Myths Of So-called Religion Islam & Evil Muslims

(Feature article direct from the STRATEGY PAGE on 30 September 2014.)

Information Warfare: Islamic Myths - September 30, 2014: One reason for the continued Moslem hostility towards Israel is frustration at not being able to get more non-Moslems to agree with or at least understand the Moslem view of the world and Israel.

To most Moslems it’s perfectly natural to hate Jews and insist that Israel should not exist. These are indeed alien concepts to most Westerners and non-Moslems. To get a better idea of where Moslems are coming from consider the fact (based on opinion surveys of Moslems) that most Moslems see themselves as Moslems first, and feel that the non-Moslem world is out to get them.

The intense hatred of Israel is better understood if you keep in mind some key elements of Islamic history. First, Islam is a very intolerant religion. Their scripture calls for any Moslem who converts to another religion be killed.

Tanaka Masahiko: Can ‘A Big Push’ Accelerate Reforms?

(Feature article direct from the MYANMAR TIMES & JICA on 13 May 2013.)

Tanaka Masahico; Chief of JICA in Burma.

In January 2013, Myanmar’s arrears to the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the World Bank, and Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) were cleared.

This has reopened the way for Myanmar to access large volumes of highly concessional financing from these development agencies, along with full-scale technical advice and capacity building support.

Behind all this was an extraordinary effort by Japan, such as arranging short-term loans to clear Myanmar’s overdue payments not just to JICA but also ADB and the World Bank, as well as forgiving a large portion of the total debt of about 500 billion yen (over US$5 billion) owed to Japan.

Since then, Japan has committed an equivalent of over $700 million (or about 1.3 percent of Myanmar’s GDP) in new assistance in the last fiscal year alone. Of that amount, about $500 million was concessional loans (at a mere 0.01 percent interest per year) that will support much-needed infrastructure investment in electricity generation, regional infrastructure, and the development of the Thilawa industrial zone. Another $200 million, in grant aid and technical assistance will support health, disaster prevention, and agriculture, among others. More is being planned for the new fiscal year, which started in April, and beyond.

Shin Wirathu In Colombo: Alarming Sri Lanka Muslims

(News articles from Shin Wirathu’s Blog and other sources in September 2014.)

Shin Wirathu's arrival at Colombo Airport.

Burma’s leading 969-Monk Shin Wirathu landed at Colombo Airport on midnight  September-26 and welcomed by Singapore Buddhist monks organization Bodu Bala Sena (BBS – Buddhist Power Force) amid Sri Lanka Government-provided tight security personnel.

For his very first overseas trip Shin Wirathu will stay in Sri Lanka for four days mainly attending BBS-organized Monks Congress held at Colombo’s Sugathadasa Indoor Sports Stadium on September-28.

Since Shin Wirathu has refused to stay at a luxury hotel he is accommodated at a Sri Lankan Buddhist monastery. Sri Lanka’s Muslims led by the Sri lank Muslim Council had tried unsuccessfully to block his visit by lodging bitter complaints to Sri Lanka President and Sri Lanka Immigration authorities.

Islamic State’s Muslims Beheaded Woman Rights Lawyer

(News article direct from the NEW YORK DAILY NEWS on 25 September 2014.)

ISIS publically executes Iraqi human rights activist for Facebook posts condemning terrorists' destruction: UN. Islamic State terrorists publicly executed a human rights lawyer after finding her guilty of apostasy, the United Nations said Thursday.

Islamic terrorists detained Samira Salih al-Nuaimi earlier this month after she allegedly posted messages on Facebook condemning the terrorists for destroying religious sites. She was convicted of apostasy in a self-styled Islamic court and publically executed, the U.N. confirmed Thursday.

BAGHDAD — Militants with the Islamic State group publicly killed a human rights lawyer in the Iraqi city of Mosul after finding her guilty of apostasy in a self-styled Islamic court, the United Nations said Thursday.

Samira Salih al-Nuaimi was seized from her home on Sept. 17 after allegedly posting messages on Facebook that were critical of the militants' destruction of religious sites in Mosul. Her Facebook page appears to have been removed since her death.

George Soros Invests In Burma Through Serge Pun

(Feature article direct from the REUTERS on 24 September 2014.)

Myanmar investment message undermined by politics, sanctions: (Reuters) - The rapid economic transformation of Myanmar, less than two years after transitioning from military control and opening itself to the world, is not without its rough patches, the nation's top economic minister said on Wednesday.

At the same time, George Soros, one of the earliest investors in Myanmar's economy and even more so its social reform, said he was troubled by the slowdown in reforms ahead of next year's elections. Still, he believes multinational companies must be involved in one of Southeast Asia's last untapped areas.

Soe Thane, Myanmar's Coordinating Minister for Economic Development, oversees roughly 11 different economic ministries. The former commander of the Myanmar Navy likened the reform process to driving along a potholed street.

Muslim Terrorist Shot Dead Stabbing Melbourne Cops

(News articles direct from the YAHOO!7 NEWS  on 24 September 2014.)

Sydney (AFP) - Police in Melbourne have shot dead a "known terror suspect" who stabbed two officers, a day after the Islamic State group called for Muslims to indiscriminately kill Australians, officials said Wednesday.

The 18-year-old, whose passport was cancelled a week ago on security grounds, was killed on Tuesday evening, having arrived at a police station on the outskirts of the city to attend a "routine" interview.

It came as tougher counter-terrorism laws were introduced to Australia's parliament on Wednesday to combat the threat of foreign fighters, with a proposal to criminalise travel to known terror hotspots without a legitimate reason.

Terror suspect Abdul Numan Haider was met by two members of the Joint Counter Terrorism Team and greeted them with a handshake before pulling out a knife and attacking both men, with one stabbed in the head, neck and stomach.

Korean Manufacturers Migrating En Masse To Myanmar

(Lee Hyo-sik’s article direct from the KOREA TIMES on 22 September 2014.)

Manufacturers migrating en masse to Myanmar: (Photo) Workers make clothes at a Golden Shine Garment plant in Yangon, Myanmar. A growing number of Korean firms are engaging in mostly labor-intensive sectors and relocating to Myanmar for its cheap labor, abundant natural resources and foreign business-friendly policies.

According to the Korea International Trade Association (KITA), the Southeast Asian country will soon become Asia's largest manufacturing center and Korean firms should actively pursue investment opportunities there.

Myanmar has been attracting a great deal of attention these days from Korean manufacturers seeking to build plants abroad. The Southeast Asian nation, which was once isolated from the rest of the world under its decades-long military dictatorship, has recently opened its doors to the outside world.

The War Between The Judeo-Christian West & Islam

(James P. Pinkerton's article from the AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE on 10 Sept 2007.)

Crusaders are coming back?

In one of the great epics of Western literature, the hero, confronted by numerous and powerful enemies, temporarily gives in to weakness and self-pity. “I wish,” he sighs, “none of this had happened.”

The hero’s wise adviser responds, “So do all who live to see such times, but that is not for them to decide.” The old man continues, “There are other forces at work in this world … besides the will of evil.” Some events, he adds, are “meant” to be, “And that is an encouraging thought.”

Indeed it is. Perhaps, today, we are meant to live in these times. Perhaps right here, right now, we are meant to be tested. Maybe we are meant to have faith that other forces are at work in this world, that we are meant to rediscover our strength and our survival skills.

And so the question: can we, the people of the West, be brought to failure despite our enormous cultural and spiritual legacy? Three thousand years of history look down upon us: does this generation wish to be remembered for not having had the strength to look danger squarely in the eye? For having failed to harness our latent strength in our own defense?

Muslim Inmates Riot In Australia’s Goulburn Jail

(Feature articles direct from the DAILY TELEGRAPH UK on 22 September 2014.)

Guards storming the Goulburn Jail took over by Muslims.

Goulburn Jail: Allah is the cry in the worst riot for ten years. PRISON officers in riot gear have used tear gas to control maximum security inmates who tore apart Goulburn Jail in a racially fuelled riot ­described as the biggest in 10 years.

With shouts of “Allah Akbar”, prisoners armed with homemade weapons threatened guards and smashed through an internal fence at the state’s toughest jail, which was in lockdown yesterday.

Police investigations are continuing today. Tensions have been running high in the prison system as federal and NSW police step up their surveillance of suspected terrorists and any of their associates inside and outside prisons after the country’s terror alert was raised to high.