Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. By Dmitry Steshin
[KP] In early summer, a group of judokas from Kyrgyzstan went to a boarding house on Lake Issyk-Kul for a two-week sports training camp.
A 9-year-old Russian boy, Ivan, returned from the training camp bruised and told his parents that he was beaten by the crowd for many days because he was Russian and Orthodox. He was forced to read the Koran. Dozens of teenagers participated in the bullying with the full connivance of the coach.
They now want to make him the extreme in this story. This is more convenient for local authorities, because national-religious intolerance, as you know, is only in Russia, while other countries are fundamentally devoid of these vices.
But, the story got publicity in the blogs and Ivan's parents did not remain silent, but removed the beatings and achieved the initiation of the case. A family of compatriots was supported by the Russian Foreign Ministry, announcing in an official comment that "it is closely following this case." Then Rossotrudnichestvo joined in . And now, the Patriarch.
The Primate of the Russian Orthodox Church, addressing the boy, wrote:
"It was with great concern that I learned about what happened to you at the training camp. I would like to express my sincere sympathy to you. Having shown courage and courage, you were not afraid of daring ridicule and bullying from your peers and resolutely defended your faith, defended what is dear and valuable to you. Your deed, courage and firmness are worthy of all support.
Millions of your brothers and sisters in Christ in Russia and in other countries empathize with you at this difficult moment. None of those who learned about this situation remained indifferent. Christians at all times have been attacked, but we always remember the words of the Savior, said by Him in the Gospel: "Take courage: I have overcome the world" (John 16:33).
True fortitude lies in generosity and nobility, patience and willingness to forgive offenders. It is these qualities, together with unwavering faithfulness to Christ, that distinguish His true followers. Looking at you, I am glad that today such steadfast Orthodox Christians are growing and maturing.”.
Patriarch Kirill invited the boy Ivan to visit Moscow and make a pilgrimage to Orthodox shrines.
In a historical context, the letter is very significant. It will sound and it will be eheard. Let's hope that now millions of Russians, by the will of fate, abandoned on the edge of the Oycumen, perhaps for the first time, on this unpleasant and painful example, have realized that they are not alone. They have a big and strong Russia and they are remembered there, they have not forgotten or refuse More background. Untranslated material: Russia has shown its "soft power" for the first time
Dmitry Steshin is prior service Russian airborne, and a writer and photographer for Komsomol Pravda
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As for soft power against islamics it's not worth much. Faith needs to be backed with death squads in this world. A dozen dead musulmansky judokas would ensure that.
Direct Translation of the article via Google Translate. Edited.
[REGNUM] The situation on the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan remained tense due to continued shelling by the Azerbaijani armed forces, the Armenian Defense Ministry reported on July 19.
"On July 19, from 18:40, the Azerbaijani Armed Forces fired on the Armenian positions in the direction of the Yeraskh settlement using small arms. Mortars were used periodically.
As of 23:00 (22:00 Moscow time), the situation is tense, "the Armenian Defense Ministry reports," the message says.
The Armenian defense department added that they would react harshly to any provocation and warned Baku about responsibility for the shelling.
Earlier, the Ministry of Defense of Azerbaijan reported that the positions of the Azerbaijani army are being shelled "from weapons of various calibers from the territory of Armenia." The parties do not report losses.
[Iran ...a theocratic Shiite state divided among the Medes, the Persians, and the (Arab) Elamites. Formerly a fairly civilized nation ruled by a Shah, it became a victim of Islamic revolution in 1979. The nation is today noted for spontaneously taking over other countries' embassies, maintaining whorehouses run by clergymen, involvement in international drug trafficking, and financing sock puppet militias to extend the regime's influence. The word Iran is a cognate form of Aryan. The abbreviation IRGC is the same idea as Stürmabteilung (or SA). The term Supreme Guide is a the modern version form of either Duce or Führer or maybe both. They hate JewsZionists Jews. Their economy is based on the production of oil and vitriol... Press TV] Russia, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan are set to hold military drills next month near the border with Afghanistan where the Taliban ...mindless ferocity in a turban... holy warrior group has over the past weeks ramped up attacks against government forces.
The Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement on Monday that the joint drills would take place from August 5 to 10 at the Kharbmaidon training ground in Tajikistan.
Troops from a Russian military base in Tajikistan and Russia’s Central Military District will take part in the war games, the ministry stated.
The state news agency TASS quoted Central Military District Commander Colonel-General Alexander Lapin as making the announcement on Monday.
"In early August, we will take part in a joint exercise that will involve military contingents of the armed forces of the republics of Tajikistan and Uzbekistan at the Kharbmaidon practice range," Lapin said.
"In the course of the drills, we will practice preparations for combat operations by a grouping of forces to rout outlawed armed gangs that have intruded into the territory of an allied state," he underlined.
The commander did not elaborate on the strength of the troops that would be engaged in the drills.
The Taliban claims to be in control of more than half of the entire Afghan districts, several border crossings, and has laid siege to a string of scenic provincial capitals.
Earlier in the day, Russia censured the US mission in Afghanistan as a "failure" and blamed the withdrawal of foreign forces for the war-torn country’s rapidly deteriorating stability.
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Excellent news! Should something unfortunate take place, I doubt they'll be using our Rules of Engagement (ROE).
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