More indication that radical Islamic views are quite widespread in the Islamic world: “Several Islamist Web sites and message boards are encouraging visitors to send holiday greetings to Saddam Hussein and Osama bin Laden.” (So says CNN. Thanks to LGF.) The report says that “the Web sites, which reflect radical Islamic opinion, opened their message […]
Archives for 2003
Israel seizes Saddam and Osama dolls — but the jihad for kids continues
“Israeli customs officials have seized 400 Osama bin Laden dolls and 50 Saddam Hussein dolls saying they constitute incitement. The singing and dancing dolls, which carry toy guns, were discovered during a routine check of cargo at he port of Haifa, in northern Israel.” The top picture is of these dolls. The other three are […]
“I wouldn’t tell on a Muslim”
An AP story about Iraqi policemen says that many Iraqi cops “expressed resentment toward the Americans, who are better armed and less vulnerable to attack. Several policemen referred to the resistance against the Americans as a jihad, or holy war, and said Iraqis had a legitimate right to fight occupation.” Also, “a group of police […]
Islam and democracy: Saad Eddin Ibrahim and Ibn Khaldun
Saad Eddin Ibrahim Today’s Wall Street Journal contains a piece entitled “Reviving Mideastern Democracy: We Arabs need the West’s help to usher in a new Liberal Age.” It was written by Saad Eddin Ibrahim, chairman of the board of the Ibn Khaldun Center for Development Studies in Cairo. Ibrahim was jailed in 2000 and again […]
Suspected mastermind of the USS Cole bombing arrested
Mohammed Hamdi al-Ahdal The New York Post reports that “a suspected mastermind of the USS Cole bombing was arrested by security forces in Yemen, and officials say he could provide tips about ongoing terror plots on the Arabian Peninsula.” Thanks to Internet Haganah.) “‘He’s a big fish. He’s a logistics guy in al Qaeda. He’ll […]
Bush appointee bites the hand that appointed him
Khaled Abou El Fadl (Photo: PBS) “Professor Khaled Abou Al-Fadl,” according to MEMRI, “originally of Egypt, was appointed by President George W. Bush to the Commission on International Religious Freedom, where he is the only Muslim member. Recently he gave an interview to the Egyptian government weekly October in which he strongly criticized the American […]
“The Americans and their allies will face destruction sooner”
“Pakistan’s 138 million Muslims flocked to mosques on Wednesday to mark the end of the fasting month of Ramadan, with hopes for peace with India tempered by defiant calls for jihad from Islamic radicals.” A tiny minority of extremists? Think again: “Hafiz Saeed, founder of the outlawed Lashkar-e-Taiba guerrillas fighting India in Kashmir, attracted one […]
Bahrain: crackdown on jihadists
Middle East Newsline reports that “Bahrain plans to impose a series of measures as part of a long awaited crackdown against Islamic unrest. “The Bahraini Cabinet has drafted legislation meant to impose stiff penalties on those convicted of what was termed terrorism. Officials said the new laws would be in accordance with those of other […]
Buffalo jihadis tell all
“Six Yemeni-Americans recruited to a terrorist training camp in Afghanistan shortly before the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks have filled the government in on Al Qaeda leaders, their training methods and other topics, according to federal authorities.” So says AP. Among other things, the men reportedly explained “Al Qaeda recruiting methods, including ‘how to identify potential […]
Iran said trying to extend reach of Hizbullah’s rockets
Besides its well-documented nuclear ambitions, Iran “is reportedly trying to extend the reach of its short and medium-range missiles, some of which could later be supplied to one of its main allies in the Middle East – Hizbullah. “Reports in the foreign and Hebrew press noted that Iran, under the auspices of Syria, had already […]