Why do we still have troops in Syria? What is their purpose, other than to line the pockets of the military-industrial complex? “American Contractor Killed in Drone Attack on Base in Syria,” by Eric Schmitt, New York Times, March 23, 2023: WASHINGTON — A U.S. contractor was killed and another contractor and five U.S. service […]
Syria says convoy of 45 US trucks loaded with military equipment just entered the country from Iraq
The claim comes from a hostile source, the Assad government, but it isn’t at all farfetched. In December, I wrote an article entitled: “Here We Go: Swamp Rats Start Laying the Groundwork for Sending U.S. Troops Into Syria.” And in January, I wrote an article entitled: “Back to the Endless Wars: US Military Convoy Enters Northeast Syria.” Then […]
Syria: Islamic State raids two women’s homes, murders them with machine guns, for working for ‘apostate’ group
Remember: the Islamic State has nothing to do with Islam, so its members wouldn’t really care if someone was working for a group that had departed from Islamic norms. Right? Everyone in the West tells us so: every last non-Muslim politician in the U.S. and Europe is sure that ISIS has hijacked Islam, which is […]
Islamic State demands $23 million for Christian hostages
They’re acting in full accord with Islamic law. Here is a salient passage on this issue from a Shafi’i manual of Islamic law: When an adult male is taken captive, the caliph considers the interests … (of Islam and the Muslims) and decides between the prisoner’s death, slavery, release without paying anything, or ransoming himself […]
Islamic State blows up Assyrian church as Christians celebrate Easter
Shhh! Do not speak of this! “Talk about extreme, militant Islamists and the atrocities that they have perpetrated globally might undercut the positive achievements that we Catholics have attained in our inter-religious dialogue with devout Muslims.” — Robert McManus, Roman Catholic Bishop of Worcester, Massachusetts, February 8, 2013 “IS brings down Syria’s Historical Virgin Mary […]