Sweden: Number of ‘unaccompanied minors’ soaring, small towns can’t handle it.

01/05/2015 ~ Ann Corcoran ~ Leave a comment

The parasitic bird out-competes the host bird’s young. http://news.bbc.co.uk/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_8645000/8645158.stm

Do you know about “brood parasites” in nature—you know, like the clever Cuckoo bird that lays its eggs in another bird’s nest, so that the unsuspecting host bird feeds and cares for the Cuckoo’s young often resulting in death to the host’s own offspring! That is what I think of every time I hear one more story about the “unaccompanied children” flocking to the US, or in this case to Sweden.

Aren’t we just like the animals after all? (I can hear the wailing and gnashing of teeth among my Leftwing critics!)

I know we have posted a lot on Sweden in recent weeks and days (click here for our complete archive), but it’s important because we can use Sweden as our ‘canary in a coal mine’ (oh geez, an ornithological analogy again!). The country is small and the huge number of migrants they are permitting to live there will bring them to the brink sooner than larger western countries, so we can all watch and learn from what happens to Sweden.

It is not just the US that has ‘unaccompanied minors’ (the “children”) arriving en masse. Here is a report about one unhappy community—Östra Göinge—in southern Sweden.

We reported on this Swedish policy here in 2013, when one of the “kids” murdered another of the “children” at a residential facility, not in Östra Göinge, but in another town.

From The Local (emphasis mine):

Around 7,000 unaccompanied refugee children arrived in Sweden in 2014, twice as many as the year before. And some parts of the country aren’t coping, according to reports.

A total of 81,300 people found refuge in Sweden in 2014, a jump of almost 50 percent from the 54,300 in 2013.

Among the refugees, 7,000 were children arriving without their families – almost double the figure from the previous year.

A law change that came into effect last January means that the unaccompanied minors can be sent to any municipality in the country, regardless of whether the municipalities want them or not.

Some consider the influx to be problematic, including Patric Åberg of the city council in southern Sweden’s Östra Göinge.

“We have taken in unaccompanied minors since 2011, but the problem is that the municipalities taking in many of them have to take in even more – and we think it’s devastating,” he told the TT news agency.

He says that his municipality simply doesn’t have the room to house so many children, and that other parts of Sweden should step up and take their share.

The municipality has requested an official court inquest into the matter.

“We think there is a gap here and that we can get around it. We want the system to be changed at a fundamental level,” he added.

There is a bit more about “flocking” at The Local.

See our complete archive on ‘unaccompanied minors’ here (mostly about the “children” arriving in the US, but they are seeing it in Italy too!).

Swedish Bus Soap Opera Turns Psycho (update!)

01/03/2015 ~ Ann Corcoran ~ Leave a comment

Editor: Here’s the latest on the Swedish Refugee Resettlement Bus Soap Opera by guest writer ‘Pungentpeppers.” If you missed the first chapter, click here.

Middle Eastern ‘asylum-seekers’ protest their resettlement in Sweden’s frozen north country by stripping to their underpants in the bitter cold. Cry me a river! Photo at Jens Ganman’s facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10152685049118251&set=a.454058298250.239724.644748250&type=1&theater

The asylum bus melodrama has turned psycho, as two of the Arab asylum seekers strip to their underwear and crouch on the ice in protest.

Accommodations unsuitable! They want government-funded apartments in Malmo or Stockholm. http://www.expressen.se/nyheter/migrationsverket-vi-har-varit-tydliga/

Were they pretending to be polar bear swimmers who jump into the freezing ocean at the Jersey Shore on New Year’s Day? Do they think they’re “Fe-Men”? Maybe they’re sexually frustrated potential public exhibitionists? Only their psychiatrist knows for sure.

They say they’re terrified by bears and wolves and snow. But then one asylum-seeker adds, “I walked 1400 kilometers from Syria through Turkey and Macedonia to get to Greece!” But Macedonia has Europe’s largest wolf population. Who is he kidding?! [Gotta double check every little thing they say!]

Freelance journalist Jens Ganman, who reported from the scene, says the men unanimously insist that they were given no information about where the bus was headed; however, he cannot vouch for the accuracy of their account. [I believe they originally agreed to go on the bus because they imagined the destination would look different. However, after they changed their minds, they could not admit having made a mistake – preservation of their Middle Eastern notions of personal honor and infallibility would not permit that. So instead they insisted they were lied to. Lying happens all the time in the Middle East! LOL!]

The refugees ought to thank their lucky stars they aren’t Europeans! Here are how European migrants live in Sweden—in makeshift shacks! http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-12-17/the-skinheads-of-europe-don-t-like-refugees-neither-do-the-doctors-and-lawyers.html

Despite the craziness of the bus protest, Ganman, our hero on the scene, maintained his sound judgment, as can be understood from his interview with Sweden’s “Nyheter Idag”. When asked what he thinks about the standoff, Ganman points out that Swedish politicians are giving orders to the Migration Board that are increasingly difficult to carry out. [Sweden expects to receive another 100,000 asylum seekers this year on top of almost the same number in 2014.]

He also finds it strange that the Swedes aren’t having a stronger public debate about the profit-driven motive behind all of this asylum resettlement activity! In Sweden, as in the U.S., private businesses are profiting from taxpayer-paid refugee benefits. For example, Ganman mentions the phenomenon of Bert Karlsson, the former head of an anti-immigration political party who flipped and hopped on the taxpayer-paid asylum gravy train to make a business out of housing asylum seekers. However, ultimately Ganman blames the political establishment for the mess created.

At noon on Friday, the asylum-seekers agreed to leave the bus and take the offered accommodations. They said they were promised apartments after three months. However, the Migration Board refused to verify this or discuss the terms of the deal offered.

The story may not be over yet. A couple hours later, protester Moaweyh Ramly spoke with Sweden’s “Expressen” to say that the refugees are very disappointed. There are no guarantees they’ll get apartments. “They have cheated us.” [We’ve heard that line before!]

Ganman’s facebook page is here. Even if you can’t read Swedish, the photos are worth the visit.

Important update January 4th: You must read the Swedish Surveyor for more on the outrage! It is in English!

Refugee Soap Opera on a Bus in Sweden

01/02/2015 ~ Ann Corcoran ~ Leave a comment

Editor’s note: This is another in what could become a series of guest posts from reader ‘Pungentpeppers!’

Update: More on the story from the UK Daily Mail!

The idea of bringing in bunches of strange and exotic people into Sweden is turning into a crazy soap opera.

Frightened Middle Eastern asylum seeker who refused to get off the bus feared wolves and bears! http://sverigesradio.se/sida/artikel.aspx?programid=2054&artikel=6058405

Where are the deluxe accommodations in central Malmö the smugglers promised?

The latest refugee soap opera taking place is on a BUS in a quiet and pristine part of Sweden some six hours north of Stockholm. It’s called Grytan and is a 20-minute drive south of Östersund. Sheltered by one of Sweden’s many evergreen forests, Grytan lies in a sublime setting where those escaping trouble can finally feel at peace and reconnect with nature.

Map and more at Tundra Tabloids. http://tundratabloids.com/2015/01/refugees-to-sweden-refuse-relocation-destination-its-too-far-north.html

After sunset (it comes early here in winter, 2:31 p.m. on New Year’s Day), visitors can check out excellent local restaurants that offer Swedish specialties like elk meat balls with pickles, cranberries and cream sauce! Yum!

Lodgings specially built for refugees are superb and include all amenities, including a health center, two playgrounds, and internet access, as well as special events including outdoor barbecue picnics with music and volleyball.

This video shows contented asylum seekers relaxing, eating American-style sandwiches, and getting some exercise. What fun!

But now there’s rebellion brewing in Grytan. Some new arrivals refuse to get off the bus! They say Grytan is too dangerous! Bears and wolves might eat them!

One of the frightened newcomers is above. (See all of the photos showing the rest of the group and the lovely facility prepared for them.)

They all look like Middle Eastern men – is that a surprise? The protesters who were interviewed on Swedish radio confirmed their origins.

They said they need a “better place” and that “here exist bear and wolf and more animals …. we are Arab people. We can’t stay here in that weather”.

Another man complained “I am 75-years-old and come from the Middle East. Then I get sent to a place that looks like this,” said a man from Syria to the local Östersunds-Posten (story at The Local), pointing to the icy road.

“It is dangerous for me to be here,” he said.

Some of the protesting asylum seekers spent the night on the bus and then complained it was cold. In the latest development, the asylum seekers are threatening to stage a hunger strike! I suppose the idea of elk balls with cranberries and cream sauce does not appeal to them.

When will the Swedes get it right?

For more on those yummy elk meat balls, go here.

See our complete archive on Sweden by clicking here (includes posts on other ungrateful “refugees”). LOL! Remember these guys who complained that their Swedish castle was haunted.

Finland, Incubator of Terrorism? What is the real mission of three strangers caught in Karelia?

01/01/2015 ~ Ann Corcoran ~ Leave a comment

Editor’s note: Once again we are happy to have a guest post from reader ‘Pungentpeppers’ (It might spoil me and make me wish I had a whole flock of researchers, writers and interns at my disposal!). Honestly, the subject is becoming so large that we couldn’t get it all covered with a dozen writers and researchers.

Finland, Incubator of Terrorism? Are these three strangers involved?

Karelia is a long fought-over region between Russia and Finland.

Finland is known for natural wonders. In the northern wintry darkness, amid the reindeer of Lapland’s tundra, visitors can experience the magic of the Aurora Borealis. In the east, along a border shared with Russia, the frozen beauty of Narnia awes winter travelers to Finland’s rustic region of Karelia, frozen solid this time of year.

Finland is also known as a leader in technology innovation and incubation. Perhaps you have a Nokia phone or tablet. Maybe your kids are addicted to Angry Birds. Yes, they were hatched in Finland!

But did you know that Finland ranks first, by percent of population, among nations in sending jihadi fighters to Syria?

It also has a sizable number of Somali Al Shabab supporters. Clearly, Finland is a hatchery for some angry non-bird types.

Late last summer, just as Finland was learning about its ranking on the Syrian jihadi fighter scale, two Finnish MPs from different parties joined together in calling for a change in policy that would give preference to Christian refugees. Finns Party MP Ari Jalonen and Christian Democrat MP Sauli Ahvenjärvi say that Christian refugees would reduce the probability of Finnish residents being recruited to fight in conflicts overseas.

”We have to look at the big picture. As a Christian, it’s easier to come to Finland. It’s easier for those who belong to some other faith [Muslim] to go to some other country where it would be easier for them to settle and live,” Jalonen added.

Both men said that in the case of Syria, they would advocate accepting mainly Christian refugees.

”Christians are one of the most persecuted minorities in Syria. There are good grounds for taking them in,” Ahvenjärvi explained.

[Readers may remember that Canada drew the ire of international ‘humanitarians’ and the UN for proposing that they might only take religious minority refugees from the Middle East—-ed]

Mystery men arrive in Finland

Karelia is especially pretty in winter! Maybe that is what the mystery men were doing crossing into Finland—admiring the scenery. Photo: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/article-2488288/Finland-winter-holidays-A-perfect-Finnish-Karelia.html

Regarding Syria, three mysterious men who claim they are from that country arrived in Finland this week under very strange circumstances. Finnish border guard officials confirmed that the three men illegally crossed Finland’s eastern border in Kangasjärvi, Kitee – in frozen Karelia – late Monday night. They were caught after they stopped at a guest house seeking help for one of them who had frostbite. The men said they started hiking on Sunday and that the temperature was -25° Celsius (-13°F) when they reached Finland.

The men said that they intended to claim asylum once they reached Finland, claiming that they were fleeing the conflict in their native Syria.

North Karelia border guard officials will conduct an initial investigation into the case while eastern Finland police are to look into the asylum request.

The trio are currently being detained at the eastern Finland police facility, after which they will be transferred to a refugee reception centre.

See the story here.

How did these mysterious men arrive in eastern Karelia? Who dropped them off? Russians or some other foreign government? Where are they really from and what is their real mission? Do they intend to target activists who are hiding in Finland – or Finnish technology? Police need to look at this potentially dangerous trio very carefully.

If you are puzzled by how Finland became an incubator of terrorism, it was through immigration.

Historically, Finland had very few Muslims. In the 1990s, however, Muslim refugees from areas of conflict started arriving in large numbers. “By 2006, Finland had a Muslim population of approximately 40-45,000, and in 2011 it was estimated to be 50-60,000, 90% of whom were Somalis, Arabs, Kurds, Albanians, Turks, Persians, and Bosniaks.” (to read more, see Juha Saarinen’s piece in Jihadology)

Asylum seekers from predominantly Islamic countries are continuing to arrive in Finland. According to the Helsinki Times, in 2013, Iraqis were the largest nationality, with Somalis coming second. However, there may be a shift towards more Syrians: 135 Syrian refugees sought asylum in Finland between January and November of this year. But how many arrived mysteriously after crossing over frozen lakes and rivers on foot?!

This post has been archived in our ‘Invasion of Europe’ series, here.

Syrians in Cyprus: How These People Operate!

12/31/2014 ~ Ann Corcoran ~ Leave a comment

Editor’s note: Thanks to reader ‘Pungentpeppers’ for pulling together some important information for us in this guest post.

Their demands and signs like these will surely endear them to the people of Cyprus and Europe (not!). Photo and story: http://cyprus-mail.com/2014/12/30/refugees-say-theyre-at-breaking-point/#prettyPhoto

Syrian and Palestinian refugees in Cyprus say that they are “at a breaking point”. You might remember hearing about them. In September, 337 of them were headed – illegally – to Italy when their boat broke down. The passengers described their ordeal, “We spent days at sea with no food and no water. There were so many people on the boat. We called it the journey of death.”

You would think that they would be grateful for being rescued. They weren’t. A passing cruise liner rescued them and took them to the nearest port, in Cyprus. That’s when the group from Syria threw their first hissy fit. They refused to get off the ship and demanded that the crew take them to Italy. It did not matter that there were hundreds of paying passengers on the ship who had to get to their destinations. They would not relent – until an elite group of Cypriot riot police arrived in force.

Since then the group have been enlightening the public about their financial dealings. Some paid as much as $8,000 (6,400 euros) each for their first illegal boat rides. Others, including children, paid $6,000 (4,900 euros). You would think that perhaps they might have figured out that paying a lot of money to a lawbreaking smuggler is not a good idea. But about two weeks ago, several from the group gave one of their own around $5,000 (4,000 euros) each after he promised he could get them off Cyprus and into mainland Europe. They had collected the sums from their apparently well-off relatives in Syria and Europe. The would-be smuggler, however, disappeared along with the money. [I wonder which European country he went to?]

The group – who are staying in tents at a former military camp – are not happy campers. One member of the group hung himself recently. Only about 20 agreed to remain in Cyprus. The rest are still holding out for Europe.

The other day, the group organized a demonstration with signs written in English. One sign, “We want to live in safe country”. Another sign goes further “We want the freedom of choose the country in which we want to live”. (Ah, they must be Soros’ “globalists”!) One protester complained that they cannot afford the fees to apply for residency in Cyprus. That’s 70 euros or $85 – small change compared to $8,000 and perhaps an additional $5,000 apiece that these people paid before. Why don’t they call their relatives again?

Members of the group complained that they expected to stay in hotels in Cyprus – not tents. One woman, when she saw the tents, fell on the ground crying and shouting saying “we ran from death and now we were will endure a slow death, here at the camp”. If they don’t like the tents, since they have thousands of dollars and apparently rich relatives, why don’t they pay for hotel rooms? It’s the slow season in Cyprus and prices are low.

Yet, they still hold out for Dreamland Europe. I hate to break it to them – but there is no housing there either. Germany with its freezing climate is putting refugees in shipping containers. The Swiss house asylum seekers underground, many to a room, in military bunkers. In Sweden – unless you are willing to go to the far north – you will likely wind up sharing a kitchen and sleeping in a tiny apartment along with several other families. In France, in places like Calais, you can find refugees living exposed to the elements, cooking and sleeping in tent camps. [Take a look at this advertisement for one such accommodation. It’s in French but has photos. The amenities include neither water, nor electricity, but it offers a good view of the Calais “jungle”. Your bed is a scrap of carpet, your dining table is a shipping pallet.]

Somali woman lived on a bench!

And in Britain, times have changed. Perhaps formerly a refugee could hope to get a council house. Nowadays, due to massive immigration, housing has become a sorry situation. Many people rent beds in garden sheds – or sleep in caravans. Many others are homeless. This year, one older Somali woman was reduced to living on a bench for nine months, while she was holding out for a council house. [She used an umbrella for when it rained.] Finally, one day when she was hospitalized, the local government removed even that small misused bit of accommodation. See that story here at the Guardian.

We have an expression in the U.S., “When life hands you lemons, make lemonade”. The Syrians should consider making lemonade.

Go here for a few other posts we have written about the problems with illegal aliens arriving on Cyprus.