Hugh Fitzgerald, who has graced Jihad Watch with his incisive and perceptive comments on several occasions, has written a review in Outpost of Jihad Watch director Robert Spencer’s book Onward Muslim Soldiers. The review is so detailed as to be a short course in the realities of jihad and terrorism in itself. Also, it is […]
Archives for January 2004
Arab translators cheered 9/11
Although Jews and other non-Muslims have had difficulty getting government jobs as Arabic translators, it seems from a WND report today that at least some of the people they did hire may not have been fully loyal to the U.S.: “In a shocking revelation, an FBI whistleblower claims some Arab-Americans translating Arabic intercepts for the […]
Iran funds Jihad via Damascus
“In an attempt to hide its traces, Islamic Jihad in Damascus Syria transfers thousands of dollars to the territories to fund terrorism. It deposits money in bank accounts opened by the wives of senior Islamic Jihad members.” This from the Jerusalem Post. “The details were revealed Sunday in Salem Military Court, where Sheikh Bassam Sa’adi, […]
Canadian Muslim newspaper accused of anti-Semitism
A day after I posted three examples of the anti-Semitism that is epidemic in the Islamic world (and rooted in key passages of the Qur’an, notably Suras 2:62-5, 5:59-60, 7:166, and 9:30), another comes from British Columbia. Says the National Post: “Copies of a B.C. Muslim newspaper have been turned over to the province’s hate […]
Sharia alert: Nigerian man accused of rape faces death by stoning
“A Nigerian man has been sentenced to death by stoning for having sex with his teenage step daughter.” So says ABC Online. “The court in the northern Nigerian state of Bauchi has ordered the execution of a man who admitted having sex with his 15-year-old step daughter. The man, Umar Tori, is facing death by […]
Martial law in Thailand jihad area
“Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra said yesterday he will enforce martial law in Thailand’s mainly Muslim south, where insurgents this week have seized weapons, burned schools and attacked police outposts, killing four soldiers and three policemen.” This from the Washington Times, with thanks to filtrat. “Authorities said it was still not clear whether the two days […]
Court orders Mullah Krekar’s release
Mullah Krekar walks “An Oslo city court ordered the release on Monday of Mullah Krekar, the controversial former leader of guerrilla group Ansar al-Islam. State prosecutors had arrested him Friday on charges tied to at least two suicide bombings.” This from Aftenposten Nettutgaven, with thanks to filtrat. “Mullah Krekar had said he was optimistic after […]
“We Are Capable of Destroying an American City”
Says MEMRI: “A third communique attributed to the ‘Islamic Bayan Movement’ threatening attacks in the U.S. was published on an Islamist Web site. The communique, titled ‘Very Urgent – From the Nation of Islam to the American People,’ was published at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/global-islamic-news/message/77 . “The new (third) communique, which was published today and is dated December […]
Islamists fan rumor U.S. soldiers raping girls
“Citing a column by a U.S. sex therapist, Islamist newspapers in Turkey fanned a rumor asserting American troops have raped thousands of Iraqi women and young girls since ousting dictator Saddam Hussein.” This from WND, . “The rumor, strongly denounced by the U.S., is said to have incited Ilyas Kuncak, who executed a car bomb […]
How extremist Muslims in the U.S. intimidate press, true moderates into silence
Here are excerpts from part 3 of WND’s series on the Islamic conference in Florida and American Islam in general. “The Islamic Circle of North America, or ICNA, along with the Islamic Society of North America, or ISNA, and representatives of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, or CAIR, are mainstays of the American Islamic conference […]