“You can get something wrong and it’s not a lie.” But it might be. “NYC retrial for San Diego man linked to 9/11 hijacker,” by Tom Hays for The Associated Press, : NEW YORK (AP) “” The protracted perjury case of a San Diego man linked to the Sept. 11 hijackers “” tossed out, reinstated […]
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Muslim demonstrator found guilty of stirring up race hate, but not inciting murder
“Behead those who insult Islam” is not an incitement to murder. From the Daily Mail, with thanks to all who sent this in: A website designer was found guilty today of stirring up race hate during a march by Muslims protesting at an anti-Islamic cartoon. But the jury could not agree on a second charge […]
“An almost airtight legal argument” against the Islamic death penalty for apostasy
Moderate Muslims have been an ongoing preoccupation of this site. I have repeatedly asked that they confront and refute the Islamic arguments of jihadists — which is the one thing they must do if they are going to prevail in the Islamic community, and which shouldn’t be difficult in light of their insistence that Islam […]
UK Foreign Secretary to moderate Muslims: “stand up and be counted”
What kind of response do you think she will get from the adherents of the “great and noble faith of Islam”? I expect there will be charges that she is racist and “Islamophobic,” and that it is the British government’s fault that moderate Muslims aren’t working against jihad terrorism. “Beckett in terror plea to Muslims,” […]
Jihadists train, propagandize in western China
Quoting the Qur’an and referring to Islamic law. And that’s how they gain recruits, while self-proclaimed “moderates” in the West do nothing to counter their Islamic arguments, and take issue only with the non-Muslim spokesmen who dare to point out that this is happening. “Video of Mujahideen Training and Operating in China (‘Eastern Turkestan’) on […]
Algerian terror group tries to tap into global jihad
This article doesn’t mention it, but the GSPC is also the only group outside of Afghanistan to accept Mullah Omar as caliph. “Algerian terror group tries to tap into global ‘jihad,’” from The Associated Press, : ALGIERS, Algeria: An Algerian rebel group’s recently confirmed allegiance with al-Qaida shows the outfit is looking to exploit international […]
Thailand: Jihadists use coordinated bombings to injure nine
Unplacated, unappeased, unsatisfied by Surayud Chulanont. Thai Jihad Update: “Nine injured in blasts, one shot dead, in restive Thai south,” from AFP, : YALA, Thailand (AFP) – At least nine people have been injured in eight coordinated blasts at car and motorcycle showrooms in Thailand’s insurgency-torn south, police said, while one man was shot dead. […]
UAE urges world to stop Israel
If you are brazen enough with your hypocrisy, no one will call you on it. Brazen, Outrageous Hypocrisy Alert from the Khaleej Times, : ABU DHABI “” The President, His Highness Shaikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, denounced the massacre by Israel in Beit Hanoun and killing of innocent civilians as he spoke yesterday on […]
Bush not welcome in Indonesia: Muslim body
This just in from modern, moderate Indonesia, where some people think beheading teenage girls is an act of Muslim charity. From Reuters, : JAKARTA (Reuters) – President Bush is not welcome to visit Jakarta later this month because his policies have hurt Muslims, a body representing Islamic clerics in Indonesia says. Bush will visit Indonesia, […]
Jihad Watch at HotAir: Saddam will hang
In this week’s Jihad Watch videoblog at HotAir, I discuss the Saddam Hussein death sentence, and what still needs to be done in Iraq to protect women and religious minorities there.