Will the thousands of Syrian refugees now being admitted to the US be Christians?

Update December 9, 2015:  We have much more up-to-date data and the percentage of Syrian Muslims coming into the US this fiscal year is now 99%, here. Update November 17, 2015:  This post is over a year old. We do know exactly how many Muslims are in the refugee stream arriving from Syria, it is … Continue reading Will the thousands of Syrian refugees now being admitted to the US be Christians?

Squabble among aid agencies highlights rise in TB cases among Syrian refugees

This is an article that is mostly about money and aid agencies, but it interested me because I didn’t know that TB was prevalent in the Syrian refugee population flowing into surrounding countries. It reminds us that we are taking refugees into the US with Tuberculosis and then we, US taxpayers, pay for their treatment. … Continue reading Squabble among aid agencies highlights rise in TB cases among Syrian refugees

Cyprus: Syrian refugees rescued by cruise ship refuse to disembark

Why?  Because they hadn’t been brought to Italy! These are not ‘asylum seekers,’ they are ‘asylum shoppers’ wanting to get to the best countries offering ‘services.’ From AFP at the Daily Star: LIMASSOL, Cyprus: Hundreds of mostly Syrian refugees rescued by a cruise liner in the Mediterranean disembarked in Cyprus on Friday, after hours of … Continue reading Cyprus: Syrian refugees rescued by cruise ship refuse to disembark

Soul-searching in Scandinavia over Syrian refugees

Wow!  This is a very enlightening piece.  And, it’s in the New York Times no less! Swedish counter-terrorism expert: We are righteous. But sometimes the righteousness doesn’t meet reality.” Seems that as Sweden opens its doors to Syrians (and the public is expected to stay quiet), in Norway the government is not going to swing … Continue reading Soul-searching in Scandinavia over Syrian refugees