Tag Archives: Middle East

Yemen’s cholera death toll rises to 1,500: WHO

Posted on July 2, 2017 by The Great One

Disease: yet another horrific by-product of war. I will never understand why there is so much hatred in this world, and I’m talking in this day and age; I can understand why there was hatred 1500 years ago. But without a … Continue reading →

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Ruling dynasty gave its name to Saudi Arabia

Posted on June 21, 2017 by The Great One

And we are supposed to be interested in this because… Is this somehow a news story? Why is the media so obsessed with Islam that every single day there is a story about it? Granted, most of the time the stories … Continue reading →

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Tunisians Protest To Eat And Drink During Ramadan

Posted on June 14, 2017 by The Great One

Do any of these archaic religious customs make sense anymore? Does it really make a difference? If people want to fast, they should be able to fast. If they want to eat, they should be able to eat. If they … Continue reading →

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AP Explains: Qatar’s ties with Iran and Islamist groups

Posted on June 13, 2017 by The Great One

In my view, and it’s a view shared by many, although few will admit publicly, none of these people are trustworthy. They have that desire, that need to fight; it’s in their blood. They can never live in peace. Being … Continue reading →

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ISIS Violence In Syria Threatens More Than 40,000 Children

Posted on June 10, 2017 by The Great One

This is heartbreaking. TGO Refer to story below. Source: International Business Times Juliana Rose Pignataro International Business Times June 9, 2017 More than 40,000 children are in imminent danger as a result of the Islamic State’s fighting in Raqqa, Syria. … Continue reading →

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Ex-captive of Islamic State sheds tears on return to village in northern Iraq

Posted on June 1, 2017 by The Great One

Muslims are a class act, aren’t day? Sexual slaves in the year 2017. Hmmm, I ask myself, what other faith does this to women in this day and age? The answer, NONE, just Islam. TGO Refer to story below. Source: … Continue reading →

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Three suicide blasts send Iraq death toll to 42

Posted on May 30, 2017 by The Great One

This is so sickening! Day after day after day another bomb goes off, another child is blown to bits, another family is destroyed. Yet people continue to defend this disgusting belief-system! What is wrong with you people? What will it take … Continue reading →

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President Trump Speech in Saudi Arabia At Arab Islamic – American Summit (FULL SPEECH)

Posted on May 22, 2017 by The Great One

To those of you who believed that Donald Trump would embarrass the United States of America when traveling/speaking abroad, I encourage you to listen to his speech in Saudi Arabia. TGO Video: YouTube https://youtu.be/LEnvulC3X-I

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Singling Out A Billion Muslims

Posted on April 30, 2017 by The Great One

Pat Condell makes a mockery of Muslims and the brain-dead liberals who support them, regardless of their actions. TGO Video: YouTube https://youtu.be/8d9S4V4WHI0

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Pope likens migrant holding centers to ‘concentration camps’

Posted on April 23, 2017 by The Great One

I have a suggestion for the Pope. Why not take in several thousand of these refugees living in what he calls concentration camps, and move them to the Vatican. Certainly the Vatican has enough space for these people, doesn’t it? And … Continue reading →

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Sam Harris goes to town on Islam and Political Correctness

Posted on April 23, 2017 by The Great One

An interesting perspective on Islam from Sam Harris. TGO Video: YouTube https://youtu.be/qRIAI77TmQo

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Mass evacuation in Syria to proceed after blast kill 68 kids

Posted on April 16, 2017 by The Great One

For those of you not interested in reading the entire article, following is a paragraph from the story below: “A wounded girl, who said she lost her siblings in the blast, told Al-Manar TV from her hospital bed that children who … Continue reading →

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Syrian TV says dozens killed in blast near evacuation buses

Posted on April 15, 2017 by The Great One

More of the same in the Middle East… More violence, more bombs exploding, more people killed and maimed; it’s the Islamic way of life and it may never change. Not as long as the Koran is viewed as a holy … Continue reading →

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Maajid Nawaz & Sam Harris: Islam and the Future of Tolerance

Posted on November 2, 2015 by The Great One

An atheist and a Muslim collaborating to write a book. The key being that they’re both intelligent, objective, logical men who use their respective brains instead of their hearts to deal with divisive issues such as religion and politics. TGO … Continue reading →

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AP count puts Saudi hajj disaster toll at over 1,100 killed

Posted on October 5, 2015 by The Great One

All of these deaths were unnecessary. But, as always, ignorant people continue to put themselves in harms way. And as seems to inevitably happen, religion is at the core of the tragedy.   Just think about it, two million people packed … Continue reading →

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Why is ISIS blowing up history?

Posted on September 5, 2015 by The Great One

The answer to the title of this article is simple: because they’re Muslims and they’re f*cked-up! Why else would they destroy history? One can analyze this question until the end of time. But the real answer is quite obvious. TGO … Continue reading →

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Amnesty report finds Saudi Arabia executed 175 in past year

Posted on August 25, 2015 by The Great One

It would appear that strict Sharia law is worthless in terms of maintaining order. The other possibility, being that these Muslims are fanatical, is that innocent people are being executed. And needless to say, the executions are barbaric as they are the result of … Continue reading →

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Islamic State militants behead archaeologist in Palmyra: Syrian official

Posted on August 18, 2015 by The Great One

More barbarism from the most backward and barbaric of all religions; and of course I’m referring to Islam. Just imagine beheading an 82 year-old man and hanging his headless body from a column in the town square! Who would do … Continue reading →

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Islamic State claims huge truck bomb attack in Baghdad’s Sadr City

Posted on August 13, 2015 by The Great One

KABOOM! Muslims keep on killing their own people… Members of the religion of piss strike yet again and show the world what Islam is all about. TGO Refer to story below. Source: Reuters  By Ahmed Rasheed BAGHDAD (Reuters) – … Continue reading →

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Clashes erupt at Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa mosque after toddler death

Posted on August 2, 2015 by The Great One

What a mess… The Middle East, with the Jews, Palestinians, and all of the crazy Muslims in Iraq, Syria and the like continue their century’s old clashes. This fighting will never end… TGO Refer to story below. Source: Associated Press … Continue reading →

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Why did ‘Jihadi John’ flee Islamic State?

Posted on July 29, 2015 by The Great One

The United States government needs to hunt this guy down, capture him and torture him before his death. No trial, no lawyers, no judges, no jury. Just pain and suffering for this insect of a human being. TGO Refer to … Continue reading →

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Suspected Islamic State bomber kills 30 in Turkish town

Posted on July 21, 2015 by The Great One

KABOOM! Another Muslim madman (is there any other kind?) blows himself up, this time in Turkey. More proof that the world will never be a safe place, not as long as Islam exists, with all of its mentally crippled adherents. TGO … Continue reading →

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US investigators probe shooter’s alleged ‘war’ text message

Posted on July 19, 2015 by The Great One

People will stop at nothing to find excuses for these terrorist acts and avoid blaming Islam. They’ll say he was depressed; that he had a troubled past; that his parents were divorced… But they won’t say the reason is he’s … Continue reading →

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How to insult a “progressive”

Posted on July 18, 2015 by The Great One

Pat Condell is so on-point… TGO Video: YouTube

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Washington Post runs article from Syrian Islamist group

Posted on July 12, 2015 by The Great One

One wonders if anyone could have predicted that in the year 2015, roughly 1600 years after this cancerous invention known as Islam was drawn up by the writing of the Koran, people throughout the world would be suffering at the … Continue reading →

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Sam Harris : About Saudi Arabia & Noam Chomsky

Posted on June 30, 2015 by The Great One

Sam Harris has too much common sense for the average man and woman. This is why so many people are skeptical of his views, especially his views on religion. TGO Video: YouTube

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IS calls for jihad, martyrdom during Ramadan

Posted on June 23, 2015 by The Great One

How is it possible that an entire group of people, and I speak of Muslims, can be so completely f*cked up? Did they all drink the same brainwashing Kool-Aid? Really folks, imbeciles in this day and age are not that … Continue reading →

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Ancient Romanian jawbone sheds light on Neanderthal interbreeding

Posted on June 23, 2015 by The Great One

Many people on earth still act like Neanderthals, mostly because their brains haven’t developed much in the last 40,000 years or so of evolution… TGO Refer to story below. Source: Reuters By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) – You may not … Continue reading →

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Richard Dawkins: Interview

Posted on June 22, 2015 by The Great One

We need more people such as Richard Dawkins in this world. TGO Video: YouTube

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Death threats for Saudi satire star who fights Islamic State with laughs

Posted on June 22, 2015 by The Great One

You couldn’t make this stuff up if you wanted to… Here we are, living in the 21st century (at least some of us are) then you have IS/ISIS/ISIL, whatever. What a freakin’ throwback to the days of barbarism these people … Continue reading →

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Al-Qaida confirms US strike killed leader of Yemen affiliate

Posted on June 16, 2015 by The Great One

One more Muslim douche-bag is dead, and the world will be a better place because of it… Unfortunately, there are a lot more in line to take his place. TGO Refer to story below. Source: Associated Press By MAGGIE MICHAEL … Continue reading →

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Saudi Arabia beheads 100th person this year

Posted on June 16, 2015 by The Great One

Being third in capital punishment last year isn’t good enough for this country, they want to approach if not exceed 200 beheadings a year, as they did in 1995. One wonders how many other people are beheaded and not reported … Continue reading →

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Saudi beheads Pakistani drug trafficker

Posted on May 28, 2015 by The Great One

Keep those heads rolling… As I’ve stated earlier on this Blog, Muslims are trying to send the world back to the time of Muhammad; the seventh century. Truth be told, in terms of their barbarism, they’ve already accomplished it. TGO … Continue reading →

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Saudi beheads 88th person, exceeding last year’s total

Posted on May 26, 2015 by The Great One

The heads just keep on rolling in Saudi Arabia. These barbarians, otherwise known as Muslims, continue their quest to return the world to the 7th century during the days of Muhammad. TGO Refer to story below. Source: Associated Press Riyadh … Continue reading →

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ISIS is about to make A LOT of money off ‘the archaeological equivalent of a beheading’

Posted on May 23, 2015 by The Great One

In just a few days a group such as Islamic State can destroy thousands of years of history. At first thought it boggles my mind that the combined armies of Syria, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Egypt, the Emirates, etc. cannot … Continue reading →

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Luxury hotel in Saudi Arabia to become world’s largest hotel

Posted on May 22, 2015 by The Great One

These Arabs have more money than they know what to do with. Yet on the other hand, many of them live in rudimentary, makeshift stone dwellings out in the desert. The difference in wealth among people in Arab countries is vast. … Continue reading →

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Pope canonizes 2 saints from 19th-century Palestine

Posted on May 17, 2015 by The Great One

Oh boy, here we go again with the silliness of the Catholic Church, more saints… Christians in the Middle East must be really easy to please if they are “encouraged” by the canonization of nuns whom they never met. TGO … Continue reading →

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IS leader urges Muslims to move to ‘caliphate’: recording

Posted on May 15, 2015 by The Great One

Well, the crazed lunatic, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, did say one thing which is completely true and no one can argue (at least not intelligently) when he said: “O Muslims, Islam was never for a day the religion of peace. Islam … Continue reading →

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‘Dozens killed’ in IS assault on east Syria city

Posted on May 8, 2015 by The Great One

The fighting among Islamic groups will never end, at least not in this century.  Muslims will continue to slaughter one another. They will continue to destroy property and kill civilians. The madness that is Islam has no boundaries and no … Continue reading →

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Three Saudis beheaded in kingdom

Posted on May 1, 2015 by The Great One

One has to wonder how legitimate the charges against these individuals are, considering how emotional and fanatical these people (Muslims) are. Anyway, none of this matters anymore to the 72 people put to death by the new regime in Saudi Arabia … Continue reading →

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EU leaders call for emergency talks after 700 migrants drown off Libya

Posted on April 19, 2015 by The Great One

People will continue to die en masse as long as Muslims rule north Africa and the Middle East, something which isn’t likely to change anytime soon. Europe better brace itself in the years and decades to come, because if not … Continue reading →

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Why photo of surrendering Syrian child touches hearts

Posted on April 2, 2015 by The Great One

Heartbreaking. TGO Refer to story below. Source: The Christian Science Monitor. The image of a Syrian girl with hands raised over her head has gone viral and revived concern over the plight of men, women, and children in the war-torn … Continue reading →

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The Knights Templar Shows How to Fight ISIS and Win

Posted on March 23, 2015 by The Great One

The Knights Templars were awesome. They were more than warriors, they were also businessmen. But as warriors they were completely loyal to the group. Maybe the author of this article is correct; maybe it will be a non-state entity that … Continue reading →

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Remodeling the Muslim response to terror attacks

Posted on March 23, 2015 by The Great One

The bottom line as far as Islam is concerned is that it is a flawed ideology. Muslims and Muslim apologists can put whatever spin they want on Islam. They can make the claim that it is a peaceful faith and … Continue reading →

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Ex-IS hostage describes mock executions while held in Syria

Posted on March 16, 2015 by The Great One

These people (Muslims) are sick. And this disease comes from a belief in the ideology of Islam; pure and simple. TGO Refer to story below. Source: Associated Press By GREGORY KATZ LONDON (AP) — A former hostage held in Syria … Continue reading →

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Syria forces execute 10 children of rebels: monitor

Posted on February 21, 2015 by The Great One

Savages. Barbarians. Cowards. In a nutshell, this is what Muslims are. They slaughter each other ruthlessly because of their religious indoctrination. They are addicted to Islam, which is the worst possible of all addictions. TGO Refer to story below. Source: Associated … Continue reading →

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White House: Islamic State’s ‘barbarity knows no bounds’

Posted on February 16, 2015 by The Great One

Are people across the globe, especially those of us here in the United States, ever going to see Islam for what it truly is? What is it going to take for us to condemn Muslims for belonging to a barbaric, … Continue reading →

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IS defeats in north Iraq reveal evidence of atrocities

Posted on February 5, 2015 by The Great One

Is anyone surprised by any of this? They shouldn’t be. These people, Muslims, are barbarians. Always have been and apparently always will be. They are indoctrinated tribal people, period. This is what they do; KILL! Oh, sorry, they also do … Continue reading →

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Pakistani soldier beheaded by Afghan, Pakistani IS supporters: video

Posted on January 11, 2015 by The Great One

This just in… Muslims are beheading people. Oh wait, they’ve been doing this for 1500 years? Thank God Islam is a religion of peace! TGO Refer to story below. Source: Reuters By Saud Mehsud DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan (Reuters) – … Continue reading →

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Oman promises ‘true’ Arabia as it looks to boost tourism

Posted on December 26, 2014 by The Great One

Don’t you just love these Arabs? They hate everything we stand for in the West, but at the same they realize they need us. After all, without the West, more specifically the United States, what would they do with all … Continue reading →

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