“The secret of all victory lies in the organization of the non-obvious.” -Marcus Aurelius
1. Michael Coren and a prominent American immigration critic
Vancouver mosque attempt to deny connection with Ottawa killer. But one question remains unasked. Why did the mosque change the locks unless this man had a key to the old ones? And if he had a key to the mosque, then he must be pretty connected to it.
1. It would appear that the divide in the US on key issues has grown wider, and with potential for more violence. Islam and Islamic politics seem to now be a central feature of the Ferguson ongoing race bait-fetival. From Creeping Sharia
2. Ottawa man gets 12 years after being found guilty of terrorism charge
Misbahuddin Ahmed walks out of the Ottawa Courthouse on Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2010. (The Canadian Press/Pawel Dwulit)
OTTAWA, Ont. – An Ottawa man convicted of a terrorism charge as part of a homegrown conspiracy was handed a 12-year sentence on Thursday.
Misbahuddin Ahmed, 30, had been found guilty of conspiring to facilitate a terrorist activity and participating in the activities of a terrorist group.
The former hospital technician had been acquitted by a jury on a third more serious count — possession of explosives with intent to do harm.
3. UPDATED: Possible Jihadi Attack in NYC
Earlier today a man with an axe approached a group of NYPD officers and, in an unprovoked attack, struck two of them with the axe before succumbing to a hail of bullets from the officers.
Take a look at the picture we have here. Look carefully at the subject’s head and face.
Now look at that same photo at the link below to the New York Daily News report on the incident (the perp’s face is obscured electronically)…
[Click to link above to continue. Below, an enhanced enlargement I did here]
More links on this breaking news:
3b. http://gothamist.com/2014/10/23/man_with_hatchet_killed_four_cops_w.php
3c. Sources: NYPD Hatchet Attacker May Have Been ISIS Supporter
he hatchet-wielding man who attacked four NYPD officers earlier today and was then shot dead by police may have had ties to ISIS, sources told Vocativ.
Law-enforcement sources we spoke with identified Zale Thompson as the armed man who charged at a group of NYPD uniformed police assembled on a street corner in Jamaica, Queens, at around 2 p.m. today. The 32-year-old Muslim, who lived in Queens, struck one of the officers in the back of the head with his hatchet and gashed another on the arm, the police said.
Obama is gonna be busy tonight along with Trudeau and Cameron. Lots of denying to do.
Thank you WTD., M., and many more. More to come.
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His father’s history offers a hint of what Mr. Bathurst was concerned about. In 2011, a Montrealer named “Belgasem Zahef” was quoted in a Washington Times dispatch from the front in Libya, where he had travelled to join the rebel fight. The man described being detained at the Zawiyah oil terminal, where he witnessed torture.
At the Burnaby mosque, Mr. Bathurst said his friend’s “erratic” behaviour – he did not elaborate – caused frictions with the elders at the house of worship, who asked him to stop attending prayers. At that time, Mr. Zehaf-Bibeau was living in a barely furnished single-room apartment.
Mr. Bathurst said he recalls his friend being arrested at the mosque a few years ago after bizarrely calling police to tell them about a crime he had committed many years before.
H/T Andrew Bostom
Two self declared Muslims, Tarek Fatah and Raheel Reza were both interviewed today by the Sun Chain about the attack in Montreal and the three girls who were caught in Turkey trying to join the Islamic State and had left Toronto to do so.
There is a critical difference in the approach between these two people.
On the attack in Montreal:
If there was any doubt about Couture-Rouleau’s motives, it ended when Quebec’s TVA Nouvelles reported Couture-Rouleau called a 911 dispatcher and explained he was “acting in the name of Allah.”
On the three girls from Toronto:
Twenty years ago, would the RCMP have released teenage IRA recruits back into the care of their parents?
We now have three teenage girls who apparently believe in the ISIS doctrine of armed jihad and who flew out of the country to join it, walking freely about our city, while the rest of us have no information as to who they are or what to look out for.
As someone who has received death threats from Islamists as late as two weeks ago, and who in 2011 received a threat from a teenage Somali girl when I was hospitalized, perhaps I am a bit paranoid.
Read the whole article for context. But Tarek has it right. The frame of reference is only Canadian and Canadian law. There is no attempt to discuss the motives or actions or justifications from any other point of view. Tarek’s reasoning in these, as in most things, mirrors my own.
Then we have Raheel Reza on wearing the veil during citizenship oath:
Her reasoning seems to be about what Islam and koran allows or demands. I find this to be extremely problematic. It doesn’t matter if her interpretation agrees with Canadian values or laws. It only matters what Canadian values or laws are. What if the Koran did demand that women wear the veil whenever they are in infidel lands? Would she be backing that view then? We must never consider what foreign value sets demand when within Canada and I find it a kind of anesthesia when seemingly liberal muslims try and agree with us while sneaking in the idea that the koran or Islamic law should be viewed as an authority and something which should be considered.
Long time readers of my blog may remember a thing I ran on the sidebar of this site to get the US government to give two new recruits to the US forces a purple heart who had been shot by a convert to Islam while standing in a parking lot of a mall in front of a military office in 2009.
While the similarities are interesting it is the differences that really count in this case.
I ran that campaign because the US government was refusing to look at it as an act of war and so the soldiers were not given the Purple heart which they richly deserved and earned, especially considering the number of people that received one from injuring themselves on things like Coke machines. Seriously.
However as Canada’s government has already clearly acknowledged that this was indeed a terrorist attack I feel hopeful at this time that the two men who were attacked, and one who died, will receive all the benefits for themselves and their families that they would have received had this occurred in an officially designated combat zone.
Perhaps we should keep one jaundiced eye open on the news to make sure this is the case anyway. Political correctness and pressure from muslim groups surely will try and get this listed as ‘work-place violence’ or some other Obama brand, US style crazy deflection from reality. But I hope we Canadians have more sense than that and are capable of dealing with reality in the here and now.
Meanwhile, people may want to check out Point De Bascule which has a great set of resources on the Imam who preaches at the mosque that the jihadi who attacked those two men near Montreal attended.
I would like to take this opportunity to express my sorrow for the loss, and respect for this serviceman who died in this jihadi attack as well as the other who was injured. A caller to Lowell Green’s show this morning had a great idea that all of us should show support by dressing in combat fatigues or otherwise in military style with the proviso that we do not actually wear a uniform if we are not in the forces. But cammo pants or jacket would be a good idea.
H/T C.B. Sashenka
This very honest MEMRI clip from a former Iraqi MP on the Islamic State and their rationale. This man appears to be very reasonable as well.
Here is just one of the money shots from this interview:
The Fiqh, being sharia law and its demands and justifications for various actions, is, as he claims, more dangerous than nuclear technology. He is correct. A nation without Fiqh and with nuclear weapons may posses them for decades and not use them even in self defense. Israel is a fantastic example of that as they never even moved towards the button in wars that could be called existential. But now imagine a nation with both. And then we know why the world must not be apathetic on the matter of the Iranian bomb.
First, a statement. Typically, it is when a person makes an assertion about something where the truth of the assertion is implied in the seriousness with which that statement is made. An example might be,
‘The moon is made of roasted turnips. In fact, those who say that the moon is not made of roasted turnips is an enemy of the moon’.
An even better example of a statement is here, in this official US government document about the Islamic State. (Please note paragraph 3)
ISIL does not represent Islam and Islam does not condone or honor such depravity. In fact, these actions are a reminder that ISIL is an enemy of Islam. The international community and religious leaders of all faiths have strongly and repeatedly condemned ISIL’s horrific acts; we urge them to reiterate their commitment by condemning in the strongest possible terms the commodification of women and children as spoils of war, including through their subjection to horrific physical and sexual violence, intimidation, and deprivation of liberty.
A statement does not even do one the courtesy of what I think of as a kind of ‘logical reach around’ of a tautology. For example a napkin that says:
“This Napkin is god. I know this is true because it says so right here on this napkin”
With the above tautology, the statement is self referential and made correct almost exactly like the koran does, by twigging back to the initial statement as authoritative and true.
The government statements, both by the UK and US, typically do not even attempt that bit of logical contortion and content themselves that the mere statement. “This napkin is god” is enough for them.
Now an argument:
Basically an argument is where an assertion is explained by way of evidence laid out in accordance with the rules of logic.
“A tree is a type of plant. A plant has all these defining attributes, each one of which trees share, and trees have no other attributes that would differentiate them from the broader category of plants, and therefore, a tree is a kind of plant”
This would be an argument which can be detailed and verified, studied and most importantly, can be falsified. If an argument cannot be falsified, it is not an argument at all. It is likely a statement or a tautology.
There have now been many arguments made which refute the statements of the US and UK governments concerning the Islamic State and the nature of Islam. My favorite ones are made by the Islamic State themselves as they clearly cite Islamic scripture in context and Islamic history etc. with each action they make.
I will post below the video we made with Robert Spencer, Bill Warner, Geert Wilders, Christian Zeitz and others which make an actual falsifiable argument on the nature of the Islamic State and its relationship to Islam.
(Many regular readers will have seen this video before. We first published it September 10 2014)
The US Government must know that their assertions are false and therefore are likely part of a larger strategy. Whatever it is, it isn’t working in the interests of the peoples of the Western World and we should be fighting it with truth at every possible opportunity, even if it is meant to be helpful. One seldom solves a problem by lying about it as a long term solution. In fact when people discover that authorities are lying to them, it often drives them to harsh and violent reactions. Especially when the deceptions come from trusted authorities.
I wonder if this could have something to do with the number of young cultural Muslims who, upon learning that all the leaders of the free world are utterly lying to them about the nature of Islam, its history, its scripture and so on, become so angry at the lies that it pushes them into religiosity. Imagine if you were a teenaged male and the government had been making loud and unsupported statements about your heritage, and upon even a cursory glance to verify the truth of it, discovered you were being lied to in every conceivable aspect of it. By both the government, and the ‘official state sponsored clergy’.
Would that make you mad? It would make me furious. Frankly I would argue that government lies about the nature of Islam are far more likely to ‘radicalize’ (make a more or less indifferent person religious) than people opposing the genuine nature of Islam. At least we in the counter jihad, even the harshest critics and koran burners such as Rev. Jones, have enough respect for Islam to actually say what it is.
Eeyore for VladTepesBlog
Here is the newest Pat Condell Video.
Below are two videos on immigration and the Swedish economy which I think go well with this Condell Video. I posted both videos earlier today as well, so if you have seen them, no need to again. But if you have not, then this is a great context to see them for the first time.
Sweden is asked to open its hearts to countless muslim immigrants:
Sweden is borrowing millions by the hour.
General Thomas McInerney, retired United States Air Force Lieutenant General, told Gibson that he believes there is no question we are deliberately losing to ISIS. General McInerney explained that all we are doing is making some piddling airstrikes a day instead of a real air campaign of over 200 strikes a day.
Please click here and listen to this interview. I would be interested to know if there is any parallel in US, or any history for that matter.
Thousands of people trapped in a besieged Syrian border town face genocide by drug-crazed Islamic State terrorists.
This is the horrific reality described by the Kurds who have managed to flee into Turkey from Kobane, where the barbaric fanatics hold sway, despite coalition air strikes.
1. Nothing crazy screwed up about this at all. This is in Copenhagen Denmark just FYI
2. PBS joins the organizations that use your money to lie to you about the threat, the nature of the threat and the origin of the threat to all of our liberties and lives.
3. UK terror threat: Police put on special terror alert for their own safety
4. U.S. wants access to Turkish air base for training Syrian rebels
(More training and weapons for ‘moderate’ Syrian ‘rebels’ apparently. As an aside, its a damn good thing there was a sale on for ‘single quotes’ this week. I will need them all apparently)
(It’s worth clicking over just for the image)
6. Mosque arson in Germany: Turk confesses to attacks
(Well, I guess you have to give them credit. Muslims are equal opportunity destroyers. They seem to be behind both mosque vandalism, burnings and so on as well as churches and synagogues)
Thank you Yucki, Richard, M., GoV and all.
H/T M.,
1. Check out the video of this woman who is crying victim cause they wouldn’t let her wear a freaking prom dress in a public pool. Literally crying.
2. Here are a couple of Americans that Obama says the future must not belong to, at all costs.
3. 3rd Night of India-Pakistan Gunfire Leaves 4 Dead
(Weighting the importance of kinetic violence between India and Pakistan is quite difficult as it could range from banal to apocalyptic)
An Indian civilian, injured in reported firing from the Pakistani side of the border in Samba, arrives for treatment at the Government Medical College hospital in Jammu, India, Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2014. Indian and Pakistani troops fired bullets and… View Full Caption The Associated Press
Troops traded heavy fire between Pakistan and Indian-controlled Kashmir, killing at least four civilians and worsening tensions between the long-time rivals, officials on both sides said Wednesday.
The fire exchanges — which Indian officials called the worst violation of a 2003 cease-fire — also wounded 18 civilians on the Indian side and another three on the Pakistani side.
4. Dutch Jew Sparks Controversy After Building Sukkah in Muslim Neighborhood
(Amazing how uncontroversial it is when muslims build all kinds of structures in non-muslim areas and any objection to them, even when they are illegal, gets shouted down as ‘islamophobia’)
Fabrice Schomberg lives in the Muslim-dominated area of Schilderswijk, which was once home to a flourishing Jewish community, and is now known as the “Sharia Triangle” among locals.
Fewer than ten Jewish residents remain in the area.
Schomberg, who claims he’s built a sukkah there for the past three years, was told by authorities that he could built it again this year, but on the condition that he dismantle it each evening to avoid inviting vandalism from his Muslim neighbors.
Thank you M., Perfectchild, Don L., and many more. Its gonna be a busy day. There will likely be a few more multi posts.
H/T Don Laird
I reluctantly posted the clip of the segment when it first came out because pretty much everyone I knew sent me a link to it. Personally I found it painful to watch. In fact I don’t even recall if I ever made it to the end of the clip. I respect Sam Harris and more recently, Bill Mahar to a degree as he seems to be ready to leverage his position as a high earning star of the left leaning celebrity strata to reveal a little truth about Islam.
There has been several articles I have seen on it but none worth posting till this one by Sam Harris himself. Please click over and read it. Ill put the clip below as a reminder of the event.