Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey (D) is not a moderate or a centrist; rather, as BlazeTV host Liz Wheeler describes him, he’s a “radical leftist.”But squad member Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) doesn’t care, as his opponent for mayor, Omar Fateh, is a Somali-American — and she was furious when he lost the race, giving an angry speech in her native tongue — likely in the hopes that it wouldn’t be translated into English.“When a Somali person becomes an enemy, they become a serious one,” she yelled in Somali. “There are people like that living right here in our city. We all see them. Some of us try to dismiss it, saying, ‘Oh, that person just talks too much, it doesn’t mean anything,’ or, ‘Leave them alone, that’s my relative.’”“You've seen them. We need to get rid of these people. We will never gain power and move forward as Somalis as long as these people live among us and we don't kick them out. The same people [Somalis] we try to defend, they’re the ones who spread lies about us. And when that happens, there’s no way to defend ourselves. I can’t keep saying all day, ‘I didn’t say that,’ because I’ve got work to do,” she continued.“We’re busy doing our jobs, defending you [Somalis], protecting this country. I can’t waste every day fighting against accusations ... that’s your responsibility, and your job is to not welcome those people who work to block and undermine Somalis,” she added.“The point that’s critical to understand right now is Ilhan Omar is a member of the Democrat Socialists of America. She’s obviously a member of the squad. She’s a crony of Bernie Sanders and AOC and those people who dislike America and want to transform us into a socialist nation,” Wheeler says.“Ilhan Omar primarily presents herself as being a DSA candidate. This sort of radical sect of the Democrat Party, but that’s not really who she is. Because Jacob Frey, the incumbent mayor of Minneapolis, actually meets all of those qualifications,” she continues.“If Ilhan Omar wants someone who abides by transgender ideology ... who abides by stupid radical leftist unconstitutional policies like gun control, that’s what Jacob Frey does. Jacob Frey is such a pandering leftist that he actually spoke Somali in his victory speech after he defeated Omar Fateh,” she adds.Wheeler points out that it is because it is not all about politics to someone like Ilhan Omar.“It’s about Islam. Socialism and Marxism and communism are a means to an end. They are a tool to achieve a secondary outcome. But to Ilhan Omar, the ultimate outcome is Islam,” Wheeler says, pointing out that in the video of her speech after Fateh’s loss, she is speaking like "she's living in a caliphate.”And Omar Fateh is, of course, not innocent either.“Omar Fateh has ties to radical imams. He’s been defended by the Council on American Islamic Relations, who was an unindicted co-conspirator in the Holy Land Foundation case, the largest terror financing prosecution in U.S. history,” Wheeler explains.“And Ilhan Omar endorsed him and campaigned for him and defended him despite his shady background,” she adds.Want more from Liz Wheeler?To enjoy more of Liz’s based commentary, subscribe to BlazeTV — the largest multi-platform network of voices who love America, defend the Constitution, and live the American dream.

Reverend Paul FilleryThe tomb collapse at All Saints Church in Martock. After about 300 years of rain and erosion, an 18th-century tomb at All Saints Church in Martock, Somerset, England, recently collapsed into the ground. At first, church officials thought that the tomb had been swallowed by a sinkhole. But on second look, they realized that the tomb had actually been built atop a hidden crypt dug deep into the earth. Such structural failure, church officials said, is extremely rare. And sadly, the extent of the destruction may make it impossible to learn who was buried in approximately the mid-1700s — though officials do have a guess. How A Collapsed Box Tomb Revealed A Hidden Crypt At All Saints Church The graveyard at All Saints Church in Martock, Somerset, England, was disturbed earlier this month, when a box tomb believed to be from the 1750s suddenly collapsed. Though officials initially thought that the tomb had fallen into a sinkhole, they soon realized that the above-ground monument had actually been the crowning ornament of a subterranean crypt, and that the tomb had fallen into the hollow beneath it. The collapse created a 12-foot hole. It’s unclear if the collapse damaged any of the surrounding graves, or if the ground remains unstable. All Saints ChurchThe walls of the crypt were made with local Ham stone. “We are dealing with a collapsed family vault dating back perhaps to the 1750s,” Reverend Paul Fillery, the Vicar of Martock, told Church Times. “Underground, [the family] constructed a substantial room made of local Ham stone with a solid floor and ceiling. The family would have been placed on shelves that lined the walls. This was topped outside by a box tomb monument with their names on the faces of the monument.” In an interview with BBC Radio Somerset, Fillery further explained that the crypt was a “vault in which the family were buried [and that] there could be as many as four people down there… they would have been put on ledges.” All Saints ChurchAnother view of how the box tomb collapsed onto the family crypt beneath it. Erosion, it seems, played a role in the collapse of the tomb, though Fillery noted that such a collapse is unusual. Unfortunately, the destruction has made it impossible to find the names of the people who buried inside. However, church officials do have an idea of who may have owned this crypt. The Family Possibly Buried In The Newly-Uncovered Crypt In Martock The crypt was seemingly constructed for a wealthy, distinguished family who lived in the area during the 18th century. Though the names of the dead are now impossible to read — and church officials have not yet recovered any human remains from the crypt — Fillery told BBC Radio Somerset that it’s possible to make an educated guess about the identities of the people buried inside. “We think it could be the Pittard family,” he said, “who had a very…thriving leather business locally. We think it’s them… They would have had a lot of money, and these box tombs you see in churchyards are really a statement saying, ‘these are significant people buried here underneath the ground.'” According to the Martock Parish Council, “immediately and urgent works” have been scheduled to “retrieve the monument from inside the vault,” though, for now, the area is cordoned off for public safety. David Bown/Wikimedia CommonsThe Church of All Saints in Martock, Somerset, England. This tomb collapse is a surprising chapter in the history of All Saints Church, a church that was built in the 13th century, then significantly rebuilt in the 15th and 16th centuries. According to Fillery, such a thing is practically unheard of and seems to have been caused by simple structural failure. “The roof sadly has failed over the years,” he said. “[It’s] very, very rare. The church building advisor from the dioceses has never seen anything quite like this, so it is a rare thing to happen.” After reading about the tomb collapse that revealed a crypt at All Saints Church in Martock, Somerset, England, discover the story of the catacombs of Rome, the snaking network of underground tombs beneath the ancient city. Then, look through these chilling images of the Paris catacombs. The post An 18th-Century Tomb Just Collapsed In An English Churchyard — And Revealed A Mysterious Crypt Hidden Underneath appeared first on All That's Interesting.

Public DomainMuch of the capital city of Sarajevo was destroyed during the siege, which lasted from 1992 to 1996. Prosecutors in Milan are investigating claims that Italian civilians paid to be snipers for the Bosnian Serb army in Sarajevo during the siege of the city between 1992 and 1996. Italian journalist and writer Ezio Gavazzeni filed a legal complaint alleging that wealthy Italians paid large sums of money to go on “sniper safaris,” in which participants would shoot at civilians in Sarajevo. Gavazzeni’s suit identified five individuals who participated in these alleged crimes, but the public prosecutor’s office in Milan is looking to track down more people who may have been involved. Inside The Allegations Of ‘Sniper Tourism’ In Bosnia And Herzegovina The military blockade of Sarajevo began in 1992 after Bosnia and Herzegovina declared independence from Yugoslavia. It was the longest siege in modern European history. The city and its residents experienced nearly constant shelling and sniper fire for almost four years, leading to over 11,000 deaths. Now, Italian counter terrorism prosecutor Alessandro Gobbis is looking into 17 pages of evidence submitted by Gavazzeni regarding alleged “sniper tourism” that took place during this siege. Gavazzeni told Italian newspaper La Repubblica that “at least a hundred” people took part in these safaris, allegedly paying up to $100,000 to participate. “[The suit] exposes a part of society that hides its truth under the carpet,” Gavazzeni told the outlet. “Because we’re talking about wealthy people with reputations, entrepreneurs, who during the siege of Sarajevo paid to be able to kill defenseless civilians.” Michael Büker/Wikimedia CommonsA memorial cemetery in Sarajevo for those who died in the war. Gavazzeni first wrote about these crimes more than 30 years ago, but he had no real evidence at the time. Then, he watched the 2022 documentary Sarajevo Safari, which alleged that residents of Italy, Russia, the United States, and more paid to shoot men, women, and children in Sarajevo. The claims made in the documentary by a former Bosnian Serb soldier have been vehemently denied by Serbian war veterans. “Sarajevo Safari was the starting point,” Gavazzeni told The Guardian. “I began a correspondence with the director and from there expanded my investigation until I collected enough material to present to the Milan prosecutors.” His 17-page filing included five men Gavazzeni identified as having participated in the safaris, accusing them of “murder aggravated by cruelty and despicable motives.” Did These Bosnian War ‘Safaris’ Really Take Place? The “sniper tourists” mentioned in Gavazzeni’s complaint allegedly met in the northern Italian city of Trieste before traveling to Belgrade, Serbia. From there, they met soldiers of the Bosnian Serb army of Radovan Karadžić and accompanied them to the hills surrounding Sarajevo. (Karadžić was ultimately convicted of genocide.) Gavazzeni alleges that those who participated were given a price list for specific targets. He claims children cost the most to kill, followed by women and men. Others, like elderly people, could be shot for free. Christian Maréchal/Wikimedia CommonsOver 11,000 people died during the siege of Sarajevo. Here, residents cut tree branches for firewood to survive the frigid winter of 1992. Not everyone is buying Gavazzeni’s claims, however. The BBC spoke to British soldiers who served in Sarajevo, who claimed there was no indication of any foreign sniper tourism. One soldier referred to the allegations as an “urban myth.” However, Nicola Brigida, a lawyer who helped Gavazzeni put together his complaint, believes it could lead to convictions. Individuals alleged to have been involved with the safaris, as well as witnesses, are going to be questioned by Italian authorities in the coming weeks. As Brigida said, “The evidence accumulated after a long investigation [by Gavazzeni] is well substantiated and could lead to serious investigation to identify the culprits.” After reading about the investigation into the alleged “sniper tourism” during the Bosnian War, discover the bloody rule of Croatian dictator Ante Pavelić. Then, learn about the deadliest sniper in history. The post Italy Is Investigating Reports That Wealthy Tourists Paid Up To $100,000 To Kill Civilians During The Bosnian War appeared first on All That's Interesting.

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