Barack Obama is still at it, relentlessly turning allies into enemies and enemies into allies. “U.S. Omits Iran and Hezbollah From Terror Threat List,” by Jack Moore, Newsweek, March 16, 2015:
An annual security assessment presented to the U.S. Senate by James Clapper, the director of National Intelligence, has excluded Iran and the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah from its list of terror threats to U.S. interests, despite both being consistently included as threats in previous years.
The unclassified report, issued by Clapper on February 26 and entitled the Worldwide Threat Assessment of the U.S. Intelligence Communities, was published by the Times of Israel amid Israeli concerns that Iran was omitted simply because of Tehran’s efforts to combat ISIS.
In a previous report from January 2014, Clapper included Iran and Hezbollah in the ‘Terrorism’ section, writing that both “continue to directly threaten the interests of U.S. allies. Hizballah [sic] has increased its global terrorist activity in recent years to a level that we have not seen since the 1990s”. Iran was also given its own sub-heading in the ‘Terrorism’ section of such assessments in 2011, 2012 and 2013.
Yet in the latest report, Clapper omits both Iran and Hezbollah from this section, only mentioning the Shiite Muslim militant group once in reference to the threat it faces from radical Sunni groups – such as ISIS and the al-Nusra Front – on Lebanon’s borders. In regard to Iran, the report names it as both a cyber and regional threat to the U.S. because of its support for Syrian president Bashar al-Assad.
However, the report speaks of Tehran’s assistance in preventing “ISIL [another term for ISIS] from gaining large swaths of additional territory” in Iraq. It adds that the Islamic Republic has “intentions to dampen sectarianism, build responsive partners, and deescalate tensions with Saudi Arabia”.
The report fails to mention that Hezbollah is labelled as a terrorist organisation by both the U.S. and the European Union, while it receives the majority of its funding from Tehran. The omission comes as Washington and other world powers continue to negotiate with Iran to strike a deal over its nuclear program and capabilities.
The assessment adds that Iran has “overarching strategic goals of enhancing its security, prestige, and regional influence [that] have led it to pursue capabilities to meet its civilian goals and give it the ability to build missile-deliverable nuclear weapons, if it chooses to do so.”
The Israeli thinktank Meir Amit Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center has claimed that the removal of both actors from the U.S. terror assessment comes amid Iranian support in the fight against ISIS, where Tehran’s shadowy former spymaster Qasem Soleimani is directing the offensive on the Sunni-majority city of Tikrit.
“We believe that this results from a combination of diplomatic interests (the United States’ talks with Iran about a nuclear deal) with the idea that Iran could assist in the battle against the Islamic State in Syria and Iraq and maybe even in the battle against jihadist terrorism in other countries,” the NGO’s assessment of the report said….
Dexter L, Wilson says
Our President is setting us for a takeover by the Muslims. I hope enough of the legislature realize what is happening in time to stop his hateful behavior.
Gary says
Couldn’t agree more.. President Obama has reduced America to a breeding ground for C.A.I.R. and the Muslim Brotherhood. In fact, he’s placed individuals within our government that have ties to C.A.I.R. and the Muslim Brotherhood.
His speech at the National Prayer Breakfast was a small example of his continual support of the Muslim agenda of world dominance.
Islam – Submit
Submit to the false moon god.
Sharia Law. Coming to America…….
Sharia law:
• Theft is punishable by amputation of the right hand (above).
• Criticizing or denying any part of the Quran is punishable by death.
• Criticizing or denying Muhammad is a prophet is punishable by death.
• Criticizing or denying Allah, the moon god of Islam is punishable by death.
• A Muslim who becomes a non-Muslim is punishable by death.
• A non-Muslim who leads a Muslim away from Islam is punishable by death.
• A non-Muslim man who marries a Muslim woman is punishable by death.
• A man can marry an infant girl and consummate the marriage when she is 9 years old.
• Girls’ clitoris should be cut (per Muhammad’s words in Book 41, Kitab Al-Adab, Hadith 5251).
• A woman can have 1 husband, but a man can have up to 4 wives; Muhammad can have more.
• A man can unilaterally divorce his wife but a woman needs her husband’s consent to divorce.
• A man can beat his wife for insubordination.
• Testimonies of four male witnesses are required to prove rape against a woman.
• A woman who has been raped cannot testify in court against her rapist(s).
• A woman’s testimony in court, allowed only in property cases, carries half the weight of a man’s.
• A female heir inherits half of what a male heir inherits.
• A woman cannot drive a car, as it leads to fitnah (upheaval).
• A woman cannot speak alone to a man who is not her husband or relative.
• Meat to be eaten must come from animals that have been sacrificed to Allah – i.e., be Halal.
• Muslims should engage in Taqiyya and lie to non-Muslims to advance Islam.
“Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) or the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) or simply the Islamic State (IS) it proclaimed itself a caliphate, with religious authority over all Muslims.”
“ Hamas – an offshoot of Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood – The Muslim Brotherhood, founded in Egypt in 1928, now operates throughout the world, including the United States. The slogan of the Muslim Brotherhood is “Islam is the solution.” The credo of the Brotherhood is “Allah is our objective. The Prophet is our leader. Koran is our law. Jihad is our way. Dying in the way of Allah is our highest hope.”
“The Muslim Brotherhood was founded in 1928 by a schoolteacher named Hasan al-Banna. He was angry and frustrated over Western political influence and the declining influence of Islam in Egypt. He had two goals in mind when he founded the Brotherhood. His short-term goal was the expulsion of the British from Egypt. His long-term goal was to establish the Caliphate, a global Muslim state with the Koran as its only constitution. A brief review of history will show how Hasan al-Banna became such an influential figure in the Islamic world.”
“The ultimate goal of the Muslim Brotherhood remains unchanged: undermining freedom and democracy while seeking to build a global Islamic state under Sharia law.”
“For many years the Muslim Brotherhood’s publication in London, Risalat al-Ikhwan (Message of the Brotherhood), boldly declared on its front page, “Our Mission: World Domination.”
In 2001, the Brotherhood removed the slogan—but its mission remains unchanged.”
Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) and the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA). Both of these US groups are tied to the Muslim Brotherhood.
“Former FBI special agent John Guandolo states that the last three presidential administrations—Clinton, Bush, and Obama—have been penetrated to varying degrees by the Muslim Brotherhood. Guandolo adds that the Muslim Brotherhood has placed sympathizers and operatives in key positions in Homeland Security and the US military. All of this, he adds, is consistent with the Brotherhood’s stated strategy of destroying Western civilization from within.”
“The First Intifada, the Palestinian uprising against Israel in 1987.”
“The Koran says clearly and forthrightly, “Fight those who believe not in Allah nor the Last Day, nor hold that forbidden which hath been forbidden by Allah and His Messenger, nor acknowledge the religion of Truth, (even if they are) of the People of the Book, until they pay the Jizya [religious tax] with willing submission, and feel themselves subdued” (Koran 9:29).”
“Slay the Pagans wherever ye find them . . .” (Koran 9:5); “Fight the unbelievers who gird you about, and let them find firmness in you” (Koran 9:123). In the Hadith, Muhammad says, “I have been ordered to fight against all the people until they testify that there is no god but Allah and that Muhammad is Allah’s messenger, and offer the prayers perfectly, and give the obligatory charity. So if they perform all that, then they save their lives and property from me and their reckoning will be done by Allah.”
Brian Hoff says
Only in Saudic Arabic are women ban from driving car. In Turkey muslim women drive cars as in many Islamist nation women drive car.
M S case says
Just another black mark against the partly black man in the Whitehouse.. No pun intended
Richie says
wow, Obama isn’t even bothering to hide which side he’s on anymore
Lioness says
No, he openly invites the Muslim Brotherhood to the State Dept, he courts Iran, he is in complete contempt of the Constitution, and now Hizbollah added to the list of his friends. What more can he do to reveal that he is a TRAITOR?
M S case says
No need to hide he’s got iran on his side
Richie says
I wonder if he also had a hand in packing the Republican party with toothless RINOS?
gerard says
“U.S. Omits Iran and Hezbollah From Terror Threat List,”
Clearly Allah, aka the Father of Lies, Baalzebul, the Ruler of this World is happily in session in the White House.
Forgive me for stating the obvious.
Richie says
when do you think Obama will openly admit he’s a Muslim? I think after he leaves office (assuming he does leave office) he will ‘suddenly convert’
Anna says
Maybe when he is IN office. He might ” surprise” the Nation yet ! Admit he is a Muslim or indeed ” convert” . But this will not bother his loyal supporters in the least. On the contrary, they will admire him as they seemingly do everything he does and says , and most likely convert to Islam themselves !.
Rob Porter says
Just watch CNN, the now Obama White House propaganda station, endorse anything he does or says. What a contemptible lot of pitiful fools they are! Endless panels of weak men and compliant women defending the indefensible, parroting Obama’s lies about Islamic State not being Islamic or representing Islam, not using the word “Islamic” and other words the clearly indicate that the savagery besetting the world is Islamic. And now a Muslim propaganda show run by arch and foul-mouthed juvenile liar, Reza Aslan. So utterly unprincipled is Wolf Blitzer that he will stay on regardless of what message CNN preaches.
M S case says
How can someone convert when they have
already been there and done that
American says
What was the Senate reaction? This is blatantly insane! The enemy of my enemy is not my friend. Don’t the chants of “Death to America” register at all?
Ernie says
Dear American , as Benjamin Netanyahu said :”The enemy of my enemy is ..my enemy !”. The Beast resides in the White House , so much is clear to me . Israel is betrayed by the Obama administration . That’s why Obama wasn’t present at Bibi’s historic speech before Congress .
Ernie says
Dear Westman , perfect analysis !
M S case says
You hit the nail right on the head Westman. That has been preached by several top people in the west and of course Israel The big question is…. Can they be stopped beforehand? That is the question. Who holds the answer? The answer is out there but no one has the guts to take the necessary action…Congress seems to have theiir hands tied and Obama has a pen and a phone.. WOW!!!!
mortimer says
Why would men who make the sieg heil salute be considered terrorists?
Fr. Basil` says
How about “Hands up don’t shoot”?
Fritz Kohlhaas says
That !@#$%^&*()_+#$^,\ , that $%(^#*%RR%$@*^ < Obama!!! Impeach that @@#*&^%$# 58*&#$%)(*^$ !!!! I'm sorry for the "improper" language! It's how I feel!!!
Bill says
I believe that is a universal understanding amongst informed individuals.
Don McKellar says
There has never been a weaker president on policies of foreign affairs. None have conceded so much, worked so hard to appease dictators and evil regimes, and actively operated to create uncontrolled chaos in the world. None. Not even Carter the wimp.
You know, if you have the plan to remove America from involvement in global affairs, and refocus the armed forces on security and self-defence to make America impenetrable, there is a strong case for that. A strong case. However, that is not what Obama has done. He has made America weaker than it’s ever been by combining tepid military action with active action against historic allies and even involving the US in overthrowing dictators who worked in the US interest — all while legitimizing terrorists, terrorist supporting regimes, and covering up and lying his ass off for Islam. What WONDERS await us all in the remainder of his presidency? What will be the body count in the attacks to come which a result of his policies and actions?
Edgar Allen says
He is paving the way for a nuclear deal with Ira. I am sure h has decided to sign on whatever deal he can get, and he’ll call it a victory for peace. (Remember Neville Chamberlain “Peace in our Time”?).
He uses language to prepare us to see Iran in a better light, so the nuclear deal appears a simple logical next step. The NUKE DEAL IS DONE, and he has the UN security Council lined up to rubber stamp it. Then nobody will be able to undo it. The goddam Muslim bastard!
Been There Got the Tee Shirt says
There is a constitutional remedy that is “off the table” 1) the fear of being accused of being racist and 2) short sighted politics. Time time to put those aside and act.
Ayatrollah says
Does this mean Obama is a Shia ?
Ernie says
Dear JAT349 , you have a good nose ! The stank is unbearable . It’s straight from HELL .
Bezelel says
On what grounds would they take them off the terror list? Good behavior? ian was ready to make concessions before obola/kerry unfroze their assets. We have been the only ones giving in on anything. I have been convinced that obola hates the US since the fundamental change speech. I really didn’t need anymore proof but it keeps coming.
No Fear says
Heil Mohammed !
Sieg Heil !
ApolloSpeaks says
AT LAST AXIS OF EVIL OBAMA
has found the true, authentic “religion of peace” Islamic State that ISIS could never be.. The “More Perfect Union” of the Middle East.The new shinning Medina upon a hill that would make Mohammed proud. Ayatollah Khamenei is the new prophetic voice of God-the vessel of Allah’s redemption, goodness and grace on Earth heading a social justice republic of equality, virtue and love. Maybe this has earned Obama the honor of following Vladimir Putin and meeting Khamenei face-to-face-who, as a rule, doesn’t allow infidel leaders within a mile of him. But Obama (like Putin) is now a friend of the Islamic Revolution; and Khamenei I’m sure is in the mood to make another exception. Peace at last! Peace at last! Thank God Almighty we have peace at last!
Click http://www.apollospeaks.com for my provocative Netanyahu’s Speech to Congress, Munich 1938, Issac Herzog and 1999 Redux
david munson says
Only 18 months to go and he is transforming America to his beliefs. Is there enough courage from the Republicans to change this. I think not so far. The future holds about the same.
Prinz Eugen says
If those wimpy GOP in congress would get off that pipeline “idee fixe” and defend the nation and its Constitution, the economic issues would be quickly resolved. IMPEACH the islamic traitor — then destroy isis, the brotherhood and make islam as impotent as the Axis was by the late 1945!
Amazing, what a collection of spineless misfits we have elected!
Loretta Pienaar says
Obama: DEMENTED TRAITOR TO AMERICA AND THE WEST. All I bank on is the fact that NO ONE is untouchable. God bless all blue blooded, civilised, cultured Americans.
Nimrod says
Except that he isn’t turning enemies into allies. He might think he is, but our enemies are still our enemies and they are just laughing at both Obama’s stupidity and the stupidity of those who voted for him.
David, Thailand says
If Obama had his way, Israel would be on that list.