Asked about the world’s approach to Iran’s hard-line president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Olmert replied, “I am anything but happy about it. I expect that significantly more dramatic steps be initiated.” Olmert did not specify what steps should be taken. He said he wanted “effective measures that are accepted by the international community to stop the Iranian […]
Archives for 2006
Taliban rules: A warning, a beating, then death for teachers
Background on this story, demonstrating the level of organization in the Taliban’s campaign against education. “New Taliban rules target Afghan teachers,” by Jason Straziuso for Associated Press: KABUL, Afghanistan – The Taliban gunmen who murdered two teachers in eastern Afghanistan early Saturday were only following their rules: Teachers receive a warning, then a beating, and […]
Forced Islamisation
Background to recent attempts to stamp out Christianity in Indonesia from Paul Stenhouse, PhD: THE person speaking had lived through it all. He was from the Moluccas – the Spice Islands of legend – and had been there most of his adult life. He was a Catholic and spoke from experience of people and events […]
For fear of angering Muslims, UK gov’t officials instructed to drop term “War on Terror”
This measure makes no sense as an attempt by the British government to improve its relationship with Muslim communities. The term “war on terror” is itself a symptom of our elected officials’ failure to name the enemy — who and what we are fighting, and by extension, why. It would be encouraging if the decision […]
The Jihad: We’re All in This Together
Don Feder is right. Here is the speech he gave to the Americans for A Safe Israel National Conference (“America And Israel — The Present Danger”) held in New York City on December 3, 2006 — and reprinted at FrontPage (news links in the original): You have a problem. It’s a problem shared by Jews […]
Indonesia: Cleric’s 2nd wife sparks polygamy debate
It’s good that there is any debate at all over this. “Cleric’s 2nd wife sparks polygamy debate,” by Sugita Katyal for Reuters, with thanks to James: JAKARTA (Reuters) – A popular Indonesian Islamic cleric’s decision to take a second wife has sparked a fiery debate about polygamy laws in the world’s largest Muslim country where […]
“Iranian officials assure us that their nuclear program is peaceful”
Why should they feel threatened by Iran’s nuclear program anyway? They aren’t the Zionists about which our friend and ally Abdullah complains. “Gulf summit opens with warning of regional explosion,” by Suleiman Nimr and Wissam Keyrouz for AFP, with thanks to Anon: RIYADH (AFP) – Saudi King Abdullah opened the annual summit of Gulf leaders […]
Turkey: Authorities “Harass” Orthodox Patriarchate Staff
“Orthodox Christian volunteer workers say that beneath the surface of the four-day [papal] visit was a hard struggle with Turkish authorities.” What a surprise. From Compass Direct: December 8 (Compass Direct News) — Pope Benedict XVI is still soaking up the success of last week’s historic trip to Turkey, but Orthodox Christian volunteer workers say […]
Olmert not ruling out attack on Iran
The whole civilized world should be uniting with Israel on this. From the Jerusalem Post, with thanks to the Constantinopolitan Irredentist: Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, in an interview scheduled for publication on Sunday, told Germany’s Spiegel magazine that he could not rule out the possibility of a military attack against Iran, and called for the […]
Michigan Bus Officials Apologize to Muslim Woman
Who’s in charge of this bus, anyway? Attention muggers, robbers, and the like: buses are waiting for you in Grand Rapids. “Bus Officials Apologize to Muslim Woman,” from AP, with thanks to Mackie: GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — Public transit officials have apologized to a woman wearing an Islamic facial veil who was turned away […]