Lilburn mosque: Allah went down to Georgia he was looking for souls to steal (and threaten)

Thanks to savvy tipster Aunty Dhimmi (thank you again, my dear) we've been following the proposed Lilburn mosque expansion in GA. (See here and here.)

Lilburn mosque expansion plan defeated.

<-- Proposed mosque includes a Muslims Only cemetery.

A controversial proposal to expand a Lilburn mosque was defeated Wednesday night in Gwinnett County, but members of the mosque say their fight isn't over yet. The Dar-e Abbas mosque wants to expand, but needs zoning rules changed to do that. In order to grow, the Lilburn mosque plans on buying three neighboring properties.

For 11 years the mosque has called a small nondescript house along Lawrenceville Highway in Lilburn home. Plans for a new building and cemetery have recently drawn attention from neighbors.

Last week, about 500 residents gathered to discuss the mosque's expansion proposal. The city zoning committee voted against granting the Muslim congregation a special permit for expansion. The proposal went before the full city council Wednesday and was also defeated.

Members of the mosque said they will continue to fight for expansion.

And when they say they will continue to fight - they aren't kidding:

From the Gwinnett Daily Post: Woman: My family was threatened after Lilburn Mosque meeting.

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Russia accuses Georgia of supporting al Qaida

Russia has accused the Georgian secret service of supporting and aiding islamic terrorists who attacked Russian forces in Chechnya. Reuters

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Moscow accused Tbilisi on Tuesday of collaborating with al Qaeda and aiding Islamist militants in "terrorist" activities on Russian soil, a charge Georgia denied.

A series of suicide bombs and attacks on police and security forces in Chechnya, where Russia has fought two separatist wars since the mid-1990s, and nearby Ingushetia and Dagestan, have shattered a few years of relative calm in the North Caucasus.

"Tapes found belonging to militants testify that they, together with al Qaeda, established contact with representatives of Georgian special services," Alexander Bortnikov, head of the FSB, successor to the KGB, told Russian media.

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Biden: U.S. backs Georgia, Russia must pull back

One day I will get used to the Fact that , politicians always do the opposite of what you think they should do ! like taking sides with Georgia , and thumbing your nose to Russia ! I don't think it is O.K for Russia to just Bulldoze Georgia , but I also don't believe we should supply / Defend them either ! This Will Come back to bite us in the ASS !

TBILISI (Reuters) - U.S. Vice President Joe Biden pledged Washington's strong support for Georgia a year after its war with Russia, urging Moscow to abide by a ceasefire and pull back its troops from two rebel regions.

But in a shift from the uncritical support offered to Tbilisi by former president George W. Bush, Biden balanced his remarks with criticism of Georgia's record on democracy and media freedom under pro-U.S. President Mikheil Saakashvili.

"We the United States stand by you on your journey to a secure, free, democratic and once again united Georgia," Biden said in an emotional speech to the Georgian parliament.

As tensions between Moscow and Tbilisi rise ahead of the anniversary of the war, Biden recalled hearing artillery bombardments as he sat on a rooftop with Saakashvili last year.

"I know there is some concern, and I understand it, that our efforts to reset relations with Russia will come at the expense of Georgia. Let me be clear: they have not, they will not and they cannot," he said.

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U.S. Urged to Supply Georgia With Defensive Weapons

WTF ? Why is it that we always have to be the ones to bail out and save these countries ? What do these people think ? Russia and the U.S. are trying to smooth things over and these Asswipes want us to give them "Advanced Defense Weapons " , This will lead to nothing but trouble ! maybe Georgia should Quit picking a fight that it can not Win !

The Washington Post
TBILISI, Georgia, July 21 -- Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili urged the United States on Tuesday to supply his country with advanced defensive weapons, warning on the eve of a visit by Vice President Biden that a decision not to provide such arms would encourage a Russian invasion.

In a wide-ranging interview, Saakashvili said that discussions about a weapons deal remained at "very early stages" but that he planned to press Biden to speed up delivery of antiaircraft and antitank systems, saying such weaponry was "purely defensive" and "would make any hotheads think twice about further military adventures."

"I think the decision to help us is there," he added, noting recent meetings between Georgian and U.S. defense officials. "It's a matter of speeding up the process . . . We want the country to still be around when those things start to arrive here. That's ultimately what's right now at stake."

The United States has been working to train and modernize the Georgian military for more than a decade, but Russia has warned strongly against new arms shipments to the former Soviet republic, which it routed in a brief war last year.

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Russia Ends Georgia Operations

After Russia convincingly gave the Georgian army an ass kicking, and after the US leaders lame condemnation of Russia's actions, the Russians have decided to stop operations. In just a few days Russia has accomplished a lot.

Number one it sent a message to any other state neighbouring Russia to be weary of courting the US and NATO. Number 2 it shows that the US can do little or next to nothing in the region to stop the Russians. BBC

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has ordered an end to military operations against Georgia, the Kremlin says.

He told officials he had taken the decision to end the campaign after restoring security for civilians and peacekeepers in South Ossetia.

However, Russia has been highly critical of Georgia's leadership, and there were no signs of imminent talks.

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According to a statement, Mr Medvedev told his defence minister and chief of staff that "the goal has been attained".

"I've decided to finish the operation to force the Georgian authorities to peace. The safety of our peacekeeping forces and civilian population has been restored," he said.

"The aggressor has been punished, having sustained considerable losses. Its armed forces have been disorganised."

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Russian Jets Bomb Georgian Airbase

This looks like war now. Reuters

TBILISI (Reuters) - Russian jets bombed the Vaziani military airbase outside the Georgian capital Tbilisi on Friday, a senior Georgian security official told Reuters.

"No one was wounded but some buildings have been destroyed," said Kakha Lamaia. The airbase is some 25 kilometers (15 miles) from Tbilisi.

"They have declared war against us," said Lamaia.

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