After the bombing inside St. George’s church in Tanta, about 50 miles north of Cairo. The explosion occurred after the authorities had sealed the main door to prevent attacks. (Credit Khaled Alfaqui/European Pressphoto Agency) This may come as a surprise to most people, but Egypt and Syria were once the centers of Christianity. There were no Muslims in either country before 639 A.D. The Coptic Church of Egypt and Ethiopia was founded in 42 A.D.,
The following is the seventh installment in the series of stories that depict the foundation of ISIS; the continuing saga of the “Pedal to the Metal” Islamic Jihad Extremist Terrorism Organization Franchises (IJETOF) movement in southwestern Asia; and the unending deaths of our brave patriots. This article is a continuation of the sixth installment and picks up the Timeline of Evil in 2016 AD (The Year of the Lord) and includes the “Evil in Orlando.”We
The following is the sixth installment in the series of stories that depict the foundation of ISIS; the continuing saga of the “Pedal to the Metal” Islamic Jihad Extremist Terrorism Organization Franchises (IJETOF) movement in southwestern Asia; and the unending deaths of our brave patriots. This article is a continuation of the fifth installment and picks up the Timeline of Evil in 2015 AD (The Year of the Lord). 2015 AD (2015 CE)January 7 — Two
The following is the fourth installment in the series of stories that depict the foundation of ISIS; the continuing saga of the “Pedal to the Metal” Islamic Jihad Extremist Terrorism Organization Franchises (IJETOF) movement in southwestern Asia; and the unending deaths of our brave patriots.The Islamic State, a powerful and well-organized terrorist organization in Iraq and Syria, poses a significant threat to the stability of the region and to US national security as well. Since
The following is the Third installment in a series of stories that depict the foundation of ISIS; the continuing saga of the “Pedal to the Metal” Islamic Jihad Extremist Terrorism Organization Franchises (IJETOF) movement in southwestern Asia; and the unending deaths of our brave patriots. ISIS is identified as killing lots of people, both Muslims and Christians. They destroy cities, art and artifacts. They destroy religious symbols of all types. They carry out public beheadings,
The following is the second installment in a series of articles that depict the foundation of ISIS; the continuing saga of the “Pedal to the Metal” Islamic Jihad Extremist Terrorism Organization Franchises (IJETOF) movement in southwestern Asia; and the unending deaths of our brave patriots. ISIS has been rolling into all parts of Syria and Iraq in those Toyota pickup trucks portrayed in my previous article Where did All of those Toyota Pick-ups Come From?They
The following is the first installment in a series of articles that depict the foundation of ISIS; the continuing saga of the “Pedal to the Metal” Islamic Jihad Extremist Terrorism Organization Franchises (IJETOF) movement in southwestern Asia and Africa; and the unending deaths of our brave patriots. Whenever the Muckster sees an ISIS story on TV, or reads and internet article on ISIS, the scene always starts with an endless parade of Toyota pickup trucks.