March 2016. With daesh getting pushed back, they’re returning to guerrilla tactics. They’ve claimed responsibility for a suicide attack with an explosive-laden fuel tanker on an Iraqi police checkpoint south of Baghdad on Sunday, killing at least 60 people and wounding more than 70. It was in the mostly Shia area of Hilla. https://vk.com/video503532632_456239964
Category: Political Islam
Political Islam Part 12
Of the last sixteen years, the worst year for terrorism was 2014, with ninety-three countries experiencing attacks and 32,765 people killed. The second worst was 2015, with 29,376 deaths. Last year, four radical Islamic groups were responsible for 74 percent of all deaths from terrorism: the Islamic State (also known as ISIS), Boko Haram, the… Continue reading Political Islam Part 12
Political Islam Part 11
Since 9/11, at least $1.7 trillion has been spent on combat and reconstruction costs in Iraq, Syria, Afghanistan, and Pakistan. The total budgetary cost of the wars and homeland security from 2001 through 2016 is more than $3.6 trillion. Yet in spite of the sacrifices of more than 5,000 armed service personnel who have lost… Continue reading Political Islam Part 11
Migrants from France Part 4
Sixty-three migrants were brought to Dover after trying to cross the English Channel in four dinghies. Three boats were met by Border Force and a fourth was intercepted by French authorities. A fifth boat, carrying nine people, was rescued and returned to France after being spotted by a cross-Channel ferry in the entrance to the… Continue reading Migrants from France Part 4
Political Islam Part 10
The conflict between the United States and political Islam in modern times dates back to at least 1979, when the US embassy in Tehran was seized by Islamic revolutionaries and fifty-two Americans were held hostage for 444 days. In the decades that followed, the 1993 World Trade Center bombing and the 1998 embassy bombings in… Continue reading Political Islam Part 10
Migrants from France Part 3
Two boats with 29 migrants on board have been intercepted in the English Channel. One boat broke down at about 01:00 BST and the 13 people on board were taken back to France by a Border Force vessel and a French warship. At about 06:30, another boat was intercepted off the Kent coast and 13… Continue reading Migrants from France Part 3
Political Islam Part 9
It cannot be said often enough that the United States is not at war with Islam or with Muslims. It is, however, bound to resist the political aspirations of Medina Muslims where those pose a direct threat to our civil and political liberties. It is also bound to ensure that Mecca Muslims and reforming Muslims… Continue reading Political Islam Part 9
Muslim Grooming Gangs Part 2
Almost 50,000 people have signed a petition demanding that the government release its research into the characteristics of grooming gangs. Having exceeded 10,000 signatures, the government must respond to the appeal, which is the result of an article in The Independent revealing that the Home Office refused to publish the document and claimed it was… Continue reading Muslim Grooming Gangs Part 2
Migrants from France Part 2
Five small boats carrying around 80 migrants on a desperate journey across the English Channel have been intercepted by the Kent coastguard, as the UK’s coronavirus lockdown entered its second day. A further boat, reportedly in distress and carrying a dozen adults and two children, was also rescued by French authorities at around 4am after… Continue reading Migrants from France Part 2
Migrants from France Part 1
More than 50 people have been intercepted trying to cross the English Channel. The 49 men and four women were discovered by Border Force officials near Dover in the early hours of Saturday morning. The group – which was made up of Iranian, Iraqi, Kuwaiti, Syrian and Yemeni nationals – were found travelling on four… Continue reading Migrants from France Part 1