These are religious and sectarian wars. There is little to no role for the USA here. The presence of the USA adds to the fatality rates in any of these wars and it serves no purpose. That is exactly what we were experiencing in Iraq.
June 6, 2015
By Sam Prince
A public letter written (click here) by Haj Mullah Akhtar Mohammad Mansour of the Taliban to ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was shared online. The terrorist groups had previously declared jihad on each other in April 2015, much to the delight of the international community. The public correspondence between the two comes days after ISIS in Afghanistan (AKA “Khorasan” in ISIS terminology) released a video showing the decapitation of a captured Taliban member. You can watch that here. The letter is long and rambling, containing many eschatological (Oxford English Dictionary - In the context of mysticism, the phrase refers metaphorically to the end of ordinary reality and reunion with the Divine. It is a sophisticated way of way jihad.) references, but in the end can be summarized as an offer of peace in lieu of shared common enemies: Americans....
I suppose the GDP wasn't where it should be. We have our own problems.
June 17, 2015
By Kala Rama (live) and Stacy Sagar (author of text)
NEW YORK (WABC) --
A 20-year-old college student (click here) from Queens has been arrested for allegedly taking steps to plan to attack targets in the metropolitan area on behalf of ISIS.
Munther Omar Saleh appeared in federal court Saturday following a three month federal investigation.
Saleh conducted online searches on building explosives and was eluding law enforcement, authorities say. He was arrested earlier this month near the Whitestone Bridge.
According to investigators, he expressed interest to a confidential informant in conducting ISIS-style jihad in the New York metropolitan area.
Saleh thought al-Qaeda was getting soft and was "making efforts to prepare an explosive device for detonation" in New York, according to a criminal complaint unsealed Tuesday....
No doubt a land without Sharia Law is disrubing. Allah just doesn't deliver as fast has he should.
...On Sept. 10, 2014, Saleh tweeted, "I fear AQ", meaning Al Qaeda, "could be getting too moderate"....
Indeed, no doubt he was going to prove to be better than the underwear bomber.
...He is a U.S. citizen, and an aeronautics student from Queens studying electrical circuitry....
He openly consented to all sorts of killing methodology. Why aren't deans more sensitive to this mess? The FBI was tracking him. What is so difficult about the FBI being respected on campus in the way that is helpful to secure the people and students on campus and off campus?
If a dean suspended or better yet expelled a student with desires to kill and it is obvious beyond an occasional or casual statement it would provide better outcomes for their security force as well. Colleges and universities have counseling services. They could be exhausted before decisions are made about a student's status. Counseling services are confidential and not part of the student's record.
What bothers me about this is the fact he could have practiced his skills on his classmates. Please think about it.
...Saleh was accused of being a "fervent supporter" of ISIS and offering to translate Islamic State propaganda into English. He was tracked through his online activities....
The idea guns should be tolerated on campus and otherwise is hideous. It isn't the average student that will want the responsibility of a gun.
June 6, 2015
By Sam Prince
A public letter written (click here) by Haj Mullah Akhtar Mohammad Mansour of the Taliban to ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was shared online. The terrorist groups had previously declared jihad on each other in April 2015, much to the delight of the international community. The public correspondence between the two comes days after ISIS in Afghanistan (AKA “Khorasan” in ISIS terminology) released a video showing the decapitation of a captured Taliban member. You can watch that here. The letter is long and rambling, containing many eschatological (Oxford English Dictionary - In the context of mysticism, the phrase refers metaphorically to the end of ordinary reality and reunion with the Divine. It is a sophisticated way of way jihad.) references, but in the end can be summarized as an offer of peace in lieu of shared common enemies: Americans....
I suppose the GDP wasn't where it should be. We have our own problems.
June 17, 2015
By Kala Rama (live) and Stacy Sagar (author of text)
NEW YORK (WABC) --
A 20-year-old college student (click here) from Queens has been arrested for allegedly taking steps to plan to attack targets in the metropolitan area on behalf of ISIS.
Munther Omar Saleh appeared in federal court Saturday following a three month federal investigation.
Saleh conducted online searches on building explosives and was eluding law enforcement, authorities say. He was arrested earlier this month near the Whitestone Bridge.
According to investigators, he expressed interest to a confidential informant in conducting ISIS-style jihad in the New York metropolitan area.
Saleh thought al-Qaeda was getting soft and was "making efforts to prepare an explosive device for detonation" in New York, according to a criminal complaint unsealed Tuesday....
No doubt a land without Sharia Law is disrubing. Allah just doesn't deliver as fast has he should.
...On Sept. 10, 2014, Saleh tweeted, "I fear AQ", meaning Al Qaeda, "could be getting too moderate"....
Indeed, no doubt he was going to prove to be better than the underwear bomber.
...He is a U.S. citizen, and an aeronautics student from Queens studying electrical circuitry....
He openly consented to all sorts of killing methodology. Why aren't deans more sensitive to this mess? The FBI was tracking him. What is so difficult about the FBI being respected on campus in the way that is helpful to secure the people and students on campus and off campus?
If a dean suspended or better yet expelled a student with desires to kill and it is obvious beyond an occasional or casual statement it would provide better outcomes for their security force as well. Colleges and universities have counseling services. They could be exhausted before decisions are made about a student's status. Counseling services are confidential and not part of the student's record.
What bothers me about this is the fact he could have practiced his skills on his classmates. Please think about it.
...Saleh was accused of being a "fervent supporter" of ISIS and offering to translate Islamic State propaganda into English. He was tracked through his online activities....
The idea guns should be tolerated on campus and otherwise is hideous. It isn't the average student that will want the responsibility of a gun.
