“Residents blast NOPD in heated forum,” from the New Orleans Times Picayune, with thanks to LGF: For much of a public hearing Wednesday night on discrimination in New Orleans, the city’s police force was a whipping boy. Several speakers said the force has failed to discipline its own, and that black residents are too often […]
Archives for 2005
Bat Ye’or on C-Span today
It’s what they used to call an Encore Presentation: the courageous and pioneering scholar of dhimmitude, Bat Ye’or, will appear again on C-Span today: from C-Span: On Saturday, April 30 at 12:00 pm Eurabia: The Euro-Arab Axis Bat Ye’or Description: Bat Ye’or talks about her new book, “Eurabia,” at the Hudson Institute in Washington, DC. […]
What is “Islamophobia,” anyway?
In an article yesterday, the journalist and Islamic apologist Stephen Schwartz defined “Islamophobia” this way: Notwithstanding the arguments of some Westerners, Islamophobia exists; it is not a myth. Islamophobia consists of: “¢ attacking the entire religion of Islam as a problem for the world; “¢ condemning all of Islam and its history as extremist; “¢ […]
Jihad Watch’s Robert Spencer guest hosting the Laurie Roth Show tonight
That’s right: Jihad Watch will be on the air tonight on the Laurie Roth Show. You can listen at the Laurie Roth Show website, as well as on many stations around the country. I’ll be hosting the show from 7PM to 10PM Pacific Time; that is, 10PM to 1AM EST. I hope to hear from […]
Seven Arab Americans sue Denny’s owner alleging discrimination
Note the bolded areas below. From the Palm Beach Post, with thanks to all who sent this in: The men, who are all U.S. citizens, are seeking $4 million each from Restaurant Collection Inc., which owns the Denny’s franchise, and shift manager Eduardo Ascano, whom they say compared them to the Al-Qaida terrorist leader. “This […]
Global terror attacks tripled in 2004
Not that anyone in power would like you to know. From the Christian Science Monitor, with thanks to Jihad Watch News Editor Rebecca Bynum: Terror attacks around the world tripled in 2004, rising from 175 in 2003 to 655 last year, according to statistics released by the US government’s National Counterterrorism Center (NCC) Wednesday. The […]
Speech by ex-leader of neo-Nazi group at Islamic gala appears to be on, again
William Baker update. From the Palm Beach Post, : To the disappointment of Jewish leaders, a speech by the former chairman of a neo-Nazi group will go on as planned. A day after a lawyer representing an Islamic group said William Baker probably would not appear at a gala Saturday night, Mohammad Jawad Al-Qazwini said […]
Texas: man sentenced for aiding jihadists
Mark Robert Walker update. No mention here that he is a Muslim or may have been motivated by the jihad ideology, although it is pretty clear from his actions. “Man sentenced for aiding terror group,” from the Rochester Democrat & Chronicle, : (April 29, 2005) “” A 19-year-old with Irondequoit ties was sentenced to two […]
“Armenians-Greeks killed three million Turks”
Patrick M. Sarkissian (thanks to Sparta) reports on an egregious Turkish demonstration in Washington on April 24, the 90th anniversary of the Armenian genocide. You can see from the picture the outrageously ahistorical character of their claims: 3 million Turks were killed by Armenians and Greeks? This is the inversion of history. I suppose soon […]
Iran military journal eyes nuclear EMP attack on U.S.
From WND, : WASHINGTON — In the latest evidence Iran is seriously planning an unconventional pre-emptive nuclear strike against the U.S., an Iranian military journal has publicly considered the idea of launching an electromagnetic pulse attack as the key to defeating the world’s lone superpower. Congress was warned of Iran’s plans last month by Peter […]