From the New Duranty Times, with thanks to EPG. President Bush might not have turned up personally in Riyadh yesterday but he certainly sent a high-powered delegation to pay his respects to the new leader of Saudi Arabia, King Abdullah. The American turnout, led by Vice President Dick Cheney, former President George H. W. Bush, […]
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Coaches from Kyrgyzstan hope to use sports to fight radical Islam’s appeal
Of course we all know Dr. Rice is a sports fan, but we question the effectiveness of spending taxpayer money on these kinds of “free trip to America” programs. From AP via the South Bend Tribune, with thanks to Eschwapp. WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. “” Three Indiana universities are helping Kyrgyzstan fight radical Islam with sports. […]
Ban public servants wearing headscarves: opinion poll
Anti-dhimmitude from the Dutch reported in this opinion poll. From Expatica, . AMSTERDAM “” A majority of the Dutch public wants a new law to ban public servants from wearing headscarves or “other Islamic attire”, a new poll has found. Polling organisation TNS Nipo carried out the research for the latest edition of independent magazine […]
Bin Laden a great man, declares teacher
We report, you decide. From the Australian with thanks to The One Who Must Not Be Named. A SELF-STYLED Islamist teacher from Melbourne who has been targeted by ASIO says he admires Osama bin Laden and supports holy war and attacks on Australian and US soldiers. But Abdul Nacer Benbrika, also known as Abu Bakr, […]
Russia’s turning Muslim, says mufti
Muslims see strength in numbers from the Australian: MOSCOW: Russia’s leading Muslim cleric has alarmed Orthodox Church leaders and nationalists by claiming the country has 23million Muslims, 3 million more than previously believed. According to the last census, three years ago, about 14.5 million of Russia’s 144 million people were ethnic Muslims. Religious leaders have […]
Zambia Deports Terror Suspect to Britain
Update on 7/7 suspect Haroon Rashid Aswat from AP: LUSAKA, Zambia – Zambia deported on Sunday a Briton who has been questioned in connection with the July 7 London transit bombings and is suspected of links to al-Qaida, a senior Zambian official said. Britain sent a plane to collect Haroon Rashid Aswat, who was detained […]
I killed US troops, British al-Qaeda gunman claims
British jihadists respond to Tony Blair. From the TimesOnline, with thanks to Uajeg. A MASKED British gunman claiming to be fighting with al-Qaeda in Afghanistan appeared on an Arabic satellite channel yesterday describing how he killed a team of US Special Forces. His claim came just hours after Tony Blair warned that Britons who boast […]
Terrorists Turn to the Web as Base of Operations
This is why Richard Clarke’s pre-9/11 focus on internet terrorist disruptions was so wrong-headed. Jihadists love the web. From the Washington Post, . In the snow-draped mountains near Jalalabad in November 2001, as the Taliban collapsed and al Qaeda lost its Afghan sanctuary, Osama bin Laden biographer Hamid Mir watched “every second al Qaeda member […]
Bakri: Deportation not fair
“Deportation not fair, says extremist (on benefits)” from the Daily Mail with thanks to Leveller. An extreme Muslim cleric whose family have been living on benefits in Britain for 20 years says it would not be ‘fair’ to deport him. Speaking after the Prime Minister announced his clampdown, father-of-seven Sheik Omar Bakri said: “I have […]
CAIR to have use of Broward County Library to spread their ideas
Press Release from Americans Against Hate: Coral Springs, FL – Starting tonight, Broward County, Florida will be allowing CAIR (Council on American-Islamic Relations) to hold a series of six lectures at the Main Library in Fort Lauderdale. CAIR, is currently the defendant in a lawsuit put forward by the family of FBI agent John O’neill […]