As I wrote about here. From “Iraqi Confession TV Series Captured Iraqi Terrorist Ramzi Hashem Abed: Zarqawi Participated in the Plot to Assassinate Baqer Al-Hakim,” in MEMRI, with thanks to Jay: The following are excerpts from the interrogation of captured Iraqi terrorist Ramzi Hashem Abed, which aired on Al-Fayhaa TV on August 12 and Al-Iraqiya […]
Archives for August 2005
Iraqi arrested in Jordan over rocket attack on US warship
From AFP, with thanks to Sr. Soph: AQABA, Jordan – Jordanian security forces on Saturday arrested an Iraqi suspect thought to be one of four militants behind a rocket attack on US warships moored in the port of Aqaba and a neighbouring Israeli resort. “Security forces arrested the Iraqi suspect while he was driving his […]
DC Watson: CAIR: Now speaking for the American taxpayer?
DC Watson examines CAIR’s request that the US deny Israel any aid for those evicted from Gaza. August 16, 2005: The Council on American Islamic Relations calls on the Bush Administration to deny Israel’s request for financial aid, which would assist in paying for the “withdrawal of illegal settlements on Palestinian territory in Gaza.” News […]
Spencer book on the New York Times Bestseller List
Even as unreality about Islam and Islamic terror surrounds us everywhere, some Americans are beginning to wake up: The Politically Incorrect Guide to Islam (and the Crusades) is on the New York Times Bestseller List at number 17. You will note — without, I trust, a glimmer of surprise — that on this list of […]
Rice: Pullout cannot stop at Gaza Strip
Has Rice ever heard of the word “jihad”? Has she ever read the Hamas Charter? Does she really believe that the ever-expanding concessions she is demanding of Israel will slake the thirst of the jihadists there and bring peace to the region? Has she really never noticed that the same ideology that motivates the jihadists […]
Pope Urges More Muslims to Fight Terror
Evidently, by calling for Muslim leaders to train young Muslims in Islam, he believes that Islam is peaceful at its core. It’s astounding: wishes are everywhere becoming facts. From AP, with thanks to the Constantinopolitan Irredentist: COLOGNE, Germany – Pope Benedict XVI decried the “cruel fanaticism” of terrorism Saturday and urged Muslims to join Christians […]
Plea for Assyrian Christians and Iraqi minorities
The plight of the dhimmis is increasing. From Ekklesia, with thanks to Nicolei: As world attention focuses on the struggle to achieve a balance of constitutional interests between Kurds, Sunnis and Shias in Iraq, a human rights group is campaigning to draw fresh attention to the serious plight of Assyrian Christians and other minority groups. […]
Fitzgerald: Another day in the life of the farce
Jihad Watch’s Hugh Fitzgerald on the galloping success of the democratization of Iraq: The American government seems intent on insuring that it will do nothing to harm Islam, nothing to exploit those ready-made aspects of Iraq which lend themselves so obviously (obvious to me) to increasing division, disarray, demoralization, within Islam itself. The Kurds, of […]
UK: Newly-arrived hate imams face early expulsion
The replacements for Omar Bakri and Abu Hamza may not get to stay in Britain very long. From the TimesOnline, : A FRESH wave of arrests of Islamic radicals is expected next week when Charles Clarke, the Home Secretary, introduces tough new immigration rules to deal with recently-arrived preachers of hate. Ministers want to see […]
U.S. conceding to Iraqi Islamists, negotiators say
I told you so update. From Reuters, : BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Islam will be “the main source” of Iraq’s law and parliament will observe religious principles, negotiators said on Saturday after what some called a major turn in talks on the constitution and a shift in the U.S. position. If agreed by Monday’s parliamentary deadline, […]