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Spartanburg, SC update: Citizens want resettlement agency/feds to present a plan to the community for public review and discussion

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Update and correction:  Pastor Chris Pollard has asked us to make it clear to our readers that his organization, Come Closer Spartanburg, has not asked for nor received any federal funding for resettlement of refugees in Spartanburg.  We are glad to report that his group’s Christian charity comes from their members and not the federal … Continue reading Spartanburg, SC update: Citizens want resettlement agency/feds to present a plan to the community for public review and discussion

Maine: Sharia finance not available for Muslim immigrants, they cry the blues

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Readers, I am so backed up with news that I really need to share before I go away.  I am going to just put up a bunch of posts and not say much (you probably are cheering that news!). Here is a story from the Portland Press Herald with the subheading: Few organizations offer the … Continue reading Maine: Sharia finance not available for Muslim immigrants, they cry the blues

Somali refugee is FBI most wanted terrorist; but what took the FBI so long to tell us?

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Liban Haji Mohamed left the country that had given him the ‘good life’ to join the jihadists in Somalia in 2012.   Why are we just hearing about this now? I’ve been away to speak about the Refugee Resettlement Program of the UN/US State Department and heard this news in my travels.  I’m glad to … Continue reading Somali refugee is FBI most wanted terrorist; but what took the FBI so long to tell us?

Plea deal in Maine arson case; poor Somali language translation dooms prosecution

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This is an update of our post earlier this month, here, about the then 12-year old admitted arsonist in Lewiston, Maine (the Somali capital of New England!). From WMTW.TV (notice no mention here of the word “Somali” in the text).  Hat tip: ‘Pungentpeppers’ LEWISTON, Maine —The last of the criminal cases involving a string of … Continue reading Plea deal in Maine arson case; poor Somali language translation dooms prosecution

Portland, Maine: White cabbie files discrimination lawsuit against city, all airport licenses went to Somalis and Iranians

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More refugee-related problems coming to light in Maine (see yesterday Lewiston Somali arsonist).  If the facts are true, it sure looks like an open and shut case of discrimination. From the Portland Press Herald (emphasis mine): A white taxicab driver has filed a lawsuit accusing the city of Portland of racial discrimination for denying him … Continue reading Portland, Maine: White cabbie files discrimination lawsuit against city, all airport licenses went to Somalis and Iranians