[NY Post]Good. If she’s not going to lead, what are they paying her for? Cornell University President Martha Pollack is ending her 7-year tenure as the head of the Ivy League school in upstate Ithaca — following months of turmoil including demonstrations and threats to Jewish students.
The 65-year-old insisted that her departure — effective June 30 — is unrelated to the anti-Israel protests and brazen displays of antisemitism, insisting that she considered announcing her retirement in the fall and winter.
“I had to pause because of events on our and/or on other campuses,” Pollack said in her resignation statement released Thursday.
Cornell provost Michael Kotlikoff will serve as interim president beginning July 1.
In the most egregious incident, a Cornell University engineering student was arrested for threatening to kill Jews on campus last October.
Patrick Dai pleaded guilty last month to posting threatening messages to the Cornell section of an online discussion forum.
In another disturbing incident, a controversial Cornell University history professor, Russell Rickford, described Hamas’ Oct. 7 terrorist attack on Israel as “exhilarating” and “energizing.”
The mishandling of claims of antisemitism triggered the ouster of the presidents of the University of Pennsylvania and Harvard, and now the head of New York’s other Ivy League school — Minouche Shafik of Columbia University in Manhattan — is on the heat seat over campus rioting.
“Cornell has been a campus in turmoil, seemingly rudderless in the face of growing antisemitism fed by hyper-aggressive anti-Israel activism, including an encampment that remains in the main quad,” said Cornell Law School professor William Jacobson, founder of the right-leaning EqualProtect.org.
“The Board also needs to introduce diversity of viewpoint among the faculty, which has become a monoculture and echo chamber of far left ideology, with almost no dissenting voices left,” he said.
And now for the platitudes:
Pollack said Cornell — like the rest of society — over the past few years had to confront the COVID-19 pandemic, George Floyd protests and a “terrorist attack and subsequent war that has reverberated across our country and especially across higher education.”
“The latter has raised a number of critical issues that we are all grappling with, from antisemitism, Islamophobia, and other forms of bigotry, to free expression, academic freedom, and how to foster a diverse, equitable, and inclusive community,” she said in her statement.
“I suspect many of these issues are going to be with us for years to come.”
[SUDANTRIBUNE] Sudan ...a Moslem country located in the Horn of Africa. It is noted for its affinity for rule by ex- or current generals, its holy men, and for the oppression of the native Afro population by its Arab conquerors. South Sudan, populated mostly by the natives, split off from Sudan proper, which left North and South Darfur to be oppressed by the guys with turbans... ese army commander Abdel Fattah Wednesday firmly rejected any prospects for negotiation, peace, or ceasefire until the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) are decisively defeated and eradicated.
In mid-April 2023, fighting erupted in Khartoum between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). The conflict quickly spread to Darfur and Kordofan in western Sudan, as well as al-Jazira and White Nile states in the central region.
During an inspection of army mobile forces on the front lines in the River Nile state, northern Sudan, al-Burhan stated, "There will be no negotiations, no peace, and no ceasefire" until the RSF is crushed and the criminal rebels are eradicated so that the country can live in peace."
Addressing soldiers from Darfur, Sudan’s military leader vowed that the army’s fight against the RSF would continue unabated until all of Sudan was free from "criminal rebels".
"We will not stop fighting until we defeat the criminals who have ravaged the country, seized citizens’ property, committed heinous violations, and raped women in Khartoum, El Geneina, and Al Jazira," he declared.
The army commander expressed his confidence in the imminent victory of the Sudanese Armed Forces and emphasized his solidarity with them.
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[Garowe] The Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) has denied claims that it is involved in the Sudanese conflict, which has seen Rapid Support Forces (RSF) engage the Sudanese army in fierce fighting as the two factions push for total control of government.
A statement issued by the Tigray Interim Administration termed the claims as 'baseless', noting that it has never been involved in the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) and Rapid Support Forces (RSF) conflict, which has left thousands of people dead.
The claims, Tigray Interim Administration noted, are "apparently designed to shore up international support for its campaign against the SAF by internationalizing the tragic civil war." "The RSF’s allegation that TPLF fighters were taking part in the Sudanese civil war is based on nothing more than a fecund imagination."
RSF, the paramilitary wing which previously worked closely with the Sudanese army, made sensational claims that it has 'credible' evidence linking TPLF with close partnerships with SAF, which is struggling to contain the group.
The RSF leveled accusations against the Sudanese army, contending that since the outset of the civil conflict in Sudan, the SAF has actively solicited support from foreign mercenaries and entities across various nations, Addis Standard reports.
According to the RSF, these external entities have provided extensive support to the SAF, encompassing diverse operational domains such as air force operations, engineering tasks, artillery maneuvers, the deployment of military drones, and engagement in information warfare.
"Our advanced surveillance systems have documented the deaths of numerous mercenaries killed in combat and tracked their remains as they were repatriated through Port Sudan Airport last November and December."
The civil war erupted in Sudan on 15 April 2023, pitting two factions of the military government against each other: the SAF and the RSF. Allegations of foreign involvement in exacerbating the conflict have been rampant on both sides.
In November 2023, the Sudanese army, led by General Abdul Fattah al-Burhan, accused the United Arab Emirates (UAE) of supporting the RSF and facilitating the transfer of supplies through countries including Uganda.
Sudan has been in political turmoil since the ouster of Omar al-Bashir ...Former President-for-Life of Sudan He came to power in 1989 when he, as a brigadier in the Sudanese army, led a group of officers in a bloodless military coup that ousted the government of Prime Minister Sadiq al-Mahdi and eventually appointed himself head cheese. He fell out with his Islamic mentor, Hasan al-Turabi, tried to impose shariah on the Christian and animist south, resulting in its secessesion, and attempted to Arabize Darfur by unleashing the barbaric Janjaweed on it. Sudan's potential prosperity has been pissed away in warfare that has left as many as 400,000 people dead and 2.5 million displaced. Hee was overthrown by popular consent in 2019. Omar has been indicted for genocide by the International Criminal Court but nothing is expected to come of it... , with the military always tussling for leadership with civilians. And the RSF entered the twist, pushing for integration into the Sudan Armed Forces.
"Despite confronting internal adversities, the Sudanese populace and government have diligently extended aid and protection to the distressed refugees," reads the statement.
Given these circumstances, the Addis Standard adds, the interim administration, led by Getachew Reda, emphasized that "Tigray does not incline to intervene in the ongoing civil strife, recognizing Sudan as a cherished sanctuary for Tigrayans."
[GEO.TV] Pakistain has termed the findings of a report by the US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) to be based on "faulty assumptions and unsubstantiated allegations", saying it did not reflect the ground realities regarding religious freedom in the country.
"The document was based on faulty assumptions and unsubstantiated allegations and was non-reflective of the ground realities in Pakistain," Foreign Office Spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch said during the weekly press briefing on Thursday.
The United States’ body for assessing threats to the fundamental right of freedom to practice any religion, in its annual report for 2024, recommended Pakistain as a "country of particular concern for engaging in systematic, ongoing, and egregious violations of religious freedom".
The report cited incidents of violence against religious minorities and "forced conversions" in the country last year, such as the Beautiful Downtown Peshawar ...capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, administrative and economic hub for the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan. Peshawar is situated near the eastern end of the Khyber Pass, convenient to the Pak-Afghan border. Peshawar has evolved into one of Pakistain's most ethnically and linguistically diverse cities, which means lots of gunfire... mosque blast that killed at least 100 and the murder of a Sikh citizen in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa.
"In 2023, religious freedom conditions in Pakistain continued to deteriorate. Religious minorities were targeted for their beliefs, including accusations of blasphemy
...the act of insulting or showing contempt or lack of reverence to a deity, or sacred objects, or toward something considered sacred or inviolable. Some religions consider it to be a crime. In Pakistain you can commit blasphemy by looking cross-eyed at a Koran... , and were subject to mob violence, lynchings, and forced conversions," the report stated.
Besides mentioning attacks and desecration of places of worship, the report also stated the "positive reforms" made by the Pak government such as amendments to blasphemy laws and making Islamic studies a noncompulsory subject for religious minorities.
It also called for imposing targeted sanctions on Pak government agencies and officials responsible for severe violations of religious freedom.
However,
there is a theory which states that if ever anybody discovers exactly what the Universe is for and why it is here, it will instantly disappear and be replaced by something even more bizarre and inexplicable. There is another theory which states that this has already happened... Baloch said that "Pakistain believes that the USCIRF’s annual exercise of designating countries was unwarranted and futile".
"The futility of USCIRF’s recommendations can be gauged by the fact that since 2020 the US State Department has ignored its recommendation to declare India a ’Country of Particular Concern’.
She said that this exercise would have been more credible if it did not reflect double standards and geo-political considerations and had a bigger focus on the "glaring rise of Islamophobia ...the irrational fear that Moslems will act the way they usually do... ".
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[GEO.TV] Jamaat Ulema-e-Islam
...Assembly of Islamic Clergy, or JUI, is a Pak Deobandi (Hanafi) political party. There are two main branches, one led by Maulana Fazlur Rahman, and one that was led by Maulana Samiul Haq. Fazl is active in Pak politix and Sami spent more time running his madrassah until his secretary rubbed him out in a jealous rage. Both branches sponsor branches of the Taliban, though with plausible deniability... Fazl (JUI-F) Chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman ...Deobandi holy man, known as Mullah Diesel during the war against the Soviets, his sympathies for the Taliban have never been tempered by honesty. Fazl seldom misses a meal and is now so large he has his own gravitational pull... has reiterated that "fake assemblies" are unacceptable as the politico-religious party is all set to widen its anti-government movement.
Addressing a mass public rally in Beautiful Downtown Peshawar
...capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, administrative and economic hub for the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan. Peshawar is situated near the eastern end of the Khyber Pass, convenient to the Pak-Afghan border. Peshawar has evolved into one of Pakistain's most ethnically and linguistically diverse cities, which means lots of gunfire... on Thursday, Fazl said: "Workers have once again given the message that fake assembly is not acceptable."
The JUI-F leader, who believed that the 2024 general elections were more rigged than that of 2018, said "these governments are not the true representatives" of the people.
"We have brought the case of people's self-respect," he added.
It is pertinent to mention here that the JUI-F had also been calling the former PTI-led government "fake" before the two erstwhile political foes found an "ideological coordination" against the incumbent PML-N-led coalition government.
Slamming the then Imran Khan ...aka The Great Khan, who who convinced himself that playing cricket qualified him to lead a nuclear-armed nation with severe personality disorders... -led government, Fazl, in October 2018 said: "Fake' legislation carried out by a fake parliament has no legal value."
Speaking at the public rally, the JUI-F supremo said: "I spoke for the rights of Pashtuns and Baloch."
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[GEO.TV] The Islamabad High Court (IHC) announced on Wednesday ordered the transfer of former prime minister Imran Khan ...aka The Great Khan, who probably had the best of intentions, coupled with mediocre exeution... ’s spouse, Bushra Bibi, from the Bani Gala sub-jail to the Adiala jail.
IHC Justice Miangul Hassan Aurangzeb announced the reserved verdict on the petition filed by Bushra Bibi seeking her transfer to the Adiala jail — where her husband is currently incarcerated.
On May 2, the high court had reserved the verdict after hearing the arguments. The superintendent jail had relayed that they could not accommodate Bushra Bibi as the jail was already overcrowded and due to security issues.
The court also declared that the notification declaring Bushra Bibi's residence Bani Gala as a sub-jail "null and void".
Bushra was placed under house arrest at her residence in Bani Gala on January 31, following her conviction in the infamous Toshakhana case. The authorities had declared the Bani Gala residence a "sub-jail" to confine the former first lady at the request of Adiala jail superintendent.
On February 6, Bushra had challenged the authorities' move to imprison her at Bani Gala to serve a 14-year sentence in the case.
In the petition, Khan's wife maintained that like other political workers of the party, she was ready and willing to serve her sentence in the "Ordinary Jail Premises at Adiala Jail, rather than the declared sub-jail at her residence".
It never seems to end, this Arab war of all against all in unending combinations.
[Rudaw] Arab settlers have recently made renewed attempts to confiscate land belonging to Kurdish farmers in Kirkuk province. A Kurdish official in Baghdad said they are trying to resolve the issue through the federal parliament.
In the Daquq town of Kirkuk province, a number of Arab settlers have recently started digging wells on the land owned by Kurdish farmers, aiming to boost their agricultural activities.
Mam Azad, a Kurdish farmer, told Rudaw on Wednesday that local authorities do not allow Kurdish farmers to cultivate their land while turning a blind eye to Arab settlers who have not only farmed but also dug wells.
"Now they have begun filing lawsuits against us, including me. They want us to abandon the land, or else they will take it back the same way Saddam [Hussein] gave them," Nawzad Hidayat, another Kurdish farmer in the town’s Haftaghar, told Rudaw.
Land belonging to several disputed villages was originally taken away from Kurdish farmers by the Iraqi government in 1975 on grounds that they were prohibited oil zones. Two years later, in 1977, under Decree No. 949 issued from the Baath Supreme Revolutionary Council, they were given to Arabs who resettled in the region.
Arabs from elsewhere in Iraq were brought into the disputed areas of Kirkuk largely between 1970 and 1978. The Arabization of the province has been a historical flashpoint between Baghdad and the Kurds.
After 2003 and the fall of the Baath regime, Iraq began a policy of de-Arabization within the framework of Article 140 of the Constitution, which aims to reverse the demographic changes begun by Saddam Hussein during the Anfal campaign.
Hidayat claimed that the Arab settlers’ plans were endorsed by Kirkruk acting governor Rakan al-Jabouri.
Arab settlers in Kirkuk’s Palkana village also made fresh attempts to confiscate Kurdish land on Wednesday by setting up tents on the farms to pressure the federal government to cater to their demands, primarily the expulsion of Kurds from the village.
The army intervened and ended the activity. Some Kurdish farmers claimed that the Arab settlers ended the sit-in due to internal tensions.
Shakhawan Abdullah, deputy speaker of the Iraqi parliament, told news hounds on Wednesday that he recently discussed the issue of Kurdish farmers in Palkana with Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia’ al-Sudan ...a Moslem country located in the Horn of Africa. It is noted for its affinity for rule by ex- or current generals, its holy men, and for the oppression of the native Afro population by its Arab conquerors. South Sudan, populated mostly by the natives, split off from Sudan proper, which left North and South Darfur to be oppressed by the guys with turbans... i, adding that the only solution to the issue is the amendment of the current property law and the dissolution of decrees issued by the Baath Supreme Revolutionary Council decades ago.
Abdullah, a Kurd from Kirkuk, ... a thick stew of Arabs, Turkmen, Kurds, and probably Antarcticans, all of them mutually hostile most of the time... noted that the Iraqi parliament will meet on Thursday to discuss the amendment to the property rights law.
A Kurdish official said last month that over 92,000 Arabs had been relocated to Kirkuk since 2017, urging Kurdish politicians to work to stop what he labeled as "new Arabization."
"The Arabs that are relocated to Kirkuk are transferring their national identification card and information card to Kirkuk and permanently settling there, and this is dangerous for Kurds," Fahmi Burhan, the head of the Kurdistan Region’s board for disputed territories, told Rudaw.
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[Rudaw] Dana Gas on Friday announced that production at the Kurdistan Region’s Khor Mor gas field has been fully restored, a week after a deadly dronezap that killed four Yemen ...an area of the Arabian Peninsula sometimes mistaken for a country. It is populated by more antagonistic tribes and factions than you can keep track of... i workers.
In case anyone wondered, now we know.
"Dana Gas (PJSC) announces that production at the Khor Mor facility in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq has been restored to normal levels following the recent attack," read a statement from the UAE-based company.
"The resumption of operations follows decisive actions by the Government of Iraq and the Kurdistan Regional Government as well as further firm commitments to significantly enhance security and strengthen defences at the Khor Mor site," it added.
A dronezap on the Khor Mor gas field last Friday killed four Yemeni nationals and injured several others who were repairing a condensate storage tank that had been damaged in a previous attack. Located in Sulaimani province, Khor Mor is a key source of fuel for the Kurdistan Region’s power plants.
Two days after the attack, Dana Gas announced that it had temporarily suspended production at the field.
The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) described the strike as a "terrorist" attack and called on the federal government to take action to stop such assaults.
KRG Electricity Minister Kamal Mohammad Salih on Thursday told news hounds that Baghdad is responsible for providing aerial protection of Khor Mor. "The KRG has not failed to provide ground protection, but when it comes to aerial protection, that is the responsibility of the federal government," Salih said.
However,
we can't all be heroes. Somebody has to sit on the curb and applaud when they go by... the Iraqi oil minister said it is not their responsibility to protect the field. "Khor Mor is under the control of the Kurdistan Regional Government and it is their responsibility to protect it," Hayyan Abdul Ghani told news hounds in Baghdad on Thursday.
The field has come under attack multiple times, largely blamed on Iraqi militias affiliated with Iran ...a theocratic Shiite state divided among the Medes, the Persians, and the (Arab) Elamites. Formerly a fairly civilized nation ruled by a Shah, it became a victim of Islamic revolution in 1979. The nation is today noted for spontaneously taking over other countries' embassies, maintaining whorehouses run by clergymen, involvement in international drug trafficking, and financing sock puppet militias to extend the regime's influence. The word Iran is a cognate form of Aryan. The abbreviation IRGC is the same idea as Sturmabteilung (or SA). The term Supreme Guide is a the modern version form of either Duce or Fuhrer or maybe both. They hate JewsZionists Jews. Their economy is based on the production of oil and vitriol... taking advantage of the site’s strategic and economic importance for the Kurdistan Region. The attacks have caused major power disruptions and hindered expansion projects at the site.
Production at the field exceeds 500 million standard cubic feet of gas per day, according to Dana Gas. Last week’s strike shut down some two-thirds of the Region’s electricity generation. A drone attack in January similarly brought work at the field to a halt.
Would they have thought to speak so to President Trump? Here we see how the Biden administration makes friends and influences governments around the world.
[BenarNews] In response to American allegations that Malaysian entities are funding terrorism, Kuala Lumpur says it firmly opposes murderous Moslem financing.
Malaysia said Thursday it "nicely" told visiting American officials that it would not kowtow to sanctions the United States or any other country imposes on Iran ...a theocratic Shiite state divided among the Medes, the Persians, and the (Arab) Elamites. Formerly a fairly civilized nation ruled by a Shah, it became a victim of Islamic revolution in 1979. The nation is today noted for spontaneously taking over other countries' embassies, maintaining whorehouses run by clergymen, involvement in international drug trafficking, and financing sock puppet militias to extend the regime's influence. The word Iran is a cognate form of Aryan. The abbreviation IRGC is the same idea as Sturmabteilung (or SA). The term Supreme Guide is a the modern version form of either Duce or Fuhrer or maybe both. They hate JewsZionists Jews. Their economy is based on the production of oil and vitriol... or elsewhere, for terror financing or other issues.
Malaysian Home Minister Saifuddin Nasution Ismail, during a meeting with U.S. Treasury officials in Kuala Lumpur, said his country was firm about combating terror funding. The officials were in town from Washington to discuss the issue of U.S.-sanctioned Iran allegedly using Malaysian entities to finance murderous Moslem groups.
A little more than two months after the Paleostinian murderous Moslem group Hamas attacked Israel, killing around 1,100 people, the U.S., the Jewish state’s staunch ally, has focused on severing the money flow to groups such as Hamas and Hezbollah, which are backed and funded by Iran.
The Treasury officials’ visit to Malaysia and Singapore this week was part of that effort. And Brian Nelson, the visiting U.S. Treasury under secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence, told a local news source, Malaysiakini, that there had been an increase in funds flowing to Iran and its so-called proxies — including Hamas — via the Malaysian financial system.
Iran has managed to keep selling its oil by secretive ship-to-ship transfers to disguise the petroleum’s provenance, thanks to countries that either don’t follow U.S. sanctions or look the other way when their waters are used for this activity.
The U.S. says Malaysia is one of those countries being used for oil transfers as well as fundraising for groups such as Hamas, which Kuala Lumpur supports, to Washington’s consternation.
Still, Malaysian Home Minister Saifuddin said he had a "good and cordial" meeting on Thursday morning with Nelson and his delegation, when they discussed what Washington calls the "illicit transfers" of Iranian oil off Malaysia.
"What I would like to highlight here first is, I managed to convey nicely to the U.S. delegates when it comes to the issue of sanctions, our position is that we only recognize sanctions imposed by the [United Nations ...boodling on the grand scale... ] Security Council," Saifuddin said.
"We don’t recognize any sanctions imposed by an individual country. The U.S. delegation respected our stance," he said, when asked by news hounds at an awards function.
Malaysia, a Moslem-majority country, has consistently advocated for a two-state solution as Israel has occupied the Paleostinian territories of Gazoo ...Hellhole adjunct to Israel and Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, inhabited by Gazooks. The place was acquired in the wake of the 1967 War and then presented to Paleostinian control in 2006 by Ariel Sharon, who had entered his dotage. It is currently ruled with an iron fist by Hamas with about the living conditions you'd expect. It periodically attacks the Hated Zionist Entity whenever Iran needs a ruckus created or the hard boyz get bored, getting thumped by the IDF in return. The ruling turbans then wave the bloody shirt and holler loudly about oppression and disproportionate response... and the West Bank. And amid the latest crisis, with Israeli ground and air strikes killing more than 34,000 Paleostinians in Gaza, Malaysia has denounced the Jewish state in no uncertain terms.
Malaysia has taken a stance supporting Iran, which launched drones and fired missiles at Israel on April 13. Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim described Iran’s actions as a "legitimate act" in response to Israel’s "barbarous" attack on Iran’s consulate in Damascus.
Saifuddin also said that the U.S. delegation had asked him about Malaysian efforts to combat terror funding.
"We reiterated Malaysia’s commitment [to counter terrorism financing] at the ASEAN and global level," he said. Malaysia is scheduled to chair the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) next year.
"Malaysia is a country that upholds the rule of law, and we have clear legislation to manage the issues raised. ... The U.S. delegations have taken note of this and they know precisely what are the steps taken by the Malaysian government on the issue of terrorism, extremism, and all those," he added.
Still, Saifuddin said the Malaysian Home Ministry understood the U.S. Treasury’s concerns.
In December, the Treasury Department imposed sanctions on four Malaysia-based companies it accused of helping Iran’s production of drones. Washington accuses Iran of supplying deadly drones to what it says are terrorist proxies in the Middle East, and to Russia for use in Ukraine.
’ENVIRONMENTAL AND SAFETY RISKS’ Meanwhile, in an interview with local news site Malaysiakini, Treasury official Nelson said the main method that Iran used to raise money was through the sale of oil to buyers in East Asia, the News Agency that Dare Not be Named news agency reported.
"Many of these shipments traverse the waters around Malaysia and are loaded onto vessels of questionable legitimacy that may also pose major environmental and safety risks," he said according to the report.
He also said the U.S. was trying to prevent Malaysia from becoming an area where Hamas could raise and transfer funds.
Earlier this week, on Monday, the U.S. envoy to Malaysia had said that the Southeast Asian government "understands the potential impact" of allowing the transshipment of U.S-sanctioned oil.
Envoy Edgard Kagan did not elaborate on what "potential impact" meant and it could refer to anything from sanctions on Malaysia to a sharp spike in oil revenue for Iran.
[Rudaw] The United States, Canada, the Netherlands and Finland on Tuesday repatriated a total of 22 nationals, affiliated with the Islamic State ...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that they were al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're really very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling Allah around with every other sentence, but to hear western pols talk they're not really Moslems.... (ISIS), from northeast Syria (Rojava), with the majority being children.
"Today the United States repatriated 11 U.S. citizens from northeast Syria, including five minors. Additionally, we resettled in the United States the nine-year-old non-U.S. citizen sibling of one of the U.S. citizen minors. This is the largest single repatriation of U.S. citizens from northeast Syria to date," said the US Secretary of State Antony Blinken ...71st United States secretary of state and a leading light of the corrupt and inept Biden administration. He previously served as deputy national security advisor from 2013 to 2015 and deputy secretary of state from 2015 to 2017 under the corrupt and inept Obama administration. He advocated for the 2003 invasion of Iraq while serving as the Democratic staff director of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee from 2002 to 2008. He was a foreign policy advisor for the Biden 2008 presidential campaign. During his tenure in the Obama administration, Blinken helped craft B.O.'s policy on Afghanistan, Pakistan, and the nuclear program of Iran. We all saw how well each of those worked. After leaving government service, Blinken moved into the private sector, co-founding WestExec Advisors, a lobbying firm... in a statement on Tuesday.
"As a part of this operation the United States also facilitated the repatriation of six Canadian citizens, four Dutch citizens, and one Finnish citizen, among them eight children," Blinken added.
The Kurdish autonomous administration’s foreign affairs office said in a statement on Tuesday that a delegation from US and some European countries visited Rojava on Monday and were handed 22 ISIS-linked people.
"The Government of Canada has taken extraordinary measures to repatriate 6 Canadian children from northeastern Syria. The focus is now on protecting the children’s privacy and ensuring they receive the support and care needed to begin a new life here in Canada," said Global Affairs Canada in a statement.
It thanked Rojava authorities for their "valuable support throughout this process."
The Finnish foreign ministry said the person it repatriated is an adult man "who was taken to Syria as a child in 2014. He is not suspected of criminal activity in Finland or in Syria."
"The person will pay for his return transport at his own cost in accordance with the Finnish Consular Services Act," it elaborated.
The Netherland’s justice and foreign affairs ministers said in a letter to the speaker of the parliament that the government had repatriated "two women suspected of terrorist crimes... The children of these suspects have also been repatriated to the Netherlands."
They added that the two women were immediately detained and their children were handed over to the Child Protection Council.
"Their transfer to the Netherlands aims to prevent these suspects from escaping accountability," the ministers clarified.
Thousands of people from around the world affiliated with ISIS live in camps in Rojava, the largest of which is the sprawling al-Hol camp that has more than 40,000 residents. Despite repeated calls from Rojava and American officials for governments to repatriate their citizens, only a few have done so.
The United Nations ...a formerly good idea gone bad... International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) late last month commended the Tajikistan government for repatriating 50 of its citizens.
Hundreds of Tajikistanis joined ISIS when it seized control of swathes of Syrian and Iraqi territory in 2014. The bully boy group was territorially defeated in 2019 with the help of the US-led global coalition, but it still poses threat to the security of the region. The Tajikistan government has repatriated a total of 304 of its nationals, according to the Rojava Information Centre.
Iraqis and Syrians make up the majority of the ISIS-linked people held at al-Hol.
The camp has been branded a breeding ground for terrorism. Iraqi National Security Advisor Qasim al-Araji said in March that around 20,000 Iraqis below the age of 18 are still at al-Hol. He described them as "time bombs."
Iraq has repatriated nearly 9,000 of its nationals from the notorious camp so far, according to data collected by Rudaw English.
A multi-volume chronology and reference guide set detailing three years of the Mexican Drug War between 2010 and 2012.
Rantburg.com and borderlandbeat.com correspondent and author Chris Covert presents his first non-fiction work detailing
the drug and gang related violence in Mexico.
Chris gives us Mexican press dispatches of drug and gang war violence
over three years, presented in a multi volume set intended to chronicle the death, violence and mayhem which has
dominated Mexico for six years.
Rantburg was assembled from recycled algorithms in the United States of America. No
trees were destroyed in the production of this weblog. We did hurt some, though. Sorry.
...a Moslem country located in the Horn of Africa. It is noted for its affinity for rule by ex- or current generals, its holy men, and for the oppression of the native Afro population by its Arab conquerors. South Sudan, populated mostly by the natives, split off from Sudan proper, which left North and South Darfur to be oppressed by the guys with turbans...
...the irrational fear that Moslems will act the way they usually do...
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