War On Terror Archives
July 2, 2008
Fundraisers for Al-Qaeda detained in Spain
From BFFW: The detained were Algerian-born and were linked to terrorists in United Kingdom. British agents have been cooperating with Spanish counterterrorist services in the development of this operation, named "Emir". Since 2005, the Spanish Civil Guard was following the steps of this cell who was sending funds for terrorist organizations linked to Al Qaeda since 2005 in Iran, Pakistan, Afghanistan or Algeria. The arrested (in Huelva, Lepe, Azcoitia and Isla Antilla) obtained the funding by selling different falsified products, among all documents and wearing outfits. They used to send it in small amounts, always under 2,400€ to avoid investigations... ... more
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June 2, 2008
The seven Islamists imprisoned at A Lama prison accused of March 11th bombings ask for help to the prison Catholic chaplain
The islamists who are imprisoned in the Galician prison of A Lama after being condemned because of the March 11th bombings, which killed 191 and hurt 1824 people, have asked the Catholic Church for help. The seven imprisoned -sentenced from 12 to 23 years in jail- have interviewed themselves with the prison's chaplain to try to reach their goals. Their target is to make the priest intercede in their behalf to benefit from pensions, company and ill people's attention which can only be reached by the Penitentiary Catholic Service, whose boss is the priest. Volunteers of the Catholic Pastoral Service... ... morePosted at 12:24 PM
May 25, 2008
The Fall of Lebanon: May 21, 2008 A Date Like December 7, 1941 And September 11, 2001 That Should Now Live In Infamy
(May 21, 2008) ... the supporters of the Lebanese government--the leadership of the majority of the Sunni Muslim, Christian, and Druze communities--capitulated to the demands of Hizballah. And who can blame them? With a steady drumbeat of terrorist acts and assassinations, with the Hizballah offensive seizing Sunni west Beirut, with the lack of support from the West, they concluded that the battle was unwinnable.In the way of a follow-up to Mike's post this morning in which he linked to Barry Rubin's "unusually despairing column about the fall of Lebanon," I'm posting more here to call attention to what I believe... ... morePosted at 1:07 PM
May 8, 2008
The 'Unthinkable Motive' Of Liberals (Video)
In this clip, Sam Harris "touches on a blind spot shared by many commentators, especially on the left (HT - David Thompson). David Thompson on Sam Harris, "root causes" and the left's disbelief in Islam as a motive for terrorism... "I think liberals, almost by definition, don't know what it's like to really believe in God. They don't know what it's like to be sure that the book they keep by their bedside is the literal word of the creator of the universe and that death is merely a passage to an eternity of happiness. And so they find it... ... morePosted at 11:03 AM
May 6, 2008
Video Message To Liberals: Pick A Side In The War On Terror
This is a must watch video for those who are tired of hearing mealy-mouthed liberals complaining about America, and it's coming from a Brit (who sounds like and has characteristics very similar to a younger version of Pat Condell) (HT - Jawa Report) And here's a bonus - it's yet another message to liberals: 'Right From Left' Cross posted from Hyscience... ... morePosted at 8:38 AM
March 20, 2008
Yep, Another Threatening Video From OBL (Updated)
... this time he's all bent out of shape and threatening Europe over the Danish cartooons (message to OBL - they're just c-a-r-t-o-o-n-s), and even goes off on the Pope - saying that the cartoons were part of a "crusade" in which the Catholic Pope was involved.: Java Report has additional commentary and updates (and the transcript): Adam Raisman, senior analyst at the SITE Institute, a Washington-based group that monitors terror messages, said that the tape's release coincides with an increased buzz in online jihadi forums calling for revenge on Europe over the cartoons. But Raisman noted that bin... ... morePosted at 10:51 AM
March 8, 2008
On 'Tracing The Left's Escalating War On Military Recruiters'
Michelle Malkin has posted a chronicle of the unhinged antiwar left's escalating attacks on our nations military recruiters. Michelle notes in her piece how the anti-recruiter thugs have thrived thanks to a combination of public indifference, law enforcement fecklessness, and left-wing ideological apologism, and challenges the left and the Democrat Party to raise their voices - loudly and clearly - to condemn the ongoing, militant anti-recruiter campaign. I would take this a step further and offer that the entire nation should be be outraged and be demanding that the left and the Democratic Party raise their voices - loudly... ... morePosted at 9:22 AM
January 15, 2008
Pakistan does not control Islamic terrorists
Pakistan's premier military intelligence agency has lost control of some of the networks of Pakistani militants it has nurtured since the 1980s, and is now suffering the violent blowback of that policy, two former senior intelligence officials and other officials close to the agency say. [...] The growing strength of the militants, many of whom now express support for Al Qaeda's global jihad, presents a grave threat to Pakistan's security, as well as NATO efforts to push back the Taliban in Afghanistan. American officials have begun to weigh more robust covert operations to go after Al Qaeda in the lawless... ... morePosted at 3:28 PM
October 31, 2007
March 11th bombings
Today the sentence to all the 28 accused of the bombings has been read. The first thing I have to say is that I am perplexed, really surprised by the result. And that's why I'm surprised Zapatero is so happy about the sentence (or so he has said). Three persons were considered as "masterminds" of the attacks: Mohammed the Egiptian (acquitted entirely), Youssef Belhadj (12 years for belonging to terrorist gang) and Hassan el Haski (15 years for being leader of a terrorist gang). None of them is considered to have taken part in the bombings.... ... morePosted at 3:00 PM
September 17, 2007
An "Anti-Propaganda" Opinion: 'Islam versus the free world'
We aren't fighting a war against terrorists to win the hearts and minds of the Middle East. We are fighting it to end the threat of terrorism. Victory can't be achieved with bullets and bombs alone. This is, at its core, an ideological war. Just as we defeated communism by defeating the communists' ideology, we need to attack and destroy that of the radical Islamists. - Jed BabbinOnly the most dim witted liberal progressives of the George Soros/MoveOn.org variety could fail to recognize that radical Islam threatens the very existence of the free world and the lives of peace-loving Muslims... ... morePosted at 3:26 PM | Comments (1)
September 10, 2007
Today's Must Read: 'How Bush Lost the War on Terror' And What Our Future Leaders Must Know (If It Isn't Too Late Already)
Take-home message: Militant Islam means to convert, enslave, or exterminate the infidel non-Muslim world, depending on the degree of resistance encountered. The Koran demands it, and militant Islamists are implementing it wherever they have the critical mass to enforce it. Secular pluralism and a democratically established Rule of Law will not survive, absent protectors that exercise lethal force to defend it. This should be the litmus test of who should be our next president, and no other.Today's Hyscience pick for "You absolutely need to read this" is by Alex Alexiev, who reminds us that whether we call it Islamism, radical... ... morePosted at 12:54 PM
September 9, 2007
More on the German plot
According to today's report in German news, the plotters had orders to act on September 15th (that is, after everybody would be calm, saying, well, on September 11st, nothing has happened..). Also the German police is worried about the characteristics of the plotters, as two of them are white converts. Guenther Bernstein, Interior Minister, said on Tuesday "Germans converting to Islam should be watched because they tend to show particular fanaticism in order to prove worthy of their new religion,". (This is not new: the guards watching non-converts in the Middle Ages in Islamic prisons, were normally converts, who were specially cruel... ... morePosted at 9:29 AM
September 4, 2007
The South Korean hostages
I have gone through the news about the release of the 20 South Korean hostages who had been kidnapped by Talibans in Afghanistan. It's said that the South Korean Government has paid around $20 million that -a Taliban speaker has announced- will be used for buying more weapons and to carry suicide attacks. They have also expressed their satisfaction about the way the kidnapping has resulted and announced they will carry more of them in the future against citizens who are nationals of countries which have troops in the country. There are also reports that say that the women were... ... morePosted at 3:36 AM
September 1, 2007
Democratic Party Mobilizing National Anti-Troop, Anti-Victory Effort
Incredibly, the national Democrat Party, the Democrat Party of Nevada, the Washoe County Democrat Party and the Carson City Democrat Party have all teamed up together to organize a counter-rally against Move America Forward's "Fight for Victory Tour" kickoff event in Carson City, Nevada on Monday, September 3, 2007. As Joe Wierzbicki at Move America Forward notes, this is fascinating to the staff and board members at Move America Forward (as it should be to all Americans) because they welcome, and have invited to speak at their rallies, persons of ALL political parties who support our troops AND their missions... ... morePosted at 8:02 AM
August 28, 2007
US - Led Forces Strike Taliban Inside Pakistan. So Why Not Eliminate Safe Harbors For Our Enemy?
Finally, the U.S. takes the action it should have taken long ago, striking the Taliban inside Pakistan: Now, however, the U.S. is claiming the cross border attack was a mistake. But was it? My guess is that the U.S. admission of an error is nothing more than cover for Musharraf. As for the attack into the tribal area of Pakistan, we should have done so long ago, and if Musharraf doesn't eliminate the safe harbor for the Taliban, we should. Giving the Taliban a safe free zone and training area in Pakistan is as ridiculous as giving Iraqi Shi'ite terrorists... ... morePosted at 11:56 AM
August 20, 2007
Predator HellFire Rockets Take Out Insurgent Rocket Team
In other words, U.S. rockets are stealthy, and firing rockets at a coalition base will only get you killed. Here a Predator takes out insurgents observed firing rockets at a Coalition base. You can see the secondary explosions from other rockets stored in the insurgents' vehicle, long after it's hit by the Predator rocket. The insurgents never knew the Predator was stalking them, and they never knew what their death was only seconds away.... ... morePosted at 3:05 PM
August 1, 2007
Rescue Of Korean Taliban Prisoners In Play?
Maybe, maybe not. Apparently, there's a lot of confusion as to what's really going on! Cross posted from Hyscience... ... morePosted at 12:53 PM
July 14, 2007
Surely, There's A Message Here
The AP reports that thousands of troops have been deployed to Pakistan's northwestern frontier to try to dissuade "outlawed Islamic militants"(that's AP-speak for Muslim extremists, also known as Islamists or Islamic terrorists) from launching a holy war against the government for its bloody attack on the "radical" Red Mosque. With these facts in mind, need we remind ourselves that Pakistan is a Muslim country, and that it is now having to deploy a large scale defense to prevent attack on the Muslim government in a Muslim country from, you guessed it - their fellow Muslims that have apparently interpreted the... ... morePosted at 11:13 AM
July 13, 2007
Musharraf Declares War On 'Muslim Extremists' On National Television
Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf may have finally realized that pacifying Islamists is a no-win situation for him and that his political survival is threatened should he fail to engage the radicals and reconnect with his moderate constituency.... In a televised address to the nation, Gen Musharraf said that those inside the mosque and its adjacent madrassa, or Muslim college, were "terrorists" who directly threatened Pakistan's security. They had also tarnished Islam's reputation as a tolerant and peaceful religion. "What do we as a nation want?" he asked. "What kind of Islam do these people represent? In the garb of Islamic... ... morePosted at 7:31 AM
July 6, 2007
Help Shut Down The Taliban's Website - Again!
The word from Rusty is that the official website for the Taliban has publicly challenged The Jawa Report to try to take them back offline again: In an official announcement from the group on a well known Islamist bulletin board, the group gloats that, "For a long time now the official site of the Islamic Emirates of Afghanistan - Taliban has been shut down-- due to the exposure and prosecution it was closed by the enemies of Islam," but that party officials were able to get a new site up and running. The "enemies of Islam" that were able... ... morePosted at 7:27 PM | Comments (1)
June 25, 2007
Lebanon blast kills UN (Spanish) soldiers
Six United Nations peacekeepers have been killed and several others wounded by an explosion in southern Lebanon, security officials say. The blast badly damaged two vehicles transporting Spanish peacekeepers from the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (Unifil) near the border with Israel. Last news are, that they were killed by a car bomb activated by remote control, and that it is possible there were suicide bombers inside. The Minister of Defense has confirmed it was a "premeditated attack on the troops". Three of the dead are Colombians, 3 Spanish. There are also 2 Spanish badly hurt.... ... morePosted at 3:57 AM
May 26, 2007
U.S. Based Terrorist Website Host 'Dreamworks' Knowingly Providing Services To Terrorist Organization (Updated)
Dreamhost, said by Jawa Report on May 23rd to be owned by "America hating terrorist supporting leftist" Josh Jones, is continuing to host the al-Qaeda affiliated website - Voice of Jihad, even though Dreamhost and Josh Jones (his blog is here...) now have full knowledge of this fact, having had numerous emails advising them that they are hosting a terrorist site.... ... morePosted at 2:15 PM | Comments (10)
The Right Way To Run A War
Did you happen to notice the ease with which the Ethiopians drove the Islamists from Somalia, and now the Lebanese army having been given carte blanche to go in and finish Fatah al-Islam? Tammy Bruce has a post up on this and offers that it should remind us that our issue (as in Iraq and afghanistan) hasn't been the strength of our enemy, but the president's reticence to allow our military to fight. Cross posted from Hyscience... ... morePosted at 6:12 AM
May 23, 2007
Ayman al-Zawahiri Speaks About 'Martyr' Mulla Dadulah
As though the world needed further evidence that the Islamists are stuck in a mindset more appropriate of the middle ages than the modern world, in this latest video - Ayman al-Zawahiri talks about the 'Martyr' Mulla Dadulah - Taliban high ranking member/terrorist/Islamofascist recently killed in Afghanistan. He assures Taliban leader Mullah Muhammad Omar that Dadullah's death is a "good omen of victory", and draws a comparison to the death of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, Emir of al-Qaeda in Iraq, in June 2006, which he believes marked the beginning of the "massive breakdown" of American forces in Iraq. Zawahiri says that... ... morePosted at 11:12 AM
May 2, 2007
Three al-Qaeda Terrorists Loose On UK Streets
Three men accused of links with Al Qaeda and the Bluewater (shopping centre in Kent) bomb plotters are on the loose in Britain:Mohammed Quayyam Khan, a part-time cab driver from Luton, was allegedly in contact with one of terror overlord Osama Bin Laden's most senior lieutenants. A second man, former London Underground worker Zeeshan Siddiqui, had planned to launch a suicide attack on the Tube, the Old Bailey was told. And Islamic militant Sajeel Shahid, thought to be the leader of the banned group Al Muhajiroun in Pakistan, is alleged to have set up a training camp where 7/7 ringleader... ... morePosted at 9:18 PM
April 26, 2007
Joe Lieberman: 'Only Choice In Iraq That Protects America's Security -- Stand, Fight, And Win.
Jules Crittenden lays it out so even the least aware among us can understand: (There comes the time when) you have to decide which side you're on. This isn't a Republican, Democrat thing. Not even an American, non-American thing, or a Christian-Jewish-Hindu-Buddhist-Muslim thing. It's "Pretty much a Life-Death, Human-Inhuman thing." We're talking of course about Joe Lieberman: "One Choice in Iraq." (Via Hyscience)... ... morePosted at 1:21 PM
Jefferson Versus the Muslim Pirates - America's 'First' War On Terror
Two centuries ago, without congressional or public debate, a president whom we think of today as peaceable, Thomas Jefferson, launched America's first war on foreign soil, a war against terror. The enemy was Muslim; the war was waged unconventionally, with commandos, native troops, and encrypted intelligence, and launched from foreign bases under short-term alliances. For nearly two hundred years, the Barbary pirates had haunted the Mediterranean, enslaving tens of thousands of Europeans and extorting millions of dollars from their countries in a mercenary holy war against Christendom. - SourceChristopher Hitchens piece at Townhall today reminds me that not much has... ... morePosted at 12:19 PM
April 4, 2007
The Democrats Nix Of 'Global War on Terror' Begins The Rebuilding Of The Wall That Led To 9/11
The House Armed Services Committee is banishing the global war on terror from the 2008 defense budget, not because the war has been won, lost, stalled, or called off, but because the committee's Democratic leadership doesn't like the phrase:Committee aides, speaking on the condition of anonymity, said dropping or reducing references to the global war on terror could have many purposes, including an effort to be more precise about military operations, but also has a political element involving a disagreement over whether the war in Iraq is part of the effort to combat terrorism or is actually a distraction from... ... morePosted at 1:06 PM | Comments (3)
April 1, 2007
Spiritual Warfare Needed: Help Save Marine Corporal David Emery Jr.
'DJ' had a tough surgery yesterday. His prognosis is hour to hour. This is one of those times when the best you can do for one of our brave warriors is pray. Please pray for Marine Corporal David Emery Jr. You can learn more here. Cross posted from Hyscience... ... morePosted at 9:46 PM
America's New War Front
(initially posted by Althor at Hyscience on March 31) The scene is one we are sadly all but too familiar with since we see it gratuitously on a regular basis on our biased leftist liberal media. Masked extremists protesting in the streets, chanting hate-America slogans, setting fire to an American flag hoisted upside down on a pole as an added insult of hatred and contempt, even defecating on it in public before setting it on fire, also setting the effigy of an American soldier on fire, while obliging bystanders enthusiastically cheered them on. But the alarming part of this particular... ... morePosted at 8:30 PM
Is Britain Toast?
In our earlier post today we noted Rabbi Aryeh Spero's comment that unless things change, radical Islam will over the next few decades sublimate the West, without having to have even raised an army. From the dhimmitude we're witnessing in Britain today, especially in regard to Iran's latest hostage taking, it's clear that Europe, and especially Britain, is already there. Just as was lamented by the rabbi:We fire not on their fortress mosques, nor on their ships, nor during their holy days, nor in their holy cities, nor at their "holy men." We dare not humiliate. Instead, we allow ourselves... ... morePosted at 9:27 AM
March 28, 2007
We Are John Doe
Those six agenda-driven, publicity-seeking, imams that have filed a federal lawsuit against US Airways and the Metropolitan Airports Commission in Minneapolis/St. Paul, "advised by the grievance-mongers at the Council on American-Islamic Relations," also plan to sue "John Does" -- innocent bystanders who alerted the authorities about their security concerns. Since their lawsuit affects the security of every freedom-loving American, we are all in a sense - "John Does," and the legislation introduced by Rep. Steve Pearce, R-N.M., will protect every "John Doe" in America from legal liability when we report suspicious behavior. Michelle Malkin's column this week covers the new... ... morePosted at 1:52 PM
House GOP Leads Fight To Protect 'John Doe' From Muslim Extremists' Lawsuits
Once in a while, common sense prevails and American politicians make the right (and intelligent) move. This was the case yesterday when House Republicans surprised Democrats with a procedural vote to protect public-transportation passengers from being sued if they report suspicious activity - the first step by lawmakers to protect "John Doe" airline travelers already targeted in such a lawsuit: [...] After a heated debate and calls for order, the motion to recommit the Democrats' Rail and Public Transportation Security Act of 2007 back to committee with instructions to add the protective language passed on a vote of 304-121. All... ... morePosted at 8:52 AM
March 14, 2007
CAIR Not Looking So Good Under The Light Of Day
.... But then of course, CAIR isn't about truth and the light of day, it's about the darkest side of Islam - the radical Islamic agenda.Although the Islamoapologists at the NYT would have us believe otherwise, CAIR is nothing less than a supporter of the radical Islamic agenda, and terrorists. For a thorough discussion on CAIR's dark side, Karl at Protein Wisdom has a stinging discussion' of CAIR, its leaders, and its agenda. He also exposes the extent of the dishonest reporting by the NYT's MacFarquhar (a must read). As for the stunningly naive CAIR-apologia of New York Times reporter... ... morePosted at 12:11 PM
March 12, 2007
Judge OK's Disney World Trip For Man Linked To Terrorism Investigation
Simply incredible: Even though the man's word has been found worthless by a jury, U.S. District Judge Amy J. St. Eve lets the guy go to DisneyWorld - unmonitored! And the terrorist-loving judge is a 2002 Bush appointee.... ... morePosted at 3:05 PM
February 14, 2007
Where's Osama?
All we hear from these days is al-Zawahiri. Osama's last video message surfaced more than two years ago and his last audio statement was July 1, 2006. So what's up with bin-Laden and what does his absence tell us?... ... morePosted at 10:15 PM
February 10, 2007
American Troops Captured By Islamic Courts Union in Somalia?
Debbie at Right Truth writes of a rumor that 15 American Marines were captured by the Islamic Courts Union in Somalia during the recent fighting and defeat of that group. There is also a rumor that these 15 will be released in exchange for the release of Sheik Sharif Sheik Ahmed. More at 15 U.S. Marines held by Islamic Courts Union in Somalia... ... morePosted at 8:05 AM
January 23, 2007
The Speech George Bush Should Make Tonight
It begins with "The State of the Union is a disaster," and ends with:A nation that is not willing to fight for what it believes in, for its place in the world, is not worthy of its own ideals. But that is not America. I now intend to help America restore its faith in itself. By fighting this necessary fight that we cannot afford to lose. So ... are you with me, or against us?Read all of it here ... Although it's the one I'd like to hear, at least half the country wouldn't get it anyway. Sadly, it's going... ... morePosted at 1:46 PM
January 21, 2007
We Can Fight This War Against Radical Islam Or We Can Die!
Today's must-read commentary comes from the Frank Salvato via The Washington Times: "The choice is clear. We can both abandon the multicultural politically correct fantasy of an ideologically symbiotic utopia with those who practice radical Islam and fight this war to win or we can die" : [...] Abandoning the failed experiment of multiculturalism perhaps a bit too late, many countries in Europe are scrambling to protect their national identities while experiencing a diminishing birthrate among their people. According to reproductive rates, the world's population will be consumed by those who practice the Islamic ideology through simple demographics in a... ... morePosted at 11:44 AM | Comments (1)
January 19, 2007
The Immortal Words of 2LT Mark Daily
"These are the kind and caliber of men who fight for us." They know why we fight, and why we must win.
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January 1, 2007
Where We Stand In The Long War On Terror
Just in case you are wondering where we really stand, Bill Roggio (via Captain Salamander) takes a look at the state of the major theaters in the WOT, and some under the radar - including Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iraq, Somalia, Iran, North Africa, Saudi Arabia, Chechnya, The Philippines, Indonesia, Bandladesh, and Thailand. Be sure to read it all ... Cross posted by Hyscience... ... morePosted at 11:14 PM
December 7, 2006
Some Pearl Harbor Day Wisdom
Al-Qaida's target was not an American military base - they suicide-bombed the United States' financial and military centers and intentionally murdered civilians.
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November 16, 2006
Padilla Playing Off Al-Qaeda Playbook
... instruction comes straight from the pages of an the official al Qaeda training manual, and officials at the detention facility at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, have said they see clear evidence that detainees are well-versed in its contents.
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October 27, 2006
Let's Not Forget Which Side Of The War On Terror The Media Is On - (Hint) It's Not Ours
I want to make sure that readers clearly understand whose side "our" media is on. Here's Joe Scarborough on CNN's lovefest with Osama bin Laden: "CNN Produces al Qaeda Recruitment Video." Don't buy-in to their spin and that of the Democratic Party. This war is for real, and these people want to kill us.... ... morePosted at 5:58 PM
Obsession: Radical Islam Part 8 - We've Been Here Before...
I've shown you this before, and I'll keep reposting this video and others like it. It serves as a reminder of why you should vote Republican on November 8. It illustrates clearly why we fight and the terrible threat we have before us: "All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing." (Edmund Burke)Do not be fooled by the Democratic spinmeisters and the media. We are at war with radical Islam and the ideology of Islamofascism. Cross posted from Hyscience... ... morePosted at 5:05 PM
October 25, 2006
Heroes
Watch every minute of this - it's that good - especially when it gets to the heroes.. Videos like this still choke me up every single time I see them. Via Beth at My Vast Right Wing Conspiracy - "As an aside, I don't suppose you noticed the Democrats (i.e. Murtha, Code Pinkos, etc.) shown in that video who are fighting against the war on terror, did you?" Cross posted from Hyscience... ... morePosted at 10:51 PM
October 16, 2006
Trout Fishing Afghan Style - Even Islam Has Rednecks
Hat tip - OPFOR... ... morePosted at 12:11 PM
October 11, 2006
Our 'World' War Is With Radical Islam
... while there are other issues that affect us, only the world-wide war with radical Islam and the Islamist ideology can permenantly take both our freedoms and our lives..
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September 29, 2006
New Zawahiri Tape
Let there be no doubt that the Democrats have been and continue to be a major source of the propaganda that our jihadist enemies use against us.
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Senate Approves Coercive Interrogation Guidelines: Major Victory For President Bush And The War On Terror!!!
Democrats are disconsolate, and a tear-eyed, effeminate Alan Colmes on Fox, could not help but wail his shrill plaint about "the unprecedented amount of power this legislation gave the Executive Branch," and how "it violated the civil liberties of all those poor Jihadists."
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Pakistan's Pseudo-War
U.S. forces are not free to move in or above Pakistan in pursuit of the enemy. In fact, after Bush told CNN he would send US forces into Pakistan if intelligence indicated bin Laden's presence, Musharraf rebuffed him and said he would not permit foreign troops on Pakistani soil.
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September 27, 2006
7-Eleven Sends Chavez 'Go To Hell' Message - Drops Venezuela-Backed CITGO
Hell, you'd think that the Dem/CIA/NYT/Wapo - crowd could at least be as patriotic as a 7-Eleven!!!
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The West's Last Chance: 'An Islamist threat like the Nazis'
It is beginning to dawn on Europeans that the combination of a shrinking ethnic-European population and an expanding, culturally assertive Muslim population might lead to the fall of Western civilization
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September 26, 2006
25 British Pathfinders On Four-day Mission Fight Off Taliban Siege For Eight Weeks
The group was supposed to be reinforced by a company of 120 paratroops but they had to be diverted to the town of Sangin when they came under heavy assault by Taleban insurgents.
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September 23, 2006
New Tucker and Menchaca Video: Bodies Desecrated by Terrorists
So where's the vociferous voices of the Left and the media that are always screaming about U.S. abuses of prisoners? Proportionality, please!
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Is Osama Bin-Ladin Dead?
If true, it's good that the bastard is dead, but unlikely to affect the rate of terrorism one way or the other. It would be much better for the guy to die from a missile.
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September 18, 2006
About Those Interogation Techniques
Our own special ops troops go through far worse than all of these put together, just as a warm-up to deployment.
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September 15, 2006
On Weakening Rights In Order To Save Them
... is it possible that the war on terror, aside from being necessary to our national security, will also advance the cause of human rights? Consider:
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September 11, 2006
9/11: Never Forget - Never Forgive (Reposted from 9/10)
We had better not forget 9/11 and the signal it sent. The enemy won't forget. For him, 9/11 was a continuation in a long war against America. He thinks he can wait us out. He thinks we're weak and will wilt before his demands in order to save our lives. He is betting everything he is right. Is he?
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September 6, 2006
Pakistan Cedes North Waziristan To Taliban (Update)
In other words, our supposed ally in the WOT just surrendered to the Taliban and al-Qaeda, or it's part of a strategy, or it's both, or maybe its just a hudna in the eyes of both sides.
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September 3, 2006
Taking stock on a global scale: A Perspective On A Violent Summer
... taking stock at the end of the violent summer of 2006, we have made progress - much more than you think.
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September 2, 2006
On The "Azzam" Threat As A Prelude To Future Jihad in America
The take home message here to our friends on the Left is in the form of a question: "What part of the fact that these people are deadly serious about forcing you to convert to Islam or die - are you finding so hard to understand?"
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August 22, 2006
Are We Approaching The Point of No Return?
What kind of people provide a market for videotaped beheadings of innocent hostages? What kind of people would throw an old man in a wheelchair off a cruise liner into the sea, simply because he was Jewish? What kind of people would fly planes into buildings to vent their hate at the cost of their own lives?
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Osama: 'A Jihadi in Love'
Jules Crittenden has a plan:Agent Whitney, all rehabbed and trained up in spy stuff, gets dispatched to Waziristan, on the Pak-Afghan border. Agent Whitney and a suitcase full of CDs and Playboy magazines, maybe some devil water in a jug marked XXX, will be the bait. Infidel helicopter drops Agent Whitney down in the middle of some rocky Waziri valley. She cranks "I Will Always Love You" on the boombox and starts filing her nails. In his cave, Osama hears the plaintive notes of his angel, a siren song calling him forth.He floats through the air, like Yogi to a... ... morePosted at 10:06 AM
August 18, 2006
'Flower Power Never Won A War
Let there be no doubt about it. Compare today with World War II-we wouldn't have been able to win then, if we had fought by today's "sensitive" warfighting rules, set by the press/the Left. Make no mistake, the enemy knows this, and that's why we're at war with them. They see us as weak, and ripe for defeat at their hands.Continue reading "Flower power never won a war - The Jihad Auxiliary Brigade" ...... ... morePosted at 8:05 PM
Revisiting ''CAIR Doesn't Like The Term 'Islamic Fascist'''
... CAIR and similar groups condemn terrorism on the surface while endorsing an ideology that helps foster extremism, adding that "almost all of their members are theocratic Muslims who reject secularism and want to establish Islamic states.
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It Sounded So Good In The Begining, But Where Did It All Go Wrong, George?
The primary goal of Islam remains from the teaching of Muhammad--to create the "Islamic kingdom of God on Earth." The goal is not negotiable. There is no compromise. The aim of the Islamic movement is to bring about somewhere in the world a new society wholeheartedly committed to the teachings of Islam in their totality and to strive to abide by those teachings in its government, political, economic and social organizations, its relation with other states, its educational system and moral values, and all other aspects of its way of life.
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August 16, 2006
On The Non-Importance Of World Opinion
It is when "world opinion" and its news media start liking you that you should wonder if you've lost your way.
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August 13, 2006
Are you Ready? Psalm 9-11 - 'I will fear no evil'
Strong, ruthless men and women go long hours without sleep for you. They do everything they can to keep you safe. They are your shield. They will kill for you, and die for you.You can take comfort from that knowledge and draw strength from their example. ... But that is not enough. There is something you have to find within yourself. It may be that one day, our shield will fail, and the insidious foe that operates from beyond our borders and even within them will penetrate that shield and kill some of us again. (Jules Crittenden)As it becomes... ... morePosted at 12:34 PM
August 11, 2006
'Where Is the Nelson Mandela of the Islamic World?'
As for the answer to Gohel's question, "Where is the Nelson Mandela of the Islamic World," he may not have been born yet. Meanwhile, too many moderate Muslims are afraid to speak out.
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August 8, 2006
On the Israel-Hez War and the Democratic Peace
Angie just posted this question: Hi Professor Rummel. I've read your stuff in the past and was just wondering if you had thought about posting something that counters the recent media criticism that I've seen where someone mentioned that Israel and Lebanon are both democratic. I forgot the reporter, but it seems like someone was questioning the validity of the proposition by yourself and President Bush (I have read that he has read Natan Sharansky's book on democracy) that greater democracy is a solution to global violence. Will you counter that question at all? I have. My post on this... ... morePosted at 11:19 AM
July 27, 2006
Al-Zawahri: "War Is For Sake of God And Will Last Until Islam Prevails'
America, you are already in the war, the only question is whether or not you engage it properly in time to survive.
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July 20, 2006
World War III--Abolitionists Versus Slavery Part III
Here, I am responding to the comments on my World War III--It's Abolitionists Versus Slavery," cross-posted on Dean's World. Annoying Old Guy said: It's WWIV. WWIII was the Cold War. RJR: I've made this point about the Cold War myself, but when participating in a debate I think it best to stick to the terms used to avoid confusion, such as "World War III." Otherwise, one gets involved in side issues. Jeffrey Boser said: I'm sorry Rudy, but it feels very much like you're trying to attach your agenda to the War-On-Terrorism fad. You use incitable words like 'slavery' where... ... morePosted at 10:01 PM
July 19, 2006
World War III--Abolitionists Versus Slavery Part II
My calling the people of absolute dictatorships civil slaves has occasioned some comments important enough to respond to here and in Part III. An exchange with Walter W. Cox (published with permission): I have been wondering...if this line of thought really passes a "reality check." What got me to thinking about it is this: I know that I would MUCH rather be a citizen of the People's Republic of China, or of Putin's Russia, than a slave in the American South circa 1850. Even though the Chinese and the Russians, like other unfree peoples, lack political freedom, they still enjoy... ... morePosted at 9:59 PM
July 18, 2006
Democide Galore--Iran Says "Kill Them All"
Part of the problem in communicating the nature of our enemies and their depths of depravity is finding the right words to describe the horrors they inflict on people. The following from an article, "Khomeini fatwa 'led to killing of 30,000 in Iran'" by the diplomatic correspondent Chrisina Lamb, helps (link here). I am reposting it from 3/6/05: Children as young as 13 were hanged from cranes, six at a time, in a barbaric two-month purge of Iran's prisons on the direct orders of Ayatollah Khomeini, according to a new book by his former deputy. More than 30,000 political prisoners... ... morePosted at 8:01 PM
July 17, 2006
World War III--It's Abolitionists Versus Slavery
We are engaged in World War III, as former House Speaker Newt Gingrich has pointed out on NBC's "Meet the Press." A few days before on Hannity & Colmes (7/13/06), he made clear who the enemy is: "The core decision we make -- and this needs to be a national debate and a worldwide debate -- is between those of us who believe we're in a war between civilization and terrorism, whether it is state terrorism in North Korea, Syria and Iran or non-state terrorism in Hamas, Hezbollah and Al Qaeda or whether in fact our job is to appease... ... morePosted at 10:28 PM
July 13, 2006
Is Hizbollah's Military Chief Mugniya The 'Smoking Gun' Linking Iran To Kidnappings?
... intelligence sources indicate that only a well-prepared hizballah's operation by this man can create such a situation.
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July 4, 2006
Not The New York Times
And this is not the edition of Internet Haganah you were supposed to be seeing today. What we were planning on featuring was a new report from the Society for Internet Research - the first public report from SoFIR to be released in a year. The report details how the "proliferation of jihadist websites" can be linked to the activities of just a few individuals. The report is based entirely on open sources of information or intelligence we gathered on our own. However, in addition to a certain amount of peer review, we also provided a draft of the report... ... morePosted at 9:21 PM
June 14, 2006
On The Necessity Of War
A 6,000-word letter dated July 8, 2005, from Osama bin Laden's No. 2, Ayman al-Zawahiri, shows our enemies hope history will repeat. "(W)e are in a battle," Zawahiri wrote, "and more than half this battle is in the media."
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May 29, 2006
On this Memorial Day wekend, I think back ...
On this Memorial Day weekend, I think back to a few specific events in history, and I marvel at the courage and selflessness displayed by our men and women in arms. First comes to mind the heroes on Bataan and Corregidor in WW2. They were surrounded and outnumbered and eventually captured by a fanatical enemy that worshiped a heathen god and had no moral decency (remind you of anyone today?). Their treatment on the Bataan death march and in the death camps of the Philippines was unimaginable. Many died from murder, disease, and starvation, yet the remainder stayed strong and... ... morePosted at 11:55 AM | Comments (1)
May 24, 2006
Taliban Offensive Busted
For people my age, we have the Vietnam War to which we can compare the liberal media's treatment of the war in Iraq and Afghanistan. One of my bitter memories is of the 1968 Tet offensive by the North Vietnamese controlled Vietcong that failed. South Vietnamese and American forces not only held, but in many parts of the country they so badly mauled the Vietcong that their ability to launch another offensive was set back many years. Yet, the Media played up the Vietcong's momentary successes in Saigon and Hue, and subsequently treated the offensive as a Vietcong victory. This... ... morePosted at 10:13 PM | Comments (1)
May 16, 2006
About That Cassandra Syndrome
Taking into account the opinion of three (including Pat Santy) "superb mental health professionals" that have in effect come to identical conclusions, as Pat Santy says - you better believe that they are on to something. That "something" is a sound assessment of the current situation in the conservative blogsphere and the state of affairs of the political and cultural left.
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April 30, 2006
On "Flight 93" RIP
I saw "Flight 93" on A&E Saturday night (this is not the "United 93" now playing in the theaters), and the hour lead in interviews of those whose loved ones were murdered by the terrorists destruction of the WCT Towers. There is a time for the pen and a time for emoting hot and focused. The people aboard United flight 93 who saved either the capital building or White House from obliteration, and the firemen, policemen, and the unknown men and women who tried to save the lives of those trapped in the upper floors of the towers, only... ... morePosted at 11:14 PM
Middle East Update
The face of the war on terror must include Israel, which some, including the MSM, have not done in the past. Israel is in fact a crucial part of this global war on terror. Caroline B. Glick has another excellent article in Jewish World Review. Here's a taste: The face of the enemy has changed. If in the past it was possible to say that the war being waged against Israel was unique and distinct from the global jihad, after the events of the past week, it is no longer possible to credibly make such a claim. Four events that... ... morePosted at 9:12 PM
April 26, 2006
Update And Audio On the Blue Book of Freedom
In March I wrote a blog on my just completed The Blue Book Of Freedom, which I wrote to get the word out about the incredible virtues and moral goods of democratic freedom. I purposely kept it short (about 80 pages), on message, and factual. It is a declaration of war on thug regimes, and I envision the book as something like Mao's Red Book. People are encouraged to wave it vigorously in front of the North Korea, Sudan, and Iran embassies shouting, "Long live freedom. Down with thug regimes." Even, "We will bury you." I sent a query about... ... morePosted at 10:00 AM
April 15, 2006
New terror law in the UK
New laws making it illegal to glorify terrorism and distribute terrorist publications have come into force in the UK. Well, we are all very pleased about it, but we would also like to see it enforced as soon as possible. I wonder what they make of a website like this, which glorifies Jihad. There is no solution except for the greatest Jihād. World peace no longer satisfies us. There is no peace for the enemy. This is a legislation and belief in every Muslim heart. continues here... ... morePosted at 7:18 AM | Comments (1)
April 12, 2006
Islamists post list of apostates to kill
"We are the supporters of the Prophet group. After our debates and discussions with our brothers, the commanders of the Islamic groups and organizations in the Islamic land...Al-Jama'ah Consultative Council decided to grant those who are charged with apostasy and denying religion a three-day grace period to announce their repentance, renounce their writings about denying the sunnah of our prophet... If they do not respond to the God and His Prophet, we will follow them everywhere they go and at anytime; and they can never be far from the swords of truth, and they are closer to us that our... ... morePosted at 12:56 PM
April 11, 2006
China's Middle East: Xinjiang
Xinjiang. Don't talk to the Chinese about Xinjiang. They hate it. They hate the area and its people, the Uighurs. Xinjiang, like Taiwan and neighboring Tibet, is a neuralgic issue for China, which desperately needs internal stability in that predominantly Muslim, resource-rich and strategically important region. Beijing's strategic and energy objectives are based on stability in Xinjiang and its Central Asian policies grow out of its preoccupation with stability there. The United States has accused China of using the war on terrorism as an excuse to suppress political dissent in Xinjiang. In the region, since September 11, China has beefed... ... morePosted at 9:20 AM
April 9, 2006
Middle East Authoritarianism IS Getting Better--Look At The Data
I have been pointing out that the invasion of Iraq, the struggle for democracy there, and the democratic election of a national government was having a pro-democratic impact on other Middle Eastern Muslim countries. Since my view was at sharp variance from what some realists and other foreign policy experts have been saying, I decided to test this. I used Freedom House ratings, 1973-2005 (see below the map on the page), and tracked the year-by-year change in ratings for Muslim Middle Eastern (ME) countries. These ratings are on civil liberties (CL) and political rights (PR), and vary from 1 for... ... morePosted at 10:21 PM | Comments (1)
April 6, 2006
Still More Evidence For No Wars Between Democracies
This morning I came across two blogs (here, and here) that relied on Matthew White's page to dismiss the democratic peace. Since White continues to have influence on the democratic peace debate, I am revising and reposting my July 13, 2005 blog on his statistics. Thanks to Dean Esmay for referring me to Matthew White's page that raises questions about the democratic peace. I know of White's useful Historical Atlas of the Twentieth Century , and have used his statistics in my own research. He is careful, thoughtful, and systematic in what he presents, so when he questions the democratic... ... morePosted at 10:18 PM
Italy: running the enemy out of the country
Italian interior minister Giuseppe Pisanu said on Thursday that security forces prevented two terrorist attacks against the church of San Petronio in Bologna and Milan's underground rail system. Pisanu said seven people were involved in the plot and that three were expelled from the country, two were arrested, one is under police surveillance and another is on the run. "Now I can say it: there was a terror project against our country and the control and prevention action of our police was able to foil it" Pisanu said on the sidelines of a rally in Cagliari of the leading cabinet... ... morePosted at 2:04 PM
April 4, 2006
Report by the Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center on Filastin al-Muslimah
Filastin al-Muslimah, a Hamas monthly distributed from the UK, continues to incite to terrorism, mainly suicide bombing terrorism. At the same time, it disseminates messages denying Israel's existence and expressing sympathy for global jihad elements. A newly issued report by the Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center in Israel shows that a Hamas monthly published from the United Kingdom - considered a "primary mouthpiece" - continues to advocate terrorist suicide bombing, turning its perpetrators in to role models for the new generation of Palestinians. In the report released by the Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center, an analysis is carried out of... ... morePosted at 6:25 PM
Directorate of Intelligence (DI) facing crisis
John A. Kringen, the CIA's director of intelligence, had an interesting piece Monday in the Washington Post on the steps being taken within the intelligence community to minimize "group think" and find new ways of monitoring and assessing long-term strategic threats. "Nearly one year ago, President Bush's commission on weapons of mass destruction released its report identifying shortcomings in the intelligence community. Many of the commission's judgments dealt with analysis, the discipline I lead at the CIA. The primary criticism was that our analysts were "too wedded to their assumptions" and that our tradecraft -- the way we analyze a... ... morePosted at 12:23 PM
Directorate of Intelligence (DI) facing crisis
John A. Kringen, the CIA's director of intelligence, had an interesting piece Monday in the Washington Post on the steps being taken within the intelligence community to minimize "group think" and find new ways of monitoring and assessing long-term strategic threats. "Nearly one year ago, President Bush's commission on weapons of mass destruction released its report identifying shortcomings in the intelligence community. Many of the commission's judgments dealt with analysis, the discipline I lead at the CIA. The primary criticism was that our analysts were "too wedded to their assumptions" and that our tradecraft -- the way we analyze a... ... morePosted at 12:23 PM
April 3, 2006
Thucydides, Aquinas and the GWOT
There was a fascinating symposium on the "Future of War" recently in the pages of "Historically Speaking, the Bulletin of The Historical Society," with some important lessons to be heeded in the GWOT. As Thucydides argued, people go to war for one, or some combination of, three reasons: fear, honor, and interest. He is largely correct. However, a proper understanding of our actual human nature compels us to refine the Thucydidean formula to conform to what we have described in past posts as the three motors of human action: material interest (survival and growth, source of fear), social interest (order... ... morePosted at 3:01 PM
March 29, 2006
Exporting Democracy? No, Unchaining a People
When President Bush calls for "fostering democracy," one should read this phrase as "helping a people cast off the chains that bind and the fear that paralyzes them." The difference between tyranny and liberal democracy is that in the former people are in chains, in effect prisoners of the whims and desires of the thugs that rule, and in fear over what might happen or be done to them - metaphorically, the 3am knock on the door. One should keep this firmly in mind when coming across the assertion that we should not "export democracy." It's like saying that we... ... morePosted at 9:10 PM
Ex-Mossad Chief: 'Global civilization is on the verge of "World War III'
Amit is merely stating the obvious - but is lacking in one important caveat. The threat is from "Islamic nations and Islamist groups", not Muslims in general.
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March 17, 2006
Israel and the Iraq Document Dump
Before this week's public release of captured Saddam-era documents, I hope we were cooperating with Israeli intelligence on their translation...
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March 13, 2006
Rakan Ben Williams: New Islamist Super Hero To Be Feared - Or Just Another Comic Jihadi
... the emergence of the Islamists' media jihad is testament to the weight now being placed by them on winning over minds to their cause through new media in the absence of any physical command headquarters - in other words, having been chased out of havens, havens that they LOST because they FAILED to win in battle, they are now working on the hearts and minds of the weak-minded and emotionally disfunctional misfits of society.
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March 6, 2006
The West's Deadly Ideological Battle With Islamic Jihadism
... we've accomplished much already, such as toppling the governments of Afghanistan and Iraq and replacing them with emerging democracies (albeit they are still works in-progress), however, these efforts have done little to discredit, demoralize or defeat our enemy the jihadists. Now, it's time to fully engage in the ideological nature of the conflict!
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March 1, 2006
On Islamistawareness, Islamophobia, And 'Islamophobia-phobia'
This is not an atavistic hatred of another man's skin or faith or last name, but is instead the fear of the ideas and conduct of radical Muslims.
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February 26, 2006
The Long War Against Radical Islam - Are We Up To It?
... we are at war, and we could lose it. Victory is not inevitable.
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January 21, 2006
Washed-Up Wannabes
[Osama bin Laden and Ayman al Zawahri] miscalculated. They tried to accomplish their goals through torture and terror....Let alone any intervention by western military might, they would have failed eventually. Because people are motivated by opportunity, not by fear.
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December 14, 2005
Islam As Terrorism
Islam as terrorism is the real issue that should've been looked at on 9/12/2001. The real historical precedent is the Iberian Reconquista from the 8th Century to the battle of Lepanto on 7 October 1571. Take time if you can to read this important article from Front Page Magazine: The Pentagon Breaks the Islam Taboo By Paul Sperry FrontPageMagazine.com | December 14, 2005 Washington's policy-makers have been careful in the war on terror to distinguish between Islam and the terrorists. The distinction has rankled conservatives who see scarce difference. A little-noticed speech by President Bush in October gave them some hope. In... ... morePosted at 3:04 PM
August 10, 2005
Australian Troops Bound For Afghanistan May Face Home-Grown Jihadists
Australian troops due in Afghanistan within weeks may be confronted by home-grown jihadists after a masked man with an Australian accent appeared on Arab television to threaten terrorist attacks against the West. An Australian SAS contingent and its support team is expected in Afghanistan next month to conduct combat patrols in remote regions. [A still from the video of the suspected Australian screened on al- Arabiya television (Photo:AP)] Speech experts said the man was either born in or spent his formative years in Australia and was probably aged under 30. They believe he may be a second-generation Australian from a... ... morePosted at 11:44 PM
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