Mainstream analysts are portraying this as a sign of desperation: “The group is resorting more and more to mass-casualty violence as it comes under heavy pressure from multiple angles.” That may be, but the strikes against the Islamic State still don’t amount to much more than timid half-measures. “Islamic State Boosts Attacks Under Pressure,” by […]
U.S. general: Number of Islamic State fighters in Libya doubles
At this point, what difference does it make? “U.S. general: Number of ISIS fighters in Libya doubles,” by Nicole Gaouette, CNN, April 8, 2016: Washington (CNN)U.S. intelligence estimates now put the number of ISIS fighters in Libya between 4,000 to 6,000, double the number in the war-ravaged country last year, according to the top U.S. […]
Hillary: “We didn’t lose a single person” in Libya
Chris Stevens, Sean Smith, Tyrone Woods and Glen Doherty might beg to differ. Hillary Clinton’s entire campaign is counting upon the ignorance and indifference of the American people. Look — Kardashians! “Hillary Clinton: ‘We Didn’t Lose A Single Person’ In Libya [VIDEO],” by Chuck Ross, Daily Caller, March 14, 2016: Hillary Clinton defended on Monday […]
How U.S. Foreign Policy Made 2015 “Worst Year in Modern History for Christian Persecution”
Gatestone Institute 2015 was the “worst year in modern history for Christian persecution,” according to Open Doors, a human rights organization that has been documenting the persecution of Christians since 1955. According to its latest data, more than 7,000 Christians were killed for their faith in 2015 — almost twice as many as in 2014. […]
Gaddafi’s anti-aircraft missiles are falling into the jihadists’ hands
Courtesy of Barack Obama’s foreign policy. “Isis in Libya: How Muhammar Gaddafi’s anti-aircraft missiles are falling into the jihadists’ hands,” by Jonathan Broder, Independent, March 11, 2016: Deep in the Sahara, in the sun-baked Libyan town of Sabha, a ragtag group of gunmen agreed to show Timothy Michetti their most prized weapons. Mr Michetti, an […]
Libya: Islamic State seizes government security HQ, beheads 12
“A second security official said that the militants used the headless bodies of the officers they killed to block the roads leading to the security headquarters—which they occupied for about three hours.” “Narrated Anas: The Prophet cut off the hands and feet of the men belonging to the tribe of Uraina and did not cauterize […]
Islamic State expanding in Libya and across wide area of Africa
“The rising threat from Libya comes as President Obama is being asked by many of his top military and intelligence advisers to approve the broader use of American military force in Libya to open another front against the Islamic State, also known as ISIS or ISIL.” He created this opportunity for the Islamic State with […]
Obama refuses to hit the Islamic State’s Libyan capital
This is the kind of action — and there are so very many of them — that makes people suspicious of Obama regarding Islam, even as the mainstream media continues to dismiss all such suspicions as “racism” and “bigotry.” Even if he is not a Muslim, he seems determined to advance the global Islamic agenda […]
Islamic State on rise in Libya: “Syria all over again”
But…but…they’re losing! “Islamic State on rise in Libya: ‘Syria all over again,’” by Brian Bennett and W.J. Hennigan, Chicago Tribune, February 7, 2016: As Islamic State forces lose ground in Iraq and Syria, fighters loyal to the group have seized territory in oil-rich Libya, levying taxes at gunpoint and creating sanctuaries to launch possible attacks […]
Libya: Islamic jihadists murder 60 policemen, wound 200 others with truck bombing
Likely the work of the Islamic State. “The U.N. special envoy to Libya, Martin Kobler, denounced the attack and urged Libyans to ‘put their differences aside and unite to confront the scourge of terrorism.’” What is the purpose of issuing such asinine statements? Does Martin Kobler think a single Libyan jihadist is going to heed […]