Michelle Malkin points out that most news stories ignore or gloss over the fact that this was an Islamic jihad attack. This one at least notes that this time in Chechnya it was “Islamic,” instead of the usual “Methodist,” militants. “Militant Attacks on Russian City Leave 108 Dead,” from the LA Times, with thanks to […]
Archives for 2005
Spencer: Bush’s New Terror Stance
My thoughts on Bush’s anti-terror speech from last Thursday — the first time he discussed the goals of the jihadists. From FrontPage: Last Thursday, October 6, was a momentous day in the war against Islamic terrorism: President Bush went farther than he ever had before in naming the enemy. While on most occasions previously he […]
Dutch arrest seven in anti-terror sweep
Still reeling from the brutal murder of artist/director Theo Van Gogh, the Dutch authorities today carried out a series of raids across three major cities, arresting seven suspects in an effort to prevent apparently imminent terrorist attacks. The suspects appear — at first glance — to match the profile of the disaffected young Muslim immigrant […]
Danish paper that printed Muhammad drawings gets death threats, hires guards
Imagine if this were a Christian group or any other group: the outcry from the international press would be swift and shrill. But when Muslim groups issue death threats, it is just another day at the office. Islamic tolerance alert: “Cartoons have Muslims threatening newspaper,” from the Copenhagen Post, with thanks to the Constantinopolitan Irredentist: […]
Al Qaeda in Iraq says Zawahri letter is fake
Evidently embarrassed by all the attention it has gotten, despite the spurious conclusions to which it has led, Al-Qaeda is now disavowing the Zawahri letter. “Al Qaeda in Iraq says Zawahri letter is fake – Web,” from Reuters, with thanks to the Constantinopolitan Irredentist: DUBAI (Reuters) – Al Qaeda’s wing in Iraq on Thursday rejected […]
Teaching jihadist propaganda in Los Angeles Public Schools
“Teacher Class on Mideast Stirs Doubt,” from the Jewish Journal of Los Angeles: An upcoming course on the Middle East for public school teachers has gotten the attention of Jewish organizations for its allegedly unfair tilt toward a pro-Palestinian viewpoint. Titled “Teaching About the Middle East,” the professional development course, which earns participants points toward […]
New Stadium Security Policies Announced
The Big 12 football conference is tightening security measures around its stadiums. Now I can’t help but notice that these new security measures closely follow the suicide of Joel Hinrichs by explosion outside the football stadium in Oklahoma. I have been following that case in all its strange permutations: he apparently had jihad material, bomb-making […]
Jihad violence hits Russian school
With memories of the Beslan massacre still fresh in the minds of Russians, this latest attack in the Caucasus can’t help but evoke disturbing parallels. Although it appears the attackers did not target the school itself, the building’s involvement is disturbing nonetheless. While the identity and motivation of the terrorists is currently unclear, given the […]
US Says Letter Reveals Al-Qaida as Perverter of Islam
The State Department here is assuming a key point: that the aversion to the beheadings and the attacks on Shi’ites among Muslims at large comes from a conviction that these things violate the tenets of Islam, and not simply from natural human feeling. After all, Zawahiri didn’t tell Zarqawi to stop the killing; he just […]
French dhimmitude: public money for mosques
France-Echos (thanks to Anthony) reports that the municipal council of La Rochelle in France is giving the tidy jizya sum of 266,000 euros for the construction of a new mosque. I am quite certain that the good burghers of La Rochelle would think it the height of impropriety to inquire as to exactly what is […]