Peter Brookes in today’s New York Post offers a useful summary of many recent stories about jihad recruitment in the West: “After two years, al Qaeda and its allies continue to find new foot soldiers to wage a jihad against the West. “Italian police, for instance, made multiple arrests in the last few weeks related […]
Archives for 2003
Phares: why Code Orange
One of the keenest analysts of the Middle East and jihad terrorism, Walid Phares, explains at FrontPage magazine the significance of the new Code Orange alert: Phares notes that “one main sound bite” dominated the airwaves yesterday: “Beware of crying wolf.” But he says that on the contrary, “the concern that repetitive calls for Orange […]
Jihad in suburban Pennsylvania?
As unbelievable as it may seem, The Suburban and Wayne Times of Pennsylvania reports that “last Friday the FBI informed Radnor Township Police that a ‘credible threat’ of terrorist activity existed against a business formerly located at 120 E. Lancaster Ave., Wayne. “‘When we have information of a possible threat we have to treat it […]
The enemy of my enemy is my friend
Middle East Newsline reports that a major arms supplier to Muslim states has been North Korea. That nation “was said to have delivered 400 ballistic missiles to clients in the Middle East and sharply increased sales over the last year. “The South Korean Defense Ministry told parliament in a report that Pyongyang delivered 400 Scud-class […]
Jihad at the Olympics?
During the 1990s, foreign jihadists streamed into Bosnia to wage jihad there. Many of these career warriors have now travelled to Iraq, but evidently not all of them: “Greece has determined that its national security interests are being threatened by Al Qaida-aligned Arab agents in Bosnia.” This from Middle East Newsline. “The Cabinet of Prime […]
Saudi Arabia dodges U.S. sanctions on religious rights
I have said for quite some time that the U.S. relationship with Saudi Arabia is going to have to be addressed, and addressed thoroughly, if we are going to be consistent in the war on terror. But there are few signs that this is going to happen anytime soon. Here is more evidence that Washington […]
The New York Times reviews two books on Islam
Nicholas Kristof of the New York Times, reviews two new books on Islam in today’s issue. Kristof, who famously portrayed suspected terror group leader Sami Al-Arian as “a rumpled academic with a salt-and-pepper beard,” actually takes issue with Demi’s biography of Muhammad on the grounds that “it comes across not just as respectful, which would […]
European jihad network shut down
Abderrazak Mahdjoub (AP) “Authorities in Europe have shut down a network that recruited at least 200 Islamic militants to carry out attacks on U.S.-led forces in Iraq, Italian investigators told The Associated Press.” Thanks to LGF. Just in case you got any idea that these were mainstream Muslims, the report assures you otherwise: “The volunteers […]
Libya to scrap weapons of mass destruction
Qaddafi Al-Jazeera reports that “Libya has announced it is to eliminate all its weapons of mass destruction. The North African country’s foreign ministry said in a statement Libya ‘had decided on its free will to… completely eliminate the internationally banned weapons of mass destruction.’ “The statement said the agreement was reached after meetings with ‘experts’ […]
US Navy catch al-Qaeda drug smugglers
Many have pointed to the Taliban’s involvement in drug production as proof that the Islamic character of the regime was only window dressing. However, such analyses overlooked the sharp division between Muslims and non-Muslims that is an essential part of the radical Muslim world view. I illustrate this in Islam Unveiled, quoting Abdul Rashid, at […]