1. The group is called: Arbeitskreises humaner Tierschutz e.V.“ (Task force for the Humane Protection of Animals).
It seems they have a number of past actions referenced on what appears to be their website, which is called “German Animal Protection Office”: (Also posted on links post 3 above)
2. Training camp for moderate terrorists in Syria
3. Not sure who is shooting at who here. But a lot of people got killed
4. Why Everything Reported from Gaza is Crazy Twisted
(Veteran reporter for CBC and others talks about intimidation in Gaza towards reporters)
5. Vatican to Muslim Leaders: Denounce Massacre of Christians and Yazidis in Iraq
The Vatican has appealed to Muslim leaders to “unambiguously denounce and condemn” the barbaric practices of the Islamic State against Christians and Yazidis in Iraq, suggesting that their credibility may be damaged if they do not do so.
The Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogues, the Vatican department which deals with the Muslims, said that the massacre of Christians and Yazidis – an ancient and reclusive Zoroastrian religion that dates back to the Mesopotamian age – cannot be justified by any religion and “brings shame on humanity”.
Thank you M., Rembrandt Clancey, Tundra Tabloids, Maria J., Way more to come.
2. that training bothers me. Someone that knows what he is doing is giving them training who is training them?
Much of what these ‘trainers’ know is the result of what American military personnel have taught them in Iraq and Afghanistan. Such tactics are also readily available on the Internet and various military books.
I know nothing, but it looks too professional to me too, Ox.
Maybe army vets from Sadaam Hussein’s time? Or maybe they hired some of the mercenaries who’ve been active in the region in various roles. They’ve got the military equipment and lots of money.
After all, they obviously hired first-rate PR talent. Why not go professional all the way?
The are small unit infantry tactics, most of them are done according to the manuals I was trained with, others are a little flashier then I was trained but that may be simply because of the culture.
What I found interesting is the way the people kept the ski mask on during filming where are they planning to return to?
I know what you mean. Most of these clips of IS show the monsters masked, except for recruiting purposes or imminent shahid ops. That says they’re keeping their options open.
Maybe they’ll send goodwill ambassadors hither & yon.
Yeah coming to a town near us in the future.
Bite your tongue.
Don’t scare the children.
My attitude is that if it is a real threat the kids need to know.
3. by the translation and the tow missile it looks like one of the ‘free Syria’ groups firing on Syrian troops. The news group SNN is hostile to Syrian forces.
here is a list of all the different groups fighting in Syria it looks like a freeking mess:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_armed_groups_in_the_Syrian_Civil_War
Makes your head spin.