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POPSWe Must Be On Guard For Extremism "When dealing with soldiers far from their homes and families and subject to the greatest imaginable stress, the Army needs to be on the watch for the predatory inroads of any form of political or religious extremism -- whether it be the jihadism to which Hasan was drawn or the Christian identity nonsense that inspired Timothy McVeigh."
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POPSWho, What, How of Pakistan's Taliban Not the easiest read but a good introduction of how the Taliban in Pakistan extended and maintained control and a way to understand why many are eager to see them gone.
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POPSPeaceful vs Militant Islamic Schools - Which is Winning?
For young Muslim boys, often, the only way they may get to learn how to read and write is to attend a local religious school - a madrassa - where they learn how to read and write using the Koran as their basic book. Over the past 10-15 years many of these schools in Pakistan, Indonesia, Malaysia, Egypt and other countries also became sources of militant fundametalist teachings that seemed to overpower the peaceful or submit to God messages of Islam. If the militancy is now changing, some may be due to efforts such as those noted in the article and much may be due to pressure from those who pay for the schools and its teachers - Saudi Arabia. To make sure that their view of Islam was supported worldwide and to maintain their role as "protectors of the faith," they ramped up spending on these school some 10-15 years ago. The unintended consequences of terrorism that now threatens the Kingdom as well, has, I am sure led them to use their purses trings to reign in the militantcy te
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POPSObama Speaks From His Wish List Ever since the Crusades, Christians and Muslims, have fought a struggle that can in no way be stopped. I believe the two cannot co-exist on the same island.
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POPSNapolitano Strikes Gold: Extremist Lexicon Update: One commenter thinks “violent religious sects” covers the Muslims without naming them. Not exactly: (U) violent religious sects: (U//FOUO) Religious extremist groups predisposed toward violence. These groups often stockpile weapons, conduct paramilitary training, and share a paranoid interpretation of current world events, which they often associate with the end of the world. They perceive outsiders as enemies or evil influences; display intense xenophobia and strong distrust of the government; and exercise extreme physical or psychological control over group members, sometimes isolating them from society or subjecting them to physical or sexual abuse and harsh initiation practices.
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POPSJesus Killed Mohammed: Religious Extremism inside the U.S. Armed Forces Cont.... "“Jesus kill Mohammed!” chanted the interpreter. “Jesus kill Mohammed!” A head emerged from a window to answer, somebody fired on the roof, and the Special Forces man directed a response from an MK-19 grenade launcher. “Boom,” remembers Humphrey. The head and the window and the wall around it disappeared. “Jesus kill Mohammed!” Another head, another shot. Boom. “Jesus kill Mohammed!” Boom. In the distance, Humphrey heard the static of AK fire and the thud of RPGs. He saw a rolling rattle of light that looked like a firefight on wheels. “Each time I go into combat I get closer to God,” DeGiulio would later say." Who are the religious fanatics here?
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POPSRight Wing Extremists Why were we never warned about the left wing loons that have taken over our country. "Rejecting Federal Authority," like in those people who want to restore the 10th amendment to the constitution? Right Wing Extremist, like those who just want to have our boarders protected. I am proud to be a "Right Wing Extremist."
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POPS Is She Watching You . . . . .
" he consequences of a prolonged economic downturn – including real estate foreclosures, unemployment and an inability to obtain credit – could create a fertile recruiting environment for right-wing extremists and even result in confrontations between such groups and government authorities similar to those in the past," the report says. Most notable is the report's focus on the impact of returning war veterans. "Returning veterans possess combat skills and experience that are attractive to right-wing extremists," it says. "DHS/I&A is concerned that right-wing extremists will attempt to recruit and radicalize veterans in order to boost their violent capacities." aw enforcement agencies to watch for suspicious individuals who may have bumper stickers for third-party bumper stickers. It further warned law enforcement to watch out for individuals with "radical" ideologies based on Christian views, such as opposing illegal immigration, abortion and federal taxes.
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POPSObama's Nat'l Security Adviser Gets "Daily orders from Kissinger" This is straight from the CFR, which Obama is a member of (as well as all other leading primary candidates). Sandy Berger (Burglar) is mentioned as being present--former National Security Adviser to Clinton (a virtual Israeli-linked spy) who was caught stealing and destroying documents from the National Archives (to protect interested parties).
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POPSThe deification of stupidity Religious extremism and ignorance go hand in hand. But this one says, if you criticise me you criticise my god. No bloody idea. Islamists and the Pope are having bad hair weeks, or maybe the cracks are showing.
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POPSMore on LRA attacks in DR of Congo Uganda's army, with the backing of Congolese and South Sudanese troops, launched assaults on LRA bases in northern Congo on Dec. 14, aiming to crush the rebels and capture their leader, self-proclaimed prophet Joseph Kony. But in more than a month of operations, coalition forces have failed to track down the rebel leader, and his fighters, estimated to number between 800 and 1,000, have embarked on a bloody campaign of terror against local villagers.
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POPS Ending Gaza But it is the only viable long-term solution for peace. And an idea long overdue.
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POPSIndian and Pakistan Citizens Ask Their Leaders to Acknowledge People Want Peace.
We urge upon the governments of India and Pakistan to immediately take the following steps: 1. Cessation of all hostile propaganda against each other; 2. Joint action to curb religious extremism of all shades in both countries; 3. Continue and intensify normalization of relations and peaceful resolution of all conflicts between the two countries; 4. Facilitation of trade and cooperation between the two countries and in all of South Asia . We welcome the fact that the Srinagar-Muzaffarab ad and Poonch-Rawlakot borders have been opened for trade and that the opening of the road between Kargil and Skardu is in the pipeline. 5. Immediate abolition of the current practice of issuing city-specific and police reporting visa and issue country-valid visa without restrictions at arrival point, simultaneously initiating necessary steps to introduce as early as possible a visa-free travel regime, to encourage friendship between the peoples of both countries; 6. Declaratio
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POPSKyrgyzstan moves to supress religious freedom Asked if the law targeted Christian or Muslim groups, Murzahalilov, the SARA officials, insisted that organizations that encouraged people to change their faith "damage society." "Religion is a very delicate thing and the fact that they are insistently trying to spread their faith is a violation of basic human rights," Murzahalilov said. Murzahalilov characterized existing legislation as "too liberal," adding that it didn’t "meet the requirements of reality." Specifically, the current legal framework didn’t account for the presence of evangelical Christians in Kyrgyzstan. "The Kyrgyz people are very tolerant and have been this way for centuries, but this obsessive work of Christian and, sometimes, Islamic groups ... could lead to unpleasant consequences," the SARA official stated
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POPSLashkars and the tribal regions of Pakistan they expressed their concern over killing of innocent people in bombardment and militant activities in the area. They asked the tribal youth come back to their homes and help their brethrens, in eradicating the menace of extremism and terrorism from the tribal belt.
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POPSWho is Obama? A radical? A centrist? A reconciler? This is an interesting take and I would recommend the whole article.
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POPSOn the terror war quagmire-a Pakistani view Terrorism is the sword of extremism, whether it is religious, ethnic or regional. Islamic fundamentalism in its present form was nurtured by the absence of democratic rule in the Muslim world; the short-sighted and exploitative terms of engagement employed by the western powers to deal with Muslim majority countries, which included support to dictatorships, monarchies and oppressive rules; economic injustice meted out to the majority of the population in collaboration with comprador local elite and western corporations; and finally the issue of Palestine and the sentiment it broods across the Muslim world.
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POPSPakistan Orders Troops to Fire Back Against US Insurgents
Pakistan finally reclaims it sovereignty and orders its troops to fire back if US forces or drones violate their border again and attack on their soil (usually killing more civilians than combatants). This is the only way to change Bush policy and now forces Bush (and even Obama who says he would do same) to reconsider the consequences of such actions. Multi-million dollar attacks using Predator drones is cowardly warfare and a clever way to hit and run while never proving who exactly was being targetted and committing gross negligence in regard to innocent civilians. This is also contrary to the principles of Just War which requires solid ID, direct confrontation where opportunity to surrender is offered, and separating civilians from combatants during any attack, instead of this "just kill them all" policy called "scorched earth". There also is no way to identify (after missiles or bombs strike) who the persons really are, or justification to attack.
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