Category Archives: Islam

Guest article: Obama’s new NSA policy and its value.

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Thank you Talby for taking the time to research and write this post on the significance of Obama’s new policy of reducing the criteria for NSA searches from 3 degrees of separation to 2. The article below should offer some clarity for many of us.

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There is no better illustration of meaningless surveillance reform than “3 jumps to 2” in collection of telephone metadata. What this means is, instead of the NSA tracking, collecting and indefinately storing all of the telephone metadata of every American up to “3 steps removed” from “a number associated with a terrorist organization”, President Obama has lowered this number to 2.

When one considers the wording “a number associated with a terrorist group” for a moment, it generates questions:

1. Does associated mean that that a particular phone number is up to “2 steps removed” from a ‘terrorist organization’? Or 3 steps? Or is that just vague language for anyone at all?

To illustrate how closely unrelated people are connected, we turn to a great teacher of the social sciences throughout the ages, Kevin Bacon. If one googles the phrase ‘bacon number’ following the name of an actor or actress, google will spit back at you the degrees of separation between the given performer and Kevin Bacon.

Let’s pretend for a moment then, that the NSA have ‘associated’ Mr. Bacon with ‘terrorism’. Let’s use this bacon number tool, to find out how many people in Hollywood escape NSA suspicions because of the presence of just one terrorist, that is in our hypothetical example, Kevin Bacon. Continue Reading →

News links for Feb. 4 2014 – 3

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1. Kurds from Iraq wage holy war in Syria with one eye on home

(Reuters) – Twenty-five year old Ako Abd al-Qadir went to wage holy war in Syria vowing to return and conquer all of Iraqi Kurdistan in the name of Islam on the way back to his home town of Halabja. […] Kurdish security services however raided 11 mosques one night last December in the city of Sulaimaniyah on suspicion they were being used as recruitment centres, seizing identity papers and laptops. They have not disclosed what evidence they found. […] Wearing a black leather jacket over his Kurdish clothes, the young man who did return from Syria said he would have no qualms about fighting his ethnic kin in the name of Islam: “My religion comes before my Kurdishness – I make decisions based on my religion.”

2. Feb 1: Nigeria: death toll rises in Boko Haram attacks to 138

Islamist terror group Boko Haram, officially labelled a ‘Foreign Terrorist Organisation’ by the US government in November last year, is suspected to have coordinated the violence.

‘Boko Haram’ translates as ‘Western education is sacrilege’. The group has ties to Al-Qaeda and is responsible for over 2,000 deaths in Nigeria since 2009. Its leadership has declared it aims to cleanse the country of Christians, eradicate Nigerian democracy and replace it with an Islamic state guided by Sharia law.

3. Three brothers butcher their ‘possessed’ mother before eating her organs in Philippines ritual killing

The three men are of the Moro indigenous ethnic Muslim race.

4.  Bomb squad sent to home of Lars Vilks

Bomb technicians were dispatched to the home of Swedish artist Lars Vilks, who has previously received death threats after depicting the prophet Muhammad as a dog, for what turned out to be a false alarm.

Police were called around 3.30pm with reports that a suspicious object had been found in the yard of the artist’s home.

“We can’t rule out that it’s something dangerous and that’s why we’ve called the bomb experts to the scene,” Skåne County police spokesman Nils Norling told the local Helsignborg Dagbladet (HD) newspaper.

Thank you Lena N, M, Fjordman, UK Pete and all who sent in material. More to come I am sorry to say.

News links Feb. 3 2014 – 1

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1. Ottawa Mohamed arrested for procuring a person for sexual slavery.

OTTAWA — A 26-year-old Ottawa man was arrested Sunday on 12 charges related to human trafficking.

Police allege an adult woman from Ottawa is the victim in the case.

2. Israel takes surgical technology to the sic-fi level.

(Meanwhile, the muslim world is still perfecting the anus-bomb)

3. Dieudonné barred from Britain by Home Office

(Hard to say how much meaning this has given who is, and who is not banned from the UK. Frankly, better that no one is banned on the basis of what they say and think than the kind of haphazard fashion based selective enforcement they use now)

4. One hundred youths arrested during Mombassa chaos to be charged. Story here

4a. More footage from the mosque three-hour-shootout at Kenyan mosque

5. Australia uses innovative technology to safely send back invaders.

Thank you GoV, M, and many people who sent in material. Much more to come. It looks like it could be a busy day.

Important legal decision in France.

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Original translation by Bear:

From Riposte Laique:

The Tribunal of Orleans recognizes that “Fuck Islam” is not an incitation to racial hatred.

Fuck Islam Get Out!

It is a very important judgement that has just been given by the Tribunal of Orleans this Tuesday the 28th of January. A man, aged 44, described by the press as someone close to the ‘Bloc-Identitaire’ was accused of having [written graffiti] on dozens of public places and halal butcher shops, this message: “Fuck Islam”

The lovers of the French language that we are, can only condemn such words. Why use “fuck”? Doesn’t the French language have the equivalent within its register?

But that is not where the essential debate lies. Found by a patrol, (the police are sometimes more efficacious to find this type of people than actual criminals) the militant was appearing in front of the Tribunal of Orleans where the prosecutor of the republic was demanding 3 months of prison with alternative sentencing that would be suspended and €1100.00 fine.

Defended by defense lawyer Scipiliti, well known to readers of Riposte Laique, the accused was found not guilty of the accusation of incitation to racial hatred. The Lawyer managed to make the difference between critique of dogma of a religion, “it is not a provocation to hatred but of legitimate hostility to a religion. If he had written “fuck the pope” or, “Fuck Christianity” he would not be here” …is what he argued.

No damages or interests as there was no civil components to this, and he had reimbursed the city the cost of cleaning approximately €380.00. Despite all this he will also have to pay an €800.00 fine.

The good news is he is not-guilty of the charge of provocation of racial hatred. It is therefore recognized that to say “Fuck Islam” is not a crime. Within the crowding of previous judgements, Houelebecq that within all religions, it was islam that was the dumbest.

We await for the rest with interest.

(H/T M)

Quebec is now hearing a landmark and critical lawsuit, which may have freedom-of-speech implications for us all.

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First let me thank Susan Victoria for translating this article, as well as much material for us from the current hearings in Quebec on the secular values charter.

Below is a translation of an article on a lawsuit being brought against a man in Quebec who took a picture of a woman in a full islamic face covering. The man has already, as I understand it, fled Canada because of it.

This is a serious and important case and issue with consequences for us all. Should the case be decided against freedom of expression etc. it is a safe bet that this precedent will be used in other Western nations trying to come to terms with the same problem because of the same people.

Article from Lapresse.Ca

Niqab in Québec city – The true intent of a lawsuit

The reporter of Les immigrants de la Capitale only wanted to capture the ‘culture clash’ and the public’s ‘bewilderment’ upon suddenly seeing a nikab.

(Québec City) A trivial matter. A veiled woman in a public area.
No incident occurred and no words were exchanged.
Had there not been a photo published along with a few lines,
there would not have been a story.
The monthly newspaper published a clean and factual account, devoid of hate, contempt and intolerance. At first glance, no harm is done.

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However, publication of the photo resulted in a $150,000 lawsuit against Les immigrants de la Capitale. The case will be heard on June 5th.

The photo is the problem.  A woman wearing a nikab accompanied by a bearded man in a T-Shirt and cap.  Her spouse.

Except for close relatives, it would seem almost impossible to identify the couple.  This issue will be decided by the Court.

However, the fundamental question raised is : Was it a matter of public interest to publish this photo? Continue Reading →

News links for Feb. 2 2014 – 2

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1. A short video of today’s march in protest of the socialist government in France

2. McCarthyism by the numbers. On Diana West and some of the fallout of her book, as well as value.

3. One NYC school drops its gifted program because reality fails to live up to Social Marxism so expertly desired now in the US.

(Like the Soviet Marxists, tis more important to pretend reality conforms to theory than actually adjust theory to conform to reality. The next step is usually to commit mass murder of all those who make the theory look bad.)

4. Muslim attempts to claim that Kenya violence is equally the problem of “radical Christians”

(Please note that in 2004, Kenya was 7% muslim while France was 10% islamic at that time. One can then imagine why France is so nervous now)

5. An Arab rebuts an anti Israel speaker. Below, from the original YT page:

(I downloaded and improved the audio to the extent that time permits)

http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,73… first arab member of the kibbutz. Jeff Halper is one of the most dishonest anti Israel campaigner I have ever met. I attended this event called ‘war on the people’ organised by ‘Jewish socialists’. The main part of this video is at the beginnign and at the end from 4:45 onwards.

6. On Jan 25 2014, Muslim Brotherhood/Al-Qaeda/Ikhwan/CAIR-CAN and about 25 other front group names, marched in Montreal and Toronto demanding things for a country about 5,800 miles away, namely Egypt. Wouldn’t it be great if they really felt that politics over there mattered so much, that they leave the comforts of Canada and go over there to sort it all out. I’m not exactly sure what they expect Mayor Ford to do about it, but here they are anyway.

TORONTO:

MONTREAL:

(I must admit the Montreal ones at least use the local language. But if Mohamed heard this young girl singing in such a catchy manner…

Thank you Lena N, M, GoV, Fjordman and all who sent in material. More to come more sooner than later. More’s the pity.

News links for Jan 31 2014 – 1

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1. Two dozen thought dead in Iraq after suicide attack on ministry

2. Iraqi forces seem to celebrate the death of a terrorist. Notice the lack of allah hu ackbar chants as well as the diverse things they do chant.

3. On January 27th in France, an amazing march took place of 17,000 people chanting and marching for secularism and a return to French values for France. It was truly something. Sadly, at the end of the march, something like 150 dough headed Nazis mixed with Dieudonne fans marched at the back of the throng chanting against Jews and in favor of gas chambers. Sadly, some media, including some Jewish media, dishonestly reported the event making it look like it was all about antisemitism and not what it really was. The video below was the tail end of the march, taking advantage of the massive crowd that was there for the right reasons.

Below, a more accurate video showing what the march was actually about. Anti Hollande, pro family, and anti easy abortion etc. I hope to post more on this later today, showing what the march was really about.

Yes, the people at the end chanting anti Jew and pro-Gas chamber slogans are disappointing at best and horrifying for many. But if it was 150 idiots hitching a ride at a march of 17,000 right minded people, its important to keep a perspective. I would say it was a wildly excellent event.

4. NY Assembly Bill to Punish Colleges Supporting BDS

5. Richard Lamm, a liberal Democrat gave this speech in 2004. Worth a look.

 

Thank you M, Susan Victoria, C.B. Sashenka, Wrath of Khan, ML, Tundra T, and more. I will have more to say on the French demo later today. It is an important issue to not let a few morons destroy something major and something good. A few bad apples doesn’t have to spoil the bunch unless you decide it did and throw them out anyway. Not good for the people who need the apples.

 

News links for Jan 30 2014 – 1

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1. Johansson stepping down as Oxfam ambassador

A statement released by Johansson’s spokesman Wednesday said the 29-year-old actress has “a fundamental difference of opinion” with Oxfam International because the humanitarian group opposes all trade from Israeli settlements, saying they are illegal and deny Palestinian rights.

2. Bangladesh Islamist leader Motiur Rahman Nizami to hang

Motiur Rahman Nizami (C), a leader of Bangladesh Jamaat-E-Islami, arrives at a court before a verdict of an arms smuggling case in Chittagong January 30, 2014. Motiur Rahman Nizami arrives at court in Chittagong to hear the verdict

The head of Bangladesh’s main Islamist party, Motiur Rahman Nizami, has been sentenced to death for arms smuggling, prompting fears of fresh unrest.

3. Obama’s SOTU Claims on Iran Debunked at Same Day Congressional Hearings; Iran Agreement Text Being Withheld

Just hours before President Obama delivered his State of the Union address (1/28/14), which included remarks (analyzed here) lauding how the P5 +1 agreement “halted” Iran’s nuclear weapons development program, a joint Congressional hearing demonstrated otherwise. Gregory S. Jones, a Senior Researcher at the Nonproliferation Policy Education Center testified that “the great flaw in the deal” was “it permits Iran to retain centrifuge enrichment.” He added, pointedly,

Thank you Andrew Bostom, M, Richard and all. Much more to come. And something truly indicative of the attitude of Quebecers towards their Islamic invaders this afternoon as well.

 

Bylaw enforcement in Tower Hamlets. Today’s entertainment is tomorrow’s tyranny.

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This video is about a woman who was being irrationally treated by what appears to be a muslim bylaw officer on the matter of invisible dog droppings in Tower Hamlet, one of the most enriched areas of England.

I downloaded the original, linked here, and leveled the speech so it would be easier to listen to. Please feel free to go to the original site and make a comment if you are so inclined as the view count and comments really should go to the woman who took the video, I just couldn’t understand it as it was so I juiced up the volume etc. below:

Below, an article on this brave new world style policing…

Meet Theo… the not so strong arm of the law now patrolling a street near you

(Excerpt)

In fact, they work for Tower Hamlets Council. Theo stands for Tower Hamlets Enforce­ment Officer. But just days into their duties these sub-plastic bobbies – who have one week’s training with real police – are already being dubbed Keystone Kops.

However, they are no joke. They represent a largely unnoticed but growing trend by councils to assemble their own mini-police forces, accountable to politicians rather than the public.

They are so popular in the corridors of Whitehall that the Government’s “crime tzar” Louise Casey has told councils she is impressed.

And an article straight to the point here:

A park attendant called for police “back-up” after threatening a woman for arrest over an elusive dog foul.

Amber Langtry, 35, was walking her dog with a friend on New Year’s Day when a lone Tower Hamlets Enforcement Officer accused her of not clearing up after her pet.

When she explained to the officer that he’d made a mistake and asked to see the offending evidence, he refused to show her, then pointed to a spot in the opposite direction to where Miss Langtry’s dog had been. He then proceeded to issue her with a ticket and called the police.

Is this enforcing sharia norms in Tower Hamlets? Or just some good old fashioned 3rd world corruption based on salary over tickets written. My money is on both.

H/T GoV