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‘FROM THE FRONTLINES IN NORTHERN SYRIA!’ SPECIAL INTERVIEW WITH DR. ZOZAN SAMI MISTEFA

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AROUND THE WORLD, A WAR ON RELIGION

By Paul McCabe

MY MESSAGE TO THE SYRIAN KURDS

By Charles Lingerfelt

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By Karen Friday

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‘From the Frontlines in Northern Syria!’

Special Interview with Dr. Zozan Sami Mistefa CHARLES: Please Tell Us About Yourself:

DR.ZOZAN: My name

is Zozan Sami Mistefa and I am

a doctor in the front lines in Rojova. Being a plastisch Surgeon with burnwounds as speciality I work as a doctor in the Field.

CHARLES:

Please

Give

Our

Readers

a

Brief

Summary of Your Life:

DR.ZOZAN: After medical education the war started and

eversince

i

have

been

working

many

hours

for

several hospital. And also maintain a mobile service with my ambulance.

CHARLES:Where Were You Born?

DR.ZOZAN: I was born in Kobani, Syria

CHARLES:What Tribe Are You Affiliated With?

DR.ZOZAN: Being Kurdish i am a human

CHARLES: Are You Living in Kobani now?

DR.ZOZAN:Yes, for the moment I am in Ein Issa.

CHARLES: Please Tell Us About Your Work There in Northern Syria:

DR.ZOZAN: After my graduation from

the Faculty of

Medicine, i worked as a medic in Kobani Hospital and worked with some international organisations. Then left for Alleppo to finish my studies. The war came and i started to my people.

CHARLES: Are You Single; or Married?

DR.ZOZAN: Single, engaged.

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CHARLES: Our Of

Please

Readers Your

a

1 0

Give

Summary

Work

There

in

Northern Syria:

DR.ZOZAN:Working doctor

and

coordinator

as

sometimes working

a a

with

NGO's

also from MSF and

SAFE

THE

CHILDREN

giving me a lot of experience.

CHARLES:

Where

Were

You

Formally

Educated

and Trained in Your Field?

DR.ZOZAN:

I

studied

in

Alleppo

University

and

graduated from there and all my training and experience during our hospital there and came to Kobani to have more

experiences

and

then

came

back

to

Alleppo

to

continue my study in burn surgery . Working with MSF and

SAFE

THE

CHILDREN

and

some

others

they

DR.ZOZAN: I believe there is no need to explain what is going on. You see and read it on daily base/They kill our

helping me a lot.

people and displace them and bring other ISIS families instead. Our children are getting killed and they say it is

CHARLES:What Degrees Do You Hold?

for a safe zone and our children are dying in the camps.

DR.ZOZAN:

Plastic

Surgeon

and

specialist

in

burn-

All the Turks are doing is to reborn a new string ISIS and to kill all KURDS.

wounds

CHARLES: Please Tell Us About Your Daily Routine:

CHARLES:What

Are

The

'Worst

Case

Scenarios'

You Have Been Involved With There in Kobani?

DR.ZOZAN:

Receiving

wounded

and

injured

people

Evacuated them from dangerous places to some saver and looking

after

normal

patients

training

medical

staff

DR.ZOZAN:

I

have

been

in

Even

yesterday it was very dangerous, I am not sure if I come

I can not. Not having medicines, In

attacks.

back every night. But I know Leo will finish the project if

fighting if needed

CHARLES:

several

Your

Opinion,

Tell

Us

What

Is

too many wounded and

nowhere to go.

Happening in Northern Syria - all The Result of The Turks:

CHARLES: Please Tell Us What You Are In Need of There At The Hospital:

DR.ZOZAN: There are too many to look after. It is too rough me and for my staff when we see children in real bad situations. Some are killed by bombs and gunshots,

DR.ZOZAN: Medicines

and

drugs

and

blood

testing

equipment.

dying from Shrapnel, they lost all their limbs, families parents. Disabilities a real disaster for children.

CHARLES:What Are Some of Your Achievements Since You Have Been a Doctor?

CHARLES: Do You Work With a Lot of Wounded Children? Please Describe Some of The Cases You Have Worked With:

DR.ZOZAN: I saved lot of lives, that makes me happy.

I brought 10000 people in Kobane who where displaced from Tel Abyad to Kobane with the help of the Fee

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Murma Rangers. Brought some drugs to Kobane hospital made a big group of volunteers to help children who have mental disorder. Made a medical team who trained how to protect themselves if anything happens and give the first aid, having very good connections with international organisations which promised to help. I have access to a large number of people around the world and show them what we are doing now and who are the Kurdish and what they are doing to see themselves and their children What our women can do and and what we want.

CHARLES: May We Ask Your Age?

DR.ZOZAN: Twenty Six years old

CHARLES:What Are Some of Your Goals There in Northern Syria?

DR.ZOZAN: The set up of the Prothese Project The set up of the Q-Brixx Project

CHARLES: How Can We Help You Perform Your Duties? What Can We Do To Help?

DR.ZOZAN: First of all send medicines and Drugs We need equipment Send money to maintain the Projects Support us in the war against the terrorist Support in every possible way

CHARLES: If You Could Say Anything You Wish to All Americans - What Would It Be?

DR.ZOZAN:WE ARE STRONG AND NEVER EVER DIE

CHARLES: Do You Feel The Presence of God With You As You Do Your Work There in Northern Syria? If So, Please Explain:

DR.ZOZAN: Yes. We are constantly in danger and it is easy to lose your life. My ambulance was shot twice, we survived

CHARLES: Please Know That We Have Been Praying for You For Quite Some Time Now; And We Will Continue Our Prayers for You! Is There Anything Specific You Want Us to Pray For? Please Tell Us: DR.ZOZAN: Yes, it always helps....

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AROUND THE WORLD, A WAR ON RELIGION

By Paul McCabe

The left and its allied axis of evil are carrying on a rising war against religion not only across the US but in many other countries.

In

the

post-war

period

the

demographic

map

of

the

Middle East changed significantly. Millions of Christians and

Jews

fled.

Wikipedia

indicates

that

before

the

1960 movie

creation of Israel in 1948 about 800,000 Jews lived in the Arab world. Of these, 65% lived in French and Italiancontrolled North Africa, 18% in Iraq, 10% in Egypt and 7%

in

Yemen.

A

further

200,000

lived

in

Iran

and

Turkey. From 1948 to 1980 over 850,000 Jews were expelled,

fled,

or

evacuated

from

Arab

and

Moslem

countries, according to the Peace Review in 2003.

Christianity in the region suffered a similar steep drop.

Christians now make up approximately 5% of the total Middle Eastern population, down from 20% in the early 20th century, said N. Waller in his 2019 New Europe magazine

article

“Christianity

in

the

Middle

East

Threatened with Extinction". Turkey expelled or killed large numbers of Greek Orthodox in the wake of WW I.

The first large-scale exoduses took place in the late 1940s and early 1950s, primarily from Iraq, Yemen and Libya. In these cases over 90% of the Jewish population left, forced to leave their property behind. From 1948 to 1951 260,000 Jews from Arab countries immigrated to Israel, accounting for 56% of the total immigration to the new state.

Smyrna populous

in

Turkey

centers

of

and

Alexandria

Greek

trade

in

and

Egypt

were

commerce

for

millennia but that ended 100 years ago. Turkey also massacred up to 1.5 million Christian Armenians starting in 1915 while international attention was focused on the terrible trench battles in Europe.

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In

many

countries,

P A G E

Christianity

is

now

under

attack.

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Cameroon, prompting a regional military coalition to

in

fight the jihadist groups. Since independence more than

Egypt, where Copts number 18 million out of a total

70 years ago, Pakistan has changed to a stricter Islamic

population of 100 million. The Easter Sunday attacks on

state.

churches and tourist sites in Sri Lanka in April 2019

becoming Prime Minister or President. The importation

devastated its tourist industry. In Syria, a long civil war

of Christian books and other media is banned. Mass

has caused half of the entire Christian population to flee,

population

according to France24 in 2018. Archbishop Jeanbart of

India after 1947 due to conflicts between Moslems and

Aleppo said “Of the 170,000 Christians in the city before

followers of Indian religions. Most Hindus and nearly all

the war, around 60,000 remain.”

Sikhs fled the country. The province of Punjab is now

Islamic

radicals

frequently

attack

Coptic

churches

Its

Constitution

exchanges

bars

any

occurred

non-Moslem

between

Pakistan

from

and

about 2% Christian, with very few Hindus left. In 1956, Another recent incident is the imprisonment for two years

of

Pastor

A.

Brunson

of

the

the country officially became an Islamic republic.

Evangelical

Presbyterian Church. From North Carolina, he was a

A

missionary for 23 years in Turkey. Following the failed

Parliament attributes multiple reasons for the decline of

coup attempt in 2016 he was arrested and held without

minority

trial. His wife was released after two weeks. The US

constant migration, forced conversions, and extensive

placed sanctions and tariffs on Turkey last year, an act

misuse of the blasphemy laws.

without

precedent

against

a

NATO

ally.

report

compiled

populations,

by

Members

including

of

the

communal

European

violence,

Shortly of

In 2011 religious intolerance was reported to be at its

“aiding terrorism” and released. Within 24 hours, Pastor

height. Hundreds of Christians, minorities, and women

Brunson and his wife were praying at the White House

were killed by Islamist fundamentalist extremists. The

with

Vice

Government remained mostly a silent spectator, often

President Pence. This year Pastor Brunson published his

making statements which condemned the ruthless acts of

story

violence but taking no real concrete action against them,

thereafter,

in

their

in

a

October

2018,

benefactors

book, God's

he

was

President

Hostage:

found

Trump

A

guilty

and

True

Story

of

according to Human Rights Watch group. The number of

Persecution, Imprisonment, and Perseverance.

anti-Christian attacks has been on the rise for years. For northeast

example, on 22 September 2013, a twin suicide bomb

Nigeria, where Boko Haram and the Islamic State have a

attack took place at All Saints Church in Peshawar, in

malignant history of kidnapping, rape, burning villages,

which 127 people were killed and over 250 injured. On

and murdering the local Christian population. The latest

15

incident occurred on Christmas Day 2019 in Borno state

Catholic Church and a Christ Church during Sunday

when 11 Christian hostages were killed. In a separate

services in Lahore. At least 15 people were killed and 70

raid on Christmas Eve, Boko Haram killed seven people

were wounded in the attacks.

A

long

and

violent

struggle

continues

in

March

2015,

two

blasts

took

place

at

a

Roman

in a Christian village near the town of Chibok in the same state.

Chibok

was

schoolgirls

the

in

scene

2014

by

of

the

Boko

mass

kidnap

Haram

which

of

276

sparked

global outrage and drew international attention to the group's notoriety. Fifty-seven of the girls escaped shortly after the kidnap. Another 107 have been either rescued or

released

after

negotiations

while

112

remain

in

captivity. The vicious decade-long conflict has killed 36,000 people and displaced 2 million from their homes in the northeast, according to the United Nations. The violence has spread to nearby Niger, Chad and

PAKISTANI CHRISTIANS PROTESTED AFTER SUICIDE BOMB ATTACKS ON TWO CHURCHES IN LAHORE, 2015

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According

to

monitoring

Doors,

took control of the economy. Between 1956 and 1959, about 30,000 Tibetans were killed as resistance grew and

the

1

the Chinese military cracked down. Following a general uprising in 1959 the Dalai Lama fled to India and has

being killed in the country. Pakistan also topped the list

remained in exile.

most

the

number

12-month

Open

November 2015 to 31 October 2016, with 76 Christians

of

during

group

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Pakistan had the highest number of Christians killed in world

the

P A G E

of

time

documented

period

church

of

attacks,

accounting for 600 of the total 1329 churches attacked

China expelled all Protestant, Catholic, and Orthodox

worldwide during the same time period. In this crowded

missionaries in 1949 and these religions were criticized

country, the war on religion is not limited to Hindus and

as

Christians, but continues against all minority groups like

permitted to operate only under the supervision of the

Ahmadis, Sikhs, Jain, Buddhists, and Sufis.

State Administration for Religious Affairs. Buddhism,

part

which

of

has

western

shaped

imperialism.

and

Chinese

culture

also

however,

coincident

south carried on a long and bitter civil war for its own

allowed to grow. According a Pew Research survey,

independence

20% of Chinese are Buddhists now, with another 21%

Moslem

(Arab)

north.

An

folk

elements of Buddhism. At the same time China has

Republic of South Sudan became the world’s newest

brutally persecuted a new sect called Falun Gong, which

nation. According to Pew Research, 60% of the people

is

are Christian, 20% Moslem, and 20% follow traditional

breathing exercises.

of

Taoism,

that

was

culminated in a voting referendum in 2011 when the

elements

religions

1980

it

believing

on

Chinese

reforms,

estimated 2.5 million were killed. This war eventually

based

in

economic

about

for

centuries,

with

Starting

are

largest single country in Africa. Its Christian (black)

the

suppressed.

religions

After independence from Britain in 1948, Sudan was the

from

was

defined

All

incorporate

Buddhism,

and

African religions. Its Catholic president announced a policy of religious freedom.

Surveys in 2012 by the China Family Panel indicated that the total number of Christians was 31 million. Some

Starting

in

2003,

Sudan

international Christian organizations estimate there are

carried out a separate murderous war against various

tens of millions more. The practice of religion continues

non-Arab ethnic and religious groups in the western

to be tightly controlled by government authorities. The

region of Darfur. This war resulted in 300,000 deaths

Holy Spirit Study Center in Hong Kong estimated in

and 3 million displaced, according to the UN. In 2009

2012 that there were 12 million Catholics in China.

President Al-Bashir was indicted by the International

Many

Criminal Court on charges of war crimes, genocide, and

unregistered

crimes

churches or underground churches, so the real number

against

the

central

humanity.

In

government

April

this

of

year

he

was

overthrown in a coup d’état. Al-Bashir was convicted in December

2019

of

corruption

and

money

Christians

practice

in

congregations,

informal

often

networks

described

as

and

house

could be triple these estimates.

laundering

after $130 million in cash was found in his house.

The very liberal N. Kristof reported in the NY Times in May 2019 that “Catholic bishop James Su Zhimin, 87,

Until 1949, China was a mainly Buddhist country with

has been detained by China since he led a religious

freedom of religion. This happy condition ended when

procession in 1996. Counting previous detentions, he has

the

spent a total of four decades in prisons and labor camps.”

Communist

army

won

the

long

civil

war.

The

following year the same army invaded and took over

The

nearby Tibet, an under-populated theocracy led by a

accumulating

traditional Buddhist leader called the Dalai Lama. The

religious people. At times under Communist Party rule,

country is more than 5 times the size of the UK, but had

repression of faith has eased, but now it is unmistakably

only

new

worsening. China is engaging in internment, monitoring

and

or persecution of Muslims, Christians and Buddhists on a

destroying monasteries, burning religious relics and art,

scale almost unparalleled by a major nation in three-

jailing dissidents, and seizing land from the traditional

quarters of a century.”

about

Communist

1

million

government

people

in

promptly

1950.

began

The

closing

owners. Over time, more and more Chinese arrived and

same

recent a

article

record

of

also

noted

Orwellian

that

“China

savagery

is

toward

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According to Business Insider in August 2019, Party officials in 2015 introduced the term "sinicization" into official government lexicon, in which they called on Muslim, Buddhist, and Christian leaders to fuse their religions with Chinese socialist thought. Like Pakistan, its political ally to the south, China represses all religions except its own state religion: in this case Communism.

Lately Europe too has experienced the harmful war on religion. Based in Vienna, the Observatory of Intolerance and Discrimination of Christians in Europe (OIDAC) reported that in Spain, the attacks on Catholic buildings grew

by

districts

20% in

during

Northern

2017-2018.

Ireland

All

eleven

registered

445

police crimes

committed on church buildings, graveyards, and other

In

October

2019

an

attack

on

a

synagogue

in

Halle

Germany killed two after the criminal failed to shoot open the door during a crowded Yom Kippur service. During the

church properties from 2016 to 2018.

attack, the gunman live-streamed a rant about Jews and Holocaust denials in English, using an Internet gaming

People around the world were shocked this year to watch Paris’ 900-year-old Note Dame Cathedral in flames on TV. The fire started in the church’s wooden attic where a

website. German news giant Deutsche Welle also reported a survey showing that 59% of voting-age Germans believe that

anti-Semitism

is

spreading

in

their

communities.

dozen Moslem workers were under contract to a local

Compared to 40% in a sampling last year, that's a jump of

restoration

19 percentage points. Rising anti-Semitism was seen by

company.

Observers

pointed

out

that

the

damaging blaze occurred during Holy Week between

two-thirds

Palm Sunday and Easter. Police authorities claimed there

serving parliamentary parties:

was no link to Islam but have not ruled out criminal

center-left Social Democrats (SPD), the Greens and the

activity in this sad case.

former-communist Left.

or

more

of

supporters

of

Germany's

long-

Merkel's conservatives, the

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Across

the

Rhine

P A G E

River,

the

French

Ministry

of

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the

This writer offers no solutions to this long-running set of

Interior counted 875 anti-Christian incidents in 2018. In

monstrous evils, but instead remembers an old American

France attacks on Christian sites quadrupled between

song:

2008 and 2019. This has stirred a deep alarm among many Catholics and non-Catholics alike, worried that a powerful

hostility

to

Catholicism

–

what

they

call

“Go tell it on the mountain, over the

“Christianophobia” – is sweeping the country.

hills and everywhere, go tell it on the In

July

2016

France

was

stunned

when

two

men

mountain, to let my people go.”

proclaiming allegiance to the Islamic State murdered an 84-year-old

priest,

Jacques

Hamel,

while

he

was

celebrating mass in a town in Normandy. The horrific crime came after some of the worst terrorist attacks in French history carried out by extremist Moslems – the killing of 12 journalists at the satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo and the massacre of 130 people at the Bataclan Theater in Paris in 2015. In turn this caused fear that Catholics would be targeted by the Islamic State or other violent groups.

Since then, Moslems in France are believed to have been responsible for a number of attacks, or planned attacks, against Christian sites and symbols. In September 2016, for example, police foiled an attempt by an all-female jihadist group to blow up a car near the Notre-Dame Cathedral. In December 2018, an Islamic extremist killed five people and wounded 11 in a gun and knife attack at the Christmas market in Strasbourg. There have also been

several

well-publicized

assaults

against

Jews

carried out by Moslem extremists. Indeed, while attacks on Christian sites have increased, so have attacks on Jewish ones – more than 500 of them in 2018, according to the French Ministry of the Interior, a 74% increase over the year before.

This

brief

article

highlights

only

a

few

appalling

incidents and a few odious examples in some of the main problem countries. Each of these nations which practice, promote, or allow religious discrimination could be the subject of numerous lengthy exposés, detailed reports, and PhD theses. There is almost endless documentation of

this

unhappy

congeries

of

violence,

injustice,

vandalism, suffering, and killing which spans the globe.

The regrettable and alarming war on religion takes a variety of forms in many countries and regions. Because this terrible war affects millions around the world, it is not at all a small problem. Nor is this war lessening.

Author Unknown, about 1862

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My Message to The Syrian Kurds

By Charles Lingerfelt, CTM Associate Publisher On 7 October 2019, the American Troops began to pull

poolside and those two families told me who they and

out of Northern Syria at the request of their Commander-

their ancestors were. I listened, and I learned. I was “all

in-chief, President Donald Trump of the United States.

ears.”

There had been a small contingency of troops there for a number of months, and the President felt that it was time

In all my travels to Kurdistan: ‘the land of The Kurds,’ I

to “bring the troops home.”

have traveled to and through the Southeastern parts of Turkey. Cizre is one of those places I’ve gone through,

At first, it disturbed me quite a bit; and it did many

including the province in which it exists. I have seen

thousands of American citizens as well. We felt that it

hundreds of Kurds who live there, and have talked with

was not a good move for the president at this time,

many of them. And I have always been

especially while we are in an election period. And then

treatment they have received from the Turks. For much of

too, it would be viewed by The Kurds around the world

the time, the Turks do not even treat the Kurds with

as

human dignity and care. It’s shameful how the Kurds are

“just

another

backstab!”

Backlash

followed

his

decision and the Troop “pullout” almost instantly and

shocked at the

treated in that part of the world.

even many Democrats came aboard to ‘gang-bang’ the president; although we Americans believe the Democrats

All of the above is presented so that you, the reader, may

don’t give him credit for ANYTHING he does!

know and understand who The Kurds really are – and from whence they have come.

As many of our readers know, I have worked among the Kurds for many years and have established very good

The Ottoman period of time has always been of keen

relationships with them around the world.

interest to me because my paternal Grandfather fought in Turkey during World War I and used to talk with us

I have traveled extensively to the Middle East since June

grandkids about his time in the U S Army. He had a few

1980

black and white photos of him and his buddies while they

-

building

relationships

with

people

in

Israel, and

were in Turkey with British troops “pulling down” the

Dubai. I have been a close friend to the Kurds for more

Ottoman empire. When Sultan Selim I, after defeating

than 32 years and I have made 24 trips(as of 2018) to

Shah Ismail I in 1514, annexed Western Armenia and

Kurdistan since 2006. All of these trips have been to

Kurdistan, he entrusted the organization of the conquered

build

the

territories to Idris, the historian, who was a Kurd of Bitlis.

people in the Middle East. By so doing, there could be a

He divided the territory into sanjaks or districts, and,

development of greater understanding of the people in

making

America. It is my opinion that there could be an ongoing,

heredity, installed the local chiefs as governors. He also

viable foreign relationship to prevent misunderstandings.

resettled the rich pastoral country between Erzurum and

It has become my pleasure to know and be friends with

Erivan, which had lain in waste since the passage of

many hundreds of people from The Middle East; and

Timur, with Kurds from the Hakkari and Bohtan districts.

thousands of Kurds around the world.

For the next few centuries, from the Peace of Amasya

Lebanon,

and

Jordan,

Syria,

establish

Iraq,

Iran,

long-lasting

Doha,

Qatar,

relationships

with

no

attempt

to

interfere

with

the

principle

of

until the first half of the 19th century, several regions of I first became friends with The Kurds in the summer of

the wide Kurdish homelands would be contested as well

1987 when I met two Kurdish families right here in North

between

Dallas. Prior to that, I had never met Kurds and I didn’t

successive Iranian dynasties (Safavids, Afsharids, Qajars)

know who The Kurds were. That day we sat by the

in the frequent Ottoman-Persian Wars.

the

Ottomans

and

the

neighboring

rival

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The Ottoman centralist policies in the beginning of the

Today in 2019, The Turks yet have not learned to relate

19th

to

century

aimed

to

remove

power

from

the

The

Kurds

very

well

and

The

Turks

still

feel

principalities and localities, which directly affected the

‘threatened’ and intimidated by them. The relationship is

Kurdish emirs. Bedirhan Bey was the last emir of the

not very good between the two of them at all. To put it

Cizre Bohtan Emirate after initiating an uprising in 1847

lightly, The Turks have for years maintained a HATE

against the Ottomans to protect the current structures of

against the Kurds, and really want to “wipe them out!”

the Kurdish principalities. Although his uprising is not classified

as

a

nationalist

one,

his

children

played

In 1987, when I met the two Kurdish families, which I

significant roles in the emergence and the development of

spoke about earlier, they carefully took time with me and

Kurdish nationalism through the next century.

educated

me

a

great

deal

about

the

Kurds

and

the

traditions of the Kurds. I walked away that day with a The first modern Kurdish nationalist movement emerged

great love and appreciation in my heart for the people,

in 1880 with an uprising led by a Kurdish landowner and

their traditions and culture. I have never forgotten them,

head

and never will; because it was on that day that God

of

the

Ubeydullah, outright

powerful

who

Shemdinan

demanded

independence

for

family,

political Kurds

Sheik

autonomy

as

well

as

or

‘opened my eyes’ and gave me a love and appreciation

the

for these people who have endeared themselves to me and

recognition of a Kurdistan state without interference from

my family – and me to them.

Turkish or Persian authorities. The uprising against Qajar Persia

and

the

Ottoman

Empire

was

ultimately

As we talked together, the two Kurdish families and me,

suppressed by the Ottomans and Ubeydullah, and along

they

with other notables, were exiled to Istanbul.

happening in The Middle East at that time. There was a

communicated

to

me

more

clearly

what

was

war going on then, between Iraq and Iran. To me, it was Kurdish nationalism emerged after World War I with the

just another “Middle Eastern war;” or so I thought up

dissolution of the Ottoman Empire which had historically

until that time. The Kurdish families were able to give to

successfully integrated (but not assimilated) the Kurds,

me a different perspective of what was happening.

through use of forced repression of Kurdish movements to gain independence. Revolts did occur sporadically, but

In

only in 1880 with the uprising led by Sheik Ubeydullah

conversations I have had with many hundreds of Kurds

did

since

the

Kurds

as

an

ethnic

group

or

nation

make

my

own

2006,

personal

I

believe

opinion,

there

were

based

upon

all

WMDs(Weapons

the

of

demands. Ottoman sultan Abdul Hamid responded with a

Mass Destruction) and were secretly moved into Syria

campaign of integration by co-opting prominent Kurdish

just before the beginning of The Iraq War(2003).

opponents to strengthen Ottoman power with offers of prestigious positions in his government. This strategy

If you truly want to know, without any doubt whatsoever,

appears

loyalty

IF

during

Iraq, just ask a Kurd.

to

displayed

have

by

been

the

successful

Kurdish

given

Hamidiye

the

regiments

there were “Weapons of Mass Destruction,” found in

World War I. Further yet, allow me to take you to my dear young The Kurdish ethno-nationalist movement that emerged

Kurdish friend, whose family was gassed at Halabja, but

following

she survived the attack, and You can ask her if there were

World

War

I

and

the

end

of

the

Ottoman

Empire was largely a reaction to the changes taking place in

mainstream

secularization, abhorred,

to

threatened

the

Turkey, which

the

primarily

the

strongly

centralization local

‘weapons of Mass destruction’ in Iraq.

radical

Muslim

Kurds

She was less than 10 years old at the time of the gassing

authority,

which

and only survived because she lay on the ground, in a

Kurdish

hiding position – and the wind blew the smells of the gas in an opposite direction from her. Her family perished

nationalism

that day at Halabja.

the

of

the

autonomy. And it threatened as well the rampant Turkish in

power

of

to

new

chieftains

Turkish

and

Republic,

obviously threatened to marginalize them.

which

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In March 2003, on the Saturday after the Wednesday of

On the one hand, I am so very proud of our troops, who

the

I

constantly have paid a terrific price for their dedication

founded in 1998, NORTH TEXAS FREEDOM RALLY,

and constant service to this nation and our Commander-

conducted a rally in downtown Dallas. It was a “Support

in-chief. Too, our troops are constantly helping other

the

people and their quest for liberty and freedom. In that

start

of

Troops

The

Iraq

Rally”

War,

and

the

was

organization

attended

by

which

over

3,000

persons who came to show support for our Troops who

search, they have always remained true!

were ‘called up’ to war in Iraq. It was attended by more than 1,500 Kurds, mostly coming from all over North

Then on the other hand, I feel this tug in my spirit: a “pull

Texas. It was a great day of support for our troops and

at the strings of my heart,” which has been loyal to my

was covered by every TV/NEWS outlet in DFW. An

sweet friends, my loving friends in the Middle East - The

AP(Associated Press) reporter came up to me afterwards

Kurds. They’ve been my friends for many years! And

to interview me and said, “Mr. Lingerfelt, are you aware

when you have friends, devoted as they are and loving as

that there were over 3.000 people here today in your

they are, you just don’t ”give up on them!”

Rally?” And I said, “No, I wasn’t aware of the number – but I knew we had many here.” He finished his interview

I have had this deep love for the Kurdish people for such

and told me he would be posting his article later in the

a long period of time that you just don’t “turn your backs

afternoon.

on your friends!“ My friends are Kurdish families, their children and youth, and the Peshmerga: Generals, officers

During the rally, it rained on us, but no one cared, and we

and all. I have worked with their Kurdish Education

all remained there standing in the rain in support of our

Department, their colleges and universities; and it is so

Troops who were enduring much more than rain in Iraq.

difficult to write and speak these words right now because my emotions have been so raw!

The Kurds know me and trust me – and I know them and Trust them as well. They are our friends in the Middle

But I awoke this morning with a new faith and vigor, a

East. They love us – They love America, and they love

new hope that God was leading our president, and that

Americans. They helped our Troops in the fight against

God was yet in control in the Middle East!

ISIS. They actually became “Our Boots on the ground” in

how you feel about the current situation, and no matter

the fight against ISIS! They are a reasonable and open-

what you think - our trust just Has to be in God and in

minded people. They are dependable people and I have

Him alone.

found

it

easily

to

build

relationships

with

the

No matter

Kurds

through the years.

We

absolutely

MUST

TRUST

HIM

with

every

circumstance and each situation! We have said for many When the modern Middle East was carved out, following

❤

years, ‘In God We Trust!’ Now, Let’s Do It!

the fall of the Ottoman Empire and mapped anew at the end

the

I am reminded of a verse of Scripture I learned many

mountainous Kurdish region was divided by the borders

of

World

War

I

by

the

British

and

French,

years ago as a teenager: “Some trust in chariots and some

of Turkey, Syria, Iraq, and Iran. The Kurds lost out on

in horses, but we trust in the name of the LORD our

those nation-stakes. There is no Kurdistan on the map,

God.”(Psalm 20:7)

and this is a continuing factor in Middle Eastern politics, as the Kurds have been rebelling against this status now

There is a Prophecy in The Old Testament of The Bible,

for nearly a century.

in

Isaiah

17,

which

speaks

of

‘The

Destruction

of

Damascus.’ I believe that destruction is very soon “at the What I specifically want to say to The Syrian Kurds now

door.”

That’s

why

I’m

calling

on

You,

My

Syrian

is this: “Get out of Damascus and get as far away from it

Kurdish friends, to “Get Out of Damascus, and take all of

as you possibly can!” It is for Your very own safety that I

your families with You.”

tell you this! I have mixed emotions as I view this photo below. It is a photo of our American troops departing

I believe the vengeance of The Turks and Erdogan is

from northern Syria on 7 October 2019.

about to be unleashed against Northern Syria. And when

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that happens, our president, President Donald Trump is NOT going to like it and he is going to react with anger – and “all Hell is going to break loose!” It is best for You, my dear friends to leave Damascus and get totally away from ‘The Hellfire.’

My love for You ALL is real and intact. I Love you with the Love of God. We are

Praying for You and Your safety! Please take care of yourselves and your families.

Remember, God Loves You and I Love You too!

Sincerely,

Mr. Charles Lingerfelt Dallas, Texas On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/charles.lingerfelt1

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Nancy Pelosi set to turn over President Trump impeachment process to Mitch McConnell

PHOTO SOURCE CHELSEA STAHL / NBC NEWS

Nancy

Pelosi

proceedings

is

relinquish

of

quickly

sending

the

articles

of

Pelosi delayed. Almost four weeks, Speaker Pelosi

the powerful Senate leader who has vowed to help

signaled she will relent and anticipates the House will

acquit his fellow Republican.

finalize the process.

president

in

Congress.

making

history

The

President

to

be

jockeying

Trump

instead

impeachment to the Senate to launch a trial, but Nancy

after

Donald

But

this

month

President

impeachment

week by turning the process over to Mitch McConnell,

A

against

the

Trump

impeached between

the

by

the

chambers

third

Republican Party have focused much of their response

US

to the impeachment proceedings on Nancy Pelosi - a

over

frequent target of criticism directed at Democrats.

impeachment procedure has largely focused on a still unsettled

dispute

about

whether

Senator

Mitch

“I

didn’t

get

elected

to

have

Nancy

Pelosi

play

McConnell allow witnesses to be called during the US

games, which is all she’s doing,” U.S. Senator Rick

Senate trial.

Scott said on Fox News on Sunday. “And she wants to spend all of her time on just trying to impeach this

Democrats

in

the

House

brought

the

impeachment

president because she hates Donald Trump.”

charges against President Trump over his efforts to pressure Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to open a probe into former Vice President Joe Biden, a possible rival in this year’s presidential election.

Nancy Pelosi, for her part, has remained involved in the impeachment process longer than expected. The Democrat

controlled

House

voted

President Trump in mid-December.

to

impeach

CTM NEWS

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How Much Has Trump Gained From The Soleimani Killing?

By Matt Snape

President Donald Trump. | Drew Angerer/Getty Images

On

a

from this situation, it is that the timid response from

statement on the escalating Iranian crisis and declared

Wednesday,

President

Donald

Trump

made

Tehran demonstrates that they are careful to avoid going

that, despite Iran launching more than a dozen missile

to war with the US. It also shows that Iran does not

strikes at two sites in Iraq, he was comfortable with

underestimate

ending hostilities between both countries.

American

the

deaths

military would

strength

have

of

provided

its the

opponent.

President

Trump administration with an excuse to declare war on His

measured

response

was

a

stark

contrast

to

his

Iran.

approach towards the Iranians on Twitter. Trump tweeted last Saturday that if Tehran strikes any American military

Trump has vowed that as long as he is President, Iran will

assets, the US military has 52 Iranian sites targeted for

never acquire a nuclear weapon and that he will stop them

retaliatory strikes.

from sponsoring terrorist groups. This was the biggest flaw

with

Obama’s now

Iran

issuing

Deal.

more

The

sanctions

Trump

administration

killing Iranian general Qassem Soleimani, the President

Tehran, and the US has called on the UK, Germany,

has been fortunate that the missile strikes resulted in no

China and Russia to follow his lead.

deaths. If there is one outcome that Trump has gained

is

2015

Considering Iran vowed to take its revenge on the US for

against

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Yesterday in his statement, the President hinted that he wants to start renegotiating a new deal with Iran. It is unclear what provisions a new agreement would contain, but President Trump could lift all sanctions against the Islamic Republic in exchange for an end to their nuclear program and sponsorship of terrorist groups. Therefore, it does not matter how many targets the US hits or how many Iranian officials the American military kills, Soleimani’s killing has made him realize that a deal could be in sight.

But it is unclear how far Tehran is willing to go before the President declares war. Amir Ali Hajizadeh, the Head of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards aerospace force, has said missile attacks on US targets in the Middle East will continue until American troops are driven from the region. This contradicts Trump’s comment that Iran appeared to be ‘standing down.’

Esmali Ghaani, the Head of the Quds Force, has also vowed to drive America out of the Middle East completely. If future attacks resulted in American deaths, it would be difficult for President Trump to resist the pressure to start a new conflict with Iran.

It seems like the Iranian Government believes that it does not matter how far they push the US, a Trump administration will never declare war on them. The US lacks any leverage in future negotiations if it continues to rule out war as an option, and they need that ‘Trump’ card if discussions between both countries are set to result in a peaceful conclusion.

What is most damaging to the Trump administration’s foreign policy is that he has still failed to convince his allies that the Iran Deal needs replacing. No European government has yet declared that they are siding with the President on this issue, even though it is clear Tehran has violated the agreement. He has stated that his objective is to ensure Iran never acquires a nuclear weapon.

President Trump made the right decision to protect Americans from attack in Iraq by killing Soleimani. He also proved that Iran is not ready for war. But he must use this situation as an opportunity to explain to his allies how he is going to prevent the Islamic Republic from developing its nuclear program. He must not be afraid to resort to war as a last option either.

Until the President does both those things, tensions between the US and Iran will continue to deepen.

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THE MARRIAGE OF TRUTH AND LOVE

By Karen Friday

Do you solemnly swear (affirm) to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, so help you God? While it may no longer be mandatory in every United

times. Consider how the Bible helps us live out our faith.

States courtroom, this promise of truth is traditionally

It’s God’s how-to manual for a godly life. The Holy

affirmed with left hand placed on a book, right hand

Scriptures

raised. The same book used to swear U. S. presidents into

Christian living. The more we are in God’s Word, the

office.

more we do the right thing, the godly thing, the Jesus

are

a

wealth

of

spiritual

knowledge

for

thing, and do it all more often.

The book remains closed, yet it is held as a mighty writing considered worthy to swear and affirm by. The

You see, truth is never up for debate. God’s Holy Word

Bible. The Holy Scriptures. God’s truth to inspire man’s

wins

truth.

fundamental

hands

down.

The

characteristic

Bible of

describes

God,

the

truth

Creator

as of

a all

things, including truth. Biblical truth is defined as that We need God’s help with truth.

which is from God and born of God. Jesus, born of God, declared, “I am the truth” (John 14:6). God cannot lie.

These days, the world seems to have gone half mad.

Lies are completely outside of His divine character. Lies

Sadly, the madness often surrounds the foundations of the

originate from the enemy of our souls and the world

Christian faith. Christian values are ridiculed. Spiritual

system the enemy controls.

and

biblical

principles

are

questioned

as

valid

and

relevant or relatable. And there are those people who try

God is Truth. And He is the giver of truth. Look at these

to convince us truth is relative and up for debate. Culture

Scriptures: “…the word of the Lord proves true” (Psalm

whispers in our ear, We each have our own version of

18:30b). “The sum of your word is truth, and every one

truth—and that’s okay.

of your righteous rules endures forever” (Psalm 119:160).

But it’s not okay. Not only does God’s Word never return

My father, an avid atheist for years, was blind to truth

void, it never goes out of style along with the changing

until he met the Truth, Jesus Christ. Now, my dad is in heaven with Jesus.

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Non-believers, and sometimes Christians, concentrate on

Him to give us life through His Son. Born of God, Jesus

the feel-good parts of God’s character. Such as God is

declared He was not only the truth, but also, “I am the

loving, merciful, and good. All those characteristics are

life” (John 14:6). God is Love. And He is the giver of life

absolutely true about God. Yet, He is also holy, just, the

and love.

one true Judge, in control, on His throne, the only God, Truth, and sovereign—reigns over all things. Every one

If you’re anything like me, you grew up questioning if

of these aspects are what make God, God. We deny

people really loved you. And—gulp—wondering if God

God’s full Lordship when we only celebrate one aspect of

loves

His character.

stages of our life. Or, the enemy uses our uncertainty of

you. Maybe

these

questions

formed

in

various

love to haunt us in the present. Still, the love of God is God not only promises to keep His Word and act on our

firm and certain. To believe and know the truth about real

behalf, but He also reminds us we have His Holy Word as

love, we must look to Scripture:

we continue to seek the truth. God kept His spoken and written Word in biblical stories, and He will keep both

Love lays down His life for us (John 15:13).

within our stories. Because the Lord always confirms His

Perfect love drives out our fear (1 John 4:18).

Word by His works.

The Lord quiets us with His love, singing over us (Zephaniah 3:17).

Humans often act contrary to our words. Our God is a

Christ crowns us with love (Psalm 103:4).

God who keeps His Word and never contradicts His

God’s love stands firm forever (Psalm 89:2).

character. “God is not a man that he should lie, or a son

The Lord loves us with an everlasting love (Jeremiah

of man that he should change his mind. Has he said, and

31:3).

will he not do it? Or has he spoken, and will he not fulfill We never earn this love or lose it. It’s a sure, stable, and

it?” (Numbers 23:19).

forever Truth is so important to God, He commanded us not to bear false witness as one of the Ten Commandments

love.

that while

“But God

we

were

still

shows sinners,

his

love

Christ

for

died

us for

in us”

(Romans 5:8). “Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good, for his steadfast love endures forever” (Psalm 136:1).

(Exodus 20:16).

Also, real freedom is found in truth. “So Jesus said to the Jews who had believed him, ‘If you abide in my word, you are truly my disciples, and you will know the truth,

God, in His mercy, saw fit to bring us to Himself—to truth and love. The way to God’s love is through His truth. The way to God’s truth is through His love. They cannot be separated. Jesus declared, “I am the way, and

and the truth will set you free’” (John 8:31-32).

the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except While culture grapples to define truth, the Bible remains

through me” (John 14:6).

fundamental and trustworthy, and true from Genesis to Revelation. God is the Word, and the Word became flesh

Truth testifies of God’s love.

in Christ, full of grace and truth (John 1:1, 14). Culture suggests we agree with whatever our gut tells us feels right.

Remember

the

world

walks

in

darkness,

but

Scripture sheds light on our lives. “Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.” (Psalm 119:105).

During cultural and moral controversies, we hear and see many proclamations of man’s version of truth. Like, Love the sinner, hate the sin. A phrase not found in the Bible and not said by Christ. (References to slight variances of this

We need God’s help with love.

“For God so loved the world, that He gave his only son...” (John 3:16). The heavenly Father’s giving comes through His loving—God so loved that He gave. God so earnestly and extravagantly loved each of us, it caused

phrase

are

associated

with

St.

Augustine

and

Mohandas Gandhi.)

There is biblical truth in loving fellow human beings. We are commanded to love those in agreement with us and those who disagree; to dislike sin when it is found in ourselves or in others. Hate was never meant for people. I

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loathe the enemy. Satan is the father of lies, the truth is

and love, the very message of the gospel is lost. Sure,

not found in him, and he works to deceive each of us of

there’s a wrong way to do just about anything. And

the truth. Yes, dislike sin on all accounts, but hate the

there’s a truthful way to love fully, found in the Holy

deceiver, not the one deceived.

Scriptures. Love the sinner, hate the sin can only become words. Love sinners (everyone), and take a stand for truth

The truth is, God loves me and you, sinners He redeems

is an action.

and makes saints. The same loving truth sheds light on my sin and my need for justification—for a God to make

God promises are built on truth and love. Where do these

me right in front of Him. If I am serving and worshiping a

promises take place? In God’s high and royal court. A

God who is loving, yet not equally full of truth, then I am

system built on the Bible. A book that should never

to be pitied. If there is no truth from a higher power, then

remained closed as with a ceremonial swearing in. Hands

life becomes futile and we are all doomed.

are

meant

to

open

the

cover,

reading

words

of

love

bringing truth into our souls and lives.

In John 17, Jesus prayed over His disciples. “I have given them your word, and the world has hated them because

On the Bible, I solemnly swear to tell the truth, the whole

they are not of the world, just as I am not of the world. I

truth and nothing but the truth, so help me God.

do not ask that you take them out of the world, but that you keep them from the evil one. They are not of the

The evidence is overwhelmingly convincing. It’s an open

world, just as I am not of the world. Sanctify them in the

and shut case. The marriage of truth and love. A holy

truth; your word is truth. As you sent me into the world,

union instituted by God. Perhaps we can apply the same

so I have sent them into the world. And for their sake I

biblical concept of marriage between a man and woman

consecrate myself, that they also may be sanctified in

to the union of truth and love: What therefore God has

truth” (verses 14-19).

joined together, let not man separate (Mark 10:9).

Some

people

claim,

love

wins.

Since

love

and

truth

cannot be separated, neither wins alone. Love does not turn its head on the truth. Truth does not shut its eyes to love. Instead, love and truth win.

When we look at the life and ministry of Jesus, we see how

He

obeyed

and

glorified

the

heavenly

Father,

performed miracles, surrendered to God’s plan, and spoke of God’s laws and commands. Also, He ministered to people’s needs and brokenness in the middle of their ordinary days.

But don’t miss this. Jesus never compromised truth to love people...not one time. He equally loved and equally shared the truth. Modeling Jesus’ example, we love the sinner while we equally share the truth (in love)—the whole truth, so help us God.

The truth is how we truly love. The way God loves.

God’s love and truth brought us to Him. Love and truth is what will bring others to Him. When Jesus defeated sin and

spiritual

death

by

Calvary’s

cross

and

an

empty

tomb; truth and love won the victory. If we separate truth

*All Scripture references ESV.

Karen Friday is a pastor’s wife passionate about the local church, women’s ministry, speaking, and sacred callings.

Known as Girl Friday in the writing and blogging world, she founded the award-winning, online community, Hope is Among Us at Karen Girl Friday. Karen is also an award-winning author who has published devotions and articles, contributed to several anthologies and a devotional, Dear Wife: 10 Minute Invitations to Practice Connection with Your Husband. She writes monthly for A Wife Like Me and Inspire a Fire while working on her first non-fiction book. The Friday clan includes two grown children and two grandchildren. The entire family is found of the expression, “TGIF: Thank God it’s Friday.” They owe Monday an apology. Connect with Karen on social media: Twitter, Instagram, Facebook & LinkedIn.

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EXECUTIVE ORDER ON COMBATING ANTI-SEMITISM Whitehouse By

the

authority

Constitution

vested

and

the

in

laws

me of

as the

President United

by

States

the of

America, it is hereby ordered as follows:

Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA), which states, “Antisemitism is a certain perception of Jews, which may be expressed as hatred toward Jews. Rhetorical and physical manifestations of antisemitism are directed

Section 1. Policy. My Administration is committed to

toward Jewish or non-Jewish individuals and/or their

combating the rise of anti-Semitism and anti-Semitic

property, toward Jewish community institutions and

incidents in the United States and around the world.

religious facilities”; and

Anti-Semitic incidents have increased since 2013, and students, in particular, continue to face anti Semitic

(ii)

harassment in schools and on university and college

identified by the IHRA, to the extent that any examples

campuses.

might be useful as evidence of discriminatory intent.

Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VI), 42

(b)

U.S.C.

(a)(i)

2000d

et

seq.,

prohibits

discrimination

on

the

the

“Contemporary

Examples

of

Anti-Semitism”

In considering the materials described in subsections and

(a)(ii)

infringe

this

section,

upon

any

agencies

diminish

activities receiving Federal financial assistance.

Federal law or under the First Amendment.

While

or

of

basis of race, color, and national origin in programs and

right

shall

protected

not

under

As with all

Title VI does not cover discrimination based on religion,

other Title VI complaints, the inquiry into whether a

individuals who face discrimination on the basis of race,

particular

color, or national origin do not lose protection under Title

Title VI will require a detailed analysis of the allegations.

VI

for

also

being

a

member

common religious practices.

of

a

group

that

act

constitutes

discrimination

prohibited

by

shares

Discrimination against Jews

Sec. 3.

Additional Authorities Prohibiting Anti-Semitic

the

Discrimination. Within 120 days of the date of this order,

discrimination is based on an individual’s race, color, or

the head of each agency charged with enforcing Title VI

national origin.

shall

may

give

rise

to

a

Title

VI

violation

when

submit

Assistant

a

to

report the

to

the

President

additional

President, for

through

Domestic

nondiscrimination

the

Policy,

It shall be the policy of the executive branch to enforce

identifying

authorities

Title VI against prohibited forms of discrimination rooted

within its enforcement authority with respect to which the

in anti-Semitism as vigorously as against all other forms

IHRA definition of anti-Semitism could be considered.

of discrimination prohibited by Title VI. Sec. 4.

Rule of Construction.

Sec. 2. Ensuring Robust Enforcement of Title VI. (a)

In

enforcing

of

pursuant to which an agency makes a determination that

Title

VI,

and

identifying

evidence

construed

to

the

evidentiary

conduct,

executive departments and agencies (agencies) charged

discrimination, or to diminish or infringe upon the rights

with enforcing Title VI shall consider the following:

protected under any other provision of law.

(i)

Sec. 5.

Semitism adopted on May 26, 2016, by the International

harassment,

General Provisions.

(a)

amounts

requirements

discrimination based on race, color, or national origin, all

the non-legally binding working definition of anti

including

alter

Nothing in this order shall

be

to

actionable

Nothing in this order

shall be construed to impair or otherwise affect:

C T I M E S M A G . C O M

(i)

(ii)

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the authority granted by law to an executive department or agency, or the head thereof; or

the functions of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget relating to budgetary, administrative, or

legislative proposals.

(b) This order shall be implemented consistent with applicable law and subject to the availability of appropriations.

(c)

This order is not intended to, and does not, create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law

or in equity by any party against the United States, its departments, agencies, or entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any other person.

DONALD J. TRUMP

THE WHITE HOUSE, December 11, 2019.