Summary execution by drone could have come straight out of an Orwell sequel (Amnesty UK blog)

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An MQ-9 Reaper, which the RAF used to kill two ISIS fighters originally from Britain © US Air Force photo

(Written by Kate Allen)

If George Orwell was writing this century instead of last, I imagine it would have been a shorter book. Surely in 2084, we wouldn’t have got past half a dozen chapters before the narrator was summarily executed from the air by a remote control drone.

The use of drones is so reminiscent of sci-fi dystopian fiction that it’s difficult to conceive they are actually a feature of the present. But they are and their use is now out of the closet. Just a few weeks ago, the Pentagon revealed that it’s planning to increase its use of drones by around 50% over the next few years.

Then, yesterday as Amnesty staff were tuning in to hear how many Syrian refugees the UK will resettle from the camps (20,000 a good start, and a vast improvement on the mere 200 we have taken to safety over the past two years) we were all surprised to hear Prime Minister David Cameron add a small ‘ps’ addendum to his parliamentary address.

PS, he said, we have also executed some British citizens in Syria by remote-control-drone strike, in a country we’re not engaged in a war with for the first time in our history, but rest assured there was evidence and it was legal.

A pretty substantial post script. The Prime Minister was keen to shrug this off as perfectly legal, but since the debunking of 45-minute-away-WMD claims the British parliament, and indeed public, are less inclined to take these assurances of threat at face value.

So what is the legal position? International law prohibits arbitrary killing and limits the lawful use of intentional lethal force to exceptional situations. In armed conflict, only combatants and people directly participating in hostilities may be directly targeted. Outside armed conflict, intentional lethal force is lawful only when strictly unavoidable to protect against an imminent threat to life. In some circumstances arbitrary killing can amount to a war crime or extrajudicial executions, which are crimes under international law.

Today, as the dust settles commentators have started to mull over whether a claim to legality can be substantiated. Amnesty, like others, would like to see the attorney general address parliament to explain the legal rational behind the strike in Syria. That would be only the start of what we would consider necessary scrutiny in a case which sets such an ominous precedent.

The Sun’s thoughtful headline ‘Wham! Bam! Thankyou Cam’ left no room for confusion on their editorial stance.  Whilst that sort of dog-whistle journalism might not even attempt to  capture the nuance of the debate, it does perhaps speak to one of the red-herring diversions in contemplating how justifiable this action can be seen to be.

When I tweeted last night about Amnesty’s alarm at the news that the UK has been conducting summary executions from the air, I was met with a barrage of replies. A large number of those replies said simply; these people deserved to die.

The principle of the rule of law does not require the subject to be likeable in order to be protected by it. Indeed, it is obviously most necessary when they are not. Security is a justifiable aim of any government and it is clear that we are talking about people who frankly revel in jeopardising that security.

But the legal question is this: is the threat they pose to the UK, from Syria, one that can justify the suspension of the rule of law and the dismissal of the very concept of accountable justice?

If we allow this to become the norm, countries all over the world could conduct aerial executions of perceived enemies on the basis of secret, unchallengeable evidence. Would we honestly be so relaxed if this was an announcement from Moscow, or Beijing, or Pyongyang or Oceania?

We are told our government would not hesitate to carry out a similar drone strike should they deem it necessary. I am sure that was intended to be reassuring. But as we hurtle down this slippery slope into a real-life Orwellian sequel, hesitation, sounds to me to be entirely appropriate.

A longer version of this blog was first published on Huffington Post.

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Carol Anne Grayson is an independent writer/researcher on global health/human rights/WOT and is Executive Producer of the Oscar nominated, Incident in New Baghdad . She is a Registered Mental Nurse with a Masters in Gender Culture and Development. Carol was awarded the ESRC, Michael Young Prize for Research 2009, and the COTT ‘Action = Life’ Human Rights Award’ for “upholding truth and justice”. She is also a survivor of US “collateral damage”.

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UK drone strikes in Syria – Reprieve comment

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Cardiff-born Reyaad Khan appeared in a video urging others to join so-called Islamic State last year (Image via BBC)

Commenting on the announcement that a UK drone strike in Syria ordered without Parliamentary approval has killed two British citizens, Kat Craig, Legal Director of Reprieve’s Abuses in Counter-Terrorism team, said:

“Make no mistake – what we are seeing is the failed US model of secret strikes being copied wholesale by the British government. Ministers repeatedly promised Parliament and the public that there would be no military operations in Syria without Parliamentary approval. The fact that David Cameron has bypassed Parliament to commit these covert strikes is deeply worrying – as is his refusal to share what legal advice he was given.

“This also comes at a time when numerous American officials have said their own global drone killing policy has failed. As US strikes in Yemen and Pakistan have shown, this level of secrecy around drone killing is impractical and untenable – not least because mistakes are easily made, and can have devastating human consequences. On a decision of this importance, it’s not enough for the Prime Minister just to assert he was advised it was legal – Parliament and the public need to see that advice.”

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Junaid Hussain, who referred to himself as Abu Hussain Al Britani, was described as a “top cyber jihadist” (Image via BBC)

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Links

“Reprieve website… (Drones)”

http://www.reprieve.org.uk/topic/drones/

Carol Anne Grayson is an independent writer/researcher on global health/human rights/WOT and is Executive Producer of the Oscar nominated, Incident in New Baghdad . She is a Registered Mental Nurse with a Masters in Gender Culture and Development. Carol was awarded the ESRC, Michael Young Prize for Research 2009, and the COTT ‘Action = Life’ Human Rights Award’ for “upholding truth and justice”. She is also a survivor of US “collateral damage”.

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Islamic Emirate deny involvement in recent “poison gas” attacks on schoolgirls in Afghanistan

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Schoolgirls in Afghanistan (Image, REUTERS/Adrees Latif)

Islamic Emirate have denied involvement in recent “poison gas” attacks that led to 300 girls being admitted to hospitals in Afghanistan. Three separate incidents were reported at schools in the Herat Province. The girls affected are age nine to 18.

International Business Times reported,

“more than 140 girls fell ill immediately after inhaling toxic fumes in one of the schools. Two days later, a similar incident hit another school. Many teachers were also taken to hospital.”

“the victims’ parents alleged the gas attacks were carried out by opponents of the government.”

Abdulqahar Balkhi, an official spokesperson affiliated with the Islamic Emirate responded to my question on the gas poisoning tweeting,

“we have repeatedly rejected such baseless reports, IEA does not allow anyone to carry out such actions”

This is not the first time attempts have been made to malign the Taliban regarding attacks on schoolgirls and denials issued though they are rarely reported in the media. In areas that the Taliban have reclaimed, girls schools are being reopened along with those of the boys. The denial comes shortly after an earlier statement condemning the killing of 14 civilians in Balkh, Islamic Emirate spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid said,

“we call on our nation to be vigilant of all enemy plots, not be influenced by mere propaganda and to discern the real culprits of ailments and take a strong stand against them.”

See link for full statement,

“Afghanistan: Taliban condemn killing of 14 civilians in Balkh, warn to be vigilant of Enemy plots”

https://activist1.wordpress.com/2015/09/06/afghanistan-taliban-condemn-killing-of-14-civilians-in-balkh-warn-to-be-vigilant-of-enemy-plots/

The Taliban have claimed that their fighters were exposed to gas poisoning during the attack on Shorab airbase (Camp Bastion) in Helmand Province in November/December 2014. The assault lasted for 4 days and occurred one month after U.S. and coalition troops turned over the base to the Afghan military. The Taliban were telephoning other militants relaying progress reports from the base. After the attack a press release from Islamic Emirate included the following lines,

“after putting up fierce resistance for several days, the invaders finally used internationally banned chemical weapons fired from air on 01/12/2014 from which the last Mujahid attained martyrdom, may Allah accept them”

See link,

“Chemical Weapons: Islamic Emirate (Taliban) latest alleged victims of attack?”

https://activist1.wordpress.com/2014/12/08/chemical-weapons-islamic-emirate-taliban-latest-alleged-victims-of-attack/

This could not be independently verified but does raise serious concerns.

 

Carol Anne Grayson is an independent writer/researcher on global health/human rights/WOT and is Executive Producer of the Oscar nominated, Incident in New Baghdad . She is a Registered Mental Nurse with a Masters in Gender Culture and Development. Carol was awarded the ESRC, Michael Young Prize for Research 2009, and the COTT ‘Action = Life’ Human Rights Award’ for “upholding truth and justice”. She is also a survivor of US “collateral damage”.

 

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Afghanistan: Taliban condemn killing of 14 civilians in Balkh, warn to be vigilant of “enemy plots”

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Remarks of spokesman of Islamic Emirate regarding killing of 14 civilians in Balkh

Reports from Balkh province’s Zari district say that unknown gunmen killed 14 unarmed civilians earlier today.

We strongly condemn this incident. Such acts whether carried out due to personal animosity or by intelligence circles must be condemned. These acts are being perpetrated to breed fault lines, intolerance and discrimination amongst difference nations.

We call on our nation to be vigilant of all enemy plots, not be influenced by mere propaganda and to discern the real culprits of ailments and take a strong stand against them.

The Islamic Emirate will exert full efforts in finding the perpetrators of this crime and hand them over to Shariah law.

 

Zabihullah Mujahid

Spokesman of Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan

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Carol Anne Grayson is an independent writer/researcher on global health/human rights/WOT and is Executive Producer of the Oscar nominated, Incident in New Baghdad . She is a Registered Mental Nurse with a Masters in Gender Culture and Development. Carol was awarded the ESRC, Michael Young Prize for Research 2009, and the COTT ‘Action = Life’ Human Rights Award’ for “upholding truth and justice”. She is also a survivor of US “collateral damage”.

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Taliban: Commander Adnan Rasheed narrates in new video exploring “Independence Day” and the “horrific history of Pakistan”

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Commander Adnan Rasheed, TTP (still from latest video) 

Umar Media recently released a new video about Independence Day of Pakistan which features a speech by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Taliban (TTP) Commander Adnan Rasheed. The production which is in Urdu with some English graphics is just over 47 minutes long and is entitled, “Independence Celebrations? The Horrific History of Pakistan- The Secrets Have Been Unveiled”

Independence Day, is observed annually on 14 August to commemorate the day when Pakistan was declared a sovereign nation following the end of the British Raj in 1947. It is a national holiday.

Rasheed, a former PAF officer received a death sentence after being convicted of an attack on then President General Musharraf in December 2003. He was freed by insurgents on April 2012 along with another 384 prisoners during an assault on Central Jail in Bannu, Southern District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

See following link,

“Taliban Free 384 Inmates in Pakistan”

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Rasheed heads up a Taliban Special Group

Rasheed who has been declared dead wrongly on several occasions is in charge of Ansar al Anseer (Helper of the Prisoners) taking responsibility for welfare of prisoners and their families. He also heads up a Taliban Special Group for operations.

Abu Zar Al Bakistani who had seen the new video tweeted,

Miss Ustad Ahmad Farooq [رحمہ اللہ] very much, after watching very same video lecture of Commander Adnan Rasheed [حفظہ اللہ] of TTP.

(Ustad Ahmad Farooq was the deputy emir for Al Qaeda in Subcontinent (AQIS) and was killed in a US drone in the Wacha Dara area, South Waziristan on January 15th 2015)

Rasheed warns the people of Pakistan with a message to be wary of the leaders as they all are deceivers and followers of the devil. He delivers a speech with the video rooted in an alternative history of Pakistan and a familiar and ongoing theme for Rasheed. He uses key historical events to argue that instead of becoming independent and developing within an Islamic model post 1947, submitting to Allah and focusing on Sharia law, the politicians sold out continuing their dependence on colonial masters who continued to have significant influence over key institutions long after independence.

The video (the following is an excerpt, the first 15 minutes of the video to give an idea of content) — with thanks to the translator RA

Rasheed narrates… The video starts with an account of Hazrat Abuzar, one of the Sahaba (companion) of Prophet Muhammad (PBHU). He says that once when he was walking with the Prophet (PBUH) the prophet said I fear one thing more than Djal among the Muslim ummah. When asked the Prophet (PBUH) replied that it is leaders who will deceive the people. Today when we all are celebrating the 69th Independence day of Pakistan and the Prime Minister, President and other leaders are addressing the nation, they are doing exactly what previous leaders who deceived the people are doing. The devil and his followers have been deceiving the people for generations and for this God sent his prophets to guide the people.

The people who payed heed to these prophets were blessed and spared the wrath. The devil does not deceive directly but uses the individuals from among the people to carry out his mischievous deeds and deceiving actions. The leaders of the sub continent are doing the same things that their predecessors had done to deceive the people. These wolves in sheep’s clothing have always bled the Muslims of the sub continent.

Today when they are celebrating the independence day, I wish to ask them should they be celebrating this day when tens of thousands of lives were lost and many women were dishonored and so many were killed. When these leaders, businessmen, landlords, nawabs and generals celebrate this day, they are not happy that the country became independent but because they got the power for themselves.They rule this country turn by turn and loot its resources for 69 years. Independence was neither before 14th August 1947 nor is it today.

Tell me what change has happened since 14th August 1947 for which they are celebrating or what revolution happened that warrants celebration. The country’s political, legal, educational, economic, defence system is still the same as was before. The only change that has happened is that the Muslims of the sub continent have become confined inside defined borders. Before 1947 the Muslims could travel easily to Delhi, Bombay, Agra but now they have to face hardships. The Wagah border is a barrier in the support for Hyderabad Muslim massacre. These Muslim custodians will never let you go for the support of your fellow muslim brothers.

Today I will put some facts before you and you decide if 14 August 1947 is independence or a division of the Muslims of the sub continent. Was the objective resolution on 23rd March 1940 really for and by the Muslims or was it forced onto them. Was the Two Nation Theory a reality or to deceive the people. Today I will tell you the actual history that the innocent people of Pakistan will not have heard in their syllabus.

The leaders of Muslim League were not there to serve or help the Muslims but to serve their masters and tighten the knot on the fellow Muslims. In the syllabus it is mentioned that Sir Syed Ahmed Khan laid the foundation of educational institution and gave the idea of Two Nation Theory and formed the Muslim League and Pakistan came into being. Like I said before, we are being deceived by these false leaders like Sir Syed Ahmed Khan. Let me tell you who the real Sir Syed Ahmed Khan was and you decide if this non believer was fit to lead the Muslims. [Another voice narrates about Sir Syed Ahmed Khan]

Religion of Sir Syed Ahmed Khan – Shia, employment with East India Company, member is devil organisation Freemason, in 1857 War of Independence conspired with British and became a traitor of Muslims by saving the lives of British. advocated non violence against the British, invented the deceptive concept of two nation theory. Because of his these actions he was made a bureaucrat and later on Queen Victoria made him a knight.

The Two Nation Theory was not to give Muslims a separate identity but divide Hindus and Muslims and create clash between them in order to divert attention from the British rulers. So they forget that these very people lived in harmony for 800 years under Muslim rulers and the 1857 war of independence was fought by Hindu and Muslims side by side. Had the War of Independence been won then who do you think would have ruled the sub continent, definitely Muslims.

Sir Syed Ahmed Khan was a deceiver and a sympathizer of British in fact he was more loyal than the king himself that is why the Christian empire of British made him their knight. He kneeled before the British rulers and bowed his head in front of them to receive his knighthood. [Other voice on how knighthood is done] when during the Crusades, the Christian soldier would inflict maximum damage on Muslims, he would be honored by the king and would carry the title of Sir before the name.

After the Crusades, the monarchy of Britain continued this practice and offered this title to those who offered their service to defeat the Muslims in not just wars but in economy, politics and social areas and those who helped promote Christianity and and showed loyalty to the king. You will see in this clip how one has to bend their knee and bow their head in order to receive the title of Sir you will find a lot of Muslims like president Ayub of Pakistan who offered their services to gain the title of Sir Bradley Wiggins receiving knighthood for winning cycle race [clip position 11:00].

Sir Syed Ahmed Khan was non believer and member of freemason and started All India Muslim League in 1906 and he deceived the people through education and preaching loyalty with British. His spiritual brother Sir Aga Khan tried to push this idea through political means. Remember that even Aga Khan was a top member of freemason.[other voice again] Muslim league was formed in 1906 and its first head was Aga Khan and vice president Khawaja Saleem Ullah who was a Shia.

The manifesto of Muslim League. 1. Muslims of sub continent should be guided to support the British empire. Aga Khan, head of Ismaili sect and spiritual leader, member of freemason, family history, supported British in Afghan wars in 1800s, helped British gain control of Sindh, in recognition of these services British gave his grandfather Aga Khan 1 the title of prince and accepted him as religious leader. In 1897 Queen Victoria made him knight. Aga Khan’s first wife was a club dancer and his other wife was an ex Miss World. Aga Khan was a non believer, an ultimate non believer and a shameless person. All the Muslim Leagues found in Pakistan like N, Q, M, A, are all the offsprings of that Muslim league of Aga Khan. Their morality, pious nature and service to humanity is in front of you.

The organisation which is formed on the base of deceit, how can it do good for the people. If you look at the leadership and main members of All India Muslim League you will see they were all Shi’a or Qadiani. The leadership of Muslim League came down to be headed by Zafar ullah jamali who was a Quadani. We all know Qadianis are kafir and many Muslims are unaware about the enemies of Islam. Let me show you about Shi’a faith and you decide if they are real Muslims or not and whether they are friends of Islam. [up to 15 minutes]

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 Full English translation transcript is here…

It was narrated from Hazrat Abu Zar (RA) that once I was walking with the Holy Prophet (Peace Be Upon Him), He (PBUH) said; there is a matter other than the anti-Christ, of whom I feared for my Ummah the most. And He (PBUH) repeated it 3 times. I asked, O the messenger of Allah! What is that thing? The Holy Prophet (Peace Be Upon Him) replied: “Ayimat-ul-Mudhilleen (Deviated and deviating leaders)”.

(Musnad Ahmad, Vol. 9, Hadith # 1408)

Since the event of 69th Independence Day is coming, and you will hear the conventional speeches of your President, Prime Minister and Army Chief. Thus I also want to address you on this special occasion.

You know that Satan never came to betray mankind in his original shape, rather he always uses his human followers. Those followers are the deviated leaders who are deviating their people from the path of salvation. What was done with the Muslims of Indian Subcontinent in the past and is still continued, is due to such Ayimat-ul-Mudhilleen, Who are responsible for the destruction, humiliation and disgrace of the Muslims of the Subcontinent. They dishonored the lives, looted the wealth and honors of Muslims.

Today you are celebrating the independence day, I want to ask you that either you should celebrate this independence day or mourn on the wastage of more than a million lives, or to feel shame on the fact that hundreds of thousands sisters have lost their honors for the sake of this country?

Today the Politicians, Landlords and Generals are celebrating not because they have sympathy for the Muslims but they are happy because on this day they got control over the Government. Then they divided the resources of the country among themselves and ruling over it one by one.

Remember! We were not free either after 14 August 1947 or before. What was the big change that came after 14 August 1947? For which you are celebrating today. Political, Judicial, Educational, Economical and Military systems are exactly the same as before 1947.

Only the geography of Indian Subcontinent was changed, which encapsulated Muslims into the sections of nationalism and visa. Today, Wahga Border is a big obstacle in avenging the destruction of Babri Masjid and the massacre of our brothers in Hyderabad. Guarding this border, armies of both sides will never let you help your oppressed brothers in the India.

Today I will expose few facts in front of you so that you will be able to decide whether;

  • – 14 August 1947 is an independence day or the day when Muslims of the Subcontinent divided into two?
  • – On 23 March 1940, Muslims have demanded a separate country or they were made to do so?
  • – This country is came into being for Islam or to get political interests on the name of Islam?
  • – Two Nation Theory is a reality or a misleading concept?
  • – Muslim League and active members of Pakistan Movement were loyal to Islam and Muslims or traitors of religion and nation?
  • – Were they freedom fighters or agent of the oppressor English infidels?

With the help and support of Allah, today I will describe to you the hidden history which was never heard by the sincere and innocent Muslims of my nation.

Sir Syed Ahmad Khan:

We read in our educational books that Sir Syed Ahmad Khan is the real founder of Pakistan, creator of the “Two Nation Theory”. He laid the foundations for the educational institutes, from which Muslim League came into being. Muslim League then presented the “Resolution of Pakistan” in 1940 and then Pakistan was born. Let’s know that who was Sir Syed Ahmad Khan?

Full Name: Sir Syed Ahmad Khan Taqvi

Religion: Shiite

Job: A scribe in the Court of East India Company and a member of satanic organization Free Masson

(Reference: http://www.masonindiawest.org/eminent.htm)

  • He helped the British in the war of 1857, betraying the Muslims.
  • After war, he regularly emphasize on Muslims to be loyal to the English rule.
  • Introduced the educational system of Lord Mekalay among the Muslims.
  • Invented the misleading Two Nation Theory.

He expressed his views as:

“At this time our nation is in a bad state in regards education and wealth but God has given us the light of religion and the Quran is present for our guidance, which has ordained them and us to be friends now. God has made them rulers over us, therefore we should cultivate friendship with them and should adopt that method by which they rule and may remain permanent and firm in India.”

(Education policy in modern India, page60)

Due to his good services for England, Lord Deffran made him a bureaucrat in 1887 and Queen Victoria give her the honor of becoming her Knight.

Sir Syed’s Creeds:

“The religion of our God is our religion, and God is neither Hindu, Muslim, Christian nor Jew but he is a full Naturi (atheist I think – Translator)”.

(Maqalat-e-Sir Syed, Part 15, Page 147)

“Prophecy of Prophets is a natural thing”.

(Tafsir Quran, Vol. 1, Page 23, 24)

“All of the Prophets were naturis”.

(Maqalat-e-Sir Syed, Part 15, Page 147)

“In my opinion, Quran doesn’t said that Jesus (AS) was born without father”.

(Maktubat-e-Sir Syed, Part 2, Page 116)

“There no angel as described as Holy Ghost, revelation is a power inside Prophets”.

(Tafsir Quran, Vol. 1, Page 130)

“Satan is not a separate creation, but it is a power inside humans, anyone who do bad things is Satan”.

(Autobiography, Page 70)

“One of the fake stories among Muslims is the story of Imam Mahdi, there are a lot of Ahadith about it, but all are fake without any doubt”.

(Maqalat-e-Sir Syed, Part 6, Page 121)

“Until wine become Haram, till most of the Prophets and their companions used to drink it”.

(Autobiography, Page 155)

Here I want to remind you that Sir Syed’s two nation theory was not based on Quran and Sunnah but it was based on a policy called ‘Divide and Rule’. Using this theory, they used to create hatred among Muslims and Hindus so that England could remain stable in India. Thus they want the Muslims to forget that they lived in peace and harmony with the Hindus more than 800 years and both fought against the British rule in 1857 together.

If the battle of 1857 was succeeded, then indeed the Muslims would become the rulers of the India again, so who was the real enemy at that time? Hindu or the British?

Actually Sir Syed was a slave minded man who bowed before the British to get the honor of Knight and other from the British Empire.

The educational system that was implemented by Sir Syed, has created a lot of slaves for England who fully devoted themselves to help the England to extend his imperialistic plans.

Sir Syed was member of a religion less organization Free Mason who worship Satan. Due to the teachings of Sir Syed, All India Muslim League came into being in 1906.

Sir Syed has made a successful attempt to make the Muslims loyal to England using the education while Sir Agha Khan achieved this by using the politics. Keep in mind that Muslim League was created on the orders of British King and Viceroy for the India. While Sir Agha Khan and King Edward both were senior officials of Free Mason.

Muslim League

  • Formed on 1906 in Dhaka. Its first president was Sir Agha Khan the 3rd. He and his ancestors were the spiritual leaders and Imams of Ismailia and he himself was a 33 degree Free Mason. His grandfather Agha Khan 1 helped the British during 1841-1844 in Afghan wars and also helped them in occupying the Sindh. That’s why England gave him the honor of ‘Prince’. 1897, He was declared a Knight by Queen Victoria. 1902, King Edward declared him his Senior Knight. Then King George declared him the great Knight, 3rd time.
  • He (Agha Khan the 3rd) became the president of League of Nations (Ex-UN) in 1937. His first wife was an Ex-Club dancer and second one was Ex-Model and Miss France.
  • Vice president was a Shiite Sir Khwaja Saleemullah.

Sir Agha Khan the 3rd was a religion less man and Ghulam-Ibne-Ghulam (Slave son of slave father). Today each and every Muslim League found in our country like PML(N), PML(Q), APML etc all are the off springs of Agha Khan the 3rd. Most of the Muslim League leaders were either Shiites or Qadyanies.

How a group that is based on hypocrisy and apostasy could will became loyal to the Muslims and Islam?

After Sir Zafarullah, Muhammad Ali Jinnah became the leader of Muslim League. Jinnah was represented by our educational curriculum as the Founder of the Nation, Guardian of the Millat and as Quiad-e-Azam (Greatest Leader).

Muhammad Ali Jinnah (1876-1948)

  • Religion: First Ismaili then converted to Shitte (who have creed of 12 Imams).
  • Member of Inner Temple 1931 (Ex-Night Templars), Fabian Society (group of senior Free Masons)
  • Supported the English in World War 1 against the Islamic Ottoman Caliphate.
  • Declares the Khilafah Movement a stupid move.
  • Supported the establishment of Dera Darn Military Academy for Royal Indian Army.
  • During World War 2, he again emphasized on Muslims to support England.
  • According to Historian William Wolpert, William Dall Rempal and analyst Tariq Fatah, Jinnah regularly eat pig’s meat and drank wine.
  • According to Fatimah Jinnah, He used to smoke 50 cigarettes daily.
  • He was fan of keeping English dogs and eats with left hand.
  • Always wore English dress and he desired to die in English dress.

Some of these societies which you read above were all the parts of Knight Templars, who fully participated in Crusades against the Muslim world. They tried their best to uproot Muslims but failed. Then Church opposed them and they escaped to other European countries and then reappeared in the form of these societies like Free Mason, Illuminati etc.

The purpose of their first Crusades was to the uproot Muslims, occupy the Palestine and to implement a global government, which will be run by the monks of Solomon Temple (Knights). During the crusades they created a banking system, one army and a parliament using the European Kings.

Today once again they occupied Palestine, successfully created a world bank, one army named NATO, European Union, UN and its Peace Troops. And you clearly see that after creating all these things, they again started a crusade against the Muslim world as the George W. Bush said in his speech, and now 15 years had passed since the modern crusade had begun.

“This Crusade, Ah this war on terrorism is gonna take a while and the American people must be patient”.

(George W. Bush)

Is this just a coincidence that:

  • From Sir Syed Ahmad Khan to Muhammad Ali Jinnah
  • From King Edward of England to King George the 6th

And all those characters who were related directly or indirectly to the creation of Pakistan, were elite members of one or another society.

Pakistan’s Resolution 1940

23 March 1940, every year our nation will betrayed by the drama named ‘The Pakistan Resolution’. At last this has also disclosed. Let us understand that how this drama was staged on 23 March 1940.

According to the England’s law, all secret documents will be released after 30 years for public. Among such documents, letters of Viceroys (of India) were also released in 1970th decade. These documents discloses many hidden facts regarding the division of Indian Subcontinent.

The leader of Awami National Party (ANP), Khan Abdul Wali Khan went to London and get the copies of these documents and wrote it in his book “Fact are Facts, The untold story of India’s Partition”, where on chapter # 3 page 40, the author discloses the reality of Pakistan Resolution 1940.

Secret Letter From Victor Hope Linlithgow, Viceroy of India (1936-1943)

To Lawrence Dundas Zetland, Secretary of State for India (1937-1940)

On March 1940, Viceroy

Lord Linlithgow wrote to the Secretary of State for India:

“Upon my instruction Zafarullah wrote a memorandum on the subject. Two Dominion States. I have already sent it to your attention. I have also asked him for further clarification, which, he says, is forthcoming. He is anxious, however, that no one should find out that he has prepared this plan. He has, however, given me the right to do with it what I like, including sending a copy to you. Copies have been passed on to Jinnah, and I think to Sir Akbar Hydari. While he, Zafarullah, cannot admit its authorship, his document has been prepared for adoption by the Muslim League with a view to giving it the fullest publicity.”

The viceroy explains this furthur,

“Since Zafarullah was a Qadiani, he had to be cautious. The Muslims would become irritated if they found that this scheme was prepared by a Qadiani. The viceroy said that Jinnah had been given a copy to make the Muslim League adopt it and publicize its contents.”

(http://www.awaminationalparty.org/books/factarefacts.pdf)

So Muslims of India were betrayed by this resolution for 7 years. Those who tried to expose this plan, they were blamed by Muslim League as the traitors of Pakistan and Islam. Still today, most Pakistanis blame the righteous scholars that you were against the Pakistan.

Remember! No Muslim was ever against the freedom, but they feared of division among Muslims of the Subcontinent. Then it will mostly become impossible for Muslims to rule on India again. And that happened as history proves today.

So who is responsible for the oppression of millions of Muslims in India? The mission which was not accomplished by crusader campaign of 100 years, but it was succeeded by just one line of Red Cliff.

Then celebrate, once again celebrate the independence day on 16 December, when our Pakistan has killed more than 2 million Bengali Muslims, thousands of sisters were disgraced by our army, because they were asking for freedom.

Again celebrate on surrendering of your 90,000 troops in front of Mushrik Hindus.

The freedom, for which you are celebrating today, actually it was the Indian Independence Act 1947. Now read it and decide whether this is the freedom?

Indian Independence Act 1947

Indian Subcontinent was divided into two parts according to Indian Independence Act 1947. Govt. system, judicial system and other administrative systems were also decided for new states according to this Act. This Act was approved by King George the 6th and British Parliament on 14 July 1947. Some of the points of this Act are:

  • Article 1: Two independent states will be made inside the Hindustan, named by Pakistan and India.
  • Article 5: Each state has a governor general who will be nominated by King of England and he will represent the King in administrative tasks.
  • Article 8: Each state will govern the new provinces and regions according to India Act 1935 only.
  • Article 18: British law and its other parts (Indian panel code 1860, CRPC 1898 etc.) which were implemented before, will be re-implemented with some changes for the new states.

My beloved nation! Now you came to know that this was a staged freedom. Actually it was division of Muslims not their freedom. History had proved today that implementation of Islamic Shariah became a dream. After the 14 August 1947, King of England continued his government on Pakistan and he elected Jinnah as governor general and Liyaqat Ali Khan as Prime Minister. Chief Justice Sir Abdur Rashid took the oath from Jinnah and Jinnah took it from the Liyaqat Ali Khan to be loyal to King George the 6th. Following are the words from that oath:

“I took oath that I will most loyal to the King George the 6th, and to his successors and deputies.”

Oh my nation! Since you had come to know about the history which was hidden from you, now see this oath that Queen of England Elizabeth II is taking to rule on the Pakistan in 1952, and she is still alive. She is the daughter of King George the 6th.

Oath taker:

“Will you solemnly promise and swear to govern the peoples of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, the union of South Africa, Pakistan and Ceylon, and of your possessions and the other territories, to any of them belonging or pertaining, according to their respective laws and customs”.

Queen Elizabeth 2:

“I solemnly promise so to do”.

Why Queen Elizabeth II has mentioned the name of Pakistan? The answer is simple that Pakistan was never liberated. Will you still celebrate this fake Independence Day? Will you not stop following these deviated and deviating leaders? Will you still not wage Jihad against these traitor, corrupt and hypocrite leaders?

Remember! Earlier than us, there was no organized movement and leadership for the Muslims of India to wage Jihad but now the Muslims of Pakistan don’t have that problem, Allah Almighty had opened the gates of Jihad Fee Sabeelillah for the Muslims of Pakistan.

Come! I urge to you to join the ranks of Tehrik Taliban Pakistan (Movement of Taliban in Pakistan) and start the battle with the slogan of “Shariah or Martyrdom”, because the apostate regime of Pakistan do not understand any language other than Jihad Fee Sabeelillah.

http://almugherat.blogspot.co.uk/2015/09/the-deception-of-freedom-adnan-rasheed.html

Links

“Pakistan’s new most wanted: A short sketch of Adnan Rasheed”

http://mlm.jamestown.org/single/?tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=39441&tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=539#.VNlqnfmsWH4

“Taliban commander Adnan Rasheed advises Pakistan’s Armed Forces to “Repent, Revise and Revolt”

https://activist1.wordpress.com/2015/01/05/taliban-commander-adnan-rasheed-advises-pakistans-armed-forces-to-repent-revise-and-revolt/

“Adnan Rasheed responds to Defence Pk video, criticizes armed services for allegedly deviating from Islam”

https://activist1.wordpress.com/2015/02/10/taliban-adnan-rasheed-responds-to-defence-pk-video-criticizes-armed-services-for-allegedly-deviating-from-islam/

Carol Anne Grayson is an independent writer/researcher on global health/human rights/WOT and is Executive Producer of the Oscar nominated, Incident in New Baghdad . She is a Registered Mental Nurse with a Masters in Gender Culture and Development. Carol was awarded the ESRC, Michael Young Prize for Research 2009, and the COTT ‘Action = Life’ Human Rights Award’ for “upholding truth and justice”. She is also a survivor of US “collateral damage”.

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“Home” by Somali poet Warsan Shire perfectly depicts the refugee crisis

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Refugee’s walk down the M7 towards Austria  Photo: Warren Allott/Telegraph

“HOME,” by Somali poet Warsan Shire:

no one leaves home unless
home is the mouth of a shark
you only run for the border
when you see the whole city running as well

your neighbours running faster than you
breath bloody in their throats
the boy you went to school with
who kissed you dizzy behind the old tin factory
is holding a gun bigger than his body
you only leave home
when home won’t let you stay.

no one leaves home unless home chases you
fire under feet
hot blood in your belly
it’s not something you ever thought of doing
until the blade burnt threats into
your neck
and even then you carried the anthem under
your breath
only tearing up your passport in an airport toilets
sobbing as each mouthful of paper
made it clear that you wouldn’t be going back.

you have to understand,
that no one puts their children in a boat
unless the water is safer than the land
no one burns their palms
under trains
beneath carriages
no one spends days and nights in the stomach of a truck
feeding on newspaper unless the miles travelled
means something more than journey.
no one crawls under fences
no one wants to be beaten
pitied

no one chooses refugee camps
or strip searches where your
body is left aching
or prison,
because prison is safer
than a city of fire
and one prison guard
in the night
is better than a truckload
of men who look like your father
no one could take it
no one could stomach it
no one skin would be tough enough

the
go home blacks
refugees
dirty immigrants
asylum seekers
sucking our country dry
niggers with their hands out
they smell strange
savage
messed up their country and now they want
to mess ours up
how do the words
the dirty looks
roll off your backs
maybe because the blow is softer
than a limb torn off

or the words are more tender
than fourteen men between
your legs
or the insults are easier
to swallow
than rubble
than bone
than your child body
in pieces.
i want to go home,
but home is the mouth of a shark
home is the barrel of the gun
and no one would leave home
unless home chased you to the shore
unless home told you
to quicken your legs
leave your clothes behind
crawl through the desert
wade through the oceans
drown
save
be hunger
beg
forget pride
your survival is more important

no one leaves home until home is a sweaty voice in your ear
saying-
leave,
run away from me now
i dont know what i’ve become
but i know that anywhere
is safer than here.

by Somali poet, Warsan Shire

Links

“Thousands of migrants start walking from Hungary to Austria in searing heat”

http://www.itv.com/news/2015-09-04/another-day-of-chaos-in-hungary-as-the-country-struggles-to-deal-with-the-migrant-crisis/

“Greece: Thousands of refugees in hellish conditions as EU commissioners visit”

http://www.amnestyusa.org/news/press-releases/greece-thousands-of-refugees-in-hellish-conditions-on-kos-as-eu-commissioners-visit

“Drowned toddler Aylan Kurdi laid to rest in Syrian city he fled”

http://edition.cnn.com/2015/09/04/europe/syria-aylan-kurdi-funeral/

Carol Anne Grayson is an independent writer/researcher on global health/human rights/WOT and is Executive Producer of the Oscar nominated, Incident in New Baghdad . She is a Registered Mental Nurse with a Masters in Gender Culture and Development. Carol was awarded the ESRC, Michael Young Prize for Research 2009, and the COTT ‘Action = Life’ Human Rights Award’ for “upholding truth and justice”. She is also a survivor of US “collateral damage”.

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From a gassed grandfather to alleged use of chemical weapons by IS… the horrors of mustard gas

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Suspected mustard gas victim (Image via Yasser Alhaji, Aleppo)

Yesterday I received an image via Twitter from a local journalist which sent a chill down my spine. It showed a long canister spilling a dark liquid that had allegedly been fired on Marea close to Aleppo, northern Syria. The question was… was the image authentic, when was it taken and if so what weapon was being fired in the area? I had already heard rumblings that Islamic State had access to chemical weapons. The fear was that this was the deadly sulfar mustard gas a cytotoxic and vesicant agent meaning that it can seriously affect body cells and causes large skin blisters and due to its properties is now banned from use.

I first heard of mustard gas as a child in relation to my late grandfather who had fought in the trenches of the First World War (1914-18). He was barely more than a boy, a naive youth from a poor family with many children, sucked in on tales of better food, travel and adventure similar to today just now there are more sophisticated recruitment techniques. I was shown his “gas card”. He had been caught up in a mustard gas attack, also known as Hot Stuff, H.S. or H. Fortunately he was not too close to site of impact and was taken to a field hospital then on to a health facility on the coast of France and later back to England to recuperate. As soon as he recovered sufficiently it was back to the trenches, this time with great reluctance.

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Soldier with moderate mustard gas burns sustained during First World War showing characteristic bullae on neck, armpit and hands (Wikipedia)

Vera Brittain wrote in her book, Testament of Youth about the “Great War”,

“I wish those people who talk about going on with this war whatever it costs could see the soldiers suffering from mustard gas poisoning. Great mustard-coloured blisters, blind eyes, all sticky and stuck together, always fighting for breath, with voices a mere whisper, saying that their throats are closing and they know they will choke.”

Gas attacks were one of the biggest fears for young soldiers during the First World War, it was an unseen enemy, causing major panic when an alert was raised and a scrabble for face masks. The men would notice an unusual smell but the odour dissipated quickly and was difficult to detect with symptoms taking hours to develop unlike other gases. As Josh Briggs wrote, “the chemical agent would stay in the ground for weeks, depending on the temperature. The colder the ground, the longer the mustard gas would linger…. One drop of the chemical weapon could cause skin burns on people within 10 cubic meters.”

See following link,

“How mustard gas works”

http://science.howstuffworks.com/mustard-gas1.htm

At the end of the war there were an estimated 1.3 million casualties as a result of chemical weapon agents.

Today the Guardian has reported that mustard gas was likely used by Islamic State on Marea on 21st August 2015 possibly from stockpiles taken from Syrian president Bashar al-Assad’s regime which were thought to have been destroyed or degraded. The paper noted, “other possibilities, according to former chemical weapons inspectors, include Isis affiliates in Libya smuggling Muammar Gaddafi’s mustard-filled shells or precursor chemicals or Isis compelling scientists in its Iraqi or Syrian territorial holdings to manufacture the toxic chemicals.”

The Guardian stated,

“the Syrian-American Medical Association, which has set up a field hospital in Marea, said 50 civilians showing symptoms of chemical exposure arrived in the facility on Friday following the artillery barrage. They showed initial symptoms that included respiratory problems, redness in the eyes and skin irritations. About 30 of the people developed skin blisters and samples from their blood and clothing as well as the shelling site were taken for further analysis.”

The paper also reported on Ahmed Latouf and his family who displayed the kind of symptoms seen in First World War Soldiers appearing several hours after exposure,

“twelve hours later, however, his skin started to bubble and weep. His wife was soon in worse shape, with giant blisters spreading across her shoulders and most of her body gripped by a burning rash. His four-day-old daughter was in an even worse condition, and is not expected to live.”

The following is information was tweeted by Yasser Alhaji whose Twitter accounts states he is a journalist in Aleppo, who alerted me to an attack though PLEASE NOTE… this could not be independently confirmed so the following are all ALLEGED… 

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“The shells used by isis targeting marea ..” tweeted on August 23rd 

The following photos were alleged to be first 2 victims of gas attacks though again could not be independently confirmed

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“The first casualty of isis chemical attack on marea. .died today ..”

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“Second casualty of isis chemical attack on marea died today 22 years old Ayman Hafez. ..”

August 31st

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“To all NGO and the United Nations the people of North Aleppo they are in need sleeping under the trees …”

Another alleged attack 1st Sept?

“New chemical attack on marea by isis two hours ago …”

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“This what isis shelled marea today with ..”

 

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“Marea today 1st Sept”

One tweet today, Sept 2nd from the Local Coordination Committees of Syria (LCCS) referring to a Facebook page alleged,

“yesterday morning, ISIS targeted ‪#‎Marea‬ city in the northern suburbs of Aleppo with more than 20 Gvozdika shells loaded with chemical agents and others loaded with toxic gases. The shells were launched from ISIS-controlled areas in ‪#‎Tel_Malid‬ village, about 3 km from the city, which led to dozens of casualties. The medical units in the region received many of them.”

Yasser Alhaji also tweeted today Sept 2nd,

“New chemical attack on marea by isis two hours ago …”

The Center for Disease Control US has published the following detailed link on identifying and treating those who have been exposed to Sulfur mustard,

http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/ershdb/emergencyresponsecard_29750008.html

SITE Intel Group, provider of Jihadist/Far Right & Far Left/Cyber Security News appears to back-up claims that IS are in possession of chemical weapons, a tweet yesterday read,

IS Fighter Affirms Group’s Reported Use of Chemical Weapons

The Daily Beast also reported the likelihood of IS having chemical weapons in its arsenal quoting one of their fighters Omar Yilmaz,

“the regime uses chemical warfare on a regular basis these days, and nobody bats an eye—yet when [ISIS] captures it from them and uses it against them it’s all of a sudden a huge problem?” ISIS fighter Omar Yilmaz, 27, said in a Tumblr post. “Fight them the way they fight you.”

Is Europe at risk?

There are also fears (whether likely or far- fetched) that IS could target Europe with chemical weapons. Retired Army Colonel Hamish de Bretton-Gordon told The Daily Mirror,

“It is not easy to make Mustard Gas but it is possible and a lone wolf could get the information off the internet and dark web.

“If you tried to buy the precursors in the UK or US you would most likely be picked up.”

“Could IS move Mustard Gas out of the Syria/Iraq theatre of war? That is the real issue I expect.”

See following link,

“ISIS set to target Europe with Mustard Gas smuggled from Syria”

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/isis-set-target-europe-mustard-6365281#ICID=sharebar_twitter

Links

“Molecule of the Month: Mustard Gas”

http://www.bris.ac.uk/Depts/Chemistry/MOTM/mustard/mustard.htm

All possible attacks with chemical weapons should be taken very seriously and every effort made to ascertain if this is the case and determine what agents are used as a matter of urgency. I take such incidents seriously as I was one of the first independent writers to be alerted to the gas attack on East Ghouta in 2013 which turned out to be true… see following,

“East Ghouta, Damascus: Syrian opposition claiming chemical attacks with hundreds killed, urgent investigation required”

https://activist1.wordpress.com/2013/08/21/east-ghouta-damascus-syrian-opposition-claiming-chemical-attacks-with-hundreds-killed-urgent-investigation-required/

As I was writing this, someone tweeted me saying an account linked to Syrian opposition alleged that there were no gas attacks and it was a ploy to attract more support from US however account was then suspended so it was not possible to question further.

I pray that the recent reports are incorrect, better that than the terrible injuries that can result from sulfur gas or other chemical agents. I remember when my grandfather was dying, I was taken in to see him. He had a history of breathing difficulties and was writhing around in his bed and shouting out names. Years later as an adult my mother told me he was reliving the war in his final hours of life. Although he rarely talked about his experience, whatever he witnessed (perhaps he was back again in the trenches during a gas attack) it disturbed him to the end of his days.

Links 

“The ugly threat of an ISIL with chemical weapons”

http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2015/08/ugly-threat-isil-chemical-weapons-syria-iraq-kurds-150819124716038.html

“Where Did ISIS Get Its Chemical Weapons?”

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/09/02/where-did-isis-get-its-chemical-weapons.html

CHEMICAL WEAPONS, TORTURE, MASS KILLINGS

The truth about Assad’s war on Syria

http://m.bild.de/storytelling/topics/syrien/chemical-weapons-torture-mass-killings-the-thruth-about-assad-42183052,variante=M.bildMobile.html

“Gassed: More allegations of Assad atrocities in Syria photos, videos, Amnesty International Press Release”

https://activist1.wordpress.com/2015/03/17/gassed-more-allegations-of-assad-atrocities-in-syria-photos-videos-amnesty-international-issue-press-release/

Carol Anne Grayson is an independent writer/researcher on global health/human rights/WOT and is Executive Producer of the Oscar nominated, Incident in New Baghdad . She is a Registered Mental Nurse with a Masters in Gender Culture and Development. Carol was awarded the ESRC, Michael Young Prize for Research 2009, and the COTT ‘Action = Life’ Human Rights Award’ for “upholding truth and justice”. She is also a survivor of US “collateral damage”.

 

 

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Afghanistan: IS allege killing of 65 Taliban, 16 captured (Pass Pacheer)

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IS in Khorasan (video still from earlier this year)

An account linked to Wilayat Khorasan (IS or Daesh) in Afghanistan sent a message out today alleging that “IS Mujahid of Khorasan” had “busted” houses of Taliban in Pass Pacheer” arresting 38. Haidari Khorasani stated,

“the arrested 38 armed men were beheaded by brave Mujahidin of Khorasan on road early today morning.”

Islamic State continue allegations that Taliban are “IS agents”. Islamic Emirate (Afghan Taliban) have responded in detail to such claims in an interview with Daily Asharq Al Awsat and also on the presence of IS in Afghanistan.

See following link for the responses of Islamic Emirate spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid,

“Afghanistan: Daily Asharq Al-Awsat detailed interview with Zabihullah Mujahid, Islamic Emirate”

https://activist1.wordpress.com/2015/09/03/afghanistan-daily-asharq-al-awsat-detailed-interview-with-zabihullah-mujahid-islamic-emirate/

IS followed up with a further post stating,

“the death toll of ISI agents in Paas Pacheer raised to 65 and 16 others have been arrested by brave Mujahidin of Islamic state.”

Tribal Elders and sons may also be among the casualties. This could not be independently confirmed, Islamic Emirate have been approached for comment. IS also stated,

“The tribal people were provoked by ISI agents to stand up and pick up Weapons against Islamic state Mujahidin.
But the ISI agents left them and escaped.”

Carol Anne Grayson is an independent writer/researcher on global health/human rights/WOT and is Executive Producer of the Oscar nominated, Incident in New Baghdad . She is a Registered Mental Nurse with a Masters in Gender Culture and Development. Carol was awarded the ESRC, Michael Young Prize for Research 2009, and the COTT ‘Action = Life’ Human Rights Award’ for “upholding truth and justice”. She is also a survivor of US “collateral damage”.

 

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Afghanistan: Daily Asharq Al Awsat detailed interview with Zabihullah Mujahid (Islamic Emirate)

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A detailed interview with Zabihullah Mujahid with the Daily Asharq Al Awsat about the recent developments

The spokesman of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan Mr. Zabihullah Mujahid has conducted a detailed interview with the Arabic Daily ‘Asharq Al-Awsat’ newspaper about the recent situation and developments in Afghanistan. Being informative, the English translation of this interview is published on the Alemara website for the sake of our esteemed readers with due acknowledgements to the daily ‘Asharq Al-Awsat’ newspaper.

Question: When did Mullah Mohammad Umar Mujahid (may his soul rest in peace) pass away? If you could state the exact date of his passing away and the place of his burial!

Answer: بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم، الحمدلله وکفی والصلوة والسلام علی عباه الدین اصطفی امابعد  

His Excellency Amir-ul-Momineen late Mullah Mohammad Umar Mujahid (may his soul rest in peace) passed away on Tuesday 23rd April 2013 due to the illness he was suffering from and was laid to rest inside Afghanistan where he had been living. Because of the security considerations, we cannot identify or reveal his exact burial place.

Question: Why was this news kept secret from the fighters and political leaders of this movements for such an extended period of time?

Answer: You are aware that we are involved in a vigorous war with a tyrant occupying enemy. Revealing the news of passing away of Amir-ul-Momineen would have definitely undermined the spirit and enthusiasm of Mujahidin therefore following a decree of authentic scholars, the tragic news of his passing away was concealed and not announced. This is not without a precedent in the early history of Islam. The news of passing away of the first Caliph Hazrat Abu Bakar Siddique (may Allah be pleased with him) was concealed by Hazrat Abu Ubaida bin Jarrah (may Allah be pleased with him) in the battle of ‘Yarmuk’ from all Mujahidin who were fighting under the command of Hazrat Khalid bin Waleed (may Allah be pleased with him). When the fighting ended and Mujahidin were at ease, only then did Hazrat Abu Ubaida bin Jarrah inform them about the passing away of Amir-ul-Momineen Hazrat Abu Bakar Siddique (may Allah be pleased with him). So in our situation too, only a select few family members of late Amir-ul-Momineen (may his soul rest in peace) and leaders of the Islamic Emirate were informed and the news was prevented from spreading out.

Question: How much truth is there to the news of differences after the death of Mullah Mohammad Umar Mujahid?

Answer: After the death of late Amir-ul-Momineen (may his soul rest in peace), due to the delicacy of the Jihadi circumstances, an urgent and essential meeting of discerning and influential people, comprising of members of the leading council of the Islamic Emirate and authentic scholars was convened where it was decided that Mullah Akhtar Mohammad Mansoor will be the new leader due to him being competent enough for shouldering this huge responsibility and practically leading the Islamic Emirate for the last several years. He was trusted by Mujahidin and was close to Amir-ul-Momineen late Mullah Mohammad Umar Mujahid (may his soul rest in peace). So he was appointed as the new Amir (leader).

When the news of his appointment was announced, heads of Jihadi fronts, commanders, dignitaries, religious scholars, Mujahidin and ordinary people from all over the country started pledging their allegiances to him. Similarly within the short span of seventy two hours, messages of allegiances were received from all parts of the country which confirmed how essential the unification of our ranks for all Mujahidin of the Islamic Emirate was! It also revealed their unwavering trust and confidence in their leaders and scholars as well as their contentment with the appointment of Mullah Akhtar Mohammad Mansoor as their new leader.

As far as the disagreement of one or two persons is concerned, it was actually not with the Amir but with the procedure of his appointment which was not very serious either. It is quite natural that differences of opinions arise in such a huge movement comprising of people with different ideas and evaluations. But these differences are not that serious. A solution will be found at the earliest as a group of authentic religious scholars are working at solving these issues and inside our ranks, we have no concern about them.

Nevertheless, due to the responsibility, obligation and likewise tolerance of the Islamic Emirate, efforts are underway to convince these individuals to support the Islamic Emirate and to avoid providing a chance of negative propaganda for the enemies of the Islamic Emirate. Neither should they be deliberately or unintentionally misused by others.

Question: Does Mullah Akhtar Mohammad Mansoor avail the support of all political members of ‘Quetta Council’ and have they pledged their allegiance to him?

Answer: The Islamic Emirate has no organ called ‘Quetta Council’ in its setup rather it has special organizations and commissions for the progress of all Jihadi activities. The overwhelming majority of the leading council, authentic scholars, trustworthy representatives and the above mentioned commissions have unanimously and consistently pledged their allegiance with his excellency Mullah Akhtar Mohammad Mansoor (may Allah protect him) as their new Amir (leader). They called upon the masses to pledge their allegiance too which was warmly welcomed. As I stated that within the short span of seventy two hours, messages of allegiances were received from various Jihadi fronts, villages and towns, cities and tribes and a large number of Afghans living in exile in different countries which were simultaneously published, along with their reports and minor details, on the official Alemara website. We can conclude that the newly appointed Amir is an undisputed leader and there were no issues and obstacles in his selection.

Question: Would you like to talk about the personality of Mullah Akhtar Mohammad Mansoor as the Muslims, both in the east as well as in the west, have little information about him! Can we simply say that he is one of the eagles of the Islamic Emirate?

Answer: Yes, the new Amir (leader) Mullah Akhtar Mohammad Mansoor (may Allah protect him) was one of the intimate colleagues of His Excellecny late Amir-ul-Momineen Mullah Mohammad Umar Mujhaid (may his soul rest in peace). He has worked in various key military and civil posts during the reign of the Islamic Emirate. He has worked as the minister of aviation for five years. In the new setup following the American invasion, he worked as the Jihadi in-charge of Kandahar province besides being a member of the leading council. He was then appointed the assistant of the first deputy head of the Islamic Emirate, Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar. When Mullah Abdul Ghani was arrested, Mullah Akhtar Mohammad Mansoor was appointed as the deputy head of the Islamic Emirate in 2010 by late Amir-ul-Momineen, Mullah Mohammad Umar Mujahid (may his soul rest in peace). So for the last five years, he has been practically managing all the activities of the Islamic Emirate and by the grace of Almighty Allah, he proficiently and successfully shouldered the huge responsibility of leading the Islamic Emirate in the most daunting circumstances as its deputy leader. He has intimate ties with all Mujahidin. He is very sympathetic while having deep tolerance and patience. He is a pious and knowledgeable person. He consults the religious scholars and pays great heed to their views as he is fully cautious about its importance and is fully committed. He has deep insight and discerning power in tackling political issues. He is very popular among all Mujahidin. Since he has been an affectionate and sympathetic leader for Jihadi group leaders, therefore, Insha-Allah (God willing), Mujahidin of the Islamic Emirate will have no concern about him. They fully trust him as he is a well-known and experienced person.

Question: What is your new stance about negotiations with the government? Do you have any fresh information in this regard?

Answer: We have not altered our standpoint about negotiations. Afghanistan is still under American occupation and the Kabul based admin has no powers. Our political office has been authorized to conduct talks. Whenever it is deemed necessary and they are convinced that the occupation is ended and an Islamic System inside the country can be restored through negotiations then there should be no issue in this process.

Question: Do you fear the increasing influence of Daesh (ISIL) that they will replace Taliban?

Answer: Daesh (the Islamic state) is the result of the bitter political, military and religious fissures prevalent in Iraq and Middle-East. As those bitter and untoward circumstances are not yet present inside Afghanistan therefore the presence of Daesh (ISIL) is not needed here and neither do we have any fear about them.

We have always tried to prevent ethnic, religious and other internal differences inside Afghanistan and by the grace of Almighty Allah, have been quite successful in achieving it. In the future, we pray to Almighty Allah that our courageous nation resist the foreign occupying forces in unison and He saves them from fragmentation and disintegration.

Question: How real are the reports of splitting of some Taliban commanders from the Islamic Emirate and their integration with Daesh (ISIL) forces?

Answer: You know that the Islamic Emirate has full control over its forces under a well-established administration system wherein specific rules and regulations have been assigned aimed at controlling their activities and capabilities, and they are obliged to work and proceed within the jurisdictions of these allocated norms and rules.

A number of people who tried to misuse the name of the Islamic Emirate and indulge themselves in activities which are not consistent with the rules and regulations of the Islamic Emirate. They were prevented by authorities of the Islamic Emirate from committing such acts. Since they repeatedly violated the policies of the Islamic Emirate and did not refrained from illegal activities like abduction, torturing civilians, looting and various other activities therefore the Islamic Emirate had to expel them from its ranks and some were trialed accordingly.

These were the people who got together in the eastern province of Nangarhar supported by some foreign circles and launched their activities against the Islamic Emirate under the name of Daesh (the Islamic state). By the grace of Almighty Allah and with the persistent support of the local people, most of the areas occupied by them were liberated quickly. And at the time being, there is no significant resistance in those areas against the Islamic Emirate.

Question: Abdur Rashid Dostum, the deputy head of Afghanistan is determined to fight against Taliban in Faryab and Kunduz provinces. How will it affect the morale of Taliban forces?

Answer: We have fought against Dostam in the past and forced him to flee the country several times. Now the Americans have invaded and Dostum was empowered with the aerial support of the American forces, it is totally a different story.

The presence or absence of general Dostum does not affect the fighting fronts. Dostum cannot inject his forces with new enthusiasm nor can he undermine the high spirit of Mujahidin. In our prolonged struggle, we have even successfully managed to defeat the American forces despite all their advanced military warfare and allied forces. Dostum is nothing in comparison to them. This time again, he will be badly defeated, Insha-Allah (God willing).

Question: In the west, there is a perception that Taliban’s struggle is led and directed by Pakistani intelligence agencies and Mullah Umar was only a symbolic personality. What is the reality?

Answer: We are not the only victims of such baseless propaganda rather all freedom loving movements especially the Islamic movements are targeted by it. These calumniators do not believe in Allah’s support and assistance neither do they believe in Jihad and sacrifice in the path of Allah. They marvel at how these weak empty handed Mujahidin successfully managed to defeat such a powerful enemy. So to satisfy of their narrow minds, they sometimes link our lofty struggle with Pakistan, sometimes they attribute it to the American agencies etc. etc.

We assure the people that our struggle is not indebted to anyone. No foreign support nor any secret intelligence agencies can sponsor such a huge struggle. Had the external support or intelligence supervision been beneficial, the Americans and their stooge authorities should have benefited from them. America has strong and well-organized intelligence systems which are actively and openly working in our country for the last fourteen years but it is all in vain. Had the foreign support been useful, the Kabul based admin would not have faced any difficulty as it enjoys the fully extended support of forty nine well-equipped and advanced countries of the world.

All of them have failed. It is only due to the blessings of the holy religion of Almighty Allah. Actually it is a sign of their refutation and truthfulness of the Mujahidin. The people who cannot properly discern this secret, they slander us with bad culminations and it is just a matter of their mindset.

Question: Are Taliban in a state that they need a strong leader to keep the unity of their ranks and what will be its impacts on the future of Taliban movement?

Answer: Since the Jihadi front is an arena of sacrifice where everyone including the leadership can be martyred, arrested or face demise in naturally therefore the leadership of this kind of Jihadi front takes preemptive measures for its future. Besides other characteristics and specifications, our Jihadi front is a madrassa for training and nourishing leaders. Here, if one leader is martyred or arrested or dies naturally, Mujahidin are neither destabilized nor do they feel any weakness in their determination. They are pre-informed that the continuation of Jihad has nothing to do with leaders or individuals rather its persistence is related with its lofty ideals and objectives. Personalities will inevitably change in this path either due to natural reasons or military incidents but the ideals and objectives which form the wraps and woofs of Jihadi struggle will remain constant.

This was the main reason that even after the disclosure of Amir-ul-Momineen’s death, Mujahidin did not feel any weakness in their ranks instead they are incessantly following the path of their late Amir due to their loyalty and devotion to their mission and are fighting with the same fervor and enthusiasm against the foreign invaders, allied forces and their internal stooges.

Moreover, the newly appointed Amir of the Islamic Emirate, his excellency Mullah Akhtar Mohammad Mansoor (may Allah protect him) has been a well-experienced and successful Jihadi leader. He was fully trusted by the late Amir-ul-Momineen. He has practically led the Jihadi front in the most daunting circumstances. At present, he has appointed quite discerning, influential and religious assistants. He enjoys the support of a strong leading council comprising of discerning and the leading members of the Islamic Emirate. Therefore we hope that the unity of the Islamic Emirate will strongly be preserved and our presence will be visualized with even more strength and unanimity.

Question: How true is it that the Taliban are facing financial crisis in the present circumstances?

Answer: In our opinion, the era of weakness has been left far behind. By the grace of Almighty Allah, the Islamic Emirate and all our Mujahidin are moving from strength to strength day by day. We enjoy wide support of our masses. We are making progress on the daily basis. In the battle-fields, huge amount of light and heavy weapons, ammunition and other necessary equipment is being seized from the timid enemy by our forces daily. So I strongly deny this rumor that the Islamic Emirate is, God forbid, facing any difficulty in financing its civil or military setup.

Question: Who is Mullah Akhtar Mohammad Mansoor and what is his military role in the ranks of Taliban?

Answer: His Excellency, Mullah Akhtar Mohammad Mansoor is one of the foremost people of the Islamic Movement of Taliban. He has participated in the Holy Jihad against Russians. Like his predecessor, he was also seriously wounded in the confrontational war against Russians. He has worked at various posts during the reign of the Islamic Emirate. He has been the minister of aviation. After the brutal American occupation, he was the general military commander of the important Kandahar province. After the arrest of Mulla Addul Ghani Baradar, he shouldered the most heavy and critical task of deputy leadership. He is deeply respected by leaders, scholars and all Mujahidin of the Islamic Emirate. They trust in his sympathy and benevolence. He has the potential of controlling and leading the Jihadi ranks. He pays due attention to the suggestions of religious scholars and discerning people. He is endowed with deep political insight. Due to all these features, he was introduced as the new leader of the Islamic Emirate and was widely accepted throughout the country.

Question: Has the military situation altered in enemy’s favor after the selection of Mullah Akhtar Mohammad Mansoor as the new leader?

Answer: In view of the above mentioned experiences of his excellency Mullah Akhtar Mohammad Mansoor with his two talented deputies and complete support of the leading council of the Islamic Emirate, we are assured that the military situation inside the country will take a positive turn in our favor. Mansoor Sahib is facing huge challenges now and is trusted with heavy responsibilities as compared to past therefore it is inevitable that he steer his work much wisely and boldly which will certainly have lasting positive impacts on the military situation of Jihad. As far as we know Mansoor Sahib, he has deep tolerance, patience and steadfastness. He has full trust in Almighty Allah therefore we can say and predict significant progress in the field of Jihad and his control and management will face no major obstacles, Insha-Allah (God willing).

And it is never difficult for Almighty-Allah!!!

Zabihullah Mujahid

Spokesman of Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan

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Carol Anne Grayson is an independent writer/researcher on global health/human rights/WOT and is Executive Producer of the Oscar nominated, Incident in New Baghdad . She is a Registered Mental Nurse with a Masters in Gender Culture and Development. Carol was awarded the ESRC, Michael Young Prize for Research 2009, and the COTT ‘Action = Life’ Human Rights Award’ for “upholding truth and justice”. She is also a survivor of US “collateral damage”.

 

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Yemeni drone victim appeals to court to end German role in US strike (Reprieve)

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In May 2014, a court in Cologne heard evidence from Faisal bin Ali Jaber, an environmental engineer from Sana’a, following revelations that Ramstein air base is used by the US to facilitate American drone strikes in Yemen. Mr Jaber is bringing the case against Germany – represented by international human rights organization Reprieve and its local partner the European Center for Human Rights (ECCHR) – for failing to stop the bases on its territory from being used for the attacks that have killed civilians.

Although the court ruled against Mr bin Ali Jaber in the May hearing, it gave him immediate permission to appeal the decision, while the judges agreed with his assertion that it is ‘plausible’ Ramstein air base is crucial in facilitating drone strikes in Yemen. Today’s appeal, filed at the Higher Administrative Court in Münster, asks the German government to end the country’s complicity in the extrajudicial killings.

Mr Jaber lost his brother-in-law Salim, a preacher, and his nephew Waleed, a local police officer, when a US strike hit the village of Khashamir on 29 August 2012. Salim often spoke out against extremism, and had used a sermon just days before he was killed to urge those present to reject Al Qaeda.

Kat Craig, Legal Director at Reprieve said: “It is now clear that US bases on German territory, such as Ramstein, provide a crucial hub for the launching of drone strikes in countries like Yemen – leading to scores of civilians being killed. Faisal bin Ali Jaber and the countless other victims like him are right to call for an end to European countries’ complicity in these terrible attacks. The German courts have already signalled their serious concerns – now the government must be held accountable for allowing the use of German soil to carry out these killings.”

Andreas Schüller of the ECCHR said: “Drone strikes carried out outside of conflict zones are nothing but extrajudicial targeted killings – the implementation of death sentences without any trial. German authorities are under an obligation to protect individuals – including people living in Yemen – from suffering harm caused by breaches of international law involving Germany, but the exchange of diplomatic notes between the German and US government has to date proven to be wholly unsuitable. There needs to be a public debate on whether Germany is really doing enough to prevent violations of international law and the murder of innocent people.”

Links

“Faisal bin ali Jaber Case”

http://www.reprieve.org.uk/case-study/faisal-bin-ali-jaber-2/

Traumatizing Skies: US drone operations and PTSD among civilians in Yemen

Carol Anne Grayson is an independent writer/researcher on global health/human rights/WOT and is Executive Producer of the Oscar nominated, Incident in New Baghdad . She is a Registered Mental Nurse with a Masters in Gender Culture and Development. Carol was awarded the ESRC, Michael Young Prize for Research 2009, and the COTT ‘Action = Life’ Human Rights Award’ for “upholding truth and justice”. She is also a survivor of US “collateral damage”.

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