Ah. Now it all comes clear. The EU is anxious to get Turkey in because Turkey’s military would make the EU a world-class military power. This coalesces exactly with Bat Ye’or’s finding — explained in the soon-to-be-published Eurabia — that the European Commission decades ago conceived of its cooperation with the Arab League as a […]
Archives for 2004
Broad anti-terrorism bill advances easily in Russia
From the IHT, with thanks to Anthony: MOSCOW Russia’s Parliament gave initial support Friday to a new anti-terrorism bill seen by some deputies as undermining people’s rights, but the government immediately reacted by saying it should be toned down. The bill, initiated by parliamentary allies of President Vladimir Putin, was proposed in the wake of […]
Foreigners Killed in Massacre in Iraq’s Mosul
Maybe if the American Muslim advocacy groups and their allies keep telling us this is against Islam long enough, it will drown out news like this. From Reuters, with thanks to Anthony: MOSUL, Iraq (Reuters) – Gunmen attacked a car in the northern Iraq city of Mosul on Friday, killing three foreigners and their Iraqi […]
In U.S., 44 percent say restrict Muslims
It sounds terrible: restricting their civil liberties. Until you read into the story and find that they’re talking about registration, profiling, and monitoring of mosques and Islamic organizations. Horrors! Registration may inconvenience some people, but after all, a lot of people were inconvenienced on 9/11; as with all these measures, if one is not doing […]
Australia: Judge’s decision
Mark Durie, who was deeply involved in the Australia religious vilification case, has sent me this message about an element of the judge’s decision I noted below: that one of the pastors is supposed to have called Muslims “demons.” Surprise! He didn’t say that: The finding is hard to make sense of in places, e.g. […]
“The human rights of average Australians are threatened as two Christian pastors are pronounced ‘guilty'”
Here is a press release about the terrible decision against the Christian pastors in Australia, from the Tears of the Oppressed group (thanks to Mark Durie): Sex and politics are fine, but don’t talk about religion! The human rights of average Australians are threatened as two Christian pastors are pronounced “guilty” under the Victorian Racial […]
Congressman: Terrorists Plan To Attack Power Plant. Government: No, They Don’t
From AP, : CONCORD, N.H. — A Pennsylvania congressman who is writing a book about an Iranian plot to conduct an attack on the United States says a terrorist group in that country is planning to attack New Hampshire’s Seabrook nuclear plant. But state and federal officials are playing down the comments from Delaware County […]
Guilty plea in school firebombing
Update on the firebombing of the Montreal Jewish school. From the Montreal Gazette, with thanks to Michael: He was an average teenager who hung out at Tim Hortons and worked at Canadian Tire. But in the wee hours of April 5, Sleiman Elmerhebi left a house party, took six canisters of kerosene and launched them […]
Deal agreed on EU talks with Turkey
Breaking news from the TimesOnline, with thanks to CC: Prime Minister Tony Blair and fellow European leaders have paved the way for Turkey to join the EU as its first Muslim country. A deal on starting formal talks with Ankara emerged on the second day of a fraught summit in Brussels – more than 40 […]
Spencer on radio and TV
Jihad Watch director Robert Spencer will appear on these programs tonight and tomorrow: 1. Radio: “The World Tonight” with Rob Breakenridge tonight at 10:00 PM EST. The World Tonight is a Canadian daily talk-radio show focusing on world events and politics. It is broadcast in Calgary, Edmonton and throughout Alberta. You can listen online at […]