There are still so many people who maintain the innocence of Sami Al-Arian; for them I recommend careful study of this article, “Indictment Details Paper Trail,” from the Tampa Tribune (thanks to the Constantinopolitan Irredentist): Sami Al-Arian sat with a blank expression, bowing his head, as a cleric described him as the leader of the […]
Archives for June 2005
Jeb Bush sends letter of support to CAIR
“Jeb Bush and Charlie Crist Send Letters of Support to “Hamas Front,” a press release from Americans Against Hate: (Coral Springs, FL) On May 28, 2005, the Florida Chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-FL) held its annual banquet at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando. The fundraiser asked patrons to help in […]
“Muslims and the F.B.I. have the same problem. They both feel they are very misunderstood.”
The New Duranty Times continues its groundbreaking anti-anti-jihad coverage with this piece, “You Can’t Talk to an F.B.I. Agent That Way, or Can You?,” about how Muslims suffer under anti-terror efforts. (Thanks to Jerry Gordon for the link.) Dressed in a navy suit and red tie, his hair parted neatly on the side, Special Agent […]
Hanson: Our Strange War
Victor Davis Hanson writes in NRO, with thanks to TR. The three-year-plus war that began on September 11 is the strangest conflict in our history. It is not just that the first day saw the worst attack on American soil since our creation, or that we are publicly pledged to fighting a method “” “terror” […]
Pakistan Sentences Islamic Militant to Death
From Reuters: KARACHI – A Pakistani court sentenced an Islamic militant to death on Saturday for masterminding two suicide attacks on minority Shi’ite Muslims that killed at least 45 people, lawyers said. The convict, Gul Hasan, belonged to Lashkar-e-Jhangvi, an underground banned militant group that has ties with the former Taliban regime in Afghanistan and […]
Al Jazeera denies Rumsfeld’s charge it airs killings
From Reuters: DUBAI – The Arab TV channel Al Jazeera rejected on Saturday as unfounded Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld’s accusations that it was encouraging Islamic militant groups by airing beheadings of foreign hostages in Iraq. “Al Jazeera … has never at any time transmitted pictures of killings or beheadings and … any talk about this […]
Iraq: Suicide Bomber kills 10 at Sufi Muslim gathering
Apostasy alert from Reuters: BAGHDAD – A suicide bomber blew himself up at a gathering of Sufi Muslims north of Baghdad, killing 10 people in the latest attack by Iraqi insurgents on religious sects they disapprove of, officials said on Friday. The bomber detonated his explosives on Thursday evening in a house near the town […]
Abbas delays Palestinian election, angers Hamas
From Reuters: RAMALLAH, West Bank – Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Saturday announced a delay in parliamentary elections, angering the militant group Hamas which is putting up parliamentary candidates for the first time. In a public decree, Abbas said he had decided to postpone the July 17 poll to allow time to resolve a dispute […]
UNCHR: Protecting Religion”“ Specifically Islam
Elizabeth Kendal of World Evangelical Alliance Religious Liberty Commission writes in AssistNews, with thanks to LH. AUSTRALIA — In an astonishing move on 12 April 2005, the United Nations Commission on Human Rights (UNCHR) moved from promoting respect for human rights (the rights of humans) to promoting “respect for all religions and their value systems”. […]
U.S. criticizes Gulf allies on trafficking
From Reuters via CNN with thanks to Two Stellas. WASHINGTON — The United States criticized four Gulf Arab allies as some of the world’s worst offenders in permitting human trafficking Friday in a rebuke Washington hopes will promote improved human rights in the Middle East. The State Department downgraded Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar and the […]