Year: 2010

South Korea vows to retaliate over warship sinking

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From The BBC:

A section of the Cheonan is lifted on 24 April 2010
The Cheonan sank after an as yet unexplained blast on 26 March
South Korea’s defence minister has said those responsible for the deaths of 46 sailors on board a warship that sank after an explosion must “pay a price”.

Kim Tae-young promised “punitive action” against “the perpetrators who killed our soldiers.”

He did not specify what form this could take. South Korea has not directly blamed North Korea – and Pyongyang has denied any role.

The Cheonan sank after a “close-range” blast that split it in two.

>Last month, a mass funeral was held for the 46 sailors, including six whose bodies have not been recovered.

Aluminium fragments

Many South Koreans believe North Korea sank the ship, correspondents say.

The crew of the Cheonan hold pictures of their late colleagues at the funeral

We should deal some kind of blow against those forces which made our officers and men sacrifice their lives

>Kim Tae-young
South Korean Defence Minister


What if North Korea was to blame?
The ship has been salvaged from the sea bed and is being examined by an international team of naval experts trying to find out what caused it to sink close to the North Korean border on 26 March.

The South Korean defence minister has said a torpedo strike is among the most likely causes.

So far the investigation team has said only that they have found evidence of an underwater explosion and it is not known whether fragments of any weapon have been discovered.

Mr Kim said officials were scrutinising pieces of aluminium, a key material in making a torpedo, that were picked up from the disaster area.

“I believe that, by thoroughly and completely getting to the bottom of the incident to the maximum extent possible, we should deal some kind of blow against those forces which made our officers and men sacrifice their lives for their country,” the defence minister said on KBS television.

North and South Korea are still technically at war, since the 1950-53 conflict ended without a peace treaty.

Over the years there have been several naval clashes off the west coast of the peninsula, in the area where the Cheonan went down.

Live feed of the EDL protesting the Dudley ‘Mega Mosque’

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After the Dudley Demo, The EDL promised to return and sit on the rooftops of the building set for destruction to be replaced with a mega mosque, a mosque local council and turned down, but government overturned and allowed for.
The EDL plan to stay on the rooftops and protest till Thursday’s election.

Was EDL Aylesbury a Target Of Islamic Terrorism?

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From Liberties Alliance:

News of a ‘chemical spill’ in Aylesbury has been circulating around the Internet.  I am not sure about how many chemical plants are located in proximity to the railway station but the media is reporting that there was a chemical spill there yesterday.  What makes this ‘spill’ newsworthy is that it occurred on the same day and place as a controversial demonstration by the English Defence League (EDL) who spend their time standing up against Islamic extremism and sharia law.  The activities of the EDL may therefore be of concern to Islamic fundamentalist types who are willing to resort to acts of terror to silence those who do not subscribe to the letter of their religious principles.  So was this a simple chemical spill or was it in fact a botched act of terrorism against the EDL and those who are concerned about the way sharia is destroying true freedom in Great Britain?

The media seems to have a propensity to cover up anything that could put elements of the Muslim community in a bad light.  Our Government is fond of responding to acts of terrorism by pumping vast sums of money into the Muslim community as a kind of tribute to the communities of those who are willing to resort to the most shocking and despicable tactics to promote and strengthen their cause.  So can we truly believe reports that this was just a ‘chemical spill’ without any further explanation?

There are people who may think that this ‘spill’ is the result of a botched attempt to attack the EDL which, due to the presence of an inept and irresponsible Government is the actual last line of defence against Islamic fundamentalism in Great Britain.  If the EDL was ‘knocked out’ of the struggle then perhaps the terrorists think they would have a free hand to manipulate our appeasement minded political leaders who fawn over Islamists and thereby secure a clear road to make sharia law the law of the land in Great Britain.

It is very unfortunate that ordinary people have cause to be concerned about the partiality of journalists in this supposedly democratic and free country.  There are certainly journalists out there who need to do some serious research about Islamic theology, Islamic history, and the life of the so-called Islamic prophet Mohammed.  Inevitably their biases and prejudices may prevent them from undertaking this basic duty of impartial journalism in this field.  I read something that was supposedly an eye-witness account from Aylesbury that claimed to have seen something suspicious, the following is their account:

When i arrived at aylesbury train station for the demo,I like most people got searched.While i was being searched an asian looking man got searched leaving the staion,He had a bag full of bottles with different colour liquids (that were leaking) and a bag of strange colour powder.The police on seeing these items seemed to s**t themselves and backed off.I moved off the demo at that point. When i got there i was chatting to a bloke who also see this and he said the bloke with the chemicals got nicked,and there were whispers amongst the police about bomb materials and they have closed the station.
After the demo i headed back to the station and saw men in full Bio-Hazard suits cleaning up where the chemicals had spilt.I asked a copper what had happened and he said”you dont want to know”.

Make up your own mind in the absence of any further comment from the police or the media.  When the media is believed to be distorting the truth then people let their own imaginations run riot.  In my opinion though the police need to issue a statement that reveals the source of this ‘chemical’ that has caused all this concern and thereby put all our minds at rest one way or the other.  It is vital that our Government and public bodies are fully open with the people of this country and do not sacrifice the truth to political expediency.

In case it is removed, here is a screen cap of the article about the ‘spill’

Councillor Malcolm Davis of Dudley, Speaks for the People

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From the EDL website:

riday, 30 April 2010 12:33

Cllr Malcolm DaviesCllr Malcolm Davies

The English Defence League is a non political organisation. We know that over the years a lot of our politicians from all parties have let us, the people, down on a good many issues. We neither support, nor oppose any political party.

It has come to our attention that one man in the political world has been on a fight. A fight for his local people. He has faced derision, he has faced contempt, he has faced hostility. Yet he is still prepared to make a stand for what he knows is the wishes of the people he represents.

For five long years Councillor Malcolm Davis of Dudley has represented his people with dignity, and integrity on the issue of the massively unwanted supermosque that a small section of the population is trying to impose on the community. Despite over 22,000 signatories against it and very few for, it is being pushed through.

Councillor Davis has been a shining light in trying to get this behemoth blight removed from the horizon.

When the EDL came to Dudley, at first Cllr Davis opposed our visit. He showed unity with other groups. They had heard things about us that simply weren’t true. The fact is, we the EDL are a group of ordinary people who see things as they are, that we have an enemy within this nation and the vast majority of politicians know this is the case yet they are too self-serving to raise their head above the parapet.

He came to our meetings with police, he was again in the background without publicity fighting for what he believed was right. He told us straight exactly what his opinions were whether it was what we wanted to hear or not. A true man of integrity and courage.

After the Dudley demonstration, he saw that we were really people of honour. He saw the people of Dudley coming out of their houses to applaud us as our coaches drove by, he saw people getting out of their cars to cheer and wave. He saw the true nature of our support in Dudley. He saw that we are a force of good.

After Dudley, he wrote a letter and sent it to the press. Not one paper or publication printed it either in whole or part. Not one. This shows the extent of how far they go to hide the truth. We, the EDL, shall publish this letter and allow this noble man his freedom of speech.

I went to considerable length to make sure the demonstration of the EDL was not supported on Saturday, including attending police meetings arranged, and in conjunction with the EDL. It would appear that at several meetings prior to this one a group calling themselves the UAF turned up in opposition and were more disruptive and had more arrests on these previous occasions than the EDL. I commend the police by their prior action and the way they tried to stabilize an awkward operation, but am most annoyed that people supporting the EDL were penned in like animals whilst the UAF were given the freedom to walk clear.

It also doesn’t help when, as a politician, I denied myself the great opportunity to be well advertised and promoted as part of the demonstration on behalf of UKIP, whilst people like the Bishop of Dudley used it specifically as an excuse to promote his own selfish interests and use it as his own personal pulpit.

My sons attended the demonstration against my wishes and were standing by an old gentleman who did no more or less than buy a loaf of bread, but was told he could not exit the crowd until they were all dispersed together. The same thing happened to many ordinary residents from our surrounding estates who found themselves fenced in like animals until they were released.

It is little wonder, under these circumstances, that frustration got the better of some in the crowd who objected to be herded like sheep. Two sections of fencing was pushed down and if this amounted to £150,000 worth of damage, the fencing must have been made out of gold.

The top and bottom of the whole affair revolves round the covenant and had been called in as demanded of this council by the people there would be no excuse to call into Dudley or use it as an excuse to demonstrate at all. This Council has denied the rights of every citizen of Dudley, who asked for this Giant Mosque to be stopped. They had every right morally and in law to service the covenant and take back land that was gifted to a few outspoken greedy members of our society who think they have the authority to dip into the public purse every time they require another favour.

If justice isn’t done and more demonstrations have to be planned to stop this edifice being built I will exercise my right and the right of every single citizen of Dudley to express my opposition to the development of anything that does not have the people’s approval.

Councillor Malcolm Davis, UKIP.

So, to Cllr Davis, we say only this.

Sir, we salute you. God bless you.

Canada deplores Iran’s election to the UN Commission on the Status of Women

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From PressTV

Iran seat on UN panel irks Canada
Sun, 02 May 2010 02:39:11 GMT
Canada’s Foreign Affairs Minister Lawrence Cannon
Iran’s election to the UN Commission on the Status of Women (UNCSW), an influential panel that promotes women’s rights, has irked Canada.

In a Saturday statement, Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Lawrence Cannon said there were “serious concerns” with Iran’s election to the UNCSWat the United Nations Economic and Social Council.

On Thursday, the UN announced that Iran, along with 10 other countries, had been elected to the high-profile UNCSW for the term beginning in 2011.

The UNCSW seeks to ensure women’s rights by investigating nations that violate women’s rights, monitoring their efforts in improving women’s equality and detailing their shortcomings.

“It is the Government of Canada’s understanding that Iran was acclaimed as a member of the UN Commission on the Status of Women as part of an uncontested slate endorsed by the Asian regional group, of which Canada is not a member,” he said.

“We deplore this development but will use Iran’s membership on this body to take the Iranian authorities to task for their systemic human rights violations,” he added.

Rejecting allegations of human rights violations, Iran blames Western countries for most of the abuses and rights violations that happen around the world.

“Those who claim to be the top advocates of human rights start wars and kill millions of people,” President Ahmadinejad has said.

Canada’s government is currently struggling with the parliament over documents that could implicate Canada in torture of Afghan detainees while in American custody.

Ahmadinejad has also said that freedom of expression and freedom of religion were integral parts of Iranian culture.

Iran’s civilization and culture dates back to 2500 years ago, when “Cyrus the Great put an end to slavery,” he has said, drawing a comparison with the US, where slavery has only been abolished for 180 years.

MJ/MMN

Times Square update: described now as terror act, link to South Park?

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From The Telegraph U.K.

Times Square car bomb was act of terrorism

American officials declared that the failed car bomb that forced the evacuation of New York’s Times Square was an “act of terrorism.”

by Nick Allen
Published: 9:20AM BST 02 May 2010

“Luckily, no one is hurt, and now the full attention of city, state and federal law enforcement will be turned to bringing the guilty party to justice in this act of terrorism,” New York Governor David Paterson said.

The bomb, which failed to detonate, was left in a sport utility vehicle close to a Broadway theatre where a production of The Lion King was showing.

It contained three propane tanks, fireworks, two five gallon gasoline containers, two clocks with batteries, electrical wires and a 4ft by 2ft metal box.

The dark green Nissan Pathfinder with tinted windows was parked near the junction of 45th Street and Broadway.

The location is also adjacent to the Viacom building, fuelling speculation that it might be linked to the company’s controversial South Park cartoon which recently depicted Prophet Muhammad in a bear suit. Continue Reading →

Vigilantism in Lebanon

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Below is a video which is unspeakably harsh. It is pornographic in it’s horror, to borrow a phrase from Christopher Hitchens. Below that, is a commentary from Tundra Tabloids, and then below that, an article on it as well. I don’t really know what to add to this except do-not-watch-the-video and certainly not if there are children around.

Am I trying to characterize Muslims with this video? Well, perhaps in a way. Everyone was yelling ‘Allahu Ackbar’ as they lynched this guy according to a Russian site, and it tends to make me think that once a nation goes Muslim, it’s not so much a kind of Orwellian tome, but William Golding. Islam’s logical conclusion: Lord of the Flies.

Eeyore for Vlad:

This is the hallmark of Islam, societal approval of vigilantism in the streets to instill a sense of intimidation and fear in the people. Yes this guy was a murderous thug and deserved to be prosecuted under the law, and face the punishment handed out to the perpertrator of such a heinous crime. That said, the man shouldn’t have been lynched in the street by a mob, especially when there were law enforcement officers escorting the man. KGS

Angry mob of Lebanese villagers lynch murder suspect in town centre in gruesome vigilante attack

A mob of angry Lebanese villagers stabbed to death an Egyptian man and then lynched his naked body in the centre of town over allegations he killed four members of a local family.
Mohammed Msallem, a 38-year-old Egyptian who worked as a butcher in Ketermaya, had been arrested a day earlier on suspicion of shooting to death an elderly couple and their two young granddaughters, aged seven and nine.
He was leading police investigators through a re-enactment of the killings when dozens of residents attacked him with sticks and knives, security officials said.
Police rushed Msallem to the intensive care unit of a nearby hospital, but residents broke in, dragged him out and pounded him with sticks.

Asecurity official said police at the scene could not stop the attackers, who blocked streets in the village to prevent police reinforcements from reaching the scene.
After killing Msallem, the attackers stripped his bloody body down to the victim’s underwear and drove it through town on a car hood, with several local men standing on the hood cheering.
They then hanged the body from a pole in the centre of town as hundreds of residents cried ‘Allahu Akbar,’ or God is great. Some villagers even took photos of the dead man with their mobile phones.

STRATFOR: Car Bomb Found In Manhattan

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STRATFOR:

Police found an explosive device inside a sports utility vehicle parked in New York City’s Times Square on May 1, AP reported. Police discovered the device when smoke was seen coming from the car at about 6:30 p.m. local time, and a bomb team reportedly found propane tanks, powder and what is believed to be a timer inside the vehicle. A man was reportedly spotted fleeing the car, and officers at the scene said the incident is under investigation but the vehicle’s contents are being treated as a “failed device.” Several blocks surrounding the car have been evacuated.

Times Square evacuated over apparent car bomb

Steve Eder, Deepa Seetharaman, Clare Baldwin and Jonathan Spicer, Reuters

Times Square


Read more: http://www.nationalpost.com/news/story.html?id=2976557#ixzz0mkLqOkZM

NEW YORK –An apparent failed car bomb in a vehicle that was smoking and emitted a small “flash” caused police to evacuate New York’s Times Square as bomb specialists worked to dismantle the device on Saturday night, Broadway’s busiest night.

“This appears to be a car bomb that the bomb squad is in the process of dismantling,” New York Police Department spokesman Paul Browne said. “We do not know the motive.”

Browne said an NYPD mounted policeman spotted a box smoking in the back of the Nissan Pathfinder sport utility vehicle and that the popular tourist destination in the heart of Manhattan’s Midtown was evacuated shortly after that.

A police source who asked not to be named said the device was a car bomb and it included three tanks of propane and two canisters of gasoline. He said police had not fully cleared the Pathfinder.

He would not say whether the incident was being treated as an act of terrorism.

New York authorities have remained on high alert for another attack since the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks in which hijacked airliners toppled the World Trade Center’s twin towers.

Last year police said they thwarted a plot to bomb the New York subway system and arrested a number of suspects in a case that has led to some guilty pleas. Continue Reading →

Blast at mosque in Somalia kills 30

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Here is the kind of peace we can expect when Canada and the west becomes homogenously, non multiculturaly Islamic:

From Stratfor:

Somalia: Mosque Blasts Kill At Least 30
May 1, 2010
Two explosions at a mosque in Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu, killed at least 30 people May 1 and wounded an estimated 100 others, Reuters reported. It was the second attack this week on a mosque in Bakara Market, an area of Mogadishu dominated by members of Hizb-i-Islami and al Qaeda-linked al Shabaab, the country’s two main insurgent groups.

Khadr refuses to attend Guantanamo hearings

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From The Ottawa Citizen

Khadr boycotts Guantanamo hearing for third day

Steven Edwards May 1, 2010 10:02 AM
In this photo of a sketch by courtroom artist Janet Hamlin, Canadian defendant Omar Khadr (L), who is accused of killing a U.S. soldier with a grenade during a battle in Afghanistan in 2002, when the Toronto native was 15, sits with his defense team during a hearing at the U.S. Military Commissions court fo

In this photo of a sketch by courtroom artist Janet Hamlin, Canadian defendant Omar Khadr (L), who is accused of killing a U.S. soldier with a grenade during a battle in Afghanistan in 2002, when the Toronto native was 15, sits with his defense team during a hearing at the U.S. Military Commissions court fo

Photograph by: File, Pool/Getty Images

U.S. NAVAL BASE GUANTANAMO, Cuba — Omar Khadr’s lawyers said Saturday he was not trying to “thumb his nose” at the military court as the Canadian-born terror suspect boycotted his war crimes prosecution for a third day.

Despite the lawyers’ claim Khadr is currently is severe pain in his shrapnel-injured eyes, he had been playing basketball Friday night in the courtyard of his detention camp at the U.S. naval station in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

Army Col. Patrick Parrish, the military judge, ruled that if Khadr,

23, could play basketball, he should be able to show up in court.

Barry Coburn, Khadr’s lead U.S. lawyer, told the court he continues have concerns about Khadr’s psychological condition.

“I reject the notion this is [a] kind of a conniving [attempt] to thumb his nose at these proceedings,” Coburn said.

But Khadr told a camp guard that he would not only stay away from the tribunal, but would be “refusing all visits” from his legal team, camp official U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Laura Bruzzese testified.

She said Khadr had personally told her early Saturday that he was

“not going” to the tribunal. Her later attempts to speak with him to see if he had changed his mind were met with two responses he sent through another detainee, which were a blunt: “Refused.”

Khadr’s boycott comes as the Obama administration is reportedly

“actively seeking” to strike a plea deal with Khadr, whose currently scheduled July trial would be the first U.S. war crimes prosecution in decades of someone for acts allegedly committed as a child.

Khadr is accused of five war crimes charges, including murder in the fatal wounding of a U.S. soldier in a 2002 firefight in Afghanistan that led to his capture. Khadr was 15 at the time.

The hearing continued Saturday after the judge ruled Khadr’s absence was voluntary.

Khadr’s defence seeks in the current hearings to have thrown out any self-incriminating statements Khadr made during more than 100 hours of interrogation.

The defence alleges Khadr faced coercion and torture in the early interrogations, and that would also affect and taint what he said during later questioning regardless of the setting.

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