Then why were they freed? Because of increasing political pressure on Guantanamo. From the Times Online, : The four Britons sent home from Guantanamo Bay on Tuesday and set free from police custody last night still pose a terrorist threat, the United States said. Lieutenant Commander Flex Plexico, a Pentagon spokesman, said: “We continue to […]
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26 hurt in Muslim rebel grenade attack ahead of Indian Kashmir poll
Iraq is not the only place where jihadists are trying to derail elections with violence. Also, note the throat-slitting — a remarkably common practice (cf. Qur’an 47:4 and 8:12) among Muslims for something that is supposed to be “against Islam.” From AFP, with thanks to Twostellas: SRINAGAR, India (AFP) – Twenty-six people were hurt when […]
Louisiana: Muslims require special treatment
From the Times-Picayune, “Workshop focuses on Muslim culture: Session designed to aid understanding,” with thanks to Twostellas: If a Muslim or Arab family is slow to respond to a note sent home by a school or is running late for a teacher conference, school officials should not feel snubbed but should understand the cultural influences […]
Malaysian Prime Minister urges Muslims to shun extremism
It is interesting that Badawi too departs from the tiny-minority-of-extremists propaganda and acknowledges that jihad as warfare is the “only meaning commonly understood by the general public.” However, in light of the fact that theorists as eminent among jihadists as Al-Banna (founder of the Muslim Brotherhood) and Azzam (founder of Al-Qaeda) argue that the idea […]
Minor sentenced to death in Iran
Sharia alert. From IranFocus, with thanks to Kemaste: Tehran, Jan. 26 — A seventeen-year-old boy was sentenced to execution by a Tehran court. The boy, only identified by his first name Sattar, was accused of murder. Sattar allegedly stabbed to death a man by the name of Mahmoud a few months ago after a scuffle […]
Dutch murder suspect described as fanatic
From the No-Kidding Department. But note that he and his fellows dreamed of establishing a Sharia state in Holland: if anyone suggests that any Muslim dreams of doing that here, the “Islamophobia” charges fly thick and fast. From AP, with thanks to Anthony: Amsterdam — The man accused of murdering filmmaker Theo van Gogh on […]
Egyptian Newspaper: UN Marks the “So-Called Holocaust”
Rewrite a nation’s history and you can control its future. From Israel National News, with thanks to Kemaste: (IsraelNN.com) An Egyptian newspaper, Al-Ahram Al-Messa’i, commented today on what it called Israel’s “investment” in “the so-called holocaust” and the United Nations session commemorating the 60th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz. The newspaper complained that, in […]
Terrorist’s clothing discovered in Texas?
A strange story. Would they really have a patch in English? Is this just someone’s idea of a joke? Or is there more to it? From WND, with thanks to Ruth King: The discovery in Texas of a jacket featuring an Arabic military badge and an airplane headed toward a tower with the words “Midnight […]
Islam Gains Toehold in Mexico’s Zapatista Country
They are already agitating for some aspects of Islamic law. What will keep them from the rest? How can the reporter be so sure that they have little interest in holy war — or even if they don’t now, how can be be sure what they will think in 10 years? From Reuters, with thanks […]
American Coptic Union: Jersey City”s Massacre Is A Message for All Americans
A press release from the American Coptic Union: The American Coptic Union, and Egyptian Coptic Christians are shocked and disturbed by the latest Jersey City Police, and Hudson County Prosecutor Office report, “No Proof of Religious Hatred in JC Family Slay ” that was the report title by 1010 WINS. The report denied the religion […]