Acts of Kindness

I have to admit today was a great day for me. It is a great day because I got to watch this video. A friend on Facebook just shared this video and I couldn't help get a lump in my throat while watching it. Watch as the camera tracks acts of kindness and create a boomerang effect. No need to talk a lot about it. Find it here and extend the acts of kindness. Let the spirit continue

Son, Go get my children

Today's scripture is from Rom 8:38,39

For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord........

Amen.

Ole Lenku Press Statement

I received a long text yesterday with this quotes. This friend just made my night

• All the suspects have been arrested. Police are looking for them.
• I can confirm, although I am not certain, that we have very good reason to believe that tomorrow is Monday.
• Yes, there were 15 to 20 terrorists. We managed to capture both of them!
• We killed 5 terrorists, one committed suicide, The other 2 have been blocked by twitter.
• One of the terrorist who was shot dead last week led us today to the hide out of the other 3 suspects.
• KDF didn't steal they just held the valuables hostage
• We recovered 4 bodies from the rubble. Forensic investigation will determine whether they are really dead or pretending
• We had control of the building except for 4th floor,3rd floor and 2nd floor, but I THINK we had control of the building.
• There were 15 terrorists, We killed 3 suspects, building collapsed on 5. All of them are dead.
• All the terrorists were men except about three women
• We managed to kill all the 5 terrorists, they were 15 in number

All Muslims are Evil vs Not All Muslims are Evil

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Q & A session between Aljazeera and Sheikh Abulaziz Abu Muscab, al-Shabab military operations spokesman

Al Jazeera: It is more than two years since Kenyan troops went into Somalia to fight al-Shabab. Why did al-Shabab attack Nairobi now?

Sheikh Abulaziz Abu Muscab: We have been late in attacking Nairobi. We did not attack before because they were expecting us to attack. Our aim is to attack our enemy when they least expect us to attack. This time they were not expecting us to attack. We choose when to attack, and best time to attack.

AJ: Is this al-Shabab's first attack in Nairobi?

SA: Thats not the importing thing. The important thing is it is us who attacked now. It is not important to say we attacked before or not.

AJ: This attack is happening at Westgate Mall, which, when the attack started, was full of shoppers. Why is al-Shabab attacking a place that is full of civilians?

SA: The place we attacked is Westgate shopping mall. It is a place where tourists from across the world come to shop, where diplomats gather. It is a place where Kenya's decision-makers go to relax and enjoy themselves. Westgate is a place where there are Jewish and American shops. So we have to attack them.

On civilian deaths, Kenya should first be asked why they bombed innocent Somali civilians in refugee camps, why they bombed innocent people in Gedo and Jubba regions. They should be asked that first before us.

AJ: Al-Shabab claims to work to protect Muslims and Somalis in particular. Some of the people killed in this attack suggests otherwise.

SA: History supports our claim. We are the only ones protecting Somalis and Somalia. We are the only group fighting Somalia's historic enemies. We are the only one who can say "no" to Somalis' enemies.
On the loss of lives, there were Kenyan soldiers firing back at our fighters. There was an exchange of gunfire. There is no evidence it was our bullets that killed them.


We released all Muslims when we took control of the mall. Witnesses have backed us on this.

AJ: Do you think this attack will make Kenya withdraw its troops from Somalia?

SA: That question is not for us to answer. That is for the Kenyan government to answer. It is up to them to withdraw their soldiers or not. If they don't withdraw, attacks like this will become common in Kenya. It is possible if they don't withdraw attacks like this will happen in Kenyan cities and towns every day.

AJ: Before Kenyan troops went into Somalia in October 2011, what was al-Shabab's relation with the Kenyan government?

SA: We always knew Kenya is the enemy of the Somali people. We knew this when we controlled the border towns. Kenya invading us was not unexpected. We don't believe them and we dont trust them.

AJ: Kenya says it will go after the perpetrators of this attack and won't stop until they are defeated. What do you say to that?

SA: We are not perpetrators. We are only defending ourselves and defending our rights, the rights of the Somali people.

Today no one has a worse criminal record than the Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta. He's talking about tens of people killed at Westgate while he's responsible for the deaths of thousands of people killed when he was running for the presidency. If Kenyans want to hold someone accountable for crimes they should first start with him.

AJ: Many, including the Somali and Kenyan governments, are saying al-Shabab targeting a place full of civilians is a sign of weakness, that Al-Shabab is on the back foot and will soon be history. Is that the case?

SA: Whom are these people judging us? These people's weakness is public for everyone to see. The Somali government is protected by tanks for them to stay in power. The Kenyans rely on foreign support, even to deal with a small matter like Westgate. They asked for Western support.

AJ: Finally, Kenya has designated the Mombasa Youth Centre (MYC) as a terrorist organisation. The group has on many occasions endorsed al-Shabab. What is al-Shabab's relationship with MYC?

SA: The relations between MYC and us are the same relations between Muslims. They are our Muslim brothers. Islam is our common relation, and they have the same right from us like any other Muslim

Collection of Photos from the Westgate Attack Vol. 2

At around 1:30pm EAT. More than 20 loud explosion at #Westgate. Heavy dark smoke visible. These are print screen form local news channels