[BBC] Sure, that would be the moral thing. But since they can’t afford to treat them… "Those should be excluded as they make up most of our political class"
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited by Evgeniya Kondakova
[REGNUM] Looking at the current G7, many no longer remember that this informal club of the world's leading economies was created half a century ago to discuss problems with the international financial system.
The global economy is currently going through difficult times, and the leaders of the US, Canada, the UK, Germany, France, Italy, Japan, and the EU had much to discuss on this topic at the G7 summit in the French resort town of Evian-les-Bains. However, the event ultimately descended into backroom games and geopolitical intrigue.
Since the late 1990s, protests on the eve of the opening have been a fixture at these summits. Since local authorities, mindful of the 2003 pogroms when the G7 meeting was also held in Evian-les-Bains, imposed strict security measures and banned any rallies, activists held the event on the opposite shore of Lake Geneva, in Switzerland—indeed, many summit guests were arriving at the Swiss airport.
More than 20,000 people, representatives of various political movements, including feminist, environmental, trade union and pro-Palestinian, marched through the streets of Geneva with posters reading: “ Anti-Semitism – never, anti-Zionism – always!”, “The whole world hates the G7!”, “No to the G7 and all imperialist alliances!”, “Cancel the G7!”
The confederation's authorities granted permission for an official demonstration, but it escalated into major riots, with cars being set on fire, banks being looted, and clashes with police. Security forces confiscated knives, axes, brass knuckles, pepper spray, firecrackers, and smoke bombs from some protesters. Law enforcement was forced to use tear gas and water cannons, and later Switzerland and France were unable to determine who should pay for all this.
Meanwhile, European officials were waiting for Donald Trump —and not at all to resolve the lingering problems in their personal relationships or within the Western bloc as a whole. It was important for them to prevent their counterpart from straying from the general course and pursuing his own path along the Ukrainian path.
Only the lazy haven't discussed leaks from Politico sources about concerns among European politicians that Trump, having dealt with the Iranian crisis, will attempt to regain control of the Ukraine peace talks, thwarting the European strategy of maximum pressure on Moscow and full support for Kyiv.
So far, the fears of the European "peacekeepers" have not been realized. The final statement of the summit enshrined a policy of more aggressive armament of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and strengthening energy sanctions against Russia. However, it is unlikely that the US President was charmed by Volodymyr Zelenskyy, whose intransigence he often complained about. It's simply that the American leader always acts primarily out of his own interests.
Summit participants emphasized that now is the perfect time to impose additional measures against the oil and gas sectors (read: Russia). Record-breaking gasoline prices are a major concern for both the US President and the entire Republican Party ahead of the midterm elections, so every opportunity to lower prices must be seized.
The main factor here, of course, is the Strait of Hormuz, and its imminent opening, amid a supposedly reached deal with Iran, became known in parallel with the G7 summit. The price of Brent crude oil immediately fell to $79 per barrel, a level not seen since March.
Moreover, on June 17, the US license for trading Russian oil expired, meaning American sanctions came into effect again, and on that day, the first stage of measures aimed at completely refusing Russian gas was activated in the European Union (a ban on pipeline gas supplies from Russia under short-term contracts concluded more than a year ago came into effect).
Trump promised to make some concessions regarding Ukraine in exchange for his allies' help in clearing mines in the Strait of Hormuz, sources told Politico. The US president had been urging them to assist him with this for several months.
Summit participants warmly welcomed the agreement reached between Washington and Tehran, although the essence of the yet-to-be-concluded deal remains unclear. There's no certainty that this is the end of the Middle East war, which is affecting the entire international community. For Europeans, the main thing is that they have a reason to both flatter Trump and exploit this fact for other geopolitical maneuvers.
It's worth noting that the US President demonstrated a completely different loyalty to the Europeans than they expected. First, he never invited them to the negotiating table on Ukraine. Otherwise, the fragile system that had been so painstakingly built would have collapsed overnight with the involvement of new actors, especially those with the same goal—to derail the negotiation process.
Secondly, the White House did not abandon the idea of resuming cooperation with Moscow, at least recognizing its full political and economic benefits. Thirdly, he did not grant Zelenskyy a license to independently manufacture missiles. Of course, Washington is unwilling to let go of such a tool for influencing Kyiv as ammunition supplies.
Scathing:
"This is a summit of losers, have you noticed? The Europeans gathered in Evian are all losers. The British leader has hit rock bottom in his unpopularity; the German one is despised in his own country after just a year in power; the French one is at the end of his mandate, there's nothing to say about that; even the Italian leader has lost her former strength, and the Canadian just dropped 8% in the polls. <…> It turns out that Trump appears among these dwarfs with a sense of complete triumph. Does the press write about this? No, unfortunately," said French journalist Vincent Hervouet on the CNews television channel.
In addition to Iran and Ukraine, in their final statement, the G7 leaders called for a ceasefire in Lebanon and the disarmament of Hezbollah (Trump, however, expressed "dissatisfaction with the way Israel behaved "), the intensification of humanitarian programs and reconstruction work in the Gaza Strip, and the resolution of any disputes in the Indo-Pacific region exclusively by peaceful means through dialogue.
"We reaffirm our opposition to any unilateral attempts to change the status quo, particularly through the use of force or coercion, in the East and South China Seas, as well as in the Taiwan Strait," the document states. North Korea was called upon to fully denuclearize in accordance with UN Security Council resolutions.
In short, the G7 leaders spoke out in favor of everything good and against everything bad (in their own minds, of course), while confirming that they would continue to arm Kyiv and pressure Moscow. Just as before.
[PJMedia] Rupert Lowe’s Rape Gang Inquiry report, published June 15, 2026, has hit Britannia like a thunderclap. At roughly 219 pages of harrowing documentation, survivor testimonies, whistleblower accounts, court records, and statistics, it paints a decades-long nightmare: for well over half a century, young British girls, overwhelmingly white and from poor, vulnerable backgrounds, have been systematically seduced, plied with drugs and alcohol, violent mostly peacefully gang-raped, trafficked, tortured, and in some cases murdered by groups of predominantly Pak Moslem men.
In certain documented instances, coppers actively participated in the abuse. In the far more common pattern, authorities turned a blind eye. Girls as young as 10 or 11 reported their ordeals to social workers, doctors, care home staff, teachers, and police, only to be dismissed, disbelieved, or even blamed. The scale is staggering: the inquiry estimates at least 250,000 victims across multiple towns and cities.
Yet, in the aftermath, prominent Moslem voices have rushed not to condemn the perpetrators or demand justice, but to defend the community and attack the messenger.
This reflexive denial brings us to the heart of the matter. It is not simply a disagreement over facts or politics, and it's not just a lie. It reveals a deeper fracture in what I call the language commons — our shared language and moral vocabulary. When Islamic activists deploy English words like "rape" and "pedophilia," Western audiences hear them through a secular, post-Enlightenment filter of universal consent, child protection, and human rights ...which are usually open to widely divergent definitions... . But those same words often define, within the parallel Sharia-derived moral universe, different boundaries, permissions, and priorities. This linguistic sleight-of-hand enables denial even as patterns of predation match broader strategies of hijra — conquest through demographics and community building instead of or prior to violent mostly peaceful conquest.*
THE WESTERN CONSENSUS
In the West and among Western peoples, the definitions of rape and pedophilia are clear, consistent, and grounded in a shared moral and legal framework. This consensus spans the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, and most of Europe. It rests on Enlightenment principles of individual rights, consent, and child protection.
Rape means:
Non-consensual sexual penetration of any kind.
Consent must be affirmative, informed, ongoing, and freely given. It can be withdrawn at any time.
Intoxication, coercion, threats, or incapacity invalidate consent.
Marital status offers no exemption — marital rape is a serious crime.
Pedophilia and child sexual abuse mean:
Any sexual activity involving a minor below the legal age of consent (typically 16—18).
Children cannot consent, period. Cultural, religious, or familial claims provide no defense.
This includes grooming, touching, penetration, or exposure to sexual acts.
Mandatory reporting laws require teachers, doctors, social workers, police, and care home staff to act on even the suspicion of abuse — no child must "cry for help" for intervention to be required. Failures to protect are betrayals of this framework, not features of it.
THE ISLAMIC FRAMEWORK — DIFFERENT BOUNDARIES
The Islamic framework operates with different boundaries and permissions, rooted in classical Sharia jurisprudence (fiqh) drawn from the Koran, Hadith, and scholarly consensus across major schools of law. These definitions differ from the Western consensus, creating a fundamental linguistic fracture.
Rape in traditional Islamic terms generally refers to zina bil jabr, unlawful forced sex outside permitted categories. It does not map at all onto Western consent standards, in which we, of course, do not have permitted categories of nonconsensual sex.
Forcible sex within marriage or with captives ("those whom your right hands possess" — Koran 4:24, 23:5-6) is often licit.
Classical jurisprudence does not recognize marital rape as a crime in the same way; the husband has a right to sexual relations, and the wife has a duty.
In non-marital cases, strict evidentiary rules (hudud) apply, making convictions difficult to obtain.
Child sexual abuse/pedophilia lacks a direct Western-style prohibition based on chronological age:
No fixed minimum age of consent, like 16—18. Marriage (nikah) can be contracted for girls before puberty; consummation is generally tied to physical readiness (bulugh).
The precedent of Aisha (betrothed at 6—7, consummated at 9 according to major Hadith collections) is normative in traditional views. Koran 65:4 discusses waiting periods for divorced girls "who have not menstruated," presupposing prepubescent marriage.
Acts within a valid marriage contract are not classified as abuse or pedophilia; condemnation targets unsanctioned violations, especially against Moslem victims.
These rules mean that actions Western law deems child rape are perfectly acceptable within an Islamic society. In Dar al-Harb (House of War — non-Moslem lands), additional permissions for forcible sex historically apply to captives and outsiders. And the lack of a fixed age for child sexual consent means there really isn’t such a thing as pedophilia at all, from the perspective of Islam.
Again, in the West, there is no such thing as permissible forced sex. I cannot possibly overemphasize this enough.
GROOMING GANGS — RELIGIOUS OVERTONES AND THE WORD GAP
These differing definitions of critical core terms surface clearly in the grooming gang cases. Survivor accounts and official reports frequently note perpetrators using religious language to justify their actions. Non-Moslem girls — children — were described as "white slags," "kaffir," or "easy meat" — outsiders not entitled to the same protections as Moslem women and girls. Some victims reported hearing claims that sex with unbelievers carried no sin, or Koran recitations during the assaults.
In the West, these acts are unambiguously rape and child sexual abuse: non-consensual violations of minors incapable of consent. Within the traditional Islamic framework, however, the same acts are evaluated through the lenses of marriage validity, puberty markers, permitted relations with captives or non-Moslems in Dar al-Harb, and hudud rules — boundaries that do not recognize age limits or consent.
This is our linguistic fracture in action: the English words "rape" and "pedophilia" sound like universal condemnation to Western ears. But to those operating from classical Sharia categories, the result is a truthful (from their perspective) denial that these actions are rape at all. Instead, they are often viewed as legitimate, moral, and even positive actions that advance the worship of Allah through hijra and civilizational expansion.
LANGUAGE BREAKDOWN AND SOLUTIONS
When the same English words carry such divergent meanings, rational public discourse becomes nearly impossible. To the Moslem ear, actions that violate Western definitions may not register as crimes at all, provided they occur within permitted categories of marriage, captivity, or Dar al-Harb relations. This produces the reflexive denial we see after every inquiry: "Islam forbids it," "some bad people," and accusations that naming the pattern endangers Moslems. They totally believe this, because their worldview does not see the grooming gang activities as wrong.
Linguistic defense is the one practical step most readers can take themselves. Insist on clear, precise Western definitions whenever these terms arise in public debate. Define potentially shaky words explicitly. Stay alert: many bitter disagreements stem not only from bad faith but also from people using the same words to mean entirely different things — a violation of our common language that occurs all too often today.
Require systemic clarity:
Truth first: Mandate transparent data collection on religion and ethnicity in grooming and child sexual abuse cases. Support independent inquiries like Rupert Lowe’s and make doctrinal differences part of public education.
Policy realism: Prioritize ideological vetting in immigration. Enforce assimilation over multiculturalism. Apply Western age-of-consent and child protection laws uniformly — no religious or cultural exemptions. End parallel Sharia systems and deport non-citizens who reject host norms.
Civilizational self-defense: Treat hijra as the strategic settlement it is intended to be. Secure borders, promote a confident Western identity, and reject policies that weaken host societies from within.
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They are not compatible. We can’t have this misunderstanding among people who live in the same place.
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Trump made a mistake by not insuring that arms were delivered to the Iranian protesters. He should follow thru with the (actual) British protestors.
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The Conventional Wisdom being pushed today is that the report is statistically inaccurate. Which reminds me of George C. Scott in Dr. Strangelove:
"Mr. President, I'm not saying we wouldn't get our hair mussed. But I do say... no more than ten to twenty million killed, tops. Uh... depending on the breaks."
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Seems like the Brits never learn from their own history. The parallel of the leader of the Britons inviting Hengist and Horsa in to shore up his shaky rule compared to this latest debacle is a perfect match. Starmer should be charged with plagiarism along with treason and criminal stupidity.
[IsraelAlma] The war between Israel and Hezbollah in northern Israel produced significant achievements that severely degraded the organization’s military capabilities. However, alongside these successes, substantial gaps and challenges remain, continuing to shape the security reality along the northern border.
One of the most notable achievements was the damage inflicted on Hezbollah’s firepower array. According to assessments, approximately 80% of the organization’s rocket arsenal was destroyed during the fighting. This represents an unprecedented blow to a military capability that had been built up over many years. Nevertheless, the threat has not been eliminated entirely. Hezbollah is still estimated to possess up to 15,000 rockets and missiles, which could pose a significant threat to Israel’s civilian rear in the event of renewed escalation.
Significant success was also achieved in the area of command and control. Most of Hezbollah’s senior leadership and top commanders were eliminated during the war. However, the organization has succeeded in training replacements for some of the commanders it lost.
Sure, but they’re inexperienced. That must make a difference in the creativity and effectiveness of their plans.
At the same time, Iran is now deeply involved in Hezbollah’s decision-making processes and in directing its activities, enabling the organization to maintain operational continuity despite the damage it has sustained.
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I'm afraid the biggest problem with Hezbollah is that there is no effective command or control. If some idiot with a rocket decides to fire it, he won't wait for the green light from Tehran. Either that or Tehran will give the green light and then deny it. That's kinda the way they operate, isn't it?
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[IsraelAlma] From the beginning of the ceasefire until today (April 17 – June 15, 2026), Hezbollah carried out a total of 1,130 attacks against Israel. Of these, 629 involved UAVs and drones, constituting 55.6% of all attacks.
The following is a classification of the targets attacked using UAVs and drones, based on Hezbollah publications and additional open-source material:
Military forces and movement – 68.5% (431 attacks): This category includes attacks against military forces in motion and troop concentrations, as well as various types of military vehicles, including armored vehicles (tanks, APCs, and Namer APCs), tactical and logistical vehicles such as Humvees and trucks, and engineering vehicles such as D9 bulldozers and other heavy engineering equipment.
The high rate of attacks in this category, which accounts for more than two-thirds of all UAV and drone attacks, indicates that Hezbollah concentrated its attack efforts on targeting IDF forces operating in the field, in an attempt to erode their operational freedom of action, damage weapons and mobility assets, and cause casualties among combat forces.
Reporting Period: 16-17 June 2026
Mohammed Albasha
Jun 17, 2026
Current as of 17 June 2026
[BashaReport] Assessment: The memorandum of understanding (MoU) between the Trump administration and the Iranian government has contributed to a noticeable reduction in hostilities across Lebanon, particularly in the south. However, the situation remains fragile. Reporting from local media, social media footage, and live broadcasts over the past 48 hours indicates that limited military activity has continued despite the ceasefire framework. Bottom line Upfront: Recent incidents have been concentrated in the Nabatieh basin, particularly around Kfar Tebnit, Ali Al Taher, Yohmor, Beaufort Castle, and Qantara. Although the scale of activity remains limited, these engagements indicate that the ceasefire has contained the conflict rather than fully halted military operations on the ground.
Given that Hezbollah continues both attacking the IDF within southern Lebanon and shooting at and sending drones and rockets to attack Israelis at home, it seems a bit disingenuous to expect the Israelis to sit with folded hands, waiting to be killed by these particular Lions of Islam.
[SoufanCenter] The Islamic State (IS) has been active in the Sahel region for more than a decade and has entered a new phase as it seeks to consolidate its territorial control in the region. Since 2022, the strategic goal of IS has been to consolidate its two most powerful affiliates in Africa, the West Africa and Sahel Provinces. The U.S. strikes in Nigeria’s northern state of Sokoto, on the border with Niger, on December 25, 2025, and the joint U.S.-Nigerian operation that killed Abu Bilal al-Minuki, an important figure in Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), on May 16, 2026, attest to the growing threat posed by these provinces. The two operations serve a necessary aim: countering the group by severing the links between West Africa and the Sahel province and working to contain terrorist violence in a region engulfed by jihadist activity and a war between al-Qaeda (AQ) and the IS affiliates.
Although AQ’s Sahelian affiliate Jamaa’t Nusra’t al-islam wal Muslimin (JNIM) remains the most dominant jihadist force in the Sahel, contested only by Islamic State in the Sahel Province (ISSP) in Mali’s Ménaka region and northeast Burkina Faso, the IS affiliate has demonstrated significant and growing operational capabilities since 2019.
That year, it demonstrated the ability to maintain a high operational tempo with deadly attacks in Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger. It also marked the first battles between ISSP and JNIM, which continue to occur on and off and ebb and flow in terms of intensity. Since then, ISSP has continued to expand its footprint and, in January 2026, with its deadly attack on Niamey’s international airport, demonstrated its expanding capabilities to strike hard targets.
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