“The secret of all victory lies in the organization of the non-obvious.” -Marcus Aurelius
ISIS has reportedly struck the U.S. embassy in Baghdad in what could be the furthers incursion yet into Iraq’s capital.
On Tuesday the Islamist militant group took credit for a mortar attack against the embassy in Baghdad. The group bragged about the attack on social media, claiming that there were likely casualties.
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
(Add this to the stolen truck full of Crisco)
We don’t believe there was any kind of exposure risk to neighbors,” said Greg Weigel, EPA on-scene coordinator.
No charges have been filed, and the tenant’s name was not released.
NRC investigators saw powdered uranium and feared that while the level of radiation was relatively low, it could become airborne and be breathed in. A Boise Fire Department hazardous materials response team was mobilized to assess conditions in the apartment and determined it was not a threat to others.
H/T whuptdue
Google translation for this video reads:
In the center of Grozny undermine suicide bombers and five policemen
Ill see if I can find a translator for this.
Here is more on the story:
Updated 08:29 p.m. Moscow Time
MOSCOW, October 5 (RIA Novosti) – Five policemen were killed and 12 were injured as a result of an explosion that took place before a concert in Grozny, a spokesperson for Russia’s Interior Ministry told RIA Novosti.
“We confirm that five people died and 12 were injured,” the spokesperson said.
MOSCOW, October 5 (RIA Novosti) – The suspect of the terror attack that was carried out at the center of Grozny is the 1989-born Apti Mudarov, who left home six months ago, a spokesperson for Chechnya’s law enforcement bodies told RIA Novosti.
“Mudarov’s whereabouts were not even known by his relatives,” the spokesperson stated.
(First Youtube video being sent to translator to see if its worth the effort)
(Video at site)
A man has been shot dead in Melbourne’s southeast after reportedly making threats against Prime Minister Tony Abbott.
News Corp Australia reports a Victoria police officer and Australian Federal Police agent were stabbed by an 18-year-old man in a car they pulled over outside the Endeavour Hills police station yesterday evening.
It reports that a Victorian police officer shot dead the alleged attacker.
News Corp reports the dead man was a person of interest in a counter-terrorism operation and had been under surveillance.
There is intelligence that suggests the dead man had been waving an Islamic State flag.
Victoria Police say both officers are in a stable condition.
A man police called the ringleader of a group accused of plotting attacks in Canada has pleaded guilty to explosives possession with the intent to cause harm as part of a terrorist conspiracy, and received a 24-year sentence as part of an agreement.
Hiva Mohammad Alizadeh entered the plea in court in Ottawa on Wednesday under a deal agreed to by Crown and defence lawyers.
Alizadeh will receive a 24-year sentence, minus time served.
I haven’t watched this yet, but I do know it needed to be made.
Reaction on Capitol Hill to Benghazi revelations
Greta Van Susteren: Obama WH Called Me to Push Reporter to Not Cover Benghazi
UPDATE: (From CFRA.Com)
Rideau Terrace has re-opened after a suspicious package investigation at 200 Rideau Terrace.
Police say a tube with wires going through it was found, but was deemed to be harmless after it was checked out with an X-Ray. The lower floors of the building were evacuated and the road closed between Springfield Road and Lambton Avenue were closed as a precaution.
Residents of the building say a body was found in one of the lower-level apartments around 10 a.m. Sunday, and residents of the lower floors were told to leave the building in the afternoon.
Monique Lalonde, a resident of the building, said she heard disturbing screams around 10 a.m.
“Somebody was hurting or found something that they didn’t like,” she said. “I was in the bathroom and I ran to the balcony to see what was going on. We didn’t see anything except the police.”
Police wouldn’t confirm whether or not there was a death in the building.
Police have blocked off Rideau Terr. from Springfield all the way down to Putnam and evacuated the bottom two floors of an apartment building bordering Ottawa’s elite neighborhood of Rockliffe Park.
A police woman on the scene said that there was a suspicious package found at around noon EST. At 2:00 the bomb squad was still there and more area had been roped off by police tape.
The building where the device was/is
Police have closed part of an Ottawa street as a tactical team executes a search warrant in the city’s south end.
The tactical officers were joined on Topley Crescent on Friday by members of the police chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and explosives unit.
Five homes were evacuated between Keys Way and Karsh Drive, and the public was being asked to avoid the area.
Police said the level of risk for this operation was high enough to warrant evacuating the immediate area for the safety of police officers and the community.
A little bit about that neighborhood from Wikipedia
Topley Crescent is near Hunt Club and Conroy roads, in the same neighbourhood where a man was shot twice in the legs Thursday night. Police would not say if the search warrant is related to the shooting or a different investigation.
Protest in front of the court:
Macedonia Protest Unrest Leaves 20 Police Injured
Police have restored calm after ethnic Albanian protesters clashed with riot squads at a rally against the jailing of alleged extremist Muslims for the ‘terrorist’ murders of ethnic Macedonians.
Below, a video of a giant tard gathering protesting terrorists getting convicted.
The tards, carrying Hamas and Hizb’allah flags chanted, “We are not terrorists” etc.
There may be more I will add to the post when I find it.
Thank you M for the links. Very interesting indeed.
UPDATING: Two separate areas in central Stockholm have been cordoned off since 2.30pm when a man walked into a building in Gamla Stan and said he had a bomb strapped to his body.
Latest developments:
Man claims to be wearing ‘bomb belt’
– Walks into Civil Rights Defenders office at 2.20pm
– Makes threats to Sweden’s main political parties
– Man still inside building at 5pm
– Negotiators talking to suspected bomber
– Traffic at standstill in Gamla Stan and Sveavägen
– Ambulances, fire engines, police all on the scene
– At 5.50pm in Old Town, police extended cordon by 100 metres
– US Embassy in Stockholm warns US citizens to the areas
http://www.thelocal.se/20140619/bomb-threat-in-stockholms-gamla-stan
Live coverage :
http://tv.aftonbladet.se/webbtv/nyheter/live/article1245.ab
H/T M
Intelligence officials are monitoring Iran as a possible terrorist threat to the Ottawa area. According to a report by Stewart Bell in the National Post, documents from the Integrated Terrorist Assessment Centre point to recent anti-Canada rhetoric from Tehran. As a result, intelligence officials have been monitoring the Islamic republic as a possible threat. And the Capital is mentioned specifically. The reports do not specify the exact nature of the threat Tehran may pose to the Ottawa region, but in the past Iran has used its proxy force, Hezbollah, to attempt attacks internationally.
While the diplomatic falling out between Ottawa and Tehran is well-known, the intelligence reports are the first indication the Canadian government is tracking the possibility it could lead to terrorism in the capital.
The reports, written by the Integrated Terrorist Assessment Centre, do not specify the exact nature of the threat Tehran may pose to the Ottawa region but in the past Iran has used its proxy force, Hezbollah, to attempt attacks internationally.
Translation by Oz-Rita
France is on the first rank among countries exposed to terrorism in Europe. That is the result of the annual report from Europol published last Thursday on the evolution of terrorism. They report that between 2009 and 2013, the number of arrests of islamist activists has doubled in Europe. France had the greatest number of islamist activists.
[…]
The numbers speak for themselves: in 2013 there were 216 arrests of presumed islamist terrorists, 143 of them in France. Two thirds of arrested suspects in Europe were arrested in our country. (Muslims, living in France) seem to be radicalized especially fast. Between 2012 and 2013, the number of presumed islamist activists has nearly doubled, from 91 to 143. (…)
Fin 2013, [les djihadistes] étaient entre 1.200 et 2.000 Européens, d’après Europol. Et ce chiffre augmente encore depuis le début de l’année. L’agence policière européenne estime donc que le retour de ces djihadistes dans l’Union constitue désormais une sérieuse préoccupation. (…)
According to Europol, at the end of 2013 European jihadists were between 1,200 and 2,000 and this number increased since the beginning of this year. (…)
In addition, the number of [muslims coming from France] in Syria has increased by 75% in a few months.
66% of muslim terrorists of Europe are in France
Une image étant souvent plus parlante que mille mots, voici le nombre de terroristes musulmans arrêtés en 2013 dans les pays de l’Union Européenne :
A picture tells a thousand words: Here you can see the number of muslim terrorists arrested during 2013 in countries of the EU:
You can see that of 216 muslim terrorists arrested in the EU in 2013, 143 (66%) in France.
So, two thirds of terrorist threats in the EU are concentrated in France.
In their report, Europol predicts an “exponential increase” of muslim terrorism in Europe in the near future.
So we can expect a mulitiplication of muslim terrorist attacks in France, as long as the French government refuses to really fight muslim terrorism and islam, its source.
I will leave it to readers to interpret
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