The ambiguous headline comes straight from CNN, and of course in a sense ultimately from Ahmadinejad himself, for he is the one who created this ambiguity. It is most likely that all that will happen will be that Iran will respond to the West’s tribute offer, and that he will respond with contempt and bellicosity. […]
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Israelis told to prepare bomb shelters for possible confrontation with Iran
From Haaretz News Flashes, with thanks to Cindy: 06:49 Minister Eitan: Prepare bomb-shelters for possible confrontation with Iran (Israel Radio) More when available.
Muslim viewers to be banned from gossip
Sharia Alert from modern, moderate Indonesia. From AP, with thanks to Jimmy: Fitri Komalasari has heard of plans by Indonesia’s increasingly vocal Islamic clerics to forbid the watching of celebrity gossip shows. But she says she can’t imagine life without daily updates on the marital breakdowns, affairs and quarrels of the rich and famous. “Life […]
Arab League requests indefinite delay of meeting about UN peacekeepers for Darfur
Parties on both sides of the debate are operating under the assumption that a UN peacekeeping force would be marginally less ineffective than the current African Union force in stopping the Arab Janjaweed militias’ genocide against the black Africans of Darfur. The Arab-dominated government in Khartoum and its sympathizers (including Ayman al-Zawahiri) have eagerly invoked […]
“If one vilifies Islam, one is by necessary consequence vilifying people who hold that religious belief”
Is telling the truth about Islamic teaching vilifying Islam? Many Muslims would say so. And in the State of Victoria. It is law. We covered the first trial in this case at some length. Here is an update on the appeal. “Religion in the dock in Muslim vilification appeal,” from The Age, with thanks to […]
Hizballah pushes past guards in show of force
I have been pointing out that the Lebanese government has never been able to stand up to Hizballah, and so Lebanese troops patrolling the border with Israel are likely to be simply Hizballah troops. Or maybe Hizballah will simply face down the UN openly, and do whatever it wants. “Hizbollah pushes past guards in show […]
Jihadists recruiting at UK schools
While academics bury their heads in the sand. “Extremist groups set to recruit freshers,” from the Times Higher Education Supplement, with thanks to LGF: Universities have been warned this week that Islamist extremists are likely to target freshers fairs looking for recruits, fuelling accusations that politically correct academics are burying their heads in the sand […]
British Law Against Glorifying Terrorism Has Not Silenced Calls to Kill for Islam
No surprise here, since this law was designed by British dhimmis to silence critics of jihad, not jihadists. From, of all places, the New York Times, with thanks to all who sent this in: LONDON, Aug. 20 “” From his home on the northwest edge of this city, Muhamad al-Massari runs a Web site that […]
Three Iranian factories ‘mass-produce bombs to kill British in Iraq’
British troops appear to bearing the brunt of this activity thus far, as they are situated in heavily Shi’ite southern Iraq, already a known destination for the transport of Iranian weapons. From the Telegraph: Three factories in Iran are mass-producing the sophisticated roadside bombs used to kill British soldiers over the border in Iraq, it […]
Israel, US foil Iran arms transfer
Ceasefire Update from the Jerusalem Post: Israeli and American intelligence agencies alerted Turkish authorities last Friday that several Lebanon-bound Iranian planes, loaded with military hardware meant for the Hizbullah, were making their way through Turkish airspace, The Jerusalem Post has learned. According to information obtained by the Post, the intelligence agencies were tracking several suspicious […]