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Paris Attacks: 88,000 Police for 2 Jihadis, But What About The Rest In Syria?

January 14, 2015 By Nu’man Abd al-Wahid Leave a Comment

If, as it is reported by British and other media, that 88,000 police and security personnel had participated in the pursuit of the supposed French-Algerian culprits of the Charlie Hebdo shootings, Said and Cherif Kouachi, then this would be a remarkable figure. In terms of ratio, each Kouachi brother warranted a manhunt consisting of 44,000 personnel. Obviously, these personnel are backed by one of the most technologically advanced states in the world as well as its European neighbours offering assistance, if required.

Furthermore, the French state is not subject to any international sanctions which would have hindered the pursuit of this pair of inner-city jihadis. There is also no sizable minority population in France which have any active sympathy with the Kouachi brothers and the Western media outlets did not refer to the brothers as ‘moderate rebels.’ With these factors in mind it was inevitable that the fugitives would be found and for justice, summary or otherwise, to be executed.

But what of the hundreds or thousands of European Muslim “jihadis” who have traveled to Syria?

Filed Under: Foreign Affairs Tagged With: Afghanistan, Ahmed Merabet, Algeria, Bashar al-Assad, Charlie Hebdo, Cherif Kouachi, Economist, France, Franck Brinsolaro, freedom of speech, Great Britain, history, House of Saud, Islam, Israel, Jordan, Qatar, Russia, Said Kouachi, Saudi Arabia, Soviet Union, Syria, Turkey, United Kingdom, United Nations, Wahabism, Wahhabi Islam

Like 9-11, The Paris Massacre Is Not About “Us”

January 13, 2015 By David Seaton 2 Comments

As in the aftermath of 9-11, the endless commentaries following the Charlie Hebdo massacre all seem to be reworkings of George W. Bush’s “Why Do They Hate Us?” speech with its long list of our democratic virtues and the perpetrators’ lack of the same:

“They hate what they see right here in this chamber: a democratically elected government. Their leaders are self-appointed. They hate our freedoms: our freedom of religion, our freedom of speech, our freedom to vote and assemble and disagree with each other.”

The Western commentators then and now, just as Bush himself did, mostly ignore the elementary, basic, central, core truth in next paragraph of his speech:

Filed Under: Foreign Affairs Tagged With: 9-11, Ahmed Merabet, Al Qaeda, al-Qaida, blowback, Charlie Hebdo, Crown Prince Salman, Egypt, France, George W. Bush, Germany, Hajj, history, House of Saud, Iraq, ISIS, Islam, Islamic State, Jordan, King Abdullah, Marine Le Pen, Mecca, Medina, Osama bin-Laden, Paris, Paris Attacks, Pegida, Saudi Araba, Saudi Arabia, September 11, September 11th, Syria, Time magazine, U.S. Energy Information Administration

Why Is Saudi Arabia Bringing Down The Price Of Oil?

January 8, 2015 By David Seaton 2 Comments

Getting directly to the point: why is Saudi Arabia, perhaps the major contributor to the continuing fall of oil prices pumping more and more oil, while losing a huge amount of revenue in the process, apparently “cutting off their nose to spite their face”?

Some say they are doing it to hurt Iran, others to cut investment in fracking …

In my opinion it could be quite simple: the kingdom is in real danger of being destabilized by the Islamic State (ISIS) and the “caliphate’s” main financing comes from selling bootleg oil.

Filed Under: Foreign Affairs Tagged With: al-Qaida, Ali Al Naimi, BBC News, death penalty, energy, fracked gas, Fracked Oil, fracking, Hellenic Shipping News, House of Saud, hydraulic fracturing, Iran, ISIS, Islam, Islamic State, Mecca, Medina, New York Times, oil, oil and gas, oil prices, OPEC, Osama bin-Laden, propaganda, Rubin Report, Saudi Arabia, Saudi Oil Ministry, Sharia law, Slate, Time magazine, Wahabism, Yemen

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