Rice was unable to convince Putin yesterday not to do this. Do the Russians not know or not care that the Iranians and their Chechen enemies hold to the same ideology? They may find that this neo-Cold War arming of the mujahedin against the West may backfire on them. From the Telegraph, with thanks to […]
Archives for 2005
St. Louis: Kenyan to be charged for threat to bomb Gateway Arch
He says he was with Al-Qaeda. It now seems that he just has a grandiose streak, and perhaps a tenuous connection to reality. But does he hold to the ideology of Al-Qaeda? And do others in America as well? Would he have eventually acted upon those convictions? Can the U.S. afford to gamble that he […]
Russian Novelist Does ‘Not Want to Live in a Moscow Caliphate’
The author of a novel entitled The Mosque of Notre Dame de Paris, which may be closer to coming true than most people realize or would like to admit. “Window on Eurasia: Russian Novelist Does ‘Not Want to Live in a Moscow Caliphate,’” from the UCSJ: Union of Councils for Jews in the Former Soviet […]
Bangladesh: Mujahedin plan more blasts after Ramadan
“I won’t worry even if I’m to be executed as I have dedicated myself to bringing about an Islamic revolution across the globe.” Across the globe, mind you, not just in Bangladesh. “Bangla radicals plan to carry more serial blasts after Ramadan,” from ANI, with thanks to Nicolei: Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) and Jagrata Muslim […]
Qassam Rocket found near Sharon’s ranch
The Gaza-Withdrawal-Has-Brought-Peace-In-Our-Time Update from Ynet News, with thanks to Gabrielle Goldwater: A Qassam rocket which failed to detonate upon landing was found south of Prime Minister Ariel Sharon’s Negev ranch on Saturday morning. The rocket was found 250 meters from the gravesite of the prime minister’s wife, Lili. IDF sappers said the rocket was fired […]
Muslims angered by Coptic play about Muslim oppression of Copts
Say Islam is a religion of peace, or we’ll kill you. “The protesters have given the church a week to apologise and dismiss its priest.” And what will happen if they don’t? “Egypt Muslims protest ‘offensive’ play,” from Al-Jazeera, with thanks to Susan: About 3000 Muslims have protested angrily outside a Coptic Christian church in […]
Muslim Chaplain Asks Pentagon to Apologize
Captain James Yee is asking the Pentagon to apologize for treating him so badly. And maybe they should. After all, I noted in December 2003 that the prosecution in his case was asking for more time to determine whether or not the documents he was carrying out of Guantanamo were really classified at all — […]
Polls Close for Vote on Iraq Constitution
With jihadists attacking only five polling sites. Beyond the voting itself, however, the question looms of what kind of society the victors will establish, and whether or not they will be able to sustain their victory in the face of certain and sustained violence from the adherents of Sharia and members of rival groups. From […]
Hindus, Muslims clash in north India
“The fights began after Muslim residents objected to the staging of a Hindu religious ceremony in a Muslim-dominated area. That angered many Hindus, who tried to stop the Muslims from using loudspeakers during Friday prayers.” From AP, with thanks to Twostellas: Clashes between Hindu and Muslim residents in a northern Indian town have killed at […]
Fitzgerald: A tribute to Condoleeza Rice
Jihad Watch Board Vice President Hugh Fitzgerald examines the problem at the top: She’s a striver, is Condoleeza Rice, and never had the leisure to study much outside of her academic area, Soviet studies. And as her appearance last summer on Russian television shows, she never even learned very much Russian. There are others like […]