Archives for 2006

The President has referred to “Islamic fascists.” Hold your huzzas. “Islamic fascists” has both good and bad points. It is a great improvement over that idiotic phrase the “war on terror.” It is no longer possible for our government, or other Western governments, to pretend that Islam has nothing to do with the assorted terror […]

Iran will not succumb to threats, but it won’t hesitate to issue its own. From Iran Focus, with thanks to Mackie: Tehran, Iran, Aug. 14 — Iran issued a stark warning on Sunday that it would change its nuclear policy for the worse if the West continued to apply pressure on it to abandon uranium […]

These missing Egyptian students were no terror threat, we were told, but nevertheless there was a nationwide alert for them. From AP, with thanks to Mike: WASHINGTON (AP) — The last two of the 11 Egyptian exchange students who failed to show up at their college program were apprehended Sunday in Richmond, Va., customs officials […]

Courageous anti-dhimmitude, cutting through all the routine Islamic deflections of responsibility, in “If You’re a Muslim – It’s Your Problem,” from The Stevens Plan in News of the World: WHEN will the Muslims of Britain stand up to be counted? When will they declare, loud and clear, with no qualifications or quibbles about Britain’s foreign […]

The Unalienable Right blog (thanks to the Constantinopolitan Irredentist) makes an important point by comparing a story from the Washington Post to one from the Telegraph: From the Washington Post: Young Muslim Rage Takes Root in Britain Unemployment, Foreign Policy Fuel Extremism “…Britain has become an incubator for violent Islamic extremism, fueled by disenchantment at […]

Displacement Of Responsibility Alert: “Welsh muslims say aircraft bomb plot ‘a fake,’” from icWales, with thanks to Nooze: YOUNG Welsh Muslims have accused the Government of master-minding this week’s plot to blow up transatlantic jets mid-air to justify Tony Blair’s war on terror. Some followers of Islam have claimed the arrest of more than 20 […]

A few weeks ago I sat down with Brian Lamb of C-Span for an interview. That interview will run next Sunday at 8 and 11PM. In the meantime, however, C-Span showed parts of what I said to Akbar Ahmed, the Chair of Islamic Studies at American University, and got his reactions. The full transcript of […]

Sunni-Shi’ite Jihad Update from AP: BAGHDAD, Iraq – Car bombs and a rocket barrage struck a predominantly Shiite neighborhood in Baghdad Sunday, killing at least 47 people and wounding 148. The rockets apparently were fired from a mostly Sunni district targeted by U.S. troops in a crackdown against the sectarian violence roiling the capital. Arabic […]

Could this torpedo Israel’s capitulation? “Hizbullah refuses to disarm in south Lebanon,” from the Jerusalem Post: The Lebanese government was scheduled to meet on Sunday to discuss the disarming of Hizbullah south of the Litani River, but postponed that meeting following indications by the guerrilla group that they would not do so.

Hamas understands very well what the stationing of Lebanese troops under UN auspices on the Lebanese/Israeli border means: a victory for Hizballah (and even more so for its jihadist allies) and a defeat for Israel — by the design of its best friend and ally. “Hamas Columnist: Hizbullah’s Victory in Lebanon Opens the Door for […]