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Africa Horn
Al-Shabaab's new suicide recruits pictured at training base in Somalia
[Garowe] Photos of newly trained al-Shabaab
...... al-Qaeda's tentacle in East Africa...
murderous Moslems have been released online, with the group's spokesperson Ali Dheere addressing graduands in a ceremony which was held at an undisclosed location within Somalia.

The group said the new fighters will join its suicide brigade trained for carrying out the suicide kabooms in Somalia.

The graduation ceremony purportedly took place this month and Ali Rage does mention recent base captures including in Masagawa and Buulo Mareer from last month in his fiery
...a single two-syllable word carrying connotations of both incoherence and viciousness. A fiery delivery implies an audience of rubes and yokels, preferably forming up into a mob...
speeches. The attacks left several members of security forces dead.

At Masagawa for instance, the murderous Moslems took away heavy weaponry meant for members of security forces who recently graduated from Eritrea
...is run by the People's Front for Democracy and Justice (PFDJ), with about the amounts of democracy and justice you'd expect from a party with that name. National elections have been periodically scheduled and cancelled; none have ever been held in the country. The president, Isaias Afewerki, has been in office since independence in 1993 and will probably die there of old age...
. In Bulo Marer, the murderous Moslems killed several members of the Uganda People's Defense Forces [UPDF] in one of the worst military camp attack in recent months.

Among those present on the dais alongside Ali Rage is Suldan Al Mohammed [Suldan Al Muhammad; Suldaan Aala Maxamed], longtime zakat tax and humanitarian aid chief who is reportedly now senior adviser to al-Shabaab amir Abu Ubayda Ahmad Umar
Posted by: trailing wife || 06/29/2023 00:00 || Comments || Link || [9 views] Top|| File under: al-Shabaab (AQ)

#1  And why did cluster bombs and carpet bombing fall into disfavor?
Posted by: Skidmark || 06/29/2023 10:23 Comments || Top||

#2  Okay, they've graduated.

"No diplomas before the final exam."
Posted by: Mullah Richard || 06/29/2023 12:31 Comments || Top||


Britain
High Court denies Afghan interpreter permission to enter UK after he 'put lives at risk'
[NationalNews] While working for the US, he had released sensitive information and threatened to kill coalition forces

A former Afghan interpreter who worked for British and US forces had his application to enter the UK rejected after it was revealed he previously threatened to kill coalition forces.

The man, who was referred to as FMA and cannot be named after legal reasons, had gone to London's High Court in an attempt to overturn a decision by the UK Home Office to refuse him entry with his wife and children under the Afghan Relocation and Assistance Policy.

Despite previously winning a judicial review of his case after the Home Office claimed he posed a risk to national security, the court has now backed the original decision and rejected his claim.

The news came as the Home Office took the unusual step of releasing further details to the court over its decision to label him a risk to the public.

The court heard he had released sensitive information while working for the US in Afghanistan and when challenged had threatened to kill coalition troops.

Mr Justice Swift said his actions had put the lives of British troops at risk.

"Although it is a single event from 10 years ago, the release of sensitive information is serious and reflects badly on [FMA's] character," he said.

"Irrespective of the intended recipients, releasing the information is negligent and reckless as it risks the information reaching hostile actors. Given that the information was "sensitive", this has the potential for wide-ranging consequences.

"Due to his work for US Forces, [FMA] could have been exposed to information sensitive to coalition forces, including the United Kingdom. Therefore, releasing sensitive information has the potential to negatively impact not only the US and their personnel, but also the UK, and British and coalition forces more generally.

"There is also the possibility [FMA's] actions undermined the coalition force's mission in Afghanistan, which the UK were in agreement with. Therefore, while [FMA] may have released information when employed by the US and not British forces, this activity could also have impacted upon the UK and its interests.

"The threat to kill indicates a confrontational, aggressive and reactive attitude which unnecessarily escalated the situation. The fact that [FMA] exacerbated his behaviour through threats to kill reinforces the seriousness of his conduct.

"It demonstrates that when challenged he chose to react negatively and aggressively, which raises questions about how he will react if he were challenged by the UK authorities or members of the public. Therefore, [FMA's] conduct which has demonstrated a willingness to respond with aggression when confronted, has indicated that if he were permitted entry to the UK, his presence could pose a potential threat to the UK public."

On hearing the news, the man "broke down in tears" his lawyer Qays Sidiqi told The National.

"He’s been in hiding since the Taliban
...Arabic for students...
offensive occurred and he’s in a very bad situation with his family. He’s on a hit list so has to stay in hiding and has to move about because he’s paranoid the neighbours will spy on him and inform the Taliban," he said.

"Family members are bringing basic necessities so that he can survive with his family. He doesn’t go outside. It’s not a situation he can sustain for much longer.

"He’s got two children as well and they’ve been in hiding for two years so you can imagine what it’s like. His mental health is really deteriorating. It’s all taken a toll on him."

His situation has taken an "emotional toll" on his children "who can’t go to school".

It is the third high court challenge by the interpreter and arose after the Home Office rejected his claim in August 2021.

"You have sought entry clearance to the United Kingdom as a relevant Afghan citizen, however your presence in the UK has been assessed as not conducive to the public good on grounds of national security due to your conduct, character and associations," a letter from the Home Secretary said.

"I am therefore satisfied that your presence in the UK would not be conducive to the public good. I therefore refuse you entry clearance to the UK."

The interpreter told the court his life was in danger due to his work with British forces and provided a letter of recommendation from a retired US army sergeant and two statements from fellow interpreters now in the UK.

But the judge ruled the referees may not have known about the fact that he had released sensitive information and "threatened to kill" when discovered.

"There is the possibility that they do not know about this information. Consequently, these positive representations cannot negate or sufficiently counterbalance the information against him," the judge added.

"Neither can the praise that he received from his work for British and American forces, which does not negate the risk posed by the derogatory behaviour outlined in the information.

"For the reasons outlined above, I therefore assess that [FMA's] presence in the UK would not be conducive to the public good due to his character and conduct. Therefore, I recommend that [FMA's] visa application should be refused on national security grounds due to the threat he would pose if he were to be granted entry to the UK, and that his dependent wife and children's applications should be refused accordingly."

Mr Sidiqi said the man is at a loss to understand why he is a security risk.

"He’s thought of every scenario he could think of but can’t figure it out. The fact of the matter is we don’t even know what basis they’re refusing him," he said.

"They’re saying it’s national security but they can’t disclose the information because it’s sensitive.

"On the one hand he’s upset but on the other he has no closure because he doesn’t know why he’s being refused so he feels like he’s in limbo at the moment."

"At the time when he feels he needs the assistance of the British he feels let down.

"He worked for the British cause but this is the treatment that he’s been receiving and it’s unfair. He believes that it has been one of his biggest regrets.

"He thought if he was hold their hands then they would hold his hand but they’re just letting him drown. He broke down in tears he was just to hopeful they would make the right decision."

Mr Sidiqi said his client cannot apply for a visa to move to the US while the UK maintains he’s a threat to national security.

"From the American side of things there are no issues whatsoever. He’s got a clean record and there’s letters of recommendation supporting him so it’s literally just the British," he said.
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Caribbean-Latin America
500% more crossed Darién Gap in 2023 than year before, and many more with health issues
[DoctorsWithoutBorders] Sam Antoine was born a migrant. His mother, Merlande was eight months pregnant when she embarked on a journey to cross the Darién Gap with her family, traveling for four days through dense jungle, rivers and cliffs on land controlled by gangs. Merlande was traveling by way of Chile, where she had lived as a domestic worker and found life unsustainable after fleeing violence in her home country, Haiti.

"The cost of living is very high there," she said. "Everything is expensive—food, rent. Without papers, you cannot get a good job and, although we tried to legalize our situation, it was impossible."

More than 127,000 migrants colonists crossed the Darién Gap between January and April 2023, five times more than in the same period in 2022. After Venezuela
...a country in Central America that sits on an enormous pool of oil. Formerly the most prospereous country in the region, it became infested with Commies sniffing almost unlimited wealth. It turned out the wealth wasn't unlimited, the economy collapsed under the clownish Hugo Chavez, the murder rate exceeded places like Honduras and El Salvador. A significant proportion of the populace refugeed to Colombia and points south...
ns, Haitians are the second largest group migrating this route, with 28,610 crossing in the first three months of this year. They are joined by migrants colonists from countries both near and far, including Ecuadoreans, Chileans, Chinese, Indians, Afghans, Syrians, and others trying to reach the United States.

"In the jungle they stole $1,300 dollars from us. They left us without any money. But we were only robbed," she clarified, because robberies are often accompanied by kidnapping, rape and murder in the deadly Darién Gap.

Humanitarian organizations including MSF as well as government entities in Colombia and Panama have repeatedly denounced conditions along the Darién Gap route, where migrants colonists face violence and risks related to the harrowing journey itself, such as drowning, fractures, gastric and skin diseases. Despite repeated warnings about the dangers faced along the Darien, there is still no safe and dignified route for migrants colonists.

TRAVELING WHILE VULNERABLE
Merlande arrived in Panama with preeclampsia, a life threatening pregnancy complication which can cause dangerously high blood pressure and other symptoms. As a result, she had to give birth prematurely and by caesarean section. Between January and April 2023 alone, MSF carried out 499 prenatal consultations at the two temporary migrant reception centers for migrants colonists crossing the Darién Gap.

"We have seen an increase in diagnoses of chronic conditions that need special treatment," said Priscila Acevedo, an MSF field doctor. "People with heart disease, people who need insulin, people with blood pressure problems, and people who faint due to rising temperatures, lack of food, or severe dehydration." A person’s health condition does not seem to be a determining factor in their decision to embark on the route to the United States. "We have even received people without mobility in their legs, with cerebral palsy and with senile dementia," explained Acevedo.

Between January and April 2023, MSF treated 669 people with diagnoses of chronic conditions such as diabetes, high blood pressure, and asthma. During the same period in 2022, that number was 262.

Carlos*, a 62-year-old Colombian migrant, has diabetes and high blood pressure, as well as heart problems. For two days during his journey, he had only water, a couple of biscuits, and medication his wife had given him. He burst into tears describing the experience as he sat in the waiting room of a health post in Lajas Blancas. "I thought at various times that my heart was not strong enough to endure that path. It is something that I do not wish on anyone, not even on my worst enemy," he said.

Along with Carlos and Merlande, MSF met an Afghan man who lost his leg in the war, an Afghan family traveling with a blind woman, a Colombian woman with one hand recently operated on for a fracture, and several older adults.
Lots more of the same at the link. Skipping down to the end:
MSF reiterates the need for Colombian and Panamanian authorities to guarantee safe routes for migrants colonists for the expansion of services in temporary migrant reception centers. Moslem colonists Migrants must be guaranteed security, decent spaces for overnight stays, access to drinking water and food, appropriate hygiene and sanitation conditions, as well as access to justice.
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The Grand Turk
Turkey deports 22 Syrians on first day of Eid al-Adha
[NPASyria] Ottoman Turkish authorities deported 22 Syrian refugees on Wednesday, the first day of Eid al-Adha
...a major Moslem holiday, marked by animal sacrifice and ritual rioting...
, through Bab al-Hawa border crossing to Idlib Governorate in northwest Syria without notifying their relatives residing in The Sick Man of Europe Turkey
...just another cheapjack Moslem dictatorship, brought to you by the Moslem Brüderbund...
An exclusive source in Bab al-Hawa border crossing told North Press that Ottoman Turkish border guards dropped 22 Syrians inside the yard of the border crossing in northern Idlib in a mass deportation, including nine people who hail from the city of Afrin and minors under the age of 18. They did not inform their relatives residing in Turkey of their arrest and deportation. This is the third deportation taking place in June.

On June 22, the Ottoman Turkish authorities deported seven Syrian refugees, including a minor girl, back to Syria through the Tel Abyad crossing in Raqqa Governorate, northern Syria.

Ottoman Turkish President His Enormity, Sultan Recep Tayyip Erdogan the First
...Turkey's version of Mohammed Morsi but they voted him back in so they deserve him. It's a sin, a shame, and a felony to insult the president of Turkey. In Anatolia did Recep Bey a stately Presidential Palace decree, that has 1100 rooms. That's 968 more than in the White House, 400 more than in Versailles, and 325 more than Buckingham Palace, so you know who's really more important...
announced on May 23 that Turkey will deport one million Syrian refugees to northern Syria.

The source added that the Ottoman Turkish authorities took iris scans, fingerprints, and their identification papers to prevent them from returning to Ottoman Turkish territories even though they have worked and lived there for years.

In mid-June, the deportation of several Syrians occurred through the Bab al-Hawa border crossing as part of a systematic deportation policy adopted by the Ottoman Turkish government against Syrians.

Turkey has built more than 19 settlements in Afrin region, northwest Syria, through using organizations like Living with Dignity Association, White Hands (Beyaz Eller), Rahma International Society, and other organizations which are funded by 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. Home of nutbag holy manYusuf al-Qaradawi...
and Kuwait.

While the number of settlements built by Turkey with the support of Gulf countries, most notably Kuwait and Qatar, and Paleostinian associations, has exceeded more than 100 in Ottoman Turkish-occupied areas in northern Syria, according to North Press’ own investigations.

Turkey has repeatedly — and illegally — deported Syrian refugees under the pretext of violating asylum laws and not amending their data regarding the temporary protection ID card, also known as Kimlik.
Posted by: trailing wife || 06/29/2023 02:03 || Comments || Link || [12 views] Top|| File under: Sublime Porte


India-Pakistan
Kerala Medicine Students Seek Hijab Alternative During Surgery
[OneIndia] Seven medicine students at a Kerala college have written to the principal expressing their concerns over not being able to wear a hijab inside the operating room and requesting permission to wear long-sleeved scrub jackets and surgical hoods.

As part of their religious belief, women have to cover their heads at all times and it is not possible to wear hijab inside the operation theatre (OT).

"Hijab-wearing Moslems have a difficult time, finding a balance between donning complaint religious attire and maintaining modesty while also complying with hospital and operation room regulations (sic)," read the letter.

The students, who are pursuing the MBBS course at Government Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram, claimed that long sleeve scrub jackets and surgical hoods would allow them to maintain sterile precautions.

The Principal said that she would form a committee of surgeons and the infection control team to discuss the issue.

"The demand of the students cannot be accepted for now. International standards are maintained in operation theatres. The patient's safety is paramount," Principal Dr Lynette Morris was quoted saying by NDTV.

The issue comes against the backdrop of the developments in Karnataka last year after the state government, then helmed by the BJP, banned hijab on campus.

Last year, the Supreme Court delivered a split verdict on pleas that challenged a judgment of the Karnataka High Court which had upheld the ban on hijab in educational institutions.

The petitioners argued that preventing Moslem girls from wearing the hijab in the classroom will put their education in jeopardy as they may stop attending classes. It was also argued that the matter be referred to a five-judge Bench.

On March 15, the Karnataka High Court had rejected petitions filed by a section of Moslem students seeking permission to wear hijab inside classrooms. The court had stated that wearing of hijab was not essential religious practice in Islam.
Posted by: trailing wife || 06/29/2023 00:00 || Comments || Link || [16 views] Top|| File under: Devout Moslems

#1  The patient's safety is paramount

Yeah, that guy's not long for his job. /nosarc
Posted by: Skidmark || 06/29/2023 10:20 Comments || Top||

#2  Prediction: "Why don't we just expell all the women med school students!"
5,4,3,...
Posted by: ed in texas || 06/29/2023 15:39 Comments || Top||

#3  I’m ok with them wearing a hood, but they got to Velcro it to their forehead so that the eye holes don’t move around.
Posted by: Super Hose || 06/29/2023 16:17 Comments || Top||

#4  Velcro? Staples
Posted by: Frank G || 06/29/2023 19:07 Comments || Top||


Rahul Hobnobbing With People Funded By George Soros: Smriti Irani
[OneIndia] Union Minister Smriti Irani on Wednesday slammed Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for his alleged links with George Soros
...either Ernst Stavro Blofeld or Auric Goldfinger come true...
, Hungarian-born American financier, and activist whose success as an investor made him one of the wealthiest men in the world.

She has also accused Gandhi of meeting people who are funded by Soros. "...The question that has been left unanswered by the Congress party is - Is it true that Rahul Gandhi met Sunita Vishwanath during his trip to the US?...When it is clear to every Indian what George Soros intends to do, why is Rahul Gandhi hobnobbing with those who are funded by Soros?" she questioned.

Indian-American activist Sunita Viswanath has worked in women's and human rights
One man's rights are another man's existential threat.
organizations and is the co-founder of the human rights organizations Women for Afghan Women, Sadhana: Coalition of Progressive Hindus, and Hindus for Human Rights.

The BJP minister said it is also evident that this is not the only Soros connection. Even in 'Bharat Jodo Yatra' in Karnataka, the Global Vice President of the Open Society Foundation funded by George Soros was found accompanying Rahul Gandhi.

"What is extremely distressing is the link with the Islamic Circle of North America.
...one of the Muslim Brotherhood organizations in the U.S. and Canada...
Those in the public domain who will research how the registration process for NRI interaction with Rahul Gandhi in New York ensued will find contact of Tazeem Ansari - he has an organizational link with Jamaat-e-Islami
...The Islamic Society, founded in 1941 in Lahore by Maulana Sayyid Abul Ala Maududi, aka The Great Apostosizer. The Jamaat opposed the independence of Bangladesh but has operated an independent branch there since 1975. It maintains close ties with international Mohammedan groups such as the Moslem Brotherhood. the Taliban, and al-Qaeda. The Jamaat's objectives are the establishment of a pure Islamic state, governed by Sharia law. It is distinguished by its xenophobia, and its opposition to Westernization, capitalism, socialism, secularism, and liberalist social mores...
," Irani, who had defeated Rahul in Amethi Lok Sabha
...After the Libyan Civil War, Sabha grew in importance as a slave auctioning town. However, an investigation by the National Commission for Human Rights in Libya (NCHRL) revealed that while there was illegal slavery, reports were exaggerated, as slave auctions were rare and not made public. This was a great comfort to everyone but the slaves peddled in secret. The city was later seized by forces loyal to the Libyan National Army (LNA) and its leader Khalifa Haftar in January 2019, probably for its collection of MiG-25 aircraft....
seat, said.

WHO IS GEORGE SOROS?
With a net worth of USD 8.5 billion, Soros is the founder of Open Society Foundations, which gives grants to groups and individuals that promote democracy, transparency and freedom of speech.

According to his website, "he has given away more than USD 32 billion of his personal fortune" to fund the Open Society Foundations' work around the world. He has been accused of using his wealth and influence to shape politics and funding regime change. In 2020, he pledged USD 1 billion to fund a new university network to tackle the spread of nationalism.

Earlier this year, he hit the headlines after attacking Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the Adani issue. Soros in his speech at the Munich Security Conference said the turmoil at Adani may open the door to a democratic revival in the country.
Posted by: trailing wife || 06/29/2023 00:00 || Comments || Link || [26 views] Top|| File under: Muslim Brotherhood

#1  Beelzebub personified.
Posted by: JohnQC || 06/29/2023 23:13 Comments || Top||


Southeast Asia
Indonesian leader orders probe into controversial Islamic school
[BenarNews] Indonesia’s president said Monday he had ordered an investigation into a large religious boarding school accused of deviating from Islam’s teachings, after protesters demanded the institution be shut.

The Al Zaytun school in West Java province has been under scrutiny since a video clip went viral on social media after being posted online in April. It showed the campus’s mixed-gender Eid al-Fitr prayer, which some Moslems consider a violation of Islamic norms of segregating prayers between the sexes.

The school is also allegedly run by supporters of the Indonesian Islamic State
Continued on Page 49
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Report: Muslim militants remain a threat in Indonesia’s Poso region despite crackdown
[BenarNews] Moslem murderous Moslems remain active in Central Sulawesi’s Poso regency despite years of Indonesian security operations, de-radicalization programs and the recent elimination of a group that had terrorized the populace, according to a report published Tuesday.

Authorities last year declared they had finally wiped out the Eastern Indonesia Mujahideen (MIT), a pro-Islamic State
...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that they were al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're really 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 western pols talk they're not really Moslems....
group that carried out deadly attacks for more than a decade, but Poso is vulnerable to the rebirth of radicalization because bully boy networks still exist, said the new report by the Institute for Policy Analysis of Conflict.
Continued on Page 49
Posted by: trailing wife || 06/29/2023 00:00 || Comments || Link || [16 views] Top|| File under: Devout Moslems


Syria-Lebanon-Iran
Recruitment of children by Syria militias on the rise, even as fighting subsides
[An Nahar] A 13-year-old Kurdish girl went missing on her way home from a school exam last month, after being approached by a man from an gang. Her parents immediately feared the worst — that she had been persuaded to join the group and was taken to one of its training camps.

The girl, Peyal Aqil, was with friends when she encountered the man who turned out to be a recruiter for a group known as the Revolutionary Youth. She followed him to one of the group's centers in the city of Qamishli in northeast Syria. Her friends waited for her outside, but she never emerged.

Peyal's mother, Hamrin Alouji, said she and her husband complained to local authorities, to no avail.
Continued on Page 49
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1Muslim Brotherhood
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