Archives for 2006

The jihadists and their stooges rejoice and boast. “Iran, Syria Praise Hezbollah, Mock U.S.,” from AP, with thanks to the Constantinopolitan Irredentist: TEHRAN, Iran – Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Tuesday that Hezbollah has “hoisted the banner of victory” over Israel and toppled U.S.-led plans for the Middle East. Hezbollah’s main backers _ Iran and […]

Cell phones can be used as detonators. And “Middle Eastern men” have been buying an awful lot of them in the U.S. over the last few days. Note that when the authorities say there are no terrorist ties involved in any of these purchases, they mean that the purchasers don’t have any discernable connections to […]

Time will tell, and soon. “Hezbollah was defeated, Bush says,” from the Washington Times: President Bush said yesterday that Hezbollah guerrillas in Lebanon had suffered a defeat in their monthlong war with Israel, and he again lashed out at Syria and Iran for sponsoring the terrorist group. Mr. Bush was emphatic about whom he held […]

“Lebanese … Shias resent, are contemptuous of, and will not take dictation from Iranians” Update from the Telegraph, with thanks to JE: Abandoned Hizbollah positions in Lebanon yesterday revealed conclusive evidence that Syria – and almost certainly Iran – provided the anti-tank missiles that have blunted the power of Israel’s once invincible armour. After one […]

EU Referendum (thanks to Nick) uncovers more photo fakery: Blink and you miss it… the very first frame (black arrow indicates the time) of a video report by Mazen Ibrahim on the Aljazeera channel, commenting on the coverage of the Qana “massacre” in western media. But it is quite definitely there and, equally definitely it […]

LONDON (Reuters) – A top British Muslim policeman has warned that any moves to “terror profile” airline passengers would create a new offence — “traveling whilst Asian”. [“¦] Such a move could spark outrage among Britain’s Muslims but aviation experts said profiling was vital to break the gridlock at airports, in chaos since last week […]

Yes, you read that right. From the Jerusalem Post: “Hizbullah likely to retain weapons” Hizbullah will not hand over its weapons to the Lebanese government but rather refrain from exhibiting them publicly, according to a new compromise that is reportedly brewing between Lebanese Prime Minister Fuad Seniora and Hizbullah leader Hassan Nasrallah. The UN cease-fire […]

Look on the bright side. In Lebanon, many Christians and Druse and Sunni Arabs and even some Shi’a, do not want a repetition of the past few weeks. They know that if they, or some greater power, does not disarm or constrain Hizballah, a repetition of the past few weeks, except this time without the […]

I have long maintained that there is no reliable way to distinguish between a moderate Muslim and a jihadist, since any number of factors may make the former become the latter. Meanwhile, note the request by Muslims for Sharia in Britain, to “prevent them from joining extremist groups.” What kind of a request is that? […]

Thomas Sowell provides a useful history lesson: How many cease-fires have there been in the Middle East “” or is the number too large to remember? Over the past half century, there must have been more cease-fires in the Middle East than in the rest of the world combined. What will this latest cease-fire do? […]