Enabling The Caliphate: The Middle East Now Has Three Alliances, And None Of Them Are With The U.S.

Tip of the hat to Joel’s Trumpet for the link …

Zechariah 14:13, “And it shall come to pass in that day, [that] a great tumult from the LORD shall be among them; and they shall lay hold every one on the hand of his neighbour, and his hand shall rise up against the hand of his neighbour.”

Daniel 2:41, “Whereas you saw the feet and toes, partly of potter’s clay and partly of iron, the kingdom shall be divided; yet the strength of the iron shall be in it, just as you saw the iron mixed with ceramic clay.”

By Ryan Mauro, The Clarion Project – “Turkey and Iran’s move to form an Islamist super-bloc is changing the balance of the Middle East. Egypt and Saudi Arabia have chosen to lead an Arab bloc of their own, rather than capitulate to their enemies’ dominance.

Our last analysis of this development explained that three distinct blocs were formed since the Muslim Brotherhood was toppled in Egypt:

1. The Shiite bloc consisting of Iran, Hezbollah, Iraq and the Syrian regime.

2. The pro-Muslim Brotherhood Sunni bloc, consisting of Turkey, Qatar, Tunisia, Hamas and some Syrian rebels.

3. The anti-Iran/anti-Brotherhood Sunni bloc consisting of Saudi Arabia, Egypt, other Syrian rebels and other Arab countries.

The first two blocs are on opposite sides in the Syrian civil war, but are hoping to negotiate a ceasefire that allows them to mend ties. The third bloc feels so threatened by the other two that Saudi Arabia is widely rumored to be offering Israel access to its airspace to strike Iran’s nuclear facilities.

Clarion Project was recently told by an intelligence source that the Saudis and Israelis have moved ‘beyond talking’ and there will likely be on-the-ground preparations for this scenario soon.

The Syrian civil war had put Turkey and Iran at odds, but the prolonged stalemate is compelling the two governments to look for a way forward. The Turkish Foreign Minister was recently in Tehran, where he said they agreed to push for a ceasefire. He also said Turkey and Iran will ‘join hands’ to be ‘the backbone of regional stability.’

Both sides are bleeding and spending heavily in the Syrian civil war and the demographic realities make it difficult to envision either side prevailing. Syria is likely to be divided with the Iran-allied regime holding onto the Allawite and Christian areas and the rebel-controlled Sunni areas winning autonomy.

Turkey will have to twist the Syrian Muslim Brotherhood’s arms to make this happen. The group refuses to negotiate with Iran and claims it rejected a recent offer from Iran to pressure Assad into stepping down from power in return for reconciliation.

That is a huge concession. The last reported offer from Iran came in January 2012, when it was willing to hand the Syrian government to the Brotherhood as long as Assad remains at the helm. Now, if the Syrian Brotherhood is telling the truth, the Iranian regime is willing to push Assad aside. Unfortunately for Turkey and Iran, the Brotherhood is unwilling to be seen as a sell-out.

The third bloc led by Saudi Arabia is not giving up on overthrowing Assad and is using its proxies to become the dominant Syrian rebel force. The Saudis arranged for rebel units to break away from the Free Syria Army to form the Salafist-led ‘Army of Islam.’ This Salafist force represents the Saudi brand of Islam but is opposed to Al-Qaeda, an enemy of the Saudi Royal Family.

The Army of Islam is the beginning of Saudi Arabia’s plan to build a 40-50,000 strong national army. The Saudis imported Pakistani instructors to train 5-10,000 of them and have set up training centers in Jordan.

The nuclear deal with Iran heightened the tension between these blocs. As the deal was being finalized, an Iran-backed militia in Iraq fired mortar shells into Saudi Arabia. It said that it was retaliation for Saudi Arabia’s anti-Shiite agitation.

‘If they continue their provocations, we will carry out armed operations inside Saudi territories,’ the militia threatened.” Read more.

Is US Policy Enabling The Creation Of Islamic Caliphate – “Could the Obama administration’s Mideast foreign policy be in advertently enabling what many Muslims dream about, the Islamic caliphate? The caliphate is a super-national entity implementing Sharia law. Pinhas Inbari, a senior analyst with the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs, says U.S. policies have brought two major powers in the Middle East together — Turkey and Iran — and also the two main branches of Islam, Shiite and Sunni.” Watch video.

Flashback: Wars And Rumors Of War

• Iran: Saudi Arabia Is ‘The Enemy Of Islam’ And Must Be Destroyed
• Rumor: Saudis Planning To Buy Nuclear-Capable Missiles From China
• Walid Shoebat: Iran Will Obtain Nuclear Weapons, Will Destroy Saudi Arabia 
• Report: Saudi Arabia Orders Nuke From Pakistan, ‘They Already Paid For The Bomb’
• Iran Threatens Saudi Arabia: A Few Of Our Missiles May ‘Lose Their Way’ If You Support An Israeli Strike Against Us

Study: Atheists And Freethinkers Face Death Penalty In 13 Countries — All Muslim

Christians want to see atheists saved. Muslims want to see atheists dead. That alone says enough …

Revelation 13:15, “And it was allowed to give breath to the image of the beast, so that the image of the beast might even speak and might cause those who would not worship the image of the beast to be slain.”

Qur’an: Sura 4:89, “They wish you would disbelieve as they disbelieved so you would be alike. So do not take from among them allies … seize them and kill them wherever you find them …”

Islam: Atheists Must Die

By Jobs & Hire – “The International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU), a global organization that unites atheists, agnostics, and other religious skeptics, released a study that shows 13 Muslim countries around the world mete out execution of non-believers of Islam, according to a Reuters report.

The Freethought Report 2013 covered all 193 U.N. member states and asked the expertise of lawyers and human rights experts to look into statutes, court records and media accounts to verify the situation of atheists and non-believers.

The study found that atheists and free thinkers are always subjected to discrimination and the worst that could happen to them is execution.

‘This report shows that the overwhelming majority of countries fail to respect the rights of atheists and freethinkers although they have signed U.N agreements to treat all citizens equally,’ Sonja Eggerickx, IHEU President, told Reuters.

IHEU’s study this year is more comprehensive. It brought to the fore a full list of countries where execution, usually public beheading, takes place. The study includes Afghanistan, Iran, Malaysia, Maldives, Mauritania, Nigeria, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, United Arab Emirates and Yemen. The list of countries in the study is higher compared to seven out of 60 countries surveyed last year. The study showed that the offenses that warranted public execution are blasphemy and apostasy, or when a believer renounces the faith or switches to another religion.

The study also showed that ‘there are laws that deny atheists’ right to exist, revoke their citizenship, restrict their right to marry, obstruct their access to public education, prevent them working for the state….’

The study asserted that when a person criticizes religious faith in these countries, his action is frequently treated as a felony that can be equated to blasphemy, which is punishable by death.

IHEU also pointed out that a more systematic oppression of atheists and non-believers take place in the European Union. In countries like Austria, Denmark, Germany, Greece, Malta and Poland, any person can be discriminated against and might face jail sentences up to three years if the person publicly expresses his non-belief.” Source – J&H.

Flashback: Michigan: Islamic Leaders In Dearborn Plan To Exercise Their Right To Free Speech To Protest Against … Free Speech – “Islamic leaders in Dearborn, Mich. are holding a rally this Friday night to build momentum for the passage of laws that prohibit speech or expression that hurts ‘the religious feelings of Muslims.’… In other words, it appears one of the goals of the rally will be the eventual creation of blasphemy laws: laws that would reflect an international movement toward banning speech that is critical of Islam or Mohammed.” Read more.

Flashback: UK: Convert To Islam Suddenly Has Uncontrollable Urge To Attack And ‘Kill Non-Believers’ – “A convert to Islam today admitted attacking non-Muslims in East London as part of a campaign against Western culture. Jordan Horner was part of the ‘Muslim Patrol’ which wandered around Tower Hamlets late at night threatening people for drinking beer. The group said they wanted to ‘kill non-believers’ and said they would stab revellers, as well as uploading YouTube videos in which they criticised non-Muslims for what they were wearing.” Read more.

Flashback: Al-Qaeda’s ‘Standards Of Friendship And Enmity In Islam’ Declares Hatred Of Non-Muslims A Must – “Al-Qaeda’s broadcasting arm Al-Sahab has released an audio lecture that sets the standards of friendship and enmity with infidels as defined by Islam. The lecture is delivered by Abdul Samad, a militant Pakistani cleric who speaks in Urdu. The lecture is titled ‘Standards of Friendship and Enmity in Islam.’ It was released through various jihadi forums with a link posted on the U.S.-based website Archive.org. Citing Koranic verses, Abdul Samad says Muslims should never form friendships and relationships with infidels, which is necessary for the success of Muslims in forming unity.” Read more.

Syria: Muslim Cleric Tells Children To Hate And Kill Christians, ‘The Entire World Is For Allah’

Luke 17:1-2, “Jesus said to his disciples: ‘Things that cause people to sin are bound to come, but woe to that person through whom they come. It would be better for him to be thrown into the sea with a millstone tied around his neck than for him to cause one of these little ones [children] to sin.’”

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By Raymond Ibrahim, Frontpage Mag – “A video recently appeared of an Islamic Sunni cleric in Syria inciting Muslim schoolboys, most of whom appear  to be between the ages of five-twelve, to hate and kill Christians and others.

According to a report in Arabic (scroll down for video), among other things, the sheikh calls on the children to ‘slaughter all Christians for being infidels’ and that he boasted that ‘the Christians of Syria are under continuous attack and their churches and monasteries subject to violence.’

In the video, the sheikh first talks of Islam’s egalitarianism—that it does not consider the race, nationality, or language of people, only whether they have submitted to Islam by becoming Muslims or not—adding, ‘because the entire world is for Allah.’

He then tells the children that ‘Islam uplifts the Muslims and debases the non-Muslims,’ while raising one hand, symbolic of Islam, and lowering the other, symbolic of all non-Islam, to drive the point home to his young audience.

Next the sheikh asked the children, ‘Now, the crusaders, that is, the Christians, are they Muslims or infidels?’ A few boys answer, ‘infidels.’

He agreed, pointing out that various Koran verses say that whoever says Jesus is the son of God (that is, Allah) or that he is God is an infidel (see Koran 5:73 and 5:17).

To clarify the point to those children unable to understand all this ‘theological’ talk, the cleric made the sign of the cross, saying ‘Christians are they who do this.’

He then moved on to the Alawites, the Shia sect of President Bashar Assad, and called on the children to slaughter anyone belonging to them—making a knife-slitting motion with his hand across his neck—because they too are infidels.

The sheikh further told the children in attendance that what they are being taught in schools—that Christians and Alawites are their ‘brothers’ and they are all one nation—is false and a lie against Islam. This would be a reference to the highly divisive Islamic doctrine of loyalty and enmity, which commands Muslims to hate all non-Muslims—even if they are married to them.

As for the school text books that the boys are taught from—which he said teach all Syrians to treat each other as ‘brothers’ and as ‘one nation,’ regardless of religion—these he called ‘poisonous,’ since ‘these teachings contradict the law [Sharia] of Allah.’

Finally, while confirming that some non-Muslims have ‘rights’ under Islam—a reference to third-class dhimmi status—he called on the children never to show any love for Christians or Alawites, even if they are their neighbors.

Such is the unswerving nature of the ‘rebels’ and ‘opposition’ that the U.S. government is supporting.” Source – FrontPage Mag.

Obama: Iranian ‘Kill-All-Jews-And-Destroy-Israel’ Ballistic Missile Test Is Not A Deal Killer

According to the Obama White House, testing rockets intended to one day kill Jews and destroy Israel isn’t a deal breaker. So let’s go ahead and give the Iranians $20 billion in sanctions relief to fund these “research” projects. If this isn’t a deal breaker, I’d hate to imagine what is …

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Hadith, Al Bukhari 4.268, “Allah’s Prophet [Mohammed] said, ‘War is deceit.’”

By Adam Kredo, The Washington Free Beacon – “The White House says that an Iranian ballistic missile test would not invalidate a recently signed nuclear accord meant to temporarily halt some of Iran’s most controversial nuclear work.

The White House clarified its stance just days before Iran is scheduled to launch another ballistic missile some 75 miles into the atmosphere.

The statement contradicts recent remarks indicating that such a test would in fact violate and nullify the weeks-old agreement, which provides Iran with some $7 billion in relief from economic sanctions in exchange for a partial six-month freeze of its uranium enrichment program.

A White House National Security Council (NSC) spokeswoman told PolitiFact on Friday that an Iranian missile test in the next six months would in fact ‘be in violation of the agreement’ and that ‘the agreement would cease to exist.’

Asked on Wednesday morning to clarify that statement in light of Iran’s intent to launch a rocket next week, a White House official said that PolitiFact got it wrong.

‘That statement on ballistic missiles is incorrect,’ the official told the Washington Free Beacon via email. ‘We have reached out to PolitiFact to correct.’

PolitiFact staff writer Steve Contorno did not immediately have comment on the controversy when contacted Wednesday afternoon by the Free Beacon.

Nearly five hours after the Free Beacon contacted the White House and PolitiFact about the issue, a correction was appended to Contorno’s original article.

‘This story has been changed to reflect a misstatement by the U.S. National Security Council on whether a missile test by Iran would ‘be in violation of the agreement (with Iran). The agreement would cease to exist,’’ the correction states. ‘After the story was published, the National Security Council asked PolitiFact to correct the record that they had meant that Iran would be forbidden from testing a nuclear warhead.’

The White House confirmed that a ballistic missile test would not invalidate the deal.

‘The prohibition would not include testing of a conventional ballistic missile,’ according to the correction.

Iran announced late Tuesday that it intends to launch another ‘research’ rocket into space by the end of next week, according to Iran’s state-run Fars News Agency.” Read more.

U.S. Admits Iran Will Get $20b From Sanctions Relief – “Senior officials in the administration of President Barack Obama have conceded over the past few days in conversations with colleagues in Israel that the value of the economic sanctions relief to Iran could be much higher than originally thought in Washington, security sources in Israel told Haaretz. In official statements by the United States immediately after the agreement limiting Iran’s nuclear program was signed in Geneva between Iran and the six powers at the end of November it was said that the economic relief Iran would receive in exchange for signing the agreement would be relatively low – $6 billion or $7 billion. Israeli assessments were much higher – about $20 billion at least.” Read more.