Courage is at a premium these days. Few people are willing to take stands that might endanger them or even involve them in something “controversial.” Leftist and Islamic supremacist jihad enablers take advantage of that fear and do everything they can to render every opponent of jihad terror too “controversial” to be heard in polite society. Meanwhile, jihad murders make all too many people cower in fear and curtail their activities. Major Sinke is an exception. Hats off to him.
“Retired Marine gets threats after guarding Canadian war memorial,” by Jeff Schogol, Marine Corps Times, November 4, 2014:
Retired Marine Maj. “Fox” Sinke says he has received threatening phone calls from Arabic speakers since he stood guard at Canada’s National War Memorial last week.
But as he told police: “If they’re looking for a fight, they came to the right guy.”
Sinke said he received at least two phone calls on Tuesday from people who screamed at him in Arabic and then hung up.
“The only words I recognized were ‘kill you,’ because I’ve heard them before,” he said.
When Sinke told police about the phone calls, he added, “I promise you this: If they come here, they’ll die here.”
Sinke is a decorated veteran who did tours in Vietnam and received five Purple Hearts. When Cpl. Nathan Cirillo, a Canadian service member, was shot and killed last month while guarding Canada’s war memorial, Sinke felt obligated to honor the fallen hero.
“The murder of the young Cpl. Cirillo was so despicable and craven that I just couldn’t find it within myself to do nothing,” said Sinke, a dual Canadian-American citizen.
So Sinke, who lives in Canada, donned his Marine uniform and sword and went to the memorial to stand guard on Friday. He told local media that he came to pay tribute to fallen comrade in arms and he wanted to show that Canadians will not be intimidated.
He also had a message for would-be terrorists: “I said, ‘Hey, you’re looking for a target, here’s a new one for you; give it your best shot; we’ll see how it works out for you.’ ”…
Ayatrollah says
I think this guy is doing some sort of hate crime? Insulting Muslim sensibilities ?
Bluenoser12 says
Muslims don’t have any sensibilities… if they did they would have mass protests against all the killing, rape in the name of Islam.
Keith says
The Criminal Code of Canada says a hate crime is committed to intimidate, harm or terrify not only a person, but an entire group of people to which the victim belongs. The victims are targeted for who they are, not because of anything they have done.
That’s Canada’s legal definition. Since you are trying to connect this marine’s actions to a hate crime, please connect him to the murder of the victim.
The hate crime was committed by the shooter. Please describe the crime this marine has committed.
This Marine is showing more courage and integrity than isis has in it’s entire group.
It’s easy to pick out an isis supporter from a post, as they don’t make sense and don’t sound smart
Centurion_Cornelius says
? Hate Crime? STUFF IT!
This guy is the HEART & SOUL of our northern Brothers in Canada!
Semper Fi!
Coolio says
Hats off to Major Sinke!
We either stand by him or capitulate to the barbarian hordes. I am doing everything I can to stand against the evil of Islam and urge everyone with brains and balls to do the same.
May Krishna bless you Robert and your team at JW for your equally brave stance against forces of darkness I never thought I would see in my lifetime.
Richie says
If the Muslim savages try and attack and kill Canadian armed forces on Canadian soil, active or inactive- they need to be shot on the spot
Muslims are bullies- and cowards- usually they target woman and children- and when people stand up to muslims, they usually run away.
Muslims need to know their place, and if they issue threats, there needs to be consequences
If Muslims insist n behaving as animals, they deserve to be treated as animals.
Darren says
Can the Canadian intel or law enforcement trace those phone calls somehow? Isn’t threatening to kill someone a crime? Once they are in jail give them the max sentence. Also put them on some kind of list so they can be tracked or just jail them then deport them. If I was in power I’d track them down and have them shot and their organs donated to infidels but I know no western government will ever do the right thing when it comes to islam.
Joe Melo says
Islam is a disease. Guess who`s in bed really sick from it: Britain…France….Belgium…and the list goes on.
Joe Melo says
Well spoken.
Joe Melo says
For western Europe fighting Islamism at the door step has become a reality, as for North America there is still some time to stop importing this disease from the desert sands of the Sahara and Middle East. Mind you: I said “some time” not a lot of time.
JMD says
Thank you Maj. Sinke. This despicable murder shocked us here in Canada, not because an Islamist did it, but because of its brazenness. We expect this kind of cowardice from Islamists — shooting a defenseless person in the back — because these are people who behead innocents and enslave and rape women and young girls. To gun down a young soldier standing ceremonial guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in broad daylight rocked us to the core. You saw this in the public outpouring of grief before and during Cpl Cirillo’s regimental funeral.
What the Islamists don’t understand is that in a free society such barbaric acts unite people and strengthen resolve to resist and defeat Islamism . We are not intimidated.
Keith says
I couldn’t agree with you more. Isis is use to scaring and being the bully. If they think one, two, or a hundred murders is going to make Canadians cower, they have something to learn. They are use to dealing with scared locals from their regions.
Canada, the USA, and Australia aren’t the scared population they are use to dealing with.
Bob Lewis says
I would like to invite all true Muslims, to volunteer to stand up to the Isis hordes who are raping, pillaging and killing Muslims who do not abet to their form of terrorist activities. Come now, what are they doing ?Will you leave it up to others to defend their brothers and sisters in their faith. When the muslims stand up to those who corrupt their faith, then the world will respect them. If the muslims are not part of the solution then they will be seen as part of the problem.
Time to go back to defend your friends and family from the horros of Isis.
keith says
I am not Muslim or any other religion.
What I oppose is a movement that seeks to defeat the gains our society has made.
Today is Remembrance Day, the day to reflect on the sacrifices and success of the people that informed the world people would not stand for the ideals and action that a few people with in Germany initiated. 69 years later and similar events are happening again.
If governments would allow for volunteers to go through basic training and be allowed to fight against ISIS. The world would see a fighting force from many countries, ethnics, religions, and ways of life willing to stand against ISIS. There are 30,000 Indians alone that want to join the fight cause their religious monuments are being destroyed, this is probably less than one percent of the force that would unite. Isis has much support that will only be flushed out in time through their efforts of supporting ISIS.
Our countries today provide our militaries for a fight. Our militaries are made up of fine people that have joined our militaries for their own reasons. They don’t get to chose what fights their countries partake in. A volunteer force, such as what ISIS initially accumulated, would combine and by sheer numbers defeat the ISIS movement.
WW2 ended 69 years ago, I often wondered if I would witness the world unite to defeat a common foe in my life time. I think the world needs to witness the combined efforts of free people willing to help others by their own choosing and defeat a violent regime, not their government’s decision to send their military.
ISIS is a movement that imposes fear. Twitter was closing their accounts and they threatened to kill twitter employees. They claim they have support cells world wide that are going to commit violence within country’s borders that unite to fight them. Isis is going to kill everyone that opposes them. They are a dog that has barked too much and the bark has lost it’s scare. They are a bunch that hasn’t managed to inflict any measureable impact on the countries they have threatened, this shows how weak they really are on a global scale. An attack here and there is does not show a massive force, rather a few naïve followers that are lessoning as they witness the actions and atrocities of a desperate movement. People flocked from around the globe to support ISIS probably have rethought their decision and realize if they speak against it, they will be killed. The movement is out for power and money and initially convinced people to join for a noble cause, the cause has become known.
ISIS wants to control the media in their favor and killed over 120 reporters before their rise and reports claim they are going to kill 20 more, but it’s too late, the world has enough information to understand who they are and ISIS no longer has a chance to succeed, it is only a matter of time till this latest rise for power to be eliminated.
The 30,000 Indians want to protect religious mosques, others would like to see this region free from oppression, and others strive to protect the ideals of free societies.
I have been following ISIS events on iraqinews.com, and new is reported here days before it reaches Canada’s media. What the west denies initially is later released as fact.
ISIS has had a great strategy and much local resistance. But the resistance has inferior weapons and don’t stand a chance against the advanced weaponry ISIS has accumulated. The collision forces are taking out the superior weapons when they can and not joining the ground fight. ISIS initially play to the world this is Muslim against Christianity (the western world), yet they slaughter Muslim that refuse to join their war effort. I fear this is going to take all out war to defeat this movement. Not just a handful of volunteers. A force against ISIS will need the support of a country to supply weapons and logistics. It isn’t a small task and needs experienced people with the resources to achieve support.
Kirkuk (IraqiNews.com) On Tuesday, a security source in Kirkuk stated that the ISIS group has made military service compulsory for youth in southwest of the province.
The Muslim Scholars Association is siding with ISIS, I think Turkey is supporting ISIS for many reasons.
ISIS is well supported and has vast recourses, a major force is needed to eliminate them.
check out iraqinews.com
Jay Boo says
Proof against Islamophobia claim:
If grievance mongering Muslims were being inundated under a wave of Islamophobia as they claim their would not be so many unrestrained crass Muslims out there showing their ass.
They would not be so quick to try and pick a fight.
They would just a bit more polite and contrite.
Dharma says
Recognizing , resisting and defeating evil is the hallmark of righteous souls.
Salute you Major Sinke.
The islamists are quite dissatisfied with the results of ww1, hence their proclivity to declare war on history is not new either(however with 21st century weaponry this time).They also have a great distaste of parliaments for that matter.
Joseph McCabe says
Meanwhile in the UK…soldier Lee Rigby was savagely beheaded in the middle of the street in broad daylight…and no one said a word. Even his memorial won’t bear his name…for fear of offending Muslim sensibilities. That is a disgrace on Britain.
Hats off to Major Sinke. And Godspeed.
Max Publius says
I don’t think many Americans realize, this was the same in Canada as would be a Mohammadan murdering the guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery.
jane says
and dont forget the massacre in montreal of 14 beautiful female engineering students by a jealous moslem who could not handle a woman having more rights than him (he had a fake french name)…
Custos Custodum says
It is precisely the slow, self-reinforcing DHIMMIFICATION of the Western public that was the primary aim of the spectacular 9/11 attacks.
It was the Saudis on 9/11, not the U.S. in Iraq, who pioneered the strategic/psychological concept of “SHOCK AND AWE.” (In a much braver and less correct age, U.S. pilots in the desperate battle at Midway pioneered the concept that became later known as “kamikaze.”)
KURT HANSON says
I suggest, for a spell, allow certain government types to monitor everything, anything they want. And like trace the calls of those Muslims who called and threatened and then get rid of them, and undoubtedly so many others, too.
Just for a month or two. They can do anything they want whenever, however. And just clean the house of all the vermin. Good Gawd. A month or two is all you’d need, yes?
keith says
Government every where are about controlling the masses, ours included. I think what the marine is standing for is to show we are not afraid. Our government has already taken the steps they want to observe communications and whatever measures they think are necessary, without it being legal and without public consent. Government agencies are doing what they want based on the concept that it is in our best interest, we just don’t know it. To support this type of action undermines the values our society has been built on and shows terrorists we can be intimidated. This marine has been in combat situations of which many of us never have, he knows what it is like to be shot at and watch his comrades die. Due to his pride and values he is making a statement and setting an example for many.
I admire the statement he is making.
Elaine Goode says
We need men just like him in every civilized country. Bless you Retired Marine Maj. “Fox” Sinke. You are ‘the man’.
Salah says
But as he told police: “If they’re looking for a fight, they came to the right guy.”
Unfortunately these vermins never “look for a fight”, they are extremely cowards, they’ll always hide and hit in the back thus avoiding any direct confrontation.
In situations like these *WE* need to stike first. A preemptive strike is our best chance. Find them BEFORE they find you.
Major Sinke is indeed a brave man, but standing there, probably unarmed, is not very wise. Unless he carries a LOADED weapon he’s simply a sitting duck.
Keith says
The major knows what he is doing, he’s seem lots of action. He’s doing now what he has previously done.
He’s putting his life on the line and standing up for the values he has previously caught for.
mortimer says
Now…if our POLITICIANS had the same understanding of the jihad threat…
…we would be on the road to ridding the world of this Death Cult.
Jaladhi says
Canada should start deporting all those Arabic speaking immigrants who are threatening Canadians. Time has come to take action. Anybody who doesn’t begave like patriotic Canadian should be deported.
Harry Hearnden says
I salute you Major, I am Canandian born and bred but serviced in the US Army in the late 60’s.
I look at what is going on in the world today with the ISIS business, 911, Boston bombing, beheadings around the world and can help but wonder what is wrong with our society where we let this crap happen.
Sharia law in Ontario or anywhere else in Canada or U.S. NOT!!
Slam the doors on immigration, outlaw the burka, and any so called homegrown terrorists who are trying to go to Syria, give them their passports, let them go and never let them return!! I fear we are going to see our cities turn into Muslim ghettos like in Britain and France. No go zones for non Muslims.
It appears as though Australia might be on the right track, not taking any crap.
It’s about time we protected what our parents and their parents foght so hard for.
I salute you sir. If you need a hand, give me a call, I don’t run fast anymore but I can still shoot straight.
Harry Hearnden
Joe Melo says
Well spoken Harry Jones. We need to stop bringing this people into Canada while there is still time to save our asses. For western Europe I`m afraid is too late.
Arthur says
Lets look back to our word roots!
(radical comes from Latin “radix” meaning “root” so I suppose etymology is the most radical element of the English department)
Islamophobia = Islam + phobia
“phobia” comes from Greek “phobos” meaning “panic fear”
Maj. Sinke doesn’t seem to have an ounce of Islamophobia in him! A modern day hero we can all look up to.
I suspect Islamophobia may be much less prevalent in the US and Canada than CAIR might have hoped!
UnEasyOne says
He’s a dam fool – just like the damfools who pledged everything including their lives and sacred honor when they signed the Declaration a couple of hundred years back. We need some like him in Washington now.
Seriously, I hope he has seventeen kinds of unobtrusive security monitoring all his contacts, meaning those who contact or investigate him. He’s brave, but nobody has eyes in the back of his head and I don’t want a martyr, but it would be great to arrest the thugs who want to kill him and bust some cells.
dumbledoresarmy says
Maybe he isn’t as alone as he seems.
Maybe he’s deliberately making himself the “goat” staked out at the war memorial, while a mate or mates – from the RCMP – are waiting, unseen, fully armed, to take down whoever he lures out into the open.
That would be the way to do it.
Seabeesrule! says
Now that’s a hero! He makes the craven, spineless governments of the usa and Canada look so pathetic and weak, because they are! I served with the marines in gulf war and those guys were the best, bravest, most patriotic guys ever and I know that they and us other veterans will fight these murderous raping devil pigs to the death! Because it will come to it… No doubt…I’m so sick about the kowtowing to the muzzrats in UK here and Canada it’s just sickening … After lee rigby, that should’ve been the call to arms that we would not tolerate that kind of murderous action on western soil.. But no, no change in policy! These pigs only know and respect harsh measures and once we get tough with them they will fold bec they are the school yard bullies.. In groups and behind the wheels of cars or with machine guns boy are they tough.. But one on one?! Cowardly hypocritical ragheads! You go major! We’re all proud of you and your courage you shame our governments rightly so! Semper Fi! God bless America !
canadian-irish says
A question.
I know not all muslims are not murdering scumbags but why are all these cowardly murdering scumbags muslim.
They say they are doing it for a reason…but we all know that reason is STUPIDITY………..ha ha ha ha ha
Bezelel says
Here the history on the sword the Major is sporting:
Marine Corps history states that a sword of this type was presented to Marine First Lieutenant Presley O’Bannon by the Ottoman Empire viceroy, Prince Hamet, on December 8, 1805, during the First Barbary War, as a gesture of respect and praise for the Marines’ actions at the Battle of Derne.[3] Upon his return to the United States, the state of Virginia presented him with a silver-hilted sword featuring an eaglehead hilt and a curved blade modeled after the original Mameluke sword given him by Hamet. Its blade is inscribed with his name and a commemoration of the Battle of Tripoli Harbor.[4]
Perhaps due to the Marines’ distinguished record during this campaign, including the capture of the Tripolitan city of Derna after a long and dangerous desert march, Marine Corps Commandant Archibald Henderson adopted the Mameluke sword in 1825 for wear by Marine officers. After initial distribution in 1826, Mameluke swords have been worn except for the years 1859-75 (when Marine officers were required to wear the U.S. Model 1850 Army foot officers’ sword), and a brief period when swords were suspended during World War II. Since that time, Mameluke swords have been worn by Marine officers in a continuing tradition to the present day.
PS A sword is always loaded and never requires reloading, and May God bless and keep you Major Sinke, Semper Fidelis
E. Alexandra Pierce says
Ergh. Kudos to him, and I applaud the “come and get me” challenge, but I question the wisdom of declaring that he’ll get the better of any attackers. That’s a boast that would be all too easy for jihadis to prove wrong and subsequently use as propaganda.
The Bear says
As an old soldier with 40 years service, both Fulltime and Reserve in the Australian Defence Force. With my bad knees and back, I would be proud to walk beside MAJ Sinke for as long as it takes to rid the planet of those that murder and mutilate in the name of God. The dignity and honour I see in the way he presents himself, is inspiring.