Walid Phares skewers the Phony Phatwa in the Washington Times, with thanks to Looney Tunes: 2. The fatwa states that “Islam strictly condemns religious extremism and the use of violence against innocent lives.” This is another important statement, but it is too general to use in making inroads in the war of ideas against the […]
Archives for 2005
Saudi link to London bombers investigated
Surprise! The London bombers may have been connected to jihadists among our friends and allies the Saudis. From Reuters, with thanks to Nicolei: LONDON/RIYADH: Security services were investigating on Sunday a Saudi link to the London bombers after a prime suspect for the failed July 21 attacks was charged with trying to murder passengers on […]
UK: Islamic radicals warn of city riots
Now wait a minute. I thought Hizb-ut-Tahrir was supposed to be “non-violent.” But now they’re threatening riots. Imagine what they’d be doing if they weren’t non-violent! From The Observer, with thanks to the Constantinopolitan Irredentist: A radical Islamic group declared yesterday it would resist all attempts by Tony Blair to ban the organisation. Officials of […]
French warning on Pakistanis’ terror links
Recommending surveillance of Pakistanis in France. If the Pakistanis in France had been truly moderate and had openly and energetically cooperated from the beginning with anti-terror efforts, I doubt anyone would have found it necessary to make this recommendation. “French warning on Pakstanis’ terror links,” from icWales, with thanks to directeur intellifrance: A FRENCH intelligence […]
Intelligence chiefs warn Blair of home-grown ‘insurgency’
Home-grown: taught jihad in British mosques. And “every one of them knows how to use an AK-47.” From The Independent, with thanks to the Constantinopolitan Irredentist: Intelligence chiefs are warning Tony Blair that Britain faces a full-blown Islamist insurgency, sustained by thousands of young Muslim men with military training now resident in this country. The […]
Jihad against India will continue, says Pakistani jihad chief
Despite repeated assertions of this kind from jihadists all over the world, and the reality of Islamic teachings about jihad, Western analysts will continue to place their faith and hope in negotiated settlements. “Jihad against India will continue, says Pakistani militant chief,” from siliconindia.com, with thanks to the Constantinopolitan Irredentist: ISLAMABAD: The chief of the […]
If al-Qaida has nukes, why wait to use them?
Analysts see major investment in a complex, coordinated, devastating terror attack plan. From WND: WASHINGTON — Recent al-Qaida attacks using primitive bombs and inflicting relatively small numbers of casualties have persuaded some that Osama bin Laden’s terrorist network has been unable to secure weapons of mass destruction or has been unable to smuggle them into […]
Thornton: The Myth of Islam Busted
Bruce Thornton reviews my essay collection The Myth of Islamic Tolerance: How Islamic Law Treats Non-Muslims at Victor Davis Hanson’s Private Papers: One of the greatest impediments in our war against jihadist terrorism is the misinformation, half-truths, and outright lies about Islam entertained by many of our public intellectuals. Examples are easy to find; here’s […]
Spencer media update
In case anyone is interested, I will be appearing on these shows today: 7:45 AM EDT: Radio: KTSA “Morning Edge with Trey Ware” 10:00 AM EDT: Radio: WCBM “The Tom Marr Show” 11:00 AM EDT: Radio: KVI: “The Kirby Wilbur Show” 11:30 AM EDT: Radio [not the TV show]: “Scarborough Country” (Nationally Syndicated) 1:05 PM […]
Al-Qaeda magazine published openly in Turkey — idolizes bin Laden
Tiny minority of extremists and Let-Them-Into-the-EU updates. –[El] Kaide”(1) Magazine Published Openly in Turkey!,” from MEMRI, with thanks to all who sent this in: The weekly political magazine Tempo and some major Turkish daily newspapers such as Milliyet, Aksam and Cumhuriyet have reported that the Islamist Turkish terrorist organization “Great East Islamic Raiders Front” ( […]