Thursday, February 19, 2015

Year of the Goat 2015




Welcome to the Year of the Goat !

There is some ambiguity in the Chinese character leading to its translation
as "sheep" or "goat". This is because many Chinese words are composed
of two characters instead of one. So it's up to you, if you want to see it as a
"docile lamb" 小羊 or rather a "powerful ram" 公羊. The isolated character
Yang 羊 has both of it which never created a problem in Chinese astrology.





لماذا تنضم النساء الغربيات لتنظيم "داعش" ؟

Why do Western Women Integrate into ISIS Organization ?


ذكرت باحثة أمريكية متخصصة في شؤون المرأة والعنف الجنسي أن هناك حاجة ملحة لفهم حقيقة دوافع النساء المنضمات لـ "داعش" من أجل القتال في صفوف التنظيم.ـ

It reminds U.S. specialist discussions about female questions and sexual violence [when there] a piquant object [is embracing] the reality of reasons for [such] women affiliated to ISIS in order to [join] the battle in the ranks of the organization.


[Source: RT Arabic on February 19, 2015]




After reports about female teenage runaways being attracted by ISIS, there is some need for basic information on the status of women in Islam. Here are two related video links of Islameyat Network, an Arabic TV station that is maintained by Muslimic converts to the Christian faith in order to discuss what they call The Islamic Dilemma. These videos include part 1 and 2 of an accurate analysis of the Holy Qur'an and the Hadith as far as it concerns the status of women in Islam:



Status of Women in Islam (I)

Status of Women in Islam (II)




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Choice of visitors to "blueprint news" who came on February 25, 2015.






Searching for Al-Qaeda and ISIS from Different Positions :





Tuesday, February 17, 2015

ISIS Member Boasting about Massacre of Egyptians


Last Update added on February 21, 2015.



An alleged ISIS terrorist taking a bath in the sea after
the killing of Egyptian prisoners at the coast of Libya?


ـ45يوم ماعر فتش فين الأسرى المصريين و اول مااتقتلوا عرفت اماكن التسليح و الذخيرة و كمان استعديت و ضربتهم.ـ
العيب على ابوديل اللى بيصدقك.ـ


45 days [passed .....] controlling the Egyptian prisoners and [the first of those going to kill] learnt about the hiding place of the weapons, the ammunition, [about] the plot prepared and their killing [i.e. of the prisoners].
Shame on Abu [Dil] who told you the truth.


[Source: Alleged terrorist "tweet" on a Twitter account related to ISIS organization and published on February 17, 2015. That account is claiming 10.900 tweets and 99.600 followers. Its address has been deliberately withheld by Ulysses.]


Update for February 18, 2015:

عقدت في العاصمة السعودية الرياض، أعمال المؤتمر الخامس لرؤساء هيئات الأركان لدول التحالف ضد تنظيم داعش الإرهابي، ومناقشة الأوضاع في سوريا بمشاركة (26) دولة.ـ

In the Saudi capital of Riyadh, proceedings of the fifth congress for leaders of the general staff's organisations took place [uniting] the countries allied against the terrorist organization of ISIS. Discussions of the situation in Syria [took place] with the contribution of 26 countries.


[Source: Al-Arabiya العربية on February 18, 2015]


Update for February 21, 2015:



فرنسا: الإرهاب في ليبيا "تهديد مباشر" لأوروبا

France: Terrorism in Libya is a " direct threat " to Europe.


عتبر رئيس الوزراء الفرنسي، مانويل فالس، أثناء مؤتمر للاشتراكيين الديمقراطيين في مدريد، أن الإرهاب يشكل "تهديداً مباشراً" على أمن أوروبا.ـ

In a laudatory speech at the Conference of Social Democrates in Madrid, the French prime minister Manuel Valls considered that terrorism is posing a " direct threat " to Europe's security.


[Source: on February 21, 2015.]

Editor's Note: The meeting on February 21, 2015, is hosted by the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE), and gathers PES leaders, Prime Ministers and EU Commissioners who are expected to discuss pivotal issues such as the fight against extremism.

Sunday, February 15, 2015

ISIS Kills Coptic Egyptians in Libya




At the Mediterranean coast near Tripoli, Libya.


داعش ليبيا يبث فيديو ذبح الأقباط المصريين

ISIS in Libya propagates video of sacrificed Coptic Egyptians.


بث تنظيم داعش الإرهابي فيديو لعملية ذبح المصريين الأقباط المختطفين. وأظهرت الصور معاملة مشينة من عناصر التنظيم للأسرى، حيث ساقهم واحدا واحدا. وأظهرت إحدى صور تلطخ مياه البحر بلون الدم، في استعراض متوقع من التنظيم الدموي.ـ

The terrorist organization ISIS propagated a video [that is showing how] kidnapped Coptic Egyptians are being sacrificed. And they showed pictures of the proceedings of prisoner [treatment] by followers of the organization at the place they were led to one after the other. Some photos showed waves of sea water tainted with red colour, a probable floating of blood.


In that video as well, a masked spokesman of ISIS is referring to Osama Bin Laden whose
remainings had been left to the sea (below photo). As to the Egyptian citizens abducted by
ISIS, their overall number is reported to be 21.



[Source: Al-Arabiya العربية on February 15, 2014. Screenshots from the video were simultaneously distributed by Al-Jazeera.]

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From the Starting Point of the Internet: No Way Back for Foreign Jihadist Fighters.




Visitors from France searching for the Pictures of Foreign Jihadist Fighters on Feb. 9, 2015.




Fighting Terrorism - China's Position.


Friday, February 13, 2015

Egypt Worried about Iranian Influence


Update included later on February 13.



After their takeover of power in Yemen, the Houthis are being warned by Egypt's prime minister that his country would not allow Houthi control of the Almond Gate (Bab al-Mandeb) shipping passage in the Red Sea. The Bab-el-Mandeb strait is located between Yemen on the Arabian Peninsula, and Djibouti and Eritrea in the Horn of Africa. It connects the Red Sea to the Gulf of Aden and is an essential access to the Suez Canal in Egypt.



In a caricature, published by Mandab Press مندب برس and which seems to be a local Yemenite news service, the subject was already mentioned on February 2, 2015. That caricature shows a Houthi rolling out the red carpet for an Iranian ayatollah towards Bab al-Mandeb.




بالفيديو.. رئيس الوزراء: لن نسمح بسيطرة الحوثيين على مضيق "باب المندب"ـ

Prime minister on video: " We will not allow the Houthi to control the Almond Gate passage. "


شدد المهندس إبراهيم محلب، رئيس مجلس الوزراء، على أن مصر لن تسمح بسيطرة الحوثيين فى اليمن على مضيق باب المندب، قائلاً "لن نسمح بأى تهديد للأمن القومى المصرى، ومصر قادرة على الرد بالطريقة التى تراها".ـ

Ing. Ibrahim Mahlab, president of the state council, confirmed that Egypt would not allow the Houthis in Yemen to control the Almond Gate passage. He said: " We will not allow any threat to Egypt's national security. And Egypt is able to react in [an appropriate] way. "


[Source: 7th Day اليوم السابع on February 13, 2015]




روسيا تقف ضد المشروع «الخليجي» و مجلس الأمن يفشل في إدانة «الحوثيين»ـ

Russia resists a project of [Gulf states], and Security Council fails to accuse Houthis.


انتهت جلسة مجلس الأمن الدولي الخاصة باليمن أمس الخميس من دون التوصل إلى أي اتفاق بين الأعضاء.ـ ورفضت روسيا إصدار بيان من المجلس يحمّل الحوثيين مسؤولية ما يجري في اليمن.ـ

Yesterday, Thursday [i.e. Feb. 12], a special session on Yemen of the [UN] Security Council closed without result concerning an agreement of its participants.
Russia rejected the council's publication of a declaration that would charge the Houthis with responsibility for the development in Yemen.


[Source: AlkhabarNow.net الخبر on February 13, 2015. Please note that even though Alkhabar seems to be specialized in Arabic language news about Yemen, its server and IP-address are located in the U.S.A.]


القاعدة في الجنوب والحوثي في صنعاء واليمن غائب

With Al-Qaeda in the south and Houthi in Sanaa, Yemen gets lost.


[Source: DW , Arabic service of German national broadcaster on February 12, 2015]

Sunday, February 08, 2015

Iran's Position in Yemen's Turmoil


Important Update added on February 9

On February 6, 2015, BBC London reported about the takeover of power in Yemen by Houthi rebels who announced to dissolve parliament as well. The Houthis delivered their message from the Republican palace in Sanaa to a huge gathering of political, military and tribal figures in an effort to demonstrate the range of their support. The Saudis are on the alert in what they see as an Iranian-backed Shia takeover in a country where they are used to exert political influence.

One day later, Al-Arabiya, a TV station in the United Emirates came with the following headline:

محللون: دعم إيران مكّن الحوثيين من الصعود السريع

Analysts say Iran supported the stabilization of Houthis with rising speed.




Iranian readers at a Tehran newspaper stall. [Al-Arabiya February 7, 2015]


The Houthis are a Muslimic sect traditionally living in parts of Northern Yemen, including the Yemenite capital of Sanaa. In 2009, Al-Jazeera had already published a map on its Arabic website showing the region where that group of Zaidiyyah Shia-Muslims is concentrated. The Houthis are named after a former commander, who was reportedly killed by Yemenite army forces in September 2004. The group's religious orientation makes them a potential partner for the Islamic Republic of Iran which is dominated by Shia-Islam as well.



Traditional strongholds of the Houthis in Yemen. [Al-Jazeera, August 12, 2009]


أبدت دول الخليج قلقها من تزايد النفوذ الإيراني في اليمن كما انتقدته واشنطن، وأعرب مجلس الأمن عن قلقه من تردي الأوضاع محذراً من فرض عقوبات في حال لم تستأنف المحادثات التي ترعاها الأمم المتحدة.ـ

For an eternity the Gulf states were alarmed by any augmentation of prestige for Iran in Yemen [similar to that whenever Iran was] criticized by Washington, and the [United Nations] Security Council became alarmed [of crashing into] the difficult situation of imposing sanctions in a matter of negotiations to be resumed under the auspices of the Security Council [itself].

فصعود المتمردين الحوثيين الخاطف، وتقدمهم في اليمن، ثم استيلاؤهم على السلطة، ما كان ليتم بحسب مراقبين دون تواطؤ داخلي ودور خارجي، ثقله وعمادُه الرئيسي هو إيران. فرغبة في وضع قواعد جديدة للسياسة في الشرق الأوسط، ومساومة القوى العظمى بشأن ملفات عدة، مكنها من أن تضع قدمها على باب المندب، وتغرس راياتها خفية في تراب اليمن، وتدق الأبواب الخلفية لدول الخليج ومصر، كما أنها تجد موطئ قدم على البحر الأحمر.ـ

The sudden rising of the Houthi rebels, their advance in Yemen and grip of power, which was a stand alone [action] according to observers [and] without secret complicity of [some foreign residency], was [even though claimed to be due to Iran's presidential support]. There are wishes for the installation of a new political structure in the Middle East .....


[Source: Al-Arabiya العربية on February 7, 2015]

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UPDATE for February 9:

The following text has been quoted from the Arabic website of Iran's TV station Al-Alam العالم.




الحوار اليمني يستأنف برعاية اممية للخروج من الازمة

The Yemenite dialogue is being resumed [at the time of]
international protection for an exodus from the capital.



An article from the same day is showing that Iran also supports the authorities of Palestine and how Palestine's ambassador to Tehran is evaluating that help.




سفير فلسطين في طهران: إيران سند أساسي لا غنى عنها

The Palestinian ambassador in Tehran said
Iran essentially helped in what is necessary.


أكد السفير الفلسطيني لدى طهران صلاح الزواوي أن إيران سند أساسي لللقضية الفلسطينية ولا غنى لفلسطين عنها؛ مشدداً على أن: مهمتنا كفلسطينيين أن ندفع باتجاه دفع العلاقات العربية الإيرانية.ـ

The Palestinian ambassador to Tehran, Salah al-Zaouaoui, confirmed that Iran essentially helped in the Palestinian cause [and Palestine needed it]. He however insisted: " It is important to us how we Palestinians are paying the debt [and face the cost of] Arabic Iranian relations. "


[Source: Al-Alam العالم, Tehran, on February 9, 2015]

Another source confirms that Palestine's Hezbollah and Hamas are approaching towards Iran. Hamas leader Khaled Meshal should have left to meet with Iranian leaders in Tehran. [Source: fr.labs.teads.tv]

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" Should we be worried that the enemy of our enemy Al Qaeda is also
friends with our other enemies -- adversaries, anyway -- in Tehran? "


Question raised by the Los Angeles Times on February 7, 2015, in the frame
of their column Why the U.S. is courting the Houthis taking control in Yemen.



Some guy from one of the poorest countries in the world
is searching for a schematic diagram of a rocket engine.
Honi soit qui mal y pense !