Not really, because if he was a Belgium national the fake passport doesn't help him move more easily.

Same with threats to the US, someone can fly to the US with a Belgian passport with much less scrutiny than a refugee receives

11/19/2015 9:46:33 AM

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"“Certain things will be done that we never thought would happen in this country in terms of information and learning about the enemy,” he added. “We’re going to have to do things that were frankly unthinkable a year ago.” Trump would not rule out warrantless searches in his plans for increased surveillance of the nation’s Muslims, Yahoo reported Thursday. He also remained open toward registering U.S. Muslims in a database or giving them special identification identifying their faith, the news outlet added."

This seems consistent with the Constituion and a small government type of thing.

11/19/2015 11:02:58 AM

conservatives usually like CATO, right?

Syrian Refugees Don’t Pose a Serious Security Threat
http://www.cato.org/blog/syrian-refugees-dont-pose-serious-security-threat?utm_content=buffer09261&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer

11/19/2015 12:29:00 PM

So it looks like Trump has gone full Nazi then.

11/19/2015 2:52:20 PM

The GOP now is basically full-on authoriatarian fascists, so that's not surprising

11/19/2015 3:27:39 PM

Feels pretty weird living through these times. I legitimately feel like I understand what some Germans must have felt like living through the rise of Hitler... never thought it would become so easy for mainstream, leading politicians to blatantly scapegoat a group of people and not be called out on it, but rather have a (slim) majority of people supporting them.

Also explains the nuttiness surrounding Japanese internment.

11/19/2015 4:08:23 PM

I could seriously see a large portion of American "conservatives" supporting Hitler reincarnate with a new name and the moustache trimmed.

All he needs to do is talk about how awesome guns are, spread his love for Jesus, promise to save the economy, and decry if he were leader of America #1 we'd all be safe from the turrists. Add an American flag pin and veteran status and he'd be set!

11/19/2015 6:32:43 PM

Quote :

"conservatives usually like CATO, right?"

Cato is a libertarian think tank (one of the more moderate, pragmatic ones in my opinion)...so yes, some overlap with conservatism, but not so much on social issues, and less and less overall, I'd guess.


and yeah, WTF Trump?

Hahaha, man I hope that dude wins the GOP nomination. I think that would finally be enough to shatter the GOP and allow for a reboot.

11/19/2015 7:23:29 PM

I know what CATO is

11/20/2015 6:47:18 AM

^as do I. He is the guy who lived with OJ Simpson in the guest house, whose testimony was key in exonerating the football legend from those ridiculous trumped up racist charges.

11/20/2015 10:03:48 AM

That dude had some epic hair.

11/20/2015 7:24:24 PM

http://www.cracked.com/blog/isis-wants-us-to-invade-7-facts-revealed-by-their-magazine/

A pretty interesting read

11/21/2015 8:24:08 AM

A soft drink can, a detonator and switch were all that was needed to down a Russian plane, Daesh claims. (Reuters)

Daesh releases picture of bomb it says downed Russian plane

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"ASSOCIATED PRESS Published — Thursday 19 November 2015 CAIRO: The Daesh group has released a photo of the bomb it says was used to bring down a Russian passenger plane in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula last month, killing all 224 people on board. The picture was published in the latest issue of the extremist group’s English-language magazine, with the caption “EXCLUSIVE — Image of the IED used to bring down the Russian airliner.” The picture showed a yellow can of Schweppes Gold, a non-alcoholic beer marketed in Egypt, and what appeared to be other bomb components made of plastic and metal. It also published a picture of what it said were passports belonging to people who died in the plane crash. The extremist group, which has a powerful affiliate in the Sinai, had previously claimed to have downed the plane, which was mainly carrying Russian tourists without offering further details. It said the attack was to avenge Russia’s air campaign against the group in Syria. Russia’s FSB security service said Tuesday that a bomb brought down the plane. Most of those onboard were Russian tourists. Western officials had earlier said they suspected a bombing. Egyptian authorities have declined to comment on what caused the crash, saying a multi-national investigation is still underway."

[Edited on November 21, 2015 at 12:16 PM. Reason : ]

11/21/2015 12:15:57 PM

^^ that was a good read. I had speculated here a while ago that Isis and Alqaeda view the U.S. Military as a Christian entity, I didn't realize this was literally the case. I also thought it was well known that Isis's main target was other Muslims, but the author was surprised by that.

11/21/2015 1:38:55 PM

Believe or not, ISIS get weapons from Communist China.
# Made in China

11/22/2015 4:20:37 PM

Oh snap

http://www.foxnews.com/world/2015/11/24/severe-blow-al-qaeda-suicide-bomber-takes-out-leadership-key-isis-brigade/

AQ faction suicide bombing takes out 6 out of 10 senior ISIS men!



Let's hope they blow up each other into extinction!

11/24/2015 10:10:57 PM

when the enemy of your enemy is also your enemy, you sit back and watch them kill each other off.

11/25/2015 9:42:45 AM

They won't totally solve the problem with both of them, but every little bit helps.

plus it's satisfying to watch those motherless fucks self-imolate.

[Edited on November 25, 2015 at 9:43 AM. Reason : ^ haha]

11/25/2015 9:43:01 AM

Wesley Clark just called out our allies by pointing out that ISIS is serving interests of Turkey and Saudi Arabia

12/1/2015 1:24:21 PM

good reads

I was held hostage by Isis. They fear our unity more than our airstrikes
In Syria I learned that Islamic State longs to provoke retaliation. We should not fall into the trap
http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/nov/16/isis-bombs-hostage-syria-islamic-state-paris-attacks

The Islamic State’s trap for Europe
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/hating-muslim-refugees-is-exactly-what-the-islamic-state-wants-europe-to-do/2015/11/15/dfe0ca84-87d1-11e5-be39-0034bb576eee_story.html

12/1/2015 2:47:47 PM

This is awesome.

Opposition rebels make a high production value video with all the cinematic effects and similar to ISIS videos. They parade out captured ISIS dogs all chained together in orange prison suits, while the rebels are wearing all black outfits with their faces covered, exactly like ISIS does with captures rebels or Syrian soldiers

They make them kneel down, pronounce their crimes in front of them, take out knives to decapitate them, and then after a pause, sheath their knives and take off their masks and walk away.

Video: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3350691/Muslims-not-criminals-Syrian-rebel-force-ISIS-fighters-knees-let-live-dramatic-mock-execution-video.html

I love this.

Must watch video!

12/9/2015 3:54:14 PM

^ video shows guns, where you getting knives from?

Also, that's some fine quality propaganda-- wonder how effective that kind of thing really is.

12/9/2015 4:03:03 PM

^ sorry, meant guns.

12/9/2015 4:05:43 PM

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-35070204

Islamic State oil trade 'worth more than $500m'

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"The so-called Islamic State (IS) has made more than $500m (£330m) trading oil, a US treasury official has said. Its "primary customer" has been the government of Syria's President Bashar al-Assad, despite its ongoing battle to overthrow the regime, Adam Szubin told the BBC. IS had also looted up to $1bn from banks in territory it held, he said."

12/13/2015 2:34:19 AM

Wtf

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/04/01/isil-plotting-to-use-drones-for-nuclear-attack-on-west



I hope nothing like that ever happens, anywhere in the world. That's crazy.

4/2/2016 11:48:25 PM

this wouldn't be as bad as people think.

4/3/2016 12:48:33 AM

http://isis.liveuamap.com/

5/25/2016 11:11:05 AM

looking at that map makes me feel like the next round of wars will be against the ypg/peshmerga as they try to establish their state.

[Edited on May 29, 2016 at 11:18 PM. Reason : l]

5/29/2016 11:12:08 PM

They should have their own state. Iraq as a country needs to be dissolved or there's just going to be more sectarian and ethnic conflict if/when it is stabilized. It's pretty much inevitable.

5/29/2016 11:32:27 PM

I agree but is the shia government going to let the oil go?

5/30/2016 12:14:52 AM

The last thing the Middle East needs is more states based on ethnic groups. If anything comes out of this it should be the idea that they shouldn't be killing their own neighbors for religious reasons and the ability to unify as a society.

5/30/2016 11:21:24 AM

You cant say that while simultaneously saying the opposite everywhere else

5/30/2016 11:28:34 AM

Self determination is kind of a core principle. You can't force a state to exist, abandon said state to its own devices and then expect peace. It has never worked anywhere it was tried. Look at the clusterfuck that is post colonial Africa if the current state of the middle east isn't enough to prove it, or look at post USSR eastern Europe and the Balkans.

I suppose you're against a Palestinian state as well?

5/30/2016 4:13:17 PM

Only comment is this.

The only people saying to divide up Iraq by religion are westerners. Every time I've read a quote from someone local to the area they never think its a good idea.

At the very least, the people who crave power want all of Iraq and not just the part that sides with them.

Also, the entire reason ISIS came into Iraq so quickly is that the Sunni's don't have nearly as much oil as the Shia and Kurds. They were getting marginalized by Maliki's goverment without the power of oil money to make up for it. Divide Iraq by these religions and the Sunni's lose all leverage and resort to violence(ISIS) to gain leverage. They will fight before becoming irrelevant.

5/31/2016 8:31:12 AM

Check out that live map I posted earlier. Major push to cutoff isis from Turkey.

6/9/2016 7:01:41 AM

all these mofos getting killed because of what people believe happens after you die. shit's corny.

6/9/2016 3:05:31 PM

6/10/2016 6:47:45 PM

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"all these mofos getting killed because of what people believe happens after you die. shit's corny."

keep thinking that...

6/10/2016 6:52:24 PM

Money, power. Same as everyone else. Jihad is a vehicle for it

6/11/2016 12:39:59 AM

I mean, there are definitely some insane, true believer types for whom that is the major driving factor. Holy jihad is undoubtedly a driver for a not insignificant portion of those joining ISIS.

6/11/2016 1:23:53 AM

Did you see how many of them left once they cut pay to all soldiers in half? People who are disenfranchised, marginalized by their surroundings, angry, mental health issues. Those are the core base reasons for wanting to slaughter people. It's justified by religion. It's a important component for sure. But if you want a state of Islam you can't have only religious radicals. You need normal populations.



[Edited on June 12, 2016 at 6:49 PM. Reason : F]

6/12/2016 6:47:42 PM

ISIS Leader Dead

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/who-abu-bakr-al-baghdadi-8186998

Edit, this is probably unconfirmed

[Edited on June 14, 2016 at 8:52 AM. Reason : fsd]

6/14/2016 8:50:07 AM

Seems like incremental progress has been being made in containing and reducing the physical side of ISIS.

Obviously it's impossible on contain the idea of ISIS.

6/14/2016 9:07:29 AM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l3c0SbtylYc

Interesting Channel for updates on advances for various forces.

6/21/2016 2:09:06 PM

https://youtu.be/XXWZ00FQDwk

6/22/2016 11:46:12 AM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vDwbwcHZIsw

Good so far!

7/15/2016 10:18:14 PM

hahahahahahahahahaah

YPG is male Kurdish militia

YPJ is female branch of Kurdish militia.

When they get to the YPJ part pay attention to how the women set up the inside of their trucks

Freaking Awesome

7/15/2016 11:00:36 PM

good video.

My biggest question is why aren't we equipping these guys more? I feel like this is the opposite of Vietnam. The south Vietnamese couldn't fight worth shit and we gave them everything. Now we have a group that can, and we give them nothing but a few airstrikes.

7/16/2016 5:08:51 PM

because the us recognizes them as a terrorist organization fighting against a us ally (turkey)

7/16/2016 5:44:33 PM

Part of it is we're trying to respect Iraq's sovereignty by not unilaterally arming an outside group fighting on their dirt. We do give plenty of weapons to Iraqi central command earmarked for the Kurds, but it's basically out of our hands if they ever get to them.

[Edited on July 16, 2016 at 6:13 PM. Reason : .]

7/16/2016 6:13:20 PM