MidnightWatcher – Prophecy in Motion

RT – “Eight people were killed and fifteen wounded by a suicide bombing in the Russian Republic of Ingushetia, according to reports by the country’s main law enforcement agency.

Both police and civilians were injured in the blast, according to the latest casualty figures.

The bombing targeted mourners at a funeral for a police officer killed in a shootout on Saturday.

The force of the explosive device was reportedly equivalent to ten kilograms of TNT, and was packed with shrapnel to increase the likelihood of casualties. Earlier reports suggested the force of the bomb was equivalent to three kilograms.

‘According to preliminary results, it was a suicide bomber who blew himself up at the mourning ceremony,’ RIA Novosti quoted the secretary of the Region’s Security Council as saying.

‘A head of a man whom nobody was able to identify was found several meters from the site of the bombing,’ Interfax news agency reported, quoting a source in the Republic’s police agency. ‘It may suggest the attack was carried out by a suicide bomber.'” Read more.

Flashback: Russia: Prominent Muslim Lawyer Promises To ‘Cover Russia In Blood’ and Turn Moscow Into ‘A Second Dead Sea’ If Sharia Law Is Not Implemented – “Police in the Russian capital said on Wednesday they will examine a video in which a prominent Muslim lawyer pledges to ‘cover Russia in blood’ if the authorities refuse to establish courts to implement Islamic law. ‘May be you are foreigners here, and this is our home. We will set our rules, whether you want this or not … Any attempts to stop this will result in blood. We will turn the city (Moscow) into a second dead sea,’ he was quoted as saying.” Read more.

Flashback: Russia: ‘Religion Of Peace’ Fighters Kill Imam For Preferring Peace – “A self-described guerrilla fighter urging strict adherence to Islamic law has claimed responsibility for the killing last month of one Muslim leader and the attempted murder of another, in Tatarstan, a region in central Russia that prides itself on a tradition of religious tolerance… He also warned of further violence against Muslim leaders who do not adhere to Shariah, the strict legal code of Islam based on the Koran.” Read more.

Flashback: Russian Radio Host Slash-Attacked For Criticizing Islam Over The Air, ‘You Are Allah’s Enemy!’ – “A radio host has been hospitalized after being cut 15 times by an unidentified criminal. Two weeks ago the journalist ventured to criticize the founder of Islam, the Prophet Mohammed, on air. Sergey Aslanyan, 46, was brought to Moscow’s hospital with numerous non-penetrating knife wounds to the chest, neck and arm… Aslanyan claimed that the attacker was shouting ‘you are Allah’s enemy!’ while slashing at the victim.” Read more.

Because the extreme Islamist organization called the Muslim Brotherhood isn’t extreme enough, yet …

By Elad Benari, INN – “Army of Islam, the Salafi terrorist organization suspected of being behind the terror attack in the Sinai last week, threatened on Wednesday that it would carry out mass suicide bombings in the heart of Cairo, in response to the Egyptian military’s operation against Islamic organizations in the Sinai.

‘No one will condemn the people of Sinai if they react with a car bomb in the heart of Cairo,’ the group, which advocates for running Gaza according to Islamic law, said in a statement posted on a Facebook page affiliated with it.

‘The Muslim Brotherhood has begun persecutions, led by the agent (Egyptian President Mohammed) Morsi,’ said the statement. ‘Things are moving rapidly. Washington tells Morsi it will help him defend Sinai … The United States is entering Sinai on the back of the Muslim Brotherhood.’

The organization attacked the Muslim Brotherhood rule in Egypt, accusing it of heresy and non-implementation of Sharia (Islamic law).

It also accused the Brotherhood for persecuting of the Mujahideen, as evidenced this week when a death sentence was imposed on 14 terrorists who carried out a string of terror attacks in the Sinai Peninsula.

The Army of Islam also called on the Egyptian public to provide moral and material assistance to its members who are persecuted by the authorities.” Read more.

Khaleej Times -“A spate of attacks that killed 82 people in Iraq overshadowed preparations on Friday to mark the end of the holy month of Ramadan, amid warnings insurgents would look to carry out deadly strikes.

The violence, the worst in more than three weeks, hit 15 cities across the country and left 270 people wounded on Thursday, just days before the Eid festival that is set to begin on Sunday.

The attacks brought the number of dead nationwide over the course of Ramadan, which began on July 18, to 404, according to an AFP tally. There has been at least one bombing or shooting on every day of the holy month but one.

Thursday’s deadliest violence struck in and around Baghdad, where at least 54 people were killed in a series of attacks throughout the day, security and medical officials said. Blasts and shootings also took place in the south, west and north of Iraq.

In the east Baghdad neighbourhood of Zafraniyah, a roadside bomb went off outside an ice cream parlour late on Thursday evening, killing four people and wounding 11. A subsequent car bomb nearby killed 22 more and left 30 wounded.

Also in the evening, an explosion in Sadr City, in the capital’s north, killed 11 people and wounded 46, while a morning car bomb in Husseiniyah, also in north Baghdad, killed six and wounded 32.

All three neighbourhoods are predominantly Shia.

Meanwhile, gunmen armed with silenced weapons opened fire on a checkpoint in the town of Massud, on Baghdad’s northern outskirts, killing 10 soldiers and wounding 10, security and medical officials said.

In the same area, a car bomb in the town of Taji killed one person and wounded six.

There were also attacks in Tal Afar, Mosul, Kirkuk, Daquq, Dibis, Kut, Al-Garma, Al-Baaj, Badush, Tuz Khurmatu, Khales and Baquba.” Read more.

Flashback: Minnesota: Muslim Bank Robber Granted Month Long Reprieve, Claims Islam Forbids ‘Engaging In Conflict And Argument’ During Ramadan – “Citing religious views, an accused bank robber known as ‘The Man in Black’ asked a federal judge this week to postpone hearings until the end of Ramadan, a monthlong Muslim observance… After Magistrate Judge Jeanne Graham denied his initial request for a continuance, Wetsch argued that his meal and prayer requirements can be accommodated, but there are other elements of Ramadan to be observed as well… Graham approved his renewed request.” Read more.

By TOM NEWTON DUNN, The Sun – “ISRAEL is preparing for a ground attack on Iran before Christmas after commando dry runs in the Iraq desert, British spies have warned.

Generals in Tel Aviv believe they have until the end of the year to strike at Iran’s nuclear programme.

An assault would spark chaos across the Middle East, plunging the delicate region back into a full-blown war.

Israeli leaders made it clear this week they are ready to launch military action alone to stop Tehran, led by Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, getting the bomb if the US doesn’t.

Late October or early November have been identified by intelligence analysts as a likely time because of the US elections on November 6. President Obama and challenger Mitt Romney will fear condemning any Israeli action for fear of losing the huge Jewish vote.

A senior Whitehall source said: ‘We know the Israelis have been active in the Iraq desert, it would appear preparing forward bases for a ground assault.

‘Bombing Iranian nuclear installations will most likely be a part of their plan, but the only way to confirm they have destroyed what they need to is to put boots on the ground.

‘It is a very big concern. Iran would have to retaliate, putting the region into an extremely dangerous situation.'” Read more.

Flashback: Re-Set Your Watches for October – The New Iran Deadline – “The presence of American officers will grow exponentially as they prepare for the Austere Challenge 2012, set to take place in October. This is the largest joint U.S.-Israeli military exercise ever… The imminent presence in Israel of thousands of U.S. Army personnel, along with billions of dollars of hardware … can mean one of two things. One possibility is that the Israeli leadership is bluffing, and there is not going to be an attack on Iran this year … and the drill will serve President Barack Obama as a huge display of his commitment to Israel’s security … or the United States, will come to the conclusion … that a military strike is the only viable method of denying the Iranians nuclear weapons.” Read more.

Replace “Israel” with the word “Islam” and he would have finally said something that began to make logical sense for once …

JPost – “Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad referred to Israel as a western ‘tool to dominate the Middle East’ and an ‘insult to all humanity,’ in a speech given at a Tehran rally marking the annual Al-Quds (Jerusalem) Day, according to Iran’s IRNA news agency.

Protesters held massive rallies in cities across Iran on Friday, marking Al-Quds Day, an anti-Zionist event which calls for the liberation of Palestine.

‘Today, Israel and the Zionist entity are against the preservation of all human rights and human dignity,’ IRNA quoted Ahmadinejad as saying at the event.

Demonstrators waved Palestinian flags and held signs bearing slogans such as ‘Down with the US’ and ‘Death to Israel’ at Friday’s rallies.

Iran’s Fars News Agency reported that millions of people were expected to take part in the events in over 550 cities throughout the country. The report added that the demonstration was not only against Israel and the US, but the silence of the international community at ‘the crimes committed in the occupied lands.’

Al-Quds Day rallies were also scheduled to take place in other countries throughout the Muslim world on Friday. Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah was expected to address the crowd gathered at the organization’s Al-Quds Day celebration Friday evening at Al-Mahdi – Hadath School in the southern suburb of Beirut, according to Lebanese television station Al-Manar.” Read more.

Flashback: Ahmadinejad: Iran is Determined to Eradicate the ‘Infectious Tumor’ of Israel, ‘Will Never Withdraw’ From This Policy – “Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said that Iran was determined to eradicate Israel, ISNA news agency reported Thursday. ‘Iran believes that whoever is for humanity should also be for eradicating the Zionist regime … Iran follows this issue (the eradication of Israel) with determination and decisiveness and will never ever withdraw from this standpoint and policy …” Read more.

Flashback: Ahmadinejad: World Forces Must Strive To Annihilate Israel To ‘Solve All The World’s Problems’ – “… Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said the ultimate goal of world forces must be the annihilation of Israel… Repeating traditional anti-Semitic slurs, the Iranian president accused ‘Zionists’ of controlling the world’s media and financial systems. It was Zionists, he said, who were ‘behind the scene of the world’s main powers, media, monetary and banking centers.’ … Ahmadinejad added that ‘liberating Palestine’ would solve all the world’s problems, although he did not elaborate on exactly how that might work.” Read more.