation. Thames Valley Police said: “A number of people sustained injuries and
were taken to hospital. A police cordon is in place in Forbury Gardens
as officers investigate. We are asking the public to avoid the area at
this time.”
Eye-witness accounts on social media have reported paramedics and police tending to wounded people in the park. PA: Suspect is Libyan A security source has told the Press Association that the man who has been arrested is Libyan.
‘He stabbed people in the neck’
An eyewitness has described how the attacker stabbed people in the neck and set upon a group of 10 people. Lawrence Wort, 20, a personal trainer from Chippenham, told the Press
Association: “So the park was pretty full, a lot of people sat around
drinking with friends when one lone person walked through, suddenly
shouted some unintelligible words and went around a large group of
around 10, trying to stab them.
“He stabbed three of them, severely in the neck, and under the arms,
and then turned and started running towards me, and we turned and
started running. “When he realised that he couldn’t catch us, he tried to stab another
group sat down, he got one person in the back of the neck and then when
he realised everyone was starting to run, he ran out the park.”
Incident ‘terror-related’
The Telegraph has learnt that the incident is being treated as terror-related
What does China hope to gain from burying the Ladakh incident?
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Twice a year the forbidding journey to the boarding school is necessary. Father Latak, looks to the sky and attempts to predict how the weather will develop.
Only when he is sure that no storm is brewing, he starts to prepare the children for the trip over the river. It is a route that is so notorious, that it even has a name: Chadar- the path over the cloak of ice. One last time, his ten year old son Motup, plays in front of their hut. Motup is one of the few kids who regularly leave the village in order to attend one of the the better schools in town. Then the family gets ready for the long trip.
The mother has sewn thick wool socks for the father and the children, and Tebean prayers and mantras are recited for protection along the way. Then the trip begins, where the children muss trust completely the experience and skill of their father.
The first steps, only a few kilometres until the frozen river, seem easy for the family. But father Latak recognizes immediately that the spring has come early this year and the sun has already began to compromise the ice. This is not a good sign, since the thinner the ice the more dangerous the trip becomes.
Latak goes before the children and tests with a stick before each step on the ice. Often the ice cracks a bit, but the ice remains whole. Latak knows that no one should travel the Chadar without a good reason. But the education of the children is a good enough reason to take on the risks involved.
He knows that if he goes first and the ice carries his weight, that it will also carry the weight of the children. If it does not, it will be he that will fall in the icy water and not his two children.
At the same time, Latak, Motup and the other members of the crew must keep a close eye on the mountains. The massive mountain ranges on both sides of them seem to be a scene form a picture book, peaceful and lordly. But there is danger lurking. At any given time, an avalanche can break out. Many times before people have been caught by avalanches here.
In the mean time the sun has already thawed the middle of the river. But since there are steep rocks right and left, Latak must now search for a new path for them to continue on.
He leaves Motup behind him and luckily finds a way. It is a 20 cm wide path on the rocks at the edge of the river, and up to ten meters high.
They need almost an hour, skipping from rock to rock until they finally reach an area where the river is again covered with ice. Now they must find a place to set up camp as soon as possible before it becomes dark and the temperatures sink to as low as -30 degrees Celsius. Latak knows a cave where they will be protected and finally be able to get some rest.
They must gather their strength because the most dangerous part of the Chadar still lies before them.
The ice is almost completely melted. Only a 50 cm wide strip borders right and left the ice-cold water, making the river absolutely impassible. Rocky overhangs above the ice block the way. Father and son must now crawl its way to school. Father Latak tests his way over the ice on his belly. After any progress made, he pulls his son by their hands to him.
There are countless dangerous situations that make this way to school so unpredictable. But after four days it is over, they have reached their goal; the city of Leh and the school.
The last Kalash of the "Hindu Kush" (Hindu Slaughter)
The ancient culture of the Kalash people is threatened. Almost 4,000 still live at the foot of the Himalayas between Pakistan and Afghanistan. But modern life is making inroads here, too.
Legend says the Kalash are descendants of Greek troops who settled here during the campaigns of Alexander the Great. But the tale is debatable. DNA researchers suspect they originated in Afghanistan, but the Kalash cling to the story, saying they are of western and European appearance.
Over the course of history, most of them were forcibly converted to Islam or killed. A small part of the community, however, survived in the Pakistani province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. They are polytheists and live in a very traditional way, far from the modern, big cities. The younger generation often has to decide whether to stick to tradition or pursue a modern life.
Many are engaged in a balancing act between the desire to maintain their culture and religion and the opportunity to move beyond the limited opportunities of their home villages. This film asks the Kalash how they see the future of their traditions.
The Ladakh Clashes between The Chinese and Indians
Thursday, June 18, 2020
Via WhatsApp: I have a lot of respect for the Chinese and Indian soldiers. They held firm to their orders not to use their assault weapons.
Even though their comrades died. It's the highest standard of discipline as per their rules of engagement. Not any Military does that. This is a first.
From my friend from many years ago, 1994 from the Jammu Kashmir Light Infantry Regiment (JAKLI) aka Sherwani Regiment. Met him in Xuddur near the Ethiopian Border during my World food Program Runs. Whilst in Somalia from December 1993 until July of 1994. I knew this Officer very well and stayed in touch with him for all these years. Gave him my Malaysian Army raincoat and shotgun rounds which were from the Norwegian Army, I got that from the Norcoy (Norwegian Company).
He has retired a long time ago from the Indian Military. He got this from his former subordinates. This is not the official version. Yesterday afternoon there was a disengagement meeting. It went well. In the evening 2 patrols went to verify that the disengagement had in fact been carried out. Note this does not reflect LAC claims - each was meant to withdraw 2-3 kilometres back to their permanent outposts.
The first smaller patrol did in fact as speculated in the quoted tweets, come across the Chinese staying put. A fight broke out, at the edge of a narrow mountain path on the side of a steep feature. The initial Chinese patrol was much bigger and some of our soldiers had been taken. Within minutes the Indian second patrol joined in to help. Then within 15-20 mins the second Chinese patrol also joined in. Remember this is a precarious trail and by the time both patrols of both countries joined in there was a virtual melee.
This was compounded by the fact the initial deaths meant there was absolutely no backing down for either side. In the end reinforcements were called up. The fight blew up to about 200-300 men. the bad news is several of our men did fall into the ravine. Having happened at night and with chest deep water recovery operations have been hampered. Also due to their sheer superiority of numbers, part of the ridge collapse under the weight of the Chinese.
Total casualties on the Chinese side are expected to be around 40-50, significant fatalities given the sheer drop and jagged rocks. Indian fatalities also resulted from pushing off the ridge as indicated earlier in the quoted tweet, our fatality numbers will rise. Efforts on to ascertain if the missing are apprehended or fell into the ravine. It’s probably better news if they are in fact hostages, the Chinese CO is also among the Chinese dead.
Apparently during the “landslide” or whatever it was, resulted in most of the Chinese casualties.
At an AF Base certain. There are small nimble aircrafts indigenous to India with a significant air to air capability. IAF has deployed units closer to LAC. ChiComs are not expecting small nimble fast aircraft carrying a big stick
The Indian Navy is forward deploying towards Malacca and Sunda Lombok Straits.
As US bishop excoriates Trump, bishops in Middle East and Nigeria applaud his executive order on religious freedom
Wednesday, June 17, 2020
Ignatius Joseph III Younan
Jihad Watch : Wilton Gregory’s religion is not Christianity, but Leftism, as is the
case with many of his colleagues as well.
And so his primary concern is
not stopping the persecution of Christians, but stopping Donald Trump.
In contrast, Ignace Joseph III Younan, Matthew Hassan Kukah, and Yousif
Habash are Christians who live in areas where Christians have suffered
severe persecution by Muslims.
Thus they have a more realistic view. “Bishops in Middle East and Nigeria Applaud Trump’s Religious-Liberty Executive Order,” by Edward Pentin, National Catholic Register, June 10, 2020:
Malaysiakini : "Therefore, Muhyiddin's government will fall. That is why Muhyiddin (below) will ensure the six MPs are found not guilty,"– former prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad
COMMENT | In filing an ex-parte application to initiate contempt of court proceedings against Malaysiakini and its editor-in-chief, Attorney-General Idrus Harun claimed
that readers' comments “clearly meant that the judiciary committed
wrongdoings, is involved in corruption, does not uphold justice and
compromised its integrity.” "These comments threaten public confidence
in the judiciary and are clearly aimed at tarnishing the administration
of justice by the judiciary”.
This is rather unusual considering the fact that former prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad suggested that the judiciary is subservient
to the executive. If anything, what the former prime minister alleged –
that the executive through the judiciary would find not guilty verdicts
– is more damaging to the “public’s trust in the judiciary” than
anything said by anonymous commenters on a news site.
Think
about this for a moment. Here we have a former prime minister who has
had his own controversies with the judiciary. The case of Anwar Ibrahim
is a prime example. Here is a former prime minister who
intimately knows the inner workings of the apparatus of the state – the
judiciary, the security apparatus and the various other enforcement
agencies – and has been accused of manipulating and controlling these
agencies.
Army colonel, 2 jawans killed in clash with Chinese troops at LAC
One Indian Army colonel, two jawans have been martyred in clash with Chinese troops at the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in the Galwan Valley in the Eastern Ladakh region.
Official Statement- During the de-escalation process underway in the Galwan Valley, a violent face-off took place yesterday night with casualties. The loss of lives on the Indian side includes an officer and two soldiers.@indiatvnews@adgpi
Top officers of India Army were at the valley to take stock of the situation. This is for the first time in 40 years that such a deadly clash has taken place at the LAC. One Indian Army colonel, two jawans have been martyred in clash with Chinese troops at the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in the Galwan Valley in the Eastern Ladakh region.
Top officers of India Army were at the valley to take stock of the situation. This is for the first time in 40 years that such a deadly clash has taken place at the LAC.
According to India Army Official Statement, "During the de-escalation process underway in the Galwan Valley, a violent face-off took place yesterday night with casualties. The loss of lives on the Indian side includes an officer and two soldiers."
The Wuhan virus has resurfaced in China. The new cases have been tracked back to a wholesale food market in Beijing. The city has gone in 'wartime emergency' mode. Was China's victory-over-virus celebration premature?
Today [June 10] is the renowned bluesman Howlin’ Wolf’s birthday,
offering us a reminder that even through times of segregation and
genuine “systemic racism,” race relations in America were not always as
overheated and tense as they are today. When Wolf was born on this day
in 1910, he was named Chester Arthur Burnett, after the twenty-first
president of the United States, Chester Arthur. This was because Arthur,
who was president from September 1881 to March 1885, was a champion of
civil rights in an age when very few were. Although Arthur is forgotten
today, a quarter-century after his death, Wolf’s parents demonstrated
that they remembered his efforts for black Americans.
Arthur also led the defense team for a black woman, Elizabeth
Jennings Graham, who was not allowed to ride a New York City streetcar.
The future president won the case, and New York City streetcars were
desegregated, one hundred years before Rosa Parks, courtesy of Chester
Arthur.
When the Republican Arthur became president after the assassination
of James A. Garfield, the Democratic Party was in firm control of the
“solid South,” and systematically denied black Americans their rights.
But Arthur continued to stand for the equality of rights of all people
before the law. He deplored the Democratic takeover of the South and
worked with third parties in the South to try to build a coalition that
would dislodge the Democrats from power and end the denial of civil
rights to black Americans.
There is much more.
BCF : As Ontario MP Marwan Tabbara sat in jail over Easter, there was no backlash because nobody knew.
As Marwan Tabbara sat in jail on Easter weekend after his arrest on allegations he broke into a home he had stalked for months and assaulted a man and woman inside, the sitting Liberal Member of Parliament may have thought his world was about to explode.
Instead, he slipped out the next day, after a bail hearing held via video with a court official 120 kilometres away from his Ontario riding, and with local police not saying a word.
As Ontario MP Marwan Tabbara sat in jail over Easter, there was no backlash because nobody knew
The Prime Minister’s Office didn’t crash down on him, TV cameras weren't at his home, there were no embarrassing headlines
Marwan Tabbara, 35, is charged with two counts of assault, one count of break and enter and commit an indictable offence and one count of criminal harassment.
As Marwan Tabbara sat in jail on Easter weekend after his arrest on allegations he broke into a home he had stalked for months and assaulted a man and woman inside, the sitting Liberal Member of Parliament may have thought his world was about to explode.
Instead, he slipped out the next day, after a bail hearing held via video with a court official 120 kilometres away from his Ontario riding, and with local police not saying a word.
The Prime Minister’s Office didn’t crash down on him, TV cameras weren’t parked outside his home, there were no embarrassing headlines.
Rather than fielding calls from concerned constituents, Tabbara sent out a Facebook message.
“Thank you, Frontline workers and your families in Kitchener. We are thinking of you and thank you for keeping us healthy,” it said, above a video of local paramedics and police officers driving past a Kitchener hospital to honour medical workers in the COVID-19 fight.
There was no backlash: because nobody knew.
“Palestinian” historical video erases Jewish presence in the land of Israel from Biblical times
Jihad Watch : Today there is a war against history in the United States and Britain,
featuring all-out efforts to make Americans and Britons ignorant of
their history and ashamed of the parts of it that they do know.
This
attempt to erase and rewrite history is part of the war against the free
world: those who despise their own culture, heritage and history will
not defend their lands. This is part of the same effort, within the
context of the ongoing jihad to destroy Israel. See more about this in The Palestinian Delusion.
“WATCH: Palestinians Erase Biblical Israelites from History in ‘Muslim Conquest’ Video,” United With Israel, June 10, 2020: A woman allegedly representing “Palestinians” throughout
the ages battles Islam’s foes in a bizarre fantasy that conveniently
pretends Jews didn’t inhabit the Land of Israel in Biblical times.
In the final scene of this propaganda video, a Palestinian woman
stops fleeing her oppressors – a Roman soldier, a Crusader, a British
soldier and, most recently, a Jew – when the Muslim conqueror Saladin,
who defeated the Crusaders, returns on a horse, representing the
“savior” who will free the Palestinian Arabs….
At least 81 people were killed in an attack on a village by suspected Boko Haram militants in northeast Nigeria.
The savages arrived in armored tanks and trucks. Then:
“They gathered us and said they wanted to deliver
religious sermon to us. They asked us to submit whatever arm we had.
Some villagers gave up their … guns, bow, and arrows. Suddenly, they
started shooting at will.”
In these regular incidents of jihadist attacks in Africa, black lives don’t matter. “81 killed in bloody Boko Haram attack in Nigerian village,” by Bukola Adebayo and Isaac Abrak, CNN, June 10, 2020:
The Palestinian Authority gives pardons or suspended sentences for honor murders. Iraqi women have asked for tougher sentences for Islamic honor murderers, who get off lightly now. Syria in 2009 scrapped a law
limiting the length of sentences for honor killings, but “the new law
says a man can still benefit from extenuating circumstances in crimes of
passion or honour ‘provided he serves a prison term of no less than two
years in the case of killing.’”
And in 2003 the Jordanian Parliament
voted down on Islamic grounds a provision designed to stiffen penalties
for honor killings. Al-Jazeera reported that “Islamists and conservatives said the laws violated religious traditions and would destroy families and values.”
Until the encouragement Islamic law gives to honor killing is acknowledged and confronted, more women will suffer. “Woman axed to death over love marriage,” Express Tribune, June 11, 2020 (thanks to The Religion of Peace):
Urooj Rahman herself succinctly stated the goal of this alliance: “This
s–t won’t ever stop unless we f–kin’ take it all down.” “Molotov-throwing Lawyer in Brooklyn Was Intern for Soros-funded Anti-Israel Group,” by Joshua Klein, Breitbart, June 12, 2020: One of the two lawyers accused of trying to torch an NYPD
cruiser during protests that engulfed Brooklyn over the weekend spent a
summer in the West Bank as a fellow and intern with radical Palestinian
activist organizations.
Two attorneys, Colinford Mattis, 32, and Urooj Rahman, 31, reportedly
were caught attempting to distribute homemade molotov cocktail devices
to protesters who were clashing with police near the 88th Precinct in
Fort [sic].
“Rahman attempted to distribute Molotov cocktails to the witness and
others so that those individuals could likewise use the incendiary
devices in furtherance of more destruction and violence,” a witness was quoted as saying to authorities in a detention memo from federal prosecutors for the Eastern District of New York.
ATF offers $5,000 reward for info on hijabbed Muslima who started fires during George Floyd riots
Josefelan & Menayousif
Jihad Watch : Why would Mena Dyaha Yousif, whose hijab shows her to be a
Sharia-adherent Muslim, participate in the violent George Floyd riots?
Islamic supremacists and Leftist rioters share a common goal. As Molotov
cocktail-throwing Muslim lawyer Urooj Rahman put it, ““This s–t won’t ever stop unless we f–kin’ take it all down.” “Couple wanted for starting fires during George Floyd riots,” KTRK, June 12, 2020:
Turkish daily claims ancient site in Thessaloniki built 300 years before Muhammad is a mosque
Pre-Islamic Structure claimed as a mosque
Jihad Watch : This is in the spirit of the supremacist tendency within Islam to claim
the holy sites and holy figures of others, insisting that they’re really
Islamic. There are numerous examples of this in The History of Jihad. “Turkish daily says ancient site in Thessaloniki built 300 years before Mohammed is a mosque,” by Paul Antonopoulos, Greek City Times, June 12, 2020 (thanks to The Religion of Peace):
…The Daily Sabah, owned by Ahmet Çalık, a close associate
of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, ran a new article with the
title “Greece misuses Ottoman monuments in major blow to cultural
heritage.”
In the article, the outlet claims that Greece is discriminating
against its recognised Muslim minority, saying “the Turks living in
Komotini had previously elected their own muftis (Muslim legal experts
who have the authority to rule on local family and inheritance matters),
the Greek state has started appointing its own mufti in the area under
new protocols.”
An interesting point to criticise Greece about, considering the
Turkish government itself also appoints its own muftis. So Daily Sabah
is effectively criticising Greece for what Turkey itself does in
organising the Muslim community.
“Religion is not the only sphere targeted by the state, according to
the Turks of Western Thrace, who say their schools are being shut down,
damaging their efforts to protect their identity. Sixty-five
Turkish-language schools have been closed down in the past eight years,
with the latest closure occurring in the village of Kalamokastro,” the
article said. Although it is true that 65 Turkish-language schools have been closed
down in the past eight years, the outlet of course does not explain in
detail why this is, and rather alludes that it is part of systematic
racism by the Greek state…
Continuing the attack, Daily Sabah then says that “The Fethiye Mosque
in Athens, built by Mehmet the Conqueror in 1458, is currently being
used as an exhibition hall,” while forgetting that on the original site
of the mosque was a Byzantine Church that was converted into a mosque,
then demolished to build the Fethiye Mosque. The article also mentions how the famous Tzistarakis Mosque in
Monastiraki today is a ceramics museum, but not how the Turks built it
by destroying and using ancient columns from Hadrian’s library that was
constructed in 132 AD.
And without nitpicking every other mosque the article mentions, we
jump to the most hilarious of all the falsities presented by The Daily
Sabah in their ramblings of how many mosques in Greece are falling into
disrepair- the feature photo used in the article.
In NOT so great britain - Muslim Public Affairs Committee calls for more historic statues to be torn down
Edward Colston statue Bristol
Jihad Watch : “In a post on the group’s Facebook page, they write: ‘With the fall
of #EdwardColston’s statue in Bristol, it seems an appropriate time to
remind people of other statues celebrating slave-profiteers around the
world.'”
When are Muslim leaders going to address their wanton abuse of blacks
worldwide, beginning with current slavery in Algeria, Mauritania, Sudan
and Libya, not to mention the endemic racism in the Arab world?
Jihadist blacks also continue their genocide against black Christians.
All the while, stealth jihadists join the Marxist-rooted
Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement to destroy the foundations of Western
democracy. Not only is there no forgiveness in normative Islam. There
is also no accountability and no apologies for current and past systemic
brutalities which are supported by Islamic doctrines.
The Black Lives Matter alliance with Islamic supremacists will
further fuel BLM’s cause of violence, far beyond the borders of America,
as is being seen now. This is much like what we already see with the
Palestinians, who employ victimhood propaganda as a propaganda tool, to
the extent that the truth is lost that the Palestinian leadership has
sought to obliterate Israel since 1948.
Another example of the alliance between Black Lives Matter and Islam:
In a speech delivered to the Annual Muslim American
Society (MAS) and Islamic Circle of North America (ICNA) Convention in
December 2015, Nihad Awad, the Executive Director of the Council on
American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), urged Muslim Americans to take up the cause of Black Lives Matter. “Black Lives Matter is our matter,” he said; “Black Lives Matter is our campaign.”
The Black Lives Matter movement thrives on “racist provocation” and has radical roots.
It is not a peace-loving, pro-black movement akin to Martin Luther
King’s movement.
Black Lives Matter is a divisive, violence-promoting
movement and a network of well-funded socialist-communist organizations
that have been agitating against America for decades. Between Black
Lives Matter and Muslim Brotherhood-linked organizations, the red-green
axis continues to expand. Americans at large are in the dark as they
continue to apologize for past “sins,” and are exploited by BLM and the
Muslim Brotherhood. Tearing down and destroying the history of minority faiths is nothing
new to Islamic supremacists, including the Taliban and ISIS.
This
impulse is now reflected in the Muslim Public Affairs Committee calling
for the crime of vandalism in tearing down British history. Boris
Johnson has a duty to bring them to justice, as does every Western
leader whose country is now experiencing the same hooliganism and
disrespect for the rule of law that is all too often seen in Africa and
in Muslim countries. “UK: Muslim Public Affairs Committee calls for more statues to be torn down,” by Arthur Lyons, Voice of Europe, June 9, 2020: