No middle ground. You're either part of The Caliphate or you're against it. If you're against it, you have a fight on your hands. They're comin'...QuoteAl Qaeda splinter group declares Islamic 'Caliphate'
ISIS rebel militant soldiers on the frontline. Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant aka ISIS. The group An-Nusra Front announced its creation January 2012 during the Syrian Civil War. Newscom: Medyan Dairieh, ZUMA Press
ISIS rebel militant soldiers on the frontline. Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant aka ISIS.
Reuters 7 hr ago By Sylvia Westall of Reuters
BEIRUT (Reuters) - An offshoot of al Qaeda which has captured swathes of territory in Iraq and Syria has declared itself an Islamic "Caliphate" and called on factions worldwide to pledge their allegiance, a statement posted on jihadist websites said on Sunday.
The move is an expansion of the group's ambitions to wage a holy war and posed a direct challenge to the central leadership of al Qaeda, which has already disowned it.
The group, previously known as the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), also known as ISIS, has renamed itself "Islamic State" and proclaimed its leader Abu Bakr al-Baghadi as "Caliph" - the head of the state, the statement said.
"He is the imam and khalifah (Caliph) for the Muslims everywhere," the group's spokesman Abu Muhammad al-Adnani said in the statement, which was translated into several languages and an Arabic audio speech.
"Accordingly, the "Iraq and Sham" (Levant) in the name of the Islamic State is henceforth removed from all official deliberations and communications, and the official name is the Islamic State from the date of this declaration," he said.
Charles Lister, Visiting Fellow at the Brookings Doha Cnter, saw considerable significance in the move.
"Whatever judgements are made in terms of its legitimacy, (the) announcement that it has restored the Caliphate is likely the most significant development in international jihad ism since 9/11.
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Gosh... I am so scared right now...
Here's a typical ISIL follower:
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Things do not look good for the next few years.. :sad:
Quote from: kit saginaw on June 30, 2014, 03:27:24 AM
Gosh... I am so scared right now...
Here's a typical ISIL follower:
(https://conservativepoliticalforum.com/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fus.123rf.com%2F400wm%2F400%2F400%2Fdeepdesertphoto%2Fdeepdesertphoto1108%2Fdeepdesertphoto110800005%2F10292141-a-chihuahua-dog-appearing-to-be-very-angry-with-the-plastic-cone-on-her-neck.jpg&hash=cf0aec63964758d2b8cd777487b4e2f71622d6b0)
It will be interesting to see what happens when these rabid dogs return home to Europe and USA.
They had better arrest these "jihad tourists" the moment they hit the ground. The Socialist parties in Europe, are already collapsing in the face of the Libertarian and Right Wing parties. A terrorist strikes is not going to help the Left Wing parties.
Quote from: mdgiles on July 03, 2014, 10:20:48 AM
They had better arrest these "jihad tourists" the moment they hit the ground. The Socialist parties in Europe, are already collapsing in the face of the Libertarian and Right Wing parties. A terrorist strikes is not going to help the Left Wing parties.
I think they will just parade the commie Anders Breivik around and make him the focus if a new muslim terrorist attack happens. I remember after 9/11 the focus in Europe was not the tragedy itself but glorification of Islam as a religion of peace and the attack as an exception.
Quote from: Mountainshield on July 29, 2014, 07:53:33 AM
I think they will just parade the commie Anders Breivik around and make him the focus if a new muslim terrorist attack happens. I remember after 9/11 the focus in Europe was not the tragedy itself but glorification of Islam as a religion of peace and the attack as an exception.
They say that math is the enemy of Leftists, for example the repeated claim that most Muslims are peaceful. There are 1.2 billion Muslims in the world, 1% of those is 12 million, 10% of that figure is 1.2 million. So a minuscule percentage of the Muslim community - 1 in 1 hundred still leaves a million insane terrorists. Meanwhile the West has some really ugly weapons in it's arsenals, but it won't use them - they are held back by the insane idea of proportionality. The idea that if your enemy only has a certain level of weaponry, it is some how "unfair" to use your far greater arsenal. So if your enemy only has small arms it's not "fair" to use machine guns and heavy artillery - it's as if war is a freaking video game. The common sense idea, that it's better to use every weapon you have, smash the enemy flat and get it over with - thus reducing casualties - had gone by the wayside.
Quote from: mdgiles on August 03, 2014, 06:15:46 AM
They say that math is the enemy of Leftists, for example the repeated claim that most Muslims are peaceful. There are 1.2 billion Muslims in the world, 1% of those is 12 million, 10% of that figure is 1.2 million. So a minuscule percentage of the Muslim community - 1 in 1 hundred still leaves a million insane terrorists. Meanwhile the West has some really ugly weapons in it's arsenals, but it won't use them - they are held back by the insane idea of proportionality. The idea that if your enemy only has a certain level of weaponry, it is some how "unfair" to use your far greater arsenal. So if your enemy only has small arms it's not "fair" to use machine guns and heavy artillery - it's as if war is a freaking video game. The common sense idea, that it's better to use every weapon you have, smash the enemy flat and get it over with - thus reducing casualties - had gone by the wayside.
Spot on, Giles!
Is it "proportional" to use a flyswatter to swat an annoying little pest? No. It is, however, terribly effective and efficient!
-Darth
Quote from: mdgiles on August 03, 2014, 06:15:46 AM
They say that math is the enemy of Leftists, for example the repeated claim that most Muslims are peaceful. There are 1.2 billion Muslims in the world, 1% of those is 12 million, 10% of that figure is 1.2 million. So a minuscule percentage of the Muslim community - 1 in 1 hundred still leaves a million insane terrorists. Meanwhile the West has some really ugly weapons in it's arsenals, but it won't use them - they are held back by the insane idea of proportionality. The idea that if your enemy only has a certain level of weaponry, it is some how "unfair" to use your far greater arsenal. So if your enemy only has small arms it's not "fair" to use machine guns and heavy artillery - it's as if war is a freaking video game. The common sense idea, that it's better to use every weapon you have, smash the enemy flat and get it over with - thus reducing casualties - had gone by the wayside.
I think this is what Israel plans to do with Hamas. From all I have heard they are receiving assistance and support from the Saudis, Jordan and Egypt. Too bad our president won't come out and strongly support Israel.
Quote from: supsalemgr on August 03, 2014, 08:22:21 AM
I think this is what Israel plans to do with Hamas. From all I have heard they are receiving assistance and support from the Saudis, Jordan and Egypt. Too bad our president won't come out and strongly support Israel.
Our president is Muslim period. He is NOT going to support Israel; he's done quite the opposite.
Yes, I do believe Christians are in danger.
One of the more hilarious developments is that they count Al Qaeda in their list of enemies.
The current AQ leader used to be the "master" of the leader of ISIS, and he's
none too pleased to see his former disciple insist that he call him "Caliph" while bowing.
Quote from: suzziY on August 03, 2014, 09:44:03 AM
Our president is Muslim period.
Nah, he's a leftist intelligentsia, they've always hated Jews, they didn't need the help of Muslims to get there.
One way you can tell? He (softly) supports Partial-birth abortions. Even Muslims won't condone that sh*t
Quote from: Alaska Slim on August 19, 2014, 05:47:35 AM
One of the more hilarious developments is that they count Al Qaeda in their list of enemies.
The current AQ leader used to be the "master" of the leader of ISIS, and he's none too pleased to see his former disciple insist that he call him "Caliph" while bowing.
Nah, he's a leftist intelligentsia, they've always hated Jews, they didn't need the help of Muslims to get there.
One way you can tell? He (softly) supports Partial-birth abortions. Even Muslims won't condone that sh*t
Muscum are supposed to deceive infidels, and his agenda of destroying Capitalism and American culture requires deception, so anything that goes against American values, is acceptable under Sharia.
Hence, he's a freakin Muscum. :biggrin:
Nah, the way I put it is this: Daddy may have inspired him, but it's the Leftist cottage industrial complex that what bore and raised him.
He thinks like they think, talks like they talk. He had a Brazilian Socialist as an academic adviser, Communists as teachers, and Black critical theorists as his "spiritual mentors".
The man is bought paid for with our own Leftist nutbaggery, he's just showing us how truly nutty they always were.
Quote from: supsalemgr on August 03, 2014, 08:22:21 AM
I think this is what Israel plans to do with Hamas. From all I have heard they are receiving assistance and support from the Saudis, Jordan and Egypt. Too bad our president won't come out and strongly support Israel.
YES PLEASE!!
We should move the vast majority of our troops into the Eastern Mediterranean and the Arabian Peninsula in preparation for any needed response against the Iraeli perimeter states. Since we already have the symbolic victory in Pakistan of Osama Bin Laden's assassination, I say we should abandon those areas in Central Asia and make our move in the southern perimeters of the 'middle east.'
It is finally the time to end the stale mate in the Gaza Strip, and force the emigration of non-israeli's once and for all to solidify the strength of the Israeli state.
Quote from: Aristophanes on August 21, 2014, 11:28:19 AM
YES PLEASE!!
We should move the vast majority of our troops into the Eastern Mediterranean and the Arabian Peninsula in preparation for any needed response against the Iraeli perimeter states. Since we already have the symbolic victory in Pakistan of Osama Bin Laden's assassination, I say we should abandon those areas in Central Asia and make our move in the southern perimeters of the 'middle east.'
It is finally the time to end the stale mate in the Gaza Strip, and force the emigration of non-israeli's once and for all to solidify the strength of the Israeli state.
Israel is fully capable of taking care of their own business if the USA fully supports them geopolitically and with arms.
Quote from: supsalemgr on August 21, 2014, 01:19:08 PM
Israel is fully capable of taking care of their own business if the USA fully supports them geopolitically and with arms.
Agreed.
Israel claims proudly that they have never asked anyone to fight their battles for them. I certainly don't want to take that mantle away from them.
They are our
only ally who does this. Even our NATO allies living close to Russia didn't bother to spend the 2% GDP on defense,
as the NATO charter requires, because they figured that we'd just pressure them to behave.
... and even after
that blew up, they
still don't think they need to. The Baltics only increased their spending to 0.5% of GDP. Maybe they think Germany will save them, I dunno...
Quote from: Alaska Slim on August 21, 2014, 10:04:32 PM
Agreed.
Israel claims proudly that they have never asked anyone to fight their battles for them. I certainly don't want to take that mantle away from them.
They are our only ally who does this. Even our NATO allies living close to Russia didn't bother to spend the 2% GDP on defense, as the NATO charter requires, because they figured that we'd just pressure them to behave.
... and even after that blew up, they still don't think they need to. The Baltics only increased their spending to 0.5% of GDP. Maybe they think Germany will save them, I dunno...
Israel has nukes and the ability to deliver them, and has had them since the 1960s. Israel routinely buys our best military stuff and improves it. Check out the F-16I (http://israeli-weapons.com/weapons/aircraft/f-16i/F-16I.html) for just one example.
"To truly listen one must realize the full intent of the other party's message."
Israeli can take care of domestic defense and Gaza. What it needs is political support from us in that endeavor. Do you realize how many bases we have without actually expanding American economic influence? The only things we do in regions like this is to sell weapons. I say we stop selling weapons to EVERY nation, except perhaps Israel, and we establish AMERICAN SOIL in the middle east. Jordan, Syria, Lebanon, and Iraq should be states #52-55. The 'final four' states of America will secure our interests in the middle east. I say it is a worthy enough endeavor that we may if needed use military assets from our other foreign bases. What I am saying is that we should not be the aggressors. What I am saying is that we should gather our forces in a holding pattern around the southern middle east, publicly announce that we will allow Israel to forcibly emigrate Gaza inhabitants out of Gaza, and once a nation turns against Israel directly we strike, occupy, and patriate. This means moving US citizens into the middle east, perhaps first drawing from Americans currently living in QATAR and Arab Emirates, then pulling from illegal immigrants and other disenfranchised, and a number of willing citizens that have professional backgrounds that are necessary to set up our state, as well as the prerequisite ambition to take the leap of faith. We cannot assume to hold an empire based solely on military bases. If we do not have the will to create American states in the middle east then we should just pack our bags and take all of our troops home. Is that what you really want? To retreat with your tails between your legs? If you do that's fine, but if you don't, then you better be DAMNED sure that you are willing to set up American Colonies, American STATES, no less, and you are willing to put not only troops, but non-combatant citizens into the cross-hairs to make those dreams a reality. If you don't have the balls for that then bow down and convert to Islam, or take a full Isolationist policy and withdraw all troops and foreign aid.
Quote from: Aristophanes on August 21, 2014, 11:27:50 PM
"To truly listen one must realize the full intent of the other party's message."
Israeli can take care of domestic defense and Gaza. What it needs is political support from us in that endeavor. Do you realize how many bases we have without actually expanding American economic influence? The only things we do in regions like this is to sell weapons. I say we stop selling weapons to EVERY nation, except perhaps Israel, and we establish AMERICAN SOIL in the middle east. Jordan, Syria, Lebanon, and Iraq should be states #52-55. The 'final four' states of America will secure our interests in the middle east. I say it is a worthy enough endeavor that we may if needed use military assets from our other foreign bases. What I am saying is that we should not be the aggressors. What I am saying is that we should gather our forces in a holding pattern around the southern middle east, publicly announce that we will allow Israel to forcibly emigrate Gaza inhabitants out of Gaza, and once a nation turns against Israel directly we strike, occupy, and patriate. This means moving US citizens into the middle east, perhaps first drawing from Americans currently living in QATAR and Arab Emirates, then pulling from illegal immigrants and other disenfranchised, and a number of willing citizens that have professional backgrounds that are necessary to set up our state, as well as the prerequisite ambition to take the leap of faith. We cannot assume to hold an empire based solely on military bases. If we do not have the will to create American states in the middle east then we should just pack our bags and take all of our troops home. Is that what you really want? To retreat with your tails between your legs? If you do that's fine, but if you don't, then you better be DAMNED sure that you are willing to set up American Colonies, American STATES, no less, and you are willing to put not only troops, but non-combatant citizens into the cross-hairs to make those dreams a reality. If you don't have the balls for that then bow down and convert to Islam, or take a full Isolationist policy and withdraw all troops and foreign aid.
I remember the first time I got drunk in somebody's garage. I think it sounded a lot like this.
Just out of curiosity, what is your proposed State #51? Or are you of the Kenyan school of geography, that flings 57 states already out there?
Quote from: Aristophanes on August 21, 2014, 11:27:50 PM
"To truly listen one must realize the full intent of the other party's message."
Israeli can take care of domestic defense and Gaza. What it needs is political support from us in that endeavor. Do you realize how many bases we have without actually expanding American economic influence? The only things we do in regions like this is to sell weapons. I say we stop selling weapons to EVERY nation, except perhaps Israel, and we establish AMERICAN SOIL in the middle east.
Neo-imperialism leads to bad end. The colonies of Britian were a net drag on their own economy, a drag they were forced to eject, it'd be no different with us.
Our own closest example to this was Liberia, and that's gone rather badly. Thankfully we didn't do this in Sicily, as we planned to if Italy had gone Commie.
Quote from: Alaska Slim on August 22, 2014, 03:35:27 AM
Neo-imperialism leads to bad end. The colonies of Britian were a net drag on their own economy, a drag they were forced to eject, it'd be no different with us.
Our own closest example to this was Liberia, and that's gone rather badly. Thankfully we didn't do this in Sicily, as we planned to if Italy had gone Commie.
That's not entirelycorrect, Britain's income from Haiti was 7 times of the total income from all the thirteen colonies combined and stood for almost 40% of Europe's sugar import and this was just Haiti. Even tough it created a huge import-export imbalance the taxes levied from India and the colonies was used to finance this "drag" on the economy, in the case of China the British sold opium to make up for imbalance. It was also the huge export of raw materials that fed the United Kingdoms industrialization and economic growth. But they were forced to create the commonwealth because the aborigine bureaucrats the British trained and gave power wanted the money and ultimate political power for themselves, not out of economic necessity.
Quote from: TboneAgain on August 21, 2014, 11:53:50 PM
Just out of curiosity, what is your proposed State #51? Or are you of the Kenyan school of geography, that flings 57 states already out there?
Puerto Rico would be a likely candidate, but if American Statehood in the Middle East is to occur naturally, then Israel would have to give up its sovereignty to become officially a part of the United States. For this to occur, policy changes in the favor of Judaism and policy changes that would guarantee that, as a state within the United States, Israel could still operate fundamentally as an independent Zionist state, only with ultimate US federal ownership. It would also require a full public US defense of Zionism and the practice of maintaining the state of Israel. Anything less and we might as well forget the middle east altogether, and just pack up for home.
If we tried to operate colonies near Israel as a military partner, but without owning Israel, then our situation would remain dubious and confusing, and no clarity could be achieved. In a region where religion tensions run high, clarity is an absolute must, along with ethical and moral solidarity on key issues. Without a firm stance that is unbending and unbroken, we cannot set foot in the Middle East without adding to the turmoil. Only if we have the courage and honor to choose a stance in defense of Christian and Jewish rights in the middle east, then we may not dare return.
Jews are NOT dumb. They won't accept paying taxes to support our criminal federal debt-load.
Send more nukes. They'll figure out how to use them for the best effect.
Quote from: quiller on August 28, 2014, 06:05:28 AM
Jews are NOT dumb. They won't accept paying taxes to support our criminal federal debt-load.
Heck, I think he has it backwards. *We* shouldn't be taking over everything, rather, everything should go to them.
The one-state solution. (http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2980293/posts) :thumbup:
Quote from: mdgiles on August 03, 2014, 06:15:46 AM
They say that math is the enemy of Leftists, for example the repeated claim that most Muslims are peaceful. There are 1.2 billion Muslims in the world, 1% of those is 12 million, 10% of that figure is 1.2 million. So a minuscule percentage of the Muslim community - 1 in 1 hundred still leaves a million insane terrorists. Meanwhile the West has some really ugly weapons in it's arsenals, but it won't use them - they are held back by the insane idea of proportionality. The idea that if your enemy only has a certain level of weaponry, it is some how "unfair" to use your far greater arsenal. So if your enemy only has small arms it's not "fair" to use machine guns and heavy artillery - it's as if war is a freaking video game. The common sense idea, that it's better to use every weapon you have, smash the enemy flat and get it over with - thus reducing casualties - had gone by the wayside.
Peaceful majority is irrelevant if they do nothing (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iI74lOgfxk4#ws)
Quote from: suzziY on August 03, 2014, 09:44:03 AM
Our president is Muslim period. He is NOT going to support Israel; he's done quite the opposite.
Yes, I do believe Christians are in danger.
I simply cannot believe why that idea - Obama being either a muslim himself or a muslim sympathizer - isn't screamed to the high heavens, nightly on the news. Jeeze, the man is celebrating Muslim holidays in the White House, the holidays of a minuscule fraction of our population. Is he celebrating Orthodox Jewish holidays? Or Mormons? Or Buddhists? Every thing he does serves to help the advance of Islam; isn't anyone paying attention. Are they so afraid of being called "racist" that they willing to ignore the obvious?