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Category Archives: Syria
Who Wants Syrian Refugees?
Comments to Steve Sailer: * The Pope is asking every parish in Europe to take in an immigrant family. His Holiness himself has offered to take in one immigrant family. ONE. There are about 2,000 Catholic parishes in Europe. So … Continue reading
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Kuwaiti Official: “We Should Never Allow Refugees in our Country”
Kuwaiti Official Fahad Al Shalami refers to Syrian refugees as “psychologically disturbed.” He says: “Kuwait and other Gulf Cooperation Council countries are too valuable to accept any refugees… In the end, it is not right for us to accept people … Continue reading
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Israel Doesn’t Want Syrian Refugees
Any country would be insane to want Syrian refugees. Look at the crazy condition of Syria. Do you want to import that dysfunction? Syria has an average IQ of 83. That’s two points lower than American blacks. PM rejects calls … Continue reading
Does The West Need More Syrian Immigrants?
Chaim Amalek: “Thrice over the last 100 years, German ruling elites have resolved to commit suicide on a civilizational scale. The three great grave diggers of Europe have been Kaiser Wilhelm II, Adolf Hitler, and now, the German Gorbachev, Angela … Continue reading
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Should Israel Take In Syrian Refugees?
That’s crazy, right? Why would the Jewish state want to take in enemy aliens? Well, does not the same reasoning apply to the West? Why would any Western countries want to take in Muslims, who are famously hostile to the … Continue reading
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Should I Grieve James Foley and Steven Sotloff?
If you deliberately travel to a bad place and then bad things happen to you there, am I supposed to be surprised and shocked and saddened? Visiting Syria is a deliberate dance with the devil. Who asked you to risk … Continue reading
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