From the Times Online, : NEW evidence of Osama Bin Laden’s attempts to acquire radioactive material for a “dirty bomb” has been revealed by an aide to the Al-Qaeda leader. In a book to be published shortly, the insider shows that Bin Laden bowed to pressure from hawks within the terror group’s leadership to buy […]
Archives for 2004
Turkey’s imams predict more freedom of worship ““ thanks to the EU
Turkey’s EU entry could undo the last vestiges of Kemalist secularism. From The Telegraph, with thanks to Susan: On Friday, as Imam Gecgel digested the news that Turkey was finally on track to join the European Union, he was too excited by his vision of the future to dwell on the past. Paradoxically, like most […]
Thailand links terror to neighbours
From The Australian, with thanks to Nicolei: THAI Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has linked militants responsible for violence in Thailand’s south with Indonesian and Malaysian Islamic extremists, fuelling fears the domestic insurgency has connections to global terrorism. Of course it has connections. If Thaksin and the global media knew anything about the doctrine of jihad, […]
UK: terrorist suspect to go free
From The Scotsman, with thanks to Teri: A SUSPECTED terrorist whose imprisonment without trial was judged illegal by Law Lords is set to walk free within days after his lawyers made a court application for bail. Scotland on Sunday can reveal that a High Court judge is currently considering whether to grant bail to Abu […]
Osama’s Plan B
An interesting theory from Peter Brookes in the New York Post (thanks to Nicolei): December 20, 2004 — WHATEVER you do, don’t dismiss Osama bin Laden’s newest audio mes sage. Sure, it’s just the latest of 17 cameos by the terrorist thug since 9/11. But it may be his scariest yet. Why? Because Osama’s latest […]
“How can it be vilifying to Muslims in the [court]room when I am just reading from the Koran?”
I wonder how long it will be before they come for us. I hope some of you will visit me in prison. More on the outrageous Australian religious vilification case verdict. From CNSNews.com, with thanks to Nicolei: “The frightening thing is, so-called ‘hate-crime’ legislation is very much in vogue in Western democracies and will be […]
Dhimmitude at the Times of London: European intolerance alert
“Muslims face rising suspicion in Europe,” says the Times Online (thanks to Ixnay). The Times is worried that “Europe’s reputation as a tolerant haven for people of all religions may be under threat”: it’s all about racism and “Islamophobia,” you see. The Swedes are suffering from both; the British are faring better. No one, of […]
Anti-dhimmitude in Italy: Italians Rise up Against Turkey’s EU Entry
From Bulgaria’s Novinite, with thanks to Anthony: Thousands of supporters of Italy’s Northern League party protested in Milan against the start of talks to accede Turkey to the European Union. The protestors warned against a “Muslim invasion” and demanded a referendum on the issue. The banners, that people carried, read “After the Chinese, now the […]
Two armed Chechens detained in Ingushetia
The Chechen jihadists don’t see Beslan as their last stand. From Russia’s Interfax, with thanks to Anthony: NAZRAN. Dec 18 (Interfax-South) – Two armed residents of Chechnya have been detained in the neighboring Ingushetia, a source with the Ingush Interior Ministry told Interfax on Saturday. One of the two men apprehended by the police is […]
Jordan’s Christians: toeing the party line, but still threatened
This Daily Star article, “Jordan’s Christians may feel safe, but they are also leaving,” detailed how thoroughly Jordanian Christians have adopted, in dhimmi fashion, the political positions of the Muslim majority. However, it still isn’t enough to make them think Jordan is a place where they have a future. (Thanks to Ruth King for the […]