Not only are the churches, monasteries, and institutions of Egypt’s
Christians under attack by the Muslim Brotherhood and its supporters—nearly 100
now have been torched, destroyed, ransacked, etc.—but Christians themselves are
under attack all throughout Egypt, with practically zero coverage in Western
media.
Days ago, for example, Copts held a funeral for Wahid Jacob, a young Christian
deacon who used to serve in St. John the Baptist Church, part of the Qusiya
diocese in Asyut, Egypt. He was kidnapped on August 21 by “unknown persons” who
demanded an exorbitant ransom from his impoverished family—1,200,000 Egyptian pounds
(equivalent to $171,000 USD). Because his family could not raise the sum, he
was executed—his body dumped in a field where it was later found. The priest
who conducted his funeral service said that the youth’s body bore signs of
severe torture…..To Read More….
Please also read..............
Please also read..............
Libya has plunged unnoticed into its worst
political and economic crisis since the defeat of Gaddafi
A little under
two years ago, Philip Hammond, the Defence Secretary, urged British businessmen
to begin “packing their suitcases” and to fly to Libya to share in the
reconstruction of the country and exploit an anticipated boom in natural
resources.
Yet now Libya has
almost entirely stopped producing oil as the government loses control of much
of the country to militia fighters.
Mutinying
security men have taken over oil ports on the Mediterranean and are seeking to
sell crude oil on the black market. Ali Zeidan…..To Read More….
My Take - Does anyone except me see the similarities between these actions and what happened when Carter abandoned the Shah of Iran? Does anyone in authority ever read a history book? All of this should have been obvious to the most casual observer.
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