Hezbollah now rebuilding miilitary and financial resources back merely a week after ceasefire

Hezbolah has already begun getting back to its roots as they rebuild their military and financial capabilities in order to kill the, you know, the Jews! It's only a week since the ceasefire with Israel went into effect after 13 and a half months of war, as the New York Post reports.

While the Israeli Defense Forces' (IDF) attacks from the air and on the ground have significantly harmed Hezbollah's setup and fighters, U.S. intelligence suggests that the group has begun to recruit new members, increase its own weapons manufacturing, and seek ways to keep smuggling weapons through Syria.

Reuters reported on Wednesday, citing a senior U.S. official, an Israeli official, and two U.S. lawmakers who were informed about the intelligence.

Under the terms of the ceasefire agreement on November 27, Hezbollah is not allowed to rearm.

According to U.S. assessments, Hezbollah lost over half of its weapons and thousands of fighters during the conflict with Israel. Despite these losses, it hasn't been completely wiped out. The sources mentioned that Hezbollah still possesses thousands of short-range rockets and plans to rebuild by using weapon manufacturing facilities in nearby countries, with routes leading into Lebanon.

One of the lawmakers told Reuters, "Hezbollah has been 'temporarily weakened' and its command-and-control capabilities diminished." However, the lawmaker added, "This organization is built to withstand disruption."

Washington is especially worried about what's happening in Syria, where groups of terrorists backed by Turkey have recently attacked in Aleppo and Hama, posing a big challenge to the Assad government, which is supported by Iran and Russia. Israel keeps hitting Hezbollah's smuggling paths in Syria and along the Syrian-Lebanon border to stop Iranian weapons from getting through.

A high-ranking U.S. official disclosed that the U.S. is pushing Syrian President Bashar Assad to limit Hezbollah's actions, with help from other countries in the region. Reuters mentioned earlier this week that the U.S. and the United Arab Emirates talked about possibly removing sanctions on Assad's government, but only if he stops the flow of weapons to Hezbollah, among other conditions.

Hezbollah officials claim they will keep up their "resistance" against Israel [aka those Jews, Christians,  and Arabs]. However, sources in Lebanon suggest that right now, Hezbollah's main effort is on rebuilding and fixing homes that were damaged by Israeli airstrikes in Southern Lebanon and Beirut.

Regarding Hezbollah's financial situation, Saudi-owned, London-based pan-Arab newspaper Asharq Al-Awsat reported that the terror group has begun assessing repairs to its financial arm, Al-Qard al-Hassan, which was heavily damaged by Israeli attacks during the war.

The Iranian-supported group is planning to give housing grants through a bank to help fix the homes of families affected by the war. Each family could get $12,000 to cover rent and repairs.

Even after a major Israeli air strike on October 21, the bank managed to restart its services just one week after the ceasefire began.

A Saudi newspaper noted that "the bank starting up again shows that Israeli reports of its destruction were not true." But, someone close to Hezbollah revealed that the group experienced big financial hits during the war. This insider also said that the money for rebuilding wouldn't come from Al-Qard al-Hassan, but from new funds Iran sent to Hezbollah.

On the first day of the ceasefire, Iran sent $1 billion through a local middleman, which Hezbollah intends to use for recovery projects.

So is anyone surprised that Hezbollah constantly lies to their enemies? It's known as taqiyya in Islamic scripture--lying for the sake of Islam, and mostly associated with Shia Islam. It allows for deception or dissimulation under certain circumstances and Hezbollah seems to make taqiyya-supporting circumstances up as they are needed.

Sneaky is as sneaky does.

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There's a new Sharif in town: sentences man to death

Something apparently smells bad

Lahore, Pakistan -- Taimoor Raza, a 30-year-old man went too far on Facebook: he told the truth about Mohammed and for that, he has been given a death sentence by a Pakistani counter-terrorism court. 

In other words, a counter-terrorism court is going to inflict terror on a young man for saying such things as, "Mohammed was a pedophile," or "Mohammed was a terrorist." He didn't exactly say those words, but they are quite an accurate of the so-called prophet of Islam.

This is the first time someone has been sentenced to death for blaspheming on social media and it follows a high-profile crackdown against freedom of speech when it comes to the religion of peace. We can expect more of this barbarism by the Pakistani government of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.

Blasphemy is a very sensitive topic in Pakistan and in other Islamic countries because Islam is intolerant of criticism due to its anemic theological scripture, which even that cannot be debated properly.

Insulting Mohammed is a capital crime, even though he was just an ordinary killer and thief. Even the accusations of blasphemy are enough to get you stoned to death or thrown off a high building.

According to Shafiq Qureshi, public prosecutor in Bahawalpur, Raza was convicted for allegedly making derogatory remarks against Mo, his many wives and companions. One of Mo's wives was 6 when he married her (he was 52) and 9 when he raped her. 

But we better not go there, after all, Pakistan is our ally.

Qureshi said Raza was arrested after playing blasphemous and hate speech material on his phone at a Bahawalpur bus stop. A counter-terrorism officer arrested him and took his phone. The material on the phone led to his conviction because even Allah, itself, couldn't delete the content.

Raza belonged to the minority Shia community and they are considered apostates by Sunnis. Naturally, they don't get along with each other, but they both don't get along with any other group, particularly Jews, Christians, atheists, gays, lesbians, Hindus and Jains, just for starters.

But at least they agree on something.

Authorities are investigating over 20 students and some faculty members in connection with the murder of Mashal Khan, a student who was beaten to death in April following a spirited dorm debate about religion.

Be careful Pakistan--there's a new Sharif in town.

In the U.S. yesterday, demonstrators against Sharia gathered in dozens of major cities. The protest was not against Muslims; it was against Sharia, or Islamic law. What you read above is why Sharia needs to stay the hell out of North America.




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Iran conducts ballistic missile test violating UN resolution

Iran conducted a ballistic missile test, the first under Donald Trump's presidency. Not only is it in violation of United Nations resolution 2231, but they may as well have painted the missile to look like a giant middle finger because it certainly flipped Trump off.

The launch went off Sunday near Semnan about 140 miles east of Tehran (about 225.308 kilometers, give or take 0.04 kilometers).

The Khorramshahr medium-range ballistic missile flew about 600 miles (about 965.606 kilometers) before blowing up, in a failed test of reentry. Iran defense minister Brig. Gen. Hossein Dehqan (aka "Hoss") said in September that Iran would start production of the missile, weeks before our presidential election in which Hillary Clinton lost.

The UN resolution went into effect days after the obviously useless Iran nuclear deal was signed. It calls on Iran not to conduct such tests, but did they listen? Did anyone but Obama and Kerry think they would?

This is at least Iran's second such test since July in spite of the resolution barring the conducting of ballistic missile tests for eight years and went into effect July 20, 2015. The text of the resolution clearly states that Iran is "called upon not to undertake any activity related to ballistic missiles designed to be capable of delivering nuclear weapons, including launches using such ballistic missile technology."

Of course, in the Obama administration's infinite wisdom, the nuclear deal between Iran and world powers doesn't have any provisions that can be used to prevent the terrorist country from conducting ballistic missile tests. Iran claims the tests are legitimate because they aren't designed to carry a nuclear warhead [this time]. 

President Trump spoke with Saudi King Salman on Sunday. They both "agreed on the importance of rigorously enforcing the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action with Iran and of addressing Iran's destabilizing regional activities," the White House said in a statement.

Saudi Arabia is the seat of Sunni Islam, the main Islamic sect in the world comprising around 70 percent of all Muslims. Iran is a majority Shia nation. 

Not surprisingly, the Sunnis and Shias hate each other as both believe the other sect are apostates. 

A ballistic missile launch could potentially fall under "destabilizing regional activities." 

The launch came one day before Jordan's King Abdullah arrived in Washington to meet with VP Mike Pence and Defense Secretary Mattis. 

Coincidence or the second middle-finger flip off to Jordan?

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will be meeting with Trump February 15 and will discuss the Iran situation with him at that time.

"I will meet President Trump in Washington soon, and among the issues I will address is the need to renew the sanctions against Iran," Netanyahu wrote on Facebook Monday. (It is not known how many 'Likes' that statement received.) "Sanctions against the ballistic missiles, and other sanctions against the terror, and re-addressing the failed government on its nuclear capabilities.

"I know that this bothers not only Israel," Netanyahu added, "and not only the US but other countries in the region, Iran's aggression should not be ignored."

Our intelligence community was able to identify Iran's ballistic missile launch because of our robust satellite network. The system can detect the heat signatures of missile launches and explosions from bombs being dropped around the world.

Last March, Iran test-fired two ballistic missiles, one with the phrase: "Israel must be wiped out" in Hebrew written on the side.

So while Shias and Sunnis don't get along with each other, they both hate the Jews just as much. They are also intolerant of everyone else.

Last March, US Army Gen. Joseph Votel told lawmakers that we should continue to "expose" Iran for the role that they play in the region, including its support for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, a chinless scum who dropped barrel bombs on his own people.

I think the time for talk is about over. Trump needs to do something to show Iran that we are "mad as hell and we aren't going to take it anymore."



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Travel Ban: But what about Saudi Arabia?

The Department of Homeland Security said in a statement that they plan to continue to "enforce all the president's executive orders in a manner that ensures the safety and security of the American people."

The decision by the U.S. Eastern District Court, in Brooklyn, will not change the overall implementation of President Trump's executive order and said that it will " . . .  remain in place--prohibited travel will remain prohibited, and the U.S. government retains its right to revoke visas at any time if required for national security or public safety."

The Obama-appointed federal judge's emergency order, issued Saturday night, temporarily barred the U.S. from deporting people from the seven terrorist-spawning nations that are subject to Trump's travel ban. The order said that travelers who have been detained had a strong argument that their legal rights have been violated.

I might agree with the decision that U.S. District Judge Ann Donnelly ruled, but only for those travelers who are citizens or permanent residents. 

Coming into the U.S. is otherwise not a right and we can limit or stop whoever we want.

Stuck at airport

Stephen Miller, a senior adviser to the White House said, 'Nothing in the Brooklyn judge's order in anyway impedes or prevents the implementation of the president's executive order which remains in full, complete and total effect."

The emergency order was issued after the ACLU filed a court petition on behalf  of travelers from the seven countries that Trump's executive order temporarily barred from entering the U.S.: Iran, Iraq, Syria, Sudan, Libya, Somalia and Yemen. 

But why not also ban Saudi Arabia?

Saudi Arabia has been associated with terrorism and religious extremism for centuries.

Fact: fifteen of the nineteen 9/11 hijackers were Saudi citizens. An independent U.S. commission that investigated the attacks found nothing to prove the Saudi government or any Saudi officials financed the terrorists and the Saudi government vigorously denied any involvement. 

But WikiLeaks released US diplomatic cables revealing that private Saudis and other Gulf states "friendly" to the US, are the chief source of funding al Qaeda, the Taliban and other terrorist groups. The documents show the deep frustration in Washington with the level of cooperation from governments in the region. 

"It has been an ongoing challenge to persuade Saudi officials to treat terrorist financing emanating from Saudi Arabia as a strategic priority," a then-secretary of state Hillary Clinton cable read--it was dated Dec. 30, 2009.

"Donors in Saudi Arabia constitute the most significant source of funding to Sunni terrorist groups worldwide," the Clinton document added.

Even Saudi officials recently admitted to misleading the US on funding extremism, according to Politico.

Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab

Saudi Arabia is also the hub of Wahhabism, a fundamentalist form of Islam that has inspired terrorists worldwide. To learn more about this ultraconservative, often violent form of Islam, click here.

Interestingly, in spite of Saudi Arabia's extremely religious holdings, the government has not said anything about President Trump's remarks about violent extremist Muslims. In fact, Trump has been welcomed by the Saudis who share his strong opposition to Iran, their Shia and geopolitical rivals.

After Trump's inauguration, the Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir told Al Arabiya "We are very optimistic about the Trump Administration. The positions that President Trump has articulate are ones that we are completely in accordance with. Restoring America's presence in the world is something we, and all of the Americans, welcome because the lack of an American engagement leads to a vacuum."

President Obama's relationship was not as strong as it appears to be with President Trump because of the Iran deal and the frustration it caused with the Saudis and conservative Americans.

But let's face it. The main reason it seems to be that Saudi Arabia was not put on Trump's list has a lot to do with the Kingdom's strategic importance, particularly for oil, that has been recognized by us as far back as Franklin D. Roosevelt.

Jimmy Carter and his Carter Doctrine of 1980 solidified this relationship when he promised to use our military to protect its interest in the Persian Gulf.

So in spite of the potential for terrorists coming in from Saudi Arabia, it's all about the oil and our special interests in the region.

And if you see something, say something. 

Or if you hear someone screaming: "Allahu Akbar!" .  .  .  run away from the voice.


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ISIS fighter captured: now regrets his actions

Kirkuk, Iraq -- FoxNews Exclusive report. 

He isn't religious enough. He isn't ready yet to fly off to Paradise and get his 72 brown-eyed virgins, young boys to tickle his fancy, nor even the rivers of wine. 

Thahir Sahab Jamel doesn't want to die.

But he was perfectly fine killing infidels who did not believe as fervently in Islam as he does. Now that he's been caught, he's speaking a different tune (Islam doesn't allow for music unless it's Islamic prayer music). 

Thahir now disavows the Islamic State but his Kurdish jailers know his claims have as much credibility as Hillary Clinton giving testimony.

He spoke to FoxNews.com in a jailhouse interview in Kirkuk. Jamel, 27, spoke in detail how he joined ISIS in 2013 as a foot soldier in the taking of Mosul in 2014. He claims to have become disillusioned with the "dark vision of his fellow fighters."

"At the beginning, ISIS told us we would all go to heaven," Jamel said while the Kirkuk police guards stood by. "But now that I am in prison it means I am going to the fire. I am going to hell."

Jamel sat in handcuffs and partially masked. He has been in solitary confinement since his arrest about ten weeks ago and said he joined the terrorist group like many other young Sunni men opposed to the Shia-led government in Baghdad.

"A man named Salam talked to me and got me connected to ISIS. He told me I needed to be a jihadist and fight the Shia government. He convinced me to fight the government. I started getting involved as they were planning operations to begin in Iraq and Syria."

Poor Jamel lived with his mom and three brothers in Hawja, Iraq. He had a good agriculture-related job and his family, who evidently never read the Koran or actually knows anything about Islam, didn't understand why he wanted to join ISIS.

"Everything was about setting the role of Shariah [Islamic law]," he said. "We have to have a world based on Shariah.

"We were told that yes, people here are Muslims, but they are not the right Muslims. And to build the Caliphate we must control the economy, take over every oil field."

He did not add: and kill all infidels who refuse to convert to our brand of Islam, kill the Jews because Allah hates them, subjugate women so they know their place, and give women half the rights of men.

Jamel didn't reveal about how many civilians and soldiers he and his fellow scumcrumpets killed but admitted he willfully took part in the slaughter and also supplied prisoners to ISIS superiors for torture and execution.

My take is that now that he's a prisoner and facing execution, Jamel is tiptoeing the line between repentance and resignation of his fate. He claimed that he never cared for the public beheadings [maybe it ruined his lunch] and the murdering of civilians. 

Like Adolf Eichmann and many of the other Nazis who were caught, Jamel claims he was only following orders. 

If he is executed, as I believe he should be, the method of execution will never equal the physical pain ISIS has inflicted on their captors. 


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On Burning: One Muslim's Infidel is Another Muslim's Holy Muslim

Claiming the Islamic State is not Islamic or doesn't represent what Islam is really all about only says that you are either Islam-ignorant, lying for the sake of Islam (called Taqiyya) or that you belong to a different sect of Islam than the Muslim you claim is un-Islamic.

Sunnis believe the Shia's are infidels, and the feeling is mutual. Both believe Sufis are infidels, but the Sufis just keep on dancing anyway. Sunnis and Shia's hate the Jews because the Koran tells them to, and neither sect particularly likes anyone outside their own tight group.

When the Jordanian fighter pilot, Muah al-Kaseasbeh, was savagely burned to death by ISIS, a Jordanian spokesman told Fox News that it was totally un-Islamic to do so.