Tiny Minority of Extremists Update: thousands join in protests against the madrassa strike. From AFP, : KHAR, Pakistan (AFP) – Armed tribesmen protested against the Pakistani and US governments for a second day, after a deadly raid on an Islamic school that officials said was visited by top Al-Qaeda militants. A leading human rights group […]
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Fitzgerald: Autonomous regions
“First, we hope that the U.S. government will consider the creation of a new “Administrative Region” in the Nineveh Plain Area that would be directly related to the central government in Baghdad. This could provide Christians and other minorities with greater safety and offer more opportunity to control their own affairs with assistance from the […]
Fitzgerald: A nightmare
BAGHDAD, Iraq “” U.S. troops complied with orders from Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki Tuesday to abandon checkpoints around Baghdad, including ones in and around the Shiite militia stronghold of Sadr City”¦. U.S. officials said they did not receive advance warning of the order to remove the barriers by 5 p.m. local time Tuesday. Military spokesman, […]
Russia Defends Missile Deal With Iran
Russia defends its short-sighted and ultimately suicidal dealings with the chief supporters of the Chechen jihadists. From MosNews, : The Russian defense minister on Wednesday defended Moscow’s deal to supply air defense missiles to Iran, saying they were purely defensive weapons with a limited range, the Associated Press news agency reports. “I wish to underline […]
Alleged al Qaeda agent Padilla claims torture
Wow, man. Like, no kidding, Jose? LSD and PCP? Very heavy, man. Very, very heavy. Wow. Like, I think a lot of dudes would, like, line up for torture like that, man. Seriously, Padilla is just following orders: when incarcerated by the infidel, claim torture. Every time. And it never fails: they always do. From […]
Iraq: Wedding bomb toll climbs to 23
Wedding Jihad in Iraq. 19 infants killed — what a glorious victory for the mujahedin! “Wedding bomb toll climbs to 23,” from AAP, : THE death toll from a car bomb attack on an Iraqi wedding party has climbed to 23, including 19 children aged under 10, the manager of the hospital that received the […]
Call for a hudna in the New York Times
The New Duranty Times (thanks to Mel) has printed an op-ed, “Pause for Peace,” by Ahmed Yousef, “a senior adviser to the Palestinian prime minister, Ismail Haniya.” Of course, the Times would never dream of explaining that according to traditional Islamic law, which there is every indication that Ahmed Yousef takes very seriously, a hudna […]
Archaeologist says Islamic head scarves linked to sex rites, will stand trial in Turkey
Let them into the EU! Here is yet another example of just how far modern, secular Turkey is from genuine pluralism and freedom of inquiry. “Archaeologist: Islamic head scarves linked to sex rites,” from AP, with thanks to PRCS (see also Western Resistance): A 92-year-old retired archaeologist will stand trial in Turkey for claiming that […]
Men ‘provoked’ into sex assaults: imam
Support for al-Hilali from the senior Muslim cleric in Australia, defending Sharia provisions about women not venturing out alone. “Men ‘provoked’ into sex assaults: imam,” by Amanda O’Brien for The Australian, with thanks to Western Resistance, where there is a great deal of illuminating background: THE most senior Muslim cleric in Western Australia has called […]
Afghan spy agency captures “suicide bombers from Pakistan”
More evidence of support for the jihad in Pakistan. From AFP, : KABUL – Afghanistan’s intelligence agency said on Tuesday it had arrested three men planning suicide attacks in Kabul, including two from a Pakistan-based cell run by the capital’s Taleban-era deputy police chief. The two were seized this week while trying to enter the […]