Sunday, April 02, 2017
EU's Brexit Stance on Gibraltar - Fabian Picardo Iinterview
Iraq: Christian Community Now a Ghost Town
Kushner, Ivanka Trump Could Be Worth $700 million
Saturday, April 01, 2017
Bannon’s Made Millions in Shaping Right-Wing Thought
The filing was included in a huge release of financial disclosures made late Friday evening by the White House, which is obligated to make public the financial assets and income of scores of officials now serving in the Trump administration.
A conservative media impresario and producer of documentary films before joining the Trump campaign, Mr. Bannon has assets worth $11.8 million to $53.8 million, his filing showed. » |Matthew Goldstein, Steve Eder, Kate Kelly, Alexandra Stevenson and Ben Protessmarch | Friday, March 31, 2017
Europe Fears Islam
Muslims and Islamic extremists are arriving en masse in a continent that is collapsing demographically and culturally. And there are even important voices, such as that of French philosopher Michel Onfray, who are ready to capitulate and to renounce the Judeo-Christian civilization.
I am not. Europe should not be willing to surrender. Otherwise, nothing will stand on the road between one billion Muslims and their dream to build a caliphate in Europe. Our hedonists are not even willing to fight for an Iphone. » | Giulio Meotti | Friday, March 31, 2017
Friday, March 31, 2017
Revealed: Liberals' Damage Control after Trudeau's Castro Statement
Farage: You Can't Have Open-door Immigration without Terror
Treasury Department Announces New Sanctions Against North Korea | MSNBC
Will Self and Gregor Hens on Nicotine, Smoking, Vaping and More
Gregor Hens’ book: Nicotine »
Auf deutsch: Nikotin »
Book Review – NYT: ‘Nicotine,’ the Stuff of Burning Desire »
Russland: HIV erreicht die Mittelschicht | DW Deutsch
Josh Earnest: President Obama 'Genuinely Concerned' About Country | MSNBC
Texit? EU President Juncker Threatens to Promote Texas Independence as Trump Backs Brexit
Brexit — Schmerzhafte Scheidung? | DW Deutsch
Brexit Reax - Brits in Berlin | DW Deutsch
Coming Out in the 1960s
What Exactly Does Ivanka Trump Do at the White House? – BBC News
Brexit: Europe Reacts as Britain Leaves the EU
Later there was a slap down from German Chancellor Angela Merkel who denied the Prime Minister's request for two separate sets of talks.
Sky's Europe Correspondent Mark Stone has all the reaction from Brussels.
Thursday, March 30, 2017
Dave Rubin's Political Awakening
Faith Goldy: How the EU Made Greece a Muslim Ghetto
Dr. Daniel Pipes: Why Trump May Turn Against Israel
Governing Is Hard: Trumpcare Edition | Full Frontal with Samantha Bee | TBS
US - "First Daughter" Ivanka Trump to Become Official President Advisor
Trump is running the US as a family business. Why do Americans put up with this nepotism? – Mark
Lord Heseltine on Brexit Day: 'We've Lost Power and Influence' – BBC Newsnight
Wednesday, March 29, 2017
Article 50 Debate: Lord Heseltine and Kate Hoey Clash on Brexit
Muhammad Syed: Ex-Muslim
Ex-Muslims of North America »
Analyse – Grossbritanniens autoritärer Wandel
Von einem Land, das am 23. Juni 2016 noch davon überzeugt war, dass es in der EU bleiben würde, ist Grossbritannien zu einer Nation geworden, die sich nicht mehr nur dem institutionellen Gefüge der Union entziehen möchte, sondern damit droht, Europa ganz den Rücken zu kehren. Die britische Regierungschefin Theresa May hat angekündigt, sie könne notfalls auch ohne neue Handelsvereinbarung mit den EU-Staaten leben. «Lieber gar keinen Deal als einen schlechten», sagte sie im Januar.
Boris Johnson, der Aussenminister, hat hinzugefügt, ein kompletter Bruch mit der Europäischen Union wäre für ihn «vollkommen in Ordnung». Und Finanzminister Philip Hammond hat signalisiert, sein Land werde sich gegebenenfalls in ein Billiglohnland und eine Steueroase vor den Küsten Europas verwandeln, um sich gegenüber der EU zu behaupten und um internationales Kapital an sich zu ziehen. Weiter lesen und einen Beitrag hinzufügen » | Von Peter Nonnenmacher | Korrespondent | Tages Anzeiger | London | Mittwoch, 29. Marz 2017
Columnist's Appearance on 'Tucker' Sparks Firestorm
Katie Hopkins: Right on Islam; wrong on Europe. – Mark
How Did Britain Choose Brexit?
'We Already Miss You': Donald Tusk's Message to Britain
Read and comment on the Guardian article here
How to Eat Like Muhammad | Anthony Rogers
Christianity, Islam, and Pork: How Zakir Naik Destroyed Muhammad
Theresa May Calls London Terror Attack "Perversion of a Great Faith"
In this video, David Wood shows that if terrorist attacks are a "perversion" of Islam, Islam has been perverted for nearly fourteen centuries, because Muhammad himself slaughtered unbelievers in the name of Allah.
Mika On Sean Spicer Briefing: 'What Is Wrong With Him?' | Morning Joe | MSNBC
What’s to Blame for This Misfortune? David Cameron’s Hubris about Brexit
Sometime before the 2015 general election, an aeon ago in the history of British politics but less than two years ago in ordinary time, David Cameron told the Financial Times that he wanted to be judged on his success in resolving the two big questions that had overshadowed British politics for nearly a generation. This is how he described them: “One is, does the United Kingdom want to stay together? Yes. Secondly does the United Kingdom want to stay in a reformed European Union? Yes.”
No need to trouble with the score, then.
But where is Cameron, that sunny optimist, on this bleak morning when half his fellow Britons feel as if their country is being severed from Europe like a limb from its body? Where is he today, the day after the Scottish parliament voted in favour of a second referendum? Cameron is famously even tempered in the face of the buffeting of fate. He is a man said by those who know him to be exempt from the dark nights of the soul that keep ordinary folk tossing and turning at night in agonies of self-loathing. But even that David Cameron must have given some thought to the chaos his catastrophic commitment to a referendum on Europe has unleashed. And wondered why he ever thought it was a good idea. Read on and comment » | Anne Perkins | Wednesday, March 29, 2017
‘No Turning Back’: Theresa May's Statement on Leaving the EU – Video Highlights
Brexit: May wants 'deep and special' partnership with EU as UK triggers article 50 »
Tuesday, March 28, 2017
Wife of Presidential Candidate May Face Charges
Österreich verbietet die Burka
Das von der Regierung am Dienstag beschlossene und im Vorfeld heftig kritisierte Burka-Verbot ist Teil eines neuen Integrationsprogramms. Die rot-schwarze Regierung hatte sich nach ihrem Koalitions-Neustart im Januar auf die Eckpunkte des Pakets geeinigt. Neben dem Ganzkörpergewand Burka sind noch weitere Kleidungsstücke, die das Gesicht von Frauen verhüllen, im öffentlichen Raum verboten. » | dpa | Dienstag, 28. März 2017
Netanyahu to Trump: Let’s Vanquish ‘Militant Islam’
“We must be sure that the forces of militant Islam are defeated,” Netanyahu said in a video address Monday morning to the Israel lobby AIPAC’s annual conference in Washington, D.C. “I’m confident the United States and Israel will stand together shoulder to shoulder to ensure light triumphs over darkness.”
Trump’s predecessor, Barack Obama, drew criticism from Republicans and Trump for not naming Islam as an element in the threat faced by the United States in the Middle East and domestically. Trump, in turn, has drawn criticism for unnecessarily alienating moderate Muslims for emphasizing Islam in phrases like “radical Islamic terrorism.” » | JTA | Monday, March 27, 2017
Legendary News Journalist Tells Sean Hannity That He’s Bad For America
Monday, March 27, 2017
Ivanka Trump And The Politics Of Nepotism | MSNBC
Stand Up for the Right to Criticise Islam
After Nice, Maajid Nawaz of the Quilliam Foundation wrote that saying such terrorism has nothing to do with Islam (as some do) is as dangerous as stating that it has everything to do with Islam. The terrorists in London, Paris, Brussels, Nice, Munich, Berlin, Wurzburg, Ansbach, Orlando, San Bernardino, Sydney, Bali, New York, Mumbai and many other places have been white, black and brown, rich, poor and middle class, male and female, gay and straight, immigrant and native, young and (now) older. The one thing they have in common is that they had been radicalised by religious preachers claiming to interpret the Koran.
Moreover, while a few sick individuals find within Islam justification for murder and terror, a far larger number find justification for misogyny and intolerance. We must be allowed to say this without being thought to criticise Muslims as people. » | Matt Ridley | The Times | Monday, March 27, 2017
Sunday, March 26, 2017
Islam: The Enemy of Democracy and Freedom
Nothing much has changed since that time: Our politicians are equally ill-informed of the nature of Islam and its immiscibility with democracy and freedom. They keep kidding themselves that there is no problem. But the demands of Islam remain: the Islamization of the the lands of the kufaar, or infidels, the so-called Dar ul Harb, or the ‘House of War,’ and the introduction of Shari’ah law, the immutable injunctions of Allah, mean that Islam and democracy do not sit well together.
As a response to the tragic terror attack in London this week, I have decided to republish this essay. It should in no way be construed as an essay which demonizes Muslims. That is definitely not my intention. Truly, over the years, I have found Muslims often to be exceptionally pleasant people. This essay simply points out that there is a problem concerning Islam, freedom, and democracy. They don’t go well together, regardless of how much our leaders tell us they do.
I hope you enjoy the essay. And of course, please feel free to link to it. – Mark
The essay:
Until 9/11, the western world was largely ignorant of the religion of Islam, of its goals, of its aspirations. Indeed, even since 9/11, most people, and that includes our politicians, would not score very highly in a test of their knowledge on the subject. It should be obvious to all thinking people that our politicians are actually unaware, dare I say blind, to the dangers that Islam will increasingly cause us. It is truly a case of the blind leading the blind! That means to say, uninformed and unthinking politicians leading an ill-informed electorate. But this is what we have right now. The same can hardly be said of Muslims in the Islamic world, though; for their knowledge of Christianity far surpasses - even though much of their knowledge is quite distorted - any knowledge of Islam by the man in the street in the West.
As the old saying goes, knowledge is power. But what we often don't hear uttered is its converse: Ignorance is weakness.
The West is far weaker than it need be because of this ignorance of Islam, since Islam is our greatest enemy. The greatest enemy since Nazism and communism. I'll give you some good reasons why this is so. And none of them - absolutely none of them - are based on hatred.
Islam is the enemy of the West for a plethora of good, solid reasons, and if we wish to survive as a civilization, we are going to have to bite the bullet and deal, head on, with the issues these reasons raise. Let us begin...
First and foremost, we are dealing with a religion which does not recognize any separation of politics and religion, any separation of the political from the spiritual. For Muslims, life is one coherent whole: the political and spiritual both meld into one. This has always been so, and always will be. No re-classification of the religion into two separate parts is possible because of Islam's very nature.
In Islam, all power rests with Allah, the god of Muslims. The Qur'an, their holy book, is always taken literally. Those words are considered to be the actual words of Allah. Therefore, none of these words can be changed, for to change any of them would be tantamount to tampering with Allah's words. This would be a grave sin in their eyes.
For the same reason that the words contained in the Qur'an cannot be changed, they cannot, therefore, be re-interpreted either. So do not hold your breath for any kind of reformation in this religion, because it’s not going to happen.
In Islam, all power rests with Allah, and it filters down via his vice-gerents on earth to the people. Hence the great desire among Muslims to restore the caliphate. Contrast this with the Western model of government.
In the West, the ideal political system is democracy. In democracy, all power rests with the people, and they exercise that power at the polls. In a democracy, all power filters in the opposite direction from Islam. In democracy it filters up; in Islam, down! Herein lies the greatest barrier to the miscibility of the two worlds: the western world and the Islamic world.
Without digressing too much here, I should like to add that this is the main reason why George W Bush and Blair's venture into Iraq to bring democracy there was a grave error of judgment. We are now seeing the experiment failing before our very eyes. How can one bring democracy to a region of the world where the people who inhabit that region believe that all power rests with Allah, and where they believe that Allah has prescribed their way of life for them for then, for now, and for all time?
I would suggest that where such a dichotomy exists, the most sensible and prudent thing to do would be for us to lead our lives as we see fit, and for those people to be allowed to live their lives as they see fit. That way, there would be hope of some peace in this world.
But this is not what we have done. We have done the very opposite of this: We have entered the Middle East in the hope - the vain hope in my opinion - of bringing our way of doing things, our way of life, to them; furthermore, we have allowed millions and millions of Muslims into the West - and at the very time when Christianity, the religion which underpins the West, is greatly weakened anyway - which will only give us headaches for the years ahead. Why? Because Muslims who immigrate bring their hopes and dreams and aspirations with them, hopes and dreams of establishing Islam everywhere on earth. To Islamize the world is the main aspiration of the Muslim; and we have seen in France in the recent past the manifestation of aggression in its cause. For what happened in France was in no small part because of the Muslim's desire to establish Allah's caliphate here on earth. These were the first rumblings, the first roar of the lion! Expect more of this in the future, as Islam grows stronger and stronger.
Muslims, by and large, do not respect non-Muslims. How can they? Their religion does not allow them to do so. Their religion preaches that Muslims are superior to non-Muslims; indeed, they use the derogatory term infidel for us. This word to some Westerners might simply mean that they call us infidels because we are people who do not subscribe to their faith. This, after all, would be quite logical, since to us it simply means not fidèle, or not true to the faith. But this does not completely describe what Muslims mean by this term. To Muslims, to be called an infidel is an insult indeed. It has connotations of inferiority, backwardness, and even uncleanness.
You see, Muslims believe that Islam is the perfection of religion for man for all time. They call it ad deen al kamal, the perfect religion. In their eyes, people who have not yet submitted to the will of Allah are in a state of pre-Islamic chaos, a state known to them as jahiliyyah. To Muslims, all Muslims, the whole world is classified in two parts: that part of the world which has submitted and is therefore in the Islamic state known as Dar ul Islam, or 'the House of Islam'; and that part of the world which has yet to submit and is therefore in a pre-Islamic, chaotic, jahiliyyic state known as Dar ul Harb, or the 'House of War'.
The 'House of War' is the part of the world which has yet to be taken over, and must at some point be taken over in the future. We, I am sorry to inform you, are in the 'House of War'. So we can expect anything at anytime.
Some people would ask why we were able to go for quite a long time without problems with Muslims. The answer to that is a simple one indeed. First of all, there were relatively few Muslims living in the West, so the ones that did live here were not powerful. Secondly, Muslims living in the Islamic world were, for the most part and for many years, poor by anyone's standards. This all changed with the Oil Embargo of the 70s - a time when the price of oil on the world markets soared. As a result of this, the Islamic world became rich and empowered. Money is power; and it talks loudly. In recent years we have seen evidence aplenty of Islam being on the move. I tell you now: If we do not find a way of clipping its wings here in the West, we shall lose our democracy, and we shall be in deep, deep trouble.
So the trouble we will have with Muslims will not come only from without, but in the future we can expect trouble from the Muslims within. The millions of Muslims living here in the West will not integrate, because it is not in their worldview to do so. It is also forbidden them by their very own Prophet Himself, the Prophet Muhammad. He forbade Muslims even to befriend infidels. He also exhorted them to kill us. And he certainly told them that they should live separate lives, and dress and behave differently, so that they could easily tell themselves apart.
No Western politician is going to be able to change these facts, for facts they are indeed. Moreover, as Islam will grow here, their numbers will become greater and greater, and they will be able to use our democratic system to outvote us and introduce their form of government based as it is on their beloved Shari'ah, or Quranic laws. How do you propose we shall be able to stop them? We shall be outnumbered, and as the outcome of democratic elections depends on the number of votes cast, we shall be able to do nothing about it. This time will come quicker than we might think, because so few babies are being born to infidel families.
The only thing left for people to do, will be to fight. Inevitably, at some point, civil war will ensue. If the political process fails people, then this will be all that will be left for them: civil war, guerre civile, Bürgerkrieg, call it what you will.
But one thing I can assure you, no politicians' sweet talk, posturing, or manœvring, will get us out of this one without conflict at some point in the future.
One of the biggest problems for the West is its devotion to the concept of freedom of religion. This is a lofty concept indeed, an ideal; but this devotion blinds people to one important reality: To the reality that Islam is not just a religion, but a political system, too. Indeed, it is more of a political system than anything else, and it is, in addition, a political system diametrically opposed to our own. It abhors freedom of choice, freedom of religion, freedom of speech, freedom of anything that we so cherish. The only thing one is free to do in Islam is become a Muslim, and submit to the will of Allah.
These two systems are totally immiscible, and unfortunately, we have imported this immiscibility right into the heart of the West; and to our own great disadvantage, and to the disadvantage of our long-term peace and security. What, I ask you, will the Americans do when the ever-growing Muslim population in America starts wanting to tinker with the Americans' beloved Constitution? When Muslims will see their way clear to supplant the Constitution with Shari'ah law?
Questions like these are the ones we should be grappling with NOW. To wait until the time comes would be foolish indeed.
Wake up to the harsh realities of life in the twenty-first century! We've got some collective thinking to do if we wish to save ourselves from darkness. Perhaps we shall, indeed, be forced to think about having to re-classify Islam as a political system first and foremost, a political system immiscible with our own, and one whose advance needs to be forestalled. This may be one of our only sensible alternatives. Since to give complete, unhampered freedom to Islam to grow here in the West is tantamount to digging our own graves.
© Mark Alexander
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The impotence and the fragility of our civilization is haunting many Europeans as well. » | Giulio Meotti | Sunday, March 26, 2017
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In his former role as president of the European parliament, Mr Schulz accused David Cameron of “taking a whole continent hostage for a party’s internal struggle” with last year’s referendum, and warned Brexit could result in the “mutual humiliation” of Britain and the EU.
He has threatened “the hardest Brexit possible” if MEPs were excluded from talks. Read on and comment » | Justin Huggler | Sunday, March 26, 2017
Islam and the Jihad in London
It was a careful choice of words, Bernard Lewis being nothing if not careful. In 2004, the West audibly gasped when its preeminent scholar of Islam famously told the German newspaper Die Welt,“Europe will be Islamic by the end of the century,” if not sooner.
Listen carefully. He did not say that Muslims will be the majority population in what is still recognizably Europe. No, Professor Lewis said “Europe will be Islamic.”
We are not talking about Muslims here. We are talking about Islam. Lots of individual Muslims desire peaceful coexistence, even assimilation. But Islam’s aim is to prevail. So, yet again this week, Lewis’s foreboding has been brought to the fore by a jihadist mass-murder attack, this time in London. » | Andrew C. McCarthy | Saturday, March 25, 2017
Saturday, March 25, 2017
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If you had grown up, as I did, between two authoritarian governments -- the Islamic Republic of Iran and Syria -- under the leadership of people such as Hafez al Assad, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, you would have seen your youth influenced by two major denominations of Islam in the Muslim world: the Shia and the Sunni. I studied both, and at one point was even a devout Muslim. My parents, who still live in Iran and Syria, come from two different ethnic Muslim groups: Arab and Persian.
You also would have seen how the religion of Islam intertwines with politics, and how radical Islam rules a society through its religious laws, sharia. You would have witnessed how radical Islam can dominate and scrutinize people's day-to-day choices: in eating, clothing, socializing, entertainment, everything.
You would have seen the tentacles of its control close over every aspect of your life. You would have seen the way, wielded by fundamentalists, radical Islam can be a powerful tool for unbridled violence. It is the fear of this violence, torture, and death, wielded by extremist Muslims, that keeps every person desperate to obey.
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Read it all here » | Majid Rafizadeh | Saturday, March 25, 2017
Thousands Demonstrate in London against Leaving the EU
The Unite for Europe march was due to end with a rally in Parliament Square, scene of this week's attack by British-born Islam convert Khalid Masood in which four people died.
Marchers observed a minute's silence in memory of the victims at the start of the demonstration.
In bright sunshine, they waved EU flags and banners with slogans like "So what's the Plan" and "Stop Brexit" as they made their way to parliament. » | Reporting by Ralph Boulton; Writing by Stephen Addison; Editing by Mark Potter | Saturday, March 25, 2017
Long Live the EU! Brexit Vote Is 'Closed Nationalism' That Belongs In Past, Says Italian PM
Britain’s decision to leave the EU has been described by the Italian prime minister as “closed nationalism” that belongs in the past during a summit in Rome to celebrate the bloc’s 60th anniversary.
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“Sixty years ago, recovering from the tragedy of two world wars, we decided to bond together and rebuild our continent from its ashes.
“We have built a unique union with common institutions and strong values, a community of peace, freedom, democracy, human rights and the rule of law, a major economic power with unparalleled levels of social protection and welfare. » | Daniel Boffey in Rome | Saturday, March 25, 2017
Canadian Parliament Passes Anti-Islamophobia Motion
The Canadian parliament has passed a landmark anti-Islamophobia and religious discrimination motion that calls on politicians to condemn anti-Islamic behaviour and rhetoric.
The vote follows months of fierce debate in Canada, including protests from both the motion’s supporters and detractors.
Opponents argued the private members’ motion, which calls on the government to “condemn Islamophobia and all forms of systemic racism and religious discrimination”, will limit free speech in the country and single out Islam for special treatment. Read on and comment » | Harry Cockburn | Friday, March 24, 2017
Saudi Arabia’s Web of Hate Is Spreading One of the Worst Forms of Islam – and This Is Where It Leads
Its roots lie in the Middle East and its web of hate spreads across the globe. But it is also here in Britain — and growing.
Since Wednesday’s carnage we have learned that 52-year-old Khalid Masood is believed to have converted to one of the worst forms of Islam.
Whether during his time in prison, or the years he spent in Saudi Arabia, Masood adopted Wahhabism. » | Douglas Murray, Associate Director of the Henry Jackson Society | Saturday, March 25, 2017
Friday, March 24, 2017
Britain’s Massive Jihadi Problem
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IS Leaves Trail of Destruction in Syria's Palmyra
She finds the city council building in utter ruin and the basement of a deserted building filled with a paperwork detailing the jihadist group's brutal rule. (+ BBC video) » | Friday, March 24, 2017
Democracy in Islam: Abdur Raheem Green
This is a Muslim's view of democracy. It is a typical view of most devout Muslims. So, are Western politicians listening to him? They would do well to do so, since they are deluded when they think that democracy and Islam are compatible. – Mark
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The former deputy Prime Minister said the UK's decision to leave the EU meant Germany had been "handed the opportunity" to become the dominant player in Europe.
He said that America would also now turn towards Germany and away from Britain.
Speaking to the House magazine, he said: “We’ve now abandoned the opportunity to influence Europe, the council of ministers will meet and we won’t be there.
"Our ability to speak for the Commonwealth within Europe has come to an end. The Americans will shift their focus of interest to Germany. » | Laura Hughes. Political Correspondent | Friday, March 24, 2017
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