David Selbourne, author of the trenchant and enlightening The Losing Battle with Islam, tells truths in The Spectator that most are afraid to tell. It’s behind subscription, but here is a portion: But Islam’s swift progress is easily explained. For the West – but not China or India – is as politically and ideologically weak […]
Archives for 2006
Pakistani Christian acquitted on “blasphemy” charges after 8 years in prison
Ranjha Masih should be released from jail “within two or three more days.” According to the article, he may or may not have been informed yet of how imminent his release is. “Pakistan – Christian Acquitted on ‘Blasphemy’ Charges,” from Compass Direct: November 10 (Compass Direct News) — After eight and a half years in […]
More Europe transit plots
Seeking to “raise the pressure” in Europe with possible attacks on air and rail travel. “Al Qaeda May Be Plotting Holiday Attacks,” by Farhan Bokhari and Sheila MacVicar for CBS News: Intelligence agencies have been warned that al Qaeda may be planning to attack air and rail travel in Europe in actions that may occur […]
Al-Qaeda in Iraq threatens to blow up the White House
While Spencer’s away, the mice can play. Here is an article that needs no comment from me, but feel free to add your own. From AFP: Al-Qaeda’s Iraq chief threatened in an audio message posted on the Internet that the terror network will “blow up the White House.” “We announce today the end of a […]
Iran to IAEA: Help us build reactor while we ignore you
See? Iran is seeking cooperation with the IAEA. At least where it involves the latter cooperating with the former’s wishes. “Iran said seeking help with nuclear reactor,” from Reuters: WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Iran plans to ask the U.N. nuclear watchdog agency later this month for technical assistance on a nuclear reactor project that could produce […]
Church firebombed in Turkey
Islamic Tolerance Alert. “Turkey – Attackers Firebomb Protestant Church” from Compass Direct: November 9 (Compass Direct News) — Unidentified assailants hurled six Molotov cocktails at a Protestant place of worship in western Turkey last Saturday (November 4), breaking windows and inflicting minor damages on the exterior of the building. The attack followed months of repeated […]
French troops came within seconds of firing on Israeli warplanes
Commanders of French forces in Lebanon had threatened in mid-October to shoot at IDF overflights of Lebanon. It nearly happened on October 31. “French troops ‘seconds’ away from firing on Israeli warplanes,” from Gulf News (the “Occupied Jerusalem” dateline is theirs): Paris/Occupied Jerusalem: French Defence Minister Michele Alliot-Marie said Israeli flights over Lebanon nearly caused […]
Lebanese suspect in German bomb plot: Cartoon Rage made him do it
Inner Spiritual Struggle Hamad Update. “Lebanese says Prophet cartoons led to bomb plot,” from AFP: BERLIN: A Lebanese man who has admitted plotting to bomb two trains in Germany said in an interview that he and his accomplice were driven by the publication of cartoons mocking the Prophet Mohammad. Jihad Hamad told German public television […]
UK spy chief: 1600 suspects being watched, 30 active plots monitored as “priority one”
Tiny Minority of Extremists Update. “Britain’s spy chief warns of terrorist plots” from Reuters: LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s intelligence agency head was quoted on Friday as saying up to about 30 major terrorist plots were being planned in the country and that future threats could involve chemicals and nuclear technology. Eliza Manningham-Buller, director general of […]
More on the apostasy hadith
Dean Esmay blogger Ali Eteraz has replied to my post here about his announcement that the Islamic death penalty for apostates will fall, so I believe it is incumbent upon me to respond. His link to his post at Esmay’s site is entitled “What Is NYT Best Selling Author Robert Spencer Saying Now?,” which is […]