Japanese Hostage Taken by al-Zarqawi

[Samurai_Jerk]

Some of my competitors are touting their shit as "Used by the self defense forces!" as if that means anything more than they were the cheapest bid.

After all these years you still don't understand how things work in Japan yet, do you?

[Coligny]

Some of my competitors are touting their shit as "Used by the self defense forces!" as if that means anything more than they were the cheapest bid.

After all these years you still don't understand how things work in Japan yet, do you?

Nor the american way it seems.

Step 1 be the lowest bidder
Step 2 cost overrun
Step 3-8 costs overruns
Step 9 profit !

The F22 and F35 make the Osprey program look like a textbook run...

[matsuki]

I'm buying what you're sellin' in general but not with the specific gear I'm referring to. It was a really lame process to begin with but what it all came down to was any product deemed acceptable at the lowest bid. If you didn't meet the delivery date, you would be fined.

[Coligny]

I'm buying what you're sellin' in general but not with the specific gear I'm referring to. It was a really lame process to begin with but what it all came down to was any product deemed acceptable at the lowest bid. If you didn't meet the delivery date, you would be fined.

So... Definatuly not F22 or F35...

[matsuki]

I'm buying what you're sellin' in general but not with the specific gear I'm referring to. It was a really lame process to begin with but what it all came down to was any product deemed acceptable at the lowest bid. If you didn't meet the delivery date, you would be fined.

So... Definatuly not F22 or F35...

LOL, if only I had access to either of those...

[Samurai_Jerk]

Jihadi John identified?

The "Jihadi John" masked fighter who fronted Islamic State beheading videos is Mohammed Emwazi, a Kuwaiti-born Briton from a prosperous family who grew up in London and graduated with a computer programming degree, according to the Washington Post.

In videos released by Islamic State (IS), the black-clad militant brandishing a knife and speaking with an English accent appears to have decapitated hostages including Americans, Britons and Syrians.

The Washington Post said Emwazi, who used the videos to threaten the West and taunt leaders such as President Barack Obama and British Prime Minister David Cameron, was believed to have travelled to Syria around 2012 and to have later joined IS.

"His real name, according to friends and others familiar with his case, is Mohammed Emwazi, a Briton from a well-to-do family who grew up in West London and graduated from college with a degree in computer programming," the Post said.

[Samurai_Jerk]

I know killing people is worse but this really makes me sick.

ISIS Destroys Second Largest Museum in Iraq

A few days after burning the Mosul Public Library, ISIS posted a video showing the destruction of Mosul museum, the second largest in Iraq and rich artifacts from thousands of years of Iraq history.

In the video released on Thursday, ISIS militants use sledge hammers to destroy the museum statues one by one. An Arab ISIS leader gives a short speech justifying the destruction of priceless historic statues by saying they were idols for gods that were worshiped in contradiction of worshiping one god: Allah. Some militants carried electric drills. In the end, the pride of Assyrian civilization, a gigantic winged bull that stood for thousands of years as part of the ancient Nineveh wall is destroyed too.

[Russell]

I know killing people is worse but this really makes me sick.

ISIS Destroys Second Largest Museum in Iraq

A few days after burning the Mosul Public Library, ISIS posted a video showing the destruction of Mosul museum, the second largest in Iraq and rich artifacts from thousands of years of Iraq history.

In the video released on Thursday, ISIS militants use sledge hammers to destroy the museum statues one by one. An Arab ISIS leader gives a short speech justifying the destruction of priceless historic statues by saying they were idols for gods that were worshiped in contradiction of worshiping one god: Allah. Some militants carried electric drills. In the end, the pride of Assyrian civilization, a gigantic winged bull that stood for thousands of years as part of the ancient Nineveh wall is destroyed too.

One tourist attraction less...

[Yokohammer]

The Taliban scumbags did a similar thing in Bamyan, destroying 1700 years of culture with a few sticks of dynamite. That made me sick too. People are just fucking stupid.

[matsuki]

Fuuuuuuu I really hate religious assholes

[Coligny]

Sooo... Do we still lecture the French for keeping our egyptian shit in the Louvre or not ?

[Wage Slave]

Sooo... Do we still lecture the French for keeping our egyptian shit in the Louvre or not ?

Sadly, this is a good point. The British Museum is no doubt breathing a little easier as well.

[legion]

I know killing people is worse but this really makes me sick.

ISIS Destroys Second Largest Museum in Iraq

Agree. The "reason" they give is bullshit, they have run out of high profile foreigners to kill so they trash the library and museum to get themselves in the news again.

They say you can tell a country's human rights record from its zoos, the better the zoo, the better the its treatment of its citizens. I think you can tell how much a country values its future by how much it respects its past, when you stand in from of an ancient object you really appreciate the efforts of those that came before so you could stand here today and you understand the obligation to work for a better tomorrow.

I am surprised there was anything left, following the invasion of Iraq a lot of stuff was looted and sold to foreign collectors. Guess we can be glad for the illegal trade in antiquities.

[wagyl]

So where do the people here who have an issue with Islam stand on this?

Numazu Shinkin Bank, based in Numazu, rejected on Feb. 24 a request from Rikijiro Saito, a 66-year-old resident of Gotenba, Shizuoka Prefecture, to open an account in the name of his Japan-Islamic region friendship association.

In turning down his request, an official of the bank said the institution cannot open an account for an organization that carries the name Islam, Saito said.

the rest

[Yokohammer]

So where do the people here who have an issue with Islam stand on this?

Numazu Shinkin Bank, based in Numazu, rejected on Feb. 24 a request from Rikijiro Saito, a 66-year-old resident of Gotenba, Shizuoka Prefecture, to open an account in the name of his Japan-Islamic region friendship association.

In turning down his request, an official of the bank said the institution cannot open an account for an organization that carries the name Islam, Saito said.

the rest

This is just typical low-level unsophisticated fuckwittery.


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[legion]

Masanori Naito, a professor of Islamic and Middle East studies at Doshisha University’s graduate school, said that the bank’s refusal symbolizes people’s lack of awareness of Islam in Japan.

“The bank’s refusal was based on a typical misnomer among Japanese to simply connect anything Islamic with the Islamic State, and that is very offensive to Muslims,” Naito said.

Yeah, whatever.

While Naito is accusing the Japanese of associating anything Islamic with the Islamic State, he goes on to put all muslims in one group, which is a bit of a logic fail. And guess what, they are all offended. How does he know there aren't muslims who are not offended, after all, Islam forbids usury, so really Saito shouldn't be using a non Islamic bank. Indeed, some muslims may be offended by the opening of an account using the word "Islam" in a non Islamic bank.

So while I am all for people trying to find ways to build bridges between rational people, the people building those bridges need to be a little smarter. Falling back on the old "it's offensive" line kind of puts them in the "offended muslims, gee, what a novelty" category.

The risk management director at the bank’s head office said it decided to reject Saito’s request because it could not rule out the possibility that money in the account could be transferred to terrorist groups.

“We made the decision by comprehensively taking into account various factors including that we could not rule out suspicions that money in the account might be transferred to Islamic groups that deviate from the religion’s teachings,” said the director.

Damage control PR, over reaction or a legitimate concern? Banks are pretty uptight about money laundering as we all know. Call me an old cynic, but just because it has a cuddly name that doesn't mean the well meaning members wouldn't get taken for a ride by some less than honest people. We all know how naive the Japanese can be, maybe the bank spotted a rube.

Considering recent events it is understandable that people are pushing back, the bank is within their prerogative as a business to refuse to give a service. Might not sit comfortably, might not be directly constructive, but on the other hand it does demonstrate that there are far reaching reactions to the actions of a few, which in itself may conversely have a constructive effect in the long run. Checks and balances.

[Russell]

So where do the people here who have an issue with Islam stand on this?

Numazu Shinkin Bank, based in Numazu, rejected on Feb. 24 a request from Rikijiro Saito, a 66-year-old resident of Gotenba, Shizuoka Prefecture, to open an account in the name of his Japan-Islamic region friendship association.

In turning down his request, an official of the bank said the institution cannot open an account for an organization that carries the name Islam, Saito said.

the rest

He could always try the name "Isram"...

[Cyka UchuuJin]

I know killing people is worse but this really makes me sick.

ISIS Destroys Second Largest Museum in Iraq

A few days after burning the Mosul Public Library, ISIS posted a video showing the destruction of Mosul museum, the second largest in Iraq and rich artifacts from thousands of years of Iraq history.

In the video released on Thursday, ISIS militants use sledge hammers to destroy the museum statues one by one. An Arab ISIS leader gives a short speech justifying the destruction of priceless historic statues by saying they were idols for gods that were worshiped in contradiction of worshiping one god: Allah. Some militants carried electric drills. In the end, the pride of Assyrian civilization, a gigantic winged bull that stood for thousands of years as part of the ancient Nineveh wall is destroyed too.

It really is. I read about it this morning and it really shows just how ignorant and unintelligent these fuckwits are.

I wonder just how far it is going to go.

[Coligny]

Well, wirh AQ it was first the Buddha then the World Trade Center...

Sooo... next up should be some random american landmark...

[Coligny]

So where do the people here who have an issue with Islam stand on this?

Numazu Shinkin Bank, based in Numazu, rejected on Feb. 24 a request from Rikijiro Saito, a 66-year-old resident of Gotenba, Shizuoka Prefecture, to open an account in the name of his Japan-Islamic region friendship association.

In turning down his request, an official of the bank said the institution cannot open an account for an organization that carries the name Islam, Saito said.

the rest

He could always try the name "Isram"...

With the Hilux being the official Jihadmobile, Toyota should be in the darkest shit possible from a banking standpoint in japan...

[matsuki]

So where do the people here who have an issue with Islam stand on this?

Numazu Shinkin Bank, based in Numazu, rejected on Feb. 24 a request from Rikijiro Saito, a 66-year-old resident of Gotenba, Shizuoka Prefecture, to open an account in the name of his Japan-Islamic region friendship association.

In turning down his request, an official of the bank said the institution cannot open an account for an organization that carries the name Islam, Saito said.

the rest

He could always try the name "Isram"...

With the Hilux being the official Jihadmobile, Toyota should be in the darkest shit possible from a banking standpoint in japan...

The Hilux mob they have parading around in all those ISIS promo videos looks fresh from Japan...quite different from the beat to shit older yota's we are used to seeing when then media shows terror in the middle east.

[Coligny]

SNL wuz on the case...

Parody from this:

who seemed to be a butthurt answer to Nissan's

[TennoChinko]

The next ISIS Japanese fuckwit head on a stick:


http://dot.asahi.com/wa/2015021700076.html

「イスラム国」事件　一水会代表がヨルダンで目撃した日本政府の無策
(更新 2015/2/18 07:00)

新右翼団体「一水会」の木村三浩代表は後藤健二さんが殺害される直前の1月31日、独自の解放交渉をしようとヨルダンに渡っていた。「イスラム国」との窓口となる人物との交渉の中で、日本政府の対応に疑問を持ったという木村氏が激白した。

＊　　＊　　＊
「イスラム国」（ISIL）の人質事件が発覚して以来、日本政府が有効な対策を打てずにいるのに歯がゆい思いでいたとき、かつて「参院のドン」と呼ばれた村上正邦元労相とお会いしました。「アルジャジーラなどアラビア語の国際放送で『テロには屈しないが、人質は殺すな』という日本政府のメッセージを流すべきだ」と話したら賛同していただき、自民党幹部にもお話ししていただいた。

　この幹部は政府にも情報として上げたようなのですが、結局、政府の動きはないまま、1月24日には湯川遥菜さんが殺害されたことを示す動画がインターネットに流された。「日本政府は何もしなかった」「十字軍に入ったのか」と相手に口実を与えてしまってはまずいと思い、自らヨルダンに行こうと決意しました。

「一水会」はイラク戦争を起こしたアメリカ政府を以前から批判してきており、フセイン元大統領の支持母体だったバース党関係者に人脈があった。今回はそうした知人を通じアレンジしてもらったヨルダン人のムーサ・アブドラ弁護士に会うことができました。

　ムーサ弁護士は2013年にシリアで人質となったスペイン人ジャーナリスト2人の解放交渉に成功した実績がある人物です。私が渡航した時点では、後にサジダ・リシャウィ死刑囚と同日にヨルダン政府に処刑されたジャド・カルブリ死刑囚の主任弁護士を務めていました。

　カルブリ死刑囚はイスラム国の前身となった「イラクのアルカイダ」を率いたザルカウィ容疑者（06年、米軍の空爆で死亡）の元側近。ムーサ弁護士はイラクのイスラム国支配地域内に住む彼の関係者と頻繁に連絡を取り合っており、イスラム国側に日本からのメッセージを伝えるには適任と考えました。　

　ヨルダン入りした1月31日の夕方にムーサ弁護士に会い、「一人（後藤さん）の命は守ってくれ。一人（湯川さん）は、遺体を返してほしい」とイスラム国に伝えるようお願いしました。ムーサ弁護士は「まずは生きている人を救わないと。努力しないといけませんね」と、協力を約束してくれた。

　会談の途中、ムーサ弁護士にイスラム国の人間から電話がかかってきて、話すことができました。イラク西部アンバル州の有力部族であるアルカブリー一族で、カルブリ死刑囚の親族です。ムーサ弁護士は『今、ヤパーニー（日本人）と人質について話しているところだ』と、電話を代わってくれた。私がアラビア語であいさつすると、相手は「歓迎します」と言いましたが、口調は冷淡でした。自分ももし、イスラム国に入ったら厄介なことになるかもしれないと感じた。それくらい、日本への反感が高まっているようでした。

　その日の夜、少しでも情報を収集しようとヨルダンの11の部族長が集まった会議に出席しました。部族長たちの間ではイスラム国について意見が分かれていた。中にはパレスチナ解放戦線に近い人物もいて、現地の人間関係は複雑に入り組んでいました。その場で有効な情報が得られぬまま、大変残念なことに、この日の夜、後藤さんを殺害した動画がネット上にアップされてしまいました。もう少し早く現地に入っていればと悔やまれてなりません。ムーサ弁護士には「2人の遺体を返してほしい」という要求をイスラム国に伝えるよう、改めて依頼しました。菅義偉官房長官は遺体の引き取り要求について「話が通じるような集団ではない」と難色を示していましたが、ご遺族の意向も聞かず、一方的に語ったことは傲慢だと思いました。「どんなことがあっても日本人の骨を収容する」と言うことが、相手に対しても抑制効果を生むんです。そんな小さな危機管理もわからないのか、と腹が立ちました。

　人質事件への日本政府の対応については、私は大いに疑問を感じています。

（構成　本誌・小泉耕平）

※週刊朝日 2015年2月27日号より抜粋

[Coligny]

http://dot.asahi.com/wa/2015021700076.html

「イスラム国」事件　一水会代表がヨルダンで目撃した日本政府の無策
(更新 2015/2/18 07:00)

新右翼団体「一水会」の木村三浩代表は後藤健二さんが殺害される直前の1月31日、独自の解放交渉をしようとヨルダンに渡っていた。「イスラム国」との窓口となる人物との交渉の中で、日本政府の対応に疑問を持ったという木村氏が激白した。

＊　　＊　　＊
「イスラム国」（ISIL）の人質事件が発覚して以来、日本政府が有効な対策を打てずにいるのに歯がゆい思いでいたとき、かつて「参院のドン」と呼ばれた村上正邦元労相とお会いしました。「アルジャジーラなどアラビア語の国際放送で『テロには屈しないが、人質は殺すな』という日本政府のメッセージを流すべきだ」と話したら賛同していただき、自民党幹部にもお話ししていただいた。

　この幹部は政府にも情報として上げたようなのですが、結局、政府の動きはないまま、1月24日には湯川遥菜さんが殺害されたことを示す動画がインターネットに流された。「日本政府は何もしなかった」「十字軍に入ったのか」と相手に口実を与えてしまってはまずいと思い、自らヨルダンに行こうと決意しました。

「一水会」はイラク戦争を起こしたアメリカ政府を以前から批判してきており、フセイン元大統領の支持母体だったバース党関係者に人脈があった。今回はそうした知人を通じアレンジしてもらったヨルダン人のムーサ・アブドラ弁護士に会うことができました。

　ムーサ弁護士は2013年にシリアで人質となったスペイン人ジャーナリスト2人の解放交渉に成功した実績がある人物です。私が渡航した時点では、後にサジダ・リシャウィ死刑囚と同日にヨルダン政府に処刑されたジャド・カルブリ死刑囚の主任弁護士を務めていました。

　カルブリ死刑囚はイスラム国の前身となった「イラクのアルカイダ」を率いたザルカウィ容疑者（06年、米軍の空爆で死亡）の元側近。ムーサ弁護士はイラクのイスラム国支配地域内に住む彼の関係者と頻繁に連絡を取り合っており、イスラム国側に日本からのメッセージを伝えるには適任と考えました。　

　ヨルダン入りした1月31日の夕方にムーサ弁護士に会い、「一人（後藤さん）の命は守ってくれ。一人（湯川さん）は、遺体を返してほしい」とイスラム国に伝えるようお願いしました。ムーサ弁護士は「まずは生きている人を救わないと。努力しないといけませんね」と、協力を約束してくれた。

　会談の途中、ムーサ弁護士にイスラム国の人間から電話がかかってきて、話すことができました。イラク西部アンバル州の有力部族であるアルカブリー一族で、カルブリ死刑囚の親族です。ムーサ弁護士は『今、ヤパーニー（日本人）と人質について話しているところだ』と、電話を代わってくれた。私がアラビア語であいさつすると、相手は「歓迎します」と言いましたが、口調は冷淡でした。自分ももし、イスラム国に入ったら厄介なことになるかもしれないと感じた。それくらい、日本への反感が高まっているようでした。

　その日の夜、少しでも情報を収集しようとヨルダンの11の部族長が集まった会議に出席しました。部族長たちの間ではイスラム国について意見が分かれていた。中にはパレスチナ解放戦線に近い人物もいて、現地の人間関係は複雑に入り組んでいました。その場で有効な情報が得られぬまま、大変残念なことに、この日の夜、後藤さんを殺害した動画がネット上にアップされてしまいました。もう少し早く現地に入っていればと悔やまれてなりません。ムーサ弁護士には「2人の遺体を返してほしい」という要求をイスラム国に伝えるよう、改めて依頼しました。菅義偉官房長官は遺体の引き取り要求について「話が通じるような集団ではない」と難色を示していましたが、ご遺族の意向も聞かず、一方的に語ったことは傲慢だと思いました。「どんなことがあっても日本人の骨を収容する」と言うことが、相手に対しても抑制効果を生むんです。そんな小さな危機管理もわからないのか、と腹が立ちました。

　人質事件への日本政府の対応については、私は大いに疑問を感じています。

（構成　本誌・小泉耕平）

※週刊朝日 2015年2月27日号より抜粋

1- frack youze

2- is it just me or imgur is dead slow in the evening these days... I can't load any pr0n from reddit starting 17-18 until next morning...

3- a single traceroute to imgur.com:

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Go home traceroute, you are drunk...

[Russell]

[legion]

It really is. I read about it this morning and it really shows just how ignorant and unintelligent these fuckwits are.

I wonder just how far it is going to go.

I think this more or less guarantees it won't go much further

Those monuments had stood the entire length of Islamic history till these angry children arrived. They have just demonstrated they have no respect for the decisions of their predecessors, human life, or human history, and in doing such have consigned themselves to the dustbin of history.

[Coligny]

Got nuthing on that one...

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[Russell]

Japanese tourism site hit by pro-IS hackers

A Japanese tourism agency said Wednesday its website was hijacked by hackers who displayed a message purportedly from the Islamic State (IS) group, less than two months after the group claimed to have beheaded two Japanese hostages.

The hack follows a series of similar attacks on websites including a community futsal team and a Tokyo camera shop, public broadcaster NHK reported.

The Nishinomiya Tourism Association, near the major city of Osaka, said its home page started displaying what appeared to be a black-and-white IS logo late Sunday evening.

“Hacked by Islamic State (ISIS). We are everywhere ,” a message read in English alongside the logo.

More

Except at FG...

[Cyka UchuuJin]

Japanese tourism site hit by pro-IS hackers

A Japanese tourism agency said Wednesday its website was hijacked by hackers who displayed a message purportedly from the Islamic State (IS) group, less than two months after the group claimed to have beheaded two Japanese hostages.

The hack follows a series of similar attacks on websites including a community futsal team and a Tokyo camera shop, public broadcaster NHK reported.

The Nishinomiya Tourism Association, near the major city of Osaka, said its home page started displaying what appeared to be a black-and-white IS logo late Sunday evening.

“Hacked by Islamic State (ISIS). We are everywhere ,” a message read in English alongside the logo.

More

Except at FG...

They are not all that dumb. Nishinomiya has so many luxury neighbourhoods and quite a lot of foreigners. This will certainly get noticed...

[Coligny]

Given today's reporting standards:

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And the IQ of the locals, I'm betting that this is also an Isis flag:

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Or this:

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Or that:

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