Archives for 2005

I’m not sure that terrorism would vanish without foreign support, or that the Arab/Jewish situation is analogous to that of France and Germany. Neither France and Germany had the jihad ideology continually enflaming matters, and that ideology will continue to exist once foreign support is removed — weakened, to be sure, but still present. In […]

Pandering to the Muslim vote, without sufficient attention to the overall attachment of British Muslims to the Sharia, which according to theorists such as Qutb and Maududi (and many others) must ultimately displace the British government and remake its society — as it must also do everywhere — seems to be a bipartisan affair. From […]

Apparently the sanctity of the mosque can only be violated by Americans, not by Muslim attackers. Also, what was that again about suicide bombing being a last resort of the desperately poor? From the Herald Sun, with thanks to Anthony: AFGHAN strongman Abdul Rashid Dostam has survived an assassination attempt in which a suicide bomber […]

From Reuters, with thanks to Anthony: PARIS (Reuters) – “Filthy Jew!” schoolchildren howl at a classmate. “Jews only want money and power,” they tell their teachers. “Death to the Jews” graffiti appear on school walls outside Paris and other French cities. These are not scenes from the wartime Nazi occupation or a fictional France where […]

“Islamic ‘terrorist’ linked to 9/11 arrested in Bilbao,” from Expatica, : BILBAO “” Spanish police have arrested an alleged Islamic terrorist with links to al-Qaeda. Algerian Tahar Izerouali was wanted by police as a supposed member of terrorist organisation Ansar al Islam, which has been linked to al-Qaeda. The terrorist cell allegedly supplies false documents […]

I know that law enforcement officials have been looking closely at Tablighi Jamaat for several years, but very little has come out about them. Here is an MSNBC story, . Of course, the analysis is essentially ignorant, since a “peaceful Islamic movement” that preaches a return to “fundamental Islamic values” will not find itself remaining […]

From the Boston Herald, with thanks to Maintour: Federal and state authorities are investigating a nuclear terrorist threat against Boston after a man calling from Mexico told California police that he smuggled two Iraqis and four Chinese over the border, the Boston Herald has learned. “They got a call from across the border in Mexico […]

“AZERBAIJAN: Will Christian children now get birth certificates?” From Forum 18, with thanks to Ali Dashti: Having repeatedly refused to register 18-month old Luka Eyvazov’s birth, because his parents gave him a Christian name, the authorities have at last given him a birth certificate, after Forum 18 News Service reported his case. Unusually, the authorities […]

Watch for jihadist panhandlers: Brother, can you spare a dime for a mujahid down on his luck? Care to stake a fellow enemy of the Great Satan to a meal? From the New York Daily News, with thanks to Miss Moneypenney: WASHINGTON – Al Qaeda is “heavily damaged,” constantly on the run and so financially […]

Who was upset when London Mayor Red Ken Livingstone defended Qaradawi, defender of suicide attacks? Why, Zionists, of course. “Sheik Yousuf Al-Qaradhawi Defends London Mayor and Said Doudin Accuses MEMRI of Committing Racist Crimes,” from MEMRI, with thanks to Ali Dashti: The following are excerpts from Sheik Yousuf Al-Qaradhawi’s weekly religious show on Al-Jazeera TV. […]