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27 Taliban militants killed, 19 others wounded in Kunduz
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-Obits-
IRGC commander Hossein Assadollahi, who partook in crackdown on protests in Tehran 4 months ago dead of coronavirus
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Posted by: 3dc || 03/23/2020 06:08 || Comments || Link || [0 views] Top|| File under: Govt of Iran

#1  "Assadollahi" = "Asshole" in Farsi*


*facts I just made up
Posted by: Frank G || 03/23/2020 9:40 Comments || Top||

#2  I dunno about "made up", it seems to be a pretty accurate translation!
Posted by: Seeking Cure For Ignorance || 03/23/2020 11:04 Comments || Top||

#3  Assadollahi" = "Asshole" in Farsi*

Asshole of God, Frank G. That’s where the -ollah/ullah/allah ending comes in.
Posted by: trailing wife || 03/23/2020 11:48 Comments || Top||

#4  :-O
Posted by: gorb || 03/23/2020 15:18 Comments || Top||


-Land of the Free
Why Texas is saying 'no' to all new refugees
[BBC] Texas Republican Governor Greg Abbott announced in January that the state would not accept any refugees in 2020. His decision came in the wake of an executive order issued from President Trump last year granting states and municipalities the right to veto the placement of refugees.

"Texas has carried more than its share in assisting the refugee resettlement process," Abbott said in a letter to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, noting that Texas has received more refugees than any state since 2010, totalling about 10% of all refugees resettled in the US.

He also noted that Texas has faced the brunt of migration issues at the southern border due to a "broken federal immigration system".

More than 40 other governors - both Democrat and Republican - have signalled their willingness to continue accepting refugees, leaving Texas as the only nay-saying state.

Widespread criticism of the governor's decision only intensified after he argued that Texans in need - especially the homeless -should be prioritised over refugees.
His duty is to his citizens. He recognizes that
Posted by: Skidmark || 03/23/2020 11:47 || Comments || Link || [1 views] Top|| File under: Moslem Colonists

#1  He also noted that Texas has faced the brunt of migration issues at the southern border due to a "broken federal immigration system".

As a Californian, I can say with all honesty that I know how he feels.
Posted by: Abu Uluque || 03/23/2020 15:06 Comments || Top||

#2  WE have enough CRIMINAL ALIENS here already
Posted by: ranture || 03/23/2020 15:29 Comments || Top||

#3  Too many here already.
Posted by: Albemarle Bourbon4037 || 03/23/2020 19:09 Comments || Top||

#4  More than 40 other governors - both Democrat and Republican - have signalled their willingness to continue accepting refugees, leaving Texas as the only nay-saying state.

More bullshit? I'll say yes - if Texas was indeed 'the only nay-saying state', why is the other quoted number 'more than 40' instead of 49 (or 56, using Obama math)?
Posted by: Raj || 03/23/2020 19:25 Comments || Top||


Arabia
Yemen conflict leaves impact on judiciary
[al-Monitor] The conflict in Yemen
...an area of the Arabian Peninsula sometimes mistaken for a country. It is populated by more antagonistic tribes and factions than you can keep track of...
is no longer limited to political and military parties. It now includes the judiciary, which is being used to execute political agendas between the warring sides.

On March 3, the Iran's Houthi sock puppets
Continued on Page 49
Posted by: Fred || 03/23/2020 00:00 || Comments || Link || [0 views] Top|| File under: Houthis


The Grand Turk
What's behind arrest of Turkish-Azeri billionaire?
[al-Monitor] As The Sick Man of Europe Turkey
...the occupiers of Greek Asia Minor...
grapples with the coronavirus
...the twenty first century equivalent of bubonic plague, only instead of killing off a third of the population of Europe it kills 3.4 percent of those who notice they have it. It seems to be fond of the elderly, especially Iranian politicians and holy men...
pandemic, the March 17 arrest of Azeri-Ottoman Turkish billionaire Mubariz Mansimov Gurbanoglu failed to draw the attention it deserves. Gurbanoglu was arrested on terrorism charges, part of what he alleges is a web of collusion between global energy giants and Ottoman Turkish prosecutors.
Continued on Page 49
Posted by: Fred || 03/23/2020 00:00 || Comments || Link || [1 views] Top|| File under: Sublime Porte

#1  My guess, either he forgot to pay someone off, or it's a case of greed, possibly both.
Posted by: Seeking Cure For Ignorance || 03/23/2020 11:02 Comments || Top||


Iraq
Three new coronavirus deaths recorded in Baghdad, bringing national death toll to 20
[PUBLISH.TWITTER]
Posted by: Fred || 03/23/2020 00:00 || Comments || Link || [0 views] Top|| File under: Govt of Iraq


Iraq's death toll from coronavirus leaps to 20
[PUBLISH.TWITTER]
Posted by: Fred || 03/23/2020 00:00 || Comments || Link || [0 views] Top|| File under: Govt of Iran

#1  3 is not "A leap". A leap is the accurate numbers
Posted by: Frank G || 03/23/2020 11:07 Comments || Top||

#2  So, if a hospital with coronavirus patients is hit by a mortar - how do we count the deaths: mortar or caronavirus? Asking for a friend.
Posted by: g(r)omgoru || 03/23/2020 11:09 Comments || Top||


Israel-Palestine-Jordan
Entry into Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa Mosque, prayers suspended over coronavirus
[PUBLISH.TWITTER] "Lick something at home. We're closed. Moose outside shoulda told ya"
Posted by: Fred || 03/23/2020 00:00 || Comments || Link || [0 views] Top|| File under:

#1  I just hope that, when the time comes in a couple of weeks, Israeli government won't let tens of thousands Palestinian Covid cases to overwhelm our health system.
Posted by: g(r)omgoru || 03/23/2020 4:47 Comments || Top||


Syria-Lebanon-Iran
How serious is the coronavirus crisis in Iran?
h/t Instapundit
[yahoo] - Paris (AFP) - Even according to official figures, the coronavirus epidemic has killed over 1,800 people in Iran, prompting unprecedented measures that have included closing holy Shiite shrines.

But could the authorities in the Islamic republic be underplaying the severity of the COVID-19 epidemic and the challenge in fighting it?

The crisis has come as the country faces one of its most troubled periods since the overthrow of the Shah in 1979, with Iran increasingly estranged from the international community and its economy battered by American sanctions.

Going by official data, Iran is the fourth-worst hit country after Italy, China and Spain. Health ministry spokesman Kianoush Jahanpour has described an uptick of 50 new cases per hour and a new death every 10 minutes.
Clearly you're not devout to Allan enough. Keep licking shrines
But Persian language media outside Iran, citing figures from regional sources, claim even this grim toll is a lowball.

On Saturday, the Prague-based, US-funded Radio Farda said at least 660 more people have died than the official tally.

And the exiled National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), outlawed in Iran, has claimed the real death toll could be as high as 8,800.
My feeling is if the people at the top get it, the hoi polloi are dying like flies.
Posted by: g(r)omgoru || 03/23/2020 13:28 || Comments || Link || [3 views] Top|| File under: Govt of Iran

#1  I agree about the hoi polloi - as much as we might hope for it, viruses do not preferentially target a$$holes.
Posted by: Bobby || 03/23/2020 15:51 Comments || Top||

#2  Top people move a lot and rub shoulders a lot.
Posted by: Thorong Grundy1520 || 03/23/2020 22:16 Comments || Top||


Iranians are using #KhamaneiVirus hashtag?
[Twitter]
Posted by: 3dc || 03/23/2020 06:56 || Comments || Link || [3 views] Top|| File under: Govt of Iran

#1  So... We've offered help, you reject the help, and you want to say it's our fault?

When did Democrats take over Iran?
Posted by: Rob Crawford || 03/23/2020 8:37 Comments || Top||

#2  When did Democrats take over Iran?

IMO, it's the other way around.
Posted by: g(r)omgoru || 03/23/2020 8:52 Comments || Top||

#3  "Rejected US assistance." Ah yes, music to my ears.
Posted by: Besoeker || 03/23/2020 8:53 Comments || Top||


Syria's Interior Ministry has announced that it is closing all border entry crossings with Lebanon
[PUBLISH.TWITTER]
Posted by: Fred || 03/23/2020 00:00 || Comments || Link || [2 views] Top|| File under: Govt of Syria


Coronavirus: Bootleg alcohol kills 194 people in Iran
[MIDDLEEASTMONITOR] At least 194 people have died and more than 1,000 poisoned since March 6 because they consumed bootleg alcohol, an Iranian official said Saturday, Anadolu Agency reports.

Ahwaz University of Medical Sciences front man Ali Ehsanpour told the country’s official news agency IRNA that rumors on social media claiming alcohol could cure the coronavirus
...the twenty first century equivalent of bubonic plague, only instead of killing off a third of the population of Europe it kills 3.4 percent of those who notice they have it. It seems to be fond of the elderly, especially Iranian politicians and holy men...
plays a big role in the deaths.

Iranian prosecutors announced 17 arrests as part of its investigation.

The sale and consumption of alcoholic beverages are prohibited among Moslems in Iran. Under Iranian law, those who produce, buy or sell alcohol can be sentenced to prison and receive lashes.

Health officials said Saturday the corpse count in 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 Jews Zionists Jews. Their economy is based on the production of oil and vitriol...
is at 1,556 out of 20,600 cases. And 7,635 patients who were treated for the virus known as COVID-19 have been discharged from hospitals.
Posted by: Fred || 03/23/2020 00:00 || Comments || Link || [0 views] Top|| File under: Govt of Iran

#1  Used to be the cradle of civilization. Things have sure gone downhill the last millennium or so.
Posted by: SteveS || 03/23/2020 0:19 Comments || Top||

#2  ^No, that's Iraq.
Posted by: g(r)omgoru || 03/23/2020 4:55 Comments || Top||

#3  They say alcohol can't solve your problems. Well, those 194, their problems are over, or if you believe in Hell, maybe just beginning...
Posted by: M. Murcek || 03/23/2020 6:33 Comments || Top||

#4  Behold the cutting edge of Iranian technology, they can't even make potable moonshine.
Posted by: Cesare || 03/23/2020 8:12 Comments || Top||



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Two weeks of WOT
Mon 2020-03-23
  27 Taliban militants killed, 19 others wounded in Kunduz
Sun 2020-03-22
  Greeks Find Tunnel Full of Weapons Under Athens,
Arrest Turkish Terrorists
Sat 2020-03-21
  TSA halts all NY airport departures do to infected people showing up at each one.
Fri 2020-03-20
  Militant attack kills about 30 Malian soldiers -army
Thu 2020-03-19
  Migrants at Refugee Camp in Germany Riot,
Display ISIS Flags After They’re Put Under Coronavirus Quarantine
Wed 2020-03-18
  Manchester Arena bombing: Hashem Abedi guilty of 22 murders
Tue 2020-03-17
  China expels ALL American reporters!
Mon 2020-03-16
  Saudi Arabia detains 298 officials in new corruption cases
Sun 2020-03-15
  Hezbollah commander prosecuted in Austria for terror finance
Sat 2020-03-14
  Violence by Taliban Spikes Despite Peace Efforts
Fri 2020-03-13
  Sudan moves against Bashir loyalists after assassination attempt
Thu 2020-03-12
  4 Iranian proxy forces HQ hit in airstrikes along Iraq-Syria border
Wed 2020-03-11
  Rocket attack in Iraq kills two Americans and a British citizen
Tue 2020-03-10
  US begins military pullout from two Afghan bases
Mon 2020-03-09
  Turks Use Drones in Tear Gas Attacks on Greek Border Guards

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