May 26, 2012
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Sweden's prime minister Fredrik Reinfeldt used his Christmas speech to condemn the suicide bombing in Stockholm as "an attack on Swedish society", praising Muslim leaders for standing up for freedom and openness.
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These acts are demonstrably ineffectual attempts to favour the interests of severely oppressed, ill-treated and exploited people by north-western governments and the powers that be though the use of military force and equally unethical, immoral and unjust acts. By comparison a 9/11, Madrid Atocha, London attack would be necessary daily over a period decades to reach the same levels of what has been done in Palestine, Iraq, Afghanistan, Yemen, Pakistan etc. (It certainly makes one think. What is all this really about?) I will side step broaching the anomalies, inconsistencies and questions arising regarding the authenticity of perceived perpetrators.
These acts cause division, search for scapegoats, victimization, racism, loss of rights, treasury misspending; as opposed to focusing the populous on the real problems and effects faced by 98% of the regular folk on this planet at the hands of a few very infirmly clever people.
Anyone who cares to exercise their mind, analyse and reason will draw more chilling concrete conclusions. In the meantime let us hope as Kippling said, "If you can keep your head when all about you are losing theirs…"
On a personal note; I simply ask questions without preconceived prejudice, analyse all the acts and find myself unconvinced by what I am supposed to be led is the truth.
In the meantime it strikes me strange that so many people are made to suffer, so many people cause immense suffering. Almost everyone is tainted by it, it solves nothing. I wonder how on earth are we led to this, what does it say about our minds, supposed free will, the respective ability to reason and act on what we should know is right?
The answer tends to be, it's very complicated. Is it?
Now we can to be happy again - Wee, they condemned it!
What did you expect them to say? They are not stupid.
There were condemnations after 9/11, London, Madrid, etc. Has anything changed? No.
Words are the easy part.
I'm amazed for your great ability to read people's mind! Now that you are so good in reading people's mind rather than what they say, you should be employed in courts. We really need people like you then we don't need all those lengthy expensive investigations!
My only point was that this condemnation was much more forceful and vocal, based on the basic lack of damage the bomber caused, as compared to the condemnations from imams after much larger events such as 9/11 or 7/7.
Like I said again the big bully's was training people in the middle east to commit such acts.
The middle east news Papers who are neutral have lots of proofs that show that the big bully did organize such acts of Terror and even paid so called big bearded religious men to train faint minded idiots like Mr so above...
They even had phantoms created that their Space intelligents program their high tech army + allies couldn't find...the guy they keep on using as their strong card every now and then to lure people...
These games have become so boring that we are so fed up of!!...Julians issue they tried to dim the light on it...didn't work Either because no matter how big the bully is God is bigger not God of any religion but the God who created mankind.
They say Oh my God now the freedom of speech is being lost...why talk about freedom of speech if there is no human rights from the beginning now whomsoever they don't like they clean up and put to sleep, I do hope they do not start targeting commentators.
God may have mercy on this earth.
There is no future for Sweden by keeping muslims in the country.
Nothing lost forever. The Welfare System, peace, human behaviour.
All good things come to a end.
If the bomber received his indotrination in the UK, it is because he chose to do what he did. The thought was there prior to his being in Luton.
Luton Council spent £554,000 of tax payers money to local Islamic Centres since 2008. What was the result? Condemnations, but understanding of the criminal intentions and not one little piece of information to the police about their fears or suspicions. It only comes out afterwards. Why? Because they will not cause harm to a fellow Muslim against the white crusaders in Europe.
Where will Swedish society be in 50 years from now?
long time ago, and after that Bush started a false war against terrorists which has
been proved afterwords that it was a big lie and a shame on the humanity.
it is hard for you to get it, isn't it?
let me break it down for you,
'IRAQ'
i was like 'im not gonna accept whatever shi*t he's gonna get back to me with'
but not this one!
well said,
& fair enough
btw, saying their sand, you mean my sand, i am just an Iraqi ;)
Terrorism can't be stoped untill USA don't stop funding, training and projectin these terrorists.
The same sort of Muslim "scholars" who expound on the Koran granted permissions to beat your wife and have sex with children. Pious men indeed...
And as usual it's everyone else's fault that Muslim cult members commit more violence and atrocities. From the jungles of the Phillipines to the snowy streets of Stockholm they bring nothing but evil and chaos.
But of course it has nothing to do with the institutional psychopathy of the "religion of peace"... We can only look forward to a future world without Islam.
I am NOT a Muslim.
I am NOT from the Middle East or related to anyone from that region.
I am NOT associated with any violent, political or protest groups.
I find your comment, in referring to me and such organisations slanderous.
As I believe in free speech I shall not click on 'report abuse', but am clearly entitled to.
Anyone who reads and understands my comments knows i urge peaceful analysis, thought and reason.
Anyone who looks at my blog site will find only art and literary creative pursuits, not hate, xenophobia or aggression towards any of my fellow humans whether I agree with them or not.
In future please refrain from slanderous comments towards me and others, it produces absolutely nothing edifying and accomplishes nothing.