Don’t they realize the UN is their best friend? Evidently not. From AP, : KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — An explosion shook the headquarters of NATO’s 8,000-strong security force in the Afghan capital on Monday but there were no immediate reports of injuries, a spokeswoman for the force said. The blast occurred “in the vicinity” of […]
Archives for 2005
Islam humiliated by giant teapot
Oh, the horror! Will the apostates stop at nothing? Would singing “I’m a little teapot, short and stout” get you arrested for apostasy? A giant teapot built by apostates in Malaysia will be demolished for the offense it presents to Islam. “Sect leader will not resist action,” from the StarOnline, with thanks to Nicolei: JERTEH: […]
Saudi Arabia: Syria Hands Over Saudi Fighters Trying to Reach Iraq
But what happens to them after they’re turned over to the Saudis? Are they released with encouragement to try again? From AKI, with thanks to the Constantinopolitan Irredentist: Riyadh, 30 May (AKI) – Syria has handed more than 30 Saudis caught trying to cross the border into Iraq back to Saudi Arabia, according to the […]
Iraqi Muslim Leader Detained; 20 Killed
From AP, with thanks to the Constantinopolitan Irredentist: BAGHDAD, Iraq – U.S. troops detained the head of Iraq’s largest Sunni Muslim political party on Monday, according to party officials, police and the man’s wife. South of the capital, two suicide bombers attacked a crowd of policemen in Hillah, killing 20 and wounding nearly 100…. The […]
Hamas capable of suicide bombings in Britain
I think this is only a matter of time, although there may be an awareness among jihad leaders of how difficult things would (probably) become for them after suicide attacks in the West. From WND, : JERUSALEM — Hamas has several cells inside the United Kingdom and is capable of attacking the country, a senior […]
Thatcher got it right on EU, says maverick urging Dutch to vote No
Geert Wilders update from the Telegraph, with thanks to Vulcan: Mr Wilders, 42, spent eight months sleeping in a cell in a high-security prison after receiving death threats from Islamist groups before emerging for his No bus tour across the Netherlands. For security reasons, his stops are unannounced. In opposing the constitution, Mr Wilders finds […]
Indonesian Police Deployed to Protect Churches/Christians
An update on this story, from AFX via Forbes, “Indonesian market bombing sparks fears of new sectarian clashes” TENTENA, Indonesia – Security forces were deployed at churches on Indonesia’s Sulawesi island today after yesterday’s bomb attack on a Christian town killed 20 people and threatened to re-ignite a violent conflict with Muslims. About 3,000 troops […]
Iraqi forces’ security net draws Zarqawi retaliation
Our Iraq update comes from the Lebanese Daily Star. Thousands of Iraqi forces on Sunday threw a security net over Baghdad to snare insurgents, who quickly struck back with a string of car bombings said to have been masterminded by Al-Qaeda’s Abu Musab al-Zarqawi. Operation Lightning came a day after two of Iraq’s most influential […]
They “would turn right around and try to slit our throats, slit our children’s throats”
Straight talk and refreshing honesty from General Myers. “Myers Defends Treatment of Guantanamo Prisoners,” from AP, with thanks to DC Watson: WASHINGTON (May 29) – The Pentagon’s top general on Sunday defended the treatment of prisoners at the U.S. Navy prison camp at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba and said the U.S. believes al-Qaida leader Abu Musab […]
Crisis in Europe: French Reject EU Constitution
Hope for Europe? “French Reject EU Constitution, Gov’t Says,” from AP, with thanks to the Constantinopolitan Irredentist: PARIS — French voters rejected the European Union’s first constitution Sunday, early government results showed _ a stinging repudiation of the ambitious, decades-long effort to further unite the continent. With about 83 percent of the votes counted, the […]