It's because islam "Protects the religions of the Book", as we all are being told; vid at link.Written by The Free Copts
The Free Copts received a video recording of a group of Muslim men sexually assaulting, and terrorising a Coptic teenage girl from a prominent family in the province of El Menya (Upper Egypt), for the purpose of forcing her to convert to Islam and marrying one of them. ( Please click on the subject title for more detals and to watch the video)
One of the men, a neighbour to the victim named Alaa Omar lured her to a neighboring house, where the other men were waiting. They proceeded to forcibly remove her clothing and photograph her naked. The intended husband, Ahmad Fathey Elrayes then removed his own clothes and posed naked with the terrified victim.
Warning: this video contains graphic images
(Please note that we have muted the audio as the language used by the criminals is very offensive)
Throughout the ordeal, the victim was ordered to stay quiet and threatened with murder if she tried to call out for help. The attackers also threatened their victim that if she didn't comply with their demands, she would meet the same fate as a girl from a neighboring town, who was gang raped, killed and dumped in a graveyard. The attackers in that crime were 8 members of a fundamentalist Islamic group, who were released without bail and their victim's death had gone unpunished.
The kidnappers are:
Alaa Omar AbdelGaber: The victim's neighbor who also recorded the attack
Amro Nassar
A brother of Amro Nassar
Ahmed Fathy Elrayes: The intended husband for the victim, who was promised the sum of 30,000 pounds if successful in converting the victim to Islam and marrying her
A member of Algameya Alshareya in El Menya, who would pay the said 30,000 LE. Egyptian pounds (About US $5260) to Alrayes
The 4 kidnappers all have prior convictions, and are known for terrorising the community and extorting money from local Christian businesses. Alaa Omar is currently detained pending an investigation of an unrelated crime.
French President Nicolas Sarkozy went to Tripoli on Wednesday and struck a number of deals with Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi, including promises to build a nuclear reactor. Now critics in Germany and France are crying foul, accusing him of going it alone and potentially endangering Europe.
New French President Nicolas Sarkozy is really starting to grate on German nerves. First he tried to shake up the European Central Bank, then he let his wife grab the limelight over the release of the six Bulgarian medics held in Libya for eight years and now he is going it alone to clinch important deals with Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi.
Sarkozy traveled to Tripoli on Wednesday just a day after his wife Cecilia flew out of Libya on a French presidential plane with the five Bulgarian nurses and one Palestinian doctor on board. The French president and Gadhafi signed five key agreements on future cooperation, including deals on defense and civilian nuclear energy.
The French even agreed to help the Libyans develop a nuclear reactor to desalinate water. But critics in Germany and France have questioned the wisdom of promoting atomic energy in a country that until 2003 had been trying to develop a nuclear weapons program. The Libyan leader has since renounced terrorism and signed the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, but many German commentators and politicians argue that the country is still a dictatorship and so its promises should be viewed with caution.
Gernot Erler, a junior minister with the Social Democrats in Germany's Foreign Ministry, described the deal as politically "problematic." Speaking to business daily Handelsblatt on Friday, he accused Paris of acting against Germany's interests. The nuclear deal involves a subsidiary of the French nuclear firm Areva, which is 34 percent owned by Germany's Siemens. He said that since the export of nuclear technology could affect European security, there should be consultation between the German and French governments.
And the chairman of the German parliament's foreign affairs committee, Ruprecht Polenz, warned Sarkozy against weakening Europe with his solo activities. "In foreign policy there should be agreement with European partners," he told Reuters Friday. "Even if it takes time, France should act to strengthen the common European foreign and security policies." Polenz, a member of Chancellor Angela Merkel's Christian Democrats, said that in his opinion Libya was not stable and did not respect human rights. He agreed that the country should be helped to rejoin the international community -- "but not with nuclear reactors."
The head of Germany's Green Party, Reinhard Bütikofer, slammed the deal in more outspoken terms. Speaking to the Passau Neue Presse newspaper on Friday, he accused Sarkozy of "reckless and nationalistic" behavior, and questioned whether one should trust a dictator's word even if he had renounced nuclear weapons.
Sarkozy's Libyan adventure was not universally applauded back home in France either. Environmentalists and left-wing opponents voiced anger at the nuclear agreement. Daniel Cohn-Bendit of the Green Party called the deal a "ransom" for the Bulgarian nurses. "France negotiated and has delivered a nuclear power plant," he told RTL radio -- a charge the government in Paris vehemently denies.
Environmental campaigning group Greenpeace described the deal as "irresponsible." "This deal poses enormous problems of nuclear proliferation and is a clear continuation of the French policy of irresponsibly exporting its nuclear technology, " it said in a statement on Thursday.
French anti-nuclear group Sortir du Nucleaire accused Sarkozy of handing over nuclear technology to Libya in exchange for the nurses. "Civilian and military nuclear are inseparable," the group said in a statement on Thursday. "Delivering 'civilian' nuclear energy to Libya would amount to helping the country, sooner or later, to acquire nuclear weapons."
Leading French daily Le Monde wrote that the "haste" with which Sarkozy rushed to Libya left a "bitter aftertaste." "Sarkozy wanted to introduce morality into foreign policy," it wrote. "The case of Libya, at least, is an example of the very opposite."
The German press on Friday is overwhelmingly negative about the French president's Libyan jaunt. While some newspapers mull what this means for European security and for Sarkozy's idea of a "Mediterranean Union," others ponder if this is the end of any hope for a common European policy on human rights.
The business daily Handelsblatt writes:
"One doesn't necessarily have to share Sarkozy's euphoria when he says that nuclear power is the energy of the future, even in Africa. But no one can forbid this kind of business. Especially as Libya is legally allowed to use nuclear power for civilian purposes. Tripoli has signed the Non-Proliferation Treaty and is therefore committed to accepting inspections by the International Atomic Energy Authority."
"But signing contracts is one thing, adhering to them is quite another. Iran and North Korea are prime examples. And that is why Sarkozy must be kept to his word: He has arranged the deal with Gadhafi, trusting him, as he says, to deal responsibly with the explosive material. That means it is his duty to prevent the emergence of a second Iran in North Africa."
The center-left Süddeutsche Zeitung writes:
"Sarkozy's appearance on the Libyan blackmail stage was anything but a diplomatic masterstroke. The fact that he sealed a nuclear deal with Gadhafi is part of the French tradition of selling nuclear reactors throughout the world. But the fact that Libya is still a dictatorship speaks against such a deal, even if the country has signed the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. It is, however, certainly legitimate for the leader of a nation that has traditional ties with North Africa to cultivate them further -- in consultation with the rest of Europe."
"But his pushing to the front of the queue in the hostage affair shows a lack of tact. Craving for attention, the Sarkozys played to the crowd, after other EU politicians had spent a long time quietly negotiating the conditions for Libya to open its prison gates. The whole thing was just embarrassing."
The conservative daily Die Welt writes:
"Gadhafi remains an unscrupulous despot in his economically underdeveloped country. But neither Gadhafi's agenda nor the EU's dispute with Iran seem to bother French President Nicolas Sarkozy ... he wants to position himself as a European -- if not world -- leader."
"Gadhafi is perfect for a number of reasons: Libya can offer France oil and contracts worth billions for the French nuclear industry. And Sarkozy can revive his favourite topic of a Mediterranean Union, which would now include Libya. By building a bridge across the Mediterranean, Sarkozy is attempting to avert France's loss of importance in an enlarged European Union that has moved to the east. The Mediterranean Union that Sarkozy envisages would also include Turkey, which would then not be an EU member. And post-colonial France would also be able to win more power in the Mediterranean."
"But with this combination of nationalist, geo-strategic and private interests, Sarozky is not doing France, the EU or the Mediterranean Union any favors. The idea of bringing those nations who are fascinated with Europe -- but whose entry is still almost impossible -- closer to the EU is basically sensible. But Sarkozy's tactics could end up casting the whole idea in a negative light."
The left-wing Die Tageszeitung -- whose front cover Friday shows a photograph of Gadhafi under the headline "Would You Sell This Man a Nuclear Power Plant?" -- writes:
"If the EU ever had anything that could be called a credible human rights policy, then we can definitely wave goodbye to it now. Because Sarkozy's Libya trip and his nuclear and military deals are not just the embarrassing sequel to the farce called 'How the Sarkozys Saved the Bulgarian Nurses.' It is a European disgrace."
"Libya is still a dictatorship, where no opposition or freedom of opinion is permitted. That alone should be enough to keep economic relations down to a minimum."
"Obviously all European decision-makers care about is not being left behind in the global fight for natural resources, markets and spheres of influence. Human rights abuses are somewhat troubling, but President Sarkozy has just displayed the ease with which the threshold can be lowered."
The left-leaning Berliner Zeitung writes:
"The humanitarian women's program in Tripoli was followed by the appearance of two very masculine men. With puffed-out chests, steady strides and serious faces, Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi and French President Nicolas Sarkozy played the role of important politicians. France was including Libya in the circle of respectable nations, for all the world to see, helping the reformed rogue to rearm and promising him a nuclear reactor."
"For its part, Libya is supposed to keep the flood of migrants away from Europe, or at least control them better, and to fight terrorism, an area with which Gadhafi is only too familiar. To everyone's delight, access is now open to Libya's oil supplies."
"Yesterday's enemy is today's friend. Gadhafi has pledged to abandon terrorism. But can this man who loves dodging and weaving be trusted? The negotiations on the release of the Bulgarian nurses inspired mistrust more than anything else. There is nothing wrong with trading with Libya, normalizing relations and doing everything possible to make the country more open. But nuclear reactors and weapons are hardly suitable at this stage of the game."
Hillary, at least, understands foreign policy. Go read the whole thing. I'll tempt you with the last sentence:
The country might decide that it prefers, yes, a Republican -- say, 9/11 veteran Rudy Giuliani -- to a freshman senator who does not instinctively understand why an American president does not share the honor of his office with a malevolent clown like Hugo Chavez.
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Everyone knows Krauthammer is a staunch Republican! He'd vote for a Republican, if every Democrat dropped out (think about the consequences of such an action, and it's ramifications)!! Once this is known by all, you can absorb his 'glee' with ease.
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It's an Op-Ed piece, not written by the Editors, and certainly not approved by Pinch. Now they can claim they're 'fair and balanced'.
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Still, why even make their readership aware that this possibility actually exists?
There'll be hell to pay when Pinchy gets back from the Hamptons...in about a month.
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Brookings Institution? Good heavens. If nothing else, I would suspect that they are starting to give the left fair warning that they had better tone it down or get seriously humiliated.
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I'd be careful about giving the Brookings Institute too much credibility. They're the same group that did a report for the US Gov't a few decades back that claimed we were not ready for contact with extraterrestrials and revealing that we had could cause mass hysteria, economic and social collapse, and civil disorder.
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He and his men had built an Arab-style living room, where he met with the local Sunni sheiks all formerly allies of Al Qaeda and other jihadist groups who were now competing to secure his friendship.
I wonder if this Marine Captain took the time to make sure his newfound Sunni buddies cooperated in turning over all al Qaeda operatives they previously had contact with. Otherwise its just the usual running with the fox and hunting with the hounds bullshit; With our troops being killed as the price. Far too much of Iraqs military and police are thoroughly infiltrated.
American advisers told us that many of the corrupt and sectarian Iraqi commanders who once infested the force have been removed. The American high command assesses that more than three-quarters of the Iraqi Army battalion commanders in Baghdad are now reliable partners
I can only hope that they are doing some extremely serious vetting of these officers.
the Iraqi National Police, which are controlled by the Interior Ministry, remain mostly a disaster
Has anyone given lengthy consideration to cleaning out the Interior Ministry? It might help correct some of these problems.
the warlords in Baghdad
Why are they still living? Eliminating the coordinators of these terrorist militias would be one of the best ways to scatter their power. Starting with Moqtada Sadr, for instance?
Iraqi politicians of all stripes continue to dawdle and maneuver for position against one another when major steps towards reconciliation or at least accommodation are needed.
Which is why most of them should quietly be strangled and replaced.
How much longer should American troops keep fighting and dying to build a new Iraq while Iraqi leaders fail to do their part?
Not a whole lot longer without scaling up operations to a full and very destructive war footing.
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I should have closed with another more positive note. I do not have enough hats to take off to Petraeus. It looks like the right man has finally been put in place.
We want to use you as bait, Sergeant Eduardo Ojeda from Los Angeles, California, told me before I embedded with his unit on what was shaping up to be a night raid.
Excellent, I said. Thats why Im here.
This is what passes for black Army humor in Baghdad.
Our TST [time-sensitive target] blew up a vehicle and killed four soldiers and an interpreter in the next AO [area of operations], he said. Hes somewhere in our AO now.
He could tell by the frozen and dubious look on my face that I wasnt sure I wanted to go on the mission.
Dont worry, he said. These guys hardly ever fight back when we nail them. And they always lose when they do. Come on. Lets go f*ck em up.
I donned my body armor and helmet, strapped my Nikon around my neck, and jumped in the back of one of the Humvees. . . .
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Dont worry, he said. These guys hardly ever fight back when we nail them. And they always lose when they do. Come on. Lets go f*ck em up.
Best. Motivational. Speech. Evar.
Also, the most succinct and accurate intel brief on terrorist combat capabilities i've seen in a while. Matches my experience.
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Some thought the spectacle of horrific Palestinian internecine violence in Gaza would lead the world to cool off toward the Palestinians for a while. In fact, the opposite has happened. Recent days particularly have seen intensified diplomatic and other activity in the Palestinian sphere.
Tony Blair, in his new role as the Quartets envoy to the Israeli-Palestinian front, was in Israel and the Palestinian Authority last week to prepare for his task of institution building in Palestinian society. The Egyptian and Jordanian foreign ministers were also in town, ostensibly as emissaries of the Arab League at the same time that Saudi Arabia renounced its peace initiative. Condoleezza Rice is scheduled to arrive on Wednesday, and George Bush has proclaimed renewed optimism and called for a conference this fall between Israel, the Palestinians, and various parties.
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Tony Blair, in his new role as the Quartets envoy to the Israeli-Palestinian front, was in Israel and the Palestinian Authority last week to prepare for his task of institution building in Palestinian society.
Some institution building might just be the ticket. Stick each one of these psycho-loons in their own rubber room, turn off the lights, lock the door and walk away. The Palestinians have had billions of dollars over several decades and have failed to build much more than weapons of genocide, bomb vests and lakes of raw sewage.
The road was smoothed by Ehud Olmerts gesture to Mahmoud Abbas of freeing 250 Fatah terrorists from prison and pardoning almost 200 others.
The article neglects to mention Olmert's Stern Demand that released prisoners first had to sign an agreement saying they would not participate in the Intifada for a whole 90 days. Evidently, the concept of taqiyya entirely eludes certain highly placed individuals.
And on Thursday Israel allowed the delivery from Jordan to PA security forces of a reported 3000 rifles along with hundreds of thousands of bullets and other ammunition.
Proving how it's not just Palestinians that need to be institutionalized.
Yes, optimism runs high.
Only if you're a delusional sub-moron.
Meanwhile a recent survey of Palestinian society indicated child sexual abuse to involve 50 percent of boys and 31 percent of girls aged six to twelve, in a study involving 184 subjects. The author [noted] the unusual predominance of boys among the victims. . . .
Indicative of a core moral failure equal in magnitude with the Palestinian culture's subscription to terrorism.
Why, then, do these horrors not just produce criminality on an individual level, and why is so much Palestinian, and other Arab, aggression so collectivized in nature?
Maybe that's because they find it far more convenient to play the victim than take even remote responsibility for cleaning up the moral, ethical and spiritual cesspit of their demented culture.
Instead the suppressed rage gets directed at a socially endorsed targetin this case, Jews and Israel.
However insightful the above sounds, it is a merely a whopping BGO (Blinding Glimpse of the Obvious). The entire concept of a "socially endorsed target" literally shrieks of victim mentality. Not only Jews but all Infidels serve this role in a Muslim culture.
Bernard Lewis . . . affirms that immunity from critical comment or discussion is accepted as normal even in ostensibly secular and democratic Muslim societies.
Which puts the lie to Muslim societies being either democratic or secular. Curiously, upon closer examination none of them truly are. Much of it is a veneer utilized for the ostensible purpose of joining the UN, World Bank, WTO and other global perks. All Muslim majority nations need to enjoy massive economic sanctions until they abandon shari'a law and begin implementing religious freedom and gender equality. Until then, they can suck hind tit.
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The real roots of Palestinian terror is a mutation that spread through the population while their ancestors were adapting to living in Arabian peninsula---a total loss of the ability to empathize with others (event their own children).
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French President Nicolas Sarkozy went to Tripoli on Wednesday and struck a number of deals with Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi, including promises to build a nuclear reactor. Now critics in Germany and France are crying foul, accusing him of going it alone and potentially endangering Europe.
By P. David Hornik
