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County employee Named Suspect in San Bernardino Killings

By Kami Klein

San Bernardino Police Chief Jarrod Burguen held a press conference late Wednesday night to identify the suspects in the shooting earlier today at Inland Regional Center in San Bernardino, CA which caused the deaths of 14 people; 17 were injured.  The suspects killed in a shootout with police were identified as Syed Rizwan Farook (28) and Tashfeen Malik (27) .  According to a report by CBSN, the two had been married for two years and have a 6 month old daughter.  

The U.S. born Syed Rizwan was employed with San Bernardino County as an environmental specialist for the last five years.  He had attended a meeting/ party that has been an annual event for the county and reports were that he left angry.  It is still unclear what the disagreement was about or with whom.   

Chief Burguen says both law enforcement and the FBI feel that although first reports were that there were three suspects, they believe the two that went into the building were the same that were killed in the suspects car and the only shooters.

In an interview with his brother-in-law, CBSN reports that Sayed Riswan and Tashfeen  lived in the house in Redlands, CA that is now being investigated and belongs to his mother.  Syed is the name he went by for work and in public but the family called him Riswan.

Speaking on a motive for the case Police Chief Burgeun stated.

“We do not have a motive at this time.  We understand that when these kinds of things happen, information changes frequently at the beginning of the investigation.  We have not ruled out terrorism at this time.  But we do not yet know a motive.”   

In regards to the crime scenes, Chief Burgeun said that for the last couple of hours they have been working on the explosive devices that have been found.

“We feel that all explosives have been found and disposed of and are just now being able to get in there and process the evidence. Some degree of planning went into this attack.”

Both of the suspects had 223 assault rifles and semi automatic handguns in their possession when the gun battle with police took place.

Chief Burgeun concluded the press conference with a message for his community.  

“ We understand that you are scared and concerned but please understand that we are doing everything we can to keep people safe here. If we see a threat  we will be sure to communicate that to the community to protect you and your families.”

 

Muslim Brotherhood Attacks Egyptian Christian Church

A group of Islamic extremists attacked a Christian church in Egypt because the church planned to honor 21 Christian martyrs killed by the extremist group ISIS.

“I called the police many times and asked them to come to guard us but they came late and after their arrival they didn’t guard the church. They stopped in the entrance of the village. Even still they allowed the cars of the attackers to enter the village and attack us and the church without any intervention from them to protect us,” Fr. Makar Issa told the International Christian Concern.

Daily News Egypt reported that the attackers are connected to the Muslim Brotherhood, the former political party that is now outlawed in the country as an Islamic terrorist organization.

The Virgin Mary Church is the only Christian church in Al-Our for the village’s 2,500 Christians.

“They shot guns at the church and pelted the church with stones and blocks,” Fr. Issa said.

“They smashed the sign of the church, destroying the ground of the church yard and breaking the widows of the service buildings of the church. They also burned a car that was parked in the front of the church.”

 

Germanwings Airliner Crashed On Purpose Killing 150

Investigators have found that the co-pilot deliberately crashed Germanwings Flight 9525 into the French Alps.

The “black box” voice recordings have shown investigators that Andreas Lubitz, 28, was in total control of the plane and spent eight minutes descending the plane into a mountain.

“He voluntarily … allowed the loss of altitude of the plane, which he had no reason to do. He had … no reason to stop the pilot-in-command from coming back into the cockpit. He had no reason to refuse to answer to the air controller who was alerting him on the loss of altitude,” Marseille prosecutor Brice Robin said to reporters.

Robin said that most of the passengers had no idea what was happening until the very end.  The plane was descending at a speed where the entire craft was pulverized by the impact and death would have been instantaneous for everyone on board.

“Only towards the end do you hear screams,” he said. “And bear in mind that death would have been instantaneous … the aircraft was literally smashed to bits.”

Police are searching the home of the co-pilot looking for any clues as to his motive for crashing the plane.

Pakistani Man Found Guilty Of Terrorism In New York

A Pakistani man who was brought to the U.S. from Great Britain on terrorism charges has been found guilty.

Abid Naseer was found guilty in a jury trial of providing material support to al-Qaeda and conspiracy to use a destructive device.  He faces life in prison at his sentencing as part of the condition for him to be extradited for trial is that the death penalty would not be considered.

The jury’s decision took a day after closing arguments on Monday.

“If the defendant hadn’t been stopped, hundreds of innocent men, women and children wouldn’t be alive today,” prosecutor Zainab Ahmed said during closing arguments. “He was trying to cover up his motive for revenge against the United States and its NATO allies. Revenge was the defendant’s motive.”

Naseer defended himself in court and said that the government did nothing to prove connection to al-Qaeda and all the email communications they pointed out where just him trying to find a wife.

New York Mayor To Add Muslim Holidays To School Calendar

Easter has to be a “spring break” but the Mayor of New York City thinks adding Muslim holidays to the school calendar is perfectly fine.

New York Mayor Bill deBlasio and Schools Chancellor Carmen Farina announced Wednesday that all schools will close for the Muslim holidays of Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha.

“We are committed to having a school calendar that reflects and honors the extraordinary diversity of our students,” said Farina.

This is the same school district that is in court to prohibit Christian churches from being able to rent facilities while allowing all other groups to rent them.

“We’re here today to make good on a promise to our Muslim brothers and sisters that a holiday of supreme importance to the Muslim community will be recognized in our school calendar so that children can honor the holiday without missing school,” the mayor said.

The mayor claimed it’s about supporting families.

“Families are the fabric of our city. They’re the core of our city,” the mayor said. “All families deserve respect. Every kind of family deserves respect, and that’s what we’re noting today.”

ISIS Fed Remains Of Prisoner To His Mother

A British security guard who traveled to Iraq to defeat ISIS has told the British newspaper The Sun about an act of brutality that goes beyond anything seen so far by the terrorist group.

ISIS fighters in Mosul killed a Kurdish prisoner and then chopped up the body into little pieces.  The body was then placed into a rice dish and fed to the victim’s mother when she arrived to demand her son’s release.

“The ISIS men told her to sit down because she had traveled a long way and said she could have some food before they took her to meet her son,” Yasir Abdullah said. “They brought her cups of tea and fed her a meal of cooked meat, rice and soup. She thought they were kind.”

Abdulla also confirmed that ISIS is burning many of their prisoners alive, not just the Jordanian pilot whose brutal killing was shown on video.

“They dig a trench, put tree branches and leaves in there, set it alight and then throw prisoners on so they burn alive,” Abdulla said. “IS are very good at making people scared. If they make one person scared then that person will make another person scared and soon everyone is scared of IS.”

“ISIS are wrong,” he proclaimed. “They behead, burn and get those they are against to dig their own graves before they execute them. Nobody wants to get captured by ISIS; that would be the worst thing. If I was defending, I would fight to my last bullet and use that on myself.”

Naghmeh Abedini Says President Ignores Religious Freedom

The wife of imprisoned Pastor Saeed Abedini is speaking out about the lack of action by the Obama administration to protect religious freedom around the world and work to release her husband.

“What kind of message are we sending to the world when we continue to negotiate while Iran continues to abuse one of our own, an American pastor?” she asked of those in attendance at the CPAC conference. “What is our message to the world on religious freedom issues?”

Abedeni’s tone was significantly different than the last time she spoke publicly after meeting with President Obama.  She expressed optimism at the time but now sounds like she is discouraged by the administration’s lack of action.

“I’m proud to see my husband stand up for his faith in the face of evil,” she said. “As he stands up for his faith, how are we, as his country, standing up for him? I’m heartbroken that we continue to negotiate with Iran as they are holding one of our own, an American pastor, captive.”

“He stood up for his faith because he believes Jesus Christ is the son of God and he came on this Earth and died on the cross and paid for our sin. He learned that truth as a Muslim and discovered the love of God. That transformed his life forever. He wanted to lay down his life for the orphans and for the hopeless.”

Three Arrested In New York For Supporting ISIS

Three New York residents have been arrested in connection with support and attempts to join ISIS.

The three men, two with Uzebkistan citizenship and the other Kazakhstan, wanted to “wage jihad” and one said he would attempt to kill the President if he was ordered to do so by ISIS leadership.

The men were identified in the complaint as Abdurasul Hasanovich Juraboev,  24, a resident of Brooklyn and a citizen of Uzbekistan; Akhror Saidakhmetov, 19, a resident of Brooklyn and a citizen of Kazakhstan; and Abror Habibov, 30, a resident of Brooklyn and a citizen of Uzbekistan.

The men were focused upon by federal authorities after making online statements supporting ISIS and calling for others to join with them to support ISIS.  They also posted online in foreign message boards attempting to recruit new ISIS members.

One was arrested at JFK Airport trying to board a plane to Turkey.  The other two men had place tickets for travel to the region within the next month.

The group also had plans to conduct domestic terror attacks if they could not make it to join ISIS in Syria.

“We will vigorously prosecute those who attempt to travel to Syria to wage violent jihad on behalf of ISIL and those who support them,” U.S. Attorney Loretta E. Lynch said in a statement. “Anyone who threatens our citizens and our allies, here or abroad, will face the full force of American justice.”

Court Rules Palestinian Terror Groups Liable For Deaths

A court has ruled that two Palestinian groups are responsible for terror attacks that killed Americans.

The Palestinian Authority and the Palestine Liberation Organization were found liable by a jury in Manhattan for supporting six terrorist attacks within Israel between 2002 and 2004.

The jury awarded the families of the victims $655.5 million dollars under a special terrorism law. 

The case has been running through courts for a decade in an attempt to hold the Palestinian Authority responsible for funding and supporting terrorism within Israel and the surrounding region.  

The ruling is a big win for Israel as well as the victims, because Israel can now claim the groups that many Western governments have claimed are the “moderates” in the region are actually funding and supporting terrorism.

The Palestinian groups said they plan to appeal the verdict.

The Final Countdown

Our recent trip to Israel and New York City with Rabbi Jonathan Cahn to visit the Harbinger sites was truly one of the highlights of my life and a high point in the life of this ministry. Rabbi Cahn presented some amazing teaching in the Holy Land as well as undeniable facts about the history of our nation, how it was birthed, and now, sadly, its inevitable decline. Continue reading →