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Trump just kicked Soros where it hurts real bad.
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-01-30/trump-files-early-fec-2020-candidacy-outmaneuvers-nonprofits
Thank you for posting this, Sassy. This is far more important than it seems at first blush.
Brilliant move and exactly what I’m starting to expect from President Trump. He is beating these Liberal termites at their own game. Up-fecking-roarious!!!
With the GOP in firm control of the federal government, it is also reasonable to expect that they will go after any non-profits who behave badly regarding legal compliance.
From the link:
A document from the Federal Elections Commission (FEC) indicates that Donald Trump took steps last week to outmaneuver nonprofit organizations, leaving them unable to officially campaign against him over the next few years of his Presidency.
Filed on January 20th, 2017, the letter states that, while not an official announcement for reelection, Donald Trump has filed an FEC Form 2 in order to “ensure compliance with the Federal Election Campaign Act.” This is an unprecedented, although legal, move for the President to make. Barack Obama did not file for his 2012 re-election bid until April 2011. Having filed (even if not formally announcing a bid) as a candidate, Trump would be able to coordinate with PACs and other similar organizations.
More importantly, 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations would no longer be able to engage in “political speech” which could theoretically affect the results of the 2020 U.S. Presidential Election without running the risk of losing their nonprofit status. The move effectively bars interest groups from creating nonprofits which they could funnel money into for the purposes of opposing Trump’s initiatives. This will likely create chaos for political opponents of Trump such as George Soros, who has sunk significant amounts of money into various nonprofit groups with the intent of opposing Trump’s government. How 501(c)(3) organizations will comply with the FEC’s regulations when participating an actions which qualify as political speech remains to be seen.
The move is consistent with Trump’s campaign promises to reduce the financial influence of private special interest groups on Washington.
This article was originally posted at http://www.disobedientmedia.com
Trump is playing serious hard ball, he is using the laws the left wrote to achieve a level playing field. For decades the left has screamed about the influence of money in politics and how we need to remove the big Republican donors. Now the laws that they wrote to try and make the US a one party nation are being used to prevent them from sabotaging the Republicans.
A level playing field is the last thing the left wants, they know that when all of their media and governmental advantages are removed they will loose just about every time.
Another gem from Pat Condell!
1 year old https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iHLcrfhwPtc
“1 year old…”
Yet astonishingly pertinent, all the same. Scary, huh?
Yemen’s Houthis attack Saudi ship, launch ballistic missile (reuters, Jan 31, 2017)
http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-yemen-security-saudi-idUKKBN15E2NI?rpc=401&
“The armed Houthi movement attacked a Saudi warship off the western coast of Yemen on Monday, causing an explosion that killed two crew members and injured three others, Saudi state news agency SPA reported.
Separately, the Houthis said they launched a ballistic missile at a Saudi-led coalition military base on the Red Sea island of Zuqar between Yemen and Eritrea on Tuesday morning, according to the group’s official news channel al-Masira.
There was no immediate coalition reaction to that claim and it was unclear if there were any casualties.
The attacks signal an escalation to weeks of combat on Yemen’s western coast between the Iran-allied Houthis and the coalition backing Yemen’s internationally recognised government…”
Iran tested medium-range ballistic missile -U.S. official (memo, Jan 31, 2017)
https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20170131-iran-tested-medium-range-ballistic-missile-u-s-official/
“Iran on Sunday carried out a test launch of a medium-range ballistic missile that exploded after 630 miles (1,010 km), a US official said on Monday.
The official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the test was carried out from a site near Semnan, east of Tehran. The official added that the last time this type of missile was test launched was in July 2016.
The White House said it was aware that Iran had tested a missile.
“We’re looking into that. We’re aware that Iran fired that missile. We’re looking into the exact nature of it, and I’ll try to have more for you later,” White House spokesman Sean Spicer said during a press briefing.
It was not immediately clear whether the test launch violated a United Nations Security Council resolution calling upon Iran not to carry out activity related to ballistic missiles capable of delivering nuclear weapons…”
Iran warns US not to ‘create new tensions’ over missiles
UN: America will ‘not going to stand by’ – US Ambassador Haley on Iran’s missile testing
FOX News -Iran test-fires missiles in violation of UN rules
‘Nationalist’ charged with murder in Quebec mosque attack (alaraby, Jan 31, 2017)
https://www.alaraby.co.uk/english/news/2017/1/31/nationalist-charged-with-murder-in-quebec-mosque-attack
“A Canadian student known to have nationalist sympathies was charged with six counts of murder on Monday, over a shooting spree at a Quebec mosque – one of the worst “terrorist attacks” ever to target Muslims in a western country.
Alexandre Bissonnette was charged with six counts of premeditated murder and five of attempted murder, police said, noting more indictments are expected later.
The 27-year-old is a Quebec nationalist and anti-feminist who recently “liked” US President Donald Trump’s page on Facebook and has also reportedly expressed support for French far-right politician Marine Le Pen as well as the Israeli military and other far-right groups.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau condemned the “terrorist attack” on the Islamic Cultural Centre in a busy district of Quebec City, which sent terrified worshippers fleeing barefoot in the snow.
Eight people were also wounded in the attack, and five of them remained in critical condition in hospital Monday.
The Quebec mosque had already been the target of hate: a pig’s head was left on the doorstep last June during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
Police stationed near the mosque told AFP that they had feared this type of attack “because it’s happening all over the world.”
Canadian police confirmed “there are search warrants underway.”…”
https://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/9835/church-strengthening-islam
The traditional nuclear family must be reassembled and promoted with the trillions of dollars used by Western nations to subsidize immigration, welfare and progressive anti-family policies. Pay women who desire the job to be the stay at home mother.
Israel has a monthly child benefit that seems to specifically target a number of children per family. Look at the two benefit charts to see that the target has moved.
http://www.nbn.org.il/aliyahpedia/government-services/government-benefits-new-immigrants-oleh-chadash/monthly-child-benefits-from-bituach-leumi/
György Bakondi: This winter, unlike previous years, the migratory pressure has not decreased. The increase in illegal immigrants who tried to come to Europe was constant, even in -20 Celsius. With the Tisza river frozen, walking on ice, smugglers have found a new opportunity to seize to cross the borders. In Italy, 5,000 Africans were brought back to the port in one day!
http://www.mediaklikk.hu/video/bakondi-gyorgy-folyamatos-es-intenziv-a-migracios-nyomas/
Counter-jihad is the only solution to this stade.
In Europe, as long as the philosophy of multi-culturalism is not overcome by nationalist philosophy, no strategy is possible against invasion..
Last interview de Laszlo Földi,
We are the counter-jihad, the question is are we growing fast enough? The one thing we can’t do is decide that any of the European or North American nations are so far gone that they can’t be saved. To concede any nation to Islam is to admit defeat in a longer war. We can’t even concede that we are on the defensive, we are preparing a counter offense, always remember Departments of Defense lose wars, Departments of War win wars. Instead of setting a free Europe as our goal set a free Europe and a Free Cyprus as a goal. When a Caliphate forms and fights us insist that when we defeat them several port cities in the Caliphate are to become our territory and all Moslems much leave the new Western Cities. Don’t think of stopping and containing the damage our goal make rolling back the invasion from formerly Christian lands the goal.
Think big, make them think small.
Trump to Support Safe Zone for Syrian Civilians
January 30, 2017
Washington, D.C. – (Trey Yingst – OAN Chief White House Correspondent)
Amid a new executive order issuing a temporary ban on visas from Syria and six other countries, President Trump has pledged to support safe zones for Syrian civilians fleeing conflict.
President Trump spoke with King Salman of Saudi Arabia on Sunday. During their conversation, President Trump asked that the Saudi leader join him in supporting safe zones for Syrians who are fleeing ISIS or internal war.
Syria has been plagued by a bloody civil war over the past six years, leaving hundreds of thousands of people dead and displacing millions. The White House hopes to work with allies in the Middle East to develop to ensure the safety of those displaces.
“It’s important we have stability in the region,” Press Secretary Sean Spicer said.
In the past, President Trump has spoken about the importance of stabilizing the region, to work towards peace and prosperity.
President Trump is expected to discuss safe zones for civilians across in the Middle East when he meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu next month.
http://www.oann.com/trump-support-safe-zone-syrian-civilians/
French police raid Fillon parliament office over fake pay affair
Financial police searched French presidential candidate Francois Fillon’s office in parliament on Tuesday, a parliamentary source said, part of an inquiry into his wife’s income that has thrown the election wide open.
Fillon had been favorite to win the presidency for conservative party The Republicans until a week ago when a newspaper reported that his wife Penelope drew hundreds of thousands of euros in pay without doing any work.
Fillon has said she did work for the money, but an official inquiry has been opened, and an opinion poll published on Sunday showed rival independent centrist Emmanuel Macron has caught him up.
The scandal has also coincided with the choice of a hard-left presidential candidate by the Socialist party in Benoit Hamon, a move also seen as good for Macron’s prospects.
A group of right-leaning Socialist lawmakers wrote in Le Monde newspaper on Tuesday that they could not back Hamon, the clearest sign yet that his appointment could tear the party apart, with some lawmakers tempted to join the Macron camp.
But it was the Fillon fake pay scandal, and his team’s attempts to control it, that was center-stage on Tuesday.
http://www.oann.com/french-parliament-searched-as-part-of-probe-into-fillons-wifes-fake-job-source/
the guardian – François Fillon faces fresh claims over paying wife and children
French presidential candidate’s wife reportedly earned €300,000 more than first reported for allegedly fake job
François Fillon’s bid to become the next French president has been hit by damaging new claims that he paid his wife and children for allegedly non-existent jobs.
The Canard Enchainé reported that the conservative candidate’s Welsh-born wife, Penelope, earned €900,000 (£772,000) as his parliamentary assistant and as a contributor to a literary review owned by a friend. That is €300,000 more than the newspaper claimed last week when it broke what has become known as the “Penelopegate” scandal.
It also accused Fillon, the presidential frontrunner, of paying two of his five children an additional €84,000 of public money as “parliamentary assistants”.
‘Penelopegate’ casts dark shadow over Fillon’s presidential prospects
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On Tuesday, French anti-corruption police took the unusual step of searching offices in the Assemblée National after requesting authorisation from the speaker of the lower house.
Investigators reportedly seized documents from the archives and from Fillon’s parliamentary office. France Inter radio suggested detectives were looking for Mrs Fillon’s employment contracts.
The raids came after police officers questioned the couple separately for five hours on Monday afternoon as part of a preliminary inquiry into alleged fraud and the misappropriation of public funds.
Fillon has been under increasing pressure since the Canard Enchainé revealed a week ago that he had employed his wife but claimed there was no evidence she had done any official work.
After the scandal broke, Fillon insisted in a TV interview that the attack was part of a smear campaign and warned rivals not to target his wife. At a campaign meeting on Sunday, he reiterated the warning to supporters who gave the tearful Mrs Fillon a standing ovation.
Fillon, 62, has insisted his wife’s work had been real and legal and hit out at an “abject accusation”. Penelope Fillon, 60, originally from Llanover, has made no public statement. In 2014, she was elected as a local councillor in Solesmes, western France, where the couple lives in a 14th-century château bought in 1984.
It is not illegal for French politicians to employ spouses or family members, but there is an obligation for them to carry out the job.
{…]During the primaries campaign, Fillon made a great deal of his reputation for probity. He attacked party rival Sarkozy, who is under investigation in several financial scandals.
Fillon has said he will withdraw from the presidential race if judges decide to formally accuse him of wrongdoing. It is unclear where this leaves his party as the primaries runner-up Juppé has ruled out stepping in to replace Fillon.
“François Fillon is not in the position of pulling out. He has explained that he will do so if he is officially put under investigation, but he is not officially under investigation,” Juppé said.
The scandal is likely to boost support for centre-right Fillon’s closest presidential rivals Marine Le Pen, the leader of the far-right Front National, and the independent centrist candidate Emmanuel Macron.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jan/31/francois-fillon-faces-fresh-claims-over-paying-wife-and-children
Trump fires acting AG Yates over policy defiance; UPDATES: Media meltdown; new acting AG upholds Trump
By J.E. Dyer January 30, 2017
This is breaking news shortly after 9:00 PM Eastern on Monday, 30 January. Acting U.S. Attorney General Sally Yates, an Obama appointee in 2015, announced earlier today that she had ordered the Justice Department not to enforce or mount any legal defense of President Trump’s refugee halt from seven terrorist-haven nations in the Middle East and North Africa. Tonight, Trump has fired her from her temporary position.
There will be much to say about this as the situation develops, but the paramount issue is what I want to address here. Although Yates claimed that she issued her order because she felt “the substance of the order was not lawful,” that is not the position of legal experts, who are united in stating that the order is lawful and well within the president’s purview. (See Andrew McCarthy here. I note that the news shows are acknowledging as I type this that Yates didn’t attempt to actually offer a legal case against the Trump order.)
Yates’s objection is not based on legal interpretation. It’s based on a policy difference with the president. She just doesn’t like his policy.
That’s not a stance she has a right to enforce as the head of his Justice Department. If Yates has a policy difference with the president, she needs to tender her resignation.
http://libertyunyielding.com/2017/01/30/trump-fires-acting-ag-yates-refused-defend-refugee-halt-order-court/
She points out that Yates acted stupidly for 2 big reason:
1: She took the media attention away from the protesters, the Propaganda media has trouble staying on message with two incidents occurring at once.
2: She showed her true colors and the willingness of the Obama people to break the law. If she had remained quiet she could have sabotaged this and other actions until Sessions took over.
As the Trump administration gets its people in place there may be some stay behind agents that quietly slip info tot he Dems and through the Dems to the media. They will also do their best to misfile paperwork that will slow down implementing Trumps policies. The Dems are entering what will probably be along time oin the wilderness and will start a guerilla campaign to hamper the efforts to make American strong, rich and safe again.
UK NHS: No more referring to ‘mothers’; term is not ‘inclusive’
By J.E. Dyer January 31, 2017
This development has been inevitable for some time, and I actually previewed it some six and a half years ago.
Britain’s National Health Service has come out with new guidance for communicating with patients. The guidance tells doctors to stop calling pregnant women “expectant mothers,” and to refer to them instead as “pregnant people.”
The reason? The NHS guidebook explains:
The Daily Mail revealed an official 14-page manual given to doctors and medical students entitled “A Guide To Effective Communication: Inclusive Language In The Workplace.”
“A large majority of people that have been pregnant or have given birth identify as women,” the guidebook says. “However, there are some intersex men and trans men who may get pregnant.”
“We can include intersex men and trans men who may get pregnant by saying ‘pregnant people’ instead of ‘expectant mothers,’” the guidebook adds.
Washington Free Beacon‘s Elizabeth Harrington observes (with, as far as we know, a straight face) that “no biological men have ever given birth.”
She goes on to report what Britain is dealing with right now:
99.8% of mothers are still actually woman why should they change for the .2% (or less) who feels left out. This is just stupid.
This is the modern left.
http://libertyunyielding.com/2017/01/31/uk-nhs-no-referring-mothers-term-not-inclusive/
If the ordinary Brits don’t get new politicians and new civil servants the current batch are going to Britain into an even bigger mess then it currently is.
What’s Holding the Arab World Back?
Bill de Blasio, who tried to drive Chick-fil-A out of business, blasts Trump order as affront to religious liberty
Liberal hypocrisy has a short memory. New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio as a case in point has come out swinging against President Donald Trump’s executive order on immigration, calling an affront to religious liberty. Nut it was not that long ago that the same Bill de Blasio pushed for a city-wide boycott of Chick-fil-A because the company’s president came out in support of traditional marriage.
In an interview with CNN on Sunday, de Blasio slammed Trump’s executive order temporarily suspending travel from seven countries that are majority Muslim and said the order should be “chilling to anyone in America who cares about religious liberty.”
The fact that the executive order states that religious minorities in Muslim-majority countries may be exempted from the suspension renders it essentially a ban on Muslims, according to de Blasio.
As it stands now, the order temporarily bans travel from seven countries to the United States for 90 days and also places an indefinite ban on Syrian refugees. These countries are predominantly Muslim, but it’s also true that they’re generally wracked with violence and radical Islamic terror.
http://libertyunyielding.com/2017/01/30/bill-de-blasio-tried-drive-chick-fil-business-blasts-trump-order-affront-religious-liberty/
It boggles the mind that people like de Blasio can not see that the flow/invasion of muslim refugees will thru America into a 3rd world country. They keep saying that it is not Constitutional to block any group. Well that just is absolutely not true. The Constitution makes no mention of allowing our country to be invaded by groups hostile to our way of life.
The Constitution is not a suicide pact!
If a “religion” is in fact hostile to our country, there is no reason for importing it.
Though we have religious freedom we are not bound to accept a religion (political agenda) that is detrimental to our Republic. Our Constitutional Republic must be protected from enemies both foreign and domestic. And in fact islam is not a religion but a political agenda that controls every aspect of it’s followers daily lives, with the after thought that allah wills it. There is nothing in the Constitution and Amendments, Bill of Rights or the Declaration of Independence that would cause me to think that religious freedom would include any religion(s) that will not allow the freedom of others to practice their religion. Islam does in fact deny all other religions and demands that those who do not follow islam submit to it or die.
If you read the Constitution you will discover that the only restriction on a religious test is to holding public office. You can’t restrict any religion from running for election or working for the Government. Nothing is said about restricting immigration of a religion that is out to destroy the Constitution.
Canada: Trudeau joins vigil for Muslims killed in Quebec mosque shooting
France: Lights go out at Eiffel Tower for victims of Quebec mosque shooting
USA: Airport staff join anti-Trump protest at LAX
USA: Dallas faith leaders head vigil against Trump’s ‘Muslim ban’
Switzerland: IOM concerned for ‘vulnerable refugees’ after US ‘Muslim ban’
al jazeera – US healthcare in jeopardy after Trump’s Muslim ban
He mentions Dothan as where he used to practice. This city has a Jewish community that is trying to attract new residents by reimbursing moving costs, and then some–with success! If the US Government were to encourage opening a medical school in Dothan, perhaps Dothan would have more physicians.
http://forward.com/culture/204076/you-can-pay-jews-to-live-in-dothan-alabama-but-wil/
If Federal regulations didn’t require 1 hour of paperwork for every hour the Doctor sees patients we might have a lot more Doctors, Obamacare drove a lot of Doctors and Nurses from the medical profession.
Oh PLEEZE. If the govt did the same thing for Citizens wanting to go into the medical profession and cut the paperwork there would be no problem.
Not to mention that experience tells me that islamic health professionals bring their islamic views into the examining room.
I have only had one Moslem Doctor at the VA, the rest were Hindu or Christian.
euronews – Armed toddlers kill twice as many Americans each year than terrorists
Trivialising Islamic Terror. Typical and disgusting.
Russia: More than 40 planned terror attacks foiled by authorities
More than 40 terror planned terror attacks were foiled in the planning stages in Russia, stated the First Deputy Head of the National Anti-Terrorism Committee of Russia (NAT), Igor Kulyagin, in Moscow on Tuesday. Kulyagin spoke at a conference that focussed on summing up the results of the Committee’s work over the past year.
SOT, Igor Kulyagin, First Deputy Head, National Anti-Terrorism Committee of Russia (Russian):
“Due to joint actions, more than 40 terrorist crimes were prevented at the planning stage. Here are some of the most significant examples of the reports of the last year. On May 2, in Moscow members of ISIS and their accomplices were detained, while preparing terrorist attacks in Moscow for the May holidays and the 2016 Ice Hockey World Cup. On May 6, ISIS members were preparing attacks on public transport for the Victory Day celebration and were detained in Krasnoyarsk.”
SOT Igor Kulyagin, First Deputy Head, National Anti-Terrorism Committee of Russia (Russian): “As a result of these operations and combat actions while offering armed resistance to law enforcement authorities more than 140 militants and 24 leaders of the criminal underground were eradicated [killed]. More than 900 militants and their accomplices were detained.”
What happens to the immigration ban after 90 days?
Sebastian Gorka, Deputy Assistant to President Trump, on the immigration ban executive order.
Gorka: The president was elected to protect this nation
What is the US doing about the assimilation problem?
Quebec mosque sent money to HAMAS
The investigation into the Quebec City shooting at the Centre culturel islamique de Québec will be complex and far reaching for Canada. The fallout will be significant as it hits intelligence, law enforcement, the Government of Canada and the Muslim Brotherhood itself.
Background on the Mosque
The mosque in the Quebec City shooting was originally formed by Muslim Student Association according to its own history. The Muslim Student Association was founded by adherents of the Muslim Brotherhood. The mosque donated money on a yearly basis (2001 to 2010) to the International Relief Fund for the Afflicted and Needy (IRFAN). IRFAN, according to the Canada Revenue Agency, was set up to skirt Canadian law and send millions of dollars to HAMAS. The parent organization of HAMAS is the Muslim Brotherhood according to Article Two of the HAMAS charter. IRFAN is now listed as a terrorism entity.
A regular attendee of the mosque is Abdallah Asafiri, according to his own statement to the press. He was listed as the directeur de la formation et de l’animation religieuse au Centre culturel islamique de Québec. Mr Asafiri is also major leadership figure in the Muslim Brotherhood, according to the Muslim Brotherhood itself. He was listed as the “Masul” or the leader for Eastern Canada. He told the press he normally would have been there on Sunday night, but his son borrowed his car and he did not attend when the shooting occurred.
[…]
http://tsecnetwork.ca/2017/01/30/terrorist-shooting-at-muslim-brotherhood-mosque-shining-the-light-on-intelligence-government-and-the-muslim-brotherhood/
Quebec Mosque Update: Paramount Fine Foods and Islamic Relief Canada to cover cost of mosque reconstruction and funeral rights.
Jan 31st 2017 – Middle Eastern restaurant chain, Paramount Fine Foods, has reached out to Islamic Relief Canada and confirmed they would like to support the community in Quebec by covering the costs of reconstruction at the mosque as well as the costs of the funeral rights for those killed in Sunday’s night shooting.
Yesterday, Islamic Relief Canada launched a campaign to help the families of the victims and those that were affected when Alexandre Bissonnette marched into the Quebec Islamic Cultural Centre killing six people and injuring many more.
As of this morning, over $70k was raised from members of the Muslim community across Canada.
Paramount Fine Foods CEO, Mohamad Fakih says, “We were all shocked when we heard the news of the shooting. I wanted to help and today I am committed to making sure the funding for the reconstruction of the mosque is taken care of as well as all the funeral costs for those killed. Because of the close relationship Islamic Relief Canada has with the Quebec Islamic Cultural Centre, they will be administering the funds.”
Zaid Al-Rawni from Islamic Relief Canada says: “Our teams are in Quebec supporting the mosque, the people affected and the victims’ families. We’ve had an overwhelming support from Canadians wanting to help in whatever way they can. This commitment from Mohamad Fakih will go a long way in rebuilding the mosque and keeping the community together after such a tragedy”
Notes to Editors: 1. Mohamad Fakih (Paramount Fine Foods) and Zaid Al-Rawni (Islamic Relief Canada) are both available for interviews.
2. Islamic Relief Canada staff and volunteers are at the Quebec Islamic Cultural Centre today and will be speaking to those who were there at the shooting. Individuals available for interviews and we have pictures and stories from the Quebec mosque
3. For all media interviews please contact Reyhana Patel – reyhana@islamcirelief.ca /647-200-4662
4. Islamic Relief is an international aid and development charity that aims to alleviate the suffering of the world’s poorest people. We are members of the Humanitarian Coalition – an umbrella body for NGOs in Canada whose members are also PLAN, Oxfam, Oxfam-Quebec, CARE, Save the Children and the Canadian Lutheran World Relief
http://islamicreliefcanada.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Quebec-Mosque-Update-.pdf
euronews – Fake news and the battle to save the truth in a post-truth world
Sweden: Loefven and Merkel denounce Trump’s ‘Muslim ban’
Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Loefven and German Chancellor Angela Merkel held a joint press conference in Stockholm, Tuesday, after discussions on bilateral ties, refugees and US President Donald Trump’s ‘Muslim ban’ executive order.
SOT, Stefan Loefven, Swedish Prime Minister (Swedish): *TRANSLATION TO FOLLOW*
SOT, Angela Merkel, German Chancellor (German): “I have made my opinion clear once more, what I said yesterday as well, that the fight against terrorism as a general procedure against certain countries and specific beliefs is not justified, and we are attempting now to gain legal clarity regarding those who have double citizenship in Germany.”
SOT, Angela Merkel, German Chancellor (German): “The new European asylum system will be negotiated and in my opinion, as I said during my speech, there are two important points; that we in principle are in a position to, naturally with the involvement of the UNHCR, to arrange internationally an agreement with the African countries which resembles the EU-Turkey agreement, and secondly, the refugee arrivals are naturally a big factor, for instance how it is in Italy.”
SOT, Angela Merkel, German Chancellor (German): “Germany is a country that has always called for the European Central Bank to pursue an independent policy, just as the Bundesbank did that before the euro existed. Because of that we will not influence the behaviour of the ECB. And as a result, I cannot and do not want to change the situation as it is.”
euronews – Tusk identifies Trump as threat to EU
Spicer: Travel Ban Properly Prepared
WSJ –Prosecutors Weigh Child-Pornography Charges Against Anthony Weiner
Former congressman is being investigated for sexually explicit exchanges he allegedly had with a 15-year-old girl
Federal prosecutors are weighing bringing child-pornography charges against former congressman Anthony Weiner over sexually explicit exchanges he allegedly had with a 15-year-old girl, according to people familiar with the matter.
Mr. Weiner, a New York Democrat, is being investigated by the U.S. attorney’s office in Manhattan and the Federal Bureau of Investigation, which seized his electronic devices, including a laptop and a cellphone, as part of the probe.
Officials initiated the investigation last fall, after the Daily Mail in the U.K. reported that Mr. Weiner had exchanged sexually explicit messages and photos with the girl.
In recent weeks, according to some of the people familiar with the matter, attorneys for Mr. Weiner have had discussions with federal prosecutors in Manhattan in hopes of dissuading them from bringing charges, or at least from bringing the most serious one: production of child pornography, which carries a 15-year mandatory minimum prison sentence upon conviction.
These types of discussions can indicate both sides are trying to reach an agreement in which the defendant pleads guilty in exchange for a less-severe charge.
Mr. Weiner could face the production charge, some of the people familiar with the case say, because he allegedly solicited explicit images from the teenager. Prosecutors also are weighing other charges, including receipt of child pornography, for which conviction carries a five-year mandatory minimum, and possession of child pornography, which has no mandatory minimum.
Prosecutors could decide not to bring any charges.
It isn’t known what images prosecutors have found in the course of the investigation. Federal child pornography laws are broadly written, and lawyers who have defended people charged with child pornography say certain types of images could receive lighter treatment under the law, such as photos of nude minors who aren’t engaging in sexually explicit activity.
In determining child-pornography charges, prosecutors often take into account a range of contextual evidence, including whether a person specifically sought out a minor, whether the incident fits a pattern of similar behavior with minors and whether the person knew the individual was a minor.
Mr. Weiner has said he might have been the victim of a hoax. The Daily Mail reported in September that Mr. Weiner had provided the newspaper copies of two emails the teenager sent him that he said “raised questions about her claims.”
Mr. Weiner resigned from Congress in 2011, after the first reports that he had lewd exchanges with women online. He attempted a political resurrection with a New York City mayoral bid in 2013, but his career in politics was ultimately extinguished after a fresh round of sexually explicit messages he had exchanged with another woman emerged in the midst of his campaign.
The high-profile criminal probe into Mr. Weiner upended the final days of the 2016 presidential race. Less than two weeks before election day, FBI Director James Comey disclosed that FBI agents had discovered a laptop with emails that might be related to the probe of a private email server used by Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton while she was Secretary of State. The emails turned out to have been on a laptop used by Mr. Weiner and his now-estranged wife, Huma Abedin, a top aide to Mrs. Clinton.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/prosecutors-weigh-child-pornography-charges-against-anthony-weiner-1485894771
Muslim Brotherhood Front Organizations, U.S. and Canada
by Thomas Quiggin
January 31, 2017 at 5:00 am
https://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/9770/muslim-brotherhood-front-organizations
U.S. Senator Ted Cruz last week submitted legislation to designated the Muslim Brotherhood as a Terrorist Organization.
Cruz (R-TX) earlier had a bill in the Senate which would not only ban the Muslim Brotherhood in the U.S. but also three of its front groups: Council for American Islamic Relations (CAIR) USA, Islamic Society of North America (ISNA) and the North American Islamic Trust (NAIT). These American-based front groups have corresponding chapters or organizations in Canada as well.
Muslim Brotherhood front organizations and their members have an ongoing problem with criminal activity, terrorism-funding activities and overall negative relations with legal authorities. These problems range from being listed as terrorist groups, being charged for weapons possession and an even an arrest for alleged sexual charges involving a 12-year-old girl. Several of the charges are consistent with the extremist nature of the Muslim Brotherhood itself, given its commitment to violent political change. Both criminal investigations and terrorism listings in North America, for instance, have been directly related to terrorism funding for Hamas, itself a branch of the Muslim Brotherhood.
China: “We’re preparing for WAR to stop Trump”
President Donald Trump must be doing something right… because China is feeling so uneasy over upcoming trade renegotiations that they’re now threatening WAR against the United States!
Our so-called “friends” in Beijing started saber-rattling over the weekend, claiming that armed conflict could be on the horizon — and the U.S. media ignored it.
“’A war within the president’s term’ or ‘war breaking out tonight’ are not just slogans, they are becoming a practical reality,” a message from the People’s Liberation Army read, according to a translation in the South China Morning Post.
Trump has alarmed Beijing with his America First talk, promising to end trade policies that have made it easy for China to dump huge amounts of goods on the U.S. market at rock-bottom prices to undermine their U.S. competitors.
The result has been wildly profitable for China and its state-backed businesses, but disastrous for U.S. manufacturing including once-proud industries such as steel, aluminum, glass and more.
https://thehornnews.com/china-preparing-war-stop-trump/
The question is, is China ready to commit suicide? 90% of their population lives in 6 Cities. Taking out the Three Gorges Damn would flood enough cities that it would drown 1/2 of China’s population. These are the facts China needs to remember before they start talking tough.
They also need to know whose side Russia would be on, how India and Japan will react and what will Thailand, Cambodia and Nam react? The Chinese government goes down there are a lot of neighbors who will make moves to seize parts of China. Another question is will South Korea be willing to stop with North Korea or will they decide to take part of China.
Everyone always acts as if international star downs are two nations only but there are always others who will be ready to jump on the loser.
Your laugh for the day
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=20043?omhide=true
EXCLUSIVE – Islamic State Supporters React Angrily to Trump’s Temporary Refugee Halt
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Islamic State sympathizers and militants predictably reacted angrily to President Donald Trump’s temporary halt on refugees while the government revamps its flawed security screening process.
Breitbart Jerusalem obtained access to correspondence posted in a closed chat group that utilizes the encrypted Telegram messaging service. The chat group serves as an internal Twitter of sorts for IS jihadists and sympathizers, and it has been used in the past to issue IS communications.
“The madman Trump is still ignorant of politics, science and culture,” IS supporter Abu Maslama wrote to his associates on the Telegram app. “That Islam-hating Crusader prevents Muslims from entering America. That failed Nazi thinks that this will stop the mujahedeen from striking his country. Doesn’t he understand that his country will implode? When that happens, he’ll panic and backpedal on his Islam-hating policies.”
http://www.breitbart.com/jerusalem/2017/01/30/exclusive-islamic-state-supporters-react-angrily-trumps-temporary-refugee-halt/
EDMONTON – Walterdale Theatre cancels ‘Othello’ production due to threats
An Edmonton theatre production of ‘Othello’ has been cancelled after threats were directed towards production members.
On Monday evening, the Walterdale Theatre Association released a statement saying members of the production received both online and in-person threats over the decision to cast a white woman to play the role of Othello, a role traditionally played by a person of colour. ( ??? )
“This is a heart-breaking decision, but as a community of volunteers and artists, we can’t continue with a production where the safety of members of our cast has been threatened,” said Adam Kuss, President of the Board of Directors of Walterdale Theatre.
Anne Marie Szucs, artistic director of Walterdale and director of Othello, said other members of the theatre community also expressed their concern with the casting decision.
“We understand and appreciate those concerns,” said Szucs. “The vision we were presenting for this 400-year-old play was a post-apocalyptic world where traditional power structures were inverted and where the focus was on the battle between the sexes. We’re sorry this caused offence.”
Edmonton police said a person from Walterdale Theatre who allegedly received online threats met with an EPS constable Tuesday afternoon. They chose not to file a formal complaint.
The production was scheduled to open Feb. 8.
It’s not the first time a production of Othello has been shut down due to protest.
In November, a Queen’s University student theatre company in Kingston, Ont. cancelled their production of Shakespeare’s Othello following an outcry over the same decision to cast a white woman in the title role of a black man.
http://edmontonjournal.com/entertainment/local-arts/walterdale-theatre-cancels-othello-production-due-to-threats
They’re BAAACK: Hillary, Chelsea Fire Back At Trump’s Executive Orders
Unable to resist the temptation to seek the limelight once again, despite the humiliation of losing an election she was widely expected to win, Hillary has returned to slamming President Trump for his executive order dealing with immigration from Muslim-majority countries. But this time, Hillary is being joined by her daughter Chelsea, whose enormous knowledge of political affairs runs the gamut, as Dorothy Parker would say, from A to B.
On Saturday, Hillary took to Twitter to express her support for those protesting against the executive order:
http://www.dailywire.com/news/13011/theyre-baaack-hillary-chelsea-fire-back-trumps-hank-berrien?utm_source=dwemail&utm_medium=email&utm_content=013117-news&utm_campaign=position3
Pro-Black Lives Matter Protester: ‘We Need To Start Killing People’
On Saturday night, a protester of unspecified gender wearing a Black Lives Matter T-shirt, who claimed to be a pre-school teacher, seized a megaphone and told a crowd protesting against President Trump, “we need to start killing people” and “we need to start killing the White House.”
The protester ranted, “F*** white supremacy, f*** the U.S. empire, f*** your imperialist ass lives. That s**t gotta go,” adding that white people should make reparations to “black and indigenous people right now.” The Blaze reported the rant allegedly came in Seattle.
The protester wasn’t done: “White people, give your f***ing money, your f***ing house, your f***ing property, we need it f***ing all! Pay the f*** up. Pay the f*** up. It ain’t just your f***ing time, it’s your f***ing money, and now your f***ing life is devoted to social change.”
Having reached what seemed like the acme of idiocy, the protester, unsatisfied, pushed farther: “And we need to start killing peopleFirst off, we need to start killing the White House. The White House must die. The White House, your f***ing White House, your f***ing presidents, they must go! F** the White House!”
http://www.dailywire.com/news/13003/pro-black-lives-matter-protester-we-need-start-hank-berrien?utm_source=dwemail&utm_medium=email&utm_content=013117-news&utm_campaign=position1
Muslim Migrants Converting to Christianity to Boost Asylum Claim (breitbart, Jan 31, 2017)
http://www.breitbart.com/london/2017/01/31/muslims-migrants-converting-christianity-boost-asylum-claim/
“Muslims migrating from Syria have admitted to converting to Christianity in a bid to boost their chances of being given asylum in the West, despite the risks associated with apostasy.
Two Muslim Syrians living in Lebanon have told The Telegraph that they and their families have converted to Christianity because they believe it gives them a better chance of gaining asylum in the West, and because they can better access aid from Christian charities…”
Migrant Stabs Bouncer at Gay Nightclub After Being Refused Entry (breitbart, Jan 31, 2017)
http://www.breitbart.com/london/2017/01/31/migrant-stabs-bouncer-gay-nightclub-refused-entry/
“A 34-year-old bouncer at a gay nightclub in Cologne was stabbed over the weekend by an Iraqi asylum seeker after he refused him entry at the door…”
It’s Almost Impossible to Tell Jihadists from Asylum Seekers, Experts Say (breitbart, Jan 31, 2017)
http://www.breitbart.com/london/2017/01/31/jihadists-asylum-seekers-experts-say/
“The Dutch government should acknowledge in public the fact that it’s very difficult to pick out jihadists from asylum seekers, criminologists have argued.
Writing in daily newspaper NRC, university of Amsterdam researchers Joris van Wijk and Maarten Bolhuis say the public’s expectations that the government is able to screen would-be terrorists from asylum seekers are unrealistic.
Following the release of a report which said screening of migrants is inadequate, and the terror attack last month in Berlin in which a Tunisian man ploughed a truck into people at a Christmas market, the government sought to calm public fears.
“We’ll pick out the terrorists at a later stage”, the then justice minister Ard van der Steur told the Telegraaf in response to the inspection report, a comment that van Wijk and Bolhuis say sounded “reassuring” but was not necessarily realistic.
The criminologists report that staff working at the Netherlands’s Immigration and Naturalisation Service (IND), and its Central Agency for the Reception of Asylum Seekers (COA) say it’s unrealistic to expect that would-be terrorists can be picked out among newcomers.
The IND issues guidelines detailing possible indicators of Islamic extremism which includes certain behaviours (such as refusing to shake hands with women), certain language, and other outward mannerisms.
However, in the report, the list was criticised by security experts from the Netherlands’s security and counter-terrorism agency, and van Wijk and Bolhuis note: “There is ample scientific literature to back up the contention that establishing a reliable method to spot jihadists is very difficult indeed.”
The report concluded that while bodies involved in the asylum chain are doing their best, it’s very hard to detect Islamic extremists. It also noted there are other factors which make attempts to do so more complex, such as that jihadist social media accounts are explicit in telling Islamists to keep a low profile and act normally.
Van der Steur’s assertion that terrorists can be “picked out” was misleading and “suggests, incorrectly, that the IND or COA are actually able to identify jihadists who enter the country”, Van Wijk and Bolhuis say.
The criminologists call on ministers to admit that “no one really knows how to” separate jihadists from asylum seekers.
“You may not sleep as soundly as Van der Steur would like you to, but the truth would be better served” the piece, which was published in NRC, concludes.”
USA: ‘America should be apologising to us for ISIS’ – students rally in Fairfax against ‘Muslim Ban’
Germany: Three men arrested in Berlin on suspicion of IS links
3 terrorism suspects arrested after mosque raid in Berlin (RT, Feb 1, 2017)
https://www.rt.com/news/375856-terrorist-suspects-arrested-berlin/
“Three suspects with alleged links to the Islamic State terrorist group have been arrested in Berlin. Prior to the arrests – a mosque, which Christmas market attacker Anis Amri frequented – was raided, according to media reports.
Berlin police arrested three people late Tuesday, the Bild newspaper reported, citing the prosecutor’s office.
German security agencies are reportedly investigating an alleged “state-threatening” offence, however it remained unclear whether the suspects had any concrete plans to carry out an attack in Berlin. All of them are being investigated on suspicion of radicalism and links to Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL) terrorist group.
Shortly before the arrests, Berlin’s Fussilet 33 mosque was reportedly raided by the police. All three suspects were nabbed close to the vicinity of the mosque, according to the newspaper.
It is not the first time the mosque in question has been targeted by German security forces. Berlin police raided the prayer house in December following the bloody Christmas market attack, which claimed 12 lives. The authorities obtained evidence that the attacker, Anis Amri, frequented the mosque, and his mobile phone video where he swore allegiance to IS, was filmed only some 600 meters away from it. In addition, CCTV footage showed the Christmas market attacker visiting the mosque some eight hours after the massacre.
The police however, did not release any evidence of the terrorist being in contact with the Fussilet 33 mosque visitors and preacher, or getting any help from them…”
National Post – Trudeau’s PMO takes on Fox News over a ‘false and misleading’ tweet about the Quebec mosque shooting
In the wake of the shootings Sunday night at the mosque in Ste-Foy, Que., many media outlets reported facts of the shooting to their viewers or readers that turned out to be incorrect. Among the incorrect facts that were reported by Canadian and international news outlets early on was that there were two shooters and that one of them was of Moroccan origin.
As we know now, based on on-the-record comments from Canadian security authorities, is that there was one shooter. We also know that the only individual charged in the case is a white French-Canadian man who is not of Moroccan origin. The courts will determine if that individual was, in fact, the shooter but there are no law enforcement authorities who believe that an individual of Moroccan origin was one of the shooters.
Given the updated and corrected facts of the situation, many media organizations took steps to correct the record, corrections that often included deleting posts on social networks that included incorrect information.
If you’re a media org with tweets still up that name a witness as a suspect, now’s a good time to delete them. [cc @JdeMontreal @CBCAlerts] pic.twitter.com/Nmwmingmc0
— Sean Craig (@sdbcraig) January 30, 2017
As of late Tuesday afternoon though, the Twitter feed from Fox News — which is easily the most-watched cable news channel in the United States — still contained a post that perpetuated the mistaken “Moroccan” connection. The @FoxNews Twitter feed has 11 million followers. Here it is:
Apparently, this bugged Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s office enough that his director of communications, Kate Purchase, fired off the following letter to Bill Shine, the co-president of Fox News Channel. We’ll update this post if we see any response from Fox.
It has come to my attention that a Fox News tweet posted on Twitter at 12:31pm, January 30, 2017, contains false and misleading language relating to the identity of the suspect in the Quebec mosque terror attack. I have attached a copy of the tweet for your reference.
Over the course of the day, this proved to be false information. In fact, the suspect was identified as a 27 year old French Canadian – not ?someone of Moroccan-origin.
Sadly, this misleading information has been left to stand on the Fox News Channel’s twitter account and continued to circulate online even now.
Canada is an open, welcoming country that stands by its citizens. We are a nation of millions of immigrants and refugees, of hundreds of cultures, languages, and religions bound by one, unwavering, unshakable belief: we are stronger not in spite of our differences, but because of them.
These tweets by Fox News dishonour the memory of the six victims and their families by spreading misinformation, playing identity politics, and perpetuating fear and division within our communities.
We need to remain focused on keeping our communities safe and united instead of trying to build walls and scapegoat communities. Muslims are predominantly the greatest victims of terrorist acts around the world. To paint terrorists with a broad brush that extends to all Muslims is not just ignorant – it is irresponsible.
If we allow individuals and organizations to succeed by scaring people, we do not actually end up any safer. Fear does not make us safer. It makes us weaker. Ramping up fear and closing our borders is not a solution. It distracts from the real issues that affect people’s day to day life.
For all of these reasons, we ask that Fox News either retract or update the tweet to reflect the suspect’s actual identity.
Thank you for your anticipated cooperation. ?
Kate Purchase
Director of Communications
Office of the Prime Minister of Canada
By 1930 ET, Fox News had deleted the tweet that offended the Canadian PMO. Refet Kaplan, the managing director of FoxNews.com, sent the following statement to the National Post: “FoxNews.com initially corrected the misreported information with a tweet and an update to the story on Monday. The earlier tweets have now been deleted. We regret the error.”
Thank you @FoxNews for deleting the tweet. We appreciate it.
— Kate Purchase (@katepurchase) February 1, 2017
http://news.nationalpost.com/news/canada/canadian-politics/trudeaus-pmo-takes-on-fox-news-over-a-fox-tweet-about-the-mosque-shooting
Outcry from Muslims as leader seeks ban on ‘instant divorces’ texted to women on WHATSAPP (express, Jan 31, 2017)
http://www.express.co.uk/news/world/761350/India-BJP-Nadendra-Modi-India-Muslim-Divorce
“MUSLIMS are railing against the president of India over fears he will stop men from being able to instantly divorce their wives and leave them destitute.
The controversial ‘triple talaq’ gives Muslim men the right to end their marriage simply by saying three times that they no longer wish to be with their spouse.
Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will go on to challenge the ancient practice in court if it wins next month’s crucial state election in Uttar Pradesh.
However, despite receiving support from women all over the world, the vow to stand against tradition has angered religious and community leaders.
More than 11 million Indian women are thought to have suffered the indignity of being left without a spouse, because their husband simply decided to say the word ‘talaq’ three times, and walk away from all marital responsibility.
The word, which means “divorce” in Arabic, does not even need to be said to a woman’s face.
Many have received the ‘triple talaq’ through social media or via text…”
Muslim preacher with 130 wives dies aged 93 – leaving behind at least 203 children (express, Jan 31, 2017)
http://www.express.co.uk/news/world/761437/Muslim-preacher-cleric-polygamy-Nigeria-130-wives-203-children-dies-aged-93
“A MUSLIM preacher has left behind 130 wives and at least 203 children after dying of an unknown illness this weekend.
And it is believed some of his wives could be pregnant – leaving even more children behind without father.
According to the polygamists’s personal assistant, Mohammed Bello Abubakar believed it was his “divine” mission to marry as many women as he could.
In 2008, he faced criticism from other Muslim preachers who demanded that he must divorce 82 of his 86 wives within 48 hours.
But the cleric refused and instead added even more wives to his hareem after tying the knot another 44 times – claiming he had a God given ability to control multiple women.
He said: “A man with 10 wives would collapse and die, but my own power is given by Allah. That is why I have been able to control 86 of them.”
Before his death he had walked down the aisle 130 times, although ten of the marriages are believed to have ended in divorce.
It is believed many of his wives first came to him for healing…”
HORROR as migrants ‘shout Allahu Akbar and fire replica guns’ on underground train (express, Jan 31, 2017)
http://www.express.co.uk/news/world/761388/Austria-Vienna-migrant-mob-Allahu-Akbar-underground-train-kurdiss-turklsh-protests
“A MIGRANT mob sparked panic on the underground in Austrian capital Vienna as they chanted “Allahu Akbar” and fired plastic pellets at terrified passengers, according to reports.
Local media said four teenagers were screaming chant, which translates as “God is greatest” in Arabic, while waving and firing replica weapons.
Witness Amer Albayati, an Austrian-Iraqi journalist and terrorism expert, said passengers panicked and tried to get away from teenagers during the incident near the Schweglerstrasse station.
One passenger tried to overpower the migrant mob and managed bundle them off the train.
Police spokesman Thomas Keiblinger said the incident was under investigation and that officers were searching for four youngsters aged between 10 and 16-years-old…”
‘Sweden’s being destroyed by political correctness’ Swede rages against asylum policy (express, Jan 31, 2017)
http://www.express.co.uk/news/world/756513/Sweden-welfare-state-destroyed-political-correctness-migrant-policy
“A SWEDISH-BASED author who caused controversy after she claimed Swedes were increasingly scared in their own country has been backed by a concerned citizen.
Earlier this month Czech author Katerina Janouch also said there was an increase of citizens wanting to learn how to shoot.
She has since been criticised for “spreading Russian propaganda” with Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven branding her statements “strange”.
He said: “Respect for the Swedish and Nordic model remains, we combine productivity with equality, good working conditions for employees with productive and efficient business and welfare that helps. There is a strong belief in that.”
In 2015, Sweden’s public sector was caught off guard as it received more than 160,000 asylum applications with a population of just 9.5million.
The unparalleled growth sparked warnings the public services could not absorb the impact as the country has seen a surge in crime and violent incidents since the migrant crisis started.
In February 2016, the National Criminal Investigation Service was forced to admit more than 50 areas in were now labelled as “no-go zones” as sex crimes, attacks on police, drug dealing and children carrying weapons were common occurrences.
Leaping to the defence of Ms Janouch, Peter, a retired Swedish citizen who has witnessed the changes in the country at first hand, said the author had not exaggerated the increasing despair gripping the Nordic nation.
“Katerina pointed out there are a number of areas in Sweden where the police, fire services, emergency services, won’t go and they are not the only ones,” the former software worker said.
“The number of refugees and the concentration is larger in these areas and it’s like a snowball, once the snowball gathers momentum, it can start moving on its own.”
Adding European values had to be protected, Peter continued: “The basic European values, the foundations on which we have built our society, we need to preserve them.
“On asylum and immigration, I think it’s impossible for a welfare state to tell the rest of the world ‘welcome, we’ll provide our benefits to you’, that’s not doable.
“Ultimately I think the right to asylum should be more of a right to protection temporarily than a lifetime solution. Many people come here without a real intent to work and additionally, we don’t necessarily have a lot of employment possibilities for people who don’t speak the language and are barely literate.
“These issues are very hard to discuss in the interest of political correctness and as long as you can’t discuss it the solutions won’t come out.”
Peter also lashed out against the political establishment in Sweden as he insisted they were refusing to find suitable solutions to the unprecedented problems because it would be admitting they had caused the issue to begin with.
Delivering a damning assessment of the state of Sweden, the former engineer said: “They don’t have a solution and the problem they are facing is that they got us into this mess and any solution or remedial actions are going to be the same as to acknowledge they were guilty of putting the country in this situation.
“Naivety and a willingness to be the kindest country in the bloc has created this problem.”
He added: “I think it went wrong when immigrants went from assimilating into the country and into the communities to establishing their own cultures.”
Expressing his concern over the increasing turmoil plaguing Sweden, Peter said his country had descended into a “low intensive civil war”.
The Swede said: “These are essentially areas taken over by other cultures, they are not interested in mingling with the rest of the nationals in Sweden.
“You could view it as a low intensive civil war that is going on between these immigrant areas and the rest of the country.”
Since the Second World War liberal Sweden has prided itself on helping migrants in need, however many areas in the welcoming country have now turned into battlegrounds as citizens are afraid to go outside.”
Turkish national tells Nigel Farage: The UK must TIGHTEN BORDERS to protect British values (express, Jan 31, 2017)
http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/761479/Turkish-national-LBC-Nigel-Farage-UK-border-controls
“A TURKISH national believes immigration has made Britain a worse place to live and urged the UK to get tougher on border controls.
The man, known as Izzet, made the statement during a conversation with Nigel Farage on his LBC phone-in show on Tuesday night.
The former Ukip leader quizzed listeners on whether or not Britain had the right to control its own borders during an hour-long debate.
The topic prompted a call from Turkish national Izzet, who claimed he had witnessed the “negative” impact of mass immigration since moving to the UK 15 years ago…”
Minorities ‘under-represented in German police’ (DW, Jan 31, 2017)
http://www.dw.com/en/minorities-under-represented-in-german-police/a-37352801
“People of immigrant backgrounds are still massively under-represented in German police forces, according to a new survey. Though some are trying to close the gap, institutional racism is still a major problem…”
Sweden and Germany emphasize ‘shared values’ and criticize Trump ban (thelocal, Jan 31, 2017)
https://www.thelocal.de/20170131/sweden-and-germany-emphasize-shared-values-and-criticize-trump-ban
“Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Löfven and German Chancellor Angela Merkel have emphasized the “shared values” between their two countries following a meeting in Stockholm on the refugee crisis, Brexit, and Donald Trump’s controversial travel ban.
In a media conference attended by The Local following the meeting on Tuesday, Löfven began by praising Merkel and highlighting the shared interests between Germany and Sweden:
“I value Angela Merkel, her leadership and friendship. We share fundamental values, and Germany plays a major role in the growth of the EU and the world.”
“It is no secret that we now face major challenges. It is deeply regrettable that the USA has suspended all travel from citizens of seven countries. That’s anything but good. The EU plays an important role for values and human rights,” the PM added.
“Fighting terrorism does not justify going against an entire group of people from a specific faith,” Merkel noted, reiterating her comments from earlier this week…”
UN: ‘Refugees are anxious, confused and heartbroken’ (thelocal, Jan 31, 2017)
http://www.thelocal.ch/20170131/un-refugees-are-anxious-confused-and-heartbroken
“The Geneva-based UN refugee agency said on Monday it was “alarmed” by the consequences of US President Donald Trump’s order barring refugee arrivals, describing those targeted as “anxious, confused and heartbroken.”…”
Teenagers sentenced for gang rape attack in Vienna (thelocal, Jan 31, 2017)
http://www.thelocal.at/20170131/teenagers-sentenced-for-gang-rape-attack-in-vienna
“Three teenage asylum seekers have received jail sentences in a high profile rape trial in Vienna. Two 18-year-olds were sentenced to six years in prison and a 16-year-old to five years.
The trio – who are all from Afghanistan – raped a 21-year-old student in a public toilet in Vienna’s Praterstern station last year.
The maximum sentence the judge could have given the teenagers, who were all under-18 at the time of the attack, was seven and a half years.
The Turkish student had been out with a friend when she stopped at the station to use the public toilet but was followed into the cubicle by the three teenagers. The youngest boy held her down whilst the two older boys raped her.
State prosecutor Katharina Stauber said that the crime was premeditated, with the trio waiting at the station for a victim, and that they had behaved in a particularly brutal manner towards her and should be punished accordingly.
The young woman has since returned to Turkey and still suffers psychological trauma. Stauber said that she can’t even talk about what happened to her as it is considered ‘shameful’ in her home country…”
Trump Supporter Kicked off Plane for Assaulting Muslim Employee (moroccoworldnews, Jan 31, 2017)
https://www.moroccoworldnews.com/2017/01/207160/trump-supporter-kicked-off-plane-assaulting-muslim-employee/
“After what witnesses are describing as a shocking display of hate, a 57-year-old man was kicked off a Delta flight after allegedly assaulting a female Muslim airport employee.
The Daily News New York, is reporting that Robin Rhodes, was waiting for a connecting flight to Massachusetts after returning to the U.S. from a trip to Aruba. While waiting he verbally and physically assaulted a female Muslim airport employee as she sat working in her office.
The same source said that, seeing a woman wearing an hijab, sitting in an office in the Airport Lounge, Rhodes approached her and began verbally harassing her. Through the closed office door, he said to her “Are you f…g sleeping? Are you praying? What are you doing?”
According to Queens County District Attorney, Richard Brown, Rhodes then punched the office door, causing it to bang into the back of Rabeeya Khan’s chair. When she asked him what she had done to him, he replied “You did nothing, but I’m going to kick your f…g a…” It was at this point, Brown says, that Rhodes kicked Khan in her right leg.
According to the Daily News report, Rabeeya Khan then made an attempt to leave her office, only to have her way blocked by her assailant. When a witness intervened, Khan ran away. Rhodes, followed her, falling to his knees in mock prayer, saying “F..k Islam, f..k ISIS.” Rhodes followed this up with “Trump is here now. He will get rid of all of you.”
It was at this point, the Daily News reports, that authorities intervened and Rhodes was arrested. He has been charged with assault, unlawful imprisonment and menacing and harassment as hate crimes.
District for Queens County, known as the most culturally diverse country in the United States, Brown could only describe the incident as wholly “inexcusable.””
Turkey arrests pro-Kurd party spokesman in crackdown (ahram, Jan 31, 2017)
http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/2/8/257301/World/Region/Turkey-arrests-proKurd-party-spokesman-in-crackdow.aspx
“Turkey arrested two MPs from the main pro-Kurdish party on Tuesday, including its chief spokesman, the latest move in a crackdown on the group ahead of a vote on changing the constitution.
Ayhan Bilgen — spokesman for the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) and an MP representing the eastern province of Kars — was remanded in custody ahead of trial after he was detained by police at an Ankara airport on Sunday and taken to the Kurdish-majority city of Diyarbakir in the southeast.
The state-run Anadolu news agency reported that he was arrested on charges of “membership in an armed terror organisation.”
Another prominent HDP lawmaker, its legal expert Meral Danis Bestas, was also placed under arrest after being detained at her home in Diyarbakir.
But the party said Bilgen’s arrest was meant to prevent the HDP from campaigning against constitutional changes that would dramatically expand President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s powers in a referendum set for April…”
Al-Qaeda chief in Yemen killed: Police (ahram, Jan 31, 2017)
http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/2/8/257297/World/Region/AlQaeda-chief-in-Yemen-killed-Police.aspx
“Yemeni security forces killed an Al-Qaeda leader in the province of Lahj during a raid on Tuesday, police said.
Ammar Qaid, known as Al-Qaeda’s “emir” in Lahj, was killed in an exchange of fire with “counter-terrorism” forces after refusing to surrender, said provincial police chief Saleh Sayed.
The raid in the provincial capital Huta was carried out as part of a vast operation backed by an Arab military coalition against the Islamist militants in Aden, Abyan and Lahj, in southwestern Yemen.
They are three of five provinces under the control of government forces at war with Iran-backed Shiite Huthi rebels.
In southern Hadramawt, meanwhile, suspected Al-Qaeda militants shot dead policeman Ali al-Bekri on Monday night in the town of Qotn before fleeing, a security source told AFP.
In the north of the country, heavy clashes on Monday killed 21 loyalist soldiers and seven rebels in Midi and Haradh, military sources said.
The pro-government forces had come under fire in a minefield as they advanced, said one source.
Yemen’s long-running conflict escalated in March 2015 when a Saudi-led coalition began bombing raids against the Huthis who had stormed the capital and taken swathes of central and northern territory.
Around 7,400 people have died in air strikes and clashes since then, the UN says, and aid agencies have warned of an impending humanitarian crisis in the Arab world’s poorest nation.”