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  • The Coming European Civil War (10) The other Allah

    The Coming European Civil War Part 10:  The Other Allah              The presiding British Judge in his wig and gowns, spoke slowly and emphatically. With as much ancient legal pomp and ceremony as he could muster. Secretly though, he was nervous. Whilst he talked, and feigned unruffled legal calm, he nervously scanned the tense audience in…

  • The Coming European Civil War (9) – Dreams to Allah

    The Coming European Civil War Part 9:  DREAMS to ALLAH       Karim, the stonemason, paused in his step, panting a little. There was no elevator in the building where they lived, just endless staircases to be climbed. At least it was cool, he reflected patiently, living on the rooftops. And it was quieter. The teeming noise of…

  • The Coming European Civil War (8) – Maria Ladenburger

    Henriette Reker, Mayor of Cologne, arm's length inventor The Coming European Civil War Part 8:   Maria Ladenburger         “You asked me the other night if I could kill a man. I've been thinking about it. I think I've reached a conclusion. ”          The Old Man stopped typing quietly away at the coffee stained keyboard. He turned…

  • The Coming European Civil War (7) – 'Eric'

    Sugar coated Islam? Or the truth? See what you think… The Coming European Civil War Part 7:  'Eric'        The Old Man leaned back in his chair, and placed the tips of his fingers thoughtfully together.  His thumbs touched, and he closed his eyes.  An observer might perhaps have thought he was sunk in prayer. In fact, his mind…

  • The Coming European Civil War(6) – Fists and pickaxe handles

    B Special (reserve Police) throwing a Molotov Cocktail into a Catholic house The coming European Civil Wars Part 6:  Fists and pickaxe handles        It was the following evening, and once again Gustav was sitting thoughtfully in the Old Man's study. Another full glass of wine reflected a dull Burgundy, and implied the arrival of another quiet,…

  • The coming European Civil War (5) – The Question

    The coming European Civil War(s) Part 5:  The Question           It was very late, and they had been talking for hours. Now, silence reigned, and Gustav reflected on the wide areas of History and Culture that they had covered. They had discussed the multiplying terrorist outrages in great length. The Bataclan massacres, the Charlie Hebdo outrage,…

  • The coming European Civil War (4) an Old Man

    The coming European Civil War(s) Part 4 – an Old Man        Gustav had known there was something brewing, when an innocuous package had arrived via secure SOW special delivery. It had contained tickets for a round trip flight. International. From Europe. To, of all places, Arizona, USA. Along with the tickets, was a small, cheap…

  • The coming European Civil War (3) Tactics

    The Coming European Civil War (s) Part Three:   Tactics Gustav knows the First Step Cell members, of which he is an ordinary member, very well. Older men mostly, they have known each other for many years, well before the date of the Great Betrayal, on September 5th, 2015. A Day that was destined to live in…

  • The coming European Civil War (2) Strategy

    The Coming European Civil War(s)    PART TWO: STRATEGY. The development of the ideology of a hypothetical, deadly, pan European para-military force, we shall name “Sons of Wodan “. (SOW). Let us try and get into the mindset of a hypothetical, mid-ranking Commander in the emerging SOW. Let's look at his challenges, in philosophical, emotional, spiritual…

  • European Civil War – Preparation

    European Civil War – Preparation In response to an article on the website www.europeancivilwar.com “JUST HOW BAD ARE SWEDEN'S DEMOGRAPHICS” (here is the link to the article concerned) I replied as follows:   Julian I agree that “observing and lamenting” has been the sad funeral march of the last two decades. Lots of laments. Lots of…

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