Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is actively using the recent coup attempt that led to some 290 deaths on July 15 to claim sweeping new powers for himself.
Now he has ordered the shutdown of over 130 media outlets and dismissed 2,400 military personnel.
Some say that the coup was staged precisely to give the tyrannical leader a further “iron grip” on power as he speeds up the further Islamization of Turkey. Erdogan has vehemently denied the claim. Yet back in 2014, Erdogan threatened to “root out” the social media network after wiretapped recordings were leaked that were deemed damaging to the government’s reputation ahead of local elections. Access to Twitter was then restricted.
“Turkey orders shutdown of over 130 media outlets, dismisses 2,400 military personnel – broadcaster”, RT News, July 27, 2016:
Turkish authorities ordered the closure of more than 130 media outlets on Wednesday in a crackdown following July’s failed coup, Reuters reports, citing CNN Turk. Some 2,400 military personnel were also sacked in the Turkish government’s latest move.The Turkish government shutdown three news agencies, 23 radio stations, 16 TV channels, 45 newspapers, 15 magazines, and 29 publishers and distributors in their crackdown on the media.
The army saw 726 officers and 1,684 soldiers discharged, according to the government decree….

Gary says
Muslims have a religious obligation… for a restoration of pure monotheistic worship.
One problem: Satan is behind Islam.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is merely a puppet in Satan’s hand. Things are about to get very bad in Turkey!
Godwin says
Hahahaha ! All those dismissed military men can now join ISIS, just like the disbanded Saddam’s army.
More Ham Ed says
Those “dismissed” are more likely to be secular-government-minded and/or non-islamist and non-er-DOG-again.
Carolyne says
Last night I spoke to a Turkish friend in Istanbul via email. She couldn’t say a lot, but seemed unperturbed by the events. It is my belief that if you scratch a “Moderate” you will find a fanatic Muslim underneath. To be Muslim, you must be fanatic.
Gary says
One thing is for sure. Erdogan will crush everything non-islamic! The Islamic Caliphate will continue to grow, as the West does nothing to stop it. All the more reason for believers in God’s word, to heed God’s word:
“The end of all things is near; therefore, be of sound judgment and sober spirit for the purpose of prayer. Above all, keep fervent in your love for one another, because love covers a multitude of sins.”(1 Peter 4: 7– 8)
boocat says
He wants to be the first caliph in a new dynasty.
quota raven says
I wonder what the status is of the USAF base in Turkey. Erdogan ordered it and the air space above it closed during the coup. Is he still asking that the USA return to him his arch-enemy, now residing in Pennsylvania, having been granted asylum? Will Obama kick that guy to the curb, wrap him up in a rug and send him back to face Erdogan’s music?
Cheers!
quota raven
David A says
It amazes me that there are no answers on this. What is wrong with all the media!! A nation of 80 million on the border of Europe, possibly going full Sharia Islamic, controling a US airbase with 50 to 60 nukes!!
quota raven says
David A – Move along. Nothing to see here….unless you want to look at Iran Nuke deal, Syria, Libya, Nigeria, Germany, Sweden, Nederlands, Dearborne, MI, Australia, New Zealand, Philippines, Kenya, Tennessee, France, Egypt, Minnesota, Brussells, the UK. etc, etc.and emerging global caliphate and sharia! Islam not diminishing or moving away; it’s moving relentlessly forward.
The Obama admin has succeeded in doing exactly what it wanted to do in terms of supporting, arming and continuing to encouraging Islam in infiltration and unspeakable jihad attacks all around the world.
God help us all if Hillary prevails….
Media? Ha! No problem with pesky media in Turkey anymore. Little to none here in the USA to speak of, either.
Cheers!
quota raven
common sense says
Who is really responsible for the suicide bombings in Istanbul airport?
خَليفة says
Not surprising, Turkey is one of the most oppressive countries to the media.
This could happen in the West too, I’m sure Saudi Arabia and Turkey would like that.
Wellington says
“This could happen in the West too, I’m sure Saudi Arabia and Turkey would kike that.””
So would Hillary and so many of her clueless Democratic supporters. So would those from the Western Left in general who have chipped away at free speech by way of the hate speech route.
Anyone who prizes freedom should understand that the hate speech rot in the West——-on college campuses, with the completely biased MSM endorsing such, even entire nations doing so (e.g., the UK)——- is the Left’s way of shutting down true freedom.
And the Islamic world looks on with glee as Western fools aplenty push this agenda forward, for instance the Obama Administration co-sponsoring a UN resolution (16/18) with Egypt that seeks to criminalize criticism of religion.
Again the “double whammy” which confronts the free world can be plainly seen by people who still see things plainly, to wit, the repressive ideology which is Islam and the dhimmi fools aplenty who keep making excuses for Islam. Oh yeah, the time is out of joint, especially where the survival of liberty is concerned.
Peggy says
All the major media outlets are obeying their masters so I really don’t think there is such a thing as free media anywhere.
They either take their instructions from government or they take their instruction from the media moguls.
What is the difference then?
In Communist countries if a reporter get out of line they are punished. In the western country they are discredited and lose their job. Either way they are controlled.
Wellington says
Talk radio, Peggy, is still a beacon of freedom in America and this is why the Left wants to implement the deceitfully named Fairness Doctrine in order to shut down this outlet of freedom. Of course, the Left wants no Fairness Doctrine in academia or the MSM, where liberals already overwhelmingly dominate. No, the Fairness Doctrine, per the Left, should only be applied where the Left does not yet dominate——-talk radio and, of course, the Internet.
All those fools out there supporting Hillary Clinton either don’t realize this, to their shame, or they do realize this, to their even greater shame. And be of no doubt that HC will, if elected President, do whatever she can to insure that even more freedom is restricted by whatever means she can.
One knows or should know by now that the American Left despises true freedom, protestations to the contrary notwithstanding. Just look at where the American Left most dominates in the US——–college campuses. And they are the least free places in all of America. Telling. Damning too.
Angemon says
Peggy posted:
“They either take their instructions from government or they take their instruction from the media moguls.”
I believe, Peggy, you’re confusing Western press with Russian press:
http://www.spectator.co.uk/2014/12/the-truth-about-russia-today-is-that-it-is-putins-mouthpiece/
http://www.ibtimes.com/sara-firth-resignation-former-rt-reporter-recalls-twisted-anti-us-coverage-1633200
Ed Lee says
Second Amendment supporters have been saying for 20 years that government does not just want to take away our guns, they want to take all our freedom. The current assault on free speech supports that view. About 15 years ago, one of our most outspoken gun rights advocates, Tom Selleck said, “Our freedoms are indivisible. We can’t give up one and expect to keep any of the others”.
Wellington says
Correct, Ed Lee. The First and Second Amendments are tied at the hip. One cannot exist without the other. Those asserting otherwise are fools or worse. Just take a look at present Western Europe for confirmation here.
Carolyne says
Yes, and Loretta Lynch, the lying Attorney General, says that her greatest fear will be that people will speak ill of Islam and if so, she will prosecute them. The highest legal authority in the US doesn’t know that as of yet, we still can speak against Islam if we wish. She later tried to backtrack that statement, but everyone knows what she means.
Hillary Clinton, while SOS, went to a UN meeting in Istanbul the purpose of which was to discuss banning criticism of Islam. So far the UN hasn’t been able to do it, but wait until she becomes President. The country as we know it will be no more.
Burt says
Erdowan’s (as that’s how they seem to pronounce his name over here, despite spelling it with a ‘g’!) Turkey was what ex British PM CaMORON was keen to see fast tracked to be a member state of the EU.
It’s shocking how dumb and utterly clueless about international issues such people are yet get themselves elected to the highest office.
Thank God we voted Brexit and changed that score at least.
Carolyne says
That is the correct pronunciation of Erdogan. The :G” has a symbol above it which indicates it is not pronounced. There is another symbol, a sort of tail on “C” and “S” which indicates they should be pronounced “CH” and “Sh.” While Attaturk changed Turkish writing to use the western alphabet, for some reason he included some idiosyncracies.
Carolyne says
And congratulations that you did vote to exit the EU. At last a people willing to stand up for themselves and their country.
Dum Spiro says
Thousands of Turkey coup prisoners raped, starved and hogtied
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/thousands-turkey-coup-prisoners-raped-8485304
This is disturbing.
We will remember to pray for those victims, pictured or not…
— Spero
Wellington says
Most every time I see a photo of Erdogan, I am reminded of what George Orwell said, to wit, by fifty everyone has the face they deserve.
Now, Erdogan is well past fifty (62) and so just take a look at that face of his. Yeah, just take a look. It might not say it all, but it still says a lot a la Orwell.
Baucent says
Yes, before 50, your face is God’s responsibility. After 50 it’s yours.
Carolyne says
Lord Acton said, “Power currupts. Absolute power corrupts absolutely. A perfect example.
Peggy says
Hillary doesn’t look good but have you noticed how bad Madeline Albright looks and has looked for a long time?
How much evil was packed into that small body?
Angemon says
If I were a cynical person, Id say that Erdogan is on his way to try and muscle his way onto the EU…
Charli Main says
Turkey has already dumped tens of millions of Muslim ” refugees” on Europe with tens of millions more to follow.
Erdogan’s campaign to Islamise the European Union and become the Sultan of Brussels is well on track.
biff says
Turkey is about to descent into the same hellhole status as the rest of the middle east.
Norger says
And that would be a real shame. Istanbul is a great city; many secular Turks live there. As someone who has traveled there frequently in the last few years, I can tell you that vast majority of Turks I met were gracious, welcoming people. What is happening in Turkey now is an illustration of how Muslims are themselves victims of Islam, on multiple levels.
biff says
One on one, people are usually decent, no matter their color, lineage etc. Humanity shines through in 99% of cases.
People are able to dissociate themselves from the logic of what they do. Association to the group is stronger and the morals imparted are greater than the internal morals in many cases.
It’s not just Jihad. It’s the logic of the German WWII death camp employee’s.
People are that easily controlled.
Validation is huge.
R Cole says
He can’t trust anyone!
Everyone’s against him…
He doesn’t know who his friends are!!
And then there is the Kurdish problem and those in the media who would challenge him..
They’re all terrorists.. !!
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When that coup was happening – I was thinking these soldiers are going to have to be successful – otherwise Erdogan would seize power.
To join the EU Turkey was asked to reduce the power of the military – which of course Erdogan was happy to oblige. Only Turkey is an Islamic country and the strong military was there for a reason – that is to act as a control for Islamization.
In Europe there is a fantasy of Islam and democracy coexisting – even some entertaining the idea of a sprinkling of sharia on top.
But in the Islamic world they don’t have such delusions – they more than anyone understands the Islamic inclination to form a theocratic state and ban all freedoms outside of what it allows.
Secularist Turks were always in a minority – more the wealthy elite. And the majority have long wanted sharia law. It is only recently they have migrated from the rural villages and began to organize. And no doubt Erdogan’s rising represents a savior in this regard.
However the Turkish model doesn’t bode well for the EU. The EU simply can’t have a military positioned to maintain the secular order – in the face of a burgeoning Islamic state.
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We need to let the Muslims deal with their Islam. Turkey EU membership and visa free travel are wishful thinking – if you don’t believe these will come with some sort of detrimental consequence.
biff says
Wait, everybody is against Hillary…
Dov Berrol says
Well said. Islam means “submission” and the whole psychological mindset of the ideology and Arab culture is about domination and submission. There was a reason Ataturk prohibited so much of Mohammedanism from the new Turkey that was born after WWI. So I am not surprised that this Muslim dictator will take away any vestiges of democracy from Turkish society. He is no better than Saddam Hussein or Muammar Qaddafi.
mortimer says
This is Erdogan’s equivalent of burning the Reichstag. Hitler used it to give himself sweeping and unopposed power.
Archangel says
Spot On!
pdxnag says
What do we call him when he jails or terrorizes more than half the population?
خَليفة says
If we are cowards and want to live at the expense of our integrity we call him “caliph, sir, master…”
Otherwise we call him a murderous bastardly dictator.
gravenimage says
Erdogan tightens iron grip on power: Turkey shuts down over 130 media outlets, dismisses 2,400 military personnel
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I knew that he would use this incident–real or staged–to purge his opponents and further Islamize Turkey.
I just hope this leads the EU to keep Turkey out.
DFD says
Look at the good news in there: 700+ officers v ~1,400 soldiers. Roughly half as many officers as boots.
One can only hope they were high ranking officers, preferably generals, followed by colonels. The more of these, the less of a threat Turkey will be for *any* of its neighbors.
Let me put it this way: Stalin purged the Russian military of practically all high ranking officers; Lt.Colonels upward. Even they German high command was surprised about how chaotic the Russian army’s response was. Except Hitler who kept on fantasizing it had to do with racial superiority.
The disaster of the depletion of the officer corps was such, that the German army took only months to reach Moscow! It was so catastrophic that the Russians needed to be rescued by three very important factors, western help plus the Russian autumn and spring. Large parts of the German army were literally stuck in the mud. The winter is overrated, the army could still move on frozen ground. The winter was the defeating factor for the Frenchi/Corsican guy, not for the Germans. They had to abandon tanks because they were sinking into the ground – and then were stuck in frozen ground, thereafter in thawing ground, meaning more mud.
Sorry for the length, but it was to illustrate my delight over one of the strongest, if not the strongest, Muslim army losing its officers.
What can I say? From a geopolitical or geo-strategical point of view: **Jesus is Greater!**
(or how about: Isahu Akbar!? 🙂 )
Talk about Jesus, let’s hope or pray in his name that Erdogan replaces his officers with Mullahs…
DFD says
The news was better than I thought. I just read at Gatestone the following, pasted:
…. nearly 160 generals…!
…..In a massive purge, the government sacked more than 60,000 civil servants from the military, judiciary, police, schools and academia, including 1,577 faculty deans who were suspended. More than 10,000 people have been arrested, and there are serious allegations of torture. Witnesses told Amnesty International that captured military officers were raped by police, hundreds of soldiers were beaten, and some detainees were denied food, water and access to lawyers for days. Turkish authorities also arrested 62 children and accused them of treason. The youngsters, aged 14 to 17, were from Kuleli Military School in Istanbul. The students have reportedly been thrown in jail and are not allowed to speak to their parents….”
Let’s hope he will declare that reading and writing is the devils work. Why can’t ISIS and others S Arabia, Iran etc., do the same, among themselves. Well, we can but hope.
Singh the Sikh says
This dictator was only recently a close associate of Merkel. Dopey merkel thought she could strike a balanced working relationship with him, but in reality he was dominating her and extracting all kinds of concesisions from the feeble-minded, senile so-called ‘leader’.he would have chewed and spat her out and dumbo ms merkel wouldn’t have been the wiser.
James says
Those coup attempters were classical cowards. When you choose to overthrow a dictatorship there is no such a thing as a bloodless coup. There are only two choices, you either kill or get killed. The cowards had jet fighters, tanks and all sorts of arsenal and they simply played the wimp. In any case, they should not have allowed that presidential plane to land in one piece for starters. Erdogan should have been the first to be dispatched to “Kingdom come” midair. And the rest of the generals would have been sorted.
Let them face the consequences of their cowardice.
No Fear says
News item I would like to see:
Erdogan arrests 500 goats in a desperate attempt to stay in control.
Baucent says
Here’s the true Caliph in waiting. Once that upstart al Baghdadi if off the scene and the Islamic State is in tatters, Big Erdo will love to annex a bit of territory to the south east. Usher in a new glorious Ottoman era. It must be Allah’s will.
vcragain says
I was always suspicious of Turkey’s REAL intentions, ie it’s leadership’s intentions, but all seemed fine until Erdogan showed us he is an Islamist, not a Westerner. Now I am very worried about that US air base – very strategically placed in the south, convenient for Iraq, Iran conflicts etc, and having a large number of nukes ! We need to get those OUT of Turkey before they grab them ! I think that the only sane people in that area seem to be the Kurds & any secular or non-Muslim people. I would presume that the air base will ignore Erdogan’s instructions to shut down the air space if there is any threat to them.
quota raven says
To VCRAGAIN, who says ” I would presume that the air base will ignore Erdogan’s instructions to shut down the air space if there is any threat to them.”
I share your concern for the air base and the nukes. I would NOT, however, make any presumptions about our ignoring “instructions” by Erdogan to shut all air traffic down from that base and its air space.. The current Federal administration has been 100% consistent in its “foreign policy” decisions to favor Islam, with results that were entirely predictable: we, yes, WE, the USA, set the middle east on fire and effectively set up Libya and Syria in particular (we can talk about Nigeria later) to house and support ISIS in all its glory.
This situation is grim indeed.God help us all if Hillary Clinton prevails. Stick a fork in it, Possums!
Cheers!
quota raven
quota raven says
Further to previous: Nukes? in the hands of despots who declare they want to dominate, tax and behead anyone from the west they can get their hands on? Pish, tosh, right?
Then again, there’s that “agreement” that the USA made with our great pals in Iran. No, I haven’t read the damn thing, but I’m prepared to accept that it has all the potential to lead to utter catastrophe. Cheers! qr
More Ham Ed says
So much for islam having anything to do with a free and open society and/or free speech and open discourse. You won’t hear that from O’ Bummer or the leftist media.
Mick S. says
Why is everyone so surprised? Am I the only one who saw Midnight Express? Great movie.
ICH says
OBAMAS buddy.
Conicidence?
duh swami says
The ruler consolidates power by eliminating the competition…..The Ottoman Empire will rise again…Tayip is to Turkey as Hillary is to America…The ruthless acquisition of power….Tayip worships Allah…Hillary worships herself…
Tolstoy…The good cannot seek nor retain it , to do that men/women must love power, but the love of power has the opposite qualities of goodness…Pride, cunning and cruelty…H
illary has an abundance of all three…
Florida Jim says
Obama desperately wanted to create an enormous crisis so he could declare martial law and become FDR for 8 terms by then America would be totally Marxist just as Turkey is doing., only with Sharia Law. Freedom is hanging by a slim thread fold elect Trump hold him accountable and oust all Democrats can you not see how foul they are and so disrespectful of taxpayers.Obama, Hillary, Bill Clinton, Biden, Schumer, Durbin, Reid McCain they are all disgusting oust them and watch America return to greatness, Michelle Obama suddenly finds America great as her dopey husband leaves off ice do you think that is truthful or a lie?
James says
He is a potential Hitler in the making.
Michael Johnson says
Wow another Arab spring headed our way
Jay Boo says
Off topic
HILLARY accuses TRUMP of instigating “unstable” people.
http://hotair.com/archives/2015/06/19/hillary-on-charleston-inflammatory-political-rhetoric-like-trumps-could-trigger-unstable-people-to-do-things-like-this/
However, just hours before the shooting at a Charleston, South Carolina church, RACE-BATING Hillary gave a speech in Charleston.
Coincidence maybe?
Eric Esterson says
We have several Gulen schools in Florida, and in my county of Seminole. I did some research on Imam Fethallah Gulen, and found information linking him to Morton Abramowitz of the CIA. Gulen receives over $100 million from his Texas schools alone, and is very influential with teachers, judges, police, and the military in Turkey. Consequently, I asked the Seminole county school board for an audit of tax money spent on Gulen Charter schools, and posted the above information on Facebook.
I never got an answer from the board, and the Facebook posting was removed. While I disagree with the arrests in Turkey, it appears that there was U.S. influence with U.S. tax money from Imam Gulen.
Lisa Graas says
BREAKING: Thousands yell “death to US” near #Turkey #Incirlik Air Base — home to 90 US Nukes #BREAKING #NATOCoup
LINK http://sputniknews.com/news/20160728/1043728040/turkey-incirlik-nato-riot-nuclear.html
Peggy says
Angemon says
July 27, 2016 at 10:52 pm
Peggy posted:
“They either take their instructions from government or they take their instruction from the media moguls.”
I believe, Peggy, you’re confusing Western press with Russian press:
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No, I’m not.
In Russia the government has control of media while in the west media moguls have control.
You really can’t dispute that.
If you disagree I would welcome your reason why.
gravenimage says
Certainly, Peggy, many of the large media outlets are–well–large. But I worked for a whole series of small newspapers and magazines, and we were never under any kind of central control or subject to any sort of corporate censorship.
I believe you live in Australia–it is much the same there as it is in the US.
One can decry the editorial policies of news outlets like CNN and the New York Times–I often do–but the idea that there is no free press in the West and that we might as well be under government censorship is not the case.
Peggy says
I agree with you on that. Yes, we have small outlets too but they don’t reach too many people.
Media which reaches millions is the one I am talking about and they are controlled by people not interested in our wellbeing. Some are partly owned by Arabs as well.
What exactly are the small outlets reporting anyway?
I am not familiar with media corporation in the US but I have seen clips on FOX and CNN. From what little I’ve seen FOX is not as bad in pushing Islam as much but I could be wrong.
BBC in the UK is a huge organisation and they certainly churn out a lot of rubbish and they are the ones who reach the majority of people.
Our main media in Australia are not better.
Small outfits might not be so controlled by it really doesn’t matter. When main media is then I think we can safely say that western media is controlled. To me it doesn’t matter who controls it if we are not getting the truth.
People who are relying on the MSM whether they are in the west of east are treated like mushrooms.
Angemon says
Peggy posted:
“In Russia the government has control of media while in the west media moguls have control.”
Citation needed.
Angemon says
P.S.:
“In Russia the government has control of media ”
When I pointed out this to you a few days ago, you claimed I was confusing Russia with North Korea. More, you accused me of hating Russia. You owe me an apology and an explanation.
Peggy says
Wellington says
July 27, 2016 at 9:55 pm
Talk radio, Peggy, is still a beacon of freedom in America and this is why the Left wants to implement the deceitfully named Fairness Doctrine in order to shut down this outlet of freedom
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I only know of one talk back radio host and that is Michael Savage.
Here in Australia we have a decent talk back radio station. Not perfect but better than the others. I have called in a few times myself.
Labor party has tried to control all the media by telling us that they want to introduce an ombudsman type position to monitor what is being said in order to curb discrimination.
You see, us Aussies are a bunch of “racists and extremists”.
We also had one decent show called “The Bolt Report” on TV which was moved to cable tv for who knows what reasons but we can guess. Andrew Bolt was also described as racist.
Hopefully you guys in the US have a lot more radio stations or TV programs which are still honest.
gravenimage says
Besides Michael Savage–whom I confess I do not know well, though he is quite prominent–other big conservative talk radio shows here are Rush Limbaugh, Glenn Beck, Sean Hannity, Mike Huckabee, and Dennis Miller. None of them are perfect in their understanding of the threat of Islam, but all of them openly oppose violent Jihad and often make good points. They are definitely an important resource here.
Peggy says
I will look the ones you mentioned up and see what I can get. Youtube is a wonderful tool.
I have listened to Michael Savage for a while now. He does have a lot of knowledge but his delivery is not always calm.
I think that’s why I find him entertaining.
All I can say is thank God that our technology allows us to get information from sources we wouldn’t normally even know are there and don’t have to rely on MSM.
This is what is going to bring the globalists down. Information is a powerful tool and more people are having the right information all the time.
Thank God for all the brave men and women who are risking their lives to bring us the truth when lies are reaching more people (for now).
Jerry says
Erdogan’s Turkey is now rapidly becoming a “true democracy” – Hitlerian style.
A little item so far escaped wider publicity.
Since the days of Mandela South Africa has been the darling of American
and European leftist “liberals” despite the rife endemic corruption of the
ruling regime from the president down.
There is a huge surge in the construction of gigantic and extravagant
mosques, mostly financed by Saudi, Qatari and Turkish money.
The Naval Base at Simonstown in Capetown experienced a major burglary
on 23 July where large quantity of weapons were stolen from a number of
stores, including many handguns, rifles, sub-macineguns, hand grenades
and heavy machine guns, including 12.7 mm and 20 mm.
Three suspects were apprehended since in the nearby Steenberg neighbourhood
which serves a a home for a large Muslim community and houses the
large and lavish Rahmanniyah Masjid (Mosque).
Muslims comprise a large percentage of the SA Navy personnel.
All the suspects arrested so far were members of the SA Navy,
though their names, ethnic origins or religious affiliations were
not yet disclosed.
Recently four Johannesburg Muslims were arrested and appeared
in courts on allegations of having previously attempted to to travel
to the Middle East to join IS, and when that was frustrated, having
conspired to initiate terror attacks on US diplomatic targets and
on Jewish religious and community sites.
Careful study of the Koran, Hadith and Sirat Rassoul Allah clearly
reveals that terror, murder and genocide against non-Muslims is
mandated buy those books and continues to be preached to
and followed by Muslims ever since the days of Mohammad.
quota raven says
To Jerry – MOST interesting report, Jerry. I spent four months traveling around Africa in 1973 as a free-lance journalist. I spent my last few days in Jo’burg/Praetoria and have maintained an interest in the political and economic developments there, as well as a number of other African nations.
I’m aware that things are bad in SA; murder rates wildly up, race relations bad, other crime, government corruption, burgeoning. Not yet quite as bad as Rhodesia/Zimbabwe, where I spent nearly one month, but definitely bad.
You write so well and clearly, Jerry. I wonder if you might post another comment specifically addressing jihad (of the various kinds we here at JW know about — infiltration by Islam on every level into govt, schools, bureaucracies, as well as the high-profile violent jihad) in South Africa.
I’m sure what you have to say would be enlightening and appreciated by us JWers. Thanks for yours above.
Cheers!
quota raven