There are early signs that Russia will respond to the incident aggressively, rather than diplomatically, warned analyst Lukasz Kulesa. (+ video) » | Nick Miller | Wednesday, November 25, 2015
Wednesday, November 25, 2015
Downing of Russian Jet by Turkey Could Push Us Back to 'Darkest Hour' of Cold War: Expert
There are early signs that Russia will respond to the incident aggressively, rather than diplomatically, warned analyst Lukasz Kulesa. (+ video) » | Nick Miller | Wednesday, November 25, 2015
Germany: Salafists on the Rapid Increase
Salafism – a form of fundamentalist Islam – is on the rise in Germany, according to a survey commissioned by German security services.
Clarion Project - which is committed to "challenging extremism [and] promoting dialogue," according to its website - says the reports shows that over the first half of 2015, the number of German Muslims identifying themselves as Salafists has risen 25%. In the past, this number has risen approximately 3% over six-month periods.
Though the numbers are still small, the rapid growth is attracting interest. In June of this year, 7,900 people are estimated to be Salafists, as opposed to 6,300 in January.
Salafism is a form of Islam that itself is roughly divided into three groups: Those who don't get involved in politics, those who do, and Jihadist Salafists. All three seek to return the practice of Islam to its original form as delineated by Muhammed 14 centuries ago. They are also all in favor of a global caliphate and sharia (Islamic) law.
Clarion notes that Salafists believe that democracy must be eradicated. ISIS (the Islamic State), al-Qaeda and most of the world’s Islamist terror organizations practice Salafist Islam. » | Hillel Fendel | Tuesday, November 24, 2015
Tunisia: At least 12 Dead as Blast Targets Bus Carrying Presidential Guards
According to security sources, the guards were boarding the bus at Mohamed V Avenue near the Interior Ministry to be taken to the presidential place in the suburbs of Tunisia's capital when the explosion occurred. It is not clear at the moment whether the explosion was caused by bomb or an explosive fired at the bus.
Tuesday, November 24, 2015
Teenage Austrian 'Poster Girl for the Islamic State' Killed by Group for Trying to Escape
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| Austrian teenager Sabra Kesinovic |
An Austrian teenager who became a poster girl for the Islamic State has reportedly been beaten to death by the group after she was caught trying to leave Syria.
Sabra Kesinovic, 17, was murdered after she was caught attempting to escape from Raqqa, Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant's (Isil) de facto capital in Syria, according to reports in two Austrian newspapers.
She appeared extensively in Isil propaganda material after leaving her native Vienna to join the group together with Sabina Selimovic, a 16-year-old friend.
The two teenagers were shown wearing Islamic headbands and brandishing Kalashnikov rifles, surrounded by masked male jihadists.
They were also shown wearing full Islamic veils and pointing towards heaven.
The Austrian government refused to comment on reports in Österreich and Kronen Zeitung newspapers that Kesinovic had been beaten to death. » | Justin Huggler in Berlin | Tuesday, November 24, 2015
Obama & Hollande Speeches, Press Conference after ISIL Talks
Hollande-Obama : les principales déclarations
Voici les principales déclarations faites par François Hollande et Barack Obama au terme de la rencontre qui a eu lieu ce mardi entre les deux chefs d'État.
« Nous sommes tous français »
« Nous sommes tous français », a lancé, en français, le président américain Barack Obama aux côtés de son homologue français François Hollande, lors d'une conférence de presse conjointe mardi à la Maison-Blanche. Onze jours après les pires attentats jamais perpétrés en France, le président Obama a affirmé que les États-Unis et la France étaient « unis » et « totalement solidaires » dans la lutte contre le terrorisme. « Nous aimons les Français », a encore lancé Barack Obama, rappelant que Paris était traditionnellement le « plus ancien allié de l'Amérique », en allusion à la Révolution américaine de la fin du XVIIIe siècle appuyée par des Français et que la France s'était tenue aux côtés des États-Unis lors des attentats du 11 Septembre 2001 avec le fameux « Nous sommes tous américains ». Le président des États-Unis a également assuré que les Américains ne se laisseront « pas terroriser » par les menaces terroristes, au lendemain d'une alerte mondiale lancée par le département d'État sur les risques de voyager à l'étranger pour ses ressortissants. À cet égard, le président Obama a exhorté l'Union européenne à partager avec les États-Unis les informations relatives aux passagers du transport aérien. » | Le Point.fr (avec AFP) | mardi 24 novembre 2015
Les visites compliquées de François Hollande à Washington et Moscou
La partie s’annonce plus compliquée pour le président français à Washington puis, ensuite, à Moscou, jeudi. Avec Barack Obama, les relations ont toujours été tendues sur la Syrie, depuis le revirement d’août 2013, lorsque la Maison Blanche a renoncé à frapper le régime de Bachar Al-Assad qui venait pourtant de franchir une « ligne rouge » édictée par M. Obama en utilisant des armes chimiques contre sa population. » | Par Yves-Michel Riols | mardi 24 novembre 2015
Rolle der Frau: Wirbel um Aussagen eines Islam-Vertreters
Aussagen des Vorsitzenden der islamischen Religionsgemeinde in Oberösterreich und islamischen Religionslehrers Murat Baser im "Neuen Volksblatt" zur Rolle der Frauen haben am Dienstag für Wirbel gesorgt. Weibliche ÖVP-Abgeordnete sind "entsetzt", wie sie in einer Presseaussendung feststellten. Für die Grünen sind die Aussagen "inakzeptabel".
Baser hatte im Interview auf die Frage nach der Bedeutung einzelner Suren im Koran unter anderem erklärt, Gott habe Verantwortung an die Männer gegeben. Im Islam sei der Mann verantwortlich für die Unterkunft, er müsse arbeiten für seine Frau und seine Kinder, also Geld herholen, Arbeit finden und versorgen. Gleichberechtigung gebe es sowieso, keine Frage - aber jemand müsse dann letztendlich entscheiden. Wenn eine Firma gegründet wird, dann habe irgendwer 51 Prozent, also niemals 50:50. Und in der Familie sei es genau dasselbe. » | APA | Dienstag, 24. November 2015
NACHRICHTEN.AT: Frauen sind schwach: Empörung über Murat Baser » | nachrichten.at | Dienstag, 24. November 2015
NEUES VOLKSBLATT: Ein Muslim zwischen den Glaubensfronten: Oberösterreichs Muslime-Vorsitzender Murat Baser über Islamisten-Terror, die Rolle der Frau und seine Angst vor Kritik an Saudi-Arabien » | Dienstag, 24. November 2015
Swedish Asylum Policy Fuels Support for Far-right Nationalist Party
Growing frustration in Sweden with an asylum policy that will allow up to 190,000 refugees into the country this year is driving Europe’s self-declared “humanitarian superpower” into the arms of radical nationalism.
The Sweden Democrats (SD), a nationalist party that emerged from the neo-Nazi movement and has been shunned by Sweden’s mainstream parties because of its far-right immigration policies, is now the country’s third-largest party with 49 representatives in parliament.
An opinion poll conducted after the Paris attacks by polling firm Sifo found the SD would receive 17.6% of the public vote, marking a 4.6 point rise in support since the 2014 elections. This is one of the more conservative estimates of SD popularity, with several pollsters putting it as the largest single party in Sweden.
Anti-fascist groups have warned that, against a backdrop of Islamic State terror attacks and a refugee crisis, the far-right is rapidly gaining political legitimacy across Europe through the success of parties including the SD, Austria’s Freedom party , the Finns party in Finland, France’s Front National and the UK Independence party.
“They are a force to be reckoned with. As far as I see it, radical nationalism is not just one of the strongest growing political forces but ideologies in Europe,” Daniel Poohl, editor-in-chief of Expo, a pressure group that charts fascist activity in Sweden, told the Guardian.
“I think we have to be aware that the far-right didn’t disappear from Europe, it just had an enormous backlash after 1945. At that time democracy was the ID that destroyed society; today it’s multiculturalism that destroys the nation.” (+ video) » | Phoebe Greenwood in Trollhättan | Tuesday, November 24, 2015
Früherer Bundeskanzler: Helmut Schmidt in Hamburg beigesetzt
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| Das Grab von Loki und Helmut Schmidt |
Zwei Wochen nach seinem Tod ist der frühere Bundeskanzler Helmut Schmidt am Dienstag in Hamburg in aller Stille bestattet worden. Seine Urne wurde am Vormittag im Familiengrab auf dem Hamburger Friedhof Ohlsdorf beigesetzt, wo auch seine Frau Loki und seine Eltern begraben sind. Auf dem Grab lag ein Kranz aus Sonnenblumen mit dem letzten Gruß von Schmidts Tochter Susanne und deren Ehemann. Der Kranz hatte am Vortag beim Staatsakt im Michel vor dem Sarg gelegen.
Bei dem Staatsakt im Hamburger Michel hatten Trauergäste aus dem In- und Ausland Abschied von dem Staatsmann, SPD-Politiker und Publizisten genommen, der am 10. November im Alter von 96 Jahren gestorben war. Auf der Fahrt zum Friedhof hatten Tausende Menschen die Straßen gesäumt, Blumen gestreut und geklatscht, als der Konvoi vorbeikam. » | Quelle: jutr./dpa | Dienstag, 24. November 2015
How the US Fights ISIS: What Does the Real Picture Look Like?
Ankara Backs Not Only Daesh But Offers Also Logistical Support - Pepe Escobar
Putin: Downing of Russian Jet over Syria Stab in the Back by Terrorist Accomplices
‘Turkey Wants to Drag NATO in a Kind of Collision Course with Russia’ – Ali Rizk
German Council of Jews Calls for Limit on Migrant Influx Because They Come from ‘Islamic Cultures Where Hatred of Jews and Intolerance Are an Integral Part’
A Jewish organisation in Germany has called for a limit to be placed on migrants saying they often come from cultures where there is a hatred of Jews.
The Central Council of Jews in Germany warned of growing anti-Semitism explaining many migrants come from Islamic countries where there is an intolerance to the Jewish religion.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel's government has opened the doors to asylum seekers fleeing conflict in Syria, and arrivals from the war-torn country and other trouble spots are expected to reach one million this year.
And the council's president Josef Schuster told Die Welt daily: 'Sooner or later we won't have a choice but to set an upper limit. » | Jennifer Newton for Mail Online | Monday, November 23, 2015
Monday, November 23, 2015
Some Liberals Are Really So Stupid! Maher Has Got It Right! Maher Criticizes Liberal Support of Islam: Muslims Sharing All Your Values Is ‘Bullshit’
Deep Anxiety Pervades Brussels as Lockdown Continues
Dusk is gathering but the pale wintry sunshine keeps temperatures above zero for a final hour. Annelise Augustyns is on her way to a playground near the Gare du Midi with her two children, aged three and five. All three are wrapped against the wind scything across the bleak concrete plaza outside the station.
It is the third day of lockdown in the Belgian capital and the Augustyns have spent three days confined to their small apartment. The 35-year-old government worker’s office in the centre of the city has been shut. So too, on Monday, were the children’s schools.
“You have to live after all, despite all this tension. The kids are going crazy and no one knows how long this is going to last,” Augustyns said.
On Monday night the Belgian government promised to ease the unprecedented crackdown put in place by the Belgian government as security services hunt a network of local Islamic militants linked to the Paris attacks and suspected of planning a similar operation in Brussels. However the threat, prime minister Charles Michel stressed remained “serious and imminent”. » | Jason Burke in Brussels | Monday, November 23, 2015
Gingrich: Obama May Be 'Most Dangerous' President in History
Exclusive: Rush Limbaugh Talks Terror Attack, Refugee Crisis
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