President Trump: We need The Travel Ban…

Protecting the United States and her citizens is the first, last and primary duty of President Donald J Trump. The security of American life and liberty is the strongest principle of governance that leaves no room for concession.  [ VIDEO ]

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President Trump has access to information and intelligence insight that enables him to look much further toward the horizon than the daily partisan arguments -promoted by the media- against his outlooks.

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UK Authorities Identify Two of Three London Terrorists – Ask Public For Help…

British law enforcement named two of the three men involved in the latest London terrorist attack and appealed for the public’s help to learn more about their movements in the days leading up to the deadly jihad that killed seven people with dozens wounded.

Khuram Shazad Butt (pictured furthest left) was a 27-year-old Pakistani-born Briton known to authorities, according to a statement issued by London police.

Rachid Redouane, (pictured on right) who had claimed to be Moroccan and Libyan, variously given his age as 30 or 25 and also used Elkhdar as a surname, was unknown until the night the two were shot dead along with a third attacker who has not been identified, police said.

Ten others who were arrested in the east London neighborhood of Barking where the two named suspects had lived remained in custody.

The Mayor of London, a devout Islamapologist, also gave a speech today, video below:

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UAE, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Bahrain Cut Diplomatic Ties With Qatar…

There’s a history needed for context here.  But first, here’s the latest developments in order of their occurrence.

♦ 6:00am Bahrain’s Foreign Affairs Ministry issued a statement early Monday saying it would withdraw its diplomatic mission from the Qatari capital of Doha within 48 hours and that all Qatari diplomats should leave Bahrain within the same period.

The ministry’s statement said Qatari citizens needed to leave Bahrain within two weeks and that air and sea traffic between the two countries would be halted. It wasn’t immediately clear how that would affect Qatar Airways, one of the region’s major long-haul carriers.

Bahrain blamed Qatar’s “media incitement, support for armed terrorist activities and funding linked to Iranian groups to carry out sabotage and spreading chaos in Bahrain” for its decision.

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Details Emerge on FBI “National Security” Raid in Dearborn Michigan…

Two days ago the FBI, DHS and a joint anti-terrorism command force raided a home in Dearborn Michigan.  At the request of the FBI the media was intentionally ambiguous as to the nature of the raid leading to some speculative reporting.

Media Report:

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In the aftermath of the raid some details have emerged. The house raided was occupied by  Samer ElDebek, a Lebanese American truck driver with ties to New York.

According to Arab-American News ElDebek lived in New York and left for Lebanon approximately 8 years ago. He returned to the U.S., and after a time back in New York he relocated to Dearborn about 10 months ago.

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UPDATES: London Bridge Terror Attack – President Trump Sends Message of Support For London and UK…

(Daily Mail) Five jihadi terrorists shouting ‘this is for Allah’ have reportedly killed seven people and left dozens more injured in a horrific rampage around two locations in central London.

The men, described as being ‘of Mediterranean origin’, mowed down up to 20 people with a white van at 50mph on London Bridge on Saturday night, then began ‘randomly stabbing’ revellers with 12-inch hunting knives.

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BREAKING: Another UK Attack – London Bridge Terrorist Attack

[ There are two incident scenes near each other. ]  According to initial media reporting up to 20 people are feared to be injured after a white van reportedly ploughed into pedestrians on London Bridge.  Approximate time 10:10pm (local) or 5:10pm EDT U.S.

Initial eye-witnesses report the vehicle drove onto the pedestrian pavement at the scene in central London this evening and drove directly into the crowds of people.  The driver, and possibly passengers, may also have exited the vehicle and began stabbing or shooting the survivors.

There are reports of massive amounts of gunfire taking place at the same time.  The van is estimated to have been driven at a speed approximately 50mph into the crowd.  The rapid gunfire lasted for several minutes. (more…)

SCOTUS Requests Trump VISA Restriction Challengers File Legal Responses by Monday June 12th….

President Trump has requested the Supreme Court grant an expedited review of lower court rulings that have blocked the temporary travel restrictions and visa bans.

The Supreme Court justices have now asked challengers to the Trump Executive Order to file their responses to the petition for review (the requests for stays of the lower courts’ rulings).  Those responses are due on or before 3 p.m. Monday, June 12.

(Via SCOTUS BLOG) […] Arguing that lower courts “openly second-guessed” President Donald Trump’s determination that national security concerns require a freeze on new visas for travelers from six Muslim-majority countries (Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen), last night the federal government asked the Supreme Court to step into the legal dispute over the constitutionality of the executive order that the president signed on March 6.

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Secretary Tillerson Statement on Kabul Terrorist Attack on Diplomatic Compound – At least 90 killed, 400 wounded….

The details of the terrorist attack in Kabul show the explosives were hidden in a tanker truck used to clean out septic systems.  The Afghan security forces stopped the tanker truck from entering the heart of the area containing the diplomatic headquarters multiple nations.

The bomber detonated the truck at the security checkpoint immediately killing all of the Afghanistan security forces.  More than 90 people (mostly civilians) were killed and more than 400 were wounded – including 11 American contractors.

STATE DEPT – The United States strongly condemns today’s deadly attack in Kabul.

We offer our deepest condolences to the families and friends of those who were killed and injured, including our Afghan partners, members of the diplomatic and international communities, and many innocent Afghan citizens. We pray for a speedy recovery to the American and Afghan members of our mission staff and others who were injured in this attack, and we praise the Afghan Security Forces, police, and medical professionals who were the first responders to the scene.

In the face of this senseless and cowardly act, the U.S. commitment to Afghanistan is unwavering; the United States stands with the government and the people of Afghanistan and will continue to support their efforts to achieve peace, security, and prosperity for their country. (link)

 

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Massive Car Bombing Near Diplomatic Compound in Kabul Afghanistan…

Details are sketchy because of the scale of the explosion.  Reports of dozens killed and hundreds injured.   Reuters reports: Basir Mujahid, a spokesman for Kabul police, said several people were killed and wounded in the blast near the fortified entrance to the German embassy.

“It was a car bomb near the German embassy, but there are several other important compounds and offices near there too. It is hard to say what the exact target is,” Mujahid said.   The explosion shattered windows and blew doors off their hinges in houses hundreds of meters (yards) away.  (link)

The incident happened at around 8:20 a.m. on Wednesday when a massive explosion occurred in a crowded area on the edge of the capital’s Wazir Akbar Khan neighborhood, not far from foreign embassies and government buildings. Plumes of smoke were seen billowing from the scene.

It was not immediately clear what was the exact target of the explosion, but photos from the scene showed significant damage and multiple vehicles which were destroyed. At least 319 people had been taken to hospitals, the health ministry said. The Pajhwok news agency said 50 people were killed.

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