Monday, July 31, 2017

Germany: Muslim Biker Gang Vows to "Protect" Fellow Muslims

In this mailing:
  • Soeren Kern: Germany: Muslim Biker Gang Vows to "Protect" Fellow Muslims
  • Reza Shafiee: What Kind of Iran Did the U.S. Just Certify?
  • Amir Taheri: Tehran's New Scheme for Iraq

Germany: Muslim Biker Gang Vows to "Protect" Fellow Muslims
Police warn of spiraling vigilantism, parallel Islamic legal system

by Soeren Kern  •  July 31, 2017 at 5:00 am
  • Muslim vigilantes enforcing Islamic justice have become increasingly common in Germany. The government's inability or unwillingness to stop them has led to the rise of anti-Muslim counter-vigilantes. Germany's BfV intelligence agency, in its latest annual report, warned that an escalating action-reaction cycle could result in open warfare on German streets.
  • The self-appointed "Sharia Police" urged both Muslim and non-Muslim passersby to attend mosques and to refrain from alcohol, cigarettes, drugs, gambling, music, pornography and prostitution. In November 2016, the Wuppertal District Court ruled that the Islamists did not break German law and were simply exercising their right to free speech. The ruling, which effectively legitimized Sharia law in Germany, was one of a growing number of instances in which German courts are — wittingly or unwittingly — promoting the establishment of a parallel Islamic legal system in the country.
  • "Even if we still refuse to believe it: Parts of Germany are ruled by Islamic law! Polygamy, child marriages, Sharia judges — for far too long the German rule of law has not been enforced. Many politicians dreamed of multiculturalism.... This is not a question of folklore or foreign customs and traditions. It is a question of law and order. If the rule of law fails to establish its authority and demand respect for itself, then it can immediately declare its bankruptcy." — Franz Solms-Laubach, parliamentary correspondent, Bild.
An illustrative photo of an "outlaw" motorcycle gang. (Image source: Roy Lister/Wikimedia Commons)
German Muslims have established a self-styled biker gang — modelled on the Hells Angels — aimed at protecting fellow Muslims from the "ever-growing hatred of Islam," according to Die Welt.
The emergence of the group, which aspires to open chapters in cities and towns across Germany, has alarmed German authorities, who have warned against the growing threat of vigilantism in the country.
Muslim vigilantes enforcing Islamic justice have become increasingly common in Germany. The government's inability or unwillingness to stop them has led to the rise of anti-Muslim counter-vigilantes. Germany's BfV intelligence agency, in its latest annual report, warned that an escalating action-reaction cycle could result in open warfare on German streets.

What Kind of Iran Did the U.S. Just Certify?

by Reza Shafiee  •  July 31, 2017 at 4:30 am
  • For past 38 years, Iran's Islamist regime has demonstrated that it is neither able nor willing to reform.
  • The time for the U.S. jettisoning its toxic "nuclear deal", and for regime change in Iran, is now.
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has called for regime change in Iran, and specifically for support of "elements inside of Iran that would lead to a peaceful transition of that government". (Image source: US Department of State)
The Trump Administration reluctantly certified to Congress on July 17 that Iran had continued to meet the "required conditions" for the 2015 "nuclear deal", signed by six world powers. Despite the certification, US officials were quick to remind Iranian regime that it is not out of the woods yet. Senior administration officials made it clear that President Trump intends to impose new sanctions on Iran for ongoing "malign activities" in non-nuclear areas such as ballistic missile development and support for terrorism.
The Trump administration made good on its promise just a day later, by imposing new sanctions on five individuals and 14 entities related to violations of what "primary" sanctions.

Tehran's New Scheme for Iraq

by Amir Taheri  •  July 31, 2017 at 4:00 am
Russian President Vladimir Putin greets Iraqi Vice President Nuri Al-Maliki in Moscow, on
In his visit to Moscow last week, Iraqi Vice President Nuri Al-Maliki peddled what he presented as his big idea: inviting Russia to build "a significant presence" in Iraq to counter-balance that of the United States.
Since Maliki is reputed to be Tehran's candidate as the next Iraqi Prime Minister his "invitation" to Russia cannot be dismissed as a mere personal whim.
With ISIS driven out of Mosul and, hopefully, soon to be driven other pockets of territory it still controls in Iraq, the decks are being cleared for the forthcoming general election that would decide the shape of the next government in Baghdad. Fancying itself as the "big winner" in Iraq, Iran's leadership is working on a strategy to make that fancy a reality.
That strategy has three key elements.
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