Camp David Accords? Pshaw. The Americans will stand anything. “Egypt Demands Israel To Vacate Port City,” by David Bedein in The Bulletin, with thanks to all who sent this in: It will be remembered that the 1967 Six-Day War broke out after Egypt closed the straits of Tiran and strangled the trade from Israel’s southern […]
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U.S. strike kills Afghan Taliban leader
Tom Collins has it right (I raise my glass to you, Colonel): this is not a personality-driven movement. While this is a victory, there will just be another one who will come along and take Osmani’s place. By Jason Straziuso for Associated Press, with thanks to all who sent this in: KABUL, Afghanistan – A […]
Daniel Pipes to debate Red Ken Livingstone
On January 20 in London, Daniel Pipes will take on Sheikh Qaradawi’s good friend, London Mayor Ken Livingstone (thanks to Teri for the heads-up). Here are some details from Livingstone’s website. Perhaps this will be an occasion for the British public to learn more about the man Livingstone has championed — Qaradawi — and what […]
UN lashes Iran with wet noodle
I’m sure they’re quaking in their boots in Tehran. “Security Council Approves Iran Sanctions,” by Edith M. Lederer for AP, with thanks to James: UNITED NATIONS (AP) – The U.N. Security Council voted unanimously Saturday to impose sanctions on Iran for refusing to suspend uranium enrichment, increasing international pressure on the government to prove that […]
Your tax dollars at work: US government meets with CAIR and other Muslim leaders to discuss “Islamophobia”
Why is the State Department participating in conferences like this? Why is the State Department participating in conferences with people like Nihad Awad and Mahdi Bray? And why is the State Department spending any time at all discussing “Islamophobia” in the U.S., when, if it exists at all, its cause is clear? Just in case […]
Karen Armstrong discusses the Islamic “tradition of pluralism and appreciation of other religions”
In “The Muslim prophet born in Bethlehem” in The Guardian (thanks to all who sent this in), predictably enough, lauds Muslims for their alleged openness to Christianity, and scolds Christians for not being similarly open to Islam. In 632, after five years of fearful warfare, the city of Mecca in the Arabian Hijaz voluntarily opened […]
Peshawar: Call for jihad against UN and human rights organizations
Mufti Khalid Shah demonstrates that he doesn’t know who his best friends are. “Peshawar: Call for “˜jihad” against NGOs,” from Pakistan’s Dawn, with thanks to Twostellas: PESHAWAR, Dec 22: A “˜fatwa” calling upon Muslims to wage a “jihad against non-governmental organisations”, including the UN and human rights organisations, has been distributed in Darra Adamkhel. The […]
Aceh launches crackdown on “˜un-Islamic” behaviour
Sharia Alert from Aceh, which was granted autonomy from modern, moderate Indonesia several years ago largely so that it could implement measures such as this. From AFP, with thanks to Twostellas: BANDA ACEH: Police in the Indonesian province of Aceh have launched a month-long crackdown on “un-Islamic behaviour” targeting unmarried couples, officials said Friday. Aceh […]
Senator Boxer rescinds award to CAIR’s Elkarra
An update on this story, from an Americans Against Hate press release: “Senator Boxer Rescinds Award to CAIR.” (Thanks to RF.) (Coral Springs, FL) Americans Against Hate (AAH), a civil rights organization and terrorism watchdog group, appreciates the decision made by United States Senator Barbara Boxer to rescind the award her office had presented to […]
Pipes: Goode a target of CAIR’s “victimization game”
Daniel Pipes tells the truth, and CAIR’s Ibrahim Hooper, true to form, slings ad hominems and misrepresentations of what Pipes said — note how criticism of CAIR becomes “a hostile view towards the American Muslim community.” Note also that Hooper said nothing to refute Pipes’ remarks about the “victimization game”; all he did was play […]