“CAIR Hails Firing of Michael Graham” from CNS, with thanks to Looney Tunes. An Islamic civil rights group Monday praised the firing of a Washington, D.C., radio talk show host it criticized for claiming that “Islam is a terrorist organization.” The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) welcomed Michael Graham’s ouster from WMAL following his initial […]
Archives for 2005
Australia: Summit leader’s 9/11 ‘plot’ theory
From the Australian, with thanks to all who sent this in. ONE of the Islamic leaders meeting John Howard today suspects September 11 was a conspiracy and asks “why did 4000 Jews not show up for work” on the day of the attacks? Abdul (Ray) Rahman Deen also says there were no black box flight […]
Pipes: How Terrorism Obstructs Radical Islam
Daniel Pipes writes in the New York Sun and his website: Do terrorist atrocities in the West, such as the attacks of September 11, 2001 and those in Bali, Madrid, Beslan, and London, help radical Islam achieve its goal of gaining power? No, they are counterproductive. That’s because radical Islam has two distinct wings – […]
Pentagon says it has found no evidence Atta identified before 2001 attacks
Despite the fact that some blogs are giving the Able Danger story a lot of attention, seemingly in order to defend the administration against all comers, we have not seen fit to run with it endlessly. This word from the Pentagon is sufficient. From AFP, with thanks to D.W. A Pentagon review has so far […]
U.S. Muslim leader embraces Orthodox rabbi whose group opposes Israel
Chasing the ever vanishing chimera of peace, some Jewish groups propose nothing less than the road to subjugation and dhimmitude as a solution. From Haaretz, with thanks to Sr. Soph. NEW YORK – A small rally to support the Israeli pullout from Gaza ended Monday with a Muslim leader embracing an Orthodox Jewish rabbi whose […]
Powerful Explosion Near Beirut Hotel Injures at Least 3
Lebanese Civil War, Part II in the making? Once again, the Christian areas are being targeted. From the New Duranty Times, with thanks to all who sent this in. BEIRUT, Lebanon – A powerful explosion rocked a shopping center and hotel in the Zalka neighborhood in northern Beirut on Monday night, injuring at least three […]
Al Qaeda claims responsibility for rocket attack
Jordan: ‘Prime suspect’ arrested in U.S. warship attack. From CNN: Al Qaeda in Iraq has issued a claim of responsibility for a rocket attack in Jordan just hours after Jordanian authorities said they had arrested the “prime suspect” in the attack on two U.S. warships that left a Jordanian soldier dead. The claim of responsibility, […]
U.S. Says Terrorists May Pose As Vagrants
In the world of jihad, not everything is as it seems. The homeless person on the corner that you passed on your way to work this morning, for example. What if he’s not “just watching all the girls go by?” From AP, . WASHINGTON – Asking for increased vigilance in the wake of the London […]
Probe fans fears of prison terror plots
American prisons are proving to be fertile ground for jihad recruitment. From the San Diego Union Tribune, with thanks to Nicolei. LOS ANGELES — On the surface, the investigation of an alleged terrorism plot involving at least one former California inmate seems to confirm the fear that the nation’s prisons may be a breeding ground […]
Female Palestinian suicide bombers on the rise
Al-Jazeera aired a glowing special on female suicide bomber, Hanadi Jaradat, on August 16, 2005. Jaradat was responsible for the October 2003 bombing of the Arab-owned restaurant Maxim in Haifa, Israel, which killed 19. She is held up as an example for other young girls to follow. Transcribed by MEMRI: Hanadi Jaradat: “By the power […]