Since none of the principals have any apparent willingness to examine the jihad ideology or the overall goals of Hizballah, it is unlikely that this resolution will do anything but give the jihadists time to regroup. Peace In Our Time Alert from NEWS.com.au, with thanks to JE: UN Security Council countries appear to have agreed […]
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Saudi charity funded Bali bombs
Friend and Ally Alert from The Australian, with thanks to JE: SAUDI Arabia has been secretly bankrolling the terror group responsible for killing 92 Australians in the two Bali bombings. US intelligence agencies have confirmed links between a Saudi charity, the International Islamic Relief Organisation, and the Indonesian terror group Jemaah Islamiah. The IIRO is […]
Jail for man who tried to export sensors to Iran
One year in jail does not seem like much of a deterrent if one is determined to get contraband items to Iran. But what is truly unsettling about this article is the notion that dual US-Iranian citizenship could even exist in the first place. From Reuters (sans photography): LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – An American-Iranian man […]
Feds Hunt For 11 Egyptians Missing In U.S.
How many such incidents must occur before authorities begin to reconsider the wisdom of such programs in the first place? From AP, with thanks to Cindy: WASHINGTON — U.S. authorities are searching for 11 Egyptian men who arrived in the United States last month but failed to turn up at Montana State University for a […]
Lebanese Shi’ite leader: Hizballah fighting “new battle of Khaybar”
In “Shiite cleric hails Hezbollah militants,” AP blandly notes that “at Khaibar, the name of an oasis in what is now Saudi Arabia, Islam’s prophet Muhammad won a battle against Jews in the year 629.” That’s not precisely what the earliest Islamic records show. As I explain in my forthcoming book, The Truth About Muhammad […]
Hizballah fighter tells Israel he trained in Iran
Another “Lebanese and Iraqi Shias resent, are contemptuous of, and will not take dictation from Iranians” Update: “Hizbollah fighter tells Israel he trained in Iran,” from the Hizballah News Agency, aka Reuters, with thanks to Nick: JERUSALEM (Reuters) – A Hizbollah fighter captured by Israel has told interrogators he received training in Iran and arrived […]
Reuters imploding
Hizballah’s propaganda arm falls on hard times. “Reuters withdraws all photos by Lebanese freelance,” from Reuters: LONDON, Aug 7 (Reuters) – Reuters withdrew all 920 photographs by a freelance Lebanese photographer from its database on Monday after an urgent review of his work showed he had altered two images from the conflict between Israel and […]
Lebanese PM admits his casualty count was inflated
War Is Deceit Update: Fouad Siniora originally said 40 civilians were killed. Now he says that only one was. How long have Muslim spokesmen been making statements like this and have not been forced by events to retract them? “Lebanese PM now says 1 killed in strike,” from AP, with thanks to the Constantinopolitan Irredentist: […]
Pakistan: Christian Beaten For Drinking Water From Public Facility
What’s an unclean kaffir doing drinking from the Muslims-Only water fountain? Muhammad Crow Alert: “Christian Stone Mason Beaten For Drinking Water From Public Facility,” from the ASSIST News Service, with thanks to LAH: LAHORE, PAKISTAN (ANS) — A Christian stone mason received critical injuries, including dislocation of his shoulder after he was seen drinking water […]
L.A. Mayor Apologizes to Muslim Leaders
Villaraigosa could have told them that it was his prerogative to take sides, and that any decent person of whatever persuasion would support Israel in this conflict. Instead he chose to play the dhimmi and kowtow. From AP, with thanks to Dave Washburn: Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa has apologized to Muslim leaders who accused him of […]