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     Aesquire |
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/355421/know- thine-enemy-mark-steyn Seriously, what part of "I did it, execute me, virgins here I come!" does the US have a hard time getting? I admit to prejudice in this case. Major Hassan deserved the death penalty for his actions as a doctor, when he screwed with our soldiers heads. This was a violation of multiple oaths, Hippocratic, Constitutional, and human decency. For those crimes he deserved to be burned alive and his corpse's ashes flushed down a toilet. Then he murdered a bunch of us, including a pregnant women's unborn child as an act of war by an illegal enemy combatant, traitor, and treasonous scum. And he's proud of that. | ||
| Aesquire |
http://news.yahoo.com/saudi-prince-fires-celebrity -tv-preacher-brotherhood-links-110557910.html Interesting. Could this be a pendulum swing? It's early days to be optimistic. | ||
| Hootowl |
Nah. Just politics. Saudi fears a populist uprising against the king. Squashing the Brotherhood is in its best interests. | ||
| Aesquire |
http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/356073/consen sus-egypt-mark-steyn Totally agree the Sauds are considering self interest. ( better than WE are ) But it's possible that there is a rising anti AQ/MB/jihad sentiment among the Gulf States. I'm not predicting sunshine and lollipops, mind you. Awesome for the Mid-east is Suckorama in the real world. But a few of the major players look to be cracking down on the MB, since they now see that supporting them is a ticket to losing the Throne. Now....what will that do to our nebulous foreign policy? Your guess is as good as mine. If I had to place a bet, it'd be on backing the wrong horse, losing Egypt to Russia, and an isolationist policy. Followed, as usual, by Europe burning. http://www.nationalreview.com/article/355934/hell- them-doctrine-jonah-goldberg Even more pessimistic. http://www.nationalreview.com/david-calling/355981 /compromise-impossible-egypt-david-pryce-jones It's possible for the region to love us a bit less. Maybe more drone strikes on parties? Is there some group we can betray we missed? I can understand feeling isolationist... or more accurately, "The xxxx with them" attitude. I supported freeing Iraq, thought it had a shot, and we defeated the jihadi/Syria/Iran "insurgency" but failed to leave in place something adequate to keep things stable. In Afghanistan, we support a corrupt, business as usual kleptocrat, and our new regime didn't fix things, in fact then lost more people in Afghanistan faster than in Iraq. ( not that that got reported ) In Iraq, we did a bit better, but really missed on the key bits, so I'm pessimistic. Egypt, where the current US regime has been deaf, and on the wrong side, is actually doing better in the middle of a massacre than I expected. How sad is that? Not so much cautious optimism, as flattened rising curve of pessimism. ( that could be delusional, so we'll see.) | ||
| Aesquire |
http://www.france24.com/en/20130920-tunisian-women -waging-sex-jihad-syria All I can say is I Wish I'd Thought Of This. | ||
| Hootowl |
It's amazing what passes for logic in that part of the world. Sex out of wedlock? 90 lashes. Sex out of wedlock with dozens of jihadists? You go girl! | ||
| Aesquire |
Islamic law allows marriage in multiple forms. One is for a defined period of time. A "mullah" marries you to a girl, and an hour later it's nullified. You didn't have extramarital sex, and neither did she, so no harm, no foul, no sin. A "mullah" is a bit loose a term for a clergyman. To be a mullah, you must read Arabic ( the language the Koran was written in ) read the Koran, and have made a pilgrimage to Mecca, at least once in your life. I fail that test for lack of Arabic language skills, and I've never been to Mecca. I have no idea if these young ladies are married while with the Jihadi, but the phenomena of increased pregnancy rates in time of war is well known. There is a drive to replace the men lost in war, and if these ladies were in fact, legally Brides when they got pregnant, they have a certain social status in their homelands. No one really expects "hubby" to come home from the war, but they are not going to be treated nearly as badly as they would if they just were knocked up teenagers. They have a shot at getting married again, "legitimately" if they are not simply enslaved as prostitutes. Still, this does not smell like a spontaneous happening, but a shrewd and pretty darn evil act by tribal/AQ leaders. | ||
| Aesquire |
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/359213/evil- global-jihad-tom-rogan | ||
| Sifo |
I see Egypt is taking steps to ban the Muslim Brotherhood in their country. It's a shame that our leaders can't seem to see the light. We've been giving aid to them in their causes lately. That aid won't matter to them when they are asking you to prove you are a follower of Islam though. Quite the religion of peace! http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/sep/23/musli m-brotherhood-egyptian-court | ||
| Aesquire |
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/sep/29/niger ia-students-killed-attack-college school with "western" teachings. Can't have that, now, can we. The Library at Alexandria has been destroyed multiple times, ( If you had a time machine, that would be my target. ) By Christians as well as Muslims, ( multiple times ) the usual excuse is "if it's not in the Bible/Koran it's not needed, and if it's in the Koran/Bible, it's not needed." http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/sep/29/canad ians-hunger-strike-egyptian-jail-beaten I do hope these guys get justice. I admire the strength of character to hold a hunger strike, but my attitude on such tactics is to let you eat as you wish. It's a spoiled brat tactic, usually, especially in America where the idiot uberliberals will demand that the striker be force fed and medically restrained. ( strapped down, given IV's, a tube rammed down your throat, "for your own good". ( SO I can feel better about myself, actually. Leftists are NOT libertarians, they are happy to impose their will upon you. In fact, that's what they are all about ) I don't know what the Canuck's actual intentions were, but I can see getting caught up on the "wrong" side of an action while trying to give medical aid. The article complains about the treatment of the "press" under the Military Dictatorship that has taken over after the coup against the MB terrorist regime, where reporters were routinely assaulted and if female, gang raped. Oddly no complaints about that. http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/sep/28/kenya -mall-attack-sixth-briton-confirmed-dead Over 61 people still missing, the hostages tortured with utmost cruelty, and delays in attacking the mall gave them time to really enjoy themselves. I won't go into details, but this is a standard pattern with Islamist Jihadi. Hostages, torture, rape ( especially children ) and the longer the siege lasts the more suffering. It's pretty obvious to me that the way to deal with these things is overwhelming force, ( blowing up part of the mall seems to indicate the Kenyan's got that part figured out ) and speed, speed, speed. The SEAL's have a saying, "It sucks to be a hostage" since in training the hostages almost always get killed. ( they actually do better in real missions because the enemy isn't as good as the training force ) Almost Every time I see a hostage situation, hindsight tell you that going in earlier and harder would have saved lives. You still want as much information as possible to reduce casualties, but speed seems to be the prime issue. ( of course when some local police agency follows that reasoning, they will get roasted in the press for not taking more deliberate action. Life's like that ) | ||
| Sifo |
Odd, the news you don't hear. A three week siege with 200 dead, 195 eventually freed. I don't remember hearing about this at all until I ran across a blurb about it on a blog. And yes, brought to you by the religion of peace. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-2431413 4 | ||
| Aesquire |
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2013/09/29/the-met hod-islamic-terrorists-used-to-weed-out-infidels-f or-slaughter-in-kenyan-mall-massacre-will-chill-yo u-to-the-bone/ I'd be so screwed. I don't remember any Koran verses, and I read it. ( I'm not sure that I could recall any Bible verses with an AK shoved in my face. ) | ||
| Torquehd |
Yep. They would have got me too. But not before I emptied a full magazine of .40 into anyone wielding an AK. Wait, what am I saying, I'd NEVER go to Africa! | ||
| Kenm123t |
What did Ripley Say Nuke from Orbit ! works for me! | ||
| Aesquire |
What if it's not Africa, but Tacoma or Olympia? Some nice mall? Probably a No gun zone. ( If you were me, you might decide to ignore that if the mall had no metal detectors, YMMV ) Sitting around the campfire with fellow History buffs at a reenactment, folk from varied positions in life, from Physicists to bus drivers, The subject has come up "how to terrorist attack America?". Why? Because some of the crowd are LEO's and all of us understand that guessing what will be attacked helps us plan defense. We also have a broad range of interests in history and have folk that can tell you how the Carthaginians defeated Rome, and vice versa. Ditto the history of U.S. war against slavers & Pirates that T Jefferson fought. Or the 100 years war. Or What really happened in Vietnam, as witnesses. Universally, it makes sense to attack the power grid, preferably on the hottest days of summer or better yet the worst blizzard. The logical place is the NE, with the highest population density. ( OR CA during the hottest days ) I will not discuss means. ( we do, but not online ) It is however not the anticipated place of attack by AQ or other Jihadi. That is Malls, Churches, Amusement parks, other low security venues with high population density, and preferably 2nd amendment restricted zones. That's for the kind of attack like in Kenya. Men with guns and bombs killing, taking hostages, torturing, and raping. As has been seen from Indonesia to Russia. Suicide vest & car bombs are likely at all of the above, as well as nightclubs and concerts. Larger bomb attacks are likely at sporting events, ( much higher security ) or high profile economic targets, Wall Street, Major banks, Concerts, etc. That's the pattern. The really high profile targets, like Presidents, Popes, and G8 parties are very well covered and difficult for successful strikes, although a miss is likely to cause mass casualties, so it's a win/win either way. For the Jihadi. All I probably could come up with in the circumstances in Kenya is....."Four thousand throats may be cut in one night by a running man." But I think that's Klingon, not Koranic. Hey, worth a try. | ||
| Aesquire |
Kenm, yeah, "it's the only way to be sure"  | ||
| Torquehd |
No gun zone? those only exist in airports and other places with metal detectors. I concur with your assessment, you've got about as much chance of catching me in NY as in Africa. Your speculation reminds me of the news headlines about terrorists surgically implanting explosives in their bones... which would be hilarious! you couldn't subdermally pack enough explosives into a living human to do much damage to anyone except the guinea pig himself. | ||
| Aesquire |
Breast Implant bombs too don't forget. Bone marrow, eh? That might leave some nasty splinters. Figure a stick or 2 of dynamite equiv.??? That's enough. I have doubts it'll happen that way. Some of that implanted bomb stuff is silly propaganda, some isn't. Vests & Car bombs are still quite popular. Unless you live & visit historic/cultural/government/finance stuff in NY, Boston, LA, Seattle, etc. you have not been likely to see a terrorist attack.... so far. Some AQ genius is going to read Tom Clancy again and see that the local suburban mall is the prime psychological target. ( Where do you think AQ got the idea for the WTC/Pentagon/etc. attack? Tom Clancy had a Airliner pilot suicide on Congress in a book. We should be so lucky ) That's what happened in Kenya. Normal folk. Mall. Mayhem. | ||
| Torquehd |
yeah i didn't think about breast implants. still, you'd need a blasting cap and probably an electronic initiation system, which should be detectable. | ||
| Aesquire |
Remember the "Shoe bomber"? No electronics. He failed only because his planners didn't understand the first rule of American based Airlines. No Freaking Smoking! No one on a US airliner can light a match without extreme reaction from his fellow passengers. If the "shoe bomber" had a bic lighter, he could have set off his bomb. Tech explanation. The airlines saved Billions when they banned smoking and could turn down the airflow to "barely alive" levels. AC on an airliner uses bleed air from the engines and costs fuel. You don't get something for nothing anywhere outside Progressive's imaginations. Passengers over reaction to lighting a match comes from simple self preservation, the airflow is too low today to tolerate the smoke. Unlike the bad old days when airflow was high enough to make it mildly unpleasant. Despite the idiocy and political correctness of the TSA, frisking 7 year old girls while bearded Imams are ignored, ( based on a random computer choice, to be fair, it's not like anyone at the airport has any say. The moronic actions are from Higher.) it's not that easy to hijack an airliner anymore. Yes, it could, and should be done smarter with more air marshals and less stupid authoritarian intimidation, but the existing system makes it more of a pain to deal with airliners that it's worth. Airports, OTOH are prime targets because of the population density and mazelike nature of the nested access. A baggage handler can smuggle a crew of murderers into the secure sections and then erupt in the middle of the concourse at rush times without passing human security. etc. Malls, concerts, etc. wide open. The "bigger" attacks like LNG tankers ramming battery park, or simply being ripped open off New Jersey, sending a wave of fire through the streets, are inevitable, but will be rare, because of the effort and planning involved. A dozen jihadi sent by bus to the local mall to duplicate the Kenyan attack is to be expected sooner and more often. So much easier than a "Die Hard 3" operation. | ||
| Torquehd |
just saw this on another forum, probably worth a watch. http://superstore.wnd.com/video/Jihad-in-America-T he-Grand-Deception-DVD#ooid=VvbWUxYjqNV2res7pjeSrW 335xgRltP7 | ||
| Aesquire |
I could do a long rant on why Western Civilization with all it's flaws is superior to medieval Arab culture. But sometimes a picture is worth a thousand words, and a video, a library. Music may not be to your liking, but that's true of Barry Manilow, too. http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x15id7w_cheerlead ing-is-a-sport_sport | ||
| Hootowl |
Impressive | ||
| Aesquire |
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2449051/Gu lf-states-introduce-medical-testing-travellers-det ect-gay-people-stop-entering-country.html Any resemblance to other F*&^wit religious cults is coincidental. It astounds me that the normally gay fan media refuses to mention the many many gay men and women murdered for their "crimes" each year in place like Iran. The utter refusal to admit that your own reporters are getting raped ( Egypt ) because of some ideological/cult of Obama/leftist "all cultures are equal" mantra still surprises me. You'd think I'd learn by now that the Revolution justifies anything. Not that the Jihadi are the only uptight weirdos hung up on sex, any reference to sex, and an adolescent sniggering reaction to same. http://insidetv.ew.com/2013/10/07/once-upon-promo- blunder-snow-whites-magic-crotch/ ( snigger, snigger ) | ||
| Torquehd |
that is so odd, considering that islam has largely had such a perverse history (and even current activity) of man/boy child molestation. | ||
| Hootowl |
They do not view sex with small boys as homosexuality. | ||
| Sifo |
Rape isn't homosexuality. | ||
| Torquehd |
and democrats view Obama as a good president. | ||
| Hootowl |
Question: Why have we not dealt with the folks running this rag? They're not printing this glossy magazine in a shed somewhere. We have to know who they are and where they are by now. Publishing a call for actions like these, in my mind, constitutes taking on a planning and leadership role in war against us. http://www.foxnews.com/us/2014/03/19/al-qaeda-call s-for-car-bombs-in-us-cities-other-crusader-countr ies/ | ||
| Blake |
Not a war with Islam we keep saying... http://www.ibtimes.com/isis-declares-caliphate-diy ala-province-iraq-aleppo-syria-changes-name-islami c-state-1614854 |
