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Conrad Black: Erin O’Toole’s platform is imaginative, but Maxime Bernier is the most impressive leader

Bleary-eyed and almost gasping for air, I can confirm to the 99.9 per cent of Canadians who don’t read the platforms of political parties at the onset of an election campaign that they are not missing a great deal in profound thought, stylish composition, or uplifting incitements to patriotic exaltation of the soul. I did not go beyond the Liberals and Conservatives because they are the only parties that have any chance of forming a government, and in any case I protest against the exclusion from the debates of Maxime Bernier who is probably the most impressive of the party leaders and has the best program in many respects. He is being discriminated against by the debates commission.

by Blazingcatfur•September 4, 2021September 4, 2021•0•"Another Damn Election"

Life in Kabul under Taliban: Where is your male escort?

“Why are you travelling without a mahram?” the Taliban guard asks a young Afghan woman about her missing male escort.

She sits on her own in the back of a beat-up Kabul yellow taxi as it pulls up to the checkpoint marked, like all the others, by the white Taliban flag with black script.

What is allowed now in Kabul, and what is not?

by Blazingcatfur•September 4, 2021September 4, 2021•0•"Islamophobia", Afghanistan, Islam, Islam and violence

Israel: Still the ‘Strong Horse’

Israel — no longer diplomatically isolated — appears to be assuming a more prominent political and military role in the Middle East. Following Israel’s generous peace terms with its Arab neighbors, states such as Egypt and Jordan decided decades ago to establish diplomatic relations with the Jewish state. More recently, Islamic countries such as the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Morocco and Sudan also decided to normalize ties with Israel. Presently, these strong new ties appear to be leading to cooperation on an ever-deeper strategic level, especially regarding the destabilizing threat to the area posed by an increasingly aggressive and hegemonic Iran.

by Blazingcatfur•September 4, 2021September 4, 2021•0•Iran, Israel

9/11: 20 years on, Germany still grapples with militant Islamists

Sven Kurenbach still remembers the images of the twin towers of the World Trade Center collapsing and the spontaneous minute of silence at the Berlin police department that followed. When Islamist terrorists weaponized passenger planes on September 11, 2001 — killing nearly 3,000 people — Kurenbach was still head of inspection for the Berlin police’s special units. Today he is Germany’s top investigator into jihadist activities.

Twenty years ago, Islamist terror was still largely an unknown for German security authorities, Kurenbach recalled recently at an event organized by “Mediendienst Integration” in Berlin. Just a dozen officers at the Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA) had been dealing with it.

by Blazingcatfur•September 4, 2021September 4, 2021•0•"Islamophobia", Germany, Islam, Islam and violence, Islamization of the West

Austria says Afghan migration wave to be avoided

BELGRADE, Serbia — Austria’s leader says any migration wave from Afghanistan should be handled in neighboring countries.

Chancellor Sebastian Kurz said Saturday in Belgrade that a potential wave toward Europe must not take place. He adds that “this is why we are in contact with countries in the region.”

Kurz spoke after meeting Serbia’s President Aleksandar Vucic. Thousands of migrants from the Middle East, Africa or Asia have been stranded in Serbia and neighboring countries situated on the so-called Balkan migration route toward Western Europe.

Afghans should be ‘sent back at the border,’ says AfD lead candidate Tino Chrupalla

One of the two lead candidates for the right-wing populist Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, Tino Chrupalla, says he opposes offering asylum to the vast majority of Afghans.

Chrupalla complained that of the first 4,000 people who had been flown out by the German military from Kabul airport during the recent multinational airlift, only 136 counted as what he would consider to be local support staff in Afghanistan.

Asked to clarify how he would define the term local support staff, Chrupalla said: “They are for example interpreters who worked for the German military.” When asked if only Bundeswehr staff, he said he did not want “NGOs or anything else diluting the term. Otherwise, it can’t be verified. Who can say for sure which people are truly local staff?”

No one wants a repeat of the Merkel Migrant Fiasco. Well a few virtue signaling morons do, like PM Asshat.

by Blazingcatfur•September 4, 2021September 4, 2021•0•Afghanistan

Taliban blames America for 9/11 in video celebrating its own suicide squads

The Taliban blames America for the 9/11 hijackings in a newly-released video that was aired on Afghan television. The production, “Victorious Force 3,” is the latest in a series of short films celebrating the Taliban’s “martyrdom-seeking” squadrons — that is, the units responsible for conducting complex suicide attacks.

The nearly 40-minute film, which was broadcast on Afghanistan’s national RTA television station, is intended to commemorate the Taliban’s victory over the U.S.-backed government and Western forces. The Taliban describes America as the true “terrorist” party, while blaming the U.S. for the 20-year war.

h/t mk

by Blazingcatfur•September 4, 2021September 4, 2021•0•9/11

Hosts of private at home parties in York Region will have to keep a list of guest contact info

TORONTO — Hosts of private social gatherings in York Region will now need to keep a list of their guests for contact tracing as part of two new public health measures put in place ahead of the long weekend.

In a news release issued Friday afternoon, officials said the region’s Medical Officer of Health Dr. Karim Kurji made two changes to COVID-19 measures to help curb the spread of COVID-19 amid a fourth wave of the pandemic.

The most notable is the addition of a new measure requiring anyone hosting a social gathering in a private residence or a commercial facility to keep a list of names and contact information for all attendees. The hosts must also be able to provide the list to public health officials within 24 hours of a request.

I’m sure it’s only a temporary measure like income tax.

by Blazingcatfur•September 4, 2021September 4, 2021•0•"China eats weird animals disease", "Surveillance Society"

Cultural acclimatization

Supermarket Chain in New Zealand Reportedly Takes Knives Off Shelves After Stabbing Attack

Following Friday’s terrorist attack in New Zealand’s city of Auckland, supermarket giant Countdown has temporarily removed all knives and scissors from sale, the New Zealand Herald reported.

“We want all of our team to feel safe when they come to work, especially considering the events of yesterday,” Countdown’s General Manager of Corporate Affairs Kiri Hannifin told the newspaper.

The newspaper further reported that Countdown is even considering stopping the sale of all knives and scissors permanently. Foodstuffs NZ also retrieved their knives from sale.

by Blazingcatfur•September 4, 2021September 4, 2021•0•"Islamophobia", Islam, Islam and violence, Islamization of the West, New Zealand

Early Canada election call backfires on Trudeau, who now trails in polls

MONTREAL, Sept 3 (Reuters) – Canada’s Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau finds himself behind in polls ahead of a snap election he called hoping his management of the COVID-19 crisis would propel him to victory.

Trudeau called the Sept. 20 election last month, two years ahead of schedule. At the time, his Liberals were well ahead and looked likely to regain the majority in parliament they lost in 2019. His main rival, Conservative leader Erin O’Toole, has repeatedly attacked him for calling a vote during the pandemic.

The latest polls by Nanos, Ekos and others show Liberal fortunes have faded as voters have grown fatigued with Trudeau, 49, who has been in power since 2015. One Liberal strategist said on Friday the early-vote call had backfired as it was seen as “wrong” and “greedy” by electors.

by Blazingcatfur•September 4, 2021September 4, 2021•0•"Another Damn Election"

Afghanistan crisis: How Europe’s relationship with Joe Biden turned sour

A series of disagreements, most notably over Afghanistan, have some European leaders revising their expectations about President Joe Biden, and thinking more about a future untethered to the US.

From a white-knuckle grip with Donald Trump to an arm on the shoulder with President Biden, Emmanuel Macron’s greetings tell the story of how EU leaders saw the change of US administrations.

At a Nato summit in May 2017, the French president dug his fingertips into President Trump’s hand, staring him in the face. “It wasn’t innocent”, Mr Macron later said. “In my bilateral dialogues, I won’t let anything pass.”

by Blazingcatfur•September 4, 2021September 4, 2021•0•"Joe Sleazebag Biden"

Is the U.S. Intelligence Community Putting the World at Risk?

The recent release of an unclassified summary by the Intelligence Community (IC) of its investigation into China’s role in the COVID pandemic leaves one feeling that there is nothing there. Like Sergeant Schultz in the old TV series “Hogan’s Heroes,” the IC seems to be protesting “I know nothing! Nothing!” The report provided no real substantive insights into the origins of the pandemic. Yet the Intelligence Community’s COVID Summary is dangerous; infinitely more dangerous than it appears. Without saying so directly, it encourages us to discount China’s significant culpability in this disaster, downplaying its responsibility for the pandemic unleashed on its territory and its role in the deadly spread of COVID around the world.

by Blazingcatfur•September 4, 2021September 4, 2021•0•"China - Communist Slave State", "China eats weird animals disease", USA

Afghan evacuation raises concerns about child trafficking

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. officials are looking into reports that in the frantic evacuation of desperate Afghans from Kabul, older men were admitted together with young girls they claimed as “brides” or otherwise sexually abused.

U.S. officials at intake centers in the United Arab Emirates and in Wisconsin have identified numerous incidents in which Afghan girls have been presented to authorities as the “wives” of much older men. While child marriage is not uncommon in Afghanistan, the U.S. has strict policies against human trafficking that include prosecutions for offenders and sanctions for countries that don’t crack down on it.

by Blazingcatfur•September 4, 2021September 4, 2021•0•Afghanistan

Howard Levitt: Why vaccination discrimination is perfectly legal and not a human rights violation

Should you trust the legal advice you hear, see or read from legal media pundits?

As the most prolific one myself, with two weekly columns in this paper, two weekly employment law radio talk shows, and a weekly raft of other media appearances, why would I ever raise such a question?

It came to mind while recently watching television news and seeing an ’employment lawyer,’ who I had never even heard of, pontificating in my field. He was asked whether employers could mandate vaccinations and terminate employees for their refusal to comply. His response was that it could not as it would violate human rights, privacy rights and the bodily integrity of the individual in question.

by Blazingcatfur•September 4, 2021September 4, 2021•0•"China eats weird animals disease"

Vaccine Passport Protests Increasing Across Canada

Canadians are taking to the streets and participating in rallies and marches across the country to protest against mandatory vaccination directives and other COVID-19 restrictions, including recent requirements for vaccine “passports” by provincial governments.

British Columbia, Ontario, Quebec, and Manitoba have already introduced a vaccine certification system to fight the pandemic, and protests against the measure have been launched in cities in these provinces.

by Blazingcatfur•September 4, 2021September 4, 2021•0•"China eats weird animals disease", Canada

Terrified civilians, shots fired & smashed gear: Leaked VIDEO of US Afghan exit offers unvarnished look at Biden’s chaotic evacuation

Footage posted online by a US Marine provides a behind-the-scenes look at America’s withdrawal from Afghanistan, showing images of panic and chaos at the Kabul airport in stark contrast to rosier visuals issued by the Pentagon.

The incredible first-person footage, apparently filmed from a GoPro mounted on a helmet, was posted to Instagram this week by Marine Corporal Mike Markland, giving a raw, unvarnished look at the hasty evacuation op. While Markland has since pulled down the eight-minute video – explaining that “important people … are forcing me to delete it” – the clip was archived and reposted elsewhere online.

by Blazingcatfur•September 4, 2021September 4, 2021•0•Afghanistan