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-Lurid Crime Tales-
Teen made up story about pro-Trump anti-Muslim attack on subway
A Muslim teen who claimed a trio of drunks had taunted her as a "terrorist" on a Manhattan subway train has admitted she made the story up, sources told The Post on Wednesday.

The woman, Yasmin Seweid, 18, is being charged with filing a false report, according to a high-ranking police source.

Seweid had claimed the hateful drunks shouted "Trump! Trump!" and called her a "terrorist" as they tried to steal her headscarf.

"Go back to your country!" she said they shouted during the alleged Dec. 1 attack.

But inconsistencies in her account surfaced once cops tried to confirm her story by pulling surveillance video.

Investigators did find footage that showed her in some of the places where she said she was, said the source. But they weren't entirely consistent with her story.

Hate-crime investigators then called in the Baruch College student to work on another sketch of her "attackers" Wednesday and confronted her with the inconsistencies, another source said.

That's when she cracked, admitting that she had been out drinking with friends and made up the attack story to distract her angry father, sources said.
Posted by: Frank G || 12/14/2016 17:59 || Comments || Link || [5 views] Top|| File under: Moslem Colonists

#1  I won't believe any of these stories till they are fact checked by the 'burg.

This shit is really starting to chap my ass.
Posted by: AlanC || 12/14/2016 18:24 Comments || Top||

#2  I think every "hate" and "racist" crime is fake unless proved otherwise.

The track record is too bad to give them the benefit of the doubt.
Posted by: DarthVader || 12/14/2016 18:54 Comments || Top||


Afghanistan
Sexual abuse, pro-insurgency surround Afghan VP, Rival’s controversy
[Khaama (Afghanistan)] Sexual abuse and pro-gunnies activities surround the controversial case of the first vice president General Abdul Rashid Dostum
...ethnic Uzbek warlord who distinguished himself fighting the Soviets and the Taliban. The story that he had a bad guy run over with a tank is an exaggeration. It was an armored personnel carrier...
with the his rival and former deputy chief of Hezb-e-Junbish Millie led by the vice president.

Ahmad Ishchi is considered a political rival of Gen. Dostum who has claimed that the vice president detained him and forced him to strip naked besides he was beaten by the bodyguards of Gen. Dostum.

Mr. Ishchi has also claimed that the vice president even filmed the sexual abuse committed on him as well as his bodyguards.

However,
the difference between stupidity and genius is that genius has its limits...
the office of the first vice president, in a statement rejected the allegations as baseless and accused Mr. Ischchi of pro-gunnies activities.

The statement further added that Mr. Ishchi was detained by the security institutions over his alleged role in supporting gunnies and the recent insurgency and instability in Jawzjan province.

In the meantime, the Office of the President, ARG Palace, said all allegations of abuse of abuse against

Mr. Ishchi will be fully investigated, a statement which was welcomed by the United Nations
...where theory meets practice and practice loses...
Assistance Mission in Afghanistan.

"The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) welcomes the Afghan Government’s commitment to investigate the alleged human rights
...which are often intentionally defined so widely as to be meaningless...
violations committed against the politician, Mr. Ahmad Ishchi," a statement by the UN mission in Afghanistan said.

The statement further added "Mr. Ishchi reports he was illegally detained and severely maltreated by security officials acting under the authority of the First Vice President, Abdul Rashid Dostum."

"UNAMA is concerned about these allegations, stresses the importance of due process and accountability, and remains committed to working with the Government and people of Afghanistan in their efforts to strengthen respect for human rights and the rule of law," the UN mission added.

Posted by: Fred || 12/14/2016 00:00 || Comments || Link || [2 views] Top|| File under:

#1  Fortunate he didn't get dropped in the Buzkashi circle.
Posted by: swksvolFF || 12/14/2016 15:01 Comments || Top||


Africa North
Egyptian police locate vehicle used to transport explosives in Haram's attack
[AlAhram] Egypt's interior ministry said that security forces have located a private vehicle carrying weapons and explosives in Giza's Faisal district which initial investigations show was used to transfer the bomb used in Friday's attack on a security checkpoint in Giza that killed six coppers, al-Ahram Arabic website reported on Tuesday.

Security forces defused an bomb found in the car, which turned out to be stolen.

The ministry said that two suitcases were found in the vehicle. In the first, security forces found a pistol, automatic rifle and ammunition, while in the second they found material used to manufacture explosives as well as a container for transporting bombs.

Security forces are intensifying their search to arrest the Death Eaters responsible for Friday's attack, in which six coppers were killed and three others were maimed.

A little-known Egyptian Lion of Islam group which calls itself "Hasm" grabbed credit for Friday's kaboom. The group has claimed a number of other attacks on police checkpoints in recent months.
Posted by: trailing wife || 12/14/2016 00:00 || Comments || Link || [1 views] Top|| File under: Muslim Brotherhood


Cairo Cathedral Kaboom: 4 arrested held for 15 days, IS claims it, kaboomer arrested two years ago

Four people accused in church attack given 15-day detention

[AlAhram] Egypt's prosecution ordered on Tuesday a 15-day detention for four people tossed in the slammer
I ain't sayin' nuttin' widdout me mout'piece!
on charges of involvement in a terrorist attack on a Coptic church in Cairo on Sunday, which left 24 dead and 49 injured.

Accusations against the defendants include belonging to the bad boy Islamist group Ansar Beit al-Maqdis
...currently ISIS in the Sinai, previously Al Qaeda in the Sinai, and before that, no doubt, something else...
and receiving instructions from foreign groups to "destroy the country."
That implies the group got orders from Raqqa to spread the pain.
Egypt's interior ministry released a statement Tuesday morning saying it identified the terrorist cell involved in the Sunday bombing and jugged
Drop the rosco, Muggsy, or you're one with the ages!
four of its members including one woman.
An Nahar adds that the bomber was identified by DNA tests, and names names:
One of the four, identified by the interior ministry as Rami Mohammed Abdel Hameed Abdel Ghani, is suspected of hiding the explosives and the bomber, and of preparing him for the attack.

The interior ministry named the suspected ringleader as Mohab Mostafa el-Sayed Qassem, also known as "The Doctor".

It charged he had traveled 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...
in 2015 to meet runaway leaders of the outlawed Moslem Brüderbund, the party of president Mohammed Morsi, who was ousted by Sisi in 2013.

The Brotherhood has condemned the bombing and denied any involvement.

IS group claims responsibility for Cairo's St. Mark Cathedral bombing

[AlAhram] The IS group has claimed responsibilty for the bombing at the St. Mark's Coptic Orthodox Cathedral in the Egyptian capital, Cairo, last Sunday.

A statement issued on SITE intelligence group on Tuesday said it was a suicide operation claiming it have killed and maimed 80 "crusaders". The statement also read that the attack was carried out by Abu Abdallah El-Masri who detonated a suicide belt.

The Interior ministry said they had tossed in the clink
You have the right to remain silent...
more suspects after the first four, and that they are still searching for others.

Cairo cathedral suicide bomber was arrested in 2014: local media

[AlAhram] Local media outlets said on Monday that Mahmoud Shafiq Mohammed Mostafa, who was accused of carrying out a deadly suicide kaboom on Sunday in a church attached to St. Mark's Coptic cathedral, was apprehended in March 2014 for possession of firearms, and has since been on the lam.

On Monday after the state funeral at the, al-Watan newspaper said it had published in March 2014 a news report of two men apprehended in Fayoum governorate, one of whom was the man the president identified as the bomber.

Al-Watan's 15 March 2014 report said the two men were locked away
I ain't sayin' nuttin' widdout me mout'piece!
for participating in a march that attacked members of the anti-Moslem Brüderbund Tamarod movement in Fayoum governorate earlier that day. The report said authorities found the two men with firearms in their possession.

Meanwhile,
...back at the barn, Bossy had come up with a new idea, one that didn't involve kerosene...
al-Masry al-Youm news website quoted on Monday security sources who said Mostafa has been residing in Sinai for the past two years. The sources told al-Masry al-Youm Mostafa had joined the Sinai-based Islamist bad boy group Ansar Beit al-Maqdis, which has been carrying deadly attacks on security forces in parts of North Sinai in the last three years.

Al-Ahram Arabic news website published an image of a reported government document, revealing that Mostafa was born in Sonoras village in Fayoum governorate on 10 October 1994. The document stated that Mostafa bad boy code name is "Abu Degana El-Kinany."

According to Al Youm al-Sabea news website, Mostafa's mother told the website her son last called her last week and said he would not be returning home since he was wanted by the authorities.

"He didn’t tell me any details about his life; all I know is that he was arrested once and released on bail," Mostafa's mother said. She confirmed to al-Youm al-Sabea Mostafa graduated from the Faculty of Science at Fayoum University.

Video of Egypt church bombing emerges, said to show attacker
It doesn't sound like useful information, but nonetheless, they have CCTV video, which shows they do care.
[Ynet] The Egyptian government has released footage showing the suicide kaboom that tore through a Cairo church during Sunday Mass, including images of the alleged attacker.

The video is a recording of CCTV footage and shows the street across from the chapel adjacent to St. Mark's Cathedral, seat of Egypt's ancient Coptic Orthodox Church. It shows a dark figure crossing the street and walking through the gates of the church. Moments later, the blast sends clouds of dust and debris through the church windows.
Posted by: trailing wife || 12/14/2016 00:00 || Comments || Link || [3 views] Top|| File under: Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis (IS)


Arabia
Corruption at all time high among Houthi leaders
You give a goatherd an AK and a rifle company, and he's gonna take prizes.
[AlArabiya] A prominent Houthi leader has launched a scathing attack on its leaders even informing militia commander Abdul Malik al-Houthi that he would be the first to come out and call for his departure.

Leader and academic at the University of Sanaa, Abdul-Salam al-Kibsi, stunned his fellow Houthis when he turned his back on the militia. In his recent Facebook post he said: “A great intellectual like me, known at the level of the Arab world, will be the first to say to Abdul Malik al-Houthi, get out.”

He also criticized the minister of education in the militia government, Yahya Badr Eddin al-Houthi, who is the brother of the rebel leader. He mocked him, saying: “Does Yahya even know to hold the office of education? Are we going to replace the ruin of ISIS with the corruption of Ansar Allah, dammit!”

In another statement, he noted: “I will write to future generations to not be fooled by slogans, and to be with the truthful, I think Ansar Allah lied and broke promises. We were one of them and they were one of us but they demolished the thinkers and scholars and became ignorant. They used us but God is powerful.”

Al-Kibsi is not an exception when it comes to criticism of the militia. Abdul Wahab Qutran recently attacked the rebels after being known as a supporter for a long time. He appeared on almost every program and news bulletins on the Houthi-owned Channel Al Masira. His social media pages are now swamped with attacks against the Houthis. They expose their malpractices and the corruption of their leaders.

Qutran recently lashed out at the militia and said: “They want to rule the present and the future with the mindset and the methods of the past when reason suggests that we must devote our resources to fit today and tomorrow’s reality, socially, economically and politically.”

The corrupt practices
Well-known Houthi leader, Mohammed Makaleh, who was a board member of the so-called Supreme Revolutionary Committee, has continued provoking the group despite the threats he said he recently received from Abdul Karim al-Houthi (uncle of the rebel leader) for exposing corrupt practices and revealing that Abdul Karim al-Huthi is the one ruling Sanaa.

In his latest comments on the situation Makaleh wrote: “hidden power only satisfies opportunists and thieves. Honest men don’t derive power to find a job or a position. They would rather beg than turn into tricksters. Many of those you see in the front of the political scene are nothing but hypocrites.”

He also commented on the harassment that he is facing by the group. “Shame on you for punishing those who stood by your side during the reign of the former regime, only to find themselves witch hunted for writing and criticizing your government,” he said.

Repudiating crimes
Former leader Ali Bukhaiti was the first to repudiate the crimes committed by militias. He took a stand against its leaders. Bukhaiti was a member of the political council of the Houthis and the official spokesman in the national dialogue conference.

However, after the rebels invaded Sanaa and committed unprecedented crimes and violations, challenging the legitimacy of the government, he announced his resignation from all his posts and his membership in the movement. He left the country to take the militias on and expose their crimes and corruption.

Commenting on the celebrations held by the militia yesterday on the occasion of Prophet Mohammad’s birth, Bukhaiti wrote: “All the expenses financed by the Houthis celebrating the anniversary of the birth of the Prophet (peace be upon him) is ill-gotten. The equipment is looted from Suhail TV channel and others, mandatory donations, royalties, in-kind materials taken from merchants under intimidation. If they refused to donate, they would accuse them of being an ISIS supporter.”
Posted by: badanov || 12/14/2016 00:00 || Comments || Link || [2 views] Top|| File under: Houthis

#1  “A great intellectual like me, known at the level of the Arab world,..."

damning himself faint hubristic praise? Sounds like Oblahblah
Posted by: Frank G || 12/14/2016 17:19 Comments || Top||


2 million Yemeni kidz malnourished
SANAA: Nearly 2.2 million Yemeni children are acutely malnourished, victims of the near-collapse of the health care system during two years of escalating conflict, UN children’s fund UNICEF said on Tuesday.

At least 462,000 are suffering from severe acute malnutrition, as food supplies have been disrupted by the devastating war, the agency said.

Saada province, under the Houthis, has the world’s highest stunting rate among children with eight out of 10 children affected in some areas, it added.

“Malnutrition in Yemen is at an all-time high and increasing,” said UNICEF’s acting country representative, Meritxell Relano. “The state of health of children in the Middle East’s poorest country has never been as catastrophic as it is today.”

At least one child dies every 10 minutes in Yemen because of malnutrition and preventable diseases such as diarrhea and respiratory infections.

“Diseases such as cholera and measles have spread and, with few health facilities functional, such outbreaks are taking a heavy toll on children,” Relano said.

In 2016, UNICEF supported the treatment of 215,000 children suffering from severe acute malnutrition and provided more than four million children under the age of five with vitamin supplements.

But relief operations remain hindered by funding shortfalls and limited access to battleground areas.

“We call on parties to the conflict to give us unhindered access to children in need across the country so we are able to deliver nutrition supplies, treat malnourished children and support Yemen’s health services,” Relano said.

Meanwhile, a colossal pile of waste outside Sanaa is leeching toxic waste into its diminishing water supply.

Vast stinking pools created in part by untreated medical waste accumulate at the pile’s base, threatening to contaminate the water supply for the parched city which experts have long predicted will be the first capital to use up all its water.

“The main problem we’re now facing is in the management of waste in Yemen that is posing a real danger to the general health of residents,” said Professor Mohammed Al-Qahali, head of the science and technology department at Sanaa University.

Al-Qahali warned that the pools of contaminated waste contained “hazardous chemicals that could cause a variety of diseases including cancers, birth defects, immunological disorders and many other diseases.”

Posted by: badanov || 12/14/2016 00:00 || Comments || Link || [7 views] Top|| File under:

#1  let's see: you're across the creek from Puntland, Somalia, Sudan, Shitholistan. Seems like a regional religious and cultural thing
Posted by: Frank G || 12/14/2016 17:21 Comments || Top||

#2  I'm sure the UN can fix it. They're good at this sort of thing.
(hopefully, they won't bring cholera like they did in Haiti)
Posted by: SteveS || 12/14/2016 18:17 Comments || Top||


Bangladesh
PM: Identify sources of terror financing
[Dhaka Tribune] Prime Minister the loathesome Sheikh Hasina
...Bangla dynastic politician and current Prime Minister of Bangladesh. She has been the President of the Bangla Awami League since the Lower Paleolithic. She is the eldest of five children of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the founding father of Bangla. Her party defeated the BNP-led Four-Party Alliance in the 2008 parliamentary elections. She has once before held the office, from 1996 to 2001, when she was defeated in a landslide. She and the head of the BNP, Khaleda Zia show such blind animosity toward each other that they are known as the Battling Begums..
has underscored the need for identifying the sources of terror financing and causes of militancy and terrorism to effectively root out these menaces from human civilisation.

"We never allow anybody to generate any evil act like using Bangladesh land as was seen in previous regimes. We’ll continue to remain as a nation of peace guided by pluralism, secularism and the spirit of Liberation War," she said.

The prime minister was addressing the graduation ceremony of the National Defence Course and Armed Forces War Course 2016 at Sheikh Hasina Complex of Mirpur Cantonment in Dhaka on Tuesday.

Sheikh Hasina reiterated her government’s stance that there would be no place for terrorism and militancy on Bangladesh soil. "We’re firm in this regard," she said.
Posted by: Fred || 12/14/2016 00:00 || Comments || Link || [1 views] Top|| File under:


China-Japan-Koreas
N.Korean Commandos Practice Attack on Cheong Wa Dae
That image is not photoshopped.
North Korean commandos have practiced attacking South Korea's presidential compound and abducting key officials as leader Pudgy Kim Jong-un watched, official media reported Sunday. Given the state media's practice of reporting events a day late, the attack drill probably took place on Saturday, a day after the National Assembly voted in favor of impeaching President Park Geun-hye.

The Rodong Sinmun daily featured 27 photos of special forces soldiers infiltrating Cheong Wa Dae, the presidential office engulfed in flames and Fat Boy Kim Jong-un smiling. The drill appears to have been held at a firing range on the outskirts of Pyongyang, where the South Korean military said in April North Korea has built a mock-up of Cheong Wa Dae.

North Korean media also pictured photos of major South Korean government officials hanging on the walls at the firing range. After the exercise, the corpulent Kim posed for photos with the elite troops.
Posted by: Steve White || 12/14/2016 00:00 || Comments || Link || [4 views] Top|| File under: Commies

#1  Kimmie is big enough to start burning bunker oil.

Snark of the day.
Posted by: Alaska Paul || 12/14/2016 0:07 Comments || Top||

#2  Keep practicing. It will be the only chance you have after Pudgy eats all your rations.
Posted by: DarthVader || 12/14/2016 0:08 Comments || Top||

#3  Al Gores half-brother
Posted by: Shipman || 12/14/2016 8:10 Comments || Top||

#4  3/2 brother.

Kim Jong-Kuato.
Posted by: swksvolFF || 12/14/2016 10:44 Comments || Top||

#5  I've heard it said that the camera adds 25 pounds. Kimmie looks like he's eaten a whole bunch of 'em.
Posted by: Mad Eye Ulutle3433 || 12/14/2016 13:08 Comments || Top||

#6  The real Mr. Creosote.
Posted by: JHH || 12/14/2016 16:03 Comments || Top||


India-Pakistan
Electronic media downplay mob attack on Ahmadi centre
[DAWN] The mob attack on a worship place of the Ahmadi community in Chakwal on Monday was downplayed by the electronic media due to a self-restraint as well as apprehensions of strict monitoring by the regulator.

The only coverage of the incident by the electronic media was through the display of tickers.

Though the mob grew and became violent, occupying the Ahmadi place of worship, most of the channels claimed that they sensed the sensitivity of the matter and observed self-restraint.

"The electronic media is becoming mature enough to shift from popular journalism to responsible journalism," said Iftikhar Sheerazi, the Islamabad’s bureau chief at DawnNews. "Primarily, it is our duty, not Pemra’s, to judge the sensitivity of the news."

This is not the first time that all the TV channels irrespective of their policies or operational styles exercised restraint from covering a sensitive issue.

"Last time, a similar responsible attitude was witnessed after violence broke out in Rawalpindi during the Ashura procession in 2013," said Aun Sahi, Islamabad’s bureau chief at Channel 24.

He said any news coverage that could trigger a spiral effect should be placed at the low priority.

Meanwhile,
...back at the desert island, Bert was realizing to his horror that he'd had only one bottle for one message, and he'd forgotten to include a return address...
a bigwig of another new channel requesting anonymity said religious sentiments were a serious issue and airing anything sensitive on Rabiul Awwal 12 (Monday) could have been catastrophic.

"There were rallies and other activities on the streets. The main procession in Rawalpindi passed through an Ahmadi community centre on Murree Road. Simple news about the Chakwal incident could have triggered random riots across the country," said the official.

However,
if you can't say something nice about a person some juicy gossip will go well...
some channels displayed tickers stating there was a clash between two groups in the Chakwal area.

"First we filed tickers about skirmishes between the participants of 12 Rabiul Awwal procession and the followers of the Ahmadi community from their centre," said the official. "But the head office directed us that the tickers should not be specific or sensational."

This created suspicion that Pemra might have asked the head offices of news channels to censor the news of the attack.

However,
corruption finds a dozen alibis for its evil deeds...
Pemra front man Mohammad Tahir denied that the authority had directed any channel to exercise restraint over the coverage of the Chakwal incident.

"Though it was a public holiday and the Pemra office was closed, our monitoring continued. Like emergency plans in all the sectors, we have SOPs and if any channel overplayed or sensationalised any incident or news, we do intervene," he added.

A bigwig of Pemra told Dawn that one or two channels did play strong tickers but they were called immediately and the focus remained on the Eid Milad processions and activities.

Shakeel Anjum, the president of the National Press Club, said the restraint by the electronic media was a positive sign.

But he cautioned that such practice should not be adopted as a tradition to censor news.

"Any news is restricted if it is feared that its widespread coverage can create a law and order situation."

However,
there's no worse danger than telling a mother her baby is ugly...
he said in routine news about mob attacks on any place of worship or public installation should not be restricted.
Posted by: Fred || 12/14/2016 00:00 || Comments || Link || [7 views] Top|| File under: Govt of Pakistan


Fear stalks Chakwal after attack on Ahmadi place of worship
[DAWN] Panic and fear on Tuesday persisted in Dulmial village, about 35km from Chakwal city, after a mob attacked a place of worship of the Ahmadi community a day earlier.

The enraged crowd occupied the worship place and set on fire religious books, fans, carpets and other items. They also offered prayers at the worship place.

An Ahmadi man, identified as Malik Khalid Javed, 65, who was present at the worship place, was struck down in his prime after having suffered a cardiac arrest, while a man -- identified as Naeem Shafique, 27, and not belonging to the minority community -- was hit by a bullet during the attack and killed. Another non-Ahmadi man, who received bullet injury, is said to be in a stable condition in the District Headquarters Hospital, Chakwal.

The situation remained tense throughout the day on Monday until army and Rangers personnel were called in. They took control of the worship place and sealed it.

Police escorted the body of Malik Javed to Chenab Nagar where he was buried.

Naeem Shafique was laid to rest in his native village of Tatral Kahoon, about 4km from Dulmial. His death was "celebrated" on social media and he was declared a "martyr".

Provincial minister Malik Tanveer Aslam, MNA Tahir Iqbal, MPA Zulfiqar Ali Khan, the regional police officer and the Rawalpindi division commissioner also reached the village.

Police started the paperwork but haven't done much else against 40 known and scores of unknown miscreants under sections 302, 324, 148, 149 of the Pakistain Penal Code and Section 7 of the Anti-Terrorism Act.

According to sources, about 10 people were locked away
... anything you say can and will be used against you, whether you say it or not...
.

About 500 members of the Ahmadi community live in Dulmial village. The dominant tribe in the village is of Malik caste. The villagers built a mosque in 1860.

During the early 20 century some members of the Malik tribe converted to the Ahmadi faith. In 1927, a minaret of the mosque was constructed. When the Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
...9th PM of Pakistain from 1973 to 1977, and 4th President of Pakistain from 1971 to 1973. He was the founder of the Pakistain Peoples Party (PPP). His eldest daughter, Benazir Bhutto, would also serve as hereditary PM. In a coup led by General Zia-ul-Haq, Bhutto was removed from office and was executed in 1979 for authorizing the murder of a political opponent...
government declared Ahmadis non-Moslems, the issue of ownership of the mosque cropped up. However,
nothing needs reforming like other people's bad habits...
the atmosphere in the village remained peaceful.

In 1997, a case about the ownership of the worship place was filed.

"The case was dismissed by the Lahore High Court," Assistant Commissioner of Choa Saidan Shah Ashar Iqbal told Dawn.

"We did not follow the case deliberately as we knew that the court would order the Ahmadis to demolish the minaret and tomb of the mosque. In such an expected verdict we would never have been able to take possession of the mosque," Faiz Ahmed Faizi, vice-chairman of the Dulmial Union Council, said when Dawn approached him for his version.

There are six shops attached to the mosque.

Sources told Dawn that a villager settled in Canada recently came to the village and mobilised the villagers to take control of the mosque. About 580 Moslems of the village filed an application with the district coordination officer a couple of weeks ago, asking the DCO to get the mosque vacated from the Ahmadis. "We request you to help us in vacating the mosque, otherwise we would be forced to take an extreme measure," they warned in their application.

On Dec 5, the Ahmadis also filed an application drawing the DCO’s attention to the simmering tension in the village. It stated that on Dec 2 some holy mans from outside the village had addressed the Friday congregation and mobilised the villagers to occupy the worship place by force.

"You are kindly requested to take adequate security measures to protect the life and property and worship places of the Ahmadi community," Malik Zahid Hameed, local president of Jamaat-e-Ahmediya, and the organization’s chief security officer retired Col Mohammad Farooq Malik pleaded in the application.

A hate campaign against the marginalised community was also ignited on social media after Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif
... served two non-consecutive terms as prime minister, heads the Pakistain Moslem League (Nawaz). Noted for his spectacular corruption, the 1998 Pak nuclear test, border war with India, and for being tossed by General Musharraf...
ordered naming the physics centre at the Quaid-e-Azam University after Nobel laureate Professor Dr Abdus Salam.

"After receiving applications from both the sides we discussed the issue at a meeting and adequate measures were taken to resolve the issue amicably," DCO Mehmood Javed Bhatti told Dawn. He said Moslem members assured the district administration that they would not change the route of the Rabiul Awwal procession. "Despite their assurance we deployed additional police force in the village. We were sure that the organisers would stick to their word but to our surprise they backtracked on their promise and changed the route of the procession," he regretted.

The DCO said coppers were deployed outside the houses of Ahmadis while Rangers remained alert in the village.

"An overwhelming number of miscreants came from adjoining villages," an Ahmadi resident claimed.

"The district administration could have taken steps to avoid this tragic situation, but it failed. However,
nothing needs reforming like other people's bad habits...
police did a great job by rescuing our 40 members who were trapped in the worship place," Salimuddin, spokesperson for Jamaat-e-Ahmediya, said.

Posted by: Fred || 12/14/2016 00:00 || Comments || Link || [6 views] Top|| File under: Govt of Pakistan


Infiltration up, 116 militants sneak into Kashmir this year
[Daily Excelsior] The infiltration of bandidos holy warriors into Jammu and Kashmire has gone up this year despite Army being on high alert along the Line of Control (LoC) and bandidos holy warriors are making desperate attempts to sneak in as they suffered record number of casualties this year.

According to Multi-Agency Centre (MAC) figures, 116 turbans, mostly belonging to Lashkar-e-Taiba
...the Army of the Pure, an Ahl-e-Hadith terror organization founded by Hafiz Saeed. LeT masquerades behind the Jamaat-ud-Dawa facade within Pakistain and periodically blows things up and kills people in India. Despite the fact that it is banned, always an interesting concept in Pakistain, the organization remains an blatant tool and perhaps an arm of the ISI...
(LeT), have infiltrated into Kashmire this year till November while last year the number was 35 for the whole year.

However,
it's easy to be generous with someone else's money...
sources said that it is a conservative estimate and the figure could be more than the official one. Sources said that some of the recently infiltrated groups are yet to come under security forces radar and others are still in the forests along the LoC.

The infiltration attempts are still going as turban launch pads are active despite first snowfall along the LoC. Sources said turban training camps are active in PoK with 19 of them most active including those at Skardu, Kel, Karko, Dullu, Titwal, Chakoti, Kotli, Dehri, Barhal Mirpur and Chaprai. In these training camps, the bandidos holy warriors are receiving rigorous training besides map reading, GPS use, weight, weapon and tactical training.

Sources said that as a record number of bandidos holy warriors have been killed this year and bandidos holy warriors are desperate to infiltrate in more numbers to fill the void. They said that over 200 bandidos holy warriors are still waiting at launch pads for infiltration before the heavy snowfall closes the mountain passes.

According to official figures, 147 bandidos holy warriors have been killed this year so far while last year the figure for the whole year was 97. The killed include 40 of this year’s infiltrated turbans.

As per the official figure, this year 71 security force personnel were killed along the LoC, International Border and hinterland, in Pak troops firing and during shootouts with turbans.

The figures suggested that 76 locals joined militancy this year and 16 of them were killed and surrendered leaving 60 still active. Majority of them joined after July 8 following the killing of Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Wani.

Army has intensified its vigil along the LoC and already two Brigades of Army have been sent to LoC in North Kashmire to take on the infiltrated bandidos holy warriors and one more brigade of Army has been sent to South Kashmire after increased militancy in the area.
Posted by: Fred || 12/14/2016 00:00 || Comments || Link || [6 views] Top|| File under: Govt of Pakistain Proxies


Israel-Palestine-Jordan
Netanyahu: Azerbaijan is example of what relations should be between Muslims and Jews
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has praised the attitude to Jews in Azerbaijan as he made a press statement following his meeting with President Ilham Aliyev during his one day visit to Baku.

“Israel is a Jewish state. Azerbaijan is a Muslim state, it has a predominately Muslim population. Here you have an example of Muslims and Jews working together to secure a better future for both of us. It is an example that shines against a background of intolerance and lack of acceptance and mutual respect in our time.”

He said respect shown to Jews in Azerbaijan over the years fostered the very strong bond of sympathy and admiration for Azerbaijan.

“The world sees so much intolerance, so much darkness. And here is an example of what relations can be and should be between Muslims and Jews everywhere,” Benjamin Netanyahu said.
Posted by: Steve White || 12/14/2016 00:00 || Comments || Link || [7 views] Top|| File under:

#1  He should think carefully. I knew some Russian survivors of the mob attacks on non-muslims right after Azerbaijan got it's freedom from the USSR. The phrase "damaged goods" doesn't even begin to cover the trauma of your family dying horrible riotous deaths.
Posted by: 3dc || 12/14/2016 16:17 Comments || Top||

#2  Azerbaijan buys weapons from Israel

lots and lots of weapons
Posted by: lord garth || 12/14/2016 21:46 Comments || Top||


Syria-Lebanon-Iran
Fall of Palmyra is “Blow to the Entire Civilised Humankind”
Nothing gets by STAVKA, except a few thousand rifleman...
[AAWSAT] The Kremlin refused to consider the fall of Palmyra to ISIS once again as “a loss to Russia” and vowed that his country is working to expel it from the city. The Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said yesterday that the “city of Palmyra is a Syrian city before everything” and stressed that “Russia is not the one losing Palmyra”. This appears to be a reference to the Syrian regime’s forces being responsible for the defeat and an attempt to hold international parties responsible for what happened.
The Russian MoD kicked this up to one of the boss's favorites. Their ears are prolly still ringing from the gigantic "F*ck you" Shoigu issued, when he told them, "We'll always have Aleppo."
In statements that he made yesterday, Dmitry Peskov said that the fall of Palmyra is a “blow to the reputation of all civilized humankind and those who are sitting without doing anything. He also described the possible loss of Palmyra as “a blow to the entire civilised humankind rather than to Russia”, and said that it will harm the “entire civilised world that is incapable of cooperating and is doing nothing to address international terrorism that is represented by ISIS”. According to the Kremlin’s vision that Peskov explained, “the pressure on the terrorists and their expulsion from Mosul in Iraq has helped them to form a large group of forces that has moved to launch an attack on Syrian territory”.

The Russian Defence Ministry said that ISIS exploited the fact that the international coalition led by the United States has suspended military operations near Raqqa to attack Palmyra. The Russian Chief of the Directorate of Media service and Information of the Ministry of Defence Igor Konashenkov said that “Seizing on the suspension of active military action near Raqqa till spring by the US and international coalition, Islamic State devoted considerable forces to storm Palmyra.”

Posted by: badanov || 12/14/2016 00:00 || Comments || Link || [7 views] Top|| File under: Islamic State

#1  Civilization, as we have been told, is a thin veneer. When our leaders became so civilized that barbarians could not be annihilated on sight without a lot of dithering, pearl-clutching, hand-wringing and faction-mongering, the entire "civilization" enterprise became an open question.
Posted by: M. Murcek || 12/14/2016 15:34 Comments || Top||



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