[Khaama (Afghanistan)] The Hezb-e-Islami led by Gulbuddin Hekmatyar ... who used to be known in intelligence circles as The Most Evil Man in the World but who now seems merely run-of-the-mill evil... has rejected that the party has reached to an agreement or negotiations are underway for political role in the government of national unity.
A statement by Hezb-e-Islami said there have been changes in the stance of the party to seek political share or power in the government.
The statement further added that Hezb-e-Islami is prepared to support the government unconditionally for bring peace and stability and ending the ongoing violence in the country.
The party also added that Hezb-e-Islami is prepared to assist with the security of the major infrastructure projects, including construction of water dams and the TAPI gas pipeline project, insisting that it has the necessary capabilities to ensure security of such projects.
This comes as reports emerged recently suggesting that Hezb-e-Islami is seeking share in the government of national unity led by President Ghani and CEO Abdullah and that negotiations are underway in this regard.
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[Khaama (Afghanistan)] The leader of Hezb-e-Islami Gulbuddin Hekmatyar ... who used to be known in intelligence circles as The Most Evil Man in the World but who now seems merely run-of-the-mill evil... says at least thirty thousand Afghans have been deployed to Syria and Iraq to fight in the ongoing conflicts.
Speaking during a presser in Kabul, Hekmatyar said the Afghan nationals are being used for very less incentives by the outsiders to fight in Syria and Iraq as he expressed concern ...meaning the brow was mildly wrinkled, the eyebrows drawn slightly together, and a thoughtful expression assumed, not that anything was actually done or indeed that any thought was actually expended... s regarding the ongoing violence in country saying the war has been imposed on Afghanistan from outside.
Hekmatyar further added that the outsiders are seeking their interests by fueling insurgency in the country while using the Afghan nationals for the conflicts outside the country.
He said the value of the blood of the Afghan people is considered even less than the value of the oil.
This comes as certain Afghan politicians said last year that the Afghan nationals are forced to participate in the wars in Iraq and Syria mainly due to the poverty.
The politicians are saying that the Afghan nationals are migrating to Iran for work but instead some of them are deployed to Syria and Iraq under the pretext of holy war.
The Human Rights Watch had earlier said that Iran has deployed thousands of Afghan nationals to Syria to participate in the conflict.
In the meantime, Hekmatyar called for unity among the people, insisting that only national unity could help to bring peace and stability in the country when people in different parts of the country say no to violence.
He also added that his party will never seek incentives or share in the government but emphasized that they will continue with the national efforts for peace and reconciliation.
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[Libya Observer] In a joint presser in Gay Paree suburbs on Tuesday evening, the Prime Minister of the UN-proposed government Fayez al-Sirraj and the commander of Dignity Operation forces, Khalifa Haftar ... served in the Libyan army under Muammar Qadaffy, and took part in the coup that brought Qadaffy to power in 1969. He became a prisoner of war in Chad in 1987. While held prisoner, he and his fellow officers formed a group hoping to overthrow Qadaffy. He was released around 1990 in a deal with the United States government and spent nearly two decades in the United States, gaining US citizenship. In 1993, while living in the United States, he was convicted in absentia of crimes against the Jamahiriya and sentenced to death. Haftar held a senior position in the anti-Qadaffy forces in the 2011 Libyan Civil War. In 2014 he was commander of the Libyan Army when the General National Congress (GNC) refused to give up power in accordance with its term of office. Haftar launched a campaign against the GNC and its Islamic fundamentalist allies. His campaign allowed elections to take place to replace the GNC, but then developed into a civil war. Guess you can't win them all... - under the auspices of La Belle France's President Emmanuel Macron - announced coming to terms on a ceasefire across Libya.
The announcement came following a tripartite meeting for Macron, Haftar and al-Sirraj at La Celle Saint-Cloud outside Gay Paree, where afterwards the UN envoy to Libya, Ghassan Salame joined the talks.
In the presser, the final statement of the meeting was read and contained ten points that are meant to regulate the agreement.
Most importantly, Haftar and al-Sirraj both agreed on elections, promising to provide the needed environment for the House of Representatives and the High council of State as well as the High National Commission for Elections to prepare for the polls.
"We vow to start preparing for the elections as soon as possible under the supervision of the United Nations ...aka the Oyster Bay Chowder and Marching Society... ." The statement indicates.
The statement also says that there will be no military solutions in Libya, but rather political solutions through national reconciliation that is inclusive of all parties, adding that using military power is not allowed by any party except for fighting terrorism.
It also called for withdrawing weapons and releasing the fighters then returning them to their civilian ordinary lives, indicating that both parties will do their best to allow the fighters (who wish so) in the official forces of the Libyan state.
"Libyan army will be made of the official troops that can defend the country as per article 33 of the LPA." The final statement says.
"We vow to build a civilian democratic country that respects all national and international laws, agrees to circulate power peacefully, and has unified institutions especially the Central Bank of Libya, Libyan Investment Authority, and the National Oil corporation." The statement reads.
Both al-Sirraj and Haftar said that they will be acting as per the Libyan Political Agreement signed in Skhirat, Morocco on December 17, 2015, saying they will keep dialogue channels to resume the work of Abu Dhabi meeting that was held on May 03, 2017.
"We are working on a strategy for security in Libya that will see all current security and military units joined under one body to combat illegal immigration, human trafficking and other violations via Libya's borders." The final statement explains.
The final statement ended with a call on the Security Council of the UN to support the outcome of Gay Paree Meeting, which was described in the presser by the French President as historic, by mandating Ghassan Salame to do the needed talks to rally the parties around this new step.
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[Libya Observer] Soddy Arabia ...a kingdom taking up the bulk of the Arabian peninsula. Its primary economic activity involves exporting oil and soaking Islamic rubes on the annual hajj pilgrimage. The country supports a large number of princes in whatcha might call princely splendor. When the oil runs out the rest of the world is going to kick sand in the Soddy national face... , the UAE, Bahrain and Egypt updated on Tuesday their own terror list adding six Libyan entities and two individuals.
In a joint statement, the four countries labeled the eight as "terrorists", claiming they have direct or indirect links to Qatar ...an emirate on the east coast of the Arabian Peninsula. It sits on some really productive gas and oil deposits, which produces the highest per capita income in the world. They piss it all away on religion, financing the Moslem Brotherhood and several al-Qaeda affiliates... .
The list included Alnabaa TV, Tanasuh TV, Benghazi Revolutionaries Shura Council, al-Saraya Media Center, Boshra News Agency and Rafallah Sahati Brigade, in addition to the two nationals Ahmed al-Hisnawi and al-Saadi Nawfali.
"The Libyan individuals and terrorist entities, affiliated with terrorist groups in Libya, have received substantial financial support from the Qatari authorities and played an active role in spreading chaos and devastation in Libya, despite serious international concern over the destructive impact of such practices". The statement reads.
Last month, the four countries added five Libyan nationals and one entity to the list of alleged "terror". They included: Libyan Grand Mufti al-Sadiq al-Ghariani ...Libyan Moslem Brüderhood Grand Mufti since 2012. Issued a fatwa forbidding Libyan women from marrying foreign men. Issued a "fatwa against a UN Commission on the Status of Women's report because it urged governments to protect women and girls against violence" Aligned with the GNC govt... , Ali Sollabi, Hakim Belhaj, Ismail Sollabi and Mihdi al-Harathi, in addition to Defense Benghazi Brigades.
The four-state coalition cut ties with Qatar last month over terrorism support, an accusation Doha denies.
The UAE and Egypt are strong supporters of Khalifa Haftar ... served in the Libyan army under Muammar Qadaffy, and took part in the coup that brought Qadaffy to power in 1969. He became a prisoner of war in Chad in 1987. While held prisoner, he and his fellow officers formed a group hoping to overthrow Qadaffy. He was released around 1990 in a deal with the United States government and spent nearly two decades in the United States, gaining US citizenship. In 1993, while living in the United States, he was convicted in absentia of crimes against the Jamahiriya and sentenced to death. Haftar held a senior position in the anti-Qadaffy forces in the 2011 Libyan Civil War. In 2014 he was commander of the Libyan Army when the General National Congress (GNC) refused to give up power in accordance with its term of office. Haftar launched a campaign against the GNC and its Islamic fundamentalist allies. His campaign allowed elections to take place to replace the GNC, but then developed into a civil war. Guess you can't win them all... ’s self-styled army in east Libya. The violated UN arms embargo on Libya and supplied him with weapons and ammunition to defeat his political opponents.
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[RT] Moslems should use every opportunity to go to Jerusalem to help protect the al-Aqsa mosque, which Israeli soldiers are "carelessly polluting" while "easily spilling blood," Ottoman Turkish President Sultan Recep Tayyip Erdogan the First ... Turkey's version of Mohammed Morsi but they voted him back in so they deserve him... has said.
Moslems should support their brothers in faith suffering from Israel’s actions at the al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem, Erdogan told members of the ruling AK Party on Tuesday.
"From here I call upon all Moslems. Those who are able to should visit al-Aqsa... Those who cannot visit al-Aqsa should send aid to our brothers there," Erdogan said in Ankara, as cited by the state-run Anadolu news agency.
"When Israeli soldiers carelessly pollute the grounds of al-Aqsa with their combat boots by using simple issues as a pretext and then easily spill blood there, the reason [they are able to do that] is we [Moslems] have not done enough to stake our claim over Jerusalem," Erdogan said.
He added that Ottoman Turkish authorities are doing their utmost to protect Christian and Jewish places of worship from holy warrior attacks, saying that The Sick Man of Europe Turkey ...the only place on the face of the earth that misses the Ottoman Empire.... has "no issues with them," according to Rooters.
Erdogan also said he had spoken to Israeli President Reuven Rivlin and told him that Moslems visiting al-Aqsa mosque could not be treated as terrorists. "We can also not accept Jews going to synagogues and temples being treated as terrorists," he said.
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[RT] A California holy man called on Allah to "annihilate" Jews "down to the very last one," urging for the al-Aqsa mosque in Temple Mount in Jerusalem to be freed from their "filth." His comments came amid violence at the holy site between Israeli police and Paleostinians.
Sheikh Ammar Shahin delivered his Friday sermon at the Islamic Center of Davis, where he serves as imam, some 20km from Sacramento, the capital of Caliphornia, an impregnable bastion of the Democratic Party,, according to a statement from the center.
In the video, the imam called on Allah to "liberate the al-Aqsa Mosque from the filth of the Jews" and to "destroy those who closed the al-Aqsa Mosque."
Shahin’s hour-long speech in both English and Arabic was mostly dedicated to the dispute over the Jerusalem holy site. Israeli authorities earlier limited access to the compound housing the al-Aqsa, one of Islam’s holiest sites.
The move sparked protests in Jerusalem and across the West Bank which repeatedly turned violent.
Israel also introduced metal detectors outside the al-Aqsa Mosque after a fatal attack on coppers. Following numerous protests by the Paleostinians, it has agreed to remove the detectors.
"Oh Allah, count them all and annihilate them down to the very last one. Do not spare any of them," Shahin said in the video.
In his speech, the imam also quoted a Hadith (sacred text of the words and stories of the Prophet Muhammad) saying that Judgement Day will come after the Moslems fight the Jews in a final battle.
Shahin’s sermon sparked controversy on social media, with some people saying that he "preaches violence."
The Times of Israel has the entire video here. Sheikh Shahin is even wearing a cute little prayer shawl with the Al Aqsa mosque imprinted on it.
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ToI link's broken. MEMRI (bonus: another rad California imam)
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Whoops. Missed "entire." MEMRI's only got a couple of minutes. How about (what appears to be) the mosque's YT channel (59 minutes, not that I've watched it yet)?
Because the US has reached a state in which tolerance has become a terminal condition.
I'll start believing we're serious about countering the menace of Islam when scumbags like Sheikh Shithead are rounded up and sent off to life in prison the instant they open their mouths and spew their poison.
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the iman says his words calling for death to all Jews was taken out of context
at least one synagogue in the Davis area will be stupid enough to believe that
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the iman says his words calling for death to all Jews was taken out of context
OK. Fine. I call for the death of all Arabs. Anybody who doesn't like it must know that they are taking what I said out of context and need to shut up and go away. And allow my words to stand with everyone else.
[DAWN] Taking notice of the alleged occupation of Faisal Mosque by International Islamic University Islamabad (IIUI), the Senate Standing Committee on Cabinet Secretariat on Tuesday asked the IIUI authorities to vacate the premises.
In a meeting of the Senate committee, chaired by Senator Talha Mehmood, Deputy Director of Faisal Mosque Mohammad Tahir said that IIUI administration had forcefully occupied the grand mosque's premises even though they were allotted the land for a limited period.
Tahir further said that IIUI has refused to vacate the mosque's premises even though the university administration was allocated 700 acre land by Capital Development Authority, (CDA) where a campus has already been built.
The mosque's deputy director alleged that the IIUI administration was receiving funds from the Soddy Arabia ...a kingdom taking up the bulk of the Arabian peninsula. Its primary economic activity involves exporting oil and soaking Islamic rubes on the annual hajj pilgrimage. The country supports a large number of princes in whatcha might call princely splendor. When the oil runs out the rest of the world is going to kick sand in the Soddy national face... 's government in the name of Faisal Mosque.
The university administration has established its offices in what was the mosque's cafeteria and opened a store in the space reserved for aitekaf, Tahir said. "IIUI has also illegally opened a hostel in the premises as well."
He further complained that IIUI has even taken over the mosque's bookshop.
The members of the Senate committee expressed their displeasure and inquired from the CDA officials present at the session that why the university was not made to vacate the mosque's premises after they had been allotted land of their own.
The committee instructed CDA officials to ensure that the IIUI administration evacuates Faisal Mosque's premises as soon as possible. The committee has also summoned HEC Chairman Mukhtar Ahmed to appear in committee's next session.
However, alcohol has never solved anybody's problems. But then, neither has milk... no one from the university administration was present at the meeting.
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[LI] After three Islamic terrorists used weapons hidden at the Al-Aqsa Mosque to kill two Israeli policemen, Israel placed metal detectors at the entrances to the Temple Mount. Just as there are already metal detectors to enter the Western Wall area, the holiest place at which Jews are allowed to pray.
The placement of metal detectors led to a wave of Palestinian violence (including the stabbing death of three Israelis having Sabbath dinner). There were many other threats of holy war against the Jews incited not just by Palestinians, but also by other Muslim leaders around the world.
Under threat of increased violence, and with the Jordanians effectively taking Israeli Embassy staff hostage, Israel capitulated in what appeared to be a deal for the release of Embassy staff in exchange for removing the metal detectors.
As I wrote in Israel capitulates to Palestinian terror, to remove metal detectors at Temple Mount. Israel said it would use other means of monitoring who entered the Temple Mount to prevent weapons smuggling, but Palestinians immediately announced they would not accept any additional security measures.
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Israeli removal of Temple Mount metal detectors {are] not enough for Palestinians
The West will have to realize that there will never be enough concessions to satisfy the Palestinians so it is best to get on with life and live our lives according to our cultural traditions. We also need to quit funding terrorism and terrorists both directly and indirectly.
[AlAhram] Jordan's military released security camera footage Monday of a shooting in which a Jordanian soldier killed three U.S. military trainers at an air base in the kingdom.
The video had previously been shown to the families of the U.S. Army Green Berets by U.S. law enforcement but had not been made public until Monday.
The soldiers were killed Nov. 4 when their convoy came under fire at the entrance to the al-Jafr base in southern Jordan.
A Jordanian military court sentenced the soldier, 1st Sgt. Marik al-Tuwayha, to life in prison with hard labor last week.
The defendant had said he opened fire because he feared the base was coming under attack and that he had acted in line with open-fire regulations.
Jordan's military said in a statement Monday that the soldier "had acted against orders and military instructions and had not acted in self-defense."
The statement was posted by Hala Akhbar, a news site linked to the military that also released the security camera footage.
Jordan initially said the Americans triggered the shooting by disobeying entry rules, a claim that was later withdrawn.
The victims of the shooting were Staff Sgt. Matthew C. Lewellen, 27, of Kirksville, Missouri; Staff Sgt. Kevin J. McEnroe, 30, of Tucson, Arizona; and Staff Sgt. James F. Moriarty, 27, of Kerrville, Texas.
The 6-minute-long video was in line with descriptions previously given by the relatives of the American soldiers who had watched the footage.
It shows the U.S. convoy coming under fire at the entrance to the base. The footage has no sound, but puffs of white-gray smoke indicate gunfire.
At one point, two figures, U.S. forces, are seen getting out of their vehicles to take cover. They raise their hands and wave from behind a barrier, but the shooting continues. Another figure, according to past descriptions the Jordanian, chases them and keeps shooting.
According to the descriptions of the relatives, Lewellen and McEnroe, who were in the first vehicle waiting at the gate, were the first to be hit by gunfire.
Moriarty and another soldier jumped out of the next two cars to take cover and returned fire with their pistols. They yelled that they were friendly forces, the relatives said.
The defendant kept shooting, they said. He was seriously maimed in the exchange.
[ENGLISH.ALARABIYA.NET] The Paleostinian ambassador to the United Nations ...a lucrative dumping ground for the relatives of dictators and party hacks... on Tuesday demanded that all Israeli security measures at a Jerusalem holy site be removed after Israel lifted some obstructions that had triggered violent protests.
"De-escalation is urgent," Riyad Mansour, the Paleostinian representative, told a UN Security Council debate on the Middle East.
Mansour appealed for a "continuation of all efforts to restore the historic status quo at al-Aqsa mosque compound" and said "this requires the lifting of all measures in violation of the status quo."
Five Paleostinians have been killed in festivities sparked by the new Israeli security measures at the al-Aqsa Mosque compound.
The compound houses the revered al-Aqsa mosque, Islam’s third holiest site, and Dome of the Rock.
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[FREEBEACON] The State Department's top lawyers are systematically removing the word "genocide" to describe the Islamic State ...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling Allah around with every other sentence, but to hear the pols talk they're not really Moslems.... 's mass slaughter of Christians, Yazidis, and other ethnic minorities in Iraq and Syria from speeches before they are delivered and other official documents, according to human rights ...which are usually entirely different from personal liberty... activists and attorneys familiar with the policies.
Additionally, Democratic senators are delaying confirmation of Mark Green, Trump's pick to head the U.S. Agency for International Development who has broad bipartisan support.
These efforts guarantee that Obama-era policies that worked to exclude Iraq's Christian and other minority religious populations from key U.S. aid programs remain in place, the activists said.
Richard Visek, who was appointed by President B.O. as head the State Department's Office of Legal Adviser in October 2016, is behind the decision to remove the word "genocide" from official documents, according to Nina Shea, an international human rights lawyer who directs the Hudson Institute's Center for Religious Freedom.
"I don't think for a minute it's a bureaucratic decision--it's ideological," said Shea, who also spent 12 years as a commissioner on the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom, or CIRF, from 1999 to 2012.
A State Department front man on Monday said he would look into the matter and respond.
The latest moves from the State Department's Office of the Legal Adviser appear aimed at rolling back then-Secretary of State John F. I was in Vietnam, you know Kerry Former Senator-for-Life from Massachussetts, self-defined war hero, speaker of French, owner of a lucky hat, conqueror of Cambodia, unsuccessful presidential candidate, and utterly failed Secretary of State... 's March 2016 genocide determination. Kerry's much-anticipated genocide designation came after months of equivocation and detailed documentation by interested parties that the Islamic State is responsible for genocide against Yazidis, Christians, and Shia Moslems.
It was one of the few times in history that the United States designated ongoing mass murders against ethnic or religious minorities as meeting the legal definition of genocide laid out in a 1948 treaty. That agreement requires signatories, including the United States, to take steps to "prevent and punish" genocide.
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Still need evidence that the left considers Christians to be subhumans in need of extermination, or that they view expansionist Islam as an ally in the same?
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I love this revisioning of history.
Soon there will have been no slavery, no Islamaphobia, no Transgenders, no nuttin! Just the way I like it Zero, blank, crickets.
[Free Beacon] The Central Intelligence Agency under President Trump is giving more authority to field operatives and cutting excessive bureaucracy in a bid to boost intelligence operations, CIA Director Mike Pompeo says.
In his first news interview since taking charge of the agency in January, Pompeo also said he believes America's greatest long-term security challenge is the threat posed by China, not Russia.
During a wide-ranging interview on the sidelines of a security conference in Aspen, Colo., Pompeo revealed the CIA is preparing intelligence options for the president, including covert action, for use against North Korea in efforts to counter the threat of a future nuclear missile attack.
He also outlined how the CIA is stepping up counterintelligence programs against foreign spies and leaks of intelligence.
Other disclosures by the CIA chief included new details of North Korea's drive to develop reliable strategic nuclear missiles and a renewed CIA focus on stealing foreign secrets.
"Look, our primary mission is foreign intelligence," Pompeo told the Washington Free Beacon.
"That is at the core of what we do, and so the ability to go collect against the most difficult places, the most difficult targets in a way that is not one off, that is deep and robust and redundant, is something this agency is really good at when they are allowed to do it. And the president is going to go let us do it."
Similar to the Pentagon shift in giving military commanders greater authority to act in the field, the CIA is unleashing its spying power--clandestine operations, intelligence analysis, and technical prowess.
The CIA chief said decentralizing spying authority presents both risks and promise.
"In nearly every one of those cases it increases the risk level," he said. "It also greatly enhances the likelihood you'll achieve the outcome you're looking for."
The shift followed an internal agency review earlier this year that identified several areas where the CIA needed new guidance, or CIA activities that are allowed under law but had been restricted under President Barack Obama's administration, Pompeo said.
The CIA director said he meets regularly with Trump during intelligence briefings and noted that the president has been very supportive of agency reforms aimed at improving CIA operations.
A former Army officer who until January was a Republican member of the House, Pompeo said the two most immediate security threats are Islamic State terrorists fleeing the Middle East and North Korea's aggressive effort to field long-range missiles with nuclear warheads that can strike the United States.
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ValJar fits in that command structure prominently. Champ was a pliant front for the actual power/intellect/agenda in the shadows on most issues. He did make the decisions on final four and TV channels (when the Wookie wasn't there).
A multi-volume chronology and reference guide set detailing three years of the Mexican Drug War between 2010 and 2012.
Rantburg.com and borderlandbeat.com correspondent and author Chris Covert presents his first non-fiction work detailing
the drug and gang related violence in Mexico.
Chris gives us Mexican press dispatches of drug and gang war violence
over three years, presented in a multi volume set intended to chronicle the death, violence and mayhem which has
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Rantburg was assembled from recycled algorithms in the United States of America. No
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Gulbuddin Hekmatyar
...Libyan Moslem Brüderhood Grand Mufti since 2012. Issued a fatwa forbidding Libyan women from marrying foreign men. Issued a "fatwa against a UN Commission on the Status of Women's report because it urged governments to protect women and girls against violence" Aligned with the GNC govt...
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