Kerry spins the ultimate spin!

[Dave007inVegas]

At a conference of coalition members tasked with fighting ISIS in Rome yesterday, Secretary of State John Kerry said members of the terrorist organization are not Muslims but apostates of Islam.


“Daesh [ISIS] is in fact nothing more than a mixture of killers, of kidnappers, of criminals, of thugs, of adventurers, of smugglers and thieves,” Kerry said. “And they are also above all apostates, people who have hijacked a great religion and lie about its real meaning and lie about its purpose and deceive people in order to fight for their purposes.”


Apostate, according to The Washington Post, has traditionally been used to describe an individual or, in the plural, a group who abandoned or renounced their religion. Kerry’s application of the term to ISIS is somewhat ironic considering the terrorist organization has justified its attacks on other Muslims by claiming the victims were apostates themselves, which suggests ISIS militants are active participants in the Muslim faith.


Read more: http://dailycaller.com/2016/02/04/secretary-kerry-says-isis-members-arent-muslims/#ixzz3zK7uF6IV

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[SheriffJoe]

God bless the Swift Boaters who exposed this lying pile of shit!

 

[Dave007inVegas]

God bless the Swift Boaters who exposed this lying pile of shit!

That never gets old.

 

[The Guesser]

“Daesh [ISIS] is in fact nothing more than a mixture of killers, of kidnappers, of criminals, of thugs, of adventurers, of smugglers and thieves,” Kerry said. “And they are also above all apostates, people who have hijacked a great religion and lie about its real meaning and lie about its purpose and deceive people in order to fight for their purposes.”

Of Course Kerry is correct.Thank you Mr SOS, and thank you for your service.

 

[superbeets]

“Daesh [ISIS] is in fact nothing more than a mixture of killers, of kidnappers, of criminals, of thugs, of adventurers, of smugglers and thieves,” Kerry said.



[h=1]‘Apocalyptic’ Isis beyond anything we've seen, say US defence chiefs.[/h]

Hagel said Isis, also kown as Isil,


“Isil is as sophisticated and well funded as any group that we have seen. They’re beyond just a terrorist group. They marry ideology, a sophistication of strategic and tactical military prowess, they are tremendously well funded. Oh, this is beyond anything that we’ve seen, so we must prepare for everything,” Hagel said.

 

[superbeets]

“Daesh [ISIS] is in fact nothing more than a mixture of killers, of kidnappers, of criminals, of thugs, of adventurers, of smugglers and thieves,” Kerry said. “And they are also above all apostates, people who have hijacked a great religion and lie about its real meaning and lie about its purpose and deceive people in order to fight for their purposes.”


Genital mutilation risk triples for girls and women in US, CDC study finds




Since the last official estimate in 1990 of how many people were affected by the practice, the number has grown to 513,000

Jaha Dukureh launched a campaign for the government to commission such a report in May 2014. Photograph: Mae Ryan for the Guardian



The number of women and girls in the United States at risk of female genital mutilation has tripled over the last 25 years, according to a government studyreleased on Thursday.

The last official estimate of how many people were affected by the practice was published in 1990. Since then, the number of women and girls at risk has jumped from 168,000 to 513,000 in 2012, said a highly anticipated study by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

It is unclear how many women and girls in the US have undergone the procedure.

Jaha Dukureh, who has helped lead the US campaign against FGM, said she was happy that the results had finally been published. She launched a campaign for the government to commission such a report in May 2014 with the backing of the Guardian and UN secretary general Ban Ki-moon.

“I’m not really surprised because I’ve seen these numbers before and it just means that government needs to do more when it comes to education and outreach in these communities,” Dukureh said.

Unpublished data from the CDC seen by the Guardian in February 2015 estimated that the amount of women affected had grown to 513,000. And the nonprofit Population Reference Bureau (PRB) said that month that about 507,000 women were affected by the practice.
The US government outlawed FGM in 1996 but some people send their daughters to countries that permit the practice for “vacation cutting”, FGM which is also illegal in the US.

Dukureh was mutilated as a child in the Gambia, where she was born. She held a youth summit on the practice there in October 2015. The Gambia president Yahya Jammeh banned the practice the following month.

The CDC said that the increase in women at risk in the US was “wholly a result of rapid growth in the number immigrants” from countries that practice FGM.

And the risk for girls in the US younger than 18 has grown fourfold, said the study.

“It’s the 21st century and I think no one should be forced to be go through something like this,” Dukureh said. “No child should be forced to undergo this.”

Shelby Quast, Americas director of Equality Now, which aims to end the practice worldwide, said that these numbers are an important resource for campaigners to push for policy change.

“We advocated for – and got – an inter-agency working group to address FGM in the US,” Quast said in an emailed statement. “But the US needs to continue to step up and take charge. This means implementing the law on FGM more effectively, but that also includes training professionals who come in contact with girls at risk or survivors, including health care workers, teachers and social workers.“

The study’s authors wrote that the “ultimate goal” of collecting this data “should be to contribute to preventing the practice and providing services to those who have undergone it.”

The authors wrote: “By implementing actions to capture information that enhances knowledge on those issues, the United States can more effectively move toward prevention.”
Girls younger than 18 years of age now comprise
about one-third of the total women and girls at risk
for FGM/C or its consequences. The number at risk
increased greatly despite the fact that FGM/C preva
-
lence has not increased in practicing countries (and
has seemingly fallen in many countries). Rather, the
increase resulted from the fact that the U.S. population
originating from FGM/C countries has risen sharply
in recent decades. However, most of the increase has
been in second-generation women and girls (i.e., those
born to parents already living in the United States).
Our finding that the age distribution of second-
generation women and girls is much younger than
for first-generation women and girls is important with
regard to risk because there is a strong possibility that
first-generation girls are much more likely to undergo
FGM/C than second-generation girls, because the
latter tend to come from more acculturated families.
Unfortunately, data do not exist in the United States
to test this hypothesis.


FGM survivors: 'It happens on US soil, but it happens in secret'


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Like many teens coming up to summer break, Leyla was excited about her vacation. Born and raised in the midwest, her parents told her that for a special treat she was going to fly with them to Somalia to meet her grandparents and extended family.


“Even though I’m one of four girls I was the one they picked to go.I felt like I really was the lucky one,” she says. But when she got there, instead of practicing Somali and hanging out with her cousins, she discovered the reason for the trip was quite different.


She was driven to a remote village and told she was going to have her clitoris removed. “I just felt like she had ambushed me. I felt scared but I also felt like I had no choice [...] I felt mad and scared but I didn’t know what to do. I felt so powerless.”


Campaign groups and survivors of FGM warn that despite legislation against female genital mutilation – which involves removing part or all of a girls outer sexual organs and can result in physical complications, death in childbirth and lifelong trauma – American girls are being taken out of the country to be cut, and may be subjected to mutilation on US soil.


A lack of widespread knowledge and information about FGM put girls like Leyla at risk, says Shelby Quast, policy advisor at the campaign group Equality Now. “One of our biggest concerns is that girls are being taken out of the country for vacation cutting during school vacations,” she says. “We look at the various diaspora communities and as they grow, the number of girls at risk grows as well.”


Mariama Diallo, African community specialist at Sanctuary for Families, a New York-based nonprofit, said there was anecdotal evidence that cutters were flown over by families to cut a number of girls, often babies. “There is a big lack of knowledge about FGM. It’s seen as a cultural issue, but it is a harmful practice that amounts to child abuse and it is happening to US citizens,” she says. She has clients with children in some communities who are terrified of taking their children to their birth country, and are ostracized for refusing to get their daughters cut.


This week the Guardian backed the campaign of Jaha Dukureh, a 24-year-old personal banker from Atlanta, who has started a petition calling on the Obama administration to gather information on FGM in the US and devise a national action plan.


FGM has been illegal in the US under federal law since 1996, and “vacation cutting” has been outlawed since last year. But a lack of prosecutions and desire to hold on to what is seen as a deep-rooted cultural practice, means American girls are still being cut, according to experts. At least 228,000 American women and girls are at risk of the practice, according to research from the African Women’s Health Center of the Brigham and Women’s Hospital.


Having had a typical American upbringing, Leyla, now 23, was horrified and scared at the idea of going through surgery in a remote area. Choking back tears, she describes the moment she was taken to the house of the cutter: “They had to hold me down. There was no anaesthetic, no gloves, no pain medication after, no nurse to take care of you. It was the most painful thing I have ever experienced. They cut you like they are cutting paper. It’s like you die. I was screaming and crying.”


She was taken to another room to recover. “But you are just bleeding, with a wad of cotton wool in your underwear. You are in the middle of nowhere, and they are improvising surgery,” she says. “It took a week for it to kick in that I’d been through this. I felt like I was dreaming and that at some point I’d wake up. I felt so violated. Why didn’t they just let me decide when I got older instead of ambushing me in the middle of nowhere?”


The consequences of FGM can be life-changing and, in some cases, fatal. Lesha, a 21-year-old from a southern state describes how she and her sister were sent to Guinea when they were 11 and 9 respectively. “I went to Africa to learn about my identity just to end up being scarred for life,” she says.


She describes how she and her sister shared a room growing up, and were best friends. As a result of FGM, her sister died. “What I remember is she was blamed for not taking their herbs and everything they were doing to help her, which never included taking her to a doctor. She was blamed for not surviving, and I was praised for taking it well,” she says. “When we came back, no one asked about what happened to her. No one asked why she was just no longer there. I was told to forget it, like it never happened.”


Other complications include an increased risk of death during childbirth, recurrent infection and pain during sex. Types of FGM range from type one, which involves the removal of the clitoris, to type three, the removal of clitoris, labia and sewing up of a girl so only a small hole remains to urinate and menstruate. Lesha was subjected to type three. “Sex is painful, and I hate, hate, hate it,” she says. “I hate being touched. It feels like rape every time.”


Taina Bien Aime, director of the Coalition Against Trafficking in Women and a long-time anti-FGM campaigner, says comparisons between male and female circumcision are unhelpful. “Type one FGM would be like removing a male’s testes, type three is equivalent to removing both the testes and the penis. There is no way that would be deemed acceptable.” Unlike male circumcision, FGM also inhibits sexual pleasure and can cause severe pain and sexual and reproductive health complications.



The survivors the Guardian spoke to were adamant that in their own communities in the US making sure girls were cut – and therefore kept ”pure” before marriage – was common.


“This is absolutely an American problem. We have vacation cutting, we have people sending money home so their relatives daughters can have the ceremony,” says Naima Abdullahi, 36. She went through FGM in Kenya as a nine-year-old. “It absolutely happens on US soil, but it happens in secret.”


Leyla, who has moved away from her family and is still dealing with the psychological ramifications of her ordeal, says the issue is too often ignored in America. “There needs to be more warning, more information. There needs to be a place where people can get help. My mother thought she was fulfilling her motherly duties. If there had been more resources, maybe it wouldn’t have happened,” she says. “That’s why I’m telling my story. If I can stop this happening to just one girl then it will have been worth it.”


Survivors are also often left dealing with the consequences of FGM on their own, says Mariama Diallo. “In London there are at least 15 specialist clinics, but in New York there are just a few hospitals were I can sent clients” she says. “We need real training for doctors, nurses teachers. Outreach is so important.”


Naima, now pregnant with her second child is struggling to find an OBGYN. “I hate going to the gynaecologist,” she says. “ The doctor walks in and the next thing you know there are interns coming to have a look and you think, you know what – I’m going to get dressed.”


She has called five different health centres, but failed to find a professional with the right training. “I’m looking for someone who I don’t have to educate about it. I’ve called five different health centres. Some don’t even know what FGM is.”

But the consequences of speaking out can be severe. Several of the FGM survivors the Guardian spoke to would only speak anonymously. “When someone speaks out about FGM, the whole community turns against them,” says Lesha. “Plus, we have no protection. No one understands what I go through or what it means.”


Naima, who is openly identifying herself as a survivor for the first time, hopes that with more women coming forward to tell their stories the taboo around FGM can at last be challenged. “Silence is a huge problem. Yes this is a cultural issue, but it’s a cultural problem,” she says. “ I need Americans to hear this. Because every girl that died, or ends ends up in an emergency room because of FGM – they are paying the price for that silence.”



“Daesh [ISIS] is in fact nothing more than a mixture of killers, of kidnappers, of criminals, of thugs, of adventurers, of smugglers and thieves,” Kerry said. “And they are also above all apostates, people who have hijacked a great religion and lie about its real meaning and lie about its purpose and deceive people in order to fight for their purposes.”

 

[superbeets]

John Kerry, world-renowned Islamic scholar, declaring the Islamic State faithful to be “apostates.” What school of Islamic jurisprudence is Kerry basing this on? First, it’s “ISIS has nothing to do with Islam” and now, when it can no longer be denied, it’s, “well — they’re Islamic apostates!”



The former Imam of the Grand Mosque in Mecca, Adel Kalbani, [FONT=Droid Sans, sans-serif]said[/FONT], “ISIS have the same beliefs as we do.”


The Islamic State explains their every action using the Quran, hadith and sira.

 

[superbeets]

It is interesting that when the Obama administration could no longer deny the connection between the Islamic State and Islam, they have resorted to using Islamic terminology to explain them. Obama is far more the apostate than the devout Muslims serving the Islamic State: he was raised a Muslim and his father was a Muslim, making him a Muslim according to Islamic law. But now he identifies as a Christian. So here we have the apostate President’s non-Muslim Secretary of State declaring that people whose every move is guided by the Quran are apostates. It would be a great comedy if so many people weren’t getting killed.

 

[hehateme82]

“Daesh [ISIS] is in fact nothing more than a mixture of killers, of kidnappers, of criminals, of thugs, of adventurers, of smugglers and thieves,” Kerry said. “And they are also above all apostates, people who have hijacked a great religion and lie about its real meaning and lie about its purpose and deceive people in order to fight for their purposes.”

Of Course Kerry is correct.Thank you Mr SOS, and thank you for your service.

Hate to break it to ya bud, there is nothing great about that religion.

 

[Willie99]

"I remember when I was in Cambodia in December 1968, and I heard President Nixon lying to everyone we did not have a presence in Cambodia" JFK


1) JFK was never in Cambodia, unless he went all by himself
2) LBJ was POTUS in 1968

it's a libtard tradition, they fucking lie lie lie lie lie, they lie about their experiences, they lie about life, they lie about just about anything

it's genetics

 

[The Guesser]

Hate to break it to ya bud, there is nothing great about that religion.

Same as any other religion, bud.

 

[Willie99]

he has told some version of this story on many different occasions, including the floor of the Senate while he was a Senator

it wasn't until 2004 that this idiots many lies became debunked, and that's when he tweaked his words to stuff like

around Christmas, which really meant Jan and Feb when Nixon could speak those words as POTUS

and near Cambodia, admitting he lied about being in Cambodia

and all he was really trying to accomplish is to tell the American people that government covers things up




in libtardville, the end justifies the means, honor and integrity are worthless to them, they embrace their scum and lick it dry

"what difference does it make", that's what they think about the truth

 

[Willie99]

Troops in survey back Bush 4-to-1 over Kerry

In the survey of more than 4,000 full-time and part-time troops, 73% said they would vote for Bush if the election were held today; 18% said they would vote for Kerry

http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/politicselections/nation/president/2004-10-03-bush-troops_x.htm




I wonder why the military hated one of their own by such a wide margin?

does anyone think they felt this way about the one and only war hero JFK in 1960?

rhetorical question boys, "what difference does it make"

 

[vitterd]

Troops in survey back Bush 4-to-1 over Kerry

In the survey of more than 4,000 full-time and part-time troops, 73% said they would vote for Bush if the election were held today; 18% said they would vote for Kerry

http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/politicselections/nation/president/2004-10-03-bush-troops_x.htm




I wonder why the military hated one of their own by such a wide margin?

does anyone think they felt this way about the one and only war hero JFK in 1960?

rhetorical question boys, "what difference does it make"

Ummmmm.....swift boaters nonsense. And military goes repubs for obvious reasons anyway but prob not obvious to you.

It really is amazing that you still use " what difference does it make". And you says dems are uneducated and low information. The way you interpret quotes......it's almost like you're retarded. What's next " you didn't build that"??

 

[vitterd]

God bless the Swift Boaters who exposed this lying pile of shit!

Speaking if "does it make a difference". Does it matter that nearly every crew member who served with Kerry say the allegations from the swift boat idiots are false? Of course it doesn't matter......why would facts matter.

does it make a difference the term "swift boating" is defined as attacking opponents in a dishonest manner? Of course it doesn't.

 

[superbeets]

[h=1]'We don't need Muslims': White nationalist super PAC makes robocall in New Hampshire backing Donald Trump[/h]

• It's paid for by the American National Super PAC
• American Renaissance editor Jared Taylor can be heard speaking on call
• He has said 'I don't know whether he wants [my support] or not. I think he wants support from everyone'
• Trump campaign has said: 'Mr. Trump has disavowed all Super PACs offering their support and continues to do so'

By ZOE SZATHMARY FOR DAILYMAIL.COM
PUBLISHED: 14:51, 6 February 2016 | UPDATED: 16:28, 6 February 2016
A white nationalist super PAC is behind a robocall that advocates Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump and is being made with people in New Hampshire.
It's paid for by the American National Super PAC, and includes three voices, according to CNN.
'I am a farmer and white nationalist. Support Donald Trump,' a voice says, according to the news outlet.






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+2


In the robocall, American Renaissance editor Jared Taylor can be heard speaking. Taylor (pictured) has said: 'I don't know whether [Trump] wants [my support] or not. I think he wants support from everyone'

The voice goes on to say: 'This call is not authorized by Donald Trump.'
A different voice says: 'We don't need Muslims. We need smart, well-educated, white people.'
In the robocall, American Renaissance editor Jared Taylor can be heard speaking, CNN reported.
Taylor said in an interview with the news outlet that he is a 'white-advocate' and that: 'I don't know whether [Trump] wants [my support] or not.
'I think he wants support from everyone.
'Whether or not he would agree with me is an entirely other matter.
'Remember, it is I who am supporting Donald Trump, and not Donald Trump who is supporting me.'
Taylor also said: 'They will say that I support Donald Trump because he's going to send away all illegal immigrants and build a wall and that he wants to put a moratorium on Islamic immigration, and I will say that what this means is that he wants immigrants who will assimilate to our Western values.
'And I'm all for that, and I think all of the people in New Hampshire are all for that, too.'

+2


A Trump spokeswoman has said 'Mr. Trump has disavowed all Super PACs offering their support and continues to do so.' Trump is seen at a South Carolina event on Friday



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Trump spokeswoman Hope Hicks told CNN: 'Mr. Trump has disavowed all Super PACs offering their support and continues to do so.'
The American National Super PAC made robocalls advocating Trump in Iowa, as well.
Trump told CNN in January: 'I would disavow it, but nothing in this country shocks me.
'People in this country are angry. They're angry at what's going on.
'They're angry at the border. They're angry at the crime.
'They're angry at people coming in and shooting Kate [Steinle] in the back in California, in San Francisco.


.
'They're angry when Jamiel Shaw's shot in the face by an illegal immigrant.
'They're angry when the woman - the veteran, 65 years old - is raped, sodomized and killed by the illegal immigrant.
'And they're very angry about it and, by the way, and thousands of other cases like that.'
The New Hampshire primary election will take place on Tuesday.


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[superbeets]

Trump is 100% correct. Except the ban should be permanent rather than temporary.

 

[superbeets]

Go Trump. Save us

 

[hehateme82]

Same as any other religion, bud.

Dead fucking wrong and you know it.

 

[Willie99]

Dead fucking wrong and you know it.

no he doesn't