Yesterday, the United Nations ordered a full investigation into Israel for war crimes as defined by the International Criminal Court. Yet, where is the United Nations or any nation calling out Islam for beheadings, theft, extortion, genocide or even female genital mutilation? The United Nations is a twisted organization and our own U.S. Ambassador, Samantha Power ignores it as did the previous ambassador Susan Rice.
Isis ‘orders female genital mutilation’ for women in Mosul
UN official Jacqueline Badcock said the fatwa, or religious edict, applied to females between the ages of 11 and 46.
She said the unprecedented decree issued by the Islamists in control of the city was of grave concern. Iraq is facing a radical Isis-led Sunni insurgency, with cities in the north-west under militant control.
The ritual cutting of girls’ genitals is practised by some African, Middle Eastern and Asian communities in the belief it prepares them for adulthood or marriage. FGM poses many health risks to women, including severe bleeding, problems urinating, infections, infertility and increased risk of newborn deaths in childbirth.
‘Four million’
The UN General Assembly approved a resolution in December 2012 calling for all member states to ban the practice. The Isis edict could affect nearly four million women and girls in and around the northern Iraqi city of Mosul, the UN warns. Read more here.
In Jordan, there another militia group that is allying with ISIS where others already have.
Local jihadist group pledges allegiance to Islamic State
A local jihadist group on Wednesday denounced Al Qaeda leaders as illegitimate and pledged its allegiance to the Islamic State (IS).
In a statement, the Sons of the Call for Tawhid and Jihad, the youth wing of Jordan’s hard-line Salafist movement, denounced leading Al Qaeda clerics Abu Mohammad Al Maqdissi and Abu Qatada as “illegitimate”, pledging heir full support for the Islamic State and its recently announced caliphate.
In the statement, the jihadists rebuked Maqdissi and Abu Qatada for their criticism of the IS and refusal to recognise their Islamic caliphate. The group went on to threaten Maqdissi — former head of the Jordanian Salafist movement and vocal critic of IS — urging him to “return to righteousness”. The statement, posted on jihadist web sites and forums, stressed “the right and duty of all to support IS”. The Sons of the Call for Tawhid and Jihad coalition of young jihadists reportedly represent over 70 per cent of Jordan’s 6,000-strong Jihadi Salafist movement. More here.
While war crimes are escalating in Iraq, we cannot forget Bashir al Assad in Syria whose name and civil war has left the world stage. But he still has his own playbook and it appears it may soon fit nicely with ISIS.
Inside Assad’s Playbook: Time and Terror
The announcement of ISIS’s caliphate is most helpful in draining time and distracting the world from Assad’s destruction of Syrian society. Now that ISIS has fully matured, the Assad regime and Iran offer themselves as partners to the United States. For the first time, Assad is striking ISIS in Raqqa and locations inside Iraq, in a perverse harvest of the terrorist seeds he planted to quash the civilian-led reform movement. Assad will continue to make himself appear helpful by offering intermittent air strikes, details of fighters released from prison, and intelligence.
The rise of ISIS in Iraq and events in Gaza and Ukraine have placed Assad’s war safely outside the headlines. Once again, the world is convinced it has higher priorities and may again conclude that Assad is a problematic, yet stabilizing dictator in a troubled region. Safe from public scrutiny, he can go back to his hidden room, manipulating various players. US coordination with Russia, Iran, Hezbollah, or the Assad government in the fight against ISIS will play directly into the Assad plan. It will prove to Assad that his manipulation of time and terror has once again worked.
In summary, it is important to know that the intelligence officials knew 3 days ahead of time that ISIS was taking on Mosul, what is worse however, al Maliki also knew and begged Barack Obama for air-strikes countless times as a pro-active measure and each time Barack Obama refused each request.
It is stunning what Obama’s administration is keeping from Congress who under the War Powers Act must approved any intervention in a war zone. Not until there have been a few Congressional hearings is the truth being revealed on the dismissal by Barack Obama of Iraq calling for help which could have saved Iraq from ISIS.
Obama refused ‘repeated requests’ since August 2013 for drone strikes against ISIS
“Breaking on Capitol Hill is the news that Iraqi officials began requesting almost a year ago for the US to carry out drone strikes against ISIS – but the requests were shot down by the White House. That stunning revelation came during a hearing on the situation in Iraq this morning.” More here.
The failures of Barack Obama’s National Security Council, his Joint Chiefs and most especially his State Department under John Kerry mount exponentially while he himself continues to fund-raise across the country as an implied Chairman of the Democratic National Committee. Wonder what Debbie Wasserman Schultz is really thinking.
