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Egypt is facing a new threat to its security with mounting unrest by offensive jihadists in the northern Sinai
A suicide blast at an army checkpoint has killed 28 soldiers near El-Arish
There was a separate shooting, where three soldiers died at a checkpoint in the town itself
There needs to be a tighter unified control of Arab heads of state to bring about a reversal to these jihadists
At this time Arab heads do not trust each other to deliver a strategy, which will finally sort out these many different offensives
That is why they continue to win hands down
Until a proper organised strategy is established, then all nations will suffer and the evil of extremists will continue to grow
Like a cancer it continues to render its opponent helpless and incompetent
Reform of the highest level needs to be put on the agenda
It is not a question of waiting for other Arab leaders to see what they can do
There has to be a unified solution with a tactical plan of action
The UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has set up an inquiry into attacks on UN facilities during Israel’s recent offensive on Gaza
He also stated the independent investigation will look into more serious cases where innocent people were killed
In past wars by Israel on Gaza where disproportionate violent attack on Palestinians in UN facilities has happened…
…nothing has been done
Children have been killed in UN facilities by Israel’s bombardment and again nothing has been done
We, in this world, have to now take Ban Ki-moon’s inquires with a pinch of salt
Eye witnesses and testimony from legitimate UN investigators again from the past have accounted for nothing
Israel is never brought to book
How can any so called credible authority act so irresponsibly?
One can only say that the UN cannot be credible and is under the thumb of the US and Israel
Therefore legitimate justice can never take place
What then is the point of having a UN in the first place, where its clout acts for nothing all the time?
The organisation becomes a laughing stock for the world and should cease to exist for the feeble efforts that it does
All is just window dressing with no substance, so it becomes an irrelevant and spent force
It is a laughing stock to the world and where decency can no longer be a part of its mandate
Too many inquiries have occurred with concrete evidence, substantiated every time and nothing has ever changed
Israel continues with impunity to act as butchers, while the rest of the world looks on in anger
They are allowed to get away with it every time!
South African athlete Oscar Pistorius has been given a five year jail sentence for the killing of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp
There is also a three year suspended sentence for a firearms charge
The judge in her delivery was mindful of both public opinion and the law regarding mercy in her judgement of the sentence
There will be many who still think that this sentence is too light for the taking of a life of girl, who was defenceless while he was not!
The tragic events of this case of course cannot bring Miss Steenkamp back
It will be the desolation and grief suffered by her family, which will take a lifetime to endure
Although the Pistorius sentence is light in many ways, he is a broken man
He will have to daily reflect on his irresponsible behaviour for the rest of his life
The three year suspended sentence was for Pistorius’ handling of another firearm incident – shooting in a crowded restaurant
There he showed blatant disregard for human life with his high-spirited antics
This man’s psychological aspect is highly suspect and one cannot continually blame his life of privilege as an excuse
It has to be said a black man would not have got off quite so lightly and that is a fact
The three year suspended sentence should have run concurrently with his five year sentence and so making an example of him
Spiritual Law is now coming into effect
One will find that this man will never be able to work again, never mind train for any Paralympic Games
His irresponsible behaviour will be his own life sentence and it is hoped that eventually he will learn what taking a life really means!
Pakistan’s top charity leader is heartbroken after being robbed at gunpoint while asleep in his slum building which acts as his headquarters
The robbers made off with thousands of dollars and gold and silver
Abdul Sattar Edhi is 86 years old and has spent his entire life building up Pakistan’s largest health charity
The Edhi foundation provides free social services, including ambulances, orphanages and support to the elderly and disabled
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has condemned the robbery
Mr Edhi is one of Pakistan’s most revered figures and is now at his wits end as to how to cope
Whatever the robbers think they have gained by this callous act against their own kind…
…the repercussions will be felt throughout all of Pakistan
No good will come of this money and the gold and silver will be noted and scrupulously screened
These robbers are now marked men for their callous and cowardice act against a saintly man and Mankind
The Higher Intelligence sees all and these robbers will not profit by any of it one bit!
As Iraqi MPs have now finally approved new defence and interior ministers, the unity Government is now complete
Mohammed Salem al-Ghabban, a Shia, is the interior minister. This man has charisma and influence
He is an outstanding politician and one who is able to work with his respective colleagues
Together they can bring about successful reforms to his strategy to free up problems, which have been long overdue
He is a quietly spoken man, but one of methodical thinking and process
He is admired amongst his fellow citizens and will be in a position to reform many institutions that have been found wanting
Many times he has been outspoken with how matters have gone so terribly wrong for Iraq, but nothing was actually achieved
Now he will be in a position to prove his worth and to bring about a successful transition, which has long been overdue
We all wish him well in his endeavours
Khaled al-Obeidi, a Sunni, is the new defence minister. He is a leading Sunni politician from the city of Mosul
This man has tremendous courage and is exemplary in his work ethics
He has, in the course of his work, already saved many lives, most of which will not be known to the general public
He is a staunch person in doing what is right for the Greater Good
A humble person, who has immense power in his own right and a solid backing from so many Iraqis from both sides of the fence
He will do well in bringing all sides together to the negotiation table
His aim is for peace and reconciliation of many factions, which have gone so terribly wrong in the past
Again we all wish him well with his quest, which will be both challenging and at times extremely difficult
Haider al-Abadi has now assembled a Government that feels more inclusive
It is hoped that with Mr Abadi’s backers, inside and outside of Iraq, he will create a sense of unity at the very top
It is for them to provide an effective political response to huge and complex challenges posed by IS, which is long overdue!
The situation now in Hong Kong is pivotal to the increased mounting pressure on Beijing
Hours after the police moved in to clear the Hong Kong Kok Occupy site more than a thousand protestors poured back into the district
They clashed with police
The upsurge of youthful discontent has presented China with one of its biggest popular challenges since the 1989 Tiananmen uprising
This China still insists never happened
Unless Beijing drops plans to select Hong Kong’s new Government in 2017…
…this will prove to be a direct challenge to Beijing’s national authority
Beijing is ruthlessly crushing protests by Uighur Muslims in its strategic westernmost province of Xinjiang
Hong Kong’s demands for true autonomy and self-rule come at a particularly difficult time for the Communist Party
It is feting its 65th anniversary of taking over China
This new generation wants democracy and real political power. Beijing is unlikely to ever accept such a development
Hong Kong is isolated from the rest of China and is self-contained
Beijing fears the Internet and social media will spread a virus of democracy, even chaos, to the rest of China
This is already happening with much home grown decent, which is slowly brewing up
China’s leadership has a deep seated fear of uprisings
China would be most unwise to send in its army into Hong Kong at this time
Especially when China is trying to become the world’s epicentre of commerce and finance
So a backroom deal is likely in which Beijing makes some concessions without losing too much face
Otherwise they will face a tempest in Hong Kong, which would become a political tsunami for the rest of a very restless China
A human rights group founded by former US President Jimmy Carter has closed its office in Egypt due to restrictions on democratic rights
The Carter Centre said it will not send a mission to observe this year’s parliamentary elections
This office opened in Cairo after the 2011 uprising
Its prime objective was to support the country’s democratic transition after Hosni Mubarak was deposed
The problem with Egypt’s transition is that fear in their democracy has allowed for it to go backwards
The military want total control and remain now in that state with financing from the US, which allows for the status quo to remain
The Egyptian people are left wanting in so many ways
Egypt’s judiciary has gone rampant with over 16,000 held in prison, such is their fear
At least 14 journalists are held behind bars with trumped up charges that don’t hold up!
Egypt, a wonderful country, has become the laughing stock of the world
Until there is a proper judiciary in place, which adheres to standards of International Law, then this country will go down!
Tourism, which is a main economic factor, has suffered considerably and will continue to go down
The Egyptian people themselves are under fear and threat of imprisonment
We have here a police/military state and nothing will change until America stops funding the military
The people again suffer under a dictatorship replacing one evil money swindler for another
Is this justice? We don’t think so!
Egyptian civil society and international organisations face an increasingly hostile and restrictive environment
This military dictatorship will squeeze the life blood out of their own country
When that happens, it is only a matter of time before a major revolt, the likes this country has not seen before, will happen
The Egyptian people will have nothing to lose, as they have no life and no rights will revolt and bring down the Government yet again
America is responsible for continuing to support puppet dictatorships
As we already know America does not have friends, they have interests and it is their interests which allows for this status quo!
It has been stated that IS fighters have retreated from the strategic Syrian town of Kobane
Do not be fooled with what one thinks of as any kind of a victory by the Kurdish army and US-led air strikes
The IS rebels are a unique fighting force, whose objective is to bring about a false sense of security
When the opposing army’s defence is down, a greater onslaught in another part of the region happens
The battle plan is to reduce the Kurdish and US-led strikes to such a degree that their fighting becomes in-operational
US strikes, with what they see as timely hits, are no more than that, hits, but with no real objective ever won
Please do not believe that the propaganda, which is being flaunted out, is working
This is but a smoke screen to make IS fighters think they are being overrun. There is no such agenda
IS fighters can pick and choose their targets to their liking when they see fit according to their strategy
Not what the US and Kurds have in mind
As we have already pointed out, this is a cat and mouse game
The only ones who hold the cards now are the IS, do not be fooled otherwise
The strategy by the US-led coalition forces is all wrong and this war can never be won by continued strikes
IS have already countermeasures to deal with these attacks far more advanced than any US limited strategy at this time
The IS forces can go on in this way for years, maybe even decades, running rings around the US and Kurdish forces
They at this time hold all the cards and it is they alone who are dictating policy, not the other way around
The US are now reaping what they have sown with regards to the Iraqi War, of which they did not have an exit strategy
With Syria in disarray, IS can just walk in right up to the front door of Bashar al-Assad and there is nothing anybody can do about it!
Bashar al-Assad has overplayed his hand and so the advancement of IS is all around
Where they will strike next is the generalised depleting of morale, for whatever the US-led coalition forces gain they lose elsewhere
The mouse is certainly playing with the cat!
As always it is the innocent people in Syrian and Iraq, who suffer the worst atrocities
Who cares enough to do something about it?
