Archives for 2006

Jihad Against the Professors. In America, it is more likely that the professors will themselves be jihadists. Seriously, note that last paragraph: the reference to the “the anti-Shi’ite insurgency raging against US forces and their Iraqi allies.” The “anti-Shi’ite insurgency” is “raging against US forces.” And of course, this is accurate: the Shi’ites, because of […]

Possibly armed by Iran. Have these donkeys been checked for jihadist tendencies? Do they bray five times a day? “Forces disarm explosives-laden donkeys,” from Reuters, : IRAQI security forces patrolling near the Iranian border found six donkeys carrying dozens of high-explosive anti-tank mines, the US military said. The military said two men fled the scene […]

Step back for a moment and substitute any other word for “Islam” in that lead paragraph. “A leading cleric called criticism of Christianity a serious threat to world peace.” “A leading Chinese official called criticism of China a serious threat to world peace.” Would anyone see such statements as anything but expressions of thuggery — […]

So said British jihadist Anjem Choudary in protests outside the trial of a man arrested during Cartoon Rage protests earlier this year. “Muslims arrested in Old Bailey demo,” by Duncan Gardham in the Telegraph, with thanks to James: Four Muslims were arrested outside the Old Bailey yesterday during angry protests against the trial of a […]

“The Truth About Muhammad,” an interview conducted by FP editor Jamie Glazov at FrontPage: Frontpage Interview’s guest today is Robert Spencer, a scholar of Islamic history, theology, and law and the director of Jihad Watch. He is the author of six books, seven monographs, and hundreds of articles about jihad and Islamic terrorism, including Islam […]

The UN admits that it is completely ineffectual, or worse. “UN Admits Syria Arming Hizbullah, UNIFIL Takes Nights Off,” by Ezra HaLevi for Israel National News, with thanks to A Girl Scout: Despite the 20,000 troops deployed in southern Lebanon, the United Nations admits that weapons smuggling from Syria continues unhindered. A German report finds […]

Douglas Farah points out the duplicity: There is an extensive campaign by CAIR and other Islamist groups to portray jihad as a purely spiritual struggle a good Muslim wages to overcome personal evil. It is also a point made often by the “moderates” of the Muslim Brotherhood. This has led to confusion in policy and […]

Just in case the correlation between Ramadan and jihad wasn’t already clear. By Aaron Klein, for World Net Daily: With October becoming the most deadly month for US troops in Iraq in nearly two years, Palestinian preachers in several major mosques in the West Bank and Gaza Strip are celebrating the anti-American violence as a […]

Friend and Ally Update from Reuters, with thanks to DFS: KARACHI (Reuters) – A Pakistani high court on Tuesday acquitted four Islamist militants who had been convicted of taking part in a suicide car bomb attack on the U.S. consulate in the southern city of Karachi in mid-2002, a defence lawyer said. Twelve Pakistanis were […]

But has only moved against some, not all, of them. Why is that? “Paris fears extremists may work at airport,” by Katrin Bennhold for the International Herald Tribune, : ROISSY, France: The French authorities charged with assessing security risks at Charles de Gaulle airport have stripped 72 suspect Muslim workers of their security clearance, but […]