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Something new this month — all content is now presentable with justified margins, which is supposed to make reading easier. I hope you find it so.
We also picked up three new countries in the last ten days — Botswana, Suriname, and Kazakistan.
GLOBAL NUCLEAR THEFT
Bennett confirms classified IAEA docs were stolen by Iran .. Here’s The Story …
ISI/DI: Iran wants nuclear arms, by hook or by crook. That of course, is hardly news to anyone. But the fact that they are now willing to steal documents should raise a new level of concern … not that anyone will do something about it.
Iran Not Waiting for Nuclear Weapons to Destabilize the Middle East .. Here’s The Story ..
ISI/DI: Iran is on a fast-track — and has been from the start. They are pushing for a deal, in hopes one will be made that shows them in a good light.
It’s already evident that Iran is not waiting as shown from the first text above. They have already demonstrated that they are not above stealing documents. What else have they stolen?
Limits on Iran’s nuclear program are needed more than ever … Here’s The Story …
Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian (L) meets with Head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Rafael Grossi (R) in the capital Tehran on March 5, 2022. (Photo by ATTA KENARE / AFP) (Photo by ATTA KENARE/AFP via Getty Images)
ISI/DI: Iran is so far ahead of the IAEA … and everyone knows it. The horse is already out of the stable and attempts to reign it in are feeble and of little use. it’s a catch-up game that will not end well.
TRUST ISSUES …
US-backed Syrian Kurds to turn to Damascus if Turkey attacks … Here’s The Story …
ISI/DI: U.S. backed Kurds? The Kurds have bern fighting — unsuccessfully — for decades, trying to reclaim their homeland. They are located in various places throughout the Middle East, but are concentrated in Northeast Turkey. Turkey, though, has not been willing to concede the lands to them and treats them as refugees — at best.
This is not the first time they have been in the role of being U.S. backed. It may not be their last time of being dropped and left holding the bag, so-to-speak. They were backed by the U.S. in the 1990s and dropped, probably at Turkey’s request. a similar thing happened in the early 2000s. I’m only guessing here, but my guess is Turkey went to the State Department and asked the U.S. to back-off, and rather than refuse a NATO member, the Kurds were put out to pasture — once again.
MOSQUE & STATE
UK Regulators: Promoting Death for Apostates Not OK … Here’s The Story …
ISI/DI: This is a direct confrontation with Shari’a. The Muslim version is, “you leave Islam, you are apostate; apostates die.” The UK will have quite a fight on its hands confronting this — and the UK has quite a large number of Muslims who hold public office … mayors in some of the larger cities, MPs, etc. There is no reason to think they are radical, and they probably are not — BUT — their religion is all wrapped up in Shari’a. Everything they do, using the “right” hand for this, the ”left” hand for that. They will likely be pressured if their constituency thinks they are moving too slow.
AA (not what you think)
1️⃣ Abraham Accords accelerate Israel-Africa rapprochement … Here’s The Story …
ISI/DI: I don’t know what Trump and Pompeo did in the Abraham Accords: I can guess the way things have moved: but it has literally shaken the Middle East to its core, and in a good way. Just as his appointments to the Supreme Court will last for generations, so will the Abraham Accords.
I’ve shared in previous TIPS how and where the AA have impacted surrounding countries, the region, and parts of the world. This, too, will be felt for generations to come.
What you see here are from headlines of the last several days. I venture there will be more in the next several days as well.
2️⃣ ARAB BREAKTHROUGH: ISRAEL AND UAE SIGN FIRST EVER FREE TRADE AGREEMENT … Here’s The Story …
SOURCE: https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-uae-ink-groundbreaking-free-trade-deal-in-1st-with-arab-state/
3️⃣ Could Turkey-Israel rapprochement lead to gas agreement? … Here’s The Story …
https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2022/06/could-turkey-israel-rapprochement-lead-gas-agreement?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily%20622022%20June%202%202022%20240&utm_content=daily%20622022%20June%202%202022%20240+CID_1f13fd2b431706545b83a7ae3e221b5f&utm_source=campmgr&utm_term=Could%20Turkey-Israel%20rapprochement%20lead%20to%20gas%20agreementA view of the platform of the Leviathan natural gas field in the Mediterranean Sea is pictured from the Israeli northern coastal city of Caesarea on December 19, 2019. – Israel has approved the export of gas from its offshore reserves to Egypt, a spokeswoman said on December 17, with a major reservoir expected to begin operations imminently. The approval by Energy Minister Yuval Steinitz was part of a long process under which Israel will transform from an importer of natural gas from Egypt into an exporter and potential regional energy player. (Photo by JACK GUEZ / AFP) (Photo by JACK GUEZ/AFP via Getty Images)
4️⃣ Israelis begin doing deals in Saudi Arabia … Here’s The Story …
A general view shows office buildings at al-Raidah Digital City of the Saudi capital Riaydh on February 28, 2022. (Photo by Fayez Nureldine / AFP) (Photo by FAYEZ NURELDINE/AFP via Getty Images)
5️⃣ With free trade agreement, Israel hopes to triple trade with Emirates … Here’s The Story …
Israel’s Foreign Minister Yair Lapid (2nd L) and U. Secretary of State Antony Blinken (2nd R) chat with Bahrain’s Foreign Minister Abdullatif bin Rashid al-Zayani (R) and United Arab Emirates’ Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan (L), in Sde Boker, Israel on March 28, 2022. – Blinken and the top diplomats of Israel and four Arab states held a landmark meeting to discuss issues from the Iran nuclear negotiations to the global shockwaves of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. (Photo by Jacquelyn Martin / POOL / AFP) (Photo by JACQUELYN MARTIN/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
6️⃣ Saudi Arabia Moves Toward Eventual Ties With Israel … Here’s The Story …
IT’S THE ECONOMY STU…
Pakistan’s new premier looks to Turkey for political, economic boost … Here’s The Story …
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (L) welcomes Prime Minister of Pakistan Shehbaz Sharif upon his arrival during an official ceremony at the Presidential Complex in Ankara, Turkey on June 1, 2022. (Photo by Adem ALTAN / AFP) (Photo by ADEM ALTAN/AFP via Getty Images)
ISI/DI: Pakistan is looking in the wrong direction. Turkey is in too poor of a situation to be able to help Pakistan with much of anything. Sure, Erdi would like to extend a hand … he could perhaps use it in the future as part of his plan for a new caliphate.
BUT …
Turkish consumer inflation soars to 73.5% … Here’s The Story …
ISTANBUL, TURKEY – MAY 05: People stand next to a currency exchange office at Istanbul’s Grand Bazaar on May 05, 2022 in Istanbul, Turkey. Inflation soared to nearly 70% (69.97%) over one year in April in Turkey, the highest since February 2002, according to official figures released on May 5. (Photo by Burak Kara/Getty Images)
ISI/DI: Erdi is trying to grapple with run-away inflation and an election that could turn south on him, demolishing his future plans for a caliphate. I suspect he would have little following outside of politics.
Turkey’s Erdogan pins economic crisis on 2013 Gezi protests … Here’s The Story …
TOPSHOT – Deputy of HDP (People’s Democratic Party) Musa Piroglu (L) in a wheelchair tries to stop Turkish riot policemen near Taksim square in Istanbul on May 31, 2022, as the police blocked the access to the square during the ninth anniversary of the Gezi park and Taksim square demonstrations. – People gathered on May 31, 2022 to mark the ninth anniversary of Gezi park at Taksim square. In 2013, what started as a small campaign to save the Gezi Park from the bulldozers eventually drew an estimated three million protesters in an outpouring of anger at the perceived authoritarian tendencies of Erdogan’s Islamic-rooted government. (Photo by Bulent Kilic / AFP) (Photo by BULENT KILIC/AFP via Getty Images)
ISI/DI: For all of his bellowing, Erdi seems to be following Biden’s playbook — “Who, me? It’s the other guy over there.” One should always remember, when you point a finger at somebody — or thing — there are four fingers pointed back at you … unless you’re bomb/IED maker.
TERRORISM
Nigeria: Death toll now over 50 in Muslim attack on Catholic church during Sunday mass … Here’s The Story …
ISI/DI: Nigeria has to be pretty much of a waste-land by now. The rampaging, the murders, the fires, the rapes, the thefts … If this is what a peaceful religion does, heaven help us if ever there is an un-peaceful religion at work.
Authorities have announced there is a manhunt on for the perpetuators. I don’t recommend holding your breadth.
DR Congo: Muslims murder at least 18 people, burn down houses in jihad raid on village … Here’s The Story …
ISI/DI: This same group is charged with murdering over 1,300 people in 2021 throughout the region.
The group, known as ADF (Allied Democratic Forces), is a Ugandan militia group of “suspected” Islamists.
10 months after Biden proclaimed al-Qaeda ‘severely degraded’ in Afghanistan, UN warns it has ‘safe haven’ there … Here’s The Story …
ISI/DI: BIDEN: ”If I just hadn’t left all those Americans behind. I should have used Hilary’s playbook. What does it matter anyway.”
ISI/DI:
Italy: Around 100 Muslim migrants sexually harass six teen girls on train ‘for a long time and heavily’ … Here’s The Story …
ISI/DI: Rather than commenting, I thought the actual story would have a greater impact if printed here …
- In France, a Muslim quoted Qur’an while raping his victim;
- A survivor of a Muslim rape gang in the UK has said that her rapists would quote the Qur’an to her, and believed their actions justified by Islam;
- Muslim migrants in France videoed raping girl while praising Allah;
- In India, a Muslim gave a Qur’an and prayer rug to the woman he was holding captive and repeatedly raping;
- A victim of an Islamic State jihadi rapist recalled: “He told me that according to Islam he is allowed to rape an unbeliever. He said that by raping me, he is drawing closer to God. He said that raping me is his prayer to God.”;
- In India, a Muslim kidnapped and raped a 14-year-old Hindu girl, and forced her to read the Qur’an and Islamic prayers;
- In Pakistan, another Christian woman recounted that her rapist was also religious: “He threw me on the bed and started to rape me. He demanded I marry him and convert to Islam. I refused. I am not willing to deny Jesus and he said that if I would not agree he would kill me.”
- Rapists demanded that another girl’s family turn her over to them, claiming that she had recited the Islamic profession of faith during the rape and thus could not live among infidels.
The Qur’an teaches that Infidel women can be lawfully taken for sexual use (cf. its allowance for a man to take “captives of the right hand,” 4:3, 4:24, 23:1-6, 33:50, 70:30). The Qur’an says: “O Prophet, tell your wives and your daughters and the women of the believers to bring down over themselves of their outer garments. That is more suitable that they will be known and not be abused. And ever is Allah Forgiving and Merciful.” (33:59) The implication is that if women do not cover themselves adequately with their outer garments, they may be abused, and that such abuse would be justified.
NEW POSTS
Click or tap ➡️: Muhammad In The Rear-View Mirror
Click or tap ➡️: Turkey, Terrorists, Erdi and NATO
Click or tap ➡️: Women Of Iran
Click or tap ➡️: An ISIS Comeback — Again?
Click or tap ➡️: Allah: Part II
Remember — Muslims are not the problem — Islam is the problem.
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