From the Terrorism Works Department comes this update from Iranfocus.com, with thanks to Kisan. One thing you can be sure of: if they think suicide bombings work, we will see more of them, and they will eventually come to the US. Tehran, Iran, Sep. 03 — A radical Islamist weekly close to Iran’s President Mahmoud […]
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“Whoever denies that terrorism is a part of Islam is an unbeliever”
While the Islamic Society of North America condemns terrorism for an appreciative audience of one, Bush advisor Karen Hughes, some of ISNA’s fellow Muslims are doing just the opposite: declaring that terrorism is an essential element of Islam. When I report on this kind of thing, non-Muslims and Muslims alike tend to act as if […]
U.S. judge allows terror lawsuits against Arab Bank to proceed
A blow to the financial jihad. From AP, with thanks to Sr. Soph: NEW YORK – A U.S. judge upheld three lawsuits Friday accusing the Jordan-based Arab Bank of promoting Palestinian suicide attacks by funneling Saudi money to bombers’ families. U.S. District Judge Nina Gershon denied six of eight counts in Arab Bank’s March motion […]
Listen to JW’s Robert Spencer with Michael Graham
You can listen today to my conversation with the notorious talk show host Michael Graham here. Click on “Listen Here” under “Channel 5.” It was an excellent, wide-ranging interview in which I had the opportunity to explain many key elements of jihad violence and why we must resist it. I’ve done hundreds and hundreds of […]
Immigrant gang suspected of al-Qaida ties
MS-13 update from AP, with thanks to Judy: Midwestern farmlands seem an unlikely hideout for Osama bin Laden’s hired hands, but an ongoing federal crackdown reveals the increased presence here of a notoriously violent gang with suspected links to al-Qaida. Mara Salvatrucha, or MS-13, a gang founded in El Salvador and known for smuggling drugs […]
Australia may tighten citizenship rules over terrorism fears
A necessary bit of anti-dhimmitude. From Channelnewsasia, with thanks to Daryl: SYDNEY : Australian authorities said on Friday they were considering tightening citizenship rules to allow more comprehensive anti-terrorism screening of would-be nationals. A spokesman for Citizenship Minister John Cobb said the minimum two-year period that potential nationals currently have to be a resident in […]
Hamas vows to regain al-Aqsa
By force. An I-Told-You-So Update from Al-Jazeera, with thanks to Nicolei: A top leader of the Palestinian resistance group Hamas has said Jerusalem’s revered al-Aqsa mosque would be won in battle. “Al-Aqsa mosque will not be liberated by negotiations but in a final battle. Allah has promised his people this victory,” Mahmoud al-Zahar told about […]
The Last Orthodox Church in Kosovo Might Turn into a Night Club
From the FOCUS News Agency, with thanks to Fjordman: Pristina. According to the new public planning the unfinished orthodox church “Christ, The Savior” in Pristina might be turned into a night club, a studio or a museum. The Parliament had reviewed the suggestion for the new reconstruction of the region on July 15. The plan […]
Turkey prepared to abandon EU accession talks: FM
Those Euro jerks have once again irked the Turks. Let’s hope the Euros don’t cave in to intimidation. From Turkishpress.com, with thanks to Fjordman: LONDON – Turkey will ditch talks to join the European Union if the bloc proposes new conditions or anything less than full membership, Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul was quoted as saying […]
Pipes on why corporations fund the jihad
In “Why Corporations Fund Radical Islam,” Daniel Pipes in FrontPage explores another arena of smashing success for our friends at CAIR: making corporations play the dhimmi. How does the Council on American-Islamic Relations (and others in the Islamist victimization industry) fare so well when it complains to a corporation? That’s the question Margaret Wente, the […]