Ceasefire Update from AP: BEIRUT, Lebanon – Hezbollah fighters battled Israeli commandos who landed near the militants’ stronghold deep inside Lebanon early Saturday, killing one soldier, in the first large-scale violation of the U.N.-brokered cease-fire between the sides. Hezbollah said its guerrillas foiled the raid after a gunbattle, and the Israeli army said one soldier […]
Archives for 2006
Pakistan: Muslim land-grabbers attack Christians
Islamic Tolerance Alert from our friend and ally: “Muslim Land-Grabbers Attack Christians: One believer missing, three severely injured; police file charges against victims,” from Compass Direct: August 18 (Compass Direct News) — In an attempted land-grab, Muslim attackers have terrorized a predominantly Christian village in Pakistan’s Punjab province over the past two weeks and demolished […]
Interview with a jihadist preacher
Watch this CNN video (thanks to F.) of an interview with a jihadist cleric, a convert to Islam, in Britain. Note that the voiceovers, without presenting any evidence, tell us that his views would be repugnant to the vast majority of Muslims, and say that he “tries” to justify violence by invoking the Qur’an — […]
Cover of new Spencer book
The Truth About Muhammad. (No, no cartoons on the cover, wiseguy.) I just finished going over the page proofs today, and Monday it goes to press. The book will be available October 9 from Regnery Publishing.
Al-Qaeda mastermind of British airline jihad plot hiding in Afghanistan, says Pakistan
Pakistan continues to play Good Cop, Bad Cop. “Pakistan Asks U.S. to Help Catch London Mid-Air Terror Mastermind,” from AP, : ISLAMABAD, Pakistan “” Pakistan has sought U.S. help to capture an Arab Al Qaeda terrorist who allegedly masterminded the foiled plot to blow up trans-Atlantic jetliners and operates out of Afghanistan’s eastern mountains where […]
Fitzgerald: What would have followed?
What if that plot to blow up airliners had not been detected well in advance, but had succeeded? What then? What would have followed? Other than stricter security measures at airports, what punishment would have been meted out to Muslims, to their interests, to the Umma — a collective punishment as in modern warfare punishments […]
McCarthy: Judges, Politics, and Security
In “Judges, Politics, and Security: The awful NSA decision proves, once again, that they don’t mix” in National Review, Andrew C. McCarthy explains what is so wrong with Judge Taylor’s decision on wiretapping: It would be wrong and regrettable, but it is certainly conceivable that the Supreme Court will eventually find the Bush administration’s NSA […]
Jihadists threaten to blow up Taj Mahal
Some jihadists have bigger fish to fry than Jihad Watch. Tourist Jihad in Lucknow: “Letter threatens to blow up Taj Mahal,” from AP, with thanks to Hal: LUCKNOW, India – Soldiers were on 24-hour guard at the Taj Mahal after officials received a letter threatening to blow up the monument, officials said Friday. Authorities were […]
Jihad Watch under DOS attack?
We may be experiencing a DOS attack or two. We’re certainly experiencing technical difficulties yesterday and today that have at times taken the site down and even when it was up have sometimes made it virtually impossible for me to post. Hosting Matters, however, denies that any DOS attack has occurred or is occurring, although […]
Fury after Jihad Jack walks free from jail
Jihad Jack Update from The Australian, with thanks to Nicolei: THE families of terror victims have described the decision by an appeals court to release “Jihad” Jack Thomas – the first man jailed under the Howard Government’s new terrorism laws – as a farce. A Melbourne court’s decision yesterday to quash the conviction of the […]