Bush may have held hands with Saudi Crown Prince Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz, but maybe he shouldn’t ask him to go steady just yet. The Saudi double game continues. From WorldNetDaily.com, with thanks to the Constantinopolitan Irredentist: Is Saudi Arabia an ally or enemy of the United States in the war on terror? The question […]
Archives for 2005
Guilty Verdict in Al-Timimi Jihad Case Angers Muslims
The predictable charges of discrimination and claims that the accused — Al-Timimi in this case — is a saint. “Prosecution Called ‘Overzealous’: Guilty Verdict in Terror Case Angers Muslims Who Know Lecturer,” from the Washington Post, : Ali al-Timimi is a native Washingtonian, a prolific reader with about 4,000 books in his personal library who […]
America’s Homegrown Jihadist
Islamic loyalty is paramount among jihadists. Here is another article showing how even converts to Islam can imbibe this sentiment. Josh Lefkowitz and Lorenzo Vidino on Ahmed Abu Ali and some other American jihadists in FrontPage (thanks to the Constantinopolitan Irredentist) In late February, federal authorities indicted yet another American citizen for working with Al […]
Pipes on border security
Daniel Pipes has an interesting article in the NY Sun descibing “American Border Secrets”: What steps should Western border agencies take to defend their homelands from harm by Islamists? In the case of non-citizens, the answer is simple: Don’t let Islamists in. Exclude not just potential terrorists but also anyone who supports the totalitarian goals […]
Report: Saudis may turn from U.S. to France
France may be an ever better dhimmi than President Handholder. From the World Tribune, with thanks to Looney Tunes: The Saudi kingdom could augment or replace strategic ties with London and Washington by increasing relations with France, the Washington Institute said in a report. The institute cited a French report of a defense memorandum of […]
CAIR loves the new Crusade flick
Which makes it virtually certain that it is an extended exercise in dhimmitude and historical revisionism. Here is CAIR’s press release, “Muslims Call New Fox Crusader Film ‘Balanced’; CAIR Says ‘Kingdom of Heaven’ Avoids Negative Stereotypes,” from U.S. NewsWire, with thanks to all who sent this in: WASHINGTON — A prominent national Islamic civil rights […]
UK: She’s only a dhimmi in certain districts
The fight for the Muslim vote is on. “Oona King deletes ‘Muslim’ in leaflets,” from the Evening Standard: Labour’s Oona King was accused of double standards today after dropping references to Muslims in leaflets for predominantly white areas. The two leaflets, both headed “Oona King – Working Hard for the East End” – point out […]
In Turkey, Muslim women gain expanded religious authority
Campaigning for the EU? From the Christian Science Monitor, with thanks to Skeetstreet: ISTANBUL – Covered in a pink and gray head scarf that tightly frames her round face, and adorned in a long, dark-blue overcoat, Zuleyha Seker hardly seems like a rebel. But as one of 400 women preachers, known as vaizes, currently working […]
Federal Jury Convicts Islamic Scholar
Justice for Al-Timimi. From AP, : ALEXANDRIA, Va. — A prominent Islamic scholar was convicted Tuesday of encouraging followers in the days after the Sept. 11 attacks to join the Taliban and fight U.S. troops. Jurors reached their verdict in their seventh day of deliberations in the trial of Ali al-Timimi. Al-Timini faces a mandatory […]
Alas for Europe
A message from Rogier Van Bakel: Malcolm Gladwell reviews a book (“Collapse“) that talks about how and why cultures/societies die. This passage made me think of the Europe’s half-hearted struggle against Islamic fascism: The lesson of “Collapse” is that societies, as often as not, aren’t murdered. They commit suicide: they slit their wrists and then, […]