Tiny minority of extremists update. “The Mideast casts its votes for extremists,” from the New York Daily News, with thanks to EPG: Winds of Democratic change are blowing through the Middle East – and sending shivers through the White House. Fed up with corruption and determined to oust governments seen as U.S. lackeys, newly minted […]
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Afghan blast wounds 4 U.S. military members
Afghan jihad update. From CNN, : (CNN) — An explosion in southern Afghanistan has wounded four members of the U.S. military on patrol near the city of Kandahar, a coalition spokeswoman said. A roadside bomb was used in the blast on Monday morning, according to Col. James Yonts with Combined Forces Command in Afghanistan. The […]
Kashmir bomb kills 13, wounds 100
Jihad in Kashmir update. From CNN, : SRINAGAR, India-controlled Kashmir (CNN) — At least 13 people were killed and more than 100 others wounded after a bomb exploded in the bustling city of Pulwama in Indian-controlled Kashmir, police sources said. A car or truck bomb exploded near a school and a post office around 11:45 […]
Reformist Egyptian Writer Critiques Islamist Education and Propaganda
A sign of hope in Egypt? We’ll see if Al-Qimni is arrested or otherwise persecuted. From MEMRI, with thanks to Sr Soph: In the wake of the recent wave of terrorist bombings in Egypt, the reformist Egyptian writer Sayyid Al-Qimni published an essay in the weekly Roz Al-Yousuf in which he argues that the responsibility […]
Mexico’s blind eye to al-Qaida activity
More on the jihadist entryway into the US that is Mexico, from WND, with thanks to EPG: Al-Qaida “communities,” like the one busted in Lodi, Calif., have direct ties to other networks in Mexico and Central America, where jihadi terrorists are not viewed as a local threat, reports Joseph Farah’s G2 Bulletin. “South of the […]
US Forces Attack Militias in Syrian Border Region of Iraq
The Iraq region bordering Syria is becoming increasingly lawless. It is coming under the control of Sunni Islamist militias, just as Basra is being controlled by Shi’ite Islamist militias. Here is an illustration of just how out of control large parts of Iraq are becoming: “U.S. Airstrikes Kill About 40 Insurgents,” from AP, with thanks […]
Egyptian Historian on Saudi Iqra TV: The Vatican’s Mission of Destroying Islam was Delegated to the U.S. ““ Which Carried Out 9/11 on Assignment by the World Council of Churches
Osama bin Laden meets Jack Chick: the Vatican got the US to stage 9/11 in order to control the world! A beyond-parody article from MEMRI, with thanks to all who sent this in: The following are excerpts from an interview with Egyptian historian Professor Zaynab Abd Al-Aziz, which aired on Saudi Iqra TV [1] on […]
PA releases Islamic Jihad fighters
What’s that you say? That Abbas is going to bring lasting peace? From Al-Jazeera, with thanks to Skeetstreet: Khalid Al-Batsh, a prominent Islamic Jihad leader, said the movement had reached an agreement with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas during a recent meeting in Gaza on releasing nine Islamic Jihad activists detained in a Palestinian prison in […]
Pakistan: Woman dies from acid burns
From the Daily Times, with thanks to Twostellas: BAHAWALPURE: A woman hospitalised after her husband and in-laws allegedly threw acid on her died in Bahawalpur Victoria Hospital on Saturday. Atiqur Rehman told the Naushra Jadid police that his sister Rozina was killed by her husband Asgher after she opposed his plan for second marriage. On […]
Egyptian convicted in Sadat killing to run for president
This candidacy may provide a clear indication of just how popular jihadists are in Egypt. From DPA and Reuters via Khaleej Times, with thanks to Skeetstreet: CAIRO “” An Islamist convicted in the assassination of Egyptian president Anwar Sadat announced yesterday his bid for the presidency in September’s elections, making him the second Egyptian to […]