Archives for 2005

Why, we are. Annie Jacobsen explains how in Women’s Wall Street (thanks to the Constantinopolitan Irredentist): The Center for Security Policy, a non-partisan, non-profit project in Washington DC., recently released an analysis of the investment patterns of America’s public pension funds. The 100+ page report, The Terrorism Investments of The 50 States, points out that […]

Daniel Pipes (thanks to RB) expertly targets the latest lunacy from the Administration: If Al-Qaeda renounced terrorism, would the U.S. government welcome its running candidates in American elections? Had the Nazis denounced violence, would Hitler have become an acceptable chancellor for Germany? Not likely, because the tactics of Al-Qaeda and the Nazis matter less than […]

“Violence Against Chinese Christian Women in Indonesia Warrants Asylum, Ninth Circuit Panel Rules,” from the Metropolitan News-Enterprise, with thanks to Twostellas: Violence against ethnic Chinese in Indonesia, particularly against women and Christians, is sufficiently pervasive to require that a Chinese Christian woman be found eligible for asylum, the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled […]

This bit of dhimmi idiocy comes to us from Catholic News, with thanks to Twostellas: Melbourne Archbishop Denis Hart’s Vicar for Ecumenical and Interfaith Relations has explained its support for the Islamic Council of Victoria’s anti-vilification case against Catch the Fire Ministries, before the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal. A statement from the Archdiocese’s Ecumenical […]

Here is an excellent summary report that brings together many stories we have posted here. Dr. Nimrod Raphaeli in MEMRI (with thanks to the Constantinopolitan Irredentist), discusses the plight of Iraqi Christians: The high level of violence in Iraq has affected every sector of the Iraqi population, and Christians are no exception. Christians, however, have […]

The tiny minority of extremists seems to have a bit of support among Malaysian authorities. From AP, : KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia has released from prison a man who allegedly financed the deadly Bali bombings in 2002, as well as five other suspects who trained with weapons and explosives in Afghanistan, officials said […]

More on Hatun Surucu, from the LA Times, with thanks to Nicolei: BERLIN – Frost covers the roses, and the scrawled eulogies are tattered near the sidewalk where Hatun Surucu was gunned down. The attackers appeared on a cold night more than a month ago. Three shots were fired and the young Turkish woman crumpled […]

A new entry for the Here We Go Again Department, from the Journal News of Westchester, NY, with thanks to Nicolei. PURCHASE – The teachers were gathered at round tables, answering a quiz about the Jewish scripture, the New Testament and the Quran. They were asked to match the holy book with the quotations, which […]

“Islamist Organizations Use Public Television to Market Sharia Law to American Youth,” from Andre Rublev in Sixth Column Against Jihad, with thanks to LGF: For Most Americans who regularly watch the news, the term “Sharia law” evokes gruesome images of beheadings, punitive amputations, and women being stoned to death. Muslims who do not approve of […]

Is blogging forbidden by Sharia? Un-Islamic? If not, then why the restrictions in a culture that supposedly so highly values the free exchange of ideas? From William Fisher in the Lebanese Daily Star, via AINA, with thanks to Nicolei: In democratic countries, personal Web sites known as Weblogs have grown exponentially over the past few […]