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by George Igler
• December 18, 2016 at 5:30 am
- In
Ludwigshafen, Germany, a "'strongly radicalized"
12-year-old boy "of Iraqi heritage" planted a bomb at a
Christmas market at the end of November.
- Previously, the
festive shopping tradition of Christmas markets had become
"potent symbols of freedom," with Germany's Interior
Minister, Thomas de Maizière, urging people to stick to unserem
Leben -- "our way of life."
- In Birmingham,
England, the Christmas market has concrete barriers installed to
deter vehicular suicide bombers. According to the head of Britain's
foreign intelligence service, the magnitude of the terrorism faced
by the UK is "unprecedented."
- French security
forces thwarted attacks planned for December 1, against Disneyland
Paris and the Christmas market on the main thoroughfare of the
French capital, the Champs-Elysée.
- With a
pro-Sharia (Islamic law) advocate now secretary of state in the
Berlin regional senate, and other Muslims even refusing to shake the
hand of the German President Joachim Gauck at events designed to
promote integration, Germany's "way of life" is changing
fast.
In Ludwigshafen, Germany, a "'strongly
radicalized" 12-year-old boy "of Iraqi heritage" planted a
bomb at a Christmas market at the end of November. (Image source: Focus
video screenshot)
As the winter nights lengthen, an even darker shadow is falling
across the run-up to the Christmas holidays in several European nations.
Families in markets and shopping districts across the continent are
buying presents in the knowledge that jihadists mean to target them.
On November 21, the U.S. Department of State cited a "heightened
risk of terror attacks" in an advisory statement set to expire only
on February 20, 2017.
"Credible information," quotes Newsweek, prompted a
warning to American travellers to "exercise caution at holiday
festivals, events, and outdoor markets," given planned attacks by
Al-Qaeda and ISIS.
Those attending "large holiday events, visiting tourist sites,
using public transportation, and frequenting places of worship,
restaurants, hotels, etc." were likewise urged to exercise
vigilance.
On December 16, German media reported that:
by Raymond Ibrahim
• December 18, 2016 at 4:00 am
- Three
Christians were sentenced to be flogged for sipping wine during a
communion Mass. "In a shock move," however,
"oppressive officials in Tehran have charged the three with
'acting against national security' for taking part in the Christian
ritual." — Iran.
- "One
begins to wonder if Catholic priests have become an endangered
species." Clergyman discussing latest murder of priest. — Nigeria.
- "We are at
a breaking point. People can't put up with any more of this." —
Christian bishop, Egypt.
- "They said
all Christians should be killed. They said we were evil demons and
made Pakistan impure." — Christian survivor of Muslim mob
attack, Pakistan.
- Officials
arrested 27 Christians -- including several women and children --
for the crime of "conducting Christian prayers" and being
"in possession of Bibles." — Saudi Arabia.
Kayla Mueller was a 26-year-old American Christian aid
worker in Syria. The Islamic State abducted her, and repeatedly raped and
tortured her, then claimed that she was killed during a Jordanian
airstrike. Above, Mueller is shown before her enslavement and death
(left), and during her captivity (right), taken from an ISIS propaganda
video.
In September 2016, a group of escaped ISIS sex slaves finally
revealed the true fate of Kayla Mueller -- the 26-year-old American aid
worker in Syria whom ISIS had reported dead more than a year ago. Her
former fellow captives said Mueller had "refused to deny Jesus
Christ despite being repeatedly raped and tortured." In February
2015, ISIS claimed their captive had been killed during a Jordanian
airstrike and sent photos of her dead body in a white burial shroud,
apparently as a sign of respect. One former sex slave said that Mueller
"put others before herself," and once even refused a chance to
escape with the other girls because she thought her American appearance
would stand out and endanger the others.
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