Archives for 2005

And there will be more after that one as well, until the ideology that motivates those in such cells is confronted and defeated. From the Times Online, with thanks to The One Who Must Not Be Named: A THIRD Islamist terror cell is planning multiple suicide bomb attacks against Tube trains and other “soft” targets […]

Here I go again, reporting on what jihadists are saying and doing. Don’t I know that calling attention to such activity makes moderate Muslims angry? I anxiously await Sir Iqbal Sacranie’s response to this, and his unveiling of a comprehensive program to convert jihadists to Islamic moderation. I am confident that we will be getting […]

This afternoon I received this identical email 108 times, each with an obscene, unprintable subject line. The same person attempted to subscribe to the Daily Digest 113 times, using a non-working email address. Apparently he did both in order to try to shut down our system. (It didn’t work, as you can see.) Judging from […]

Don’t forget to order your copy of Robert Spencer’s new book, “The Politically Incorrect Guide to Islam (and the Crusades)” if you haven’t already. In fact, get a couple of copies so as to have one on hand to loan to friends.

U. S. loses a strategic air base. From the Washington Post, with thanks to JS. Uzbekistan formally evicted the United States yesterday from a military base that has served as a hub for combat and humanitarian missions to Afghanistan since shortly after the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, Pentagon and State Department officials said yesterday. […]

An update on the Al-Turki case from the Denver Post, with thanks to Two Stellas. Despite strenuous objections from prosecutors, a federal judge set bail Thursday for a Saudi Arabian man who is accused of raping his housekeeper and holding her as a virtual slave in his Aurora home. U.S. District Judge Walker Miller set […]

Shaker Elsayed is still repeating his line, “The call to reform Islam is an alien call,” at one of the largest mosques in our country. From AP, with thanks to Daryl and Andy. The voice of the new imam at one of the largest mosques on the East Coast rang loud from the pulpit during […]

From AP, with thanks to Daryl. CAIRO — Stunned by terror attacks in a Red Sea resort, Egyptians are in a remarkably frank debate about whether mainstream mosques and schools — and the government itself — should be blamed for promoting Islamic extremism. Even some in the pro-government press say authorities have created a climate […]

From CNN, : BAGHDAD, Iraq — Insurgents in Iraq struck again on Saturday, whisking away an Iraqi government official at gunpoint and killing at least 11 people in various bombings and ambushes, including one that again targeted foreign diplomats. Meanwhile, Iraq government officials worked furiously on a draft of a new constitution. Officials have by […]

From Reuters : ROME – Police were carrying out at least 15 searches in Italy on Saturday stemming from Friday’s arrest in Rome of a London bombing suspect, the government said. Interior Minister Giuseppe Pisanu told the lower house of parliament that suspected bomber Osman Hussain evaded police searches with the help of contacts among […]