“Islamic Extremism: not a threat”
An extreme view on the threat of Islamic Extremism in New Zealand from Bunji at The Standard – nothing to worry about, nothing needs changing. Islamic Extremism: not a threat The war-mongering and...
View ArticleGood line of questioning in Iraq
Andrew Little was wise to change topic in Question Time and today examined John Key on plans to deploy our Defence Force in Iraq. He made a particularly good point about learning from the ANZACs and...
View ArticleGood Goff debut at SST on Middle East issues
Phil Goff’s first column in the Sunday Star Times is on the Middle East and what we are doing or may do about the conflicts there. Phil Goff: Arms not the answer is a good balanced debut. New Zealand...
View ArticleSIS jobs increase with risk
NZ Herald reports that More espionage agents being recruited amid threats on social media in NZ spies to combat new terror threats. In a rare interview, Ms Kitteridge said New Zealand’s risk level had...
View ArticleISIS – doing something versus doing nothing
John Key is promoting the chances New Zealand contribues to Iraqi efforts to defeat the spread of the Islamic State – Prime Minister: Let’s help Iraq. In an unscripted speech on a marae today Prime...
View ArticleISIS – apostles of the Apocalypse
A caliphate established by radical Muslims that supports genocide and appears intent on precipitating World War 3 with an aim of engineering the Apocalypse – “that it considers itself a harbinger...
View ArticleCabinet expected to fix Middle East
Is another military excursion in the Middle East morass another exercise in futility? How much risk is it to us? NZ Herald reported yesterday Cabinet expected to give Isis fight green light tomorrow....
View ArticleDo ISIS have a Kiwi journalist hostage?
On RadioLive this morning Bill Ralston talked about a rumour that ISIS have a “a Kiwi journalist in their hands”. SUNDAY MORNING PANEL: PHOEBE FLETCHER AND BILL RALSTON From about 12:44 Ralston: Sort...
View ArticleMajority support anti-ISIS troop deployment
The Government is backed by majority sentiment with the deployment of a small number of troops in Iraq, according to a Herald-Digipoll survey. On the decision to deploy troops in Iraq: Agree 57%...
View ArticleISIS “act of war” against France
Islamic State have claimed responsibility for the Paris attacks, and French President Francois said it amounted to an act of war against France. Radio NZ reports Hollande: Paris attacks an act of ‘war’...
View ArticleISIL or Daesh?
The group involved in the extremist Islamic insurrection in Syria and Iraq has been called a number of things. They are commonly referred to as Islamic State, ISIS or ISIL: ISIS: the Islamic State of...
View ArticleWhat Russia is doing
From yesterday, Maureen W: I’d like to talk about what Russia is doing.. Dave 1924: The Rus are damn fascinating, on the fringes of Europe for so long and under very autocratic rule for their whole...
View ArticleUS asks NZ for more ‘resources’ to fight ISIS
New Zealand is one og 65 countries asked to contribute more ‘resources’ to help fight ISIS in the Middle East. NZ Herald in Prime Minister John Key: ‘We are making a big contribution already in Iraq‘...
View ArticleDamned if we do or don’t on ISIS
The Otago Daioly Times editorial on Saturday outlined a dilemma for the Government on how to contribute to the fight against ISIS. Damned if we do or don’t The Government is apparently now...
View ArticleAndrew Little supports SAS againstISIS
Andrew Little, in an official visit to Washington DC as Opposition Leader, has said he would support sending Special Air Service troops to fight Isis if the right conditions were met. NZ Herald:...
View ArticleState of confusion
A report in the Irish Times illustrates little other than a state of confusion in Syria – Evacuation of Islamic State fighters from Damascus delayed. A UN-sponsored deal to evacuate more than 2,000...
View ArticleGerman targets in Istanbul bombing
It appears that German tourists were targeted in Istanbul by a lone ISIS suicide bomber. This further complicates things for Germany and also creates new pressures for Turkey, with tourism being a...
View ArticleBombs in Brussels
A reminder of the continual threat of terrorism in Europe with three reported bomb blasts in Brussels, with a current reported death toll of 34, and many more serious injuries. There were two blasts at...
View Article‘NZ a model of religious tolerance’
Helen Clark, back in New Zealand opening the new Religious Diversity Centre, said that New Zealand provided a model of religious tolerance for the rest of the world. NZ Herald: Helen Clark: ‘NZ a model...
View ArticleCorbyn accused of Israel bashing
Jeremy Corbyn has had an awful week and the UK Labour Party is in a mess, with Corbyn clinging on to leadership despite a massive vote of no confidence in him by his own caucus earlier this week. But...
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