The whole world is waiting for the Michael Jackson verdict, but there is a trial going on in Tampa that might turn out to have more world-historical significance. An Al-Arian Update from the Tampa Tribune, with thanks to the Constantinopolitan Irredentist: TAMPA – A retired FBI agent testified Monday that he gave up on efforts […]
Archives for 2005
“The Radical-Islamist Threat to World Peace and National Security”
In a world in which a US diplomatic official can assert that “the events of September 11 have brought into sharper focus the importance of recognizing and respecting religious diversity in America and around the world,” one of the chief problems we face is the near-universal unwillingness to face squarely what we are really up […]
“˜Allah turned girl into dog”
Here is a superficially funny story about superstition and rumor-mongering. But there is a darker undercurrent: is this story completely fictional, or can it story be traced to a real girl in Taibeh? If so, where is the girl? Has she been murdered for throwing the Qur’an? With the claims that Muslims killed people in […]
The unquestioned lockstep orthodoxy (and willful blindness) at State
A U.S. citizen currently residing in India, N.S. Rajaram, has kindly allowed us to reprint a most revealing exchange he had with the editor of “Span” magazine, a publication of the U.S. Consulate in Mumbai, India. Even though the exchange took place in 2002, it is still relevant today, and not just for Mumbai: the […]
Iran crows: Muslims to Train US Police
From Iran’s IQNA, with thanks to Kaosktrl: Tehran, IQNA: June 12, 2005–American Muslim groups are to train US police on the Islamic religion so as to be more sensitive towards Muslims. According to the US Fox news channel, the US police, wanting to avoid a repeat of the scandals surrounding Guantanamo Bay and Abu Ghraib […]
US officials advised to show sensitivity to Muslims
DHS told to play the dhimmi. From Pakistan’s Daily Times, with thanks to Mackie: WASHINGTON: The Department of Homeland Security has been advised to be sensitive to Muslim concerns and to take steps to ease the tension that now exists between American Muslims and US government agencies. The advice was given by Dr Akbar Ahmed, […]
Islamists want killer of Israelis freed
Islamic law stipulates that a killer of non-Muslims is to be punished more lightly than a killer of Muslims, so this is unsurprising. From UPI, with thanks to Twostellas: Amman, Jordan, Jun. 13 (UPI) — Islamic-led professional associations in Jordan are pressing for the release of a soldier serving a life sentence for killing Israeli […]
Jerusalem: Bags of explosives awaited suicide bombers
An Abbas-Will-Bring-Peace-In-Our-Time Update, from WND, with thanks to EPG: JERUSALEM — Palestinian Islamic Jihad terrorists left two bags filled with explosives in a suburb outside Jerusalem, and attempted several times to infiltrate the city to collect the explosives and carry out a large-scale suicide bombing, security sources told WND. The revelation follows recent comments by […]
Middle East votes for jihad
Tiny minority of extremists update. “The Mideast casts its votes for extremists,” from the New York Daily News, with thanks to EPG: Winds of Democratic change are blowing through the Middle East – and sending shivers through the White House. Fed up with corruption and determined to oust governments seen as U.S. lackeys, newly minted […]
Afghan blast wounds 4 U.S. military members
Afghan jihad update. From CNN, : (CNN) — An explosion in southern Afghanistan has wounded four members of the U.S. military on patrol near the city of Kandahar, a coalition spokeswoman said. A roadside bomb was used in the blast on Monday morning, according to Col. James Yonts with Combined Forces Command in Afghanistan. The […]