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UTT Newsletter
October 28, 2019
Jihad This Week
Canadian muslim in San Diego is charged with supporting the Islamic State/ISIS. Read the article HERE.
Featured Article
What Can We Learn from the Hunt For K*****g of Islamic State Leader Al Baghdadi?
On Sunday morning, President Trump announced the leader of the Islamic State (formerly ISIS), Abu Bakr al Baghdadi, was k**led during a raid by U.S. forces.
In the midst of government statements, media reports, and talking heads commenting, UTT offers this perspective on the k*****g of al Baghdadi and lessons we can and should learn form it.
Three things seem relevant and of great necessity to discuss:
How the decision was made to release Al Baghdadi from U.S. custody in 2004.
Al Baghdadi's understanding of Islam and why it was taught to Islamic State fighters.
The strategic impact, if any, of his death.
Decision to Release Baghdadi
The U.S. military confirmed al Baghdadi was in U.S. custody for ten months in 2004 and then released. Why was al Baghdadi released? Like thousands of other jihadis, al Baghdadi was released because U.S. officials thought he was not "significant." Despite information al Baghdadi was involved with the Muslim Brotherhood as a young man, many officials believed he was "radicalized" during or after his imprisonment.
U.S. officials making decisions on which prisoners to keep in custody and which prisoners to release had, and still have, no understanding of sharia and how it drives jihadis on the battlefield. This makes it very difficult to discern which prisoners truly constitute a long-term threat and which ones do not.
Baghdadi's Understanding of Islam
President Trump's comments Sunday morning on the actions of the Islamic State raise the question, "Where did al Baghdadi and his soldiers learn the war-fighting methods and punishments they inflicted on those they encountered and fought?"
Mr. Trump said the following:
"But they (ISIS) k**led many, many Americans. Their murder of Americans James Foley, Steven Sotloff, Peter Kassig, and Kayla Mueller, were especially heinous. The shocking publicized murder of a Jordanian pilot...he was burned alive in a cage for all to see. On execution of Christians in Libya and Egypt, as well as the genocidal mass murder of Yazidis, rank ISIS among the most depraved organizations in the history of our world."
Why did the Islamic State set a Jordanian pilot on fire? Where did Islamic State fighters learn to crucify and behead people? Where did Islamic State fighters learn to whip people publicly or amputate their hands for stealing?
The Islamic State holds daily classes on the Koran, hadith, tafsir, and matters of sharia in the combat zones when they were not engaged in combat. They published magazines, videos, and online articles detailing why they do what they do. The Islamic State consistently states they do what they do because it is a command from Allah to wage war against non-muslims until sharia is the law of the land on the planet.
It should be noted that it is a capital crime in Islam, under the Law of Apostasy, for muslims to teach other muslims anything about Islam that is incorrect.
UTT agrees with the President that the actions of the Islamic State/ISIS are "depraved," however, UTT has not found any Islamic State/ISIS teachings which contradict the authoritative core teachings in Islam from widely used and universally accepted Islamic sources.
The example of the Jordanian pilot who was burned alive serves as an excellent example. Two of the four schools of sunni Islamic jurisprudence - the Shafi and Maliki schools - agree those found guilty of k*****g muslims without right under sharia "should be k**led with a weapon which is similar to the weapon he used in his crime and in the same mode of his execution of it." [Hudud: Islamic Criminal Law, Sidahmad, Malaysia, 1993, pg 221]
The Jordanian pilot bombed people, and bombs k**l people in a number of ways including via fire. Therefore, setting him on fire was a lawful action in Islam.
Al Baghdadi did not make up his war-fighting methodology. He simply followed the example of Islam's "beautiful pattern of conduct" (Koran 33:21) for all muslims for all times - Mohammad - who beheaded people and participated in/condoned k*****g those who mocked him, torture, sex s***ery, and all other kinds of actions we see/saw from the Islamic State.
The fact Americans are shocked when Islamic leaders and Islamic armies wage war the way Islam commands is quite perplexing. It reveals a lack of understanding of the threat - Islam and its doctrine.
The Strategic Impact of al Baghdadi's Death
What is the strategic impact of k*****g Islamic State leader al Baghdadi?
Currently, the United States has not identified the enemy in this 18 year old war in which it is engaged. Therefore, it is, as a practical matter, impossible to develop a coherent strategy for victory in this war if the enemy and the enemy's doctrine are not clearly defined.
So while k*****g the leader of an evil, dangerous and destructive designated Foreign Terrorist Organization is a good thing, it likely will not have any significant strategic impact in the broader Islamic Movement across the globe.
When the American national security apparatus decides to acknowledge the enemy and its doctrine, America's ability to win the war will increase exponentially.
Featured Video
The Islamic State/ISIS behead people, whip people, amputate limbs, k**l homosexuals, stone adulterers, and inflict other such punishments per the sharia and explain they are doing Allah's will. UTT's videos demonstrating the hudud punishments have been removed from YouTube so we sanitized this version which YouTube now allows. Everything you see in this video is lawful in Islam...
Click HERE to view the video.
Stay Informed
*Join UTT's team on live interactive presentations on EncouterT***h.com. To join click HERE now!
*Watch UTT's TV Show at WVWTV.com
*Listen to UTT's Weekly Radio Show. Click HERE
*Subscribe to UTT's YouTube Channel. Click HERE
*Purchase UTT books, DVDs, and other products for you & leaders in your community. Click HERE to go to UTT's store
*Follow UTT on Twitter @UTT_US & Parler @UTT
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Russiagate Victim Maria Butina Speaks
Dear Robert,
Maria Butina is a Libertarian gun rights activist from Russia who had come to the US, she says, to foster good relations between her country and the US, meeting with the National Rifle Association and other conservative groups. During this time, she had a romantic affair with cryptocurrency enthusiast and Overstock.com Founder/CEO Patrick Byrne.
In July 2018, she was arrested by the FBI at her apartment in Washington, DC as part of Robert Mueller's "Russian Collusion" Investigation. After weeks of interrogation, she was convicted last December of being an unregistered foreign agent, pleading guilty to the felony charge of conspiracy to influence a gun rights group in the United States.
She served 4 months in solitary confinement and a total of 15 months in Federal lock-up before being released three days ago and deported to Moscow, where she was interviewed by Russia Today, here.
Butina was the victim of a political stunt to create the illusion that the "Trump-Russia Collusion" was real. She says the American justice system is lost. "Lost, not just for me as a Russian but for the average American, too." She has been banned from ever reentering the United States.
"I guess because the peace-building activities that I was performing without registration is such a bad crime and - being sarcastic, here - that I can't go back...I still don't understand why it was necessary...I guess they were trying to break my will but for what? I didn't have any secrets. I was just a student believing in peace-building between the two countries...
"I had no money in my case. I have no conspirators in my conspiracy. So, I conspired with myself! I have no illegal activities and...no victims. The only crime I made was not to register. Here's my question: 'Is it really normal to keep a person for four months in solitary confinement and then 18 months in prison for not filing a piece of paper?' This law does not even have a form for registration. So, I think it's just a little too much."
She says she took the plea because she was looking at 15 years in prison at the height of anti-Russian hysteria in Washington DC and didn't feel she had a better option. The whole thing was so terrifying and surreal, she felt that if she were to fight the charges, she would have been sentenced all 15 years.
She tells her RT host, "I'll be honest with you. If you're today a Russian in the United States, I would be very worried, because ...there was no substance. There was no reason to bring me in and arrest me and give me time - especially give me time. Why? What was this cruelty for? I just don't understand that. So I would be worried."
Going forward, Butina intends to use her accidental notoriety to shine the light on prisoners' rights. "I will be talking about the conditions of my imprisonment because the country should be measured on how it treats its prisoners. They [the US] treat their prisoners very bad...if I never talked about this, it means I betrayed all these girls who asked me to be their voice. All these souls in prison, who had never been heard and many of them were unjustly accused. I feel obligated to talk about this. I'm just gonna tell the t***h the way it is."
For his part, Patrick Byrne went on several news shows last August and abruptly announced his resignation from the company that he'd founded and built for 20 years, while also suggesting that he'd been compelled by the FBI to spy on his then-girlfriend, Butina.
Byrne said that it was while he was watching Peter Strzok's July 2018 testimony before Congress (around the time Butina was arrested) that he realized that he'd been used by the FBI as a tool in "political espionage" for the 2016 p**********l campaign.
He says that he "could not come forward until there was rule of law in this country," which he did do in April of 2019, as soon as Attorney General William Barr was sworn in and an investigation into the origins of the Russian Collusion probe was initiated.
Byrne's information is now in the hands of Connecticut US Attorney John Durham, who has been conducting an investigation into the origins of the Russia probe at the behest of Attorney General William Barr.
He says Hillary Clinton, Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio and Donald Trump were all spied on, that Clinton supporters in Hollywood had been spied on and that there were other whistleblowers who would be coming forward.
Immediately after his TV appearances, Byrne reportedly re-located to Thailand, where he is now living under heavy guard until this whole Trump c**p psychological Civil War thing blows over.
October 28, 2019
Jihad This Week
Canadian muslim in San Diego is charged with supporting the Islamic State/ISIS. Read the article HERE.
Featured Article
What Can We Learn from the Hunt For K*****g of Islamic State Leader Al Baghdadi?
On Sunday morning, President Trump announced the leader of the Islamic State (formerly ISIS), Abu Bakr al Baghdadi, was k**led during a raid by U.S. forces.
In the midst of government statements, media reports, and talking heads commenting, UTT offers this perspective on the k*****g of al Baghdadi and lessons we can and should learn form it.
Three things seem relevant and of great necessity to discuss:
How the decision was made to release Al Baghdadi from U.S. custody in 2004.
Al Baghdadi's understanding of Islam and why it was taught to Islamic State fighters.
The strategic impact, if any, of his death.
Decision to Release Baghdadi
The U.S. military confirmed al Baghdadi was in U.S. custody for ten months in 2004 and then released. Why was al Baghdadi released? Like thousands of other jihadis, al Baghdadi was released because U.S. officials thought he was not "significant." Despite information al Baghdadi was involved with the Muslim Brotherhood as a young man, many officials believed he was "radicalized" during or after his imprisonment.
U.S. officials making decisions on which prisoners to keep in custody and which prisoners to release had, and still have, no understanding of sharia and how it drives jihadis on the battlefield. This makes it very difficult to discern which prisoners truly constitute a long-term threat and which ones do not.
Baghdadi's Understanding of Islam
President Trump's comments Sunday morning on the actions of the Islamic State raise the question, "Where did al Baghdadi and his soldiers learn the war-fighting methods and punishments they inflicted on those they encountered and fought?"
Mr. Trump said the following:
"But they (ISIS) k**led many, many Americans. Their murder of Americans James Foley, Steven Sotloff, Peter Kassig, and Kayla Mueller, were especially heinous. The shocking publicized murder of a Jordanian pilot...he was burned alive in a cage for all to see. On execution of Christians in Libya and Egypt, as well as the genocidal mass murder of Yazidis, rank ISIS among the most depraved organizations in the history of our world."
Why did the Islamic State set a Jordanian pilot on fire? Where did Islamic State fighters learn to crucify and behead people? Where did Islamic State fighters learn to whip people publicly or amputate their hands for stealing?
The Islamic State holds daily classes on the Koran, hadith, tafsir, and matters of sharia in the combat zones when they were not engaged in combat. They published magazines, videos, and online articles detailing why they do what they do. The Islamic State consistently states they do what they do because it is a command from Allah to wage war against non-muslims until sharia is the law of the land on the planet.
It should be noted that it is a capital crime in Islam, under the Law of Apostasy, for muslims to teach other muslims anything about Islam that is incorrect.
UTT agrees with the President that the actions of the Islamic State/ISIS are "depraved," however, UTT has not found any Islamic State/ISIS teachings which contradict the authoritative core teachings in Islam from widely used and universally accepted Islamic sources.
The example of the Jordanian pilot who was burned alive serves as an excellent example. Two of the four schools of sunni Islamic jurisprudence - the Shafi and Maliki schools - agree those found guilty of k*****g muslims without right under sharia "should be k**led with a weapon which is similar to the weapon he used in his crime and in the same mode of his execution of it." [Hudud: Islamic Criminal Law, Sidahmad, Malaysia, 1993, pg 221]
The Jordanian pilot bombed people, and bombs k**l people in a number of ways including via fire. Therefore, setting him on fire was a lawful action in Islam.
Al Baghdadi did not make up his war-fighting methodology. He simply followed the example of Islam's "beautiful pattern of conduct" (Koran 33:21) for all muslims for all times - Mohammad - who beheaded people and participated in/condoned k*****g those who mocked him, torture, sex s***ery, and all other kinds of actions we see/saw from the Islamic State.
The fact Americans are shocked when Islamic leaders and Islamic armies wage war the way Islam commands is quite perplexing. It reveals a lack of understanding of the threat - Islam and its doctrine.
The Strategic Impact of al Baghdadi's Death
What is the strategic impact of k*****g Islamic State leader al Baghdadi?
Currently, the United States has not identified the enemy in this 18 year old war in which it is engaged. Therefore, it is, as a practical matter, impossible to develop a coherent strategy for victory in this war if the enemy and the enemy's doctrine are not clearly defined.
So while k*****g the leader of an evil, dangerous and destructive designated Foreign Terrorist Organization is a good thing, it likely will not have any significant strategic impact in the broader Islamic Movement across the globe.
When the American national security apparatus decides to acknowledge the enemy and its doctrine, America's ability to win the war will increase exponentially.
Featured Video
The Islamic State/ISIS behead people, whip people, amputate limbs, k**l homosexuals, stone adulterers, and inflict other such punishments per the sharia and explain they are doing Allah's will. UTT's videos demonstrating the hudud punishments have been removed from YouTube so we sanitized this version which YouTube now allows. Everything you see in this video is lawful in Islam...
Click HERE to view the video.
Stay Informed
*Join UTT's team on live interactive presentations on EncouterT***h.com. To join click HERE now!
*Watch UTT's TV Show at WVWTV.com
*Listen to UTT's Weekly Radio Show. Click HERE
*Subscribe to UTT's YouTube Channel. Click HERE
*Purchase UTT books, DVDs, and other products for you & leaders in your community. Click HERE to go to UTT's store
*Follow UTT on Twitter @UTT_US & Parler @UTT
*Follow Understanding the Threat on Facebook
Joining the Fight
*Join UTT's Freedom Fund by donating at least $25 per month for one year to sustain UTT's operations and continue our successes!
Click HERE to help!!!
------------------------------------------------------------
Russiagate Victim Maria Butina Speaks
Dear Robert,
Maria Butina is a Libertarian gun rights activist from Russia who had come to the US, she says, to foster good relations between her country and the US, meeting with the National Rifle Association and other conservative groups. During this time, she had a romantic affair with cryptocurrency enthusiast and Overstock.com Founder/CEO Patrick Byrne.
In July 2018, she was arrested by the FBI at her apartment in Washington, DC as part of Robert Mueller's "Russian Collusion" Investigation. After weeks of interrogation, she was convicted last December of being an unregistered foreign agent, pleading guilty to the felony charge of conspiracy to influence a gun rights group in the United States.
She served 4 months in solitary confinement and a total of 15 months in Federal lock-up before being released three days ago and deported to Moscow, where she was interviewed by Russia Today, here.
Butina was the victim of a political stunt to create the illusion that the "Trump-Russia Collusion" was real. She says the American justice system is lost. "Lost, not just for me as a Russian but for the average American, too." She has been banned from ever reentering the United States.
"I guess because the peace-building activities that I was performing without registration is such a bad crime and - being sarcastic, here - that I can't go back...I still don't understand why it was necessary...I guess they were trying to break my will but for what? I didn't have any secrets. I was just a student believing in peace-building between the two countries...
"I had no money in my case. I have no conspirators in my conspiracy. So, I conspired with myself! I have no illegal activities and...no victims. The only crime I made was not to register. Here's my question: 'Is it really normal to keep a person for four months in solitary confinement and then 18 months in prison for not filing a piece of paper?' This law does not even have a form for registration. So, I think it's just a little too much."
She says she took the plea because she was looking at 15 years in prison at the height of anti-Russian hysteria in Washington DC and didn't feel she had a better option. The whole thing was so terrifying and surreal, she felt that if she were to fight the charges, she would have been sentenced all 15 years.
She tells her RT host, "I'll be honest with you. If you're today a Russian in the United States, I would be very worried, because ...there was no substance. There was no reason to bring me in and arrest me and give me time - especially give me time. Why? What was this cruelty for? I just don't understand that. So I would be worried."
Going forward, Butina intends to use her accidental notoriety to shine the light on prisoners' rights. "I will be talking about the conditions of my imprisonment because the country should be measured on how it treats its prisoners. They [the US] treat their prisoners very bad...if I never talked about this, it means I betrayed all these girls who asked me to be their voice. All these souls in prison, who had never been heard and many of them were unjustly accused. I feel obligated to talk about this. I'm just gonna tell the t***h the way it is."
For his part, Patrick Byrne went on several news shows last August and abruptly announced his resignation from the company that he'd founded and built for 20 years, while also suggesting that he'd been compelled by the FBI to spy on his then-girlfriend, Butina.
Byrne said that it was while he was watching Peter Strzok's July 2018 testimony before Congress (around the time Butina was arrested) that he realized that he'd been used by the FBI as a tool in "political espionage" for the 2016 p**********l campaign.
He says that he "could not come forward until there was rule of law in this country," which he did do in April of 2019, as soon as Attorney General William Barr was sworn in and an investigation into the origins of the Russian Collusion probe was initiated.
Byrne's information is now in the hands of Connecticut US Attorney John Durham, who has been conducting an investigation into the origins of the Russia probe at the behest of Attorney General William Barr.
He says Hillary Clinton, Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio and Donald Trump were all spied on, that Clinton supporters in Hollywood had been spied on and that there were other whistleblowers who would be coming forward.
Immediately after his TV appearances, Byrne reportedly re-located to Thailand, where he is now living under heavy guard until this whole Trump c**p psychological Civil War thing blows over.
Oct 28, 2019 16:38:54 #
Butina's case was a terrible, nasty, inhumane thing to do to her.
Like so much else, in order for Americans to see who these people really are beneath their carefully (although not as carefully as they thought!) controlled narrative they have to act out who they are publicly for all to see, which they're obligingly doing.
Like so much else, in order for Americans to see who these people really are beneath their carefully (although not as carefully as they thought!) controlled narrative they have to act out who they are publicly for all to see, which they're obligingly doing.
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