Friday, November 29, 2013
13 ερωτήματα για το τζαμί στο Βοτανικό και το Ισλάμ στην Ελλάδα από έναν αντιναύαρχο
Αντιναύαρχος Β. Μαρτζούκος Π.Ν.
Επίτιμος Διοικητής Σ.Ν.Δ.
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Η δημιουργία τεμένους στον Βοτανικό ευρίσκεται στην τελική ευθεία και προκαλεί οξείες πολιτικές και κοινωνικές αντιπαραθέσεις και εντάσεις.
Από την αναμόχλευση του θέματος αυτού και τις σχετικές δημοσκοπήσεις, προκύπτει ότι η συντριπτική πλειοψηφία του ελληνικού λαού, σε αντίθεση με τους εκπροσώπους του, στην Βουλή των Ελλήνων, δεν στηρίζει την ανέγερση του μουσουλμανικού τεμένους. Από δηλώσεις ιεραρχών διαφαίνεται ότι η Εκκλησία της Ελλάδος αντιτίθεται στην ανέγερση τζαμιών στην ελληνική επικράτεια αλλά εάν υπήρχε σειρά θρησκευτικών ανταλλαγμάτων στην Τουρκία (π.χ. λειτουργία Αγ. Σοφίας, Σχολή Χάλκης, εκκλησίες στην Μ. Ασία κ.λ.π.), κατά πάσα πιθανότητα θα μετέβαλε την στάση της.
Tuesday, November 26, 2013
Israelis, Saudis and the Iranian Agreement
By George Friedman - STRATFOR
A deal between Iran and the P-5+1 (the five permanent members of the U.N. Security Council plus Germany) was reached Saturday night. The Iranians agreed to certain limitations on their nuclear program while the P-5+1 agreed to remove certain economic sanctions. The next negotiation, scheduled for six months from now depending on both sides' adherence to the current agreement, will seek a more permanent resolution. The key players in this were the United States and Iran. The mere fact that the U.S. secretary of state would meet openly with the Iranian foreign minister would have been difficult to imagine a few months ago, and unthinkable at the beginning of the Islamic republic.
The U.S. goal is to eliminate Iran's nuclear weapons before they are built, without the United States having to take military action to eliminate them. While it is commonly assumed that the United States could eliminate the Iranian nuclear program at will with airstrikes, as with most military actions, doing so would be more difficult and riskier than it might appear at first glance. The United States in effect has now traded a risky and unpredictable air campaign for some controls over the Iranian nuclear program.
A deal between Iran and the P-5+1 (the five permanent members of the U.N. Security Council plus Germany) was reached Saturday night. The Iranians agreed to certain limitations on their nuclear program while the P-5+1 agreed to remove certain economic sanctions. The next negotiation, scheduled for six months from now depending on both sides' adherence to the current agreement, will seek a more permanent resolution. The key players in this were the United States and Iran. The mere fact that the U.S. secretary of state would meet openly with the Iranian foreign minister would have been difficult to imagine a few months ago, and unthinkable at the beginning of the Islamic republic.
The U.S. goal is to eliminate Iran's nuclear weapons before they are built, without the United States having to take military action to eliminate them. While it is commonly assumed that the United States could eliminate the Iranian nuclear program at will with airstrikes, as with most military actions, doing so would be more difficult and riskier than it might appear at first glance. The United States in effect has now traded a risky and unpredictable air campaign for some controls over the Iranian nuclear program.
Sunday, November 24, 2013
The changing dynamics of the Afghan heroin trail, by Ioannis Michaletos
Developments, new routes, probable outcomes
The following data derive from an international closed conference on the subject held in a Southeastern European country in November 2013.
The Afghan heroin and opiates production is by far the largest in the world with safe predictions for a 90% share on word production in 2014. Afghanistan is a county that can be classified as the “Saudi Arabia of opium production”. As the country of the House of Saud is the world largest exporter of oil and fully depended on it, so is Afghanistan in poppy cultivation in which it relies the main part of its GDP and a great deal of its social equilibrium between competing tribes that divide their districts of influence based on the control of opium.
The following data derive from an international closed conference on the subject held in a Southeastern European country in November 2013.
The Afghan heroin and opiates production is by far the largest in the world with safe predictions for a 90% share on word production in 2014. Afghanistan is a county that can be classified as the “Saudi Arabia of opium production”. As the country of the House of Saud is the world largest exporter of oil and fully depended on it, so is Afghanistan in poppy cultivation in which it relies the main part of its GDP and a great deal of its social equilibrium between competing tribes that divide their districts of influence based on the control of opium.
Wednesday, November 20, 2013
Greece: Taxpayer-Funded Mosque Planned in Athens
By Soeren Kern - Gatestone Institute
Opponents of the mosque argue that Greek taxpayers should not be footing the bill for this project at a time when their massively indebted country is dependent upon foreign aid just to stay afloat. The Greek government appears to be worried about thinly veiled threats of violence by thousands of residents in Athens who have been pressuring government ministers to meet their demands to build a mosque or face an uprising.
"It is a very big tragedy for us Muslims that there is no mosque here. Greece produced democracy and civilization and the respect of religion, but they don't respect our Muslims to provide us with a regular, legal mosque." — Syed Mohammed Jamil of the Pakistan-Hellenic Society
Tuesday, November 19, 2013
The Secret History of Hezbollah
By Tony Badran - Foundation for Defense of Democracies
Thirty years ago last month, Hezbollah blew up the barracks of the U.S Marines and French paratroopers stationed at the Beirut airport, killing 241 U.S. servicemen and 58 Frenchmen. It wasn’t Hezbollah’s first terrorist operation, but this attack, the most memorable in Lebanon’s vicious and chaotic 15-year-long civil war, marked the Party of God’s entry onto the world stage.
Sunday, November 17, 2013
Σύντομη αναφορά για την τρομοκρατική προκήρυξη, του Ιωάννη Μιχαλέτου
Η 18σέλιδη "τρομοκρατική" προκήρυξη της 16ης Νοεμβρίου του 2013 σχετικά με τη δολοφονία των δύο μελών της Χρυσής Αυγής, έχει ορισμένα ιδιαίτερα χαρακτηριστικά.
Καταρχάς, είναι η πρώτη περίπτωση που σε τρομοκρατική προκήρυξη δεν υπάρχει ουδεμία αναφορά για την επιχειρησιακή δράση της δολοφονικής επίθεσης ή/και την προετοιμασία της, ή ακόμα και δευτερεύοντες λεπτομέρειες οι οποίες δεν είναι γνωστές στο ευρύ κοινό, ούτως ώστε να μπορούν οι Αστυνομικές Αρχές να πιστοποιήσουν πλήρως την γνησιότητα ή όχι της προκήρυξης. Με απλά λόγια δεν υπάρχει οποιοδήποτε στοιχείο το οποίοι να επικυρώνει ότι ο συντάκτης της προκήρυξης γνωρίζει οτιδήποτε για τη δολοφονική επίθεση παραπάνω από ότι είναι γνωστό στον οποιοδήποτε πολίτη που παρακολουθεί το θέμα.
Καταρχάς, είναι η πρώτη περίπτωση που σε τρομοκρατική προκήρυξη δεν υπάρχει ουδεμία αναφορά για την επιχειρησιακή δράση της δολοφονικής επίθεσης ή/και την προετοιμασία της, ή ακόμα και δευτερεύοντες λεπτομέρειες οι οποίες δεν είναι γνωστές στο ευρύ κοινό, ούτως ώστε να μπορούν οι Αστυνομικές Αρχές να πιστοποιήσουν πλήρως την γνησιότητα ή όχι της προκήρυξης. Με απλά λόγια δεν υπάρχει οποιοδήποτε στοιχείο το οποίοι να επικυρώνει ότι ο συντάκτης της προκήρυξης γνωρίζει οτιδήποτε για τη δολοφονική επίθεση παραπάνω από ότι είναι γνωστό στον οποιοδήποτε πολίτη που παρακολουθεί το θέμα.
Thursday, November 14, 2013
Επισωρευτική Ριζοσπαστικοποίηση Εξτρεμιστών στην Ελλάδα, του Ανδρέα Μπανούτσου
To RIMSE εκτιμά
πως η Ελληνική κοινωνία από την 17η Σεπτεμβρίου 2013 μετά τη
δολοφονία του Παύλου Φύσσα στο Κερατσίνι από το μέλος της Χρυσής Αυγής Γιώργο
Ρουπακιά, έχει πιθανότατα μπει σε ένα φαύλο κύκλο που οι ακαδημαϊκοί και
ειδικοί αναφέρουν ως επισωρευτική ριζοσπαστικοποίηση εξτρεμιστών. Ας πάρουμε
όμως πρώτα τα γεγονότα με τη σειρά και μετά θα επιχειρήσουμε μια ανάλυση της
έννοιας της επισωρευτικής ριζοσπαστικοποίησης και τις πιθανές επιπτώσεις της
στην εσωτερική ασφάλεια της χώρας.
Monday, November 11, 2013
Kurds defending autonomous 'Rojava' enclave in Syria
By Jonathan Spyer - Middle East Forum
The situation in Syria may appear after two and a half years to have turned into a static and bewildering slaughter. Neither victory nor defeat seem imminent for any of the sides.
But this picture is not entirely accurate. On one front, at least, there is movement in a clear direction. The Kurds of north eastern Syria are consolidating their autonomous enclave bordering Iraq. The Kurds call this area 'Rojava', or western Kurdistan. They have in the last two weeks inflicted a series of telling defeats on Al-Qaeda linked rebels on its borders.
Saturday, November 9, 2013
The Islamist Trojan Horse
By Ali Salim - Gatestone Institute
First, the "closest enemy" must be destroyed, the leaders of Arab countries aligned with the West; after that, the "distant enemy", the Christian West. The masses of the Middle East thirst for the quality of life in the West as they see it through the media; the Islamist leaders desire the total alienation of their citizens from the West.
Thursday, November 7, 2013
Cyprus Joins the Middle East
By Daniel Pipes - Middle East Forum
The Republic of Cyprus has entered the maelstrom of the world's most volatile region thanks to new-found gas and oil reserves combined with an erratic Turkish foreign policy and a civil war in Syria. Even as leaders of this Mediterranean island show skill dealing with these novel threats and opportunities, they need support from a strong U.S. Navy, something not now available.
Wednesday, November 6, 2013
Οι δολοφονίες στην Αθήνα, του Ιωάννη Μιχαλέτου
Τα παρακάτω στοιχεία αποτελούν εικασίες του γράφοντος βάση των όσων έχουν δημοσιευτεί, περιγραφές μαρτύρων, βίντεο, διαρροές της Αστυνομίας.
Αποτελούν μια προσπάθεια υπόθεσης βάση των όσων στοιχείων είναι δυνατόν να γίνουν γνωστά με τον όσο δυνατόν εγκυρότερο τρόπο.
Αποτελούν μια προσπάθεια υπόθεσης βάση των όσων στοιχείων είναι δυνατόν να γίνουν γνωστά με τον όσο δυνατόν εγκυρότερο τρόπο.
Sunday, November 3, 2013
A Survey of Islam in Europe: September 2013
By Soeren Kern - Gatestone Institute
In Denmark, construction crews raised the first-ever minaret on September 3 that will alter Copenhagen's low-rise skyline in a colossal project to build the biggest mega-mosque in Scandinavia. The so-called Grand Mosque was made possible through a grant of 150 million kroner ($26 million) from Qatar. This gift has led critics voice concern that the mosque will become a mouthpiece for radical Islam in Denmark.
From Britain to Greece, and Spain to Slovenia, Muslim immigration and the accompanying rise of Islam are transforming the European way of life in ways unimaginable only a few years ago. What follows is a brief survey of 20 noteworthy stories involving Islam in Europe during just the month of September 2013.
In Denmark, construction crews raised the first-ever minaret on September 3 that will alter Copenhagen's low-rise skyline in a colossal project to build the biggest mega-mosque in Scandinavia. The so-called Grand Mosque was made possible through a grant of 150 million kroner ($26 million) from Qatar. This gift has led critics voice concern that the mosque will become a mouthpiece for radical Islam in Denmark.
From Britain to Greece, and Spain to Slovenia, Muslim immigration and the accompanying rise of Islam are transforming the European way of life in ways unimaginable only a few years ago. What follows is a brief survey of 20 noteworthy stories involving Islam in Europe during just the month of September 2013.
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