WE SHOULD ALSO ASK HOW MUCH IS WESTERN CIV TO BLAME for not allowing for a Christian sense of purpose & meaning to life as western civ continues to marginalize Christianity & missionaries in favor of secularism & individualism. Secular western civ wants to provide food for the poor but without a meaningful message of hope.Its just "biological." Secular western civ wants to save born humans (but not unborn human babies) for the same reason they want to "save the whales." But without a sense of future hope after this life. Islam,albeit wrong,at least offers its people future hope after this earthly life. That's how they manage to entice people to commit suicide for the sake of the cause (ie suicide bombers). Christianity also offers hope for life after this earthly journey,but its REAL & it doesn't involve killing others or self to get there (albeit some of us will be killed by others for the sake of our faith & cause). As secular western civ continues to try to sideline Christianity,Islam actually fills the gap in some cases. Ironically,secular western civ is creating their own demise because islam extremists hate them just as much as they hate any other non-Islamists. Secular western civ wrongly thinks that if we just make enough space & give enough respect to Islam extremists we will all eventually find a way to live at peace. Secular western civ doesn't realize "living peacefully" here on earth is not the goal nor good enough for Islam extremists. They have commands from the Koran that they must obey, whcih they take both literally & obviously seriously. For any muslims or extreme islamists out there,I invite you to a BETTER WAY,...,its called Christianity. Sorry that our media et al won't allow us much room to truly reach out to you. But we are still HERE, & do care. Let me tell you more. Email me at PraiseTrinityGod@gmail.com (frank Vk)
"The pursuit of meaning is a basic human need, not an
indulgence, and, if not directed positively, it can be
rechannelled destructively towards terribly cruel acts by
some manipulating us into deceptions.
..."
http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2016/02/isil-misuse-imagination-160229082009380.html
Monday, February 29, 2016
"ISIS Bombers Kill 70 in Shi’ite Market in Baghdad" | News From Antiwar.com
"A pair of ISIS motorcycle bombers detonated in the
Shi'ite district of Sadr City in the capital city of
Baghdad. The attack killed at least 70 people, and
wounded another 100 in a crowded mobile phone
market..."
Shi'ite district of Sadr City in the capital city of
Baghdad. The attack killed at least 70 people, and
wounded another 100 in a crowded mobile phone
market..."
http://news.antiwar.com/2016/02/28/isis-bombers-kill-70-in-shiite-market-in-baghdad/
"65 Killed as ISIS Attacks Kurdish-held Syria Border Town" | News From Antiwar.com
"This is the latest in a series of ISIS attacks over the
past several months aimed at recovering Tel Abyad,
which is the most convenient border crossing into
Turkey from the ISIS capital city of Raqqa. The Kurds
captured it in June of last year.
According to the Syrian Observatory for Human
Rights, 65 fighters were killed in the course of this
latest battle, 45 ISIS fighters and 20 others from the
YPG. The Kurds insisted the town was successfully
defended..."
http://news.antiwar.com/2016/02/28/65-killed-as-isis-attacks-kurdish-held-syria-border-town/
past several months aimed at recovering Tel Abyad,
which is the most convenient border crossing into
Turkey from the ISIS capital city of Raqqa. The Kurds
captured it in June of last year.
According to the Syrian Observatory for Human
Rights, 65 fighters were killed in the course of this
latest battle, 45 ISIS fighters and 20 others from the
YPG. The Kurds insisted the town was successfully
defended..."
http://news.antiwar.com/2016/02/28/65-killed-as-isis-attacks-kurdish-held-syria-border-town/
BREAKING: "At least 30 dead in Baidoa, Somalia, bombings: governor"
"Mogadishu (AFP) - At least 30 people have been killed in
twin bomb attacks claimed by Shebab Islamists in the
Somali city of Baidoa, the regional governor said
Monday.
..."
https://news.yahoo.com/least-30-dead-baidoa-somalia-bombings-governor-072004311.html?.tsrc=opera14
twin bomb attacks claimed by Shebab Islamists in the
Somali city of Baidoa, the regional governor said
Monday.
..."
https://news.yahoo.com/least-30-dead-baidoa-somalia-bombings-governor-072004311.html?.tsrc=opera14
(2015) "Oscar-nominated film Timbuktu and its treatment of terrorism."
"Set near the Malian city of its title but filmed mostly in
Mauritania for safety reasons (it's Mauritania's first ever
Oscar nominee), Timbuktu is based on events that took
place in 2012, when jihadi fighters, including some
linked to al-Qaida, took over a wide swath of northern
Mali, imposing their harsh interpretation of Islamic law.
The militants were eventually pushed back with the help
of a French military intervention in early 2013.
There's little discussion of these
..."
http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/culturebox/2015/02/oscar_nominated_film_timbuktu_and_its_treatment_of_terrorism.html
Mauritania for safety reasons (it's Mauritania's first ever
Oscar nominee), Timbuktu is based on events that took
place in 2012, when jihadi fighters, including some
linked to al-Qaida, took over a wide swath of northern
Mali, imposing their harsh interpretation of Islamic law.
The militants were eventually pushed back with the help
of a French military intervention in early 2013.
There's little discussion of these
..."
http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/culturebox/2015/02/oscar_nominated_film_timbuktu_and_its_treatment_of_terrorism.html
Sunday, February 28, 2016
GOOD INTERVIEW: "ISIS, Turkey and Oil: Interview with Pelicourt" - Worldpress.org
"Stafford: How significant a role does oil play in funding
the Islamic State?
Bensh: I think we have to look at this from a much
broader angle. While ISIS is earning significant income
from oil sales, keeping in mind that no one really has a
true estimate of volumes, the more dangerous aspect of
this is that we are well beyond the point at which this is
a crazy group of jihadists running amok.
..."
http://www.worldpress.org/article.cfm/isis-turkey-oil-paris-attack-interview
the Islamic State?
Bensh: I think we have to look at this from a much
broader angle. While ISIS is earning significant income
from oil sales, keeping in mind that no one really has a
true estimate of volumes, the more dangerous aspect of
this is that we are well beyond the point at which this is
a crazy group of jihadists running amok.
..."
http://www.worldpress.org/article.cfm/isis-turkey-oil-paris-attack-interview
GOOD THINGS THAT COME FROM OSCARS SPOTLIGHT:"Oscar-nominated film casts light on honor killings in Pakistan"
So-CALLED HONOR KILLING IS JUST ANOTHER FORM of TERRORISM:
"
People around the world may be asking similar
questions as a result of a Pakistani documentary film
that is up for an Oscar on Sunday night. Girl in the
River by Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy tells the story of
Pakistani teenager Saba Qaiser, who survived an
honor killing attempt at the hands of her father and
uncle after she married against their wishes..."
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2016/02/27/oscar-nominated-film-casts-light-honor-killings-pakistan/81012892
"
People around the world may be asking similar
questions as a result of a Pakistani documentary film
that is up for an Oscar on Sunday night. Girl in the
River by Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy tells the story of
Pakistani teenager Saba Qaiser, who survived an
honor killing attempt at the hands of her father and
uncle after she married against their wishes..."
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2016/02/27/oscar-nominated-film-casts-light-honor-killings-pakistan/81012892
TRUE OR PROPAGANDA? "Turkey has foiled 18 suicide attacks so far this year: interior minister" | Reuters
- "Turkish security forces have foiled
18 suicide attacks since the start of the year, three of
them by intercepting vehicles planned for use as car
bombs, Interior Minister Efkan Ala said in an interview
with the Kanal 7 television station on Sunday.
..."
http://mobile.reuters.com/article/idUSKCN0W10J8?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews
18 suicide attacks since the start of the year, three of
them by intercepting vehicles planned for use as car
bombs, Interior Minister Efkan Ala said in an interview
with the Kanal 7 television station on Sunday.
..."
http://mobile.reuters.com/article/idUSKCN0W10J8?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews
GOOD: "U.S., allies conduct 24 strikes against Islamic State: U.S. military "| Reuters
"
In Syria, near Tel Abyad, 10 strikes destroyed 23 Islamic
State buildings, eight fighting positions used by the
group, a rocket fire position and other targets. Strikes
near Ar Raqqah and Manbij destroyed two buildings and
struck an improvised weapons assembly area, it said.
..."
http://mobile.reuters.com/article/idUSKCN0W10LH?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews
In Syria, near Tel Abyad, 10 strikes destroyed 23 Islamic
State buildings, eight fighting positions used by the
group, a rocket fire position and other targets. Strikes
near Ar Raqqah and Manbij destroyed two buildings and
struck an improvised weapons assembly area, it said.
..."
http://mobile.reuters.com/article/idUSKCN0W10LH?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews
70 KILLED: "Attacks by ISIL kill scores across Iraq "- Al Jazeera English
Two bomb blasts have killed at least 70 people just
outside the Iraqi capital of Baghdad while the country's
military also came under attack as pro-government
forces struggle to retake territory from the Islamic State
of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) group..."
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2016/02/isil-launches-major-offensive-outkirts-baghdad-160228080044646.html
outside the Iraqi capital of Baghdad while the country's
military also came under attack as pro-government
forces struggle to retake territory from the Islamic State
of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) group..."
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2016/02/isil-launches-major-offensive-outkirts-baghdad-160228080044646.html
WERE WAITING: "Obama says US will ‘destroy’ ISIS " Khaama Press (KP)
"
"This fight against ISIL will remain difficult. But we'll
continue to draw on all elements of our national power,
including the strength of our communities and our
values as Americans. And I'm confident that we will
prevail," Obama said, using another acronym for the
Islamic State..."
"This fight against ISIL will remain difficult. But we'll
continue to draw on all elements of our national power,
including the strength of our communities and our
values as Americans. And I'm confident that we will
prevail," Obama said, using another acronym for the
Islamic State..."
TERROR IN SOUTHERN THAILAND: "Thailand: Muslims injure 7 police officers and 2 civilians with jihad car bomb, Islamic State cell active in south"
BEEN THERE. I WENT TO SOUTHERN THAILAND TO DO DISASTER RELIEF AFTER THE BIG TSUNAMI (didn't see or hear about terrorism at that time)
"More than 5,000 people have been
killed since an insurgency erupted in
2004 in Thailand's three
southernmost provinces, the only
ones with Muslim majorities in the
predominantly Buddhist country. Last
year, the level of violence dropped,
according to official figures, but
..."
http://www.jihadwatch.org/2016/02/thailand-muslims-injure-seven-police-officers-and-two-civilians-with-jihad-car-bomb-islamic-state-cell-active-in-south
"More than 5,000 people have been
killed since an insurgency erupted in
2004 in Thailand's three
southernmost provinces, the only
ones with Muslim majorities in the
predominantly Buddhist country. Last
year, the level of violence dropped,
according to official figures, but
..."
http://www.jihadwatch.org/2016/02/thailand-muslims-injure-seven-police-officers-and-two-civilians-with-jihad-car-bomb-islamic-state-cell-active-in-south
"Isis suicide bombers blow up dozens of shoppers in Baghdad market"
"
The two bombs were detonated in a mobile phone
market in Sadr City, a primarily Shia district in
the suburbs of the Iraqi capital..."
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/isis-suicide-bombers-blow-up-dozens-of-shoppers-in-baghdad-market-a6901391.html
The two bombs were detonated in a mobile phone
market in Sadr City, a primarily Shia district in
the suburbs of the Iraqi capital..."
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/isis-suicide-bombers-blow-up-dozens-of-shoppers-in-baghdad-market-a6901391.html
Anti-TERROR,BYERS: "A SEAL Team 6 member must step out of the shadows to receive the Medal of Honor "-
BRAVE.
"
Byers is believed to be the first service member to
ever receive the Medal of Honor for actions while
serving with the Naval Special Warfare Development
Group , commonly known as SEAL Team 6. Defense
..."
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/checkpoint/wp/2016/02/28/a-seal-team-6-member-must-step-out-of-the-shadows-to-receive-the-medal-of-honor/
"
Byers is believed to be the first service member to
ever receive the Medal of Honor for actions while
serving with the Naval Special Warfare Development
Group , commonly known as SEAL Team 6. Defense
..."
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/checkpoint/wp/2016/02/28/a-seal-team-6-member-must-step-out-of-the-shadows-to-receive-the-medal-of-honor/
Saturday, February 27, 2016
"Cameroon Army Reports 92 Boko Haram Killed in Raid on Nigeria Village"
"According to the Cameroonian assessment, 92 Boko
Haram were killed, along with two of their soldiers
slain by an "accidental mine explosion." Five other
troops were wounded in the fighting, which they say
freed 850 villagers..."
Haram were killed, along with two of their soldiers
slain by an "accidental mine explosion." Five other
troops were wounded in the fighting, which they say
freed 850 villagers..."
"Suicide attacks kill at least 20 in Afghanistan" - Al Jazeera English
""Nine people were killed and 13 were wounded," Abdul
Rahman Rahimi, Kabul's police chief, said at the scene
of the blast, which occurred as offices closed for the
day..."
Rahman Rahimi, Kabul's police chief, said at the scene
of the blast, which occurred as offices closed for the
day..."
(Warning,graphic): "The Quran's Verses of Violence" (mostly misunderstood)
MOST OF THESE VERSES ARE MISUNDERSTOOD & MISINTERPETED BY ISLAMISTS. THEY ARE NOT MEANT TO BE TAKEN LITERALLY. MUHAMMAD DID NOT WANT PEOPLE TO BE MURDERED NOR MAIMED NOR INJURED IN ANY WAY. HE WANTED THE ABSOLUTE BEST CITIZENSHIP & CHIVALRY FROM ALL MUSLIMS.
"
Unlike nearly all of the Old Testament verses of
violence , the verses of violence in the Quran are mostly
open-ended, meaning that they are not restrained by
historical context contained in the surrounding text
(although many Muslims choose to think of them that
way). They are part of the eternal, unchanging word of
Allah, and just as relevant or subject to interpretation as
anything else in the Quran..."
"
Unlike nearly all of the Old Testament verses of
violence , the verses of violence in the Quran are mostly
open-ended, meaning that they are not restrained by
historical context contained in the surrounding text
(although many Muslims choose to think of them that
way). They are part of the eternal, unchanging word of
Allah, and just as relevant or subject to interpretation as
anything else in the Quran..."
Repeat: "Islamic extremism, persecution, and you "-
"
"As as we look at the world situation– ISIS in the Middle
East… Boko Haram in Nigeria… al-Shabaab in northern
Kenya and Somalia, Islamic extremism is sort of the
'cutting edge' of persecution," notes Todd Nettleton,
spokesman for Voice of the Martyrs USA...."
https://www.mnnonline.org/news/islamic-extremism-persecution-and-you/
"As as we look at the world situation– ISIS in the Middle
East… Boko Haram in Nigeria… al-Shabaab in northern
Kenya and Somalia, Islamic extremism is sort of the
'cutting edge' of persecution," notes Todd Nettleton,
spokesman for Voice of the Martyrs USA...."
https://www.mnnonline.org/news/islamic-extremism-persecution-and-you/
Re PRAYER-4-the-PERSECUTED GATHERING (march4,2016): "Islamic extremism, persecution, and you" - Mission Network News
"Next Friday, believers from around the U.S. are gathering
in Grand Rapids, Michigan, to pray for their persecuted
brothers and sisters in Christ and to hear their untold
stories..."
https://www.mnnonline.org/news/islamic-extremism-persecution-and-you/
in Grand Rapids, Michigan, to pray for their persecuted
brothers and sisters in Christ and to hear their untold
stories..."
https://www.mnnonline.org/news/islamic-extremism-persecution-and-you/
Friday, February 26, 2016
AL QAEDA RE-AWAKES? "Al Qaeda Makes a Comeback" - NBC News
"But U.S. officials tell NBC News that al Qaeda — though
its core in Pakistan has been degraded by years of CIA
drone strikes — is now experiencing renewed strength
through its affiliates, led by al Qaeda in the Arabian
Peninsula (AQAP) in Yemen and the Nusra Front in Syria.
Clapper called the two groups al Qaeda's "most capable"
affiliates in his House testimony Thursday..."
its core in Pakistan has been degraded by years of CIA
drone strikes — is now experiencing renewed strength
through its affiliates, led by al Qaeda in the Arabian
Peninsula (AQAP) in Yemen and the Nusra Front in Syria.
Clapper called the two groups al Qaeda's "most capable"
affiliates in his House testimony Thursday..."
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/al-qaeda-makes-comeback-n526006
Thursday, February 25, 2016
DOUBLE TAP: "ISIS Suicide Bombers Kill 15 at Baghdad Shi’ite Mosque" | News From Antiwar.com
PRAY4
"This " double tap " technique has been common in ISIS
bombing attacks, aiming to maximize casualties with
a second bombing targeting those gathered around in
the wake of the first. ISIS said the two attackers were
wearing simple explosive belts...."
http://news.antiwar.com/2016/02/25/isis-suicide-bombers-kill-15-at-baghdad-shiite-mosque/
"Over 1,000 Turkish Troops in ‘Secret Battle’ Against ISIS in Iraq"
"According to Kurdish Gen. Bahram Yasin, Turkey has
over 1,000 ground troops in Iraq , backed by M60T
Sabras tanks. The deployment is centered around the
Nineveh Province, not far from the ISIS-held city of
Mosul..."
over 1,000 ground troops in Iraq , backed by M60T
Sabras tanks. The deployment is centered around the
Nineveh Province, not far from the ISIS-held city of
Mosul..."
http://news.antiwar.com/2016/02/25/over-1000-turkish-troops-in-secret-battle-against-isis-in-iraq/
UN-BEE-LIEV-ABLE: "UN’s Entire 21-Ton Food Drop on Syria ‘Lost or Damaged’" | News From Antiwar.com
Can u say IN-COMP-ET-ENCE?
"The UN made much of its air drop of 21 tons of food
to the Syrian city of Deir Ezzor, at present controlled
largely by ISIS but contested in fighting with Syrian
troops. Today, the UN admitted that all 21 tons ended
up either destroyed or "lost."..."
http://news.antiwar.com/2016/02/25/uns-entire-21-ton-food-drop-on-syria-lost-or-damaged/
"The UN made much of its air drop of 21 tons of food
to the Syrian city of Deir Ezzor, at present controlled
largely by ISIS but contested in fighting with Syrian
troops. Today, the UN admitted that all 21 tons ended
up either destroyed or "lost."..."
http://news.antiwar.com/2016/02/25/uns-entire-21-ton-food-drop-on-syria-lost-or-damaged/
"Turkey Insists ‘Not Credible’ to Say PKK and YPG Are Different Groups" | News From Antiwar.com
"
Turkey continues its effort to try to drive a wedge
between the US and its primary ally in Syria, the
Kurdish YPG faction, with their latest statements
insisting it is "not credible" to claim that the YPG are
even a separate group from the PKK, who both Turkey
and the US officially list as terrorists...."
Turkey continues its effort to try to drive a wedge
between the US and its primary ally in Syria, the
Kurdish YPG faction, with their latest statements
insisting it is "not credible" to claim that the YPG are
even a separate group from the PKK, who both Turkey
and the US officially list as terrorists...."
"US Troops Headed to Front Lines in Nigeria’s War With Boko Haram "| News From Antiwar.com
"The Pentagon is prepared to approve a new plan to
redeploy ground troops already in Nigeria to the
front lines of that nation's war against Boko Haram,
saying they will be positioned close to fighting but in
a purely "non-combat role."..."
redeploy ground troops already in Nigeria to the
front lines of that nation's war against Boko Haram,
saying they will be positioned close to fighting but in
a purely "non-combat role."..."
http://news.antiwar.com/2016/02/25/us-troops-headed-to-front-lines-in-nigerias-war-with-boko-haram/
Wednesday, February 24, 2016
"ISIS in Libya beheads security officers in Sabratha "- CBS News
"-- Islamic state of Iraq and Syria (ISIS )
affiliates in Libya briefly took over the security
headquarters in the western city of Sabratha, killing
and beheading 12 security officers before being
driven out early Wednesday morning, two city
security officials said. The incident highlighted the
enduring presence and unpredictable..."
affiliates in Libya briefly took over the security
headquarters in the western city of Sabratha, killing
and beheading 12 security officers before being
driven out early Wednesday morning, two city
security officials said. The incident highlighted the
enduring presence and unpredictable..."
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/isis-in-libya-beheads-security-officers-in-sabratha/
"Isis making deadly suicide bombs and IEDs using freely available civilian components from around the world" | Middle East | N...
"...
A report traced supply chains linking the group's
territories to the US, Europe and Asia via Turkey
Isis is manufacturing ever more sophisticated and
devastating suicide bombs and improvised explosives
using civilian components from countries around the
world, an investigation has revealed..."
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/isis-deadly-suicide-bombs-ieds-legal-civilian-components-from-world-islamic-state-daesh-a6893856.html
A report traced supply chains linking the group's
territories to the US, Europe and Asia via Turkey
Isis is manufacturing ever more sophisticated and
devastating suicide bombs and improvised explosives
using civilian components from countries around the
world, an investigation has revealed..."
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/isis-deadly-suicide-bombs-ieds-legal-civilian-components-from-world-islamic-state-daesh-a6893856.html
"Spain: Arrests in ISIS Recruitment Case "- NYTimes.com
"Spanish and Moroccan police officers on
Tuesday arrested four people suspected of
being members of a cell that sought to recruit
fighters for the Islamic State group. Three
people were arrested in Spain 's North African
enclave city of Ceuta, and a Moroccan was
arrested in the Moroccan border town of
Farkhana, next to Melilla, Spain's other North
African enclave, officials said. One of those
..."
http://mobile.nytimes.com/2016/02/24/world/europe/spain-arrests-in-isis-recruitment-case.html?referer=
Tuesday arrested four people suspected of
being members of a cell that sought to recruit
fighters for the Islamic State group. Three
people were arrested in Spain 's North African
enclave city of Ceuta, and a Moroccan was
arrested in the Moroccan border town of
Farkhana, next to Melilla, Spain's other North
African enclave, officials said. One of those
..."
http://mobile.nytimes.com/2016/02/24/world/europe/spain-arrests-in-isis-recruitment-case.html?referer=
Tuesday, February 23, 2016
ZAPATISTA REBEL: "Terror charges against Mexico rebel leader expire"
"Mexico City (AFP) - A Mexican judge has ruled that the
charges of terrorism, rebellion and sedition against
Zapatista rebel leader Subcomandante Marcos reached
their statute of limitations after 21 years, authorities said
Tuesday..."
charges of terrorism, rebellion and sedition against
Zapatista rebel leader Subcomandante Marcos reached
their statute of limitations after 21 years, authorities said
Tuesday..."
http://news.yahoo.com/terror-charges-against-mexico-rebel-leader-expire-003937867.html
Monday, February 22, 2016
[isis is desperate for money} 2/22/16 "World ISIS Releases 43 Assyrian Hostages From Raqqa After Ransom Payments" By Jack Moore
--
" If u declare with your mouth,
"Jesus is Lord," & believe in your heart
that God raised Him from the dead,
u will be saved."
Romans 10.9
"ISIS is losing its best recruiting tool" (Business Insider)
"Twitter has been crucial to the terrorist group ISIS convincing Westerners to join its "caliphate" in the Middle East and mount attacks at home.
But it looks like ISIS — aka the Islamic State, ISIL, or Daesh — is now losing steam on the social-media platform..."
http://www.businessinsider.com/isis-recruiting-twitter-2016-2
--
" If u declare with your mouth,
"Jesus is Lord," & believe in your heart
that God raised Him from the dead,
u will be saved."
Romans 10.9
[I DON'T AGREE THAT IT'S IMPOSSIBLE] FEB 2015: "On the Impossibility of Fighting ISIS" (The ATLANTIC)
HOWEVER, AS AN EVANGELICAL CHRISTIAN, i believe also in the power of the Holy Spirit & conversion to Christ, and think that we should, as a nation, also use Christian evangelism as part of our national "war on terror." It may be our only real hope. But the seculars & atheists & separation-of- church-&-state fanatics probably will prevent it from ever happening.
http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2015/02/on-the-impossibility-of-fighting-isis/385530/
ANOTHER LONG ATLANTIC ARTICLE re "Donald Trump and the Apocalypse Is Rome really ISIS’s “ultimate trophy”?"
"...Cerantonio's word on this topic is hardly final, even for Islamic State devotees: Only God knows what "Rome" is. But his wrestling with these questions gives a sense of the tenor of the Islamic State's discussion of prophecy, which is not about if but when, where, and who. And that discussion remains active, with participants marshaling evidence from scripture, history, linguistics, and other fields to support their own theory of the end of times. Trump's interpretation of "Rome"—identifying it with the modern city, and describing it as a key ISIS target—reads the Islamic State's favorite prophecies even more narrowly than many of its own followers do..."
http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2016/02/donald-trump-pope-isis/470307/
http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2016/02/donald-trump-pope-isis/470307/
LONG INSIGHTFUL ARTICLE by The ATLANTIC: "What ISIS Really Wants"
"The Islamic State, also known as the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), follows a distinctive variety of Islam whose beliefs about the path to the Day of Judgment matter to its strategy, and can help the West know its enemy and predict its behavior. Its rise to power is less like the triumph of the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt (a group whose leaders the Islamic State considers apostates) than like the realization of a dystopian alternate reality in which David Koresh or Jim Jones survived to wield absolute power over not just a few hundred people, but some 8 million....
http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2015/03/what-isis-really-wants/384980/--
CASUALTY STATUS from the VARIOUS US "OPERATIONS" , INCLUDING "OPERATION RESOLVE"
| OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM (OIF) U.S. CASUALTY STATUS * FATALITIES AS OF: February 22, 2016, 10 a.m. EDT | |||||
|
| |||||
|
| Total Deaths | KIA | Non-Hostile | Pending | WIA |
| OIF U. S. Military Casualties |
4,411 |
3,481 |
930 |
0 |
31,951 |
| OIF U.S. DoD Civilian Casualties |
13 |
9 |
4 |
|
|
|
Totals |
4,424 |
3,490 |
934 |
0 |
31,951 |
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| OPERATION NEW DAWN (OND) U.S. CASUALTY STATUS ** FATALITIES AS OF: February 22, 2016, 10 a.m. EDT | |||||
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| Total Deaths | KIA | Non-Hostile | Pending | WIA |
| OND U.S. Military Casualties |
73 |
38 |
35 |
0 |
295 |
| OND U.S. DoD Civilian Casualties |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Totals |
73 |
38 |
35 |
0 |
295 |
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| OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM (OEF) U.S. CASUALTY STATUS FATALITIES AS OF: February 22, 2016, 10 a.m. EDT | |||||
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| OEF U.S. Military Casualties | Total Deaths | KIA | Non-Hostile | Pending | WIA |
| Afghanistan Only*** | 2,215 | 1,832 | 383 | 0 | 20,030 |
| Other Locations**** | 130 | 11 | 119 | 0 | 41 |
| OEF U.S. DoD Civilian Casualties |
4 |
2 |
2 |
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| Worldwide Total | 2,349 | 1,845 | 504 | 0 | 20,071 |
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| OPERATION INHERENT RESOLVE (OIR) U.S. CASUALTY STATUS ***** FATALITIES AS OF: February 22, 2016, 10 a.m. EDT | |||||
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| Total Deaths | KIA | Non-Hostile | Pending | WIA |
| OIR U.S. Military Casualties |
13 |
1 |
12 |
0 |
5 |
| OIR U.S. DoD Civilian Casualties |
1 |
0 |
1 |
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Totals |
14 |
1 |
13 |
0 |
5 |
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| OPERATION FREEDOM'S SENTINEL (OFS) U.S. CASUALTY STATUS ****** FATALITIES AS OF: February 22, 2016, 10 a.m. EDT | |||||
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| Total Deaths | KIA | Non-Hostile | Pending | WIA |
| OFS U.S. Military Casualties |
21 |
11 |
10 |
0 |
86 |
| OFS U.S. DoD Civilian Casualties |
1 |
1 |
0 |
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Totals |
22 |
12 |
10 |
0 |
86 |
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| * OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM includes casualties that occurred between March 19, 2003, and August 31, 2010, in the Arabian Sea, Bahrain, Gulf of Aden, Gulf of Oman, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Persian Gulf, Qatar, Red Sea, Saudi Arabia, and United Arab Emirates. Prior to March 19, 2003, casualties in these countries were considered OEF. Personnel injured in OIF who die after 1 September 2010 will be included in OIF statistics. | |||||
| ** OPERATION NEW DAWN includes casualties that occurred between September 1, 2010, and December 31, 2011, in the Arabian Sea, Bahrain, Gulf of Aden, Gulf of Oman, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Persian Gulf, Qatar, Red Sea, Saudi Arabia, and United Arab Emirates. Personnel injured in OND who die after 31 December 2011 will be included in OND statistics. | |||||
| *** OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM (Afghanistan only), includes casualties that occurred between October 7, 2001, and December 31, 2014, in Afghanistan only. | |||||
| **** OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM (Other Locations), includes casualties that occurred between October 7, 2001, and December 31, 2014, in Guantanamo Bay (Cuba), Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Jordan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Philippines, Seychelles, Sudan, Tajikistan, Turkey, Uzbekistan, and Yemen. WIA cases in this category include those without a casualty country listed. | |||||
| ***** OPERATION INHERENT RESOLVE includes casualties that occurred in Bahrain, Cyprus, Egypt, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, the Mediterranean Sea east of 25° Longitude, the Persian Gulf, and the Red Sea. | |||||
| ****** OPERATION FREEDOM'S SENTINEL includes casualties that occurred in Afghanistan. | |||||
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