In Sivas Turkey Islamists Burned Intellectuals Alive

(Burak Bekdil’s article from The GATESTONE INSTITUTE on 28 November 2017.)

Erdogan's Interesting New Top Mayors: Istanbul's new mayor had been one of the lawyers defending Islamist arsonists in what is known as the "Sivas Case" where the Islamist killers set the Sivas hotel alight, while policemen allegedly stood by and watched as 37 people were killed.

The city's Islamist mayor refused to send firefighters to put out the blaze. The Islamist assault took eight hours, without any intervention from the police, military or fire department.

Ankara, Turkey's capital, has a population of about five million. Istanbul, the country's biggest city and commercial capital, has more than 15 million inhabitants. Turkey's top two cities have since 1994 been uninterruptedly run by elected mayors who feature various blends of religious conservatism, nationalism and Islamism.

China & Russia Protecting Myanmar From UNSC Assault

(Michelle Nichols’s article from The REUTERS on 07 November 2017.)

S.G. Min Aung Hlaing Thanking President Xi in Beijing.

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United Nations Security Council urged the Myanmar government on Monday to “ensure no further excessive use of military force in Rakhine state,” where violence has forced more than 600,000 Rohingya Muslims to flee the Buddhist-majority Asian country.

To appease council veto powers Russia and China, Britain and France dropped a push for the Security Council to adopt a resolution on the situation and the 15-member body instead unanimously agreed on a formal statement.

(From New York Times: Last month, those two permanent members of the United Nations Security Council shielded Myanmar from an attempt by other nations to condemn the Myanmar military for its so-called clearing operations in Rakhine.)

The United Nations Security Council expressed deep concern on Wednesday about violence in Myanmar’s Rakhine state, where about 400,000 Rohingya Muslims have been forced to flee to Bangladesh.

American Teachers In Burma: Peace Corps Volunteers

(Volunteer Teachers' Stories from The US PEACE CORPS Education Program in Myanmar.)

US Peace Corps Volunteers in Myanmar teach English at public middle and high schools in small cities and towns. They co-teach with Myanmar English teachers in the classroom and focus on the capacity building of the co-teacher in the areas of teaching methodologies, lesson planning, classroom management and assessment.

Volunteers also work with students in the classroom on their English language acquisition, particularly on speaking and listening skills. In addition, Volunteers may teach English at the community level and get involved in community activities. Miss Abbey Hester (above) is one of the Peace Corp volunteer teachers and she is teaching TEFL English at a High School in the town of Tha-nat-pin in Pegu Division.

The whole Peace Corps volunteer teachers thing started soon after US President Barack Obama’s visit to Burma in 2012. Right now more than 200 young Americans are in Burma teaching English at basic level to middle and high school students. Followings are the personal stories told by three American volunteer teachers now working in Burma, from US Peace Corps WWW site.

German Far-Right Relishes Its Power As Merkel Struggles

(Deborah Cole’s article from The AFP on 26 November 2017.)

Potsdam (Germany) (AFP) - The far-right Alternative for Germany party (AfD) sees Chancellor Angela Merkel's struggle to form a new government as proof of its growing power to upend the country's political order, a top party official told AFP.

Parliamentary group leader Alexander Gauland said in an interview that the current turmoil showed that the four-year-old AfD had succeeded in its primary goal in September's general election. "It's all downhill for Merkel now and that is partly our achievement," Gauland said, sipping a glass of rose wine at a lakeside Italian restaurant in the eastern city of Potsdam.

"Her time is up -- we want her to leave the political stage." The AfD campaigned on the slogan "Merkel must go", railing against her decision to let in more than one million mainly Muslim asylum seekers since 2015.

General Min Aung Hlaing In China To Thank The Chinese

(News article from The MYANMAR ARMY CHIFE Facebook on 21 & 22 November 2017.)

SG MAH inspecting Chinese Honour Guard in Bejing.

A Myanmar Tatmadaw goodwill delegation led by Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services Senior General Min Aung Hlaing this morning left Nay Pyi Taw Airport for China at the invitation of Member of the Central Military Commission and Chief of the Joint Staff Department Gen. Li Zuocheng of the People’s Republic of China.

The Myanmar Tatmadaw goodwill delegation led by the Senior General was seen off at the airport by Chief of the General Staff (Army, Navy and Air) General Mya Tun Oo, Commander-in-Chief (Air) General Khin Aung Myint, senior military officers of the Office of the Commander-in-Chief (Army), the commander of Nay Pyi Taw Command, Chinese Ambassador to Myanmar H.E. Mr. Hong Liang and officials.

The Senior General was accompanied by senior military officers of the Office of the Commander-in-Chief (Army). During the trip, the Senior General will meet with leaders of Chinese government and chiefs from the People’s Liberation Army of China, and visit military training schools in China, factories and significant places.

Angela “Mutti” Merkel Fighting For Her Political Life

(Daniel Schoot’s report from The RABO RESEARCH on 20 November 2017.)

Merkel fights for her political future: The breaking down of ‘Jamaica’-coalition talks last night brings unprecedented political uncertainty to Germany. Parliamentary prevent a swift move to new elections; first talking with the SPD will be tried before thinking about a minority government.

The political initiative and control is moving away from Merkel towards the President of Germany, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, who can ultimately trigger new elections In any case, Merkel will be severely weakened from here on onwards. Macron will be looked at as the new de facto leader of Europe.

(Blogger's notes: Merkel's sudden downfall is definitely the direct result of her mad open-door policy letting more than a million of stone-aged Muslims from all over the world into Germany and also letting them freely rape and murder young Germany women and girls like that 19-yr-old medical student Maria Ladenberger allover the country.)

Indian Army Crossed Into Burma & Killed Naga Rebels

(Staff articles from The TIMES OF INDIA on 11 June 2015.)

NEW DELHI: Army sources said on Tuesday that at least 20 militants were killed in the operations across the border in Myanmar and conceded that retaliatory attacks were a possibility in the coming days. "We would keep up pressure on them," one senior officer said, indicating the possibility of more such cross-border operations.

And unlike what has been reported in the media, an Army source said: "There was no heli-drop. It was a one-night, ground operation. We couldn't have carried out a heli-drop because that would have alerted the militants." The SF troops were moved close to the border in advance by helicopters.

On Monday night, about 20-25 commandos trekked across the porous frontier into Myanmar. For some stretch of the approach to the camps, the commandos crawled to move in undetected. About 25 commandos of the 21 Para Special Forces (SF) battalion were involved in the 45-minute-long raids on two militant camps across the India-Myanmar border. An SF battalion usually comprises four teams, each of about 100 commandos. These are further divided into groups and then into squads.

Rohingya Refugees Behaving Badly In US: Child Rapists

(Articles from The REFUGEE SETTLEMENT WATCH on 21 September 2017.)

Rohingya rapist of a 7-yr-old girl.

Nashua, New Hampshire: Muslim refugee charged with inappropriate sexual contact with several young girls. The Rohingya Muslim refugee, Mohammod Rafique , is described as a man who arrived from Myanmar two years ago.

That would make him one of the 19,000 plus Rohingya refugees we have admitted from Burma (aka Myanmar) in the last ten years. Nashua Mayor Jim “We love diversity” Donchess proposed a resolution last year to make Nashua a “welcoming city for Muslim refugees.”

Prosecutors wanted a $50,000 bond but the judge set bail at $15,000.  If he gets out, will he return to court or disappear into the woodwork of America like so many other Muslim refugees charged in a variety of assault cases in recent years?

Tillerson Refusing To Use “Ethnic Cleansing” Term

(Tracy Wilkinson’s article from The LA TIMES on 17 November 2017.)

What ethnic cleansing? The Rohingyas just want to go to USA.

When Secretary of State Rex Tillerson made his first official trip to Myanmar on Wednesday, he did not describe the country’s brutal military crackdown on Rohingya Muslims as ethnic cleansing, as other diplomats have done.

Security forces have conducted or allowed what critics call systematic rape and murder against the Rohingya minority, leading more than half a million to flee to squalid camps in neighboring Bangladesh since August.

But speaking in Naypyidaw, Myanmar's capital, Tillerson declined to call for sanctions or other censure, saying more investigation is needed. "If we have credible information that we believe to be very reliable that certain individuals were responsible for certain acts that we find unacceptable," Tillerson said, "then targeted sanctions on individuals very well may be appropriate."

Mutti Merkel Fails To Form Govt: Elections Coming Again?

(AP article from The NEW YORK POST on 19 November 2017.)

BERLIN — German Chancellor Angela Merkel pledged early Monday to maintain stability after the Free Democratic Party pulled out of talks on forming a new government with her conservative bloc and the left-leaning Greens, raising the possibility of new elections.

Merkel told reporters that the parties had been close to reaching a consensus on how to proceed with formal coalition talks but that the Free Democrats decided abruptly to pull out just before midnight Sunday — a move she said she respected, but found “regrettable.” She said she would consult with Germany’s president later in the day to brief him on the negotiations and discuss what comes next.

Without bringing the Free Democrats back to the table, Merkel will be forced to try to continue her current governing coalition with the Social Democrats, although that center-left party has said it will not do so, or she could try to form a minority government, which was seen as unlikely. Otherwise Germany will have to hold new elections.

China Wants Australia To Stop Seeking US Protection

(Li Yang’s article from The GLOBAL TIMES on 19 November 2017.)

A Chinese cartoon from the Global Times.

Fictitious ‘China threat’ underlines Australia’s fear of being abandoned by US: In Australian Strategic Policy Institute's new paper - "Australia's management of strategic risk in the new era" - authors Paul Dibb and Richard Brabin-Smith blast China over its military build-up and use of military coercion, and regard the country as Australia's top would-be aggressor.

The report might not represent the views of the Australian government, but given the two authors' background as former senior defense officials, it indeed moves Canberra's increasing misgivings about China to the forefront.

Australia never lacks such reports, which disregard China's reputation and enhanced economic cooperation. Thanks to Australian strategists, the "China threat" is now a household term in Australia. An article in The Australian commented, a "big contribution of the two old strategists is to counter the hysterical pre-emptive kowtowing of Australia's China lobby." Let's look at its underlying rationale.

China Behind Zimbabwe Coup & Mugabe’s Downfall?

(Staff article from The NEWS CORP AUSTRALIA on 17 November 2017.)

General Chiwenga was in China just four days before his coup.

Suspicion falls on China as a key player behind the Zimbabwe coup and overthrow of Robert Mugabe: THERE appears to be a shadowy hand behind the coup unfolding in Zimbabwe. And, for once, it’s not the CIA. This time Beijing may be pulling the strings.

CHINA has been quietly building up its presence in Africa now for decades. Recently, this culminated in the completion of its first overseas military base in Djibouti. But one of its earliest ventures was Zimbabwe. And that interest has only grown.

Now, the online news service Zimbabwe Independent is drawing attention to how this week’s military takeover appears to be benefiting one particular vested interest: Beijing.

Rex Tillerson Met General MAH First Then Suu Kyi

(Antoni Slodkowski’s article from The REUTERS on 15 November 2017.)

US Secretary of State meeting Burmese General.

NAYPYITAW (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson called on Wednesday for a credible investigation into reports of human rights abuses against Rohingya Muslims committed by Myanmar’s security forces after a meeting with its civilian and military leaders.

More than 600,000 Rohingya Muslims have fled to Bangladesh since late August, driven out by a military counter-insurgency clearance operation in Buddhist-majority Myanmar’s Rakhine State. A top U.N. official has described the military’s actions as a textbook case of “ethnic cleansing”.

“We’re deeply concerned by credible reports of widespread atrocities committed by Myanmar’s security forces and by vigilantes who were unrestrained by the security forces during the recent violence in Rakhine State,” Tillerson told a joint news conference with Aung San Suu Kyi, the head of a civilian administration that is less than two years old and shares power with the military.

Nine-year-old Girls In Iraq Are Forced To Marry By Law

(Isabelle Gerretsen’s article from The IB TIMES on 14 November 2017.)

Mohammad had sex with 9-yr old.

Nine-year-old girls in Iraq could be forced to marry under new Muslim laws: The bill includes provisions that would legalise marital rape and child marriage and ban Muslims from marrying non-Muslims.

Human rights activists are warning that a new Iraqi law could legalise marriage for children as young as nine and set women's rights back 50 years. They are calling on Iraqi ministers to withdraw a draft of the Jafaari Personal Status Law which would allow Muslim clerics to have control over marriage contracts.

The legislation is based on the Shia principles of the Jaafari school of jurisprudence, which was founded by the sixth Shia Imam, Jaafar al-Sadiq. The 2014 version of the bill, which was approved by Iraq's Council of Ministers, includes provisions that would legalise marital rape, ban Muslims from marrying non-Muslims and allow nine-year-old children to marry.

Coup In Zimbabwe: Mugabe & Wife Grace Detained

(MacDonald Dzirutwe’s article from The HUFTPOST on 14 November 2017.)

HARARE (Reuters) - Zimbabwe’s military seized power early on Wednesday targeting “criminals” around President Robert Mugabe but gave assurances on national television that the 93-year-old leader and his family were “safe and sound”.

Soldiers and armored vehicles blocked roads to the main government offices, parliament and the courts in central Harare, while taxis ferried commuters to work nearby, a Reuters witness said.

“We are only targeting criminals around him (Mugabe) who are committing crimes that are causing social and economic suffering in the country in order to bring them to justice,” Zimbabwe Major General SB Moyo, Chief of Staff Logistics, said on television. “As soon as we have accomplished our mission, we expect that the situation will return to normalcy.”

Half America Have Hypertension: Phermas’ Gold Mine

(Deena Beasley’s article from The REUTERS on 14 November 2017.)

(Reuters) - Tighter blood pressure guidelines from U.S. heart organizations mean millions more people need to make lifestyle changes, or start taking medication, in order to avoid cardiovascular problems.

Americans with blood pressure of 130/80 or higher should be treated, down from the previous trigger of 140/90, according to new guidelines announced on Monday by the American Heart Association and the American College of Cardiology. The guidelines do not change the definition of normal blood pressure as 120/80 or lower.

At the new cutoff, around 46 percent, or more than 103 million, of American adults are considered to have high blood pressure, compared with an estimated 72 million under the previous guidelines in place since 2003. High blood pressure accounts for the second-largest number of preventable heart disease and stroke deaths in the United States, second only to smoking.

France Hunting Down ISIS French Jihadis In Iraq

(Bethan McKernan's article from The INDEPENDENT UK on 30 May 2017.)

Rachid Kassim: one of tops targeted by French special forces.

France is ‘hunting down its citizens who joined Isis’ without trial in Iraq: Up to 30 French nationals allegedly targeted by Iraqi troops after identification from French special forces to ensure they ‘don’t return home’.

France is allegedly providing crucial intelligence information to Iraqi ground forces fighting Isis in order to target and exterminate French nationals who have joined the jihadist organisation, it has emerged.

An investigation by the Wall Street Journal found that French special forces have allegedly enlisted the help of Iraqi units to ensure that French nationals fighting in the country do not escape to pose a terror threat on their return home. Photographs, alibis and location coordinates gathered from surveillance drones and radio interception intel have been provided to assist in the hunt, the WSJ reported.

What Rohingya Cleansing? Burmese Politically Incorrect

(Betsy Woodruff’s article from The DAILY BEAST on 13 November 2017.)

The Burmese government is engaged in a campaign of ethnic cleansing that has displaced more than 600,000 Rohingya civilians from their homes. Burmese military forces have burned dozens of Rohingya villages, raped women and girls, and murdered scores of people, according to an October report from Amnesty International.

The government’s brutality against the predominantly Muslim ethnic minority has drawn condemnation from the United Nations, the international human rights community, and the U.S. State Department. But in US far-right media, it’s a different story. Some of the most influential figures of the far right have helped amplify voices that incite violence, and have even suggested that the Rohingya had it coming.

On Sept. 6, Ann Coulter retweeted a video from Voice of Europe, a right-wing account. “Monk: Muslims want to make Myanmar an Islamic country and they are destroying Buddhism. They breed rapidly,” the tweet read.

Crude Oil Flowing Through New China-Burma Pipeline

(Manny Salvacion’s article from The YIBADA NEWS on 24 April 2017.)

New Myanmar Oil Pipeline Seen to Reduce China’s Reliance on US-Influenced Oil Supply: The opening of the new Myanmar oil pipeline, which stretches 770 kilometers from Kyaukpyu in western Myanmar to China's border, is expected to reduce China's reliance on oil supplies that pass through U.S.-influenced sea lanes, giving the country greater energy security.

A report by asia.nikkei.com said that the Myanmar pipeline can carry up to 22 million tons of crude oil a year, which is nearly equal to 6 percent of China's total oil imports last year. The crude oil that will be transported through the pipeline will be processed in refineries in Chongqing and Kunming.

The pipeline was a joint venture between state-owned China National Petroleum and Myanmar Oil and Gas Enterprise, with the Chinese partner having the majority stake. China National Petroleum said that the 140,000 tons of oil unloaded from Azerbaijan from the first tanker began on the same day that the pipeline opened.

Soros, NED, & USAID Ruining Myanmar’s Stability

(Ekaterina Blinova’s article from The SPUTNIK NEWS on 11 November 2017.)

Ongoing US Operation "Remove Military From Myanmar".

George Soros, NED, USAID, & US State Department and many others are ruining Myanmar's stability to hinder China's rise.

Billionaire George Soros continues to pull the strings in Myanmar, along with American non-government entities, geopolitical researcher and author Anthony Cartalucci has told Sputnik, suggesting that the Rohingya crisis is a pretext to beef up the US’ political and military presence in the region to contain China's rise.

"Soros' foundation along with the US State Department, the National Endowment for Democracy (NED), USAID and many others have for decades and will continue indefinitely undermining stability in Myanmar and across Southeast Asia to hinder China's rise and delay America's decline in the region for as long as possible," Anthony Cartalucci, a Bangkok-based geopolitical researcher and author, says.

Qatar Funded Tariq Ramadan’s Chair At Oxford

(Noor Nanji’s article from THE NATIONAL on 09 November 2017.)

An Oxford quad falls silent amid Tariq Ramadan rape allegations: In the city of dreaming spires, a new £11 million building offers clues as to why the prestigious university waited over two weeks to act on accusations of rape and sexual assault against one of its professors.

At St Antony’s college, everyone is running scared, heads down and refusing to talk. Inside, on the college quad - usually the epicentre of student life - there is a marked reluctance to engage. The gleaming new building is home to the university’s Middle East Centre, where Tariq Ramadan usually tutors and supervises students.

After the first of a string of damning rape and sexual assault allegations made against the Islamic scholar, students at Oxford were told they would continue to be tutored by him – although they were allowed to request another faculty member to be in the room if they wished.

Eugene Rogan, the director of the Middle East Centre, also defended Mr Ramadan, telling students that the accusations were “just another way for Europeans to gang up against a prominent Muslim intellectual”.

Trump In China: Nothing Like Obama The Weakling

(Staff articles from The DAILYMAIL UK on 08 November 2017.)

A military honor guard and flag-waving schoolchildren greeted Trump when he arrived Wednesday afternoon in China, the third country in his 12-day Asia tour. U.S. ambassador to China Terry Branstad met Trump and his secretary of state, Rex Tillerson, after Air Force One stopped on the tarmac in Beijing.

Trump deplaned from Air Force One without incident, avoiding the embarrassment Barack Obama suffered a year ago as he landed in China during the annual Group of 20 summit. Obama was humiliated when he had to exit from the belly of the aircraft because authorities didn't approve a staircase tall enough for him to walk out of the front exit of the plane.

Chinese officials rolled a large set of stairs to the aircraft's door on Wednesday for the Trumps, avoiding any appearance of the kind of insult that greeted former president Barack Obama in 2016. Obama was denied use of an airport staircase when he deplaned Air Force One last September as he arrived in China for the annual Group of 20 summit – a move that was seen globally as a major snub.

Tariq Ramadan: Oxford Professor & Serial Rapist

(Chris  Tomlinson’s article from The BREITBART NEWS on 25 October 2017.)

Tariq Ramadan: I'm the Sixth Pillar of Islam.

‘Perverted Guru’ Islamic Scholar Tariq Ramadan to Be Investigated Following Sexual Misconduct Allegations: French authorities have opened an investigation into controversial Swiss-born Islamic scholar Tariq Ramadan after a French feminist accused him of sexual misconduct and sending her death threats.

Former Salafist Henda Ayari, 40, who now identifies as a secular feminist, filed a complaint with French authorities in Rouen accusing Ramadan of sexually harassing her, raping her, and issuing death threats towards her. The feminist activist also revealed that she had written about her experience in a book, but had been too fearful to print Ramadan’s name, L’Express reports.

On Friday, Ayari posted on her Facebook account about the situation saying: “I have been silent for several years because of fear, because by threatening to press charges for the rape I was a victim of, he did not hesitate to threaten me and to tell me also that he could go after my children. I got scared and kept quiet all this time. I really hope that other women victims, like me, dare to speak, and denounce this perverted guru who uses religion to manipulate women!” she wrote.

Saudi Arabia In Royal-Purge Turmoil: Mass Arrests

(Reuters article from The BREITBART NEWS on 06 November 2017.)

Prince bin Talal is now being held in Riyadh Hilton.

RIYADH (Reuters) – A campaign of mass arrests of Saudi Arabian royals, ministers and businessmen expanded on Monday after a top entrepreneur was reportedly detained in the biggest anti-corruption purge of the kingdom’s affluent elite in its modern history.

The reported arrest of Nasser bin Aqeel al-Tayyar followed the detention of dozens of top Saudis including billionaire investor Prince Alwaleed bin Talal in a crackdown that the attorney general described as “phase one”. The purge is the latest in a series of dramatic steps by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to assert Saudi influence internationally and amass more power for himself at home.

The campaign lengthens an already daunting list of challenges undertaken by the 32-year-old since his father, King Salman, ascended the throne in 2015, including going to war in Yemen, cranking up Riyadh’s confrontation with arch-foe Iran and reforming the economy to lessen its reliance on oil.

Shocking Counter-Coup Purge In Saudi Arabia

(David Kirkpatrick’s article from The NEW YORK TIMES on 04 November 2017.)

Saudi counter-coup purge by Crown Prince bin Salman.

LONDON — Saudi Arabia announced the arrest on Saturday night of the prominent billionaire investor Prince al-Waleed bin Talal, plus at least 10 other princes, four ministers and tens of former ministers.

The announcement of the arrests was made over Al Arabiya, the Saudi-owned satellite network whose broadcasts are officially approved. The sweeping campaign of arrests appears to be the latest move to consolidate the power of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the favorite son and top adviser of King Salman.

The king had decreed the creation of a powerful new anticorruption committee, headed by the crown prince, only hours before the committee ordered the arrests. Al Arabiya said that the anticorruption committee has the right to investigate, arrest, ban from travel or freeze the assets of anyone it deems corrupt.

Bangladesh: US State Department Report On Terrorism

(Extracts from the Chapter-2 of Country Reports on Terrorism for 2016.)

Aftermaths of a terrorist attack in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Bangladesh experienced a significant increase in terrorist activity in 2016. The Government of Bangladesh has articulated a zero-tolerance policy towards terrorism, made numerous arrests of terrorist suspects, and continued its counterterrorism cooperation with the international community.

The Government of Bangladesh often attributed extremist violence to the political opposition and local militants. Both al-Qa’ida in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS) and ISIS claimed responsibility for a significant number of the attacks that took place in Bangladesh.

Terrorist organizations used social media to spread their radical ideologies and solicit followers from Bangladesh. Bangladesh was featured in multiple publications, videos, and websites associated with ISIS and AQIS.

Allahu-Akbar-itis: America’s Deadly & Debilitating Disease

(Michelle Malkin’s article from The TRUTH REVOLT on 01 November 2017.)

"Shout 'Allahu Akbar,' because this strikes fear in the hearts of the non-believers." Who knew hijacker Mohammed Atta's parting words, discovered in his journal after the 9/11 attacks, would become a national punchline?

The louder and more frequently jihadists around the globe shriek their signature battle cry, the more fervently multicultural apologists deny its meaning. They've transformed the Islamic supremacists' obvious and explicit call for violence into a bland utterance of peace as indiscernible and nonsensical as "Aloha Snackbar."

With blood still fresh on the pavement in Manhattan after Monday's outbreak of Allahu Akbar-itis that took at least eight innocent lives, Palestinian-American propagandist and Hamas cheerleader Linda Sarsour tweeted: "Every believing Muslim says Allahu Akbar every day during prayers. We cannot criminalize 'God is great.'"

New Jersey Has An Enemy Population: Radical Muslims

(Staff articles from The FRONTPAGE MAG on 01 November 2017.)

Mosque where NYC truck-ramming terrorist worshipped was target of controversial NYPD surveillance effort: NYC MUSLIM TERRORIST attended NJ mosque that NYPD had under surveillance until Bill deBlasio ended the Muslim surveillance program.

The NYPD Muslim surveillance program initiated under Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Police Commissioner Ray Kelly, was very effective at rooting out potential Muslim terrorists and terrorist plots, as evidenced by the fact that there were no successful Islamic terrorist attacks during that time, but countless averted plots.

Unconscionably, the surveillance program was shut down when Bill deBlasio became Mayor in 2013. Now we are beginning to see the effects of deBlasio’s relentless Muslim pandering. The Masjid Omar Mosque, the mosque attended regularly by Uzbek terrorist Sayfullo Saipov, was probed by a program that drew criticism from civil liberties advocates and was the subject of two federal lawsuits.